The story of a struggling up-and-coming mangaka, tormented by the cry of the laughing kookabura.

Ami Nonomiya is the daughter of a famous pianist who once aspired to become one herself. However, due to a mysterious illness that also took the life of her mother, Ami went blind and deaf. Her father is determined to bring her back to how she was... no matter what it costs him.

The story of a girl who finds a shadow someone had (literally) dropped. *Note: First published in the 1969 April issue of COM*

Long, long ago, there were two orphan brothers, Ogna and Syra. To make a living, they spend their days tending to the fields and raising silkworms. One day, the younger brother, Syra, starts to be concerned about beauty and what it means to be beautiful, much to his older brother's chagrin. A rift begins to form between the two brothers when Syra encounters someone in a lake, someone who loves him for his beauty...

Pairing: Musashi x Nagato

****Volume 11 : Time Travel & Time Travelers**** 1. A Watch Seller Travels Through Time by Takayama Shinobu **2. The Classroom Where He Is by Kumeta Natsuo** 3. The Person from the Future is Next to You by Mikawa Verno 4. Time Travel by Gunjou 5. The Professor and the Strange Love and Hate by Saeki Yashiro 6. Samurais by Kari Erika 7. Mushroom and Kappa - Time Travel Chapter by Magami Guriko 8. Memento Mori by Tokitoh Kanade 9. Darkness Future Design by Yoneyama Setsuko 10. You Can’t Travel Through Dimensions by Kinoshita Sakura **11. If Time... by Buchi Keiko** 12. Nankai Loop? by Serikawa Mame 13. Future Tedium Efforts Record by Mitsu Nanae 14. When I Came Home, There was a Samurai by Igarashi Ran 15. After Long Long Years by Sakura Maro

****Volume 9 : Transformation and Personification**** **1. The Wolf and the 7 Baby Goats by Minekura Kazuya** 2. A Ramen Academy That Can Make a Line! (Temporary) by Kinoshita Sakura 3. Mushroom and Kappa - Personification Chapter by Magami Guriko **4. Engi Maker by D. Kissan** 5. The Fox Cub’s First Love Transformation Technique! by Gunjou 6. The Cat’s Turn by Saeki Yashiro **7. Little Heart by Ninagawa Tomo** **8. A Nameless Quality by Tokitoh Kanade** 9. The Chosen One and Their Power by Mikawa Verno **10. "Thank Dogs Day" by Aoto Takane** 11. A Sprinkling of First Love by Akanatsu **12. Super Human Console by Shindo Arashi** **13. Private Solar System Academy by Sakuramaro** **14. My Blue Bicycle by Zekkyou** **15. Tique-tique by Mitsu Nanae** **16. The Raven and Pomegranate by Yoshizawa Tomoya** 17. Humanoid Début by Kana Sakana

****Volume 8 : Butler 2**** 1. Mr. Finding by Takayama Shinobu 2. Butler Hassle by Saeki Yashiro 3. From Today, I’m a Butler! by Miyamoto Fukusuke 4. Butler Game by Asahina Asato **5. Le Droit d'aimer by Haibara Yaku** 6. The Apprentice Butler and His Mistress by Yoneyama Setsuko 7. Brilliant Emerald by Seno Tatsune & Takamiya Aya 8. The Nagging Butler Likes Troublemakers by Geni Yuu 9. Tarte Tatin by Mikanagi Touya 10. The Mistress’ Favourite by Kawazoe Mariko & Nakamura Sachiko 11. A Distance at Which Tea Doesn’t Cool by Kosugi Mayu 12. The Master, His Butler and a Magical Book by Mazaki Haruka 13. The Courtyard Secret by Ishikawa Mushi & JAM 14. The Butler Is Useless? by Asada Yasuka 15. Butler-Battle by Akizuki Ichiha 16. Mr. Butler by Usaki Hitomi

Saori and her older brother Tokio are stopping by a village out in the countryside during summer break. Unbeknownst to Saori, Tokio has gone there to reflect on one girl he first met back in his high school years - one who waited and waited for him, despite everything.