An anthology manga containing 8 short stories based around the theme "ZQN" (From "**I Am a Hero**") 1. **Even If I Become a ZQN** (Mizusawa Etsuko) 2. **Ghost of a Smile** (Yokoyari Mengo) 3. **The Place Where the Zombies are** (Ishiguro Masakazu) 4. **Adolescence of the Dead** (Ojiro Makoto) 5. **She is a Slow Walker** (Ito Junji) 6. **Mister Ogre, Over Here** (Torikai Akane) 7. **I Am Not a Hero** (Nogizaka Taro) 8. **I Am a Hero Untold Creation Story** (Yoshimoto Kouji)

“I think I’ve fallen for you…” A 4-page shorts collection of BL stories depicting such moments. Includes works of 29 popular and talented authors.

Tamio Satou is an art teacher who struggles to find a stable job. Single and unhappy in love, he does not fit the model of success conveyed by society. One night, realizing how lonely he is becoming, he decides to hire prostitutes to fill the void inside him, without much success. However, everything changes when he meets Serika, a young woman from the brothel. As the days go by and a real intimacy develops between them, doesn't Tamio Satou risk burning his wings?

The series revolves around four strangers who saved the life of a 10-year-old girl who jumped from the platform of a train. Years later, Kasumi Kado, a 28-year-old office worker who was among the four strangers, encounters the now-17-year-old girl again. The four strangers must reunite to save the girl once again. (Source: Anime News Network)

Ohtsuki Akihiro is a young man with a plan: to seduce Mitsuki, the hottest girl in school. But on his way home one day, he stumbles across a tapestry, which contains the strangest of things -- a magical girl named Malon! Her task, it seems, is to guard the kingdom of Phantasia and its people who dwell within, hidden from humankind. After hearing Malon's profession of love, Akihiro has a lot to think about -- especially with a rampant wizard on the loose who is set on destroying Malon, and the world within the tapestry!

Female doctor Mariya's arranged marriage is with her colleague Kazuomi, who has treated her like a servant since they were children. Mariya is frustrated that Kazuomi always has the upper hand at night, but she still loves him even though he treats her like that... An erotic marriage romance between a sadistic gentleman and his stubborn wife. (Source: Manga Park, translated)

*From Akane Shimizu, winner of Shounen Sirius' Rookie Award, comes an informative tale about anthropomorthized cells!* Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone…she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy! (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: Includes the spin-off one-shot "Hataraku Saibou: Kansen-hen".*

An elegiac manga about gender, community, family, control, class, love, and what makes life worth living at the end of the world. In Akane Torikai's *Wandering Cat's Cage*, it is the near future. Only a few women are still able to menstruate, and even fewer men will be born to them. Reproduction is limited to medical intervention controlled from on high, and the structures and lives of the past hold no weight: they are only hinted at through the remaining scraps of a world that no longer exists. Life can be good, though, if you fall in line, and the women of The City live bright, happy, tightly controlled lives. But complete obedience isn't for everyone. For the women across the river, who live in a rundown shantytown, viewing the opulence of the city from afar each night, life is different. It is humble, and often dangerous, but it is free. It is here that Sanada, a young acupuncturist, lives with the mysterious Reiho, the only male she's ever met, and who sells himself to the rich women who sneak across the river for something they've never experienced… The two form a small "family," taking in other young women ousted from the city. But a real, living, breathing male might be too precious to leave to the shabby streets. When Reiho is kidnapped at gunpoint and taken to the breeding program in the city, Sanada must join with the other outcasts to try and rescue him, and learn the difficult truths of love, self-actualization, society, community, safety, and the future itself. Master manga-ka Akane Torikai has produced a stunning work of relational SF through a gender-bent looking glass. Torikai pulls no punches examining the deeply messy subjects of our day – sexuality, gender dynamics, romantic love, familial trauma, freedom, and control, through immaculately realized settings and character-rich, emotive body language. (Source: Fantagraphics)

Mitama Kamishiro is an athletic junior high school girl with a strong sense of justice who has dreamed of becoming a crime avenger since she was little. A mysterious shopping district, "Yaoyorozu Shopping District," suddenly appears in front of the silly yet righteous Mitama, who "wants to save humanity from its inevitable downfall." When Mitama goes to the shopping district that seems to be calling out to her, she is faced with... This is a Shinto-inspired comedy about a silly righteous high school girl and some bizarre Gods. Hurry up and pray!! (Source: Manga Box)

Growing up, Nobuko Tanaka was always a "side character" standing off in the corner. Now in her 20s, she's fallen in love for the first time. While she isn't any good at being assertive, she will muster her courage bit by bit as she tries her best to close the distance between herself and her crush - because even side characters fall in love. If you're tired of the same old romantic protagonists, this modest, refreshing love story is for you. (Source: Book Walker Global)

A mysterious fairy suddenly appears before Kyouko Fujino, who runs a dressmaking business. And so begins a heartwarming exchange between human and fairy as they explore a world of beautiful clothes.

It's no easy feat to keep a body happy and healthy, so even the newest cells have their tiny-winey, chubby-wubby hands full! Join these cute baby cells as they work hard within their newborn baby body, in this newest (literally!) spinoff of Cells at Work! (Source: Kodansha USA)