A screenwriter is spending Christmas alone at a diner, a fan of people-watching and the atmosphere it provides. When he discovers he's forgotten his lighter, a fellow patron offers him one at the cost of intruding on his personal space. This is the story of two men and the possible beginnings between them on a lonely, holiday night. *Note: Released at COMITIA 146.*

Kiniro no Corda: Daigakusei-hen is set three years after where the previous series ended. Our favorite characters have moved on to college and are all pursuing the new goals that they have set for themselves. Far away in Austria, Tsukimori continues to keep in touch with Kahoko while steadily expanding his violin techniques. Comparing herself to the rest, Kahoko finds herself in distress! Will she be able to follow her heart and discover her own path as well?

Tachibana Kayo (27) is beautiful, kind, capable and admired by everyone at work. However, she's a plain Jane homebody (hikkikomori) on the weekends, and a virgin, to boot. Her neighbor and junior colleague at work, Shindou Kei (25), finds out, and tells her she should master having fun on the weekends in a fashionable way. From his lectures, their relationship starts turning into one where they often go out together?!

Stuck alone at a cafe with a regular he dislikes, Amawashi is pressured to reveal a secret that ends up drawing them closer. *Note: Published in CRAFT Vol. 102.*

Prince Suou is betrayed by the Empress' aide, Ryuu. But what is the reason for Ryuu's treachery?

One-shot about a ballerina training with her male partner.

A mysterious day for a god and a kid whose family owns a bathhouse. *Note: Published in iHertZ band.82.*

A former violin genius, Kohinata Kanade reunites with her childhood friend, Kisaragi Ritsu, after several years. Provoked by his words, she decides to transfer into Seiso Academy's music division. And she's going to participate in the orchestra club's selection test...? *Notes: \- Includes one extra chapter.*

*Notes: \- Chapter 4 was split into two parts in the original serialization and later combined in the volume release. \- Includes three extra chapters.*

Dolls, similar to robots, are an essential part of everyday life in this world. Dolls shaped like horses pull carriages, while others are pets. Doll doctors are in short supply, and though she is young, Mercia is one of the best. When her master asks her to visit a friend's house, she meets a doll who looks like a child, another that is a murderous warrior, and a man who covers his burns with doll parts. Together, they begin a quest to recover the 76 dolls of the mysterious Nimo, in order to create the ultimate, original doll.

Possessed by a Grim Reaper and protected by a Zashiki-warashi. The precious daily life of a man who can see otherworldly things. Uro, a new Grim Reaper, approaches him in an attempt to capture his soul, but when he follows him to his house, he finds that a powerful guardian spirit named Fuku-chan, a Zashiki-warashi, lives with him. Uro finds himself opening up to the laid-back and kind man.

The story follows Sena, a girl who enrolled in a training school to become the queen as a substitute for her missing twin sister. (Source: Anime News Network)