This volume includes short stories of two couples. 1-3) **Kirakira no Hibi** (キラキラの日々) Every morning high-school student Nanami catches sight of this one surfer he secretly begins to admire. Incidentally, however, it is later on a certain day that they reunite in a classroom! Turns out that this one-year-older senpai, named Shuu, is in fact one who, while characteristically mature, is unsociable to the extent that he’s even notorious for being someone difficult to approach. Even so, for some reason, Nanami becomes the sole person that he can smile at and laugh with, over and over again… As they repeatedly spend more time together after school, by midsummer, Nanami finds himself receiving a kiss near the seaside?! And so, a story of dazzling first love ensues. 4-5) **Kamatte Kawaii Hito** In order to overcome his debilitating fear of cats, Natsumi Hayato goes to visit a cat café. But could his reaction to one of the staff he meets there be even more difficult to conquer than his phobia? *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*

All three of Mao's highschool girlfriends have been taken away by the gorgeous-looking Yuu. But in retaliation to the slap that he gave this popular guy, a confused Mao gets a kiss..!? Soon he's dragged into the world of the school's "celebrities," who all have special talents, which range from "entertainment" to cosplay, and even pleasure! What has Mao (unwillingly) gotten himself into?

Hiroki, an office worker who works for a black company, likes anime and manga about being reincarnated into another world. One night, he hated his job so much that he said, "If there is a different world, I want to go there...!". To be summoned as a mage...! The days with the elf Millia, who is the owner of the heavenly voice, and the dragon Sophie, are completely different from what he imagined them to be. A different world comedy starts now!

Power corrupts, and it when it appears that the once noble Queen Claudette's ways have turned to oppression and heretical persecution, it's up to a new generation of warriors to step up to the plate armor to bear arms and bare their naked fury in open rebellion! The odds may seem unfairly stacked in favor of the Amazonian ranks of the queen, doubly supported by her power of writ and assassins. But the incredible wits and assets of the dazzling array of daring damsels willing to risk their gorgeous skins and put their lithesome bodies on line against her, might just expose a few unexpected weaknesses in the queen's support! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

"If you're an adventurer, it's normal to be able to do this much!" Rose then set Shifa through a series of training exercises, telling him, "If you want to be an adventurer, you have to be able to do this!" Shifa believes Rose's words and tries his best to complete the ordeal. However, Rose's training becomes more and more extreme in order to prevent her brother from being in danger when he becomes an adventurer.... An isekai adventure fantasy involving a boy who has become ridiculously strong after being trained by his strongest brocon sister! Official JP: [Comic Earth Star](https://www.comic-earthstar.jp/detail/anemama/), [Official channel of Comic Earth Star](https://manga.nicovideo.jp/comic/54411) in Nico Nico Seiga

"I hope I can see you again." The love I wished for on a starry night was granted in a twisted way. I'm a human, and you're a human eater. How can we weave love in such a cruel world? (Source: GANMA!, translated)

Yuuji Fujii is caught up in a class summoning. When he refuses to be transferred with his classmates, he finds himself alone in a new life as a reincarnated toy!? *"Master, why didn't you change your job to hero?" "Isn't it absolutely troublesome to be known as a hero? I want to live freely!"* A toy who wants to hide his cheat skills and "reincarnated hero" job. His fun life in another world starts now! (Source: ComicWalker, translated)

Wachi is a young CEO. He's rich, handsome and great in bed... but his personality is a different story. He views everyone he meets as a means to an end, and it seems impossible to have a real, heartfelt connection with him. Then, he meets Makio. As Wachi begins visiting the bar where Makio works, he finds himself enjoying their daily interactions and actually... experiencing emotions?! Could it be that he's actually falling for someone for real...? (Source: TOKYOPOP) *Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.*

In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he’s being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: “Who am I?” Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man’s land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin. “I promised you. It’s gonna take a while, but I’ll tell you everything. This is the story of the deaths of many heroes. It’s the story of how we died, and it’s the reason you grew up here.” *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he’s paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander—and she’s hardly the only ex-student who’s a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he’s an old man? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

Trigun is back with a heavily armed posse of talented gunslingers! An anthology of Trigun tales, Multiple Bullets features the hard-to-find story “Badlands Rumble” by Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow (available previously only with the limited-edition Trigun: Badlands Rumble DVD) plus original Trigun stories from top creators Boichi (Sun-ken Rock), Yusuke Takeyama (Rai the Blade: Rising), Satoshi Mizukami (Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer), Kenji Mitsuyoshi and Koichi Ishikawa's studio Ark Performance (Mobile Suit Gundam), Akira Sagami (Scramble Happy), humor cartoonist Yuga Takauchi, and Masakazu Ishiguro (And Yet the Town Moves). (Source: Dark Horse)

A comedy slice of life spinoff of *The Rising of the Shield Hero* series. *Includes 1 bonus chapter.*