Now that Ira's older sister is getting married, who will take her to the bathroom after ten p.m. and sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" outside the bathroom door in order to protect her from the beautiful, androgynous, child-eating clown? Will marrying a closeted gay man help?

Ichigo is a fourteen-year-old half Japanese girl that grew up in Lapland. After the death of her father, she moves to Japan where she is hosted by Ikuta Rintaro and his family. His father is a writer and his older brother Shintaro is an university student. Ichigo’s secret dream is to marry Rintaro someday. Since Ichigo can’t read kanji, she is obliged to attend primary school. On top of that, her whole lack of familiarity with the culture and customs of the Japanese generates a lot of misunderstanding and confusion. But the people around her start to love her as she is a very kind girl, despite her poor health. Rintaro also begins to experience affection for Ichigo, but her health gradually becomes worse…

It is the Heian era (794-1185); Kamo Yorimichi is a young onmyouji, the son of a famous onmyouji leader of the imperial court. As a boy, he had been hailed for his incredible talent - but a certain incident during childhood stripped him of all his memories and the ability to 'see'. Koretaka Shinnou, once the crown prince renowned for his brilliant mind and steadfast personality, is now in exile - supposedly as punishment for murder. Upon their first meeting, Yorimichi's powers are instantly re-awakened. Intrigued by what he believes to be Koretaka's amazing abilities, Yorimichi decides to swear allegiance to the prince.

Izumi Maya (A 33 year old professional pastry chef), who went out to buy some mustard, got caught in an accident – when she had regained her awareness, she had reincarnated as a 12 year old princess! Besides, she also had a husband who was older than her! (A king moreover) Maya who seem to have realize that she had arrived in a place where her life would be targeted decides to try to get along with her husband to protect herself! In the name of being a pastry chef, I’ll defeat the criminal and my husband’s stomach at the same time!!

1. **France Mado Tayori** 1 2. **France Mado Tayori** 2 3. **France Mado Tayori** 3 In a small house with french windows lives three very different college students. This manga paints the love stories of each one of these girls. 4. **Shiroi Cup ni Ocha no Iro** (白いカップにお茶の色) 5. **Rose Lavender Potpourri** (ローズ・ラベンダー・ポプリ)

1. **Mainichi ga Natsuyasumi** (毎日が夏休み) Comedic critique of the Japanese common sense definition of success. The Rinkaiji family, by all appearances, is a well-to-do Japanese family. The father, Nariyuki, works in an elite corporation, which gives his wife Yoshiko status in their suburban neighborhood. But the daughter Sugina, who herself has secretly stopped going to school because she is being bullied. One day, they discover that Nariyuki has quit his job. As Nariyuki decides to find a new job along with Sugina, Yoshiko, a firm believer in a life based on the company, soon finds her world falling apart. 2. **Sava no Aki no Yonaga** (サバの秋の夜長) 3. **Watashi no Yane ni Yuki Tsumoritsu** (わたしの屋根に雪つもりつ)

The young lady Olivia is constantly surrounded by unsavory rumors and is feared by those around her. In order to improve her relationship with her fiancé, Prince Luke, she proposes a duel with him on the condition that the winner will get one wish from the loser. When Luke accepted, he thought she was planning to break off the engagement and he was determined to do so whether he wins or loses, but what does Olivia really want? (Source: Comic Zero-Sum, translated) *Note: Serialized version of the one-shot originally published in the "Akuyaku Reijou desu ga, Shiawase ni Natte Misemasu wa!" (悪役令嬢ですが、幸せになってみせますわ！　アンソロジーコミック) anthology volume 4.*

Matsumoto Serika has just moved to the big city and is looking for an apartment. She doesn’t know much about this place, but it’s spring so what could possibly be wrong? She meets a woman in a kimono outside a very large house named Sakuragawa Suzune and they hit it off. Later that same day Serika is bemoaning that she hasn’t found a place to live when she runs into Suzune again, and Suzune suggests that Serika stay at her home. Serika accepts. Only one problem that she’s about to discover, that Suzune is one of three MEN living in the house… **Note:** Won the 31st Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo manga category.

1. **Yumemushi, Hitsujigusa** (夢虫・未草（ゆめむし・ひつじぐさ）) 2. **Mizumakura Hanemakura** (水枕羽枕) 3. **Kaisoku Hansen** (快速帆船) 4. **Summer Time** (サマタイム) A young man, about to be married to his childhood love goes to look for his best friend who was supposed to return to the small village for his wedding from Tokyo. When the young man arrives, he finds a note left by his friend and the presents he would have brought. The note refers to a night when there was lightning and rain, cutting off the power in his small village. Was it really lightning? 5. **Non Regart** (ノン・レガート) 6. **Dahlia no Obi** (ダリアの帯) 7. **Rangiri Ninjin** (乱切りにんじん)

The story revolves around a young girl named Uiba Shikatani and her newly found pet dinosaur, which is named after the only words that come out of its mouth, Muka Muka. (Wikipedia)

1. **Mimosa Yakata de Tsukamaete** (ミモザ館でつかまえて) When Haruko Sonobe, a new teacher at an all boys High School, is looking for cheap housing she sees a flyer outside an old mansion with a room for rent. The owner is young man who offers her a low-rent on one condition: helping to prepare dinner every evening. Haruko accepts, but is astonished when she finds out the next day that Arei, the young man, is a student of her class. 2. **Hana! Hana! Pii Pii Gusa... Hana!** (花!花!ピーピー草…花!) 3. **Kirara Seijin Outou Seyo** (キララ星人応答せよ) 4. **Sayonata Helmut** (さよならヘルムート) 5. **Hoshi ni Iku Kisha** (星にいく汽車)

A collection of short stories: 1. **Akihiko Kaku Katariki** (秋日子かく語りき); Asuka 1987-01 Middle-aged housewife Tatsuko dies after being hit by a runaway taxi, but before moving on she gets to return to life for one week by borrowing the body of Akihiko, a high school girl who survived the same accident. 2. **Long Long Cake** (ロングロングケーキ); Asuka 1987-06 A university student meets a shape-shifting alien. 3. **Niwa wa Midori-kawa wa Blue** (庭はみどり川はブルー); Bouquet 1987-08 After her death from an illness, a young woman temporarily takes over the body of her own three-year-old daughter. 4. **Mizu no Naka no Tissue Paper** (水の中のティッシュペーパー); Asuka 1987-10 High school girl Kuriko's precognitive dreams cause trouble when she has a dream about her boyfriend falling for someone else.