If you are chosen as the groom of the peerless beauty Venus, the splendor of this world will be yours to enjoy. However, not a single person has ever returned from boarding the special train that carries groom candidates, the Venus Express. In order to meet Venus, whom he fell in love with at first sight, Sabimaru drops out of high school and boards the Venus Express. With the help of Satetsu, a mysterious and unsociable man with exceptional skills, and Eustace, a handsome knight with a natural appetite, Sabimaru's incredible journey begins. A thrilling, full-scale adventure begins!! (Source: Shinshokan, translated)

Natsukasa, the 52nd of the White Chain, infiltrates a French Foreign Legion fortress to investigate, and meets a company commander named Louis, who has a void in his eyes...? Satetsu and Eustace travel the world to retrieve the mysterious power left behind by Venus. The princesses continue to research languages while fighting against the Pure Lands, and the Yuezhi who protect them. And Sabimaru, who is raising a daughter with Venus. This is a collection of exquisite spin-off stories from the hugely popular series, depicting some untold stories from the century-old love story between Sabimaru and Venus, as well as the aftermath of their journey. (Source: Shinshokan, translated)

*Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

*Note : chapter count includes one bonus chapter.*

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

*A short story published in Volf Books Extreme Manga Academy, collated on Leed Cafe.* This work tells about the usage of virgins as weapons of mass destruction, with an explosive capacity one hundred times that of the hydrogen bomb.

An anthology of love stories on the theme of eccentric love in another world, depicting forms of opposite-sex, same-sex, non-human, brokon, siskon, narcissistic and abnormal love.

A collection of horror one-shots. 1. **Hayari Yamai** (ハヤリヤマイ) \[Arita Kei\] 2. **5-Gatsu 12-Nichi Getsuyoubi** (5月12日月曜日) \[Okuda Ryou\] 3. **Miteru Dake** (見てるだけ) \[Okuda Ryou\] 4. **Yaabo** (ヤーボ) \[Shirai Yuuko\] 5. **Kyouki Suiro** (狂気水路) \[Nekokuro Nomiko\] 6. **Norowareta Kokuban** (呪われた黒板) \[Cojima Miyako\] 7. **Itoshi no Oningyou** (いとしのおにんぎょう) \[Ponponninainai\] 8. **Shibou Nagashi** (脂肪流し) \[Noguchi Senri\] 9. **Nekobake** (猫化け) \[Imigi Ichirou\] 10. **CLAY** \[BLZ\] 11. **700-Nen no Jubakujin Kurau Semi** (700年の呪縛 人食らう蝉) \[Zamaya Miro\] 12. **Koeru** (こえる) \[Ogatsu Kazuo\] 13. **Hohoemi no Soukei** (微笑みの造形) \[Taimu\] 14. **Omake Manga** \[Takayama Tatari\]