Yoshida Tamako was the youngest of 11 children. When she turned 3, she was taken to the Gion district of Kyoto by the Okami of a traditional Maiko/Geiko house. It is there that Tamako changes her name to Sakiko and begins her long journey to become one of the top maiko in Gion history, "Sakuya". Another wonderful work by Yamato Waki-sensei that details the beauty of Kyoto and traditional Japan and let's us also see into the often secret world of Kyoto's maikos and geikos.

A compilation artbook/manga anthology, by Range Murata, with contributions by various artists. The title aims to harness talents from global creative hotbeds like London, Paris and New York and create something more than the average manga artbook through collaborations with American and European creatives. Every issue will reveal the huge variety of talent the Japanese illustration and manga worlds have to offer, giving insight into their work and thought processes through various features.

After graduating from a university in Tokyo, Chiharu returns to his family home, a hot spring inn. As the only son, it is his destiny to become the heir of the inn, but being bad at communication makes it difficult for him to fulfil the responsibility. One day, he encounters a famous college judo player named Sonoda, who comes to stay at the inn for rehabilitation. Sonoda is a polite man, and he doesn't look down on Chiharu for being bad at communication. Chiharu feels at ease around Sonoda, until one day Sonoda asks him, "Do you like men?" What should Chiharu answer to that?!

Every shopping district used to have them, the gods of commercial blessings called Blessed Ones. Now, one is coming to my local shopping district. Most are supposed to be old ladies but this one is…a third year middle schooler. Not only that, she’s got a “butler” accompanying her and they transferred together into my class! It’s custom for Blessed Ones to never touch money so apparently the “butler” is supporting her in her daily life. But still, never touching money? That’s crazy! What’s the truth behind it all? And why, why does she smile so wildly? I can’t stop thinking about her… Is this love? Source: NU

Volume 1 (2003/3/20) Pinup illustrations: Sumeragi Natsuki, Terada Katsuya, Yasuhiko Yoshikazu 1. **Mujuuryoku no Niji** (無重力の虹) \[Terada Katsuya\] (寺田克也) 2. **Boku no Gundam Sansenki** (僕のガンダム参戦記) \[Kaida Yuji\] (開田裕治) 3. **Haman Kisekae Set** (ハマーン着せかえセット) \[Kitazume Hiroyuki\] (北爪宏幸) 4, 7, 11, 17. **Gundam-san** (ガンダムさん) \[Oowada Hideki\] (大和田秀樹) 5. **Moeru!! King of Heart: Kidou Butouden G Gundam** (燃える!!キング・オブ・ハート 機動武闘伝Gガンダム) \[Shimamoto Kazuhiko\] (島本和彦) 6. **Zeon Shoujo Monogatari** (ジオン少女物語) \[Kaishaku\] (介錯) 8. **Gokushiteki Kurorekishikou** (極私的黒歴史行) \[Yamamura Hajime\] (やまむらはじめ) 9. **GM no Otoko** (GMの男) \[Tokumitsu Yasuyuki\] (徳光康之) 10. **Kamille to Fa no Hinichijou Gekijou: The Origin** (カミーユとファの非日常劇場 ～じ・おりじん～) \[Satou Gen\] (さとうげん) 12. **Itsuka Kitto** (いつか きっと) \[Sumeragi Natsuki\] (皇なつき) 13. **Baka ga Ball de Yattekuru** (バカがボオルでやってくる) \[Hasegawa Yuichi\] (長谷川裕一) 14. **Toukon no MS-05** (闘魂のMS-05) \[Tokumitsu Yasuyuki\] 15. **Danmaku no Gogo: Bright no Yuuutsu** (弾幕の午後 ～ブライトの憂鬱～) \[Tony Takezaki\] (トニーたけざき) 16. **Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin Tokubetsu Bangai-hen** (機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN 特別番外編) \[Yasuhiko Yoshikazu\] (安彦良和) Volume 2 (2003/9/1) Pinup illustrations: Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, Yoshizaki Mine (吉崎観音), Tony Takezaki 1. **∀Gundam Ehon: Turn A Korokoro** (∀ガンダム絵本 たーんえーころころ) \[Yasuda Akira\] (安田 朗) 2. **Jaburo ni Baramaku** (ジャブローに散蒔く) \[Tony Takezaki\] 3. **Fight!** (Fight!) \[Asari Yoshitoo\] (あさりよしとお) 4-5. **Koisuru wo Toshigoro** (恋するお年頃) \[Houjou Akira\] (北条晶) 6-7. **Gundam-san** (ガンダムさん) \[Oowada Hideki\] 8. **Zeonist Shigan Jousoku Android Hamaru** (ジオニスト志願充足アンドロイド はまる) \[Tokumitsu Yasuyuki\] 9. **Axis no Haman-san** (アクシズのハマーンさん) \[Inoue Yukihiro\] (井上行広) 10. **Kamille no Fa Hinichijou Gekijou** (カミーユとファの非日常劇場) \[Satou Gen\] 11. **Gundam Hiwa: Uchuu Sentoukanshi** (ガンダム秘話 ～宇宙戦闘艦史～) \[Kondo Kazuhisa\] (近藤和久) 12. **Gokushiteki Kurorekishikou** (極私的黒歴史行) \[Yamamura Hajime\] 13. **Crossbone Gundam Gaiden** (クロスボーン・ガンダム外伝) \[Hasegawa Yuichi\] 14. **Big Clow** (BIG CLOW) \[Matsuda Miki\] (松田未来) 15. **Eikou no Kage ni Higeki Ari** (栄光の影に悲劇あり) \[Kaida Yuji\] 16. **Neko Zeon** (ネコジオン) \[Mochizuki Anko\] (餅月あんこ)

God gives each person one special skill in life, to help them fight monsters. Chrome, who longs to be an adventurer but never manifested any special fighting skill, refuses to give up on his dream. So he works as a low-ranked adventurer doing miscellaneous work while being scorned as useless by others. One day, he is left behind as bait in order to let the others escape from the monsters, and loses his life in the process. That is when Chrome's special skill is activated. The skill is "Revive." With this skill, which allows him to come back to life only once, he miraculously survives - as a skeletal monster named "Wight." Chrome despairs at his monstrous appearance, but then he remembers the story of how monsters evolve and change their forms as they become stronger. Believing that he could regain his human form through repeated evolution, he continues to hunt monsters. And in the process, he acquires multiple skills that are only available to non-humans. The power of monsters, combined with human intelligence. Turning adversity into opportunity, Chrome sets out to become the strongest adventurer ever. (Source: Hyke Comic, translated)

Tips to treating your chinkos the right way on a hot summer night. By the resident experts! Only here in Chintsubu Mini! (Source: Yokubou)

Kaze no Stigma: Ignition is a series of side stories that occur in between the events of the main novels. Mainly involving Ayano and Kazuma's exorcisms and slice of life type scenarios.

Yuri is a busy girl. Aside from studying, she also has to work as a model. This requires her to skip classes. Her parent are dead and her only brother has gone missing in Central Asia. One day she gets a phone call from the immigration bureau about her brother - they need Yuri's confirmation if this man is Yuri's brother or not.

An anthology of single page girls love manga by various mangaka, presented as responses to a school assignment.

Takuma Miyabe is a boy from an island who moved to Tokyo because his island doesn't have a high school there. However, the ratio of male and female is 1:9. There are too many female students in his class, and as a result, they flirt with the still innocent Takuma.