This anthology presents the first English translation of a selection of twelve short stories from the comics anthology popocomi (vol 1—5 + one special edition), published irregularly by Japanese bookstore and gallery Popotame. Each of the twelve different artists offer their own unique perspective on manga in these original works. 1. Winter Break 2029 by [MISSISSIPPI](https://mangabaka.org/author/wt6wmo5/mississippi) 2. The Spirit of the Beehive by [YOKOYAMA Yu](https://mangabaka.org/author/nnm7klg/yokoyama-yuu) 3. Desucha on the Road: Shank's Mare by [FUJIMURA Izumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/2nlxq5n/fujimura-izumi) 4. In a Worm-Eaten Town by [NAKADA Ikumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/x25uipu/nakada-ikumi) 5. ILLNESS by [MASCO Eri](https://mangabaka.org/author/ls9epc6/masco-eri) 6. Playing with a Weirdo by [KAYA Hiroya](https://mangabaka.org/author/yfl3he9/kaya-hiroya) 7. The Month of May and Outer Space and Light and Women by [FURUGORI Kanako](https://mangabaka.org/author/a63mo43/furugori-kanako) 8. News from the Smelting Furnace by [YOSHIDA Waka](https://mangabaka.org/author/n9te57s/yoshida-waka) 9. The Passion of the Workshop by [Nerunodaisuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/asiehi3/neruno-daisuki) 10. Neutral by [TAKAHASHI Yuki (II)](https://mangabaka.org/author/ejypdh1/takahashi-yuki-ii) 11. From the Book Shop by [DAKE Maiko](https://mangabaka.org/author/a5lugyk/dake-maiko) 12. Outdoor Lights by [SAKATA Kiyoko](https://mangabaka.org/author/myjptxj/sakata-kiyoko) For vol. 2: Anthology of thirteen Japanese and Korean artists. The subtitle is “Some world somewhere, somewhere in the world”. We all live in our own different worlds, but we can feel like we're living in the same world by liking the same artist, reading the same comic. A5, paperback, glossy cover, b/w 98 pages. Artists: Younggeun Byun, Maiko Dake, Imjina, Sayaka Ishiyama, Heny Kim, Inori Kito, Yoonhee Lee, merry-mj, MISSISSIPPI, Akiko Miyakoshi, Ikumi Nakada, Tsuchika Nishimura, OOO Note: A Japanese 2-in-1 volume also came out.
A new version of "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY ASTRAY" with new scenes and chapters. *Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.*
This happens after the defeat of Celestial Being, and it's centered around Tieria. He is recovered by the remaining members of CB and has a hard time facing life once again.
He Who Rides With Me is a special 30th anniversary chapter of Hokuto no Ken, set during the timeline gap between Chapters 136 (the end of the Last Nanto General arc) and 137 (the beginning of the Tentei arc). It was originally published as a two-part story in the May and June 2014 issues of Comic Zenon under the title of Hokuto no Ken: Last Piece and was later collected in Volume 11 of the Extreme Edition (kyūkyokuban) of the manga.
A oneshot story about Kenshiro's sifu Ryuken and also the other adoptive brothers. Elaborates on how he chose the Hokuto Shinken successor and the events related to it.
An retelling of Mobile Suit Gundam which focuses heavily on MS developement.
Set in U.C. 0079, during the One Year War between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. Lalah Sune, a girl who escaped from a brothel in the Ganges River basin, is taken in by the Zeon officer Char Aznable. Char recognizes Lalah's potential as a Newtype and seeks to test her abilities in space. Meanwhile, Amuro Ray, a young boy who has inadvertently become an MS pilot for the Federation Army, encounters Lalah at Side 6, a cluster of space colonies where he has docked for resupply… (Source: Wikipedia, translated)
A rebuild of "Gundam SEED Astray" and "Gundam SEED X Astray," reshuffling chapters in the chronological story order, as well as including new Re:Master chapters. *Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.*
One shot with Shiho, a member of the Joule Team, testing a new Mobile Suit.
Nakase Yota, a boy in the art club, has a run-in with the physics club's Manabe, a girl who tells him of an urban legend. The legend is that of the Metropolitan Museum, a building in the city that makes you blend in with the crowd. After going there, Manabe is slowly being forgotten by her teachers and her classmates. As Nakase notices this, he gradually becomes more and more interested in seeing the building for himself. *Note: Winner of the Grand Prize in the Afternoon Four Seasons Award for Spring 2006.*