Collection of short stories by Maruo. It's almost impossible to summarize them, most of them aren't really plot driven but they deal with abnormal states of the mind and are permeated by a general surrealism. As in many of this works, he shows references to the art and culture of 1920s and 1930s Japan and Germany which had inspired his own artistic style. 1. **ＳＯＪＩＮ** 2. **Denki Ari: Waga Bunretsu no Hanasaku Toki** (電気蟻＜吾が分裂の華咲く時＞) 3. **Gansaku: Denki Ari** (贋作・電気蟻) 4. **Ishi no Shouri** (意志の勝利) 5. **Hokenshitsu no Kyuuketsuki** (保健室の吸血鬼) 6. **Nihonjin no Wakusei** (日本人の惑星) 7. **Genpin** (玄牝)

Hikari, a young boy who lost his mother in a fire, begins living with Yojin, the investigator assigned to the case. Their peaceful life is often interrupted by the appearance of otherworldly creatures. A stylish action adventure that takes place in between the mundane and the mysterious now begins! (Source: MANGA Plus)

“You just die one day and turn into a mummy!” Mysterious mummified corpses that people have nicknamed “Mummily-sans” keep being found one after another, causing a lot of fuss. One day, a boy named Seita notices that his friend is acting strangely…?! Don’t miss this thrilling suspense story about an invasion by the unknown! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Ippei has a trouble with women. He usually throws up or becomes sick around them. Against his dad's advice to go to an all boys school, he decides to go to a coed highschool instead. His dad allows him on the conditions that if he fails to pass the test, that he will dress up as a female and work as a waitress. During the test, he was allocated beside a female and subsequently fails. Now Ippei has to dress as an woman and work in his dad's shop as a waitress. While he's serving people's food, a cute girl runs in crying. Ippei feels sorry for her so he give the girl more food than the other and tries to comfort her. While the girl thanks him, to his surprise, Ippei found out he has no problem being sick talking with the girl now. He likes that girl, bit now she think he's a woman. What Would he do? He does really hate dressing up as a girl, but in order to talk with the girls, dressing up as a girl is his only choice right now.

When fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in a Tokyo high school dormitory, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and, after finally tracking him down, boldly confesses her feelings. Turns out Kaho’s mystery savior, Kanade, is the son of Kaho’s new landlord! The handsome object of Kaho’s affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short-lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend…is a fifth-grader?! (Source: Yen Press)

Cam, a reporter who leaps into danger and has a reputation as a playboy, returns to Spain for the first time in six months. When he arrives at his villa with a beautiful woman in tow, a quiet widow appears in front of him. Widowed Liz, who's in charge of managing the villa's garden, isn't Cam's type, but he can't get her out of his mind. When she cries at the memory of her late husband, it shocks him. Is there even one woman who would cry for Cam? He realizes he wants a loyal partner. He'll even give up his playboy ways to win one! (Source: Harlequin)

Set between episode 5 and 11 of the anime, Eclair and Lumeire face off against rival ES members of the criminal organization Virgin Virus.

Christina, a.k.a. “Lady Chris,” was born into a noble family and treated more or less like a boy growing up. Now a young woman, she’s not only captain of the imperial guards–she personally protects Prince Leonardo, who has been a dear friend since childhood. When Leo’s father, the king, demands that Leo find a suitable girl to marry, he says that he’s already found one: Chris! Chris is shocked, but figures that Leo doesn’t really love her like that; it’s probably just some ploy to keep his father happy. She decides to play along, but as the charade goes on, she starts to wonder if maybe her princely pal does see her as more than a friend. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Ren Natsume, who grew up on an island, loses his life after being swallowed by stormy waves while trying to save a child from the rough sea. After death, he meets the god who governs reincarnation and learns that he was never meant to be born on Earth in the first place. Instead, he is reincarnated as Lyle in the other world where he was originally supposed to be born. Loved by his new family, Lyle spends his days in peace—until, around the time he turns three, he is reunited with Amon, the beloved dog from his past life! It turns out that Amon crossed the barrier between worlds in pursuit of Lyle, eventually arriving in this land and becoming a Holy Beast. Lyle wants nothing more than to enjoy a laid-back life in another world with his beloved dog and his family, but one incident after another keeps dragging him in, making the road to a true slow life far harder than expected…?! A wonderfully gentle otherworldly fantasy begins—with a boy and his beloved dog at its heart! *Source: Alpha Manga*

An anthology comic of Machikado Mazoku by various mangaka.

Shigeaki Yashiro is proud to be a loner, doing his own thing without getting involved with others. From studying alone in a karaoke room to relaxing by himself in open-air hot springs, Yashiro is an expert in finding the perks of doing things solo. But his solitary existence begins to unravel when Kanon Hanamizawa, one of the popular girls at school, asks him to teach her his ways. She knows just how exhausting keeping up with all the latest trends can be, especially since she's afraid to talk about her own uncool hobbies. Yashiro becomes Hanamizawa's reluctant teacher, but soon finds himself tangled in the antics of his apprentice's popular friends. A lone wolf could learn some new tricks from social butterflies! (Source: J-Novel Club)

The earl’s daughter Sadie has made quite a name for herself as the villainess of the century during the ten years that her body was hijacked. When she realizes she has gotten back in her original body, Rufus, the commander of the knights, is in the middle of breaking off their betrothal. Even when she tells him the truth that her body has been hijacked, he refuses to believe her. Thus, Sadie begins to look for the culprit as well as the cause of the body-switching. Meanwhile, Rufus cannot hide his confusion over Sadie’s sudden change in personality… The story unfolds as the two slowly get closer to each other, overcoming a slew of misunderstandings along the way. *Source: K Manga*