Inner demons exist in everyone's heart. Can humans overcome their vices and realize their desires, or will they succumb to their inner demons, destroying themselves in the process. There was once a clan who responded to the desires which inspired and mislead mankind, using magical tools. They were called "Demon Appraisers". Oz is an ordinary high school student who dreams of becoming a mangaka. One day he receives a mysterious pen from his classmate "Babiro", but what series of events will occur once Oz receives this mysterious pen!?
A historical manga set in the Sengoku period, about a beast-like wild boy raised by wolves.
Kibino Makibi is a young Hyoryu Sakka (wandering writer) who seeks to get his Hyoryuroku (wanderer's log) published. Hyoryu Sakka are some kind of explorators going on expedition to unknown places and unknown events in the world, to fill up the black spots of the world. Armed with an umbrella he meets up with Mitsune, the "editor-in-chief" of Sogano Publications. Their journey begins...
Contains the following stories: \- Taiyou no Shita no 17-sai (太陽の下の17歳) \-Tenshi ni Naranakya (天使にならなきゃ) \- LAST REQUEST AT LONG LAST (ついに最後のREQUEST) \- Deguchi「出口」 \- Matteiru yo (待っているよ) \- Sono Ato no Runner (その後のランナー) Contains 6 stories... A waiter takes in the freeloader at the restaurant where he works. The latter claims he's got amnesia. While sitting and waiting in the park for his beloved to show up to give him an answer that will decide his next step, a man contemplates past conversations with her. They're both interested in the same girl who's in the same club as them, the Track & Field Club. The geeky four-eyed versus the handsome athletic one; do nice guys always finish last? Again, it's two men and a woman. This time, though, one of the men is harboring a secret crush on the unknowing other whose ex-wife isn't as oblivious. The student whose part-time job is playing piano at a bar has been getting song requests from a frequent patronizer. One day, the latter puts forth a different sort of request. He would like him to spend some time with him in return for cash. The part-timer agrees as his every wish is indulged and he doesn't even have to have sex with him. An unrequited crush on a senior ends this volume.
The manga centers on a family of four who have just moved into a new house, when an abandoned white cat pays them a visit. (Source: Anime News Network)
Ando Natsu, whose dream is to become a patissiere, finds herself jobless after the shop owner's sudden death. She goes to Tokyo in search of another job at a confectionery but the recruiting period has just ended and there are no available positions. This is when she makes her first encounter with the well-established Japanese confectionery "Mangetsudo". It is run by the veteran confectioner Umekichi, Takezo, and Mitsuko, and they happened to be looking for a part-time worker. A number of chance events follow and Natsu starts working at Mangetsudo. Although her job is to serve customers, Natsu becomes interested in the world of Japanese confection. Having only worked in cake shops, everything is new to her and she is gradually drawn into the deepness and profoundness of Japanese confection.
Miyuki is a 28-year-old office lady who decides its time get serious about marriage and dumps her amateur actor boyfriend of two years. When none of her matchmaking dates work out, she randomly writes her scattered thoughts inside a public notebook at a reading cafe. Later, she finds that a man left a sharply-written reply in the same notebook, and they begin to converse in this way. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
80-year-old dressmaking shop owner Igarashi Chiharu lives with her divorcee daughter Chinatsu, a popular mystery writer. Although elderly, Chiharu still loves fashionable clothes, goes to sports clubs, and television soap operas. Even with all that goes on in her life, Chiharu never forgets to fuss over Chinatsu, whom she hopes will one day remarry.
Inoue is an amateur photographer who delights and profits from taking slightly voyeuristic pictures. He stumbles upon a beautiful girl wielding a naginata and immediately takes a picture. She demands the roll of film, but Inoue pockets it before she can get to it. Inoue promptly begins to stalk her and declares his love.
A young girl travels to Taiwan on a mission to deliver a letter to someone her late grandmother cared for when she was young. 1) *Tegami* 2) *Han'nin* 3) *Ijou* 4) *Maegami*
Makoto is an ordinary provincial civil servant. His only passion is secretly drawing... manga for girls! But when one day Kureha, a rather trivial high-school girl, stumbles across his drawings and starts reading them, their daily lives are turned upside down.
Contains the following stories: \- Mou Hitotsu no Umi (もうひとつの海) \- Teenage \- Swimmer Five chapters in total, with the first two being on Karino Yoshihito\*. Third chapter's kinda on him too, but it's from the point of view of a classmate. Chapter 4's an innocent story of a girl who has to learn how to swim (school life tag's for this chapter and the previous one). The ending chapter is a short slice of life piece on the mangaka's experience with colors and painting since young. \*recurring main character in some of Nishi Keiko's stories; see "Mizu ga Kooru ni Naru Toki" and "September"

