The first official comic anthology for the escapist comedy, Futari Escape! A collection of "escapist" stories from a total of seventeen artists. (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)

Mangaka Keiko Ichiguchi tells stories about her travels around Italy with her husband Andrea, who is also a cartoonist.

With a new group of authors, we weave together stories of joyous relationship between women, capturing the moment their love blooms. (Source: girls x garden, translated) Cover Illustration: Kippu 1. **Resonant Blue** (レゾナントブルー) \[Yorumo\] 2. **Mekutta Page no Saki ni** (めくったページの先に) \[Shigure Ui\] 3. **Katawara no Hoshi** (傍らの星, Beside the Star) \[Kumo Suzume\] 4. **Hatsu Arashi no Tsumugi Uta** (初嵐のつむぎ歌) \[Yodokawa\] 5. **Hitoriyogari** (独りよがり, Being Alone) \[Yoshida Bana\] 6. **Mada Futatsu no Kokoro** (まだふたつの心) \[Konayama Kata\] 7. **Anata no Kimochi ga Kiketa nara** (あなたの気持ちが聞けたなら) \[Takishima Asaka\] 8. **Hari to Ito** (針と糸, Needle and Thread) \[Sudou Yumi\]

I have a massive crush on my classmate, Takase Narumi. My dream is for her to become friends with my shy, introverted twin sister, Kotomi, too, so that we can all live happy ever after in the same class. However, there's one problem: Takase’s best friend, Momoi Maho, a blonde half-Japanese gyaru and online celebrity, who is a beautiful girl, but also famous for hating boys. She treats me coldly, too, but I was hoping she can at least get along with my sister… One day, my sister asks me for a favor. She's nervous about meeting her online game waifu in person and she wants me to go in her place. I agreed to help her out, but to my surprise, the person waiting for me at the meetup was none other than Momoi Maho—!? (Source: Dash Bunko, translated)

Will you share your room, your bed and all the things that make you feel good? Ayanagi Yukihira, a second year high school student, decided to live alone after her parents divorced. When she opened the door to her new house - her classmate Yuu Fukami was here, just after her bath!　What is this romantic comedy development? It was a double contract due to a mistake, but the girls feel safe with each other and we accept to live together. At first they were just roommates with similar circumstances, but ...... Under one roof, their feelings for each other grow with each physical contact. They kiss, hug and even do things they can't tell anyone ! (Source : Kakodawa, translated)

A four-volume anthology of award-winning submissions to Afternoon's Shikishou (Four Seasons Award). Each volume is named after a season. The criteria for the selected works and authors is unknown. **Spring** 1. **Miseinen** (未成年) \[Seiki Tsuchida; 1987 grand prize\] 2. **GOTAVOICE** \[Tsutomu Takahashi; 1987 Spring runner-up\] 3. **STRAIGHT** \[Taiyou Matsumoto; 1987 Autumn runner-up\] 4. **Neko no Te Kashimasu** (猫の手貸します) \[Noriko Irie; 1987 Winter grand prize\] 5. **Ronin Heartbreak!** (Roninハートブレイク！) \[Yasuo Ootagaki; 1988 Summer honorable mention\] 6. **Shonen-ou ni Shiroi Kumo** (少年王に白い雲) \[Masumi Sudou; 1988 Autumn runner-up\] 7. **Oku-sama Shinkaron** (奥様進化論) \[Risu Akizuki; 1988 Autumn honorable mention\] 8. **Ridatsu** (離脱) \[Masaaki Nakayama; 1988 Winter runner-up\] 9. **Hachigatsu no Hikari** (8月の光) \[Hideki Arai; 1989 Summer grand prize\] 10. **Western Carnival** (ウエスタンカーニバル) \[Hiromoto Shinichi; 1989 Summer honorable mention\] 11. **Golden Lucky** \[Shunji Enomoto; 1989 Autumn honorable mention\] 12. **A Mess on a Weekend** \[King Gonta; 1989 Winter grand prize\] 13. **Haikibun! Sakana-hime** (杯気分！肴姫) \[Kiwa Irie; 1989 Winter winner\] 14. **Ma, Ikka!** (ま、いっか！) \[Hiramatsu Minoru; 1989 Winter honorable mention\] 15. **Higan to Shigan no Aida de** (彼岸と此岸の間で) \[Yuji Aoki; 1990 runner-up\] 16. **Zouteki Ningen** (象的人間) \[Masayuki Taguchi; 1990 Autumn winner\] 17. **Home Range** (ホームレンジ) \[Masayuki Sugawara; 1991 Summer runner-up\] 18. **Meitantei ni wa Narenai Keredo** (名探偵にはなれないけれど) \[Ken Matoba; 1991 Summer runner-up\] 19. **MOZOO** \[Hiroyuki Yasuda; 1991 Autumn honorable mention\] 20. **Sakana** (魚) \[Hideji Oda; 1991 Winter honorable mention\] **Summer** 1. **Killing Paranoia** (きりんぐぱらのいあ) \[Toyokazu Matsunaga; 1992 Summer grand prize\] 2. **Boku wa Otouto** (ぼくはおとうと) \[Shinji Obara; 1993 Spring grand prize\] 3. **YOKO vs** \[Shinya Kuwabara; 1993 Spring winner\] 4. **Mugen no Juunin** (無限の住人) \[Hiroaki Samura; 1993 Summer grand prize\] 5. **Ka, Nanten, Kuma** (蚊、南天、熊) \[Iou Kuroda; 1993 Autumn grand prize\] 6. **KUROGANE** (KUROGANE クロガネ) \[Kei Toume; 1993 Autumn winner\] 7. **Ohayashi ga Kikoeru Hi, Hoka** (お囃子が聞こえる日、他) \[Daisuke Igarashi; 1993 Winter grand prize\] 8. **Kodoku no Oto** (孤独の音) \[Kanji Yoshikawa; 1993 Winter runner-up\] 9. **Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko** (ヨコハマ買い出し紀行) \[Hitoshi Ashinano; 1994 Spring winner\] 10. **Sonna Yatsu a Inee!!** (そんな奴ァいねえ!!) \[Yuu Komai; 1994 Spring honorable mention\] **Autumn** 1. **GENOMES** \[Keiko Aramaki; 1994 Summer grand prize\] 2. **Ten no Ryouiki** (点の領域) \[Shimoku Kio; 1994 Summer winner\] 3. **Ame no Furu Basho** (雨の降る場所) \[Yoshitoshi Abe; 1994 Summer runner-up\] 4. **JAGUA** \[Kouichi Kiba; 1995 Summer grand prize\] 5. **BLAME** \[Tsutomu Nihei; 1995 Summer special award\] 6. **Kitto Kawaii Onna no Ko Dakara** (きっとかわいい女の子だから) \[Hiroki Endou; 1995 Autumn grand prize\] 7. **Vendémiaire no Migite** (ヴァンデミエールの右手) \[Mohiro Kitoh; 1995 Autumn runner-up\] 8. **Spoonman 3.18** \[Torao Asada; 1996 Autumn grand prize\] 9. **Kamen Tenshi** (仮面天使) \[Shouhei Wakana; 1996 Autumn winner\] 10. **Lunch no B** (ランチのB) \[Shinemon; 1996 Summer honorable mention\] **Winter** 1. **Sofa-chan** (ソファーちゃん) \[Q Hayashida; 1997 Autumn runner-up\] 2. **Kobe Zaijuu** (神戸在住) \[Kon Kimura; 1997 Winter winner\] 3. **Yasashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata** (やさしいこどものつくりかた) \[Rokuro Shinofusa; 1997 Spring honorable mention\] 4. **Yuku Tokoro** (ゆくところ) \[Asa Higuchi; 1998 Spring winner\] 5. **Yuutsuu Suberidai** (憂鬱滑り台) \[Shouhei Manabe; 1998 Summer grand prize\] 6. **Mushishi** (蟲師) \[Yuki Urushibara; 1998 Winter grand prize\] 7. **Gurade** (グラデ) \[Takatoshi Kumakura; 1999 Summer runner-up\] 8. **Love Roma** (ラブロマ) \[Minoru Toyoda; 2002 Spring grand prize\]

The first backstory to *Ai da Nante Iwanai Kara.* *Note: Originally released at J.GARDEN 51, was then published as a one-shot in ihr HertZ November 2023 issue.*

Chiisaku Furikabutte, lit. “Small Windup”, was published in Afternoon between the tankobon publications of volumes 15 and 16 and during the 2011 hiatus, and it is a series of specials about the lives of Oofuri characters.

*Note: Released at J.GARDEN 55.*

Literary greats from the past have been transmigrated to fight and protect their literature from beings called Taints that are trying to erase literary works. But among all the fighting, there are peaceful times too and many activities to do like enjoy a drink with friends, grow vegetables in the Imperial Library's courtyard or play some mahjong. What could go wrong when over 30 men, who either were good friends or rivals in the past, are now forced to live together and fight for the same cause...? Bungou to Alchemist Comic Anthology series follows the daily life of transmigrated writers from the past in a slife of life, comedical style. The series references and amends content from the mobile and browser game Bungou to Alchemist.