*Note: Originally published in the anthology "Akuyaku BL" on September 10, 2020.*

*Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.*

This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Nobuhiko Saito and takes a look at gag manga from inside and outside of the genre. 1. **Televi Kozou** (テレビ小僧) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 2. **Sarutobi Ecchan** (さるとびエッちゃん) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 3. **Black Dan** (ブラック団) \[Jirou Tsunoda\] 4. **Like a Erotic Comic Strip** (ライク ア エロチック コミック ストリップ) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 5. **Gag Guerilla** (ギャグゲリラ) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 6. **007 Gansaku Mangashuu** (007 贋作漫画集) \[Makoto Wada\] 7. **Mishiranu Hoshi de** (見知らぬ星で) \[Maki Sasaki\] 8. **Shin Manga Bungaku Zenshuu** (新漫画文学全集) \[Shoji Sadao\] 9. **Oh☆Jarry's** (Oh☆ジャリーズ) \[Aki Ryuuzan\] 10. **Terajima-chou Kidan** (寺島町奇譚) \[Yuu Takita\] 11. **Shin, Ari Jigoku** (新、あり地獄) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 12. **Tomete Kureruna Okkasan (Poster)** (とめてくれるなおっかさん) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 13. **Toudaiban Bakuto Retsuden** (東大版博徒列伝) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 14. **Yasuji no Mettameta Gaki: Doukouza** (ヤスジのメッタメタガキ 道講座) \[Yasuji Tanioka\] 15. **Binbou Kuji wo Boku ga Hiku!** (貧乏くじをぼくが引く!) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 16. **Gekko Kamen Ansatsu Monogatari** (月光仮面暗殺物語り) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 17. **Sakura Gahou** (櫻画報) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 18. **Kigeki Shin Shisho Taikei** (喜劇新思想大系) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 19. **Hinotama Enka** (火の玉怨歌) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 20. **Kyomen to Shura** (鏡面と修羅) \[Kouichi Tanigawa\] 21. **Jonen Magazineban Tensai Bakabon** (情念魔我人版 天才ばかぼん) \[Shintaro Kou & Toshio Saeki\] 22. **Briefs Hosakan** (ブリーフ補佐官) \[Shigeru Sugiura\] 23. **Baito-kun** (バイトくん) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 24. **Boku no Suteki na Poshii Obasan** (ぼくのすてきなポシイおばさん) \[Chiki Ooya\] 25. **Wendy no Christmas** (ウェンディのクリスマス) \[Fumiko Takano\]

In order to save her idol, a super idol otaku girl is reincarnated into a super handsome guy!! Kai Suga is a girl who loves K-POP idol Jinnan with all her heart. Jinnan is her reason for living, her sustenance, and her daily healing. But one day, Kai receives unbelievable news. Jinnan has committed suicide. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

In the Manga de Opera series: V.1 - **Carmen** by KIZAWA Rumi V.2 - **La Traviata** by Motsuko V.3 - **Madama Butterfly** by KOBAYASHI Kaoru V.4 - **Turandot** by SADAKANE Aiko V.5 - **The Flying Dutchman** by YAMADA Seiko V.6 - **The Marriage of Figaro** by HINODE Eijun V.7 - **The Magic Flute** by Broccoli-ko V.8 - **Aida** by KOBAYASHI Kaoru

悲しみジョニー by YUUKI Shinichi 圧倒的じゃないか？我が軍は… by DENKOUSEKKA Gou 身から出たザビ by KOBAYASHI Takashi フラウ出撃 by ITSUDZUKI Kanau 0079 サンダーボール作戦 by YATSUFUSA Tatsunosuke BURNING’S REPORT: BLUE AFTERGLOW by TAKAYAMA Mizuho ギレンの野望 戦国群雄伝 by KOIDE Taku 野望よヤッホー！ by OKUYA Kahiro 墜落王 by OSADA Kaoru 勃てよギレン by ONODERA Kouji ホワイトベース隊解散せよ！ by HACHI Bunta レビルいきます！ by TANAKA Toshihisa One by SHIROISHI Kotoni ギレンのやぼー by ONO Toshihiro 叛意+1 by FUJII Masahiro