**Volume 1:** 1. **Tasogare no Wien** (黄昏の維納) \[Keiko Takemiya\] 2. **Yuki Kuni** (行き國) \[Noma Sabea\] 3. **Akete Bikkuribako** (あけてびっくり箱) \[Marchen Maker\] 4. **13-mai Tsuzuri no Okyakujin** (１３枚綴りのお客人) \[Seika Nakayama\] 5. **Kai Jigen Kabanten** (カイ次元カバン店) \[Mineko Yamada\] 6. **Mahoutsukai** (魔法使い) \[Senka Hori\] 7. **Chatterbox** \[Yasuyuki Ohno\] 8. **Haizaraneko** (灰皿猫) \[Ai Naniwa\] 9. **Orgel** (おるごおおる) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] 10. **Kumanhachi no Hikou** (熊ン蜂の飛行) \[Kaeru Nakayama\] 11. **Chapell no Nikki** (チャペルの日記) \[Akira Kagami\] 12. **Ryuuouguu e no Kikan** (竜王宮への帰還) \[Masami Yuuki\] 13. **Tondemonai Geshukujin** (とんでもない下宿人) \[Jun Saegusa\] **Volume 2:** 1. **IT CAN HAPPEN** \[Akira Kagami\] 2. **Fox Hunting** (フォックス・ハンティング) \[Seika Nakayama\] 3. **The Rabbit Town** (THE らびっとTOWN) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 4. **Taiatari Haizaraneko** (体当り　灰皿猫) \[Ai Naniwa\] 5. **Sora wo Tobou toshita Penguin no Hanashi** (空を飛ぼうとしたペンギンの話) \[Kumi Subeta\] 6. **Sarayashiki no Okiku-chan** (皿屋敷のお菊ちゃん) \[Setsu Iwasaki\] 7. **Kikaigari** (機械狩り) \[Nobuko Yuda\] 8. **Uodomemura Fuudoki** (魚止め村風土記) \[Kaeru Nakayama\] 9. **Mii-chan ga Kita Hi** (みーちゃんが来た日) \[Toshinao Aoki\] 10. **Ima Hitotabi no** (いまひとたびの) \[Manoko\] 11. **Trump Suru Hito Daaare!?** (トランプする人だーあれ⁉︎) \[Jun Saegawa\]

An anthology of one-shot stories featuring “devilish men.” Mysterious and young beauties, alluring stepfathers, capricious genius actors... Succumb to their irresistible charm and enchanting allure. Experience encounters with these men who will make you obsessed from the manga magazine Harta. (Source: Kadokawa, translated) 1. **Shishi Sousou** (シシソウソウ) by Sawako Arashiyama 2. **Usubeni** (うすべに) 3. **Kaori, Omae no Mune to Sono Ai ni** (カオリ、お前の胸とその愛に) by Mariko Kikuchi 4. **Seibo no Shoumei** (聖母の証明) by Hirohito Kino 5. **Bouten no Gakuryou** (奉天のガクリョウ) by Misaki Koshitani 6. **Kari wo Kaesu Futari** (借りを返すふたり) by Ao Kojima 7. **Ano Ko wa Yabu no Naka** (あの子は藪の中) by Tomoyo Kondoh 8. **Outside the Screen** (アウトサイド・ザ・スクリーン) by Miya Satou 9. **Noppera-kun** (のっぺら君) by Michiko Shin 10. **Gunjou no Kageri** (群青の翳り) by Natsuko Takahashi 11. **Aku no Junsui Renaigaku** (悪の純粋恋愛学) by Kouhei Nishi 12. **Watashi no Otousan wa** (私のお義父さんは) by Sakura Hamada 13. **Wakakatta Hito** (若かった人) by Yuko Fukunami 14. **Shinsei ga Hachiku no Ikioi de** (新星が破竹の勢いで) by Kazune Yamamoto

Chizuru Masaoka, a former viscount's daughter who lost her family and home, is now an orphan. She works as a servant at the Sanjo family's residence in Koishikawa, the imperial capital. The Sanjo family, a newly established noble family that succeeded in the textile industry, owns a factory in Koishikawa and holds a leading position in the community. However, they continue to treat Chizuru, a member of the former noble family with superior status, cruelly. Chizuru is constantly subjected to sarcasm and contempt, but she vows to never forget her pride as a noblewoman. Around this time, an epidemic rages through the city, causing people to fall ill one after another. Eerily, those who die reportedly say that the Grim Reaper stood by their bedside. People in panic flock to the Sanjo residence, and in order to appease the Grim Reaper's anger, Chizuru is chosen as the sacrificial bride. The Grim Reaper's bride—that means death. However, determined to help those in need, Chizuru resolves to accept the task and, dressed in her wedding gown, passes through the torii gate of the shrine where the Grim Reaper is enshrined in the darkness of night. But the Grim Reaper, Yakumo, who appears before her, coldly tells her, "I do not take wives." With nowhere else to go and unable to back down for the sake of the townspeople, Chizuru finds herself living as a sacrificial bride under the Grim Reaper, who knows no love…!? (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

1. **Suna wo** (砂を) \[Takao Saitou\] 2. **Rokudenashi** (ろくでなし) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Tadaima Kinenchuu** (<カックン親父> 只今禁煙中) \[Yuu Takita\] 4. **Aru Joukyaku** (ある乗客) \[Eiichi Arikawa (Mitusyoshi Sonoda)\] 5. **Yujima Tsumakoizaka** (湯島妻恋坂) \[Goseki Kojima\] 6. **Kachin! Tokitane** (カチン！ときたね) \[Masaharu Yamamoto\] 7. **PAUVRE,MARTIN** \[Shinji Nagashima\] 8. **Kumo Mousoukyou** (くも妄想狂) \[Umezu Kazuo\] 9. **\-Shichidou Muzan- Kisan** (-七道無惨- 帰参) \[Hiroshi Hirata\] 10. **Satsujin Jikanwari** (殺人時間割) \[K. Motomitsu\] 11. **Hitomi ga Yottsu** (ひとみが四つ) \[Tomoe Satoo\] 12. **Mina-goroshi no Uta** (みなごろしの歌) \[Masaaki Satou\] 13. **Hito Hanabi** (人花火) \[Maki Ibara\] 14. **Shijin no Tegami** (死人の手紙) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 15. **Karasu Neko ga Naku** (カラス猫が鳴く) \[Masako Yashiro\] 16. **Aoi Umi** (青い海) \[Fumiyasu Ishikawa\] 17. **Rinshitsu no Otoko** (隣室の男) \[Masahiko Matsumoto\] 18. **Denwa ga Naru Toki…** (電話が鳴る時・・・) \[Jouya Kagemaru\] 19. **Obake Entotsu** (おばけ煙突) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 20. **Henshin** (変身) \[Sanpei Shirato\]

[Original Manga](https://www.cmoa.jp/title/342852/)

2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Gekiga Koubou, a landmark event that sparked a gekiga boom in the rental manga industry of the time and laid the foundation for the enduring popularity of youth manga and adult manga that continues to this day. To mark this occasion, our company is reissuing the first issues of *Kage* and *Machi*—pivotal publications that served as cornerstones for the development of gekiga and drove the short-story magazine boom—in a two-volume set. These reissues faithfully replicate the original binding, color schemes, and book design as closely as possible. Each set includes an explanatory booklet featuring testimonials from individuals involved at the time, bringing these works to contemporary readers. This long-awaited, precious reprint offers both general readers and researchers a chance to discover the roots of modern manga. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

A Collection of short stories related to cats by various authors. All you need is Cats isn't it?!?! -[Kodansha](https://www.kodansha.co.jp/comic/products/0000013463)

Collections of one-shots that won the monthly Hop Step Award from 1987 to 1996.