The study of folklore as an academic discipline was founded by Yanagida Kunio, a university scholar of the Showa period. However, there was another scholar, Hyodo Kitakami, who dared to investigate the heretical stories that had to be discarded in the process of making folklore into science! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

From Viz: Now that she's 13 years old, it's time for young Kiki to start thinking about her future. So one night, under the shine of a full moon, she grabs her black cat Jiji, hops on her mother's broom and heads off into the night. The next day she alights upon a friendly oceanside city, and this, she tells her loyal and furry companion, is where she'll spend the next year learning how to become a real, honest-to-goodness witch. But poor Kiki -there are a couple of things she forgot to plan for. First, she's got to find a place to live. And, secondly, she's got to find a job.

There's even more to be told of the antics of the SOS Brigade—under Haruhi's leadership the possibilities for fun and mayhem are endless! Join your favorite characters in this huge collection of brand-new adventures and illustrations from a wide range of artists and storytellers! Jam-packed with more time travelers, aliens, espers, and Haruhi than Kyon can handle, this anthology is the perfect addition to any collection! (Source: Yen Press) #Illustrations: Katoki Hajime (カトキハジメ), okama, Tiv, Yoshizaki Mine, Tsugano Gaku \- Nylon \- Tsuda Mikiyo \- Eiki Eiki \- Mikawa Verno \- Kazuto Izumi \- Gotsubo Ryuuji \- Akizuki Ryou (あきづきりょう) \- Tachibana Ayun \- ASTROGUYII \- Shiozaki Shinobu (しおざき忍) \- Suzuragi Karin \- Igarashi Ran \- Takatsuki Nagy \- Yuzuki Ryouta \- KOIZUMI \- Sakurada Hiro (佐倉田尋) \- Shimada \- Shirahama Kouta (白浜コータ) \- Kagurazaka Sakutarou \- As-Special \- Kiyohara Hiro \- Aoki Mitsue

Short comics released on the official Japanese *Sonic the Hedgehog* website, *Sonic Channel*, as part of the franchise's 25th anniversary celebrations. Each comic focuses on individual Sonic characters featured in the Character Profiles on *Sonic Channel* often featuring slice-of-life moments or references to their backstory in past games. (Source: Sonic Wikia, edited)

This story follows the legendary samurai Ryuma. This one shot is also part of the collection Wanted! (Source: One Piece Wiki)

This is the second version of "Romance Dawn" containing 45 pages, and was originally published in the Weekly Shonen Jump of 1996 issue #41 on 23 September. It has since been reprinted, along with a page of author commentary, in the Eiichiro Oda early-works compilation Wanted! in 1998. *Note: It was adapted into episode 907 of the One Piece TV anime that aired on October 20, 2019.*

I have been in love with my sister's fiance for 7 years. I live a lie. That has never changed and never will. Or so I thought... Until I met Eichi. The day Eichi found out about my lie, that I was okay with my sister being with her husband, he told me that he wanted my sister for himself. We decided to work together to make our fantasy a reality. But, the way Eichi was coming on to me made me question if it was really my sister he was after. To grow accustomed to a man's touch, he hugged me... and even k-kissed me?! What in the world is going on? (Source: Manga Plaza)

The main character, Bran, is a pickpocket who although trying to correct his way of life, just cannot stop his "bad habit". God himself decides to kill him and give his soul a strict scolding to prevent him from doing more bad things in his future lives, then plans to kill him with his notebook, in which whatever you write will happen at the exact date and hour that you specify, but instead of writing "A meteorite will hit Bran's house", he accidentally writes "A meteorite will hit Branchi"; Branchi being a big department store. He only notices his error when an angel tells him. God's Gift for the Future is a oneshot manga by Eiichiro Oda, originally published in the October 1993 issue of Monthly Shonen Jump Original. It was later reprinted in 1998 as part of Wanted!, a compilation of Oda's pre-One Piece stories. (Source: One Piece Wiki)

Ikki Yakō is a oneshot manga by Eiichiro Oda, originally published in the 1994 Shonen Jump Spring Special. It won first place in the year's Hop☆Step manga awards. It was later reprinted in 1998 as part of Wanted!, a compilation of Oda's pre-One Piece stories. (Source: One Piece Wiki)

The story opens with Wild Joe, a bounty hunter, going after the head of the wanted criminal Gill Bastar. It is shown that Gill's huge bounty is due to his killing of many people in self-defense. Ironically the more people he kills, the more he must kill to protect himself. Wanted! is a one-shot manga by Eiichiro Oda, produced during his senior year of high school in 1992. It was submitted under the pseudonym Tsuki Himizu Kikondo to the 44th Tezuka Awards and won Second Class, earning Oda ¥500,000 and marking his debut in the manga industry. Per convention at the time, Wanted! was collected with its fellow winners in a single Mezase Mangaka volume, published in early 1993. After One Piece brought Oda to new prominence, it was reprinted in the September 1998 issue of Akamaru Jump, followed by a self-titled collection dedicated to one-shots from Oda's early career. (Source: One Piece Wiki)

With this guy... I'm sure I can find happiness. Even though she's gorgeous on the outside, Hana is a 26-year-old girl with a timid nature. Each time she fantasizes about having a bright future with the person she's with, she ends up being betrayed and having her heart severely broken. It's as if Hana's heart is a black hole that keeps attracting another "horrid" person who approaches Hana disguised as her "one true love". From a lack of self-confidence, Hana is dependent on others and addicted to love. This is an omnibus love series that stylishly depicts the stories of a single girl falling deeper into hell as she's being taken advantage of by different men and women. At the end of this torment, will Hana ever find real "happiness"...? (Source: MangaPlaza)