In the year 2024, young Shiki runs away from home to live with her grandfather, Taizou, who runs the Ushio Sea Service in the man-made island-city of Standard Blue. Four years earlier, Shiki's father died in a deep sea incident, and Shiki is now trying to learn about her father, herself and her family's deep connection to the sea. The Ushio's crew--gruff Takeshi, distant Taichun--at first consider Shiki a hindrance, but she wins them over with her enthusiasm and courage. When Shiki's mother comes looking for her, however, danger looms near and Shiki is put to the final test.

Back in high school days, Makoto fell for Natsume (a glassed, short-haired girl) at the first dialogue with her. He even applied for a less competitive major of the same college just to be with her, but unfortunately she was not admitted. Makoto helped Natsume to retake the exam and the two became a couple naturally. The story follows small romantic events in their and their close friends' daily lives.

1. Gachaboy Ichidaiki (Gachaboy's Record of One Generation) 2. Kami no Toride 3. Sukippara no Blues 4. Tokiwasou Monogatari 5. Toiu Tegami ga Kita 6. Doubutsu Tsurezuregusa (Essay on Idleness of Animals) 7. Dotsuitare (Bassui)

A reprint of the original Haikara containing three extra one-shots: Zombie Professor (ゾンビープロフェッサー) Seishun Banzai!! (青春バンザイ！！, title written without exclamation marks in the table of contents) Nekomachi no Fuyu (猫待ちの冬)

Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Creative Award in 2004.

Fuuta Okeya’s dad said second-year middle school students are unstoppable, and he’s inclined to agree. Fuuta’s determined to make the most out of his ordinary student life, but everything changes when the mysterious Kouko Ishigami transfers into his class. Not just because Fuuta thinks she’s pretty and likes her – but because she thinks Fuuta is her rival from a past life! (Source: Manga Planet) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

Kaibutsu-kun and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Kaibutsu Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group Demonish.

Super Taiheiki is a science fiction action drama in which a boy who has come from the future fights against villains in the late Edo period using unique inventions. (Source: Tezuka Osamu Official)

This one-shot is the adaptation of two movies: Zatoichi's Vengeance (Tokuzo Tanaka) and Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (Kazuo Ikehiro). The Ballad of Zatoichi: Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi." Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels, he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to stay and defend the town or to leave and be on his way. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage: After he's ambushed in a small village terrorized by a gang of thieves, the legendary blind swordsman Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man in self-defense. As fate would have it, his travels soon lead him to Okichi, a woman whom Zatoichi discovers is the sister of the young man whose life he stole. In anger, Okichi attacks the blind swordsman, but her conscience gets the better of her, and as she tends his wounds, the two fall in love. (Source: Manga-Updates)

Various stories about dolls, ranging from horrifying to heartwarming, "Playing with Dolls," "Mannequin," "Marie with Blue Eyes," and "Ventriloquist's Love. "Ritual," in which four good friends made a deal with the devil to confirm their friendship. Misuzu Yamada, who is overshadowed at school, stops by a fortune teller's house because of her love life. There, Misuzu finds the means to change herself, and her final choice is... "Love's Wish Comes True". (Source: Sukima, translated)

A fantastic work that depicts human cruelty to the utmost limit! 1. **Ashita no Jigoku** (あしたの地獄) 2. **Dai Sensou Jidai** (大戦争時代) 3. **Yakyuukyou Jidai** (野球狂時代) 4. **Hatsumeikyou Jidai** (発明狂時代)