Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. Source: New Directions

A samurai named Kunugi Naramaru is asked by a soldier he defeated in battle to deliver news of his death to the soldier's family. Out of compassion, Kunugi agrees, and he eventually befriends the man's family and helps them in their daily life. However, things take a turn when the man's son, Heiwa, discovers that Kunugi is the one who killed his father.

A comedy story about a grandfather, the lord of restaurants Ajihara Mikaku, which starts hallucinating after eating the ginger friend pork (Shogayaki) his granddaughter made. **Official Translations:** [English](https://www.dlsite.com/girls/work/=/product_id/RJ01105434.html), [Korean](https://www.dlsite.com/girls/work/=/product_id/RJ01047538.html)

Collection of One Piece doujinshi from different artists. Covers illustrator: SARUYA Hachi **2004 Vol 1**: • *水の中の内面と外面* by SARUYA Hachi • *メモのようなもの* by YAMANAKA Hiko • *ANXIOUS* by SOUREI Naruto • *おしおきＤＸ* by Munta • *My Love Approach* (マイ ラブ アプローチ) by SAOTOME Kagura • *呼吸* by Tee2BOOKS • *joke* by 139 • *恋花火* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *きみと花火* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *甘い関係* by Tsukudani • *junior sweet* by Tsukudani • *ウルウルの実* by AJIMIYA Makoto • *いつかバターにかわるまで* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *ロロノアくんの恋人* by Munta • *その時、その心理。* by SOMEYA Rui • *オレンジデイズ ～若葉の頃～* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *オレンジデイズ ～新緑の頃～* by TOKUNAGA Mako **2005 Vol 2**: • *高レベル代償　affaire de coear* by SARUYA Hachi • *とても、短い思い出のはなし。* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *二刀流サンジ* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *いつか* by 139 • *高き空の峰* by ESUKI Chizuru • *水上の都* by HANAMURA Touko • *SUnny Sunny Day！* by FUJIKI Aya • *Honey*Honey* (ハニー＊ハニー) by AJIMIYA Makoto • *そして議題は王子様の乗り物について。* by SOMEYA Rui • *隣人に光が射す時* by NATSUME Kokoro • *ふられてBANZAI* by Munta • *闇も光も 光も闇も（小説)* by Ajirou & NATSUME Kokoro • *ラブ イズ ゴーヤ(1)～(7)* by Koinu • *君を待つ間* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *おかしな二人* by OREYOSHI Furota • *あり日の昼下がり* by FUJISAKI Ichiko • [color=blue]*Moshimo Den-Den Mushi ga Terebi Denwa dattara*[/color] (もしも電伝虫がテレビ電話だったら…) by HAGA Inochi: A hilarious spoof on the train journey to Enis Lobby. Plus Zoro reveals his mushy side after a fight (sort of 😉 ) • *無題* by HAGA Inochi • *君が好き* by MITSUKI Nao **2006 Vol 3**: • [color=blue]*A Kiss Coram Populo*[/color] (遮る一双の先に) by SARUYA Hachi • *恋の絆創膏* by SOMEYA Rui • *ペットは決して話さない* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *火葬* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *夢紀行* by Munta • *役立たずな男* by 139 • *ウヨキョクセツ* by Tee2BOOKS • *空* by ESUKI Chizuru • [color=blue]*Midnight Sun*[/color] (ミッドナイト・サン) by Yamato: Zoro and Sanji make a bet involving a bottle of wine. (Later reprinted in volume 2 of [Ichioku Size](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=93843); scanlated from this version) • *Gear 2 na ZS* (ギア2なZS) by HAGA Inochi • *手紙* by HANAMURA Touko • *バスルームDE乾杯☆* by AJIMIYA Makoto • *続く終わりはない* by Ajirou (cuts: YAMADA Nichoume) • *ばら色の指先* by NATSUME Kokoro • *夏恋* by Tsukudani • *夏の魔物* by SOUREI Naruto * Note: [color=blue]blue[/color] = scanlated

Oto is a pessimistic teenager who leads a dull, undead-ly boring life until he took a dying stray cat into his care that changes his life forever. [Original Webtoon](https://m.webtoons.com/id/challenge/soul-of-neko/list?title_no=520979&page=1)

What if Osamu Tezuka were still alive and creating manga today? What kind of manga would he draw? To answer this question, Tezuka Productions and Kioxia (formerly Toshiba Memory) launched the **"TEZUKA2020"** project: an initiative to create a new Osamu Tezuka manga using AI (artificial intelligence) technology. A manga consists of two main elements: **story** and **art**. For "TEZUKA2020", vast amounts of data on plots and characters from Tezuka's works were extracted and fed into an AI system. Through a process of trial and error, they created what is considered the **world's first manga whose production involved AI**. This book not only details the **production process**, but also includes the resulting work: **"PAIDON" (ぱいどん)**. Furthermore, it contains **"Haetataki" (ハエたたき)**, a chapter from **"Suspicion" (サスピション)**, an AI-related story Tezuka himself drew approximately **40 years ago**. *Source: Kodansha, translated*

In a bid to find a trade route linking the east and western united states, can the intrepid members of the 13th expeditionary party make it through the dreaded black canyon alive? (Source: DMG) *Note: published as a supplement of Omoshiro Book 1954-06*

A day in the life of a teenage girl, on the verge of becoming a woman. She is dealing with a depressed mom, coping with the recent death of her dad, school and the other problems girls like her deal on a daily base. While her inner turmoil is boiling, she keeps a cool façade when it comes to portraying what she feels. Sometimes hypocritical, sometimes sad but interesting. [source: manoflabook]

Suwa and her father live alone on the slopes of Horsebare Mountain, eking out the most meager of existences. During the warmer months the beautiful waterfall brings a few sightseers, but when winter comes there is only solitude. Suwa would do anything to escape the life to which her father has resigned himself. And the lure of the river is strong... This early classic from the author of Japan’s greatest modern novel is a dark, elliptical tale of hopelessness that weaves the folklore of the mountains into an anti-coming-of-age story as vividly relevant today as it was when it was written nearly a hundred years ago.

Chase Ryder runs Cyberworx, a major company known for their charity work. Jane Dawson is just a waitress in a cafe, but her heart goes beyond panini sandwiches and fresh coffee. Her best friend's daughter suffers from leukemia, the same disease that took her father's life. Jane wants to organize a charity event to raise money for the young girl's treatment, but can she talk a multimillionaire into sparing some money and time for a child he's never met? She may be just a plain Jane, but she'll cut right to the Chase for her little princess. (c)JUNKO TAMURA/MELISSA McCLONE

From Ablaze: Over the course of his career, legendary mangaka Osamu Tezuka adapted many of Shakespeare's works. Shakespeare Manga Theater collects these adaptations into one volume. The book includes the following: The Merchant of Venice (1959), Robio and Robiette (from Astro Boy, 1965), Macbeth (from Vampire "The Three Fortunetellers", 1966), Hamlet (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1981), and Othello (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1982).