The history of the Toyota Corolla from the1960s to the 2020s, as told through five real-life stories about everyday life with a Corolla. Published on the Toyota website to celebrate the 50 millionth Toyota Corolla sold in 2021.

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) \[Fumiko Takano\]

Ume finally confesses her feelings to an upperclassman she sees daily on her morning commute. And... she's rejected. But she won't give up so easily! (Source: Comic Days, translated) *Note: Originally published in Dessert Magazine 2024 March issue's Dessert Blue supplemental.*

In a planet with an ocean of sand, humans live in robot-like houses. They survive by defeating monsters and harvesting their oil which is needed for operating their houses. One day our hero meet a group of people who are building a rocket and aiming to leave Earth.

Volume 1 (2023-07-26) Cover Illustration: kicori 1. **Osananajimi no Sei de Iki Okure Sounanode, Monku wo Ittara Taihen na Koto ni Narimashita** (幼馴染のせいで行き遅れそうなので、文句を言ったら大変なことになりました ) \[Akari Chikusa x Lemon Yuzu\] 2. **Mob Atsukai sareru Ore wa Mibun wo Kakushite Gakuen ni Kayou Ou Taishi Nandakedo, Kimi-tachi ga Ou Taishi to Shinjite Yamanai High-Spec Ikemen wa Koushaku-ka no go Reijou da.** (モブ扱いされる俺は身分を隠して学園に通う王太子なんだけど、君たちが王太子と信じてやまないハイスペックイケメンは侯爵家のご令嬢だ。) \[Wani Kurokoda x Rittan\] 3. **Iede Oujo wa Heion ni Kurashitai** (家出王女は平穏に暮らしたい) \[Ichiko Bukiyama x Rei Sekiya\] 4. **Seiryaku Kekkon shita Otto no "Imahanaki Omoide no Josei" wa, Watashi deshita.** (政略結婚した夫の「今は亡き想い出の女性」は、私でした。) \[Shibatarou Nakamura x Yuri Seo\] 5. **Akuyaku Joou ni Tensei shitanode Danzai Kaihi no Tame ni Otouto ni Kiraware You to Shitakeredo, Shippai shimashita** (悪役女王に転生したので断罪回避のために弟に嫌われようとしたけれど、失敗しました ) \[Natsu Kuroki x Yuri Seo\] Volume 2 (2024-02-08) Cover Illustration: kicori 1. **Fiancée-sama ga Azayaka ni Hametsu shite Ikimashita** (婚約者様があざやかに破滅していきました ) \[Yoru Yawatari x Tsuyuko Yamada\] 2. **"Boku no Suki na Hito wa ne" tte, Anata no Noroke wa Kikitaku Arimasen. Hatsukoi wo Suteyou to shite Ita no ni, Date wo Moushikonde kuru nante Dou Iu Tsumori desu ka?** (「僕の好きなひとはね」って、あなたの惚気は聞きたくありません。初恋を捨てようとしていたのに、デートを申し込んでくるなんてどういうつもりですか?) \[Yuri Ashida x Midori Ishikawa\] 3. **Kioku ni Nai to Fiancé ni Iwareta Moto Seijo: Shiawase wa Sugu Soba ni Arimashita** (記憶にないと婚約者に言われた元聖女~幸せはすぐそばにありました~) \[Mitsu x Oto Nagatsuki\] 4. **Tsuihou sarete Kemono Hito no Kuni ni Kita Reijou desu ga, Tori Zoku no Ikemen ga Yatara Hane wo Kureru.** (追放されて獣人の国に来た令嬢ですが、鳥族のイケメンがやたら羽をくれる。) \[Yoshinori Kisaragi x Yamori Michikusa\] 5. **Watakushi wa Nekkara no Akuyaku Reijou desu ga, Fiancé ga Eccentric Sugite Derumaku ga Arimasen wa!** (Kashiko Kurobuchi x Rittan\]

"I'm a saint, but I'm also a girl (heroine)! Even saints know hurtful words and love!" ZERO-SUM's anthology of holy maidens, or "saints" / "saintesses" (i.e. seijo - 聖女). Cover art: OUKA Mai **Volume 1 Contents:** 1. "Kyukoku no Seijo ha Ai Dakewo nozomu" (救国の聖女は愛だけを望む), Art by BUKIYAMA Ichiko, Story by Atoha, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6305gm/) 2. 追放聖女は最強剣士に溺愛される〜喋れないからって聖女じゃなくなりましたけど、出会った私のお婿さんは最高です〜, Art by MURAI Nagisa, Story by MORITSUGU Kanade, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3366go/) 3. "Tsuijo Sareta Magao no Seijo ha Naniga Nandemo Inori Tudukeru" (追放された真顔の聖女は、なにがなんでも祈り続ける。), Art by NAKAKURA Chikage, Story by Amanose, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3771gi/) 4. "Tsuiho Seijo no Hatarakikata Kaikaku" (追放聖女の働き方改革), Art by YANAGIYA Maro, Story by HENO Natsuko, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0237gk/) 5. 偽聖女だと追放されましたが、本当に偽物です。さて、どうしましょう。, Art by AKATSUKI Mikka, Story by ATARA Hoshio, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4868go/) **Volume 2 Contents:** 1. "I Am the (Fake) Chief Saint, After All" (私、筆頭聖女(偽物)ですから), Art by TOYAMA Koma, Story by bouro, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7945gz/) 2. 十七歳の誕生日、わたしは異世界に召喚された, Art by KOTORI Aiko, story by Suzumiya, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5358hi/) 3. オンネリネン～追放された半竜の聖女は幸せな物語に夢を見る～, By AYASE Kyouna. 4. おしのび聖女の業務報告書, Art by YANAGIYA Maro, Story by HENO Natsuko, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3217gt/) 5. "Mizuha no Negai" (ミズハのねがい), By YAMAGATA Atsuka. 6. "Tsuiho Seijo no Koi no Yukue" (追放聖女の恋の行方), Art by Moegumuri, story by HANACHIRU Koko, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6072gv/) **Volume 3 Contents:** 1. "Tsuiho Seijo-sama no Katayoku ha" (追放聖女さまの片翼は), Art by Matsuki, Story by AKANE Tama, Character design by OUKA Mai. 2. "Seijo Toshite Seishin Seii Tsukushite Kita Tsumori Deshitaga" (聖女として誠心誠意尽くしてきたつもりでしたが), Art by YUKI Yukiko, Story by ASAZUKI Asa. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3339hc/) 3. 私は『聖女』として生きてきましたが、本物の『聖女』は妹らしい。, Art by UKI Tarou, Story by IKENAKA Orina. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3750hm/) 4. "Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo ha Torawareru" (婚約破棄された聖女は囚われる), Art by 鱧永あるひ, Story by OKAJIMA Miho. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1869gd/) 5. "Seijo Denakutema Watashiha Ima, Shiawase desu" (聖女でなくても私は今、幸せです), Art by Nanao (III), Story by TACHIGUSA Iwao. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6450gt/)

The single, 28-year-old office lady Sakiyama is crazy about the "dog" she took in recently. His name is Shiro. Living with the cute and playful Shiro offers solace for Sakiyama, who was getting tired of her life. But there is one secret that they must hide from everyone. Shiro’s true identity is actually Sumita-kun, a college boy! (Source: Comic Days, translated)

"I'll buy you." Lydia, a curious and tomboyish girl who grew up in a poor, isolated village, is sold to a human trafficker during a famine. Lydia begins working at a brothel, and her first client is Leon, a handsome young commander of the knights from the imperial capital. Lydia believes that if she goes to the imperial capital and becomes the Emperor's favorite, she can bring happiness to her family and everyone in her village. She asks Leon to buy her and take her to the imperial capital, but he flatly refuses. However, when Lydia mentions her special talent for dancing, Leon's attitude changes completely, and she decides to perform for him. Impressed by her skill, Leon offers to buy Lydia back! A superb love fantasy about a dancing girl who aspires to be the Emperor's favorite and a cool commander of the knights!