The information-aggregated city TOKYO:M. In a future where even emotions are datafied and everything is created by prompts, people live competing for “Emo values.” In this city, people whisper about ICQ (Ico) and their companions ReVers3:X. ICQ, who possesses no emotions, has lyrics/prompts with the power to implement new emotions into the world. One day, a request comes to ReVers3:X: “Find a certain prompt”… A new “Music × Cyber SF” opens, set in the near future where lyrics create the world.

Masaaki Satou: 1. **Hijou no Blues** (非情のブルース) 2. **Yami no Shikaku** (闇の視角) 3. **Ake no Houkai** (朱の崩壊) Kenji Nanba: 1. **Attack Joe: Juusatsu** (アタック・ジョー 銃殺) 2. **Attack Joe: Sandy Parker Monogatari** (サンディ・クーパー物語) 3. **Vera Cruz wa Nani wo Mita ka** (ヴェラクルスは何を見たか) 4. **Dorodarake no Houmui** (どろだらけの葬い)

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)

Included with the February 15th, 2013 inaugural issue of Harta. "Harta" means "treasure" in Indonesian. In this booklet, various creators followed the theme of "harta is treasure" to create one-page manga and illustrations. (Source: Harta, translated)

Marion, the daughter of a marquis, struggles to find a marriage partner due to her gambling father's bad reputation. After her father suddenly dies, she and her sickly mother are left with enormous debts and are forced out of their home. Desperate to protect her mother, Marion begs the wealthy creditor Dean for more time to repay the debt. Instead, he offers her a condition: she must become his mistress. Though she initially resents the forceful Dean, she gradually finds herself drawn to the kindness he occasionally shows, leading to a passionate and complicated romance. [Original Webtoon](https://www.comico.jp/comic/13246)