Tetsuo is a tough looking boy who has hair dyed bright red and wears flashy clothes. He's strong, but is trying to avoid needless fighting. One day, he found a plastic bag with two goldfish inside abandoned in a trash box on a summer festival day. He had a trauma...of the day he killed goldfish by accident. He tried to release them into a river, but a girl stopped him--a beautiful girl who knows so much about goldfish. She told Tetsuo that releasing them means killing them, that goldfish were meant to be kept by humans. When Tetsuo decided to keep the goldfish, she beamed and came to his apartment room to teach him how. They weren't aware that another cute girl, Mayu, was watching them...she had something to tell Tetsuo about fish too. (Source: Kadokawa)

Taiko Shimizu is a 28-year old Japanese teacher at a high school. Her job isn't going well, she has no boyfriend, and her days are boring and dull. She just wanted to fall in love with someone, but the person she met on a dating app turned out to be a married man... Then she met the cool but slightly mean Tsumura at a bar called "Yoru no Happening" where they have a "book club"! This is a love story about a mature woman dealing with the mistakes in her life! (Source: Taiyoutosho, translated)

*"Ah...jeez! I want to have sex...!"* Aya is a 33-year-old office worker who's dealing with sexual frustration. She wants to feel the touch and love of a man but hasn't had a boyfriend in 8 years. And societally speaking, if women show their desire, they are looked down upon. One day, Aya's flirty supervisor Dojima invites her out for drinks. Dojima is divorced and down to have a one-night stand instead of a partner. Hearing this, Aya makes up her own rules to not get carried away or have any regrets for having a one-night stand and sets out to make her one-stand a reality. (Source: Manga Plaza)

An irreplaceable "spot..." and the greatest friends in the world! Just when it seems like peaceful everyday life will continue forever, disaster strikes, and that's when these men move to protect what matters most to them! A compilation of stories about the legendary boys of Hiroshima!

Submission for the 8th Tetsuya Chiba Awards.

Jealousy, fear, and love...where does it all lead? Let Satonaka Machiko take you on a journey into the true heart of women in this sometimes dark, sometimes comedic short story collection! (Source: Manga Reborn)

One summer morning in 1945, Natsuki Kyouko, a Japanese female student living in Shenyang, Manchuria, meets a young medic, Hayami. Soon after their encounter, they both develop feelings for each other. World War II was still ongoing but around the same time, Japan surrendered and the war ended. The soldiers in Manchuria are quickly withdrawn to Japan, but Hayami remains there to help the remaining civilians. But with the end of the war, things change drastically for both Kyouko and Hayami. (Source: Renta, translated)

Gina has been married to her wealthy, handsome husband, Reid, for seven years. They were blessed with adorable children and supposedly living a happy life as a married couple. But then Gina started to suspect that her husband was cheating on her, and it left her in a state of indecision... Now, to make matters worse, her husband has announced the unthinkable?he and his secretary are heading off on a business trip. The worst part is they'll be staying in the same suite! Has his heart moved on from Gina to another woman? In order to win him back, Gina's going to take drastic measures that will shock even her! (Source: Renta!)

Sarah, who works as a building cleaner, is approached by Ben Gardiner, CEO of a large company on the top floor. He takes her out to dinner at a three-star restaurant to get the opinion of an "ordinary" woman for his product. For the a normal girl like Sarah, it is a dream come true. Ben then asks Sarah to accompany him on a further week-long visit to Milan to give him advice, saying that her opinion will be helpful. Sarah is alone with the famous playboy... And she has her own reasons... (Source: Manga Plaza)

An anthology collection revolving around a school where Tezuka's characters are the students and faculty members.

Sol Rock plays the role of support in Black Tiger, an up-and-coming party of prodigies known as the Miracle Children. His party sees him as deadweight and he’s expelled by the leader, but the truth is that he has a special talent that gives him the godlike power to bestow incredibly OP skills and stats upon his companions! Only two members of his party, “Iron Wall” Reen and “Saint of Healing” Julia, realize that Sol is the source of their amazing powers, and they choose to leave with him. With no one holding him back, Sol can finally unleash his true potential, and he decides to use it to create the world’s most powerful party. When Sol is offered five cards, each depicting a monster powerful enough to take on the world on its own, he begins a journey to gather them all to his side and fulfill his dream! (Source: J-Novel Club)

Sometimes in life, we have to stop what we’re doing to ask ourselves, “Why does such and such have to be like this?” The world of Katsuo Nakane’s Hurrah Sailor, deals with this question, as Konika, Ichino, Mareta, Shoya, and Ensign Kurie find themselves stranded on a planet whose inhabitants have developed virtually no technology at all. The Two United Empires and the Federation Kingdom have been at war for centuries and entire galaxies have been turned into war zones. With neither side ever achieving a decisive victory, the conflict has been dragging on so long that both sides have even forgotten the reason why the war originally started. But now, for Konika of the Federation Kingdom, and the others from the United Empire, they must put aside their differences to find a way off the planet together. During this process, they find that perhaps there are no differences between them, and some of them begin to wonder if they wouldn’t be better off not returning to the war. (Source: Infinity Studios)