Compilation of shorts stories related to the theme of "painful love" : 1) **Kyoumachi Hisa - Gomen. Demo, Suki** (ごめん。でも、好き | Sorry, but I like you) 2) **Nanajima Kana - Maigo no Maigo no Hatsukoichuu** ( 迷子の迷子の初恋中 | Two lost children in first love) 3) **Mitsuki Miko - Hatsukoi, Yoru ni Tokeru** (初恋、夜に溶ける | First love, melted to the evening) 4) **Watanabe Shiho - Todoke, 0 km no kimi e** (届け、0ｋｍのキミへ | Notification, 0km to you) 5) **Shiumi Saki Nikaime no Hatsukoi** (二回目の初恋 | Second first love) 6) **Koizumi Ren - Iitakatta, Ineakatta.** (言いたかった、言えなかった。| What I said, and what I couldn't say) 7) **Miyazawa Ritsuko - Dare yori mo Kimi no Soba ni Iru noni** (誰よりも君のそばにいるのに | You're by my side more than anyone else)

The year is 1962. The "Iron Curtain" is being lowered. An archipelago in the Far East. In Tokyo, a city divided into east and west and separated by a wall. A girl, Emilia, crosses a dangerous bridge as an escape contractor. (Source: Shougakukan, translated)

Against his will, Haru is forced into living with his brother's daughter Akira, whom lost both her parents, for three months. He never wanted to come back to the house where his brother and sister-in-law lived, nor did he want to see Akira. All of these reminded him of the bitter memory of love that he's kept sealed away. Now, Haru has to take care of Akira and her two roommates and come to terms with his painful memories.

Ann is a little girl living between her two separated parents. She acts differently in front of each of them: In Texas, she behaves as her father's ideal daughter, and in New York, she becomes her mother's beloved daughter. Thus she lives two different lifes in order to reconciliate her parents and return to their old life together. With the help of her teacher Miss Merry, she will try to realise her dream..

One day, Yuuri – a pretty high school girl – is asked by a stranger to attend the funeral of Hirose Takaya saying he had really liked her. Who was this guy, and why did he like her?

The story of Prince Shotoku, one of the most important figures in classical Japanese history, starting from birth, going over all the most important moments of his life… He is famous for his work as a regent, for having started the first diplomatic contacts with the Sui dynasty in China, and having contributed to the spread of Buddhism in Japan, with the construction of two famous temples: The Shitennou-ji and Horyuu-ji. (Source: shoujo-manga.net)

An anthology collection of what was originally a fake gag series used in okawa bkub's Poputepipikku (Pop Team Epic). Each chapter is a stand alone drawn by a different artist focusing on the idol trio of Hoshifuri Sosogu, Tsukino Shizuku, and Yuhi Korona. Cover illustration: Poyoyon♥Rock Color illustrations: Umeki Aoi, Hinoue Itaru, Yokoyari Mengo **1) Hop☆Step☆Drop!** (ホップ☆ステップ☆ドロップ!) by Fujisawa Kamiya **2) Stop! Sosogu-chan** (ストップ! そそぐちゃん) by Yukiko **3) Abe-iro Girl Drop** (阿部色ガールドロップ) by Romancing Abe **4) Riron to Hime-chan Punch: Futari no Kyori** (理論とひめちゃんパンチ～ふたりの距離～) by Imai Tetsuya **5) Dekkai Shizuku** (でっかいしずく) by Fakkuma **6) Sosogu wa Quiz-ou!?** (そそぐはクイズ王!?) by Koike Sadaji **7) Hoshi-iro Girl-den Sosogu** (星色ガール伝そそぐ) by bkub **8) Hanran** (氾濫) by Kafun **9) Miru nano Shizuku** (見るなのしずく) by Heriyama **10) Naisho no Drop Stars** (内緒のドロップスターズ) by Hirao Auri **11) Hanikami☆Maternity Blue** (はにかみ☆マタニティブルー) by Riyo **12) Saishuuwa: "Ryuusei"** (最終話『流星』) by Mizuno Moto **13) astromical unit** by Hatopopoko

Jiroubei (57), after 38 years of loyal service as a shinobi, loses his job after the death of his mistress. Taroubei (61) decides to retire after 41 years working as a constable in the city of Edo. These two men decided to give their lives to a loyal cause. Now free from their duty, a strange friendship begins between the two of them.

An anthology of comics, based on Sakyou Komatsu's best-selling novel, *Nihon Chinbotsu* about Japan slowly sinking into the sea. The stories are mostly parodies, released in conjunction with the movie adaptation. Many stories are based on the hometowns of the authors. 1. **Kikyou** (帰郷) \[Hideo Azuma\] 2. **Chinbotsu!** (沈没!) \[Yoshitoo Asari\] 3. **Noboribetsu Chinbotsu** (登別沈没) \[Nawoki Karasawa\] 4. **Sink←→Float (Surechigai)** (Sink←→Float(スレ違い)) \[Hiroki Endo\] 5. **Tokorozawa Chinbotsu** (所沢沈没) \[Shinpei Ito\] 6. **Mitaka Cinbotsu** (三鷹沈没) \[Daisuke Nishijima\] 7. **Chibotsu Rhapsody** (沈没ラプソディー) \[Kenji Tsuruta\] 8. **Akamiso Chinbotsu!?** (赤味噌沈没!?) \[Minato Koio\] 9. **Tsuzukiyama Umi Hyoubanki** (続山海評判記) \[Kouichirou Yonemura\] 10. **Kyoto Chinbotsu** (京都沈没) \[Michio Hisauchi\] 11. **Chinbotsu Nippon** (ちんぼつニッポン) \[Tony Takezaki\] 12. **Koto Shoushitsu** (古都消失) \[Sora Wo\] 13. **Okayama Chinbotsu** (岡山沈没) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 14. **Shiawase na Momotaro** (しあわせな桃太郎) \[Katsuya Terada\] 15. **Nippon Chinbotsu Oosoudou** (日本沈没大騒動) \[TONO\] 16. **Hatsudou! D-4 Keikaku** (発動!D-4計画) \[Gaku Miyao\] 17. **Nippon Chinbotsu Sekinin Ron** (日本沈没責任論) \[Kouichirou Yasunaga\] 18. **Manga Nippon Chinbotsu** (マンガ日本沈没) \[Shinichi Hiromoto\] 19. **Tsushima Zanryuu** (対馬残留) \[Tomohiro Kouda\] 20. **Kuninu Kuniguni Shimanu Shimajima** (国ぬ国々 島ぬ島々) \[Romanov Higa\] 21. **Nippon Chinbotsu orz Zenkoku Hen** (日本沈orz全国編) \[Miki Tori\]

Anthology of shorts based on Shin Megami Tensei IV.

Through the biography of the French sovereign Henri Troyat, Ikeda Ryoko decides to transpose the life, the loves and the diplomatic corps of "Catherine the Great" to paper. The result is a historical fresco of rare fidelity to the original story. (Source: shoujo-manga.net)

Tamako, who has lead a sheltered life all her life, wants to attend a university in Tokyo to follow her boyfriend there but is opposed by her grandfather. So she plans a fake engagement with Noriyuki in exchange for her grandfather's financial support to his family's shop while both he and she gets to study in Tokyo.