At the age of 12, Serena Ashenheide attends the party to select the Crown Prince's fiancée. She recalls that she was once the fiancée of the Crown Prince, known as "the most evil woman of all time," and that she was framed for a crime she did not commit by the Crown Prince and his sister-in-law, and died in prison at the age of 18. "This is bad, I must avoid getting engaged to the Crown Prince at all costs!" she thought, quickly proposing to Glenn Bryant, a beast knight who happened to be there, and successfully avoided her engagement to the Crown Prince. However, Glenn, who initially dismissed her as a child's nonsense, suddenly decided to accept Serena's proposal...!? This is the start of a pure love comedy that begins with the lies of a villainous young lady and a beast knight! (Source: Futabasha, translated)

Kotaro, a widower raising his daughter on his own, has a recent source of worry: his preschool-aged daughter, Harune, is an "ultra sore loser." Her competitive nature is so extreme that her extracurricular activities never go well, leading to one problem after another... That’s when they encounter a Shogi classroom run by a woman who is the spitting image of his late wife...?! Shogi teaches us what is truly important in life! A journey shared by father and daughter! A heart-stirring, cozy Shogi classroom life!! *Source: Grand Jump, Translated*

An anthology centered on Persona 5. It features mostly character art, but it also includes nine short manga chapters.

Esperia is in turmoil as the elemental imbalance causes yet more chaos. Talene and the others travel to The Scorched Expanse, the land of the Maulers, following the guidance of The Windchild in the search for the Earth Guardian. They find two figures engaged in a fierce battle within the yellow sands. It’s Brutus, The Blood Claw, fighting against his treacherous mentor Anasta. What could have made the former Blood Claw betray his people... The past will slowly unfold in this epic scroll... (Source: INKR)

Adachi Masamichi has been having the worst luck. He failed his college entrance exams, locking him into a second year of spinning his wheels; he lost his part-time job; and then he nearly died in a hit-and-run. But while he's bracing for the end, a frighteningly handsome man appears and invites Masamichi to be his servant in exchange for his life. When Masamichi agrees to the terms, he finds himself bound to an antique-shop owner who only appears to be human… **Official English:** [Yen Press](https://yenpress.com/series/the-contract-between-a-specter-and-a-servant-light-novel)

*"Do you want to die, or live as my servant?" A beautiful specter asked me to live with him.* Masamichi was depressed that day. He failed the university entrance exam for the second time, and lost his part-time job at izakaya pub. But then came the most unlucky part--getting hit by a car. "My life is ending here," he thought. However....a mysterious, handsome man appeared before him. "Be my servant. Work for me, and be my prey. If you accept, I'll heal your body. I'll give you a place to live and food to eat." When Masamichi took his hand, a whole new life started!

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Company president Kosei Saryo begins keeping a “girl pet” who looks exactly like his late lover, Sayuki Fujino. Meanwhile, Sayuki’s younger brother Sota, convinced that Kosei was the one who drove his sister to her death, acquires a “girl pet” of his own in order to carry out his revenge. As both men project their unresolved emotions onto their “pets,” their lives edge closer toward confrontation, entwined in a dangerous cycle of love, grief, and vengeance.

From Namonai: Working in the Forensics classroom, Atsuomi, and in the Surgery section, Enami. Overcoming all the ups and downs that tie them together, we go back to their first meeting nine years previous to the med school induction ceremony. For some reason their personalities matched and when they finally realized it, they had become best friends talking together about their dreams of the future. Atsuomi jests naively with Enami, the way he would with an older brother. However something that surpasses the level of mere friendship has begun to twist and turn in Enami's heart!!

My old man pointed to a flower-like woman and said, “Call her mother from now on.” He then pointed to a flower-bud-like girl and said, “This is your little sister.” My little sister is not cute. She is arrogant, taciturn and weird, but she knows how to please our parents. She is two-faced and deceitful, but it seems like she only treats me that way. I care for her, try to please her as much as I can, but she still dislikes me. Until one day, I found out her secret, our relationship began to get a little bit weird…