On the way to summer school, a romance begins with a senpai who's sexy to the MAX. (Source: Betsufure, translated) *Note: An award-winner in the 63rd Betsufure Manga Newcomer Award.*

Botan, a middle school student, has been tormented by evil spirits that she started seeing after her pet cat died. Her father has hired various exorcists, but the situation has only gotten worse. As Botan falls deeper into despair, another exorcist hired by her father appears before her, Kokume, a girl the same age as Botan. However, despite being an exorcist, she cannot see spirits… (Source: Shogakukan, translated) *Note: Won Honourable Mention in the 2025 New Generation Sunday Award.*

It is a manga anthology of “Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni”, published by Earth Star.

Riku graduated junior high regretting being distant and alone. Resolving to make a fresh start in high school, she went to the hair salon to cut her hair short, and there she met Hayate, the younger brother of the salon owner who was helping out. He's handsome, with an easy smile that sparkles like the sun. And it turns out that Hayate will also be Riku's high school classmate! Before she knew it, Riku couldn't take her eyes off him…! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Miri Tsujimura, a food sample geek posing as a perfect employee, gets a new boss, Hajime Fujisaki. He is a cheerful and talented man, but his smile is somewhat like that of a "food sample." Miri is surprised to hear him say, "He's incompetent," a line so far removed from her image of him.