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30Tsuchiya, who works at an advertising agency, meets Shimizu, a librarian with a unique aura, at a friend’s café. Wanting to get to know Shimizu, who is ten years older, Tsuchiya starts visiting the café more often and builds a connection with him. However, Shimizu carries a deep, unspoken wound from a past relationship and firmly refuses to take things further, saying, “You and I can only have fun ‘playing’ together.” Tsuchiya faces a clear boundary that he cannot cross, but what will happen next? (Source: Leed, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
#Cover illustration: Amazume Ryuta 1. **Boy Meets Girl Girl Meets Boy** 2 2. **Bloomed in Action** 2 3. **Josou Shijo** 3 4. **Balance Policy 1** (バランスポリシー) \[Yoshitomi Akihito\] 5. **Entrans!** 2 6. **Taki Kyouju no Kojin Jugyou** (滝教授の個人授業, Professor Taki's Individual Class) \[Shiozaki Yuji\] 7. **Accomplice** 3 8. **Girl's Sactuary** 3 9. **Hero no Himitsu** 2 10. **Poko-kon** 1 (ポコこん 1) \[Takauchi Yuuga\] 11. **Lady's Maid** 12. **Friends** (フレンズ) \[Orimoto Mimana\] 13. **Metallic Coffin** (メタリック・コフィン) \[Amoi Jun\] 14. **Hashiru Kakeru Subaru!** 2
#Cover illustration: Amazume Ryuta 1. **Hajimete no Yoru Hajimete no Asa** (初めての夜 初めての朝, First Night, First Morning) \[Amazume Ryuta\] 2. **Josou Shijo** 2 3. **Entrans!** 2 4. **Accomplice** 2 5. **Manga de Wakaru Shinryou Naika** (マンガで分かる心療内科) \[Yuuki Yuu x Sou\] 6. **Hero no Himitsu**1 (ヒーローの秘密, Hero's Secret) \[Imamura Yoko\] 7. **Girl's Sanctuary** 2 8. **Plastic Cradle** (プラスチック・クレイドル) \[Amoi Jun\] 9. **Uruwashiki♥Josou no Sekai** 2 10. **Brocken Blood V Tokubetsu-hen** (ブロッケンブラッドⅤ 特別編) \[Shiono Etorouji\] 11. **Onna Matsuri** (おんなまつり, Festival Boy) \[Orimoto Mimana\] 12. **Frill Princess** 2 13. **Lady's Maid** 1 (レディースメイド) \[Hitotose Rin\]
This is Yoko Kitajima's third adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's *Little Women*, this time written for slightly younger audience. The completed works was later collected as the second volume of Tentoumushi Comics's *Sekai Meisaku Manga* (世界名作まんが) series.
The "Emergency Heart Unit" aims to care for trauma patients with deep wounds in their hearts and their bodies. Can Sae, a cynical nurse chosen as a founding member, bring smiles back to their faces? A humane story that lovingly depicts heartbreak and human connections! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
Cover illustration: Mayuki Anan 1. **Chimamire Cinderella** (血まみれシンデレラ) \[Mayuki Anan\] 2. **Akazukin: After dark** (赤ずきん～After dark～) \[Konomi Wagata\] 3. **Otohime-sama wa Fukaku Aisuru** (乙姫様は深く愛する) \[Eiko Komuro\] 4. **Ningyo-hime no Himitsu** (人魚姫のヒミツ) \[Riko Mayama\] 5. **Houseki-hime** (宝石姫) \[Mako Fukunaga\] 6. **Ookami to Akazukin** (オオカミと赤ずきん) \[Yoko Terashita\]
At a photography exhibition he happened to visit, university student Akabane falls instantly in love with a model who possesses an elegant and alluring presence. But he doesn’t know the model’s name, and the only clue he has is a tattoo on the model’s shoulder. One day, Akabane notices the same tattoo on the shoulder of his quiet and unfriendly part-time coworker, Fukagawa. Curious, he decides to follow Fukagawa, only to discover that he works at a men’s escort service. What will happen next? (Source: Tokuma Shoten, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
