In Calamity Creek Shiori is a girl following in her detective father's footsteps to unlock a story of swirling hatred and murder between men and women. Contains four works in all that display the 'mystery and romance' of the Shiori series; the title story "Instead of Saying Goodbye", "The Smile in the Mirror", "Phosphorescence of Darkness" and "BLUE ROSE".
Makoto is a salaryman with a broken heart. While crying his eyes out on the streets of Shibuya, he unwittingly finds himself in a warm, shared apartment. Taken in by a mixed-race model named Michael, Makoto persuasively asks him to teach her the art of seduction. The two boys decide to simulate a couple and suddenly kiss. Their attraction is mutual, but Michael seems to care about everyone... A surprising roommate where a dull salaryman lacking self-confidence learns about "true love" from a natural seducer!
A boy makes an innocuous wish on a shooting star, and the world ends.
Sanpei's wife, Otsuu, recently passed away and his son, Shirou, offers Sanpei to live at his place with his daughter-in-law, Reika, and granddaughter, Nona. Ever since Sanpei married Otsuu, she has taken care of him and Sanpei has never learned how to cook, clean and other household chores. After going through his late wife's belongings, Sanpei finds a book that she was writing that records all the things she was doing for him. Things from recipes and how to do household chores to dealing with the family that he has never really connected with. Now with the help of the late Otsuu's book, Sanpei learns how to do all the things she did for him and start making connections with the closest family members he has. Most readers might not be able to directly understand Sanpei's struggles of losing a wife after so many decades. However, you may have a grandparent that experienced that kind of tragedy and Sansanroku will help you put yourself in their shoes. A very heartwarming manga.
Farrara, the daughter of a duke, has her engagement to the crown prince broken off, leaving her mentally ill and confined. One day, she dreams of her fiancé being taken away by a former friend as Choko, the daughter of a company president. "Who is Choko?" "Has my engagement been broken off?" Waking up from a nightmare, Farrara finds herself back at age 12, the day after she was engaged to the crown prince! She doesn't really understand, but she doesn't want to live a life that's the same as her dream. Reflecting on her arrogant past, she resolves to start over, aiming for a brighter, more enjoyable future. This is a happy fantasy about starting over, featuring the struggles of Farrara (from another world) and Choko (from the present). (Source: Futabasha, translated)
A story centered on "preserving peace on the moon."
Hiroshi Nohara, Japan's ultimate family man, is obsessed with lunch in order to work hard in the afternoon! The official spin-off gourmet manga of the popular "Crayon Shin-chan"! (Source: Comic Action, translated)
Lililucia, the daughter of a marquis, scarred her younger sister's face when she was a child. Feeling guilty, she continued to listen to her sister's whims, and as a result, she was molded into the kingdom's most evil woman. When her younger sister got married, Lililucia decided to stop listening to her sister's whims, but her younger sister, suspecting an affair between the princess and her husband, cursed her to turn into a cat and framed her for attempting to poison the princess. However, Lililucia, who has taken on the form of a cat, is picked up by Crown Prince Gerald, who has an excessive love for cats, and he dotes on her. If she turns back into a human, she will be falsely accused and executed, but if she remains a cat, she will die from being doted on...!? A fluffy romantic comedy fantasy about a villainous woman who has turned into a cat and a crown prince who dotes on cats. (Source: Futabasha, translated)
A 40-year-old protagonist named Dereto has dedicated his life to blacksmithing in a small town, but one day, he is suddenly expelled by his fellow guild members. With nowhere to go, he remembers a letter he received from a young girl for whom he once crafted a “toy weapon” and decides to head to the royal capital. Upon arrival, he discovers that the “toy weapon” he had made has evolved into a legendary weapon, and the girl has become a national hero! His life turns around from being an unemployed middle-aged man to being celebrated as the hero who crafted a legendary weapon. To his surprise, he reunites with the colleagues who had cast him out in an unexpected way, eventually taking them on as his apprentices!
The main character, Shoko Kiritani , is a high school girl who is good-looking, good at studying, has a good personality, and is popular at school, but she is actually very interested in rare ingredients and thinks about eating unusual things such as animals from the school's breeding shed, frogs, and snakes. She satisfies her appetite and desire for exploration by involving her high school teacher Shinichi Sakaki and her classmates .

