59Anthology containing short summer-themed extra stories drawn by various authors for their commercial works that have been published by Taiyo Tosho. 01) YONEDA Kou『Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai』 02) HAYAKAWA Nojiko『Endou-kun no Jikken Note』『Yozora no Sumikko de, 』 03) MEIJI Kanako『Saka no Ue no Mahou Tsukai series』 04) Hinako『Sensei Nante Kirai Desu.』 05) AKISAME Rui『Fukigen na Dear』『Okubyou na Dear』 06) **INARIYA Fusanosuke『Hyakujitsu no Bara -Maiden Rose-』** 07) Uri『Akuma wa Fancy Allergy』 08) Etsuko『Last Friday』 09) Enjou『Hishakai Shindo』『Usagi no Mori』 10) KII Kanna『Yuki no Shita no Qualia』 11) KINOSHITA Keiko『Haikaburi Complex』 12) KITAHATA Akeno『Kare to Karera no 243-pun』 13) SATO Tsubame『GAPS』 14) SHIOMI Rosé『Ai to Hanaji』 15) SHINOMIYA Suzu『Kimi wa Boku no Uso』 16) SHOOWA『Papa's Assasin.』 17) TSUNO Natsume『Sugar My Baby 』 18) TENZEN Momoko『He is beautiful.』 19) TOUDOU Nagaru『Masochism ni Koi o suru』 20) NAKAGAWA Kaneko『Kyoudai Shikkaku Sore Joutou』 21) HABUYAMA Hebiko『Someone Said That was a Seagull』 22) Kumaneko『Wakaki Taketora-kun no Nayami』 23) MACHIYA Hatoko『Chotto Matte yo, Hanaya-san』 24) YUKI Ringo『Goodbye Lilac 』 25) RAKUTA Shouko『Kinou o Mouichido』 26) YAMAMOTO Kotetsuko『Ashita wa Docchi da!』
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At first, Takayuki Narumi is befriended by Mitsuki Hayase only because Mitsuki's best friend, Haruka Suzumiya has a crush on him; however since then, Takayuki, his pal Shinji Taira, and Mitsuki have grown to be the best of friends. Then one day, Haruka confesses to Takayuki her love for him. Not wanting to hurt her feelings, Takayuki agrees to go out with her. After a few incidents, their relationship gets intimate, even while Takayuki and Mitsuki begin to realize their feelings for each other. But suddenly, when tragedy strikes, things are never the same for these four friends again.
First published one-shot by mangaka Inio Asano in the magazine Spirits. It's a compilation of various gag pieces.
*“You shouldn't peep, Coach.”* A first-person perspective shota anthology. You and a love interest. • Start (4 chapters) • School/Clubs Arc (7 chapters) • Entertainment Arc (7 chapters) • Crossdressing Arc (8 chapters) • Animal Ears Arc (7 chapters) • 5 Years Later (7 chapters) Cover illustration: Tsubata Nozaki
The "Xenogears Comic Anthology" is a collection of short stories that take place throughout the present and future of the Xenogears timeline. Most are comical, but there are a few serious character pieces.
The February issue of Tokuma Shoten's Animage magazine will start a novel adaptation for the series. The novel will serve as both a prequel and a spinoff to the upcoming anime Kochoki: Wakaki Nobunaga.