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A number of short stories, with a special focus on a pair of divorced fathers who move into the same apartment building on the same day. Developing a sense of camaraderie out of their similar situations, they become fast friends, until one night when they both have a little more to drink than they should... Like Lone Wolf and Cub times two, minus the swordfights, the samurai, and gore, with more gay love and drinking. (Source: Vices and Devices)
This is a collection of stories written by eight popular horror manga artists. 1) Welcome to the World of the Picture-book by Arai Kiyoko Yuri hates her life. A strange picture-book appears and Yuri envies the girl in the story... 2) I Want You Close by Oobayashi Miyuki Riko can see ghosts. She decides to help a boy ghost in her classroom. But then she finds out who he is... 3) I See a Hen by Ono Eriko Etsumi always takes advantage of Mika's kindness. They have to care for the school hen, Ko-ko. Careless Etsumi forgets to lock the cage... 4) Forest of Memory by Takamiya Satoru Tomori Asabika awakens in a strangely empty house. Then a boy dressed in black appears at her front door and helps her awaken memories--memories she doesn't want to recall... 5) The Show-off Ghost by Kumazaki Shinko Amiri Kazuke and her Mystery Research Committee are aided by girl ghost Mamoka. Latest case: a mysterious molester on a train. Their lead: a boy ghost wearing a green raincoat... 6) Message S.O.S. by Komuro Eiko Miyuu Fujiwara is excited with Ai, her new pen-friend. Ai is smart and caring. When she mets a guy that she dumped, Ai tells her to not go on the date, but Miyuu says that it will be alright. Later Miyuu finds out that she is being stalked. Will Ai be able to help her? 7) Me Inside the Mirror by Kagari Junko Saitou has no friends. One day she passes by a mirror shop and the owner asks her if she wants a mirror. She says that she hates them since she always looks gloomy, but the owner tells her that he has what she needs. 8) Doll Shop by Yamada Sakura Meg wants to look beautiful like the other girls in her class. One day she passes by the park and mets a beautiful girl, who tells her that they should both go to the "Doll Shop"
An anthology of short stories. **Volume 1:** Hanasaku Otome no Gakuen Comic Anthology (花咲く乙女の学園コミックアンソロジー); 2004/3/25 Cover Illustration: Fujieda Miyabi Back Cover Illustration: Hisanari Minamoto Frontispiece Illustration: Renjuurou Kindaichi Illustrations: Tatsuki Amaori, Yuutarou Kosuge, Erika Kari, Haruka Shouji 1. **LOVE LUNCH DELUXE** *\[Miyabi Fujieda\]* 2. **Little Garden** *\[Benjamin (Shisei Kuromasa)\]* 3. **Guuzen** (偶然, Coincidence) *\[Kaoru Teramoto\]* 4. **Tsutawaru Kotoba** (ツタワルコトバ, Words to Transmit) *\[Hisanari Minamoto\]* 5. **Fuyugiku no Yume** (冬菊の夢, A Dream of Chrysanthemum) *\[Wasou Miyakoshi\]* 6. **Mikagechou Tenkei** (みかげ町点景, The Staffage of Mikage Street) *\[Satou Akitoki Jimusho\]* 7. **Ringo to Ribbon: Chi no Hanashi** (リンゴとリボン 血の話, The Apple and the Ribbon ~ A Tale of Blood) *\[Hirune Sumino\]* 8. **Crouquis** *\[Eri Takenashi\]* 9. **Boku no Ricchan** (ボクのりっちゃん) *\[Haruka Shouji\]* 10. **Triangle** (トライアングル) *\[Nagi Hirowa\]* 11. **Imouto☆Kyun** (妹☆キュン, Younger Sister☆Kyun) *\[Kei Masuyama\]* 12. **Miura-san to Watashi** (三浦さんと私) *\[Renjuurou Kindaichi\]* 13. **Final Battle!** (ファイナルバトル！) *\[Kaname Uchimura\]* **Volume 2:** Otome to Otome no Koisuru Comic Anthology (乙女と乙女の恋するコミックアンロジー); 2005/6/25 Cover illustration: Fujieda Miyabi Back Cover Illustration: Hisanari Minamoto Frontispiece Illustration: Karyuu Illustrations: Kaori Minakami, Karyuu, RAMI, Jajamaru 1. **Ameiro Kouchakan Chabanashi** (飴色紅茶館茶話) *\[Fujieda Miyabi\]* 2. **Taiiku Souko Rouman** (体育倉庫浪漫, The P.E. Storage Room Romance) *\[Mucchiri Moony\]* 3. **Anata no Namae** (アナタノナマエ, Your Name) *\[Minamoto Hisanari\]* 4. **Water Garden** *\[Benjamin (Kuromasa Shisei)\]* 5. **Kami no Piano** (紙のピアノ, The Paper Piano) *\[Karyuu\]* 6. **Itsuka Kirakira suru Hi** (いつかキラキラする日, Some Glittering Day) *\[Inoue Shinkai\]* 7. **Hana no Yuri na Kumi!?** (花のゆりな組!?) *\[Koume Keito\]* 8. **Nagai Toomawari no Michi** (長い遠まわりの道, The Long Far Road) *\[Hakamada Mera\]* 9. **Egao de Aimashou** (笑顔であいましょう, Let's Greet Each Other With a Smile) *\[Miyakoshi Wasoh\]* 10. **Musunde Hiraite** (結んでひらいて, Bound and Open) *\[Yuu Izumi\]* 11. **Bassoku ni Tsute** (罰則について, About The Punishment) *\[Uchimura Kaname\]* 12. **Issho ni Gohan** (いっしょにゴハン, Let's Eat Together) *\[Kimuru\]*
The rumour has it, if you sit on a particular bench in the park and repeat 'Dear Angel, please help me...' three times, one will in fact descend to your help. All's good, except this angel's appearance will be that of a boorish middle-aged man and the only thing he'll do for you -- is listen to your worries and, in some rare cases, give you a little push. *Included chapters: 0, 0.5*
The moment that Rio opens a book that she found by chance, she gets sucked into another world. There she meets a guy that she sees in her dream every night. His name is Tsukishiro. He's a magician who controls the story world, and his mission is to take a "princess" from the outside world there. He asks Rio to be act as the princess and complete the tale "Cinderella", however... (Source: Intercross)
Fubuki, a man with silver hair and black eyebrows, is somewhat of an expert at taking care of people's monster problems, for a price of course. Yoru is a strange orphan girl who runs across one of his fights with a demon cat and insists on becoming his student. The two of them make an amazing team, whether they're fighting monsters or (as happens more often than Yoru would like) running from them!
Have you heard of the world where a witch and her black cat live happily together? It's a paradise where nothing bad happens and no one gets sad. But then, the witch dies and the cat is left alone. Somehow, she [the cat] appears to become human. What is the fate of the black cat who searches for her witch in the human world?
Chihiro was just dumped by his girlfriend, so his senpai organizes a drinking party to cheer him up.
I believe in that smile. Even if you don't have a soul. 2105 A.D. Japan The humanoid android hiE became part of people's life and was handling the things human could and couldn't do. Endou Arato, unlike his friends Kenko and Ryou who hate hiE, felt sympathy for hiE which are supposed to be just objects. One night, Arato suddenly gets assaulted by mysterious falling cherry blossoms that make hiE and machines run havoc. Will the cornered Arato be saved by the mysterious hiE Lacia... (Source: Tankoubon) *Note: Chapter count includes one extra chapter.*
Yukio Sugiri is a mangaka. To be precise, he hasn't won a prize, his work hasn't been published, nor has he had any experience being an assistant. He's a complete newbie. Thus, at the moment, he just spends his days as a househusband! (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
Sarasa is a member of the Heaven Expedition Team, and her job is to hunt Devils, but she hasn't caught even one devil yet and if she doesn't catch one she will be expelled! She decides to summon a devil so she can catch him, but what will happen when she meets the charming devil Rembrandt? Included Stories: 1. 悪魔のくちづけ 2. 恋の眠る場所 3. 唇に恋印 4. 恋色ひらひら 5. Lesson Each story includes an additional omake.