Kotaro, a widower raising his daughter on his own, has a recent source of worry: his preschool-aged daughter, Harune, is an "ultra sore loser." Her competitive nature is so extreme that her extracurricular activities never go well, leading to one problem after another... That’s when they encounter a Shogi classroom run by a woman who is the spitting image of his late wife...?! Shogi teaches us what is truly important in life! A journey shared by father and daughter! A heart-stirring, cozy Shogi classroom life!! *Source: Grand Jump, Translated*

Thinking further, thinking deeper— "There's nothing more boring than a problem with a predetermined answer." Ao, an ordinary high school student, was pondering a class assignment: "Why doesn't the drug war end?" Just then, he receives a notification… In fact, Ao is also a combatant belonging to the CIA Special Operations Group. His current mission is to rescue Elena, the daughter of Mexico's largest drug lord, who has been kidnapped by the Sonora drug cartel. Ao, along with commander Alex and Nick, a newcomer and collaborator, arrives at Elena's location, but for some reason, Elena refuses to go home. What is the problem she is facing, and what is the "solution" that Ao comes up with?

Includes the following oneshots and illustrations: Two Warriors (by Hirata Hiroshi) Down Time (Tamori Yousuke) The Mask of the Red Dwarf Star (Hoshino Yukinobu) Olai Portfolio - a few pages of Olai's illustrations The Watermelon Messiah (Otomo Katsuhiro) Midsummer Night's Dream (Lee Marrs & Miyanishi Keizo) The Great Ten (Miyama Noboru) Schizophrenia (Fukuyama Youji) - also included in [B♭ no Sonata](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9859) The Promise (Mukaide Masaichi) Cat In Animation (Wako Masayuki)

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Meishiro has an insatiable appetite for mystery above all else. At the mere whisper of an intriguing incident, he embarks on a journey to the remote hinterlands, accompanied by his gentlemanly escort, Todo. (Source: Harta)

Shigeru Yoshida, a.k.a. "Oniyan," is a middle schooler with a scar on his forehead and a temper! He is as free-spirited as a baby and hates compromising. Even in fights he can't win. He bravely takes on challenges with his amateur judo skills, guts, and wiles. He and his friends were ferried from a branch school with only 15 students to Tosa Minami Junior High, the former naval preparatory school. In this school where the public morals committee rules using fear and politics, Oniyan howls with vigor! (Source: Beaglee, translated) *Note: Serialized as Oniyan (鬼やん) in Weekly Shounen King. The title was changed for the complete volume release.*

Original Web Comic: Twitter, [Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/88790313)