Anthology of shorts based on Shin Megami Tensei IV.
*“Please, I implore you to save the world.”* This is what a goddess in white says to me in a pure-white space. Such is the standard line that suggests the game is about to begin. Please say this stirring line to boys and girls with sparkling eyes! It’s wrong to direct it to someone like me, who’s exhausted from job hunting! When I declined her politely, she flew into a fit of tears; when I agreed to assist her on small tasks out of reflex, she proclaimed: *“It’ll be fine if you just help in the Starting-Village Arc. Please guide the Hero!”* Then she tossed me into another world. No, this is a world modeled after a game that this gamer goddess likes… (Source: Libre, translated) *Note: Includes a prologue and nine extra chapters.*
"Mumei no Hitobito Ishoku Retsuden" is a compilation of short stories by Hiroshi Hirata that talks about the lives of real heros but whose names do not appear in history books.
This single volume manga collects five stories of the samurai era that were originally published in Japan between 1971 and 1975 in various magazines.
A world divided into nine countries by nine volcanoes and rivers. Repeated eruptions and flooding rivers containing mineral poisons. In such a barren land, people are waiting for the appearance of the "Taiju-ou" who is said to be responsible for the well-being of a country. The two candidates are the "King's Vessel", which was selected as the "Sacred Treasure". One becomes a king, and one dedicates his life to the king. A strange fate that unfolds in a common world. (Source: Kodansha, translated)
Hundreds of years ago, 48 sexual positions were created and named, it is the equivalent to the Japanese kamasutra. It is likely that these moves were devised during the Edo period (1603-1868), reflecting the 48 set of moves that Sumo wrestling recognizes. 48 different manga artists came together and created one shots for each different position. In this first volume, 24 of those positions are featured.
Amaterasu Omikami is the charismatic supreme ruler of the Japanese heavens, Takamagahara. The young god Yamato arrives to serve this most admired deity to find… That she's a hardcore geek and introvert? A divine comedy about one down-to-earth god! (Source: Fallen Angels) *Includes 2 bonus chapters.*
Hiro, who was working at a black company, is suddenly reincarnated into another world one day. But what he receives upon coming of age… is a skill that he did not expect! And then he is banished to a remote territory with few citizens…? (Source: Novema, translated)
Tooru Hoshimaki is a high schooler who doesn't believe in love... but when the girl whose personality mysteriously and fantastically changes each day of the week begins showing him attention, he might change his mind!
The hearts of the hero's party have grown weary. A world where humans and demons are at war. The heroes have been facing deadly battles while they're being hailed as valiant heroes by the townspeople. The Sage, Sofia, places her hope on Hoshino, a psychological counselor that transported from modern Japan, and believes that she can bring salvation to them. Her psychotherapy slowly but surely changes the hearts of the heroes, and soon it brings tremendous change to their world... (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
The story of a weak boy that wants to become a firefighter, and the skilled woman he encounters.
