his installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Riku Onda and looks at manga artists and works from the 1970's to today that has continued to innovate and develop the rich genre that is shoujo manga. 1. **Door no Naka no Watashi no Musuko** (ドアの中のわたしの息子) \[Moto Hagio\] 2. **Love❤Game** (ラブ❤ゲーム) \[Yukari Ichijou\] 3. **Sarmyu no Ie** (サーミュの家) \[Yasuko Sakata\] 4. **Tsuruhime Ja! (Excerpt)** (つる姫じゃ～っ！) \[Yoshiko Tsuchida\] 5. **Erika Akai Tsumijikaze** (エリカ赤いつむじ風) \[Suzue Miuchi\] 6. **Hanaoka-chan no Natsuyasumi** (花岡ちゃんの夏休み) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\] 7. **Saint Rosalind (Excerpt)** (聖ロザリンド) \[Masako Watanabe\] 8. **Gishiki from Ichimanjuu Byou Monogatari** (『一万十秒物語』より「儀式」) \[Emi Kurata\] 9. **Fresh Green no Kisetsu** (フレッシュグリーンの季節) \[Yukiko Shino\] 10. **Semishigure no Yamu Koro from Umimachi Dairy** (『海街ｄｉａｒｙ』より「蟬時雨のやむ頃」) \[Akimi Yoshida\]

"How can I be normal?" Femt, the King of Depravity, was as whimsically troubled as ever. His anguish plunges Hellsalem's Lot into the depth of chaos. (Source: Shueisha, translated)

Within this entry in Yoshinori Kobayashi's long-running *Gomanism Sengen* series, the controversial mangaka turns his attention to COVID-19. Kobayashi expresses skepticism about coronavirus and vaccination, and critiques government responses to the pandemic.

1. **Kuchisake Onna Densetsu** (口裂け女伝説) \[Kanako Inuki\] 2. **Akumu e Irasshai** (悪夢へいらっしゃい) \[Yoshimi Seki\] 3. **Nigetemo, Nigetemo...** (逃げても、逃げても…) \[Kanon Iguchi\] 4. **Aru Asa, Okitara** (ある朝、起きたら) \[Yumeji Tanima\] 5. **Stress** (ストレス) \[Saiko Kaburagi\] 6. **Dengonban** (伝言板) \[Tomo Kazuhashi\] 7. **Ningyo Zanei** (人魚残影) \[Hideshi Hino\]

27 shoujo manga artists have chosen a story from their archives that are meaningful or nostalgic for them. Volume 1, Dramatic LOVE: 1. **Yureru Soushun** (ゆれる早春) \[Riyoko Ikeda\] 2. **Yuki Doke Michi de...** (雪どけ道で･･･) \[Kimiko Uehara\] 3. **Itoshi-kun e no Serenade** (いとし君へのセレナーデ) \[Toshie Kihara\] 4. **Mrs Brown no Seishun** (ミセス＝ブラウンの青春) \[Machiko Satonaka\] 5. **Futastu ni Watta Doumedaru** (二つに割った銅メダル) \[Youko Shouji\] 6. **Anata tte Mouretsu** (あなたってモ－レツ) \[Youko Tadatsu\] 7. **Nocturne** (ノクターン) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] 8. **Shiroi Kageboushi** (白い影法師) \[Suzue Miuchi\] 9. **Tanima ni Naru Kane: Waga Tomo Frankenstein** (谷間に鳴る鐘―わが友 フランケンシュタイン―) \[Shinji Wada\] Volume 2, Romantic LOVE: 1. **Gohyaku Ban Me wa Dare da!?** (500番目はだれだ！？) \[Sumika Yamamoto\] 2. **Nemuri Kusa no Yume** (ねむり草の夢) \[Waki Yamato\] 3. **Kono Ko ni Ai no Omegumi wo** (この娘（こ）に愛のおめぐみを) \[Chiki Ooya\] 4. **Kono Aki no Owari ni** (この秋のおわりに) \[Makoto Shinozaki\] 5. **Rokugatsu no Shinwa** (6月の神話) \[Ryouko Takahashi\] 6. **Tobikiri Tobashite Midnight** (とびきりとばしてミッドナイト) \[Keiko Shiomri\] 7. **Watashi wa Shijimi!** (わたしはしじみ！) \[Yoshiko Tsuchida\] 8. **Konnichiwa Otoko no Ko** (こんにちは男の子) \[Yumiko Igarashi\] 9. **Forty-Love** (40-0（フォーティラブ) \[Minori Kimura\] Volume 3, Sensitive LOVE: 1. **Refrain Yumeiro** (ルフラン夢色) \[Fuyumi Ogura\] 2. **Haru Dakara Mezameta Mitai** (春だからめざめたみたい) \[Akemi Matsunae\] 3. **Chotto Kanjite My Heart** (ちょっと感じてマイ・ハート) \[Hiromu Ono\] 4. **Ichi Mai no Nenrin** (一枚の年輪) \[Fusako Kuramochi\] 5. **Yureru Koro** (ゆれる季節（ころ）\[Hiromi Mashiba\] 6. **Soshite Amai Yokan** (そしてあまい予感) \[Fuyumi Souryou\] 7. **Kami ga Yorokobi wo Kudasaru You ni** (神が喜びを下さるように) \[Yasuko Sakata\] 8. **Lemon Hakusho (First chapter)** (れもん白書（第1章) \[Mayumi Yoshida\] 9. **1984... Umi e** (1984…海へ) \[Kazumi Yamashita\]

This book contains 23 stories from the final year of an era dominated by one-shot manga, the year 1983! Experience series from acclaimed manga artists that were originally featured in magazines like Shonen Jump, Shonen Sunday, Shonen Magazine, and Shonen Champion. The book also features columns on Shonen Sunday and a look back at pop culture in 1983. 1. **Uchuu Kara no Otoshidama** (宇宙からのおとし玉) \[Fujiko F Fujio\] 2. **Yoru no Kuufukusha-tachi** ( 夜の空腹者たち) \[Naoki Urasawa\] 3. **Boku to Furio to Koutei de** (ぼくとフリオと校庭で) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 4. **Warau Mokuteki** (笑う標的) \[Rumiko Takahashi\] 5. **ＰＯＣＫＹ** \[Hisashi Eguchi\] 6. **Arisa☆Arisa** (ありさ☆ありさ) \[Fujihiko Hosono\] 7. **1, 2, Step!** (１・２・ステップ！) \[Hideo Aya\] 8. **Umi Monogatari** (海ものがたり) \[Ayumi Tachihara\] 9. **Hashire! Biitoruzu** (走れ！びーとるず) \[Akira Oze\] 10. **Nanpa-chan (Part 1)** (ナンパちゃん（Part１)) \[Satosumi Takaguchi\] 11. **I Am U-tousei** (アイアムU等生) \[Youji Fukuyama\] 12. **Adauchi Miko-chan** (仇討ちミコちゃん) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 13. **Tabun The Gigolo** (多分・ザ・ジゴロ) \[Yoshinori Kobayashi\] 14. **Super Kanbee** (すーぱー勘兵衛) \[Yuu Koyama\] 15. **Yuusei Kara no Bishoujo X** (遊星からの美少女X) \[Miki Tori\] 16. **Sleeping　Beauty** \[Keiko Fukuyama\] 17. **Solar Sniper** (ソーラー・スナイパー) \[Yuki Hijiri\] 18. **Kakashitei** (案山子亭) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 19. **Zenkai Jitterbug!!** (全開ジルバ！！) \[Masahiro Shibata\] 20. **Ryouma wa Kaze** (竜馬は風) \[Kei Tsukasa\] 21. **Kaere Ringu e!** (かえれリングへ！) \[Ryouji Ryuusaki\] 22. **CITY HUNTER -XYZ-** (シティハンター－XYZ－) \[Tsukasa Houjo\] 23. **Hanatare Joudo** (はなたれ浄土) \[Osamu Tezuka\]