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A grand 6-volume compilation of the best short stories in shounen and seinen manga. Curated by Jun Ishikawa, Hisashi Eguchi, Tomofusa Kura, Haruyuki Nakano, Tomohiko Murakami, and Tatsuhiko Yamagami. Volume 1, 1960s: 1. **Rakuban** (落盤) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 2. **Dokuro ni Tanomu** (どくろに頼む) \[Masahiko Matsumoto\] 3. **Jinniku Kenjou** (人肉献上) \[Hiroshi Hirata\] 4. **Sensou** (戦争) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 5. **Junpaku no Yuuhi** (純白の夕日) \[Takao Saitou\] 6. **Higuma no Kaze** (ひぐまの風) \[Kyuuta Ishikawa\] 7. **Kijin Club** (奇人クラブ) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 8. **Umibe no Jokei** (海辺の叙景) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 9. **Ikinuki** (いきぬき) \[Yuusuke Aoyagi\] 10. **Kinryouku** (禁猟区) \[Ryoichi Ikegami\] Volume 2, late 1960s to 1970s: 1. **Ku Ku Ru Ku Ku Paloma** ク・ク・ル・ク・ク・パロマ \[Shini Nagashima\] 2. **Youka Araune** (妖花アラウネ) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Seventeen** (セブンティーン) \[Kazuhiko Miyaya\] 4. **Seventeen** (セブンティーン) \[Maki Sasaki\] 5. **Shinigami** (死神) \[Mitsuteru Yokoyama\] 6. **Hitler Ojisan** (ひっとらぁ伯父さん) \[Fujio Fujiko A\] 7. **Yuubae no Oka ni** (夕映えの丘に) \[Masaaki Sato\] 8. **Aru Ashika no Hanashi** (あるあしかの話) \[Tetsuya Chiba\] 9. **Shitsumon ga Arimasu** (しつもんがあります) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 10. **Karera** (彼等) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 11. **Yakeppachi no Blues** (焼けっぱちのブルース) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] Volume 3, 1970s: 1. **Miyoko Asagaya Kibun** (美代子阿佐ヶ谷気分) \[Shinichi Abe\] 2. **Susumu-chan Dai-shock** (ススムちゃん大ショック) \[Go Nagai\] 3. **Yakou Toshi no Mirai** (夜光都市のミライ) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 4. **Naojirou Aika (from Fuukyou Elegy)** (直次郎哀歌) \[Kaiji Kawaguchi\] 5. **Jigoku** (地獄) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 6. **Ryouki no Su** (猟奇の巣) \[Yukio Kawasaki\] 7. **Hebi no Ameyadori** (ヘビの雨宿り) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 8. **Ore wa Boro Boro** (俺はぼろぼろ) \[George Akiyama\] 9. **Autobike Shoujo** (オートバイ少女) \[Oji Suzuki\] 10. **Fuan no Ritsuzou** (不安の立像) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 11. **Shuugaku Ryokou** (修学旅行) \[Kazuo Kamimura\] 12. **Chikyuu Boueigun** (地球防衛軍) \[Tstuhiko Yamagami\] Volume 4, late 1970s to 1980s: 1. **Lamp no Shita** (らんぷの下) \[Kei Ichinoseki\] 2. **Kagekiri Mori no Gin Harp (from Atagoul Monogatari)** (影切り森の銀ハープ) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 3. **Tooi Yobi Koe** (遠い呼び声) \[Yukinobu Hoshino\] 4. **Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki** (ミルクがねじを回す時) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 5. **Koi** (恋) \[Noma Sabea\] 6. **Uchuusen Seizouhou** (宇宙船製造法) \[Fujio Fujiko F\] 7. **Chikyuu Boueigun wa Makenai** (地球防衛軍は負けない) \[Tatsuo Nitta\] 8. **Chiteijin** (地底人) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 9 **Juunanasai no Mekake** (十七歳の妾) \[Keizo Miyanishi\] 10. **Tatsumaki wo Uru Otoko** (たつまきを売る老人) \[Hisashi Sakaguchi\] 11. **Rikidouzan ga Yattekita** (力道山がやって来た) \[Etsumi Haruki\] Volume 5, 1980s: 1. **Bunkyuu Ninen no Bakuretsudan** (文久二年の爆裂弾) \[Yumekichi Minatoya\] 2. **Azemichi Road ni Sexy Neechan** (あぜみちロードにセクシーねえちゃん) \[Fumiko Takano\] 3. **Yakou** (夜行) \[Masayuki Izumi\] 4. **Yamamoto-san no Ojiisan no Baai** (山本さんのおじいさんの場合) \[Michio Hisauchi\] 5. **Watashi no Akachan** (わたしの赤ちゃん) \[Kenshi Hirokane\] 6. **Kira Kuyou** (吉良供養) \[Hinako Sugiura\] 7. **Kameotoko** (亀男) \[Kazuichi Hanawa\] 8. **Fire Tripper** (炎トリッパー) \[Rumiko Takahashi\] 9. **Sayonara Mr. Bunny** (さよならMrバニー) \[Naoki Urasawa\] 10. **Kyoko no Shiroi Mune** (杏子の白い胸) \[Jun Ishikawa\] 11. **Kita no Samurai** (北のサムライ) \[Jiro Taniguchi & Natsuo Sekikawa\] 12. **Denkita-san ga Antenna wo Tate ni Kita Hi** (電器屋さんがアンテナを立てに来た日) \[Mikio Igarashi\] Volume 6, 1990s to 2000s: 1. **Hagane no Hito** (鋼の人) \[Sensha Yoshida\] 2. **Play It Again** (プレイ イット アゲイン) \[Gosho Aoyama\] 3. **Hatsukoi Jigokuhen** (初恋・地獄篇) \[Kyoko Okazaki\] 4. **SNOW BLIND** \[Shinichi Sugimura\] 5. **Aoi Kuruma** (青い車) \[Yoshitomo Yoshimoto\] 6. **Nihon no Kazoku** (日本の家族) \[Taiyo Matsumoto\] 7. **Shungeki no Kokuu** (舜撃の虚空) \[Kazuhiro Fujita\] 8. **Junpei** (甚平) \[Moribi Murano\] 9. **Okamoto Aya** (岡本綾) \[Hisashi Eguchi\] 10. **Waga Yoki Wolf (original story by Yasutaka Tsutsui)** (わが良き狼) \[Miki Tori\] 11. **Relief** (リリーフ) \[Mitsuru Adachi\] 12. **Kyuujitsu** (休日) \[Keigo Shinzo\]
-A collection of one-shots by various mangaka: 1.**L-DK: Kabegiwa no Fantasista** (L・DK～壁ぎわのファンタジスタ～) 2. **Sweets Kurosawa: Sour Cream to Kurosawa-kun** (スイーツ黒澤～シュークリームと黒澤君～) 3. **Seishun Otome Banchou! Onigokko DE Kabedon** (青春乙女番長！～鬼ごっこ DE 壁ドン～) 4. **Motto Midara na Goshujin-sama: Toiki no Kokuhaku** (もっとみだらなご主人様～吐息の告白～) 5. **Toshoshitsu, Ijiwaru na Kimi to.** (図書室、いじわるな君と。) 6. **Nayameru Handsome Girl** (なやめるハンサムガール) 7. **Yama de Tabetara Nandemo Umai: Kabedon** (山で食ったらなんでもウマい～壁ドン～)
A lowly gate guard, just another nameless soldier—but secretly, he was the strongest soldier!? One day, Silva realizes he's been reborn as a mob soldier in the very game he was obsessed with in his previous life. To survive in this dangerous world, he uses his game knowledge to become incredibly strong, but hides his true power to avoid altering the game's storyline. However, by chance, he easily cuts down a powerful demon that even the hero struggles against. And, what's more, he does so right in front of his favorite heroine…! From that moment, word of his strength gradually begins to spread—!? A heroic fantasy where the strongest mob soldier unleashes his full potential for the sake of his favorite character!
Four independent stories but they are all connected like the four seasons of the year that frames these four stories. Along the railroad of Neiwan, in Taiwan, four destinies cross, some of them will share their lives togheter, others will never see each others again (Source: Toshokan, translated)
A manga anthology based on the DMM Games/Nitroplus browser game Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- by the editorial department of seinen magazine Hibana.
*Note: First published in the May 2025 issue of Monthly Spirits.*
**Original Webtoon:** [Naver Webtoon](https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list.nhn?titleId=833703), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=11513384) **Note:** *A [remake version](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/cumaabt/averted-gaze-r-park-min-nam) released in 2021 in collaboration with [PARK Min Nam](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=59363149495) as the artist.*
Short one-shot released by Akiba Ruiki on twitter, describing a conversation she had with her brother.
The protagonist after an accident is "reborn" in another world as an abandoned child and is entrusted with other abandoned children like him. In order to survive, using vast knowledge of previous world, he teaches them new things...starting from how to prepare and cultivate a land. Little by little, orphans gathered, and upon hearing rumors of a new village, others began to migrate. The group that had been nothing but children had become a village before anyone have realized. And then various countries in the surroundings started to have an eye on it… This is the epic tale of the man who would later be known as the Divine Emperor. [Japanese Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7756cy/)
