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A collection of stories by various artists. 1. *Carpe Diem* by TSUKIMOTO Telaco. The MC - Minato - bought a blue butterfly comb for Aegis during the class trip to Kyoto, which has since been lost somewhere in the school. Ryoji and Minato end up searching for it. ~Spoilers regarding Ryoji~ 2. *We are Friends* by TAMIYA Komo. Upon returning to his room, the MC discovers it has turned into the Velvet Room. However, the elevator gets stuck and won't move until repairs are made, allowing for Pharos to meet Elizabeth and Igor.
Momiji is an artist engrossed in her work -- until one day she meets the perfect model.
When her junior high school closes, Harima Kurumi transfers to Shirahagi Academy. Since she lives far away, she decides to live in the school's Keyaki dormitory. On her first day at the dormitory, Kurumi treats the school prince, Kyoutaro, who is carrying her luggage, as suspicious and throws him away. Kyoutaro tells her, "I'm never going near you again." After such a terrible first meeting, the two are initially awkward with each other. However, through dorm life, Kyoutaro gradually opens up to Kurumi, who is able to express her feelings honestly. Kurumi also becomes close with her roommate Mayuko and Kyoutaro's best friend, Motochika, and begins to enjoy dorm life. However, because of a secret Kyoutaro is harboring, the love and friendship between the four of them take an unexpected turn...!? (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
Because we're alive, we eat. A fish anthropomorphism comedy! Various creatures are living together in a home aquarium. One creature thrown in, a Medaka (a Japanese ricefish) confronts the harsh law of survival of the fittest! A slow and surreal "struggle for existence" comedy unfolds inside a fish tank. Live on, you live on as well! (Source: Official site, ANN)
Ashley, the Emperor’s seventh son, is an unfortunate young man born with unsettling “abnormalities”, dragon’s eyes and white, inhuman arms. His strict older brother trains him in swordsmanship and urges him to make it as a soldier, but Ashley’s talents lean far less toward the sword and far more toward the handling of a shovel. One day, while excavating, Ashley digs up the Evil Dragon Jirant. The dragon transforms into a girl with the same dragon’s eyes as his and gives him a single book. “This is a guidebook,” Jirant says. “Each time you complete a task, it grants its owner explosive growth. From here on… I will make you an Emperor.” A prince whose birth was never celebrated, who lives in constant fear of assassination, carries this strange tome that demands the punishment of evil. He sets out to purge the corruption festering throughout the Empire— Not with a sword, but with the shovel that pierces through everything.
An anthology comic of Love Live! by various mangaka.
Chidori is the heir to a household that has practiced Japanese tea ceremony for generations, but she has no personal interest in these traditions or carrying on the family business. She’s more enamored with modern and foreign trends and attends an American university. However, she’s called back to Japan and has to endure her strict mother and uncomfortable, constricting kimono. Chidori meets a local kimono merchant and cleaner, Saiuchi Tsumugi. Although Tsumugi always maintains a polite smile, his words are sharp and he’s not shy about sharing criticism. Although a bit harsh and hard to read, he never completely rebuffs Chidori. She is intrigued by Tsumugi, always finding herself drawn back to his shop. But before she can get to know him better, she has to deal with her mother’s plans for an arranged marriage. With Tsumugi’s (not particularly gentle) encouragement, Chidori has to assert herself and decide her own future. (Source: the manga habit)
A mystery about the missing high schooler and a young girl. *Note: Published in Ciao Deluxe Horror Zoukan 2010-07*
A gloomy boy, Shizuki Kujo, quietly endures his student life. However, suddenly, the most cheerful girl in school, Yona Kasuga, confesses her love to him! He's fed up with her happy-go-lucky attitude and turns her down, but she declares, *"Please change me into the ideal gloomy person!"* (Source: Kadokawa, translated)