This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Nobuhiko Saito and takes a look at gag manga from inside and outside of the genre. 1. **Televi Kozou** (テレビ小僧) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 2. **Sarutobi Ecchan** (さるとびエッちゃん) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 3. **Black Dan** (ブラック団) \[Jirou Tsunoda\] 4. **Like a Erotic Comic Strip** (ライク ア エロチック コミック ストリップ) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 5. **Gag Guerilla** (ギャグゲリラ) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 6. **007 Gansaku Mangashuu** (007 贋作漫画集) \[Makoto Wada\] 7. **Mishiranu Hoshi de** (見知らぬ星で) \[Maki Sasaki\] 8. **Shin Manga Bungaku Zenshuu** (新漫画文学全集) \[Shoji Sadao\] 9. **Oh☆Jarry's** (Oh☆ジャリーズ) \[Aki Ryuuzan\] 10. **Terajima-chou Kidan** (寺島町奇譚) \[Yuu Takita\] 11. **Shin, Ari Jigoku** (新、あり地獄) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 12. **Tomete Kureruna Okkasan (Poster)** (とめてくれるなおっかさん) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 13. **Toudaiban Bakuto Retsuden** (東大版博徒列伝) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 14. **Yasuji no Mettameta Gaki: Doukouza** (ヤスジのメッタメタガキ 道講座) \[Yasuji Tanioka\] 15. **Binbou Kuji wo Boku ga Hiku!** (貧乏くじをぼくが引く!) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 16. **Gekko Kamen Ansatsu Monogatari** (月光仮面暗殺物語り) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 17. **Sakura Gahou** (櫻画報) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 18. **Kigeki Shin Shisho Taikei** (喜劇新思想大系) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 19. **Hinotama Enka** (火の玉怨歌) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 20. **Kyomen to Shura** (鏡面と修羅) \[Kouichi Tanigawa\] 21. **Jonen Magazineban Tensai Bakabon** (情念魔我人版 天才ばかぼん) \[Shintaro Kou & Toshio Saeki\] 22. **Briefs Hosakan** (ブリーフ補佐官) \[Shigeru Sugiura\] 23. **Baito-kun** (バイトくん) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 24. **Boku no Suteki na Poshii Obasan** (ぼくのすてきなポシイおばさん) \[Chiki Ooya\] 25. **Wendy no Christmas** (ウェンディのクリスマス) \[Fumiko Takano\]

*"It has to be you and no one else."* (Source: Pixiv, translated) **Volume 1** Cover illustration: Ami Sasahara 1. **Danna-sama, Tsumetai Anata mo Suteki da Keredo, Sasuga ni Tsukarete Shimaimashita. Rikon Shite Dete Itte mo Ii Kashira?** (旦那さま、冷たいあなたも素敵だけれど、さすがに疲れてしまいました。離婚して出て行ってもいいかしら？) 2. **Rien Yotei no Oku-sama wa Yakou-sei Danna-sama no Oyakunitachitai.** (離縁予定の奥様は夜行性旦那様のお役に立ちたい.) 3. **Ai no Nai Kamen Fuufu da to Omotteita no ni, Danna-sama no Kokoro no Koe ga Amakute Tomadotteimasu.** (愛のない仮面夫婦だと思っていたのに、旦那様の心の声が甘くて戸惑っています.) 4. **Ane no Migawari de Reikoku na Waka Koushaku-sama ni Totsugu Koto ni Narimashita ga, Shoya ni mo Konai Kare nanoni 'Kono mama de wa Tsuma ni Kirawareru……' to Watashi ni Katarikakete Kimasu** (姉の身代わりで冷酷な若公爵様に嫁ぐことになりましたが、初夜にも来ない彼なのに「このままでは妻に嫌われる……」と私に語りかけてきます。) 5. **Kigen ga Kireta no de Keiyaku Kekkon wa Owari ni Shimashou** (期限が切れたので契約結婚は終わりにしましょう.) **Volume 2** Cover illustration: Tamaki 6. Okazari Fujin Desu ga Danna ga Machigaete Doku wo Nomimashita. Nandaka Yousu ga Hen desu. (お飾り夫人ですが旦那が間違えて毒を飲みました。なんだか様子が変です。) 7. **Hadegao dakara Otokozuki da Nante Hidoi Gokai desu. Aijin no Osasoi mo Kanben shite Kudasai. Mendou Kusai no de, Okazari no Tsuma ni Natte Sassato Hikikomorou to Omoimasu** (派手顔だから男好きだなんてひどい誤解です。愛人のお誘いも勘弁してください。面倒くさいので、お飾りの妻になってさっさと引きこもろうと思います。) 8. **Toshishita Danna-sama wa Saijo na Oku-sama ni Kanawanai.** (年下旦那様は才女な奥様に敵わない.) 9. **Danna-sama, Rien Shite Kudasai: Yokerare Tsuzukete Mou Genkai desu.** (旦那様、離縁してください〜避けられ続けてもう限界です〜.) 10. **Shoya ni Daite Kurenakatta Danna-sama e. Watashi wa Kyou kara Akujo ni Narimasu.** (初夜に抱いてくれなかった旦那様へ。私は今日から悪女になります.) **Volume 3** Cover illustration: Tamaki 11. **Omoibito no Omou Hito** (想い人の想う人). 12. **Watashi no Itoshii Musume ga, Jibun wa Akuyaku Reijou da to Itte Orimasu. Watashi no Juso o Koigataki ni Tsukatte Danzai Sareru-rashii no Desu ga, Onaji Shippai o Kurikaesu Tsumori wa Gozaimasen yo?** (私の愛しい娘が、自分は悪役令嬢だと言っております。私の呪詛を恋敵に使って断罪されるらしいのですが、同じ失敗を繰り返すつもりはございませんよ？) 13. **Noroi wo Uketa Dan'na-sama wa Shinjitsu no Ai o Tsutaetai.** (呪いを受けた旦那様は真実の愛を伝えたい.) 14. **Yakusoku wo Tagaeru Tsumori wa Arimasen.** (約束を違えるつもりはありません.) 15. **Otto no Shosai kara Watasarenakatta Koibumi wo Mitsuketa Hanashi.** (夫の書斎から渡されなかった恋文を見つけた話.) 16. **Danna-sama ni Suki na Kata ga Dekita to Kiita no de, Wakarebanashi wo Kiridashite Mimashita.** (旦那様に好きな方ができたと聞いたので、別れ話を切り出してみました.) **Volume 4** Cover illustration: Tamaki 17. **Rien no Tame ni Kekkon Shitan Dakara Dekiai Nanka wo Kotowari!** (離縁のために結婚したんだから溺愛なんかおことわり！) \[Saki Miura x Sakura Shizuki\] 18. **Ukkari Isekai Shoukan sareta Kekka, Sekininwotoru Katachi de Tsunde Kahogona Kishi-sama no Okazari no Tsuma ni Narimashita** (うっかり異世界召喚された結果、責任を取る形でツンで過保護な騎士様のお飾りの妻になりました) \[Nina Amezaka x tea\] 19. **Kekkon Seikatsu wo Owaraseru Koto wa, Watashi kara Danna-sama e Sashiageru Koto ga Dekiru Saisho de Saigo no Okurimono na no desu Mono** (結婚生活を終わらせることは、私から旦那さまへ差し上げることができる最初で最後の贈り物なのですもの) \[Chise Chidori x Midori Ishikawa\] 20. **Hanai Heika ga Watashi wo Dekiai suru Made no Sannenkan** (汎愛陛下が私を溺愛するまでの三年間) \[Nohito Urita x Makino Maebaru\] 21. **Koucha wo Nomitakatta Dake: Rien wo Eranda Watashi wa Loop suru** (紅茶を飲みたかっただけ　～離縁を選んだ私はループする～) \[Yako x Tsubasa Watanabe\]

Please, help me travel through the labyrinth to save our kingdom!” The elf girl he saved pledged as the adventurer Alba was about to turn on his heel. With the labyrinth having the rumour of granting whatever you may desire, it actually harbors the secret to ruin the kingdom. Having mistaken Alba for the legendary Dark Knight, the elf girl, the 7th princess of the kingdom, is now asking for his assistance. “Declining the request of a girl is really lame, right.” Having been given that world view by his grandfather, as well as the jet-black armor and blood-riddled greatsword, Alba agrees to help them in conquering this deep labyrinth. With the legend of the Dark Knight as its basis, another legend is about to begin!

This installment in Chikuma Bunko's contemporary manga anthology series focuses on the "adventures of expression" and is curated by Shohei Chujo 1. **Matsu (from Jun)** (待つ) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 2. **Glass Dama** (ガラス玉) \[Fumiko Okada\] 3. **Nejishiki** (ねじ式) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 4. **Akatonbo** (赤とんぼ) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 5. **Kanashii Makkusu** (かなしい まっくす) \[Maki Sasaki\] 6. **Lupin II** (ルパン二世) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 7. **Toride no Shita ni Kimi ga Sekai wo Macbeth '69!** (砦の下に君が世界を Macbeth ’69!) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 8. **HomoHomo 7: Tadaima Sanjou** (ホモホモ７只今参上) \[Tarou Minamoto\] 9. **Banka Komoriuta from Hamidashi Yarou no Densetsu** (挽歌・子守歌) \[Mori Masaki\] 10. **Jinriki Shikyouki from Seikimatsufukumakou** (人力死行機) \[Kazuhiko Miyaya\] 11. **Neko** (猫) \[Shinichi Abe\] 12. **Onna Konchuuki** (おんな昆虫記) \[Kazuo Kamimura\] 13. **Jitsubutsudai no Bakabon Nanoda** (実物大のバカボンなのだ) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 14. **Berobeman** (ベロべーマン) \[Yasuji Tanioka\] 15. **Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri** (母をたずねて三千里) \[Keiichi Koike\] 16. **Byouki ni Natta Tomoko-san** (病気になったトモコさん) \[Fumiko Takano\] 17. **Damida Korya** (だみだこりゃ) \[Taiyou Matsumoto\] 18. **Ringo Uri no Uta** (林檎売りの唄) \[Nishioka Kyoudai\]

Volume 1: 1. **Kamui Den: First chapter** (カムイ伝　第一話) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Phoenix: first chapter** (火の鳥　第一話) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 3. **Phoenix: Kyuukei** (火の鳥　休憩) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 4. **Fuku no Kami** (福の神) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 5. **Jun Second Chapter** (ジュン　第二話) \[Shotaro Ishinomori\] 6. **Chiiko** (チーコ) \[Yoshihiro Tsuge\] 7. **Fuuten First Chapter** (フーテン　第一話) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 8. **Sasori** (さそり) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 9. **Yuurei Sekai** (幽霊世界) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 10. **Ginnagashi** (ぎんながし) \[Yuu Takita\] Volume 2: 1. **Yaken** (野犬) \[Ryoichi Ikegami\] 2. **Comics to Reiden: Kagerou no You ni Moeta...** (こみっくすと例伝　陽炎のように燃えた…) \[Mori Masaki\] 3. **Arasa no Saa** (あらさのさぁ) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 4. **Machi ni wa Ame ga...** (街には雨が…) \[Kazuhiko Miyaya\] 5. **Wara Shoushi** (わら草紙) \[Susumu Katsumata\] 6. **Genten** (原点) \[Yuusuke Aoyagi\] 7. **Hitotsuneta** (ひとつねた) \[Takao Yaguchi\] 8. **Oto** (音) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 9. **Glass Dama** (ガラス玉) \[Fumiko Okada\] 10. **Akatonbo** (赤とんぼ) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 11. **Umibe no Machi** (うみべのまち) \[Maki Sasaki\] 12. **Noah wo Sagashite** (ノアをさがして) \[Masako Yashiro\]

A noble’s daughter, Francesca, was to marry Theobolt, a knight accomplished in literary and military arts. Married on the first day they met, they head towards their first night as newlyweds…or at least they were supposed to, but he told Francesca, “I will not embrace you.” Rejected without knowing why, Francesca was hurt, and with tears flowing from her eyes she took hold of a sword. “Then please allow me to crush that c\*ck of yours.” This is a story of the very sweet everyday lives of a newly married couple.

Anthology of doujinshi from different artists. Each volume centres around a different theme. **Vol 1. Nekoma Nikki** - Cover illustrator: MOGU Emu - Pin-up illustrator: Man - Doujin artists: ASHITA Hashiru, USA Umeko, Nsawa, KONNO Tsugumi, Sekimori, SOUBA Emi, TSUBAKIYA Iori, NECK Satou, HATORI Yuzuca, Hanichiki, MA2, まみや, Mamedama, Marie, Yamada-san, YUUKI Kaori, YOSHIDA Yuuko, Yoneko, Raurii **Vol 2. Chibikyuu!** - Cover illustrator: じる - Postcard illustrator: Kuromame - Doujin artists: Eri, OOKI Bonta, Kazu, KARIYA Akira, Kitayama, KEVIN, KONNO Tsugumi, SAGAMI Kei, じる, SOUTOME Emu, Chiba, Hanichiki, HARUGANO Kairu, Pizza Pan, Hitoshi, Buta Rosu, Manako, Mikanmochi, Menon, YUUKI Kaori, Yoneko, RYUUKA Satoru, Ririku **Vol 3. OiKage 365 Nichi!** - Cover illustrator: Meeji - Pin-up illustrator: Aikawa - Doujin artists: AOBA Shiro, Amy, Kako, KUROSAKI Ineko, Kuromame, SASAKI Kisara, Shika, Shousa, TSUBAKIYA Iori, HACHIDA Killy, Hitoshi, Hesokugi, Macaroni, MACHISHITA Fukou, Mekako, YANAGI Yuuko, Yoneko, Lizbeth, Ruharu, y - Scanlated stories: 　• *[color=blue]Kyou wa nan no hi[/color]* / What day is it today? (今日は何の日) by YANAGI Yuuko **Vol 4. Tsukky Catalogue** - Cover illustrator: Mitsuya - Pin-up illustrator: Kokomi - Doujin artists: Ao, Uki, KASHINOGI Nanoka, Kitayama, ko, Sakae, Jun, TOUJOU Nyankichi, NAKAMURA Ninako, Norio, Hamaru, Haru, Yuuko, Yuniko, Yoshiya, Yoneko **Vol 5. BokuAka Jiten** - Cover illustrator: Deme - Pin-up illustrator: KEVIN - Doujin artists: Umeda Uu, Urohitsuji, 圻, KAKEI Yamato, Kiyoi, Saneyoshi, JIRO, Deme, Futokoroi, Nijiko, Noa, Hachi, FUJIMA Nigou, Hobi, 陽, Lowrise M Note: [color=blue]blue[/color] = scanlated