A CG designer dies of illness and reincarnated in another world of swords and magic. He decides to live a second life as a free man, saying he doesn’t want to be a corporate employee anymore. But his reincarnation is at the bottom of society, the farthest thing from freedom, a slave’s child. Nevertheless, he makes full use of the 3DCG-like magic he was accustomed to in his previous life, “Plane Magic”, and gradually becomes an adventurer. However, the environment surrounding him is gradually becoming more and more cynical, and soon the war between the great powers is turning into a war rage. He is caught up in a war that he did not want to be involved in… Source: NU

The school trip destination is Taiwan. How enviable! This school has a beautiful Taiwanese girl living in Japan. Her name is Ding Ning \[Din Nin in Japanese\]. She's the most charming girl in the class, but her family is poor and can't afford the trip to Taiwan. Two men cover the cost for Ding Ning, who had given up. One is a classmate—the other a teacher. Is it love, or is it affection? So, the secret school trip begins! Alongside meticulously detailed depictions of the Taiwan trip, the story is enriched by a love triangle, copied notes, the fate of the borrowed money, and a mother's feelings. Enjoy this exquisite Taiwan travel/love story from the talented Misono Sawa, who impressed many manga readers with her previous work, *Chicha Koi Nikki*! (Source: Kadokawa, translated) *Note: this work was suddenly discontinued after chapter 11, and the remaining chapters were not collected after volume two.*

“Higurashi no Naku Koro ni” anthology manga, released by Earth Star Comics.

Bookish and naive, Angelo da Canossa is unprepared for life as a student in a university that hums with tension and intrigue in Renaissance Italy. Will his innocence remain intact when a chance encounter with the charismatic Cesare draws him ever deeper into the darker side of the Renaissance? Souryo Fuyumi collaborated with a Dante scholar while creating Cesare, in order to portray Renaissance Italy as accurately as possible.

Gekkou, or "Moonlight", is about the peculiar relationship between a cynical boy and a perfect girl. Said cynical boy is Nonomiya who spends day in day out in boredom, taking refuge from his dull life in his imagination. One fateful day, he happens upon the notebook of the much-rumored beauty Youko Tsukimori, neglected on the ground. Poking out from it is a scrap of paper with the unexpected title "Murder Recipe". His interest ignited, he immediately stuffs it into his pocket, only to find out the promising recipe contains nothing but scenarios that may or may not lead to deadly accidents, not even worthy of being called a plan. When he tentatively asks her about it the next day, she hasn't lost anything. But then her father dies. An accident... (Source: Baka-Tsuki)

A collection of four short stories. 1. **Taiyou no Ijiwaru** (太陽のイヂワル, Damned Sun) 2. **Hito no Shoumi Kigen**(ヒトノ賞味期限, Strange Trait) 3. **Kimyou na Idenshi** (奇妙な遺伝子, A Strange Gene) 4. **Nijiiro no Hirame** (虹色のヒラメ, Rainbow Fish)

The Morea sea is controlled by a clan name Preveza, a clan which has lost all ties to any other country in the past three years. At this critical moment the leader of the armada, Ayace "the devil killer" Malik is foremost in ensuring Preveza's continued existence. Also among the major figures of Preveza is the strategist Canale, favoured by the "princess" of the clan, Aura. However the trouble fomenting due to Canale's mysterious past is soon to change both the relationship between Canale and Ayace and the future of the Preveza clan.

Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together... *Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1988.*

Short stories which take place after the events of of the main story.

Muriel takes a chance and hurries over to try out for a casting. On her way there, she is knocked off her bike by the dance prodigy, Aleksiej. Somehow, she is cast into a musical as his partner!

After trauma of being betrayed by a childhood friend, Haru Tsumura became a recluse. One day he got injured during a fight and fell on the street. But then he was picked up by Eiji Kagami. Will this man be able to change Haru's heart?