63
57
Takumi Nishimori has had a string of misfortunes, like the bankruptcy of the company she joined as a new graduate, and being unfairly fired from her part-time job. At her wits' end, she happens upon a bakery that is hiring. The manager is a man named Asahi Kudo, a fierce-looking ex-delinquent who is far removed from the image of a baker. Unemployed and attracted by the high hourly wage, Nishimori takes the job anyway, but she is constantly flustered by the manager's behavior…! His manly attitude, kind words, and the occasional glimpse of his delinquent side all combine to make her heart pound in various ways…!! (Source: Koisuru Soiree, translated) *Note: Chapter count includes a volume-bonus chapter.*
All-reading BL anthology with high degree of eroticism! Cover illustration: Kirishiki Tokico
-
On a wharf on Tokyo Bay is a small art gallery named Gallery Fake. The owner of the gallery, Fujita Reiji (藤田 玲司), was once a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He was a learned curator with remarkable memory, keen aesthetic sense, great skill in restoration of paintings, and knowledge of many languages, so he was called "the Professor." However, because of trouble in the workplace, Fujita was forced to quit the museum. Now he is an art dealer who sells paintings, authentic and fake alike, at extraordinary prices. His motto is, "One without aesthetic sense can't help being cheated out of his money. And, by being deceived, one may learn to distinguish the real one from the counterfeit." However, Fujita is not a villain?not someone who sells fake paintings just as a means to earn money. He truly appreciates art and the artists who spent their lives to create it. Sometimes he takes paintings from a wicked politician who considers art only as a means of exchanging bribes. Sometimes he tries to restore destroyed paintings. He often touches the lives of those he encounters, and people are attracted to him in spite of himself. **Note:** In 1996, Gallery Fake received the Shogakukan Manga Award.
4koma about daily life of a mischievous granny.
Around 1955, rental bookstores—which lent books for 10 yen a day—were on the verge of their heyday. At the time, there were four manga publishers in Osaka catering to these rental shops, and Hinomaru Bunko in Semba was a bustling hub where young, impoverished but dream-filled artists—including Takao Saito, Masaaki Satou, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, and Masahiko Matsumoto—gathered! This is the story of these artists, who would later popularize a style of manga known as “gekiga,” and the beginning of the history of gekiga itself! (Source: Seirin Kogeisha, translated)
A tribute manga in anthology for the cult-classic series of videogame "Mother" titled "Pollyanna" with special illustrations and chapters made by 35 different mangaka.
Persistent mediocrity hasn't dissuaded Fukutsu Toshi, captain of a lame high school baseball team, from his love of the game. But when the principal, dissatisfied with their losing performances, threatens to take away their playing field, Toshis is forced into action to turn things around with all out efforts. But facing him at every turn is endless adversity. Nothing is ever easy for him, but luckily, Toshi has the determination to beat it all. (Source: MangaNews)
It's a bloody but pure yuri love story! (Source: Author's Twitter, translated) *Note: Semi-Finalist at the 4-Hour Speed Manga Contest at Comitia 141.*
****Volume 4 : Vampire**** **1. Sleeping Vampire by Kinoshita Sakura** **2. Mushroom and Kappa: Arcana compilation for vampires on business trips by Magami Guriko** **3. Crossing the River by Kouga Yun** **4. A Shower in the Sunshine by Omote Sora** **5. Urban Vampire by Bikke** **6. Sky Burial by Takayama Shinobu** 7. Today's Dining Table by Saeki Yashiro **8. The Aegis of Time's Coffin by Yugyoji Tama** **9. Forest of Nobility by Kayase Shiki** **10. Chiyo-sama! by Shindo Arashi** 11. Strigoi Kingdom by Serikawa Mame **12. The Catharsis of Truth by Inui Miku** 13. Blood Donation Advice by Igarashi Ran 14. The Novice Vampire by Amamiya Azusa **15. A Gentle Temperature by Kisaragi Yoshinori**
In a tale set in the middle of the Meiji era, Shusuke Kano is doing hard labor in Hokkaido, imprisoned for demonstrating against the government for freedom and democracy. With the help of another inmate, Kazama, they will plan their escape. Both will carve their own paths shortly afterwards.
