The one-shot was penned by original character designer Naohito Miyoshi, and it illustrates the duel between Yuuya and Akaba. (Source: Anime News Network)

Iori's your average high school student... except that he couldn't be without Hazu ever since he was born. Hazu's 5 years older and friends with Iori's older brother, and is busy working as a celebrity and model. He's gorgeous and mature, but has a little bit of a mischievous side to him... He's been turning down Iori all of these years, but the two are overjoyed just being around each other! Finally on the day Iori graduates from high school, something seems different...? (Source: MangaPlaza)

When fifteen-year-old Kaho Nikaidou leaves her sheltered home to start life anew in a Tokyo high school dormitory, the last thing she expects is to nearly get hit by a truck! Saved in the nick of time by a handsome stranger, Kaho falls head over heels for him and, after finally tracking him down, boldly confesses her feelings. Turns out Kaho’s mystery savior, Kanade, is the son of Kaho’s new landlord! The handsome object of Kaho’s affection agrees to go out with her, but her newfound bliss is short-lived when it turns out that her new boyfriend…is a fifth-grader?! (Source: Yen Press)

Kana's in love with her friend Takumi. They've known each other forever, and they're even coworkers now. Of course, he has no idea. Why would he? He's hot and competent, so he's got plenty of women to choose from. She, on the other hand, wears glasses, has a baby face, and has absolutely no experience with men. Desperate, she forms a plan with another colleague to ask Takumi to pop her cherry for her on the pretense that this is all to get with another guy. At first, he tries to dissuade her but soon realizes how adamant she is. And, as much as he thinks this is a bad idea, he can't stand the thought of her doing it with some other dude! (Source: Renta!)

In a world where only dogs and cats exist, the dogs gained control of and built a kingdom on the only continent while the cats scattered throughout the great sea and repeatedly looted from the dogs. This mutual hatred has led to many years of strife between the two species… Jean, a young dog who was unconventionally born at sea and raised by a cat, lives with his mother Rosa and his adoptive father Azul as the three move from small island to small island. It is Jean’s dream to find a place where the three can live together permanently but…! From Ryo Sumiyoshi, the unparalleled master artist of non-human characters, comes an epic fantasy adventure on the high seas! (Source: K MANGA)

Bacteria are in all our bodies...good bacteria, bad bacteria, and everything in between! But this time, the bacteria are on a mission...to help their teenage host confess to her crush! Will they be able to protect her health? (Source: Kodansha USA)

Machiko fell in love at first sight with the tears of an incredibly beautiful boy who was trying to end his life. "With such a pretty face like yours, you should become an idol!" she suggested. From that moment on, Machiko's life would never be the same... (Source: MANGA Plus)

Yanai, a successful manga editor, is in Shinjuku to research the lives of youth who hang out around Kabukicho, when a girl suddenly grabs him by the shirt. Misumi lives in a manga cafe, cleans a love hotel for what little cash she has, and spends all her time devouring manga—but now she’s started writing it, and wants Yanai to take a look. He’s dismissive at first, until he finally reads it and discovers she has real, if unpolished, talent. He offers to be her editor, but gets more than he bargained for when this almost feral girl suddenly takes up residence in his apartment! Her desperation and fixation are at total odds with the professional world he knows, jolting him out of his normal routine and opening his eyes to what manga is really about. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Over four decades ago, Yoshihiro Tastsumi expanded the horizons of comics storytelling by using the visual language of manga to tell gritty, literary short stories about the private lives of everyday people. He has been called "the grandfather of Japanese alternative comics" and has influenced generations of cartoonists, but, until now, the majority of his works has remained unavailable outside of Japan. By turns poetic, comical, and deeply unsettling, Abandon the Old in Tokyo is a collection of unforgettable short stories from the modern master. *- Drawn & Quarterly* "Starkly beautiful... revelatory... fearless." *- The Village Voice* "Marvelously evocative... Tatsumis's stories flow with dreamlike ambiguity" *- Publishers Weekly* "With both fascination and empathy, Tatsumi explores the lives of people on society's bottom rung and exposes a world of lost souls, unattainable dreams, and unexpected redemption." *- Bookforum*

"I promise... I'm going to win you over, body and soul." All Aoi wants is to be able to enjoy her youth just like any other teenager her age, but she's stuck acting as a caretaker for her childhood friend, Souma. If that weren't bad enough, Souma is a total piece of trash that gobbles up any girl who comes along like some ravenous beast! "I'll never let a guy like that have me!" she promises herself, but Souma one day declares that there's a girl he "needs more than life itself" and starts making advances toward Aoi?! "Tonight... I want to sleep with you," he says and carries Aoi to his room, uses her as a body pillow, and even kisses her..?! She's unable to push him away for some reason, and... Thus begins the sugary romance between Aoi and her assertive childhood friend who's set on winning her heart...!

Oneshots created in 'gekiga' style. A lone man travels the country, projecting pornographic films for private individuals while attempting to maintain a normal home life. A medical student lives a secret life as a sperm donor, and finds his world turned upside down when his donations are rejected by the fertility clinic. A young couple's marriage is irrevocably affected when a sewer rat takes up residence in their home. The lives of two men become intertwined when one hires the other to observe his sexual escapades through a telescope. An auto mechanic's obsession with a female TV personality turns fatal after a chance meeting between the two. The volume consists of the short stories: Piranha, Projectionist, Black Smoke, The Burden, Test Tube, Pimp, The Push Man, Sewer, Telescope, The Killer, Traffic Accident, Make-Up, Disinfection, Who Are You?, Bedridden, My Hitler

The era is in the middle of a world war. There was a genuine "dictator" who stood up to fight against Walkure which was a country which constrained the world.