First she's hungry, then she's sleepy, but all along she's nothing if not completely useless. And yet, freshman reporter Totoko always seems to get her man! Never mind that she's supposed to be after the story, not the suspect, and that her ill-fated coworker Iriya always seems to bear the brunt of the collateral damage. What's more, there's a master thief on the loose in Tokyo... But leave it to Totoko to get the scoop!
A girl eats speech bubbles - of which various flavors apparently exist.
Chika Kuwabara pretty much drifts through life with no purpose, her days spent at arcades or getting into petty fights. But one day, she witnesses someone practicing fencing in the school gymnasium. That glimpse begins to awaken something deep inside her!
A girl who does nothing but lose refuses to give up her daily matches with a certain boy.
What will the cruel fate of Michi and his friends be, living as they do in the debris left by the war ?
Having had her engagement broken off and now past the age of marriage, Alerila is known behind her back as the "official lady." She works steadily as the right-hand man to the "cold-hearted Prime Minister," Marquis Easteria Wegmund. One day, while on duty, the Prime Minister proposes to her. Given rumors that the Prime Minister is in love with another woman, Alerila's own low family status, and her status as an unmarried administrative officer, she understands that he is asking her to enter into a contract marriage, and so she accepts the engagement. A businesslike married life with the cold-hearted Prime Minister begins...!! (Source: Comic Earth Star, translated)
Soldo, a young boy, is reincarnated as a countryside noble in the world of a magic game. He is excited about the adventures he will be having in the game world he has played countless times in his previous life, but he is confronted with the shocking truth that he has no talent for magic...! Unable to use magic, Soldo is destined to live as a worthless mob character with no impact on the story, but one day he discovers a book about "secret swordsmanship" hidden within the game! He soon learns of the flags that will lead to his ruin, but he will slash them away with his strongest swordsmanship! The grand opening of a super-orthodox fantasy!
A collection of 24 short stories with protagonists struggling with stress at work. Each of them represents a different kind of job. Some of them are quite normal, like a novelist or a dancer, but some are less typical, like an elephant tamer or even a rabbit-powered bus driver.
An anthology for the Hanshin Tigers' 80th anniversary. 1. **"Tora"** by Takahashi Rumiko 2. **"Tigers Rhapsody"** by Takai Kenichirou 3. **"Fujinami Toushu to Ore"** by Koji Joukura 4. **"Torafuusou: Boku to Kanojo to Tigers"** by Nakahara Yuu 5. **"Juuhan Deki! Bijitaa-hen Toratoratora no Maki"** by Matsuda Naoko 6. **"Hagiwara Akiko no 1997-nen"** by Sasou Akira 7. **"Abikyoukan! Yuru Fuwa Jigoku Hanshin Zoukan Tokubetsu-hen"** by Hori Nobuyuki 8. **"Akumu no 1992"** by Takahashi Tsutomu 9. **"Torako Ni Ai Tiger"** by Takahashi Noboru 10. **"Rokkouzan Himitsu no Kenkyuujo!!"** by Shiriagari Kotobuki 11. **"Fushi Tora"** by Tsunomaru 12. **"Tora-bou, Ai no Sakebi"** by Yamaaki Douton 13. **"Sairyou no Hi"** by Kikuni Masahiko 14. **"Nani ga Nandemo Hanshin Fan 2015"** by Oshikawa Untarou 15. **"Hanshin Hangi"** by Hayashida Q 16. **"Tora-kata Rakugo Enmoku Uwaba mi Taiji"** by Matsui Shinsuke 17. **"Pinch Hitter Torataro"** by Mizuguchi Naoki 18. **"Ashita wa Katsu!"** by Watanabe Yasuhiro 19. **"Honmamon"** by Nakayama Ramada 20. **"1992 Moratorium Kazuyuki"** by Samukawa Kazuyuki 21. **"Jitsuroku! Watashi wa Hanshin Koshien Kyuujou no o Hizamoto de Umareta."** by Kumichou
An anthology by various artists to commemorate the 50th death anniversary of Tanizaki Junichiro, adapting various stories. 1. **谷崎ガールズ** (Banko Kuze) 2. **少年** (Usamaru Furuya) 3. **猿が人間になった話** (Tsuchika Nishimura) 4. **夢の浮橋** (Akino Kondoh) 5. **飈風** (Sansuke Yamada) 6. **痴人の愛** (Machiko Kyou) 7. **続続羅洞先生** (Nakamura Asumiko) 8. **青塚氏の話** (Shunji Enomoto) 9. **陰翳礼讃** (Fumiko Takano) 10. **谷崎潤一郎『瘋癲老人日記』×ヘミングウェイ『老人と海』REMIX** (Kotobuki Shiriagari) 11. **台所太平記** (Akira Yamaguchi)

