A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Haruma is the star of the kabuki theater. His good looks and slightly arrogant attitude make him irresistible. But there is one thing he can't do... He can't take care of himself very well, so he hires a housekeeper, Minoru. As usual, Haruma tries to make a move on Minoru, but gets turned down. "I do not get sexually involved with my employers!" Haruma is surprised by the rejection and gradually starts to become interested in Minoru... [Official English on Renta](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/128260/)

The sequel to Romance Physician 25:00! Tomo-chan's opened her own clinic?! Who's her first patient going to be? By Manga Reborn

Official parody of Kodomo no Jikan published in Winter 2012 magazine with the participation of numerous mangaka, who made a chapter each, as a tribute to the Watashiya Kaworu series, who also added one of its chapters. Includes: 1. **Hoken no Jikan** (ほけんのじかん), Kouichi Kusano 2. **Kisu no Jikan** (きすのじかん), Yoshikazu Hamada 3. **Okane no Jinkan** (おかねのじかん), Mikabe Setsuna 4. **Rin-chan★Baka Kyoudai** (りんちゃん★バカ兄妹), Yuna Kagesaki 5. **Untitled**, Hidetaka Kakei 6. **Sensei no Hoshii Mono** (せんせーのほしいもの), Cotoji 7. **Kodomo no Tessellation** (こどものテッサレ―ション), Q-tarou Hanamizawa 8. **Untitled**, Fumika Natsume 9. **Untitled**, Satoru Matsubayashi 10. **Untitled**, Utamaro 11. **Onetsu no Jikan** (おねつのじかん), Tarou Shinonome 12. **Untitled**, Sato Yoshimi 13. **Untitled**, Asami Sekiya 14. **Untitled**, Arima Honda 15. **Shiroi-sensei no Jikan♡** (白井せんせいのじかん♡), Mutsuki Tsutomu 16. **Untitled**, Milk Morinaga 17. **Moshimo 3 Nin ga Sagume ni Nyuugaku shitara** (もしも３人が咲女に入学したら。), Towa Ooshima 18. **“Nakamura.”** (「中村。」), Takarada Gorgeous 19. **Real Kodomo no Jikan** (リアルこどものじかん), Shuuzou Oshimi 20. **Abunai Mizugi no Jikan** (アブない水着のじかん), Itokatsu 21. **Shiroi-sensei to Tsuki Aitai node Oyajima-sensei ni Naritai.** (白井せんせいと付き合いたいので小失島せんせいになりたい。), Ayami Kazama 22. **Untitled**, Ooi Masakazu 23. **Honobono Reiji-san** (ほのぼのレイジさん), ÖYSTER 24. **Untitled**, Touko Shiwasu 25. **Untitled**, Kanko Nakamura 26. **Iidabashi no Futaba-chan: Kodomo no Jikan Tokubetsuhen** (飯田橋のふたばちゃん　－こどものじかん特別編－), Story : Ryouichi Yokoyama, Art : Mayumi Katou 27. **Shugyou Sankan no Jikan** (授業参観のじかん), Kaworu Watashiya

A collection of stories about couples and their romantic and sex lives, written by eight different authors. 1. **Conbini Otoko to Ochatsuke Musume** (コンビニ男とお茶漬け娘) \[Akemi Matsunae\] 2. **Megu to Atsushi no Mail H Shiyou yo** (メグとアツシのメールHしようよ) \[Kanae Ono\] 3. **Oedo Michiiki Nagaya: Junjou Shunga Maki** (お江戸道行長屋　純情春画巻) \[Shota Kikuchi\] 4. **Sweet Room** (スイート・ルーム) \[Chihiro Tamaki\] 5. **Abekku Shabadaa** (アベックシャバダァ) \[Makochin Ishihara\] 6. **Renai Dai Kaiun no Susume** (恋愛大開運のススメ) \[Kanae Ono\] 7. **Honjitsu no Osusume Desu** (本日のおススメです) \[Atsuko Takakura\] 8. **Ayafuyu Hanbunko** (アヤフヤハンブンコ) \[Yumi Unita\] 9. **Abekku Shabadaa** (アベックシャバダァ) \[Makochin Ishihara\] 10. **London Eye** (ロンドン・アイ) \[Naito Yamada\]

Ruriko, a 24-year old girl comes to an all-boys school to be a teacher there. What's her goal? To “slay” a thousand boys! Get ready for one crazy school life comedy! *Note: Includes "Shibou wo Moyase! Ii Onna (脂肪を燃やせ！いい女)", and "Matsunae Akemi no Oryouri ZEN ZEN! (松苗あけみのお料理ＺＥＮＺＥＮ！)".*

From Fictiondb: Tamsin Dexter is surprised to learn she's become guardian of her orphaned nephew, Henry, who will one day be crown prince of a European country.... Prince Marc of Broitenburg, the darkly handsome prince regent, wants Henry brought up as royalty, and he's not used to hearing "no." But feisty Australian Tammy has no time for titles, and she's determined to give her nephew all the love a baby needs, even if she has to become Marc's stand-in princess.... [English version via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/91308/)

The three elderly sisters Yaeko, Hanae, and Tsubomi from *Cattleya na Onna-tachi* are back! Even in their old age, they still feel like maidens! The three dynamic sisters are enjoying their twilight years at the nursing home "Cattleya Garden." One after another, young women in distress come to them for help. Aiko, a cocky gal with a sassy tone, got into an argument with Yaeko and her sisters on the street. She is 20 years old and in debt for 2-million yen, stuck with a no-good boyfriend who doesn't work and only getting them into more debt. Aiko sets her eyes on Professor Shinonoi, another resident at the Cattleya Garden, and tries to seduce him for his fortune. The lecherous professor falls right into Aiko's trap...! It's okay for old people to fall in love! A stirring new idea for an aging society! This is an ambitious work that overturns the conventional tropes of shoujo manga! (Source: Office Manga, translated)

Once upon a time, there were three beautiful maidens, three sisters who lived together in harmony. Yaeko, the eldest, and Tsubomi, the third, were dainty maidens who loved fashion. Hanae, the middle sister, was a plain-looking girl on the outside, but she was beautiful on the inside. And then, decades passed… They are now living happily in "Cattleya Garden," a nursing home. Yaeko and Tsubomi may look wrinkled on the outside, but they still love to dress up, and they still shop for cute clothes at stores for young women. Even Hanae would not outdone. Although she was the plainest of the sisters, she has been married seven times! Even at her age, she still falls in love, and even goes to Comiket because she is crazy about the yaoi manga that her grandchildren like! A girl is still a girl no matter how old she is! The three sisters are enjoying their second youth with full grandma power! This is a unique work that positively portrays women living in an aging society! (Source: Hakusensha, translated)

*Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.*

The daughter of a hotel empire may seem to be a socialite by night and a fashionista by day, but Elizabeth "Lilli" Bennet is more than a party girl. Her father has quickly replaced her recently deceased mom with a woman the whole scene seems to know intimately, and Lilli was recently dumped by her fiancé... Would a proposal from a rich, handsome man—even if it's just a business transaction to keep all their images in check—be just what she needs? She'll be married by Christmas at this rate, for better or for worse... [Taken from Amazon]