A valuable record of postwar manga history, this autobiographical work by Fujiko Fujio A. This grand tale based on the true story of one of post-war manga's legends, depicts the meeting of two boys; the protagonist, Michio Maga (Fujiko A. Fujio), and Shigeru Saino (Fujiko F. Fujio) and their journey of growth as they pursue their shared dream of becoming manga artists. This masterpiece of Japanese manga is not just a valuable first person account, but also meticulously portrays the joys and struggles of youth.

Using the memories of her previous life, Raze has made a name for herself as an elite soldier of the Cyan Empire at the age of 15. Her next mission, as ordered by her boss, the devilish Prime Minister, is to go undercover at the Central Imperial Academy of Magic as a student, and watch over sons and daughters of the empire's rich and powerful! Raze is bewildered by the school life, which is the complete opposite from her life in the army, but she gets used to it. Suddenly, her friend, Kana, tells her that they are in an otome game and that Kana is the villainess! What's more, if they don't avoid the bad-end scenario, Raze and her friends will be ruined! From that day on, Raze must fight out front and behind the scenes? But one after another, unexpected events that do not exist in the game occur...? (Source: Ichijinsha Novels, translated)

A senpai and his kouhai had no contact in the past except for using the same train station to go to school, thus only meeting each other in the morning. One day, they made a promise: "A single question each day, and answer it honestly." *"I want to know more about Senpai, and I would like to know what I don't know about Senpai. So let's ask each other one question a day—for a total of 100 questions."* This is the story of two people who are slowly getting closer, one question a day. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Haruto is the son of the head priest of Hibiragi shrine. Kano, the daughter of the tatami maker living next door to the shrine, began learning Japanese archery because she was deeply impressed by the sight of Haruto and him drawing a bow. Separated by a tragic event, the two meet again several years later. The story revolves around Kano and Haruto, who remain at a cautious distance−neither too close nor too far−as they grow up. It depicts with a certain tension the fine subtleties of feeling experienced in the difficult adolescent years. *Note: Won the Grand Prize of the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.*

This is the story of how the weakest adventurer becomes the strongest— Essen, the perpetually lowest-ranked adventurer, heads to dungeons almost daily to improve his ranking. However, his [Gift] was a dud that merely allowed him to eat monster meat without getting sick. Unable to hunt monsters, his ranking remained at rock bottom. One day, while trying to save a girl being attacked by a monster, Essen bites the creature and awakens to the true power of his [Gift]— The hidden ability of his [Gift] was to use the powers of the monsters he had eaten! The tale of the weakest adventurer rising to power using monster abilities begins here!!

“The person who killed my father…is among these people.” 15-year-old Kotobuki Ringo reunites with childhood friends she hasn’t seen in eight years since her father passed away: the calm and soft-spoken Shiran, the strong Kujyaku, the kind Masaki, and the energetic Gogyo. They were all students of Ringo’s father and all have amazing abilities of their own. Ringo comes to live with them at Shiran’s villa, but she’s not staying with them just to rekindle their friendship… She believes that one of them may be her father’s murderer, and she will stop at nothing to find out who was behind her father’s death.

A heartfelt story between an ordinary man and his beloved cats. Mikami is an average illustrator that lives with two kittens. With his work falling into a slump, eating only flavorless meals, and being overall depressed, God gives him a sudden surprise! His beloved cats take the form of human children. With hungry bellies awaiting, Mikami rushes to make food for them. Even just salmon onigiri can be delicious when eaten with two people. (Source: Pixiv Comic, translated)

The Trump Kingdom is a magical world where everyone's hearts live happily with the guidance of their ruler Princess Marie Ange. However one day, a evil force known as the Jikochū attacked the Kingdom. But a warrior who served Marie Ange, known as Cure Sword, fended the Jikochū by herself before being sent the human world with her fairy partner to find the missing princess. The Cure Sword also brought with her three other fairies who are to find three chosen girls to be her allies. One of the fairies, Sharuru, finds a girl named Mana Aida who is her school's student council president. Whilst visiting the Clover Tower's observatory during her school's orientation day, Mana encounters a Jikochū who attempts to manipulate her heart but being found by Sharuru as she gives her the power to become Cure Heart. Joined by Cure Diamond, Cure Rosetta and Cure Sword, the Dokidoki PreCure must fight to protect everyone's hearts from the Jikochou. (Source: Wikipedia)

The author, Fumino Sugiyama, tells his story about what it meant to grow up as a trans boy.

42 mangaka write short stories about the food they eat.