A tale of two siblings; one unconventional, the other harboring a great secret. Notes: *Based on the Japanese poem Ametsuchi no Uta (天地の歌), authored in the 9th century AD, credited as being the oldest perfect pangram in the Japanese language. This work was published in the 3rd issue of the "good! Afternoon" in 2016 Winner of the 2015 winter-season Afternoon Shiki-sho Award*

The long-eared people has always lived harmoniously in their community. One day, a child of the fearsome round-eared people suddenly appeared in their village. Due to a misunderstanding, the child became infuriated and transformed into an adult with tremendous strength. The usually peaceful village was thrown into chaos due to the child's presence.

In this world of beast summoners, the Kingdom of Xia was weakened due to their lack of powerful summoners, having lost their cultural history. Until Yang Yang transmigrated into this world with the powerful manual known as Shanghaijing, and now all the legendary beasts of the seas and mountains are his to command! With terrifying power and skill, he will lead the Xia to sweep across the globe and crush every nation in his way. Amazed by his power, people realized that he is not just an ordinary beast tamer, but the heaven-conquering "Beast Master"! (Source: Tencent, translated)

In Pops, a girl exploits her broken leg to get some extra care from her friend.

Musashi Mountain High School third grade Goshogawara is the only member of his school's sumo club. In order to take part in competitions, he tries to attract more members, and thanks to his enthusiasm and sincerity four more people join the club: judo team captain Kaoru Kiyokawa; pro wrestler Takayuki Kannai; skinny thug wannabe Nanno Ippei; and Raiden Goro, a giant guy but a very shy person who also happens to be an expert Go player. The five train together and later take part in a competition against a professional sumo club.

You may have seen them somewhere before. A cute nekomimi girl, a talking snake, and strange disturbances. A series of short-short stories, loosely connected through the imagination! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

"Zero hero compensation.But I still have to be a hero!" Luke, the hero of the epic RPG “Legend of the Spirit,” is reincarnated. He is gifted and has perfect knowledge of the game.His goal was a perfect and complete happy ending, that surpassed the original. However, the hero's mission was too heavy for an ordinary person to bear. It was too easy for something important to fall away. In this world, expediency does not happen. If Luke does not hold the sword, the world will be destroyed. So the boy puts on a mask and plays the hero, Luke. This is a false heroic tale of a boy on a mission to become a hero.

The main story in this tankoubon takes up half of the book. The first time Misaki met Eiji NIRESAKI, she was 17 years old, and he was visiting her father as part of some sort of study group. I believe Misaki's father is a university professor or a scientist. There is some chemistry between Eiji and Misaki right away, and before you know it, Eiji announces his intention to marry her. They get married after she graduates from high school, but their romance does not last for long. Eiji begins acting strange, and after only a few months, he leaves Misaki. What is going on with Eiji? It looks like he is involved with some serious things that Misaki has no idea about, things that are keeping him away from her. Meanwhile, Misaki is alone and pregnant... The other two stories in this are about a married couple with a child, and a stylish office lady who has a relationship with a coworker. 1. **Bachiatari na Ikari Musume** (ばち当りな怒り娘) 2. **Eien no Labirynth** (永遠のラビリンス) 3. **Ashita mo Hareyoubi** (あしたも晴れ曜日) (from http://www.piffleprincess.com/sakai))

Yoshizawa Wakaba's childhood friend, Umezono Komaki, is perfect. She is a brilliant, well-behaved, honor student......, but beneath the surface, she is a vicious girl who looks down on others. I wanted to win over Komaki so badly that I tried to compete with her, even at the risk of losing "something important" - the result was my loss. And so Komaki said, "Wakaba, kiss me," and she stole away my first kiss. In order to regain my dignity, I challenge Komaki to another match, but she says that if she wins, she will take away another one of my most precious things.... Going on a date, sleeping in the same bed, even saying "I love you." I should have hated Komaki for taking all these first-times away from me, but what is this feeling that is filling my heart instead? (Source: Sneaker Bunko, translated) *Note: Gold Prize winner in the 28th Sneaker Awards.*

A collection of short, romantic stories. The first is about the unlikely romance between a rich, elegant young girl and a scruffy, rough, not-so-rich guy. The story that fills the largest portion of this volume is set in the roaring 20's, and is about the romance between a boxer and a flapper girl. The mob is involved. Lots of drama and excitement!

Kanenone Academy was an all-boys high school isolated from the world by mountains and hills. Yusuke Takasaki, the average 11th grader, led a normal life in the academy until the academy announced attempting for co-ed, and high-school girls were being transferred for the summer semester. (Source: Anime News Network)