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55A booklet packaged with Harta volume 46 at select stores. It's an anthology of one-shots from various authors focusing on the theme of 4-koma manga. (Source: Natalie, translated)
A matchmaking share house produced by a women's fashion magazine. Eight men and women, without revealing their age or occupation, live together for three months to find a marriage partner. People have different reasons for gathering in the share house: they're too busy with work to keep up with finding a partner, they want to find a partner quickly, they admire their parents' lovey-dovey ways... *"You can live alone, but don't you sometimes wish you had someone by your side?"* (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
"A Drop of Ocean," by Takahashi Mako, is a short summer story about two friends.
A girl worries over what to get her friend. *Note: Published in COMIC Yuri Hime 2006-12*
**House** A supernatural disaster in which buildings transform into otherworldly realms teeming with monsters, which lead people to their doom. Only a select group of girls, known as **Soldier Maids**, can stand against this phenomenon with their unique powers. Shion, who is one such Soldier Maid, is suddenly appointed captain of a new unit. To her dismay, her only subordinate is Iris—a shy and seemingly unreliable rookie desperate to prove herself. Though Shion openly expresses her doubts and frustrations, Iris transforms into a completely different person once they step into the **House**…!? As the two carry out their missions together, the once-solitary Shion gradually begins to trust Iris as a true partner. Meanwhile, Iris teeters on the edge of opening her heart, only to pull back time and again. It seems she’s hiding a massive secret— (Source: Overlap Bunko, translated)
A limited edition volume for Animate Girls' Festival (AGF), containing previously-unpublished extras for series run in Dear+ and Cheri+ magazines.
This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Nobuhiko Saito and takes a look at gag manga from inside and outside of the genre. 1. **Televi Kozou** (テレビ小僧) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 2. **Sarutobi Ecchan** (さるとびエッちゃん) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 3. **Black Dan** (ブラック団) \[Jirou Tsunoda\] 4. **Like a Erotic Comic Strip** (ライク ア エロチック コミック ストリップ) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 5. **Gag Guerilla** (ギャグゲリラ) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 6. **007 Gansaku Mangashuu** (007 贋作漫画集) \[Makoto Wada\] 7. **Mishiranu Hoshi de** (見知らぬ星で) \[Maki Sasaki\] 8. **Shin Manga Bungaku Zenshuu** (新漫画文学全集) \[Shoji Sadao\] 9. **Oh☆Jarry's** (Oh☆ジャリーズ) \[Aki Ryuuzan\] 10. **Terajima-chou Kidan** (寺島町奇譚) \[Yuu Takita\] 11. **Shin, Ari Jigoku** (新、あり地獄) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 12. **Tomete Kureruna Okkasan (Poster)** (とめてくれるなおっかさん) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 13. **Toudaiban Bakuto Retsuden** (東大版博徒列伝) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 14. **Yasuji no Mettameta Gaki: Doukouza** (ヤスジのメッタメタガキ 道講座) \[Yasuji Tanioka\] 15. **Binbou Kuji wo Boku ga Hiku!** (貧乏くじをぼくが引く!) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 16. **Gekko Kamen Ansatsu Monogatari** (月光仮面暗殺物語り) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 17. **Sakura Gahou** (櫻画報) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 18. **Kigeki Shin Shisho Taikei** (喜劇新思想大系) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 19. **Hinotama Enka** (火の玉怨歌) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 20. **Kyomen to Shura** (鏡面と修羅) \[Kouichi Tanigawa\] 21. **Jonen Magazineban Tensai Bakabon** (情念魔我人版 天才ばかぼん) \[Shintaro Kou & Toshio Saeki\] 22. **Briefs Hosakan** (ブリーフ補佐官) \[Shigeru Sugiura\] 23. **Baito-kun** (バイトくん) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 24. **Boku no Suteki na Poshii Obasan** (ぼくのすてきなポシイおばさん) \[Chiki Ooya\] 25. **Wendy no Christmas** (ウェンディのクリスマス) \[Fumiko Takano\]
1. Hitotsu no Sochi (ひとつの装置) \[Shirai Yumiko\] 2. Neratta Kinko (ねらった金庫) \[Ishiguro Masakazu\] 3. Tane no Kouyou (たねの効用) \[Kanako Nanamaki\] 4. Shitashige na Akuma (したしげな悪魔) \[Takeshima Nami\] 5. Ai no Sakuyou (愛の作用) \[KUJIRA\] 6. Yousei (妖精) \[Watanabe Peco\] 7. Doubt (疑問, Gimon) \[Dowman Sayman\] 8. Iki Tougou (意気投合) \[Aoki Toshinao\] 9. Motenashi (もてなし) \[Nishimura Tsuchika\] 10. Hana to Himitsu (花とひみつ) \[Suzuki Shiho\]