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-Wakairo Moeko, was awakened to the importance of "effort" when she was in junior high school by the words of her admired senior, Amano. Having become a "person of hard work," Moeko continues to work hard even now, five years into her career, until one day she learns that Amano has quit his job. This triggers Moeko's sudden loss of energy and ill health. While taking a day off from work to help her grandfather in the fields, she meets her classmate, Hodaka, the son of a temple priest, for the first time in a long time... The breath of vegetables soothes Moeko's body and mind. (Source: Natalie, translated)
2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Gekiga Koubou, a landmark event that sparked a gekiga boom in the rental manga industry of the time and laid the foundation for the enduring popularity of youth manga and adult manga that continues to this day. To mark this occasion, our company is reissuing the first issues of *Kage* and *Machi*—pivotal publications that served as cornerstones for the development of gekiga and drove the short-story magazine boom—in a two-volume set. These reissues faithfully replicate the original binding, color schemes, and book design as closely as possible. Each set includes an explanatory booklet featuring testimonials from individuals involved at the time, bringing these works to contemporary readers. This long-awaited, precious reprint offers both general readers and researchers a chance to discover the roots of modern manga. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
-Cover Illustration: Taya Mugi 1. **Oshi no Tame ni Shindekure** (推しのために死んでくれ) \[furu\] 2. **Anata no Tonari de Waraitai** (あなたの隣で笑いたい) \[Wamome Hamazono\] 3. **Oshi katsu Material Girl** (推し活マテリアルガール) \[Mikage Otsumeshi\] 4. **Mireba me no Doku, Kikeba Kinodoku** (見れば目の毒、聞けば気の毒) \[Zou Michikusa\] 5. **0.5 no Zettai Fukashin Ryouiki** (0.5の絶対不可侵領域) \[Fumie Suzuki\]
"You won't love me?" That's fine! I won't give in to adversity or mistreatment; I'll seize my own happiness! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
Collections of one-shots that won the monthly Hop Step Award from 1987 to 1996.