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A collection of nine original short stories from nine different authors. Organized by Wakabayashi Toshiya.
When they were kids, Alice and Yuri promised to marry each other when they grow up. Years later, Yuri is in for quite a surprise as he reunites with his bride-to-be.
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Shouta, a college student who suffers from hearing loss, and Ryu, a hairdresser, are best friends. As roommates, up till now their lives have been really good. But one day, Shouta gets confessed to by a girl! Although Shouta is pleased, Ryu becomes desperate to suppress his growing feelings.
This manga is deemed to be one of the works that initiated the "irrational" or "unreasonable" gag comic genre where the reason of its funniness cannot be explained by logic and traditional sense of humor, which made this title very popular among teens and early twenties at that time. One of the most popular characters that appeared in Uturun Desu was "the otter", Kawauso-kun. Utsurun Desu. roughly means "it infects you" and also is the synonym for a disposable camera produced by Fujifilm (where it means "it can take photos"). (Source: Wikipedia)
My name is Bian Lianlian, a fourth-year college student. I'm just an timid, ordinary, and unfashionable girl. But even so, I still aspire to become a fashion editor because that's the only way I can get close to what I love. I lack self-confidence and I get stage fright. However fate can be strange. I somehow got signed to become a model?! Just when I was at a loss about my future, all these crazy things suddenly happened. What a beautiful world. (Source: Kuaikan, translated)
Inspector Reiko Kujou is a problematic detective who gave up the big-city police work to be transferred to the Akasaka Police Department. She's got the face and figure of a model, a keen mind, and on top of that, is an ultra-rich detective from a well-established family! Obsessed with brand-name items, doing car chases in foreign cars; she'll be stopping evil in a magnificent way! And how will the romance turn out between her and the younger detective Sanada who longs for her!? An intense romantic-suspense from Nanao Hidaka! (Source: Jmanga)
Falma, the daughter of Count Helqvist, whose family has for generations commonly acquired the skill of summoning spirits, disappoints her parents when she acquires the skill of using insects at the age of 10 and is confined. Afterward, having regained her memories of her previous life as a Japanese farmer's wife, she uses her memories and the knowledge gained from her books to escape from her home. She starts growing vegetables to save money, but...? A love fantasy of a count's former daughter who abandons her home and aims to become independent in order to find happiness! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
Japan, Heian period. On Mount Koutakesan, where wild dogs live, the revenge of the boy who became a god begins.
Dew becomes the manager of Hotel Lilac, an establishment renowned for its elegance. But his daily routine is suddenly turned upside down because for some unknown reason, Dew is able to see the ghost of Evans, his grandfather and the previous manager.
"To protect what is important to her, the girl harbors both love and hatred within her." Having lost her parents at a young age, Yoto Osamu has been working at a village shrine and living a strong life on her own. The Dragon God whom she adores like a father. And Toyokitsu, the son of the Emperor, who is of the Dragon God's blood. After meeting them, Yoto Osamu begins to harbor hatred within her body...! This is the beginning of a story of sadness and kindness surrounding the thoughts and hatred of the gods. (Source: Square Enix, translated)