-1. **Suisou no Naka no Noumiso** (水槽の中の脳みそ) \[Meika Arisaki\] 2. **Yubikiri** (指切り) \[Sanami Suzuki\] 3. **Umi wo Kaku Hito** (海を描くひと) \[Kaiko Fuyumushi\] 4. **Minarai-sho Haraishi no Yuuutsu** (見習い書祓師の憂鬱) \[Yoshiyuki Nishi\] 5. **Hontouni Saigo no Bansan** (本当に最期の晩餐) \[Yoshika Aki\] 6. **Shiori-chan** (詩織ちゃん) \[Youichi Abe\] 7. **Aru Hanauri no Shoujo** (或る花売りの少女) \[Haruka Amati\] 8. **communicare** \[Rendou Kurosaki\] 9. **Little Red wa Akiramenai** (リトルレッドはあきらめない) \[Murai\]
-Baekhap always ends up dating terrible men and repeatedly goes through painful breakups. Every time that happens, her best friend Iseul is there to comfort her and help her get back on her feet. As they spend more time together and rely on each other, the feelings between them begin to change… Could their friendship turn into something more?
Akari was born into a special family whose bodily fluids are poisonous. After her parents died, she worked as a maid in her uncle's house, but she was mistreated because she was considered "creepy" for hiding the poison in her body. One day, Yuki, the wealthy owner of a large brothel, visits Akari's house. Yuki has prepared a huge sum of money and wants to take Akari as his wife, but he is hiding a secret...? (Source: Kodansha, translated)
It is the early 1970s; The eve of manga’s golden age. Mitsuru Adachi, 19 years old. Tsutomu Adachi, 22 years old. Takeshi Arima, 16 years old. The wild, shared life of three young manga enthusiasts, who were still nobody at the time, was about to begin. Centered on Tsutomu Adachi—the man who made Mitsuru Adachi a manga artist and his older brother— Takeshi Arima, author of *Ren-chan Papa*, depicts a coming-of-age ensemble drama about men who staked their lives on manga! An unprecedented, true-to-life story of manga artists’ youth. (Source: Shogakukan)
The protagonist, Rustia, who lived her life as the perfect Crown Princess, loses her position due to a broken engagement and finds herself in the role of stepmother in her new marriage. However, she uses the knowledge and attentiveness she has cultivated to solve family and surrounding problems one after another. This is a story of a capable heroine who excels even when her position changes, and gets a second chance.
The strongest sword saint, Chrono Gaius, lost everything on that fateful day. His beloved wife and loyal subordinates were all turned into hideous living corpses by his nemesis, Gilgran, and Chrono himself met an unjust death—or so it should have ended. When he next opens his eyes, he finds he has been reborn as the incompetent youngest son of the very man who killed him. Within this weakest of bodies resides a forbidden power that, for brief moments, even surpasses his former prime. Hiding his true identity, playing the role of “family,” and biding his time, he waits for the perfect chance to take revenge. [Original Webtoon](https://jp.piccoma.com/web/product/208640)
Collections of one-shots that won the monthly Hop Step Award from 1987 to 1996.
Hideo Yamada compiles 18 stories about loneliness. Presented through themes of straggling, futility, insanity, seclusion, and an epilogue. **Rakugo** (落伍): 1. **Chikatetsu wo Orite.......**(地下鉄を降りて……) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 2. **Ohenro-san** (おへんろさん) \[Takashi Imashiro\] 3. **Oshiroi Komachi** (白粉小町) \[Youko Kondou\] 4. **Kuroi Chou** (黒い蝶) \[Kakusai Han\] **Muyou** (無用): 5. **Kamen** (仮面) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 6. **Ishi wo Kai ni Kita Onna** (石を買いに来た女) \[Motoyuki Oota\] 7. **Otsuuya no Kyaku** (お通夜の客) \[Yuu Takita\] 8. **Kibishii Shiren (from Pattman X)** (きびしい試練「パットマンＸ」より) \[George Akiyama\] 9. **Nichijou Seikatsu** (日常生活) \[Jun Kagari\] **Fuukyou** (風狂): 10. **Omoide no Occhan** (思い出のおっちゃん) \[Jun Urata\] 11. **Yoru no Semi** (夜の蝉) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 12. **Aburemon** (あぶれもん) \[Kaiji Kawaguchi\] 13. **Hisashiburi** (久しぶり) \[Shinichi Abe\] **Inton** (隠遁): 14. **Shounan (From Musashino)** (沼南「武蔵野」より) \[Junichirou Saitou\] 15. **The Salamander** (山椒魚) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 16. **Shimi** (紙魚) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] **Epilogue** (エピローグ) 17. **Sorekara** (それから) \[Hozumi\] 18. **Hitotsu no Hi** (ひとつの火 カシワイ) \[Kashiwai, original story: Niimi Nankichi\]