This work is a collection of 7 stories: 1. **Shitsu Rakuen** (失楽園) 2. **Adamu no Sukekotsu** (アダムの助骨) 3. **Otokotachi no Fuukei** (男たちの風景) 4. **Teisougou no Sounan** (貞操号の遭難) 5. **Seibutsu Toshi** (生物都市) 6. **Shoumei** (詔命) 7. **Manhattan no Kurofune** (マンハッタンの黒船)

When I was suddenly summoned to another world by some mysterious identity that said, "Pick three skill seeds." But wait, what does "skill seeds" mean instead of just "skills"? Realizing the sole difference between the two, I awakened as the other world's first hacker capable of arbitrarily enhancing skills by manipulating their values! To start, I manipulated the skills of a beautiful girl, Mia, who suffered due to her skills being unsuitable for combat and joined forces with her to surpass those who had looked down on us! (Source: Futabasha, translated)

Inukai Haru, a high school student, on top of being late to school experience an unprecedented "crisis" inside a train――

In a world where aptitude for magic is determined by a crest. At the age of seven, Alec, the sixth prince of the sacred Luxian Empire, was given a crest of [Dark Magic], which is said to turn him into a demon as soon as he uses it. Scorned by those around him, Alec became a shut-in in the palace, and in the last days of his life, he used [Dark Magic], which he had never used before, in the hope of getting a good glimpse of it. However, Alec's crest was actually a special one that allowed him to use [Dark Magic] without having his body taken over by a demon! He died as he was - but when he woke up, he was back to his childhood! Reverting back to his seven-year-old self, Alec uses [Dark Magic] to turn all kinds of demons into his dependents, and together with his strongest companions, he builds an ideal country...!

An action story by Kenjiro, set in a world, where a doll and its master have a such a bond that should one die, the other ceases to exist too.

Anthology based on writer Tsutsui Yakutaka’s works.

In China at the end of the Sui Dynasty, a young boy living at the foot of Mount Huaguo is chosen by the powerful demon Mushiki and given the title “Great Sage of Heaven,” marked with a golden ring on his forehead. From that moment on, his destiny is thrown into a cauldron of blood and battle. The boy's name is Wukong. The first part of this thrilling, action-packed version of *The Journey to the West* by Morohoshi! (Source: Comic Days, translated) *Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2000.*

A sci-fi version of Kobayashi Takiji's proletarian novel Kanikousen, in which we follow the young fisherman Ryusuke, in a fictional future where the sea is evaporating and aquatic creatures have evolved into flying species.

Saki Akabane is an idol who is part of a group consisting of young girls aged 19 to 23. She loves alcohol, but unfortunately, as she is a public figure adored by many fans who expect her to be a "pure being", she simply refrains from drinking anything that would tarnish her picture. Due to these circumstances, Saki is forced to meet with some other young idols to get drunk from time to time, in places where she is sure that no one will recognize her!

Elf reverse isekai'd herself into Japan because she's horny. Tsundere goddess comes along to fix things, but a popular chuunibyou youtuber, a succubus, a psychic and a dragon also get added to the mix. How will Akahito, a bottom of the barrel youtuber, and the useless goddess fare?

From Ponent Mon: Seventeen authors (nine from France or French-speaking countries, eight from Japan) brought together in the same book, a succession of freely created short stories about the same universe: Japan. The French, of course, journeyed to Japan for the occasion. Each cartoonist was sent for two weeks to a different city in the archipelago (Joann Sfar in Tôkyô, Emmanuel Guibert in Kyôto, Nicolas de Crécy in Nagoya, etc.) to bring back an original creation. The Japanese tell us about their district, the city where they live or where they originally come from (Kazuichi Hanawa's story being about the northern island of Hokkaido, Jiro Taniguchi's about the town of Tottori, etc.) The result is often inspired, always surprising: Japan through new eyes. "Japan" will appear simultaneously in French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and English. Along with "A Patch Of Dreams" by Hideji Oda, it is the first step in a series of international creations with left-to-right reading direction, created for us by some of the best European and Japanese comic book artists. List of included short stories: At the Seaside - [TAKAHAMA Kan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=4331) The Gateway - David Prudhomme Summer Sky - [TANIGUCHI Jiro](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=714) Now I Can Die! - Aurélia Aurita Osaka 2034 - François Schuiten & Benoît Peeters Shin.Ichi. - Emmanual Guibert The New Gods - Nicolas de Crécy *Kankichi* - [MATSUMOTO Taiyou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=361) The Tokyo of Qualtérou - Joann Sfar The Sunflower - [Little Fish](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=19995) The Song of the Crickets - [ANNO Moyoco](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=152) In Love Alley - [Frédéric Boilet](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=6069) The City of Trees - Fabrice Neaud The Festival of the Bell-Horses - [IGARASHI Daisuke](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2216) In the Deep Forest - [HANAWA Kazuichi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2080) Sapporo Fiction - Étienne Davodeau