At Ebisu Studios, run-of-the-mill animator Inojima is troubled. His favorite soda is missing from the company vending machine, and the young production assistant Kano won't stop confessing his love every chance he gets. Is it a one-sided workplace romance? Or will their relationship move forward, frame by frame? *(Source: Red String Manga)* **Original Japanese:** Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3 **Official English:** Red String Manga: (Vol.1, Vol.2) Manga Mavericks: (Vol.1, Vol.2)

Auntie Yue runs a popular popiah stall at the night market. But rather than helping her, her son Ah Hui prefers to play the lottery. When Auntie Yue begins asking Ah Hui to give her money, friction arises between mother and son...

The first selection (English edition) from Japanese independent alternative comic magazine «USCA». The contributors are young and energetic cartoonists, NISHIMURA Tsuchika, SINZO Keigo, MIYAZAKI Natsujikei, TANIGUCHI Natsuko, HIRANO Ryo, and diverse artists, MOTO Hideyasu, BRIDGE SHIP HOUSE, Zajirogh, SANUKI Naoya, error403, KAMODA Jun, Skirt,NATSUME Tomoyuki, etc. USCA presents you 15 not mainstream but artistic Japanese comics today. Contents: NISHIMURA Tsuchika 西村ツチカ "The Woman Who Planted Flowers" SHINZO Keigo 真造圭伍 "Me & My Brother - One Summer" MIYAZAKI Natsujikei 宮崎夏次系 "Lunch Time" TANIGUCHI Natsuko 谷口菜津子 "I Love You To DEATH, Takada-kun" MOTO Hideyasu 本秀康 "Birthday Party"（太田出版刊『本秀康の描く4ページ』より「息子の誕生パーティ」をリライト） BRIDGE SHIP HOUSE "meter" Zajirogh 座二郎 "A NIGHT BEFORE WEDDING" KASABE Tetsu 笠辺哲 "Hawaii" KATSUHIKA Keita かつしかけいた "Town Trail" HIRANO Ryo ひらのりょう "Password" SANUKI Naoya サヌキナオヤ "Sweat Dreams" Yoshie 嘉江 "Ubasute" OOTA Motoyuki 太田基之 "effect" KAMODA Jun 鴨田潤 "BGM:Jelly Fish" error403 "MacroMesoMicro"

A Fake Isekai, But A Real Saint?! “Summon a saint from another world.” Thanks to their daydreaming king’s unreasonable demand, the members of the clergy, including Fiona, are at their wit’s end. The country has enjoyed a long stretch of peace in recent years, so it would be a waste of the national budget to spend the astronomical amount required to summon a saint. While turning the problem over in her mind, she realizes something. The saint summoned in the neighboring nation has black hair. And Fiona herself, who for whatever reason finds herself the object of the handsome prince’s affections, also has black hair, an unusual color in their country. The time has finally arrived for her tresses to prove useful. “Let’s pretend I’m the saint.” The kingdom’s finances and working conditions for her fellow clergymen must be protected at all costs. So in collusion with the prince and the head priest, Fiona resolves to deceive the king by taking on the guise of a cost-effective saint! While she runs hither and fro alongside the overprotective prince with a borderline unhealthy obsession with her hair, where will Fiona’s life as a fake (?) saint lead her?!

In Durhein, known as the "Country of Beauty," magicians governed under the peaceful rule of King Al-Aktha. One day, a strange light fell from the heavens, turning all the magicians into cats. From then on, magic was oppressed, yet no one knows why such a terrible thing has happened. Once known as the "Magician of the East," the greatest magician in the country, a cat named Ghee is the only former magician who retains both human consciousness and the ability to use magic. Ghee and his companions set out on a long, tireless journey to bring back a world filled with hope...

"Take a backseat for once!" Kyoto University (Kyodai) really gets his teeth into Tokyo University (Todai), trying to break his Everst-sized ego. You have to see the totally sadistic Kyodai using every trick in the book to attack Todai. The University Personification Series finally makes its BL debut! [from Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/51231/)

This anthology presents the first English translation of a selection of twelve short stories from the comics anthology popocomi (vol 1—5 + one special edition), published irregularly by Japanese bookstore and gallery Popotame. Each of the twelve different artists offer their own unique perspective on manga in these original works. 1. Winter Break 2029 by [MISSISSIPPI](https://mangabaka.org/author/wt6wmo5/mississippi) 2. The Spirit of the Beehive by [YOKOYAMA Yu](https://mangabaka.org/author/nnm7klg/yokoyama-yuu) 3. Desucha on the Road: Shank's Mare by [FUJIMURA Izumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/2nlxq5n/fujimura-izumi) 4. In a Worm-Eaten Town by [NAKADA Ikumi](https://mangabaka.org/author/x25uipu/nakada-ikumi) 5. ILLNESS by [MASCO Eri](https://mangabaka.org/author/ls9epc6/masco-eri) 6. Playing with a Weirdo by [KAYA Hiroya](https://mangabaka.org/author/yfl3he9/kaya-hiroya) 7. The Month of May and Outer Space and Light and Women by [FURUGORI Kanako](https://mangabaka.org/author/a63mo43/furugori-kanako) 8. News from the Smelting Furnace by [YOSHIDA Waka](https://mangabaka.org/author/n9te57s/yoshida-waka) 9. The Passion of the Workshop by [Nerunodaisuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/asiehi3/neruno-daisuki) 10. Neutral by [TAKAHASHI Yuki (II)](https://mangabaka.org/author/ejypdh1/takahashi-yuki-ii) 11. From the Book Shop by [DAKE Maiko](https://mangabaka.org/author/a5lugyk/dake-maiko) 12. Outdoor Lights by [SAKATA Kiyoko](https://mangabaka.org/author/myjptxj/sakata-kiyoko) For vol. 2: Anthology of thirteen Japanese and Korean artists. The subtitle is “Some world somewhere, somewhere in the world”. We all live in our own different worlds, but we can feel like we're living in the same world by liking the same artist, reading the same comic. A5, paperback, glossy cover, b/w 98 pages. Artists: Younggeun Byun, Maiko Dake, Imjina, Sayaka Ishiyama, Heny Kim, Inori Kito, Yoonhee Lee, merry-mj, MISSISSIPPI, Akiko Miyakoshi, Ikumi Nakada, Tsuchika Nishimura, OOO Note: A Japanese 2-in-1 volume also came out.

From Cross Infinite World: “Would you like to be the heroine in an otome game? The catch is…you must have a downfall so the villainess can gloat.” One day, a white cat who calls himself the messenger of a god comes to scout Nina Scaglione for a certain role. The prince, whose heart she’s meant to capture only to be thrown aside by him, is obsessed with farming. The villainess, who’s meant to gloat over the heroine’s failure, is a seemingly perfect noble girl with hidden flaws—one of them being an inability to effectively carry out a plan. Once Nina takes on her role as heroine, she encounters another character: a handsome boy with silver-white hair. Nina must work hard to make sure the villainess gets a satisfying triumph or she won’t get her payment, but can she pull it off?

From Cross Infinite World: A Strawberry A Day Keeps The Time Loops Away?! Amelia, a downtrodden princess, has endured her stepmother’s and her half-sister’s abuse, but her bad luck doesn’t stop there—she’s even dragged into time loops, all so that her half-sister, the Saint, can capture handsome men as her trophies! The timeline has reset four times, but Amelia simply minds her own business until she discovers that the Saint’s next target is her fiancé and first crush, Luke. Amelia refuses to take that lying down. However, her fiancé has ignored her for years, and she can’t meet him in shabby clothes. But never fear, she has one dependable ally: strawberries! With her strawberry magic, she hustles to procure funds, but then a most unexpected encounter springs up on her. Perhaps there’s more to Luke’s silence than she thought… Can Amelia break the Saint’s time loops with the power of strawberries and finally communicate with her surprisingly doting fiancé?

A collection of one-shots from Harta contributors on the theme of women with "glamorous" bodies. 1. **Ame-no-Uzume** (アメノウズメ) \[Mori Kaoru\] 2. **Fuwarin Morning** (フワリンモーニン) \[Tomi Akihito\] 3. **Perapera Marumaru** (ぺらぺらまるまる) \[Yamada Kanae\] 4. **Kanojo e no Narikata** (彼女へのなり方) \[Kui Ryoko\] 5. **Yuhime Densetsu** (湯姫伝説) \[Takahashi Hirona\] 6. **New Game** (にゅうげーむ) \[Shiki Keiko\] 7. **MISS. Hohokabe Toshokan no Maryoku** (MISS.ほほかべ図書館の魔力) \[Matsumoto Suisei\] 8. **Sumire-chan to Kouta-kun** (スミレちゃんとコウタくん) \[Miyanaga Maya\] 9. **Boku Dake no Portrait** (僕だけのポートレー卜) \[Yaegashi Riko\] 10. **Dessin no Jikan** (デッサンの時間) \[Mafuyu Mari\] 11. **Sora ga Toberu Dake** (空が飛べるだけ) \[Sawa Misono\] 12. **Sexy Drug** (セクシー ドラッグ) \[Machima Junko\] 13. **Ochi Ochi Mappa** (落ちオチまっぱ) \[Nakama Asaki\] 14. **Aladdin** (アラジン) \[Shitara Kiyoto\] 15. **Horror Eiga Satsuei** (ホラー映画撮影) \[Ebisujima Misato\] 16. **90 59 88** \[Ootake Masao\] 17. **Hitchhike** (ヒッチハイク) \[Kawada Daichi\] 18. **Koi to Niku** (恋と肉) \[Ogata Namiko\] 19. **Drop & Glamorous** (ドロップ&グラマラス) \[Yamataka Morito\] 20. **Tokkenteki Nikutai ni Tsuite no Kousatsu** (特権的肉体についての考察) \[Satou Harumi\] 21. **Tankyuusha, Sono Na wa Carter** (探究者、その名はカー夕ー) \[Nakanishi Fumi\] 22. **Lillith no Akumateki Seikatsu** (リリスの悪魔的生活) \[Ninomiya Kano\] 23. **Ponpoko!** (ぽんぽこ!) \[Asai Kaina\] 24. **Taiyou no Kodomotachi** (太陽の子どもたち) \[Sugawa Kei\] 25. **Kanaete! Inumatsu-sama Akogare no Body! no Maki** (かなえて！イヌ松さま 憧れのボディー！の巻) \[Tomioka Jirou\] 26. **Kaitou Insta Glamorous** (怪盗インス夕 グラマラス) \[Hara Ayumi\] 27. **Glamorous de Ikou!** (グラマラスで いこう！) \[Uese Tatsuya\] 28. **Kagami no Kuni** (カガミの国) \[Takaesu Yaya\] 29. **Itoshi no Akazukin-chan** (愛しの赤ずきんちゃん) \[Yamamoto Lunlun\] 30. **Ukemochi no Kami** (うけもちの神) \[Higa Fumika\] 31. **Tamaka no China Dress** (玉華のチャイナドレス) \[Sassa Taiga\] 32. **Glamour Suteyama** (グラマラ捨て山) \[Takahashi Hirona\]