Collections of one-shots each selected by 85 different shoujo manga authors and organized by theme: Volume 1 - **Love Story** (恋愛) 1. **Biidama no Hashi** (ビー玉の橋) \[Robico\] \[Selected by Saki Haruki\] 2. **Haruaki Hime** (春秋姫) \[Yukiko Kai\] \[Selected by Aiko Itou\] 3. **Fuyu-Haru-Anata** (冬・春・あなた) \[Fusako Kuramochi\] \[Selected by herself\] 4. **Koibumi Biyori "Atashi wo Shiranai Kimi e"** (恋文日和<あたしをしらないキミへ>) \[George Asakura\] \[Selected by Machiko Sakurai\] 5. **Romantical Blue Illumination** (ロマンティカル・ブルー・イルミネーション) \[Hiromu Ono\] \[Selected by herself\] 6. **Kotsu Tsubo** (骨壺) \[Ayato Katsuma\] \[Selected by Joniel Sugawara\] 7. **Michikusa** (みちくさ) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] \[Selected by Chieko Hara\] 8. **Pink no Yuki ga Futtara...** (ピンクの雪が降ったら…) \[Kaoru Tada\] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi\] Volume 2 - **Family** (家族) 1. **Tasogare** (黄昏) \[Mariko Iwadate\] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi\] 2. **50-nen no Toki wo Koete** (50年の時を超えて) \[Mariko Takeda\] \[Selected by herself\] 3. **Moderato Cantabile** (モデラートカンタービレ) \[Noriko Nakayama\] \[Selected by herself\] 4. **Kiseki no Okurimono** (奇跡の贈りもの) \[Rina Morino\] \[Selected by herself\] 5. **Hareta Hi wa Gakkou wo Yasunde** (はれた日は学校をやすんで) \[Rieko Saibara\] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto\] 6. **Barairo ga Me ni Shimiru** (バラ色が目にしみる) \[Yoshida Mayumi\] \[Selected by herself\] 7. **Sora no Kotori** (空の小鳥) \[Chica Umino\] \[Selected by Saki Aoi\] Volume 3 - **Emotion** (感動) 1. **Saionji-san to Yamada-kun** (西園寺さんと山田くん) \[Tsunami Umino\] \[Selected by Kei Yoshizawa\] 2. **Pocket no Naka no Kiseki (Ayako)** (ポケットの中の奇跡 (綾子)) \[Waki Yamato\] \[Selected by Miwa Ueda\] 3. **Itteshimatta Natsu** (いってしまった夏) \[Mutsumi Tsukumo\] \[Selected by Hara Chieko\] 4. **Anata no Aozora** (あなたの青空) \[Fuyumi Ogura\] \[Self selection\] 5. **Yuki Warisou** (雪割草) \[Chiki Oya\] \[Selected by Fuyumi Ogura\] 6. **Haruyume Hime** (春夢姫) \[Jun Fukami\] \[Self selection\] Volume 4 - **Fantasy** (幻想) 1. **Kitsune Yomeiri** (きつねよめいり) \[Akimi Yoshida\] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi\] 2. **My Dear B・F** \[Ikuemi Ryou\] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi\] 3. **Kimi yo Shiru ya Minami no Kuni** (君よ知るや南の国) \[Kumi Morikawa\] \[Selected by Youko Miyajima\] 4. **Arcadia no Shounen** (アルカディアの少年) \[Ritsuko Abe\] \[Selected by Youko Hanabusa\] 5. **Dorobou Cinderella** (泥棒シンデレラ) \[Suzue Miuchi\] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto\] 6. **Chijou no Itten** (地上の一点) \[Yuko Kono\] \[Selected by Itsumi Kirishima\] 7. **Ki no Fureta Kisetsu** (気のふれた季節) \[Tomoko Naka\] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama\] Volume 5 - **Extraordinary** (異彩) 1. **Hoshi no Opera** (星のオペラ) \[Chica Umino\] \[Selected by Kazu Gotou\] 2. **Nire Yashiki** (にれ屋敷) \[Hideko Mizuno\] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama, Chieko Hara, and herself\] 3. **Genkan** (玄関) \[Fumiko Takano\] \[Selected by Kiwa Irie\] 4. **Sault Seint Marie no Koi** (スー・セント・マリーの恋) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] \[Selected by Udou Shinohara and Akiko Hatsu\] 5. **Ame** (雨) \[Minori Kimura\] \[Selected by Hideko Mizuno\] 6. **Omukae Ga Kuru** (おむかえがくるよ) \[Masako Sone\] \[Self selection\] 7. **Hinata e Hikage e no Romance** (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス) \[Toshie Kihara\] \[Selected by Ayuko Omi\] 8. **Uso Happyaku-ya** (嘘八百屋) \[Masako Yoshi\] \[Self selection\] 9. **Hanshin** (半神) \[Moto Hagio\] \[Selected by Chie Shinohara, Tsugumi Tsukishima, and Akirako Toudou\]
A furoku by Megumi Mizusawa published with Ribon 1999-09.
An anthology about cats, by authors who own cats.
A man stumbles upon a mysterious box in which a town of minuscule people from long ago live.
*Note: Originally self-published on Twitter and Pixiv, was then licensed by Kaiohsha for commercial release.*
A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering stories from every Garo author up until 1984. 1. **Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Nekonin** (ねこ忍) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Unabara no Ken (Musashi no Maki)** (海原の剣(武蔵の巻)) \[Goseki Kojima\] 4. **Kao no Magatta Otoko no Monogatari** (顔の曲がった男の物語) \[Teppu Hoshikawa\] 5. **Mahiru** (真昼) \[Futoshi Watari\] 6. **Ai: Shinshaku Bushido Monogatari** (愛─新釈武士道物語─) \[Hiroshi Hirata under the name Issei Kaji\] 7. **Chiko** (チーコ) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 8. **Wakakusa Manpo** (若草漫歩) \[Mitsuo Fujisawa\] 9. **Uchuu no Dekigoto** (宇宙の出来事) \[Shintarou Tashiro\] 10. **Natsu** (夏) \[Ryouichi Ikegami\] 11. **Kakashi ni Kitaeru no Hanashi: Series Kiirooi Namida** (かかしにきいたかえるの話─シリーズ 黄色い涙─) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 12. **Rokunomiya Himeko no Higeki** (六の宮姫子の悲劇) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 13. **Kyodai na Sakana** (巨大な魚) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 14. **Doro Ningyou** (どろ人形) \[Hino Hideshi\] 15. **Umi Hoozuki** (海ほおずき) \[Keiko Naka\] 16. **Hana Arashi no Goro: Terajimachou Kidan** (花あらしの頃─寺島町奇譚─) \[Yuu Takita\] 17. **Nagamochiuta Kou** (長持唄考) \[Takao Yaguchi\] 18. **Uki (2)** (雨季(二)) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 19. **Wakaremichi** (わかれみち) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 20. **Tako ni Natta Shounen** (たこになった少年) \[Sanpo Yodogawa\] 21. **Kantaro Tsuki** (かんたろ月) \[Susumu Katsumata\] 22. **Urabure Yokaze** (うらぶれ夜風) \[Yukio Kawasaki\] 23. **Ame no Iro** (雨の色) \[Oji Suzuki\] 24. **Matsuko Ojichan no Nageki** (マツコおじちゃんの嘆き) \[Ryuuzan Aki\] 25. **Boku no Debu Inko-chan** (ぼくのデブインコちゃん) \[Maki Sasaki\] 26. **Burai no Omokage** (無頼の面影) \[Shinichi Abe\] 27. **Maboroshi no Shoujo: Wakouji Hakushakutei no Trouble** (幻の少女・和小路伯爵邸のトラブル) \[Hiroji Tani\] 28. **Niku Yashiki** (肉屋敷) \[Kazuichi Hanawa\] 29. **Kita e no Tabibito** (北への旅人) \[Shouichi Yoshida\] 30. **Saisetsu ni Mau…** (彩雪に舞う・・・・・・) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 31. **Oza-shiki** (おざ式) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 32. **Saikai** (再会) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 33. **Murasaki no Densetsu (Image STATION)** (紫の伝説(イメージSTATION)) \[Masuzou Furukawa\] 34. **Zettai Kyuujitsu** (絶対休日) \[Shigenobu Akiyama\] 35. **Areta Umibe** (荒れた海辺) \[Anzai Mizumaru\] 36. **Kushii-kun no Hatsumei** (クシー君の発明) \[Yuuji Kamosawa\] 37. **Boxer** (毆者(ボクサー)) \[Mitsuhiko Yoshida\] 38. **Nobori Tako** (昇り凧) \[Moribi Murano\] 39. **Penguin Gohan** (ペンギンごはん) \[Teruhiko Yumura + Shigesato Itoi\] 40. **Ai no Arashi** (愛の嵐) \[Yoshikazu Ebisu\] 41. **Boku no Otouto** (ぼくの弟) \[Shigesato Itoi\] 42. **?** \[Shinbou Minami\] 43. **Sore kara no Iwamoto Musashi Kaidan** (それからの岩本武蔵・怪談) \[Kyuusoku Iwamoto\] 44. **Harry-shi no Koto** (ハリー氏のこと) \[Hiroshi Matsuo\] 45. **Aitsuma Ki** (愛妻記) \[Misao Hisauchi\] 47. **Gyoza Teishoku no Hiru** (ギョーザ定食の昼) \[Hiromi Hiraguchi\] 48. **Otou-san no Neji** (お父さんのネジ) \[Kazuhiro Watanabe\] 49. **Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko** (長靴をはいた猫) \[Satoshi Shimizu\] 50. **Monologue** (ものろおぐ) \[Youko Kondou\] 51. **Modern Lovers** (モダン・ラヴァーズ) \[Ira Okudaira\] 52. **Shouwaru Neko** (性悪猫) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 53. **Seishun no Ase wa Nigai ze** (青春の汗は苦いぜ) \[Norikazu Kobayashi\] 54. **Yakou** (夜行) \[Kazuo Takayama\] 55. **Puisanmura Housoukyoku** (ぷいさん村放送局) \[Masako Yakuwa\] 56. **Gonin Damashi Doufun Bushido: Gensou no Meiji** (五人だまし・道糞武士道─幻想の明治─) \[Shintarou Kou\] 57. **K** \[Masaaki Oosawa\] 58. **Taikutsu na Hi** (怠屈な日) \[Masayuki Izumi\] 60. **Umi no Ohanashi** (海のお話) \[Kotarou Momotarou\] 61. **Futatsu no Makura (Hatsune)** (二つ枕(初音)) \[Hinako Sugiura\] 62. **PHANTASMAGORIA** \[Shigeru Tamura\] 63. **Nobe wa Naku** (野辺は無く) \[Otoya Mitsuhashi\] 64. **Shounen** (少年) \[Hiromi Morishita\] 65. **Itoguchi** (糸口) \[Michiyo Matsumoto\] 66. **Mama to Yobarete Sankagetsu** (ママと呼ばれて三ヶ月) \[Takashi Nemoto + Jun Takagi\] 67. **Local-sen no Gogo** (ローカル線の午後) \[Osamu Kanno\] 68. **Hoto Hoto Nangi na Papa to Mama** (ホトホトなんぎなパパとママ) 69. **Hentousen no Natsu** (扁桃腺の夏) \[Tooru Minegishi\] 70. **Modotte Kita Hi** (戻ってきた日) \[Tomiko Higo\] 71. **Srap Skip** (スラップスキップ) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 72. **Happy Birthday** (はぴー・ばーす・でい) \[Yuka Haga\] 73. **Dou Natten no: Aesop-shiki Manga Kouza** (どうなってんの─イソップ式漫画講座─) \[Shigeru Mizuki\]
Akemi Matsunae, who has left her mark on the world of girls' manga, has finally published a autobiographical comic essay! From her childhood when she first became familiar with manga, to her assistant period to renowned manga artist Yukari Ichijou, to her spectacular debut the legendary Ririka (and its sudden closure), to her transfer to another to Bouquet where she'd become a flagship contributor. Throughout her career she established her own style and created the masterpiece “Junjo Crazy Fruits”. Experience the valuable behind the scenes stories of Akemi Matsunae's career and the manga scene of the 1980's!
A sequel to the previous work "Akemi Matsunae's Shojo Manga Road," which chronicled her own life! This work is an unabashed autobiographic depiction of Akemi's life, focusing mainly on events in her 30s and 40s that she was unable to fully depict in the first instalment. The book is a comprehensive look at Akemi's life as a manga artist, from paying off the loan on her 150 million yen home purchased during the bubble era, life after her first hit series Junjou Crazy Fruits, her freelance days after she quit her exclusive contract and was constantly pressed by deadlines, to the drawing techniques for her many beautiful illustrations! (Source: Bunkasha)
Farewell, Miss Original Female Lead. Three cycles of despair and death. At the end of each, I realized the woman who stole my husband and everything else was actually a possessor. The fourth return—now is the time to reclaim everything stolen. To do so, I needed a powerful ally. To a madwoman, a madman. *“Plunder me.”* Crown Prince Arpad Eastrid. I requested a marriage of plunder from him. *“In return, I'll keep Your Highness from going mad.”* An offer he absolutely couldn't refuse. I stared straight at him, wearing a triumphant smile. (Source: KakaoPage, translated)