“Didn’t we get engaged just last night?” When office worker Hiroko, a serious 32‑year‑old whose only charm is her earnestness, wakes up from the worst night of her life, she finds the “scary‑faced prince” from a client company lying naked beside her. Every day she endures sexual harassment from her boss and unreasonable behavior from her junior coworker, clinging to the hope that she’ll soon marry her boyfriend from college. But just as she starts expecting a proposal, she discovers he’s been cheating on her. In rock‑bottom despair, she goes on a drinking binge—and the next morning, there’s an unfamiliar ring glittering on the ring finger of her left hand…!?

Collections of one-shots that won the monthly Hop Step Award from 1987 to 1996.

[Original Webtoon](https://www.comico.jp/comic/10524) Thrown out by his mother, Minoru is sent to live in the countryside. When Minoru arrives, he meets Kou, a classmate and neighbor who shows him warmth and kindness for the first time. However, Minoru soon discovers that Kou is secretly a vampire. Despite being well-loved by the whole village, Kou has been enduring his urges alone this whole time...

An empty place devoid of pain, that was my world. I thought I didn't need things like "hope" or "miracles." (Source: Hana to Yume, translated) *Note: Originally published in Hana to Yume 2020 vol. 21.*

Pairing: Greece x Japan Greece has trouble saying goodbye.

Nezumi x Shion

Pairing: Spain x chibi-Romano

From [Rotti Totti](https://www.mangaupdates.com/groups.html?id=9047): An experiment by the Support Department goes awry and de-ages Class 1-A!! Since he was the only one not at the scene of the accident, Deku is stuck watching over the kids!!

First prequel story to the series, In These Words, which explores how newly NY State employed Dr. Asano Katsuya meets Homicide Detective David Krause at the Manhattan precinct, finally succumbing to his charm on Christmas Eve. Note: This was a booklet that added [In These Words](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=53068650350) volume 2 limited edition. It got a full volume in 2018 as *In These Words Gaiden: New York Minute.*

Kikka lives with her older sister at a struggling udon restaurant. She dreams of her sister marrying a rich man and living in affluence. For some reason, she sees the ghost of her unborn twin sister, Ouka, and Ouka's soul invades her body! Can Kikka get her body back? Will Ouka mess up her life by flirting with guys and screwing around at work?