Yoshizawa Wakaba's childhood friend, Umezono Komaki, is perfect. She is a brilliant, well-behaved, honor student......, but beneath the surface, she is a vicious girl who looks down on others. I wanted to win over Komaki so badly that I tried to compete with her, even at the risk of losing "something important" - the result was my loss. And so Komaki said, "Wakaba, kiss me," and she stole away my first kiss. In order to regain my dignity, I challenge Komaki to another match, but she says that if she wins, she will take away another one of my most precious things.... Going on a date, sleeping in the same bed, even saying "I love you." I should have hated Komaki for taking all these first-times away from me, but what is this feeling that is filling my heart instead? (Source: Sneaker Bunko, translated) *Note: Gold Prize winner in the 28th Sneaker Awards.*

Tensui is a Japanese-styled fantasy. Once upon a time, a little girl in ancient Japan met a Kappa. After that she seems to have her eyes opened and encountered many mythological creatures in her daily adventures. It's just like Alice in Wonderland in Japanese mythology.

Her grandfather has passed on, leaving a mecha in his likeness to help her. Has he left other gifts and will she ever truly understand?

The taste is superb, but the customer service of the owner is terrible. Then, they meet a charming 'maneki-neko'!? (Source: Comic Days, translated)

1. **Shitakiri Suzume** (舌切り雀) 2. **Urashima Tarou** (浦島太郎) 3. **Kachi-kachi Yama** (カチカチ山) 4. **Issunboushi** (一寸法師) 5. **Hanasaka Jijii** (花咲か爺) 6. **Uriko-hime** (瓜子姫) 7. **Momotarou** (桃太郎) 8. **Kobutori Jijii** (コブとり爺) 9. **Saru Kani Gassen** (猿蟹合戦) 10. **Kaguya-hime** (かぐや姫) 11. **Nippon Miraibanashi** (ニッポン未来話)

Furutto is a cat that leads a double life. On one hand, he's the companion of a young woman in an apartment building named Kujirai, who feeds him (when she hasn't gambled away her meager manga-assistant's paycheck) and spends time with him in her apartment. On the other hand, he wants to keep his street cred as a stray cat and spends a good amount of time hanging out with the other strays, trying to steal food out of trash cans and rumbling with the cats from the next town over.

Before he knew it, he was in the world of Omegaverse...!? One day, Suda, a businessman living a smooth life, is confessed to by his rival colleague Nakahara, "I love you." When Suda realizes that Nakahara is serious, he runs away from the scene - and ends up in an accident!? As his mind goes dark, wondering if his life is over, he hears a voice... "Are you - perhaps an Omega?"

Shimada is a ruthless criminal responsible for indiscriminate mass murder, who later resorts to cannibalism. Nagumo, a police officer, is assigned to escort him, heightening the tension. But what unfolds inside the escort vehicle, packed with criminals, marks the beginning of an unimaginable terror—a new kind of immersive survival horror.

Publisher Hayakawa is celebrating its 70th anniversary with two manga anthology reprints. One collection is dedicated to mystery works while the other compiles sci-fi stories printed over the publisher's long career.

Keimusho no Mae was written after the author was released from the prison; and is not a direct prequel to Keimusho no Naka. It is a fictitious compilation of 3 intertwined stories—author's record detailing restoration of a gun, an old tale taking place in medieval Japan of a girl that embarks into a journey to seek happiness, and a detailed diary of the time in prison.

Collection of one shots: 1. **Ecstatic Trading** Chennai Yarn, a strong woman woke up and found herself lying in hotel bed, flanked by an assignment of the Cowboy! Cowboy works during the day and this company was actually the work of his company is eager to rope in partner! For the future, the yarn had to bite the bullet and continue with the Cowboy Chennai exchanges, but unconsciously in love with each other. What is Chennai to how to do it? 2. **Lovely Ice Cream** (Koisuru Ice Cream) 3. **You are the Sun** (Taiyou no Kimi) 4. **Love/Job** 5. **Itoshii Oto** (Source: MyAnimeList, MangaUpdates)