This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Go Sasakihara and looks at the world and daily life from a "low" perspective. 1. **Kuremutsu** (暮六ツ) \[Kusunoki Shohei\] 2. **Terajima-chou Kidan** (寺島町奇譚) \[Yuu Takita\] 3. **Chirpy** (チーコ) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 4. **Kamen** (仮面) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 5. **Aru Fuukei** (或る風景) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 6. **Tokyo Goodbbye** (東京グッドバイ) \[Oji Suzuki\] 7. **Yasashii Hito** (やさしい人) \[Shinichi Abe\] 8. **Showa 141 Nen** (昭和百四十一年) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 9. **My Wife is an Acrobat** (僕の妻はアクロバットをやっている) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 10. **Showaru Neko** (性悪猫) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 11. **Monologue** (ものろおぐ) \[Youko Kondou\] 12. **Gozen 10:00 Ji no Ahiru** (午前10:00の家鴨) \[Fumiko Takano\] 13. **Nee, Mama** (ねえ、ママ) \[Aoi Ikebe\] 14. **Baka Kyoudai** (バカ姉弟) \[Tetsu Adachi\] 15. **Bonbori-san** (盆堀さん) \[Takashi Imashiro\]
The young lady Lina originally comes from the wealthy count Randall’s family line. However, because of the bad weather that resulted in bad crops and because of her good-natured father, the family ended up being severely swindled. She quickly fell and became a poverty-stricken young lady. But then one day, Lina is forced to participate in the evening party to decide the fiancée of the third prince Gilberto... Since she stuck out like a sore thumb she decided to leave after she got a glance of the prince, but... What is that dazzling light behind the cheers of joy the young ladies are making...?! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
A couple of characters from a parallel world, Fuse and Cosmo, gradually raise their level by challenging them with problems on various electrical circuits, from direct and alternating current to electricity generation and transmission. (Source: DMK Press, translated)
1. **Atom no Saigo** (アトムの最後) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 2. **Yamabiko 13-gou** (ヤマビコ13号) \[Leiji Matsumoto\] 3. **Kyuuryuu** (急流) \[Yasutaka Tsusui\] 4. **Asobidama** (あそび玉) \[Moto Hagio\] 5. **Taiji no Seiki** (胎児の世紀) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 6. **Seibutsu Toshi** (生物都市) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 7. **Silvester no Hoshi Kara** (ジルベスターの星から) \[Keiko Takemiya\] 8. **Fuyu no Enban** (冬の円盤) \[Mineko Yamada\] 9. **Konchuu Wakusei** (昆虫惑星) \[Mitsuteru Yokoyama\] 10. **Kinseiju** (金星樹) \[Shio Sato\] 11. **Ridia no Sumu Toki ni...** (リディアの住む時に…) \[Junko Sasaki\] 12. **Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki** (ミルクがねじを回す時) \[Yousuke Takahashi\] 13. **Kima** (樹魔) \[ Wakako Mizuki\] 14. **Zanzou: AN AFTER IMAGE** (残像 AN AFTER IMAGE) \[Yukinobu Hoshino\]
This volume contains 4 stories: 1. **Beltane Witch** (ベルテーンの魔女) 2. **White house on the green hill** (緑の丘の白い家) 3. **Twilight bird** (黄昏の鳥) 4. **The secret of star-shaped cookies** (星型クッキーの秘密)
1. **Mahoutsukai no Natsu** (魔法使いの夏) 2. **Manatsu no Houmonsha** (真夏の訪問者)
*Note: Manga is also known as Juuran (十蘭) in later publications*
This volume contains 4 stories: 1. **Green girl** (緑の少女) 2. **patrol** (パトロール) 3. **Final War Poems** (最終戦争詩集) 4. **Gebageba page 44** (ゲバゲバ44ページ) Note: This is fourth volume of Hakusensha's Saishuu Sensou (Final War) series.
This volume contains 3 stories: 1. **Birthday does not come** (誕生日がこない) 2. **West 22** (西の22) 3. **Blown by the wind** (風に吹かれて) Note: This is second volume of Hakusensha's Saishuu Sensou (Final War) series.
