53Cover illustration: K子 1. **Ichinichi dake no Kanojo** (一日だけの彼女) \[ゆずひ\] 2. **Marmalade Boy** (ままれーどぼぅい) \[Bau\] 3. **Ore to Josou to Yuurei to!?** (俺と女装と幽霊と!?) \[Shimesaba\] 4. **Hebi Ichigo to Watashi.: Ohirome-hen** (ヘビイチゴと私。～お披露目編～) \[Mori Seishirou\] 5. **Mezame no Ippo?** (目覚めの一歩?) \[Nakayama Miyuki\] 6. **Okaken!!** (おかけん!!) \[Hazumi Nariyuki\] 7. **Doushite Kou Natta** (どーしてこーなった) \[Haraya Hiro (ハラヤヒロ)\] 8. **Sakuragisou e Youkoso 2** (桜木荘へようこそ2) \[Suzunari Ichigo\] 9. **Hajimari wa Itsumo Totsuzen...** (はじまりはいつも突然…) \[Hoshino Madoka (星野円)\] 10. **made ☆ in ☆ OTOME** \[Arikawa Kinu (有川キヌ)\] 11. **Josou Debut Shita Ato** (女装デビューした後) \[Emiri\]
This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Nobuhiko Saito and takes a look at gag manga from inside and outside of the genre. 1. **Televi Kozou** (テレビ小僧) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 2. **Sarutobi Ecchan** (さるとびエッちゃん) \[Shoutaro Ishinomori\] 3. **Black Dan** (ブラック団) \[Jirou Tsunoda\] 4. **Like a Erotic Comic Strip** (ライク ア エロチック コミック ストリップ) \[Kunio Nagatani\] 5. **Gag Guerilla** (ギャグゲリラ) \[Fujio Akatsuka\] 6. **007 Gansaku Mangashuu** (007 贋作漫画集) \[Makoto Wada\] 7. **Mishiranu Hoshi de** (見知らぬ星で) \[Maki Sasaki\] 8. **Shin Manga Bungaku Zenshuu** (新漫画文学全集) \[Shoji Sadao\] 9. **Oh☆Jarry's** (Oh☆ジャリーズ) \[Aki Ryuuzan\] 10. **Terajima-chou Kidan** (寺島町奇譚) \[Yuu Takita\] 11. **Shin, Ari Jigoku** (新、あり地獄) \[Mizuki Shigeru\] 12. **Tomete Kureruna Okkasan (Poster)** (とめてくれるなおっかさん) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 13. **Toudaiban Bakuto Retsuden** (東大版博徒列伝) \[Osamu Hashimoto\] 14. **Yasuji no Mettameta Gaki: Doukouza** (ヤスジのメッタメタガキ 道講座) \[Yasuji Tanioka\] 15. **Binbou Kuji wo Boku ga Hiku!** (貧乏くじをぼくが引く!) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 16. **Gekko Kamen Ansatsu Monogatari** (月光仮面暗殺物語り) \[Toshihiko Yahagi as Daddy Goose\] 17. **Sakura Gahou** (櫻画報) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 18. **Kigeki Shin Shisho Taikei** (喜劇新思想大系) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 19. **Hinotama Enka** (火の玉怨歌) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 20. **Kyomen to Shura** (鏡面と修羅) \[Kouichi Tanigawa\] 21. **Jonen Magazineban Tensai Bakabon** (情念魔我人版 天才ばかぼん) \[Shintaro Kou & Toshio Saeki\] 22. **Briefs Hosakan** (ブリーフ補佐官) \[Shigeru Sugiura\] 23. **Baito-kun** (バイトくん) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 24. **Boku no Suteki na Poshii Obasan** (ぼくのすてきなポシイおばさん) \[Chiki Ooya\] 25. **Wendy no Christmas** (ウェンディのクリスマス) \[Fumiko Takano\]
-Just so that a "do your best" message to one person doesn't have any special meaning, and so that it's the right temperature for a manager. I thought I was measuring the distance, hiding the rising heat. But I can't stop my heart from running away...? "I really want to be the first to see you." (Source: Hakusensha, translated)
Alice comes upon a wounded Mystia. And thus begins a story about a unusual but cute pairing.
