A collection of short stories: Starry Night: Brainy Yunjoo has her head in the stars--literally--as a member of her school's astronomy club. But her universe is about to be turned upside down by a treacherous romantic rival... Toy Soldier: It's Alice in Wonderland with spectacular action scenes when a young girl learns that the make-believe world of her dolls is more real--and more deadly--than she ever imagined! An Autumn Parting: Nothing stops one of Heaven's clock-punchers from finishing his tasks--not even when the mission calls for taking a mortally ill young girl's soul to the afterworld. Shine Like a Star: A carefree bachelor discovers unexpected depths in himself when he takes in a homeless street kid with a smart mouth. (Source: Netcomics)

On a fine spring day under the cherry blossoms, Anna is surprised when her dear childhood friend Meiko confesses to her.

In the Province of the Nine Skies, far above the heavens, there exists Nine Galaxies of Astral Rivers made up of countless constellations interwoven together. For Martial Cultivators, they could form an innate link with one of the constellations, awaken their Astral Soul, and transform into a Stellar Martial Cultivator. Legend has it that, the strongest cultivators in the Province of the Nine Skies, were beings that could open an astral gate every time they advanced into a new realm. Their talent in cultivation was such that they could even establish innate links with constellations that existed in a layer higher than the Nine Layers of Heavens, eventually transforming into the heaven-defying and earth-shattering power known as the War God of the Nine Heavens. Qin Wentian is the MC of this story. How could a guy, with a broken set of meridians, successfully cultivate? There were countless Stellar Martial Cultivators, as there were countless constellations in the vast starry skies. What he wanted to be, was the brightest constellation of all, shining dazzlingly in the vast starry skies.

14 pages short story which originally appeared in AERA COMIC'S "Nippon no Manga" anthology. To get anything else besides the pretty pictures out of this short story, one should have read Natsume Souseki's Sanshiro. (Source: Manga-Sketchbook)

Summoned into a world where the divine and martial arts coexisted, Qiao Mu can revive infinitely while leveling up. The more tragic his death, the stronger he gets when he revives. His enemies are shocked when they realize after defeating a boy, another man up, without end! Rumors started to spread about the legendary Qiao family… Wait, no one told me that every revival makes me older! (Source: Bilibili, translated)

Kang In-Young, betrayed by his friend and his lover, is framed for murder and is thrown into prison. There he meets a fellow prisoner, an old man who used to be a petty thief. Turns out he stole a secret martial art from JeonJin sect, and to escape their pursuit, he intentionally broke the law to enter the prison and spent 30 years honing the secret martial skills. Tragically the old man catches a plague-like disease and is going to die… but after observing Kang, he decides to make him his heir and gives him the secret martial arts. 10 years after the old man's death he fully masters the secret art…

In the kingdom Lutz lived in until now, commoners were unable to climb up the social ladder, their efforts were denied and extra work disregarded. Lutz finally got fed up, and decided to move to the Empire, which was a complete meritocracy. It was a wonderful country where hard work and creativity was valued. Moreover, Lutz's special magic, which was seen to be useless in the kingdom, is able to beat platoon level monsters in the Empire! Lutz decides to set off in this new land, where values are upheld, rewards are given, and there's a simple path to get ahead in life! A fast paced magical isekai fantasy!!!

This is a yuri love story between a human and an android.

The connection between a girl and another girl, and something that will purify your soul. *Note: Includes 7 bonus chapters.*

Is this a dream? Reality? Or maybe something else...? Every night, a mysterious man who styles himself Peter Pan sneaks up in Manami's room. He takes her with him to Neverland, an eerie place created out of human desire. Neither pain nor obligation exist in this place. A fairytale land of freedom, where people live governed only by their own instincts. There, all of reality's troubles and unpleasantness may be forgotten. However... being human may not be quite as bad as it sounds.