This chapter of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, called the "Mahjong" chapter, is related to a "dramatic mahjong" game being released for the PSP in November 2009. This time, Keiichi (a boy who moved to the small village of Hinamizawa), finds himself drawn into a special mahjong course at his school. *Notes: Includes the prologue.*

Akiba is indebted to a man named Arimura for giving him work, and so is obliged to take in Ikumi, who appears to be the ostensibly-straight Arimura's lover. It soon becomes obvious that the other man doesn't intend to pay much attention to Ikumi after foisting him off on Akiba. Though initially annoyed by the troublesome situation he's become tangled up in, Akiba slowly finds himself being won over by Ikumi’s pleasant, easy-going nature. The gentle, blessed days of an up-and-coming photographer and a cute freeloader... Can they continue indefinitely?

A semi-autobiographical manga depicting the daily lives of a husband, his tsundere wife and their two sons.

The Kitauji high school wind instrument club had at one time participated in national tournaments and was a champion school, but after the club's adviser changed, they have not been able to even participate in the qualifying tournament. Under the strict leadership of Taki, a substitute for Ms. Rikako, they steadily build up their strength. As they fight over who plays solos, some students give priority to studying and quit club activities. Finally, the long wished-for day of the contest arrives.

Kimizuka Nako has been in love with Futaba-kun for a long time. Even if he has rejected her, she still loves him. Of course, finding out that Futaba-kun is actually a leg fetish masochist... also can't change her love for him. A high school students SM story, where purity and impurity intersect.

Ruri, a college student working part time at a convenience story, finds herself drawn to Nosegawa, a middle-aged customer who comes in every day to buy two packs of cigarettes. When she works up the nerve to ask him for a ride home one rainy day, their interaction in the car kindles something in Ruri's heart - a strange and unknown new heat...

They used to spend their free time on the roof but when one of them starts to be a bit popular among girls, the other one can't support that situation. Will their friendship resist to that?!

In search of her mother, Nagi, a girl from a desolate country village, comes to a big city and enters Swimming Suieikyou High School. Shortly after joining the swimming club, Nagi finds out that the pool is actually completely dominated by boys! But in this never-practicing so-called swimming club Nagi finds something...

Mizuha is in a one-sided love with a college student named Ren. Mizuha's whole world revolves around him until she meets, Chiaki, a guy sitting next to her who is a pudding-loving weirdo, who freaks out whenever someone insults pudding. Ever since Mizuha refused Chiaki's pudding, he has been trying to give her some each time he sees her.

The story takes place a little in the future. Guided by one particular song, young elementary-schooler Suzuhara Sorata, from the Heisei Era, is warped through a time skip to an unfamiliar place that looks much like the towns from the Meiji or Taishou period from his textbooks. In this world, he meets three young ladies and nine young men and joins them on a journey aboard the mysterious Norn ship, a giant globe that floats in midair.

Hitaka Touko catches a thief in her room. It turns out to be Hayashida Ichisaie, a classmate. Through a series of unexpected moments, she finds herself caught up in the act of burglarizing along with Ichisaie.

This volume includes short stories of three couples.