...rough and tumble boxing action as Ken, a fighter with a sad and muddled past, battles his way to finding the true meaning of his return to the fray. The love of his life has married his rich rival while he was away, and as he deals with the harsh sting of reality, a girl from his past returns to lead him back to the path of honor and dignity in boxing. But will Ken even want to follow it after all these years of loss?
Roppu was a toy abandoned by the child of aliens. He was rediscovered by Roppei, the son of a fisherman. Roppu can fly when the button on his chest on is pressed. Roppu can also create anything, even things thought to be impossible. When the star on his head is pressed, Roppu falls still. Roppu and Roppei have all sorts of adventures, with questionable figures often trying to get their hands on Roppu for their own desires. Volume 2 includes "Bongo" (First Grader version): Bongo is a boy who lives in the jungle and is a master archer entrusted with maintaining peace in the jungle. Bongo learns of a treasure called the Golden Bow, and goes in search of it along with his ally Chap the Squirrel. The two must overcome seven perils to reach it at the Mountain of the Sinking Moon.
Detective Agutsu and a high school boy named Shino have recently taken notice of strange occurrences in Shibuya regarding disappearances of high school teenage girls. Shino believes that this may be related to a recent rumor regarding a demon girl named Karuta. The main question is though, is she an ally... or an enemy?
"Chief Detective Kenichi" is a detective Manga in which boy detective Kenichi clears up a lot of mysteries and tricks, and settles cases. Kenichi is the chief detective of Boy Detectives' Street Society, which has 26 branches nationwide. Always with him is Donguri, a myna bird. Donguri can reproduce the voice of a person it hears only once more precisely than a tape recorder. It can also go to high or narrow places, and wins wild birds over to its side. It is a reliable "right-hand bird" for Kenichi. Kenichi and Donguri first face a radioactive fish case at Mount Oharai, and next search for the cursed secret treasure of Gandhara in the hinterlands of India. They also confront the Showa Shinsen-gumi, which is fighting for a bad cause. And they are facing another difficult case today. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)
Shun Sakai, a young man who has wandered across the world, comes to work at a bar run by Ren Sajima.
"Shimizu-san, you dyed your hair black." "Ah, yeah." "Why did you dye it all of a sudden?" "Because…yesterday…" Shimizu-san, the delinquent JK who sits next to me with her newly-dyed hair, gradually lowered her voice, slightly blushed, and laid her face down on the desk. After that, when I, Daiki Hondo, talked with my friend about how I wanted be with a girl who can cook, the next day I ended up partnered with Shimizu-san in cooking class, even though she used to always skip class. When I mentioned that I wished I could try a girl's hand-made cooking, for some reason she brought two bentos to lunch the next day and shared one with me… (Source: Sneaker Bunko, translated)
In the age of warring states, with many warlords vying for power, Oda Nobunaga was killed at Honnoji Temple just before his unification with the whole country. This is a never-before-seen portrayal of him! Who was the real mastermind behind the Honnoji Incident? (Source: LEED Publishing, translated)
At work, Hase unexpectedly reunites with Mitsuki, the girl he'd liked since high school. Back then, he thought she was too serious and hard to get along with, but after seeing her smile, he wanted to see that smiling face more than anything. However, after accidentally hurting Mitsuki, Hase thought he couldn't allow himself these feelings anymore...!? This is the other side of *Sorry, I Hate You*, a story of first-love, told from Hase's perspective! (Source: Shogakukan, translated) *Note: Chapter count includes a bonus chapter and the one-shots "Kimi shika Iranai Retsujou" and "On The Start Line."*
Sakura, a delinquent, has been harboring a one-sided crush on his classmate Makabe since middle school. Hoping to see him, he regularly visits the school library where Makabe works as a student librarian. But Sakura, inexperienced when it comes to love, can’t find a way to get closer to him. One day, the two end up working together on a book repair volunteer project, and suddenly their relationship takes a step forward. Sakura is thrilled as they begin chatting more easily, but then the thought hits him, "If I confess, I might lose even the friendship we have." Determined to keep his feelings hidden, he decides not to say anything. But the very next day, Makabe sees a photo of himself that Sakura had been secretly carrying…! (Source: Taiyoh Tosho, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
In the eastern part of the white Congo, a film crew is trying to get good shots from the animals inhabiting it. One day, they find a strange old tower in the middle of the jungle, and from that point on, mystery and danger ensues.
