"Did you know? Even I get a turn to make my move." Temp worker Rino Amano, 27 years old, used to have a lover. His name was Haruo Higashiyama and he worked full-time at the same company as the manager of the planning department. He was 32 years old, married, and had a two-year-old daughter. While 99% of her knew that this was an unforgivable love that would never amount to anything, the other 1% was clutching her phone, spending her days waiting for him to reach out. One day he suddenly demands to break it off, throwing the feelings she had for him in the trash. This devastating blow leaves Rino distraught. Even at work she is unable to suppress her feelings, and she searches for an empty room to hide her tears. In doing so she catches Haruo secretly making out with another coworker much younger than herself. At that moment something inside her breaks and awakens something inside. (Source: MangaPlaza)

Are you certain nobody steps into your home while you're out? Have you ever noticed small changes, when you come back home at the end of the day? A cushion slightly moved on the sofa, a juice bottle a little less filled up than when you put it in the fridge in the morning, a shampoo bottle you were sure to have closed that you found open? You noticed, then you went on to your business, because after all it's probably your memory playing you tricks, isn't it? For Youko, it's real. Ordinary at first sight, this 21-year-old girl has vanished to escape from her former life. We don't see her, but she's here, just under our nose: she lives at our homes during our absence, going from one flat to another depending on her needs and whims. If this new existence is at first carefree and exciting, Youko will soon know better. She thought she's the only one like this, she's going to discover a parallel society where violence is ubiquitous. Clandestines, criminals on the run or mere citizens who turned their back on society for more or less honourable reasons, the leeches are fighting over our homes, calling them nests; they are fighting in bloody wars for territory and lead vendettas that more often than not end up in slaughter.

1 volume anthology based on ghost stories in the mountains. Includes Kamigami no Yama - Makyou no Mine

A confession, a childhood friend, and letters of love. Starting the year with something short and sweet I offer you a story about love between childhood friends. One yearning, and one feeling undeserving. Nothing overly special about the story but I felt it had a nice development to it and a lovely artstyle. Not too elaborate but with a warm charm. A quick 22 pages of osananajimi romance to warm you up on this cold winter day.

On the poolside, I smell a strange odor of salt. And it changed radically my nonchalant life and my appearance. "This day, this morning, my body changed into something out of the ordinary..." Kei, 1 year high-schooler, met Shizuku, a kappa-girl, at the swimming club. Their love story will transcend races as ordinary and extraordinary become closer.

Does technology make you happy? **Included one-shots:** Denshi Shakai de Kanjiru Hakike to, Soko de Boku ga Hirotta Mono., Virtual Memory

Publisher Hayakawa is celebrating its 70th anniversary with two manga anthology reprints. One collection is dedicated to mystery works while the other compiles sci-fi stories printed over the publisher's long career. Contents: 1. **Ureta Hoshi** (熟れた星) \[Tezuka Osamu\] 2. **Eisei 2-ren Dokubou** (衛星２連独房) \[Matsumoto Leiji\] 3. **7P(2): H.G. Wells ni** (7P（２）―H・G・ウエルズに) \[Ishinomori Shotaro\] 4. **Captain Past** (キャプテンパースト) \[Nagai Go\] 5. **Ragini** (ラーギニー) \[Hagio Moto\] 6. **Dorothy** (ドロシー) \[Fukuyama Keiko\] 7. **Mizubito** (水人) \[Azuma Hideo\] 8. **SF Kozou no Yuurei: THE GHOST OF SF KID** (SF小僧の幽霊　THE GHOST OF SF KID) \[Tori Miki\] 9. **Heikou Wars** (並行ウォーズ) \[Yokoyama Eiji\] 10. **Ojii-chan no Shosai/Uchuu** (おじいちゃんの書斎/宇宙) \[Imai Tetsuya\] 11. **Megane wo Kai ni** (眼鏡を買いに) \[Tsunami Nayu\] 12. **Futokou** (不登校) \[Tsubana\] 13. **Mister Donuts** (ミスターどーなつ) \[Kitano Yusaku (orig. story), Nishijima Daisuke\] 14. **Mahou Shoujo Time-chan Sono 1 Onee-chan wa Kaidan wo Ochiru Yume wo Miru no ka** (魔法少女タイムちゃん その１ お姉ちゃんは階段を落ちる夢を見るのか) \[Yoshitomi Akihito\] 15. **To, Aru Hi no Boku no Himo** (と、ある日の僕のひも) \[Miyazaki Natsujikei\] 16. **Ore no Yume no Imouto** (俺の夢の妹 Sister of My Dreams) \[Coco\]

This is a three volume series showing a drama/romance from the female love interest's perspective. The same story is told from the male love interest's perspective in Koto Koto - Yukichi no Koto, which is also 3 volumes long. There is a focus on side-events and side-characters unique to each character, rather than it being two depictions of the same events for all three volumes.

This is a three volume series showing a drama/romance from the male love interest's perspective. The same story is told from the female love interest's perspective in Koto Koto: Chihiro no Koto, which is also 3 volumes long. There is a focus on side-events and side-characters unique to each character, rather than it being two depictions of the same events for all three volumes.