The omnibus manga collects a variety of stories about Osaka dwellers and the problems they face. It ran in Futabasha's Manga Action seinen magazine from 2005 to 2006 and again from 2008 onward. The manga won an award of excellence in the manga division of the 10th Media Arts Festival Awards in 2006, and it then won the Short Work Award in the 11th Annual Tezuka Cultural Prizes in the following year. (Source: Anime News Network)

Shounen Ashibe follows the daily life of first-grader Ashibe Ashiya and his spotted seal pet Goma-chan. (Source: MAL News)

1. Yume no Kingyo 2. Shounen 3. Aru-chuu Shoujo 4. Suki Kirai (Picky) 5. Kyuushoku 6. Koibito 7. Kingyo 8. Natsuyasumi 9. Haseo Akira Soushi 10. Otousan no Ichiban Nagai Hi 11. Himitsu Shuppan 12. Yoshidayama Shinjuu 13. Circus no Uma

The characters from "Shounen Ashibe" characters are back... and instead of elementary school, they're now in high school! The classic 4-koma manga has been transformed into a coming-of-age story that will fill your heart with nostalgia. See also: [Web Aciton releases since 2020](https://comic-action.com/episode/13933686331606211440)

The story describes the daily life of Ashibe (an elementary school boy) and his family and friends, including a pet white sea lion.

A massive, 1200 page anthology gathering stories from every Garo author up until 1984. 1. **Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) \[Sanpei Shirato\] 2. **Nekonin** (ねこ忍) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 3. **Unabara no Ken (Musashi no Maki)** (海原の剣（武蔵の巻）) \[Goseki Kojima\] 4. **Kao no Magatta Otoko no Monogatari** (顔の曲がった男の物語) \[Teppu Hoshikawa\] 5. **Mahiru** (真昼) \[Futoshi Watari\] 6. **Ai: Shinshaku Bushido Monogatari** (愛─新釈武士道物語─) \[Hiroshi Hirata under the name Issei Kaji\] 7. **Chiko** (チーコ) \[Yoshiharu Tsuge\] 8. **Wakakusa Manpo** (若草漫歩) \[Mitsuo Fujisawa\] 9. **Uchuu no Dekigoto** (宇宙の出来事) \[Shintarou Tashiro\] 10. **Natsu** (夏) \[Ryouichi Ikegami\] 11. **Kakashi ni Kitaeru no Hanashi: Series Kiirooi Namida** (かかしにきいたかえるの話─シリーズ 黄色い涙─) \[Shinji Nagashima\] 12. **Rokunomiya Himeko no Higeki** (六の宮姫子の悲劇) \[Kuniko Tsurita\] 13. **Kyodai na Sakana** (巨大な魚) \[Seiichi Hayashi\] 14. **Doro Ningyou** (どろ人形) \[Hino Hideshi\] 15. **Umi Hoozuki** (海ほおずき) \[Keiko Naka\] 16. **Hana Arashi no Goro: Terajimachou Kidan** (花あらしの頃─寺島町奇譚─) \[Yuu Takita\] 17. **Nagamochiuta Kou** (長持唄考) \[Takao Yaguchi\] 18. **Uki (2)** (雨季(二)) \[Tadao Tsuge\] 19. **Wakaremichi** (わかれみち) \[Yoshihiro Tatsumi\] 20. **Tako ni Natta Shounen** (たこになった少年) \[Sanpo Yodogawa\] 21. **Kantaro Tsuki** (かんたろ月) \[Susumu Katsumata\] 22. **Urabure Yokaze** (うらぶれ夜風) \[Yukio Kawasaki\] 23. **Ame no Iro** (雨の色) \[Oji Suzuki\] 24. **Matsuko Ojichan no Nageki** (マツコおじちゃんの嘆き) \[Ryuuzan Aki\] 25. **Boku no Debu Inko-chan** (ぼくのデブインコちゃん) \[Maki Sasaki\] 26. **Burai no Omokage** (無頼の面影) \[Shinichi Abe\] 27. **Maboroshi no Shoujo: Wakouji Hakushakutei no Trouble** (幻の少女･和小路伯爵邸のトラブル) \[Hiroji Tani\] 28. **Niku Yashiki** (肉屋敷) \[Kazuichi Hanawa\] 29. **Kita e no Tabibito** (北への旅人) \[Shouichi Yoshida\] 30. **Saisetsu ni Mau…** (彩雪に舞う･･････) \[Shouhei Kusunoki\] 31. **Oza-shiki** (おざ式) \[Genpei Akasegawa\] 32. **Saikai** (再会) \[Hiroshi Masumura\] 33. **Murasaki no Densetsu (Image STATION)** (紫の伝説(イメージSTATION)) \[Masuzou Furukawa\] 34. **Zettai Kyuujitsu** (絶対休日) \[Shigenobu Akiyama\] 35. **Areta Umibe** (荒れた海辺) \[Anzai Mizumaru\] 36. **Kushii-kun no Hatsumei** (クシー君の発明) \[Yuuji Kamosawa\] 37. **Boxer** (毆者(ボクサー)) \[Mitsuhiko Yoshida\] 38. **Nobori Tako** (昇り凧) \[Moribi Murano\] 39. **Penguin Gohan** (ペンギンごはん) \[Teruhiko Yumura + Shigesato Itoi\] 40. **Ai no Arashi** (愛の嵐) \[Yoshikazu Ebisu\] 41. **Boku no Otouto** (ぼくの弟) \[Shigesato Itoi\] 42. **？** \[Shinbou Minami\] 43. **Sore kara no Iwamoto Musashi Kaidan** (それからの岩本武蔵･怪談) \[Kyuusoku Iwamoto\] 44. **Harry-shi no Koto** (ハリー氏のこと) \[Hiroshi Matsuo\] 45. **Aitsuma Ki** (愛妻記) \[Misao Hisauchi\] 47. **Gyoza Teishoku no Hiru** (ギョーザ定食の昼) \[Hiromi Hiraguchi\] 48. **Otou-san no Neji** (お父さんのネジ) \[Kazuhiro Watanabe\] 49. **Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko** (長靴をはいた猫) \[Satoshi Shimizu\] 50. **Monologue** (ものろおぐ) \[Youko Kondou\] 51. **Modern Lovers** (モダン・ラヴァーズ) \[Ira Okudaira\] 52. **Shouwaru Neko** (性悪猫) \[Murasaki Yamada\] 53. **Seishun no Ase wa Nigai ze** (青春の汗は苦いぜ) \[Norikazu Kobayashi\] 54. **Yakou** (夜行) \[Kazuo Takayama\] 55. **Puisanmura Housoukyoku** (ぷいさん村放送局) \[Masako Yakuwa\] 56. **Gonin Damashi Doufun Bushido: Gensou no Meiji** (五人だまし･道糞武士道─幻想の明治─) \[Shintarou Kou\] 57. **K** \[Masaaki Oosawa\] 58. **Taikutsu na Hi** (怠屈な日) \[Masayuki Izumi\] 60. **Umi no Ohanashi** (海のお話) \[Kotarou Momotarou\] 61. **Futatsu no Makura (Hatsune)** (二つ枕(初音)) \[Hinako Sugiura\] 62. **PHANTASMAGORIA** \[Shigeru Tamura\] 63. **Nobe wa Naku** (野辺は無く) \[Otoya Mitsuhashi\] 64. **Shounen** (少年) \[Hiromi Morishita\] 65. **Itoguchi** (糸口) \[Michiyo Matsumoto\] 66. **Mama to Yobarete Sankagetsu** (ママと呼ばれて三ヶ月) \[Takashi Nemoto + Jun Takagi\] 67. **Local-sen no Gogo** (ローカル線の午後) \[Osamu Kanno\] 68. **Hoto Hoto Nangi na Papa to Mama** (ホトホトなんぎなパパとママ) 69. **Hentousen no Natsu** (扁桃腺の夏) \[Tooru Minegishi\] 70. **Modotte Kita Hi** (戻ってきた日) \[Tomiko Higo\] 71. **Srap Skip** (スラップスキップ) \[Hisaichi Ishii\] 72. **Happy Birthday** (はぴー・ばーす・でい) \[Yuka Haga\] 73. **Dou Natten no: Aesop-shiki Manga Kouza** (どうなってんの─イソップ式漫画講座─) \[Shigeru Mizuki\]

Good children are not picky about their food. *Note: published in the July 1982 issue of Garo.*

The Mainichi's popular serialization and Japan's cutest 4-panel comic. The lively and slightly sad daily lives of the Daimon family. (Source: Mainichi Shinbun, translated)

It follows the lively daily life of Ashibe, who has been promoted to third grade, and Goma-chan, who remains the same as ever. Now that he is in third grade, Ashibe wants to show that he has grown in some way. He asks Goma-chan about it, but gets no reply. (Source: Natalie, translated)