Zoshigaya. Gotanda. Kinshicho. Komazawa Daigaku. Nakano. These should be your most desirable places to live. The Shigeta Twins run a real estate agency in Kichijoji and keep complaining about the changes the area is going through. However, their office is highly sought after by young ladies who believe the hype that Kichijoji is the coolest place to live! That’s why, today, they will introduce you to some great under-the-radar neighborhoods other than Kichijoji. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Ako finds herself coasting along, watching her twenties pass her by. Work at the video rental store, see her boyfriend, repeat... Her days are becoming an indistinguishable, listless blur. Until she encounters a skateboarder practicing a trick—and she's a girl! For some reason, Ako feels a pull toward the sport. Slowly, all the dreams and ambitions she gave up on and the futures she imagined for herself come flooding back, and Ako resolves to change herself now, before it's too late. But is it ever really too late to discover something new? (Source: Kodansha USA)

The manga follows Mariko and her friends as they go to different restaurants for breakfast. Mariko is a 28-year-old woman living in Tokyo with her boyfriend of seven years. Mariko becomes disillusioned with her slovenly boyfriend's lifestyle and breaks up with him to get a new start. She fondly remembers the wonderful breakfasts she had in her family growing up, and she decides to start a new lifestyle by visiting different (real-life) places for breakfast every morning. The places she visits range from Good Morning Café to the small Japanese-style restaurant Katō in Tsukiji Fish Market, to bakeries like Le Pain Quotidien. (Source: Anime News Network)

Fumika Shiokawa, who works for a design company, values her "alone" time at hotels very much. Her friends also have their own particular tastes in hotels....... Maki Hirochi depicts various stories that are centered around hotels! (Source: Comic Bunch, translated)

Miyako and Tomiko are twins who run a real estate agency in Kichijoji, famous as the No. 1 place to live in Tokyo. Female clients flock to Kichijoji looking for its friendly and punky lifestyle, but the twins will show them other neighborhoods that are just as great! A manga about being on the move in the city! (Source: Comic Days, translated)

Sotaro Yoshida, the boyfriend of ``Someday Breakfast at Tiffany's,'' is a sales representative at a publishing company. He travels all over the country on business while being scolded by a female employee who is his junior. He didn't think much of anything, but as he repeats his experiences, he begins to look for local gourmet food and new encounters... Will new encounters bring happiness...!? The long-awaited first spin-off. roll!

Forty-five of Japan’s leading manga artists illustrate Star Wars! Explore the galaxy through the beautiful artwork of 45 outstanding Japanese manga artists and illustrators, including Akira Himekawa, Kamome Shirahama, and Taiyo Matsumoto. Celebrating the universal appeal of these iconic characters and their timeless stories, this collection presents each artist’s unique tribute to the Star Wars universe and is a must-have for fans of Star Wars and manga alike!

Collection of stories: **1.** *2KP* by ITOU Itto **2.** *Yoki Tsuyosa ni Sasagu Wicca no Rinri* (善き強さに捧ぐウィッカの倫理) by FUJIMATSU Mei **3.** *Satsuriku no Akuyaku Reijou ni Narimashita - Kouryaku Taishou ga Daikirai Sugiru node Zenmetsu Sasete Sei Heroine wo Te ni Ireyou to Omoimasu ga Nani ka Mondai demo?* (殺戮の悪役令嬢になりました～攻略対象が大嫌いすぎるので全滅させて正ヒロインを手に入れようと思いますが何か問題でも？) by KAWAHARA Ren **4.** *Meet My HERO(INE)* by HIRUNO Tsukiko **5.** *Chou Fukkatsu! Shinya 3-ji no Joji-muke Heroine* (超復活！深夜3時の女児向けヒロイン) by Gosuke **6.** *Tough It Out* by MAKI Hirochi **7.** *The Shadow Of Li Xianglan* (李香蘭の中の人, Li Xianglan no Naka no Hito) by NISHIJIMA Daisuke Cover illustration: athéko

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