Straightforward, sorrowful, innocent, and erotic stories. A one-of-kind manga, full of light and darkness.

One night, on his standard walk in the dead of night, an insomniac meets a strange girl who claims she can see better at night than in the day. She requests that he help her find a picture book she'd lost. This is the story of an insomniac unhappy with his life, a girl with a strange condition, and a picture book that's far more than it seems.

A collection of 6 short stories with highly varied themes.

Contains one long sci-fi story and two short stories at the end.

The manga centers on college student Sasasa Ruru and her sister and mystery novelist Sasasa Nana. Both sisters suffered a recent loss in the family: an uncle that passed away a month ago. When Ruru takes this as an opportunity to visit their uncle's old home, she discovers an old picture of Avi, her uncle's old partner who disappeared long ago. This begins to uncover some memories in Ruru's mind.

Haru is a curious middle schooler, traveling the world alone. This is a record of her "encounters", full of fresh surprises and a mysterious crush.

Planet Solaris - this tranquil planet is filled with mysterious mysteries. Kelvin, a psychologist dispatched to the station to unravel the mystery, witnesses the researchers' transformation. What could have happened to them? This masterpiece, a sci-fi masterpiece that posed a question to the world, is beautifully depicted with a unique brushstroke. (Source: Hayakawa Publishing, translated)

Two must-read masterpieces have been miraculously adapted into manga: Haruki Murakami's internationally acclaimed romantic short story "Hotaru", and George Orwell's dystopian tale "1984," which predicted the arrival of an ultra-surveillance society! (Source: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, translated)

From ANN: The America-based online bookstore Glacier Bay Books announced on Friday that it will release Glaeolia, a collection of indie manga, in English. The volume will feature more than 250 pages. Glacier Bay Books describes the collection: We're proud to announce Glaeolia, a new 250+ page English-language collection of indie manga, with stories from Arantoochika, Hiuchi tana, Kawakatsu Tokushige, Masumura Jūshichi, mogcom, Moriizumi Takehito, Morita Rui, Okuda Akiko, Onta Niwako, Shinnosuke Saika, Yamakawa Naoto, and Yosomachi. These include self-published works (dōjinshi), as well as works selected from indie manga magazines and mainstream publishers. Each volume will be numbered from a limited print run of 300. Volume 2 Contains: - "A Dream of Snow" & "From Far Away" & "Absence" & "Dancing Spirits" by [MORI Masayuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/1b2esg7/mori-masayuki) - Telephone, Sleep, Music by [KAWAKATSU Tokushige](https://mangabaka.org/author/u227lg1/kawakatsu-tokushige) - "Atom Bomb Notes" & "Computer Graphics These Days" by [MISHIMA Yoshiharu](https://mangabaka.org/author/b9jsv94/mishima-yoshiharu) - Moondog by [NAKAYAMA Nozomu](https://mangabaka.org/author/bi45lt4/nakayama-nozomu) - M1 by [NERUNO Daisuki](https://mangabaka.org/author/asiehi3/neruno-daisuki) - "Late Night Travelogue" & "Earthly Stars in the Palm of Your Hand" by [DAKE Maiko](https://mangabaka.org/author/a5lugyk/dake-maiko) - Haunted by [MORITA Ruri](https://mangabaka.org/author/of5siw0/morita-ruri) - Family Restaurant by [YAMAMOTO Miki](https://mangabaka.org/author/86p0zc2/yamamoto-miki) - Days by [INA (いな)](https://mangabaka.org/author/1lp7lj9/ina) - "Flower Petals" & "Prologue Epilogue" by [SHINO Ura](https://mangabaka.org/author/3j3m2ok/shino-ura) - Lisa's Left Hand by [OBA Kenya](https://mangabaka.org/author/8qi15cp/oba-kenya) - China by [KUROKI Masami](https://mangabaka.org/author/kziua56/kuroki-masami) Volume 3 Contains: - Everyday Scenery by [oratnir](https://mangabaka.org/author/t6vv49z/suzuwa-rintarou) - The Invisible Woman Vs The Master Swindler by [NISHIMURA Tsuchika](https://mangabaka.org/author/bbqn65i/nishimura-tsuchika) - White Dream by [ISAO Yamada](https://mangabaka.org/author/i4g8tfb/isao-yamada) - In the Douggsoup by [JUNICHIRO Saito](https://mangabaka.org/author/fzrh48l/junichiro-saito) - [September Friends](https://mangabaka.org/series/i3rao3e/kugatsu-no-yuujin) by [KOMACHIYA Suzuka](https://mangabaka.org/author/ui9m9ff/komachiya-suzuka) - 30th Century by [YOKOYAMA Yuichi](https://mangabaka.org/author/abgvqn1/yokoyama-yuuichi) - 2^999 by [YAGI Nagaharu](https://mangabaka.org/author/8stsvb4/yagi-nagaharu) - Midnight Hawks by [JUNICHIRO Saito](https://mangabaka.org/author/fzrh48l/junichiro-saito) - Move Forward by [OUMI Konomi](https://mangabaka.org/author/7pawdq2/oumi-konomi) - Impatient Ms. S by [KOYUBI](https://mangabaka.org/author/v1itjgh/koyubi) - Rain in Nakasu by [HADENA Kangofu](https://mangabaka.org/author/2pa9n6v/hade-na-kangofu) - Specimen Room of Existence by [MITSUHASHI Kotaro](https://mangabaka.org/author/57eqh81/mitsuhashi-kotaro) - [Baby It's You](https://mangabaka.org/series/qcxul63/abayo-baby-it-s-you) by [FUKITSU Reiji](https://mangabaka.org/author/23f4tns/fukitsu-reiji) - New York Diaries by [KONDOH Akino](https://mangabaka.org/author/sr2uwxv/kondoh-akino)

ALENZYAS was proposed by Ken Nimura to EST EM, Obata Tabao, Murai, Mopuko, Miyazawa Takeshi, and Moriizumi Takehito... In total, 7 artists are displaying their skill in character design through this work. Each artist created a hero and villain, after which the villains were shuffled amongst the artists. The idea of this anthology is for each artist to portray their created hero fight against the villain assigned to them. From 7 unique artists, please enjoy these valiant battles of Heroes VS Villains!