In the future, robots are more than machines. Autonomous “cyber-persons” with A.I. brains are part of society, interacting with humans and growing their own culture. In fact, they may be surpassing humans, as biological homo sapiens and their own world have begun to die out. But are humans truly disappearing, or are robots the new “humans”? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) *Notes: Nominated to the 24th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.*

An anthology of Kagerou Daze fantasy themed stories by various authors.

An anthology of Kagerou Daze future-themed stories by various authors.

After five years since his last book, Danny Boy, Toranosuke Shimada presents an everyday drama about a man going through his daughter's divorce. Nothing feels vastly different, as he continues on with his daily routine. However, in his heart, the landscape reflected in his eyes begins to change it's colors just a bit.

From Jakarta to Cameroon, from the Iran-Iraq border to Tokyo, the lives of people summoned across time and space from different places, are played out within the fate of a damaged piano called "Valfaart". The story, which flows freely in a series of thought-provoking pauses and intersections of time, is transformed into a dream that the piano has always seen, entrusted to Traumerei... This is the long-awaited third work of Shimada. Look at the amazing secret! (Source: Seirin Kogeisha, translated) *Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Creative Award in 2008.*

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

Released as an extra booklet for Comic Beam 2022/4 issue. Includes: 1. Tokyo Memo War (トーキョーメモワール), Toranosuke Shimada 2. Keiichirou no Neko (圭一郎の猫), Merome Machida 3. Haru Kite Chimera (春来てキメラ), Nobi Ketaro 4. Imi Hitogari (忌み人狩り), Jiro Matsumoto 5. Sousofu no Shuki (曾祖父の手記), Remu Sakakibara 6. Mayonaka no Soundtrack (真夜中のソウンドトラック)

1. **Juujikan** (十時間) \[Moto Hagio\] 2. **Boku wa Ochitsuki ga Nai** (ぼくは落ち着きがない) \[Seiko Erisawa\] 3. **Yuuko-chan no Chikamichi** (夕子ちゃんの近道) \[Satoshi Karasuya\] 4. **Mou Speed Haha wa** (猛スピードで母は) \[Toranosuke Shimada\] 5. **Megami no Ishi** (女神の石) \[100%ORANGE\] 6. **Kami Nagara** (噛みながら) \[Yoshitomo Yoshimoto\] 7. **Neta Ato ni** (ねたあとに) \[Masaru Fujimoto\] 8. **Eromanga Shima no Sannin** (エロマンガ島の三人) \[Youhiki\] 9. **Nakanai Onna wa Inai** (泣かない女はいない) \[Yuki Kodama\] 10. **Parallel** (パラレル) \[Ume\] 11. **THE BUNGO** \[Yuzuru Shimazaki\] 12. **Jersey no Futari** (ジャージの二人) \[Sensha Yoshida\] 13. **Sawataru no Sannin** (佐渡の三人) \[Izumi Okaya\] 14. **Side Car ni Inu** (サイドカーに犬) \[Yuuko Uramoto\] 15. **Tannoy no Edinburgh** (タンノイのエジンバラ) \[Katsuo Kawai\]

Kobayashi Kiyoshi, a new employee of a commercial production company, rolls a documentary camera at Engakuji Temple on the anniversary of the death of Yasujiro Ozu, one of Japan's most famous film directors. The intersecting lives of the people who come and go around him move like a documentary. (Source: Seirin Kogeisha, translated)

The year is 2349. A sense of wonder unfolds, depicting humanity immersed in a sweet virtual reality.