Mina the brave, Yuliere the knight, Lily the wizard, and Shano the monk. They are a quartet of girls who have yet to graduate from the novice's house, but they are still aiming to become great adventurers who will one day leave their mark on history by traversing unknown lands and defeating mighty monsters...!!! Four "beginners" who always run into unexpected troubles and fail their graduation quests. But what the girls didn't know yet was that as a result of their continuous attempts and failures at the beginner level quests, they had accumulated a tremendous amount of experience, and before they knew it, they had reached level 99! This is a story of four novice girls who are actually the strongest at the maximum level 99. (Source: Dengeki Bunko, translated)

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...

Anthology of doujinshi from different artists. **Vol 1** (1994) Doujin artists: FUJI Shinichi, NARUSHIMA Yuri, NANKIN Gureko, KAME, SHINONOME Alf, MIZUHO Yuine, Mr. Kuroneko, SHIMOTSUKI Shun, TOONO Maki, HAZAKI Yasumi, EGAMI Shou, NAKAGAWA Ao, SUGIURA Mamiko, AZUMI Tooru, IN-FECT!, MIZUSHIMA Yui, SEJIMA Tomoki, TOKUGAWA Ranko, MAYA Kaoruko, NANAHOSHI Akimi, GIN Kemeko, TOKUDA Midori, ARINA Toshimi **Vol 2** (1994) Doujin artists: FUJI Shinichi, AZUMI Tooru, TOKUGAWA Ranko, TOKUDA Midori, NOBI Nobita, NANKIN Gureko, SHIMOTSUKI Shun, Megane K-suke, NARUSHIMA Yuri, YAMAMOTO Emiko, SUGIURA Mamiko, NITTA Yuuji, Mr. Kuroneko, MIZUSHIMA Yui, SEJIMA Tomoki, JUUJOU Kazumi, KURAMA Tenko, RYUUSEI Mitsuko, MAYA Kaoruko - Scanlated stories: • [color=blue]Fox Trip[/color] by MIZUSHIMA Yui (reprinted) **Vol 3** (1995) Doujin artists: FUJI Shinichi, ARINA Toshimi, KIDO Wataru, SHINONOME Alf, JUUJOU Kazumi, SATOMI Miyoko, NARUSHIMA Yuri, MAYA Kaoruko, YAMAKAMI Riyu, Mr. Kuroneko, PEPPER Vivio, IN-FECT!, TOBA Iori, MATSUO Yuriko, NANKIN Gureko, TACHIBANA Rei, TOUYA Masami, SAGAWA Kano, NOBI Nobita, TSUTA Hiroko, KITAYAMA Mari **Vol 4** (1996) - Doujin artists: FUJI Shinichi, NOBI Nobita, SHINONOME Alf, TAKAHASHI Mako, KITAYAMA Sakana, HOKUSHINA Miyabi, Megane K-suke, SATOMI Miyoko, NARUSHIMA Yuri, TOONO Maki, Mr. Kuroneko, SEONO Shou - Scanlated stories: • [color=blue]Snowy Night[/color] by KITAYAMA Sakana (Pairing: Kurama x Hiei) Note: [color=blue]blue[/color] = scanlated

Collections of one-shots that won the monthly Hop Step Award from 1987 to 1996.