In the Universal Century year 0079, the space colony known as Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon and declares war on the Earth Federation. One year later they are locked in a fierce battle for the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space scarred by the wreckage of destroyed colonies. (Source: VIZ Media)

Huffman Island is a land split by an uneasy cease-fire between two major world powers, the USN (United States of the New Continent) and the OCU (Oceania Cooperative Union). The cease-fire has held for 20 years, but now tensions are mounting, and it looks like open war will break out again soon. Matsuda Akira has gone to join the on-site reporting team for NNTV. Are he and his colleagues really ready for the horrors they may face if they're caught in the middle of a war? (Source: MangaHelpers)

When 10-year-old Kaneda Shota was involved in a car accident that claimed the life of his father, it changed the course of his life forever. Even though his mother got a job and tried her best to support her son, money was always tight. Now, unable to afford college, Shota works a part-time job, in addition to his full-time job at his uncle's factory. He dreams of one day saving enough money to go to college. One day his boss gives him the task of assisting a university club with building their solar car to enter into the biggest solar car race in the region, leaving Shota to overcome his traumatic experiences and find a new lease on life.

This is collection of one-shots published in "Big Comic" on the 45th anniversary of the first issue. This collection has 14 stories: 1. Fukushima drive (*Moto Hagio*) 2. Shouwa Torabera Bangai-hen (*Kenichi Kitami*) 3. Kaijuu Oukoku (*Naoki Urasawa*) 4. Mouten no Venus (*Itou Junji*) 5. Hatobouru (*Hidenori Hara*) 6. Yami Tsuna Matsuri (*Daijiro Morohoshi*) 7. Last Fight (*Junichi Noujou*) 8. Sonogo no Gegege no Kakeibo (*Shigeru Mizuki*) 9. Munakata Kyouju Shirizu Susanou Saigonotatakai (*Yukinobu Hoshino*) 10. Kidou Senshi Gandam Thunderbolt Gaiden Suna Nezumi Shoun (*Yasuo Otagaki*) 11. Revenge Doll: Fukushuu Ningyou (*Rumiko Takahashi*) 12. Uta no Monku janai keredo (*Yarou Abe*) 13. Gansaku Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (*Fujihiko Hosono*) 14. Kogane no Rafu ~ Maito no Sutaetasu ~ (*Tsuyoshi Nakaima*)

The one-shot series features Ohtagaki's original stories from the vast universe, to the other world of evil spirits. The five shorts are titled "TREE," "Ikai Hakubutsukan" (Museum of Another World), "Scorpion," "Mamma Mia," and "Sign Kai" (An Autograph Session). (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

A story centered on "preserving peace on the moon."

One day, the news is announced that a meteor will strike and destroy the Earth in 9 months. The Japanese government puts together a "Ginga Rocket," which will contain postcards from its people, filled with whatever they want to leave behind as a memory of their life. People react in different ways to the impending death of the Earth. Hisae continues to go to work, and struggles with the decision of whether it is meaningful to allow her pregnancy to continue. Takashi wants to return to his hometown before the end. How would you spend the last months of life on Earth?

The Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Gaiden manga is a collection of short stories focusing on different mobile suits that appear in Hobby Japan's Thunderbolt Mechanics magazine.

One of Two Manga's Based on Square Enix's Strategy RPG Series "Front Mission"

Retired deep-sea diver Albert goes on one final job to recover a unique, once in a lifetime treasure, which is said to be inside the safe of a U-Boat, 620 meters under sea. Together with his old team, the treasure hunters known as DEEP, the mission to recover the safe begins...?

The year is 152 S.C. The colony planet of Deloyer is in turmoil. In the midst of the upheaval, Crinn Cashim, a boy born into a powerful family on earth, learns of a scheme by his father Donan. Forced to choose between family and friends, Crinn chooses to join the guerilla fighters of the Deloyer rebels. Crinn pilots the newly completed combat armor "Dougram," and joins the Sun Fang Corps. His heroic efforts turn things around for the rebels and their counteroffensive. However Earth forces Captain Travis, wounded in battle with Dougram, grows a burning passion for revenge. With the lust for vengeance and a burning confidence, he launches a large scale pursuit operation against the Sun Fang corps when at they're most vulnerable, leading to a desperate struggle for survival. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

A four-volume anthology of award-winning submissions to Afternoon's Shikishou (Four Seasons Award). Each volume is named after a season. The criteria for the selected works and authors is unknown. **Spring** 1. **Miseinen** (未成年) \[Seiki Tsuchida; 1987 grand prize\] 2. **GOTAVOICE** \[Tsutomu Takahashi; 1987 Spring runner-up\] 3. **STRAIGHT** \[Taiyou Matsumoto; 1987 Autumn runner-up\] 4. **Neko no Te Kashimasu** (猫の手貸します) \[Noriko Irie; 1987 Winter grand prize\] 5. **Ronin Heartbreak!** (Roninハートブレイク！) \[Yasuo Ootagaki; 1988 Summer honorable mention\] 6. **Shonen-ou ni Shiroi Kumo** (少年王に白い雲) \[Masumi Sudou; 1988 Autumn runner-up\] 7. **Oku-sama Shinkaron** (奥様進化論) \[Risu Akizuki; 1988 Autumn honorable mention\] 8. **Ridatsu** (離脱) \[Masaaki Nakayama; 1988 Winter runner-up\] 9. **Hachigatsu no Hikari** (8月の光) \[Hideki Arai; 1989 Summer grand prize\] 10. **Western Carnival** (ウエスタンカーニバル) \[Hiromoto Shinichi; 1989 Summer honorable mention\] 11. **Golden Lucky** \[Shunji Enomoto; 1989 Autumn honorable mention\] 12. **A Mess on a Weekend** \[King Gonta; 1989 Winter grand prize\] 13. **Haikibun! Sakana-hime** (杯気分！肴姫) \[Kiwa Irie; 1989 Winter winner\] 14. **Ma, Ikka!** (ま、いっか！) \[Hiramatsu Minoru; 1989 Winter honorable mention\] 15. **Higan to Shigan no Aida de** (彼岸と此岸の間で) \[Yuji Aoki; 1990 runner-up\] 16. **Zouteki Ningen** (象的人間) \[Masayuki Taguchi; 1990 Autumn winner\] 17. **Home Range** (ホームレンジ) \[Masayuki Sugawara; 1991 Summer runner-up\] 18. **Meitantei ni wa Narenai Keredo** (名探偵にはなれないけれど) \[Ken Matoba; 1991 Summer runner-up\] 19. **MOZOO** \[Hiroyuki Yasuda; 1991 Autumn honorable mention\] 20. **Sakana** (魚) \[Hideji Oda; 1991 Winter honorable mention\] **Summer** 1. **Killing Paranoia** (きりんぐぱらのいあ) \[Toyokazu Matsunaga; 1992 Summer grand prize\] 2. **Boku wa Otouto** (ぼくはおとうと) \[Shinji Obara; 1993 Spring grand prize\] 3. **YOKO vs** \[Shinya Kuwabara; 1993 Spring winner\] 4. **Mugen no Juunin** (無限の住人) \[Hiroaki Samura; 1993 Summer grand prize\] 5. **Ka, Nanten, Kuma** (蚊、南天、熊) \[Iou Kuroda; 1993 Autumn grand prize\] 6. **KUROGANE** (KUROGANE クロガネ) \[Kei Toume; 1993 Autumn winner\] 7. **Ohayashi ga Kikoeru Hi, Hoka** (お囃子が聞こえる日、他) \[Daisuke Igarashi; 1993 Winter grand prize\] 8. **Kodoku no Oto** (孤独の音) \[Kanji Yoshikawa; 1993 Winter runner-up\] 9. **Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko** (ヨコハマ買い出し紀行) \[Hitoshi Ashinano; 1994 Spring winner\] 10. **Sonna Yatsu a Inee!!** (そんな奴ァいねえ!!) \[Yuu Komai; 1994 Spring honorable mention\] **Autumn** 1. **GENOMES** \[Keiko Aramaki; 1994 Summer grand prize\] 2. **Ten no Ryouiki** (点の領域) \[Shimoku Kio; 1994 Summer winner\] 3. **Ame no Furu Basho** (雨の降る場所) \[Yoshitoshi Abe; 1994 Summer runner-up\] 4. **JAGUA** \[Kouichi Kiba; 1995 Summer grand prize\] 5. **BLAME** \[Tsutomu Nihei; 1995 Summer special award\] 6. **Kitto Kawaii Onna no Ko Dakara** (きっとかわいい女の子だから) \[Hiroki Endou; 1995 Autumn grand prize\] 7. **Vendémiaire no Migite** (ヴァンデミエールの右手) \[Mohiro Kitoh; 1995 Autumn runner-up\] 8. **Spoonman 3.18** \[Torao Asada; 1996 Autumn grand prize\] 9. **Kamen Tenshi** (仮面天使) \[Shouhei Wakana; 1996 Autumn winner\] 10. **Lunch no B** (ランチのB) \[Shinemon; 1996 Summer honorable mention\] **Winter** 1. **Sofa-chan** (ソファーちゃん) \[Q Hayashida; 1997 Autumn runner-up\] 2. **Kobe Zaijuu** (神戸在住) \[Kon Kimura; 1997 Winter winner\] 3. **Yasashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata** (やさしいこどものつくりかた) \[Rokuro Shinofusa; 1997 Spring honorable mention\] 4. **Yuku Tokoro** (ゆくところ) \[Asa Higuchi; 1998 Spring winner\] 5. **Yuutsuu Suberidai** (憂鬱滑り台) \[Shouhei Manabe; 1998 Summer grand prize\] 6. **Mushishi** (蟲師) \[Yuki Urushibara; 1998 Winter grand prize\] 7. **Gurade** (グラデ) \[Takatoshi Kumakura; 1999 Summer runner-up\] 8. **Love Roma** (ラブロマ) \[Minoru Toyoda; 2002 Spring grand prize\]