Nineteen-year-old Hikaru Asahina lost everything the day the world ended. Everything, that is, except his childhood friend Ai Kosaka, who has always taken care of him. Now the two of them, along with other survivors, struggle to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world filled with man-eating zombies. And when Ai confesses to feeling something more for Hikaru, it changes everything. After all, the more precious someone is to you, the harder it is to lose them. In a world like theirs, is something like love even possible? (Source: TOKYOPOP)

I met my childhood friend again, and she had become a beautiful and innocent-looking girl. *"It's been a while, Hayato." "Haruki, is it?"* In the past, I used to play in the mud with my childhood friend in the countryside. When I saw her again, there was no trace of the bratty boy I thought she was back then. But only in front of me will she drop her perfect facade and act in the same crude casual way she did before. The distance between us had not changed. (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated) *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*

Angelina, the Saint of Warding, is one of a number of saints in the kingdom, yet while all the other saints are revered and loved, no one in this perfectly peaceful country seems to value her powers of "warding off evil," calling her useless and a creepy witch due to her black hair. When her fiancé breaks off their engagement to be with the famous Saint of Healing instead, Angelina decides she's finally had enough. Why should she protect a kingdom that hates her? So she packs her things and sets out on a journey to find new meaning and maybe even love. [Original Web Serialization](https://gaugau.futabanet.jp/list/work/BANt8fpkWJ7o9M6RPGiPVvWmW) [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2264ir/)

I met my childhood friend again, and she had become a beautiful and innocent girl. "It's been a while, Hayato." "Haruki, is it?" In the past, I used to play in the mud with my childhood friend in the countryside, and when I saw him again, there was no trace of the bratty young man I thought he was back then. Only in front of Hayato, she threw away the coat she was wearing and reacted in the same crass way she did back then. The distance between you and me has not changed. (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)

*Note: Includes an extra chapter.*

1. Tasogare, Kimi ni Ai ni Iku 1 2. Tasogare, Kimi ni Ai ni Iku 2 3. Tomodachi no Aida 4. Atokata (Traces) 5. Hoshizora Randevú

Anorexia, narcolepsy, Bell’s palsy... Elementary schools are full of illnesses most people have never even heard of. One day, a mysterious and troublesome doctor named Makino arrives at the school infirmary, the last line of defense protecting the children’s future. Strange, unnamed illnesses quietly creep into the daily lives of the students. Dr. Makino, with a big mouth and an even bigger attitude, may seem detached, but he still faces the subtle signs of these overlooked conditions head-on... or does he? (Source: Kodansha, translated) *Note: Originally serialized across 16 volumes until May 15, 2018. Volume 17 includes two special chapters split into two parts, published in 2019 and 2024.*

"Let's play badminton together forever," was their promise. Naruse and Hodaka have been a doubles pair since elementary school and are currently living together as a couple. After graduating from high school, Naruse continued playing badminton with a corporate team and Hodaka with the university badminton club. In contrast to Naruse, who expresses his pure feelings of wanting to play with Hodaka again soon, Hodaka is feeling his own limitations... They're close, but they can't communicate, and because they're close, they can't communicate. What answers will the two arrive at through their encounters with various people?

Due to family circumstances, a boy named Gouhara Youhei has to transfer from a powerhouse school to a remote island with a memberless baseball club. There he meets Kaneko Rui, a boy who has been hurt by baseball. Even though he's hurting, if he can take the hand extended to him, he'll still have the strength to chase his dreams once more...!! On this remote island, the boys will clash with each other, but will slowly become comrades. High School boys X Baseball X Coming-of-age drama, start!

2-chapter 4-koma manga from Ciao magazine promoting Sword and Shield.

Cover illustration: Tamekou 1. **Nee Boku wo Mite Sensei** (ねえ僕をみて先生) by Uzui 2. **Gouhou Rape** (合法レイプ) by Sorenara Miya 3. **Boku no Shiro** (ぼくの城) by Suehiro Machi 4. **Health no Yui** (ヘルスのユイ) by Andou Romeda 5. **Tsunayoshi no Neko** (綱吉の猫) by Misaki Yuu 6. **Hisayuki no Ai** (久幸の愛) by Kiyuhiko 7. **Hitosujinawa ja Ikimasen** (ひと筋縄じゃいきません) by Hachisu 8. **Ore ga Omae wo Mamoritai** (俺がお前を守りたい) by YuriHana Mitsuo 9. **Ore no Kawaii Osananajimi** (俺のかわいい幼なじみ) by Yoshimoto 10. **Hateshinai Ao** (果てしない青) by Toube 11. **1 to 2 no Kinbaku** (1と2の緊縛) by Ukino 12. **Zero Kyori no Futari** (ゼロ距離のふたり) by Kubota 13. **Hitori Asobi** (ひとり遊び) by Tamekou 14. **Mezameta Ashita** (めざめた明日) by Moriyo 15. **Ori** (檻) by Okita Kunai