Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. They are known as mushi—creatures that came into being shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze. They still exist parallel to our own lives and can only be seen by a select few. As a mushishi, Ginko is one of the few who are aware of their existense, and this young man with a sardonic smile roams from place to place with the knowledge and skill to aid those unwittingly affected by mushi. *Source: Kodansha Manga, Vol. 1* ---- Though invisible to most, tiny creatures known as mushi lurk beneath the surface of everyday reality. They exert a strange and occasionally terrifying influence on people’s lives, and only experts known as mushishi carry the knowledge of how to deal with them. A mushishi named Ginko wanders the Japanese countryside, following rumors of various unusual occurences: a young man who dreams the future; a child with horns growing from his forehead; a boy with the power to write creatures into being; and more… *Source: Kodansha Manga, Collector's Edition Vol. 1*

New 2-chapter special running in Afternoon Magazine's January and February issues.

Flow—the phenomenon that occurs when matter falls out of balance and changes form. Flow creates oddities big and small that can be disruptive or delightful in equal measure, and it's up to Flow Disposal departments and independent contractors to shepherd the Flow back to its natural form. For Chima Kondo, a 35-year-old woman stuck in the body of a 12-year-old thanks to the effects of Flow, understanding how Flow works and how to disperse it has become critical. But when she joins Flow Disposal contractors Hirota and Shacho of Hirota Flow Inc., she finds that there's more to Flow than she once knew, and plenty more to find out... (Source: Kodansha USA)

Seven years since the rare solar eclipse occurred, Adashino continues to assist those in medical need. After visiting a patient at a beachside home, the tactful doctor notices a shadow resembling a bird. This spontaneous sighting leads Adashino to reminisce about a story Ginko once told him about a Mushi that assumes the same form. Such a revelation, however, may lead to false optimism. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

In the midst of a blazing hot summer beset by water shortages, middle-school girl Chinami faints from heat exhaustion. Upon waking up, she finds herself in a mysterious town by a beautifully pristine river whose waters hide many secrets... (Source: Hox)

Omnibus volume of short manga by Urushibara, Yuki. Includes "She Got Off the Bus At the Peninsula", "Labyrinth Cat" and the previously published omnibus volume "Bio Luminescence" which was created under the pen-name Shima, Soyogo. The latter includes two Mushishi stories set in modern day Japan and with different characters than the long running series. 1. **Misaki de Bus wo Orita Hito** (岬でバスをおりたひと, She Got Off the Bus at the Peninsula); Afternoon 2004-09 Mitsuko Kunizaki has inherited a small grocery store from her grandmother. Being a single mother to a little boy, she intends to close it down and move on with life. However, in the solitary store that sits next to the last bus stop at the tip of a peninsula lie some long-buried memories that slowly reemerge as Mitsuko arrives at what used to be her home—memories of a lonesome childhood and of people who came to the peninsula to end their lives. 2. **Meikyuu Neko** (迷宮猫, The Labyrinth Cat); Kikan S Vol.5 2004-Winter Residents who have just moved in are always lost in this complex apartment. However, there is one little feline that will help them get back to their apartment house.

A tribute anthology of Mushishi.

1. Kaseki no Ie: Mineral Kingdom (House of Fossils) 2. Yuki no Kanmuri: White Kingdom (Crown of Snow) 3. Shoukei Zacchou 1 4. Shoukei Zacchou 2 5. Shoukei Zacchou 3 6. Shoukei Zacchou 4 7. Shoukei Zacchou 5 8. Shoukei Zacchou 6 9. Shoukei Zacchou 7 10. Shoukei Zacchou 8 11. Shoukei Zacchou 9 12. Shoukei Zacchou 10 13. Shoukei Zacchou 11 14. Kusahibari 15. Mushishi (pilot) 1 16. Mushishi (pilot) 2 17. Mar-man

In a seaside town, a young girl living with her fisherman grandfather encounters a mysterious blue-eyed young man on the day of a great tide. He claims to be searching for a mermaid. Several years later, he appears before her again, looking exactly the same as before. Then, on the night of another great tide, she is mysteriously drawn into the sea. (Source: Natalie, 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...

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) \[Minoru Toyoda; 2002 Spring grand prize\]

A Collection of short stories related to cats by various authors. All you need is Cats isn't it?!?! -[Kodansha](https://www.kodansha.co.jp/comic/products/0000013463)