Collection of 23 stories about love in the everyday life of the Japanese. 1. His Scent 2. Heavy and Pop (♂) 3. Painfully from the Heart 4. Holiday 5. Heavy and Pop (♀) 6. A Place One Likes to Return To 7-8. The Silent Radiance 9. Small and Lovely 10. At the Park 11-12. The Truth Behind Things 13. Almost a Weding Proposal 14. The End of a Friendship 15. My Life: First Example - Chikada 16. Kyoko 17. That Afternoon 18. My Life: Second Example - Sawa 19. My Life: Third Example - She 20. Holiday Part 2 21. Sweet 22. Painful Love III 23. The First Time

Ishikawa Ginji hates anything related to ghosts, superstition and the occult with a passion. His "occult phobia" is so intense that he does not hesitate to reject any girl who appears to have even the slightest interest in the subject. One day, after a particularly intense reaction to a haunted house lands him with a 600,000 yen debt, he is suddenly kissed by an elementary school student named Ageha, who then explains that she will use him to "wipe out every ghost in the world". While the sex appeal of the kiss is not enough to turn Ginji to her side, the fact that she "bought" him by paying off his debt in one go seems to work just fine.

At the edge of the city not far from the sea, a field of goldenrod sways in the breeze, its veil of amber flowers obscuring secrets underneath. Old bones and forgotten memories rest in silence, waiting for someone to dig them up. This is where the lives of six young men and women intertwine in ways both tragic and extraordinary. Decaying secrets are revealed as they forge friendships from pain, find betrayal in pleasure, and stare into the face of death itself—in a field of gold by a stagnant river, under the smoke-filled skies. [Kodansha]

Miho and Sei are living together. She works at a boutique while he tries to make it as a musician. Even though Miho still can’t forget about Hagio, her ex-lover, she is happy in her relationship with Sei. However, all is not well for the young couple. Struggling to make ends meet, Miho decides to take a second job as bar hostess. As she becomes increasingly desperate for money, Miho eventually gives in to one of her client’s sexual advances. When Sei finds out about this he begins to distance himself from her. Things are getting even more complicated for Miho when Hagio suddenly reappears in her life.

Kayako Kirishima is almost ready to go off to college but is lonely and unsure of her future. Masami Endo is a girl who has been ostracized and made a social outcast for having an abortion. The two girls meet each other in class one day and become good friends. Gradually Kirishima falls in love with Endo and the relationship becomes more personal.

If you are aware of fashion in Japan you must have seen Liliko’s face. For the last few years she has been at the top of the modeling world, with her face and body promoting the biggest brands. But as everyone who is in this world admits, staying on top is a constant and never ending battle. There are always new faces introduced to the public. Younger models and new looks are brought into the fold every season. And keeping that position means learning to adapt and learning to cope with change. To maintain her position, Liliko has decided to go under the knife. This is not her first go with this service. It is yet another round of plastic surgery, all done to keep herself looking young and vibrant. However, in this case just a little nip and tuck was not enough. Liliko is bent on undergoing a full body makeover. From head-to-toe, every inch of her will undergo cosmetic surgery, and thus begins her madness. [Kodansha] --- Won the 2003 excellence prize at the Japanese Media Arts Festival, and the 2004 Osamu Tezuka Culture Prize.

Ichinose, a violin music student, is coming towards a crossroads in his life. He has to decide what to do with his future, but he doesn't feel pulled towards any one particular dream. In the absence of any ambition, he decides to work alongside his mother, who is a piano teacher, and teach violin. But one night, he sees a pretty, sad girl standing barefoot outside an apartment. A little investigation shows that she seems to share the apartment with a cat and a mysterious guy called Mike. Will meeting her be the trigger that can change his dull life?

In the future, random Jr. High School classes are chosen to compete in a game called Battle Royale. The rules: only one student can survive after 3 days on an island or else they all perish. Weapons are handed out and each student is sent out into the field alone and unprepared for the horror that awaits them. The classmates turn upon themselves in a battle for survival, treaties are made and broken, and former friends become foes as the relentless countdown continues. Amid the betrayals and rising body count, two classmates confess their love for each other and swear to survive this deadly game together. Links: [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2971) (live-action movie)

A Survival side story, set between the events of chapters 76 and 77. While travelling on his journey Satoru comes across a boy drowning in a river. He attempts to save him, though is swept away by the current and loses consciousness. Upon waking he finds himself in a mysterious city ruled over by a cruel tyrant. The chapters which make up Survival: Another Story were originally published in Shounen Sunday alongside the main series, and are included in the first 22 volume print by Shogakukan. However, later reprints have always collected the chapters into their own, separate volume.

“Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been infatuated with the “other side”; the world of splendor. Yes, I wanted to become one of those glittering stars. And so, my dream has come true. But now…All I want is to be beloved by someone.” When she was young, Yukino Miyashita wanted, more than anything else to become an idol. After accomplishing her dream, however, the idol group she was part of failed to sell, and she returned to school, facing alienation from her peers. Now, at age 18, Yukino is living alone in Tokyo, half-heartedly trying to start a new life as a talent manager, while not quite able to put her idol days behind her. She meets Setsuko, a songwriter who also once belonged to a failed idol group. The romance sparked by her encounter with Setsuko causes Yukino to reevaluate her own life.

Collection of mildly erotic short stories about various sides of human's relationships and their sexuality. **Volume 1:** - Scene 1 About one night stand that turns into something more. - Scene 2 About a boy in need of attention and a girl in need of love. - Scene 3 About a woman, her strange roommate and a blind date. - Scene 4 About schoolteacher, his sister and the sister's boyfriend. (features the couple from scene 1) - Omake 1 - Belief in Being Bare - Omake 2 - Happy Ending - Omake 3 - Even Though You're a Teacher (Sensei no Kuseni) **Volume 2:** - Scene 5 About a woman who goes to the wedding of a woman she was in love with back in school and ends up hooking up with another woman there (who also happens to be in love with the woman getting married). CHN ||时而甜蜜，时而痛苦 这就是恋爱中的日常 无论对方是谁，无论以什么形式，所有的恋爱和生活方式都有同等的价值 然后，笨拙地想着某个人的日子，总有一天会成为可爱的回忆 志村貴子老师以独特的节奏和细微的心理描述为我们描绘了一些不寻常的浪漫和平凡的日常生活||

On the planet of Hekiou, there is a continuing war between the first wave of immigrants and the second. An important section of the military uses a native creature, the Niebass, to give its soldiers translocation abilities. These soldiers are all women, with the alien creature transplanted into their wombs. Some people see this practice as a violation of human women by aliens, and Mana Oga's boyfriend has a similar perspective on the matter. Mana Oga is a new soldier in this section, and the story follows her and the other women in her group who accept the alien creatures into their wombs in order to defend their homes. --- - **Won the Japan SF Taisho Award in 2016**

Hokuto Kuzuhara is a delinquent known throughout Sekai Private Academy. His way of life being so hated by his family that they give him an ultimatum: find a girlfriend within a year or move out. That said, though, months pass and he still has had no luck and it seems like he never will. It is then during this predicament that he is approached by the student council vice president with a plan that would both save him from moving out… As well as help her with her revenge. Adaptation/promotion of the light novel series written by Asano Hajime with illustrations by Yuugen.

Freesia is set in an alternative Japanese society that is at war, and has passed a law legalizing retaliatory killings. If somebody kills your loved one, you are legally sanctioned to kill, or hire someone to kill, the victimizer. The manga is set around a character who works for a firm that specializes in these retaliatory killings.

A realistic and heavy story about a fat loser and a beautiful slut.

A biographical account of the famous Mongolian leader Temuchin who united the numerous Mongolian tribes in the 13th century, ultimately becoming titled as Chinggis Khan. It faithfully follows the account given in the historical document, The Secret History of the Mongols.

In a far place in a far country there’s a mansion where a demon girl lives. One day there was a huge storm outside so in order to protect himself from the storm a mysterious boy named Adam enters the mansion. And so they meet… the little demon girl and the mysterious boy that looks like a shinigami, both outcasts in the human world, decide to create a school for monsters together!

Otokojuku - a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive it become true men.

The demonic overlord has been revived, and kidnapped the beautiful Princess Sina. An army of the world's finest knights has been sent to his castle to rescue her, but Sina refuses to be a mere damsel in distress and decides to break free on her own.

Meet Kimijima Sen, an aspiring manga artist who specializes in hot-blooded battle shounen genre. In order to polish up his techniques to achieve his goal of professionally debuting, he became the assistant of the pro manga artist Ikoma Agito-sensei. A not-so-normal high school girl who loves drawing moe manga, eroge and has an extreme fetish for beautiful girls and big breasts. Together, they must work to get their manga serialized. Adapted from the light novel series by Murakami Rin, the author that brought you Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!

Eva, a long-lived witch, takes in Fernest kingdom’s youngest prince, Louis, when she is asked to heal the eldest prince of an illness. Although witches are traditionally despised, Louis forms a close bond with her. When Louis is called back to the palace by a strange twist of fate to take his father's place on the throne, Eva must decide whether to let him go or follow.

Based on a true story, this manga's focal point is Modus Operandi and Crime. It's a story about a group of teenage thieves in a reform school who target assailants. In response to abuse, Kazuki spent time in a reformatory school. The group, Takeo, consists of three "psychedelic" people who have specific targets: criminals of "assault." Kazuki—genius of the tool Kimootadebu and leader of Takeo; Twink—Information Analysis Psychedelic and Target-Selection In-Charge; Giants—the superhuman strength of Takeo and Vehicle Maneuver In-Charge.

A nightmare-devouring tapir becomes stuck in Akane's dreams until she can feed him a proper nightmare.

A touching story of a young woman on the verge of adulthood who reminisces about a certain bakery she visited many times during her youth as she is on her way to visit it once more.