One volume of touching short stories revolving around life, death, companionship, and the deeper meaning to be found in the world around us. Includes the following short stories: 1. Once Upon a Time A lost little girl wants to find her way home… 2. See You Next Time A girl calmly reminisces about her dead friend. 3. Imp in the Night A little imp wonders why he's afraid of the night. 4. Sakura Antique Store The story of an old watch sitting in the window display of the Sakura Antique Store. 5. Shiroi Kumo (White Clouds) A beautiful and touching story about life, death, and the heartening belief that we will all arrive at the same place when our time has come. 6. Molehill The story of a young mole who decides to become human so that he can see his girlfriend's face… 7. The Lands of Dreams A girl is trapped in an endless dream… 8. Grape Picking Two teachers discuss the godliness of children. 9. Let's Go Home An elderly couple's reminiscences as they pay a visit to the village from their shared childhood. 10. The Story of a Flower They don't have a mother, but… 11. The Road Where Flowers Bloom A careworn man whose life stuck in a rut, a book with Sakura blossoms stuck in the pages, a mysterious woman who claims to have been killed by him, a childhood best friend's mysterious reappearance… 12. Egg Water The taste of the water bubbling up from a well in the backyard of a little old lady's house… 13. Hoppie's Bear The unlikely friendship between a lovelorn office worker and a strange – and strangely mature – girl. 14. To A Certain Place… Returning home.

1-5. Anata Dake Houseki 6. ぶよぶよ 7. Blooms in Sunny Places 8. Summer's Over, But It's Still Hot 9. White, and Pink 10. Bunny Cafe 11. A White White Dress. 12. Hon to Ani to Otouto 13. Shiri to Ane to Imouto 15. Kingyo to Ani to Imouto

Any moment in the routine of daily life can be a step closer to love. Follow Takeru as he becomes closer with the school girls around him. What kind of girl will he fall in love with? Based on the eroge (visual novel) of the same name that was developed and published by HOOKSOFT.

Suguru and Yoshiichi were neighbors who were always together, until the day Suguru decided to move away. When they entered junior high, as promised, Suguru came back. But he was unable to transition into their high school, so he is thinking of applying for other schools. Yoshiichi's image of the Suguru who's always by his side shatters a bit. He became upset, lonely and jealous.

A collection of sweet, realistic tales about the everyday lives of various cats and the people who come to associate with them.

Fujiwara Momoe, a girl who loves to eat, was raised by her rich parents eating only the best. When her father dies from heart disease and Momoe has to support her and her mother, she can't stand the food that she makes (she never cooked before). One day, she walks into a little French restaurant and recognizes the food from its taste. She had eaten it several years earlier when celebrating her birthday at a 5-star restaurant with her parents. She asks to work there as a cook under the head chef, Oda-san. She falls in love with Oda, but he doesn't notice her feelings and only considers her an annoying apprentice. This series goes through joy and heartbreak, as experienced by Momoe. How does the situation end? Note: Was also made into an 11-part Jdrama, and a 20-part Taiwanese drama.

In a certain country, drinking fresh water can be dangerous, and beer is brewed as a result. Freia, a young girl who hopes to become a master brewmeister, travels with her beer-loving companion Kater in search of a sparkling, golden beer.

A very short story in full color about the memories of walking along the path with blossoming cosmos.

Along with our worries, there was also our youth. The not-quite-sequel, not-quite-prequel, not-quite-alternate-ending to Yoshida Motoi’s celebrated "Natsu no Zenjitsu", "Mizu no Iro Gin no Tsuki" continues the melancholic stories of love and loss that weave through the maturation of Mori, Hanami, Aoki one year later… Mori, a cheerful playboy in his sixth year of college, has just fallen in love with a high school girl named Hoshi. From that starting point, Mizu no Iro Gin no Tsuki portrays the relationships among Mori's friends and acquaintances. ___ Note: The 4-chapter *Water & Silver* was originally collected in 2000 in a volume called *Water & Silver 1*. In 2006, this series, *Water Color, Silver Moon*, recollected it in its Volume 1. Volume 2 collects 5 more stories, published from 2005 to 2006.

Story about Makoto Osawa, a university student on the regatta (rowing) team. He and his friend have dominated the intercollegiate competition for the double scull. Along with his friend's girlfriend (and team manager) Misao , the team has dreams of participating in an Olympic competition. But his friend's death in a racing accident leaves Makoto broken up, and he has to deal with pulling himself together as well as facing the trials of love and friendship.

The story of a traveling blind girl who plays the shamisen and her encounter with an author who seems to always wear sunglasses wherever he goes.

An anthology comic of New Game! by various mangaka. ## Volume 1 Artists ### Illustrations: * 001 - [Tomekichi](https://mangadex.org/author/412c2cb4-d5eb-4a53-a486-abb5ed24eeae/) * 003 - [Nekoume](https://mangadex.org/author/9be1fc9c-8c1d-42ce-aa3f-db7cd82c12fd/) * 004 - [Kuroba U](https://mangadex.org/author/92beb817-d902-4ff9-b518-33e8813a40b9/) * 005 - [Tobe Sunaho](https://mangadex.org/author/2cf19c6f-b715-4077-bb36-5ff25505fe3d/) * 006 - [mmu](https://mangadex.org/author/0034995d-63f3-46da-a1b6-ecf5ad6c0416/) * 007 - [Saboten](https://mangadex.org/author/b5d55f51-7ecb-4583-9802-3142e1ef3b60/) * 008 - [Nakayama Miyuki](https://mangadex.org/author/6dac12d0-bc6c-4ea8-8551-97c7346ac113/) ### Manga & Special Cut: * 009 - [Hanzawa Kaori](https://mangadex.org/author/ca666320-f572-4618-9309-c24e89a96fb6/) * 017 - [Oohori Yutaka](https://mangadex.org/author/910011b5-2fbe-48b6-bb26-dc3bd50c547a/) * 025 - [Canno](https://mangadex.org/author/9a1c3543-fc96-4549-85f9-a4d322344535/) * 033 - [Hatopopoko](https://mangadex.org/author/d899e207-51ea-43c1-8772-600bb160a65c/) * 035 - [Nata Kokone](https://mangadex.org/author/422d1815-1e57-4f33-b7f1-41262dd46375/) * 043 - [Kiki (キキ)](https://mangadex.org/author/85c27b35-a4c0-4d8c-8de8-09e5fb9ac99f/) * 051 - [Koruri](https://mangadex.org/author/13445d86-4659-45c7-89c4-3044acec0a6d/) * 057 - [Hatopopoko](https://mangadex.org/author/d899e207-51ea-43c1-8772-600bb160a65c/) * 059 - [Nagian](https://mangadex.org/author/2257b010-0c11-4f8d-a877-42ada32ad423/) * 065 - [Ochau](https://mangadex.org/author/a032d338-3344-4796-adce-22278048359d/) * 075 - [Moru](https://mangadex.org/author/288a6a21-8fa4-45e1-8001-7edbf61cfa2d/) * 083 - [Sena Yoshitaka](https://mangadex.org/author/d96ecfbc-19b0-4c8c-8560-a93697b21bc1/) * 091 - [Nishinota](https://mangadex.org/author/90468d97-0e97-425b-878b-eedb12c1fd70/) * 099 - [Kashmir](https://mangadex.org/author/064bb6c0-c600-4944-ab9c-88eab5a9a1ca/) * 105 - [Hatopopoko](https://mangadex.org/author/d899e207-51ea-43c1-8772-600bb160a65c/) * 107 - [Hara Yui](https://mangadex.org/author/60f69905-13da-42a5-9b2f-0571fcd567c2/) * 118 - [UME](https://mangadex.org/author/0dc7427b-de91-4998-8920-f80286a7daf1/) * 119 - [TOKUNOU Shoutarou](https://mangadex.org/author/fc33490f-1961-45db-a9cf-70d37ab4ca86/)

"The stars that don't shine in Tokyo surely do shine in a different town…" Tsutsumi Koutarou, who couldn't be a senior at a college-oriented high school in Tokyo, moves into Himi City, Toyama Prefecture with his distant relatives and spends one school year there. "I wouldn't be able to shine for the rest of my life…" He's hurt, and depressed. However, his encounter with a girl named Nagisa changes his "tomorrow" little by little. Now, Hara Hidenori begins "the sweetest 'starting-over' love story in the world"… Indonesian release by Level Comics as When You Wish Upon A Star

Yurinori Girls School is a private school with a combined middle and high-school section, and dormitories. It’s a school for young ladies. However, there’s a little difference. All the students are ninjas! That aside, everything else is just the same as a normal girls school.

Ore No Kouhai ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai follows the experiences of Ruri Gokou and Kyousuke Kousaka, as they both begin to explore the feelings that they have for each other. Will they be able to acknowledge their feelings for each other, or will they reach a standstill in their pursuit of happiness?

1. Ringo, Ki kara Ochiru 2. Michi to no Souguu 3. Kanojo nano ni Otoko 4. Ore wa Ninkimono - sequel: Boku wa Ninkimono (Erotoro v.4) 5. Afterward and Omake

Uehara Sakura, a 30 year old office lady, is on a date with her 22 year old kouhai from work, Yamada Yuu. While Yamada is completely heads over heels for Ueda, she absolutely hates him. Will those feelings hold true when they get to their last destination – the Love Hotel. **Links:** - [Author's Twitter](https://twitter.com/ArOgiso)

A girl joins the 'White Labcoat and Glasses' club to get closer to the upperclassman she's fallen for. She's then coerced into conducting an experiment in love with said upperclassman's younger brother…

The Momoru Club, is full of odd people acting, well, oddly. The goal of the club it is reflected in its full name "The Liven Up The Moyama Shopping District Club". However, most members cannot do even the most basic of service related tasks. It is good that these characters act oddly, how else are they going to liven up the Moyama Shopping District?

A story about a ronin student named Oyama, living in a small apartment, trying to survive. This series made Matsumoto famous. (from ebookjapan): Shota Oyama, aka "Oidon," a Kyushu boy, lives in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. He has a pile of underpants in his closet, and a strange mushroom called sarmatake grows in the closet. However, even these mushrooms are valuable food in his extremely poor life. He works part-time at a factory during the day and attends a night high school, but his failures lead to his being fired, dropping out of school, and heartbreak. Then Reiko Nishio comes to live across the hall from him. Oidon is attracted to her, but she is not the only one...

Low instincts, guilt, sin and fascination for the forbidden meet inside this forest full of harsh and fascinating tales. Because, after all, all human beings have secrets. Some hide feelings condemned by society and other hide the darkest and most shocking secrets…

His name is Tokijirou Kaizou, a brilliant scientist who has decided to spend his waning years taking things much easier: caring for his family, farming on his own plot of land… and transforming himself into a 2000-horsepower cyborg!?

Durarara!! is about a number of unusual people who gather in Ikebukuro, Tokyo— a youth who yearns for an un-mundane life, a hoodlum, a stalking rough-girl, a young man who deals in information ‘for fun’, a black-market doctor, a high-schooler obsessed with magic, as well as a ‘headless rider’ riding a pitch black bike. These unusual people begin a series of abnormal stories that never fail to create headaches. But, although their personalities are all twisted— they still talk about love. Adapted from the light novel series of the same name.

Souichi Negishi is a common boy, timid, quiet. He loves flowers, walkings and musical hits like the ones that radios play. But he is also Krauzer II, leader of Detroy Metal City (DMC), the most popular underground metal band of Japan! Souichi would like to change his life and start to play Swedish pop songs with peaceful and loving lyrics instead of the violent and vulgar ones of DMC, but when he is playing with his band he completely changes his attitude and behaviour…