Collection of various oneshots, including Katou Shinkichi’s debut work, which was originally published on November 22, 1990 in Weekly Morning.

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…

Early one New Year's morning, the rounin Senou Souichirou appears in Edo's Katagi tenements. Initially, the inhabitants regard him with fear and suspicion: Kankichi, the carpenter's son, thinks he may not be human; the neighborhood cats remark that he reeks of blood. But soon Souichirou pawns his sword, and, with a bamboo replica at his waist, settles down to a quiet life as the neighborhood school-teacher. Months pass, and all appears to be well. But trouble will not leave the Katagi tenements alone … --- - **Won the 15th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Grand Prize in 2011**

Lead character is a naive boy who's fallen in love with an older girl who everyone considers a genius writer. He's so in love in fact, that he has forgotten about his secret hobby for the last two months. His secret hobby is that for the past ten years he has been writing the "character profile" of a single girl. Her birthdate, personality, hobbies, conversations, etc… are all recorded in a large pile of notebooks. All this time, this fictional girl has been his friend and lover, but now that he is in love with a real girl, he decided to throw them all away. In order to "purify" the notebooks, he decided to burn them at a nearby shrine. To his surprise, the senpai he's in love with was also there. It starts to rain and as they talk the girl confesses she's having trouble writing her novel due to inexperience. As the storm gets even stronger, the lead character believes that since she confessed her "weakness" to him it is ok for him to show her his own "secret". Filled with courage, the boy opens the bag where he brought all the notebooks… except that instead of notebooks, the bag now contains the girl (naked of course) he's been creating for the past ten years!!

Twenty-four-year-old Kirara is on her way to her wedding when she is killed in a car accident. However, her love for her fiancé is so strong that she is permitted to return to earth as a ghost to see him, but she is sent back 8 years in time when they first met. Yet her own meddling in the past may make her 16 year-old-self turn away from her would-be fiancé...

From the same creator of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, teenager Ikuro Hashizawa can transform into the parasitical bio-weapon, Baoh, gaining superhuman strength and other abilities such as firing a corrosive substance. He escapes from the Secret Organization Dress along with a young psychic girl, Sumire, and the two must face various assassins sent by the organization to kill him. Link: [JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia](https://jojowiki.com/Baoh_the_Visitor) (Manga) [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=259) (OVA)

Hitomi Takano, the artist behind My Boy, explores love through this collection of BL one-shots. “MILK”: Tomohiro and Shigeru are friends… with extra benefits. When Shigeru realizes he might have feelings for Tomohiro, their friendship seems to be on the brink of ruin. “The Farther You Run, the Closer You Get”: After ten years apart, Keiki runs into Mutsu, his best friend in middle school. Though their reunion seems happy on the surface, Keiki discovers Mutsu’s memory of a secret still haunts both of them… “A Dramatic Reunion”: Kengo attends a high school reunion and bumps into Hiroki, his former classmate. They seem little more than strangers now…right? “The Laugh from Next Door”: Tsubouchi and Arai are two neighbors with the same interest in comedy. Although Tsubouchi loves to laugh, he rarely does in public, a fact that puzzles Arai. As they both bond, Arai unravels the secret behind Tsubouchi’s laugh. “Shining Stars in Line”: A rising movie star, Aoba is a former member of idol group Adore5 with lingering feelings towards his fellow idol, Ouji. Yet, Adore5 is on the brink of breaking up. Ouji feels like he is burning out of stardom. With both of their careers shooting in opposite directions, can they find their way towards love?

"The Citizen Kane of erotic college comedies" Tatsuya Egawa Suekichi goes to university and takes time for hobbies, as any Japanese university student, particularly in the theatre club. Things change when he attends his great grandfather's funeral and wakes the next morning in his room with a sexy girl besides him. His great grandfather has left him a *little* inheritance but there are some conditions. Meanwhile, Aya keeps hanging around and refuses to go away, marking the beginning of a strange relationship revolving around suspicions and desire. Remark that "asatte" actually means "the day after tomorrow".

Three members of a modern-day Japanese cult who are taking part in a "deserted island" program in which they must work together to purify and refine their spiritual essence and transform themselves into more advanced human beings. Of course, life doesn't usually work that way.

A young girl, living in a foreign country until one day becoming orphaned due to war, begins to wander aimlessly in search of her "Land of Peace." Will she ever find it…?

A depressing story about how a Japanese family's life goes wrong: an immoral protagonist, her sister who was gang raped before, her alcoholic mother who later devoted her life to a cult, and her father who lost favor with his company… full of sexual content and highly violent. Volume Titles: 1: Chichikaeru 2: Taka-chan ga Nagaiyo o Wataru 3: Haha ga Kaihōsareru 4: Hito wa Shinu

Takashi is reunited with a childhood friend he has not seen in 13 years named Miriko. Miriko, while thought to be missing, became the queen of an alien planet and leader of a strange army corp. To keep a childhood promise, Miriko sets out to take over the world with Takashi. However, Takashi has no desire to do this, so Takashi must stop Miriko's wild behaviors.

Aoi Destruction is a compilation of short stories by Kazurou Inoue (Midori no Hibi and Aikora). 1) The first 3 chapters are dedicated to the title story (Aoi Destruction). Tough Guy Tetsuo lives a complicated life alone with his father, Aoi. Nothing strange about that, except, Aoi looks and acts like a little girl. 2) is 'Rare Bookshop Owner Yakou's Hard-Fighting Chronicles'. Yakou was left to run his father's rare book store and bitterly resents it. Then a super-hot babe walks into his store. She's a "book-detective" and tells him she's taking over the store so Yakou can pursue his family's heritage–the "other job…". 3) is 'Full Scratch Eiji,' about a boy who tries to get away from his otaku past. He was a legend among figure makers, "E-Model-san," until a girl rejected him for being too "otaku." Yoshizaka is easily the big man on campus; adoring girls throng about him. Jealous boys chew their livers. Then he stops to help a goofy girl–who is thrilled to meet "E-Model-san"! She could ruin everything; he has to shut her up! 4) is 'Otone no Naisho,' a story about a young samurai girl who finds herself the owner of a perverted possessed katana.

During the summer when everything seemed gloomy I met Sensei and he changed my view on things. The only good trait that Azami, the bashful girl has is that she is honest and diligent. The reason why she kissed him and told him not to forget about her was because she wanted to change herself. During the new school term, the two of them meet again. This time it is at school as student and teacher…

Imagine a country where couples are chosen based on the compatibility of their genes. Whenever a resident reaches the age of 14, a partner will be suggested to him or her based on which match would result in the best child being born. This is a collection of stories about some of the more “interesting” pairings chosen by this system.

Humanity wakes up to find that they've all shrunk. Can they survive amidst the hazards that Nature entails? This is the story of young Alice and her protective dog Poco in this new world.

Ariyuki is standing in front of his former home which happens to be destroyed by a meteorite. Among the ruins he finds a gem which frees a young girl. Though that girl claims to be god and is willing to grant him his dearest wishes.

While Professor Saotome completes his masterpiece, the Shin Getter Robo, a strange object enters the Earth's atmosphere. Hayato, in control of the lab while Saotome obsessively works, orders Getter Robo and Getter Robo G to launch and destroy the object before it impacts.

Part of [Touhou](https://mangadex.org/?page=search&title=touho) series.

Part of [Touhou](https://mangadex.org/?page=search&title=touho) series.

A group of thirteen boys join the children's crusades of 1212. Violence ensues.

An anthology of short horror stories by masters of the genre. Containing various works on tragedy, the grotesque and humor, making for a varied mix. Kanako Inuki Ch. 1 - Your Story Madoka Kawaguchi Ch. 2 - Too Scared to Tell You Madoka Kawaguchi Ch. 3 - Wall Woman Yoshimi Seki Ch. 4 - My Funeral Kaoru Ohashi Ch. 5 - Falling Down Kei Arita Ch. 6 - Hiyamugi Piyoko Marui Ch. 7 - Taro’s Train Osada Not Ch. 8 - The Days of the Carrot and Stick Takuya Hirono Ch. 9 - Sullivan’s Syndrome (from Shoujo Friend: Suspense & Horror September of 1995) Kuro Ch. 10 - The Midnight Assemblies Keiko Hirata Ch. 11 - The Human-Face Tumor I Love Tomomi Sanjo Ch. 12 - In the Cavern Ichiro HIrai Ch. 13 - Book Browsers Yumeji Tanima Ch. 14 - Blood Covered Snowman

Yomiko Readman's love for literature goes far beyond any run-of-the-mill bookworm's! In fact, she has a supernatural ability to manipulate paper in the most amazing ways. From turning a tiny scrap into a lethal throwing dagger to making a single sheet hard enough to block bullets, she's only limited by her imagination. She uses her phenomenal power to seek out legendary books containing secret information that, in the wrong hands, could be dangerous. Backed by a Special Operations Division in England, Yomiko has her hands full battling evildoers, saving the world, and trying to find time to curl up with a good book.