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From Manga UpdatesThe state of progress is one where one must look to the past in order to protect the future...but what must be done for the present? From legendary WSJ mangaka Osamu Akimoto comes a one-shot where memories are the key to understanding

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From WinningDays Touma Outa wakes up from a bad dream one morning and when he sees his reflection, there are horns growing out of his head. Suddenly, he is pounded in the head by a cute, hammer-carrying knight from the demon world. The horns shrink, but

In high school I, Hayami Ren, was reunited with my childhood friend, Hikawa Yukito. Iâ??ve always been charmed by him. However, Yuki-chan has become too involved in his Kendo club and is even being labeled as the â??Hopeâ? of the club. Now, I feel more and more like I have been cast aside. But I love him, so I want to be with him and become his equal. Struggling between love and dreams, what would be our fate being that weâ??re such a clumsy coupleâ?¦?This book includes the stories of Ren and Yukitoâ??s sweet reunion and also Renâ??s brother, Satoruâ??s story.

Two adorable little kids named Jewel and Canary show us the importance of saying “I’m sorry.”

"Angels' Wings" is a short, all-color manga in which two friends play make-believe. (from Lililicious)

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[From ShoujoMagic]:Machida Yuuki asks her close friend Hiro to help her bake a chocolate cake for her crush, because even though Hiro is a guy he is an incredible pastry chef! But who is Hiro's Valentine's Day crush...?

Summary from Sumie:Unable to bring himself to touch the girl he loves, a boy spends each day with her in agony and joy. He is too afraid to exchange the comforts of friendship for something much more— something possibly much stronger, yet more fragile. Subconsciously, he tries to distance himself, but will that destroy the one thing he wishes to protect?

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A delinquent finds a girl abandoned in a box... and takes her home...

A civilization that has banned technology awaits the awaken of The Priest, the prophesied person who will make their artificial sun, Sol, burn brightly again. 

"Death God candidate Yuzuki's final test is grabbing a human soul. In order to do that, she'll have to charm her quarry with her singing.'

Story from Royal Straight -Lily Amemiya has the perfect boyfriend--Yoh Tsuruta. Unfortunately, lots of other girls think so, too. How will poor Lily deal with all the attention her boyfriend gets!? 

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A brief story about a lesbian otaku meet-up. 

Yumeko is a girl obsessed with the occult. Her best friend, Satoru, is a skeptic. But one day Satoru dies and comes back as a ghost that only Yumeko can see.

Young Roid is the pilot of a “Galaxy Taxi”. Called to a planet called Kongaratta by a young girl called Pola, this short story tells Roid’s journey to become the greatest hero of the galaxy. Roid is unimpressed with space and wishes to return to Earth but Pola bribes his companionship with promises of money 

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A short extra story about Akinobu and how he reacts to the incident which happened in Kodomo no IibunMainichi Seiten series:Vol 1-2 Mainichi SeitenVol 3-4 Kodomo wa TomaranaiVol 5 Children's TimeVol 6-7 Kodomo no Iibun----Aki-chan no IibunVo

Loving pets discuss their owners and their owners love lives. 

From Lovely Strange Dark: A woman wakes up to a mysterious mitten on her table â?? and being suddenly left-handed. 

A couple on a picnic make two separate discoveries that send their date in an entirely unexpected direction.

Katya's engagement was broken by the crown prince, so she's decided to turn over a new leaf?!

Banana Fish has 19 Volumes (tankoubon), 11 Volumes (bunkou) and 1 special volume, Artbook Angel Eyes.

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All-new horror anthology featuring cover art by international bestseller, Junji Ito! All-new horror anthology featuring cover art by international bestseller, Junji Ito! Manga creators from Japan and the US present an international showcase of horror. Collected for the first time in Betwixt: A Horror Manga Anthology, six short stories reveal the universal fear of the space between the known and unknown. Will anyone cross that border? Featuring stories from a range of award-winning and popular creators, as well as a foreword and exclusive cover art by global phenomenon, Junji Ito. Ryo Hanada (creator of Devil’s Line), Aki Shimizu (creator of the Suikoden III manga), and Shima Shinya (creator of Lost Lad London and cowriter of Star Wars: The High Republic, The Edge of Balance) each tell uniquely Japanese tales of ghosts and creatures who exist alongside us. American creative duo, Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad (cowriters of Wonder Woman and Batgirls) along with duo Leslie Hung (cocreator of Snotgirl) and Sloane Leong (creator of A Map to the Sun) and up and coming creator Hua Hua Zhu round out the anthology with tales that would make anyone paranoid about who they may encounter.

Sometimes, when life is hard, you just need a "friend." Working at a game company, Rihito Otsuka (23), is a "normal" guy who is a steady presence on and off the job. Noa Saotome (27) is a "hard-core" woman who likes to go all out at everything she does. Two people who usually wouldn't get along become "friends" by chance...? The is the start of an workplace "friendship" comedy that's a little sweet but also a little heavy! (Source: Tonari no Young Jump, translated)

A cool new one-shot about ice hockey!

Mainichi Seiten series:Vol 1-2 Mainichi SeitenVol 3-4 Kodomo wa TomaranaiVol 5 Children's TimeVol 6-7 Kodomo no Iibun----Aki-chan no IibunVol 8 IsoganaideVol 9-10 Hanaya no Nikai de

From Echochi Scans: Two to three times a week, a boy visits the bookstore on his way back from school. Over there, he reads books about folklore and myths on his hometown. But, he also goes there to sneak a peek at a mysterious person. Just who is he?This short story is part of the same universe as Minazuki Akira’s other oneshots from Canna, Gozen Yoji, Sasayaku You ni and Rakka Koibumi.

They'd been drunk. More specifically, his boss had been drunk. So when Sakamoto jumped him, Kurahashi just went along with it. After all, it was just the alcohol, right? Wrong. At least, that's what his boss thinks, and said boss doesn't have a problem with trying out a relationship with a colleague he thinks is in love with him. Unable to gainsay him, Kurahashi gets dragged into a relationship he never asked for - and he finds himself getting deeper than he ever imagined. From Storm in Heaven:

Published in 1997 in an issue of Weekly Shonen Jump for the "Jump Readers' Cup", this manga tells the story of two young demons named Bubul and Purupuru who venture outside of their village to the human world to make snowmen. During this activity, they hear an approaching car and quickly check it out which leads into hijnx. This manga won the award that year, marking the first time Toriyama won it since his 1981 one-shot "Pola & Roid" and its demon world notably has several concepts that would be reused in Cowa, one of his single-volume length tales.

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Tomoi is a youthful doctor who dislikes women. He has a twisted personality replete with arrogance, egotism and a venomous tongue. After his fateful encounter in NYC, Tomoi returns home to Japan.

Published in Food Comix #1, October 1980

In 1977, a then unknown Akira Toriyama participated in an annual competition for new mangaka, sponsored by Shueisha in Monthly Young Jump magazine with the work, Awawa World, a short oneshot that features a mashup of concepts from superheroes to samurai to kaiju and it's all topped with fast-paced absurdist humor and even features attempts to mix modern scenarios with the feudal setting. Though his work was nominated, it ultimately didn't win. Later on in 1983, this manga would be republished in two parts in "Bird Land Press", the official newsletter of Toriyama's fanclub. The original master materials of this and his second one-shot "Mysterious Rain Jack" would be put on display during a touring art exhibition centered solely around Akira Toriyama's work which sprouted up in the 1990s and this is where unfortunately disaster would strike for during this exhibition. The master materials of Awawa World and Mysterious Rain Jack were stolen, making an official rerelease as of right now impossible to achieve.

One year after the failure of his first manga, Awawa World, Toriyama once again tried his hand at manga creation for the Monthly Young Jump award and crafted Mysterious Rain Jack, a one-shot mystery comedy that features an unnamed detective and his bumbling inspector ally who try to crack the case of a string of mysterious thefts that revolve around various items such as sweets and Cola. The story notably features character designs and scenarios that would later find their way into his most popular work, Dr. Slump. In particular, the lead detective's design would eventually be reused for Kurikinton Soramame and there's an appearance by an ogre who would later become Thunder Ogre Goronbo. The work was unfortunately rejected which was in large part due to the usage of several designs lifted straight from the space opera film Star Wars. Despite this however, Kazuhiko Torishima, who would later become Toriyama's editor, contacted him with words of encouragement that kept him going until he eventually found success. Like Awawa World, this manga would be republished in two parts in the "Bird Land Press" fanclub newsletter and would have its master materials brought out for display during a roaming art exhibition in the 1990s that was dedicated entirely to Toriyama's work. Unfortunately it along with Awawa World had its master materials stolen and when coupled with the use of copyrighted designs? This means an official rerelease is highly unlikely.