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A heart-warming story about a cat and its human. Born in the same year, the cat named "Professor" had been by its owner's side for 20 years. Always together through dark times and first loves, the time they've spent is an irreplaceable treasure. Spanning from their youth to their last farewell, this is a story showing how the most ordinary days are the most important, beloved times.

A Drunken Dream and Other Stories is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Moto Hagio, collecting a variety of her short stories originally from 1970 to 2007. 1. "Bianca" (1970, 16 pages) 2. "Girl on Porch with Puppy" (1971, 12 pages) 3. "Autumn Journey" (1971, 24 pages) 4. "Marié, Ten Years Later" (1977, 16 pages) 5. "A Drunken Dream" (1980, 21 pages) 6. "Hanshin: Half-God" (1984, 16 pages) 7. "Angel Mimic" (1984, 50 pages) 8. "Iguana Girl" (1991, 50 pages) 9. "The Child Who Comes Home" (1998, 24 pages) 10. "The Willow Tree" (2007, 20 pages)

Violet-eyed French Princess Celeste is en route to a remote area in Northern England to fulfill an engagement arranged by her father. After a slew of unbelievable hardships, her aunt falls ill and her travelling party is delayed. Brother Guy, a novice monk with unearthly beauty, is hired as a guide. Completely disappointed in women, Brother Guy makes a vow with God to keep silent while serving as the guide to the beautiful princess, totally unaware of the unimaginable, cruel fate that awaits them…

A love that began from a single love letter...?! Money, Maidens, Love, and Innocence (金と乙女と恋と純情, Kane to Otome to Koi to Junjou?) is a one-shot manga written and illustrated by AidaIro. Namely speaking, it's a parallel universe of Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun with Hatori Kyou replacing Teru's role as Student Council president, and featuring new characters such as Shigaraki Chitose

Anthology of Sasaki's surreal stories that were published in Garo.

England. France. Germany. What common thread binds these three nations together? Answer: each is famous for producing unique, distinctive, delicious bread. But what of the island nation of Japan, home to rice and delicacies of the sea? Is there not a doughy, gastronomic delight they can claim as their own? The answer is no...until now! Kazuma Azuma, a 16-year-old boy blessed with otherworldly baking powers, has taken it upon himself to create Ja-pan, the national bread of the land of the rising sun! Yakitate!! Japan: Super Real (Sequel)

Sunday Battle 8 Episode 42 One-shot Theme: King

From Tokyopop: Kohamaru comes from a peculiar family—each member can switch bodies with his or her soul mate! His parents can switch bodies, and his sister, oddly enough, can switch with her cat! Now it's Kohamaru's turn... When Kohamaru literally runs into Nanao, the girl of his dreams, they switch bodies. True love, right? Well, unfortunately, she's in love with someone else. And if that weren't bad enough, the "someone else" turns out to be Kohamaru's twin brother Konatsu...who can reverse their transformation with his own kiss!

Kato Marika is an ambitious seventeen-year-old student who is the president of the school’s Space Yacht Club. Full of pep and enthusiasm, Marika takes charge, even if membership in the club is flagging. Her true calling, however, is something a bit more daring. For in her spare time, the spunky teen moonlights as the captain of the Bentenmaru, an infamous ship full of rough and tumble space pirates who strike fear and delight in the hearts of many!

Synopsis : Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and hearts, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her…she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That’s when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity that she’s inspired to ask her for help. But when the next person to confess to Yuu is Nanami herself, has her shoujo romance finally begun?

Katami Wano is known in the office for always showing up in a kimono. While she is undeniably beautiful, many find her unapproachable and intimidating. Chitose crosses paths with her unexpectedly and soon discovers that she is not at all what people perceive her to be.

Pieta, a normal girl, leads a normal, uneventful life in a world ofconstant black rain. As the rain pours down, like it always does, she takesher usual route to school and has a pleasant conversation with her friendDanae.

The Suzunari high school detective club which consists of three good looking high school students; Suzaku Tachibana, Kohei Hiba, Sotaro Tsubaki, and a cat call Boo-chan. Boo-chan holds the power to decide the girls who get to join the club. Since there hasn't been any girls Boo-chan approved so far, the club has been a boy-only club since the first day. Until the day Suzaku used his intuition to scout Aoi Kaido, who he thought would be a cute girl. This was approved by Boo-chan, but she turned out to be a girl who’s weird and doesn't smile… This is High school tale about the detective club of 4 students and one cat solving incidents on campus.

The world's largest collection of used bookstores, Kanda-Jinbōchō. There begins the story of the unforgettable days the three Karakida sisters spend surrounded by the scent of used books when they inherit the used bookstore their grandfather left behind.

University student Mami is seen by everyone as the fashionable cool model-type but she secretly just wants to wear Lolita fashion. While she tries occasionally to be more cute & less "stylish", she can't overcome the image others have of her. When she watches a new coworker at the cafe she works part-time at leave in a extremely flashy outfit, it sparks the courage in her to express herself more truthfully too!

The urban exploration of two teenagers causes them to run into a mysterious "box", which encloses those infected with a virus called "corpse". In that city, there is a teacher named Katsuragi Zakuro. Which hides a secret ……

In Asahi’s school, there’s two tipes of students: the ones from the elite class and the average one. After an accident in her house, she starts living in the rooms of the elite class but no one must know, or else she would be expelled. A black hair guy from the elite discovers her secret, what’s going to happen to her?

In Fushimi, Kyoto, a jr. high school girl named Inari, Fushimi has a crush on a boy and acts a little foolish in trying to tell him her feelings. In a strange turn of events, Inari is able to change shape into the person she wants to be, and her love story in Kyoto takes many drastic turns for the better and worse. A comedy-romance story that unfolds in Fushimi, Kyoto.

Chikako Fujitani (18), 1st year at the Hanano Women’s College starts living alone at the same apartment as Kanro (An aspiring mangaka from the same school.) and Chiaki (A bus guide who pretends to be a college student to get a man.) While on the “Country-Bumpkin” tour she encounters Iwata, reconnects with her middle school crush, Nagae, and meets the landlady’s son, Makoto. It’s the kind of story about the bold and flimsy feelings of college students on an awkward, realistic love.

Maria is a sweet country girl who goes to Tokyo to honor a favor for her late grandmother. Waiting for her at her destination--the Rosy Convenience Store in Masakigaoka--are the Tomekichi brothers, struggling with an increasingly semile grandfather, a clueless father, and a family business on the verge of bankruptcy. All seems hopeless, until Maria turns up on their doorstep, to the dismay of one brother in particular. To complicate matters, there are moody customers, ever-present food issues, and a shady inspector ready to strike at any moment. Will Maria be able to save this little convenience store? Or is it doomed to fold? A fun story that deals with life, love and lunch, "Maria, the Convenience Store Girl" will make you feel warm inside, and maybe even a bit hungry!

A parody of The Ping Pong Club (Go! Ina Junior High Ping Pong Club) with characters from "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind".

“So, who’s the kid?” “My name is…” ××××× hesitated for a moment, turning slightly to look back along the road they were traveling. Beyond the red horizon, her homeland’s gates sank into the distance, never to be seen again. Facing forward once more, ××××× looked past Kino’s side to focus intently on the path ahead before answering. “My name is—” Kino travels with the trusty talking motorrad, Hermes. The duo are always together, with Hermes providing speed, and Kino providing balance. They stay in each country for no more than three days, as a rule—enough time to learn about each destination’s unique customs and people. And so Kino and Hermes journey ever onward…

The Original Sins short story collection features the 94-page “Vampire of Edinburgh,” “A Dangerous Errand,” and the 56-page one-shot manga where the journey began! Plus, in a special manga short, Hawk presents the 100% official and binding results of the Seven Deadly Sins Best Character Poll, along with a few other surprises, including a special author interview, fun four-panel gag strips, and character concept sketches. Return to Britannia and take yourself on one last quest with Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk, and all your favorite characters.

After enduring cruelty from his classmates, Sakurada Jun shuts himself away, preferring to live in solitude. Just when he thought he'd found peace in seclusion, a mysterious box disrupts his world, revealing the enigmatic Shinku—a living doll from the legendary Rozen Maiden collection. Shinku is beautiful yet demanding, and instantly declares that Jun shall be her new servant. Before he can wrap his head around the unusual events, they're attacked! With no other options for survival, Jun agrees to a contract with Shinku and witnesses the true nature of her power. Now sworn to Shinku, Jun is pulled into the dangerous world of “The Alice Game,” a deadly battle where only one of the seven Rozen Maiden dolls can emerge as the perfect doll. With danger lurking at every turn and Shinku's high-maintenance personality to contend with, Jun is about to learn just how intense playing with dolls can be!

Entering school, Kazuya is introduced to the Student Body President, Shinobu Tezuka, and Kazuya's dorms's Head Resident, Mitsuru Ikeda. The two come across as nice, handsome young men. They escort Kazuya to his new home--a dorm called Ryokurin-ryû--but because the name is a mouthful, everyone calls it by its English translation, Greenwood. Arriving so late in school, Kazuya is assigned to the last available room in the dorm, and paired up with his least expected choice for a roommate--Shun Kisaragi, the cutest girl in the guy's dorm!

“You’re that nanashi, right?! Then you should take this game seriously!” With the username "nanashi," Fumiya Tomozaki is the number one player in Japan in the online game "Attack Family," also known as "Tackfam." Despite having such a prestigious title, he struggles in high school due to a lack of social skills. He blames the perplexing mechanics and unjust rules of life for his lack of friends, forcing him to give up and consider himself the lowest-tier character in the "game." Fumiya was surprised to learn the identity of the number two Tackfam player after a fateful encounter—a popular, clever, and outgoing female classmate of his, Aoi Hinami. Aoi was taken aback to learn that the inept Fumiya was behind the username "nanashi," and she became determined to assist him in winning the "greatest game of all." With Aoi's help, Fumiya begins to progress in the wonderful "game of life" by overcoming the harsh challenges of social interaction and human relationships.

Kiba has a special gift to see the future with a single touch, but due to this power, he doesn't like to touch people - especially Udou. Meanwhile, Udou has been using his powers in unsavory ways and Kiba is in deep denial about his...until circumstances bring them together to deal with an all-consuming problem that might bring harm to those they love!

Chuta Kokonose is like any other middle school student. He's easily distracted, says things he shouldn't say out loud and accidentally creeped out the prettiest girl in his class--and all of his problems could be avoided if it weren't for the mysterious voice in his head. One day, Inspector Chips of the space police élDLIVE appears in his locker and seeks to recruit him. But first, he'll have to pass their entrance test: apprehending a notorious space criminal!

Takashi comes from Tokyo to a mountainous village, and his eyes light up with the superstitions and customs unique to the countryside. Yashichi, a mysterious boy who attracted Takashi's heart outstandingly, did not fit in with his surroundings and was clothed in loneliness. Could he be a disguised fox? Or maybe it's a tengu...? From the recuperating mother to the gossipy villagers, no one will tell you the important truth...

Kokuryuu Kaguya was only a little boy when he witnessed his father murdered by demons. He spent years trying to convince people about what he witnessed, but was dismissed as a traumatized child with an over-active imagination. Now a teenager, Kaguya still remembers what happened. One day, Kaguya is struck by a mysterious light and meets a young woman named Mao—a skillful warrior wearing bunny ears—who rescues him from a demons’ attack, then demands to know what planet he’s from! Kaguya finds himself inducted into a secret organization of other-worldly individuals whose goal is to defend Earth from monstrous invaders. Reborn as a Battle Rabbit, strange powers awaken within Kaguya which allow him to fight these creatures and seek vengeance for his father’s death.

Yako Hoshino, a young man with spiritual powers of his own, comes to the agency seeking help with a possessed book. He's seen a lot of strange phenomena in his day, but the last thing he expects to see is Rasetsu bearing a striking resemblance to his old love Yurara!

The official anthology book of "Rent-a-Girlfriend" by 22 super popular mangaka!! "Boarding School Juliet's" Yosuke Kaneda, "Takagi-san's" Souichiro Yamamoto, "A Town where you live's" Seo Kouji and many more! Also includes one special extra by Reiji Miyajima himself at the beginning and end of the book!!' Non-canon extras by other popular artists!

My fate is to be the substitute bride of this cruel lord… After her cousin elopes, Elizabeth is chosen to take her place as a bride for Lord Raymond. Elizabeth lived miserably in a convent for the last thirteen years, and she feels marriage will be her chance to finally have a happy family. Though Raymond frightens her at times, with his cold and cruel eyes, Elizabeth begins to see glimpses of his sincerity and kindness, and she settles into life with him. Until she hears a rumor in the castle that Raymond’s previous wife was killed…by him!

Ryoko Kui, the master storyteller behind the beloved manga series Delicious in Dungeon, pens seven brand-new tales that will delight fantasy fans and manga devotees equally. Covering a broad range of themes and time periods, no two stories in this collection are alike!

Welcome to the liminal zone, where things beyond your wildest imagination await. What fate awaits when death is not the end? A group of four university students stumbles upon a deserted, decaying village deep in the mountains only to find an enormous perpetual motion machine still at work there. Before they can answer the questions of who made it and to what end, the friends begin to disappear, one after the other. Another story sees the return of the strange Hikizuri siblings! A girl weighed down since birth by an invisible burden meets the odd siblings and moves in with them in order to understand the truth about herself. But after a string of bizarre occurrences, the siblings’ uncle appears on the scene…

The world is overflowing with them: fibs, falsehoods, lies… Surely you, too, Reader, have told a lie at least once in your life, with your heart beating fast. This is a story about dealing with those lies. The protagonist, Gokuoh, is a master liar, who loves both lying and exposing other people's lies. Together with his strange pet, Nekokarasu, he starts to expose the ocean of lies in his new school. Fighting lies with lies, all Gokuoh needs is the power of the "tongue." "What exactly does that mean?" you ask? Have a look and find out!

Koyo Ito works at a law firm while studying to pass his examinations to become a judicial scrivener. One day while out drinking with his friend, Morio, he meets a mysterious and alluring girl in college who goes by the name "Nana." Koyo, who for some reason or another had already given up on dating, is met with a suggestion by Nana that the two "go on a date." Right as a spark is ignited between the two, Koyo's co-worker, Minegishi, begins showing interest in Koyo, which leads to the breaking down of Koyo's everyday life.

Enter a world where the First Space War has ended, and Earth has claimed its first extraterrestrial colony. Manabu Houo, a boy born into a totalitarian state, finds his only joy in watching forbidden movies with his childhood friend, Hina-chan. However, one day upon returning home, he finds a group of government officials waiting for him...?! Watch as this thrilling sci-fi school drama unfolds on a distant planet!

Backstage Prince is the story of Akari, your basic, average girl, who meets by a twist of fate; the masochistic, childish, anti-social, and beautiful bishounen, Ryusei, also know as his kabuki stage name; Shonosuke Ichimura. Akari is totally clueless about kabuki--and boys--but she's eager to learn about both. Her first encounter with Ryusei doesn't go very well, but with the help of a cat named Mr. Ken, the two teenagers quickly become prince AND princess of kabuki. Love was never so dramatic!

Ian and Rin used to just see spirits. Now Ian is one. Using the Fairy Cube, Ian must figure out how to stop the lizard spirit Tokage from taking over his life and destroying any chance he has of resurrection.

Yurara Tsukinowa is a quiet girl who can see spirits and sense their emotions. Not wanting to seem abnormal, she hides her secret until she meets Mei Tendo and Yako Hoshino, two guys who use their spiritual powers to ward off vengeful spirits. The dormant guardian spirit in Yurara arises and a strong-willed beauty with the power to release souls emerges!

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Hatsune Takanashi is a girl of simple tastes. Curry and friends are among her favorite things, but more than anything, pudding is her true love in life. She’s begun her new high school life at Kitsuka Academy, an all-girl boarding school high atop a mountain, and is looking forward to making new friends and eating some great food. Hatsune is guaranteed to have new and exciting experiences, but with a grade-schooler house mother, a mean rival who uses fermented soybeans as her weapon of choice, and a foreign exchange student who doesn’t seem to understand how clothes work, her new school life is sure to be interesting …

“It’s bland…” Vail Doiron, frigid in his day to day life, sneaks out and discovers that life has more flavor than he could’ve imagined. When Vail finally qualifies for the honors class, it seems that his efforts remain futile compared to his classmate. Between friendly smiles and card games, Vail is quick to notice a new taste for...?

Reigning tomboy Hanabi must navigate student council and dating in her newly co-ed school!

Invisible to her classmates, Hikage Sumino is an eighth grader with no self esteem. Her only friends are the visitors to her Internet blog. One day, the most popular boy in the grade suddenly talks to her. Encouraged by this twist of fate, Hikage determines to transform her life. Includes special extras after the story!

Armelia is an orphan girl who sings for work. One day, she met a boy, Luce, and fell in love with him. Unfortunately, Luce was kidnapped by the notorious pirate, Scar. Armelia swore to herself that one day she would rescue Luce. But the truth is not what she thought it was... (Source: Sweet Lunacy) Included one-shot:Haru wa Sakura

Riders from around the world gather in the Wild West for the race of the century! Johnny Joestar, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, comes to spectate, and momentarily regains the ability to walk while watching a duel fought by Gyro Zeppeli. Desperate to learn more about this power, Johnny joins the race alongside Gyro and embarks on the most epic and bizarre race to ever cross the American frontier!