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From Tokyopop: Ayumu Shiiba is studying for the all-important high school entrance exams. She is struggling to get by, but thankfully has help from her best friend Shii-chan, who is at the top of their class. Test results come back and their friendship falls apart when Ayumu surpasses Shii-chan's scores and gets into her high school of choice while Shii-chan doesn't! Losing Shii-chan is so painful for Ayumu that she starts cutting her wrists for comfort. Hoping for a fresh start, Ayumu arrives at her new high school and finally opens up to a new friend, Manami. But will Manami prove to be the friend that Ayumu truly needs or send her further in a downward spiral?
Ichijou Seiya is a young prodigy who is the manager of the Teiai underground casino and the creator of the diabolical pachinko machine "The Bog." Before his fight to the death with his nemesis, Itou Kaiji, he had a smoldering youth and was unable to make anything of himself. The story is set in Ooyama, Itabashi, Tokyo, a "bog" that has swallowed up all the dreams, hopes, and despairs of young people, and is about the ambitions and difficulties of freelancer Ichijou and his younger colleague Murakami who move into the capital and live in a tiny apartment.
A girl named Sayuri whose life fill with darkness after her parents died, there's no shade of colors in her life, she loses all hopes and dreams. Can she find those colors now?
Short stories all centering around farewells in life. Story 1, "Sister's Departure" A boy has mixed feelings about his older sister moving out to live with her recently wed husband in Tokyo. Story 2, "Pareidolia at Dawn" Hakushio is a succubus who resides in a forest. Hakushio is perplexed by Niwa, who has no heart and wants to know what love is. Story 3, "Spring, a Storm, and a Curtain Call" Kaya and Shono are two girls in the theater club who are mulling over their future career paths. Story 4, "Loop" A textless story showing footage of a young woman. Story 5-6, "Nectar Afterglow" Fuji is a Nectarist, turning corpses into nectar for grieving families as a funeral ceremony. Story 7, "Life of a Flower" A man becomes a famous painter even though he feels he is nothing special.
An infamous delinquent is told that he would die soon unless he dates this girl from another school. From Chibi Manga: If you don't date her, you'll die! That was the prediction made to that delinquent boy, but what will be his destiny...? Read the rest as this manga is under a different name: Inochi Mijikashi, Koi seyo Furyou Shounen!
Introducing Uramichi Omota, a 31-year-old gym instructor who teaches young children on "Together with Mama," an educational program. While on screen, Uramichi is an upbeat and lively character, but off-camera, he is nothing like the persona he portrays for the kids. In reality, Uramichi is unhappy and disenchanted with his life. The show "Uramichi Oniisan" is a dark comedy that uses its characters to warn viewers about the harsh realities of adulthood and the dangers of being unfulfilled.
A collection of the Pyonko mini-stories taken from the Author\'s X(Twitter) and Patreon accounts.
Two soldiers speaking different languages land on a deserted island, they will have to live together to survive...
The twins, Aoi and Akane, have been living with their grandparents from their late mother's side and their father. They are now fifth graders and are about to start taking steps towards life while embracing new encounters and new experiences on their own.
The daily life of a man and his loyal feline companion, who have shared twelve years together.
An orphan girl who had been living with her older brother after their parent's death faces yet another tragedy when her brother is cruelly taken away from her. She now attends her high school with supporting friends and teachers and lives with her brother's young wife. This story follows the everyday interactions of the heroine with the people around her, while she learns to come to terms with her loss.
Lowell, the \"ugly duckling\" of the Viscounts of Linthea, is sold in marriage to the Dukes of Hikaruel, a vampire. Rumors that her political partner, the Duke of Hikaruel, has burn scars all over his body and is crippled, etc., lead her to Hikaruel territory, where she is unable to hide her fears. But what awaits Roel in the Duchy of Hikaruel is Prince Aslan, a beautiful dark-haired boy, and the kind people of the Duchy of Hikaruel...! Having grown up in an abusive family, Lowell is bewildered by the Prince\'s different appearance and the warm atmosphere of the ducal family, but he also feels happy. \"Please, let me stay here forever...!\" Unhappy Lowell\'s life as the happiest bride in the world begins!
