A collection of Mizuno one-shots, including some of her earliest works: - **Night of the Blue Star** (青い星の夜, Aoi Hoshi no Yoru) - Toshiko, a girl in poverty, has always longed for the pair of red shoes at her local store. On the day of her town's star festival, Toshiko encounters a puppy being harassed by some children. This puppy takes an unusual liking to her... - **Carnival!** (カーニバル！) - **Granite** (みかげ石, Mikageishi) - **The King Who Ate Blue Roses** (青いバラをたべた王様, Aoi Bara wo Tabeta Ousama) - **The Swan of Tuonela** (トゥオネラの白鳥, Tuonela no Hakucho) - Adaptation of Sibelius's tone poem. - **Tale of One Snowy Night** (ある雪の夜の物語, Aru Yuki no Yoru no Monogatari) - **The Mermaid Lights the Fire** (人魚が火をともす, Ningyo ga Hi wo Tomosu) - **Star Child** (星の子, Hoshi no Ko) - The 'title' one-shot of this compilation. Goro is an astronomer down on his luck, struggling to discover something. One night, an little angelic being named Chiru comes down from the stars, changing Goro's life... - **Glass Angel** (ガラスの天使, Garasu no Tenshi) - **Two Suns** (二つの太陽, Futatsu no Taiyou) (Note: Official raw only for Star Child).

In the near future, after the collapse of civilization, a young man stands up to reunite Japan, which has once again become a warring nation. His name is Seiki Sankaku. He was later described as a military genius, and now his legend begins!

(from ebookjapan): After winning the Battle City Tournament, Yugi and his friends rest for a while. However, Industrial Illusions, led by Yako Tenma, has taken over the Kaiba Corporation, and Yugi is now in their clutches. Tenma, who has a new God card, takes Kyoko hostage, and Yugi is in trouble.　 Please note that the digital version does not come with the bundled cards. [Official English](https://www.viz.com/read/manga/yu-gi-oh-r/all)

Cute girls doing risky forex trading.

A dangerous and twisted love between a menhera girl x yandere boy!? Tsumugi is a menhera girl who's been dumped by a string of boyfriends for being too clingy. Her last boyfriend got angry at her for sneakily looking through his phones and kicked her out of the house. And that's when Itoshi, the super kind younger guy who completely accepts her, comes to the rescue. His gentle comfort soothes Tsumugi's broken heart, however, there's something he's hiding...!?

A society where humans and beastmen coexist— Mizuki, a human police officer, fears beastmen due to “a certain past.” But the new partner assigned to him is Ryo, a beastman. Ryo's relentless, unapologetic closeness keeps throwing the serious Mizuki off balance. Despite their incompatible relationship, they're dispatched to a crime scene. When Mizuki is saved by Ryo's beastman powers in a pinch... ? Beastman × Human: An Uneven Love Action!

This is a shounen manga about a senior named Taketo Iwase and a dog named Salsa. As they set off early on to resolve a problem with a criminal that Toshifumi (Taketo's brother) is having, Taketo sees that there is more to the dog (that can communicate in the human language) than meets the eye. Together they solve a number of troubles and also meet other different species (cat girls, dogs, birds, etc). The author clearly shows that she is capable of drawing dynamic illustrations, especially in the fighting scenes although it make look somewhat shoujo at times. Wild Half has some very funny gag lines, some moving plots, helpful morals, in short, a little bit of everything packaged into one.

It was 1999, the year Nostradamus predicted the end of the human race. Riding the unprecedented occult boom, Inubousaki, an editor of a third-rate occult magazine, is covering strange incidents with her photographer Asama, who is psychic to boot. As Asama's psychic powers draw them together, the two encounter a number of terrifying and bizarre phenomena. On the other side, in the present day of 2023, an elderly Asama is visited by someone investigating Inubousaki.

Haruichi Azuma lost his parents in an accident and was left on his own. He was treated coldly and betrayed by the relatives who took him in. One day, an old friend of his father's invites him to his house to take care of his daughter. However, what awaits him is Tsubaki, the second daughter of the Yaotome family, who is selfish and arrogant. He is fed up with this type of person, but like Haruichi, Tsubaki also has loneliness in her eyes.

Kuruhi, first prince of Gahama Kingdom, is the epitome of a spoiled brat with his arrogant attitude and behavior. After countless misdeeds, he is finally banished from the royal family and reduced to a commoner! The wandering, mud-covered former prince finds himself at an inn run by Emma, a girl who has a severe obsession with royalty drama. Emma is bewildered by the sudden appearance of her "Oshi", and determined to get him back on his feet, she embarks on a grand project!

In the tough times after the Japanese economic bubble burst, a career woman suffering through the aftermath reincarnates as Keikain Runa, the villainess of an otome game with a modern setting! However, not long after reincarnating, she realizes just how dire a situation her family is in due to the ongoing financial recession. Using knowledge from her previous life, Runa sets out to rescue her new family from crisis and stand against the tide of 'the times' that caused her past life to end in misery. --- [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3297eu/)

A spin-off of Akagi that depicts the charismatic exploits of Washizu Iwao, Akagi Shigeru's ultimate enemy, in his younger days. In 1948, under the American occupation of Japan, Washizu is undefeated in high-rate mahjong games against American commissioned officers. Eventually, they hire a cheater as a rep player, who has a grudge against the Special Higher Police, to play in their place to counter Washizu, who has a terrifying brain and used to belong to the Special Higher Police...

Tsutomu spends the day driving as if fleeing from something. Exhausted and sick, he stops at a service area where a strange woman offers him water. She asks for a ride, and though he feels a lingering unease, Tsutomu reluctantly agrees…

At Saint Ruri Girl's Academy, there are two opposing factions: the "Ruri Class," consisting of refined, well-bred ladies, and the "Ai Class," made up of delinquents with poor behavior. Nanase Mitsuki, among the students of the Ai Class, is the most feared by the Ruri Class due to her intimidating appearance, though Mitsuki harbors a complex about her looks. One night, she meets Hosho Yuka, a young lady wandering alone at night...

Inubuse Kuromu aspired to be King in Chess, he was so skilled he represented Japan in the World Youth Chess Championship at age 11. However, due to his loss to a mysterious, wolf-like player, he developed a condition where he can't sit in front of anyone?! Because of this condition, he stopped playing Chess and chose to solely focus on his studies until his fingers break. Three years since his loss, while desperately still holding onto his title as 'King' through internet Chess, he meets an incredibly strong opponent. This game…starts his tale to become King.

When he came to his senses, Hirasawa Kazuki, a normal university student, found himself in possession of the body of a game's character. Moreover, it was Harold Stokes, the story's most hated character who was even given the title "King of Trash" by the players. Myriads of landmines are just waiting for him to step on them, like death flags! Will Harold be able to clear the survival route while avoiding the countless death flags in his way?!

Set in U.C. 0091 after the end of the First Neo Zeon War, the plot follows ReZeon forces which have regrouped on Mars under a woman proclaiming herself Supreme Commander Alicia Zabi and absorbed Titans remnants who fled the Earth Sphere.

Atsuko and Yuri were classmates in elementary, junior high, high school, although they hardly ever spoke to each other during their school days. At their first reunion in 15 years, Atsuko discovers Yuri's secret and makes a move. What is the destination of these two opposites, who have completely different interests and groups and whose personalities do not match?

Kirishima and Hayasaka are two classmates who have a secret relationship in the public eye. In their school life they act as if they do not know each other, but secretly, there is much more than people can imagine. Both of them get into a relationship that becomes difficult to break and ends up being impure, unhealthy and complicated since the relationship between them was nothing more than a fling that simply generated a love triangle before Kirishima's first love and second love. ___ **Links:** - [Official LN (JP)](https://dengekibunko.jp/product/nibanmenokanojo)

Mankichi Akatsuki works for a publicly traded IT company, and his work and relationships are going great, but there's one thing that sets him apart: the rest of his family (mother, older sister, and two younger sisters) are all unemployed. Though they're all motivated, for some reason they can't find work. On top of that, his childhood friend Minayo loses her home and comes to live with them... His goal is for everyone to become independent! And to wed his childhood friend!! (Source: Houbunsha, translated)

As an elementary schooler, Araki Yuuhei saw a live music show and was deeply inspired. Now in middle school, he reunites with his music-loving friend Matarou and gets a strange crescent-shaped guitar. From there, Yuuhei becomes obsessed with guitar and ends up performing at his first live show with Matarou!

Suddenly, a fleet of ships with mysterious super-weapons called the "Fleet of Fog" appeared all around the world. Humanity didn't have the technology to fight such a fleet, so they were driven out of the sea… Seventeen years after the battle, for some reason, Gunzou Chihaya and his crewmates aboard the I-401 and the personification (Mental Model) of the I-401, Iona, started fighting the Fleet of Fog…

“Witches.” Women who soar through the sky, wield the elements, and bend monsters to their will. Once thought to exist only in legends, they have exploded in number in the modern age. Now that every woman on Earth has become a witch... they have finally seized control of society. Witches drunk on their own privilege. And in their shadow... the losers who can barely breathe.

In the tranquil suburban town called Miho, where neighbors get along well, it is said to be the perfect place to build the “ideal family.” One day, a family moves into their long-awaited dream home. Yet, that family harbors a hidden secret…! And their neighbors conceal an even darker, more sinister truth…?!