Collection of short stories: Zou no Kubi (象の首) Seija ga Ippai (聖者がいっぱい) Chinmoku no Asa (沈黙の朝) Mori no Sato (杜の里) Tsurezure naru mama ni (徒然なるままに) IMMENSEE（イムメンゼー） Umi yo (La mer) (海よ（ラ・メール))

Himeno Aki, youngest member of idol unit "Za-G," is frustrated with the group's decline in popularity, and the other members' lack of enthusiasm. To top it all off, their manager suddenly steps down. Replacing him is Kasahara, a man with a soft smile and an air of unreliability. Former idol and manager; a chance encounter with destiny. Set in the same universe as [union](https://mangadex.org/title/011f25ed-2e8a-4c1e-8ce8-2e699c2c7c37/union), the two stories are not exactly related, although there is some character overlap. Source: MangaUpdates

Maki, a barkeeper, comes home one day to find a foreigner in armor laying on his doorstep. Maki is at a loss, unable to understand the man's language and ways as he claims to be a 14th century English knight...? A spin-off of the popular series "Koisuru MOON DOG" by Yamada Nanpei, featuring a younger puppy-like knight × a loving bar owner!

Taka lost his parents in a sudden accident, and Hina's grandfather who lived with her, collapsed and was taken to a care facility. With no one to take care of them, they decide to live together. One night after cleaning up the house, Hina sees Taka crying alone and asks him if she can sleep on the same futon with him...

"Stop your evil deeds and take the right path!" That is the creed of Youko Tama and her younger step brother, Jinka Sendou. The two demon siblings travel the country to stop the deeds of all evil doers, along with a scaredy-cat swordsman they picked up along the way, Hyoudou Shinsuke. During their travels, they will come across a monk organization with more than suspicious methods and they'll soon be at war.

For the sake of those we love, we take turns to lie Beryl, an omega who lost his husband and was burdened with debt, decides to have an arranged marriage with an aristocratic Alpha in order to protect the house of his memories. However, the beautiful beastman Shia appears and sets out conditions for him to take his turn. To enter the same school, to become a servant, And - good physical compatibility. Shia is arrogant and throws Beryl around, but he also has to protect him. There's a reason... Also includes twin brother Hugo x servant Theo!

The protagonist is Oto, a young police woman. Around the village of Blume, where she lives, werewolves have started to appear, blending in with the village people. One day, Oto follows some village children into the forest, and unluckily, she encounters a werewolf. Just as the werewolf attacks her, another werewolf suddenly appears and saves her life. That werewolf apparently knows her somehow... (Source: Natalie.mu, translated)

Big Comic & Big Comic Original 8th Joint Newcomer Award, Honorable Mention. An office worker, diagnosed with depression after succumbing to power harassment at work, gains a new appreciation for life through a pike she discovers at the supermarket.

During summer break, a junior high school student Mitsuharu collides with an unusual creature while speeding on his bicycle. That unusual creature was a genderless alien called Toki who came to Earth for a "purpose". An unpredictable story about a lonely human and an alien starts! ___ **Links:** - [Jump Square](https://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/sentakunotoki/)

High school girl, Tomori, is dating an unstable boy named Inukai who is relentlessly violent toward Misato, a new transfer student. Refusing to listen to his friends or Tomori's pleas to stop, Inukai's obsession steadily escalates. Is this from hatred, or for some other reason? Meeting, drifting apart, and inevitably drawn to each other again... Sparks fly when they cross.

Pairing: Viktor x Yuuri

Consists of several short, poetic stories revolving around themes of love, childhood, and introspection. With her intricate, cut-out line drawings and sensitive style, Nakano immerses us in a world of hauntingly nostalgic beauty, blending everyday struggles with a touch of fantasy. The stories include that of a woman who applies makeup to conceal her beauty from the eyes of other men, reserving herself for her lover; an author who discovers an elf in his garden; and a little boy who encounters a fantastical being capable of controlling the stars. These are all small, captivating tales to be savored slowly. A carefully crafted collection of stories, where each word and illustration is infused with poetry.

Kitahara Kei is a screenwriter whose prodigious talent is taking the world by storm, but the people on whom he models his protagonists invariably end up dead. Dismayed by the misfortunes piling up in his wake, he abandons the pen and falls into dissipation, spending his days drinking in underground bars. One night when Kei is drunk and collapsed in the street, he is approached by a young amateur photographer named Youichi. Kei finds himself irresistibly drawn to Youichi’s ever-changing expressions, his radiantly pure smile, and sometimes sultry gaze… Being with Youichi, Kei finds the words spilling out of him once more, and yet he knows that he will only bring misfortune to Youichi…

Rolf, a boy who received the rare skill "Regeneration" and belonged to the strongest party. However, the skill never activates and is banished as useless. He spends his days alone with only a tattered sword as a memento, but when he meets Elsa, who has the "Destruction" skill, his ability awakens...!? ___ **Character Designer:** [Tea](https://mangadex.org/author/71d4c549-2476-4803-a9c2-c48a15cc0fd4)

To regain a piece of my lost memory and to fulfill the promise I made that day I came back to this town. This is the story of the main character "Haruto" who has lost his childhood memories, and his attempt to regain his missing memories and only remaining "promise to a girl whose face and name he does not know." note: The hit game with over 6 million downloads has been adapted into a comic book!

Manga artist Shungicu Uchida, whose numerous hit works include the revolutionary child-rearing manga "We are Reproducing," and "Minami's Lover," which has been dramatized for TV many times, was suddenly diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2015...! The slapstick events leading up to the discovery, hospitalization, and surgery, the mechanism and side effects of anticancer drugs, the physical and environmental changes that ensued, and the turbulent days with her four children before and after the surgery... The author's unique comic essay on the battle against cancer faces cancer head-on and describes it in her trademark frank style.

Having to deal with his abusive boss day after day while working an exploitative job, Yamase Fuyu has become tired of it all... Until one day he accidentally runs into Minase Ito, his ex-girlfriend from university. The sudden reunion lifts Fuyu's spirits, who wastes no time inviting Ito to chat over drinks. The two have a whale of a time sharing gripes and reminiscing about the past. But just as Fuyu begins to appreciate their new relationship as "just friends", they end up spending an intimate night together...

"There are three things that worry me in this moment. First, before I noticed, I was here. Second, I have no memory. Third, there is a girl with a knife in front of me. Who on earth am I?"

Long ago, there existed a land divided into four countries: Sou, Kou, Do, and Ah. The King of Ah took on a wife from Kou and soon thereafter one from Do, creating a shaky alliance between the three nations. When the Second Queen gave birth to a son, the King cast aside the sickly First Queen and her daughter Aki into the depths of the Palace. But as Fate would have it, Princess Aki encounters a slave named Hakusei, who has peculiar golden hair and sky blue eyes. He promises his life to her and helps her train in the Six Arts under the guidance of the enigmatic merchant Seitetsu. However, when Aki outshines the Prince during a hunt in an attempt to gain her father's acknowledgement, she inadvertently sparks a war by besmirching Do's honor and drives the Second Queen to poison her mother. With nothing left but her faithful Hakusei, Aki is banished to the small country of Kou with a vow to return to Ah one day for revenge. But in the face of the mighty allied nations of Do and Ah, will the two survive long enough to carry out Aki’s vow? *Winner of the 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards for Best Shoujo.*

Bravely is the hero of justice. 20 years later, he wakes up and finds that he somehow has become a cute girl...?!

Meet Masamichi Watanabe.

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The torso of a headless, limbless body is found half-buried by a riverbank. It belonged to middle-aged mother Yaeko Miyagawa, and after an investigation and trial, her daughter Hikari eventually confesses to her murder. For many years, Hikari had been subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her mother, revolving around her failure to make it into a top medical school and become a doctor. Even after nine years of futile applications and entrance exams, Yaeko refused to free her daughter from this virtual prison. What led to the fatal stabbing that ended Yaeko's life?