Classic short stories from Rumiko Takahashi. Many are comedies. Volume 1: - **Fire Tripper** (fantasy, romance) A gas explosion sends high school girl Suzuko and toddler Shu 500 years into the past. But she lost Shu on the way, and as a result, Shu ended up in the past 10 years before her, and is 15 years old when Suzuko arrives. - **Maris the Chojo** (comedy, SF) A destructive alien policewoman sees a kidnapped quadrillionaire as her ticket out of debt. - **Those Selfish Aliens** (comedy, SF) - The direct pre-serialization one-shot to [Urusei Yatsura](https://mangadex.org/title/6b9206b3-5c0f-4cf8-a0cc-d2c9e1aa4df9/urusei-yatsura?tab=chapters) Aliens, the government, and fishmen implant bombs in a poor paperboy. - **Time Warp Trouble** (fantasy) Warriors from feudal Japan inexplicably pop into a high-school classroom. - **The Laughing Target** (drama, romance, supernatural, tragedy) When they were children, Yuzuru Shiga and his cousin Azusa Shiga were engaged. Azusa aims to make sure that Yuzuru stays hers, no matter what, but Azusa also has a dark secret… Volume 2: - **Wasted Minds** (Dust Spot) (adventure, comedy, fantasy) Follows a pair of two bickering government agents, both of whom have special abilities. (A five-part mini-series) - **The Golden Gods of Poverty** (gag comedy) An unfortunate boy's scientist parents try to use him to make money, but they only succeed in contacting the Seven Lucky Gods, who happen to also be broke. - **The Entrepreneurial Spirit** A woman leads seminars for a get-rich quick scheme. Volume 3: - **That Darn Cat** (slice of life) Rumiko Takahashi remembers having to take care of her neighbor's cat. - **When My Eyes Got Wings** A couple befriend a sickly child with a secret and his destructive pet bird. - **Wedded Bliss** (comedy, romance) A wedded couple can only let out their tension from working all day by fighting with one another, until their neighbors threaten to have them moved. - **Sleep and Forget** A girl relives a past life involving her lover and an evil witch back from the dead in the form of a dog. - **A Cry for Help** A fairy gives a boy a frightening split personality thanks to the wind-up key she inserts in his neck. - **War Council** Student councils go to war with one another over a stamp. - **The Face Pack** A man can change his appearance at will and leads a "masters of disguise" club. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Level Comics Viz Media Out of Print editions. ISBN below for Official English Print Vol 1: 9781947804739 Vol 2: 9781569311943 Vol 3: 9781569312063

I suddenly lost my parents. Without a single relative, I must return to my father's birthplace, a village, where I can finish school. But I still cannot recover from the sadness. I am lost in doubts and insecurity. And then, on a mountain road, among the lush greenery, who do I chance to meet..?

The shoot of an exotic tree appears in a Tokyo street. The popular affection turns into astonishment, then horror as the Jacaranda grows to colossal proportions, burning the capital to ashes in the course of a dantean night. Though, as the sun rises survivors discover that it hasn't been a night of annihilation, but of rebirth.

Ayu, a 17-year-old high school student, believes neither in a future nor the happiness it could bring her. By selling herself, she tries to justify her existence, which is as bleak as her heart - it’s devoid of joy, sorrow, love. Not until her encounter with a kind-hearted old lady does Ayu begin to realize the true meaning of happiness…

Being abandoned by his owners, having his mother die of starvation, a puppy who suffered lifelong separation from his siblings wandered around the city. Meeting and parting with kind people, experiencing brutal treatment from unjust people. Pao, who learned to live within the harshness of reality, awaits even more ordeals…

The continuation from Deep Love - Ayu no Monogatari. This story is about Reina, a cheerful 19-year-old single mother. During Ayu's Story, Reina was raped in a Karaoke bar and eventually gave birth to a baby girl she named Ayu. Now, Reina has fallen in love, but what will happen when she tells him about her daughter. Events quickly spiral out of control as this young mother falls deeper and deeper into despair.

The continuation from Deep Love-Ayu no Monogatari. This revolves around Yoshiyuki, the lad who was in need of heart surgery in Ayu's Story. After Ayu's death, it seems that Yoshiyuki wants to learn anything, everything. And thus he tries out for a job as a host and says that he's willing to sell his body…

The story centers around two twins, Arago and Ewan, whose parents were slaughtered by monsters. Years later, the vengeful Arago crosses paths with Ewan, who has since become a police officer, just as blood begins to flow again in the streets of London.

Murata Range's new project! The birth of a monster comic book series that sparks comics × illustrations × video × music!! Contributions from various artists! **Adviser:** Murata Range **Contents:** **Volume 1** Cover: Murata Range 1. Hayashida Q - Underground Underground 2. Malter - CONFESSIO 3. Kamo - Awakoi 4. TOKIYA - ACID JPG 5. Takamichi - Eijisu 6. Kataoka Jinsei & Kondou Kazuma - Fabrikbesichtigung 7. Miura Yasuto - Gorogoro 8. JNTHED - 111xx 9. Toume Kei - Skit Scooter 10. Tada Yumi - Ana Clift 11. Author: JD Morvan (Jean-David Morvan), Artist: bengal (Bengal) - congcongcong 12. Shiina You - Iseki Genki ~a daytime vision~ 13. Suzumi Atsushi - BLOOM IN BLACK 14. Miggy - The Shape of Happiness 15. Manji - IRIE 16. Touyou Kataoka - Koedame-shiki no Blues 17. JohnHathway - MAGIC ROCKET STATION 18. toi8 - Liar 19. kawayoo - OTOKOYUONn/ayu 20. Mechikuro - 909 / QUEST OF QUAKE 21. Matayoshi - No Makeup **Volume 2** Cover: Hayashida Q 22. Author: Tada Yumi, Artist: Murata Range - The Planetarium In Midsummer 23. Kodama Yuuki - SPOT THE WORLD 24. Itou Yuu & Maeshima Shigeki - Soukiji 25. Igarashi Ran - Elise 26. Takamichi - Eijisu -the latter part- 27. Touyou Kataoka - Sonna Michiyo no Manna San 28. Enomoto - TWILIGHT ZONE 29. Kamo - UbuCos 30. kawayoo - Machiko & Stopko 31. toi8 - Nepentosu 32. Author: Hiramatsu Masaki, Artist: TOKIYA - Astral Mails 33. Matayoshi - Nanatou no Himegimi 34. Mechikuro - 909 / QUEST OF QUAKE 35. Nathan Fox - TTLK 36. JohnHathway - Space logistics 37. Malter - CONFESSIO 38. fuzichoco - Renmei 39. walter - Futuristic ___ **Volume 2 Links:** - [Official Site (WANIMAGAZINE)](https://www.wani.com/product/138e2/) - [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4862692575) - [CDJapan](https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1507415)

Soga Shiina's interpretation of Sound Horizon's 7th Story CD Märchen. Will the promise made by the boy and the girl in days of the past come true? The curtain for the revenge tragedy at dusk is lifted.

The betrayal of her lover sends Chica into despair. and as a result she attempts to end her own life. She is saved by a man called Antonio, who helps nurse her back to health. After the devastating experience, Chica chooses to lead the rest of her life as a matador. It is then Chica that decides and swears: "I will become a bullfighter. By becoming one, I will be able to die in front of my lover." But little does Chica know of the difficult road that lies ahead and the trouble she must face to follow the path of a matador…

The story takes place in a world where seven people with unusual powers are crowned as "kings," and revolves around the "bonds" and "fate" between the people involved.

A manga adaptation of the Blue Gender anime. Link: [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=253) (anime) [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2404) (movie compilation)

Feeling rebellious toward his overprotective and neurotic mother, 16-year-old Soma Mitsuya cares only about his violin and his hospitalized grandfather. One night his grandfather’s condition suddenly worsens, an earthquake hits, and Mitsuya finds himself lost and alone in the Japan of year 1921…

**Read left to right** Story 1: Saber Tiger "From tens of millions of years ago, the saber-toothed tiger reigned as the strongest carnivorous animal on land." Told from the perspective of a saber-toothed tiger, Saber Tiger tells a story where time travelers appear in the mist of the Ice Age. Story 2: The Planet of the Unicorn Astronauts attempt to investigate a planet with environmental conditions frighteningly similar to that of the Earth's. Madness ensues. Story 3: Sergeant Story 4: Adamas Diamonds Story 5: Quo Vadis Story 6: Asphaltic Trap Story 7: The Planet of Winter

1) Beautiful Days Asahi was taken under the care of Natsume when he was nine after his mother left him. Natsume has a penchant for taking in abandoned pets, and bringing lovers home as well. Asahi finds his feelings for Natsume growing by day, but his love appears to linger on a one-way street, unanswered. 2) Beautiful Sunday 3-4) Beautiful Life 5) Another Life 6) Kyou Anata ni Wakare wo Tsugemasu In this tale of broken hearts and deception, three young men are caught in the protagonist's web of revenge. Will the unknowing victims be consumed or is it the weaver of the web who will face the final retribution? 7) Ashita Kimi ni Ai wo Sasayaku Years after a personal tragedy struck his life, Mei struggles to deal with its implications as an innocent bystander is sucked into his tangled web. Told from Mei's point of view, this story falls some time before the conclusion of its prequel, Kyou Anata ni Wakare wo Tsugemasu. 8) Yesterday We Will Embrace Our Sins The conclusion to the heartbreaking love tale of deception between Misato, Mei and Satoshi, told from Satoshi's point of view.

**Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful** After the break-up with his girlfriend, Kou is left very upset, which is when he meets Akio, Mai's brother. The two of them don't exactly hit it off, but there's a strange kind of attraction that keeps drawing them together. **White Fingered Demon** Junior is the son of an Irish mob boss in 1930's America. His father's lieutenant, Leonard Lang is like an older brother to him, but as Junior gets older his feelings for Leo are beginning to change.

The story of an orphanage, the children who live in it, and the beat-up old Nissan Sunny 1200 which provides a trio of boys with a means of escape from their bleak everyday lives. [Official English](https://www.viz.com/sunny) --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga in 2016**

Nitogi Amane and Utsuya Madoka first met in middle school. But one tiny, yet fatal mistake ends up costing Amane more than just her seemingly innocent best friend…

This story begins in the paradise/heaven, where souls, before being born, can choose their mothers. The protagonist notice a girl who has run away from home, and he decides to down to earth and become her son.

"I don't want to go home or back to school."

A year after getting hit by a drunk driver, Shun feels guilty that his mother died in order to save his life. But since the accident, Shun has been able to see and talk to ghosts. One day Shun meets the ghost of a little girl and then, a little later, meets a suspicious man who wants Shun to act as a medium for that girl. What is the suspicious man after? And will Shun and Shun's father be able to deal with Shun's guilty feelings about his mother's death.

"I want to get it on with my cute girlfriend!! But whenever the time is right, a ghost gets in my way?!"

A collection of oneshots: - Boku no Hitsugi de Bansan o (Dinner in My Coffin) On a cold white winter night, a dying vampire shares his last moments with a bitter young lady. Will their encounter change what fate holds in store for them? A silently fading final journey. - Tasogare Renren (Longing for Dusk) Kiriko's life changing encounter. - Shinobigoto (Whispered Things) High-school student, Chiya, encounters a tragic ghost in a pond. - Hoshi wa Akatsuki no Kage (The Stars are the Dawn's Shadow) Aurelia is a peasant girl fleeing an arranged marriage. Mihai is a young lord injured after a suspicious horseback riding accident. How are the two of them connected? And what will happen when they find themselves trapped in an abandoned monastery with some very sinister occupants…?