Harumi Sawa is an ordinary high school student finds himself at odds with Ayako Kawahori, a girl who has recently transferred into his school. Not only does he become drawn to her bizarre stench, he also begins to pay close attention to her seemingly odd behavior. After being reminded of harpies - the half-woman, half-bird beasts of Greek mythology - during a lesson in class, Sawa begins to think Kawahori might actually be one of those mythological beasts herself. [*Further reading on the title one-shot*](https://yamagishi-ryoko.hatenablog.com/entry/2020/01/25/001908) Ryoko Yamagishi presents a one-shot compilation with many of her recurring themes, such as mythology and human nature, with horror, comedy, mystery, and the everyday. Self-absorbed leads are also a unifying element in this compilation. Also contains: - **A Visitor From the Rain** (雨の訪問者, Ame no Houmonsha): Itoi is an office lady who's getting up there in years, yet is perfectly content with being single. One day, as the rainy season suddenly arrives, she comes home to a little girl she has never seen before in her apartment... - **Undine** (ウンディーネ): Okada comes to Hokkaido to do some wildlife photography at a pond for his publisher. Okada is known for his standoffish, antisocial disposition, but that begins to change upon saving a beautiful girl, one who evokes the image of the titular aquatic spirit. - **Strawberry Night Night** (ストロベリー・ナイト・ナイト): The ravings and commentary of one woman at a mental institution on those around her who are also lost in their madness.

Collection of Hagio Moto's one shots. Included works (bold are scanlated, bold and italicized are ones with official release): - ***Hanshin: Half-God***: Conjoined twins Yudy and Yucy are as different as possible. Older Yudy is intelligent but ugly, as her nutrients are used up by her beautiful but simpleminded sister Yucy. Loving and hating so deeply, where does one girl begin and the other end? - **Ragini** (included in [this](https://mangadex.org/title/2c30af62-256e-4e43-a5b1-7d0ab7e6148a/comic-s-hayakawa-publishing-70th-anniversary-comic-anthology-sf-edition) anthology) - **Slow Down**: A young man volunteers to participate in a sensory deprivation experiment. Despite its apparent success, the experiment does leave him with some psychological aftereffects. - ***A Drunken Dream*** - Herbal Beauty - **The False King** - **Greenhouse** - Izzan the Leftovers - A Midsummer Night's Planet - **Friday Night Gathering**: Doug and Marmo can't wait to take their telescope and see the comet they have been waiting for on that Friday night. However, like all the other kids in town, their parents ask them to stay home as they will attend a town meeting? Where are all the adults going on this summer night? Will the boys still be able to see the comet?

Upon discovering a mysterious structure taller than a nearby mountain, Mizuho and her friend set out to find the truth about their town...

From Garo November 1992

It was published in Monthly Magazine Garo (月刊漫画ガロ) on August 1974.

A compiled volume of various Takemoto Izumi onehsots, including Fuwafuwa Ellen, who later was used as a basis for "Ellen" in Touhou Project 03 - Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream.

Eva Schul was once a famous actress. Now she spends her days drinking and all manners of debauchery. One day, her daughter, Julie, comes to inform her that she is getting married, and she will not become a mother like her. Not long after, Eva is partying when some men approach her, and drag her into a car. As it turns out, film director Arthur Burn wishes for her to star in a film about the birth of Christ that will be filmed in Spain as none other than the Virgin Mary. Eva's demeanor begins to shift upon taking this role - both as her character, and the role she plays with the family of a young lady who reminds her of Julie... In addition to the title story, also includes the following oneshots: - **Sound of Bamboo** (竹の音, Take no Oto) - A girl finds herself caring for a samurai, the son of the enemy family who killed her father and brother. She wavers whether or not to avenge her fallen family... - **Ballerina** (バレリーナ, exclusive to the digital edition/original release) - **Edelweiss** (エーデルワイス, excluded from digital edition but available in other releases)

A young girl was on the phone one night when she spotted a bizarre figure outside of the phone booth. When she checks outside, the figure is gone. However, on her way back, the figure reappears, chases her down, and attacks her! A police officer finds himself led to the family of a certain girl named Miyako - but Miyako's family claims that nothing went into their home. Is there more to Miyako than meets the eye? A set of early horror one-shots by Shinichi Koga. Also contains: - **The Man-Eating Tree Demon**: A boy and his father find themselves relentlessly pursued by a demonic tree that grows through deadly means. - **Snake Man**: One day, Yukio comes across an odd boy who acts like a snake. When he follows him, he is led to the mansion of a friend of his from school. Could there be a connection between the two?

After a young man meets a mysterious bubble-blowing girl amidst an otherwise ordinary crowd, she leads him down a rabbit hole in this surreal one-shot.

Goichi lives with his father, a land lord for an apartment complex. After a sudden tragedy, they find themselves caring for a traumatized boy. When all hope seems lost, they find help from a strange stripey dog.

Yumi always teased Eiji back when they were in elementary school. But now, the two move onto middle school. Their time in middle school present them with both physical and mental changes in their lives - and things seem to shift between the two. An uncollected one-shot of Oka's that has not been present in any of her tankobon.

Nogawa is called over to a meetup with her group of high school friends for the first time in years. However, one face among them brings about great ire within Nogawa - a certain Sawamoto, the first of their friend group to get married. During the course of their meetup, Nogawa reflects on what about Sawamoto sets her off... A collection of one-shots chiefly for josei magazines by Minori Kimura. Frequent themes and elements include office workers, one's prospects for love and marriage, psychology over time, and interpersonal relationships. In addition to the title story, also includes: - **Miss Ruiko's Glasses** (ルイ子さんのメガネ, Ruiko-san no Megane) - Ruiko is a young office lady who has been having some problems with her vision as of late. When she goes to get some glasses for herself, however, she stumbles upon a very peculiar glasses shop - and the glasses she gets there will give her a new perspective on things... - **The Fig Tree** (無花果の木, Ichijiku no Ki) - A story reflecting upon mother-daughter relationships intertwined with the Second World War, focusing on the women in the Takahashi family - a grandmother, her daughter, and her daughter's daughter. - **Winter Journey** (冬の旅, Fuyu no Tabi) - Nakahara has set out to settle things with Kondo, a cameraman at her workplace, once and for all. Kondo and Nakahara were part of the same friend circle back in college, but since they were a few years apart, they had not met in some time after Nakahara graduated. They got along well once Kondo started working for the same publication she did, but... - **My Private Dream, The Night I Met Joni Mitchell** (ジョニ・ミッチェルに会った夜の私的な夢, Joni Mitchell ni Atta Yoru no Shiteki na Yume) - Minori Kimura (as *Uneri* Kimura) stars in this one-shot about her sheer admiration for the Canadian singer-songwriter. Kimura has been a long time fan of hers, but as time had gone on, Kimura was set on moving on from being such an obsessive fan. Mitchell's appearance in Japan puts that to the test, however.

A collection of six one-shots that were originally published in "Bessatsu Margaret" from October 1966 and onwards. 1. **The Little Savior** (ちびっこ聖者, Chibikko Seija) 2. **The Dimples Fit** (えくぼがお似合い, Ekubo ga Oniai) 3. **The Elephant's Date** (子象のデイト, Kozou no Date) 4. **Gen's Blizzard** (ゲンの吹雪, Gen no Fubuki) - The story of the young Satoko and her loyal dog Gen. As the years go on, Gen's age makes itself apparent - but Satoko doesn't want to lose Gen. 5. **Duck March** (あひるのマーチ, Ahiru no March) 6. **Mimi Mittsu** (ミミみっつ) - Mitsu is a rascally street urchin from a troubled background. One day, Mitsu finds the spirit of a baby swallow, who she decides to name Mimi. The more time Mitsu spends with Mimi, the more she comes to realize the value of bringing others joy...

One-shot published in Garo's September 1967 issue and is an early work of Ryoichi Ikegami. A sickly bedridden boy is gifted a globe by his doctor. However, this is not just a simple reproduction of Earth.

Featured in Garo 1966-06. A man experiences a series of increasingly unsettling dreams.

Featured in Garo 1967-02. A man and a woman are chased by thugs through a pile of rubble.

Ami Nonomiya is the daughter of a famous pianist who once aspired to become one herself. However, due to a mysterious illness that also took the life of her mother, Ami went blind and deaf. Her father is determined to bring her back to how she was... no matter what it costs him.

Momoki Kanoko hides her gift for combat so those around her will accept her, and learns to show her true colors.

In this one-shot hentai gag manga by Waho Konoma (published under the pseudonym Rachi Meliae), a seemingly everyday Japanese breakfast quickly turns extraordinary when a man's method of eating his rice summons a squirrel-girl. Contained in the second issue of the historic lolicon/bishoujo doujin magazine Cybele.

Yoshihiro Morifuji of "Microman" draws "Transformers", a dream collaboration work miraculously revived! It is a completely original story in which Superion and Menazor of "Transformers Unite Warriors", which has been developing toys since 2015, demonstrates the main feature of "scramble combination" that replaces limbs and makes a big success. Anomalous phenomena caused by sunspots were occurring all over the world. The cause was Destron's new weapon, the Omega Wave Cannon. Taking advantage of the chaos, the Destrons were looting energy from all over the Earth. On the other hand, Cybertron was in a rescue operation and was unable to fight back against the Decepticons. Convoy Boy Corps captain Toru, physicist Jenny, and scout Hound, who were conducting their own investigations, were also captured by the Destrons. Finally, the strongest Destron Stantron unit attacks the nuclear power plant, and commander Convoy has no choice but to dispatch a new airbot unit with no actual combat experience. Will Convoy, who takes command of the new battle base, Scramble City, have a plan to reverse Megatron's ambitions? First appearance: "Comic Bonbon" (Kodansha) 1986 Spring Break Special Edition Family Computer Special Special Issue