Nekomata

Due to a curse named "Meteora," Lin Chong was born with a beast's appearance. After being abandoned by the side of the road, he was picked up and saved by a magistrate named Oushin. Time passed and he grew into a fine young man, spending his days peacefully under Oushin's care. However, the curse did not disappear, and Lin Chong still retained his beast's tail. "Am I really not human?" "What is Meteora?" "Why was I born?" While Lin Chong is struggling with these questions, a monk named Lu Zhishen appears…

In the protected forest of the guardian deity, Yoichi the tanuki, arises a new guardian deity, Tsugumo. After dying as a fox cub, he was reborn for the sake of becoming a god and is still yet at a very tender age. While he is taught about the laws of life and the usage of divine forces, he innocently takens to Yoichi. "I love you, Yoichi. I want to be by your side forever and ever." To Yoichi who has continued protecting the forest heftily in solitude, Tsugumo revives his long ceased feelings back, however...

"The only one in heat is you." From real fluffy beasts to half-humans, gods, and even an unknown creature?! An extravagant line-up of non-humans is featured in this BL anthology! #Cover Illustration: Takanaga Hinako 1. Toraware no Otoko (囚われの男) -Takanaga Hinako 2. Boku no Emono (ぼくの獲物) - Machi Komachi 3. Kami no Nie (神の贄) - Touno Umi 4. Senpai ni Mayu to Ore (先輩に繭とオレ) - Kuju Siam 5. Neko Neko Honey (ねこねこハニー) - Narazaki Souta 6. The Basement (the basement) - Est Em 7. Ichou no Hanashi (銀杏のはなし) - Kusama Sakae 8. Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) - Kuku Hayate 9. Boku no Danna-sama (ボクの旦那様) - Naono Bohra 10. Boku Dake no Itoshii Akuma (僕だけの愛しい悪魔) - Natori Isato 11. Kami-sama no Shippo (神様のしっぽ) - Kamei Yogorouta 12. Hakurou Ou no Manayome (白狼王の愛嫁) - Kushino Yui (story) & KASAI Ricaco (art) 13. Hitoribocchi no Tanta (ひとりぼっちのタンタ) - Moto Haruko

A series of biographical oneshots by various mangaka, published in 2009-2010 by Asahi Shimbun. Each issue focuses on a different notable figure from Japanese history. Collection of all titles released under Asahi Publications can be found on their Official Website - [Link](https://publications.asahi.com/ecs/backnumber/?id=116) Title and Author details for each issue can be found at [MangaSeek (JP)](https://mangaseek.net/magazine/1701.html)

The protectors of a certain fox deity shrine happen to be Unka, an overly-serious red fox with a low social status, and Aura, a delinquent, pure-bred white fox. Can Unka, who is unable to express himself honestly, and Aura, who always goes all-out to get what he wants, really fall in love!?

Despite being the grandson of a "witch", Ryou has no magical abilities. But he's content making delicious pastries at the "unbreakable" cafe run by his grandmother. But when she sends him to the cafe's mysterious warehouse, he meets... a demon king?! And what's this about having to make a binding contract with him? Includes two other stories: • Delicious Man (Oishii Hito) After salaryman Asami leaves work, his first stop on the way home is the ramen shop "Tsubaki," owned by a gorgeous ramen-maker. Called the "Ramen God" by this regular customer, this mysterious male always seems to serve the delicious ramen with a smile on his face. But what happens when Asami's chest starts to tighten one night...? • Screwed A short story about a novice bartender and his senior.

Sasame is a police officer who, to the eyes of other people, seems to just be talking to himself. However, the truth is entirely different.

There is one lone wolf who lives deep in the forest. There is one young man who just wants to keep on living. What connects them? Why does the wolf look so sad? And why does the heart of the man beat so fast? A forbidden love story between a noble beast and young samurai starts here.