The Mysterious Man

**1) The Restaurant of Many Orders** (Soko wa Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten) A young woman frequents a certain French bistro. She would really enjoy the food they serve if only it weren't for the bossy chef owner. "You may not like me, but I love your food." **2) Invisible Girl in Love** (Toumei Ningen no Koi) A story about a socially awkward girl who's kept to herself for so long that she may as well be invisible to her classmates. Then, one day, she falls in love. **3) Matryoshka** A sweet analogy of the Russian doll: Matryoshka. As each doll is opened up to give another one, so do each memory containing his feelings towards her. **4) The Selfish Couple** **5) Drops.** A series of interconnected vignettes depicting how something as ordinary as rain can alter the course of people's lives.

Machida-kun seems like the perfect brother, son, and student because he loves people. Helpful when he needs to be, but puts himself down when he feels like a total failure. However, the people that surround his daily life are there as a reminder as why Machida-kun needs no improvements because the people love Machida. ---

For you, I would do anything.

Caught between his studious older brother and his handsome younger brother, Tsuchiya Yuuto is a first-year middle school student who is heartbroken and deplores his life being over. One day, he hears that Miyamoto Kohaku, a world-famous ballerina living next door to him, has retired due to an injury and has returned to Japan all alone. Yuuto decides to visit her, wanting to see someone whose life is even more over than his, but what he finds there is…? This is a story about two neighbors, neither family nor friends, with a large age gap, who rediscover this world in the process of searching for the Unmapped Place (Izuko), an urban legend popular in their childhood.

A collection of oneshots. Story 1, "Hot Ice Tune": Come and get them! Ice pops to cool down your blazing cheeks. Story 2, “The Girl in a Faint”: Imagine waking up in the arms of your classmate—and a boy at that. Story 3, “I’m Full of...”: Ever have a day so bad, you feel like robbing a bank? Story 4, “Come On, Light My Fire”: Six years ago, Kaho fell in love with a boy who came to school in pajamas. Story 5, ”The Party”: Is it suicide if it looks like an accident?

Tribute book for the 45th anniversary of Kuramochi Fusako as an artist.

Ruka is a high-school girl who holds affections for her teacher, Tokio. But one day, a mysterious person shows up and claims that he has come from the past! Not to mention, he calls himself by the same name as her beloved teacher, Tokio. What’s more unbelievable is that both “Tokio” have the exact same scar engraved on their palm… 1. Mysterious Person 2. A Small Love Story 3. The Demon Chroe 4. Alice in Wonderland 5. Sugar-Coat 6. Star and Heart