In order to win the heart of her dream boy, an obese girl joins forces with her cousin to lose weight… — An amusing take on the topic “obesity” and how the right motivation can work wonders from the author of Piano no mori and Hanada shônen-shi. -Bakaupdates Note: This is part of a collection of oneshots in the manga Gaki no Koro kara.
Funny story of young editor, Shiomi who has just entered a small publishing company. Shiomi respects his boss so much but the publisher goes bankrupt. Then Ikeuchi who is an excellent student and Shiomi's junior at college, proposes to Shiomi to live together and not to work, as if he was Ikeuchi's wife. Shiomi gets angry and starts to work at a new editing agency office with his elder editors. But Shiomi often fails his work because of his youth. Furthermore, Ikeuchi, who begins to work with Shiomi as a temporary working student, sees his attemps to woo Shiomi failing as various people (the famous popular mangaka, the designer and the elder editor) interfere.
From Aerandria Scans: Sakura dreams of the moon, a dream where she gets on a rocket, goes to the moon, and becomes the King there, with no one in her way. That’s why she doesn’t need someone to like… or so she thought, but recently, she’s a bit interested in Arai-kun, who sits next to her in class…?!
A scholar with absolutely no desire to study met a mysterious girl called 'Miss Ugly' who had no memories of her past. She resigned to fate that she was destined to be sacrificed to the Huang Deity, but the scholar was determined to save her.
From ShoujoMagic: A collection of short horror stories from the pages of Ciao Magazine. Story 01 - The Scream of Glass Story 02 - I Want The Lead Role Story 03 - Exciting Mysterious Club Story 04 - I Want To Be With You Forever Story 05 - Haunted Afternoon Story 06 - My Place In The World
Transylvania Rose is a bored angel who descends to Earth to clean a few souls. When she witnesses a depressed undertaker slitting his wrists, Rose rips off one of her wings and gives it to the undertaker, trapping them both somewhere between heaven and hell--and life and death!
On the floating island of Lithos, war is ever-raging and there seems to be no end in sight as the three nations that live atop it vie for control. However, as the battles rage on, it is discovered that the crystal that makes the island's floating possible is diminishing in power and the risk of the island falling becoming ever closer to reality. Seeking to find another place to live, the three kingdoms appoint their own elite soldier, a "Dragon Rider" , to fly to the ground below in search for the utopia known as "Arcadia" where there is no such thing as war.
From Chinatown KM: Lu Jianye's son recently got hit by a car. The hospital fees are very, very costly and Lu Jianye had spent all his money. He goes back to the company he used to work for and demands his shares to be returned. He had thought his problems were over. He had thought everything would be okay. It wasn't that simple. Though life has a lot more in store for him! In short, it's a story about money.
From Shogakukan: Futaba is a lonely girl who is sleeping with all types of men these days. But when a man who truly loves her appears before her for the first time...? This is a love story for girls who are lonely and sensitive.
School will bring a fresh start and a way to break free from her seemingly cursed fate. Disaster strikes before she even arrives for her first day at school and a most embarrassing secret is discovered by Chun Hyuk, an aspiring band vocalist who loves only money and music. Can Yu Goon Goon and her best friend, Da-Jung, find a way to shut the mouths of Chun Hyuk and his fellow band members before her high school life is ruined? Da Jung wants to make a deal with the guys but how high a price are the girls willing to pay?
Yuuki and Michi -- two childhood friends who drifted apart are reunited inside a mysterious train.
