From Village Idiot: The colourful story of Aya, Hina, Kei, and their classmates, trying to figure out the mystery behind Risa's sudden disappearance. It all begins with the discovery that her disappearance haves some correlation to the online dating site called "Amore." Hina proposes that they should try out the site first-hand themselves, and upon doing so, they encounter something completely unexpected?!
In the Taisho era (1912-1926), Chiharu was born as the eldest daughter in a landowner's family, but she had a "secret" - a large birthmark covering her back. Because of this flaw, she was turned down as a bride many a time and was unable to find a suitable groom until she reached the spring of her 28th year. One day, her father took her to a party, where she met a man named Seta. When asking about him, she is warned that he is a notorious womanizer who had made his fortune in a "bad business." But what is he doing now?! "I'm here to pick you up, Chiharu-san." It is Seta who demands that Chiharu marry him in exchange for covering his covering her father's debts. The clumsy marriage between a Taisho married couple begins!
Caf barista Hayase Hinako lives with her handsome fianc Kagaya Seiya, a hotshot lawyer she met in her coffee shop. He's everything she could ever want in a future husband: sweet, caring, and handy in the kitchen as well as the bedroom. But just when she thinks it's all smooth sailing, her loving partner transforms from a gentleman into a tyrant overnight! He may look the same on the outside, but he's not the Seiya she knows and lovesso who is he?!
From JShoujo Scans Imaginary Ocean Doora is always talking about the ocean and claims she's a mermaid. But is she really? Trance's purchase Trance goes to the slave market to buy a slave. His cousin Palfiena wonders if he'll buy a useful slave. She's afraid he might make a wrong decision. When Trance comes across a cute girl who can't speak, he'd like to buy her, much against Palfiena's wishes. She thinks he's being fooled, but Trance buys her anyway... Kianna's Tail Kianna is a mermaid of the northern ocean. She lives a peaceful life there with her friends, until a guy arrives who wishes to kill her. Karen's zippers Ever since Karen was little, she always wore clothes with a zipper. When Karen becomes an adolescent, her parents tell her she shouldn't open her zipper in front of anyone anymore. But when Karen falls in love with Rob, he discovers the zipper on her belly and opens it?? Selma's Jingle After a lot of strict music lessons, her teacher says she's finally a full fledged musician. He tells her to go share her beautiful music with other people. Selma goes to neighbouring Mokumoku kingdom to play for the royal family and their guests. Everyone loves her music and request her to play more but Selma promised her master she'd only play once a week. The prince doesn't like no for an answer though, and says he'll marry her if she plays for him... The Painful Dream of Sand In the desert is an Oasis where it is dream like and only people from Tessa's village can reach. People only cross the desert if they are manly enough and Tessa is the youngest to go. The Oasis is there only to rehydrate and stock up on food before they can continue crossing the desert. But there is only 1 resident there. A young boy whose name is forgotten and takes care of the oasis who is lonely until he meet's Tessa. Just who is this boy and why is he alone?
Once a crybaby, now a tough hottie...One day, Shiori ("Shio") comes home to find she's been burglarized. Her mom tells her to see her old friend Yoh, who now works as a bodyguard. Shio is stunned to see that Yoh has grown up to be a macho and great?looking young man, not to mention open with his feelings for her.She's reluctant, though, having sworn not to date again since she was unable to be intimate with her ex. Still, Yoh suggests practicing with him... and she discovers she's in for a pleasant surprise...!+
An ordinary female college student who was job hunting gets reincarnated as a Duke's daughter! Her Prince fiancé becomes a beast at night and is cursed to "eat" maidens' virginity?!
From Vices and Devices: Economist Vittorio Conti wants to see what having sex with a man is like, and does what any reasonable person would do in his situation: ask his bodyguard if he wants to give it a try. Straightlaced Armando Pagani refuses at first, but for how much longer?
From MangaHelpers: This volume is a collection of short stories. The title story "Aka no Sekai" features a boys' summer camp out in the country. The main character, Regulus, is reluctantly attending the summer camp, where he shares a room with a cheerful boy named Miran. Soon after arrival, though, some of the other boys begin acting strange, while claiming they want to see the color red. Will Regulus and Miran be able to figure out what is happening before it is too late? [tethysdust]
The Zero-Sum Original Anthology Series features themed oneshots from various mangaka that publish in Ichijinsha's Zero-Sum and Ward magazines. Volume 12 theme: Demons. 1. Demon’s Kiss by Inui Miku 2. We’re the First Year Demons! by Kari Erika 3. The Demon Breaks the Flag by Saeki Yashiro 4. Kimi to Boku to Sekai no Owari by Kayase Shiki 5. Contract Day by Mikawa Verno 6. Wednesday Swing by Sekka 7. Tower Hill’s Lonely Rose by Yukihiro Utako 8. Demon’s Job by Ninagawa Tomo 9. Mushroom and Kappa - Demon Chapter by Magami Guriko 10. Genuine by Sakura Maro 11. Devil Children by Usaki Hitomi 12. The Demon and the Angel by Asada Yasuka 13. Setting Sun by 石川虫 & JAM 14. Escape from Hell by Yoshizawa Tomoya 15. The Demon and the Captain by Igarashi Ran
In addition to the title story about boy and a girl who kill their parents and roam the American Midwest, the collection includes five short stories: "VAMPS," Okazaki's version of a vampire tale; "Sunflowers," a summer vacation nightmare experienced by an elementary school student; "Little Sun in the Water," a coming-of-age story of bankruptcy; and "Otome-chan," a family story about a father with eccentric tastes. A collection of masterpieces by Okazaki Kyouko!
