From HMR: The main character, Rui, is a hardworking and happy girl. One day, her neighbor moves away and leaves behind a stuffed panda bear. Rui decided to take it home, since she's always loved panda bears. She goes to sleep with it one night, and discovers herself in bed with a stranger (who also happens to look like her ideal man) the next morning. He introduces himself as Peter, and that is how she ends up meeting three other guys...
Chibi-Neko is a young kitten who has been abandoned. She doesn’t know she has been abandoned, and doesn’t know the difference between cats and humans. Indeed, she imagines herself as a human girl and believes she will become human someday. She is found and rescued by a boy named Tokio, who has just graduated from high school. However, he flunked the entrance exams and now is not sure of his future or what he will do. Chibi-Neko soon begins to love Tokio and wants to become a human and marry him someday. But then she sees Tokio with another girl in the park, and sees that he is in love with this girl. She also keeps getting visited by Raphael, a mysterious male cat who tries to tell her that cats cannot become human, they are always cats. What will Chibi-Neko do? Was adapted into 1984 anime movie.
From Serenus-Dreamers: 1. Ageha Yuuri and Miu had always been best friends. They tried hard together to become fashion models. However, Miu got to debut first, and their relationship started to break down. Surging dark feelings and jealousy... what is there beyond Yuuri’s agony…?! 2. Eternal Rainbow 3. Kiss Me, Baby
Kouhei is a doctor at the local university hospital who has lost touch with his high school friend Tadashi. While Kouhei grew up to become a successful young doctor, Tadashi became a jobless, poor-as-dirt, flaming gay writer. But one lonely night, at his wits end, Tadashi sends Kouhei a text message and receives a reply. Of course Tadashi has secretly harbored feelings for Kouhei for a long time. But when he finds out Kouhei is getting set-up for an arranged marriage… (this is for the first chapter only; the other 4 chapters are unrelated) The only thing keeping Tadashi, a struggling song lyricist, alive is food handouts from Kouhei, a successful doctor. In fact, Tadashi has been leeching off of Kouhei for practically their entire professional lives. Before they arrived at this queer living arrangement, they once enjoyed a little fling back when they were in high school. Though the affair ended briefly afterwards, they've remained fast friends still. But Kouhei's parents want nothing more than to see their son settling down. As Kouhei is pushed ever more forcefully into an arranged marriage, will he finally admit that he sees Tadashi as something more than just a friend?
Alex and Rite are two souls who died at the same moment on different ends of the earth. This is the story of their interactions with the humans who can see them as they travel towards each other.
After the the world ended, a Sackboy emerged from the rubble. With little idea of what came before him, he spends most of his life wandering around the wasteland. Then came a very unusual day, Sackboy discovered a strange building. Upon entering, he comes face-to-face with "The Eyes" the computer game that ended the world. "The Eyes" tell Sackboy that they are dying and need his help... without hesitation, Sackboy agrees to help them.
As a child, the eponymous heroine is betrayed by three jealous friends who throw her into a pit and leave her to die. But Arisa perserveres: She trains herself to be smarter, faster, and more beautiful than any of them and returns for revenge. Years of living underground have left her with the silver hair of the title, so her victims can't be sure whether the resemblance is real or only the product their guilty consciences...
Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than Kami no Kodomo, this is a collection of one-shots that explore the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in an odd, surrealistic manner replete with atypical and symbolic illustrations. More than one reading may be required if you are to completely grasp the core message behind each of these stories.
Hisa Masato's debut work: A black bear works for the mafia.
From Tokyopop: Confidential Confessions is a shocking new manga series that deals with many of the hard-hitting issues that teens face today. Using emotionally moving storylines and multi-dimensional characters, each groundbreaking volume tackles such topics as teen prostitution, rape, HIV, stalkers, suicide, and sexual harassment. Vol. 1:: Tobira (MOMOCHI Reiko) Ch. 01-03: The Door Ch. 04: Mistakes Vol. 2:: Namida Tears Vol. 3:; Memai (MOMOCHI Reiko) Ch. 01: Our Future Ch. 02-04: Dizziness Vol. 4:: Itami Ch. 01: Pain Ch. 02: Distortion Ch. 03: Tomorrow Ch. 04: Forbidden Kiss Vol. 5:: Himitsu (MOMOCHI Reiko) Vol. 6:: Uwasa
Based on the novel of the same name by Orson Scott Card, in which the hopes of mankind rest on the shoulders of genius children trained to combat the impending alien threat, Shuho Sato's one-shot focuses on the story of young Ender Wiggin. From the time he was three years old, has been monitored by the military to determine whether he has what it takes to enter Battle School, a specialized school in outer space where the brightest children are trained in the intricacies of war and command. Considered to be humanity's savior, Ender struggles with the pressures of the expectations placed on him, and with his own internal struggle between his conflicting empathic and destructive capacities as a tool of war.
[From Translation Texts]: Sinners are those who have committed unforgivable sins and are given the mark of thorns after they die. Sin Eaters are those who take the sins and punishment of sinners so they will not go to Hell. Rukiko, a simple village girl, wants to protect Raika, the Fire of God, and the treasure of her beloved village, from Gaii, a Sin Eater who wants the chance to become sinless again. After hearing how Gaii became a Sin Eater, however, Rukiko's feelings change, but Angel Musa, the servant of God who brought her mother to Heaven, tells her not to sympathize with Gaii, and that it is the will of God. Whom can Rukiko trust?
