A oneshot released in 2013 by Morihito Eki also known as Nieki Zui - the author of Kanojo wa Rokurokubi. The Street Observation Club's activities are to observe buildings, signboards, posters etc. and appreciate these things. Today, Chiemi, the director, Tomato, a foreign student, and Rumiko, a 3D Projection, will look for something new to appreciate!
It is still winter, but it is still to early for "spring" and "sakuras" but I hope that they blossom quickly. In a house that has "sakuras" there is a young boy that embraces one of his arms while treasuring it.
The daily life of a clumsy jansou clerk that happens to be a powerful mahjong player.
From DMP: Katsuomi and Tsurugi are fierce rivals in the Japanese sport of fencing known as kendo. Their competitive egos and contrasting fighting styles clash, and yet Katsuomi gradually finds himself attracted to the keen, graceful Tsurugi. However, he hesitates to pursue his desire, fearing that doing so will surely give his foe Tsurugi the upper hand in competition. Although Katsuomi's love for his adversary soon becomes overwhelming, Tsurugi finds himself torn between reciprocating Katsuomi's love and maintaining his pride as a competitive rival. The competition intensifies into a love triangle when Tsurugi's young brother steps in to pursue the source of his brother's angst.
It's Christmas Eve -- and the three protagonists have plans of sort -- but things don't quite work out as expected.
From Kirei Cake: Miko, a young girl from the north, finally manages to visit the city for the first time. She came in hopes of finding her older sister, but gets lost instead. She finds a cat scaling the handrail of a bridge, but it accidentally falls off. Miko tries to save it, but instead she falls off herself. When she wakes up, she realizes that she's actually already dead, but the cat had saved her with one of its nine cat lives. Unfortunately, a cat's life only lasts for a year, and Miko needs to figure out a way to get her original life back, as well as a way to somehow find her sister.
A short but nice story, if you like Hanamizawa's work, you will LOVE this. A girl confesses to another girl. This girl confessed to sets up the other girl with her (annoying) brother, who looks like her. What predicament awaits the young girl and the brother? Note: Included in REC Volume 1.
1) Present This follows the main character through three periods of her life -- ages 13, 18, and 21. Aki leads a normal life. She has friends, a family who cares about her, and a talent for writing. There's nothing seemingly wrong with her life, or herself for that matter. But when the the start of a new school year leads her to be in the same class as Yoshiko, a classmate a year older than her who still carried with her noticeable scars from the horrific burns she suffered from a fire, she begins to discover the best and worst in herself. 2) The Whereabouts of the Prince For Haruka, Ami was a love at first sight. Everyone around him questions his tastes, calling her a plain Jane, but to him, it's as if she has a halo over her head. When he gets a friend to ask what her idea of the perfect guy is, she replies "someone prince-like." He takes this literally, and this sets him off on a journey to become the "Prince" of her dreams. 3) There's Something I Want to Ask You Sae receives a phone call from Ayumu, a former classmate of hers. She finds it odd, because it had been years since they had seen each other, and back when they went to the same high school, she had never even spoken to her. When they bump into each other at their high school reunion, she finds that Ayumu has changed completely from her former high school self---with the help of some plastic surgery. With this chance meeting, they become fast friends, but there's something strange about Ayumu that she just can't put her finger on...
A collection of seven short stories and a collection of color pages from Rokudenashi Blues from Morita Masanori's career. - Suberu o Itowazu (Setting Up to Fail) A story of two stand-up comedians preparing to participate in a school festival. - Bachi-Atari Rock The pilot oneshot that would eventually lead to the creation of the one volume series under the same name, Bachi-Atari Rock. - Let's Spend The Night Together The story of Tatsumi Shindo, a wrestler coming from a Yakuza family. While he has no interest of having the life of a Yakuza, Tatsumi is stuck having his matches watch by his father and the rest of the yakuza and scaring his opponents. He hopes to be able to prove himself as a strong wrestler and not someone whose family intimidates the opponent. - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Synchronicity - Mysterious Kid - Stay Here
From Eien Scans: An cute autobiography based off Ninomiya Tomoko's family life, with her husband and son.
It’s about school life and there are three girls and three guys but only the first guy and girl are introduced in the first chapter. The girl, Taeko, even forgets her own friends’ names, and the guy, Ushio, is also an airhead. They make a cute couple.
