A collection of 12 short stories (& one extra) by Yoshida Satoru. The first features a woman who quit her job one summer, and is trying to find a happier life. The next few feature an unconventional method of getting rid of a ghost, and some annoying peeping neighbors who underestimate the cleverness of their large-chested target. [tethysdust]

One of Fukumoto's earliest mahjong series depicting a detective called Hirai Ginji (not related to Sawada from Ten).

The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono Akira, a fellow classmate but who's popular, smart, pretty and a rich girl that absolutely destroys him at Street Fighter II. Not only does he lose to her 30 times in a row, he can’t beat her at any game. Haruo can’t seem to shake Akira off as she follows him from arcade to arcade everyday after school and beats him every time. As weird as it sounds, the odd pair begins a strange bond and friendship.

My wife died. The only thing that changed is… that I’m now alone in this place where there were two of us and the girl next door doesn’t come over anymore. This used to be the only change.

A mermaid encounters a suicidal man standing on the edge of a cliff.

Mikami Satoru, 37 years old, virgin, was stabbed to death. When he wakes up, he'll be reincarnated as a slime --- except not, he was reincarnated as [Shima Kosaku]!?
What would happen if the protagonist of the [Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken] was reincarnated as [Shima Kosaku] instead of a slime!?

This special edition release lets you read and compare the original materials of [Shima Kosaku] and [Tensura] that appears in this ultimate imagining, extremely most-discussed book [Tensei Shitara Shima Kosaku].

A story developed by Katou, a male high school student who wishes to live a mediocre life, with a "capability hero correction" in his gratitude for helping a bad fairy. Katou, who helped a fairy attacked by a cat, changed the face the next day and started to be cheated by girls, and instead of studying poorly, he was able to play sports. The fairy who appeared in front of the confused Katou explains that his ability is “changing the appearance, ability, and environment as the main character of the story”, but that is not only good.

The main focus of the story is Asano, an employee who just can’t quit smoking, and Tabako-chan, who is the anthropomorphized smoke of a cigarette and whose clothes start to dissolve the closer you get to finishing your cigarette. She clings to your clothes like the smell of cold smoke. Aside from Tabako-chan, there is also the menthol cigarette character Menko-chan, and the Golden Bat, born in 1906, who are all anthropomorphized cigarettes that have turned into beautiful girls.

In Eastern History, humans and spirits exist in this world. Fox spirits have long acted as matchmakers, holding a prestigious position among spirits. In this story, the lives of a fox spirit and a man who have both rejected the idea of true love become intertwined, and their exciting adventure begins.

English version by Tapas

After his first love confession is rejected, Yuuki Shibuki finds himself crying away his heartbreak at a city park. Feeling depressed and blaming his short height and feminine looks for his failure, he is immediately perked up by a hooded street musician who's skill with the guitar helps to soothe away some of his self loathing. The next day he meets that same musician at the park and learns that 'he' was in fact a tall girl named Takamine Chikako and that she was playing the song he heard the previous night specifically for him.

Utsunomiya has been a single virgin until all the way to his 30th birthday. Then one night on his way home from work, something happened that caused a shift in time which made him go back to the past during his days in high school. There, he meets his teacher Shitara-sensei again and somehow they end up living together!?

If you enjoy the world of the younger sister who continues, there will be only one word that comes out! Then everyone together ... "Sister is good!

Ms. Otsbell has known as a remarkable woman with a smart head and aggressive hands. One day, a working elephant comes to her place wanted to find a job, a moment that would change the fate of Otsbell and the factory forever. "Otsbell and the Elephant" is adapted from the famous play by Kenji Miyazawa with a new interpretation...

This is an on-the-road, rise-to-glory tale about Hojo Soun, a pioneering daimyo of the Warring States Period who became a lord overnight, and Flying Kato, the legendary ninja who supported him from the shadows. It was originally created by Koike Kazuo, one of the gods of modern manga, and is brought to life through the bewitching battle-art-style of Momojiri Saburou! Just before the chaos of the Warring States Period began, after the Muromachi Period, a young Hojo Soun, who has taken the name Ise Shinkuro, begins a journey to enter into the service of a samurai family. All he has to lead him is his confidence in his spear skills and his passion. Along the way, he finds a poor-looking child sitting in the shadow of a tree, and offers him water and food. This act ends up turning his entire world upside down....

Between the mountains and the seas, there was a war with the beasts for survival. A man, named Bo Yi, discovered that drinking the beasts blood would grant him powers. Bo Yi traveled the world, recorded these beasts, and wrote the "Shan Hai Jing", he also established «Shang Hai Jing» city, to promote the idea of eating beasts to gain the power to hunt them. But when relations with other countries soured Bo Yi had dissapeared. Since then «Shan Hai Jing» started the pursuit of fame and profit. A young man is a slave at «Shan Hai Jing», however, he has an astonishing ability. The battle with the beasts changed the fate of both this young man and the entire world. (synopsis from SpookyPinata) Original Webcomic http://www.manben.com/mh-shanhainizhan1/

Saori loves playing music; she loves it so much she even imagines herself playing to a large cheering audience… that is until her imaginary concert is unexpectedly interrupted by a bus being driven by her best friend, Tomoka! This is a story that looks into the past memories of Tomoka, as she drives around picking up all the magical characters that influenced her childhood. This is a beautiful story that shows us the true meaning of friendship!

The mangaka Sakura, Kaede, her son who goes to correspondence school, Akemi, who works for an event planning company, and her two grade schoolers Taichi and Ruru. The peaceful, free, and tender daily lives of the two fatherless households who live and support each other.

What do you want to be when you grow up? - These are the worlds every child hears at least once. Particularly for Mari, this question proves to be quite difficult when D, a wizard comes to the village. D is a childhood friend of Mari’s aunt, Lisa, and can use many kinds of magic. His main goal, however, is to grant the dreams of the children he meets on his journey. Mari is still unsure of what she wants to be when she grows up, but D tells her not to rush her answer. However, it seems that D could have a few secrets of his own. Is the reason for him returning to the village really as simple as he says it is?

Hey, you want to be a "florist", right? Don't forget it when you become older...

This time, I will be better... This time, I won't fail. This time... This time...