Akari has always lived in the shadow of Yuka, her older sister: less athletic, less smart, less beautiful. When she gets a call from a popular boy in her high school confessing his feelings to her sister, she goes along with the ruse of pretending to be Yuka because she feels bad about turning him down.

Kasumi was given a name favored by the gods so she would always be protected. Yet, when there is a drought in her village, she's the one chosen as the human sacrifice to go to beg the gods for rain. Her parents are sad, but Kasumi goes anyway. When she gets to the heavens, they try to send her back, but she won't go until her village sees rain, and now she's determined to become a fairy of the heavens. If it'll take 1000 years to learn to ride the clouds, she knows she'd better start now!

Onee-san Ringo has to take care of her imouto Mikan, since they are a single-mother household. When their mother is hospitalized, they cannot find a day-care, but the playboy classmate Kei recommends a yakuza-like day-care ... What shall happen now?

From here:

Elizabeth Whitehead is a foreign teenage girl with a terminal illness who is particularly fond of air races. When she needed a new engine for her airplanes, she goes to Japan to a famous smith, Aramaki. Aramaki has stopped making jet engines as he still hasn't forgiven himself for contributing to WWII, but upon hearing Elizabeth's situation, he offers his services.

From Alice Dreams:

This is a collection of tied stories of classmates and their love lives revolving around their "cute school uniform".

Everyone wears the same uniform, but underneath, everyone has a unique story. Three conjoined shorts give a glimpse of what makes each student different.

The story of the bar Mama's, Yoshio's, past and his first encounter with Hajime.

Futaba, whose father is an oceanographer, has transferred schools 8 times because of his work. Afraid of eventually being forgotten, she tries not to make any new friends at her new school.

In all of his 18 year old life, Takezaki Aoi has never received any love confession. Today, suddenly... there it is. A love letter, right on top of his desk! What should he do now...? Does this mean his first love is going to be revealed?

When a genius manhua artist enters the world created byhis own pen, where humans and fantastical creaturescoexist, he is determined to become the god reigning overthis world. However, things are not as simple as he thinks.Will he become the god of this world, or will he only barelyscrape by to survive?

From Seven Seas:
Sumire Takahana is a seemingly normal school girl cursed with the ability to see malevolent ghosts known as Viruses. Her life hits a crossroads after a run-in with a gothic lolita-clad monster killer for hire, Lucia Nahashia. Not content to stay on the sidelines while these Viruses prey on the weak, Sumire reluctantly decides to join forces with the mysterious, eye patch-wearing Lucia to hunt down these Viruses before they can hurt anyone else.

Toshiaki Minowa gets the prize at the audition at Hokkaidou by Barnies, the biggest talent agency of idol stars and goes to Tokyo to be an idol star. To tell the truth Toshiaki's right object is "to meet Naoya" who was lived at next door when they were in Hokkaidou. Naoya is now a vocalist of very popular rock group, "Succeed Cover". Toshiaki tries to call Naoya for many times but Naoya is always absent. Toshiaki fails to enter Naoya's mansion by so many fan girls but is saved by Naoya. Naoya says Toshiaki that they should not meet again for their career...

From Chuu Chuu Train:

"I want to make them more beautiful to let them be happier!"

The clumsy and friendly Yuri Ikuta together with cute guy Naozumi Mineta makes the perfect team. And their mission: To help 3000 girls get a makeover!

From Nakama:

Toma and Miyako were raised in the same orphanage. From the moment they met, Miyako has been unable to repress the impulse to soil Toma's beautiful hands. Sadistically embracing Tom is the proof of profoundly sweet love. What awaits the two who wound each other and lick each other's wounds!? The hard Eros of madness and pure love! The forefront of forbidden SM!

• Ame no Veil (Veil of Rain)
Taguchi fantasizes about the ever-cheerful Kanzaki. Does he have other expressions besides the happy face he shows the world? One day, they get caught at school because of a rain storm and Taguchi finally gets his chance to find out.

Summary refers to the Ohzora Shuppan re-print, 2007:

1. Lovers and Souls
Shinomiya is a beautiful college art student who lacks the morals common to most people. After agreeing to be a nude model for Matsuoka, a photography student, he also agrees to sleep with him for money even though he is straight. However, what started as a small taste of the forbidden soon spirals out of control when Shinomiya begins selling his body to other guys as a prostitute in a male brothel. Can Matsuoka save Shinomiya from himself?

2. Vanity
After the events of Lovers and Souls, Tooru is still deeply heartbroken. Trying to find solace in Hikaru, Tooru challenges the terms of their friendship. But can he handle the consequences?

3. Sleeping Beauty
Matsuoka sees Tooru for the first time.

4. A Moon in Name Only
In their last year of high school, Akihiko Nozaki admits to his best friend Kai that he's gay. Kai is stunned but it doesn't change their friendship, but Kai's curiosity is aroused and he begins to see Nozaki differently.

5. The Name of that Sky
Sequel to "A Moon in Name Only", told more from Nozaki's point of view. Nozaki isn't sure whether to trust that his relationship with Kai will last, since he's even been dumped by gay men before. What's to keep a guy who wasn't even gay from breaking up with him?

Part of Rules / Hydra Series

Based on the Vampire Savior installment, from the DarkStalkers video game series produced by CAPCOM.

In the world of makai, there are horrible monsters that humans fear, called Darkstalkers. Lillith, a fellow Darkstalker, falls to Earth (London) and befriends John. What will he do when he finds out what she is? Will Lillith survive Master Jedah's attacks??

Shuichi comes back after a long absence from school to find his old friend Kura. No one else remembers Kura though. After searching Shuichi ends up at an old western style house where he finds Kura in the basement, in a coffin!?

From Storm in Heaven: Koizumi Kanna is infatuated with the man who came to the restaurant she works at and ordered a burger with no onions. Little does she know, Toujou Ren is interested in her as well, but for a different reason. Kanna just so happens to be the mirror image of a woman he knew a very long time ago. It is for that reason that he saves her when she nearly dies in a car accident. But the life he gives Kanna is far different from the one she lived before, and she's not certain it's the kind she wants...

From Boku-Tachi:
Humans are suited to be come a warrior of the Gods world. Once proven to be the holder of an honourable soul, a Goddess - The Warrior Virgin - will lead and show those the way into the Gods world, and yet dead, their souls will be given the opportunity to walk down the path of life. Necromancer, Lezard Valeth and his young apprentice Louie meet a "Hero" from a small town. Is he perhaps one of these honourable souls and what interest does Lezard have in him?

A manga anthology, based on the first Valkyrie Profile Game "Lenneth". It's a collection of several comedy shortstories by 10 different mangaka.