Morishima Akiko's "Off Time" is about growing old with the one you love.

Omoigabuchi, a pond with a legend attached: "If two people go in together, they will be bound to each other for life."

The story of three couples who get dragged into this love pond.

1) Odeko no Mahou
One day during soccer practice, Eiko gets hit on the forehead by a ball kicked by Shigeru. The next day, a strange word appears at the very spot, and it changes to reflect her emotions. What happened to her forehead, and what is it supposed to mean?

2) Keishi no Uta
This chapter consists of 3 unrelated acts.
~Act 1: Aida Misaki likes the guy sitting in front of her. She stares at his back daily, hoping that if he'll turn around, she'll confess.
~Act 2: Yamato Dia is a member of the drama club. Although he's a member, he barely gets any lines, and feels like he makes no difference to the club.
~Act 3: Tamako Ryoko is the leader of the swimming club. Everyday Yasui Chiryoshi and his friends peep at the swimming club. Although these two argue everyday, once Tamako leaves the club, she feels like something is missing to her quiet life now...

3) Moshi Moshi.
Tateoka Mori is your typical 17 year old high school brat. She often clashes with her sensei, the 25 year old Matsubara Masakazu. When she was swapping with her her nee chan, disguised, to attend a blind date party in her stead, she encounters none other than that sensei. As he failed to recognise her disguise, she hatched up an ingenious plan to prank him- by becoming his girlfriend!

4)
Kumiko have for a long time had a one sided crush on her neighbor, Yoshirou, but he always rejects her when she asks him out. One day he promises that if it's not raining the next day, he'll go on a date with her! A pity that the weather forecast says it'll rain that day ... can a wish to a teruterubozu change that?

A mild-mannered gentleman, good at his job, and reliable; Naohito's been wearing his mask of "perfection" for so long it's become as easy as breathing. That is, until he meets HIM. At the behest of a childhood friend, Naohito grudgingly attends a singles party for twenty- and thirty-somethings. With zero interest in mingling with the crowd, Naohito sits off on his own - and meets a much younger man, Tohru Akasaka, who clings to him like a puppy. Naohito's barely able to cope with Tohru's youthful energy, and they go their separate ways... but in a twist of fate, end up meeting again. Naohito's life is flipped upside down by his companion. Will he give into this young man and let his mask drop!? Find out in this heart-pounding tale of two lovers as they struggle to overcome their age gap and the trials of living under the same roof.

English publication via Renta!

Once there was a military power called "Amamikado" which invaded other countries and expanded its domain.
There were two princes in Amamikado.
The younger prince was named Oguna. His father, the Emperor of Amamikado, trained him as an assassin. Oguna was hungry for power to help his father. This is a tale of an assassin before he meets Izumo.

“Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been infatuated with the “other side”; the world of splendor. Yes, I wanted to become one of those glittering stars. And so, my dream has come true. But now…All I want is to be beloved by someone.”

When she was young, Yukino Miyashita wanted, more than anything else to become an idol. After accomplishing her dream, however, the idol group she was part of failed to sell, and she returned to school, facing alienation from her peers. Now, at age 18, Yukino is living alone in Tokyo, half-heartedly trying to start a new life as a talent manager, while not quite able to put her idol days behind her. She meets Setsuko, a songwriter who also once belonged to a failed idol group. The romance sparked by her encounter with Setsuko causes Yukino to reevaluate her own life.

In order to benefit their families, Koyuki (Age 16) was wed to Shin (Age 37). Despite the large age gap, both are exceedingly inexperienced in the matters of love, so they never quite know how to act around each other. To make matters worse, Shin is forbidden from being physically involved with Koyuki until she turns 20. In this environment, how will they form a proper husband-wife relationship?

A guy likes a girl in his class so he confesses to her, only to find out that she has vines growing on her body. What is this mysterious affliction, and how does it affect their love for each other?

A silent oneshot, featuring only sound effects and an opening & closing narration. focuses on the daily life of a woman who, after a long summer day of construction work, goes to the store to buy some potato chips.

A story about two classmates, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive due to lack of loving relationships with her "family" -- which consists of her negligent father, overbearing, selfish stepmother and stepbrother; and Sahoko soon becomes her only comfort in life. Sahoko on her part has a frigid relationship with her overprotective parents, and lives with her aunt by consequence.

Masaki is straight but, because he wanted easy money, started working at a gay bar owned by his uncle. After some issues, he became interested in his coworker, Hajime.

Pairing: Segawa x Manaka

Looked down upon for only possessing two skills, Reckledam has given up on his childhood dream of becoming a warrior and has instead taken a job as a miner to support his chronically ill brother. But when his boss calls upon him to help defeat a monster rampaging deep in the mines, the people who mocked him learn that Reckledam hasn't merely learned the two skills he possesses, he's MASTERED them. Can he be persuaded to rekindle his dream and use his talents for the good of world?

From Midnight Scans:

“Young Master, please stop teasing me!”
“How am I supposed to do such a thing to you, Master?!”

After my Mom gets into an accident, I had to go in her stead to be a maid in the noble Takaido household. However, it’s not an ordinary maid job, I am assigned to serve a slightly perverted and saucy young master?!

Includes:
Obocchama no Otanoshimi (Young Master's Pleasure)
Obocchama no Otawamure (Young Master's Joke)
Obocchama no Okiniiri (Young Master's Favorite)
Amanogawa Distance (Milky Way Distance)
Hibari Shokudou he Irasshai! (Welcome to the Hibari Dining Hall!)

Collection of short stories:

1. Ikenie no Koiwazurai (Oblation Love)
Suzuki Noriko is this year's Freshman Oblation. For the sake of peace for all freshman, she must be sacrificed! What's more this has been ordained by the most troublesome person in school, Sakikimi!

2. Daisuki na Hito, Sayonara

3. Binetsu Snow
Rui is eagerly awaiting a visit from her cousin Ricchan, unfortunately the girl she was expecting turns out to be a boy! Rui is afraid of men and she's expected to share a house with Ricchan?

4. Dare nimo Ienai

5. Mayonaka no Kichiku Shounen

From Seraphic Deviltry

Boy meets foreign cosplayer. Everything else is just a mixture of funny settings and sexy situations between this odd couple.

A girl who can see spirits opened up a manga and read "Those who read to this point in my manga will die without fail on the same day". Terrified, she tries to break her curse, with a jumpy spirit who wants to marry her...?

Himawari - Kenichi Legend is a gag manga based on the manga author's real life story.
Himawari is about an OL named Akiko who is very good at drawing illustrations for her company bulletins. She drew manga as a kid, but hadn't pursued it. Her father Ken'ichi works at the same company. He is a tropical fruit freak & is on a different wavelength than others.

Note: Was nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho Award in 2008.