One-shot compilation of Shimamoto's earlier works for Shogakukan:- **Blazing Transfer Student - Kaiju Battle!** (炎の転校生・怪獣戦闘!, Honoo no Tenkousei - Kaijuu Sentou!): Noboru Takizawa and crew are back for another chaotic event, this time dealing with an alien invasion. A bonus story done half a year after serialization finished.- **Warrior of the Sun Wind Breaker X** (太陽の戦士ウインドブレーカーX, Taiyou no Senshi Wind Breaker X)- **Hardly a Hero** (ほとんどヒーロー, Hotondo Hero)- **My Love Qualifications Are Nothing!** (恋の資格がナッシング, Koi no Shikaku ga Nothing): Shimamoto's sole shojo work, serialized in Ciao.

This manga contains four stories:- Houmonsha / The VisitorA prequel to Thomas' Heart narrating the earlier life of Oscar. Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences.- CastleA boy wondered how to build his castle.- Egg Stand translated in French under the name ''Le coquetier'' in Moto Hagio Anthologie De l'humain- Angel Mimic

(from ebookjapan):A hilarious and unique work that candidly describes the daily lives of popular mangaka Moyoco Anno and her husband Hideaki Anno! Who would have thought that the big couple of the anime and manga worlds would be living such a funny and adorable otaku life! This is a shocking work that not only otaku-kun living all over the world but also otaku-wives (wives of otaku husbands) will surely relate to!(https://kodansha.us/series/insufficient-direction/)

The Sunday Official Guide, which includes previously undisclosed information for the first time, a fun column, and the mysteries of Zatch Bell revealed by the mangaka.

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1199 - 10 years after the death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune at Hiraizumi. Japan is now under the shogun Minamoto no Yoriie, son of Yoritomo, who had schemed against Yoshitsune. Yoriie hears of followers of Yoshitsune still lurk about, and is more than willing to get rid of those thorns in his side. However, they are more pertinent than he could imagine...for Yoshitsune's orphaned son, Hoshiwakamaru, has survived, and is planning to avenge his father with fellow pirates and conspiring officials!A tale of alternate history set at the dawn of the Kamakura period, with some fantastical elements mixed in.

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Polaris wa KienaiTajima Sora was an idol at the peak of popularity when she died and now the people who had gone crazy over her are slowly returning to days where they have forgotten everything about her.Mizu'umi is a high school girl who cannot accept this fact because the late idol is a g**-like existence to her. So one day, 2 years after her idol's death, she committed a taboo act.This is a young adult fiction about an everlasting and undying idol and is dedicated to the current times where feelings of "like" are concentrated.

When Darkness Comes"This school is dangerous." It is a land which is uninhabitable. It is a land where the dead cannot exit, and it is a land where they gather. There, an independent high school is built. It is a place where the living and the dead intermingle, and it is where Eunbi, who is given the fate of a psychic, is admitted into. "Don't be scared. No matter what happens, I'll definitely send you home, somehow." Eunbi listens to the stories of the dead and solves cases whilst wandering on the path of ghosts hidden in the school with Seonwoo, who she met by chance before entering the school. It's too late when Jamin High School's secret is revealed "Ah, I forgot to tell you. This is a two-story building. If you ever see a staircase leading to the third floor, don't ever go up."

From the fearsome tag team of Kawamoto Homura (Kakegurui) and Nadai Nishi (Satsudou) comes the cutest serial killer heroine ever?! A romantic thriller where exposing the lie means instant death!

Cynical Master Raises Rabbit Spirit , The Eccentric Male Lead is Raising Rabbits, Medical student Ruan Ruan becomes a rabbit spirit, and meets a cold and blood-sucking fox spirit. Their first time meeting, she died under his dagger. Who would guess that she would come back alive the next day?In order to survive in this supernatural world full of masters, she became the fox's follower. She does laundry, cooks, and calms him down when the looses his temper. During tje full moon she becomes his portable blood bank. So many worrisome mattersCynical Bloodthirsty Fox x Timid Cute White Bunny

Wang Juan, a mediocre hard working king! Crushes his classmates at school and his leaders at work. There was nothing in reality that he couldn’t solve, until he was selected by to enter the virtual world to compete, and climbed to a higher level. The volume king stage. Oh? Then as long as it doesn’t die, it will be rolled until death. Super technology, equipment familiars and even beautiful followers can all be brought back to reality through download. Nothing can stop him. But when the king of the hard work goes on an expedition then no grass grows, and all gets withered.

'Noah' lives in the United States as a pickpocket without a regular job.After hearingthat her friend's organization is trading expensive diamonds, she plans to steal the diamonds and start anew.However, Noah, who is wanted because he already has a criminal record, ischased by the police before he even sees Dia, let alone a fresh start.Then a man named 'Max' appears and rescues Noah, pretending to know him.Noah, who has committed a big mistake to 'Max' in the past,tries to get away from him before anything serious happens, but Max and his best friend 'Regi' take himhostage and are dragged around...+

Keinoshin and Shotaro are students who spend their after school hours as Dark Hunters. Darkness and light both exist in the world, and it is their job to protect the balance between them. Kei and Sho used to be close friends when they were little, but now they are only reluctant partners. At school, they're seen as opposites--the cool and aloof Sho and the cute and friendly Kei. However, they must work together if they want to stop the forces of darkness. Their first case of the manga involves the mysterious vanishing of many cats and dogs in the area, and a second involves a little boy who can see the 'ghost' of an old homeless man he had befriended.(from mangaupdates)

Yushi Kawata, with his middle school-level English, has taken on translating *Fist of the North Star* himself! Revisit famous points from the first 15 volumes with Kawata's translation, supplemented by artwork from the Yukito sisters and artwork sampled from the original manga. You'll certainly have one crazy time around America!

Xu Zhiye, CEO of MFC Motors, felt he was being "targeted" by a woman lately. It seemed like the woman was always creating chance encounters, flirting with him, and secretly showing interest in his personal life. Thus, the narcissistic Xu Zhiyea man who swoons over his good looks every daydecided to give her a chance to go out with him. However, Su Wancompletely unaware that she was being crushed onreplied, "No, thanks."+

A Collection of one-shot stories by Chisako.Desire Parade: A girl who loves money meets a rich girl that is willing to spoil her.Indigo Applause: A twin thinks she's not as good as her sister.

Upon his wife's passing, stained glass artisan Kagari loses his interest in his life and his work -- that is, until his long-lost granddaughter Akari appears on his doorstep. A story of artistic inspiration, identity, and self-discovery.

I lived to the age of 19, only to be constantly taken advantage of by fake family members. With the vow to seek revenge still fresh in my mind, I made the choice to live my life again. Yet why have I returned to the night I was kidnapped from a burning castle? "Hwelp me! Hwelp me! The willian ish twaking Maedie!" My savior ended up being the enemy's son?! For days and nights I followed him to the enemy's castle, but upon arrival, a warm welcome... "Ack! Father! Second Brother's picked up another living thing!" ...wasn't what awaited me.

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The Night MarketDo you dare enter the night market? One day Mia finds Yuji, an old friend from high school, waiting for her outside her house. She reluctantly agrees to go with him to a night market which turns out to be run by demons. To make matters worse, they can't seem to escape. Does Yuji know more about this strange place than he lets on?

The Abunazaka Hotel stands between this world and the next. The guests that find themselves here are drifting on the brink between life and death, carrying heavy burdens in their hearts. Which way is the right direction to go—?! A total of four full-length stories featuring the drama of all the guests that gather at the hotel: “The People of Abunazaka Hotel”, “A Woman’s Life”, “The Three Hosts”, “To the Snowy Mountain”, and a short story, “An Angel’s Story.”

The youngest master of the Kyo family, Kyo Yeonoh, encounters a man with a striking and stunning appearance who visits the Kyo family mansion one day. Despite his bright and warm demeanor, Yeonoh discovers that this seemingly clumsy man is actually a guest of the mansion. Without hesitation, Yeonoh grows closer to him. However, Yeonoh later learns that this man is the ruthless emperor who mercilessly killed his own family to ascend the throne. The emperor had come to the Kyo family mansion to choose a concubine from the Kyo family. Initially believing that one of his cousins would be chosen, Yeonoh feels an unexpected emotion. The emperor hands Yeonoh a token and asks him to become his concubine. Mistaking this for love, Yeonoh agrees to become the emperor's concubine. However, it doesn't take long for Yeonoh to realize that his first love was nothing but a deception.