The story revolves around a typical high school boy named Kakeru Daichi and the can of melon juice soda that he bought from a vending machine. The can suddenly transforms into a beautiful but standoffish girl that Kakeru nicknames "Melon," and more "Akikan" ["empty can"] girls appear. However, Akikan girls need to be infused with carbon dioxide from kissing to survive. (from Animenewsnetwork)

From DrMaster: Yuji Midorikawa is your typical high school student whose has a secret identity: He is "Green" in the high school battalion unit, Gakusei 5 (G5 for short). G5 is the special unit trained to fight and protect Earth against the invasion of the dreaded Galactic force "Gurdark" and its sexy queen Mayura. But Green has a problem. He really can't fight, and always ends up hiding behind his other team mates. What ensues is a witty and wild ride as our "Imperfect Hero" struggles to maintain his reputation as a "guardian of earth" while keeping up his grade point average in school!

In order to protect the girl Yuuhi Katagiri, a new transfer student, ...from danger, Junichi Nagase is forced to kiss her. Not understanding what happend, she screams at him, not knowing that her father has arranged for her to marry him

Despite her family's protests, Aoi Sakuraba decides that she is going to marry Kaoru Hanabishi, her love of eighteen years. Once he realizes that her intentions are genuine - and that she's not just trying to get him to reconcile with his estranged (and domineering) family - he begins to definitely warm up to the idea, too. What obstacles must the two overcome in order to be together?

In the year 2039 Ageha Shiraishi is sentenced to death after strong evidence found her guilty of killing her four roomates. She claims she is innocent but no one will listen to the words of an well versed actress. Ageha is sent to Talsis Prison where she meets the prison guard, Kenzaki Kyousuke, who gets the feeling she may actually be innocent. Before the day is done Ageha escapes prison and Kenzaki gets fired for incompetence. Ten years later Kenzaki is on the hunt for the mysterious Ageha. From Baka-Updates: Ageha Shiraishi has been sentenced to death as she was suspected of murdering her four roommates. In her prison cell as she awaits her execution, she tells her warden, Kyousuke, that she is innocent and that she did not commit murder. Kyousuke does some research, but finds that she is still guilty. Upon his return, he finds his superior tied up and stripped. After setting her free, he finds out that he has been tricked, and it was Ageha in disguise. He is surprised to find Ageha can impersonate anyone to the finest detail, whether it be hair color, habits, or even voice. Ageha becomes the first fugitive of the Talsis Prison and she declares that she will find the real culprit. Kyousuke now only has one clue, which is "the Ageha" (swallowtail butterfly) tattoo on Ageha's back. The chase between the characters involved begins as they move to grasp the truth!

Dr Kim works at the Korean equivalent of NASA. He has talent, brains and is unparalleled with his programming skills. One day, he hacks into the Mars Rover and catches the glimpse of an alien. Unfortunately, the device wasn't recording at the time and so he has no proof and clearly no one believes him. And as fate may have it, that alien has come to Earth believing she had been caught on video and wanting nothing more than delete that proof before her boss finds out. Misunderstandings ensue as the two characters meet and are forced to work together as a new group of aliens start stirring trouble on Earth.

In order to win the heart of her dream boy, an obese girl joins forces with her cousin to lose weight… — An amusing take on the topic “obesity” and how the right motivation can work wonders from the author of Piano no mori and Hanada shônen-shi. -Bakaupdates Note: This is part of a collection of oneshots in the manga Gaki no Koro kara.

One day, a strange transfer student appears before Tsubaki. Urabe Mikoto is an antisocial girl, whose hobby is just sleeping during class-breaks. One day, Tsubaki goes to wake her up and accidentally tastes her drool... And gets hooked on that! After that, he starts going out with her and gets to know her better. Her second hobby, as it turns out, is carrying around scissors in her panties and cutting paper into flowers...

Always a very tall man and stern man, Matsudo has recently joined the student council as the treasurer. To his distress the rest of the members of the student council are nothing but extremely gorgeous and lazy girls... Would he be able to say "no" when they ask him to do their work for them?

Nozoki Ana loves of artwork pupil Tatsuhiko Kido and follows the life. He finds a hole-in-the-wall of his flat through which he's a view of the neighboring flat after relocating to Tokyo to to go to art-school. He sees his lovely neighbor, Emiru Ikuno, masturbating, when he looks through it. She allows him in to the flat, when he goes across the street to inform her about the hole. Sadly for him, he falls, trips, and eventually ends up up on the very top of her. An image of these snaps in this difficult position and insists that she'll just erase the image if he enables her and leaves the hole. But she is not selfish - he might peep on on her behalf also. This starts an existence of each of them of them "peeping" on each other. The remaining narrative follows Kido through his regular life and his sexual associations while he makes do with being equally peeped on and motivated to peep on his neighbour. Finally giving in to temptation, Kido peeps on Emiru seeing her masturbating and falls into several traps set by Emiru who records him kissing her and sucking on her boobs. Later in the narrative Kido, even although Emiru attempts to prevent him, realizes that Kotobiki Yuri, his girl friend, is utilizing her other boy friend who will not care what she does to be cheated on by him. This prompts Kido to stop their relationship. Seduce him and Yuri afterwards attempts to make up with Kido, stating she really wants to be with him rather than her other boy friend, but is declined. With Kido believing that Emiru is concealing another side to her, the narrative continues. When Emiru lies about adoring him, Kido and another woman, Madoka Watari, who looks perfect for him finally date. She's initially incredibly unwilling to get rid of her virginity but finally relents and they begin dating. As time passes Kido understands that he's emotions for Emiru and he breaks up with Madoka. He seeks Emiru's buddy, Maki, who tells him the reason Emiru has become what she's out. In spite of this disclosure, he continues to adore her. They connect the night before their commencement, but another day Emiru leaves Kido prior to the commencement ceremony however he makes one final rule within their peeping sport which was to have finished using their commencement: before continuing, he'll wait on her for 12 months. A year after commencement he returns from a class reunion to discover that she's came back and they eventually get to be the few these were were destined to be.

Eight short stories: 1. Box Seat 2. Kanojo to Kare 3. Thank You 4. Motto Motto...! 5. Hana Seigaku Kan no Hi 6. Aoi Udedokei 7. Hana Chibo (Five-Fingered Flower) 8. Haruhiko Kikou

Vash is caught in a sticky situation with the evil Dodongo Bros. until Wolfwood saves him and they retreat. In the city, they meet with two men who want to hire Vash & Wolfwood to protect their city from those very same Dodongo Bros. A two-part oneshot in preparation for the new Trigun movie!

From Tokyopop: When freshman transfer Mokichi arrives at Swan Academy High, he's got a chance to start over with a clean slate. He's got a plan, too. Kick the butts of the toughest guys in school, prove himself to be the baddest dude around, and run the whole shebang. Problem is, it's his butt that gets kicked that first day. Completely humiliated, Mokichi joins the Wrestling Club in hopes of learning to fight. There he meets unlikely allies, Tamako and Higuchi, two of the hottest battle babes to ever roll their sweaty bods over Swan Academy's gym mats. And Mokichi's gonna need all the friends he can get, what with the likes of the Karate Club looking to "break in" the new kid in the worst way possible.

A bunch of school kids live in a world where people wear swimsuits all the time, as everyday clothing.

When their high school’s pop-music club is about to be disbanded due to lack of interest, four girls step up to fill the membership quota. Unfortunately, lead guitarist Yui Hirasawa has never played an instrument in her life. Ever. And although she likes the idea of being in a band, standing in front of the mirror posing with her guitar is a lot easier than actually playing it. It’s gonna be a while before this motley crew is rocking out, but with their spunk and determination cranked to 11, anything is possible!

Short Program is a collection of short stories compiled 4 volumes. The stories are all unrelated and vary in length and genre, from Shonen, Shojo, Seinen, and Josei. Many of the stories were previously published as one-shots in various manga magazines, the earliest being from 1978. Release Dates: Short Program Vol.1 - November 1988 Short Program Vol.2: -June 1996 Short Program Vol.3: - July 2007 Short Program: Girl's Type - May 2009

Rintaro Senkawa is a middle aged guy who got a little drunk one night and died. But that is just the beginning of this story as Rintaro finds himself most unexpectedly in Hell where he meets his guide, the devil Koyori. Can Rintaro take his situation seriously enough to repent for the sins of his former life, or will he face the favored weapon of Hell- the spiked iron club?

From Anime Waves: The woman Tsutomu encounters in college was older and smaller than he is, and for some reason, looks like the same girl in his dreams. The heart-pounding love affair between him and the "older woman" begins. NOTE: This is a manga for MATURE readers. While it is not a "hentai", it does contain sexual situations and nudity.

A very short, full color manga about 2 hunters trying to find fried tofu. From the Summer 2009 issue of Gelatin.

From the same Spring 2009 Gelatin issue as Ritou no Umi. Just a very short story about a girl trying to pay off her tab in an RPG-type fantasy world.

In the near future, mankind has suffered from a Third World War, leaving extreme damage all over and forced mankind to become even more distinct from their species. The world was at chaos and from this chaos comes a new species: "Needless." The Needless are humans who have contracted a "disease" as humans may call them, and allow them to wield extraordinary powers far superior to any mankind. Their abilities include Telekinesis, elemental powers, gravity control, adaptation, radioactive release and all manners of scientific impossibility.

A gag oneshot about a guy working at a convenience store and his ne'er-do-well friend. Based on themes from the author's own life.

When adults disagree, they go to war. Why should kids do differently?

Sanada Akihito, a student from Yotsuho Academy has been haunted by the angry spirit of a dead girl. In the exorcism that a friend was trying to do, the spirit manages to possess a girl from Akihito’s class and now that she has a body, she has worldly desires to satisfy, and Akihito just looks like her previous boyfriend!