"A man is a very small and ephemeral being, whose life would be summarized into a fifty-to-sixty page long short story. But I want more people to appreciate how fantastic their lives as short stories are. Short stories are indeed short, but they are full of interesting things once you read them. Even if your life is not an epic saga, it is still enough to touch others." Shinonome Yuuko is a book-loving librarian girl who has a secret identity...
Shinozaki Himeno has no intention of dating anyone before she's ready to consider marriage; as such, the last year of high school is too early to her. However, she is confessed to by Maruyama, a weirdo who asked her out solely because a friend told him he should try out love. Moreover, he asked to date her for only one month. Since he'll ask someone else if she rejects, Himeno begrudgingly accepts, beginning an unusual relationship.
The sea in our world has been polluted. All sort of trash were thrown into the sea, making it unpleasant deep under the sea. One of the inhabitant of the sea, Ika Musume (Squid Girl) seeks to exact revenge on humanity for throwing trash into the sea. Clueless about the surface, she seeks to invade humanity alone, trying to rule over the world, only to find herself slaving away at one of the nearest beach-houses for breaking a side of its wall.
Izumi Inaba, a modern high school student, slips back in time to the end of the Edo period and becomes the Shinsengumi's servant. A coming-of-age ensemble drama that interweaves patriots at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, modern cuisine, and an unexpected encounter that transcends time begins here!
Zechs has a younger sister. Her name is Caron, and he loves her very much. However, if things continue as they are, she will die an untimely death. This world is the same as the RPG romance game he played in his previous life where Caron is destined to die in every route. There was no way Zechs would allow his beloved sister to die so cruelly - that\'s why he\'ll resist fate to the bitter end!
Aritake Deigo has decided to move out because he could not stand living with his family anymore and wants to find a place to live a miserly life of self-loathing. While talking to an apartment agent, he encounters a strange blue haired girl carrying a snake statue. He then starts hearing a voice from the statue and after touching it, he gets knocked out. Upon waking up, he finds out that he has been possessed by Lyssa, the Goddess of Madness. Now, if he can't be happy from the bottom of his heart, he will die.
Ochiai Akari has just moved to Nagoya and whilst taking a picture of a mannequin she accidentally bumps into a sparkling boy. The sparkling boy is second year, Kanada Hikaru and he tells Akari that he will be her stylist and help her change. However the road leading to fashionable cuteness has many problems. Will Akari be able to overcome each obstacle?
-from Baka-Updates: A manga that revolves around an old-fashioned all-night food stall, the various dishes that the stall owner prepares to suit the tastes of different customers, and the joys, griefs, trials and tribulations of his faithful patrons. Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009). Won the 39th Japan Cartoonist Awards Grand Prize (2010).
Ayame was dumped by her boyfriend and decides to move in with her best friend, Emma. On the day of the move, Emma cut her hair short, saying, "I want to do everything I can for the person I love." This is the story of Ayame, who longs for "ordinary" happiness, and Emma, who is more of a free spirit. (Source: Pixiv, translated)
Ayame was dumped by the boyfriend she was living with and decides to move in with her best friend, Ema, a free-spirited woman who secretly harbors affection for Ayame. \"I want to be happy!\" Seeing Ayame retain her optimism on life, Ema decides to confront her own feelings and cuts her hair short, transforming into a handsome woman who makes even Ayame\'s heart race!
Kiyoharu\'s predictable everyday life comes to an abrupt end when his best friend\'s daughter suddenly shows up, declares that she\'ll be living with him, and demands he makes her his wife.