Collection of oneshots. V.1 - Mushi to Uta (Insects and Songs) "The Lover of Stars", a story spelling out the writer’s feelings for the little sister born from his fingers. "The Hinoshita Siblings", a moving story about the relationship between a highschool baseball player with an injured shoulder and "Hina", who continues to grow. "Violite", which describes the meeting of two people involved in a plane accident. Finally, "Insects and Songs", a shocking work that won the Shikitaishou award. These four stories, painting a picture of a unique setting and the bonds between various lifeforms who live in it, are recorded here. This is the long awaited first volume released by a new author rapidly growing in popularity as each of her sensational stories are published in monthly "Afternoon" magazine!! V.2 - 25-Ji no Vacances (25-Hour Vacation) Marine biologist Nishi Otome takes time off and reunites with her brother, Kotaro, for the first time in a while. He sees her at the 25th hour of the night with shellfish taking over her body in “25 Hour Vacationâ€. The meeting between the delinquent, Nana, and a strange transfer student to “Pandora Women’s College†located on a satellite of Saturn is described in “On Pandoraâ€. In “The Funeral of the Moonâ€, a genius highschooler begins living with a lone man in the deep snows of the north. Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu New Artist Prize in 2010.
My life has been sold to two different people. Now I have to live as a different person in the day and night.
Keyman is the resident hero of Lockville City, a place inhabited by both humans and animal people. In the years since his debut as a hero, crime has decreased significantly, which does not look all that great for the local police force. But one day, after he catches yet another group of criminals, Keyman is mysteriously murdered. Detective Alex and his police force are investigating the murder, and one of their major clues is the words "Dr. Necro," which were carved onto Keyman's body after his death. Their case gets even stranger when Alex unexpectedly meets "Dr. Necro," who appears to be a young girl, in a bar. What monster could be behind the murder of Keyman, and what does the childlike Dr. Necro have to do with it all?
Everyone, what's wrong? You're a little, bit strange today. Father, Mother, xx-Chan... Please say something. Why are you all different from usual?!
The main heroine of this history is Tsubaki Kamui, the granddaughter of a noted antiquarian. One day, in her shop comes a mysterious man, Sena Takuto. He is trying to find proof that he is indeed the grandson of the last surviving member of the Russian Empire, Anastasia. In his possession is something he wants Kamui's grandfather to see and appraise to prove his claim. However it seems like something of great importance to the late Anastasia was stolen recently. Does Takuto have anything to do with this? Will he succeed in his quest to prove his lineage? And what does Kamui have to do with this? Why?
Collection of one-shots by Kago.Contains:• Batoru Roaiyaru• Horie-kun to Horiemon• Joshi Ana no Ana• Shiro no Joukei• Man'in Densha• Sayashiko no Yoru• Ekimae Ankoku• Ekimae Hanbun• Ekimae Gosa• Ekimae Ichiji• Shintaro Kago Classic · DRAGON BUSTER• Shintaro Kago Classic · Shin Nihon Mukashi Banashi Zenshuu• Shintaro Kago Classic · Testuwan Uran no Koufuku Tokkyuubin• Shintaro Kago Classic · GODZILLA v.s. GAIGAN• Shintaro Kago Classic · Taima Senki
Based on Yukkedoluce’s popular song The Transient Apple Salesgirl: What would you give up for a chance at eternal life? Money? Friendship? Memories? Most people would consider it, if not actually go through with it. After all, immortality gives you an endless amount of possibilities… And yet this story tells a tale of a boy who considers to give up his immortality for just one thing - the friendship of a stranger…
From MangaHelpers: A terrible creature has been plaguing the community: a man with a fishbowl for a head. When he attacks someone, the goldfish leaps out of his bowl and drinks their blood. The victim is irreversibly transformed into a goldfish! This terrible crime has happened to high-schooler Kousuke's little sister. With no other option, he takes care of his goldfish-sister as best he can. One day, he comes across a strange girl named Ringo, who wears a school swimsuit, carries an umbrella, and keeps a gun hanging around her neck. Ringo is an apprentice blood diver, and the gun is her way of shooting herself into the wounds of the fishbowl man's victims. If she can get to them in time, she can prevent them from turning into goldfish. Ringo's mentor, Ichigo, says that she's heard of a way to turn people back from goldfish into humans. Kousuke is determined to help Ringo find a way to help his sister and the loved ones of his friends at school who have met the same fishy fate! [tethysdust]
At Chesthill, a boys' school where the students are judged only for how right their acts are without regards for their wealth or birth, the stop student is granted the position of “Angel”, head of the “Angel Council” who guides his fellow students to be right. Taiga, a teacher arrived from a country in the far east firmly believes in that which is right and aims to guide his students towards being right, but one student, Lucas, the black sheep of the school nicknamed “the devil” has other plans than going along with the ideals of rightness that the school embodies. After the Angel is murdered and Taiga is framed for the murder, he has no choice but to accept Lucas' offer to save him and follow the mad, coquettish Devil in his quest to solve the mystery of the Angel's murder and become the new Angel.
A group of employees from the Fujitani Pharmaceutical Company are on a hiking trip. After the company suffered a crisis, the CEO hopes to improve teamwork and morale among new and old employees with this trip. Not everyone is as excited as he is. Unfortunately for them, they soon find themselves having to deal with problems that they weren't prepared for. What's going to happen to these employees? Will they fall in love with hiking? Will they be able to work together, get along well, and bring the company back to its feet? Read and find out in this heartwarming story of adventure, friendship, and teamwork.
Sena, a high school boy, wakes up in an empty green room. In front of him was a world map and a one-line explanation. “Think of what you want and press the button for the country you want to destroy. You will be released if you win.\'\' Sena, who is gradually cornered, finally presses the button. Will it be Sena or humanity that will survive in the end?
This is a short story collection anchored with the tale of a young woman who is trying to ignore the reality that her husband is a serial killer, including "The Record of Peter Kürten", "Sensual Nights", "Lord Iechika Mogami", "The Lady of the Rhine", and "The Thief Akikazu Inoue".---**Volume 265 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
