(from ebookjapan):A collection of George Akiyama's masterpieces, including eight heart-wrenching masterpieces and shocking problem stories. Jun, an innocent boy who loves his dog Jiro, is asked by his mother to find a pair of sandals that Jiro seems to have hidden. Jun orders Jiro to look for the sandal, but Jiro somehow brings Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" with him. ......?
Eijun Sawamura, a trumpeter, is scouted at a regular junior high school concert and joins the brass band of the prestigious Seidou High School. His goal is to become the ace of the brass band! What awaits Sawamura, who is suddenly late on his first day, is a club life full of turbulence with his unique friends...? The trombone player Furuya, the flute player Haruichi, and Miyuki also make an appearance! This is a unique spin-off comedy of "Daiya no Ace"!
Life is a continuous cycle of endless dreaming and countless choices. Lucky are those who discovered their dreams early in life but it is never too late for those who still haven't. Kaden dreams of being a singer; Layza is still finding hers. When two people in pursuit of their place in this world grow closer together, what will happen when life is he**-bent on keeping them farther apart from one another? One thing is for sure: no one gets out unscathed.
A collection of one-shots done during the 1970s (and one from 1980), all regarding some aspect of Tezuka's early life. Includes a reflection of his time at the famous Tokiwa-so.- **Record of the Life of Gachaboy**: A reflection on Tezuka's career up to that point. Tezuka encounters the God of Manga right after the war, who nicknames Tezuka "Gachaboy". He is determined to see Tezuka become a great mangaka, no matter what - and restore manga's presence in Japan.- **Paper Fortress**: Right at the end of the war, Tezuka is doing manga in private in high school. He meets a girl who fully understands his situation, and they get along well. In a society where manga, dancing, and even informal relationships are forbidden, how will Tezuka, crazy about manga, keep on?- **Hungry Blues**: Directly following *Paper Fortress*, Tezuka is now a hungry, desperate student with little luck on his path in manga. Things change when he comes across a young lady who works for a newspaper, and he manages to land a serial for it. However, in an era rife with turmoil and starvation, Tezuka's own stomach may prove to be a serious intrusion in not just his manga-making career, but his very life.- **Tokiwa-so Monogatari**: Part of a series recounting memories within the famous apartment complex, Tezuka showcases its history through commentary from the building itself!- **The Letter that Came**: Tezuka receives an ominous letter that may put him in hot water.- **Animal Tsurezuregusa**: Two reflections on animals Tezuka had encountered in his early years - the first a horse, the second two tanuki.An excerpt of *Dotsuitare* featuring Tezuka is also included at the end.---**Volume 274 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Parsley, a junior high school student who prefers to live on the sidelines, is offered a position as a magical girl.
If you wanted to find a good-looking guy, where would you look? The answer is easy – it’s the “Tokimeki Campus”. Here, the whole place is overflowing with princes! However, most of them already lead a wonderful love life. Starting from a narcissist, you’re going to be introduced to the colorful stories of the campus! It's a collection of one shot stories from each princes. From JShoujo
Xanadu, the land where the characters of Nihon Falcom, a game maker known for its blockbuster RPG works such as the "Ys" and "Trails" series, were summoned. The heroes and warriors were enjoying their school life, but it's time for all of them to return to their original world! But here again they are back! What is the reason???
From Aerandria Scans: Endou Kana is a cheerful school girl who has a secret crush on... the mayor, Minato Kouichi, a perfect gentleman and well-liked leader of the post-war town. With the help of her friend Akira, she investigates him, until the trail leads her to an abandoned-looking house where a strange and scary foreigner lives. He and Kouichi seem to have some kind of relationship, but what is it? Kana's and Akira's take on that question are completely different and there's still a chance both of them are wrong!
In a dormitory where you are accepted if you adopt a companion animal, The fun story between four animals and four owners and their adventures!
Average sixth-grader Nina Natsukawa is the top student in her class, and infamously unfashionable. Secretly, though, she's always longed to be stylish and cute. One day she buys some trendy clothes and tries them on in private... or so she thinks. A classmate of hers winds up catching her on film, and says he'll spread the photo around to their entire class unless she becomes a model!
When Sun-Hyuk Cho became an orphan at a young age he was taken in by his maternal grandfather, an extremly wealthy and notorius businessman. However his grandfather has just died leaving teenage Sun-Hyuk Cho his fortune under the condition he finish his education. In Sun-Hyuk Cho's video journal he reveals the difficulties he's having dealing with this death. He is not helped by the eccentric employees his grandfather has left behind or by his own eccentricities.
Asahi-kun is a carefree junior-high student, never attaching to girls even though he enjoys going with them. But when the school's number 1 honor student Mitsuki "cyborg" Konno asked him to a 1-month date, in exchange for the front row ticket to his favorite singer's concert, he was forced to accept. He only has to show her what it feels like to date, right? He is ready for that...however, what he's not prepared for was his heart's reaction... -- Baka-Updates
