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The story follows a fantasy writer and her dog.

An omnibus of stories about robots with "hearts."

Every young couple has high hopes for their unborn child, and Sara and Kouta Takano are no different. But only days away from giving birth, Sara learns about the tragedy of Malala Yousafzai's attempted assassination at the hands of the Taliban, and her pure and innocent belief in the future is shaken. If such a smart and courageous child can be hurt so badly by the world, how can she keep her own baby safe? With Sara now in a state of shock, will the young couple be able to bridge the widening gap between them, or will it tear their family apart? The reality of this world, as seen through the eyes of an author that has spent years illustrating the women and their lives. (Source: Tokyopop)

The omnibus manga collects a variety of stories about Osaka dwellers and the problems they face. (Source: ANN)

Kousaka is a violinist who is looking for a new orchestra to perform with as he’s tired of his current one. He, along with others, answer an ad for a new orchestra only to find an abandoned warehouse and a crazy old man constructing the rehearsal space. And no conductor. Kousaka takes over as first violin when the old man interrupts and criticizes him. Turns out that the old man IS the conductor and musical director, and he’s put together this orchestra with lofty goals in mind, and has told them he’s going to shape them up in only a month… (Source: MU)

A series of short stories, some of which contain elements of shounen ai (male-male romance).

Meet Makoto, a tall girl and a bit of a tomboy who has been doing some modeling, who accidentally discovers that she has one hell of a vertical leap and is persuaded to try out for a volleyball team. We follow her as she discovers her natural talent and desire to make the Olympics… (Source: MU)

· 1994 won Nebula Award in Comic Category · 1995 co-won Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year

Welcome to a dazzling girl's school life drama, where a fanatical Vice Principal will stop at nothing to bring her all-girl's school back to order. But the delinquent 1st year Jitsuko has her own priorities... which may have to do with a certain older homeroom teacher. (Source: Manga Reborn)

The autobiographical manga by Gump portrays his personal fight against cancer.

Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Yuusuke Tashiro, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle's house, part of which is rented out while his uncle is abroad on business. A realtor's mistakes leaves Tashiro sharing the house with Kei Yamaba, the most beautiful girl in the school, who is also his classmate. There is the risk that their unexpected cohabitation will be discovered by the school authorities. While he grows increasingly attracted to her, he is often irritated by her innocent and nonchalant attitude towards their predicament. They each develop other romantic attachments, but end up turning to each other... (Source: IMDb)

Asunaro is a new student at a school with three baseball teams; the first is renowned as being one of the best in the prefecture, but the third, Asunaro's team, is filled with the rejects and unskilled of the baseball world. As the baseball instructor deems them to be nothing but trash, he informs the team that they will be disbanded in one month—that is, until one of the players begs him to let them play a single game. They'll be up against the first team, and if they win, they'll get to take over the title and even work their way towards playing at Koshien Stadium. With the help of Kaido, an ex-member of the first team, Asunaro and his friends will do whatever it takes to show they're more than meets the eye! (Source: Anime-Planet) Included one-shot: Volume 21: Naita Aka Oni