Prequel to Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl Published in an anthology of 4 stories about Jigorou and 2 other stories completely unrelated to Jigorou or Yawara. One of them is called A Bat & 2 Balls.

1) Kanchigai Musume to Buchigire Ouji Kouga-kun is always looking at me, I think he likes me… Full of self confidence Keiko confesses her feelings to him. And as a result she had misunderstood and had a honorable defeat! After finding out that Kouga has someone else that he likes, she begins to give her support for him, but somehow her heart is full of pain. And then, Kouga can’t let that Keiko alone. The love of these two are full of misunderstandings, what will happen between these two!? 2) Haru Fuwari Koi Hirari One day, Asumi's heart gets broken when her crush gets a girlfriend and she can't stop crying in class. But her tears are hidden by a guy name Yukiya and protects her from letting others see her cry. She then starts feeling for him and when a new semester starts, she finds him again and confesses right on the spot. He doesn't say yes, but gives her 3 days to kiss him. And if she does, he'll make her his girlfriend. How will shy Asumi be able to kiss this hottie? 3) Gyutto Daikirai During her childhood Haruki was terrorized by her cousin Rei, until he finally moved to America. Four peaceful years flew by and Haruki is in high school and starts to have feelings for Honda Senpai. Everything is going swimmingly until Rei shows up out of the blue, and confesses to her! Not only that, but now he is living with her? What will happen to Haruki's peaceful high school life? 4) Sotsugyou Koi Kaze Yumi confessed to Shinichi half a year ago, but she was turned down. Then just suddenly, Shinichi asks Yumi to go out with him, just the two of them? What is going on!?

15 year-old Naru Kinboshi usually travels around the world with her parents and her little brother. But when they go on a trip to Kenya, Naru doesn't want to accompany them, so she stays with her little brother in Japan. But renting a place is too expensive and she barely has any money to start with. By luck, Naru finds a job at a boutique that belonged to her grandmother, Venus.

In times gone past there was a Lord, one who loved Konnyaku. He loved it so much that he ordered his ninjas to protect the family of the finest Konnyaku makers in his land. The protection of the family continues even to today, Mamo-kun, youngest of the ninja family protects the innocent and naïve Yuuna from sinister forces, though more often from herself.

[From Solaris-SVU]: Kaede, the heiress of the Kisaragi ninja clan has decided to run out on her arranged marriage, and take matters into her own hands. Searching for a companion on her own, she meets the most unlikeliest of guys; a total weakling. However she is soon intrigued by his courage, and chivalry. Can love blossom between these two kids from completely different worlds?

From Yen Press: Legend speaks of seven heroes, each one bearing the power of one of the stars of the Big Dipper. Two of these stars are constantly in conflict, destined to battle and throw the world into chaos… Not that Taitou has ever paid much attention to old stories. Headstrong and defiant, he is the last in his village to complete his coming-of-age ceremony — a fact his sister Laila incessantly teases him about. When he is finally deemed worthy, he is presented with the Kenkaranbu, an ancient sword that can only be drawn by a true hero. As the frustrated Taitou struggles to unsheathe the sword, a mysterious thief appears, making off with the blade and citing the legend of the Big Dipper. The stars have been set in motion, as Taitou sets off after the Kenkaranbu and the truth of his own destiny…Hiromu Arakawa, creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, brings the legend to life!

About a ninja bodyguard who crossdresses as his target who is an ojou-sama being targeted for a power unknown even to herself.From the translator: I have the briefly tl-ed description on the raw thread in jcafe but sadly I'm banned from there for reasons unknown to me (most likely proxy issues I think) so a short one here by me. Also, this is a web oneshot, original here: http://www.square-enix.com/jp/magazine/ganganonline/comic/kagemusha/index.html

From the Animeraider: Tachikawa Tetsuya in an incoming freshman at a new high school and he’s a great archer. He wants to join the archery club to meet the one they call “Kami no Ko”, better known as Fudou Gonzaburou. Tachikawa is good, but he’s heard that Fudou is even better. The archery team at this school is in fact very good. Tachikawa also meets a pretty girl who is already a member of the club (he accidentally walked in on her while she was changing). She’s not very good from the look of things, but she is his senpai and he defers to her. She takes an immediate liking to him and kisses him after practice. Let’s try just to get past the fact that this girl is actually a boy, named Fudou Gonzaburou…

Kain is a story about a blue eyed boy wandering the countryside. He happens to be in a town controlled by "kidoushi". These "kidoushis" are people from the newborn country of Ren, who have a machine in their body, giving them power equal to an army. The power of the kidoushi is determined by the amount the gigai (the machine) take up in their body.

Ouichi Masaki was waiting for a miracle to happen to change his life and it came out of the sky! An egg-like meteor crashes into the ground and hatches. In the egg is a young girl that sees Masaki as her...father?!

Tasuke's weird old grandpa has passed away at the age of 80, although it was said he would live till 130. Tasuke and his friend Kazuya decided to sneak into his house and they discovered that he had made a deal with a goddess! In exchange for 50 years of his life, he was to be granted a single wish... but the wish came too late. The goddess agreed to just grant his wish to Tasuke instead. Now Tasuke has a right arm that can perform a Rocket Punch! Will Kazuya and the goddess be able to convince him to use his new power as an ally of justice?

Samataro Kamiyama is the envy of his classmates. He always gets the best seat in class, never has detention, and his best friend is both sweet and pretty. He's also surrounded by his loving family, gorgeous older sister and adorable younger one... but hey, that's just what life is like when you're the son of a god! It's always clear sailing, never a cloud in the sky... and poor Samataro is bored to tears. How can he ever learn to be a god if he can't make it on his own as a human first? It's the last straw when his divine parents take their intervention a little too far... but can he really survive a normal life, free of miracles and magic?

From Shoujo Crusade: Atelier Masayume is a special little shop run by Horiuchi Natsuko & Furuya Ryosuke. They are able to design and create items according to their customer's wishes. Natsuko is in charge of ideas for the design and Ryosuke specialises in making the items. Together they will make your dreams come true... They go to extreme lengths to find out what best suits their customers and strive on for the sake of seeing their happy faces.

In order to overcome his debilitating fear of cats, Natsumi Hayato goes to visit a cat cafe. But could his reaction to one of the staff he meets there be even more difficult to conquer than his phobia?

Meiji Haruhito (Kanemochi-kun/the rich boy) just can’t understand Misaki (Binbou-kun/the poor boy), but quickly falls for him anyway. However, Haruhito’s love life is under threat. Not from a cute girl or ex-lover, but from his own grandfather. The boys’ grandfathers knew each other when they were young and Haruhito’s grandpa is delighted when he meets Misaki, who looks and acts like his late friend and (unrequited) love. from shinkeikaku

Collection of short love stories: 1) Great Waiters? At 175 cm, Haruyo never thought she would ever find a boyfriend because of her height and her rather tomboyish looks and demeanour. Under her friends' recommendation, however, a visit to the renowned 'Hot Cafe' caused her to fall for a charming waiter named Kouno... who promptly dragged her to fill the vacancy -- as a male waiter?! Having a chance to get closer to him is one thing, but has Kouno also accidentally mistaken her for a boy?! How is Haruyo supposed to express her feeling for him now? With a cafe filled with handsome waiters and the pretty girls who swoon over them, this 'pretty boy' has work cut out for her! This story was released as a oneshot in Bitter - Nakechau Koi Monogatari anthology volume. 2) Golden Waiter 3) Private Waiter 4) Great Waiters? - Milk & Honey 5) Anata ni Aeru Basho (Cafe)

From Esthétique: This is a crossover between Kanon (Key) and AIR (Key). Each chapter is a separate story of Kanon (Key) or AIR (Key), they're just short mini stories that were never seen in the anime.

When they were young, Goro always looked after crybaby-Kaoru who was always teased for being small and girly. Now that they’re all grown up, Kaoru’s still glued himself to Goro’s side, though their roles have switched. Physically anyway…

The story of Ibusuki Rokusuke, a fellow who's trying to escape from a yandere girl who is quite literally crazy for him... and winds up being forced to put up with something even worse. From Baka-Updates: Ibusuki Rokusuke is unlucky enough to have a girl who's downright crazy for him. While trying to escape her twisted idea of love, he sneaks into an inn... which happens to be run by a witch who does not appreciate it when people try to stay without paying first. ...oh, and the crazy girl got there before him. Poor guy...

Kannagi Kazuma was considered useless within his family because he could not use "Enjutsu" (lit. Blaze Technique), the power to control flames. When he was defeated by Kannagi Ayano, one of his very distant relatives, in a bout to decide who would wield "Enraiha" (lit. Blaze Lightning Supremacy), a sword that was wielded by the family heir, he was banished from the family. Four years later, he returns as a master of "Fujutsu" (lit. Wind Technique), the power to control wind, and with a new name, Yagami Kazuma. Soon after his return, he is reunited with Ayano and his younger brother, Ren, who is also gifted in Enjutsu. Soon, however, Kannagi family members are killed and the murder weapon is revealed to be Fujutsu. Now Kazuma has to fight his family to prove that he is not the murderer and follow a series of adventures with Ayano. NOTE: Incomplete due to author passing away.

> Continued in Kekkai Sensen - Mafuugai Kessha( http://mangapark.com/search?q=kekkai-sensen-mafuugai-kessha )

By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi"--a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori's got some other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty 16-year-old neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art. Kekkaishi received the 2007 Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen manga.

10 years ago, high-school student Sanpeita dreamed he was engaged to a beautiful girl. One morning, an unknown homely girl suddenly pressed him for marriage. The homely girl was named Kemeko. In order to escape, Sanpeita left for school where Kemeko followed and showed up with an uproar. A larger disturbance was when Sanpeita was targeted by a rice cooker on the school's rooftop. As Sanpeita and his childhood friend Izumi were being attacked by the rice cooker, Kemeko saved them both. What is the girl's true shape!?

Akagi Taichi is high school troublemaker who transfers to a new school. He enjoys Martial Arts, and he decides to visit the new dojo. What he doesn't know is that the school has a ghost story: if you look at the picture of the dojo's founder, Chiba Shunsuke, he moves. But not only does Chiba move, he inhabits Akagi's body!