From Midnight Scans: A collection of 5 oneshots: 1) Shitsuren Biyoushitsu She breaks the school's hair code because she wants to be noticed by the teacher. But, her teacher is transferring... 2) Itsuka Suki to Ieru Made Tamao grows her hair in order to look like a decent girl, but...?! 3) Kono Koi wo Mousukoshi Dake Nana and Nene are twin sisters. Nene's always copying Nana, and...?! 4) Kimi Iro Destiny Having red hair was my complex. You told me that it was the red string of fate... 5) Shitsuren Mobius Kirie goes to the Shitsuren Biyoushitsu. That is because of her hopeless love towards her sibling...

From ANN: An autobiographical work in which Hideo Azuma tells the story of his inability to cope with the pressures of his job as a mangaka and of his exeriences with alcoholism. The work is split into three sections, each of which details one of Azuma's breakdowns. The first section (Walking At Night) is set in 1989 when Azuma suddenly walked out on both his job and his family and became homeless for the first time. Much of this section is given over to describing the practicalities of eating, sleeping, and killing time whilst homeless. The second section (Walking Around Town) covers a similar set of events in 1992 but this time Azuma managed to find labouring work as a gas pipe layer after a period of living rough. This section also looks back over Azuma's career and describes the pressures he worked under in the 1970s and 80s. The third section (Alcoholic Ward) covers the author's descent into full-blown alcoholism and his experiences of being committed to a hospital rehab programme in 1998.

Collection of oneshots: 1) Shiro Neko - A young boy steals the wallet of a vet who fell asleep on the last train. Days later that same boy brings in an injured stray cat for treatment. Neither the cat nor the boy will stay but they keep coming back. 2) Sweet Days - Years ago Kou moved away leaving behind cute little Yoh who idolized him. Now he's back and Yoh's changed... but not completely. 3) And Sheep - Lin's best friend Kura-chan is a genius, and lacking any ethical boundaries. When Kura-chan decides to explore what happens when you combine human and sheep DNA there's only person he can test it on: Lin! 4) Himitsu no Hanashi - Yuri's brother is gay. He can't accept that so how can he accept that Kawamori might be in love with him? Worse, Yuri might be in love right back. 5) Endless End - Akutsu fears he's all alone on New Year's Eve until he runs into Mizumoto from school. The next time they meet it's 2 am and everything is deserted. It's always night when they talk. Will their growing love ever see the light? 6) Summer Vocation

Hubby my ass! Who's your hubby, And who are you calling Wifey? Promise between households? Pu! Who cares about that kind of thing! Oh goodness, our neighbors, Just listen to the way he's talking. I'm telling you to keep the promise Since it's a vow between two households! It's not as if I've become your Wifey Because I wanted to be!!! Women's virtues are; One: Carefulness of conduct, Two: Carefulness of conduct. This is the way she was taught to act, Genuine country maiden Kim Seon-Nyeo. Because of resistance(?) from Cha Eun-Hyeok who is to become her Husband, She gives up on trying to be the perfect wife, And reveals her true nature As a hot-blooded fighting art specialist! Taming Jogang Jicheo(1)? It's actually taming Jogang Jibu(2)! (1) Wife who has shared one's hardships (2) Husband (literal meaning father) who has shared one's hardships

A young girl answers the door late at night and looks up to see a very, very tall man standing before her.

Kotori-chan and Hi-chan promised to marry each other when they grow up. But 10 years forward, the only one who’s actually “grown” is Kotori-chan, while Hi-chan still looks like a grade schooler. Hilarity ensues.

From Sura's Place: Boring days, boring life. She wants her life to spice up with a mystery or two. She gets her wish.

Rebellious misfit Fujieda Kei hates everything about his life; the elite private school he was forced to attend, his unreliable 'friends', and the annoying cellphone which is always buzzing with calls from people who want to ask him for favours as the school's bad-boy. Quiet, studious, and admired by students and teachers alike, Sakuraba Atsushi appears to be his polar opposite in every way. Since they obviously have nothing in common, they had never even spoken to each other before - despite being classmates. But all of this changes one day when Fujieda's classroom prank goes wrong; Sakuraba lets his unemotional demeanour slip for a moment as he taunts Fujieda and his vagrant lifestyle. Faced with Sakuraba's true personality, Fujieda is gripped by an emotion he had never experienced before... There are two extra stories in the second volume: 1) Kan no Naka no Watashi no Kedamono (My Caged Beast) A psychological story taking place inside the tight security of a yakuza base. 2) Indigo Blue Koga and Shiba don't quite fit into the ordered Japanese system, and so they leave the country. We pick them up again 4 years later in Mexico City. One final dirty job, and they'll have enough to retire to that Caribbean island with the sky of indigo blue...

Seven men have entered a school exclusively for girls. Irie, a man who fantasizes about his own harem, feels a great dislike towards Koga, the No. 1 popular ikemen at the school, so he always try to avoid him... But a rumor starts to spread that Kouga liked Irie"...!? The garden of a pure maiden opens, to make way for a love battle! An extraordinary high-school love story!

This series is about Rio, a college student who has been in love with her best friend's father, the pharmacist who runs Izumi Pharmacy, ever since she was a kid. As for Izumi-sensei, he's also attracted to Rio but has been holding back because his son is also in love with her!

From Lucia Rose: Natsuno Sarasa is painfully shy and is afraid to speak her mind, but as the summer music festival rolls around the corner, she prepares herself to make some new friends. However, just when she begins to lose hope, a boy in her class asks her for one of her tickets to the festival. Hourai Yayoi isn't the kind of new friend she was expecting to make, but...?

Kiyosumi thought that Ayabe had been rejected by a boy, but really Ayabe was just waiting to confess to Kiyosumi.

From Blissful Sin: 1, 2 + 5) Shoujo Mangaka no Koi (Adapted from the original oneshot) “If I could be of any help, would you want to try it?” To help incorporate boy’s love elements into his work, the unpopular shoujo mangaka Akimoto Yuu and his editor, Kurata, decide to carry out their own experiment. The story of an awakening love that is embarrassing but warm. 3) Passionate Pen Pals 4) Tokyo Hotel Afterword

A short romance oneshot about boy, his cousin and a cough.

There's a reason why I help clean the school swimming pool. And the reason is a bit sentimental.

The women in the Chidori family have the reigns firmly in hand. Then a cool young man appears among them as the mother's new assistant.

This is a story of the simple life of the three bears: the panda bear, the black bear, and the polar bear. Original Webtoon / English Version by Naver

After the sudden death of his wife and child, John Harding spirals into despair. Deprived of his motivation to live, his attempt at suicide is unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of a friend who wants him to coach the town's Little League team. Can John restore meaning to his life? A bittersweet and meditative adaptation of the English language novel "The 12th Angel" by Og Mandino.

A sumptuous story of the relationship of two women. What is it “to meet”? What does “each other” mean?

"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...

Jeremy is a sensitive teenager who is happy for his mother when she remarries. However, the sweet-talking man who is his new stepfather turns out to be a serpent in disguise -- he's a sadist and a pedophile, and it isn't long before he makes Jeremy his target. After months of horrific, systematic abuse, Jeremy's mind becomes unstable and his thoughts turn vicious. He decides to murder his stepfather in order to get rid of him -- but the plan goes awry, and when he sabotages his stepfather's car, his mother also dies in the crash. Shocked and wracked by guilt, Jeremy's reactions seem strange to the average onlooker. His brittle and bizarre behavior isn't just that of a grieving son's. This is when Ian, the free-spirited son of Jeremy's stepfather, begins to suspect Jeremy of murder. He finds several clues that tie Jeremy to the crime, but in unearthing them, Ian also discovers the fact that Jeremy was abused. What should Ian do with his evidence? Caught in a moral dilemma -- between punishing a criminal and atoning for his father's sins -- Ian begins to be haunted by lust for Jeremy. Is it lust, or is it love? Ian wonders whether he shares his father's proclivities, and despite his best efforts, he is drawn into a passionate and painful relationship with Jeremy. A Cruel God Reigns is a true BL classic written by Hagio Moto, one of the founders of the BL genre. In seventeen intense volumes, A Cruel God Reigns traces both Jeremy's and Ian's journeys towards redemption. The story-telling is rich and unique, and the art is breathtaking. To this day, A Cruel God Reigns remains one of the most powerful BL epics ever written. - by The Pink Panzers Winner of the first Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize's Award for Excellence.

From Fantagraphics Books: Fifth grade. The threshold of puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. Nitori Shuichi and his new friend Takatsuki Yoshino enjoy happy homes and loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy... Written and illustrated by Shimura Takako, acclaimed for her sensitive take on LGBT topics, Wandering Son portrays Shuichi and Yoshino's very private journey with affection, sensitivity and gentle humor.

Fat school delinquent meets cute, shy girl.

From Delish Scans: Facial communication, no words necessary.