A collection of SF one-shots by Tezuka from different magazines. --- **Volume 80 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
A collection of five short stories. From Intercross: • Sweet 16 - "I made a promise with my most favourite person in the world, while watching only the sea." KATAOKA Nanami had made a promise with her childhood friend Eiji that once she celebrates her sweet sixteen, they are to marry <3 However, nowadays Eiji only seems to be interested in surfing and has forgotten all about the promise. Will Nanami be able to revive her childhood promise? • Kira Kira Frozen - NAKAZATO An has always loved ice skating since she was young and dreams about becoming a professional. But when it comes to being accepted into a school in America and leaving her boyfriend Ya-chan behind, how will An be able to handle this situation? • Harumachi Platform It's spring, which means a new school, new semester, and new challenges for high school student Riko Kurosawa, who is not looking forward to this troublesome period of time. That is, until one day, a boy hands her a "magical" train ticket, and suddenly, Riko's mornings are a lot brighter. And at the center of it all is the boy who shares her train rides... • Itoshii Anata e Chiharu has been in love with her teacher since she met him. She confesses her love so many times, even the class is used to it. Then she finds out he already loves someone else. How will this end for Chiharu? • Totteoki no Uta - HYBRID is a newly formed band that hit the charts really high because of their lead singer, Aki. Yuri's been friends with Aki since they were kids, and, obviously, she's grown feelings for him. With Aki's band hitting it high, and getting really popular, is Yuri REALLY happy about all this?
Dustin squiggles about being Frank.
A parody of the popular Prince of Tennis series, it chronicles the daily school life of various characters.
DoAh Lee, a seemingly "normal" high-school boy, gets caught in a strange and embarrassing situation. Before he knows it, he is blackmailed into becoming the manager for a team of quirky, unruly, not to mention slightly lazy, heroes. Will he ever go back to his "normal" high-school days?
Mariko, codenamed "Rose Marie" is a leader of anti terrorist group, CAT (Counter Attack Terrorism). She lost her husband and son in a terrorist bomb attack at an airport. Also suffering injuries in the blast, she was left with a scar that looked like a rose flower on her chest. A summit conference is due to be held in Switzerland secretly, with Marie's team deployed. However, it becomes clear terrorists have already made a move to sabotage the meeting.
From Yen Press: A young boy named Roxas whiles away the last days of his summer vacation with his three best friends in their quiet little home of Twilight Town. But all is not as it should be in this hamlet nestled between night and day. Strange things keep happening around Roxas, which always seem to involve mysterious creatures and he is plagued by dreams of a boy named Sora, whom he has never met. Bewildered, Roxas searches for answers. Will they lead him to Sora, Donald and Goofy?
Hashida Natsumi is 28 years old, and has finally left his parents' home to open his own bakery. He gets by, selling bread to neighborhood obaa-chans and ojii-sans, and to an art school next door. Every Wednesday, a beautiful girl stops by and Natsumi is entranced. He finally gathers up enough courage to confess, but...
The original Kotaro Makaritoru contained 7 Major Archs and 1 side series. Initially the comic was filled with slapstick comedy and small sexual humor, but as the story progressed, the comic became more mature and serious. However, some of the classic humor remained. Koutarou Shindou - A high school aged karate expert who is descended from a long line of ninja. While he may be a fighting genius, he lacks common sense and any inhibitions whatsoever. He spends most of his time getting into trouble with school officials, and trying to steal girls' panties; especially Mayumi's. He is very protective of three things: his long hair, his panty collection, and Mayumi.
From MangaHelpers: Mikado Shuuji is just an ordinary guy, but he has a very unusual knife that he uses for cooking. It's actually a famous short sword that marks its owner as the head of the ninjas, and now there are hot ninja girls coming after him to take it back. Hinamori Botan is one of those hot ninja girls, but her efforts to attack Shuuji mostly end up inadvertently stripping her. After she concludes that she does not want to steal the sword and kill Shuuji, she ends up deciding to serve him as a ninja instead. Now she must protect him from the other ninja that come to claim his sword and his life.
Eguchi Hajime is an elementary school boy with the worst (best?) super power ever: Being able to notice every little erotic moment that happens in daily life.