Stories about Tezuka raising his three children.
From Intercross: Many stray cats are living at a certain tea house that dates back to the pre-war days. There is one young boy who wants to befriend them. Because the mother cat suddenly disappeared, Shiloh, along with the other cats locked themselves inside Awara-ya. Seeing as he is the only one who is domesticated, he decides to become the parent for these stray cats.
From The Moon in a Box: Before Minari knew he was gay, he convinced himself he was incapable of falling in love. Having spent the last five years settling for just sex with a friend from high school, he surprises himself by falling in love with and impetuously confessing to an acquaintance, Shinkawa. But will Minari's fragile ego be able to withstand the fear and uncertainty of a real love relationship?
The fourth official anthology for Love Live! School Idol Project. Each chapter is done by a different artist. Cover: Sasaki Mustumi 1. µ's Appeal Battle! by Yurikawa 2. Because Love is Blind. by Haruka Chiruwo 3. Den Den Den. by Yamane Masato 4. µ’s Backstage. by Shiroi Hakuto 5. Pancakes with Smiles on the Side. by Touya Tsugumi 6. I Want to Eat ☆ White Rice. by Hinata Nonoka 7. Soaps Get Smaller If You Rub Them. by Miduki Maya 8. In the Middle of the Dream. by Bcoca 9. Doki Doki Kimodameshi. by yumi 10. Battle, General Winter. by Takasaka Donten 11. UmiNico Movie Date. by Riku Riku
From Attractive Fascinante: Sensei rejected Fuji when Fuji confessed to him on graduation day. After that, Fuji always visited sensei and they still went out together. Sensei realized his feelings gradually and hoped to start afresh with Fuji. However, Fuji couldn’t believe it. But when Sensei’s ex-lover, Namiki, came back and wanted to reconcile with Sensei, both Sensei and Fuji found that they could no longer hide their own feelings anymore.
Reiko finds a starving mysterious animal that looks like a cat with wings. To the girl's surprise this cute animal names itself a space salesman that would sell advanced technology to humans for just a bit of hahise, which is abundant on Earth. But what is hahise? Would you pay it for a machine that can copy anything?
Six stories; One Day Dream, Graffiti Pop, Dutiful Vacation, Help, Red Bouquet, and Permanent Love, all by Rumiko Takahashi.
The highest peak of fishing comics~ Sun Yubing, a young man who followed his father to learn fishing, suddenly received his father’s death. In order to regain the 16 years of fishing skills, he took up his father’s leftover fishing equipment and re-find the fishing base.
A family is devastated by the Great Tottori Fire of 1952, but the family comes to terms with the disaster and breaks free from the bonds holding them back.(from MangaUpdates):KNOW THY FATHER The book opens with some childhood thoughts of Yoichi Yamashita spurred by a phone call at work informing him of his father's death. So, he journeys back to his hometown after an absence of well over a decade during which time he has not seen his father. But as the relatives gather for the funeral and the stories start to flow, Yoichi's childhood starts to resurface. The Spring afternoons playing on the floor of his father's barber shop, the fire that ravaged the city and his family home, his parents' divorce and a new ‘mother’. Through confidences and memories shared with those who knew him best, Yoichi rediscovers the man he had long considered an absent and rather cold father.Note: Was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia in 2021
Rather more representative of the Nishioka siblings' writing style than Kami no Kodomo, this is a collection of one-shots that explore the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people in an odd, surrealistic manner replete with atypical and symbolic illustrations. More than one reading may be required if you are to completely grasp the core message behind each of these stories.
At a prestigious girls' school, Sae, a shy high schooler didn't fit in with her classmates. Her daily routine during lunch break consists of playing her Mahjong game on her phone. Due to her hobby being maybe too old-fashioned, she kept it a secret, until she was found out by her class' charismatic rich lady, Chise! Will they with their diametrically different personalities get along through playing Mahjong...?