2017 - Page 491

Just another office lady trying to get by.

It’s a world where a magical tree grows from the back of a swordsman, a mute girl is turned into a living weapon by her mother, a frost dragon roams the skies seeking vengeance, and beings with godlike powers clash for the balance of nature. In the middle of it all is Bira, an orphaned boy, happily spending his days fishing inside a secluded forest. Then he meets Tanyu, a former general on a quest to find his childhood love. Together, they journey into an enchanted landscape unlike any other.

A booklet originally bundled with the july 2017 issue of bessatsu shonen champion, containing two oneshots not previously collected in tankobon format.

From Bamboo Garden Five different- very different- stories. But all are tragedies with a twist at the end. Some may have cut-off endings; but there's a true philosophy at the end. First story- Two cuts of the devil (done by BGscans) About a mood-obsessed girl, a crazy count, the girl's servant- and a cup of chocolate tea. Second story- Mr Laurence's dilemma (done by BGscans) About a tax collector who goes to Scotland to collect the whiskey and Scotland's rebellious yet ingenuous way of protecting it. Or do they really not know? Third story- The sultan's dialiah (done by BGscans) An emperor has sacrificed a daughter for the sake of peace between his country Bizantin and the Sultan- the lord-'s country. He dies, but what of his daughter? Fourth story- Scary bread (done by BGscans) About a Christian that attempts to 'teach' the vikings. But as time grows the Christian grows weary, for she is doing something very wrong and she knows it. Fifth story- Happy Epicurean (working project) About a little boy who can otherwise be known as a carnivore...

Their pass work has become splendid! The captain observes the field! In the ever-popular Enoshima soccer manga, "The Knight in the Area," serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, Iwaki Teppei progresses from being a young soccer coach to a professional soccer player. The story from his high school days is about to unfold! How did this young soccer boy evolve into a genius midfielder?! The long awaited spin off of the number one selling soccer manga is here!!

Rio is a simple girl who believes in a Fated meeting. One day, her mother informs her that they will be staying at their grandmother's place in Ueko for the whole summer vacation. Is this where she will meet her fated one? A blue summer feeling and a start of love.

Ukai Zero saves three troubled teens from a Suicide Website, and together chooses to work as 'Robin Hoods' of society. However, one of Zero's friends are caught by an organization he got in trouble with, and Zero is forced to enter a gambling competition hosted by a rich, rotten old man who is looking for talented gamblers to be his rep player. The reward money? ONE TRILLION YEN.

Everyday, Tetsudo is driven by thoughts of wanting to die as he works in a company that overworks people. One day, he meets his college bud Kamitezuna again for a long while after 8 years. With his ill complexion as an excuse, Kamitezuna drags Tetsudo away from the last train and invites him to his house.

Pochiyama-san works at a local pharmacy. She is a loner and seldom speaks; instead she writes what she wants to say on... well you'll see for yourself once you read this short and humorous one-shot.

I have always thought that this normal peaceful everyday life would go on forever. ---until the day I met with that incident. Even if I had a fight with her, everything would be fine if I just apologized. ---until she was abducted by a huge red dragon that evening. And, when I realized it, I was in a weird library. At first, I could not grasp the situation, however, soon I found out that library was a magical library with books which hold everything in the World. I tried to return to the original World ---where she is in--- however, the World Book I was in was partly destroyed and I could not return. In attempt to protect my own World, to rescue her, I set off on a travel to fix the Book.

Li Qiyue, only wanted to get married, but with the special ability to refine his daily necessities into magic weapons, he ended up beginning his career as a refiner instead… But wait, why is the protection bureaus main job beating people up? Why did his girlfriend dump him to save the world? And most importantly who said he was the boss? (this might be a bad description, but Chinese isn’t my first language don’t judge plz)

While riding home on the bus one day, a girl sits down by Sai and lays her head on her shoulder while she sleeps. When she leaves she leaves behind her lip balm. Sai then becomes obsessed with returning the lip balm, taking the same bus every day. What will Sai do when she finally meets with the lip balm girl again? What are the feelings that underlie her obsession?