Hirunaka no Chouchou - a Shocking Day for New Discoveries: A shopping mall date with Suiren and Kawasumi. But... Suiren gets lost?! She and a small girl find themselves at the Lost Child centre where suddenly Suzume and Mamura come along! Hibi Ryuusei - Suzume’s Parallel School Diary: The Suzume who steals everybody’s attention at the high school entrance ceremony. Though she's no great beauty, she does things at her own pace and is a hot topic amongst everyone. In the middle of this, the only person who doesn’t notice her, Kawasumi – will he become interested?!
Having been forced to leave the side of passionate Rin three years earlier, Sarasa thinks she has found happiness again in the gentle arms of Akira. But fate plays bittersweet tricks when least expected, and what may have seemed like the past has its ways of catching up.
Story 1: Endou got into an affair with the neighbor's wife and was caught red-handed by the husband, Okumura. He apologized to Okumura and was expecting a beat-up when Okumura pushed him down instead... Story 2: Ritsu has unrequited feelings for his friend Masashi. In order to cope with the situation, he indulges in a frivolous life as an escort in the red-light district. When he suspects to have gotten HIV, he runs to the hospital. Little did he know, the doctor who examines him is a former acquaintance of his...
From Blissful Sin: The Waterfalls of Lowen Petergillian - They are the waters at the end of the world above. Every river, every lake, every ocean; all water arrives here, Protecting the ends of the world and the city which longs for it, Klinia Roe. On a green hill lies the representation of peace and harmony. The world is ruled by the Higher Prince, Al El. His brother, Serlhon, and an adventurer from the world below begin their journey. Serlhon admires Ashrei and believes that he is the only one who can free him from monotony. Exactly one year ago, Ashrei and a man-beast, Hephaistos, arrived in this world. Different from the Klinia people and Serlhon, Ashrei Rodd possesses dark hair and eyes of a mysterious light. During his journey with the strong and manly Ashrei, how will Serlhon grow? What secrets does Ashrei hide?
Ogiwara Umi is an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl with an extraordinary older brother. Ogiwara Haruto is an up-and-coming star actor, and everywhere he goes girls call his name. This would be difficult for any little sister, but Umi has it particularly bad ~ she not only has a brother complex, but she’s actually in love with her brother! But perhaps the more important question is ~ does Haruto feel the same? -- from Mousou Scans
A country in an unnamed continent – Shuang. On a dark night, a boy named Hao infiltrates the capital residence of the prestigious and noble Wu family wielding his blade against the family heir, Yanghua. Because Hao’s precious savior, Feng, was betrayed by his lover, Yanghua, Hao decides to get revenge on Feng’s behalf. But, Yanghua offers an unexpected proposal! With his romantic rival, the man he hates to death, love begins to blossom?! A Chinese-style romance period drama between a natural scamp and a single-minded boy is about to begin!
Two boys in love, a romance that their parents wouldn't understand and the hard life that awaits them...
The Nightmare of Fabrication is a beautifully drawn full-colour manga from Yoshitoshi ABe. The 18 page short story can be found in the Lain Omnipresence in Wired artbook. It's a bonus story which apparently isn't related with neither the anime nor the PS game. It shows characters who were included in the PS game but not in the TV series (like the psychiatrist), but also determinant characters from the anime who didn't appear in the videogame (like Deus).
Alexandrite is a boy whose androgynous, racially-ambiguous appearance has brought him plenty of modeling work, much to his chagrin.
On his deathbed, the famous composer, Chopin, drifts between this life and the next. In his final hours, he experiences a fantastical dream where he encounters a young girl named Polka facing a terrible destiny and the boy named Allegretto who will fight to save her. On the border between dreams and reality, Chopin discovers the light that shines in all of us in this enduring tale of good, evil, love, and betrayal. Based off the fantasy jrpg Trusty Bell or in NA translation, Eternal Sonata.
From MangaHelpers: After the body dies, the soul lives on. Many spirits progress toward the world of light, through the levels of the spirit world where they study how to improve their souls. These spirits are sometimes reincarnated into the physical world, and sometimes they are sent back as guardian spirits for other living people. Guardian spirits must protect their charge's souls from the blackness that oozes up from the world of darkness below. Riyon is a very laid-back spirit, who often skips her spirit classes to fool around. To train her further, she is sent back to the physical world as a guardian spirit. Instead of following a human from birth, she is helping a beleaguered man, the Japanese Prime Minister Kasuga Soichiro, in the last year and a half of his life. After an unexpected close call with death, Kasuga gains some unusual talents, including the ability to see Riyon. Will Riyon and Kasuga together be able to protect his battered soul? [tethysdust]
A series of short stories. -Dojiko & Hero: Mana is a manager of the boys' basketball club of Saijo High School. She repeats blunders, but always tries as hard as she can! She is a first-year student, and in one-sided love with Haruka, an ace player. Haruka is so cool that he is likely to be isolated in the club. Mana wants to help him, but...!? -Fool For You Nanase's childhood friend, Youta, is four years older. He left 3 years ago for university and has recently returned for only a week. Although he is a fool, Nanase loves him. -We're Not Involved Chika, an upcoming model, saves Sagiri while she's being harassed by a guy in the street, and Sagiri is so mad that he bribed the guy to leave that she insists on paying her schoolmate back... -The Hallway Rumors "Wherever you are.. I will always find you," thinks Kooko about Akihiro, one of her guy friends, whom she likes. Akihiro already has a girlfriend though, and this girlfriend also happens to ask Kooko to help her make a cake for Valentine's Day...