Slice of Life - Page 268

The girl who was adopted by two mothers met her soulmate- another girl, when she was 16 years old. After dating for ten years, she decided to give herself to a man at the age of 28 … because she did not want to live this "abnormal life". Only after leaving her, did she finally understand the true meaning of love during those countless days and nights. However, can they still go back to the way things were?

Ikumi is a high school girl whose hobby is making stuffed toys. When she is rescued by Ayato, an elite student at her school, she decides to give him a handmade stuffed animal as a thank-you, but she witnesses him secretly throwing it away in the shadows. Then the "curse" of the stuffed animal is activated, and Ayato is turned into a doll...---Note: Originally a oneshot published in LaLa 6/2023 issue on April 24, 2023. Serialization started in LaLa 10/2023 issue on August 24, 2023.

A combination illustration and manga artbook featuring the ultramarine works and fantastical world of Sakatsuki Sakana. ---The few short manga stories included are a side stories that served as a precursor to Sakatsuki's eventual ongoing publication (https://mangadex.org/title/77c7d3eb-16e9-4ef2-81f0-4d3876a037c5/star-tripper-planetarium-ghost-travel). They are irrelevant to the main storyline, but follow 303's solo travels around Sakatsuki's starry universe.- 3.1 - Prologue- 3.2 - Listening to the Rain- 3.3 - Buying Sweets- 3.4 - Drinking Kikiriri- 3.5 - Seeing Space Fashion- 3.6 - Climbing the Tower- 3.7 - Making A Guess- 3.8 - Epilogue

A heart-warming story of a happy-go-lucky girl and a talking sloth living on a declining Earth.

Arika Mamiya, the face of the idol group Lyrical Trick, suddenly disappeared without a trace one day. Now it has been over a year since then and her disappearance remains a mystery. Meanwhile, in a bid to promote the group, LT decides to hold an audition for the third generation members. Among the candidates is a blond girl named Nana Miyajima, who stands out from the rest of the crowd. It turns out she is actually Arika's best friend who has infiltrated the idol group to uncover the truth behind Arika's disappearance!

This is the strange story of a catgirl and her excursions along the railways of Japan.

"Cuprum's Bride" takes place in Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, a town full of craftsmen. Shiina, a female college student who is going out with a reticent copper-ware craftsman, Osamu, suddenly receives a marriage proposal from him one day. His words are too abrupt and she runs away involuntarily. Let's watch the love comedy unfold of a craftsman and a gal.

The poor aristocrat Viola suddenly received an unexpected marriage proposal from the prestigious noble household of Duke Physalis. An average noble daughter and the handsome duke. She had been confused, thinking that nothing made sense, but the duke had his own personal reasons. A political marriage with ulterior motives, both having their own circumstances. Will this path lead to happiness or sorrow?

"You smell so good." "Sorry, but I might not be able to let you go." Touka, who secretly has a crush on her senior, is bewildered to find out he felt for her scent. Things develop quickly and she decides to support his dream of becoming a perfumer while they become dangerously close.(source: Seishun Scans)

The first of two early works one-shot compilations by Kimura, this collects works from her latter half of high school through college, with one one-shot from her 20's at the end.- **Rain** (雨, Ame) - A boy is falsely accused of tearing a classmate's photo, but things don't seem to favor his truth. This boy is no stranger to lies and falsehoods, however...- **Tommy** (トミィ) - Tommy is a boy whose father perished during the war. Though the truth is hidden from him, Tommy begins to notice something is off....- **Balloon** (風船, Fuusen) - A largely silent one-shot about a girl who longs for the embodiment of joy: balloons.- **Tunnel** (トンネル)- **Carrot** (にんじん, Ninjin)- **Mamoru-kun's Dead** (まもる君が死んだ, Mamoru-kun ga Shinda)- **A Joyful Tale** (こうふくな話, Koufuku na Hanashi)- **The Wingless Bird** (翼のない鳥, Tsubasa no Nai Tori)

Note: This title is a joint publication between Kadokawa and CCC. Technically a manhua.

Doujin series based on Touhou Project. A cute, relaxed, "languid-style" comedy 4-koma with a rotating cast. Published first in the Strange Creators of Outer World magazine in 2015-21, then online monthly in 2021-22.