Slice of Life - Page 120

Maki is an ex-model who now works as a waiter for a shop that opens as a cafe during the day and as a bar during the night. How he comes to work at such a place is the story.

At the convenience store, "Rubbers 7", the owner, small-time yakuza leader Tounomoto Munenori, has a mad devotion to the sport of table tennis -- so much so that he'll challenge shoplifters to a match. They win, they go free. They lose, they have to work for him at lousy rates. Needless to say, he's a very good player. But one girl, Soeno Natsuki, changes the rules on him... --summary from animenewsnetwork.com

A One shot. As children, Kaoru and Kentarou witnessed the beautiful miracle of the blooming sakura tree. Their bond is deep, but Kentarou has been traumaticized by his unhappy home life. Can Kaoru, and the memories she and Kentarou share, help him endure?

A story about a mysterious girl who doesn't seem to age and the people she affects. Very earth-friendly.

Tales of a Charcoal Burner narrates the day to day life of young Toshikatsu Ue, who, following family tradition, devotes himself to the hard labor of the titular profession in Wakayama Prefecture. The protagonist shows the laborious process of manufacturing charcoal in first person and strikes up a conversation with the reader through stories of his daily life and folk tales handed down in the region since antiquity. -from Dolmen Editorial

From Delish Scans: For you, I would do anything.

Story about friendship and truth, with of course, a supernatural box. Begins in a middle school where a mysterious box appears before some boys

1. Miniature Garden of Romance Masataka Chiyo is a Cultivation Art student whose latest submission has been rejected for being 'dispassionate and uncreative'. He struggles to find inspiration, which arrives unexpectedly in the form of his brilliantly innovative roommate, Kunitachi Hiromi. 2. The Professor's Botany A reclusive artist renowned as "The Professor" lives in a secluded house that appears, at first glance, to be as bare and as empty as its occupant's heart. Knowing The Professor to be a difficult man, the company in charge of mass-producing his designs delegates the task of dealing with him to their newest employee. 3. Tracing Paper

Amusing, albeit dark, comedy about a cat. And booze.

A sequel to the manga that was made into a movie, "Shiawase na Jikan" is comprised of two stories. The first is a continuation of the first book, two years into the future, and Shizuku is now preparing for her entrance exams. The second story, "Kikyou no Saku Koko" (The Blooming of the Balloon Flowers), is an unrelated original story. Tsuge Takayuki is a normal college boy, who, one day, sees a girl admiring the flowers in his front yard, and was reminded of a girl who stood by the flowers one year ago, crying in the rain. He falls in love with her, but will her injured heart accept his feelings?

From DrMaster: Experience the robot maid occupation like you've never seen it before in Hanidori Girl. Support Robot: Sally 001 has just been completed by boy technophile Yoshiki.

To cut costs at the Kusunoki Apartment Building, the new landlord has been appointed from the owner's family. Third son, Yuuto, will now serve as the tenants' landlord and chef while attending...elementary school?? A wonderful, heartwarming short story about 3 seemingly dissimilar adult tenants who are all brought together by the determination of their lovable young landlord.