Slice of Life - Page 142

The 4 brothers of Yuzuki family... Are family? Friends? Opponents?

Shion is anxious about having to find a new hairdresser to cut her hair, when suddenly a strange girl from an unknown hair salon calls out to her.

Sekine Keiichiro is handsome, intelligent, and popular. He's a jack-of-all-trades who's loved by women. Loved, that is, until they find out he's passionless and stoic and completely lacking in conviction. In a moment of self-reflection he starts hunting: Can anything make him feel? He's about to find out.

Tatsuhiko Shiroyama hates being stuck in the boonies. Greetings from strangers feels fake, part-time job prospects are limited, and he's been "blessed" with the nickname "Niyayama" from his classmates due to his creepy, unsociable attempts at smiling. He turned to the radio as a means to escape, and thinks about nothing more than saving up for a move to Tokyo where he can explore his passions. But Tatsuhiko's life changes forever when he saves a rich CEO from a rice paddy and is set up with his granddaughter, the equally as shy and antisocial Tamiko Mita. Together, the two stumble through the nuances of "dating", and Tatsuhiko's dreary days become a whole lot brighter.

Uozumi Aiko, an employee at Rainwater bookstore, is 29 years old and single. Despite her family pressuring her to “get married soon”, she lives life at her own pace. But one day, Aiko is frightened by a young man staring at her at work. However, it turns out that he's her cousin! Moreover, they're going to live together?!<br>This is the story of a clumsy woman and a clumsy man living together.

A one volume sequel of the Nodame Cantabile series. Chiaki and Nodame are back in Japan, Nodame for her first recital there, and Chiaki for his first Opera Concerto.

-from Baka-Updates: A manga that revolves around an old-fashioned all-night food stall, the various dishes that the stall owner prepares to suit the tastes of different customers, and the joys, griefs, trials and tribulations of his faithful patrons. Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award (2009). Won the 39th Japan Cartoonist Awards Grand Prize (2010).

A pair of childhood friends deal with a couples' discount in an odd way.

Destination is a state of mind. A tale of one girl and her bike and the road ahead. Kino wanders around the world on the back of Hermes, her unusual, anthropomorphic motorcycle, only staying in each country for three days. During their adventures, they find happiness, sadness, pain, decadence, violence, beauty, and wisdom. But through it all, they never lose their sense of freedom. They discover that because of the world's imperfections, is is actually a thing of beauty. "The world is not beautiful, therefore it is." (Source: TokyoPop)

A man confesses his love to a lone wolf girl.

A two-part oneshot about the story of a lonely god and a troubled high school girl.

"He", a police officer on his shift, happened to meet "her" on the streets, by chance. Through its bold, yet delicate brushwork and elegant prose, this stylish, full-colour comic illustrates the subtle air of intimacy between these two individuals.