8-gatsu no Hikari
Four Seasons Grand Prize winner of Summer 1989.
Tsuioku
1. Tsuioku (追憶) 2. Aigaki (合鍵) 3. Start Line (スタートライン) Kei has drifted apart from his childhood friend, Hayato. When Hayato began to surpass Kei instead of following behind him, Kei started seeing his old friend in a new light. Feeling the wind, love is on the track team! (Source: Blissful Sin, edited)
Chanbara
Hana to Hoshi
Hanai is a junior higher and the best at table tennis. She’s never lost, and she’s won many tournaments, but after some freshman she’s never heard of beats her like it was nothing, she starts losing every game after that and she can’t get rid of that feeling of defeat. Now it’s her first day […]
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream
Aira, Rizumu and Mion wants to participate to the Prism Show, a famous competition combining ice-skating, singing and dancing, and become its best ice-skater, the Prism Queen.
Sprinter
Adopted by a well-to-do family, Hikaru Yuuki had grown up knowing two things: hard work and a comfortable lifestyle. One day, when an old man notices Hikaru’s natural talent for running, he pressures Hikaru to race. After his initial success, Hikaru falls in love with the sport and faces a huge decision. Will he continue […]
1 or W
9 short stories by Rumiko Takahashi, published on a single volume in 1995. 1) Slim Kannon (スリム観音, Surimu Kannon), published on Petit Comic n. 9, 1991 2) Inu de Warui ka!! (犬で悪いか!!), published on Weekly Shōnen Sunday n. 47, 1985 3) Oba-san to Issho (お婆さんといっしょ), published on Big Comic Spirits n. 20/08/1985 4) The End […]
Pocha Pocha Suieibu
Oota Katsuyo is a 15-year-old girl just entering high school. She’s short and plump, thanks to being the daughter of a family that runs a tonkatsu shop. She’s followed her crush from middle school to the same high school, and she’s devastated when she finds out he’s not interested in chubby girls. As she’s looking […]
Asahinagu
Everyone wants a fresh start in high school and that applies ten fold for Toujima Asahi. She hopes that she can create a new image of coolness at Futatsuzaka High School; a school that used to be all girls until recently, which explains the female population being 5 times that of the male and the […]
Touhai
Not a lot of people know that one of the most talented and ruthless Mahjong players in the city is a young high school boy. Kei is a teenager of few words, but his observation skills, unwavering will and experience in the game allows him to survive in a world full of powerful, rich and […]