Magazine Oneshots

Oneshots that appear in magazines are often never reprinted in collections. If you notice that any of these oneshots have been reprinted, please let me know; I’d be interested in doing the other stories in the collection.

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04992 by Est Em (えすとえむ) Genre: lovely > josei > slice of life Summary: A woman looking for a job takes a spontaneous side trip. Get it: Download or Read Online

A Life (一命) by Kimura Minami (木村みなみ) Genre: strange dark > seinen > psychological Summary: A family takes part in a semi-annual feast. Get it: Download or Read Online

After Snowfall, Wonder (雪明けのワンダー) by Nicomichihiro (にこみきひろ) Genre: strange dark > seinen > supernatural psychological Summary: A quiet young woman deals with a supernatural housemate. Get it: Download or Read Online

Arikai Annu (蟻飼いアンヌ) by Fuduki Takahiro (文月タカヒロ) Genre: strange > seinen > sci-fi action Summary: A girl struggles to save her farm of domesticated giant ants. Get it: Download or Read Online

Ashita mo Sekai wa Itsumo Doori (明日も世界はいつも通り) by Nanase Yuugo (七瀬悠吾) Genre: lovely > josei > slice of life Summary: A high school girl is bored with her everyday life. Get it: Download or Read Online

Cotton no Mahou (コットンの魔法) by Mogusu (もぐす) Genre: lovely > josei > slice of life Summary: A down-on-her-luck witch comes home for tea. Get it: Download or Read Online

Daisy, Mata Ashita (デージー、またあした) by Nagabe (ながべ) Genre: lovely > josei > slice of life Summary: A frail girl recovers with the help of an unlikely friend. Get it: Download or Read Online

Death (死) by Shirohata March (白旗march) Genre: strange dark > seinen > SOL, psychological Summary: A young boy comes to an understanding about death. Get it: Download or Read Online

Earthly Paradise (楽園世界) by Hanada Makoto (縹まこと) Genre: lovely strange > shounen > sci-fi drama Summary: A pair of space explorers return to Earth centuries after their departure. Get it: Download or Read Online

Every Day is a Cat Day (日々是猫日) by Hatsu Akiko (波津彬子) Genre: lovely > josei > SOL comedy Summary: A cat owner laments and appreciates her cat. Get it: Download or Read Online

Gakusou (額装) by Tsurimaki Nodoka (釣巻和) Genre: lovely dark > josei > drama/romance Summary: A young craftsman meets the daughter of a painter he admired. Get it: Download or Read Online

Gecko to Gekkou to Kekkon (ゲッコーと月光と結婚) by Kuroi Agasa (黒井あがさ) Genre: lovely > shoujo > romantic fantasy Summary: In a world without night, Hina winds up helping a strange man look for geckos in order to grant their wishes. Get it: Download or Read Online

Hakobune no Biosophia (方舟のビオソフィア) by Aoi Aki (青井秋) Genre: lovely > seinen > slice of life Summary: On a small island, a native boy meets a foreign girl as they work to protect native species from invasive ones. Get it: Download or Read Online

Hana no Shinzou (花の心臓) by Suzuki Masami (鈴木真澄) Genre: strange > seinen > sci-fi drama Summary: A man wakes up and realizes he’s become a subject in a human experiment. Get it: Download or Read Online

Hijoushoku to Gochisou (非常食とご馳走) by Nagabe (ながべ) Genre: lovely dark > josei > supernatural slice of life Summary: A humanoid vulture takes in a little girl. Get it: Download or Read Online

Hitotsu no Souchi (ひとつの装置) by Shirai Yumiko (白井弓子) & Hoshi Shinichi (星新一) Genre: dark > shoujo > mystery, sci-fi Summary: A scientist facing nuclear war invents a device that the world needs. Get it: Download or Read Online (Download Comic Hoshi Shinichi releases by other groups.)

Homecoming (帰郷) by Tsurimaki Nodoka (釣巻和) & Hoshi Shinichi (星新一) Genre: strange dark > shoujo > psychological sci-fi Summary: An astronaut ponders the emptiness of space on his long journey back to Earth. Get it: Download or Read Online (Download Comic Hoshi Shinichi releases by other groups.)

Hoshi ni Negai o Futatabi (星に願いを再び) by Ayakaze Rou (彩風ろう) Genre: strange > seinen > supernatural romance Summary: A boy makes an innocuous wish on a shooting star, and the world ends. Get it: Download or Read Online

I Was Reincarnated as a Cat (猫に生まれ変わった僕は) by Sakurawa Asuka (桜和アスカ) Genre: lovely dark > josei > supernatural drama Summary: A young man is reincarnated as a cat and gets taken in by his old girlfriend. Get it: Download or Read Online

Jiraishin: The Lost File by Takahashi Tsutomu (高橋ツトム) Genre: dark > seinen > psychological action Summary: The pilot chapter for the 19-volume Jiraishin series. Detective Iida and the unit try to save hostage lives when a 15-year-old boy takes over a bank. Get it: Download Joint with Balikatan Group Scans.Make sure to read the main series Jiraishin!

Kaze ga Nuketekunda (風が抜けてくんだ) by Tanaka Miho (タナカミホ) Genre: lovely > josei > slice of life Summary: A young woman visits home for the first time in ten years. Get it: Download or Read Online

Komorebi Neko (木漏れ日猫) by Oono Rina (大野莉楠) Genre: lovely > shoujo > fantasy romance Summary: A girl with a crush gets help from an odd little cat. Get it: Download or Read Online

Lien no Tou yori (リヤンの塔より) by Umeda Abi (梅田阿比) Genre: lovely strange dark > josei > sci-fi drama Summary: In a post-apocalyptic world, a girl fears the uncertainty of moving forward. Get it: Download or Read Online

Like the Stars, Like the Snow (星のような、雪のような) by Tanikawa Fumiko (谷川史子) Genre: lovely > josei > romance Summary: A pair who could never get the timing right meet up once again. Get it: Download or Read Online

Mahou (魔法) by Wabuchi (わぶち) Genre: strange > josei > supernatural slice of life Summary: A humorous short about a shopkeeper, two kids, and a little magic. Get it: Download or Read Online

Makimodoshi (まきもどし) by Kondou Akino (近藤聡乃) Genre: lovely strange > seinen > mystery Summary: A woman wakes up to a mysterious mitten on her table — and being suddenly left-handed. Get it: Download or Read Online Support Kondou Akino by purchasing her English-language publication, Nothing Whatsoever All Out in the Open.

Mayonaka no Waltz (まよなかのワルツ) by Nagabe (ながべ) Genre: lovely > josei > supernatural romance Summary: A girl makes the acquaintance of a monstrous creature who believes himself to be quite human. Get it: Download or Read Online

My Unexceptional Yesterday (なんでもない昨日の話) by Itoi Nozo (糸井のぞ) Genre: lovely > josei > light romance Summary: A woman has a seemingly unremarkable story about a chance meeting. Get it: Download or Read Online

Namida no Tantanmen (涙のタンタン麺) by Takahashi Tsutomu (高橋ツトム) Genre: dark > seinen > slice of life Summary: A jaded young woman finds solace at a Chinese restaurant. Get it: Download or Read Online

Natsu Neiro (夏音色) by Tome Onigiri (とめおにぎり) Genre: lovely > seinen > slice of life Summary: A shopkeeper meets a pair of siblings in the rain. Get it: Download or Read Online

Night at the Aquarium (夜の水族館) by emone (えむわん) Genre: strange > seinen > slice of life psychological Summary: A young man takes a part-time job which leads him to question his life choices. Get it: Download or Read Online

Nyatta Tomorrow (明日のニャータ) by Nishi Keiko (西炯子) Genre: lovely > josei > SOL drama Summary: A woman searches for her lost cat. Get it: Download or Read Online

Ookami Ningen to Ningen Ookami (オオカミニンゲンとにんげんおおかみ) by Nagabe (ながべ) Genre: lovely > josei > slice of life/romance Summary: A wolf-man takes in a wild child. Get it: Download or Read Online

Ookami to Hitsuji (おおかみとひつじ) by Morino Kikori (森野きこり) Genre: lovely > shounen > slice of life fantasy Summary: Kouta turned his back on his powers when he realized how different he was. Then one day he meets someone who loves magic… Get it: Download or Read Online

Pine Needle, Love Needle (松のトゲ, 恋のトゲ) by Shinsei Ebi Mayonnaise (新星エビマヨネーズ) Genre: lovely strange > seinen > whimsical romance Summary: A young man experiences his first heartbreak. Get it: Download or Read Online

Ragini (ラーギニー) by Hagio Moto (萩尾望都) Genre: strange > josei > sci-fi drama Summary: A man is inspired by seven musical ladies and finds himself pondering life in a seven-sided world. Get it: Download or Read Online

Renri no Eda (連理の枝) by Shimokawa Saki (下川咲) Genre: lovely strange dark > seinen > supernatural romance Summary: Kei and Mizuki’s quiet lives together in the countryside are shattered when Mizuki collapses and a parasitic plant-like organism is discovered spreading its roots through her body, leeching away her life. How will Kei and Mizuki spend their last days together? Get it: Download or Read Online

Sake to Sakana (酒と魚) by Matsutanaka Daichi (松田中大地) Genre: strange dark > seinen > supernatural mystery horror Summary: Fumi and Haru are two university friends with a shared passion for the swim team, until Fumi’s “unique” heritage complicates matters. Get it: Download or Read Online

Someone’s Laughing Outside the Room (部屋の外では誰かが笑いあっている) by Tanaka Miho (タナカミホ) Genre: LSD > josei > sci-fi psychological slice of life Summary: At the end of the world, a boy wakes up to find an odd shiny orb next to him. Get it: Download or Read Online

Song of Heaven and Earth (あめつちのうた) by Ishii Asuka (石井明日香) Genre: lovely strange > seinen > drama Summary: A tale of two siblings—one unconventional, the other harboring a great secret. Get it: Download or Read Online

Tenkousei, Ridatsu Suru (転校生、離脱する) by Komori Youko (小森羊仔) Genre: lovely > shoujo > slice of life Summary: A resigned girl remembers something she’d forgotten after being forced to spend time with a rather odd transfer student. Get it: Download or Read Online

The Goldfish Osushi (キンギョのおすし) by Fukuta Seira (福田星良) Genre: lovely strange > seinen > romance Summary: A fish in love watches out for the object of her affection. Get it: Download or Read Online

The Sound of Shogi (駒音) by Ikuta Yoh (幾田羊) Genre: dark > seinen > slice of life Summary: A boy reflects on his grandfather’s life and his love of shogi. Get it: Download or Read Online

The Straw Hat and the Carp (麦わら帽子とこい) by Kojou Mangetsu (湖上満月) Genre: lovely dark > shoujo > drama Summary: A god, tired of this world. A little girl, lively but sickly. The summer they cross paths. Get it: Download or Read Online

The Tale of That Forest (その森のはなし) by Morino Daichi (モリノダイチ) Genre: strange dark > seinen > supernatural horror Summary: A boy wanders into a mysterious forest one night. Get it: Download or Read Online

The Watchman (監視員) by Takeuchi Teiji (竹内ていじ) Genre: strange dark > seinen > sci-fi mystery psychological drama Summary: It began with first contact. In a dystopian world, a silent “watchman” follows and evaluates a gifted young woman. Get it: Download or Read Online

The White King (しろのおうさま) by Nagabe (ながべ) Genre: LSD > shoujo > fantasy drama romance Summary: An albino boy and a white lion form a unique bond. Get it: Download or Read Online

Tonari no Kuni kara (となりの国から) by Matsuura Saori (松浦沙織) Genre: lovely strange dark > seinen > fantasy Summary: In a world quite different from our own, a young boy ventures into a forbidden forest and meets a girl utterly alien to him. Get it: Download or Read Online

Umi no Mukou, Tsuki no Uragawa (海の向こう,月の裏側) by Shimokawa Saki (下川咲) Genre: dark > seinen > psychological drama Summary: The story of two high school friends in a little town, both striving to escape from their lives there. Get it: Download or Read Online

Walking Stick (ななふし) by Nakano Shizuka (中野シズカ) Genre: strange > seinen > slice of life, mystery Summary: A new house proves to be not entirely unoccupied. Get it: Download or Read Online