The story centers on a group of friends who are satisfied and complacent with their everyday lives. The friends include Tobio, a passive high schooler... more>> who makes it a rule not to hope too much; Maru, a scheming boy who gossips behind people's back; Isami, a gaudy student who likes girls and recently got a girlfriend with big breasts; and their senior Paisen (slang for senpai, or upperclassman), a 20-year old man who is rich and has long graduated from high school. <<less

They were childhood friends. He's noticed her since they were children. He liked her, but did she like him back? Or was it his fate... more>> to see her walk down the aisle with someone else? A silent webtoon of their story. <<less

One day, Alissa, the royal librarian, finds an abandoned diary. Not realizing it's under a unique magic spell, she takes it home, where she discovers that whenever she writes her name in it, she's transported to an unfamiliar place, where she meets with a boy called Louis. Thinking it to just be the world inside a book, Alissa befriends the young Louis and spends a lot of time with him.... more>>

Meanwhile, after years of making his people worry by staying single, a young king invites all the unmarried noble ladies to a ball where he will finally choose his queen. Alissa attends the ball with a light heart, confident that nothing will happen to her, until, strangely enough, the young king takes an interest in her... <<less

Mine has been a life of much shame.... more>>

I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.

Plagued by maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the world, Yozo Oba plays the clown in his dissolute life, holding up a mask for those around him as he spirals ever downward, locked arm-in-arm with death. <<less

Local mean boy is trying to bully smol girl, cause tsun tsun.... more>>

Local smol girl lets him, cause tsun tsun. <<less

Childhood memories. Feelings that pass through time.

Meet four couples, each with their own cute little quirks.

Five short stories. ... more>>

- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)

- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)

- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)

- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)

- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)

The first four stories are about the everyday life of a couple living together with their pets.The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992. <<less

More-or-less a direct adaptation of the classic Walt Disney animated feature film of the same name.

Oshaberi na Jikanwari is based on Mizusawa Megumi-sensei's own love story. It is the story of how she had a crush on a boy since primary school and the events that took place while she goes from primary school through junior high to senior high.... more>>

Includes a side story about one of the main character's friend, Satsuki Goto, and several oneshots by the author:

The Message

Akari has been keeping a secret from her friend and crush, Wataru. In the spring of 10th grade, she found a tape of Wataru confessing his love to Yayoi, and even after knowing Yayoi had feelings for Wataru, she still hid the tape! Now, two years later, the Akari and Wataru pleasantly bump into Yayoi again...

Landscape of the Second Year

Soko, a second year college art student, is still secretly struggling with her past breakup, but with the help of Kando, overcomes it. <<less

A short autobiography by Kobayashi Makoto about his experience serializing 1, 2, no Sanshiro in Weekly Shounen Magazine from 1978 to 1983.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award in 2009. <<less

A young wolf-girl takes in a human boy off the streets.

A short story about a boy and a girl who predicts the future.