Subin's mom routinely pays for matchmakers to set her up on dates. Subin turns them all down, one after another. One day she runs into an old friend from school, and things start to get complicated when he s...

Inspired by Cervantes' Don Quixote, the author criticizes heartless individualism and indifference in modern Japan, as seen through the eyes of an old man, who, although childish with age, sees the truth of ...

Official English Natsuki’s husband once again leaves for a business trip. As she is seeing him off with a sad smile on her face, their neighbor, Alec, approaches her. He’s a foreign exchange student, an...

After meeting for "0 seconds," a proposal!? One night Hana Kayama opens her door to a strange young man standing there, Keito Mikita. Moreover, he plainly proposes to her saying "May we please live together,...

The manga is based on a dramatic tragedy diary written by Aya Kitō (July 19, 1962 - May 23, 1988) published shortly before her death. The diary, a true story based on her own life, was originally written in...

A collection of tales: 1. Slim Kannon 2. Inu de Warui ka!! 3. Obasan to Issho 4. Ganbari-Masse (The End of the World) 5. Grand Father 6. Takarazuka e no Shoutai (Invitation to Takarazuka) 7. 1 or W - One or...

Every second counts when you're a first responder. But what if you could see a glimpse into the future? Hosu is a firefighter with the supernatural ability to do just that. There’s just one catch. It only ...

MOON-SU has to win another short-film award to become a full-length filmmaker. A good actor produces a good film! To cast the famous actress SU-AH KANG who returned to film major, MOON-SU approaches her... "...

What? A super sweet senior and a tsundere teaching assistant are both her cat guardians?! This girl with a thousand-year-old jade in her body is the successor to the previous master of these Thousand Year Ca...

A collection of stories: 1-3. 2 Shuukan no Adventure 4. Himeko-chan 5. His Left Eye A story detailing an encounter between Gerry and Eugene from Barairo no Hoo no Koro, as adults. 6. Belgian Waffle Andrew...

Kaede Ibuki is 26 years old. As she and her boyfriend gradually grow apart, a new intern named Sakurai strikes up a conversation with her. Not only that, but Sakurai used to be a student she tutored! She rem...

Rei Kiriyama is a child prodigy. Rei Kiriyama is also an orphan who lives alone in an empty apartment. Rei Kiriyama is a teen working in an adult world. Life is complicated for Rei. He's an up-and-coming sho...

A young man named Jinfrey, decides to become an adventurer in order to earn a lot of money and make his family happy. However, the moment he tries to become an adventurer, Jinfrey remembers the memory of hi...

"Don't panic! It's my first time, too"- Young-jun, a college student, feels burdened by the fruit store bachelor Seong-ho, who pretends to be close when he encounters in the neighborhood. One day, while he w...

Seongmin, who is a rent boy, has repeatedly failed to satisfy his customers, but promises to succeed this one last time. Somehow managing to mistake another man for his client, he leads the wrong person back...

Takumi Kaizu is a normal high school student enjoying his final year in school with the rest of his friends. Over the years, he has made good memories with these friends of his, most of whom are girls, thoug...

The representative of "purity," and the nation's most popular actress, Yeo Goeun, and the twisted scandal maker, Seo Beomi. In truth, the two of them share a secret. They are "acting as best friends" due to ...

About a dream handler, and the decision he takes for the sake of his client. This one shot has won 3rd spot of Daewon manwha contest, and thus the author has a high(er) chance of being employed by Issue m...

A pair spend a day at the aquarium and explore the different fishes, while one of them muses about their secret feelings for one another. Two young people dealing with their ambiguous relationship.

Sisters Ju-eun and Hyejin grew up in absolute poverty. After their mother’s death, Hyejin accepts the offer to join their estranged father’s wealthy family. But when Hyejin turns out dead just three year...

A slime that fell in love with... a human.

Satoshi told his brother he has a cute girl friend, so when his bluff gets called he asks his best friend Yakumo to dress up as a girl and go on a date with him.

One day I woke up and there was a demon in my bed. For some reason she just stayed at my house. As the days passed, I began to see her as if she were a sister and let her live the life of a human being.

A Drunken Dream is a collection of literary short stories by Hagio falling into multiple genres, created between 1971-2007. The stories were selected by translator Matt Thorn to be an introduction to Hagio f...