Slice of Life - Page 103

Collection of short horror stories.

Original webcomic: http://www.square-enix.com/jp/magazine/ganganonline/comic/idolmaster/

Snow White, a maiden who lives in the woods with the seven dwarfs, suddenly decides to open a “dwarf café”! She has the support from three of her dwarf friends, and the Prince. Amidst the busy atmosphere of the café and making nice with the Prince (and putting up with his fetish for all things miniature), Snow White has a rival, Rosé, the owner of another café - “The Red Hood.” This 4-koma manga of fairy tale parody is light-hearted, funny and too cute to boot!

From ANN: An autobiographical work in which Hideo Azuma tells the story of his inability to cope with the pressures of his job as a mangaka and of his exeriences with alcoholism. The work is split into three sections, each of which details one of Azuma's breakdowns. The first section (Walking At Night) is set in 1989 when Azuma suddenly walked out on both his job and his family and became homeless for the first time. Much of this section is given over to describing the practicalities of eating, sleeping, and killing time whilst homeless. The second section (Walking Around Town) covers a similar set of events in 1992 but this time Azuma managed to find labouring work as a gas pipe layer after a period of living rough. This section also looks back over Azuma's career and describes the pressures he worked under in the 1970s and 80s. The third section (Alcoholic Ward) covers the author's descent into full-blown alcoholism and his experiences of being committed to a hospital rehab programme in 1998.

Katou has money problems, loans and he hasn’t paid his rent for 5 months now. When his realtor Yui suggest that, if Katou does a job for him, he will give him 3 more weeks to pay the rent (before kicking him out or worse), Katou happily agrees… From 'Sweet Tale' collection of short stories/oneshots: Story 1. Boy Next Door Story 2. One Heart Story 3. Otoshimono Story 4. Long Way Home

From Wingtip Cafe: Hina, Arare, and Hana are the three sisters of Kyoto’s oldest confectionery shop, Fukuya. Although they each have different personalities, they all take pride in their shop. Fukuyadou-honpo will bring you a taste of the ancient capital, Kyoto, with a shrewd mother, sharp-tongued grandpa, and a host of other characters who bring life to the great city.

From Ramsus-kun: Risato Arishima and Miko Nakura meet at a mixer - but soon find themselves mixed up in their own fair share of problems!

From Facepalm Scans: A slice-of-life book about three girls: Misaki, Yuki and Haruka.

From Hoshikuzuu Scans and Starry Sky Scans: "Having sex without love. All the gay people do this, right?" University student, Kawamoto has a string of one-night stands. One day, he meets a university employee called Kuroki, and he tries to bed him. "Do you always do stuff like this?" Kuroki has been in love with one of the school professors for 7 years. "I'm happy just being by his side." That unwavering dedication captures Kawamoto's heart... If love is solely loving someone, doesn't that just invite pain...? The long-awaited young love story by Nanameguri!!

Kotori was a normal girl who had always been tempted down the wrong path. As she lived her normal, boring, everyday life, trying so hard to follow her dreams, a bold chubby straw-bale cat walked into her life. Will this cat be a god of luck for her? Or will it become a god of misfortune, and lead Kotori down the wrong path...? A fluffy fat cat opens up the door on this story of a woman's struggles through everyday life!

From: J-SiS A series of short stories centered around a different woman in every chapter.

From Osuwari Team: “I want to get a boyfriend in high school.” Born on the same day, at the same hospital, Asuka and Tomaru were always together. Though they seem more like twins than real twins, Asuka’s desire for independence means separation… a complicated situation?!