A bitter, washed up manga artist receives a mysterious gift from a fan...

A one-shot by Takahashi Rumiko to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Japanese semimonthly seinen anthology, Big Comic.

"The great modern recession that you couldn't see coming. Have you ever wondered … if you could know if the future holds happiness for you or…?"
[Source: Rumic World]

Classic short stories by the world's most popular female manga artist!
Before there was Ranma1/2 and Maison Ikkkoku, even before there was Lum Urusei Yatsura, there was Rumic World! Takahashi's first two comics ever, one of which won her Shogakukan Publishing's Best New Comic Artist Award.

As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!
(Source: MU)

Nanoka Kiba, a female high-school student, 8 years earlier was near death because of some supernatural circumstances. In the present, one day she find herself again in dangerous supernatural events, but this time she is saved by the mysterious Mao, a young man apparently from another dimension.

The story is set in a "land where two worlds intersect," and it centers on "a strange romance between a boy and girl who meet by fate."

Another collection of Takahashi's short stories

Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul." Mermaid Saga contains three of Takahashi's uniquely macabre mermaid tales, A Mermaid Never Smiles, The Village of the Fighting Fish, and Mermaid Forest. Each revolves around Yuta, who wanders for hundreds of years, seeking a mermaid to cure him of his immortality.

Senmu No Inu contains six short stories that may especially appeal to readers with an appreciation for stories about relationships, character, and understanding other people. These are stories for thinking and feeling adults.

Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul." Mermaid Saga contains three of Takahashi's uniquely macabre mermaid tales, A Mermaid Never Smiles, The Village of the Fighting Fish, and Mermaid Forest. Each revolves around Yuta, who wanders for hundreds of years, seeking a mermaid to cure him of his immortality.

The boarding house Maison Ikkoku is home to a strange medley of weird characters, including the young student Yusaku and the beautiful (and widowed) manager, Kyoko. We follow the efforts of Yusaku to win Kyoko's affections, with interference from the rest of the tenants.
(Source: ANN)

A sophisticated collection of tales, ranging from the macabre to heartwarming to wacky. The trials and tribulations of daily life.

1. P no Higeki (The Tragedy of P)
2. Roman no Akindo (The Merchant of Romance)
3. Poi no Ie (The House of Trash)
4. Hachi no Naka (Hidden in the Pottery)
5. Hyakunen no Koi (One Hundred Years of Love)
6. L-size no Shiawase (Extra-Large Sized Happiness)

Kagome is a modern Japanese high school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power.
(Source: Viz)

Sanada Beni is 13 years old now and she is part of a ninja family. She is finally a Red ninja after 13 years of age. She takes an oath of loyalty to fulfill all her missions as family's "red ninja" descendant. But the problem is she is still a ninja in training. Four years ago she accidentally met a boy named Kiyoshi Makoto. Now she is set off to his school to protect him. Now what will would happen as Makoto continues to protect the entrance ceremony and Beni protects him?
(Source: MU)

[From Viz]:

Being a teenage martial artist isn't easy, especially for Ranma Saotome, who went through a major transformation on a training mission with his father. After an accidental dunk into a legendary cursed spring in China, Ranma now changes into a girl every time he's splashed with cold water. That would be enough to complicate anyone's life, even without the arranged fiancée who doesn't like him (or says she doesn't) and the constant stream of rivals and suitors for both his male and female forms. What's a half-guy, half-girl to do?

What would you do if a tiger skin bikini-clad alien followed you to school every day? Poor Ataru's life has never returned to normal since volatile extraterrestrial princess Lum fell for him. Now an excruciatingly wealthy and genteel rival, Mendo, adds to Ataru's torment. Not to mention an unending stream of extraordinary classroom visitors and educational materials including incompetent cherry blossom spirits, a legendary nightmare-eating tapir, and a fourth-dimensional camera that breeches alternate realities.