These short works by a master of manga storytelling are rich with emotion and unexpected outcomes. Decidedly human, they deal with the kinks and quirks of love, lust, missed opportunity, fate, and temptation that make life both tragic and comic.

(Source: VIZ Media)

1. Kinkyou (The Current State of Affairs) 2. Kousaten mae (At the Intersection) 3. Short Program 4. Take-off 5. Change 6. Plus 1 7. Murasaki (Purple) 8-9. Nani ga Nandaka (What's Going On!?)