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Makoto The Speed Player Special Story by Kosugi Aya Published by Shueisha Price: 780Yen (743Yen plus tax) The manga story of a big-breasted high-school girl who plays competition-level shogi (Japanese chess). This edition is longer than usual, with an original script included (albeit only about 16 pages or so), but is otherwise done with the usual style. I wanted to do more, but it's complete in one volume. (Aoki)

Subete wa Moteru Tame de Aru (It's All For Being Attractive) Story by Ninomura Hitoshi KK Long Sellers Price: 838Yen (plus tax) I did this one with cut-out illustrations. Rather than simply being a how-to book, it's the kind that makes you think about yourself in various ways. It certainly made me think. It's pretty blunt, with in-your-face statements like, "The reason you're not attractive is because you're creepy". Recommended. (Aoki)

Aoki Tsushin (The Aoki Report) (1) Leed Publishing Co., Ltd. Jan. 4, 1993	Aoki Tsushin (The Aoki Report) (2) Leed Publishing Co., Ltd. May 7, 1993	Sasami Street (1) Tokuma Shoten Aug. 20, 1993
Sasami Street (2) Tokuma Shoten May 20, 1994.5	Koume-chan ga Iku!! (Here Comes Koume!) (1) Takeshobo Sept. 4, 1993	Koume-chan ga Iku!! (Here Comes Koume!) (2) Takeshobo Nov. 27, 1994
Koume-chan ga Iku!! (Here Comes Koume!) (3) Takeshobo July 27, 1996	Chouhatsu MUGENDAI (Infinite Provocation) Takeshobo June 17, 1994	Onna no Ko ga Suki (I Like Girls) Bunkasha Dec. 25, 1995
Wakakusa Gakuen Kotobu (Wakakusa Academy High School) ASCII Publishing Dec. 17, 1994	Etchimono (Naughty Things) Bunkasha May 15, 1995	Pasokon no Mitsue-chan (Mitsue at the PC) ASCII Publishing Nov. 22, 1995
Yamada-kun to Sono Tsuma-gimi (Yamada and Wife) Takeshobo Aug. 27, 1996	Kisekaegokko (Playing Dress-Up) Shueisha Jan. 22, 1997	Mitsue-chan ga Iku!! (Here Comes Mitsue!) Futabasha June 28, 1997
Tonari no Shibafu wa (The Grass Is Greener) Shueisha July 23, 1997