Kuku Hayate

“I shouldn't have had a pounding heart anymore.” A battle-weary cyborg soldier named Ethan encounters Mikhail, a botanist, on a planet while searching for peace. He greets him with a smile, and his soft hands seem fragile enough to be easily broken. Ethan feels restless and fidgety around him. Wanting to touch, wanting to love – these are purely human emotions. Ethan is puzzled that he still has such a “heart” inside of him, and as for Mikhail…

There is one lone wolf who lives deep in the forest. There is one young man who just wants to keep on living. What connects them? Why does the wolf look so sad? And why does the heart of the man beat so fast? A forbidden love story between a noble beast and young samurai starts here.

In the protected forest of the guardian deity, Yoichi the tanuki, arises a new guardian deity, Tsugumo. After dying as a fox cub, he was reborn for the sake of becoming a god and is still yet at a very tender age. While he is taught about the laws of life and the usage of divine forces, he innocently takens to Yoichi. "I love you, Yoichi. I want to be by your side forever and ever." To Yoichi who has continued protecting the forest heftily in solitude, Tsugumo revives his long ceased feelings back, however...

"The only one in heat is you." From real fluffy beasts to half-humans, gods, and even an unknown creature?! An extravagant line-up of non-humans is featured in this BL anthology! \#Cover Illustration: Takanaga Hinako Toraware no Otoko (囚われの男) -Takanaga Hinako Boku no Emono (ぼくの獲物) - Machi Komachi Kami no Nie (神の贄) - Touno Umi Senpai ni Mayu to Ore (先輩に繭とオレ) - Kuju Siam Neko Neko Honey (ねこねこハニー) - Narazaki Souta The Basement (the basement) - Est Em Ichou no Hanashi (銀杏のはなし) - Kusama Sakae Alpha Omega (ΑΩ) - Kuku Hayate Boku no Danna-sama (ボクの旦那様) - Naono Bohra Boku Dake no Itoshii Akuma (僕だけの愛しい悪魔) - Natori Isato Kami-sama no Shippo (神様のしっぽ) - Kamei Yogorouta Hakurou Ou no Manayome (白狼王の愛嫁) - Kushino Yui (story) & KASAI Ricaco (art) Hitoribocchi no Tanta (ひとりぼっちのタンタ) - Moto Haruko

Guy, a summoner, inherited his family heirloom: a coat with magic squares engraved on it. Sealed within it is a divine moon-beast, Sakim. Guy, who ended up without a single relative at a young age, became Sakim's master after making a contract with him, and now, they travel around together. A bloodstained forest of wolves, a dark road where a will-o-wisp appears, a port town where something possesses Guy, and a swamp where ghosts spill forth – he relies on Sakim's powers for all of the mysteries he encounters on their journey. As compensation, he allows Sakim to sleep with him. Before they know it, Guy has closed his heart, as if he's been imprisoned by thorns…

A series of biographical oneshots by various mangaka, published in 2009-2010 by Asahi Shimbun. Each issue focuses on a different notable figure from Japanese history. Collection of all titles released under Asahi Publications can be found on their Official Website - Link Title and Author details for each issue can be found at MangaSeek (JP)

Sasame is a police officer who, to the eyes of other people, seems to just be talking to himself. However, the truth is entirely different.

Due to a curse named "Meteora," Lin Chong was born with a beast's appearance. After being abandoned by the side of the road, he was picked up and saved by a magistrate named Oushin. Time passed and he grew into a fine young man, spending his days peacefully under Oushin's care. However, the curse did not disappear, and Lin Chong still retained his beast's tail. "Am I really not human?" "What is Meteora?" "Why was I born?" While Lin Chong is struggling with these questions, a monk named Lu Zhishen appears…

An encounter between a kitsune who runs an udon stall and a man who sells tofu. When the man compliments the deliciousness of the udon, the stall owner is so ecstatic that the tail he was hiding pops out in "The Kitsune's Udon."

The gate that leads the souls of the dead into the Underworld – that is called "Shisei Gokumon". There is a watchman at the front and at the back of the gate. The black Gozu and the white Mezu. The only time they are able to meet is during the diminutive span of time when the gate is open.

Zhen, a Wolf assassin, meets a beautiful courtesan while in pursuit of his latest target. Thinking she may be useful, he uses her to get closer to his quarry only to find out that "she" is actually a "he" – another Wolf assassin named Wu. What will happen to the two rivals now that they've flirted and even kissed?! It's assassin on assassin as the Wolves grapple with their destiny and each other.

As the town's sheriff, Fran was on an errand for his people. Alas, on his journey back, his horse died. Stranded in the middle of a desert with his only transport to civilisation dead to the world, Fran had to endure scorching heat to reach his town. Wandering for days, his weakened body betrayed him, only to be saved by a Native American…

Born in the wilderness from corpses after a battle, a lonely vengeful spirit is inexplicably compelled to follow a masculine general who is passing by. The vengeful spirit is overflowing with nothing but sorrow and malice, and that night, it appears before the general to curse him to death. However, the benevolence of the general who embraces it pierces its heart, and it wishes to live by his side instead!?

Despite being the grandson of a "witch", Ryou has no magical abilities. But he's content making delicious pastries at the "unbreakable" cafe run by his grandmother. But when she sends him to the cafe's mysterious warehouse, he meets... a demon king?! And what's this about having to make a binding contract with him? Includes two other stories: • Delicious Man (Oishii Hito) After salaryman Asami leaves work, his first stop on the way home is the ramen shop "Tsubaki," owned by a gorgeous ramen-maker. Called the "Ramen God" by this regular customer, this mysterious male always seems to serve the delicious ramen with a smile on his face. But what happens when Asami's chest starts to tighten one night...? • Screwed A short story about a novice bartender and his senior.

The protectors of a certain fox deity shrine happen to be Unka, an overly-serious red fox with a low social status, and Aura, a delinquent, pure-bred white fox. Can Unka, who is unable to express himself honestly, and Aura, who always goes all-out to get what he wants, really fall in love!?

Ulises, a brilliant but inflexible soldier, is shunned by the top brass and demoted to a station in a rural area where he meets his new wife Lea. The demotion that should've been a terrible thing turns into a blessing as Lea and her siblings teach the boorish Ulises about family and love. A soothing daily life fantasy about a silent military man and a clumsy new wife.