If you're looking for a short 10-minutes of enjoyment, manga Oneshots are one of the best bets out there. I'm reading more and more of them to learn by examples how to end a story in few pages. And that's why I'm making lists of Oneshots I enjoyed.
Salam (peace)
This posts where I talk about some interesting manga One-Shots I found. Because these manga are short, they have different charm than manga series or the short fiction.
So In this list, All these one-shots are interesting ones I came across.
I'll also include two and three-shots as I consider them One-shots too.
The Laughing Target
by: Rumiko Takahashi
When they were young, Yuzuru's parents arranged a merriage with his cousin Azusa... After her mother's death, with no place to go to, she returned to him. But he already has another girl he likes... the story of jealousy and dark powers unfolds.
It's is one of the authors earlier dark works, and it's good as modern super-natural story... I mentioned other Rumiko Takahashi work: "Fire Tripper" in post #2. both of them are bundled in Rumic World Collection and available in English in print.
Hero Killer
by: Daiki Kase
This is one interesting science fiction manga. In the age where the government hire super-powered humans to deal with criminals... The main character is someone who tracks those "heros" and kill them.
The story is full of action and his motive is interesting... The villain is also awesome. While the One-shot doesn't offer anything new, it's one of the good shonen One-shots out there.
Hachigatsu no Shikisa
by: Sorata Akizuki
A slice of life story about Hazuki, a girl who meets up with a boy. He's nicknamed Natsu (Summer) as he only comes to the town in summer. The story is very heartwarming, and Natsu's illness (don't want to spoil it) is unique for a manga in this genre. Definitely worth a read.
This Oneshot is bundled with Akagami no Shirayuki-hime (Red Haired Snow White) first volume.
Full Scratch Eiji
by: Kazuro Inoue
About a boy who runs away from his Otaku past after a failed love confession, He became cooler and famous... One day he met a girl who was a fan of his old self, the legendary otaku who created amazing E-models... To keep his identity a secret he had to shut her up.
It's a lovely one-shot that teaches "what matters isn't the look, but the heart"... I read most of the series of this author, my favorite being "Midori no Hibi"... There are other interesting One-shots by him and I'll probably talking.
This Oneshot is bundled in Aoi Destruction collection.
Previous Posts
| Post | Oneshots |
|---|---|
| 3 | Ability Shop, Flying Witch, Debu to Bejin, Ai Kara Hajimaru |
| 2 | Koe no Katachi, Tell me A lie, Dear Green, Fire Tripper |
| 1 | My Hero, Death Note, Naruto, Aru Asa Akiteru |
well, some of these oneshots were popular... but if I did post about this again I'll probably post more obscure ones. As I said before I wish there was a group that translates Treasure contestants. But well, they're all amateurs, even if one of them could be the next Kishimoto Masashi in ten years.
I hope you have enjoyed this post. Tell me if you want more of it :)