At times hilarious, at others heartwarming, this collection of short stories penned by one of Japan’s most talented artists is a perfect addition to any library! A young girl discovers that new glasses give her a whole new perspective on the world, a bunny-girl waitress learns to cope with her male customers with dignity, an introverted art student inspires her fellow club members even as she takes inspiration from them, and more! Fans of Mori will enjoy seeing concept designs and historical notes from her award-winning series, Emma and A Bride’s Story, as well as Mori’s own brand of enthusiastic commentary throughout.
Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 森薫拾遺集, Kaoru Mori Collection, Sumire's Flowers, Violet Blossoms, Oyashiki e Youkoso Dannasama!, Mieru You ni Natta Koto, Burrow Gentleman Club, Buka-chan, Mukashi Katta Mizugi, Clarie-san no Nichijou Mamagoto, Madeleine Baker, Fellows to Watashi, Sumire no Hana
Genres: Thriller , School Life , Drama
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Top 5 Manga Like Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something (Mori Kaoru Shuuishuu) [2026 List]
5. Boku wa Mari no Naka
The manga follows an "angel-like" beautiful high school girl with a certain secret she has been hiding from everyone, and an idle hikikomori (one who abnormally avoids social contact) young man; the highlight of his day is seeing Mari at the convenience store. The story begins as Mari wakes up in her room, but something feel amiss about the room and even her own body.
Inside Mari has finished publishing and it has 80 Chapters. It is also Known as: ぼくは麻理のなか, I'm in Mari
4. Kamisama ga Uso wo Tsuku.
It’s the summer when Natsuru is 11. Ever since he’s turned one of them down on Valentine’s Day, the girls of his class have been constantly ignoring him. This changes just before summer break, when Suzumura, the tallest girl in the year, suddenly talks to him. Later, Natsuru meets Suzumura again outside school and finds out she has a secret.
The Gods Lie has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 神様がうそをつく。, Kami-sama ga Uso wo Tsuku., Gods Tell Lies, Our Summer Holiday
3. Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, or The Empty Box and The Zeroth Maria, tells the sinister story of Kazuki Hoshino, who is almost madly attached to his everyday life, and his antagonist Aya Otonashi, who suddenly transfers into his class—for the 13,118th time. She majestically announces to “break” him, without paying heed to anyone else around them.
This is but the start of a dark roller coaster ride that turns the two against themselves, the people around them and the one who may be god. Read on as their relationship slowly changes and they go against their most basic values in their struggle against the world itself.
The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: 空ろの箱と零のマリア, HakoMari
2. Nozoki Ana
Tatsuhiko Kido, a vocational/technical school student who's staying in his school's dorms, one day discovers a hole in the wall of his apartment room. He peeks through the hole, but when he does so, he sees his neighbor, Ikuno Emiru, masturbating and he's caught peeking! However, when he goes over to inform her of the hole in the wall, she shuts the door in his face. Luckily for him, he's able to stop the door from closing and pursues after her, but, in his haste, he trips and lands right on top of her. As luck would have it, she takes a picture of them in a compromising position and tries to blackmail him into getting naked?!
Nozoki Ana has finished publishing and it has 117 Chapters. It is also Known as: ノ・ゾ・キ・ア・ナ, A Peephole
1. Bastard
There is a serial killer in my house!
Bastard has finished publishing and it has 94 Chapters. It is also Known as: Bastard
