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Young Magazine to Publish 35 1-Shots for 35th Anniversary

This year's 31st issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine revealed on Monday that to commemorate the magazine's 35th anniversary, it will publish 35 one-shots over a one-year period.

The "Bullet" project published the first one-shot, titled "Agape" by Ushijima the Loan Shark's Shohei Manabe, in the 31st issue. The one-shot follows an idol otaku in Akihabara.

The schedule for the next few one-shots is as follows:

• Rensuke Oshikiri (Hi Score Girl, Pupipō!) in the 32nd issue
• Takatoshi Nakamura (1/11) in the 33rd issue
• Kana Yoshimura (MURCIÉLAGO) in the 34th issue
• Ryūichirō Yamamoto (GOLD, Samurai Soldier) in the 35th issue
• Nanahiko Takagi (Angolmois: Genkō Kassen-ki) in the 44th issue
• Masato Hisa (Area 51, Nobunagun) in the 46th issue

Other authors who will contribute one-shots include:

• Ark Performance (Arpeggio of Blue Steel)
• Writer Kafka Asagiri (original author for Bungō Stray Dogs)
• Inio Asano (Solanin, Nijigahara Holograph, Oyasumi Punpun)
• Haro Aso (Alice in Borderland)
• Hiroto Ida (Nogi - Nabarishū Hakoku Sentan, Grasshopper)
• Writer Kyōsuke Kagami (original author for Yoiko no Kunshuron)
• Writer Homura Kawamoto (original author for Kakegurui)
• Kanno (Ano Musume ni Kiss to Shirayuri wo)
• Yasuhisa Kubo (Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san)
• Kôji Kumeta (Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Joshiraku)
• CLAMP (xxxHOLiC, Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa, RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE)
• Yūki Kodama (Blood Lad)
• Hiroaki Samura (Blade of the Immortal, Die Wergelder)
• Naoki Serizawa (Saru Lock, Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire)
• Suzume Takano (Sayonara Girlfriend)
• Hiroshi Tanaka (Bad Boys, Kippo)
• Naru Narumi (Tokyo Innocent, Zettai Joō Sei)
• Tsutomu Nihei (Knights of Sidonia, Blame!)
• Akeji Fujimura and Muneyuki Kaneshiro (Kami-sama no Iu Toori)
• Inusuke Matsuhashi (Saibanchō! Koko wa Chōeki 4-nen de Dōsuka)
• Mayu Minase (Musunde Hiraite, Love Calendar)
• Masume Yoshimoto (Oshiire no Warashi-san, Imomushi no Oyome-san)

Source: Comic Natalie