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In the vibrant realm of Balchados, where countless cultures thrive, some seek strength above all else. They come together for the Chaos Combat tournament—a brutal contest that will push them to their limits. Fighters from all corners of Balchados clash in battles fueled by ambition and desperation. Only one can emerge victorious, as the true test lies not just in strength, but in the will to win at any cost.
When Hate turns 15, Goddess-sama bestows upon him some terrific skills, but——?
A compilation of noteable submissions to the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards from 1987 to 2000 from major artists from when they were still newcomers. **Note:** Do not confuse this for the [Afternoon Four Seasons Awards CHRONICLE 1987-2000 Selections](https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/title?code=1000000684) from 2013, which cut 23 of the 48 oneshots but still spread the remaining 25 across 4 seasonal volumes. **Chapters:** **Spring:** 1. Tsuchida Seiki - Miseinen (1987 Four Seasons Prize) 2. Takahashi Tsutomu - GOTAVOICE (1987 Spring Semi-Winner) 3. Matsumoto Taiyou - STRAIGHT (1987 Autumn Semi-Winner) 4. Irie Noriko - Neko no Te Kashimasu (1987 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 5. Ohtagaki Yasuo - Ronin Heartbreak! (1988 Summer Honorable Mention) 6. Sudou Masumi - Shounen-ou ni Shiroi Kumo (1988 Autumn Semi-Winner) 7. Akizuki Risu - Oku-sama Shinkaron (1988 Autumn Honorable Mention) 8. Nakayama Masaaki - Ridatsu (1988 Winter Semi-Winner) 9. Arai Hideki - 8-gatsu no Hikari (1989 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 10. Hiromoto Sinichi - Western Carnival (1989 Summer Honorable Mention) 11. Enomoto Shunji - Golden Lucky (1989 Autumn Honorable Mention) 12. King Gonta - A Mess on a Weekend (1989 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 13. Irie Kiwa - Haikibun! Sakanahime (1989 Winter Four Seasons Prize) 14. Hiramatsu Minoru - Ma, Ikka! (1989 Winter Honorable Mention) 15. Aoki Yuuji - Higan to Shigan no Ma De (1990 Semi-Winner) 16. Taguchi Masayuki - Shouteki Ningen (1990 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 17. Sugawara Masayuki - Home Range (1991 Summer Semi-Winner) 18. Matoba Ken - Mei Tantei ni Hanarenai keredo (1991 Summer Semi-Winner) 19. Yasuda Hiroyuki - MOZOO (1991 Autumn Honorable Mention) 20. Oda Hideji - Sakana (1991 Winter Honorable Mention) **Summer:** 21. Matsunaga Toyokazu - Killing Paranoia (1992 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 22. Ohara Shinji - Boku wa Otouto (1993 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize) 23. Kuwahara Shinya - YOKO vs (1993 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 24. Samura Hiroaki - Mugen no Juunin (1993 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 25. Kuroda Iou - Ka, Nanten, Kuma (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize) 26. Toume Kei - KUROGANE (1993 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 27. Igarashi Daisuke - Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi & Imada Fuyu (1993 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 28. Yoshikai Kanji - Kodoku no Oto (1993 Winter Semi-Winner) 29. Ashinano Hitoshi - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (1994 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 30. Komai Yuu - Sonna Yatsua Inee!! (1994 Spring Honorable Mention) **Autumn:** 31. Aramaki Keiko - GENOMES (1994 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 32. Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki (1994 Summer Four Seasons Prize) 33. Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho (1994 Summer Semi-Winner) 34. Kiba Kouichi - JAGUA (1995 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 35. Nihei Tsutomu - BLAME (1995 Summer Special Prize) 36. Endou Hiroki - Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko dakara (1995 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 37. Kitoh Mohiro - Vendémiaire no Migite (1995 Autumn Semi-Winner) 38. Asada Torao - Spoonman 3.18 (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Grand Prize) 39. Wakana Shouhei - Kamen Tenshi (1996 Autumn Four Seasons Prize) 40. Shinemon - Lunch no B (1996 Summer Honorable Mention) **Winter:** 41. Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan (1997 Autumn Semi-Winner) 42. Kimura Kon - Koube Zaijuu (1997 Winter Four Seasons Prize) 43. Shinofusa Rokuro - Yasashii Kodomo no Tsukurikata (1997 Spring Honorable Mention) 44. Higuchi Asa - Yuku Tokoro (1998 Spring Four Seasons Prize) 45. Manabe Shohei - Yuuutsu Suberidai (1998 Summer Four Seasons Grand Prize) 46. Urushibara Yuki - Mushishi (1998 Winter Four Seasons Grand Prize) 47. Kumakura Takatoshi - Gurade (1999 Summer Semi-Winner) 48. Toyoda Minoru - Love Roma (2002 Spring Four Seasons Grand Prize) **Selected Descriptions:** Kio Shimoku - Ten no Ryouiki A brief insight into the life of a young graduate student looking for work who finds himself in bed with a mysterious girl he has never seen before. Abe Yoshitoshi - Ame no Furu Basho Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. Kiba Kouichi - JAGUAR As a woman is returning home one night, she runs into a man who was just in a car crash. As he\'s dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. Hayashida Q - Sofa-chan Hayashida Q\'s debut work about a female couch spirit. ___ **See Also:** - [MDList of Afternoon Four Seasons Award–winning oneshots](https://mangadex.org/list/d7b883be-732f-4d5b-8d92-818fa3c62555/afternoon-oneshot-four-seasons-award-winners) - [blog post covering this series](http://sportable.seesaa.net/article/246888518.html) - [Wikipedia article about this series](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E5%9B%9B%E5%AD%A3%E8%B3%9ECHRONICLE) - [Wikipedia article about the contest, including a list of winners](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E5%9B%9B%E5%AD%A3%E8%B3%9E)
Sosuke Aizen, the mastermind from “Bleach”, finds himself drawn to a mysterious room. As he steps inside, he is greeted by an assembly of extraordinary intellects: Lelouch Lamperouge from “Code Geass”, Yuuichi Katagiri from “Tomodachi Game”, Light Yagami from “Death Note”, Senku Ishigami from “Dr. Stone”, Shikamaru Nara from “Naruto”, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka from “Classroom of the Elite”. What will happen next…?
In a different world where Western and Chinese cultures are mixed. Ageha is born into this world as the hated son of Count Kikunoi in the Qilin Empire. It seems that in the future, his younger brother Regulus will kill him in a succession fight. Ageha\'s only weapon is the memory of his previous life. However, he still decides to raise his younger brother because \"- My little brother is super cute, isn\'t he?\" He creates educational toys by hand and develops steamed egg custard for his little brother who is like a chick. He mobilizes all his special skills and housework abilities of past life to improve the underdeveloped area!
I was a warrior, who died after being taken advantage of, in my previous life. I was reborn, so I tried to get revenge, but how could I be so unlucky to get kidnapped and sent to an orphanage? But; “Why don’t you come with me?” I was adopted by a rich family. I decided to leave in three years time, after causing a moderate amount of trouble. “Are you going to leave?” “Yes?” “Are you really leaving us?” My family refused to let me go. Why are they so obsessed with me?! [Taken from NovelUpdates] 가족들이 나한테 집착한다 / Devoted to Diamond
Read manhwa Universe’s Strongest First Love / Lovers of the Galaxy / The Greatest First Love in the Universe / 宇宙最强初恋 / 우주 최강의 첫사랑 Six years ago, when Wooju lost her father, she came across a kind-hearted alien in the mountains. Ever since then, she’s been an avid fan of aliens, but she pretends not to believe in their existence out of fear that her classmates will ostracize her. One day, Wooju discovers a school club that meets her interests. She’s excited to finally share her passion for aliens with others, but she has no idea that this will be the beginning of her exciting romance with the student body president Huimun, who has a secret of his own.
Dimensional storms have descended and many mysterious areas have appeared on Earth. All kinds of new lives are born in these areas. In order to become strong, humans started to enter these dangerous areas to hunt and kill extradimensional creatures. But I, Zhou Wen, have made these reformed areas into instance dungeons in my mobile game. By leveling up my game character, I will be leveling up my strength in reality. When others are risking their lives, I’m here getting stronger by gaming. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Manhua, Magic
Read manhua A Nest Of Phoenixes / 一窝凤凰 / Yī wō fènghuáng In the ancient times, when heaven and earth were first born, all order was not yet established, the world was chaotic and the three worlds were unsettled. Fortunately, the four Immortal Monarchs, Heng Yang, Dong Yang, Ling Yang and Qing Yang, emerged from the sky to guard the four seas and the eight wastes, leading to the subservience of all the tribes and a harmonious coexistence. The sky and the earth were clear and prosperous. However, how did the Phoenix tribe come to be so different? They are jumping up and down, making a scene, disturbing the immortals, but there are people who enjoy this.
Almark was born as the son of a mercenary in the war-torn northern land. With the pride of being his father’s son, he embarked on a long journey to the Nork Academy of Magic in the South, determined to become a magician――.
The game has emerged into reality, the rules of the world have been turned upside down and humanity has entered the era of becoming players with the world set as a game stage. The only way to become a player is by leveling up to become stronger! The only way to rise to the top of the world! On the day of world fusion Lin Moyue chose to take on the sole hidden class, Necromancer. From then on, Lin Moyue would not die until his summoned creatures died out. “I sit on the throne of bones as the God of the dead and walk between life and death.” “I am a walking catastrophe!”
This comedic series follows the amnesic Albert Tanese, the second king of Tanesia, who must find the saintess and the seventh fragment ‘Alkaid’ to prevent the world from descending into another disastrous war.
