Winter 1994

Nanami Simpson lives aboard the research vessel Peperonchino with her marine-biologist father Scott. Their travels are tied to his search for the mysterious glowing whale, but Nanami's closest companion is Tico, the orca she swims with almost every day.Life at sea brings discoveries, danger, and growing respect for the creatures beneath the waves. As Scott's search changes from finding rare life to protecting it, Nanami's bond with Tico makes the ocean feel less like a wilderness and more like a second home.

Reinhard von Müsel returns to the Galactic Empire after a brilliant victory over the Free Planets Alliance, earning promotion and the name Count von Lohengramm. Across the stars, Yang Wen-li returns home with far less celebration, hoping for a brief escape from the war after once again proving his strategic genius.The respite ends when political maneuvering sends Reinhard toward Alliance territory with twenty thousand ships. The Alliance answers with twice that number, convinced overwhelming force will guarantee victory. Reinhard prepares a trap, however, and Yang recognizes it almost immediately. The coming Battle of Astarte will depend on whether either side listens to the one commander who understands what is about to happen.

During a peaceful visit to a botanical garden, Mamoru encounters Fiore, an alien boy he befriended during a lonely period of his childhood. Long ago, Mamoru gave him a rose before they parted, and Fiore promised that one day he would return with flowers of his own. Now that promise has brought him back to Earth, but he is no longer alone.Fiore has fallen under the influence of the parasitic Xenian Flower, which feeds on vulnerable hearts and plans to drain the planet of life. Convinced that Usagi stole Mamoru's affection, Fiore takes him away and unleashes deadly flowers across Earth, forcing Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Guardians to confront a bond twisted by isolation, jealousy, and a promise that endured too long.

Keroppi steps into the green clothes of Robin Hood for a playful adventure in the forest. With loyal friends beside him, he challenges those who abuse their power, protects people in trouble, and uses quick thinking to turn dangerous encounters into victories for the weak.

Kiki and Lala discover the joy of dancing beneath a sky filled with stars. With magical dance shoes guiding their steps, the Little Twin Stars turn movement and music into a sparkling adventure where learning to dance is as much about sharing the moment as performing it perfectly.

Kitty and Mimmy can no longer sleep peacefully because a shadowy creature keeps stealing their dreams. As exhaustion spreads through their days, Kitty follows the clues left behind each night and sets out to catch the intruder before every pleasant dream disappears.Her search leads to an unusual confrontation where courage and kindness may prove more useful than force. Kitty must discover why the dream thief acts this way and restore restful nights to everyone affected.

When conventional medicine has no answer left, one name is still spoken in whispers: Black Jack. A brilliant surgeon without a license, he charges staggering fees, ignores hospital rules, and accepts cases that even celebrated specialists consider impossible. At his side is Pinoko, his small but fiercely loyal assistant.Behind Black Jack's cold reputation is a physician willing to put his own life at risk for a patient, though he neither gives trust easily nor accepts that laws should decide whose life is worth saving. From rare diseases to accidents that push medicine into painful moral territory, every case demands a choice that cannot be settled by surgical skill alone.

During a winter bath, Goku suddenly appears before Gohan and Goten despite still being dead, using the rare family gathering to look back on the struggle against Cell and the Cell Games. Their memories move from Earth's desperate battle to Goku's experiences in the Other World, including Pikkon and the tournament beyond death, before the family turns its attention toward the martial arts tournament waiting in the coming year.

Martial artist Ryo Sakazaki and his wealthy friend Robert Garcia break into an apartment while chasing a runaway cat, only to stumble upon a murder connected to South Town's criminal underworld. Crime boss Mr. Big becomes convinced that the pair possess the Eye of Sirius, a priceless diamond stolen from him.Unable to force the gem out of them, Mr. Big kidnaps Ryo's younger sister Yuri. With no diamond to trade and no patience for the gangsters standing in their way, Ryo and Robert fight through South Town to uncover the truth behind the theft and bring Yuri home alive.

Usagi and Chibiusa overhear two girls enthusiastically discussing the Sailor Guardians. As the pair praise each Guardian for her intelligence, elegance, strength, or leadership, Usagi keeps imagining that every compliment must surely be about her. The conversation becomes increasingly painful when Tuxedo Mask earns praise before Sailor Moon is even mentioned, and Usagi finally steps in to demand an opinion about herself, only to hear an affectionate list of both her heroic qualities and her very obvious flaws.