Want to read Japanese manga but aren't ready to commit to a multi-volume series that the library might not own in full? Everything on this list is complete in one volume, so you can read the full thing with a single checkout.
Not technically a one-shot since it was originally released as multiple volumes, but this omnibus volume collects the entire series.
This omnibus volume collects the whole series.
This isn't technically a one-shot, but this omnibus volume collects the whole thing. Be aware that this is also an unfinished work - it's beautiful, but ends with unanswered questions.
A manga adaptation of Emma Darcy's Blind Date, a 1986 Harlequin novel.
A manga memoir about the author's experience with colon cancer.
Not technically a one-shot since it was originally released as multiple volumes, but this omnibus collects the complete thing. A manga memoir about the author's experiences working at the site of the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster.
Manga memoir about the author's experiences growing up as the child of an alcoholic and her complicated feelings when her father was diagnosed with cancer.
The author writes about her experiences at various restaurants.
Edutainment manga about the history of Western typeface/fonts.