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Aoki Kaoru is a 26-year-old woman who has never had a boyfriend. Normally unattached and unmotivated in her own life, Kaoru decides to start up a nail salon as a side business in addition to her regular job as a medical clerk. Although having a severe adversity to physical touch, she is forced to confront that fear when she meets a man who can’t help but touch others.
The story begins with Maquia, who is from a family where all the members stop aging in their mid teens. She has no parents and, although her days are peaceful, she feels lonely. Their peace is shattered when an army invades, seeking the secret to her people's immortality. Leilia, the most beautiful girl in her clan, is taken away, and the boy Maquia has secret feelings for disappears. Maquia is able to escape, but she loses her friends and her home. Wandering alone in the forest, she finds Ariel, a baby boy who has lost his parents. The story follows the changing relationship between the two as Ariel grows up and Maquia does not.
**Shibuya District, Maruyama Neighborhood: After School** Itoi is being picked on by her classmates, but doesn't want to admit it to herself. She becomes closer to Ariyoshi when they are paired together to make costumes for a party and Ariyoshi takes her shopping in Shibuya. Will Ariyoshi be able to help her admit what's going on and come to terms with it? And is there something more between them than just friendship? A two-part story in a compilation volume by Okazaki Mari in which all the stories feature the Shibuya district.
A cute and touching story of a single mother, Sumireko, and her daughter, Nozomi. The manga starts off with Nozomi being sixteen years old in the first chapter, then hops back to before she was born. Finally with the third chapter starts the "real" story, when Non-Non (Nozomi) is three years old.
It portrays the famous naturalist Plinius. From volcanic explosions and tidal waves to the ecology of plants and animals, the work reproduces the world of Natural History, the Plinius encyclopedia describing the universe. This is a definitive historical Roman romance depicting the world 2,000 years ago through astounding composition and realistic draftsmanship.
A collection of one-shots by various authors. Ready, Go! by Yoshii Yuu I hate poor guys! And yet, when I went on a date, I fell in love with a guy who's a freelance worker... and he came to our date on a bicycle!? Peach or Lemon by Kuramochi Mari After a small coincidence, I fell in love with him, but it seems that he already has a girlfriend!? And here I was, thinking that this love was fated to be... The Flower that Blooms in You by Mitsuya Omi Tsukina is secretly in love with her twin sister's boyfriend. After he lost his eyesight in an accident, she pretends to be her sister to take care of him, and then... Field Trip on Monday by Torikai Akane Shino got confessed to by two girls on the same day. For now, he doesn't mind dating the first one... Snow, Piling Up Feelings by Kimura Ayako Since I love him, I keep acting awkwardly around him and fall out of sorts with him... This is a story about a sad and heart-warming first love. Senpai and His Girlfriend ~Call My Name~ by Nanba Atsuko My cool girlfriend won't call me by my first name... This is a very serious matter for a couple
The original story about finding one's true self is set in Tokoname, Aichi and centers on Miyo "Muge" Sasaki. She is a peculiar second-year junior high student who has fallen in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge resolutely pursues Kento every day, but he takes no notice of her. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat named Tarou. The magic lets Muge get close to Kento, but eventually it may also make her unable to transform back to a human. (Source: Anime News Network)
Life is hard enough as it is without the complcations love interests bring. However, it becomes even more complicated when the interest in question is a friend. How does one choose between what is right and what is wrong? The male friend you've always been with or the one that's recently come back? This is a set of five short stories about the trials and tribulations of five different women: 1. **Diamond** 2. **Only 5 cm** 3. **Inside the Mosquito Net** 4. **Inside the Mosquito Net 2** 5. **Hide and Seek**
Haruka Nakatani, a boyish girl, transfers into an elementary school where her new class is strictly divided into two groups: girls and boys. But because of this unusual girl, who loves to play baseball, the class atmosphere is about to go through a change as well as Haruka herself...
Gin no Spoon manga's story centers around Ritsu, a high school boy who, along with his younger brother Shirabe and sister Kanade, were raised by their single mother Kyoko. When their mother is hospitalized due to sickness, Ritsu begins to take care of his younger siblings and cook food for them, slowly entering the world of cooking. Things become more complicated when Ritsu finds out a shocking fact: that he is an adopted child. (Source: Anime News Network)
Demetrios, a timid and kind vase painter in Ancient Greece, who dislikes sports and competitions, is one day forced to come up with a game to compete with the mayor of the neighboring town, in order to save his village. While hiding inside a large vase outside his workshop, lightning strikes the vase Demetrios is in, transferring him to Tokyo, Japan, during the 1964 Summer Olympics.