Minori Kimura has made a manga adaptation of Kaho Nashiki's masterpiece "How Do I, and We, Live?" (Rironsha, later Iwanami Gendai Bunko)! "I", a 14 year-old, is called "Koperu" after the main character of the novel "How Do You Live?" On the morning of the first day of the long weekend, his uncle Nobo, a dyer and weaver, comes to visit him and he decides to go and see his best friend Eugene, who has stopped going to school... Why don't we think together about the meaning of living without letting go of "thinking"?
27 shoujo manga artists have chosen a story from their archives that are meaningful or nostalgic for them. Volume 1, Dramatic LOVE: 1. **Yureru Soushun** (ゆれる早春) \[Riyoko Ikeda\] 2. **Yuki Doke Michi de...** (雪どけ道で・・・) \[Kimiko Uehara\] 3. **Itoshi-kun e no Serenade** (いとし君へのセレナーデ) \[Toshie Kihara\] 4. **Mrs Brown no Seishun** (ミセス=ブラウンの青春) \[Machiko Satonaka\] 5. **Futastu ni Watta Doumedaru** (二つに割った銅メダル) \[Youko Shouji\] 6. **Anata tte Mouretsu** (あなたってモ-レツ) \[Youko Tadatsu\] 7. **Nocturne** (ノクターン) \[Kyouko Fumizuki\] 8. **Shiroi Kageboushi** (白い影法師) \[Suzue Miuchi\] 9. **Tanima ni Naru Kane: Waga Tomo Frankenstein** (谷間に鳴る鐘―わが友 フランケンシュタイン―) \[Shinji Wada\] Volume 2, Romantic LOVE: 1. **Gohyaku Ban Me wa Dare da!?** (500番目はだれだ!?) \[Sumika Yamamoto\] 2. **Nemuri Kusa no Yume** (ねむり草の夢) \[Waki Yamato\] 3. **Kono Ko ni Ai no Omegumi wo** (この娘(こ)に愛のおめぐみを) \[Chiki Ooya\] 4. **Kono Aki no Owari ni** (この秋のおわりに) \[Makoto Shinozaki\] 5. **Rokugatsu no Shinwa** (6月の神話) \[Ryouko Takahashi\] 6. **Tobikiri Tobashite Midnight** (とびきりとばしてミッドナイト) \[Keiko Shiomri\] 7. **Watashi wa Shijimi!** (わたしはしじみ!) \[Yoshiko Tsuchida\] 8. **Konnichiwa Otoko no Ko** (こんにちは男の子) \[Yumiko Igarashi\] 9. **Forty-Love** (40-0(フォーティラブ) \[Minori Kimura\] Volume 3, Sensitive LOVE: 1. **Refrain Yumeiro** (ルフラン夢色) \[Fuyumi Ogura\] 2. **Haru Dakara Mezameta Mitai** (春だからめざめたみたい) \[Akemi Matsunae\] 3. **Chotto Kanjite My Heart** (ちょっと感じてマイ・ハート) \[Hiromu Ono\] 4. **Ichi Mai no Nenrin** (一枚の年輪) \[Fusako Kuramochi\] 5. **Yureru Koro** (ゆれる季節(ころ)\[Hiromi Mashiba\] 6. **Soshite Amai Yokan** (そしてあまい予感) \[Fuyumi Souryou\] 7. **Kami ga Yorokobi wo Kudasaru You ni** (神が喜びを下さるように) \[Yasuko Sakata\] 8. **Lemon Hakusho (First chapter)** (れもん白書(第1章) \[Mayumi Yoshida\] 9. **1984... Umi e** (1984…海へ) \[Kazumi Yamashita\]
1. **Cuckoo no Musume-tachi** (カッコーの娘たち) 2. **40-0** 3. **Hare no Hi Ame no Hi Kumori no Hi** (晴れの日雨の日曇りの日) 4. **Sabaku no Ousama** (砂漠の王さま) 5. **Yoru no Shounen** (夜の少年) 6. **Flight** (Flight<飛行>)
1. **Hahaoya no Musume-tachi** (母親の娘たち) 1 2. **Hahaoya no Musume-tachi** (母親の娘たち) 2 3. **Hahaoya no Musume-tachi** (母親の娘たち) 3 4. **Hahaoya no Musume-tachi** (母親の娘たち) 4 5. **Hahaoya no Musume-tachi** (母親の娘たち) 5 6. **Hahaoya no Musume-tachi** (母親の娘たち) 6 7. **Natsu wo Mukae ni** (夏を迎えに) 8. **Kazoku no Fuukei** (家族の風景) 9. **Shoshuu** (初秋) 10. **Kyou Made Soshite Ashita Kara** (今日までそして明日から)
An anthology of stories by seven talented shoujo mangaka for all girls who find themselves struggling with friendships. 1. **Tomodachi Kyoukaisen** (友だち境界線) \[Keiko Notoyama\] 2. **Minnatte Nani Kangaerun Darou** (みんなって何考えてるんだろう) \[Yuki Morita\] 3. **Ramen de Shiawase** (ラーメンで幸せ) \[Eri Kumaki\] 4. **Itsuwari no Yuujin** (偽りの友人) \[Kano Uchihara\] 5. **Kareshi Nante Kantan ni Dekiru Desho?** (彼氏なんてカンタンにできるでしょ?) \[Michiru Aoi\] 6. **Tatta Hitori no Kimi ni Todoke!** (たった一人のキミに届け!) \[Mariko Kosaka\] 7. **Asobi ni Kita-kun** (遊びにキタくん) \[Minori Katou\]
Kou Kimahara is an ordinary high school boy who shares a class with Sakurazaki Nako, a popular JK idol. Even though they don't know each other at all, Nako suddenly approaches Kou one day, asking him, "Hey, you've got free time, right? Want to go to the arcade after school?" Nako, unfamiliar with typical after-school activities, wants Kou to show her how to enjoy her free time after school, having seen him freely do so every day. Through arcades, restaurants, and other shared moments, their time together becomes something precious… "Can I call you tonight?" "Pat my head like I'm a good girl." "I want to always feel Himahara-kun with me." A heart-pounding romantic comedy unfolds, as an immensely popular idol and a high school boy share their daily life!
Yoshinaga Julie is a busy, single twenty-something who works. She shares her recipes, which allow her to make tasty food in a limited amount of time.
1. **Nanohana** (菜の花) 2. **Nanohanabatake no Kochiragawa** (菜の花畑のこちらがわ) 1 3. **Nanohanabatake no Kochiragawa** (菜の花畑のこちらがわ) 2 4. **Nanohanabatake no Kochiragawa** (菜の花畑のこちらがわ) 3 5. **Nanohanabatake no Mukou to Kochira** (菜の花畑のむこうとこちら) 6. **Nanohanabatake wa Yoru mo Sugara** (菜の花畑は夜もすがら) 7. **Nanohanabatake wa Manin Gorei** (菜の花畑は満員御礼) 8. **Otouto** (おとうと -弟-) 9. **Watashi no Uchuujin** (わたしの宇宙人) 10. **Kekkon Shitai Onna** (結婚したい女) 11. **Futari ga Deaeba** (ふたりが出会えば) 12. **Ruiko-san no Megane** (ルイ子さんのメガネ)