A compilation of five manga stories by woman artist Oono "Takemaru", which appeared in March to July of 1996; stories are along the lines of science fiction/fantasy adventure; published on 25 August 1996 by Dengeki Comics (EX series); 5-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches (15 x 22 cm.), 196 pages, including a four-page color introduction; ISBN4-07-305053-2 (Source: http://www.elenorecity.com/f-curios1.html)

In the first year of her marriage, Keiko Natori enjoys being a full-time housewife and having a great relationship with her husband. Surrounded by a circle of cherished friends, among them her dear younger sister Shiho, Keiko's life seems blissful in every aspect. However, her happiness is shattered when her beloved sister betrays her trust by seducing her husband. Thus begins a tumultuous battle for affection between the two sisters, sparked by the flames of an illicit affair—who will emerge victorious in this emotional tug-of-war? *"Sister... I only wish for your misery to exceed mine."* (Source: POCKETCOMICS)

One day, a 30 years old girl obsessed with cosmetics wakes up to find herself in the Sengoku Period, reborn as Yone, the daughter of Yamauchi Kazutoyo, the samurai lord of Nagahama Castle in Omi Province. However, this era doesn't even have skin lotion, so Yone decides to create her own. She uses her knowledge to develop a line of cosmetics, and is so successful that she becomes a beautician to Kita-no-Mandokoro, the wife of the Imperial Regent. A huge-scale historical fantasy about a happy-go-lucky girl who begins to wield great influence on the end of the Sengoku Period!

The master spy Klaus, who boasts a 100 percent mission success rate despite being difficult to work with, has formed the new spy team Lamplight with eight women as his new teammates! Together, no mission is too difficult—or too heinous! (Source: Yen Press)

China is a county with a deep history. This land has had many emperors, but only one "empress regent"...... and her name was "Wu Zetian." Set in China at the beginning of the Tang dynasty, this is the spectacular epic tale of a woman's harsh chaotic life as she went from a lowly court lady in the emperor's harem to an empress who built her own empire! This romantic historical piece is brought to you by the wonderful Ryo Kurashina and Takeshi Mine! (Source: Group-Zero)

Poor as dirt, lacking talent and magical abilities, Mel Lislis is an unfortunate elf. To make money for her family, she joins Enoch's Royal Order of Chivalry. She is stationed as a medic with Enoch's Second Expeditionary Corps, tasked with subduing demons and providing disaster relief. Mel is constantly at the mercy of her unique cohort and grueling expeditions, and the absolutely yucky preserved rations only add insult to injury. Shocked that her compatriots can stomach such horrid provisions, Mel decides to put her Elven knowledge to use and fix this food fiasco! The curtains rise on this culinary adventure fantasy! (Source: Manga Mirai)

Serge Battour is the son of a French viscount and a Romani prostitute, and despite his kind nature and academic talent, is shunned by his family and his peers due to the color of his skin. He begins to attend Lacombrade Academy, his father's alma mater, in the hopes that there he will find a place to belong. Gilbert Cocteau is, like Serge, the orphaned son of a wealthy family, and is infamous at Lacombrade for his beautiful and delicate appearance, lack of dedication to schoolwork, and habit of prostituting himself to other students. He has no intention to connect with any of his classmates, instead devoting himself to his uncle Auguste. Due to a shortage of living space, Serge and Gilbert become roommates even though Gilbert's antisocial nature has in the past made it impossible for him to room with anybody. Serge, being sociable and idealistic, is determined to be friends with Gilbert; Gilbert is only interested in either being able to manipulate Serge or push him away entirely. To the surprise of both of the boys, however, the two eventually form a deep, albeit generally dismal, bond that leads to a romantic connection.

Yuu Tomonoga is a genius who was accepted to an American university at the young age of 13 and later accepted into the university's graduate program. Unfortunately, he loses funding for his research, but decides to drop out and continue the research on his own. He travels back to Japan in hopes of getting funding, but he quickly runs out of money for daily living. Luckily, he gets a call from an old friend and accepts his offer to teach at an all-girls school. **Includes bonus chapters:** Volume 1 - Extra Volume 2 - 2x Extra Volume 3 - Extra Volume 4 - 4.5

Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! explains the day-to-day of an universitary student that has to live with three sisters that are not from his family: a tsundere (14 years), a little demon (10 years) and a small girl (3 years). (Source: Animesque)

Oomura Takeshi is one unlucky fellow. He has has this case of bad luck ever since he was little. One day, while on his normal runs with bad luck, he meets an Angel named Elle, and he finds out that his father wished the curse of bad luck upon him. Takeshi has the oppurtunity to pass on the curse, but accepts it to save a young girl. For his noble act, Elle becomes human and lives with Takeshi to protect him from the curse, which is something Takeshi isn't particularly happy with.