Chapters 1-4: Childhood friends Yukie and Kogawa are both in love with their other friend, Yamato.They relieve their unfulfilled sexual desire for Yamato by jerking each other off, but lately it seems they're progressing to something more serious... what will happen when Yamato finds out? Later on, a new guy enters the scene and he's also interested in one of the 3 friends. Will he be able to win his heart? chapters 5: Kichii, Akira and Akira's older brother are models for Boyfriend Grand Prix magazine. Kichii made an unfortunate bet with Akira- if Kichii can outrank Akira's brother in the magazine boyfriend ranking, Akira will be his slave. Until then Kichii will be Akira's slave. Who will win? And why is Akira so determined to see his big brother beaten? Chapter 6: Tamura Chisato sleeps with just about anyone if they say they like him. Even though Masashi is straight, he finds himself irritated with the way Tamura acts and tries to change his ways.

The last thing Arata expected was for his cousin that he'd almost forgotten about to show up on his doorstep. But it soon becomes apparent that Kazuto is not what he appears to be. (Source: Liquid Passion)

1-2) **Lovers on a Desert/Peaceful Island** The little rich boy, Hiroshigu, went on board a fishing boat out of curiosity as well as for the fun of it. However, he was swept off by waves and ended up on a deserted island with the bodyguard he hated most - Miyakawa! 3) **Lift** Akasaka is on his way to a very important meeting when the elevator gets stuck! But he's not alone: Ozawa is stuck with him, and he seems to know Akasaka... 4) **Love on a Storm Mountain** Rickshaw driver Hayate was educated about the town by the beautiful Kei, who he first saw dressed as a woman! But Kei is keeping a secret from Hayate... 5) **The Gaze That Never Wilts** Itou-sensei just recently transferred to the all girl's school, only to have fellow teacher Tanaka confess to him in public! Tanaka is determined to win Itou over, but Itou just wants to live a quiet life, especially after what happened six years ago at the boys school he used to work at. 6) **The Return of the Desert Island** 3 page short about Hiroshigu and Miyakawa. 7) **Housekeeper Tomioka's Diary** 4 page short about Hiroshigu's housekeeper following him to Miyakawa's place.

Matthias, a child abused continuously by his mother, having committed her murder finds refuge in a church where he meets a seemingly helpful, young priest and Hans, a fellow resident. Not much time passes however, until Matthias realizes there's something suspicious going on behind the facade of peaceful shelter... (from Aarinfantasy)

A collection of salaryman stories. 1) Koi wo Shimashou Management consultant Kobayashi uses his work to pick up younger men who catch his eye. Unfortunately, on his latest project he finds himself stuck with morose middle-aged manager Chief Araki. Kobayashi's initial horror develops into professional respect and instead of cruising for guys, he decides to use his easygoing charm to strike up an unlikely friendship.

1) A Confession of His Own Guilt Story of a high-school student who was sexually assaulted when young, and grew up to be openly homosexual. He always tries to antagonise a teacher whom he doesn't see eye to eye... 2) Risky A university student moves into his brother's apartment in the city but has yet to see his sibling, but the brother's friend just wouldn't stop hanging around. 3) Kimi Sae Oreba... This story is the beginning to one of her book Kimi Sae Ireba... (chapter 1-3). A man marries his supervisor's daughter and she passes away soon after. The supervisor tries to get him to remarry. 4) Kyoushi B A teacher chances upon a teacher-student relationship.

1-3) Koi no Okite (3 chapters) 4) Koi no Okite extra : His Sadness 5) Additional story : Glass Fruit 6) Koi no Okite extra : The Law of Hosting. His Sadness and The Law of Hosting were released as one extra, as they are really short.

Mino Katase, a beautiful OL, recalls a strange scene as she waits for her lover, Naoto Otani. Whenever she shared a bed with him at a dizzying moment, she would see a white flash explode in her head and glasses and masks would break. Was it a sign of things to come? An old fortune teller passing by also warns Mino that he is going to leave her. When she dreams that Otani is sleeping with another woman and talking disparagingly about her, will Mino's fears come true? Is Mino's psychic power real? A collection of occult romance manga that only Jiro Tsunoda could depict. Showing the drama between a man and a woman with a psychic theme. (from amazon.jp)

From Aestheticism: The stories in this volume ran in various magazines between 1989 and 1992. This was well before the pro yaoi boom, but obviously the pro impetus was there. Generally the stories are odd and low-key examinations of the tristesse of existence- as in the classic 'I loved him and he didn't love back on account of he won't admit he's gay even though he says 'I love you Takaya' in his sleep (the title story, Beyond the Moon Desert). Then again, at least one story has full-blown weirdness, in that a group of friends all quit their jobs to go sailing round the world on a yacht looking for treasure (Blue Moon). The story is told from the pov of the teenager whom the leader of the group tutors. Teenager wants nothing more than to be one of this romantic band, but leader won't take him. (...) And then there's the complicated little foursome of this man and the kabuki onnagata actor he's mesmerized by and the actor's sister whom he becomes engaged to and then breaks off with (Ochiba no Tegami - Letter in a Fallen Leaf).

PWP short stories.