A story of unrequited love and alien possession! Chiyo, a homely high school girl, hates the handsome Tsubaki for his cruel ways, but she can't help but have a crush on him at the same time. Pushed to the breaking point, she prays for him to go away, and that's just what happens. But where does alien possession fit into all of this? Read and find out. This is a shoujo manga like no other! (Source: MangaCity)
Mizutani Yoshiki is a 21 year old working as an assistant director for TV shows. His friends from back in high school are all jealous because they think that he's able to rub elbows with celebrities but in reality, he's so far down the TV industry hierarchy that he's more the resident lap dog relegated to doing everyone else's dirty work. One day, he gets assigned to help out with filming for the latest "it" drama. The lead female actress turns out to be none other than Fujiidera Mitsuko, the girl he had a crush on back in high school who's now become one of the hottest rising stars in the acting world. As he quickly finds out though, she's nothing like the shy, quiet girl he knew from back in high school. What happened to her for her to have changed so much? **Included one-shot:** Volume 2: My dear B・F
At the start of high school, Takae fell in love with Araki. However, Araki just happens to be indifferent to love. Against her better judgment, she begins dating someone else, but that relationship turned out to be a big mistake...What will become of Takae's love!? Includes an extra story: Yori-chan is Experiencing an Unrequited Love
Collection of 4 stories 1. **Assari Chocolate (Kari)** (あっさりショコラ(仮)) 2. **Heavy Cloud No Rain** (ヘビー クラウド ノー レイン) 3. **Brooch** (ブローチ) 4. **Cabbage no Kuni Kara '03** (キャベツの国から'03)
Machiko should be floating on cloud nine. She's snagged the most popular guy in her grade and she's finally been able to form a close friendship with someone in her class for the first time in her life. But things aren't so simple---the other girls in the class are quick to accuse her of not being serious about her new boyfriend, and bad rumors are starting to spread around the school about her. So when she meets Takaya, a rebellious teenager who's the same grade as her younger sister, she can't help but be drawn to him, and he seems equally attracted to her. Who will she choose?
A collection of stories: Story 1: I Can Hear the Ghostly Drum-Beating The first guy Rika ever falls for turns out to be her older sister's fiancé. However, her sister's dream since she was a child was to be a bride, and ever since her engagement to another guy didn't work out a few years earlier due to her not being able to conceive, Rika swore to do everything in her power to help her sister fulfill her dream. Does that include helping her marry the guy that she's in love with?! Story 2: Like Snow Falling on Harbor Yori runs into Kurita, a girl he knew from basketball club back in high school. Back then, she was a quiet girl who had a quirky oddness to her. When he runs into her out of coincidence two years later, however, he finds that she's become an out-going (if not slightly high-strung) girl. A few weeks after their chance meeting, he receives a phone call from the hospital saying she had tried to kill herself, and he finds out the true reason for the drastic change. Story 3: fight! Yuki's a hard-working 21 year old who's tirelessly slugging away as a coordinator at a English language school so that she can save enough money to go study abroad. She has no interest in guys because she's so set on her goal---that is, until she meets Yuki, a guy with the same name as her. They move in together only days after they met, and at first things go well, but one day, he hits her in the face by accident. The violence escalates as the days wear on --- will their love last?! Story 4: The Days of the Sun Nana and Ichi are twins who are as close as can be. Sure the people around them think it's odd that they still sleep in the same bed --- but they couldn't care less what others think. All they need is each other. One day, they run into a scruffy looking man wearing dark sunglasses who claims that he's their long-lost dad! Is it really him? And why did he choose to reveal himself to them now? Includes other stories. *Notes: \- Winner of the 45th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category.*
1. **Ketchup Mayonnaise** (ケチャップマヨネーズ) Atsushi's bar-tending mom remarries to a rich, strait-laced (if not slightly old) salaryman. They move into their new house, and he can now sleep in a bed fit for a Prince! With the union, they've become one big happy family with him, his mom, his new step-dad, his step-dad's kids Peter and Kurara, and the ghost of his ex-wife....wait, what?! 2. **Mizu no Haru** (水の春, The Spring of Water) Maki should be on cloud nine - she's snagged the boyfriend of her dreams after finally confessing her love for him on the train platform, with a little help from her friend Fumika. They've even passed the half year mark in dating when everyone around them predicted they wouldn't last a month. Why is it then that she's starting to get the feeling that this was all a mistake? 3. **Chocolate Ice Cream** (アイスクリーム チョコレート) Sakura's been in love with Niiya ever since she wound up in the same class as him back in elementary school. Niiya, however, doesn't seem to be as enthusiastic about her. So of course, when God gives her the chance to change her face to one he'd madly fall for, she readily agrees! Who does she become? And does she finally get her man after fourteen years of unrequited love?
1. **Present** (プレゼント) Aki leads a normal life. She has friends, a family who cares about her, and a talent for writing. There's nothing seemingly wrong with her life, or herself for that matter. But when the the start of a new school year leads her to be in the same class as Yoshiko, a classmate a year older than her who still carried with her noticeable scars from the horrific burns she suffered from a fire, she begins to discover the best and worst in herself. 2. **Ouji-sama no Yukue** (おうじさまのゆくえ, The Whereabouts of the Prince) 3. **Anata ni Kikitai** (あなたにききたい, There's Something I Want to Ask You)
Hiraku's a slightly moody college student who's been having a hard time getting used to his new big-city life. A flamboyantly gay guy's latched onto him like a leech and follows him around wherever he goes, and a girl who he had a one-night stand with comes up to him telling him that she's pregnant and demands money from him so that she can go and get an abortion. Amidst all this chaos, one glaring question crystallizes in the minds of all those around him ---who is it that he really loves? Also contains: **Ichigo no Seikatsu** (いちごの生活) **Shitsumonshiyou** (しつもんしよう。)
The story follows Kiyotake, a man with no aim or accomplishments in life. He’s an actor who lands extra roles at best, works multiple part-time jobs to barely support himself, and has few personal attachments. His best friend Shun died when he was 19 in an accident and he now has a few casual friends. This expands when an old acquaintance moves in next door...
The story follows the daily life of Misaki Miyama, a freshman in high school and her two friends: the rich boy who used to get bullied in the past, Nire Hirose, whom she met in junior high; and the beautiful Kazuho Ida whom she got to know in high school. but it seems that Nire and Kazuho already know each other...
The manga centers on Yaeko Kogure, a woman who resigned from her company due to plans for marriage, only to have her fiancé break up with her on her last day. Confused and angry, she passes by a store that is playing Johann Sebastian Bach's iconic "Air" piece. Moved by the piece, she begins taking violin lessons for adults in the hopes of being able to play it. (Source: Anime News Network)
