Hiyama, a very close friend of Shuuya died. Shuuya is devastated. Not only because his friend died, also because his father doesn't recognize him as what he is after all. He is a really good jockey but nobody except his sister seems to care. When Shuuya is in France he meets the world-class jockey Jean-Paul and there is a certain attraction between the two men from the start. Gradually a love-relationship starts, but one of the more complicated kind. (Source: PRISMS)

1. **Bloody Rose: Chi no Bara** (ブラディ・ローズ －血のバラ－) 2. **Hiki Sakareta Karte** (ひき裂かれたカルテ) 3. **Shisha no Sumu Yakata** (死者の棲む館)

Kaneichiro Yamagata (45) is a novelist with a wife and children. He always aims for a "chic" way of life and is devoted to sake, gourmet food, and hobbies. The cheap apartment where Yamagata works is filled with eccentric residents. Together with one of them, Naoji Satake, he rode a classic car (Triumph TR3A, made in England) and headed for Yamanashi. Satake had been thinking about committing suicide due to the failure of his business, but as he listened to Yamagata's way of life along the way, he began to think again about living. (Source: Goma Books, translated)

Naoto Nonoshima; commonly known as Choku, is an office worker who works for a medium-sized company known as Maruju. Desperate and drunk, Nonomura wakes up the next day in front of a store called "Shop Jibun." By getting involved with the store, Choku experiences various encounters with different people. One encounter that stands out is Mina, a 19-year-old girl with mysterious powers. During these experiences, Nonoshima begins to question his job as an unskilled office worker and is compelled to make a decision. (Source: Goma Books, translated)

Suzune gives up her goal of becoming a prima ballerina. When her father is injured, she takes his place as a teacher of a ballet class. But all of her students are handsome young men...!

1. **Julia** (ユリア) \[Mayuki Anan\] 2. **Sakura Chiru Natsunoyo** (サクラ散る夏の夜) \[Shou Obara\] 3. **Tomodachi wa Mado no Mukou…** (友達は窓のむこう…) \[Masumi Shimizu\] 4. **Totte wa Ikenai** (撮ってはいけない) \[Yuuka Kitamura\] 5. **Tori no Sumu Ie** (鳥の棲む家) \[Wakana Makihara\] 6. **Watashi ga Kieta Yoru** (わたしが消えた夜) \[Itsuru Minase\]

- Violence Family - Mom's Friends Are A DV Family - If your friend's family suffered from domestic violence would you help? Nozomi Manaka moved to a new residential area after her daughter entered elementary school. At the entrance ceremony, she happened to meet the husband Shoichi Sawhara, and his wife Megumi, and became closer with the family. Nozomi Manaka is happy to have become friends with Megumi, but she feels uncomfortable with the words and behavior of the family. Is she just too sensitive? Or --

"Royal Royale in Another World: 18 Candidate Brides" is a "harem marriage battle" set in a world populated only by women. Taiga Shishido is summoned to a world populated only by women at the time of his death, and as the king of that world, he is asked to choose his only marriage partner from among 18 bride candidates. In this country where men are not born, the only way to leave descendants is to summon them from the other world by magic. Taiga must choose a queen from among 18 bride candidates of different status, occupation, and race. (Source: Natalie, translated)

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