She grew up as the only daughter of a big-time yakuza and she hates yakuza and is about to be married off politically, so she runs away from home in search of normal happiness. Living alone for the first time, looking for a job, and facing many gaps due to her naivety, she finally finds a job. But, the young and talented president of the company knows about her. The forbidden love story opens with her being doted on by a powerful president, and a yakuza war!

his installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Riku Onda and looks at manga artists and works from the 1970's to today that has continued to innovate and develop the rich genre that is shoujo manga. 1. **Door no Naka no Watashi no Musuko** (ドアの中のわたしの息子) \[Moto Hagio\] 2. **Love❤Game** (ラブ❤ゲーム) \[Yukari Ichijou\] 3. **Sarmyu no Ie** (サーミュの家) \[Yasuko Sakata\] 4. **Tsuruhime Ja! (Excerpt)** (つる姫じゃ～っ！) \[Yoshiko Tsuchida\] 5. **Erika Akai Tsumijikaze** (エリカ赤いつむじ風) \[Suzue Miuchi\] 6. **Hanaoka-chan no Natsuyasumi** (花岡ちゃんの夏休み) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\] 7. **Saint Rosalind (Excerpt)** (聖ロザリンド) \[Masako Watanabe\] 8. **Gishiki from Ichimanjuu Byou Monogatari** (『一万十秒物語』より「儀式」) \[Emi Kurata\] 9. **Fresh Green no Kisetsu** (フレッシュグリーンの季節) \[Yukiko Shino\] 10. **Semishigure no Yamu Koro from Umimachi Dairy** (『海街ｄｉａｒｙ』より「蟬時雨のやむ頃」) \[Akimi Yoshida\]

1. **Cyborg** (サイボーグ) \[Shigeru Mizuki\] 2. **Soko ni Yatsu ga** (そこに奴が…) \[Tatsuhiko Yamagami\] 3. **300,000Km./sec.** \[Hiroshi Asuna\] 4. **Porch de Shoujo ga Koinu to** (ポーチで少女が小犬と) \[Moto Hagio\] 5. **Shifuku no Machi** (至福の街) \[Jun Ishikawa\] 6. **Ｐ** \[Tori Miki\] 7. **Acapulco Gold** (アカプルコ・ゴールド) \[Akimi Yoshida\] 8. **Revolution** (レボリューション) \[Osamu Tezuka\] 9. **Boku to Julio to Koutei de** (ぼくとフリオと校庭で) \[Daijiro Morohoshi\] 10. **Return** \[Naoki Urasawa\]

1. **Hotel California** (ホテルカリフォルニア) 2. **Yume no Sono** (夢の園) 3. **Fly boy, in the sky** 4. **PRIVATE OPINION** 5. **Haumea no Ko** (ハウメアの娘) 6. **Warui Uwasa** (悪い噂) 7. **Tsumetai Tsuki** (冷たい月) 8. **Hanmyou** (斑猫)

Volume 1 **Kazoku no Joukei** (家族の情景) 1. **Sayo no Nuu Yukata** (小夜の縫うゆかた) \[Moto Hagio\] 2. **Zashiki Warashi** (ざしきわらし) \[Akimi Yoshida\] 3. **Boku ga Tenshi wo Unda Wake** (ボクが天使を産んだ理由) \[Yumi Tamura\] 4. **Pinball Cave** (ピンホール・ケイブ) \[Sakumi Yoshino\] 5. **Okurimono** (おくりもの) \[Akiko Hatsu\] 6. **Promise** (プロミス) \[Keiko Nishi\] 7. **Noraneko no Hanashi** (のら猫の話) \[Akemi Yoshimura\] 8. **Merry-go-Round ni Notte** (メリーゴーランドに乗って) \[Misako Nachi\] Volume 2 **Deai to Betsuri** (出会いと別離) 1. **Gould wo Kikinagara** (グールドを聴きながら) \[Sakumi Yoshino\] 2. **Aoi Tori** (青い鳥) \[Moto Hagio\] 3. **Hare, Tokidoki Yami.** (晴れ、ときどき闇。) \[Yumi Tamura\] 4. **Iskander Kuuri** (イスカンデルクーリ) \[Midori Suwa\] 5. **Tatoeba Heine Mitai** (たとえばハイネみたい) \[Michiyo Akaishi\] 6. **3-nin ga Kieta** (3人目が消えた) \[Chie Shinohara\] Volume 3 **100-mankai no Kiss** (１００万回のｋｉｓｓ) 1. **Lovers Kiss** (ラヴァーズ・キス) \[Akimi Yoshida\] 2. **Anna O** (アンナ・O) \[Sakumi Yoshino\] 3. **Mizu ga Koori ni Naru Toki** (水が氷になるとき) \[Keiko Nishi\] 4. **Paradise Zone** (パラダイス・ゾーン) \[Akiko Hatsu\] 5. **Kyuujitsu wa Paris de** (休日はパリで) \[Chiho Saito\] 6. **Rokugatsu no Koe** (6月の声) \[Moto Hagio\] Volume 4 **99-man Tsubu no Namida** (９９万粒の涙) 1. **Kinyou no Yoru no Shuukai** (金曜の夜の集会) \[Moto Hagio\] 2. **Hikari no Niwa** (光の庭) \[Akimi Yoshida\] 3. **Awatayoukan Kuriyoukan Satsujin Jiken** (栗田洋館栗羊羮殺人事件) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\] 4. **Academia no Boukensha** (アカデメイアの冒険者) \[Takako Yamazaki\] 5. **Boku ga Kin Medal wo Totta Wake** (ボクが金メダルをとった理由) \[Yumi Tamura\] 6. **Rose Flakes** (ローズ・フレークス) \[Sakumi Yoshino\] Volume 5 **Dokoka ni Aru Neko no Kuni** (どこかにある猫の国) 1. **Haiiro no Kifujin** (灰色の貴婦人) \[Akiko Hatsu\] 2. **Yuugure Bus** (夕暮れバス) \[Mariko Iwadate\] 3. **Leo-kun: Osoto ni Deshite** (レオくん　お外に出して) \[Moto Hagio\] 4. **Minatomachi Nekomachi: Rudy no Kiss** (港町猫町　ルーディのキス) \[Kanako Nanamaki\] 5. **Odori Hi: Hane Chouchin** (躍り火 跳ね提灯) \[Misako Nachi\] 6. **Osanamakura** (幼枕) \[Misako Nachi\] 7. **Yokohama Labyrinth: Akai Kami** (横浜迷宮　赤い髪) \[Masako Yoshi\] 8. **Kingyo no Tabi** (金魚の旅) \[Sakae Kusama\] 9. **Neko no Mita Yume** (猫のみた夢) \[Tomoko Kousaka\] 10. **Kuroneko ga... Miteru** (黒猫が…見てる) \[Keiko Nishi\] 11. **Neko Mix Genkitan: Yuusha to Furo to Yume Nezumi** (猫mix幻奇譚　勇者と風呂と夢ねずみ) \[Yumi Tamura\] 12. **Yotabanashi** (ヨタ話) \[Rie Arai\] 13. **Suzu-chan no Neko Kanako** (鈴ちゃんの猫) \[Sakurakouji\] 14. **Chuchutaro no Baai** (チュチュ太郎の場合) \[Chiho Saito\] 15. **Himitsu no Gu-Shirushi Kankou Konsu** (ひみつのグ印観光公司) \[Gregory Aoyama\] Volume 6 **Hime to Ouji to Romance to** (姫と王子とロマンスと) 1. **Kumo no Tamago** (雲のたまご) \[Misako Nachi\] 2. **Yume no Katami** (夢のかたみ) \[Chiho Saito\] 3. **Red River Bangai-hen: Kappadokia Kitan** (天は赤い河ほとり番外編　カッパドキア奇譚) \[Chi Shinohara\] 4. **Haiiro no Cinderella** (灰色のシンデレラ) \[Tomoko Naka\] 5. **Barairo no Yuutsu** (薔薇色のゆううつ) \[Akiko Hatsu\] 6. **Boku ga Ousama ni natta Wake** (ボクが王様になった理由) \[Yumi Tamura\] 7. **Amefuri Hime to Sabaku Ouji** (雨降り姫と砂漠王子) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\] Volume 7 **Ayashii Rinjin-tachi** (あやしい隣人たち) 1. **Vibrato** (ビブラート) \[Moto Hagio\] 2. **Kura no Aru Ie** (蔵のある家) \[Akiko Hatsu\] 3. **Paradise Avenue: Niizuma Wakusei** (パラダイスアベニュー新妻惑星) \[Natsuno Kiyohara\] 4. **Machi de Uwasa no Tengu no Ko** (町でうわさの天狗の子) \[Nao Iwamoto\] 5. **X-Peke-/Yotabanashi** (X－ペケ/ヨタ話) \[Rie Arai\] 6. **Bishop no Wa: Hyakkiyakou** (ビショップの輪 百鬼夜行) \[Yumi Tamura\] 7. **Sayonara Spangle** (さよならスパンコール) \[Yuki Kodama\] 8. **Sarasa no Iwana** (さらさの岩魚) \[Misako Nachi\] 9. **Madame no Yakata** (マダムの館) \[Gregory Aoyama\]

Hairstylist, Kusaka Akira is secretly dating Shimizu Ken, a new colleague who is an arrogant man with a carnivorous appetite. One day, Akira's ex-classmate, Noda, happened to visit their hair salon on business. Their conversation became lively as they started reminiscing their high school days in their hometown, Kushiro. While that was happening, Shimizu noticed Noda's meaningful gaze towards Akira and he can feel himself getting jealous.

Hairstylist, Kusaka Akira and his lover, Shimizu Ken have promised each other to go independent and open a hair salon together one day. Their shop manager and fellow staff are supportive of their love and dream and the peaceful atmosphere in the shop continues until they take in a new staff who had caused trouble at his previous workplace. The newbie, Nagasawa Roka, is a shy and highly wary person but for some reason, Akira is the only person he became attached to. Also, somehow, it seems that Roka has a personal grudge against Shimizu?