It all started because Miyo wanted to get to know Tetsu's new friend, Keita. Now, after five years together, Miyo, Keita, and Tetsu are Berry Canyon's Monkey Gang -that is, three talented climbers at the local bouldering gym "Berry Canyon." Suddenly, Keita announces he will be quitting bouldering, much to Miyo and Tetsu's surprise. Unable to contain her feelings, Miyo blurts out that she is aiming for the Olympics even though she rarely enters competitions, in the hopes that their gang can stay together. But now that she announced it, how will Miyo follow through? Will she be able to overcome her mental blocks and climb to the top? Or will the pressure get to her and make her lose her grip? (Source: Manga Planet)
After waking up in a hotel and having to rush to work before she finds out who she was there with, Komatsu realizes she has no memory of the night before. Not only that, but the company darling Tachibana has taken a sudden interest in her. Was he the one she was with that night? And if so, what happened between them...and where will they go from here? (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: Includes four bonus one-shots.*
"You are mine," said the curse god that appeared in front of the unhappy high school girl. He says he'll grant her wish in exchange for her soul. The curtain opens on this Japanese-style dark fantasy!
"Your housekeeping skills are 20 points. And as a wife, you're a zero." Since Saki married her husband, Naoya, he's completely changed. He's become a manipulative man who constantly judges and "scores" her. But for the sake of her daughter, Saki puts up with his controlling behavior. To rub salt in the wound, Naoya praises their neighbor, Madoka, as a "100-point woman." When Saki discovers he's having an affair with her, she sets out to get revenge on her toxic husband and his arrogant mistress! (Source: MangaPlaza)
One day, shy high-school boy Kazuo Matsui comes across an old cardboard box with a litter of stray kittens inside. It is there he has a chance encounter with Kitahara, an antisocial elementary school student. Even though he seems unapproachable, Kazuo finds the boy intriguing. He adopts a kitten and hatches a plan to become friends with Kitahara. Soon, Kazuo finds the simple friendship transforming into something deeper. Is it love? Does Kitahara return Kazuo's feelings?
At Toto First Bank's head office, the competition is cutthroat for its elite employees. Matsuda and Kato are members of the sales department on the 21st floor. Having joined the team at the same time, Matsuda sees Kato as his ultimate rival. Whether it's in regards to their conquests with women or their reputation at work, whenever Matsuda thinks he's one-upped Kato, he ends up getting overshadowed by Kato's accomplishments, much to his chagrin.One evening in the office, Matsuda finds out his girlfriend has cheated on him, severely wounding his pride. But when Kato sees his frustration, he says the unexpected. "You have bad taste, obsessing over these boring women. You should choose me"... And the very next moment, Matsuda finds Kato's lips meeting his own! (Source: MangaPlaza) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
Asami is shocked and devastated when she finds out her fave actor has been "canceled" because fans found out about his secret girlfriend via social media. She's decided to quit being a groupie, look for a boyfriend, and maybe even get married! ...Or, that was the plan, anyway, until one day, she runs into a hot guy in the city... and it turns out to be her ex-fave!! And now he's asking if he can crash at her place tonight...! (Source: Renta!)
On the day of her execution, Vyaria wakes up to find time has reversed itself, making her seven years old again. Thinking of the events of her future, she is truly traumatized. Her first marriage to King Cain had been a cold and unhappy one. Each time she made an attempt to get closer to him, she had been faced with rejection, and the sudden appearance of a girl from another dimension had only increased Cain's hostility towards Vyaria. Behind her back, everyone had called her the “Princess of Blue Roses,” after the flower that symbolizes unattainable wishes. Knowing she would eventually be sentenced to death by her own husband, Vyaria is terrified when she is once again united with the young Cain. Is everything going to repeat itself? Is there really nothing she could do to change the future? As scared as she is, Vyaria vows to fight against her cruel fate in this second chance at life…! (Source: Comikey)
Harumi is a newbie office worker who's finally fulfilled her dream of living on her own. The only catch is that the place she's renting is a "stigmatized" property with some supernatural activity going on. But moving objects and tapping noises won't keep her from enjoying her new freedom! That is...until she discovers a catboy in festive clothing living in her pad! Turns out his name is "Kurogane" and he's a non-human being called a "Yokai." But human or not, Harumi isn't about to let him freeload off of her and declares that he will have to pull his own weight by helping out with the chores around the house! A light-hearted tale between these two unlikely roommates bound by a lease agreement is here! (Source: MangaPlaza)
A startling workplace short story by Tomoko Yamashita, the acclaimed creator of *Diary of a Strange Land*. "Would you like to have lunch with me?" An invitation from a girl with a white rabbit's grace promises a meal like no other... (Source: MangaPlaza)
On my first day working part-time at a bookstore, the trainer Kai was so mystifyingly handsome that the very next day, I impulsively asked him out!! He was so quick to agree that I couldn't help asking, "Are you sure you understand what I mean?" But he fired back with a heated kiss and said, "You mean this, right?" That blitz attack had me completely head over heels, but then I learned of a rumor about Kai: "He'll hook up with people, but he never lets things get serious." Huh...?! (Source: NTT Solmare)
Best friends Testu and Shige share a love of baseball and Tetsu’s cousin Mikako, but with thoughts of graduation looming on the horizon and the news that Mikako might be moving away, it seems those aren’t the feelings they have in common. Colored with summery whimsy and nostalgia, this collection of stories from Konno Kita paints the honest difficulties and rewards of friendship and young, confused, brotherly love. All with mysterious powers at work… (Source: DMG)
