On a cold winter day, a man visits Inose Azuma and his sick mother. Matsuoka Sueji used to work for the Inose family and now works as a lender. He then offers much needed assistance to Azuma and his mother. At first, Azuma is suspicious of Matsuoka, but Matsuoka confesses that he is there to return a favor. After seeing that, Azuma slowly becomes attracted to Matsuoka. However, where will Matsuoka draw the line? For two individuals born and raised under different conditions, winter, spring, summer and fall pass between these two.
A collection of oneshots by Fuyumi Souryo. 1. **Cactus** (サボテン, Saboten) 2. **Pecan Pie** (ペカンナッツのパイ) 3. **Lunar Eclipse** (月蝕) 4. **Fading Afternoon** (色あせる午後) 5. **And A Sweet Premonition** (そしてあまい予感) 6. **The 45 Degree Man**(でも45゜の彼)
After breaking up, Kido Yuusuke decides not to get serious about relationships anymore and goes out with accountant Kamiyama Kouki just to have some fun with no strings attached. Kouki respects Yuusuke's wishes and maintains his distance; it's exactly the type of relation Yuusuke was hoping for, but after being touched by Kouki's kindness, Yuusuke starts to want more than just a good time with Kouki... (Source: Dangerous Pleasure)
The girls of the popular seinen magical girl series are reimagined in different scenarios across all sorts of genres by various mangaka.
The young Yamato Yousuke searches for a way to follow in the steps of his father, a detective who passed away in mission trying to save a little kid who got kidnapped. Finally, an opportunity to become a detective himself has arisen, but in the middle of carrying out his first assignment, a test to see if he would be a good detective, Yousuke suddenly gets hired, apparently for no reason. There must be a secret behind all this...
A playful 11-year-old girl named Haruna has been friends with a quiet boy named Hiroyuki for years. After entering the fifth grade, the two meet one spring day at the park where they have always played together. However, the unexpected occurs, and Haruna later realizes after a sex education class that she has become pregnant. (Source: Anime News Network)
Satou-kun, with his fluffy body and heart, spends his days in peace. One day, while being surrounded by tough-looking guys, he was rescued by a fiercer-looking gentleman…?! (Source: Shinshokan, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
A collection consisting of the title story plus three short stories: 1. **Owaru Heart Janee** (終わるHeartじゃねぇ) Rinzy's a famous hard rock musician. His ex-girlfriend, the model Katherine, commits suicide in front of him and he fails to help her. JP, a 16 year old homeless kid happens to be the only witness. In order to prevent exposure and scandal, Rinzy's manager, Stella, hires JP as Rinzy's assistant. (Source: Storm in Heaven) 2. **Eden de Aou** (エデンで会おう) Oba Tamako tells of her time being at art high school. 3. **Gingerman Nigeta** (ジンジャーマン逃げた) An 80 page one-shot.
Meet Kento Oonari, salaryman in hell. Overworked by his bosses, his head surely whirled. He dies, but meets up with a god called Raidel who tells him that he’ll be sent to a new world. Kento is fairly cautious - he’s read this before. And so, to the god, he begs for one thing: *“I just want to live a slow life, nothing more. Just give me a house and a skill for farming.”* So Kento is sent to a medieval age to live a nice, slow life. But what a surprise! The god gave him the powers of a Great Sage! And Kento used magic in front of commoner eyes! So join us today, as we read of this man: his cheat skills, his slow life, and his little girl clan.
1) Kinjirareta Taion (3 chapters): When Detective Moriyasu breaks up a lovers' spat on a street corner, he doesn't expect to know one of the guys. Kazuki is a troubled young man with nowhere to go, so Moriyasu takes him in. But the past has ways of catching up with them. 2) Naisho de Scandal: Kenjou is a beautiful model, but he doesn't like being considered girly. So when he gets into a argument on the street and a stranger stands up for him, he loses his cool. But he also loses his cell phone... 3) Removing the Mask (Kamen wo Hazushite): Yamashita is regularly scolded by his boss, Natsume, whom he has a crush on. But when he sees Natsume kissing another man...
Chapter 1: Hino is a secretive kind of guy who mostly keeps to himself and is often noted to work over time, nearly every day. When he meets Oikawa in the elevator for the first time he is shocked when Oikawa asks suddenly if he was gay! Shocked and somewhat panicked, Hino begins to avoid Oikawa, yet it's not as easy as it seems. Is Oikawa just playing with Hino? Or is there more than meets the eye? Chapter 2: Kikaki is an unemployed professional chef who's not really paid any mind to his neighbors. Despite being in his current location for over a year, yet when he receives his neighbors package he's shocked to find out his name is Aizawa. When he hears Aizawa return later that evening he rushes over to give him his package but finds him passed out instead! When he feeds Aizawa properly he offers to feed Aizawa while he's unemployed, from there a whole new relationships starts. Yet when Aizawa appears with a strange person their relationship gets terminated suddenly. What's happening? What terrible secret is Aizawa hiding? and why does Kikaki feel so burdened by the sudden turn of events? Chapter 3: Toshiya and Watase aren't really loves, but there again they sorta are. Yet there is one snag, Watase's childhood friend, Kataoka. While Watase is always running to comfort Kataoka because of his terrible luck with women, Toshiya is left craving for something he can't have, Watase's heart. When Toshiya gets to meet Kataoka for the first time at Watase's place, he feels uncertain and uneasy. Will his feelings reach Watase? Chapter 4: Katsumi frequents a cafe where an unusual customer always sits in the same spot and orders the same thing. When he sends over a cup of coffee over to the stranger, the stranger approaches and calls him "Hiroya". Since then Katsumi and Odagiri began a different type of relationships, but the name "Hiroya" lingers in Katsumi's mind. What kind of relationship did Odagiri have with this "Hiroya"? And is he "Hiroya's" replacement? Chapter 5: Suddenly Kiyokawa's 3 year one-sided love ended due to the fact his friend, Takahashi got married. Despite dealing with the trouble of trying to get over his love he is faced with a new problem, his co-worker, Oonishi. When Oonishi suddenly offers to let Kiyokawa sleep with him he is shocked and left with more than needed on his plate. When his stress over Takahashi's up coming marriage interfere with his work performance, it is the final blow. That is until Oonishi shows up at his door late that night, what could Oonishi possibly want? Chapter 6: Kaidoh is the presidents son, despite everyone acting as if they have no expectations of him, he strives for greatness. Though against his determined work ethic, he's quite lax and sometimes flighty. His secretary, Kagiwara, is often nagging him much like a pestering aunt would to get his act together. Yet Kaidoh's secret feelings go unnoticed and unspoken, in a vain attempt to replace Kagiwara he allows different men to accompany him. Still, can there really be a substitute for his beloved Kagiwara or is it some vain delusion?

