The young detective inspector, Rokudo Rin, meets a woman named Joker, a special investigation judicial officer with a silver prosthetic eye and the ability to transform. Her true identity is shrouded in mystery, and it seems she has a secret...!? Attracted to Joker, Rin finds himself at his mercy, but he also finds himself embroiled in a series of events... (Source: Shinshokan, translated)
1. **Yuuran-sen** (遊覧船) 2. **Mujou? Misutoresu** (無常?ミストレス) 3. **Nagai Kyuuka** (長い休暇) 4. **Loading** (ローディング)
*Note: Includes the one-shots **Natsunoowari no Sanjuusou** (夏の終わりの三重奏) and **Aki no Ashioto** (秋の足音).*
Ramune Shinomiya is a vocational school student who has been having some bad luck lately. She just got dumped, her hair was a mess, and when she cleaned her room, she found a big hole in the wall. Then she ran into her handsome next door neighbor....... Includes the title story and two others. (Source: Shinshokan, translated) Collected Stories: 1. **Watashi no Koto Dou Omotteru?** (わたしのことどう思ってる?, published in サウス 1997 Feb., Apr. issues) 2. **Senjou ni Kakeru Haji** (戦場にかける恥, published in サウス 1997 June issue) 3. **Niji no Dekiru Wake** (虹のできるわけ, published in サウス 1997 Aug. issue)
Belne is the stage name of a famous singer, Jaques aka Souvenir d'Alexandrie, who retires suddenly and passes the name on to his friend and student, the popular French singer Gardlud Réamont. Gardie, in turn, passes the name on to the series' Belne, born Henri, a young Englishman. Belne has a tragic family past: son of a woman and her lover, he has what seems to be a bullet in his brain delivered by the woman's husband, which may kill him at any time. Belne meets a prostitute and artist called Aldow and falls in love, with much angsting and complication because of Belne's ties to Gardie and other complications from Belne's band members. Volumes: 1: Ao no Otoko 2: Ao no Otoko: Desutan 3: Ao no Otoko: Tanshi 4: Ao no Otoko: Comedy! 5: Ao no Otoko: Dance!