The leading lady here is a girl called Ume-chan. That isn’t her first name, it’s actually a nickname based on her last name, Umehara. I won’t say what her first name is, because it’s kind of funny, and it’s sort of a surprise in the scene where it’s first revealed. Anyway, Ume-chan is suffering from an unrequited crush on a boy in her class. His name is ISEZAKI-kun. He sits directly in front of her, and she spends a lot of her time observing him and writing down her thoughts in a little notebook devoted entirely to him. Ume is fairly comfortable with her situation of loving him from afar (well, from one seat behind). After all, there is no hope for her. Isezaki-kun has a girlfriend who is pretty and nice, and practically perfect. He seems to really like her. So Ume spends her time writing about him instead. Naturally, this situation can’t last for long, and sure enough, things change when Isezaki forgets his notebook one day, and asks Ume if he can borrow her notes. Ume, totally dazzled that Isezaki actually SPOKE TO HER, hands him her class notes… only to realize she gave him the wrong notebook! Before she can grab the notebook back, Isezaki-kun is reading the notebook about himself. He quickly realizes what it is, and is understandably surprised. Absolutely mortified, Ume grabs the notebook back and runs from the class. Oh no, now everyone will know, now Isezaki knows, oh, what an embarrassing mess! Surprisingly, Isezaki is actually a nice guy, and he handles learning about Ume’s crush rather well. He isn’t mean or anything. He takes it all with good humor, and even decides to be friends with Ume! But this is sort of pleasure and Pain for Ume. On one hand, she gets to actually speak to him sometimes. On the other, it sucks being close to a guy who you really like, knowing he has a girlfriend. But wait, what’s this? Isezaki has broken up with his girlfriend? can it be true? Or did she break up with him? Does he still love her? Could this be Ume-chan’s big chance? Isezaki knows she likes him, can she convince him to like her back?

The caretaker of the Meisen Dorm has fallen ill. Strapped for cash, it's up to her granddaughter, Kamiya Makoto, to work in her place. But living in a dorm with this prestigious school's "four geniuses" proves to be more than Makoto had expected.

In a gallery where fakes are sold a man experiences an interesting reunion. **1\. I Can't Go Back** Kabaiki Akira is the salesman for a gallery that sells fake paintings. He prides his skill of getting wealthy ladies to pay exorbitant amounts for the fakes, but trouble arises when a disagreeable guy pushes him around and takes him out for drinks. Akira wakes up in a hotel room... and why does the guy seem to know him? **2\. Those That Emerged From The Night** This is a story about the boss from ch. 1, before he opened his gallery. Yahiro Morishita is a genius painter who forages famous paintings, just from seeing them once. An introduction to a man named Kaji, an opportunity, and an old "childhood friend", triggers a series of events that makes the old saying "you reap what you sow" comes true when he finds himself tied up in the trunk of a car and almost dropped in the bay. **3\. The Day Rain Fell from the Sky** This story involves Yahiro and Kaji from the previous chapter. This time, they're involved in a messy case of inheritance with a recently deceased famous painter named Tsuge, his money grubbing wife, and her son. But how does Shibata-san, the Tsuge family's servant, play into all this, and who is his loyalty for? **4\. Tangerine** In a warm, orange-colored illusion, the abandoned son of a writer and the man who loves his father find friendship together... **5\. Fenced-in Boys** Tana and Ichinose go to Ryoukufuu High, an all-boys boarding school. Ichinose is known around the school as "gay boy" because he'll go for anyone (boy or girl) who's cute... and Tana fits the bill. But Tana is straight as an arrow... right? **6\. Extra** An extra about Yahiro and Kaji. Jun comes back from hiding, and then there's Naoyuki (the son from 3). So many rivals (@.@). **Note:** The first chapter is occurring after the other gallery-related chapters. Although it comes first, time-wise, it is last.

The official anthology book of "Rent-a-Girlfriend" by 22 super popular mangaka!! "Boarding School Juliet's" Yosuke Kaneda, "Takagi-san's" Souichiro Yamamoto, "A Town where you live's" Seo Kouji and many more! Also includes one special extra by Reiji Miyajima himself at the beginning and end of the book!!' Non-canon extras by other popular artists!

A lone diner stands in the remote frontier. Drawn by the cooking of a human known only as “Master,” demons, elves, and others of all races gather to savor his food. On the stage of this small restaurant, a gourmet tale of joy and sorrow alike begins to unfold! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Tsukasa has trouble talking to boys her same age, even though she can talk to her dad, grandpa, and other men in the neighborhood. But when her family's struggling inn decides to take on boarders, two upperclassmen from Tsukasa's high school move in. Matsuoka Ren dislike girls because they crowd and fuss over him due to his handsome appearance. Ryohei Miwa is a charmer who says he likes everyone, boy or girl. A story of youth and growth among three people entangled by love.

Two boys from different schools have developed a routine where Ren, the elder of the two, assists the younger Nachi in fixing his necktie before they board the morning train for school. When Ren begins to worry that they may be giving the public a wrongful impression of their relationship, he realizes that he does indeed possess romantic feelings for Nachi and decides to put some distance between them before things go any further. But is that what Nachi really wants?

Nina is popular, fashionable, and dating one of the coolest guys in school... But no one knows that she's secretly crazy for video games! When she's playing her favorite, Rode, for the hundredth time, something strange happens--she falls asleep, and wakes up to a cat telling her she's actually been transported to Rode! It's all just a dream... right? .

The heroes of Sternbild City are larger than life when they appear on Hero TV, but when they take off their costumes, their lives are just like anyone else’s! Or are they?! What do you do when you’re a hero and invited to a Halloween costume party? See how heroes stay in shape (and keep their hair from getting messed up). And exactly what is Saito saying under his breath? Over two dozen stories take you deep into the world of Tiger & Bunny!

"I wanted to see you” are the words Kasugai Tenka wants to hear from a girl more than anything. And when the high school student hears it from Tsukimi, a girl literally out of this world, his life is about to get crazy. Tsukimi was a war general on the Moon, but she was exiled for the destruction she caused and her memory is wiped clean and she's changed into a bunny. She reminds Tenka that years ago, he fed her soba from his dad’s soba shop and that now that she's gained human form and her powers back, she wants him to be hers.

Koyori is a new transfer student looking for excitement, and Agari is a girl who devotes herself to her sport. Their encounter will create a fiery whirlwind in the world of junior high table tennis! Will Koyori and her team be able to grab a ticket to the nationals at the Tokyo tournament? Hearts pounding! Love at full speed! The story about girls' youth, previous adapted into anime, has been rekindled! (Source: Takeshobo, translated) *Note: A sequel to *Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume*, originally announced in a special chapter called Shakunetsu no Idol Musume on February 24th 2023.*