When Danae returns from her trip, she finds an empty studio and a letter from her boyfriend waiting for her. Suddenly, she loses her house and her man, and moves in with her ex's friend, Rajio Tobideo... How to meet the man of your dreams when the odds are so daunting on earth!　 Includes two additional short stories. (Source: Futabasha, translated)

*"Why am I not human?"* Sinistrari, a "doll," was created in place of Dar-es' dead lover. One day, he escapes from his master's fierce slavery and travels to the human she secretly loves... A collection of short stories full of suspense and miracles! 1. **9-gatsu ni wa Kiseki ga Okoru** (9月には奇跡が起こる) 2. **Ningyou no Ie** (人形の家) 3. **Eien no Onna** (永遠の女) 4. **Kidnap Shakedown** (キッドナップシェイクダウン)

1. **Shiawase ni Naru 1000 no Houhou** (幸せになる1000の方法) We've been dating for three months and we're getting married! I thought I wouldn't need anything if I had it? What is the ideal married life? 1000 ways to be happy, I don't want to leave him no matter what! Love wins! 2. **Aihakatsu!** (愛は勝つ！) 3. **Zeitaku na Supper** (贅沢なサパー) 4. **CATCH&RELEASE**

Mahiru's mother is a perfect superheroine: she married her homeroom teacher at the age of 16, almost running away, and her husband died a month later from an accidental abdominal injury. She was already pregnant at the time and raised her daughter on her own while working as a hostess and graduating from a major university. She is currently the president of a temp agency and flirts with her boyfriend, who is 11 years younger than her. Then, at the age of 21, Mahiru became pregnant. Her mother is quick to move things along, but Mahiru is neither ready to be a mother nor a wife. Her husband is also unreliable. With these feelings, a honeymoon begins, accompanied by both parents?

Three works about different forms of love by Noriko Nakayama: 1. **Dekkai Koi no Melody?** (でっかい恋のメロディー?) The OL Keiko just broke up with her no-good boyfriend she's looking for her next "big love"! But real life encounters aren't as easy as she imagined… 2. **Moderate Cantabile** (モデラートカンタービレ) The mother who gave birth to me and gave me up. Both mother and child are "lost children" trying to escape the past. 3. **Shindemo Aishite** (死んでも愛して) A couple who are so in love that they will stay together even if they die!?

The former cabaret, transformed into a guest house, is home to Kikako, a dreamy thirty-something, John, the janitor, Monju, a gay man, Prego, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, and Sensai, a middle-aged single teacher. Each of them lives with their own worries, secrets and frustrations. The mysterious inhabitants of a mysterious guest house. What they hold inside, which sometimes seems foreign to them, is in fact something quite universal. A story of rebirth and acceptance dedicated to all those who are troubled.

Work, marriage, dreams... I don't have time for romance because I have other more important things to do! But the truth is... This is a collection of five stories of romance between adults who can't be honest to themselves! (Source: Fairbell, translated)

Bubbly, energetic, and spirited women overcoming the down times of the Heisei recession! Collection of four stories: 1. **Owarana Koi Demo Shiyou ka** (終わらない恋でもしようか) 2. **Fools on the Heat** 3. **Zurui Yatsu** (ずるい奴) 4. **Zetakuna Onna** (ゼータクな女) (Source: Futabasha, translated)

Collection of three heart-wrenching and slightly mysterious stories: 1. **Me and Jane Doe** (ミーアンドジェーン・ドゥウ) Hitoshi is a successful rock musician. One day, he wakes up to find himself shackled in a strange room. A strange life of confinement begins with a fan who calls herself "Jane Doe." 2. **"Boku wa Usotsukida" to Boku wa iu** (「僕は嘘つきだ」と僕は言う) One day, my girlfriend suddenly turned into a stuffed doll… A love story between a crybaby and a chronic liar. 3. **Utsukushi Kotoba** (美しいコトバ) The mother who lost her happiness and the daughter whose happiness was taken from her. I wish I could see my mother, back when she still loved me…

"Nice guys" are boring while "manly man" just means self-centered! Ayumi is a girl who runs hot and cold, and she tends to attract no-good men around her. Hiroki Nishikaishi, a.k.a. "Megane," is a normal guy who has had a crush on Ayumi for four years. He doesn't have the courage to confess his love to Ayumi, but he secretly watches over her every time she gets hurt in love... This is a love story filled with the realistic emotions of a strong girl who gets hurt and depressed, but will keep fighting to find a happy ending for herself and her lover! (Source: Fairbell, translated)

Model Koyori and acupuncturist Eiju are a lovey-dovey couple who have just started dating…, but Eiju, a sensible man, is constantly being pushed around by the selfish and uninhibited Koyori! (Source: Kodansha, translated)