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Shortly after moving, Kawamata was in the veranda and a piece of paper fell from the sky. There were those words "I like you," "Sensei" written on it. And then I heard a dying-like cry. Kawamata got to know that the voice belongs to the Senpai from his part-time job. From then on, he can't take his eyes off Kosuge anymore. On such a day, a person appeared who Kosuge would call "Sensei"...
1. **Bye Bye Mama** (バイバイママ) 2. **Amagasa no Honey** (雨傘のハニー) 1 3. **Amagasa no Honey** (雨傘のハニー) 2 Shishimoto who makes his living as a computer wizard picks up down-on-his-luck Tomosaka and his cat Hana off the street. Shishimoto seems to really have it all together, while Tomosaka can't even hold down a job for any length of time -- but not all is well behind Shishimoto's gruff facade, and over time Tomosaka finds out what's wrong, and comes to care. But then he causes Shishimoto to lose a lot of work by pulling the computer plug at an inopportune time to save electricity. Shishimoto has to call in his female friend Mika to help, which pushes Tomosaka into confessing his love for Shishimoto. But Shishimoto doesn't react well to his confession. 4. **king's road** 5. **Salvia** (サルビア) 6. **Sakura Sake!** (サクラ咲け！)
*"The other day I saw an interesting porn video, about a guy having sex with his boss."* Naoyuki Hasegawa, 37 years old. His work is perfect, but by contrast, in his private life, he’s become aware that he’s gotten out of shape. Satoshi Katagiri, 30 years old. Handsome, smart, good personality, likes both men and women, a prince admired by all at his company. Or he should have been. He stole money from a university student, and he destroyed the car of a man he didn’t like. And secretly, he’s totally bankrupt?! One night in a park, Hasegawa meets the Katagiri that nobody knows! (Source: Taiyoh Tosho, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
Atop the rocks of Claire Island, the lighthouse keeper Evan lives on his own, until a boat washes ashore carrying a dying seagull chick. After caring for it over the night, it was gone the next morning. And in its place was a curious winged boy that Evan names René. Though René looks human, he definitely isn't quite human. And his arrival begins to effect strange changes in Evan as well. (Source: Taiyoh Tosho, translated)
Kazuya Kaibara is serious and has good manners. Kouhei Yamaji is flashy and a little superfluous. These two are best friends since childhood and stand out even now in high school. The moment she met Kazuya for the first time, Nagiko fell in love with him. So she finds out that Kouhei is in love with Kazuya. And because she likes Kazuya, she also ends up realizing who his heart is thinking about. Where will these intersecting thoughts lead to...? (Source: Taiyou Tosho, translated)
from bato.to: One day, Tachibana Kaede, a salaryman who has no self-confidence, finds himself dumped by his lover. Even when his sister takes him to visit a host club, all he can do in his state of depression is drown himself in alcohol. There, the owner of the host club, Tsunayoshi, appears, and a drunk Kaede pours all of his feelings out to Tsunayoshi. "Let me help you" is the last thing Kaede hears before he loses consciousness. Waking up, Kaede finds himself lying naked in a bed that he has never seen before?!
*Note: Published in ihr HertZ July 2013 issue.*
Two short stories by Kaneko Aru. 1. **Himitsu to Mitsumete** (ひみつとみつめて) "I will treasure this forever" - classmates Hina and Mitsuki are secretly dating. Hina wants to have the popular Mitsuki all to herself, as a present she gave Mitsuki and herself matching keystraps. When Mitsuki touched the keystrap, she felt something hard within it. This is... a wiretap!? 2. **Kawarukoto** (かわること) Months and years pass by and various things change between them. But, some things didn't change. A story of two students who are childhood friends.
1. Maybe Darling 2. I Don't Know 3. Minikui Ahiru no Ko 1 4. Minikui Ahiru no Ko 2 5. Marude, Yume no Youna
Tarou, a shy high school student, has drifted apart from his best friend and finds himself spending his birthday alone. Feeling lonely, he turns to social media, where he becomes drawn to someone named "Ai." They make plans to meet on his birthday, but the person who shows up is... a man in a mascot costume!? (Source: Taiyoh Tosho, translated) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
For Nase Kouki, photography and family are a big part of his life. They are intertwined with his lowest and highest moments, -- And so is his brother.