Nagatsuka Soujiro who works as a candy maker and his wife Makoto welcome a 4-year old Kuriko as their foster child. Soujiro, who doesn't have many memories of his childhood, worries whether he can properly take care of his foster daughter. This is a story about how people who are not related by blood become a family through making candy. (Source: natalie.mu, translated) *Note: Chapter count includes 1 extra chapter.*
Inaba Suzuna is trying her best to make a campus debut and to have many friends in Tokyo. Until she realized that she miserably fails at living alone. Fortunately, her neighbor, Seto-kun, comes and saves her from dying of starvation. Bright campus life is still far away for Suzuna, but at least, she has a very dependable neighbor! A manga about easy cooking with heartwarming story in every chapter *Includes ch. 0.*
Kouji is a lethargic high school student who walks aimlessly through life. One day, he stumbles upon a young boy sleeping beneath a tree. On either side of the boy are a dog and a cat, all three bathed in broken sunlight streaming through the leaves above. Before long, Kouji comes to realize this boy, Daichi, is like him. Both possess the ability to hear the voices of objects and animals. Well, “possessED” in Kouji's case. Kouji lost his powers long ago…or so he thinks… (Source: Spoils)
Nori Sakurada is riding her bike one day when she meets up with a boy she used to know when she was little. He has grown, but doesn't look very happy... *Note: The chapter count includes the one-shot "Himitsu no H-kun" from volume 1*
A boy who is a twin lags behind his overachieving brother in both academics and popularity. He proposes to the girl he likes, herself a twin, but had confused her for her twin sister. Embarrassed and in a compromising position, he agrees to help her to win the affections of the boy she likes, his brother, lest she leaks his botched confession to her sister, hampering his chances with his crush.
1) **Phase 1** Photographer assistant Kurejima Eiji has just been dumped by his girlfriend when he meets high school student Suginoi Hiroto, who is cold and is trying to warm himself on the roof of Eiji's car. Eiji brings Hiroto back to his apartment, where he discovers that Hiroto is gay and also broken hearted. 2) **Phase 2** It has been two months since they have gotten to know each other and Hiroto is getting more and more attached to Eiji. 3) **Phase 3** Things are still the same between Eiji and Hiroto even after the disastrous night, except that Hiroto no longer stays over. 4) **Phase 4** After the photography session with Yuriko, Eiji's ex-girlfriend and Hiroto, Eiji realises something is changing within himself. 5) **What's Wrong With Being Honest** It has been 2 months and Hiroto still can't manage to say those magic words. 6) **15 Minutes Ago** Details of what happened before Eiji came along in chapter 1.
Katsu Kaizou is a very gullible 17 year old high school student, and a believer in science fiction, aliens, ghosts, UFOs, conspiracies, etc. He thinks that everything going on around him is the result of some sort of alien plot to take over the world. Each story is pretty much self-contained and is completely bizarre. Kaizou joins the school's science club, makes new friends, and ends up coming in contact with all sorts of strange things like log people, deadly sushi, pee-blades, scary infections, robot invasions, ghosts, living dolls, and more! **Included one-shot:** Volume 13: Yuuryou Bukken Chuukai Shimasu
Side stories and gags featuring Usagi/Misaki and Nowaki/Hiroki. Also contains short (novel) stories in the Junai universe.
In his second year of high school, Sakura Shinji is barely scraping by. One day, his pretty classmate Yuki Hanamori offers him a part-time job, to become a Soul Reaper for 300-yen per hour. His first job is to chat with his childhood friend Asatsuki to hear her troubles. "But what does that have to do with being a reaper?" Sakura asked. "Don't worry, you'll see," Yuki replied.
Sekka and Leo were childhood friend, but Sekka had to move when his mother remarried. He moves back for high school, to share an apartment with Leo...who is now a ghost.
A joint effort between popular illustrator Yasu and Kouji Kumeta, creator of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, this manga features female rakugo storytellers. After stepping off the stage, these comedians chit-chat in the girl's dressing room. This is a comedy that begins after the storyteller has said goodbye to the audience!
Collection of cute and sweet short stories for all to enjoy.

