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Minori's motto in life has always been to smile, no matter the hardship. However, her sweet personality, in attempt to make friends, has led to constant bullying and being taken advantage of. Pushed to her breaking point, Minori begins to give in to peer pressure until she is saved by a beautiful girl named Alice.
One day, Iwai, an ordinary college student, is suddenly offered a part-time job to work as an assistant for the mycologist, Murota, a seemingly moody and unsociable man. Though things start off a bit rocky, Iwai soon finds that he not only enjoys spending time with Murota and learning about a world previously unknown to him, but he also likes taking care of the man when he neglects to take care of himself. However, joy is gradually replaced by unrest, as Iwai becomes increasingly aware that his feelings towards the man may be deeper than he originally thought. (Source: June Manga)
Bentt, a traveling scholar, comes across a young man named Iris in an abandoned mine. Iris eats crystals, has eyes that sparkle like rainbows, and is the last surviving member of a race known as the Diamonds of the Desert. Setting out on a journey together, the two begin to slowly open up their hearts to each other. However... (Source: Printemps Publishing) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*
Once upon a time, Marcel’s sister fell in the forest while gathering herbs. Her injuries were grave and Marcel was at a loss for what to do, until a fearsome horned man appeared, offering help–in exchange for a promise. Now, ten years later, Marcel returns to the woods, steeling himself for death. Instead, he finds something quite different: a gentle soul, friendship…and perhaps something more. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) *Note: Includes the one-shots "stalks", "passage", and "Shinshoku (侵食, Corrosion)", two chapters of "Tabi no Tochuu (旅の途中, Along the Way)", and one extra chapter.*
The blooming flower's purpose, is to become what people wish to see. *Note: Published in Canna Vol. 71.*
A collection of stories following the lives of those for whom it has been decided that they will die the following day. Cover illustration: Yoco 1. **You Were Smiling** by AKANE Sora 2. **Wakare no Sanka** by AKIZUKI Ichiha 3. **Honest Heart** by Kai 4. **Sekai no Owari no Koi no Hajimari** by OTONO Awo 5. **Ochiru** (Falling Down) by Yury Satsuki 6. **Nido Kureru Honou-bushi** by Mayama Rika 7. **Anokishia** by AOI Aki 8. **Rehersal** by ARUKU
Three girls on the verge of finishing high school: each contemplating their childhood dreams and aspirations. As they face this time of emotional turmoil and self-doubt, samples of embroidery from different places and times echo with the life stories of those who created them. These girls' stories, past and present, intertwine as if woven by thread...
On Kisouji of the Nakasendo Trail, there is a tea house for wary travelers to rest. One of their customer’s rather eccentric though. Instead of paying with mon, he pays with leaves. Maybe that’s why he catches the owner’s attention…? *Note: Published in Canna Vol. 14.*
A house surrounded by lush, overgrown greenery, and a beautiful, but distant man - this is what the gardener Nishikigi finds at his new workplace. He's not sure what to make of the master of the house, Kuraoka, especially when he asks to observe him and his work for his new children's novel. Nishikigi is only certain that the two of them are from different worlds and see everything differently - maybe even irreconcilably so. But just like the light and wind start to come in once he tames the overgrown garden, so love begins to flow into their hearts. And thus, a slow and beautiful romance begins between two complete opposites. (Source: Libre, translated) *Note: Includes an extra chapter.*
Kouhei transfers from the city to a port town on a small island and ends up becoming fast friends with an outgoing guy named Yuuta. One day, Yuuta overhears someone confessing their love to Kouhei, and through this discovers that his friend already has someone he likes...
On a class trip to a museum, Kasama takes notice of his classmate Takagi, who he knows doesn't talk to other people much. But as the latter enters a curiously shining door and realizes Takagi can see "it" as well, even his interest in the classmate is woken.