To experience true love, sometimes you have to break the rules. Taku is a total player and a sometime-gigolo who has a little black book a mile thick . But when he meets a shy girl named Chizu who falls head over heels for him, he tries his hardest to change his playboy ways. This poignant volume from Sakurazawa-san depicts Taku and Chizu's bittersweet summer of love. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
A collection of one-shots by various artists.
Ako starts living with her gay brother, Nobuo. Their "sisterhood" is what helps them overcome heartbreak, and find their path in life.
The manga version of the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. You waited in line for months to see the movie…You read the comics…You ate the fruit snacks and played with the action figures! Now make sure you don't miss the most exciting retelling of the movie of the century as Dark Horse presents Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace—Manga! Legendary manga artist Kia Asamiya (Silent Mobius and Steam Detectives) masterfully illustrates George Lucas' tale of adventure and intrigue in a book that no Star Wars fan will want to miss!
A woman named Natsu finds Ken, her husband, with another woman when she comes home from work one day. Ken confesses that he is in love with the girl, mi, and asks Natsu for a divorce. Natsu doesn't really feel shocked OR sad, for some strange reason. All she can think of is what she has learned from her five years with Ken, and how she can move forward. Then, one sleepless night, she sees an angel sitting on her balcony... and soon after, the angel begins living with her. Included in this volume are three more short manga stories: God Knows Everything, Tea Time and Dispensation of Heaven. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
When two gal pals go on a road trip, anything can happen! Sayumi and Hide are two friends cursed with the same fate: they're both stuck in dead-end relationships, and neither can find her way out. When they decide to hit the road and go to Hide's country home for the summer, they learn loads about love, life, and each other. 'The Aromatic Bitters' follows the lives of two women with nothing left to lose but their inhibitions. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
Between the Sheets features the unusual friendship from the nearly inseparable Saki and Minako. Minako carries a fervent torch for the other girl - a passion of which Saki is initially ignorant. But when Minako sleeps with Saki's boyfriend Ken (just to see what Saki sees in him), the true nature of Minako's obsession begins to reveal itself ... provoking an understandably strong reaction from Saki. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
Nanako, an up and coming model, falls in love with another model named Etsushi...who, alas, turns out to be gay. Meanwhile, Nanako also discovers that another young actor is deeply in love with her and she is unable to choose between him and Etsushi. Her indecision leads her to a state of depression until the two men come together to encourage her and help her make decisions about her future. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
Because she wants to leave on vacation, Riko accepts to date an older man ... for money. A first step towards an uncharted ground and dangerous ... Because easy money is attractive and the desire to spend it permanent. Should we live under a rain of diamonds to be happy? Torn between her desires and ideals, Riko will have to find her way. (Source: Milan, translated)
Izumi suffers from the fact that she can not meet the expectations of her mother and is not a good student. She does not enjoy life, does not bother with school anymore and gets involved with older men under her pseudonym 'Alisa-chan'. But suddenly an angel appears, who no longer gives way from her side and slowly leads her life in a new direction.
Body & Soul is a manga "wellness guide," and also a surprising and touching love story. The initial story of Miku's quest for health precedes a fantastic love adventure, where love appears little by little, and where we don't expect it...

