The manga is based on a dramatic tragedy diary written by Aya Kito, published shortly before her death. The diary, a true story based on her own life, was originally written in first person. It is about a girl coping with her teenage life along with a degenerative disease. She keeps a diary of not only what she does but how she feels and the hardships she must endure. Initially, the diary's purpose was for Kito to chronicle impressions she had about how the disease was affecting her daily life. As the disease progressed, however, the diary became Kito's outlet for describing the intense personal struggles she underwent in coping, adapting, and ultimately trying to survive her disease. As she notes in one entry, "I write because writing is evidence that I am still alive." (Source: Wikipedia)
Roland falls ill for several days, but wakes to a lovely surprise. Not only does he feel better, but he has a handsome new butler waiting on his every need. Roland can’t help but fall in love, and the young Eric can’t help but give in to his master. As Roland continues to recover, he begins to doubt himself and Eric’s affection. Is it genuine, or just part of his job? And when Roland’s wayward wife returns to the estate, will Eric have learn his place as a servant? Or if it is love…can it conquer class, age, and even another marriage? (Source: DMG)
Best friends Testu and Shige share a love of baseball and Tetsu’s cousin Mikako, but with thoughts of graduation looming on the horizon and the news that Mikako might be moving away, it seems those aren’t the feelings they have in common. Colored with summery whimsy and nostalgia, this collection of stories from Konno Kita paints the honest difficulties and rewards of friendship and young, confused, brotherly love. All with mysterious powers at work… (Source: DMG)
On a lonely afternoon, a young boy is drawn to a small church by the lure of an angelic voice. Determined to find its source, he sneaks in only to realize the singing is coming from a beautiful boy his age. Enraptured by the music and his discovery, embarrassed and confused, he flees. By a curious arrangement with fate, they happen to meet again their first day of middle school. As their meetings continue, will they be able to recognize the force that draws them together for what it is? Salva Me contains a collection of stories carefully crafted with the high and lowlights of life and feeling. From the haunting pain of unrequited romance to the baffled concern of a prodigal father for his cross-dressing son, Konno Kita captures the realities of raw emotion with her unique brand of whimsy. (Source: DMG)
One rainy day, the young woman Natsuki encounters a high school student in the street. Acting on an impulse, she gives the girl her umbrella and walks away. It turns out later that the girl, Michiko, is the younger sister of Natsuki’s sister’s newly-married husband. Even though Michiko has a difficult personality and doesn’t open herself to others easily, she seems to be attracted to Natsuki. Thus begins an unusual friendship between two unlikely characters who need each other more than they first realize. (Source: Kotonoha) *Inlcudes bonus content/oneshots in 2010 reprint:* *- Seibutsu (Creature) (生物) - Asa no Kodomo (Morning's Child) (朝の子ども) - Tegami (Letter) (手紙) - Zange (Last days of summer) (残夏) - telephone - under the rose - Houkago (放課後)*
The Secret Stairs is a collection of stories set at a girls' boarding school. It focuses on the friendships between the girls and their mysterious adventures with the "ghosts" that haunt the old school buildings.
Wizards are never a single entity. That is, they are composed of a partnership of the "holder" and "caretaker" of the stone. Celeste is the "holder" of the stone, and she's in a hurry to become an independent wizard. But her partner, Chris, is not the easiest person to work with... (Source: Gentosha Comics)
1. **Onnanoko no Sekkeizu** (女の子の設計図); Hirari, Vol.6~8 (2011~2012) 1 2. **Onnanoko no Sekkeizu** (女の子の設計図); Hirari, Vol.6~8 (2011~2012) 2 3. **Onnanoko no Sekkeizu** (女の子の設計図); Hirari, Vol.6~8 (2011~2012) 3 4. **Shounen** (少年); Hirari, Vol.9 (2012/11) Miyaji is suddenly approached by Hayama, her senpai, who tells her "Inside me lives a boy, and he's fallen in love with you." 5. **wicca**; Wings 2012-12 6. **Onna no Karada** (おんなのからだ); Comic Yuri Hime 2011-01 A love story between a sister and sister-in-law.
A selection of steamy yuri one-shots. **Volume 1** (2007/5/25) Cover illustration: Eiki Eiki 1. under the rose \[Konno Kita\] 2. Izuko to mo Naku (いずこともなく, Nowhere to Go) \[Konno Kita\] 3. Hirusagari no... (昼下がりの..., In the Afternoon...) \[Konno Kita\] 4. 24, 25. (24、25。) \[Techno Samata\]; Yuri Shimai Vol.3 5. Hoshi ni Negai wo (星に願いを, Wishing on a Star) \[Himawari Souya\] 6. Futari (ふたり, The Two of Us) \[Hayase Hashiba\] 7. Tsukiyo no Raihousha (月夜の来訪者, Visitor on a Moonlit Night) \[Kuramoto Kaya\]; Yuri Shimai 8. Rakuen no Kotori (楽園の小鳥, Little Birds of Paradise) \[Sakazaki Sakura\] (さかざき咲羅) ・kakioroshi: 9. Love Letter (ラブレター) \[Otsu Hiyori\] 10. Hoshi no Mukougawa (星の向こうがわ, Beyond the Stars) \[Morishima Akiko\] 11. Apple Day Dream (アップル・デイ・ドリーム) \[Jounouchi Nene\] 12. Kanojo no Neko wa Yume no Bannin (彼女の猫は夢の番人, Her Cat Wards Off My Bad Dreams) \[Hakamada Mera\] 13. Nanami to Misuzu (南波と海鈴) \[Minakata Sunao\] 14. Bitter Seek (ヴィターシーク) \[Oikawa Jinko\] (及川じんこ) **Volume 2** (2010/5/18) Cover illustration: Taamo 1. Knife Edge Girl (ナイフエッジガール) \[Furutsuji Kikka\] 2. Fortune Ring (フォーチュン・リング) \[Kashiwabara Mami\] 3. Maple Love \[Otsu Hiyori\] 4. Sandals (サンダル) \[Takahashi Mako\] 5. Delicious Time \[Takemiya Jin\] 6. Cosmos no Saku Niwa (コスモスの咲く庭) \[Himawari Souya\] 7. Yuri Yuri (ゆり ゆり) \[Namori\] 8. Imprinting no Coffee (インプリンティングのコーヒー, Imprinting Coffee) \[Yotsuhara Furiko\]; Comic Yuri Hime 2009-06 9. Chichin Puipui (チチンプイプイ, Abracadabra) \[Tanaka Minoru\]Comic Yuri Hime 10. Kusari wa Mou Iranai (鎖はもういらない, No More Need For Chains) \[Kurata Uso\]; Comic Yuri Hime S 2008 11. Himitsu no Seseragi (秘密のせせらぎ, The Secret Stream) \[Yoshitomi Akihito\] 12. Hatsukoi Kouzoushiki (初恋構造式, The Structural Formula of First Love) \[Amano Shuninta\] 13. Ruriiro no Yume (瑠璃色の夢, A Lapis-Lazuli Blue Dream) \[Morishima Akiko\] 14. Shinyuu Lovesick (親友LOVESICK, Lovesick Over My Best Friend) \[Kazuma Kowo\] **Volume 3** (2010/6/18) Cover illustration: Kashiwabara Mami Opening illustration: Yoshitomi Akihito 1. Natsu no Hajimari (夏の始まり, The Beginning of Summer) \[Yoshitomi Akihito\] 2. Seitokai no Hana Drop (生徒会の花ドロップ, Student Council Flower Drop) \[Maru Mikamo\]; Comic Yuri Hime S 3. Hatsunetsu (初熱) \[Shin Yui\] 4. Live With My Sister \[Sukoyaka\] 5. Sanmanen de wa Kaemasen (さんまんえんではかえません, Not for Sale) \[Amano Shuninta\] 6. Yuki no Naka Kimi to Futari (雪のなか君とふたり) \[Tanaka Minoru\] 7. Love Story - Aiwa \[Sawa Nanao\] 8. Pierce (ピアス) \[Kurata Uso\] 9. Mori no Yakata ni Sumu Hana-tachi (森の館に棲む花たち, Flowers Dwelling in a Forest Manor) \[Seiro Yuzuha\] 10. Himitsu no Miyazono (秘密の宮園) \[Sukoyaka\] 11. Poem ni Koishite (ポエムに恋して, Love My Poem) \[Araki Kanao\]; Comic Yuri Hime S 12. Hatsujou 2 (初情2) \[Tanimura Marika\] 13. Interface \[Kurogane Ken\] 14. Momoiro Toiki. (桃色吐息。, Peach Coloured Sigh) \[MATSUDA98\] 15. Touch \[Hayase Hashiba\] 16. Arcadia: Rakuen no Hana (アーケイディア~楽園の花~, Arcadia ~Flowers of Paradise~) \[Mizuno Touko\] 17. Pool \[Naoe Marimo\]
Seven touching short stories with a bit of a magical fairy tale quality about them. A collection of Konno Kita's early oneshots; originally self-published and later collected in tankoubon format. 1) **The Road Home:** An old man reminisces about the past. 2) **Garden:** A sheltered princess experiences grief for the first time. 3) **Beyer’s Waltz:** A woman who's “getting on in years” makes a decision about her love life. 4) **The House that Waits for Spring:** A girl faces her future in the shadow of the irresponsible father she dearly loves. 5) **Rattle:** In an impossible land, an old man is reunited with his granddaughter. 6) **The Man Who Sells Glasses:** A magical glasses seller drops by a small town to sell his wares. 7) **Light Source:** One snowy night, a man meets a curious little girl. 8) **Evening Fairy-Tales:** A young man who professes to be a "cat lender" draws out long-forgotten memories in his clients.
Set at the same boarding school as Himitsu no Kaidan, but focusing on a different cast of characters altogether.
