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Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social graces are weak, doesn't seem to fear anything, mortal or otherwise. When this odd couple gets together to solve the bizarre cases that come their way, their work methods may not be entirely safe for work! (Source: Sublime Manga) *Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.*
1. **Illumination** (イルミナシオン); mellow mellow Vols. 1 to 3 2. **Illumination** (イルミナシオン); mellow mellow Vols. 1 to 3 3. **Illumination** (イルミナシオン); mellow mellow Vols. 1 to 3 Ryuuji and Naomi are close childhood friends. Both had their share of relationships with women, so Ryuuji is frustrated as to why he's had romantic feelings for the idiotic and oblivious Naomi all this time. While drinking his problems away, as usual, he meets the bartender Kiyotoshi who becomes interested in him, and the two ended up sleeping with each other. Since then, everything went spiraling out of control between the three of them, especially for Ryuuji, whose heart seems to betray him. (Source: Manga Planet) 4. **Love toka Iurashii** (ラブとかいうらしい, Something Called Love); mellow mellow Vol. 4 5. **Bara to Ibara to Barabara no Baran** (ばらといばらとばらばらのばらん, Roses, Thorns and a Shattering Clang); mellow mellow vol. 5 6. **Ano Hito no Koto** (あの人のこと, About That Person); mellow mellow Vol. 6 7. **Kami no Na wa Yoru** (神の名は夜, God's Name is Night); DANDAN Vol. 1 *Note: Includes three extra chapters.*
In Tomoko Yamashita's Dining Bar Akira, romantic passions battle with cool logic behind kitchen doors. There's always drama when you're trying to run a busy bar and restaurant. Akira Koji, the manager, is stuck in the middle of it all, trying to keep his cool. Then he gets a late night confession from one of his employees. Not only that, it's a very attractive male employee a full six years younger than him, 26-year-old Torihara. Akira has never considered a homosexual relationship before, but things start to change when he can't get the young man out of his head. Will the two of them be able to remain professional when things start to get serious? (Source: Netcomics)
HER is a series of character portraits, loosely strung together by everyday circumstances. The story begins with a woman who wants to be loveable - and loved - and who has a fixation on shoes. Her hairdresser's fear of the future is the subject of the second chapter. A schoolgirl whose hair she cuts sees her older female neighbor kissing her female lover goodbye. In the past, the neighbor had a difficult relationship with her mother. The neighbor's lover was rejected by her first love. The couple sitting next to them at the cafe have their own issues. (Source: Okazu)
A collection of short stories. The title story revolves around Toma, who is head over heels in love -- with himself. So is everyone else, and he knows that his business partner and old friend, Enoki, is no exception. And Toma can't blame him -- after all, he is only the most brilliant, beautiful, and all-around perfect person to ever walk the face of the Earth. Who doesn't love him? The weird thing is, Enoki thinks that Toma loves him, too. But they should both know by now that there's no one Toma loves more than himself... right?
Before Minari knew he was gay, he convinced himself he was incapable of falling in love. Having spent the last five years settling for just sex with a friend from high school, he surprises himself by falling in love with and impetuously confessing to an acquaintance, Shinkawa. But will Minari's fragile ego be able to withstand the fear and uncertainty of a real love relationship?
It started from “Love”. A man who confessed his love to another man. A man and woman who enjoy talking about shared hobbies. A woman waiting to meet up with someone. At a certain café, three different groups coincidentally come together. Two of the part timers there also get involved, and small dramas ensue. Yamashita Tomoko’s worlds, created with her wit and ability to make touching stories, are now available in this treasure trove of her works. In addition to her title work, there are six unpublished stories and extras!
This is the story about the two of them. Daiki Miné and Fumie Anjo are opposites of each other. Daiki is a serious, work-oriented translator, while Fumie is a friendly neighborhood bus driver with a girlfriend. But somehow, the two became fast friends, much to the surprise of the people around them. As time passes by, the two find themselves drawn to each other a little bit too much, leaving both of them confused. When Fumie's girlfriend breaks with him, he is forced to confront the feelings he had been too dense to realize, try to deny as he might. Meanwhile, Daiki isn't sure of what his place in Fumie's life really is. (Source: Futekiya)
One year ago, high schooler Hana Odamaki (age 17) and auto factory worker Shogo Kine (age 38) suddenly switched places in body and mind. Now, after a year in each other's shoes, the two run into each other again. The man who found himself as a young maiden has brushed up his vessel's femininity and become an amateur model, while the girl in the body of a middle-aged man was treated as an amnesia case and lost any steady employment. They may have been reunited with "themselves", but what should they do when they can scarcely recognize the person they once were...? (Source: MangaPlaza)
Tanuki, a suicidal law consultant, shares an unlikely friendship with Asagi, who is half-immersed in the underworld. But when Asagi's niece, Towako, has a hit put out on her by the yakuza, they get caught up in a game of life and death...! The world-weary men find redemption in their efforts to protect one girl.... (Source: JManga)
A startling workplace short story by Tomoko Yamashita, the acclaimed creator of *Diary of a Strange Land*. "Would you like to have lunch with me?" An invitation from a girl with a white rabbit's grace promises a meal like no other... (Source: MangaPlaza)