This story takes place in the Victorian England. Belle is a 16 year-old governess and fresh from the country on her first job. She expected life in London to be marvellous, though her charges are anything but lovely and her client is a miser. To make matters worse, a dead body was found in her trunk and Bell was charged as a murderer! But help comes in the form of Lady Ethel and Noel Scott.
As a young boy, Arima Kosei dominated piano competitions and all musicians knew his name. But after his mother passed away, he had a mental breakdown in the middle of a performance when he found out he wasn't able to hear the sound of the piano. Two years later, Kosei hasn’t touched the piano and can't find any joy in his life. Until one day, he meets an energetic and talented girl who would change his life forever.
Shuu Kaidou is sent away to an all boys boarding school with a very strange rule: half the students must take turns to dress as girls!
A young, unemployed, seemingly unmotivated young man is moving through his life. As a teenager, he and some of his friends formed a "Boyz 4 Men" club, which was based on a hatred of sex and women. As arguably the most opinionated member, his view of sexuality as an adult is far from normal. After a highly sexual encounter in a park at night, he has decided to attempt to draw perverted fetish manga. This brings him once again to the presence of a woman from the park, Sawada Kazumi. She's a manga editor and single mother with a perverted and intense personality of her own. What will happen when their worlds collide?
From Mousou Scans: Eva, a long-lived witch, takes in Fernest kingdom’s youngest prince, Louis, when she is asked to heal him of his illness. Although witches are traditionally despised, Louis continues to visit her even after he is well and they form a close bond. When Louis is called back to the palace to take his place as heir to the throne, Eva must decide whether to let him go or take him back.
From Blissful Sin: "Please marry me, Asakusa." Though, I thought I was asking where Asakusa was. Alex, a traveler from England, wanted to get to his destination, Asakusa, but he got lost in a quiet residential area. He unleashed the only Japanese words he knew at a man walking towards him, incorrect Japanese taught to him by a friend who was playing a prank! But the other person blushed and replied, "Yes"...?
A collection of six short stories.
1. Chocolat of Instinct Ever since we were small, I've been good friends with Keigo, who's as cute as a girl. However, I started to be conscious of his body holding mine, his long and slender fingers, and his full lips... Before I knew it, my heart started to race for this cool Keigo... Hey, Keigo, what should I do with this feeling...? 2. Little Devil Gelatto Sei was a playboy throughout middle school who did it with every girl. Then, the next day he would break that girls heart and leave. That changed when a girl he had done it with actually falls in love with him. 3. Flower Trap "Under the wilting Cherry Tree, He laid a blanket of pink flowers." While I walked the cherry tree lined street i noticed him carrying a bouquet of flowers. The flowers belonged to the girl he liked. Then why, did he give one to me? 4. Substitute Camellia When i was confessed by him I was happy. I really loved him. Still, the pain of my brother getting married and going away hurt me. Is that why Kei thought he was a substitute? 5. It Slowly Turns Sweet Everyday,Aoi kisses a summer tangerine.chisato,her brother's friend,often stays over. extra of Chocolat of Instinct
This dark and intense drama is set in a boy's high school where Kujo becomes the official leader of a gang. Kujo must constantly defend his position by playing a dangerous rooftop game with the other boys vying for his position. This manga has also been made into a film which has shown in various festivals throughout the world. Taiyo Matsumoto made his manga debut in 1986 in the anthology Afternoon, with the short story Straight. His credits include boxing serial Zero, the domestic drama Hanao, the sports manga Ping Pong, the beautiful and violent, Black and White, and the Moebius inspired, No. 5. Black and White and No. 5 were both published by VIZ and scanned by Jinchi who is loved by all US based manga publishers.
Based on a series of light novels, Kure-nai is about the adventures and misadventures of 16-year-old Shinkurou Kurenai. Shinkurou is an authority in settling disputes between people, and is one day approached by Murasaki Kuhouin, the daughter of a powerful plutocratic family, asking him to be her bodyguard.
From Sugar Oasis: Kou and Yukako have been friends since elementary school but over the years Kou has fallen in love with his childhood friend and when he found out that she was moving as a result of her family mounting debts he was devastated at the prospect of losing his best friend and the woman he loved. That was back in junior high. A few years after their separation, Kou and Yukako meet again. Kou is happy to see her after so many years apart but at the same time shocked at how frail and thin she has become. The strong genki little girl he knew was gone and in her place stood a half-starved homeless girl forced to steal to eat.