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From Intercross: Starting today, Shimomura Mao, who goes to Shirasagi Academy for daughters of super rich families, becomes a member of the student council, "Shirasagi Council". Very soon now she'll be able to meet the president, Kiryuu Chisato, who she's been admiring for a very long time! When she opens the door to the student council room with her heart beating wildly...kyah! Guys is changing clothes!?
A tankobon of some of Kawahara-sensei's short stories. Includes the stories: For the Sake of Love, If Someone Like Me Would Do, and Chocolate Contest. Title Story: Akira is a kind girl who loves to be with her friends. Because of her high success rate in matchmaking, her friends have given her the title of "Queen of Introductions" (Matchmaking Queen)! But for some reason, Aki-chan can't seem to get a boyfriend for herself...an exulting pure love story.
[From In the Water]: Mouri has been dragged into a gokon by her best friend but Mouri neither wants a boyfriend nor is afraid of showing her true self, as crude as her personality may be. But when she catches the eye of a guy just as relentless, and creepy, as her, how will she react?
A love tale weaves together a young girl who lives in enchanted worlds but now blind, and a toughened boy who has lost all faith. Ai Rin's world crumbles after an unfortunate event, leaving her uncertain of the life she once knew. Her vision has faded, and she can't remember whether her "family" is genuine or a figment of her imagination. The existence of siblings and an angry mother are but a distant memory. On the other hand, Lee Su has been stripped of everything he ever held dear. His family unit disintegrated after his father succumbed to alcohol, leaving behind a financial mess that made it impossible for Lee to cater to his sister's medical needs. Once a believer in magic and bedtime stories, Lee had long given up on anything remotely resembling enchanted tales. Fate brings the two together - Ai Rin, the writer of whimsical stories, and Lee Su, a seller of hats. A romance blossoms between them despite their stark differences.
Kouhei is a doctor at the local university hospital who has lost touch with his high school friend Tadashi. While Kouhei grew up to become a successful young doctor, Tadashi became a jobless, poor-as-dirt, flaming gay writer. But one lonely night, at his wits end, Tadashi sends Kouhei a text message and receives a reply. Of course Tadashi has secretly harbored feelings for Kouhei for a long time. But when he finds out Kouhei is getting set-up for an arranged marriage… (this is for the first chapter only; the other 4 chapters are unrelated) The only thing keeping Tadashi, a struggling song lyricist, alive is food handouts from Kouhei, a successful doctor. In fact, Tadashi has been leeching off of Kouhei for practically their entire professional lives. Before they arrived at this queer living arrangement, they once enjoyed a little fling back when they were in high school. Though the affair ended briefly afterwards, they've remained fast friends still. But Kouhei's parents want nothing more than to see their son settling down. As Kouhei is pushed ever more forcefully into an arranged marriage, will he finally admit that he sees Tadashi as something more than just a friend?
A collection of two stories: I. Pinky Mist (summary below). II.. My Lucky Star. From Sugar Oasis: Fen Hong is just an ordinary girl, and like many other girls of her age, her idol is Mist Boy, a famous eighteen year-old singer. When she hears that her dad will stay in Singapore for two years and leave her in Taiwan, she's unbelievably happy. To her disappointment, it turns out that she'll be staying with Zhou Zhen Quan, her perfect childhood friend, for whom she feels attraction...? Or maybe love?
I possessed the novel with three people who were my counterparts. Among them, I became the prince's fiancee and a villain youngae who ended her life with the guillotine ending. “I'm happy though. We are all female protagonists in novels, so we can spare our lives.” … Were all female protagonists? I rolled my eyes awkwardly and finally opened my mouth. "Ah… , I will soon be the guillotine.” * * * It caused inconvenience to everyone. I thought the best thing I could do for everyone was to break up... … . “We are breaking up.” “Belly, what have I done to you? If you have a reason, tell me.” You catch me asking for a breakup. “Belly. I have no intention of giving up on you.” “If you can escape, run away. Even if it were death, I would gladly follow you.” Apparently, the keyword of the novel was affectionate man. When did the keyword change to obsessive? Will I be able to see the ending safely?
Laura and Gabriel were passionately in love - even though she was the daughter of a wealthy family, while he was a mere stable boy. But when Laura's parents reject the penniless Gabriel's proposal to marry their daughter, he disappears in despair. 7 years later, Laura is burdened by huge debts left by her late parents when Gabriel, now a successful and wealthy investor, appears before her. He is not the man she used to know, as he coldly declares: "I bet you never thought this day would come. When our positions are reversed!"
Kasuga-kun steals a pair gym clothes of the girl he likes, the next day the girl that sits behind him reveals that she saw everything. Now if he doesn't form a "contract" with her, she is going to tell.
A ladies man and a recently un-spellbounded prince have one goal: to kiss the sleeping princess! However, both men get more (or less) than they bargain for... Follow this slightly twisted, yet amusing version of Sleeping Beauty.
Fumiki Shimazaki has only one dream: to become a poet. Spending more time in his poems than in the preparation of it his studies(?), he faces disapproval from his professors and his best friend Mika... To escape from the harsh reality, he seeks refuge in an abandoned factory. There, he stumbles upon a mysterious dog, who saves his life from an attacking monstrous feline. Their friendship is immediately created thereafter. Questions arise then. From which does this gifted dog come from capacities paranormaux and overflowing of thirst for knowledge? How can it speak? What does the number 23 on its ear stand for? The Appearance and arrival of this dog causes an increasingly number of extraordinary events all revolving around the number 23...
