The start of high school life. To the girls, that also meant the start of their love lives. For brand new first year student, Takahashi Nanami (Nana for short), it was no different... She happens to end up in the same class as the incredibly popular Yano Motoharu, who rumors say that two thirds of all the girls are guaranteed to fall in love with. But will that hold true for Nana, who says that if she had to choose between like or dislike, she'd say she dislikes him!?
Entering high school with lofty aspirations of forging many friendships, Nanami becomes smitten with the mysterious Yano. However, his extensive cache of enigmas may prove too overwhelming for her to unravel. Back then, I failed to completely comprehend Yano's intentions. Note: In 2005, the work was bestowed with the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shoujo category.
Four men enjoy their retirement in the country side. Friendly \"General\", playboy \"Snob\", wild mountain man \"Doc\", and silent \"Professor\". Suddenly, a mysterious beauty appears among them. As she talks about her past, each man gets drawn to her, and she remembers how it feels to be in love. Will it be the last love of their lives? A story about mature love and a rich life.
“If you’re okay with me, you can use me.†Oushirou has held years of unrequited feelings for his childhood friend Koba. One day, he’s drinking in a bar, when a man named Inamura chats him up. He’s suspicious by Inamura’s loose personality, but suffering from his unrequited love, Oushirou looks to his kind and easy-going hands for help. A bittersweet love triangle between a mysterious, kind man, and his childhood friend.
Romance can spark anywhere: on the soccer field, in the office, or in the classroom in this manga collection of short stories by various creators!
Okino is living a difficult life being an Omega and the eldest among the 8 siblings. So he works hard in his studies while juggling multiple jobs. All he wants is to destroy the wall (the law of nature) that is imposed on him but a first year Alpha keeps on following him around.
From Nakama: Koudou and Takashi are lovers. But there’s one cause of uneasiness. Koudou is just a popular guy. One day, that uneasiness struck home!! A man who says he likes Koudou appears in front of Takashi…?!
Aizawa Mashiro, the \'deaf\' pitcher, and Nonaka Hiroaki, the \'hearing\' catcher. A coming-of-age story about a high school battery that bridges the world of silence and the world of sound! At the entrance ceremony, Mashiro takes the stage as the school\'s first-ever \'integration student\', introducing himself in sign language. Hiroaki shrugs it off, thinking it has nothing to do with him. Baseball\'s all he cares about, and he just stuff the sign language chart they handed out into his pocket. But after school, Mashiro showed up in front of Nonaka again at the baseball club hoping to join the team as a pitcher. Forced to form a battery with him, Nonaka thought, \'A guy like him\'s nothing but a dead weight.\' However, when he caught the ball Mashiro threw straight at him, the words that came out of Nonaka\'s mouth was \'Nice ball...\' That was the moment their story began.
Everyone is hiding a \"secret.\" Azuki Komugi is obsessed with ruminating on her memories of her high school girlfriend \"Meguru,\" and creating a body model of hers out of clay. One day, Azuki drops her homemade \"Meguru\" at the 100-yen shop where she works part-time, and sneaks into her workplace on her off-shift to get \"her\" back. However, what she sees there is a fellow co-worker, high school girl Yoyuki Remu, who is about to express her lust for \"Meguru\" in a way that is different from Azuki\'s...
In a small town by the sea, Shio spends peaceful days helping out in his family’s shop. But he has always been troubled over his barren relationship with a married person(sex friend). One day, he meets a young boy, Someto who moved from the city. His relationship with his mother was strained, and Someto ran away to the countryside, trying to heal his heart. Shio then came to look after him as a “nice elder brother”. However, he gradually realizes that his emotions are beyond that.On the other hand, Someto has begun yearning the gentel Shio. But he happened to see Shio kissing his sex friend, and he came to find out about his “adult” side …?A naive lonely boy X a caring beauty who tends to be swept away, The two immature people slowly get to know love.
This is a one shot sequel to "Bokurani Matsuwaru Etc"!!
(from Tokyopop): Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a deal; they'll vacation around the world and when they get back to Japan, they'll get married.As they travel from country to country, the different people, cultures and cuisine they encounter begin to bring them closer together. After all they're not just learning about the world, but about themselves too.
When a local volcano erupts, the depopulated town of Kanematsu suddenly thrives as a hot-springs resort. High-school student Tomiyama, a cool character, can’t accept this dramatic transformation, while his friend Sakurajima enthusiastically embraces it. This is the story of how their friendship is affected by changes in their town. The freely-drawn, casual style the manga brings to its portrayal of the shifting emotions of high-school boys has earned it many fans.
Yuuki Minami is a hard working student, she has just been inaugurated as Vice President but she knows she needs to keep on studying harder and harder to keep her grades up and escape her current family circumstances. All she needs is more time, more time to study and work her way up! When a ghost appears before her able to grant her wish, what will be the price for the gift of more time? Related Series: Watashi no Fushidara (Sequel)
Maiko experiences a significant shift in her perspective at the age of 14, as she starts to visualize flowers rather than heads on individuals in love. Initially, she believes that she is unaffected by this unusual occurrence; however, during a stroll home with her childhood pal Ichi Terakawa, she becomes conscious of a flower-like image of herself in a reflection. This new insight horrifies Maiko, prompting her to ponder whether she can eliminate this budding flower from her perception.
Ever since he injured his hand and had to quit playing piano, Yanagawa has had no motivation. Then one day he receives a suspicious cigarette from a girl he knows. A collection of short stories.
Three boys in junior-high who cross-dress because of differing reasons meet each other through a cross-dressing community website, and decide to meet up in real life. "Parou" started cross-dressing because he wanted to attract a heterosexual boy he liked. "Marika" is a transgender girl and identifies as female. Lastly, "Yui" is an antagonistic boy who adopted the persona of his older sister after her death. In contrast to Parou and Marika, Yui is sorely disappointed at the meeting.
Chronicles the events leading up to the development and eventual downfall of the Hikari Club.
