[From Hochuuami]: Wataru is an accomplished violinist with wealthy parents. When he decides to enter a violin competition, he starts receiving threats and in comes 2 bodyguards. Are they like big brothers or do they both want to protect his heart?
These are Nao Tsukiji's debut stories compiled in one collection. 1-2. "Golden Knight" (Kiniro Kishi) Shiro, a police officer, is abruptly transferred to a small village where his job entails capturing runaway horses or rescuing grandmothers out of ponds. 3-4. "Bell Guard Princess" (Kanamori Hime) Anzu is a bell guard whose duty is to alert the villagers when barbarians attack. However, when a real barbarian arrives in the village, Anzu must confront her preconceptions and biases towards these supposedly timid people. 5. "The Maiden Buried in Goods" (Zakka ni Umoreta Otome) A young woman is in search of the perfect gift for the man she loves.
The story of a highschool girl who seems to get lost quite often, stumbles upon a train station that shouldn't exist, and a restaurant in front of it with very strange clientele. What will become of her after being forced to start working there?
Tengawa Taiyô (the sun in Japan) is a great (but unrecognized) game creator and the boss of his own development studio (but he's in debt). He then meets a nice young woman, but she comes to turn his loser company. [Prequel to Giga Tokyo Toy Box]
From In the Water: The continuation from Deep Love - Host. This story is about Reina, a cheerful 19-year-old single mother. During Ayu's Story, Reina was raped in a Karoke bar and eventually gave birth to a baby girl she named Ayu. Now, Reina has fallen in love, but when she told him she had a child, he dumps her! And what's worse is that her daughter, Ayu, accidentally falls down the stairs and during the surgery she becomes blind! What will happen to this once very cheerful mother?
from Sound of Jewels: Kingyo is the most lovely name in the world. She was my stepsister. She had the most beautiful smile. She was a crybaby. She was so kind that I couldn't bear it and ...I crossed the line.
1. Beautiful Days 2. Beautiful Sunday 3-4. Beautiful Life 5. Another Life 6. Kyou Anata ni Wakare wo Tsugemasu (I'm Bidding You Farewell Today) 7. Ashita Kimi ni Ai wo Sasayaku (Tomorrow I'll Whisper Love to You) 8. Kinou Bokura wa Tsumi wo Daite
Funbari no Uta is a series of short stories written by Hiroyuki Takei relating to his manga series Shaman King; and a furyoku-inducing battle anthem-turned-jingle-turned-Japanese ballad created by the Shaman King character, Faust VIII. Funbari no Uta is set seven years later (2007) after the Shaman Tournament, and revolves around Hana Asakura, the son of Yoh and Anna. Hana and Ryunosuke Umemiya are searching for the members of Team Ren and Lyserg for the grand opening of Funbari no Onsen, which is run by Tamao in the story.
When Yuuki first meets Akihisa she is less than impressed. Not only is he stalking her, but he also tries to seduce her knowing full well she's a high school student who already has a boyfriend. She can't stand him at all so why is she so drawn to him? On the surface Akihisa seems like the worst kind of man... Is he just toying with Yuuki or does he really care about her?
Tomas has a very very hard sucking life. After years of humiliation from two bullies from the school, he finally has his give it back: he calls a number that offer a service of 'beating bullies for money'. But the dumbass dials the wrong number and the call goes to a expert and pro assassin's agency. And thinking he's calling right, Tomás gives all your personal information and makes the deal. Then Jack, a clumsy weird assassin comes to 'protect him', making sucker Tomás' rotine a little more suckered...
Demon summoner - what is this? And why?... These are the main questions Touya Douji is trying to answer. Just where should he be looking for them? Maybe, inside himself?
Sakurai Tomo is a highschool girl who lives in a town close to a beach. One day, as she was getting molested on the bus, she gets rescued by school related person(!?). However, the key holder dropped by that man held the same Agate that she has gotten from a boy in her past!? Is he the same person!?
Mu Qian Ran, a sixteen year old girl, who had always set her heart onto studying the art of Chinese medicine, is excited as she has been accepted into her first choice of college, Yan Huang Advance technical school! At the same time, due to a mysterious portrait of a girl that no one could tell when was it drawn, Qian Ran is able to see illusions of fire. She ignores the incident, but this would start the unraveling of a great secret.
A collection of short stories: 1) Vahlia no Hanamuko Jiru and Vahlia were engaged. But Jiru suddenly went missing! Four years later, Vahlia was betrothed to his younger brother. During the night of the celebration of her second engagement, Vahlia decides to go on a journey… in search of Jiru! 2) Ryuu no Moriuta The dragon child Kito and the priestess Shuen await the day Kito becomes the Heavenly Dragon. 3) Ginsekai no Shoumei Alza lives alone on a desolate snowy plain. One day, Leah, a sorcerer from the magical city collapses near his house. Alza forbids Leah from using magic in his presence and shows her how beautiful life can be outside of the magical world. But, why does Alza hate magic, how did Leah get outside the magical city, and what will happen when Leah returns home? 4) Otogibanashi no Fude At a far away village, there’s a sacred tree where the Water God dwells. It’s Sasara Yuukei’s task to trace the fading letters of the contract between the Water God and the people of the village. One day, while carrying out his task, he suddenly met the Water God herself! And gradually, he found out that what he’s been doing every day is actually...
Peanut (P-ko) and Kyuuri (Q-ko) are aliens who have just arrived on planet Earth from planet "Fuiren." Their mission? Find their missing queen! However, this is not easy considering how they have some evil menace pursuing them and the fact that they turn into cockroaches and can't turn back without kissing a human male! They also have a lot to learn about the new planet they're on, so it's a bit difficult when they have to fight evil... There are only four chapters that were ever published in this series, as Naoko dropped this project due to Kodansha losing her original manuscript.
Eun-Jo decides to commit group suicide, unable to cope with the burden when her daughter dies in an accident. However, she opens her eyes to the day before. She soon realizes that once midnight strikes, she is sent forty-eight hours backwards. How can she stop this? Eventually, she decides to continue reliving the past so that she can improve the life of her future self. But what happens when nothing she does has an impact on her future?
The sequel of Retsujou no Meikyou Read in this order: 1. Okubyou na Junjou 2. Retsujou no Meikyou 3. Retsujou no Yuuwaku 4. Retsujou no Hazama 5. Retsujou no Rensa