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Compilation of short stories: • Subarashii Shitsuren (Marevelous Heartbreak) Salaryman Naitou’s love life and work life are both going downhill. He sleeps with woman after woman, but none of them really does it for him. On top of that, he has a major crush on his boss, who only chides him for coming in late after his wild nights of unsatisfying sex and generally treats him as an errand boy. Then, one evening, a stranger accosts him at his apartment door. • Ore no Shachou Boku no Hisho • Kairaku no Chi • Kou Mono (The Supplicant) A husband and brother deal with the fallout of a life cut short. • Ichiban no Ai (The Greatest Love) Former Section Chief Masaki considers it an honor to do his best in his temporary assignment as secretary to President Shirasaki. The problem is that Masaki has fallen in love with the company president, and he has no hope of that love ever being returned, as the President clearly worships his wife. Resigning himself to an unrequited love, Masaki contents himself with anonymous assignations at the local gay porn theater. Until one day when the President discovers Masaki's sexual preference and his pastime. - From The Moon in a Box • Koi no Katachi
Tomoki had always been in love with his sempai, but had never been able to tell him how he feels. On the sempai’s wedding day (which Tomoki reluctantly attends), a heartbroken Tomoki meets up with the sempai’s younger brother, Atsuya, who had now grown into a handsome young man from the last time Tomoki saw him. Atsuya had always known how Tomoki felt about his brother, having witnessed Tomoki masturbating to the smell of his brother’s shirt once. Ashamed and embarrassed, Tomoki tries to put the incident behind him, but the cruel Atsuya would have none of it. He meets up with Tomoki in the wedding reception bar and reminds him of his past misgivings. When Tomoki tries to escape, Atsuya ties him up and rapes him…What will happen to Tomoki and Atsuya now? Can Atsuya change Tomoki’s heart, or will Tomoki forever regard him as a substitute, a replica, for his older brother? ************* Taken from Fushichou: Tomoki is in love with his sempai, Sawaki. One day while at Sawaki's house, Sawaki's brother Atsuya, caught him jerking off while smelling Sawaki's shirt and afraid Atsuya would let the secret out, Tomoki avoids his sempai. Four years later, Sawaki is getting married and Tomoki is invited to the party and while his 'love' for Sawaki is still as strong as ever, another person has their eyes on Tomoki. It's Atsuya, the younger brother of Sawaki who wants to conquer Tomoki's heart... will he have success?
Kirishima, is a popular teenage boy and a star athlete at his school. For some unknown reason, he seems to have vanished off the face of the earth after quitting the volleyball team. His disappearance eventually became pivotal to the collection of stories about various individuals who are connected to him in some way, with each having a unique point of view about connections, relationships, social boundaries, and the similar events that revolve around them. This story is based on the omnibus novel "Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo" by Asai Ryou which was first published in February 2010.
From SCX-Scans Dousei Recipe is done by the same mangaka as Mel Kano. It tells the story of a couple, both very innocent and in love with each other, who are now living together! Takeshi is a pure-hearted college student who is enticed by his girlfriend that has run away to live with him. Temptations ensue.
Marie is trapped in a horrible situation. She's being constantly tormented by her classmates and regularly molested by her teacher. With nowhere else to turn, she finds herself asking for supernatural help from one of the seven demons of the seven mysteries of her school. All she desires is the death of her cruel classmates and teacher. How far will Marie be willing to go in order to achieve the murders that would free her from her living hell? Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni takes place in an unnamed school setting and is composed of numerous self-contained short stories, each told from the perspective of a student or staff member from the school. These stories feature bullying as a major overlying theme, as each story's protagonist is depicted as being either a victim of bullying or a bully themselves. Higanbana revolves around a series of urban legends caused by supernatural beings called y?kai, each of which claims ownership of a particular "mystery" and kills anyone who tries to investigate it. There are a total of seven "mysteries" at the start of the series, with numerous y?kai fighting each other in an ongoing turf war for ownership of these mysteries, which is granted to the seven y?kai who emerge victorious in the conflict. The stories' protagonists interact with at least one of the school's resident y?kai, who force the protagonists to deal with the consequences of their actions regarding bullying.
In a gallery where fakes are sold a man experiences an interesting reunion. Also includes the gallery owner story.
From StarryHeaven The Leopard and the Faithful Manservant: 1) After getting dumped the most spectacular way at the start of a new year, she calls up her childhood friend for some emotional unloading. And when she thinks things can't get any worst, she gets her wrist broken by the car accident caused by her friend. She then commands him to be her slave until her wrist is healed. A Fiery Kiss on a Rooftop: 2) With the party girl's hands forced by her parents to either get a teaching license or have her allowance cut off, she caves. Begrudgingly, she sets off for her practicum at a high school. His Feverish Glance: 3) With her wedding nine months away and a comfortable life seemingly in her lap, she helps a handsome stranger out when he was being pursued. The House Touched by a Spirit: 4) A trip with her married co-worker to Hokkaido ends disastrously after he chickens out after his wife contacts him. The girl tries to hitch a ride to town from a passing stranger but he brings her home instead.
Ai was just a normal girl minding her own business when she met this guy. The guy was so poor and down on his luck that he couldn't even pay for his own meal. Ai took pity on the guy and decided to treat him out for lunch. What should have been a fairly innocent meeting with the guy turns rather weird when she decides to take him home and give him a place to sleep. That should have been all since the guy left very early in the morning and nothing untoward happened...but...is it possible? After how long, has she met the guy again?
A collection of five short stories:1) RikaraSeiten is the illegitimate son of the King. He's considered to be an insult to his kind and his brothers make fun of him by humiliating him and his position. It's thanks to Rikara, a prisoner (or as Seiten would say: a fallen angel) that he finds the strength to fight and win back his life.2) Rougoku ni Saku HanaA stern magistrate, Hakuto, is habouring unrequitted love for a superior and seeks a quiet spot i which to shed his tears but finds more than he imagined in the form of forgotten prisoner Doukoku.3) Lingering Attachment (Miren)After all else is destroyed a general and his lord come to know each other's feelings. 4) Bed de Kimi toAfter graduating high school two soccer team mates enjoy life as newly weds but have problems finding time to be alone.5) Tag Out!When baseball captain Tamaki hit a stray ball into the principal's office he never expected it would lead to him becoming a servant for the young, handsome and rich school alumni Shinobu.NOTE: Chapters 1-3 are set in ancient China, whereas chapters 4-5 are set in the modern day Japan.
The story of a quiet, sensitive high-school guy who enjoys painting, and his complicated feelings.
Oneshot from Hikitateyaku no Koi Mizuho is in love with Shugo-sempai, and even manages to kiss him secretly under the cover of darkness. Only one problem. Shugo is the boyfriend of Mizuho's older sister!
