After the main character’s brother died and left him alone, he tries to commit suicide but a thief appears and saves him from death. What is going to happen with these two boys in the end?
In the whole world there lay a mythical creatures which have their own ecosystem and can’t be considered part of the food chain. They also have supernatural powers and live together with humans. Ferry is one of the professional investigator, who researches the connection between the creatures and humans and is called a Genjuu Chousain (Mythical Beast Investigator). The story starts when a flying reptilian dragon (Wyvern) is attacking a village, and a Girl dispatch on the quest to research and investigate Wyvern and other mythical creatures.
A 34 year old man ends up marrying a 20 year old girl, whose mother is... his teenage crush?!
The story is about a young male prostitute named Aya and a former assassin named Chris. Aya's father murdered his mother in front of him, then forced him into prostitution. Since that time, he has always been looking for a way to inflict his revenge. Chris is just that method. After Chris saves Aya from his pimp, they form a fairly deep friendship, and Chris decides to make Aya his Last Client. A classic yaoi story. (~from evil empire)
The story is set in a dystopian alternative universe where any kind of substances able to alter the state of mind is legalized and available to be consumed at home or in designated places called Pomp Bar. These products, once considered very dangerous, are now advertised on TV and the bartender choose those ones more suited to their customers or serve them his special cocktails. When the Pompies movement obtained the liberalization of the drugs it seemed a historical meaningful change destined to improve the world, a dream realized in a manner to radically affecting the way of life of humanity.But several years after the situation isn't so better, or perhaps the humanity is just adapted to the new situation. In a world where all feeling are artificials and where everyone is a potential drug addicted, nothing is really changed: the excess is near at hand and very few substances are considered dangerous and put under a strict control by a hygiene office which has full power on the drugs addicted who are in extreme condition. The main character is Kabu, a little peddler and heavy addicted. Used to any kind of hallucinogenic trip, he is able to feel the happiness through the ecstasy of the drug, while on the same time hypocritically hating who gave born to that society which has forced him to the excess. After an overdose caused by mixing two incompatible drugs, he spends his days looking for stimulants until the encounter with an enigmatic man who offers him a new kind of illegal substance:Ultraheaven From that moment his incredible journey begins, where dream and reality are fused in an undivided world, causing him hysterical or joyful reactions and unrestrained pains. But what really is Ultraheaven and who's really behind it? And who is the guru who is promoting the meditation as a powerful way to influence the whole universe surrounding us exploiting the quantum theory? With the help of a special amplifier helmet Kabu starts a trip into the deep and hidden layers of his conscience, diving into a nightmare he would never discover...
Odamaki Hana, 17, female, high schooler. Kine Shougo, 38, male, engineer. One day, they suddenly swap bodies. After living in the other's body for a year, they meet again by chance. The man in the girl's body has refined their look and is now a model; the girl in the man's body lost their job and is treated as an amnesiac. The "self" they now encounter has become an entirely different "self"...
From Tokyopop: Kaguya is the orphaned survivor of a war she can't remember. She has grown to love her new life and the parents who have adopted her, until once again, her life is torn away from her. A boy she remembers only in her dreams comes to Kaguya and gives her the truth ... that she is a princess from another world...
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.
Freshman Tomoe Tatsumi is a genius, having gained admission to a prestigious private college in Tokyo. However, his naivety led to him overlooking the fact that he wouldn't have enough money to rent a place of his own. As a result, he is now occupying an exquisite apartment that costs significantly less than what most people would pay for a single room. The reason for this is Mitsugu Kurokawa, a white-collar worker who appears to be nothing less than a good-hearted Samaritan. However, there seems to be an ulterior motive behind his generosity - he wants to love, honor, and cherish Tomoe for the rest of his life, a prospect that might be cut short by Tomoe's hostile and homophobic older brother, Souichi.
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?