Slice of Life - Page 101

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.

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.

(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.

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.

A oneshot about the beginnings of the Japanese pop duo WaT. Told from the point of view of Teppei Koike.

Due to particular circumstances, Yuuma, a thriving writer, resides in a roomy house by himself. Nevertheless, the arrival of the Nezu brothers, his far-off relatives, will soon disturb his solitary existence. Although hesitant at the start, they begin creating a relationship that becomes akin to that of a genuine family.

From a young age, Minami Harusumi has had recurring dreams of Veronica, a princess whose kingdom is on the verge of destruction. He believes them to be recollections of his past life, and that he is her reincarnation. Because of this, he is ridiculed by his classmates. One day, when the mockery escalates into bullying, he rediscovers magic—something Veronica had studied and used. Reassured his past life is not merely a fantasy, Minami tries to learn more about his past memories and the reason behind them...

Kanei Tomoya came back to his previous high school to be a substitute teacher in Physical Education. He met his fellow teachers on his first day and everything is sailing smoothly until Seta Kousuke came, his arts teacher back in high school. Everything became worse when he accidentally broke Seta-sensei's phone and was asked to be his lover in the span of his four months stay. Now will this "relationship" turn into something good or something bad?

After Ame's father remarries, he's not sure what to do with 3 new brothers and a stepmother at the age of 19. As he comes to appreciate his happy new home and family the glue holding them together starts to come undone. How will these 4 brothers weather tragedy after tragedy and stay together?

Includes oneshots: 1. Bambi N' Lion 2. Toi tonari yori 3. Kotoriasobu wa ine wa koi o shiranai 4. Sorekara 3-nen-go

Haru Kurosaki once heard a stranger's song in high school that made him decide to finally follow his passions. Now, he's a graphic designer who's recently been put in charge of designing a CD jacket for the prodigy musical artist Eddie Astley.On the outside, Eddie is intimidating and aloof — but when Haru spots him at a rock concert, he realizes how wrong that assumption is. As he sees beyond Eddie's surly exterior and catches a glimpse of the man beneath the affectation, Haru begins to think about the message and emotions that Eddie tries to convey through his music. And in trying to get to know more about Eddie for his design project, he discovers that music always has a way of transporting you to a vital moment from the past.