Slice of Life - Page 282

Ryousei and Shougo are involved in a continuous and ambiguous sexual relationship. By claiming Ryousei to be his, Shougo thought that it would help to change his own feelings of helplessness, regret and loneliness. Although captivated by Shougo, Ryousei himself slowly began to realize that he was just being used. An opportunity arrives for both Shougo and Ryousei to display their painting at Shougo's elder brother's art exhibition in Tokyo. For Shougo, who has a complex about his elder brother ever since childhood, his thought of "I may be able to return to Tokyo if I succeed in it" gradually turned into pressure. Beneath the starry sky, a paint brush paints a story of youthful love.

Tsurara Takahashi is a middle school student who belongs to the Shinzen tennis club. However, she carries a great misfortune that she cannot confess to her friends: she met the mysterious Mahou Shoujo Site and was given a stick in the shape of an electric drill.

A oneshot from Fellows 2009-08

Three years ago, Hashimoto Shun, a gay novelist in the making, met Chibana Mio, a very quiet high school student, in Okinawa. Mio had lost both of his two parents and was often seen sitting on a bench until very late, watching the sea, near Shun's house. They slowly grew closer to one another, but Mio suddenly had to leave the island, to pursue his studies... Three years later, Mio returns to Okinawa: "I've been thinking a lot these last three years... Even if he's a man too, I love Shun." Will these two finally be able to take a step forward together?

From Viz: Takemoto lives in a run-down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self. Was adapted into a live action film in 2006 and a live action tv series. In 2003, this manga won the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo.

From Springtime Scans: Woo-jin is headed home for a memorial service. Da-hong is searching the countryside for someone she used to know. Their paths cross when Woo-jin ruins Da-hong's fruit basket (which she had bought as a gift) by accident, and ends up taking her to her destination in his car as an apology. Unexpectedly, the place Da-hong has been searching for is Woo-jin's own home?! What is their relationship to each other...?

From good morning to good night, working like a horse, aiming for the betterment of Japan’s tomorrow… that is the duty of a civil servant (Koh-Boku), a public official of Kasumigaseki.<br><br>One such Koh-Boku, Kyuu-san, has Kashiwagi by his side, a super-elite who is a dozen years his junior. Even though he thinks that he really should push his junior to stand on his own, he couldn’t bear to be parted from the pleasure of working passionately every day with Kashiwagi… but a cozy relationship that could turn romantic…?!

Minami Yuuya meets an old friend from High School, Suzuka Sougo during a job request. Suzuka Sougo agrees, but at what cost?? Will the old feelings that Minami had come back, or will he be forced into blackmail? How long will these two HATE each other… from Fujoshi Bitches

Mingyeol is a happy-go-lucky twenty-six-year-old girl who recently quit her job. With extra time on her hands, she spends her days crushing on Tae-eun, a cute boy who works at her favorite coffee shop owned by Tae-eun's older sister Huiyeon. Mingyeol stops by every day despite Tae-eun's lukewarm reactions. What seems like a lucky break finally arrives when he asks for a favor. He hands her a letter, asking her to give it to Huiyeon a week later. Though puzzled, Mingyeol is willing to cooperate, but her own sister tactlessly opens the letter and announces the alarming news: it's a will! When Mingyeol confronts Tae-eun, he acts like he doesn't remember anything at all. Mingyeol is now armed with a mission to save her crush, but will he open up to her and tell her what's wrong?

The freeter, Yui, found a stranger in a tattered state along the road. His name is Toshiki, a man with a strange appeal. Yui couldn't leave him alone, and so, he accompanied the stranger back to his house. Upon getting there, Toshiki revealed to be wilful, and Yui decided to go along with him. The next morning, however, he found that he has been trapped inside Toshiki's house.

Just before entering the university, Yanagiba Masahiko's father died in a car accident. His mother died when he was four, which makes him now really an orphan. But even before the death of his father, he didn't have a family life, as his father was always busy or abroad. When his mother's younger brother and his wife decide to invite him to live with their family, his life takes a turn. But it is not going to be the normal family life he is imagining for himself. What is the "terrible" secret that led his parents to break the bonds with his aunt and uncle? What could be the true nature of his cousin, Shion? And last but not least, will this "terrible" secret eventually get Yanagiba, too?

The official manga anthology of the hit mobile game, Dolls Frontline (Girl's Frontline Japanese's title), by various manga artists.