Nozomi Kashihara, a lonely hitman whose parents were killed, has never known warmth in his life. He betrayed the "family" that raised him and lived his life as a plain high school student, but after he saves a gal in his class from a group of delinquents, he somehow finds himself getting closer to her. Kashihara begins to suspect that she may be an assassin targeting him...
In the midst of the forest stands a towering home that instills dread in young hearts as it groans and casts menacing silhouettes. A singular figure and a multitude of spectral entities dwell within its walls. Bonus Short Story: Chapter One: The Locked Chamber.
The language of flowers is a topic that interests many people around the world. All flowers have different meanings, and those meanings are the means by which society defines nature. Hana is a 17 year old boy living through his last year of High School, and he has 2 tries to break fate, and save an unknown person. How will he do that? What flowers will guide his way towards forging new bonds?
In this anthology, Kashiwai, an artist and illustrator, modifies noteworthy pieces from Japanese children's literature. The description includes the following stories: - "Yuuhi no Kuni" by Naoko Awa - "Chiisai Yasashii Migite" by Naoko Awa - "Kin no Wa" by Mimei Ogawa - "Kou-chan" by Atsuko Suga - "Hitotsu no Hi" by Nankichi Niimi - "Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten" by Kenji Miyazawa
A special group of people which are against the government because the government has been killing innocent people and this group tires to save the country
For generations, the Kagurazaka family has possessed a unique skill - the ability to communicate with Inari's messengers. This ability has been preserved through trading matrimonies with the Ujou women. Rio is the current recipient of this gift and has been eagerly awaiting his prospective spouse's arrival, only to be shocked when she elopes with someone else. In the aftermath of this experience, Rio is taken aback when Nagi, his intended's younger sibling, arrives and asserts that he is capable of filling her sister's shoes, stating, "Even if I cannot father children, I am proficient in sexual intercourse."
Mitsuru Fujita, a girl who loves piano, has entered high school and is sharing a dorm room with Kanade Kobayashi, a former rival who used to be proclaimed a piano prodigy. However, Kanade has come to hate piano, because of trauma she experienced when studying abroad. Mitsuru invites Kanade to play a duet on the same piano...
A reunion gone wrong! When a woman reunites with her high school boyfriend at a matchmaker, things do not go how she imagined in this shojo/josei romcom. Hiromi is suddenly reunited with her high school boyfriend–at a professional match-making service! But their reunion isn’t a sweet one, because he doesn’t seem to remember Hiromi at all. In fact, he starts making wild accusations that make her question all her memories from back then. This sharp-tongued stranger is like an entirely different person from the guy she remembers! Is this a match doomed to fail? (From Seven Seas)
"I want you, Moka..." There's a popular guy in class, and he can't stand the way the other girls look at him. The only girl he wants all for himself... is the plain girl sitting in the seat in front of him?! Moka Asano is your average high school girl, and sitting behind her is Izumi Kurosaki. Kurosaki's the captain of the soccer team, and is so popular that the neighboring schools have fan clubs for him! The girls always crowd around his desk, so Moka can never get a chance to sit down at her desk in the morning... but everything changes when Moka gets the chance to be close to Kurosaki when they see each other in the old school library. Even though Kurosaki hates being around girls, and tends to give everyone these cold stares, he looks at Moka with a bright smile and asks her "do you wanna date for real?" It's like he's a completely different person!