Supernatural - Page 378

In an old town coffee shop, a boy met an older high school girl. From there, everything was... An unforgettable summer began

From Chibi Manga: Summer Holidays. She didn't want to visit her grandmother, who she is on bad terms with, so she spends O-bon festival alone like she wanted. (Only for watching the house though!) And the person who appears in front of Akari is...!?

On Yumika's 14th summer, a strange encounter gives her a new lease on life..

A collection of short stories. The title story:Shinobu grew up in a town so small that he didn't even have any classmates in elementary school. Without any friends his age, he spent his time learning about flowers with a local horticulture expert. Now that he's moved away to a city, he still sticks to himself, since he never really learned how to make friends. That is, with the exception of Yukihito, who came up to him one day and became his friend. The trouble is, now Yukihito means the world to Shinobu, and he doesn't know what to do about it.

At a Shinto shrine in Shimoda, there is a large rock. It is said that if four close friends gather around the rock and all wish for the same thing, that wish will come true. As four friends, Natsumi, Saki, Yuka and Rinko, gather around the rock like they used to in their childhood, they soon find the rock can indeed grant people's wishes. With only a short amount of time before Saki is due to transfer schools, the girls spend a summer filled with magic.

Series of 5 oneshots: 1) Natsu Jikan A boy goes to meet a stranger after his mother died. The mother left a lot of love-letters to this man... 2) Torrid Night After years have past Takaaki has returned to his childhood home and his stepbrother Nozomi. They are the only family they have left, and both hold secrets from the past that can destroy them. But the dark passion they feel is dangerous too... 3-4) That's What God Says & Sweet Little Devil Izumi and Tetsuya are neighbors, both with very similar problems. Does one's appearance really determine who you are or how you should be? Were these neighbors fated to be together? 5) The Sleeping Man Naoki and Tatsuya were high school classmates and close friends, with Tatsuya having the task of waking up his ever sleeping friend. They agreed to meet at the dawn of the new millennium, and though they both show up, there's something off....

Collection of short stories.

Natsume Yuujinchou depicts the life of Takashi Natsume, a typical 15-year-old boy who craves a mundane existence. Unfortunately, like his late grandmother Reiko, Natsume can spot "youkai," or spirits. Although he inherited the "Book of Friends," a collection of contracts that binds the youkai from Reiko, these spirits have remained trapped as Reiko never called upon their names. Hence, the desperate spirits relentlessly hound Natsume, imploring him to break their contracts for freedom. While some well-meaning youkai seek Natsume's assistance, others pose a potential threat. That's where Madara, a spirited feline in disguise as Nyanko-sensei, comes in. Despite the often humorous facade, Madara is Natsume's self-appointed guardian, harboring concealed intentions for his association with the boy. Natsume Yuujinchou is a compelling supernatural series that follows Natsume's struggles to preserve a standard existence while juggling human and spirit worlds. Ultimately, he imparts vital life lessons from his experiences.

From Stiletto Heels: A young man with poor eyesight named Hazuki works part-time in a flower shop and falls hard for the shop-owner Rokka. But what happens when he discovers that residing in her apartment is the spirit of the man she can never forget?

One day, Yuuri, a pretty high-school girl, is asked by a stranger to attend the funeral of Hirose Takaya saying he had really liked her. Who was this guy, and why did he like her?

Resource depletion, environmental contamination, desertification, and foolish wars. Mankind willingly walked along the path of annihilation. And at the end of that path, those who survived relied on the power of science and conducted endless experiments to obtain the valuable source of life. As scientists are exploring the desert's fallout areas, a child-like being is found naked on the ground and was brought into an underground survival refuge. As they analyze the child, what will they discover?

In order to benefit their families, Koyuki (Age 16) was wed to Shin (Age 37). Despite the large age gap, both are exceedingly inexperienced in the matters of love, so they never quite know how to act around each other. To make matters worse, Shin is forbidden from being physically involved with Koyuki until she turns 20. In this environment, how will they form a proper husband-wife relationship?---Married off to a man more than twenty years her senior, Koyuki has no idea what her new life has in store for her. She's so in the dark, in fact, that she hasn't even seen her husband's face! But Koyuki isn't alone in fumbling through the intricacies of wedded bliss. Mask-donning Shin might have many years on his young wife, but as it turns out, he's just as naïve as she is! Will this pair of innocents ever get past their awkwardness (and the age gap)?!