Keiko Kinoshita's Manga List
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Young editor Muguruma has his hands full with high-maintenance mystery writer Yuri, whose outrageous demands and reluctance to meet deadlines have become infamous at Sogendo Publishing. But even patient Muguruma is not prepared for the confusion he feels when bad-tempered Yuri tries to woo him. Do his feelings for Yuri run deeper than simple respect and admiration? Set in post-occupation Japan, this meandering love story is as moody and charming as Yuri-sensei himself.
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"Marry me, just for show."
Seishiro Kyogoku, son and personal secretary of the incumbent Minister of Justice, found himself utterly baffled. First, his young half-brother Leo came to live with him! Then, an out-of-the-blue reunion with his old classmate Takeru Kyogoku led to Takeru finding out the truth about Leo!! And to top it off, now he's managed to get himself stuck in a sham marriage with Takeru!!! While breaking the news, Seishiro vows to put Takeru and Leo's wellbeing even above his own life, sham or not, but then Takeru pushes him down on the bed and demands a different sort of consolation prize for going along with this plan...... Can real love bloom from a union born of lies?
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When Tomosaka realized he was in love with his best friend Noda, it seemed the most natural thing in the world. He couldn't even remember when he'd first started falling in love. He had his feelings, but he couldn't express them... because Noda was his best friend. A story about the delicate thread that separates friendship and love.
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In this sequel to "Yuri Sensei is in a Good Mood Today as Well", pure-hearted editor Muguruma continues his uneasy working relationship with mystery author Yuri, while also taking on a new writer, Sakura.While Sakura's carefree, affectionate manner and unfailing punctuality make him highly desirable as a client, will he succeed in winning Muguruma's heart as well?Now, faced with an arranged marriage and an attractive rival, it's up to Yuri sensei to make his true feelings clear.
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Matsuda has just begun his life as a University student and is starting to experience the Tokyo life he's always dreamed of. Soon enough, he acquaints himself with his next door neighbor: Yaotome, a shabby-looking fellow that's tough on the outside, but soft on the inside.Or is it the other way around...?Matsuda can't seem to figure Yaotome out at first, but soon enough, their acquaintance evolves into friendship, and the two begin to uncover new sides of each other.
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Be it a sudden, painful revelation or a slow ballad, second love carries the hope of happiness again. Two tales of love experienced twice unfold in Want to Depend You.A professor of literature has died, leaving his son Yamato and his assistant Onodera to put his affairs in order. To Onodera, Yamato constantly echos his beloved professor; his grief grows desperate. Will Onodera's past memories consume his chance for future love and break Yamato's heart in the process?Ten years ago, friends Yuuya and Arata became lovers, but their crushing love died as soon as it began. Yuuya fears the past will repeat itself... but could a song feel different when it's played a second
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Haru Akaishi's father has just died, leaving him an orphan at age 17. It seems his father was in a lot of debt and took out some shady loans. Just when the Yakuza-esque creditors come to collect, a mysterious lawyer named Yuuji Senoh appears and says he'll deal with the matter personally. As it turns out, Mr. Senoh was someone Haru befriended many years ago as his mother ailed in the hospital, but Haru had forgotten about him. When the bank takes back the mortgage on his house, Haru takes Mr. Senoh up on his offer to live at his apartment. While Mr. Senoh claims that he's only trying to offer financial support to Haru as a minor, perhaps there's is a stronger bond between the two than either realize at first.
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Elite businessmen Hosokawa and graduate student Takagi are both in love with cute little Gouda, who they used to go to school with! Gouda, however, is a little thick and only sees the two as good friends. One of them is his beloved childhood friend, and the other is his bosom buddy. But then, one day, Gouda falls in love...
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Tomoki had never dated anyone in his life, but he had fallen in love - with Michiru, an online friend from a social networking app. Handsome, kind, refined, thoughtful Michiru (who he'd still never met in person)...! When Tomoki happened to see Michiru out on the street one day, he summoned up a lifetime's worth of courage and managed to speak to him. They even wound up making plans to go out on a date...! Except now something feels off. Michiru is just as suave and stylish as Tomoki imagined, but he's weirdly a lot meaner?!
So begins the love story between a cruel "prince" and his gutsy "princess"!
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Sora, who was raised by a strict father, has a precious older childhood friend named Tetsuya who lives in the house next to him. Tetsuya was always by his side, through good days and bad. As Sora grows up, their time together begins to change. And when Sora starts focusing on Tetsuya, Tetsuya realizes his desire for Sora... "I'm going to protect Sora. That's what I promised, but..." It's a bittersweet love story!
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Rikuro has been in love with his best friend, Yasutaka, for ten long years. Convinced that he never had a chance, he hid his feelings and moved to Tokyo, dreading the day that Yasutaka will get married and start a family. All that changes at a party one night when Yasutaka admits that he gave in to a desperate co-worker and slept with him. With a renewed sense of determination, Rikuro decides it's time to finally make his move, but his gamble may mean losing his best friend!