Sanpei is strict, abrupt, and far too serious for his own good. His friend and co-worker, Tani, is outgoing, flashy, and slightly airheaded. When Tani is forced to quit his job and take over the family business, he's determined to take Sanpei back with him - as his wife! Sanpei's liked Tani for a long time, but will the overly-serious Sanpei let Tani into his heart, or will he end up pushing Tani away before things go too far?
In a villa in London, England, there is a butler. An Adonis in looks and actions, his conduct is especially elegant and refined. His name is Yukihiko Sagara. As a butler, he must devote his loyalty to, and kneel at, his master's feet. One day, a rather haughty guest appeared. He told Yuki that after feeling the sensation of his lips, he wanted him. Master and Butler. The servant and served. Will their positions change....? What type of butler would you desire?
All Adachi wants in life is to win the heart of the man he loves, Kuga. Where Adachi is sensitive and confused, Kuga is arrogant and self-assured. To Kuga, Adachi is nothing more than a toy to play with when he is bored. Yet, when a man from Adachi's past appears, Kuga becomes jealous and threatens anyone who dares to take his toy from him. Will Adachi stand strong in his desire for Kuga, or will the man from his past bring out his weakness for acceptance and love? Will Kuga admit that maybe Adachi isn't just a plaything to him, but something more?
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.
High school student Teruaki Kittaka had a secret crush on his classmate, Kenji Yoshino. After a scarring experience in middle school, Teru was sure to keep the secret to himself... Or so he thought. What will happen if Kenji finds out...?! Sumako Kari presents this and a collection of other touching tales of love and affection that will resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds.
University student Yoh Shirasane is living happily with his lover, Kaito Iwanami, one of the best detectives on the police force. While working at his part-time job assisting with the interior decorating of a hotel, Yoh receives movie tickets from the hotel manager. When Kaito and Yoh meet up for their movie date, Kaito is shot! Is someone after Kaito?! And is their happy life together about to end?
Trey and Paul are up-and-coming programmers with their minds set on fame and fortune! However, they need to actually finish writing a program first. The two decide to make a program that can play tic-tac-toe, but all their hard work is destroyed by the clueless yet smooth-talking MJ. In spite of their rough first meeting, MJ turns out to actually be useful to Trey and Paul. He even manages to land them the intimidating job of making class-scheduling software! Misadventures and romantic tension abound in this adorable comedy that's set in the 1960s.
Longing for his lost humanity, the vampire Endless faces eternity alone, save for his faithful familiar, the wolf, Soosa. Fate caused the pair to briefly encounter a bright eyed youth, and a connection was forged. Four long years later, the youth is now a young man and ready and willing to leave his brother to become Endless' companion. Rei's brother is not so keen to let him go, however, and swears to get him back at any cost. Vampire hunters, Endless' own jealous sire, and personal guilt inducing regrets are all complications added to the unforeseen outcome of Rei's turning. Is Rei and Endless's love true, and can it overcome all obstacles to become the stuff legend whispers of?Be sure to check out the next upcoming title in this series, "Dark Green and a Dream of Silver"!
Krusnik Keep has been hunting his vampire for 300 years.Wishing to end it once and for all, he kills his vampire and watches him turn to ash.He quickly realizes that all has not gone to plan, as he returns home to find he is still immortal and can sense the lingering presence of his vampire.What has happened, and what role does it play in the lives of the former familiar Soosa and the Krusnik of the vampire Endlees?Fraught emotions are brought to the fore while ghosts need to be laid to their final rest...
While Tomoya is away on a business trip, Izumi suddenly meets a man from his past. Suwa was there to comfort Izumi when Tomoya left him a year before, now it is Izumi's turn to return the favor. And when Suwa finds out that Izumi and Tomoya are back together, requests for comfort quickly turn into something more. Is Suwa overcome with jealousy or is there more to the story? And how will sadistic Tomoya react when he discovers Izumi has been caring for another man? The past and present collide in this passionate sequel to Asahi Shima's Reset!
Kanda is a normal grad student working on his Master's degree. At the start of the new school year, his ceiling suddenly collapses and dozens of computers, two cats, and a strange man suddenly drop into his apartment. Even more startling, this quirky, childish, and disorganized man is Nazuna-sensei, a teacher at his school! Their unique situation forces the two of them to live together until the ceiling can be repaired. Kanda is annoyed that he's forced to live with a stranger...but can't quite bring himself to hate it. Nazuna Sensei & Kanda Kun follows a teacher who only notices computers and cats, and a student who's noticing him.
Asagi can't seem to catch a break. He has his dad, his brother, and a group of yakuza, all trying to capture and confine him because they think he stole some money. His only ally and companion is a sadistic lawyer name Takatsukatsu who has his own issues and can't seem to keep his hands off Asagi either. Will Asagi ever find relief from this pack of men competing for dominance over him, and more importantly, will he ever be free from the collar they keep putting around his neck? Check it out and see for yourself!
Izumi Morida thought he was in a happy relationship with Tomoya Jinguuji until Tomoya suddenly walked out on him without an explanation. Half a year later, Izumi has found a new love and things are progressing well when Tomoya suddenly reappears. Only, Tomoya has a horrible scar on his face and he can't seem to remember Izumi at all! Their attraction to each other remains strong but Izumi soon finds that the kind, gentle lover he remembers has a dark streak. Has Tomoya changed or was Izumi's first true love hiding a secret all along? Will Izumi be able to accept the real Tomoya or will memories of how things used to be get in the way?
At his sister's wedding, Satake Kou is reunited with his cousin Fumihiro, who used to be dumb and fat as a child. Now that Fumihiro has transformed into a charismatic prince, Kou is undeniably self-conscious, but has no idea of Fumihiro's high regards towards him since they were little. Fumihiro's admiration has turned into something entirely different now. How will Kou respond to Fumihiro's feelings?Adachi Yasuhiro has been friends with Ritsu since they were children. Suddenly, Ritsu starts acting completely different, and the reason for that change seems to be Ritsu's new senpai, a troublesome guy. Yasuhiro slowly realizes that he feels more than just friendship towards Ritsu...but is it too late?
When Yasukuni was in middle school, he fell in love with Tomokazu, a transfer student who dreamt of becoming an illustrator. Yasukuni couldn't ignore the shy and reserved Tomokazu. Without knowing first love, the two separated unexpectedly. Seven years later, Yasukuni met Tomokazu again on the day he entered the college of arts. But Tomokazu's reaction is not what he expected. Can Yasukuni convince Tomokazu of his feelings?
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.
A cat is crying somewhere.One day, shy high-school boy Kazuo Matsui comes across an old cardboard box with a litter of stray kittens inside. It is there he has a chance encounter with Kitahara, an antisocial elementary school student. Even though he seems unapproachable, Kazuo finds the boy intriguing. He adopts a kitten and hatches a plan to become friends with Kitahara. Soon, Kazuo finds the simple friendship transforming into something deeper. Is it love? Does Kitahara return Kazuo's feelings? Find out in this exciting love story from the versatile mind of Sumako Kari!
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
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.
Shinichi Tsukasa is a therapist with an edge on the competition; he possesses a unique psychic ability called psycometry.Utilizing this talent Shinichi has managed to counsel many clients and earn himself a stunning success rate.But will his powers be enough to help him with his toughest case yet; recovering the emotions of poet Akio's young nephew Senri.Follow Shinichi as he unravels Akio's twisted past in hopes of finding the cause of Senri's condition.Will he Find the answers he seeks?Can he handle another touch from Akio?And what are these ghostly images he keeps seeing?The answers to all these questions and more are buried deep within the pages of You Get an Angel.Are you brave enough to peek inside?
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.
Takashi has been dating Haruhiko, his boss at the flower hall flower shop, for a week now, yet they haven't made any progress at all! Whether it's finally making love or moving in together, Takashi is scared of taking their relationship any further. It doesn't help matters any when their clueless coworker and his lover keep butting in to give him bad advice, but Takashi just can't help himself when his sneaky lover is so determined to have him. Would it really be so bad to give in and do all those scary things couples do?Blooming Darling continues the sweet love story of Takashi and Haruhiko. Tears are shed and hearts pound while Takashi comes to terms with the more x-rated activities in their relationship, but Haruhiko is more than happy to lead the way as they learn to share their lives and love.
Asada is hypnotized by a handsome co-worker he sees on the street nearly every day. So when the two men are paired up for a high-pressure project, he can't believe his good luck! But what will happen when Asada's defenses are shaken by their immediate, undeniable connection? Flutter beats with the racing pulses of brand-new lovers! When success at work leads to an after-hours confession, an exciting relationship sparks to life. But is the flash of intimacy the beginning of a fiery blaze...or just a passing flicker?
Abandoned as a baby in a waste dump city, Shin finds and sells trash to survive. When anything bad happens, he turns to his friend Kai for solace and comfort. But when Shin's granny dies, the two decide to leave town to seek something more. Elsewhere, Jay and his partner, Shiro, are searching for a missing member of their organization. What will fate bring to these four who quest for dreams that lie beyond the shooting stars?
Nana (no-name in Japanese) has no memory of his childhood before the age of twelve, when a store owner took him in and cruelly named him. The only clues to Nana's past life are the burn scars on his legs and his irrational fear of fire. Enter Mitsuha, a vagabond writer, who crashes Nana's place at the insistence of a mutual friend. At first, Nana loathes Mitsuha's very existence - although he can't sleep alone, Nana doesn't like it when his new roommate climbs into bed with him, either - but eventually, he warms to Mitsuha's sincerity and kindness and finds happiness waking beside him. Can their budding relationship help Nana come to terms with his unknown past?
Ohtaka is pissed! University baseball is not what he expected, and it's all because of Tweetie, the odd little person who blithely chirps and constantly circles in his tall shadow. Everything Tweetie does only deepens Ohtaka's scowl. His irritation skyrockets when Tweetie demands Ohtaka stay in the baseball club for his sake and steals Ohtaka's first kiss!When two people from Tweetie's past are thrown in Ohtaka's face, his agitation suddenly turns territorial--and he's not sure why...Will Ohtaka figure out this unfamiliar game that plays for keeps? Get ready for a fast pitch of romantic comedy and surprising love in Tweeting Love Birds!
Freeter, Miki Sasaoka, has someone he loves: his childhood friend, Keisuke Takeo. Keisuke, however, isn't interested in men....Or so he always thought, until he fell for Kouhei Chiba, a student at his university. Overrun by feelings of jealousy, Miki decides that if he can't have Keisuke, no one can! And so begins a game of manipulation and deceit.
Gifted pianist Saki wants nothing more than to see his young cousin - the talented Riya - succeed as a professional musician. So why is a (handsome) face from Saki's past suddenly threatening to tear him away from reality? Will this fragile butterfly finally learn to ride the winds of change with grace and maturity...or will he get swept away in a reckless moment?
Only the most successful project planners may earn their way through the "Career Gate," and Ozaki works diligently in hopes of achieving this goal. Even more urgently, he struggles to hide his feelings for mild-mannered coworker Shinoda. But what secrets might Shinoda be hiding from him?
White is passion, a color that won't yield to even the slightest imperfection.From manga artist Suguro Chayamachi comes BLANC, a collection of six very unique short stories.A young man takes it upon himself to find a lost cat's home. Two delinquents bond after one has a near-death experience. A boy discovers the joys and pains of first love. One punk makes a dark decision to cover up his tracks. A familiar face has one teenager remembring the past. At a Yakuza funeral, loyalty to a friend struggles with loyalty to the whole.Chayamachi's stories explore that which makes humans so imperfect: friendship, love, and heartbreaking regret.
Black is an expression, a color before which words can only hesitate.Suguro Chayamachi returns with another set of short stories in her second collection, NOIR.An unlikely friendship begins when a delinquent picks up a timid businessman stranded on the side of the road.Though they can't understand each other there is something they each gain from this new, strange relationship.Later, a teenager hires out help to break up his ex-girlfriend's new relationship, but his new accomplice isn't quite what she seems. In Nazi Germany, an artist is caught in treason when his son drops a book of paintings.And in England, a street urchin is given a special job, and while it seems simple, there is a dark secret to it that could mean disaster for his friend.
"Do you think it's possibleto fall in love with someone you've never met?"This is the question Toru Kanda finds himself faced with when he discovers his blossoming feelings for his pen pal correspondent, Takeshi Sagawa. Three years ago, Toru threw away everything for his dream of becoming a writer and moved to Tokyo, where, through letters, Takeshi became his sole support.Toru soon realizes that his feelings for Takeshi are more than just admiration. But when Toru and Takeshi finally meet, Toru is in for the surprise of his life - his long-time pen pal is... a Yakuza?!Join Toru and Takeshi as they discover the answer to their question in this sweet tale of a long-distance romance between the most unlikely pair!
Soft-spoken butler Laurent loves plants above all else. But Laurent himself is the object of another's affection; Arthur, the short-tempered master of the house. Despite being master and servant, Arthur and Laurent grow up together, and spend many an hour in the estate gardens, where Laurent lovingly tends the plants growing there. Love also blossoms in those gardens and it's there that Arthur confesses his feelings for Laurent. However, things only go downhill from there... will history give these two lovers another chance, or see them go their separate ways forever?
"In Yuni-san's country, everyone kisses the ones they love every day." Yuni-san gave me my first kiss. I don't really understand young love or true love but I do know what it means to "like."
Meet Renji Jumonji, outstanding police officer and commander of the Special Investigation Unit. His one regret in life? Neglecting Daisuke, who was orphaned when his father, Renji's best friend, passed away. Thus, when Daisuke joins that very same unit, Renji vows to protect him at all costs.And protect him he must, from the roving hands of colleague Kamioka. But when it comes down to it, can Renji protect Daisuke from his own desires...?Renji's new-found life is full of hardship!
Directionless Kazuma is so indifferent about getting a college education that he devotes himself to work - "work" being a series of trivial jobs meant to kill time as much as pay the bills. During his nighttime bar shift, Kazuma meets "Maya," a seductive partyer with an overactive libido and an attitude way bigger than his petite size. When Kazuma accepts a daytime servant's job at a local mansion, he discovers "Shinya," a well-mannered honors student who could be Maya's physical twin. Is there some connection between the two, or is Kazuma's mind only playing tricks on him?
A certain politician has his own private security group. In that group is someone special. That man, Aoi, is someone who is extremely capable at his job, handling even dirty work with ease. But in that heart lies not only cold reason, but passion. Can love survive in such circumstances, and light a path out of the darkness?
The Seijo High School Manga Club, or SMC for short, is an exclusive group like no other. Its eclectic membership is famous schoolwide, with the brilliant president of the student council, the bubbly school idol, and the suave manga prodigy Kita Chitose.Captivated by Chitose's outstanding work, naive and awkward freshman Murakami Hibari transfers to Seijo, with the sole intent of joining the club and meeting this fascinating author. Hibari's unbridled enthusiasm-his greatest merit-wins over the renowned members, but how will he react to the secret, steamy happenings behind closed doors and the unusual relationship blossoming between himself and Chitose...?With as many twists and turns, ups and downs as a roller coaster, this is a tale of budding love and fiery youth, all while trying to just survive high school!
After receiving an interesting phone call from his brother, Tatsuki Hiroshi decides to go for a visit. There he encounters Miura, and as the two get to know each other,they begin dating. It is not supposed to be for anything but fun with no strings attached. So when did Tatsuki become a fool for love? What is he to do?! As he finds out, affairs of the heart are complicated!
When policeman Kyougo Suzaki takes an undercover assignment to support government official Itsuki Kijima, the last thing he expected was to fall for the man he was entrusted with! With the company's urban legend about fated couples nagging at the back of his mind, will he be able to protect Itsuki, or will he find himself in more danger than he could have guessed?