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From DramaQueen: Blinded in a freak accident, Kai’s vision is restored years later through a corneal transplant. His new eyes, however, can’t seem to focus on his family or girlfriend. They are instead drawn to Hizuki, his surgeon. Is it because of the doctor’s alluring scent, which Kai finds strangely familiar? Or could it be because the transplanted corneas last belonged to Hizuki’s lover...?
Hiroshi and Takuya have been childhood friends forever. When Takuya asks Hiroshi to be more than friends, will their friendship be able to withstand? Or have they always been soul mates?
From MangaHelpers: After the body dies, the soul lives on. Many spirits progress toward the world of light, through the levels of the spirit world where they study how to improve their souls. These spirits are sometimes reincarnated into the physical world, and sometimes they are sent back as guardian spirits for other living people. Guardian spirits must protect their charge's souls from the blackness that oozes up from the world of darkness below. Riyon is a very laid-back spirit, who often skips her spirit classes to fool around. To train her further, she is sent back to the physical world as a guardian spirit. Instead of following a human from birth, she is helping a beleaguered man, the Japanese Prime Minister Kasuga Soichiro, in the last year and a half of his life. After an unexpected close call with death, Kasuga gains some unusual talents, including the ability to see Riyon. Will Riyon and Kasuga together be able to protect his battered soul? [tethysdust]
Kaori was adopted by Hokuto Ryouzou after her grandmother died. She has the power of a shaman or "uta" of Okinawa, whose left eye can see others' future. The Hokuto family owns the "Hokuto Group," the leading movie company in Japan, and Kaori is behind its success. When Hokuto Ryouzou dies, it is written in his will that whichever son of his that Kaori chooses to marry must leave with her and will not be president of the Hokuto Group. Kaori chooses to marry Youhei instead of the one she really loves, Seiya. -- Esthétique
Before the immense popularity of One Piece, Oda Eiichiro had created a compilation of short stories. The collection consists of: - "Wanted!" (1992) - "God's Gift for the Future" (1993) - "Ikki Yakou" (1993) - "Monsters" (1994) - "Romance Dawn" (Version 2, 1996) In honor of the 20th anniversary of the One Piece anime, the TV special for episode 907 was adapted from the second version of "Romance Dawn."
Ran fervently desires to meet a prince who resembles the ones in fairy tales. By pure coincidence, Ukyo makes a reappearance after a long disappearance... Could he possibly be the prince that Ran has been hoping for all along? Unfortunately, Ran is so enraptured in her own impractical world while Ukyo struggles to express his feelings, leading him to unintentionally hurt her. Will they manage to overcome these difficulties and succeed in staying together as a romantic duo?
Since she was young, Nakazono Kirara has always dreamt of becoming an idol. Her manager, Hanamaki, diligently curated her career, but after being subjected to degrading jobs, Hanamaki decides it's time to take things seriously. However, the concept of a "love celeb" remains unclear until Gin, a mysterious silver-haired man, intervenes when producers try to trade Kirara's virginity for a job. Kirara eventually discovers that Gin is just as bad as the producers, offering to buy her instead. Even after escaping from Gin's clutches, Kirara is suddenly the subject of much gossip in Tokyo. The volume also includes the one-shot "I Can't Tell Anyone".
Kirara hunts Kagari the White Wolf, who is believed to have killed villagers, travelers, and her older brother.
Dumped by her boyfriend, Satsuki is ready to hang herself. As she ties the rope and reflects on her life, some annoying boys start making a racket behind her! Can't a girl die in peace and quiet!? She yells at them and settles their scuffle to find an innocent fat boy left behind. He was being bullied and she had saved him. This surprisingly tall, chubby boy wants to repay her, so he will become handsome and attractive just like the model JK for her! And once he's handsome, he'll pretend to be her boyfriend to get back at her ex! But now that he's attractive, she's having strange feelings...is she falling for his new beautiful face or for the chubby boy inside? This manga is part of a series of oneshots from Gokupuri - Gokudou no Oujisama
Roan Summer is a 16-year old high school student who has been pretty unlucky when it comes to love. During his freshmen days, he fell in love with a girl from a different class whom he calls Miss Question Mark. Well, this is because he lacks the courage to ask her name, much less to confess his hidden feelings to her. Now, freshmen year is over and as he heads toward his sophomore year, he is wishing that by some miracle, he would finally belong to the class where his beloved crush is. Odds surprisingly favor Roan’s first day of school this time as he discovers that the vacant seat next to him is actually Miss Question Mark’s chair. However, one afternoon, a clumsy, pretty yet weird girl named Meory Winter ruins the moment as she comes rushing to the room where Roan is, causing the two to bump and to accidentally kiss one another. Pursuing his feelings for Miss Question Mark at one hand while trying to keep the “accident kiss” with Meory a secret on the other, together with his new, old and crazy friends, Roan Summer’s love story is now terribly tangled and twisted. Can Roan be able to escape this Love Rumble? Or rather is he willing to escape it to begin with? (L. Rumble!)
