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Hayakawa Yui is totally unmotivated, lazy girl who loves sleeping and eating. She's 16 but looks like a boy from elementary school; her one and only talent is to run really fast. After accidentally switching on the time machine which her younger brother made she travels to the Sengoku period, where luckily joins to retreating foot soldiers using the name Yuinosuke. Then she eats some amanitas and meets the man of her dream.
Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern. Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first!
From JShoujo Scans "A mermaid will fall in love with the first human she sees." Shiina is your average grade 8 girl----that is, except for her height, which makes her tower over the other people in her class. She's never met anyone SHE had to look up to...until a young male teacher begins teaching at her school. Because of his good looks and easy demeanor though, the other girls in her grade have turned him into the resident school idol, and there's little chance of him ever noticing her. That all changes one day when they end up in the same train during rush hour. She's surprised to find that he not only recognizes her---but he remembered her name! What could this mean?
From CPM: The Devil's Castle was a dark and somber place, until the good-hearted apprentice ASARELLA stumbled on it in a goodwill mission, against her master's wishes--the archmage ELIHUE. Things sour quickly, as Asarella was bound with a blood pact to the Devil, KAINEN. Little did she know, the mage harbors a secret love for her that will only complicate her training for the upcoming apocalyptic battle. This sets up the most unusual love triangle of all space and time.
A horror story set in modern times with ghosts. College student Yeongjoon has a younger sister named Soyoung. However, after Soyoung returns from a mountain trip, she falls ill with strange symptoms, and the occurrences around her are inexplicable by science. Even the hospital can't come up with a proper solution. One day, an elderly relative visits Yeongjoon and introduces 'Doyeon.' The elder claims that Doyeon is someone like a shaman and has personally witnessed the healing of someone with symptoms similar to Soyoung's in the past. Despite not believing in ghosts, Yeongjoon, desperate to save his dying sister, seeks out Doyeon with determination, only to face repeated setbacks. Then, one day, starting with the doorbell ringing at Doyeon's house, horrifying events unfold for them that cannot be explained.
Five short stories. - Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog) - Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat) - Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard) - Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days) - Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land) The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki. Inu wo Kau won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992.
“Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been infatuated with the “other side”; the world of splendor. Yes, I wanted to become one of those glittering stars. And so, my dream has come true. But now…All I want is to be beloved by someone.” When she was young, Yukino Miyashita wanted, more than anything else, to become an idol. However, after accomplishing her dream, the idol group she was part of failed to sell, and she returned to school, facing alienation from her peers. Now, at age 18, Yukino is living alone in Tokyo, half-heartedly trying to start a new life as a talent manager, while not quite able to put her idol days behind her. She meets Setsuko, a songwriter who also once belonged to a failed idol group. The romance, sparked by her encounter with Setsuko, causes Yukino to re-evaluate her own life. From: Tranquil Spring
From Shoujo Crusade: Ichino is a high school girl who absolutely hate guys due to the fact that her father betrayed them when she was young; stealing all the valuables that she & her mother possessed & disappearing without a trace. Since then she has vowed to become strong so she would not lose to any man. She has also longed for the day she could meet the lady from a fateful encounter in her childhood. One day, she accidentally beat up a guy who she mistook as a pervert pestering her friend, Miyabi. She tries to apologize but ends up beating him up even more.... She developed a distaste for the guy and two of his friends as they bump into each other once again resulting in more misunderstandings. Ichino personally believed that if she came across the same person thrice that would be considered 'fate'... Coincidentally, the start of her school begun with a surprise as she found out that all THREE of them turned out to be her new classmates !!
From Nagareboshi Manga: Sachi has always been known for her gorgeous amber-colored hair that she inherited from her mother. She has a happy enough life, except for the fact that her mother is dead, which she keeps a secret. One day, she is approached by a classmate who seems to know all her family's secrets, and is forced into his "Money Game".
From: http://wiki.puella-magi.net Girl is surrounded by the darkness, with voice calling her out from somewhere. She escapes from the darkness that is inside a suitcase, what appears before her eyes are an unknown room and an unknown man. Only fragments of memories left, and her name, Kazumi.
1. Let's Live Together The boss who arrived with the staff transfers is, in spite of being my boss, super cute. Toda-san came from the Kansai Branch, and somehow ended up freeloading at my house...! When I come home I'm greeted by a half-naked Toda-san, at night we share one bed and Toda-san rubs against my back...!! Wha-what?! I've been embraced!! This kind of life seems like the sweet life of living together with your lover... or so you might think, but between two men is it "living together" or "homosexuality"? What am I thinking!! - From Nakama 2. Fight With Love Kitada Aki has been stuck taking care of Otoda Jun since highschool. Lately, though, Jun has been saying bad jokes about being in love with Aki... what should Kitada do? 3. Secret Meeting When Sasuke's father died, Zenjirou swore to stay by his side. Sasuke was taken in by a brothel to be raised as a male prostitute from childhood, while Zenji spent years searching for him. Zenji finally found him... but Sasuke/Yakumo* reached 16 and has already been bought for mizuge (losing-the-virginity ceremony). Will Zenji's love be unrequited, or will they both be partners in a forbidden love? Can Zenjirou watch the only one he has ever loved be owned by another man? A story of love between a prostitute and a young master. *Yakumo is Sasuke's "shop" name. 4. Pure Thread of First Love A "prequel" to Henai Prince. This is the story of the younger Takahshi brother Kenji and and the youngest of the Satou brothers, Youhei. It's not exactly a prequel as it is about different characters. 5. Clumsy Lovers Hashimoto-sempai is always yelling at Nishi. All the other soccer players say that Hashimoto is bullying him, but Hashimoto actually loves Nishi very much... he just doesn't know how to express himself well. Their relationship stays forced, until Hashimoto finds out Nishi is going to Italy to go pro... 6. Let's Pass Time Together Extra on Matsushita and Toda from chapter 1
When Sun-Hyuk Cho became an orphan at a young age he was taken in by his maternal grandfather, an extremly wealthy and notorius businessman. However his grandfather has just died leaving teenage Sun-Hyuk Cho his fortune under the condition he finish his education. In Sun-Hyuk Cho's video journal he reveals the difficulties he's having dealing with this death. He is not helped by the eccentric employees his grandfather has left behind or by his own eccentricities.
