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A young man comes to Tokyo to become a poet (he actually composes a lot through the book!). But one can not support himself with poetry, so the hero works for a half-legal firm running all possible errands. In the process he meets a lot of people, both men and women, who are strangely interested not in his rhymes, but in his ...body! Absolutely lovely tragicomedy. ~by DaRyu Aida Rendou, ex-student and would-be poet, struggles to earn a living in the big city. As a talent scout for the adult video firm, M+ Productions, he hunts for potential actresses but it's not enough to pay the rent. So boss Nanazuka offers him extra cash to use his body to seduce men and women alike. Michiru, a spoilt young woman with Yakuza connections, comes up with what appears to be a perfect solution: she'll be Rendou's patron in return for him working as her full-time host. Will Rendou finally be able to write his poetry? Or will he end up corrupted by the amoral dog-eat-dog world around him? ~by Lyrebird (Half-Baked)
Set a couple of years after the ending of Breakfast Club: Hiroki and Miki have settled down in their respective career paths - now a successful programmer and a researcher - when Hiroki suddenly decides that he wants to open a detective agency woth the help of Matsumoto and Iizuka. How will this self-proclaimed family business go?
The appearance of a child. The years of an adult. Kounago Sensei. (4-koma)
The Onishi family doesn't have a father anymore. They don't have much money. They don't even have a shower. Tenohira Size presents eight stories of a mother and her three children's day-to-day lives in the aftermath of divorce.
From ANN: An autobiographical work in which Hideo Azuma tells the story of his inability to cope with the pressures of his job as a mangaka and of his exeriences with alcoholism. The work is split into three sections, each of which details one of Azuma's breakdowns. The first section (Walking At Night) is set in 1989 when Azuma suddenly walked out on both his job and his family and became homeless for the first time. Much of this section is given over to describing the practicalities of eating, sleeping, and killing time whilst homeless. The second section (Walking Around Town) covers a similar set of events in 1992 but this time Azuma managed to find labouring work as a gas pipe layer after a period of living rough. This section also looks back over Azuma's career and describes the pressures he worked under in the 1970s and 80s. The third section (Alcoholic Ward) covers the author's descent into full-blown alcoholism and his experiences of being committed to a hospital rehab programme in 1998.
Summary from Watase's Sorai: Basically a really cute short story about being happy with the life you have. From Baka-Updates: Kaoru, a single woman in her thirties, meets a magical frog that gives her the chance to live as a housewife. A really cute short story about being happy with the life you have.
Okama shall teach you the nutritious value of girls and food!
Mitsuo's dream lifestyle with his beautiful, gentle boyfriend, Keiichi, has begun, but until now.... they haven't had sex. Mitsuo wants to continue one step at a time, but Keiichi's guard is tougher than he thought, and he's not reaching out to Mitsuo...?! Turned into a coward by love? College student, salary man, slow love, younger seme. Besides the title story, "It goes without saying", "it's also called love", "to the unseen future" are also specially included.
Katou has money problems, loans and he hasn’t paid his rent for 5 months now. When his realtor Yui suggest that, if Katou does a job for him, he will give him 3 more weeks to pay the rent (before kicking him out or worse), Katou happily agrees… From 'Sweet Tale' collection of short stories/oneshots: Story 1. Boy Next Door Story 2. One Heart Story 3. Otoshimono Story 4. Long Way Home
From The Cat Mummy's Page: A story featuring the everyday life of a domestic cat owned by an old lady who runs a local provision shop. Very very funny, if you keep a cat, you identifies with everything the comic's trying to tell you. Note: Volumes of the original edition are "numbered" according to the Iroha poem, rather than with actual numbers. (That is, い ろ は に ほ へ と ち り ぬ る を (i ro ha ni ho he to chi ri nu ru wo) instead of 1-12.)
A girl reads a shoujo manga and is left unsatisfied by the ending.
17 year old exemplary student Bae Sugu lives alone with his father, the vice principal of his school. Weighed down by his father's expectations, Sugu has to hide his one true passion: swimsuits. He does not know where it comes from, but his passion is pure and genuine - and often misunderstood. But one day, when Sugu is secretly taking pictures of swimsuits by the pool, he is caught by his homeroom teacher who forces him into something ridiculous. Can Sugu find something to get out of the standstill his life has come to? Can his heart beat again? Webtoon from Naver
