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This dark and intense drama is set in a boy's high school where Kujo becomes the official leader of a gang. Kujo must constantly defend his position by playing a dangerous rooftop game with the other boys vying for his position. This manga has also been made into a film which has shown in various festivals throughout the world. Taiyo Matsumoto made his manga debut in 1986 in the anthology Afternoon, with the short story Straight. His credits include boxing serial Zero, the domestic drama Hanao, the sports manga Ping Pong, the beautiful and violent, Black and White, and the Moebius inspired, No. 5. Black and White and No. 5 were both published by VIZ and scanned by Jinchi who is loved by all US based manga publishers.
The cool and pushy astronomy club member, Takayanagi, always begs the hardworking student council officer, Kamijou, to “give them more funds for the cultural festival” but always receives the answer, “absolutely impossible!” Like cats and dogs, Takayanagi goes to pick a fight with him every day because the adorable sight of Kamijou turning red with anger makes his heart race… A cultural festival romance featuring the pushy astronomy club member vs. the tsundere student council officer!
From MangaArt: After Daa! Daa! Daa!, Ruu is now a cheerful youth living in his home, Planet Otto. Then, a confused girl named Miu arrives through a wormhole from Earth. Ruu joins up with her and promises to take her home. Unknown to Ruu, Miu is the daughter of the same people who took good care of him in his stay on Earth.
From BH007: Mika's sister gives her a mirror that supposedly grants her any wish she desires, so she wishes for a world where boys don't get perverted thoughts when looking at a girl. The result? Mika is thrown into a world where girls happily walk around topless! What's more, wearing panties is considered perverted and girls who walk around with a top without good reason are chased down and punished! Now that's only the first of Mika's many bizzare adventures, thanks to her sister inventions!
A collection of short stories: 1) 10 Days - High school senior, Aiko, and 30-year-old Shirakawa are to have an arranged marriage, so they decide to try being a couple for 10 days... 2) There's No Logic To Love! - Mayu can't get over her big shock from being dumped. But then a transfer student came to her class, and... 3) Happy Happy Letter - Aiko is extremely thrilled to receive her first love letter. But the sender didn't include his name... 4) The Prince's Maid - She's only in high school, and having an arranged marriage!? Plus her partner may be rich, but he's her classmate... 5) An Adult's Love / A Child's Affair - Norika is going out with a working man. She's only in high school, but she lied, telling him she's working too... 6) My Sweet Honey - Kimi has fallen in love with the school's "prince", Ken. All she could do was just gaze at him, but he suddenly became her boyfriend!?
Ever since he was young, Miharu has suffered from phantom pains. When his divorced parents decide to reunite after 15 years of separation, he discovers the exact reason why: his younger brother, Natsu. Apparently, he and his brother are astrological twins. Miharu feels Natsu's pain, but... Natsu doesn't feel Miharu's? That's just not fair!
"We first touched each other so lightly and tenderly. You and me, we just look a little different, that's all." Note: "Monotone Blue" is the serialized version of a one-shot named "Escalate", published in the "Kemono/Jingai BL Special" anthology.
The first person who hurt me was of my own gender. Tsubaki is in the same class as Kaoru and Koutarou is the gentle big brother. What embrace their souls are desires and tenacity... They are hurt, they throb, they are drowned, they cry... They love with their body and soul, these are the real ordinary lives of these boys. (Note: the title for this manga (Dousei Ai) generally means "homosexuality", however, the kanji used has a different meaning than the kanji that are properly used for spelling "homosexuality". The kanji for this series is the same for "living together" (同棲) instead of (同性) which means "same-sex")
"A man is a very small and ephemeral being, whose life would be summarized into a fifty-to-sixty page long short story. But I want more people to appreciate how fantastic their lives as short stories are. Short stories are indeed short, but they are full of interesting things once you read them. Even if your life is not an epic saga, it is still enough to touch others." Shinonome Yuuko is a book-loving librarian girl who has a secret identity...
Ch.4. Dakara Kao mo Mitakunai (oneshot) After getting dumped, Kataoka Takeru's best friend Yui confesses to him. But Takeru doesn't know how to cope with this situation. What will become of their friendship?
From Fate & Enchantment Scans Ritsuka, a Ryousei student, believes that she’ll find a wonderful boyfriend by following the love legends. After all, her older sister, Aya, followed them, and she got married! Yet every time Ritsuka carries out a legend superstition, Kuze-kun gets in her way… Although they fight all the time, Kuze-kun is always there for her when she’s feeling scared or anxious. While his words are ill-natured, he is kind to her, so Ritsuka feels happy even when she’s mad at him… Ritsuka falls in love with Kuze-kun. After four of the legendary superstitions were completed, Ritsuka and Kuze-kun fell in love with each other, but…?Sequel to KOIGOKORO SENPUKUCHUU
