SLICE OF LIFE

Tsukasa Shiratori, Nadeshiko Washio and Mikage Kotooka are three close-knit friends in junior high school. For almost a year, Tsukasa has been harboring a secret she can't tell anyone: she has a crush on Nadeshiko. She resigns to keep it locked away forever, but then discovers that Nadeshiko has a crush on Mikage. Not wanting to mess up their current relationship, Tsukasa decides to support Nadeshiko in any way she can. However, Mikage has a secret of her own that she can't share with anyone.

From Alice Dreams :Tired of immature love affairs, Eriko merge into the world of cyberspace, making her very own Blog on How she strives to reach her real happiness... On the wide coverage of this online diary, can she finally get what she's looking for?This philosophy of love is attracting a great deal of bloggers' attention!!

During a flashback, an interviewer inquires Kuzumi Taiga, a prospective student for Seinagi Private High School, on what he would do if he could use magic, during his entrance interview. He replies, "take over the world", with an outburst of laughter, from an attractive girl, following his answer. After the entrance exam, the school rejects his application; although he recalls almost nothing after this event, he does recall the girl, and believes the cause of his school of choice rejecting his application involves her.Wandering around outside of the school the next day, Kuzumi tries to enter, but an invisible barrier blocks him. A teacher, Mr. Hiiragi, confuses Kuzumi for a student of the school ditching class and pulls Kuzumi into the school through the barrier.Seinagi Private High School is actually a magic school and Kuzumi is a teenager with no magical skill.

Takato Kei is just an ordinary college student, training for an ordinary life, when he falls into a strange and appealing part-time job. He's been hired to tutor a teenage girl at home for 10,000 yen an hour! The girl in question, Fujioka Yukari, is not a high-school student, but a highly successful day trader who has already amassed 170 billion yen! Despite her money and her beautiful apartment, Kei can't help feeling like there's a certain loneliness about the cute teenage girl. She even seems embarrassed of her career, as if her obsession with the stock market and the vast amount of time she spends moving stocks makes her an otaku. Kei may be just the person she needs to help her break out of her isolated lifestyle and acquire the one thing money can't buy - happiness.

From Lililicious:Aqua Blue Cinema is about an actress and a girl she meets through unusual circumstances.

Aki-san's wife has gone to visit their daughter in Milan, Italy. Not knowing that how things will turn out, he finds a sure sign.

1-3) RomanceHandsome features, magnificent physique, the returning elite of America: Saeki, the bespectacled beauty of the Systems Department. While Kurahashi is the perpetrator of a crime! His pride is unforgivable. He has a ruthless attitude, so why does his hot gaze stir up Saeki's heart?4) Rainy Weather, 1pm in the AfternoonYoshizawa and Mori work in the same company but different departments, though they often meet up on the rooftop for breaks. Mori always gives Yoshizawa candy, but it isn't long before Yoshizawa is craving more than sweets from his ever cheery coworker...5) The First Civil ServantA history lesson from our favorite lawyers.6) Throbbing Kiss and LoveIndependent lawyer Oosawa is surprised to see that the new prosecutor is Suzuki, his old college classmate. Oosawa had forgotten kissing Suzuki in a drunken moment, but now he can't forget how sweetly Suzuki kissed him back.7) Children Can Never UnderstandFukaya is asked by a friend to help tutor intense student Kuroda. Fukaya is still brooding over his 6 month old break-up with his ex, but Kuroda is quickly getting under the older man's skin with his perceptive attention and lack of understanding about personal space.

Yuan Ge, a director at an advertising firm, is interrupted in the midst of a meeting with the news that his long-estranged wife has passed away. He barely finds time to grieve for her, a woman he had long since ceased to love. Several days later, he is struck by the vision of a young girl on a subway bus, but she disappears the minute he looks away. This is a story of lost love, and of one man's personal journey.

A man who isolated himself from the world for thousand years in the hope that he will become a human. A mountain spirit who decieved him for his own good. Now that they meet again after thousand years, the spirit finally tells him the real way to become human. While the man continues his struggle for becoming a human, the spirit tells him stories....Original Webcomic

From Stiletto Heels:Alvin Dolce (nicknamed Al) is a self-proclaimed third-rate politician who is currently living together with his lover Neri. Things go well for the two until an impending campaign run urges Alvin away to Milano. Neri, uninterested in politics, turns down Alvin's invitation to join him there, and Alvin, distrusting Neri's loyalty in the relationship, takes off for Milano alone.Contains other stories about Al and about the boisterious and loveable people in his life.

From Attractive Fascinante:Kusaka is an owner of a used-book store and is oblivious to the people around him. Iijima, on the other hand, is a hotheaded sales person. They were classmates during college and had some argument before, yet they became lovers now. When two total opposites personalities clash, the spark of love starts to disperse too

From Kotonoha:Based on a script by the author of Old Boy and brought to life by the late manga genius Hirosuke Kizaki, Shoujo Nemu tells the moving story of Nemu, a young girl who dreams of becoming a manga artist. Even though people couldn't tell because of her shyness, Nemu possesses extraordinary talent, but it's not until her encounter with Goro, a veteran manga artist plagued with self-doubt, that she begins to realize the true nature of her passion. What follows is an unusual friendship that ends up changing both their lives.

From IIChan Translation Group:Yet another maid-tastic manga from Kaoru Mori, "Shirley" is an evocative glimpse into the daily life of winsome, 13-year-old Shirley, a maid in turn-of-the-century England. It is often compared to Yokahama Kaidashi Kikou, as both mangas feature languid pacing, atmospheric backgrounds, and a female main character who works in a cafe.If you like YKK, have a weakness for "cute," and/or have a maid fetish, this is the manga for you. No hentai, no fanservice, zero, zip, nada. Just pure maid-tastic moemoe.

1-4) If You take the Hand, Within this Hand, & Holding HandsTo make a choice is to take a risk, so Hinata simply coasts. When the older Kasahara pursues him, Hinata allows himself to fall into an awkward friendship. But Kasahara demands more and Hinatas hand is forced: will he take a risk and face his fears, or will he stay in his comfortable but empty life?5-7) Indecisive Spring, The Summer of Doubt, & The Love Story of Sakashita and ChiefKozuki used to risk falling in love, but too much heartache has crushed his belief in happily ever after, so he rejects his co-worker Sakashitas confession. However, Sakashitas love just won't fade. Will Kozuki take one more risk for love before its too late?8) Your the Only One I Can SeeYoshiya has bad eyesight so what will happen when his lover Akari breaks his glasses in a fit of rage?9) Spending Midnight with YouAfter Soujiro parents had a job transfer he went to live with his older brother Riichi. Soujiro soon discovered that Riichi seemed to have started sleepwalking, but is that the truth?If I take your hand, what will happen?

1,2) The Perfect WifeTeshima could never resist his adorable kouhai Yuuichi; he always ended up buying him things and lending him money. Yuuichi moved away a year ago, but now he's back and Teshima's just happy to spend time with him again. But are they picking up right where they left off? Can Yuuichi really be that dense?3)Sweet PainIslander Mihama spends most of his time alone, so when klutzy vacationer Kunitsu stumbles into his life, Mihama doesn't expect much from him. Kunitsu's kind nature draws him in, but vacation's always have to end...4,5)Love and SmileIntense Kuramochi and push-over Kao are unlikely friends and roommates. When Kuramochi feels Kao drifting away, he pulls him tighter. Kao doesn't ever protest, but he's spending more and more time away from home...6)Please Give Me Your HandWhen Sonoda gets a girlfriend, lonely Mizuno still travels to the places they used to hang out at. Including the restaurant where he's noticed by waiter Nomiya.

Married life isn't all lovey-dovey, or ooh-la-la steamy--not when you and your partner have opposing sex drives. When a married woman with a raging libido can't find the satisfaction she needs from her tame, lackluster husband, she's left with no choice but to get her fix elsewhere...

In the tradition of "My Antonia" and "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", from the pen of the renowned Korean manwhacreator Kim Dong Hwa, comes a trilogy about a girl coming of age, set in the vibrant, beautiful landscape of pastoral Korea.1. "The Color of Earth": First love is never easy. Ehwa grows up helping her widowed mother run the local tavern, watching as their customers both neighbors and strangers look down on her mother for her single lifestyle. Their social status isolates Ehwa and her mother from the rest of the people in their quiet country village. But as she gets older and sees her mother fall in love again, Ehwa slowly begins to open up to the possibility of love in her life.2. "The Color of Water": When Ehwa goes to the town festival, she meets a handsome young wrestler named Duksam who's eager to catch her eye. After he wins the festival wrestling championship, he and Ehwa begin to meet, sneaking spare moments to be together. But a shadow falls on their romance when Master Cho sends Duksam away and asks for Ehwa's hand in marriage himself. It is then that Ehwa discovers the pain of heartbreak and that love is always complicated.3. "The Color of Heaven": Love is budding, blooming, and bearing fruit in this triumphant conclusion. The third and final volume sees Ehwa rediscovering love and embarking upon marriage as her mother and the traveling pictographer decide to settle down together.

In the play of life, all Hikaru Takabayashi wanted was to be part of the scenery. Tormented by jealous schoolmates ever since she appeared in a famous commercial in grade-school, Hikaru transfers to a prestigious all-girls' academy where she hopes to settle down to a quiet life of anonymity. But when her new roommate turns out to be the super-popular TV idol Izumi Kido, Hikaru finds herself thrown smack in the spotlight's glare once more!And as if living with a celebrity wasn't bad enough, Hikaru discovers that there's more to Izumi than her "good girl" imageshe's a he! And this is only the first of Izumi's many dangerous secrets! Now Hikaru's the unwilling star player in a madcap tale of deception, abduction, humiliation and blackmail...

Shoichi and Kai have lived in the same hometown for years. Shoichi works as a teacher in the local school, while Kai works at the local Okumura store. The two have been friends for a long time and are in a somewhat low-key relationship. They both act as a domestic couple to the point most of the town sees them as married-even the kids. Kai wants to take their relationship to the next level, but it seems Shoichi has too much on his plate.

1) The Turquoise Morning.A well known photographer named Jed Knox acquires a one-sided love from his time in a foreign country. Because the target of his crush, Sahab, said he would never love another since his wife died, Jed would never tell of his feelings. Oh but how Jed wished Sahab would love him even a little bit and that he could have Sahab's soul in his hands. Although ifrits (genies, etc) are magical wish givers in story, what could happen if they were real?2) It's Time for GoodbyeIt is the morning after and the student finally notices that the lover's room is exceptionally sparse.3) LOVE-INGA guy tells his friend that he's gay and in love with him, but his friend is surprised and leaves.4) Playboy!He has had it. His lover won't make love to him and refuses to stop seeing other women.5) The Eyes of the Rose are BombsThe prince-like Hansumi has an effect on everyone around him, except Mitsuda.6) Aah BoyfriendSuzuki can't stop fantasizing about his friend.7) Garden of DespairIsuka is still trying to come to terms with his feelings for his friend.8) The Eyes of the Rose are BlindContinuation of chapter 5.9) Garden of DesireContinuation of chapter 7.10) Bad BoyContinuation of chapter 4.11) Go Go BoyfriendContinuation of chapter 6.12) Postscript

From Perpetual Dreams:Through piano lessons a love slowly grows between the cool adult, Goshima-sensei, and one of his students, a high school girl named Kae. The most popular stylish love romance.

Compilation of 5 stories with reality feeling to them.

Kazushi, an elite, met Harutomo, a cleaner whose dream is to become a chef. After falling in love with Harutomo, Kazushi's world started to fill with colors, and he finally understood the happiness of "giving".

Kyotaro is just an ordinary guy trying to lead an ordinary high school life despite the fact that he is the son of a Yakuza boss. Then comes Kumiko, his half-sister he's never met before, who's looking for a man with a centipede tattoo who killed her loved ones in the past. Will Kumiko and Kyotaro be able to manage their family business? Will Kumiko ever find and avenge the man with the centipede tattoo? And will they be able to control their sexual urges for each other?

The story of the comedy manga revolves around Yji Yugami and Chihiro Watanuki, who sit next to each other in class. Unfortunately for the transfer student Chihiro, Yji is weird... extremely weird. Even though he's the ace of the baseball club, he hasn't adapted to the club at all. He also stands apart from the rest of the class, but seems completely satisfied with being alone.

It's a hard-knock life for Kotarou. His father is always away on business, and his mother recently passed away. He spends a lot of time alone... and he hates it. Maybe he can make good use of his solitude--his middle school exams are looming ahead, and he needs to buckle down and study hard. But his concentration--along with his loneliness--is shattered when a zany girl named Misha unexpectedly moves in next door to him. Soon, Misha starts popping up everywhere Kotarou goes! Although she seems to have a stalker's mentality, Misha claims she's an angel. Her mission: To make sure Kotarou is happy and safe. That's a tall order, since Misha seems to know almost nothing about life on Earth! What will become of the two of them, will love flurish from their friendship?! -Tokyopop

From Nakama:On the same day two men, each divorced and with a child, moved into the top and bottom of an apartment. Facing the same circumstances, they hit it off right away, and found themselves in a relationship visiting each other's home often. But one night, due to a situation(?) blamed on alcohol, their friendship took a perilous turn!?

1) Mega You Freak2) Mega Love Melancholy3) Home4) Cor Leonis - Lion's Heart5) Destination - The bird and the plane6) Caf Hickory House7) [i][/i]

England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationshipuntil the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a terrible request, she and Alice grow closer until an entirely new feeling begins to blossom between them.Buy here:

It's about two best friends, Tamio and Takashi. The development of a friendship to something more as they grow up. Living his life in rural Japan, Tamio is immediately intrigued by Takashi, the blond haired city boy who transfers into his elementary school. But Takashi is actually half Japanese, and despite his appearance he doesn't even know English and loves eating Japanese food even Tamio can't abide. Tamio and Takashi become friends, and despite his perplexity with Takashi's foreign appearance, Tamio quickly develops a strong attachment to the other boy. Tamio earnestly hopes that he and Takashi can stay friends forever. But Takashi remains dissatisfied with life out in the boonies, insisting that someday he's going to leave all this behind. Yet Tamio continues to hope and to do anything he can to ensure that Takashi will stay with him--or take him along--no matter where he goes in life, with an intense, endearing, wistful sincerity perhaps telling of sentiments more complicated than Tamio might think.

From Shoujo Crusade:10-year old Niina is special. This is because she has the memories of her past life as a girl named Chitose still intact. Among these memories is a promise with Chitose's boyfriend which Niina then decides to try and fulfill. But can she really?Includes the following one-shots:Koi Baka. (volume 1)Toda is a really smart girl but has no passion for anything. She admires idiots who are passionate, especially her classmate, Iijima.*Note: The series is not fully scanlated. The main story is done, but the two side stories are NOT scanlated in volume 4.

Wataru and Makoto are friends from their early childhood. They are recognized as the gay couple in the school, and while Makoto appears to be ok with it, Wataru is greatly troubled by it and Makoto's attitude. Since Wataru will not permit anything more than a kiss, the anxious Makoto visits his prep school teacher and tries to consult him about his problem. However, he's not aware of the danger that awaits him!

Yuka is a freshman in high school, living in the apartment next door to her mystery writer father and his new wife. The one thing she learned from her father was to ""fall in love as many times as you can, and become an attractive woman."" Now that she is in high school, Yuka is determined to meet her one true love. One day, as she and her friend Toko were hanging out, she meets Nozomu, who happens to be the son of her father's friend. Could he be the one?

A fluffy story about a coworker who can't express her love for her subordinate.

A new teacher, Miss Jung has a student she particularly worries about. Ryu Min is the top student in the school, he's tall, smart, and handsome. He shocks her by telling her, he wonders what it would feel like to kiss her. What is she to do about him?

Includes:She Got Off the Bus at the Peninsula:Mitsuko Kunizaki has inherited a small grocery store from her grandmother. Being a single mother to a little boy, she intends to close it down and move on with life. However, in the solitary store that sits next to the last bus stop at the tip of a peninsula lie some long-buried memories that slowly reemerge as Mitsuko arrives at what used to be her homememories of a lonesome childhood and of people who came to the peninsula to end their lives.The Labyrinth Cat:Residents who have just moved in are always lost in this complex apartment. However, there is one little feline that will help them get back to their apartment house.Bio Luminescence (created under the pen-name Soyogo Shima)Also includes two Mushishi stories set in modern day Japan and with different characters than the long running series.

Nanoka and Koshiro were separated at a young age when their parents divorced. Now, 10 years has passed, Koshiro has already forgotten about his younger sister. Yet, Nanoka has decided to attend the nearby high school and came back to live with her father and brother. However, the two have met just before Nanoka came back to live together and without knowing each other's real identity, they went on a date, only to find out that they were actually siblings...

Jin and Yuu are pop singers in the duo CROSS. They've always been friends, but lately things have become different. Yuu is determined to seduce Jin so they can always be together, but he's an idiot, so it's not going well. But whenever Yuu starts acting like over eager puppy, Jin can't seem to resist him.***Prequel to Netemo Sametemo ***

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In a dormitory where you are accepted if you adopt a companion animal, The fun story between four animals and four owners and their adventures!

Ashley was hanging between life and death when she was unexpectedly visited by an angel... What will happen to her now that she is living with an angel?!

From Dark Horse:Two slaves free themselves from a slave ship; one a Japanese man, the other an African American.After escaping, they find themselves on the shore of Edo-era Japan, a society with a strong caste system, isolated from the world. How will the Japanese people perceive this giant black man, and how will they survive?But first things first: how will they get these shackles off their feet?* Each issue comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.

Childhood friends Seyun and Yoojin struggle to maintain their friendship as their lives take them down different paths. But when old feelings start resurfacing, a bitter tug-of-war starts, with hearts in the balance, secrets in the closet, and twists that nobody sees coming! note: "U Don't Know Me" was originally published as donginji (doujinshi) in Korea. Chapter 1-6 collects the three donginji books published.

From Chibi Manga:"With my beloved boyfriend I want to do that and this..." Every girl who's fallen in love before will nod because they're full of "No-Good Fantasies!" This should fill your maidens' hearts for sure!-Do You Really Love Me?I love him, but he's from a different world...that's what I thought, but then I caught Itou-kun kissing my desk. Is it that he likes me...?-Invention PrincessShizuka, super genius inventor, has continued to look at her first crush since she first approached him at age ten. Originally to capture him, she created useless inventions in a crazed rampage of wild delusions.-Why the Boy Reads Shoujo MangaThe one Rinko likes is the kind, cool, honest shoujo manga hero Jun-kun (two dimensional). She's fast approaching a dream as Asai Rinko has feelings, suspicious feelings, for Sekimoto Shin?!-Public Moral Committee Chairman's M NoteI, the public moral committee chair, sneakily wrote erotic delusions in a secret notebook! That notebook was discovered and on top of that, he orders me to "Listen to what I say!" I can't stop my increasing delusions!-Kanchigai Musume to Buchigire Ouji (Misunderstood Girl and Angry Prince)"It seems like Kouga-kun, who often meets my eyes, likes me." And Keiko, brimming with confidence confessed to him. As a result, she was misunderstood and defeated. Furthermore, she transformed into Kouga's favorite...?-Brother, Kiss MeIyo became siblings with childhood friend Occhan after their parents' remarriage. She'll definitely become a family with Oto! One way or another, it was a mistake to train her big brother.-Kouryaku Seyo! (Capture Me!)She loves Shoujo games! And then she met a boy who's just like the Prince she longs for in the game! She'll definitely capture him!

From Blissful Sin:1, 2 + 5) Shoujo Mangaka no Koi(Adapted from the original oneshot)"If I could be of any help, would you want to try it?"To help incorporate boy's love elements into his work, the unpopular shoujo mangaka Akimoto Yuu and his editor, Kurata, decide to carry out their own experiment.The story of an awakening love that is embarrassing but warm.3) Passionate Pen Pals4) Tokyo HotelAfterword