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Kinoshita Rinko, 20 years old, has been fired after taking the blame of a colleague's mistake during her probation period. The reason behind her action is, "it is very lonely when you're crying and there is no one to help you". On her way back home, she met a beautiful woman crying and could not leave her by herself. Believing in Rinko's reasoning, the woman asked Rinko to take her place to protect her brother, Shinomiya Ryou.
Read Sampling Sex and it's sequel Sampling Sex: Araeda and Sakuma on Futekiya Araeda may have gotten himself into his college friend’s adult toy company, but he’d never really thought of putting his hands on the merchandise – not until big, burly Sakuma asks him for some help! Araeda’s skills may be focused on device connectivity, but is that the only thing he wants to connect with Sakuma right now?
Collection of 8 short stories. It\'s been republished in June 2021, with a new cover and some author\'s notes.
From Fried Squid Scans: 32-year-old Bushido-sama considers himself to be a modern-day Samurai. When his wife passed away due to illness, he promised to raise their daughter into a fine woman. But, for an adult male, raising a child is not an easy task. The tasks range from teaching proper table etiquette to sex education... Welcome to the life of a Samurai father.
The manga centers around Takeichi Hanpeita, a samurai who finds that he has traveled through time to modern day Japan. He is taken in by an old man who owns a cram school, and begins to work as a lecturer in the school.
“I never thought that beneath the cherry blossom trees of a foreign land, my first meeting with a traveling hobbyist photographer would change my entire life! Bumping into each other time after time evolved into the sparks of love, and the person who makes my heart skip--is actually a man, like me!”
After her parents divorce, An Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Used to the anonymity of city living, An can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, An discovers how much she needs that kindness. In 2005 Sand Chronicles was awarded the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.
\"I want to believe in my first love. But then we met.\" 25-year-old Miku, who moved back to the house she grew up in two months ago, is studying to succeed her grandfather\'s Chinese medicine store, \"Kusuriya Kyubee.\" Everyday she and her grandfather respond to the troubles of the customers who visit the store, prepare herbal medicine for them, or simply chat with them. On the other hand, Miku is unable to forget her first love, but she meets an ultra-shy boy named Kanae who likes plants. Perhaps she is beginning to care about him little by little.
What if you were to meet your childhood friend again after ten years of separation? This was exactly the case for Mitsuya, a recently transferred company executive who found out that the person living three doors down from his new apartment was none other than Noboru, his older brother's best friend... and his first love. As a young and brash middle schooler, Mitsuya had forcefully kissed Noboru and drove him away. Deeply regretting his action, he kept a tight lid on his feelings. But now, being with Noboru again is bringing all those heated memories back, as if they were never gone to begin with. "Merry Checker" is adapted from this manga.
From the story "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" It was during the final days of the year 200 AD, when the Han dynasty saw its end. Its demise ushered in a new era of chaos, brought on by several regional lords vying to rule China. There were those who sought absolute power as well as those who fought for justice. Some simply fought for the sake of their beliefs. Many would rise and fall in their attempts to dominate the land... and here are their stories.
