Collection of short stories. 1) Haru Koi 2) Ring of an Unrequited Love 3) Misa's Eatery 4) Nanatsu's Promise

Through round after round of extensive plastic surgery and vigorous maintenance, Ririko has become the absolute manifestation of beauty, and becomes a wildly successful model, actress and singer. However, soon her body, unable to withstand the burdens of surgery, begins to crumble, and along with it so does her mind, as she plummets towards a frightening and inevitable end. A story about a woman's vanity, greed, hatred and despair, by the author of River's Edge. Helter Skelter won the 2003 excellence prize at the Japanese Media Arts Festival, and the 2004 Osamu Tezuka Culture Prize.

Three students are living fairly normal lives when, one day, they are overcome with intense stomach pain and a star symbol appears like a tatoo on their skin. With the symbol came supernatural powers, as well as enemies coming to kill them. As more and more people develop similar supernatural powers, the story starts to turn into a Battle Royalesque bloody playground, only with an entire city as the setting and many innocents caught in the crossfire. Among other themes, the story asks the question, "When is it alright to kill?" and delves deep into the darkness of the human psyche.

from fictiondb: At his beck and call -- day and night! Kane Lindley is a regular customer at the restaurant where Shannon works. When an incident results in her getting the sack, Kane comes to the rescue and offers her a job! As well as being his secretary, Shannon also finds herself caring for his young daughter. In fact, he even persuades her to move into his home! But all the while Shannon is fighting her attraction to her boss, playing the part of a responsible, diligent employee -- until Kane propositions her, daring her to act on the overwhelming attraction between them.... Nine to Five

An angsty but sweet story about two women in love. Nanako is glad to escape the stifling atmosphere of her hometown and come to Tokyo for business school. There, she meets Yuri, and the two quickly fall in love and begin a relationship. But that isn't the end of the story--the pair still have obstacles to overcome before they can get their happily ever after.

This is a story of a woman whose husband turns into a bear. When they go to the doctor he tells them it’s stress related and that he will turn back to normal soon. But how can you define normal when your husband looks like a wild animal? A story about love and the hardships of keeping it.

Mock Turtle SoupA colored single-volume manga, that consists of 8 separate stories, filled with avante-garde illustrations and poems.

After causing the destruction of his parents, the protagonist only lives for the sake of his younger sister and avoids other people. But one day, a mysterious stranger appears and calls him 'master'...thus his life is forever changed.

From Lililicious: Rutsu, a novelist, finds herself caught between her boyfriend and another woman.

After his mom's death, our protagonist strives for every bit of physical affection that his dad would show. Even as a toddler, his dad never held his hand or stroked his head.Also contains stories:- Flower of the Sky- Dark EyesAbout a young woman and the man who appears in her life during dangerous times.

Mayu, a young stylist is dumped by her boyfriend, thus she needs to find a new home. She makes an aquaintance with his neighbor, Yuka Shimizu, a lonely girl with a very particular dream, to become a free-fight champion despite her small stature.

From Wingtip Cafe: 1. Rain of Love A woman. A man. Rainy day. and a flamboyant, girly umbrella. 2. Because She Was Always Watching Me 5. A Girl’s Heart Is Like a Sea - Mamiya is trying to have a “perfect” break up with her boyfriend.

Shinobu is a photographer-to-be who seems to have trouble adapting to school. Her male friend, glasses guy, who is the captain of the archery team, is worried about her. Then, she meets a football guy in an interesting way. Watching the guy play, she becomes enthusiastic about taking his picture.

Special Oneshot from Comic Gene. What will Kioh do when he meets his alter ego from another dimension?! And what's this... it's a girl?!

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!!

From Aerandria Scans: Kogure-sou is a crumbling old apartment building of just six rooms where four people live. On the first floor are the owner, a very old man who wants to have sex before he dies, and a girl in university who pines in a sad and complicated love. On the second floor are a salary man who finds meaning to his life in spying on the university girl below him, and Mayu whose boyfriend disappeared three years ago. Also involved are the florist from the nearby shop who worries over her husband's infidelity and Mine who is still troubled by a crime committed a long time ago. What all of them strive for is love, but they all find nothing but pain and bitter disappointments. Do they realize that what heals them is actually the run-down little apartment building and the real human warmth that they share with each other?

1) Arrest me with love Asuka, a woman detective, wishes to arrest phantom thief Cerberos, who is widely talked about in town, because he kissed her by force...! 2) It will heal eventually if you lick it! ~Kneel down to love~ Nurse Nana and doctor Hiura are back, but their relationship seems to have encountered a problem as Hiura used his position to transfer his girlfriend Nana in the same department as him. Now working in the pediatrics department Nana gets to know a young patient, Minato-kun, who becomes very attached to Nana, much to Hiura's annoyance! 3) It will heal eventually if you lick it! ~The Santa Claus in a white coat~ Christmas is close and so is Nana's birthday! She should be happy but the insecurities of hers and Hiura's relationship is piling up and the last straw is when she finds out Hiura has a fiancé?! 4) How much does it cost ot love? After taking up an acquaintance's debt, Akemi meets the debt collector Shiina who tries to help her pay it off, but after losing job after job Akemi doesn't want to burden Shiina who's taken care of her?

From Storm in Heaven:Magicians, people with magical powers that have caused their kind to be hated and feared throughout the centuries. This manga contains their tales -- of magic for both good and evil, the struggle to fit into society, and a dark past that haunts them both.The series includes:1) Romanesque Variee2) Mystic Variee3) Classical Variee4) Sweet Variee5) Silouette Variee6) Crescent Variee7) Secret Variee8) Fantastic Variee9) Nostalgic Variee

Siscon. Power-phobia. Son of the great General Luccafort. Son of a general. Wether-crown. Fourth-in-line for succession. The titles, accolades, expectations, respect, and envy for DX Luccafort keeps coming. But all he wanted to do was win Marion's hand. Landreaall follows DX, his sister Lon, and his bodyguard/brother Rokkou as they leave their home in the countryside and brace themselves to take on whatever their famous last name brings them.

From JShoujo Scans: Love Stalking! Mizuki's life's a mess. She has an obsessive stalker who's been leaving her creepy messages in her mail box, and her boyfriend dumps her because he got sick and tired of being harassed by her relentless stalker. Just when she decides to move out of her apartment, Natsume, a good-looking guy who reminds her of her ex moves in next door. Can he protect her from her stalker? And what's this about him being in love with her friend?! Jumping to the Wrong Conclusion Called Noe-chan by all her admirers, guys who she became friends with because they weren't her type, she's the cutest girl in school... But underneath that cute exterior is a tomboyish girl who just wants a boyfriend. What's Noe supposed to do when the one she does end up liking, Touji-kun, already has a girlfriend? End of Summer Yuki feels stifled in her own home because her parents nag her to study, study, study. When she finally goes off the deep end and sees her parent's faces as textbooks, you know she just has to get away, right? So at the beginning of summer she leaves a note promising she'll be back by the next school term, and ends up living with one of her classmates and his older brother for a couple of weeks. Doing the 180 Wakana's boyfriend Nobuyuki misses her so much, he decides to leave Tokyo to go to school with her and live near her! But what if Wakana is so thrilled about her boyfriend suddenly showing up, she becomes extremely embarrassed and conveys the opposite of her feelings?!

From Lililicious: Shouji has a girlfriend but is seeing Mako on the side. Unable to continue pretending she feels less for him than she does, she breaks it off with him. Shortly before that happens, Mako is hit on by Mika, who tells Mako that she's interested in both men and women. Mika wants to pursue a relationship with Mako, but is Mako's relationship with Shouji really over?

They suffer between Love and Duties. From thrilling Kunoichi comedy to the distress of a poisonous French queen, master Kamata Kimiko transcends time and space and brings you stories about delicate, earnest and sturdy maidens! Includes several stories, all based loosely on other works: Swan Ninja Art Anecdotes (Swan Lake, ballet) Edo Love Dance (Carmen, opera) DOLL (Nutcracker, ballet) Lace Promise (the life of Catherine de Medici) Arisu (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

Carrie Richards has stepped into the glittering life of Greek billionaire Alexeis Nicolaides. Luxurious hotels, designer clothes and rare jewels are all hers.and what they share in the bedroom is explosive. But the consequences of one night lead to a shocking end to Carrie's fairy tale. She discovers Alexeis is not her Prince Charming - he's a man who'll make her his, no matter what the cost!

From Sound of Jewels: Mizuka met a strange boy when she was 13. He was her first love. But when the summer ended, even if they promised to see each other again, Mizuka never saw him again. 12 years later, Mizuka meet the same boy again. She's so happy until she found out that he has a twin brother...