HAZUKI KANAE

Mei Tachibana has no friends—and she doesn't need them! Ever since her "friends" betrayed her in elementary school, she's sworn off friendship entirely. All it leads to is betrayal and heartbreak, and she's well enough on her own. But everything changes when she accidentally roundhouse kicks the most popular boy in school! However, Yamato Kurosawa isn't angry in the slightest—in fact, he thinks his ordinary life could use an unusual girl like Mei! He won't take no for an answer, and soon Mei and Yamato embark on an unwanted friendship that will change both of them forever. Praise for the anime: "Surprises with its honesty, its sensitivity, its quality. Always it is smarter, more poetic, more touching, just plain better than you think it is going to be." —Anime News Network

Five romantic, passionate, sexy stories about modern women and the men they love. Voices of Love The title story follows a relationship between young teacher Mika Tsukahara and Naokazu Kuga, an 18-year old student at her school. They're neighbors too, and can't control their attraction to each other! One Summer's Day At a high school reunion, a girl sees a close guy friend that she hasn't seen for a long time. He tells her about his girlfriend who hasn't done it with him yet and asks the girl if she will instead. She agrees. This reminds her of their high school days, when she comforted the guy and became sex friends from that day on. Is high school going to repeat itself all over again? Rainbow Smile A girl has a boyfriend who lives with her in her apartment. However, he hits her and mistreats her. And she just takes it. She also know he cheats on her, but she fools herself into thinking he isn't. Will she just take it forever? Pictures of Us A business office man hasn't had a relationship in a long time, and he's lonely. He joins an online dating service and meets with a girl one night. She looks really young, but she says that she's in her 20s. A few days later, she somehow ends up staying with him. Can he open his heart to her? And what is her real age? Teach Me Love A young guy is university art student. He lends his guy friend a CD, and his friend breaks it. In repayment, his friend brings him a girl, and he tells the art student guy he can do whatever he wants with her for a night. The art student notices she does whatever his friend tells her to. And he also notices his friend also let's other guys 'borrow' her. Why does she let him do this to her?

A new series from the author of Say I Love You.! 19-year-old Koharu would rather be livestreaming than working her job at a maid cafe or trying to find a boyfriend out in the wide world. On her stream she chats with friends and fans around the world, and enjoys the freedom the screen grants her. But when one of her followers appears in real life, she senses there might be more to their connection...and maybe she wants something more than a digital-only connection, after all...

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 ConclusionCalled 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 SummerYuki 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 180Wakana'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?!

Love controls the world, it's well known...but it's also the principle of the characters in this volume of 4 stories... As stated by the philosopher Pascal, "The heart has reasons which reason does not know..." Story 01: Fall in love with her neighbor, AI will do anything in order to conquer his heart, even if it means becoming his second girlfriend...until where will she go to conquer him? Story 02: You're enjoying life when you meet once again a classmate that you haven't seen since high school, plus you still have feelings for him...but which behavior to believe when this boy seems to have a heavy past? Story 03: Obligated to leave her apartment which she had shared with her friend, Sui was offered to share an apartment with Noboru which does not leave her indifferent. Are the feelings shared? Story 04: Between bohemian life and a well arranged couple's life, Matsuno's heart is in balance... But will she follow what her head or what her heart tells her?