SHOKO HIDAKA

From SuBLime Upon his father's death, Akihito Kuze became a viscount at the age of 10. His smart, handsome young butler Tomoyuki Katsuragi has since managed all affairs pertaining to the viscountcy perfectly. The talented and charismatic Katsuragi is very popular in their social circle; but as Akihito grows older, he becomes colder and more distant by the day - though still as faithful to the Kuze household as he has ever been. Akihito is now a young man, and desperately in love with Tomoyuki. He determines to discover the reason behind his butler's inexplicable behaviour, and this is where their story begins..

Overworked, still single, 38-year-old salaryman Sakurai Kazuaki collides with a young man at the train station - causing the magazine he was carrying to be spoiled. This young man, Minagawa Youichi, is a student at an art college and lives in a big, old-fashioned mansion with two of his cousins. Since he happens to own the same magazine, he takes Sakurai to his house, saying "If I trade my copy with yours, you'll have nothing to complain about, right?" Despite feeling annoyed and frustrated by the unsociable Youichi's arrogant behaviour, Sakurai soon finds himself a frequent visitor of the secluded household, inexplicably drawn to its enigmatic owner...

Suou, a stylist, and Ryou, a writer, have been friends since high school. They’ve also been living together for 6 years so it’s no wonder that people around them question the nature of their relationship. At first glance, they’re just like any close friends out there but they can’t seem to leave each other’s side. Will their relationship be on a stand still, with them staying as normal friends, or will it go further…?

Nishima is doing well at his prestigious company but after divorcing from a loveless marriage his success at work seems empty. A chance meeting at a cafe brings him into contact with the owner, Miyama, an old high-school classmate. It seems that Miyama has forgotten him until he asks Nishima why he's no longer wearing a wedding ring and what Nishina said to him 10 years ago in high school.

The romance story follows a young man who works at a restaurant and a career woman who works at a hotel. The man has taken an interest in the woman after always seeing on the same train together, and suddenly calls out to her.

As a child Tanabe was always tagging behind Haruyama, but in high-school after he became a ping-pong ace their relationship is gradually getting worse. Who is the one tagging along for real and why is Tanabe always so quiet? A touching and yet funny story with ping-pong as its background. This volume also contains a one-shot about one very interesting hairdresser and a two-chapter story about a dentist and his fated client.

The Sequel to; 'Signal' and prequel to "Hatsukoi no Atosaki" From Attractive Fascinante: Sakaki, a president of an import interior company, wouldn’t get serious with anyone. He became afraid when he started to care about Okada, a hetero. Sakaki couldn’t remember anything when he found himself waking up in Okada’s home. With Okada’s unconscious speech and conduct, Sakaki felt bothered. Will the storm calm down?

Suou and Ryou have been friends since childhood. The hairstylist and writer have lived together for six years now and, though they definitely aren’t dating, their close relationship is hard to define. Will they ever move beyond the nebulous territory of “more than friends” or will they keep living in a stalemate forever?

Sakaki, the president of an interior designing company, is determined to never get serious with anyone - fearing the heartache he feels that it is sure to cause. Much to his discomfort, he realizes that he is beginning to fall in love with his older heterosexual co-worker, Okada. Sakaki is shocked when he finds himself in Okada's home one day, with no recollection of how he got there. At first convinced that he did not act out-of-line at any point, Sakaki feels more and more unsure of this as he notices the changes in Okada's behaviour towards him. Will this storm that's brewing on the horizon ever calm down?

The forbidden love between a samurai and a craftsman.

(adapted from cottonholic on nihonomaru): Fujiwara is a man of unusual tastes—he finds plain-looking, borderline unattractive men appealing. And Karahashi, his lover and middle school teammate, has started to be insecure about this. What will he do to keep Fujiwara’s attention? Continuation of chapter 4 of Shiranai Kao (Fujiwara meets his old classmate Karahashi again after several years. But Karahashi's appearance has completely changed!)

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Yoshino moves to a building owned by his college friend, Kuga. While hanging out with him, Yoshino starts to admire Kuga for his decisiveness and free style of living. But what if Kuga's feelings towards Yoshino aren't only those of a friendship?