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Takaaki is a popular model and a childhood friend of Izumi. He is also the significant other at the same time. They looked as if they were at their happiest, until Izumi’s “illness” brought them to their greatest challenge. This volume has 6 One-shots, including the emotionally stirring, heartrending love story titled, “Izumi”, and other newly-written short stories. (from CT)

Set in a mythological time and place, Ja-Dou recounts the struggles of the heirs to kingdoms of heaven and their comrades, to repel the demonic forces that sometimes make their way into heaven. Ashray is the son of the Flame Emperor, small for his age, and cursed with a fiery temper. He also has to hide the fact that he has a horn, a trait usually associated with demons. His father keeps appointing assistants to keep an eye on him, but keeping up with Ashray is hard work, and the first six have died in the line of duty. Can Alan Seoul, his newly appointed seventh assistant, last a little longer than the first six? Teiou is a prince of the eastern kingdom of air. His best friend and lover is Keika, a mazoku, or demon, in human form. Tiarandear, is the Prince of the western kingdom of water. As chief of all the gods it is his job to maintain harmony in heaven and to direct and control human history. He loves Ashray, but how long can he keep protecting Ashray from the consequences of his violent temper? And if it should become known across heaven that Ashray might be part demon? (For some reason, halfway into the 2nd volume there still is no mention of the northern prince.)

Kazunari has been secretly in love with his older childhood playmate Jin since junior high. Now Jin is back after four years, and the first thing he does with Kazunari is...bite him?! This is chapter 5 of Warui Koto Shitai

From Attractive Fascinante: Tsurugi met Katsuragi's father and Tsurugi is afraid senior Katsuragi might do something to the company he manages, Mishima Construction. But young Katsuragi thought Tsurugi wanted a break-up and told Tsurugi he would definitely protect him. Tsurugi always thought that their relationship is purely sexual, without any feelings involved. Now Tsurugi met with some troubles, will Katsuragi keep to his promise to protect him?

From Shinmakoku Scanlations: God lives within words, so you must never lie. Mizuki's grandma taught Mizuki and Makoto that, right before Makoto made a promise and moved away. Years went by and they met again, this time, one of them would become a liar.

This collection of 7 short stories by the master of romance explores love that is not easily seen. 1) Kimi no Ai wa Mienikui (Your love cannot be easily visible) Inori always goes to his friend Senou with his love troubles, because Senou always listens patiently. But lately Inori has been thinking about Senou in a different way... ~ Inori and Senou's story continues in Impossible Boyfriend and Extra Time from this collection, and in further two oneshots, Kimi to Iru Asita and Omake Time, from Kimi to Iru Asu ~ 2) Impossible Boyfriend Continuing story of Inori and Senou's relationship, which begins in Kimi no Ai wa Mienikui. 3) Won't Let Go of That Hand Jinryou Aki just started at the clothing store where Goichi works, and Goichi can't help liking his cute new coworker. But Jinryou has a troubled past. 4) Good Luck Sleeping Eight years after graduation Hoshizono runs into his high school crush, Kure. In school Hoshizono was always considered a brainy kid, while Kure was a jock. Now Hoshizono works at a gay host club, and Kure is a successful businessman. Can these two connect? 5)Love Without Boundaries Shouji and Shimizawa have been living together for one month. But with such a new relationship, problems are still cropping up! 6) In A Box With You In a place, like an all boys school, there is no place to do it. Nishimura tells Sugawara that its common to help each other out... 7) The Temperature Inside my Hand College student Takeru has a crush on fellow student Yukihito. But Yukihito is connected to Takeru's childhood in the snowy northern regions, and a tragic incident which happened there. 8) Extra Time A quick funny look at Inori and Senou's relationship.

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(From Tsuya) Cool guy Yagi and obedient Otani don't really seem to get along, at least on the surface. Otani is an aspiring photographer, who would love nothing more than to capture the image of the one he loves, the likes of which won't allow it. Then, kouhai Karai takes his chance to get closer to Otani...

A collection of 7 oneshots. 1,2) Sweet story about Kouji's secret love for his friend's younger brother Mizuru. He is satisfied with any chance to spend time with Mizuru but one day, he suddenly realizes that his time with Mizuru will be coming to an end. Will he finally confess his love or will he let this love remain buried? 3) Kiichi's parents died when he was a child. For the past ten years he's lived with his uncle whom he loves. Even though they have sex Akumitsu never tells Kiichi he loves him. Is Kiichi just a toy? 4) School Scandal- Uemura is the only one who treats his classmate Atsushi like a friend instead of star actor. But is friendship all Uemura feels? 5)Am I Your Dog?- Kei is considered a troublemaker at school, so when his sempai Kagami catches him smoking Kei has to do what he says, or risk getting expelled. But to be sempai's pet dog? And how is Kei's brother involved? 6)Our Future Diary- eight paged short story about a perverted teacher and a gay porn video. 7)Love Fascism- Rui is dating Yuka, a very pretty girl from his school. Then he meets exchange student Tooru. Tooru and Rui had a relationship in the past, but that's all over, right?

Spin-off of "Koufuku no Susume" : the romance between Mizumo and Minori. Mizumo Hiraga is providing sex for money to bring up his brothers. The Otunari family have always been tender for the Hiraga's, like parents. Minori Otunari finds out Mizumo's dirty business and offers to pay in order to have sex with Mizumo. Their distorted physical relationship starts in this way, but Minori begins to love Mizumo seriously...

Collection of short stories: • Kimino Te wa Bokuno Mono (Your Hand Belongs to Me) When his student Kurahashi-kun falls from the sky and lands on Sugisaki-sensei, everyone at school thinks they tried to commit suicide together! Sugiaki is determined to find out why Kurahashi would jump off a roof, but this may be too much for the doctor to handle! • Ranai Sengen (Love Announcement) When his son gets married and moves out businessman Sakurai Yuusuke is very lonely. When he finds a starving kid in front of his house, he takes him in. But who is his new house-keeper really? • Kira Kira Kiseki A play boy decides to make the younger brother of a very over protective older brother his next conquest. Things don't go exactly as he wants though, and he finds himself growing closer to the older brother.

Natsuhiko, the heir of a rich family goes to spend a studious summer at the bungalow his family owns where he unexpectedly meets Ryo, a childhood friend. Things start to heat up that summer evening and more unexpected things happen around Natsuhiko afterwards. Will he be able to find out what's behind that gentle and lonely smile of Ryo?

A collection of 5 short stories: 1-5) Honey Baby - Already wise to the world and yet still naive to love, 14-year-old Aizawa struggles for affection from the one he loves, his 27-year-old teacher, Tachibana. - mochi*mochi 6) S - Junya and Kaoru have an understanding; they have sex with no strings attached. But nothing is as easy as it seems. - PresenceDear

From Hoshikuzuu Scans: Kengo is depressed after injuring his arm during baseball practice. He meets an unsociable student in the music room. The next day, after realizing that the student was his classmate, Yoshioka, who has never shown up for class, he visits the music room again. Despite Yoshioka's evasiveness, Kengo's persistence leads to the discovery that Yoshioka was held back one year due to a case of bullying. This is a story that depicts a tale of love between two wounded boys.

From Dramaqueen: As a university student, Kuze secretly harbored feelings for the lawyer-cum-lecturer, Kitahara-san. However, knowing his professor was married, Kuze sealed away those emotions. Now, seven years later, Kuze finds himself working as Kitahara’s assistant because of a bizarre coincidence. What’s more, Kitahara is no longer wearing his wedding ring.... Can Kuze revive his feelings and reach out for happiness?

From DMP: Tomonori Ozawa has just landed a job at a large publishing firm. The only catch is, he is the new editor of a Boy’s Love magazine?! On top of that, he is stuck with dealing with the artist Sakurako Kakyoin, a male yaoi artist who is notorious for missing his deadlines. To become a full fledged editor, Tomonori-kun has to start from the bottom – checking drafts, editing scripts and lettering. Now if only Kakyoin-sensei would stop sexually harassing him, he could actually get some work done! Prequel to Love Portion.

"I will make him my slave!" Makoto Hinohara planned to seduce the shabby looking teacher, Aiba. Contrarily, to his surprise, he was aroused by his teacher; the touch of his fingers and the tip of his tongue. The tender looking teacher had turned out to be such a devilish person! So now what will Makoto Hinohara do? There's also a little extra story at the end, too! by fushichou

From Fantasyshrine: Ibuki lives in a university dorm where objects and people of different eras mysteriously pop out! One day, a stoical man, Haginuma, appeared in his bedroom and claimed to be his grandfather's friend… who also had an unrequited love for his grandfather. Since Ibuki is a spitting image of his grandfather, will Haginuma devour him…?

1) Your Feelings Takamichi and Atsuki have always been together since childhood. Everything feels like it will never change, including their relationship, but is that really true? With Takamichi going away for his archery training, this will be the first separation of theirs. Even thinking about it is making Atsuki uneasy... 2) Deviation Value Sweet Haruto is always coming in second to Itou. His father's disappointed in him and he just can't seem to do anything about it. Until one day he walks in on Itou masturbating in an empty classroom. What happens now? 3) Tomorrow, That is With You Story of Inori and Senou's relationship, which begins in Kimi no Ai wa Mienikui. Inori takes a trip with Senou to his birthplace in Kyoto. 4) The Wolf's Bed Serihashi joined the arts club to be able to sleep. Mahiro joined the club and found himself to be a constant victim of Serihashi's teasing. Mahiro walks in to the club to see things he wasn't ready to see. Will he stay in the club? Does Serihashi really only want to sleep? 5) We'll Always Be Together Yuuto and Keisuke have been friends since childhood. Wherever they go, they always hold hands. Keisuke starts to question their relationship and relinquishes Yuuto's hand. Will the quiet Yuuto be able to finally express his feelings. 6) Omake Time It's been a year since Senou proposed to Inori, and Inori just found out that drinking turns Senou into another man. Will they still get married? 7) Omake of Omake More short stories on Inori and Senou!

Collection of one-shots. (Twoshot story + 6 oneshots) 1) Micky House 01 2) Micky House 02 3) 4) Piyua 5) 6) Me.Ba.E- The new laid back teacher bothers prim and proper teacher Morishita. 7) One Way Ticket of Love (Koi no Katamichi Kitsubu)- New worker goes a business trip with his super cool sempai. 8) Karachi Yuto Usagi Chin

From Attractive Fascinante: Kojima Shouji stayed at his dad’s friend’s house when he attended college. Hayase was lazy and Shouji often ended up doing all the household chores. Gradually, he found that he had feelings for Hayase and he confessed while they went on a trip. Their feelings were actually mutual. Hayase got to travel around for his work and Shouji found himself getting used to not having Hayase around. Is it coming to an end?

At a judo tournament, Akutsu falls in love with Murakami. While jogging, they crashed into each other and Akutsu got hurt (not really, he had a nosebleed due to dirty thoughts). In order to tend to his "wounds" Murakami took him home... Features Akutsu from Seito Kaichou ni Chuukoku

[From Nakama] For a captain and a subordinate, pure love is born out of an unfeeling time of war, strict rules and order, and a superior-subordinate relationship. Settled in the southern front, a subordinate, Hayakawa, is often punished for causing minor problems by the strict captain, Takeuchi. However there is a secret between the two of them… The war ends, and time passes by. The two return to Japan on their decommissioned ship and decide to live together, but…

By Backlash67: Fei and Gilbert (a.k.a. Gil) are childhood friends that attend The Sorcerer's Academy. This is the school where students train to become magic users. Of the two, Gil is the genius and Fei is the idiot. Fei is instructed to organize the school library and while doing so happens across a forbidden spell book. Fei intended to use a spell from the book to change others outlook of him; as well as, use a spell to control others emotions. However, the spell backfires and causes Gil to become amoured with Fei. Read on to find out how Fei and Gil's relationship changes now that Gil is under Fei's love spell. Will their relationship continue once the spell is removed or will they forever be tied by the love enchantment?