From Enchantment Scans: A collection of short stories. Story 1: Anti-Chocolate Even though she was born on Valentine’s Day, Kagami hates eating chocolate and resents having it constantly associated with her day of birth. Like any girl, she dreams of one day finding a prince. That moment came much sooner than she anticipated. Unfortunately, his two older sisters are constantly getting in the way. On top of that, her perfect guy actually likes chocolate. It's enough to make anyone's head spin! Will Kagami be able to keep her newfound relationship strong? Story 2: Looking Only at You Tsuyoku Hamuro is an aspiring art student who aims to get her painting recognized in the upcoming school festival. It's almost a dream come true that she happens to have the kind, popular, and attractive school idol, Tomotsugu Nagayama, as a boyfriend. Nagayama is straightfoward with his affections for Tsuyoku. Truthfullly, Tsuyoku has admired Nagayama since freshman year, but the interally shy artist cannot express her feelings as well. In addition, strange things are happening at school. As Tsuyuko focuses on her artwork and her relationship, will both turn out okay in the end? Story 3:Bye Bye Cool Beauty Yuki, its the senpai that everybody admires, beautiful and cool. But the truth is... she´s not cool at all! Yuki has a weakness against cute things, when she sees them she gets a nosebleed instantly. The only one who knows is her best and childhood friend. One day a cute guy appears screaming that he´s in love with Yuki. What will she do now?! Story4: Meshiagare!
[Summary by: Love_Blossom] Fuuko is walking to school one day when she spots a guy walking on a wall!! Her eyes must be tricking her right?? She soon finds out his name is Funakoshi Ruka and decides to confront him. He admits that he has a "super power". The "super power" lets him defy gravity. Fuuko is interested in it and askes him to show her....
A girl who was born specially and a normal boy.
Alice, a magical antiquarian, is involved in a locked-room murder at the royal castle where a tea party is held. The suspect is Tetra Heart, a princess with the right to inherit the throne. She has long been suspected of being a “witch who would destroy the world.” If you are suspected, you must be punished. That is the main principle of the “witch trials.” Not only the clarification of the secret room trick, but also the proof of witchcraft involved is not deemed necessary to determine the guilt. My reasoning will destroy such absurdity! Alice, whose life was once saved by the princess, takes on the case to prove the innocence of the “witch.” Unravel the whispers of the antique magical tools and save the princess from execution for witchcraft, a magical suspense story begins!
From Esthétique:"I am a human, but a doll...Feelings are not needed. Physically alive, but not mentally.I am a painting trapped inside a rusted frame.The cold skin of a statue.Like a stuffed bird--Killed and set for display.I wonder...I wonder, on whose display I will be placed..."
Antique Wish is a store that grants its customers' wishes. Nishina has always been in love with Haijima Kaname since the day she saw him cry. One day, she follows him to Antique Wish. What's gonna happen next? Will her wish be granted?
Akimoto Yae is a cheerful - and sometimes exceedengly loud - girl who secretly always watches her sempai Ayase, who rides the same train as her. For some reason, Ayase always sits in the same seat, holding the same book, opened at the same page. His hands never try to turn to the next page. One day, Ayase accidentally drops the book, which comes as a chance for Akimoto to talk to him. Much to her surprise, he isn't interested in having the book returned, and gives it to her. As Akimoto tries to overcome her mild aversion for printed texts - which causes her to sleep if she doesn't read the lines aloud - and read the book, she hopes to get closer to Ayase, who has reasons of his own to be aloof.
Border wars ravaged the water nation. In order to calm the war, the royal family was forced to send the king’s daughter amidst the fighting, but the storm continued… Meanwhile, there existed a struggle within the royalty, where fate hangs in the balance! The wheel of fate spins quietly….
She was in possession of an “Extra 1”, who married the criminal and died in a violent manner. I don’t think I need to get married. I proposed to another man, ran away from home, and did all sorts of other things. “So marry me, Evangeline Clauda.” Five years of possession's life, three weeks before entering the original! In the end, she was proposed to the criminal. Am I… is this really a doomed ending? The more I twist the original, the closer I get to the original?! Will she be able to safely protect her life and love and face happiness?
The protagonist, Nekomiya Kotone, loves her childhood friend the heroine, but hates fateful encounters. Every day she dreams of a future where she is together with her childhood friend Kitsunezaki Sakino, but one day she herself had a "fateful encounter...?" A bright yuri comedy!
On the day of her execution, Vyaria wakes up to find time has reversed itself, making her seven years old again. Thinking of the events of her future, she is truly traumatized. Her first marriage to King Cain had been a cold and unhappy one. Each time she made an attempt to get closer to him, she had been faced with rejection, and the sudden appearance of a girl from another dimension had only increased Cain's hostility towards Vyaria. Behind her back, everyone had called her the “Princess of Blue Roses,” after the flower that symbolizes unattainable wishes. Knowing she would eventually be sentenced to death by her own husband, Vyaria is terrified when she is once again united with the young Cain. Is everything going to repeat itself? Is there really nothing she could do to change the future? As scared as she is, Vyaria vows to fight against her cruel fate in this second chance at life…! Official Translation:
Unlike most girls who crave popularity among boys, Futaba Yoshioka wants the complete opposite – to avoid it altogether. In middle school, her popularity with boys caused her female classmates to shun her, leading her to take the opportunity in high school to reinvent herself by acting indifferent and unfeminine towards boys, allowing her to make some acquaintances along the way. However, things take a dramatic turn when her first love, Kou Mabuchi, suddenly reappears after disappearing years ago. Though she still cherishes the fond memories they shared together, she soon learns that the sweet and gentle boy she knew has disappeared, replaced by a cold and pessimistic version of himself. Although he acknowledges that their past feelings for each other were mutual, he warns her that they can never return to the past, as everything, including himself, has changed. Throughout Ao Haru Ride, Futaba navigates the complexities of searching for true love and friendship while staying true to herself.