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From Stiletto Heels: Nichika had a one-night-stand for the first time in her life. A life that consists of indifferent parents, friends who she can't shed her true feelings to ("because it's tedious"), and her belief that she's destined for Freeterdom. However, on a day when her dreams of that morning walk home have faded into reality, she once again meets the man she thought she would never see again...
Gender dysphoria, dissociative identity disorder, delusional disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sexophobia, paranoia, odd fetishes, mysophobia - so what? Even lunatics need love!
A collection of stories set amongst the oiran (high-rank courtesans before the time of geisha) in (mostly) the Yoshiwara district of Edo, a famous historical 'red-light district.' 1. Kagerou no Shou When Kagerou was a child, her parents sold her to be trained as an oiran in Yoshiwara. On her way there, she fell in love with the man who transported her, Ryuuji, and insisted that he be her first sexual customer when she grew up. Now, she is approaching the time when she will lose her virginity, but will Ryuuji be able to be her first? 2. Inazuma no Shou Wakana works in Yoshiwara, but she plans to one day buy her own way out. She seduces presents out of the men who buy her, in order to save money for her future. But one man, Mitsunori, is not like all the others. Will the skilled seductress Wakana be able to cope with real emotion? 3. Mizu no Tsuki no Shou Suigetsu is approaching the time when she's meant to lose her virginity. One day, she miraculously meets with a relative who knows her by her real name: Saya. Is it possible for her to be rescued from this life? 4. Nagasaki Bojou Suigetsu, an oiran-in-training in Nagasaki, is slated to lose her virginity. However, she's been told she's going to have a Dutch man as a partner! She's frightened of sleeping with a foreigner who may not even speak her language! However, the man in question is nothing like she feared...
A young man pursues his dream in cinematography in the city of New York and meets an interesting girl after he's been accepted at the school of his dreams.
In A Can of Happiness, Emi wins the special prize in a raffle, which turns out to be a can that supposedly holds happiness. There's even a weird little man who starts following her around, claiming he's the "god of the can" and trying to give her advice. But all she wants is for her relationship with her boyfriend to feel less like a one-sided crush. Will this can really help her be happy? Includes four other short stories: Boys Just Don't Understand, A Million Words, The Opposite of Love Is Hate, and I'll Always Be Here.
From Shoujo Crusade: Tsubaki always appears experienced, but actually, she has never had a boyfriend even though she's already 16, and she's a real baby. She wants to quickly increase her love experiences, and become an adult! One day, she got called out by her math teacher, Shiina-sensei, and she was told that she'll have to take supplementary lessons. All alone in the math room with her sensei after school, Tsubaki's heart beat like crazy when she saw Shiina-sensei's facial expressions that were different from usual...?
From Entropy: From the outset, the plot seems to be the typical story of a half-angel, half-human boy with incredible powers (sealed in this case until his human form dies), but in the great Na Yeri style, intrigue and mysteries abound. Little Savian can see angels and devils; in fact, he can touch them and in some instances affect them in powerful ways. Low-rank angels Thunder and Panuel discover his ability as well as the devil Jarob who tries to break the seal on Savian, and for a moment, Savian becomes a golden-eyed nephilim... But then, his human form seals him back...?!
Miki and her follower, Saaya, have a forbidden owner and servant love. They both have a lily tattooed on their chest and promised to live as owner and servant. Their love is a taboo, however…?!
[From Essence of Purity]: Takuma Ban, only son of the Ban familly from Hokkaido, comes to Tokyo on a quest: to find a fitting wife... with the help of Meari his cow. Jumping over a school fence while carrying Meari on his back, he unexpectedly meets a girl, Yuki Samejima. After one minute, he decides that SHE'll be his bride. Unfortunately for Takuma, Yuki's older brother, Ranmaru Samejima, is completely opposed to this. Of course, the fact that Meari seems to have developed an instant "animal" attraction to him only reinforces Ranmaru's dislike of Takuma. Takuma is determined to make Yuki his bride and that, despite Ranmaru's stern "objections". Nevertheless, when not only Kei Enjouji but also Takuma's own family start getting involved, things get a little … "chaotic".
From Nevermore Scans: I'm Anzai Mako, 15 years old. This spring I'm going to start a wonderful life at high school... or at least I was supposed to! There's a Host club of young and good-looking rich men that do such odd jobs!! Suddenly I was snatched away by their leader?!
This one volume manga is about a young man named Aragami Akira, a.k.a Alladin. One day he finds a teapot hidden behind a bush. He decides to clean it up and show it to his a friend's grandmother. Much to his surprise when he rubs it, out comes a magic genie.
"This love is secret. Secret to anybody. However, my heart is trembling. ---Hey, I've become aware of these feelings. Please don't notice.---"
