University student, Keisuke, was suddenly asked by his childhood friend and an actor, Souta, "Can I kiss you?" Thinking that it's a practice for the kissing scene in his next drama, Keisuke kissed Souta without hesitation...
This is the story of a catgirl and her excursions along the railways of Japan.
The year is 20xx. Machine and Man have been waging a war with no end in sight. Amidst all the violence, the machine army decided the leader of humanity, Ootani Akira, ought to be erased from existence, so they send an assassin back in time to eliminate him!However, the Ootani Akira of the past was nothing but an incompetent human being, and what's more... every other character is even more incompetent?!
This is the strange story of a catgirl and her excursions along the railways of Japan.
Juntoku is a priest who inherited his family's temple, and the one he doesn't want to see the most right now appears during a monthly sutra copying session: a big, handsome man named Hasegawa Michi. Michi was a high school classmate, who then became his close friend, and then… the one he loved. And yet, whether he knows of Juntoku's feelings or not, Michi suddenly reduces the distance between them…!?
A treasure of 14 charming stories about family, friends, couples and unexpected bonds. Written by Natsume Ono over ten years, here is the long-awaited collection of her early work, including numerous illustrations and previously unpublished stories! Una giornata fredda Ometura (Inside Out) Moyashi Fuufu (Moyashi Couple) Three Short Stories About Bento Eva's Memory Froom Family Christmas Morning Padre Senza titolo #1-6 Galleria di illustrazione
A collection of discrete but interconnected love stories centering around trains and train stations. • Overpass Junction Two people's lives intersect at a train station.
In middle school, Ichinose Kimitaka taught his friends how to play basketball. Despite his experience with the sport, his friends quickly outmatched him in skill. After an incident brought on by his frustration and jealousy, he was crushed to overhear those same 'friends' discussing how they wished he'd just kill himself. On his way to toss out his special basketball shoes, he met a girl who was just as frustrated, throwing her own dancing shoes away. She was so tall, and her hands and feet are so large, that she had been rejected from her chosen hobby of Spanish dancing. He urged her to give basketball a try, and the two exchanged their shoes instead of throwing them away. As he enters high school, Kimitaka learns that meeting him changed that girl's life for the better, and she is now a happy, social basketball player. Will Kimitaka be able to find the courage to make new friends and pursue his own talents?
Demon girl who can't go home meets middle schooler who helps her get on in the human world.
Kiriya Rinji, an online mahjong player, neglected his life in order to become good at it, which ended in his wife divorcing him. In order to pay the child support for his daughter, Koume, he goes to the seedy Kabukichou district and starts playing east-only games. Barely surviving thanks to his online experience, he decides to adjust his playing style for real mahjong. At that time, his ex-wife, Hanako, suddenly collapses and Rinji has to take care of his daughter Koume. Not being able to pay for the living expenses he decides to feed himself and his daughter with mahjong. However, Hanako's colleague from work, Arino, confronts Rinji telling him he proposed to Hanako and asking if his mahjong is strong enough to feed and protect a family. Arino challenged Rinji in a mahjong match for the right of protecting Hanako and Koume, with two mahjong pros, Gouno and Hira, participating. It became an intense match with Gouno and Hira betting their pride, Arino thinking of a family life with Hanako, and similar motives clashing, however, Rinji proved his determination and ability to take care of his family and was the overall winner of the night.
The year is 1949. Japan had been defeated in World War II and was occupied by Allied Forces consisting of American, Australian, British, Indian and New Zealander troops. A young woman meets a young man. Both have lost everything because of the war. Tome Kano, a barmaid, and Katsuya Ranzaki, a wealthy investor. The two are fed up with their lives and want to live "real lives" for once. Katsuya's starting up an all-girls baseball team with Tome on it allows them to do this. In this dramatic story, the dreams of a nation come alive. Through the determination and strength of Katsuya and Tome, girls baseball becomes a sensation, and Tome a superstar.
In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, Tetsuya meets the intensely-skilled Boushu-san, this is when he realizes that his skills are still lacking.
