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1) The Turquoise Morning .A well known photographer named Jed Knox acquires a one-sided love from his time in a foreign country. Because the target of his crush, Sahab, said he would never love another since his wife died, Jed would never tell of his feelings. Oh but how Jed wished Sahab would love him even a little bit and that he could have Sahab's soul in his hands. Although ifrits (genies, etc) are magical wish givers in story, what could happen if they were real? 2) It's Time for Goodbye It is the morning after and the student finally notices that the lover's room is exceptionally sparse. 3) LOVE-ING A guy tells his friend that he's gay and in love with him, but his friend is surprised and leaves. 4) Playboy! He has had it. His lover won't make love to him and refuses to stop seeing other women. 5) The Eyes of the Rose are Bombs The prince-like Hansumi has an effect on everyone around him, except Mitsuda. 6) Aah Boyfriend Suzuki can't stop fantasizing about his friend. 7) Garden of Despair Isuka is still trying to come to terms with his feelings for his friend. 8) The Eyes of the Rose are Blind Continuation of chapter 5. 9) Garden of Desire Continuation of chapter 7. 10) Bad Boy Continuation of chapter 4. 11) Go Go Boyfriend Continuation of chapter 6. 12) Postscript
Yuri, who is chubby, faces homelessness and poverty after her breakup and her grandmother's sudden demise. However, she discovers that her grandmother had been deceiving her all these years - her movie star mother is actually alive. Yuri makes her way to her mother's home and meets her three attractive step-siblings, each from a different father. Her newly found household is filled with amusing quirks, ranging from indolence and drunkenness to incestuous impulses. Sumire and Aoi, her brothers, constantly pester Yuri, while Fuyou, her sister, offers little support. Yuri soon becomes a maid in the household, catering to her siblings' needs as her mother travels the globe. Despite the chilly atmosphere, Yuri's warmth slowly seeps into the house. But will Yuri and her brothers ever be able to reconcile their differences and find common ground as siblings? Or is it already too late?
After being dumped, followed closely by her grandmother's sudden death, the chubby Yuri is left broke and homeless. That is until she discovers that her grandmother had been lying to her for years. Her mother is not dead, but is in fact a famous movie star, and very much alive. Upon arriving at her mother's house, she meets her three new beautiful siblings, all from different fathers. Her new-found family is filled with hilarious oddities, ranging from laziness to drunkenness to gay incest. She is constantly antagonized by her brothers Sumire and Aoi. And her sister Fuyou does little to help. And thus Yuri becomes little more than a maid in the household, catering to her siblings needs while her mother travels the world. But as Yuri's warmth fills the house which before had been so cold...what will happen between her and her brothers? Can they come to see each other as siblings before it's too late?
Iori and Nachi are the "perfect pair" of the bodyguard agency Shelter. Partners since childhood, they bicker constantly, but when the latest mission threatens to separate them, is that really okay...?
Once, Satomi-sensei, a school educator, returned home in a drunken stupor and stumbled upon a girl sleeping amid the flower beds in the park. Due to his intoxicated state, he incorrectly believed her to be his first love from his middle school years. When he woke up the next morning, he was astonished to discover the girl lying next to him, bearing an eerie resemblance to his former flame. Was he still affected by alcohol, or was this a cruel twist of destiny?
Ikeda's manga debut. In front of a mansion where roses blossom, Tomoko and her brother Kenichiro meet a mysterious girl. She looks interested in them but vanish each time they see her.
1-4) Barairo Emperor Keito, a high-schooler with an odd love of plants, finds a cosplaying babe in the garden. The babe in question is Roze, the reigning King of the Plant Kingdom! Roze is on the verge of extinction due to the lack of human affection. Only sex with Keito can restore his energy reserves and as Roze's kingly gaze heats up, Keito finds himself strangely compelled. "Join with me," Roze says. Why, the audacity of royalty! (from Blissful Sin) 5) Kiss Shite Master One day, History teacher Imazato finally recieves the robot maid he mail ordered weeks earlier. But the wrong robot is sent by mistake, and Imazato finds himself the unexpected owner of a HIMO-TYPE robot designed for single working women to be the ultimate prince charming. Imazato isn't sure how to deal with this robot constantly invading his personal space. 6) Afterword
From JShoujo Scans • I Can Hear the Ghostly Drum-Beating The first guy Rika ever falls for turns out to be her older sister's fiancé. However, her sister's dream since she was a child was to be a bride, and ever since her engagement to another guy didn't work out a few years earlier due to her not being able to conceive, Rika swore to do everything in her power to help her sister fulfill her dream. Does that include helping her marry the guy that she's in love with?! • Like Snow Falling on Harbor Yori runs into Kurita, a girl he knew from basketball club back in high school. Back then, she was a quiet girl who had a quirky oddness to her. When he runs into her out of coincidence two years later, however, he finds that she's become an out-going (if not slightly high-strung) girl. A few weeks after their chance meeting, he receives a phone call from the hospital saying she had tried to kill herself, and he finds out the true reason for the drastic change. • Fight! Yuki's a hard-working 21 year old who's tirelessly slugging away as a coordinator at a English language school so that she can save enough money to go study abroad. She has no interest in guys because she's so set on her goal---that is, until she meets Yuki, a guy with the same name as her. They move in together only days after they met, and at first things go well, but one day, he hits her in the face by accident. The violence escalates as the days wear on --- will their love last?! • The Days of the Sun Nana and Ichi are twins who are as close as can be. Sure the people around them think it's odd that they still sleep in the same bed --- but they couldn't care less what others think. All they need is each other. One day, they run into a scruffy looking man wearing dark sunglasses who claims that he's their long-lost dad! Is it really him? And why did he choose to reveal himself to them now? Includes other stories which all center around the theme: "a rose-colored tomorrow."
Paul, a serious honor student, meets the violent and rebellious Andrew in their all-boys school. What follows is a story of the struggles of youth and painful but powerful self-discovery.
Housewife named Makoto Miki, an ordinary 30-year-old mother whose peaceful life suddenly changes when she learns of her husband’s affair. At this turning point in her life she's determined to reaffirm her own beauty, and decides to enter the world of fashion modeling.
In ancient times, a peaceful island was disturbed by the landing of foreigners from a more advanced civilization. The two groups seemed to coexist peacefully, and gave the chance for the young sculptor Palos and the beautiful Rota to meet and establish a tender relationship. But the ambitions of the court soothsayer and the arrival of a mysterious comet will turn the situation upside down. (Source: Associazione Culturale Leiji Matsumoto, translated)
Most girls are crazy about jewelry, but not Anis Yamamoto. Not since her father gave her a rose choker as a child, claiming it was a protective amulet which would safeguard her from harm; however, if she ever took it off (a feat easier said than done!), she would be afflicted by a “punishment” of some sort. Not like it matters to her though, since the attention it attracts around school from faculty and students alike isn’t something she’s particularly fond of. But after a certain incident causes the choker to disappear, she realizes that this punishment her father spoke of might have been a bit more than she bargained for!
