A dystopian fantasy. In this futuristic world, humans are ruled over by faeries. The young master Yue Hu encounters the fairy Fei Liai, and gradually uncovers the truth and dark secrets behind them...
[From ShoujoMagic]: A collection of short stories from the pages of Sho-Comi! Story 1: Side Seat de Daite. Mamii is in love with Sawaii, the person everyone considers to be a dork. When she confesses to him, he tells her he has conditions for dating her. What are the conditions? And is Sawaii the person she really thinks he is? Story 2: Brazen Lovers. three chapters Yuuna's mother moves them everytime she breaks up with a boyfriend. This new place is a real dump. Annoyed, Yuuna heads off to the beach where she meets a very sexy guy. Sou says "Lets always be together." but when Yuuna wakes up he's gone! Two people like this are bound to meet again... Story 3: Feel It, Roast Virgin. Rika is a virgin and is very nervous about her first night with her boyfriend Yuuya. It doesn't help that Yuuya tries to do it everywhere, outside, at school, he's ready! But will Rika be ready? Story 4: St. Gal Chick Valentine's Day. Mika's school has separate buildings for boys and girls and the girls have asked Mika as a student representative to get them co-ed classrooms so they can spend Valentine's Day with school idol, Subaru. Mika vows to try her hardest, even though Subaru annoys her. But maybe he's not such a bad guy. Story 5: Secret Apple. Sakura Kazuki and Katou Ryu are lovers who have been meeting secretly for two years. Because they were once step siblings, and their parents had a messy divorce, they can't tell anyone. Will they ever be able to love freely? Story 6: Double Face The Dangerous Classmate. A short 6-paged funny.
From MangaHelpers: Takahashi Kiji is an attractive, popular, student council president, but he and his two closest friends are bored. Kiji comes up with a game, "The Prince Game." The goal is to bring the worst girl ever to his birthday party in a month. Kiji begins trying to romance the friendless, round-shouldered, weepy Asahi Mabi, who has just been through a harsh breakup. To his surprise, Mabi does not immediately swoon into his arms. Instead, she seems to be a human being, with her own thoughts and goals. She is uncomfortably good at seeing through some of his act. Seducing Mabi requires getting to know her, which is dangerous when his intention is for her to end up in tears...
After a terrible earthquake, Satoru wakes up in a pitch black cave that him and his friends were exploring. Desperately moving through the crumbling cave with just his backpack, he expects a warm rescue once he gets out. But what awaits Satoru was an unbelievable fact: Japan has sunk underwater due to the earthquake and he is stranded on an island with no one to help him. Can Satoru learn how to survive by himself? A classic survival manga by Takao Saito, the mangaka of Golgo 13. [ruggia] ======================= From JManga: "Japan, a land in peril... A land broken by war, natural disaster, and terror. A young boy refuses to abandon the search for his family across the warring land of ruin. ""So, you managed to survive, did you?"" This story of survival reaches farther than anyone would imagine... A tale spanning the period separated from the young pup, Shiro, Satoru finds his life spared having been swept away by rushing river of mud and debris, only to wind up in the pit of ""The Empire"", ruled under the hand of a certain dictator... Can the action of Satoru alter the fate of the oppressed?" Note: Most editions of Survival include a bonus volume called "Survival: Another Story."
Have you ever lost anything that was so precious to you, that if it were gone you wouldn't know what to do? For Otokawa Natsuru, that item is a keychain. Hearing from Kazama Miori, a fellow student with renowned psychic powers, that taking something precious can help with relationships, Natsuru takes her keychain on a date with childhood friend Yanagi Eitaro. But somewhere along the date, her precious keychain is lost...
A group of teenage boys travels to an island where it is rumoured that only women live. They are all eager to lose their virginity but will the legends surrounding the island be true or something more sinister is happening there?
Ye QingCheng deeply loves Lin YiSen. However, she heard from her brother, Ye GuoHe, that she knew herself as the enemy to kill her father’s son, so she was helpless and wanted to flee the marriage. Lin YiSen was disappointed to meet Ye QingCheng ….
Marking the end of one's youth--the high school graduation ceremony. Itsuki, the elder of the twins, spent the best graduation surrounded by friends and his girlfriend. Haruka, the younger of the twins, spent the worst graduation all alone. During the ceremony, the two accidentally fall from the roof--and find themselves back in time at the entrance ceremony. From there, the two's "retry" at youth begins.
Jun-Hyun and Na-Hyun are a brother-sister duo with an almost obsessive devotion to each other. Is it simply a case of forbidden love between siblings? Or is something more sinister at play?
Satomi's mother has left her father, but Satomi still waits for her at the family stationery shop. When Satomi's father, who has become an otaku and given up on life, decides to close the shop, she begs him to turn it over to her instead. Yuuyake Rocket Pencil relates the struggles and triumphs of an elementary-school girl who runs a store on her own.
From Must Be Endless: While holding a deep loneliness in his heart that he refuses to acknowledge, Yoshiki cares for his younger brother with the fiercest tenacity. At the same time, he sells his body to men, and despite the ridicule, he relies on their need daily. Amidst this lifestyle, he runs into a handsome younger man named Katou and begins to rely on him, while being manipulated as well. Yoshiki’s little brother, Naoto, and his classmate Shuu’s life-sized love story is featured as well. With a powerful, deep flavor, this is Kimura Hidesato’s World Compilation!
Young Takuya has it tough. After his mother passed away it has been his job to take care of his baby brother Minoru while their father, Harumi, works the long hours of the Japanese "salaryman." Takuya must sacrifice the playtime usually associated with childhood for the responsibilities of an adult. Cooking, cleaning, sewing and scolding are all now an integral part of the young boy's life. "All work and no play" has Takuya incredibly frustrated and resentful of his little brother. Will Takuya find it in his heart to love the brother who is causing him so much grief?! Baby and Me received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1995.