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A collection of works from the author of 'Sketchbook'.

From An Endless Story: After the death of her father, Sakura decides to follow her father's last wishes and move into Sakura Dormitory and attend Sakura High. However, on her way there, she's approached by a stranger who mistakens her for someone else and steals her first kiss!

Dialogue-less oneshot.

1. Water Breath (main story) An injury destroyed Olympic hopeful Ryuji Hayashida's promising swimming career. He was transferred to a university where he believed no one knew who he was, but he was wrong. There was someone who recognized him the moment their gazes met at the university's swimming club. 2. Pension A tempestuous tale of a rock band and the consequences of their enigmatic guitarist's return. It didn't take long to realize he has a keen interest in their lead singer. 3. Dance Shachi never got over his feelings for his classmate Michio who jokingly danced with him at school. Years after their school graduation he discovered what Michio did for a living. The discovery inspired him to sell his father's car for one night with Michio, which turned into a different kind of dance. [warning: contains S&M scenes] 4. Longing Shy and timid high school student Sakaki has always watched his classmate Ryoji from afar, but he wasn't as invisible as he believed himself to be.

From Shogakukan: Ping pong. Table tennis. Fast, furious. You might have seen it, even played it, but you've never seen it like this! The action centers around "Smile" Tsukimoto and "Peco" Hoshino, two high school students in the midst of adolescence and out to prove they've got what it takes in the cool, cruel world of sports. This manga even got adapted into a live-action movie.

A collection of short stories the centers on what else but volleyball!

On typical days, he seems transparent and colorless, but the moment he enters the water, he shines brighter than any other. I fell in love with him... My first love.

At a judo tournament, Akutsu falls in love with Murakami. While jogging, they crashed into each other and Akutsu got hurt (not really, he had a nosebleed due to dirty thoughts). In order to tend to his "wounds" Murakami took him home... Features Akutsu from Seito Kaichou ni Chuukoku

Shinobu is a photographer-to-be who seems to have trouble adapting to school. Her male friend, glasses guy, who is the captain of the archery team, is worried about her. Then, she meets a football guy in an interesting way. Watching the guy play, she becomes enthusiastic about taking his picture.

It all starts when a guy named Yamazaki does ten pull-ups to get into the baseball team because the girl he likes, Naoko, is the manager. But how can he since he has hardly any strength?! If he does ten he'll get a kiss from Naoko. thats all the motivation he needs! But it seems fate isn't always agreeable as some would like it to be. From Baka-Updates: A oneshot about a boy who will do anything to impress a girl that he likes. What he wants is a kiss from her, but will he get one?

From: MAL The story of a boxer who's been undefeated for nearly 10 years and has thus earned himself the nickname, "Zero."

A collection of one-shots. You can find each story at the page number after its title: 18 Diary (1) From Ochibichan: 18 years old, the final summer in a high school life. Uchiyama Ayako from the swimming club is secretly in love with her classmate Kitamura, and yet everybody knows that Kitamura is secretly in love with his childhood friend. As Kitamura wanted to learn how to swim, he had asked Ayako to teach him. What can Ayako do to express her feelings?! 17's Bible (67) Looking for the Right Star (118) 18 Diary extra (179)