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[From Fantasy Shrine :] After his mother passed away, Kyousuke decided to live alone and transfer to another school. There he met a rather peculiar classmate named Kaname who’s unable to talk. Although Kaname cannot speak, he was able to somehow convey his feelings clearly through writing and facial expressions that made Kyousuke more drawn to him. However, Kaname’s cousin, Satoshi noticed the intimacy developing between the two which he could not approve… A sweet ardent, story of pure love unfolds…

This collection of 7 short stories by the master of romance explores love that is not easily seen. 1) Kimi no Ai wa Mienikui (Your love cannot be easily visible) Inori always goes to his friend Senou with his love troubles, because Senou always listens patiently. But lately Inori has been thinking about Senou in a different way... ~ Inori and Senou's story continues in Impossible Boyfriend and Extra Time from this collection, and in further two oneshots, Kimi to Iru Asita and Omake Time, from Kimi to Iru Asu ~ 2) Impossible Boyfriend Continuing story of Inori and Senou's relationship, which begins in Kimi no Ai wa Mienikui. 3) Won't Let Go of That Hand Jinryou Aki just started at the clothing store where Goichi works, and Goichi can't help liking his cute new coworker. But Jinryou has a troubled past. 4) Good Luck Sleeping Eight years after graduation Hoshizono runs into his high school crush, Kure. In school Hoshizono was always considered a brainy kid, while Kure was a jock. Now Hoshizono works at a gay host club, and Kure is a successful businessman. Can these two connect? 5)Love Without Boundaries Shouji and Shimizawa have been living together for one month. But with such a new relationship, problems are still cropping up! 6) In A Box With You In a place, like an all boys school, there is no place to do it. Nishimura tells Sugawara that its common to help each other out... 7) The Temperature Inside my Hand College student Takeru has a crush on fellow student Yukihito. But Yukihito is connected to Takeru's childhood in the snowy northern regions, and a tragic incident which happened there. 8) Extra Time A quick funny look at Inori and Senou's relationship.

[From Hochuuami]: 1,2) Compassionate Coffee Shop- Working at a coffee shop gets boring for Kuhara until former coworker Fujinami comes by every night. Fujinami once kissed him after drinking, but Kuhara slapped him. Why does Fujinami always come by? And how does Kuhara feel about him? 3) Realize It! (prequel to Omoi Shire): Ogawa starts attending a boarding school, only to get the weird Hongou as his roommate. Hongou is always touching him, but does he mean anything by it? 4) By the Way I'm...- Reserved Machida has been sleeping with over-confident Sakito for six months now, ever since Sakito told Machida he loved him. But Machida hasn't let himself get attached because Sakito's the kind of guy who can say that to anybody, right? 5,6) Sue (a guy), moves to Tokyo to go to college and lives with his mom's boyfriends son, Kanai. Kanai is very cold, and doesn't seem to care if Sue's around or not. Four years later they're still living together, and Kanai starts dropping hints that Sue should move out. But Sue's fallen for Kanai...

Series of oneshots, some of which feature recurring characters. 1) Theory of Monopoly Sakura and Tachihana have been sharing an apartment and the only bed (platonically) for the past two years. Now as graduation day approaches, is it time for Tachihana to move out? Is there some miscommunication going on? Why have they lived together for 2 years? Will they work it out before Tachihana moves and they never see each other again? 2) Rules of Falling in Love Wakamiya has liked Takao's face for the past 3 years. Now an assistant sensei has come to their college whose face Wakamiya also likes. Sensei shares a love of sweets with Wakamiya, but when he invites them both to his office, it might be Takao he really wants to see. How does Takao feel about all this? 3) Rules of Engagement Continuation of the couple from chapter two. 4) Special Extra School scenes of couples 1, 2, and the sensei. 5) Smile for You Businessman Hirose is always being helped by his coworker, Nagakura. Nagakura even ties his tie for him! Where is all this closeness leading? 6) Thank You for Taking Care of Me Miyoshi is spoiled by his lover and coworker Matsunaga. Miyoshi is always venting his frustrations on Matsunaga, but will he go too far? 7) Afterword

[From DMP]: The Kourenji Family, a wealthy Japanese empire, is looking for an heir to its massive family. The two candidates, Karou and Ryuugo, are fighting to succeed as the next heir. But as they two pit their strength against each other, Kaoru starts to show another side of himself. It seems he might be more interested in winning Ryuugo than the family fortune.

Spin-off of "Koufuku no Susume" : the romance between Mizumo and Minori. Mizumo Hiraga is providing sex for money to bring up his brothers. The Otunari family have always been tender for the Hiraga's, like parents. Minori Otunari finds out Mizumo's dirty business and offers to pay in order to have sex with Mizumo. Their distorted physical relationship starts in this way, but Minori begins to love Mizumo seriously...

The four Toura brothers have already succeeded in driving out all of the housekeepers that their father sent to look after them. But what will they make of Shinnosuke, their new live-in housekeeper... and a male one, at that?

From Attractive Fascinante: Yuu, Kouichirou, Natsume and Shino were classmates. Kouichirou took really good care of Yuu since young. Yuu was afraid that Kouichirou would leave him behind if his grades dropped so he worked really hard and got a fever. When Yuu kicked up a fuss in the infirmary, Kouichirou kissed him. What did that kiss mean? Natsume and Shino had been sex buddies for quite some time. Although they had feelings for each other, they never confessed to each other. Shino finally broke down and confessed. Would Natsume accept him?

When his mother dies Tatsuru moves in with his father and half brother Kotetsu. Tatsuru is faced with Kotetsu's constant abuse, but can't stop himself from being drawn in by Kotetsu's fiery eyes.

A collection of 5 short stories: 1-5) Honey Baby - Already wise to the world and yet still naive to love, 14-year-old Aizawa struggles for affection from the one he loves, his 27-year-old teacher, Tachibana. - mochi*mochi 6) S - Junya and Kaoru have an understanding; they have sex with no strings attached. But nothing is as easy as it seems. - PresenceDear

1-3) Your Story I Have Known High-school student Matsumoto Haato has fallen in love with his abusive mother's ex-boyfriend, yakuza Shibusawa, who was nice to him in the past. When he has nowhere left to go he turns to the gruff but kind older man. A three chapter love story that details the changing relationship between the two men over the years. 4) Sauté d'oignon When two people are together, the sweetness and the spiciness of love are the greatest flavors. High school student Negi and Tama have been together since elementary school, and now Negi is ready to move their relationship to a new level, but Tama's still unsure... 5) Koe ga Todoku no Nara (If the Voice Reaches) Shouta is constantly getting in fights, but despite that, he's a nice guy. One day, while saving someone from some bullies, a weirdo samurai guy shows up and tells him he's haunting him. Now Shouta must deal with this constant spiritual companion... and all the emotions that come with him! 6) Kami-sama no me wo nusunde Narasaki still vividly remembers the day in high school when his friend confessed to him, and his heartless response. Years later when he is confessed to by another guy, he's determined to give Wakatsuki the chance he didn't give his friend. But is he seeing the man in front of him, or just reliving the past?

Okami and Katsuki have been leading a very romantic life, however, two months into their relationship, Okami had to leave on a business trip. Unbeknownst to him, he left his lover Katsuki within the grasp of a sly and cunning man who will resort to even the lowest methods to steal Katsuki away. (Prequel first chapter of Love Together)

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

[From Peccatore-Sanctuary]: Motoki, who adores the strong Yusa, joined Judo. However, Yusa left for America. Three years later, he returned back to Japan but he became a lousy playboy and also gave up on judo. In order to find out the reason for his change, Motoki challenged Yusa to a match, but while during the match, Yusa suddenly kissed Motoki...

[From Nakama] For a captain and a subordinate, pure love is born out of an unfeeling time of war, strict rules and order, and a superior-subordinate relationship. Settled in the southern front, a subordinate, Hayakawa, is often punished for causing minor problems by the strict captain, Takeuchi. However there is a secret between the two of them… The war ends, and time passes by. The two return to Japan on their decommissioned ship and decide to live together, but…

The Grand Duke of Sandford and Prince Louis are secret lovers. Although, disheartened by his partner’s cool facade surrounding an exposed love affair with a woman, Duke Sandford is determined to incite the prince as much as the prince does to him… “Unless I can possess you as mine alone, my prince, I’ll never stop!” What would be the outcome of their passionate struggle in this forbidden fight for love?

Chapter 1 & 2: Chapter 3: How should you react when you find yourself in bed with a co worker - with no memory of how you got there or what you did? Natsukawa finds himself in this impossible situation - what did he do and why is Suzuki suddenly offering to 'take responsibility' ?! Chapter 4: Yuge is an aspiring actor whom Tatsuta has admired since high school - so he makes the decision to go to Tokyo in order to be closer. Through a series of minor events he ends up living with Yuge as a house keeper - how will things develop? Chapter 5 & 6 Rui, a university student, is secretly falling in love with Takuya, his cool neighbor guy. Once, Rui saw Takuya was semi-nude when he was changing clothes carelessly. He wishes he "could hold that body" and started to do indecent things but was unexpectedly seen by Takuya in bad scene...

The shrewd lawyer and the skillful lock picker - The meeting of the two changes the law of the night !

Ikeguchi Wataru has a sexual addiction! But the young virgin has to take care of it himself. Logically, of course, this is all caused by a parasitic demon who eats arousal. Maybe that perverted foreign doctor and the Chinese Taoist potions master can solve the problem.

From Countless Time: Masaya's family has always regarded Yuuma's as the enemy, arch-rivals in business since three generations past. But despite the hatred he is supposed to feel for Yuuma, he keeps a secret that he has longed locked away in his heart: his one-sided love for the one he has been told to hate.

Chapters 1-3,Ch.6.5: Extra: Shinobu left his large family to go live with Kengo as his playmate and companion to earn extra money once his father fell ill. Kengo takes advantage of Shinobu's position as his "toy", and when they are older he begins to have sex with him as well. Shinobu is afraid that Kengo will throw him away once his usefulness is over, proving that Kengo doesn't love him. Where will this relationship go as the boys go through high school? Chapter 4: Wakana-sensei has always wanted the perfect wife, despite his bad luck with women. One night after getting drunk, he picks up Shimada and brings him home to spend a passionate night in bed. Wakana is horrified by his actions, but when Shimada follows him to school it's revealed that they've been classmates before Wakana became a teacher. Can things work out so that Wakana has the home life he's dreamed of? Chapter 5: Mana has a huge crush on You, a local surfer and swim instructor. Mana comes to the beach every day to watch him, but is not brave enough to approach him. The perfect opportunity comes when he is knocked down by a wave, and pretends to not be able to swim so that he can have You's attention all to himself! Will Mana finally get to have his seme before the summer ends? Chapter 6: Hostage situation, for two rival businessmen. A failed love confession in the past has had them at odds for years, but when they are suddenly taken hostage, all bets are off!

A conventional tale of "friendship becomes something more" when one friend secretly falls in love with his best friend who’s quite a womanizer. Things start to change when that friend knows that his friend likes him, and they find themselves feeling awkward with this discovery. From eManga: He doesn’t remember when it began, but it seems Tomosaka has been in love with Noda forever. The thing is, he can’t exactly confess his feelings because the two are best friends. And to protect the friendship, Tomosaka has to lock away his feelings deep inside him. From Keiko Kinoshita, the same person who gave us LITTLE CRYBABY and YOU AND HARUJION, comes a story that explores the boundaries between love and friendship. Lose yourself within the pages of KISS BLUE.

Fantasy Shrine: Chapter 1-3: Black Cat of The Matter After rescuing Maya, the descendant of the Cat God who was injured from his unsuccessful first mission, Yujiro begins to feel a strong desire for the beautiful feline. Does Yujiro know that Maya is on a recovery mission for the calamity bells? This is a love that crosses the boundary of race. Warning: Tentacle rape in chapter 3. Chapter 4: Fox of The Matter Can love between a deity and his priest be strong enough to defy everything? Chapter 5: Crystal of Love (Continuation from Black Cat of the Matter) What happens when a deity and a human find true love together?

Wataru and Makoto are friends from their early childhood. They are recognized as the gay couple in the school, and while Makoto appears to be ok with it, Wataru is greatly troubled by it and Makoto's attitude. Since Wataru will not permit anything more than a kiss, the anxious Makoto visits his prep school teacher and tries to consult him about his problem. However, he's not aware of the danger that awaits him!