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A collection of short stories: 1) Onozomi no Mama ni Kaname has inherited an apartment for an elite from his rich but now deceased grandfather. The apartment comes along with a handsome butler, Hidaka . But there are influential people who want to separate them. 2,3,4) A Season For Three 5) The Imitation Lovers - "Would you be my pretend lover?" This unexpected question is posed to the person who has a one-sided love for the inquirer. - From Sweet Lunacy 6) Onozomi no Mama ni extra

1) Pleasure in the Office 2) Love me Tell me 3) The Fine Line Between Love and Hate 5) A Miraculous Romance

From the translated back cover: Kazuki can't believe that he slept with a fellow cop, Seo-senpai, but the more Kazuki tries to pull away from him, the more Kazuki desires him. It is a story about one stubborn uke. There's also a sweet H honeymoon side story.

Quirky romantic tales of Mizusawa twin brothers and their loves. 1-2. Kiss, Syrup Mizusawa Ryou's story. 3. Carnivorous Animal's Table Manners Andou is intrigued by Mizusawa Satoshi, a seemingly elegant yet cold senpai, but he's someone to avoid. Yet somehow he finds himself in a restaurant with Mizusawa at his side. He soon discovers Mizusawa stopped eating meat a long time ago ... why?

Read the prequel SHIGEKITEKI NA KANKEI first. Playboy Kaiya never thought much of his coworker Makise, until a series of events led to the night Kaiya was raped by him! Makise turns out to be handsome and sadistic, taunting Kaiya every chance he gets. Now Kaiya can't perform as a top, but he has no intention of becoming a bottom. When a chance visit to an S&M club gives Kaiya a brilliant idea for revenge, how far will he go to teach Makise a lesson?

From TerribleTrio: Saikawa is one of the top physicians in his clinic. His specialty? Penises (no, really). Everyday, he helps out males who suffer, and only sees ugly penises. Thinking there are no truly beautiful penises left in the world, he wanders around depressed until he crosses paths with Asano, the beautiful cell-phone store clerk....?!

Because of his looks, Seiichi was treated as the "School Prince" whom everyone adored. Since he didn't want the girls to be disappointed he decided to act the part. To conceal his true nature, he made sure to politely reject all the girls' confessions. But then one day, some random boy suddenly confesses his love for him, will he still be the gentle prince everyone's in love with?

Oneshot from Rakuen no Pet Commoner Hino is just grateful to be able to go to an elite high school. When princely Faran approaches the shy Hino because he's interest in the lives of ordinary people, he's reserved at first. But Faran is so outrageous and charming, does Hino's heart stand a chance?

Ch 1-3) Love is in the air for another Kunisaki brother as the school carnival approaches. Rehearsals have begun, and Satsuki is hungry. Jumping out of the window may be one way to get away, but his ever-vigilant watchdog, Kunisaki Yamaji, is soon there to bring him back. As rehearsals for the school carnival continue, someone seems to be out to sabotage the play and Satsuki. Can Yamaji protect his precious Satsuki? Does Satsuki really need protecting? Ch 4) A one-shot that follows lovers Ginka and Kakei-senpai. Ginka and Kakei-senpai are both looking forward to their planned overnight trip during Golden Week, but Kakei-senpai doesn't show up. No phone call, no message...Kakei-senpai is gone. What happened? What is Ginka supposed to do? Has this little uke been abandoned? Ch 5-6) Mikami Yuusuke (from Karamete de Kudoite and Aisareru Hito e Tsugu) seems to be quite the gentleman, using his wealth and power to take care of many unfortunate men and women. Ichihashi Rui, a student in Mikami's school of design, is one of those unfortunates. Now someone seems to be after Mikami, setting fire to his buildings and leaving "gifts" in Rui's mailbox. Will Mikami be able to save Rui? Or will it be Rui who saves Mikami?

Two boys in a class receive sweets from admirers very often.

MISTER MERMAID: On a full moon night, Subaru - a merman - coincidentally saved a man who sank into the ocean. After that, in order to see that man again, Subaru traded off his tail for a pair of legs and came to the surface to find Tatsuki - the man's name. Despite of his throbbing feet and his lost voice, Subaru was happy to be able to stay by Tatsuki's side. However, his happiness soon faded away when he found out the reason why Tatsuki was at the bottom of the ocean that day. FUJI NO YAMAI (side story): Byakuya had an incurable undying illness, which means he couldn't die. Gin, his best friend, made a promise that he would take care of Byakuya until death and the promise had been kept for 16 generations. However, Gin the Sixteenth had no intention of making babies for the next generation; instead, he kept his promise with Byakuya in a way that none of the previous Gins had done.

Rui and Saeki are like fire and oxygen, explosive when put together. But not even Rui can leave the bad tempered and broken hearted Saeki alone when he's too drunk to get home on his own. The question is what will happen AFTER Rui gets him home?

Kaidou-san is a salary man who comes every day to the cafe where Hanabashi Ritsu works. He admires the part-timer from across the room, whose cool exterior entices Kaidou-san. But truly, there is a cute, blushing Ritsu behind the cool beauty on the outside...

Ryo is helping out at his father's modeling agency. But, his classmate and rising rookie model at the agency, Ito, is openly antagonistic to Ryo's older brother, a very charismatic model. Ito finally corners Ryo and demands that he looks at him only! After a passionate kiss, he promises that crossing him will incur punishment! Ito may be an arrogant boy who does nothing but give orders, but Ryo is undone by his forceful and dominating approach!

A series of short one shots. 1)Plan - O.N.O. ~ Pgs. 11-42 Misawa has fallen for the captain of the school's track team, but doesn't know if his captain feels the same way about him. 2)Lip Sevice ~ Pgs. 44-67 Katsuhiro is the bad boy type, irratated due to his father always telling him not to make him look bad, he gets into the habit of stealing books. The only one who truly understands him is his father's secretary and his chauffeur, Yoshizaki. On the way to a celebration for his grandfather's recovery, things get a little...intense between Katsuhiro and Yoshizaki. 3)The Lucky Star of The Night ~ Pgs. 68-96 Aoyama has a crush on his cheif, Matsuzawa. After a night of a little too much drinking Aoyama ends up at Matsuzawa's home. 4)Holiday ~ Pgs.98-125 Natsuki, company president’s son, was forced to cancel his weekend plans to go on a family retreat in the family villa for a party. Unfortunately, his father arranged the party in hopes for him to meet with potential brides. Just as Natsuki was about to execute his escape plan to steal a boat, the dutiful bodyguard, Kishida, jumped into the boat with him… As fate would have it, the two ended up stranded in a remote island where Kishida started his feverish pursuit of Natsuki.[from Fantasy Shrine:] 5)My Bodyguard ~ Pgs. 126-157 Continuation to the "Holiday" 6) Partner ~ Pgs. 159-190 Still the continuation to the "Holiday" 7)Stubborn Vice President Nacchi ~ Pgs.191-196 Still the continuation to the "Holiday"

Mari Kudoh and his partner Yoichi call themselves 'handymen'. If it needs doing, these guys'll get it done. That's about to change, though. Miyuki (Mari's little brother and Yoichi's lover) asks the two men for a favor: stop the groper who's been hasseling his best friend, Yu Kaitoh. But when Mari lays eyes on the beautiful Yu, he falls for him. Seeing as the handymen's next job involves smearing pretty little Yu's reputation, that's definetly not a good thing.

Kaname lost his older brother Souta in an accident, too young to die at seventeen. They are so different from each other that the only thing common between them is a book written by Tsujiura Ryousuke. What happens when Kaname meet Tsujiura-san, the author both brothers respect and admire, after Souta’s funeral?

Collection of the mangaka's BL works from 1994 to 1996. 1. Kept Youth: A boy, infatuated with his school's doctor, follows him home one day... and finds out that the doctor has been keeping a "pet" in his bed. Who is the boy being kept? But more importantly, why does he look so much like the protagonist? 6. Dedicated Body: Dr. Shibusawa decides that his young son Keiri should get an early start in the medical field if he's going to inherit his clinic, so he introduces Keiri to the fascinating world of dissection, despite his wife's disapproval. Keiri gains a taste for dissection, Shibusawa suffers his strained marriage, and his wife discovers what's really up with her husband and his constantly snickering assistant in this odd little oneshot. (WARNING: Gore)

From Attractive Fascinante Chapters 1-5: Revenge Tsujimoto Sensei is well known for "eating up" the students in his class who are failing. Nishihara is called upon to attend the extra classes for the make-up exam. What kind of teaching will go on behind closed doors? Will Nishihara finally pass or will it be Sensei who finally gets "called out"? Chapter 6: Eccentric Lover A writer, Risa, whose hobby is sex and his megane editor, Sakaki. But sometimes hobbies can be more dangerous than they appear. Can our writer be saved? What happens to an editor after he removes his glasses? Chapter 7: Return Man Childhood friends, Kensuke and Naoki, are reunited after 13 years. Is this a meeting of love or revenge?

Compilation of short stories: 1) 1000 Years, I Love Hakua is sent into the mountains by the village to kill a ferocious tiger that has been attacking villages. The tiger, mistaking him for a girl, drags Hakua into the mountains to become his mate. Love soon blossoms as Hakua must teach this half human creature the meanings of his new found emotions. 2) 1000 Years, I Love Extra Their love going strong, Hakua decides to go back to the village. Naturally Youko tags along and runs into some trouble in the human world. 3) Lying Words Honest Kiss A slave merchant Kouhaku steals a beautiful boy Enji to sell him to a public house. Little did he know that the boy wouldn��™t mind at all. 4) Fallen Warrior A doctor��™s apprentice Suiki finds a wounded samurai in the forest and takes him to his home to treat. The samurai Genka is really bad-tempered and the boy has bad history with samurai. 5) The Flower of Love Story about an artist Sekka and a beautiful boy Joka he saves who later comes to serve as his model. 6) The Path of Pure Love

Raising Your Pet: Hidaka Chikara, 17, goes onto the tv show "Fight Money" and swindles 5 million yen out of Kunimi Tomokazu, who is president of Keinou Productions. Chikara actually gives the money to his friend for his sick sister. But, how will he repay his debt? My Prince: Hayato's family volunteered to host a foreign exchange student, Edward Farring. A family emergency means Hayato is home alone and It's up to him to meet the guest at the airport and make him comfortable. However, it seems like the handsome Edward is not who he says he is. Who is this princely guy?

From Yaoi Shake Scans: More than with women, he is more affectionate with the male employees. Even with a bad personality, Manager Sakaki who only has his looks has taken a liking to the new employee, Takemoto. He especially can't take his eyes off his butt. Drunk, without thinking, he attacked him while he was sleeping?! After much trouble, they end up going out, but they end up in a dispute over who's top or who's bottom! Here comes the love comedy with the problematic adults.

Vampires are never to be allowed to love a human because they will turn into dust. Half-vampire Kazuki has known this since the day his mother died. Picked up by vampire Touya, Kazuki really hates him and wishes to break free. But Touya has many uses for Kazuki.

From Echochi Scans: Isa is sick and tired of confronting his tenant, Hasegawa-san who is an author, to pick up after himself and pay his rent. With the second last of his tenant leaving, Isa’s suddenly stuck with a dilemma on whether or not to continue renting the place out or sell it. But, a visit to a local bookstore maybe change his perspective and bring more excitement to his mundane daily life…