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From Midnight Scans: Her childhood friend, Sou, returns from America for the first time in 5 years. Ai is really happy to see that he has become very angelic looking in the time that they've been apart. However, one day he says, "I will definitely make Ai mine", and forcibly kisses her! To get treated like that by someone three years younger than her and who she's always treated as a younger brother takes Ai by surprise. It would definitely make Ai's heart skip a beat, wouldn't it?!

It’s Christmas Eve and Fuuka is preparing to meet with her boyfriend. They’ve been dating for 3 months and she’s still not sure she’s suppose to spend the night with him, but in the end she gave in to his pressure. Her date goes all wrong when she is seduced by a beautiful dancer called Take. Who is Fukka going to choose?

"Sheesh... Crying over love and all.... I just don't get it" Nonami is stuck having to comfort Hino who was dumped by his girlfriend... Although he feels like he doesn't understand them... He's still overwhelmed by Hino's sincere feelings... These are heartrending yet sweet, youthful graffiti...

After a personal request from the principal, Kaori, a new cram school teacher, becomes Touya's tutor. She keeps getting pushed around by the selfish and perverted Touya, but can't help become intrigued by his sad gaze one fateful moment. Despite deciding not to get involved, Kaori's heart is set on Touya and after sleeping together they have much more to overcome... A bitter-sweet love story that will tug at your heartstrings.

It's the social season, and 17 year old Emma heads to London, with her family's hope of finding a rich husband weighing heavily on her shoulders. One night, a mysterious man approaches her. A refined handsome face, curly black hair and deep blue eyes... Emma falls in love at first sight and shares with him her first kiss. 12 years later and now a widow, Emma visits the Earl of Greyston to discuss the marriage of her stepdaughter. It is the Earl's younger brother who is betrothed to her stepdaughter, but the Earl never shows himself. While staying there, Emma spots the man she kissed all those years ago in a portrait on the wall...!

Collection of One Shots.... 1) Dye of Love Ai, a unique kimono dye artist, was rejected by fashion designer, Tokiwa. After 6 years, they met once again, only this time Tokiwa was in need of Ai’s special skill… In hopes of exorcising his unrequited love out of his system, Ai demanded for Tokiwa to become his lover in exchange to the kimono dye Tokiwa very much coveted! Will the pure and innocent dye artist be able to produce the kimono dye for his contracted lover!? (From Fantasyshrine) 2) Waiting Happily 3) 36.5 degree C 4) Binding You With A Sweet Contract 5) Promise

Volume 1: 1-2) Aniki Juntou Ryuusei has always admired his capable, sexy eldest brother Ichirou. After witnessing Ichirou and his elder brother Gou in an incestuous embrace, Ryuusei questions his own desire to monopolize Ichirou's affections. 3) Christmas GO! Yaizu brothers spend their Christmas. 4) Gentle Green The rebellious Haruki latest debacle with his cousin causes him to be send to his distant relative's place. There he meets Cecil, a British apprentice of the old man he is to live with. While he discovers a new love for landscaping, he slowly builds his new life with the old man, Cecil and Bunta, the lazy dog. Volume 2: 1) Aniki Joutou Ichirou collapses after overworking himself. 2) Adult Horror Yaizu brothers take part in a courage test at the graveyard. 3) Aniki Joutou Ryuusei suspects Ichirou of having an affair with the famous actor Takita (include part one, two and third of act 4). 4) Gou's Painful Memory Gou finds some memorabilia of his childhood and recounts his childhood for Ryuusei. 5) Yaizu Brothers Catalogue Characters profile. 6) Sweet Home Yaizu family's interview.

Emiri is a 23-year-old high school teacher. She makes love once with 18-year-old Shishioh (meaning Lion King) and they decide to get married. Shishioh transfers to the school where Emiri teaches.

From Blissful Sin: During the last summer holiday of high school, Chinatsu, who has been scared of sex ever since he had his heart broken, decides to jump into the arms of Charles Yamazaki, who is said to be a Love Counsellor that can bring one out of one's pain no matter how terribly one's heart has been broken.

Collection of short stories: - Hard Triangle- Mutiple personalities, murder, rape and a shady past between a doctor and his teenage patient. - Doll - Crystal Game- Playboy Gaku is in love with his stern best friend, Takayuki. But the jeweler only seems to notice the crystals he works with. When Takayuki offers to give Gaku a crystal treatment, Gaku has his own ideas of how he wants to be treated. - The Rusty Swamp - Silent Voice

1-2) Harem Days Madoka Mitsuru (Enman to his coworkers) is an rough ex-yankee, so he's not really sure how he got a job at a prestigious company. He works in "the harem", the name of the gofer department because of all the attractive ladies, under Chief Suzunari, a cheery middle-aged man who doesn't understand the meaning of personal space! 3) Hareta Yoru no Hikari (Light of the Clear Night Sky) Medical intern Chikada Tomoharu is always being called a "nice guy", especially when he's being dumped. When his lover dumps him by email, text message, and he's roughed up by the yakuza outside his apartment building he's having the worst day ever. Building caretaker Fukiage Tatsuru scares off the gang off, and he and Chikada become friends. But does Tatsuru only see him as a "nice guy" too? 4-5) Itsuka no Himitsu It's been ten years since Yuuya was home. That was the last time he faced Asato, the blind neighbor he's always had a crush on. He's spent the time trying to forget the one night he acted on those feelings. But he's been fired and evicted; with no place to go he returns to his childhood home and the man he's never forgotten. 6) My Secret: Itsuka no Himitsu bonus

Collection of short stories: 1. Tell Me More Thanks to being of mixed race, with the bold facial features and nice body, you can say I’m popular with the opposite sex. However, guys don’t seem to like my appearance…that’s why when I reveal my inner self, people might say “Your image is so different!” Lately, I’ve been chasing after Tsuchiya, but he seems to be like all the other guys…? 2. Look Cooler I'm popular and every guy wants me because I'm cool, yet I'm going out with Tsuchiya, who is far from cool. I wonder what got me to go out with him in the first place? Suddenly he gradually became a little bit cooler....I think. 3. I Want To Go More Recently Tsuchiya has been acting weird. He started to become cooler after his hair grew longer. Also, he stopped walking home together with me. No matter how much of an idiot he is, I love him. 4. Cherry Girl My cousin Arata, came back from the U.S. He was tiny, slow and a crybaby. But now he totally changed. He greeted me with a kiss!? And the worst thing is, it was my first kiss! 5. Say I'm Cute Just Because I'm in the Judo Club doesn't mean that I'm not girly. But Kazuki is the only person who thinks of me as a girl. I started to fall in love but he is already in love with another person, because of a delicious cake he ate and it was made by her. But the only thing he doesn't know, is that the cake was made by me.

Mochidzuki Renta is an aspiring college student, trying to support himself while studying for the entrance exam of his preferred school. He's started renting the spare room in the Hanano bath house. What this means is that he's living with the sweet, hardworking, innocent, and quite beautiful Bandai Sakurako, who runs the bathhouse. They are growing to like each other more and more, but one thing could potentially sabotage their budding romance. Every other woman Renta meets, even his college entrance cram school teacher, seems desperate to get in his pants. And Renta meets a fair amount of women, since the girls from the dorm of the nearby nursing school often come to the bathhouse. Will Renta be able to deflect the unwanted attentions of all those women in order to pursue a relationship with Sakurako?

The partner of a one-night stand makes a surprise appearance at school! Tsuroga Kyotsugu, a confident and handsome celebrity senior high student, makes straight-forward love moves on the boys' school infirmary doctor, Tokuyoshiu Manaya, turning Manaya's world upside down. Manaya has never had a thing for younger partners, but Kyotsugs's relentless pursuit and sexual prowess drives him wild with ecstasy. When his ideal partner turns out to be a younger man and a student, what's Manaya to do?

The story is basically about a girl (16) and a boy (18) who gets married because the girl is believed to have an terminal illness. The boy swears to look after her. The story revolves around the hardships around being married when you are so young of age and in schooling.

From Midnight Scans: He can’t stop the girls from gossiping… The invitation from those gentle eyes is irresistible… I want him to love only me… I want him to be only with me… All the girls are drawn to him… The moment he is unable to stop it, he entices more, but he is still far from getting embraced?! Includes: Honnou Honey Ano Natsu wo Wasurenai (That Unforgettable Summer) Kimi no Kisu de Oshiete Ageru (Teach Me About Your Kiss) Toriko ~Toriko~ (Slave ~Captivated~) Kono Koi ha Himitsu (This Love is a Secret) Atashi ga Heya ni Ageru Riyuu (Give Me Reasons to Go to My Room)

From An Endless Story & Fate: Hori High is attended by a bunch of good for nothing delinquents called Hanemono. Their adventures include interweaving tales of Hayato, a guy with a chonmage hairstyle, his colorful buddies, and their raunchy, romantic high school lives.

Sanabi Sakura was on her way to her university admission exams when she got a serious nosebleed. Fortunately, she was helped by a cute guy, Shuji, who lent her his knee for some rest. After getting admitted to university, she looked feverently for Shuji and luckily managed to get into a goukon with him. But will he accept her confession?

Satoko has suddenly been informed by her irresponsible boss that she’ll be fired soon and only has one more month before she is kicked out. She tried to reason with the company’s number two, Tanigawa-san for some leniency but the cool yet quiet Tanigawa just agreed with the boss. But on her way home from work, Satoko found Tanigawa in the midst of something naughty and he finally confesses that he’s a sex addict! Will Satoko now use Tanigawa’s dark secret as leverage to keep her job? Or maybe she wants to be a part of the naughty deed herself! NOTE: This is a oneshot from Koi wa Tenka no Mawarimono

1-4) Ikenai Otoko Ryou was dumped because of his lousy sex techniques and in order to improve his skills, he turned to JS Pro, a company full of handsome men. His debut as a seme was a complete failure! He decided to challenge the uke role by teaming up with Tatsuya, a man he admired, however… 5) Take Love Easy The first encounter of Shino and Josh!! "Shino ~ The person you saw in the video wasn't the real me… Would you let me hold you and show you the real me?""Josh ~ Is my roommate truly the actor in the gay video that I fell in love with!?" 6) Ikenai Invitation The extra chapter features Iijima from Rumble Rush.

From Midnight Scans: Eri is a normal high school student, who feels satisfied with her life, if there are Red Tea and sweets around. However, fate plays a trick on her, and she is assigned to learn the art of making tea from Secret Garden's #1 butler, Ijuuin!! Mr. Butler's lesson is exciting and strict, and, sometimes… pleasantly perverted?! In the Shitsujisama to Himegoto series: 1) Shitsujisama to Himegoto 2) Black Label

From Divine Sanctuary: Yuuki's first boyfriend is Tetsu, the pitcher of the baseball club, but... she's in big trouble because she has too many rivals in love!? After 4 months of dating, she is constantly harassed to breakup with Tetsu by his fans. Her friend Nacchi says it's because she lacks feminine pheromones!! When Yuuki asks Nacchi how to acquire feminine pheromones, Nacchi tells her that after she "does it" with Tetsu they will begin to pour out of her... but after hearing that, the only thing pouring out of Yuuki are nosebleeds from all her perverse thoughts!! NOTE: This is chapter 4 of Body Talk - Junai Yuugi

Compilation of short stories: • Itsuka wa Kuma Goroshi!! • Boku no Namae wo Shiterukai? Handsome Shiro is dumped again, and finds his way to the bar, sitting next to the young, brash Takuya. Has Shiro found the man of his dream? Can Takuya figure out why Shiro is always dumped. • Dai-chan Kou-chan • Baido Yamemasu! • Ureshii Yatsura

The Mori (forest saga) series. 1) Otoyami no Mori - Yume no Koe While visiting the market one day, Doctor Ao happens upon a stand where they're selling demons and reluctantly purchases one as his own. Although the demon has been treated harshly in the past, he meets kindness at his new master's hands and comes to find peace with him. But when that peace is threatened can they find their way back to each other?! Or will the demon disappear for good?! 2) Yumeoi no Mori A wounded professor finds that when he awakes he is in the capture of a young demon. 3) Itsuwari no Mori Yuusu is the neglected only child of a wealthy woman, and the only kindness he received as a child was from one of her pet demons, Hugh. Yuusu's all grown up now, and can't understand Hugh's coldness towards him, so he often abuses Hugh to get his attention. But Yuusu's manipulation's go too far... 4) Yoru Utau Mori Continuation story about the characters from Yumeoi no Mori when they are older. 5) Mori ni Shizumu Tsuki 6) Yurusareta Uta Humans keep demons as slaves or pets for fighting, protection, and sex but there is one, Zai who refuses to fight. Zai is special since he can use magic by creating spells with his songs, but he refuses to sing too... will he, for his master?