Sekine Keiichiro is handsome, intelligent, and popular. He's a jack-of-all-trades who's loved by women. Loved, that is, until they find out he's passionless and stoic... more>> and completely lacking in conviction. In a moment of self-reflection he starts hunting: Can anything make him feel? He's about to find out. <<less

Suddenly one day energetic high school girl, Katagiri Hina, has time slipped into the year 1907. The first person she sees is the sorrowful man... more>> by the name of Hongo Takaaki. Who exactly is this Hongo-sama? As fate works its gears, how would their romance unfold? Transcending time, two people meet. A destiny. <<less

"If nothing changes whether one laughs or cries, then in this lifetime, I refuse to cry."... more>>

This collection consists of six historical short stories which tragicomically depict people trying to do their best in the city of Edo throughout the seasons:

Chiruhi (Day of Scattering)

Orin is a prostitute who works on a boat near the seashore. She falls in love with a young hairdresser, who is one of her customers, even though she knows it is an impossible love.

Lotus Roots

Upon crossing a lotus pond, two men discover a beautifully dressed figure hanging from the bridge. They pull her up and that night, she teaches them the meaning behind the lotus roots.

One Night Princess

"They 'haunt' this place. The ghosts of prostitutes."

Tenkiku

A little girl meets a kid with weird features, and only she can see him.

Breaking Under the Weight of Snow

A husband wonders, when was the last time he saw her wife's smile?

Sakuhi (Day of Blooming)

"The truth is I... came here to murder someone." <<less

Hazuki falls in love at first sight with a flower shop owner named Rokka and decides to get closer to her by applying as a part-time employee.... more>>

A going-away party soon brings him to her doorstep, and Hazuki is elated. But what happens when he discovers that residing in her apartment is the spirit of the man she can never forget? <<less

The story centers on an eccentric older sister and a younger brother with a broken heart. [ANN]

Omi Tsukasa, who still holds a flame for his close friend and first love, Su-chan, becomes a new teacher assigned to his old school. There... more>> he spots Su-chan's doppelganger, a student named Sugimoto. Upon finding out that Sugimoto is Su-chan's nephew, Omi starts having an interest in him, much to the annoyance of his target of interest. <<less