Takemoto lives in a run-down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self.... more>>

Note: Was adapted into a in 2006 and a live action tv series.

Won the the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 2003 (shared with ). <<less

Funeral bells are ringing the day Mikaya moves into a new apartment. Once he arrives, he learns a startling fact; his flat was previously occupied... more>> by the dead man, K. Strangely enough, no one ever found K's body...yet all the people who lived in the same apartment complex as him are absolutely convinced of his death. Where is the body, and could it be one of his eccentric neighbours who was responsible for K's death and subsequent disappearance? <<less

Youko spends her days as the primary target of her demonic sister. But how is it that her sister's evil deeds manage to bring happiness... more>> to those around her!? Is her sister really an angel, an ally of Justice? <<less

A bittersweet story about the life of Kojima Ari and Fujitani Sousuke as they live together in a de facto relationship (without marriage) in modern-day Japan.... more>>

But will the choices and mistakes they make bring them together or tear them apart? <<less

Nana, an apathetic 24-year-old with nothing much in her life, suffers a car accident and wakes up in her 14-year-old junior high body. As she... more>> lives through each day, she starts to remember things she buried deep in her memory, and she can now not remember being involved with her older sister, whom she deeply admires, and her sister's first love, a senior at her school. <<less

1-3) Cherish... more>>

Chihiro is starting university where her deceased mother and the man who raised her attended. She wonders what's in store for her in this new chapter of her life, but is almost immediately confronted with her past! Her old boyfriend is back in the country and on top of that, who is the strange man watching her?

4-5) Happiness

Akatsu-kun is a young man in love with his work partner, Kayano-san, a pretty and intelligent woman. One day, while Akatsu-kun was shopping in a little store, he saw a little boy who was reading a Playboy magazine, then, Akatsu-kun realized this little boy is Kayano-san's son!! <<less

Sakura is a hard working shoujo mangaka who has no time for relationships. She is forced to attend a goukon, where she meets a rude... more>> and patronizing doctor. Despite their differences they begin dating. Can she find love with this petulant man? <<less

Taking her grandfather’s advice, Iwa, who is in Tokyo for work, strives to do good deeds wherever she goes. Whether it be rescuing an injured... more>> bat on the sidewalk or helping out a sickly young man, the city is turning out to be a very interesting place. <<less

This is a tempestuous and heartbreaking love story about Ayuta, a rounin who aspires to attend an art university, who, in a jam-packed train, falls in love with Haruhi, a psychiatrist eight years his senior.... more>>

This is the manga adaptation of the Naoki Award-winning Murayama Yuka's bestseller. <<less

Kei is a young, not-so-successful screenwriter. One day, she finds an unexpected vistor at the door of her apartment. A little girl named Niko, a... more>> secret child of a famous actress Mifuyu Shibano. Niko is sent to Kei because she is the only person who knows this secret, since she used to work for Mifuyu when she was not so famous. As she begins to live with Niko, she finds the girl is very self-contained. She tries an 'exchange diary' to communicate with her. <<less

1) "Easy Chocolate" is about a guy who thinks women are annoying, but there's a particularly persistent one! Will she succeed in winning his heart?... more>>

2) "Heavy Clouds, No Rain" is about a young couple that suddenly gets a visit from a stranger who demands consolation money!

3) "Broach" is basically a story revolving around a cat that a couple picked up once.

4) "From the Cabbage Kingdom '03: Hesitation" is about a reluctant but budding teenage love between an unlikely pair. <<less

• Ketchup Mayonnaise... more>>

Atsushi's bar-tending mom remarries to a rich, strait-laced (if not slightly old) salaryman. They move into their new house, and he can now sleep in a bed fit for a Prince! With the union, they've become one big happy family with him, his mom, his new step-dad, his step-dad's kids Peter and Kurara, and the ghost of his ex-wife....wait, what?!

• The Spring of Water

Maki should be on cloud nine---she's snagged the boyfriend of her dreams after finally confessing her love for him on the train platform, with a little help from her friend Fumika. They've even passed the half year mark in dating when everyone around them predicted they wouldn't last a month. Why is it then that she's starting to get the feeling that this was all a mistake?

• Chocolate Ice Cream

Sakura's been in love with Niiya ever since she wound up in the same class as him back in elementary school. Niiya, however, doesn't seem to be as enthusiastic about her. So of course, when God gives her the chance to change her face to one he'd madly fall for, she readily agrees! Who does she become? And does she finally get her man after 14 years of unrequited love? <<less

Hiraku's a slightly moody college student who's been having a hard time getting used to his new big-city life. A flamboyantly gay guy's latched onto him like a leech and follows him around wherever he goes, and a girl who he had a one-night stand with comes up to him telling him that she's pregnant and demands money from him so that she can go and get an abortion.... more>>

Amidst all this chaos, one glaring question crystallizes in the minds of all those around him ---who is it that he really loves? <<less

A collection of short stories. ... more>>

Story 1, Pegasus: After 12 years of living together, Gorou finally proposes to Motoki. But his excuse to propose is problematic, and Motoki can’t help but doubt their marriage. And so she decides to go to Izumo for their honeymoon, to ask the gods for a favor. (2004)

Story 2, Cafe: A down-on-her-luck young women moves back in with her parents and leans on a friend as she struggles to find her way.

Story 3, Singapore Moon. (2005)

Story 4, Daddy Long Legs. (2005) <<less

Contains 2 stories:... more>>

- Yokohama Cinema Scenery

- 24-coloured Message <<less