When Yukiya's family begins to fall apart, who is the one that will save him?

Her boyfriend just broke up with her. What is she to do now? A short story that subtly conveys the feelings of someone after a... more>> breakup - the anger, the bitterness, the nostalgia and the melancholic feeling that's difficult to shrug off. <<less

Seven years after graduating from high school leaving the boring northern fishing village she grew up in for a career in the bright lights and... more>> fast pace of Tokyo, Miyo comes back and finds things much as she left them. Coming home again is never easy, but it's the place you can always return. <<less

A short story about a girl and her strange relationship with the rain.

A gentle slice of life that explores the nature of loneliness and companionship.

It's all about the lives of the author's family of cats.

Nanako, who was about to graduate with no job lined up found work at an old tailoring shop as an apprentice under the curt -... more>> but kind-hearted - skilled tailor Hirata-san. Nanako is energetically and steadily improving! <<less

Hanabusa Ryouko is an office lady currently living with her boyfriend. As time went on, she has been slowly becoming more and more frustrated with... more>> him. Aside from that, her work isn't sailing smoothly either. How will their relationship develop from here on out? <<less

"I want to believe in my first love. ... more>>

But then we met."

25-year-old Miku, who moved back to the house she grew up in two months ago, is studying to succeed her grandfather's Chinese medicine store, "Kusuriya Kyubee." Everyday she and her grandfather respond to the troubles of the customers who visit the store, prepare herbal medicine for them, or simply chat with them.

On the other hand, Miku is unable to forget her first love, but she meets an ultra-shy boy named Kanae who likes plants. Perhaps she is beginning to care about him little by little. <<less

Twenty-nine-year-old Haruko's world collapses when her fiance suddenly tells her he's leaving her. Although encouraged by family and friends, who are kindly consoling, she still... more>> feels suffocated. Sensing her need to get away, Asano, a classmate in Tokyo suggests that she "Come to Tokyo!" Life for Haruko, who had hit rock-bottom, is about to restart! <<less

For average girls, high school is a time of insecurity, of finding yourself and railing against your imperfections. In one particular high school, five average,... more>> unpopular girls take life one day at a time, learning as they go, and stumbling as they try to find their footing. <<less

In "Sweet Lovin' Baby," a girl meets a lesbian couple in a bookstore one day. They become fast friends, and she develops feelings for them. But little does she know that they have their own problems to worry about...... more>>

The title comes from a Laura Nyro song. You can listen to it on her CD New York Tendaberry. Lyrics to the song are included in the zip file.

In "Rain Was Falling," two young women meet on a rainy day.

As you might guess from the title, "Doomed Love" is about unrequited love.

In "Miyuki," the protagonist watches another girl from afar. <<less

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Coming in an omnibus form, it's a side story of Toribako House! The words you longed for, the many things you held dear, everything and... more>> everyone, right here!! A girl who has no luck with guys, a weak-spirited otaku boy, a natural lady-killer, a middle-aged couple, a distant relationship -- everyone keeps looking for happiness!? <<less

The story centers around Akari, whose pen-name is Naomi Shibuya, from the original series.

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Jo is your average manga artist slash divorcee, a dime a dozen in Japan. At least that's what he'd like the outside world to believe. But his editor Nichika knows his terrible secret, a secret which she threatens to expose unless he puts a ring on her finger.... more>>

What is Jo to do when he is still deeply traumatized by a past divorce? Why, marry her of course! After all, don't people say to "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer?" <<less

Scarred by domestic violence and the sudden departure of her mother and her younger brother, Satsuki doesn’t know how to trust people. Renai Anagram is... more>> the story of a young woman’s struggles to overcome her past and learn how to accept and value herself. <<less

At age 20, Yuko is leading a life without aspirations, what with work as an assistant in a company and her non-existent relationship with her... more>> lover Yutaka. Determined to give a new twist to her lifestyle, she accepts Yutaka's offer to work at a bar as a hostess. Yuko quickly becomes disenchanted: this choice brings her much more trouble than pleasant surprises, leading her to face difficult situations, even dangerous ones. Will she react before breaking apart? How far will she let herself go? <<less

A strange little series where the mildly surreal and fictional melds into reality.... more>>

Story 1. Polyhedron

Story 2. Cake Addict

Story 3. Under the Mantle

A girl is unhappy with her boyfriend who doesn’t seem to care about her.

Story 4. Pandora

A strange encounter in an elevator.

Story 5. Pillow Thief

Kaori keeps sleeping over at Keita’s place, but Keita is unsure of why.

Story 6. Bianca in Love

Bianca is found in the rain by a man with a girlfriend who wants nothing to do with Bianca.

Story 7. Love Sick

Ayako sleeps with her best friend Tetsuo that she swears is nothing more than a friend, and finds herself ill…

Story 8. Penetration

A woman wants to leave her mark on her boyfriend.

Story 9. A Live-in Cat

A woman is kicked out of her boyfriend’s place, and is taken in by a gay couple where she takes on a cat persona.

Story 10. Night Fruits

Two women concoct a plan together to get back at the same man. <<less

When Aoko was four, a meteorite struck her town. It then rained for twenty days straight, and the crater became what’s now known as the... more>> Twenty Day Lake. Two decades later, Aoko can’t remember the day the meteorite fell, or anything of her life in the town beforehand. And so she dives deep into the lake, searching for that something in her memories that she can’t let go of… <<less

These stories are about love, desire and friendship of women. Told by women.... more>>

1) (2011)

2) Mirror Ball Flashing Magic (2011)

3) Don’t Trust Over Teen (Flowers, 2009)

4) Blue (You, 2009)

5) Itsuka Anata no Fushigi no Oppai (2010)

6) Karen (2010)

7) Ebony Olive (2008)

8) Bonus Track <<less

Uzaki Tatsuhiko, 46 year old, is a rather stern dad that wants no pets in his house. In order to reconcile with his daughter Honoka, he buys her a lop-eared bunny.... more>>

Well, let's just say he gets way too into it... <<less

An ever changing (and unusual) love triangle story, set in modern Japan.... more>>

Uchida is in love with Nakano, but feels like she can't tell him because she turned him down when he confessed his feelings to her years ago. One day, she sees him with another girl-- Kobayashi. The three begin spending time together, Uchida wondering all the while if Kobayashi is in love with Nakano and vice versa. It isn't until much later that she finds out the true object of Kobayashi's affections... <<less

Kaoru has second sight: he sees things other people can’t. At the funeral of a murder victim, he runs into two people. One is out... more>> for vengeance, and the other is the murderer... <<less