The manga's story begins when the relative of the president of a major company moves with their family to a quiet rural town. There, the family's son Tatsuomi plans his suicide, but is spotted by Riko, a local girl. While Tatsuomi is troubled by many things, Riko still intends to befriend him, and they slowly grow closer. When Tatsuomi's birthday approaches, Riko gives him both a gift and a certain promise.... more>>

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A former cop was murdered on a snowy Christmas Eve night. The suspect was arrested & the case appeared to be closed.... more>>

However, a letter left by the murdered former cop to his daughter sets the case back on track. It said, "If any of the following persons are arrested or prosecuted...they are falsely accused." And on that list was the name of the suspect who was arrested for killing her father... <<less

In the near future, mankind creates mermaids through the selective breeding of small fish. This is the story of three tiny mermaids who are in... more>> a Tokyo pet shop waiting for someone to buy them. <<less

A series of short stories centered around a different woman in every chapter.

This is a sweet and heartwarming love story, told from the different viewpoint of the two young lovers, a girl named Chizuru and a boy named Yudai. They mean well but cannot seem to succeed at love. They want their relationship to succeed but a combination of uneasiness and lack of self-confidence keeps them from advancing to the next step.... more>>

Sometimes, it takes an unexpected third party to intervene in order to make two people realize what is right in front of them. That is exactly what happens in this story. <<less

Gin no Spoon manga's story centers around Ritsu, a high school boy who, along with his younger brother Shirabe and sister Kanade, were raised by... more>> their single mother Kyoko. When their mother is hospitalized due to sickness, Ritsu begins to take care of his younger siblings and cook food for them, slowly entering the world of cooking. Things become more complicated when Ritsu finds out a shocking fact: that he is an adopted child. <<less

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Akari, who loves books, moves to Tokyo to go work at the head office of a bookstore. There she meets the assistant manager Terayama Morizou,... more>> who loves books more than people. Up 'til now Akari hasn't worked at such a large store yet so she feels a lot of pressure, but at the same time she realizes she really loves her job. This manga depicts the struggles she experiences at work as well as in her personal life. <<less

A cute and touching story of a single mother, Sumireko, and her daughter, Nozomi. The manga starts off with Nozomi being sixteen years old in the first chapter, then hops back to before she was born. Finally with the third chapter starts the "real" story, when Non-Non (Nozomi) is three years old.... more>>

Won the 19th Kodansha Manga Award for Shoujo in 1995. <<less

Daisy Luck follows the lives of four long-time girl friends, one who is now a housewife, one who is a baker, one who is an... more>> executive, and one who is not working. They're all about to turn 30. [Animeraider] <<less

Ayako, a normal high-school girl caught up in the experiment of an enigmatic genius, is divided in two. In the midst of the confusion of... more>> sharing her life, she remembers her sister who had died suddenly. What lies beyond the feelings she remembers and the feelings she’s forgotten… <<less

Prince Naka-no-Ōe showed his interest in the talent and beauty of Nukata. He then offered Prince Ōama his daughter for marriage, in exchange for Nukata.... more>> Prince Ōama was in agony as he was devoted to his brother but in the mean time, he loved Nukata. In the end, he chose to let go of Nukata as a gesture of loyalty to his brother, however heartbroken. This was the beginning of the long and epic series of Tenjo no Niji, in which Princess Uno-Sarara, Prince Ōama’s then young bride, would become his ally in succeeding the throne and later made herself Empress Jitō….. <<less

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Yotsuya Atsushi, a high school boy with a serious problem: he sees ghosts. This particular curse of his has kept him isolated and alone, stuck... more>> in his own tiny world. After transferring to a new school, Yotsuya meets someone nearly as strange as he is, and his world starts to open. <<less

Sayaka is an "old maid" who's never had a boyfriend before, but has been hopelessly in love with her friend from university for 10 years.... more>> However, the night before she's about to go on a date with him, she finds herself waking up in her co-worker's house, who she hardly even knows?!? But it turns out he's actually her boyfriend, but Sayaka has no recollection of this due to a supposed head injury? But why would she date him?!? Did she give up on her past love, and is this co-worker really someone that she's head-over-heels in love with? And most importantly, will Sayaka really continue to date this mystery boyfriend? <<less

An autobiographical manga about Itagaki Paru, her two older sisters, mother, and father.

Cool and gorgeous Nagisa paired with her perverted and stupid stepfather Ryunosuke makes for a hip-hop story that presents a father and daughter who cannot... more>> be honest with each other. <<less

There are so many things she wants, but she still hasn’t found out what she's looking for… That’s Fu Arisugawa, an office worker too busy... more>> with her shopping spoils and whose motto is “Shopping is Living." Meanwhile, for reasons she doesn’t yet understand, she’s interested in her cool-tempered and reserved boss. And there are her friends, too. Rio, who keeps her feelings towards Fu a secret; Mizuho, who always ends up dating losers; and Enjoji, who keeps interviewing University of Tokyo grads for an arranged marriage... Each are lost in their own way while searching for happiness. These four Alices wander through their lives of love... and shopping!! [Kodansha Comics] <<less

Life has been hard on Makoto lately, and she's nowhere close to her wish. She wishes to have a sweet, sweet life. When she's at... more>> the lowest of her luck, after her boyfriend took all her money and split, she's rescued by the handsome and rich Aeda CEO. To make things stranger, when she's supposed to get married to the ceo, she fools around with his son, without knowing his identity! Will she be able to find and choose the man that will be able to give her a sweet life? <<less

26 year old Hayami is in her fourth year in sales. She is meticulous with her work, is treated fondly by her regular clients and is also called an idol at her workplace.... more>>

However, she is helpless when it comes to house chores. She doesn't clean and is basically a slovenly monster who lives in a messy house.

The one who found out about this hidden side of hers is her junior co-worker, Yamamoto, the honest new hire.

Yamamoto was shocked to have his idol image of Hayami destroyed but he actually has god-level household skills!

And now Hayami wants to recruit Yamamoto as her bride...!? <<less

Chubby and plain, Taeko's biggest worry is whether she'll ever have the courage to tell her crush how she feels. Then one day a mysterious... more>> cousin comes to stay and Taeko's world is shattered. Cast out of her own home after her mother's death, Taeko stumbles into the night and is hit by a truck. When she wakes up, she's greeted by a doctor who promises to turn her life around. And thus begins a tale of revenge and intrigue that's a roller coaster of cracked out soap opera fun from start to finish. <<less

The story follows a girl named Mame, whose family runs a public bath. She has held on to feelings of unrequited love for her childhood... more>> friend for twenty years. <<less

"If I re-do my life, I want to return this work back to Yukishima-senpai." Haruta Mahoro became a successful mangaka after publishing "Revive line" from... more>> her dead senpai's notes. What if a fateful encounter brings her back to the past? <<less

A rom-com manga on ice, perfect for fans of Princess Jellyfish and Wotakoi! Kokoro is the talk of the figure-skating world, winning trophies and hearts. But little do they know … he’s actually a huge nerd! From the beloved creator of You’re My Pet (a.k.a. Tramps Like Us)!... more>>

Chitose is a serious young woman, working for the health magazine SASSO. Or at least, she would be, if she wasn’t constantly getting distracted by her childhood friend, international figure skating star Kokoro Kijinami! In the public eye and on the ice, Kokoro is a gallant, flawless knight, but behind his glittery costumes and breathtaking spins lies a secret: he’s actually a hopeless romantic otaku, who can only land his quad jumps when Chitose is on hand to recite a spell from his favorite magical girl anime! <<less

24-year-old Aki finds herself newly single when her long-time boyfriend cheats on her. She begins living in a sharehouse with a former classmate and boyfriend... more>> from junior high, Tomoya but he has his own personal problem. For the last two years, Tomoya has struggled with erectile dysfunction but finds himself "reacting" to Aki, and so he asks for her help to cure him. <<less