Takuma and Mayu's story began when they were only 8 years old. During his childhood, Takuma was constantly hospitalised due to his heart condition. He soon became friends with Mayu, the daughter of the doctor in charge of his case. Day by day they grew closer and closer. However, the summer when Takuma was 8, he made a promise to Mayu that he couldn't keep... Their story unfolds as they grow older and their bond gets stronger...... more>>

This manga received the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga.

Extras:

• V.01 - Motto Ikitai...

There is a ghost looming in a hospital. Two little kids, Mayu and Takumi, are now scared after listening to the ghost story from a nurse. Was the story told by the nurse true or not? The kids decide to find out.

• V.07 - The Things I Want

• V.11 - Kare wa Ike mo Shinai Sarukoen wo Mezasu <<less

Ogasawara Aki is the reclusive, idealistic composer of the popular band Crude Play. Discontented with his life and with no drive to succeed, he meets... more>> Riko, the 16-year-old grocer's daughter in a band consisting of her childhood friends, and asks her to be his girlfriend on a whim. Riko, young and innocent, agrees immediately, but worries about her new boyfriend, whom she suspects has just broken up with a woman he cared very much for. <<less

Shinobu is a typical high school girl... with an atypical hatred of boys. Long ago, she was horribly abused by one and hasn't been able... more>> to tolerate being near them since. Now Yokomizo has appeared before her--a boy who looks exactly like the one who tormented her in the past. He's the last guy she wants to have around, but then he confesses his love to her!? <<less

You like that person, right? And that's how it started. A shuttering, saddening, deep pure love story will start.

Collection of Oneshots... more>>

- Zannen Nagara Chigaimasu by AOKI Kotomi

He wasn't even that handsome, but when I saw him, I was captivated. He said "meet me upstairs". it seems he also feels the same because we're now signing a marriage registration form?!

- Tookakan (10-ka Kan) by NANAO Mio

- Mou Sukoshi de, Itsuka Eien by FUJIO Ai

- Suki na Hito wa Dare yori Atashi wo Kizutsukeru by ASADA Tomo <<less

The guy who helped Mari, could he be Mari's ideal man?! Mari is super excited to have finally found her Prince Charming, but this guy, Chiaki, unfortunately has a dual personality! Due to some family circumstances, they start living together, when his mischievous personality appears and unfortunately snatches Mari's first kiss! Who is that man? What has she given him?!... more>>

Vol.01 Extra Story: Proclamation of Love

Chiharu has always loved Shinji... But they're cousins, it could never work out, could it? <<less

Natsume has been engaged to Kasuga since they were six. After not seeing each other for ten years, she is so excited to see him only to find out how cold of a person he turned out to be. What’s more? Their fathers conspired to have them live together in one house and made them go to the same high school. What will happen when, on the very first day, everyone found out?!... more>>

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Also contains a short story called Kiss on a Snowflake. <<less

A first love, a broken heart, and true love are all serious affairs to a person involved. Mei Sakisaka fell out of love with her... more>> teacher Takaoka. She made the first kiss with Masami, and... <<less

1. Koisuru Heart ga "NO" to lu... more>>

Sawa is a representative of the student council and the valedictorian of her grade. A teacher had asked Sawa to persuade Tatsuki who has been ditching school and have not been attending his classes. But when she goes to the Educational Guidance Room to speak with him she sees him fooling around with a girl. She decides to go to his house to talk to him, but he takes her out with him and tells her, “If you want me to attend school, all you have to do is kiss me once” but… At that time she thinks, I will really kiss you?!

2. Sonna Koi no Hanashi. (そんな恋の話。)

The popular Saho asks Takita-kun to pretend to be her boyfriend for a month to avoid the soon-to-graduate third year seniors from confessing to her. He agrees on the condition that Saho must not fall in love with him...

3. Dolce (ドルチェ)

Fujishima worries about her future when she hears the sweet sound of a piano playing. It is the annoying Tomonori that is playing...

4. The Kiss on Christmas Eve (聖夜のキス, Seiya no Kiss)

Yukino goes to a missionary school, and every day leading up to Christmas it is rehearsal for Christmas mass. Yukino is caught sneaking out of mass by Seiya, but instead of turning her in, he takes her on a date through a city in Christmas mood... Who is this Seiya anyway? <<less

Collection of short stories:... more>>

- Not Knowing How to Love - Everything was new to me: first love, first kiss, and first sex... I didn't know how to love you...

- Childhood Friends

- Angel in the 21st Century <<less