Fifth grade. The threshold of puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. Nitori Shuichi and his new friend Takatsuki Yoshino enjoy happy... more>> homes and loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy... <<less

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A collection of one shot stories from Takako Shimura, the author of Hourou Musuko and Sweet Blue Flowers. These stories deal with issues relating to gender, romance, ideals of beauty, and relationships with parents.... more>>

1. He said "I'm a girl"

2. Rakuen ni Ikou (Let's go to the Paradise)

3. Shounen no Musume (Boy's Daughter)

4. The Theme of Akemi ver. Teruo

5. The Theme of Akemi ver. Yoshio

6. The Theme of Akemi ver. Haruo

7. The Flower

Contains character Yuki.

8. Sweet 16

A short, bittersweet story in which a girl realizes she's in love with her tutor, who's in love with someone else. The other main plot point is the main character's dread of the upcoming school marathon. <<less

This coming-of-age omnibus series will follow the girls at an opera music school; each chapter will center around a different girl. Ohta Publishing indicates on... more>> Pocopoco that a "character from Sweet Blue Flowers may also appear" in the new series. <<less

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Occasionally, there was a woman that appeared in BL ... it was a rival or a bystander or just a good understanding person. This anthology is told form that girls point of view. Boys Love painfully transmitted through the women's eyes and feelings. New world of Moe!

Includes:

1) Shoujo C 「少女C」 by Hideyoshico

(From Must Be Endless) I’m nothing special, but Koizumi-kun is a very special guy whose looks and personality are seriously those of an angel. He’s our idol. This popular pair was introduced in "High School ☆ Lullaby" ().

2) Tamaisan, Koi to Yuujou「玉井さん、恋と友情」 by SHIMURA Takako

Sequel to

3) Donyoku no Hana 「貪欲な花」 by NISHIDA Higashi

(From Must Be Endless) Greedy Flower: My precious, beloved children… When two shady salesmen come knocking on her door, what’s reflected in old lady Tanaka-san's eyes is… Thinking her life is almost over, the feelings of another time are resurrected in Tanaka-san's heart.

4) Kami no Doutokuron Teki Shoumei 「神の道徳論的証明」 by FUMI Fumiko

Later included in

5) Watashitachi wa Byplayer 「わたしたちはバイプレーヤー」 by Harada

(From Must Be Endless) We’re Supporting Actors: There are love stories that you can’t say how they got so complicated. A three-way struggle with an ultra-popular woman, an ultra-popular man, and a guy with a plain face. The martial arts of love! (also included in )

6) Haihai, Kawaiine 「はいはい、かわいいね」 by KOBATO Mebaru

7) Natura-turaly 「ナチュラチュラリィ」 by ICHIKAWA Kei

(from Must Be Endless) We thought the world would forever continue with just the two of us. Twins Aki and Kana are always together. Then something steps between them…

8) Stockholm 「ストックホルム」 by ITOI Nozo

She's been kidnapped by two strange men, but she knows what they're doing in the next room…

9) Taneda-kun to Tsukiai tai「種田くんと付き合いたい」 by Tamekou

10) Ribbon-chan to Otoko no Ko Oribonchan to Otokonoko 「おりぼんちゃんと男の子」 by Puruchome <<less

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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

The story centers on 25-year-old theater actor Kana Ashishima and his lover, 30-year-old bus driver Yūki Kawata. The two have enjoyed living together happily in... more>> love. One day, Kana awakens to find himself with the body of a child. Kana doesn't know why his body has reverted to a child or how to return to his adult body. The happy couple now find themselves in a fearful situation. Until this moment, the two lovers satisfied one another to their hearts' content, but no matter how they feel now they cannot act on their desires. <<less

Pro wrestler Fuji Kaoru disappeared one day during a match. Now five years later she shows up again at her old gym unnanounced, with her... more>> five-year-old daughter in tow. But not everyone is ready to welcome her back with open arms, especially her former best friend Yuri, whose anger and hurt at Kaoru's betrayal are far deeper than Kaoru ever imagined. <<less

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The short works collection all the Takako Shimura fans have been waiting for! The woman who appears suddenly in front of the timid boy Megumu is Nozomi, a self-proclaimed “witch’. She uses her mysterious powers to both play tricks on and help him. The “The Devil is so Cute” series, illustrating the fantastic mingling of a mysterious witch and a young honors student, is completed with a new bonus chapter! In addition to the title story, there is also “My Summer Vacation” which traces the wavering of a young girl’s heart after she falls in love at first sight at a bath house, “Unworthy Son” which captures the suffering of a young man (who dreams of becoming a comic artist) whose former teacher and object of affection becomes his stepmother, and many others, adding up to seven stories that absolutely shine with Takako Shimura’s charm.

1-5. Kawaii Akuma

6. Atashi no Natsuyasumi

7. Suteki na Ano Ko

8. Chuugakusei

9. Toaru Hi

10. Henshin

11. Fushou no Musuko Unworthy Son <<less

Chiaki Honda is a middle-school boy who neglects his studies. Furthermore, he smokes, and has dyed his hair a bright green. One evening at the arcade, a girl challenges him to a match. The girl, who straightforwardly introduces herself as Nanako Kikuchi, suggests a bet, nonchalantly wagering her body for Chiaki's watch. Chiaki is soundly defeated, and he goes home fuming.... more>>

His life goes on, of course. The next day, he meets a strange young man on the train who looks an awful lot like him. And eventually he runs into Nanako again. <<less