After jumping into the sea during a cruise, Fukamachi Wataru, the famous musician, lands on an Hoshi Island, a place inhabited by folklore people. There... more>> he meets Himukai Antsu, a girl gifted in the arts of singing and dancing. With her, he is able to find his calling again, and once more create music. What he wants is to take her to Tokyo so that she can share her gift with the world. <<less

In the story, a girl called Mai appears before a boy who happens to hate Christmas. As it turns out he was born on December... more>> 24 and thus was named Santa, causing him to hate the holiday. Moreover, as a child, he never had any festive occasions, such as birthday parties. With the power of Christmas, Mai is given the mission to improve his luck and change his views for the better. <<less

Ryouko has fallen in love with the radio DJ Choco. Upon sending him a cake for Christmas she finds herself as a substitute in the radio show. Will she be able to get closer to Choco? But then there is also her annoying school mate, Keiki...... more>>

Includes short story: Wink Rain. <<less

Nekota and Hoshino were always arguing at school, but in reality, Nekota actually has a crush on Hoshino. One day, he finally gets up his... more>> courage to tell Hoshino his true feelings, but she rejected him with mixed feelings. Feeling sad, Nekota goes home to find that his dad is remarrying another woman, but the catch is that Nekota has to live alone with the woman's daughter while the two parents go to Europe. The daughter of the woman, however, is Hoshino... What will happen between the two while they live together? <<less

Seiji Sawamura is the toughest seventeen-year-old in town, feared by all for his fighting prowess and his deadly "devil's right hand." But at heart, Seiji... more>> is a softy, and all he wants is an end to his seventeen-year history of being a lonely single guy. Unfortunately his tough-guy reputation only serves to decrease his popularity with the ladies. But what happens when one day, his right hand becomes a girl?! <<less

Ikumi Hidaka is a young man who lives with his grandmother and enjoys doing chores in his spare time. Then one day, his older brother... more>> Tomonori, whom he lost contact with when the boy was adopted by another branch of the family at the age of 5, returns. But why does Tomonori now look like a woman...!? <<less

Kokoro is a girl that works with her two older sisters at a library with the same name at hers. The problem is that the library is far away from the nearast town so people seldom come to the library. Follow Kokoro and her sisters as they try to uphold the legacy of their father.... more>>

It's a lighthearted, slice-of-life manga. <<less

Rejected way too many times by good-looking (and unattainable) guys, shy Riiko Izawa goes online and signs up for a free trial of a mysterious Nightly Lover "figure." The very next day a cute naked guy is delivered to her door, and he wants to be her boyfriend!... more>>

Has Riiko died and gone to heaven? The cute guy turns out to be sweet, smart, a great cook, and lots more. And he looks like a million bucks, which is what he's going to cost Riiko if she doesn't return him in time...

*Includes two other side stories in the last volume called:

• Ohoshisama ni wa Sasemasen! (I Won't Let You Become A Star!) -

A special short story that was published in a freebie book put out in Sho-Comi. Sneaking into a boys' school to exterminate ghosts! However, what is the boy Chima has always admired doing there...!?

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• Shounen Aromatic (Aromatic Boy) -

Kabuki Takitsugu is a boy who has the family trait of smell. He can smell anyone's fragrance and find their perfect match. One day, a mysterious girl named Hatsune appears before him, asking him to find a match for her. But, for some strange reason.. Hatsune doesn't have a scent. <<less

Wakamatsu Masato lives with his step-sister, Miyuki, whom he does not have blood relationship with. Their father is always working oversea (in fact, he has not appeared in the manga at all...) and left the two of them living by themselves in Toukyou. Miyuki is cute, nice, sensitive and very popular among guys around Masato. Masato has a girlfriend at school whose name is Kajima Miyuki, who is pretty and gentle, the ideal dream of every high school boy. It took years for Masato and his sister to realize whom they love and care most after a lot of events.... more>>

This manga was very popular in Japan and was one of the winners of the 1982 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen or shōjo manga, along with Adachi's . <<less

Chie is a young girl with wonderful parents to look up to; her archaeologist father lives with her in Hokkaido, and her mother is a... more>> great scientist working in America. During a local cave excavation, Chie and her father discover Tyrannosaurus eggs, and they're about to hatch! This little girl becomes their mother, and does what she can to protect them from those who want to experiment on the little baby rex. <<less

Otoi Nobuhiko's family is full of robot engineers: both his mother and father are renowned scientists, and his grandfather, Professor Otoi, is world-known for his amazing human-form robots called the Atrandom Numbers. So when Nobuhiko is sent to live with his grandfather while his parents work abroad, it's no surprise to see his grandfather working on his latest model, Signal. His grandfather agrees to program Signal to Nobuhiko's liking, but due to a seemingly innocent occurrence during the process, instead of the big brother that Nobuhiko wanted, he gets a big brother and little brother in one! Now whenever Nobuhiko sneezes, the cool and arrogant Signal shrinks into an innocent and mischevious 2 year-old! If... more>> that wasn't enough trouble, more and more of the Professor's robots begin to show up.

Twin Signal starts out as rather childish and light-hearted, but within a few volumes the pace turns into more serious action as the Atrandom Numbers defend the Otois and themselves against rivals who seek the Professor's latest research. <<less

The one thing in the world that Satsuki would like to do is become a hairstylist that could bring out the natural beauty of a... more>> person the way Hayama Ryuichi did. Determined, Satsuki decides to ask Ryuichi if she could work at his shop in order to learn the trade. Working beside her idol, she learns a bit more than hair matters. <<less

Amy always falls for the wrong guys, and she is bad at judging guys. First, her first crush makes her into a slave, secondly, when... more>> she confess to a guy, he practically pushed her down, and finally she was cheated by her former boyfriend. Is working with Shuu in his pawnshop to become better in judging men a right choice? <<less

Because her father was sent to London to work, Natsumi, a 4th grade student, also must leave Japan along with him. Her classmates throw a... more>> farewell party for her. Natsumi is prepared to go to London, but on the night before Natsumi's arranged departure, a baby suddenly appears in her house after a roar of thunder! What's more is that this little baby is actually the one that Natsumi will give birth to in fifteen years! <<less

As part of her grandmother's scheme, twenty-year-old Jae-Gyu is sent from her secluded country village to the big city. Completely out of her element and... more>> out of money, Jae-Gyu manages to get into trouble as soon as she gets off the bus. She expected the move would be rough, but she never thought she’d meet the last person she ever wanted to see again — Hee-Do, a boy from grade school whom she bullied mercilessly. Even though he’s a big-time rock star now, he still remembers his childhood tormentor. Is he out for revenge? Or is it something quite different…? <<less

Nakabaru Taiyo came to Okinawa in the pursuit of beautiful ladies and the blue sea... But while trying to hit on a cute girl, she... more>> told him that her mother hated him... And then a wonderful story of scuba diving, beautiful women and adventure begins! <<less

When bubbly eleventh-grader Eimi Yamashita finds out that her parents are relocating for work, she decides to strike out on her own and move into... more>> a dormitory for girls. Little does Eimi suspect the exciting romantic adventures that await her there! <<less

Nao Yoshikawa stays behind to live by herself when her parents leave to inherit her grandpa's farm in the country. On the day she moves into her new apartment, she discovers that it was rented also to Hisashi Uehara--a cute, super-cool, popular guy from her school. Not only did their housing agency unexpectedly close down, the landlord of the apartment tells them that they had to pay more for their apartment than they had expected. With no money and no home to return to, Nao and Hisashi decide to live together as flatmates.... more>>

*Contains a oneshot called

Kare to Kanojo ni Hanataba wo

(His and Her Fortune Bouquet) in vol. 1:

Harumi has been tricked by good looking guys before, but what if Kazuya is different? <<less

After spending half a year abroad, Kinosaki Yuichiro is in for a shocking homecoming when he discovers that his inventor/scientist father has given his 3... more>> dogs the appearance and abilities of girls. Now he is in for a ton of grief as he tries to cope with these changes. <<less

In a certain part of town, there is a very exclusive restaurant. So exclusive that only ghosts get to dine there! Yes, it’s a ghost-only restaurant where ghouls and goblins freely roam, drink, and eat! Strange? Not until you meet the only waitress there, who happens to be a full-blooded human!... more>>

Note: this manga is discontinued by the author. <<less

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

#1: Ringo Hoppe no Koi

Takami has a HUGE problem! She blushes at the drop of a hat, so everyone knows what she is thinking! She finally makes a decision to stop letting her fear of embarrassment control her -- she gets a job where her crush is working so that she can confess her feelings to him... but then things go awry in an unexpected way!

#2: Hinatabokko no Heya

Tomo and Daisuke have been childhood friends for ten years. Whenever something goes wrong with Daisuke, he finds refuge in Tomo's sunshine-abundant room. When Tomo asks Daisuke for a 'date' with him as her birthday present, will the equations of their relationship change?

#3: 24 Ko no Kurisumasu (24 Pieces of Christmas)

Rio met Ian, the son of her father's friend, during Christmas when she was in the third grade. Ian turned out to be a devil with an angelic smile. That Christmas remains as an irritating memory for Rio, considering how Ian played multiple pranks on her and bullied her throughout the day. After that Christmas, Ian's family moved away to England and she didn't get to see him since then. But Ian sends Christmas cards for her every year. Years later, during Rio's 17th Christmas, Ian is back in Japan......planning some new pranks? <<less

Maria lost her mother when she was ten years old, and now she’s a high school student living by herself. But suddenly, two butlers, Rufus... more>> and Yuri appeared! They work for her father, whose whereabouts is unknown, and they informed her that she’s a princess?! Moreover, she’s told that her father is on the verge of death and would like to meet her during his last moments... It’s the start of the princess training between the two butlers and Maria! <<less

Miyu Kouzuki is an 8th-grade student whose parents leave for the United States to work for NASA and arrange for her to stay with their long-time family friend, Hōsho Saionji, a monk who lives in an old temple on a hill overlooking the town of Heiomachi. However, Hōshō leaves soon after on a year-long pilgrimage to India, leaving Miyu to stay in the same house with his son, Kanata.... more>>

Suddenly, a UFO lands in the honden of the temple. Inside is a humanoid alien baby, Ruu, and his cat-like "sitter pet", Wannyā. They arrived on Earth from their home planet, Otto, when they fall into an interplanetary wormhole (a time warp which can transport objects across several regions, planets and time planes). They cannot return to their home planet because it is too far from Earth; Wannyā asks Kanata and Miyu to allow them to stay in their house, and they agree. Miyu and Kanata learn from Wannyā that people from Planet Otto look identical to human beings, and that Wannyā can also transform into human beings, animals and objects. <<less

1) Cream Caramel... more>>

Because her parents are transferred away due to their jobs, Mikoto, a grade 11 student, starts living alone on 100,000 yen per month. But the place she lives at is a horribly old apartment... And the one living in the room next to hers is a super cool boy...?!

2) White Summer

Mana and Shou have to go their separate ways after graduation, will they be able to stay together when they're hours apart?

3) There Are Days Like That, Too

Sonomi has been in love with Ikuta-san since she was in the seventh grade, four years before this story takes place. Ikuta-san suddenly starts working at her uncle's cafe, and it seems like Sonomi might have a chance to be his little sister, since he's been going out with another girl for those same four years that she's loved him. <<less

Jinna Amakura was a typical, if not a bit stingy, high school boy. Typical, that is, until he died. Or... at least he was supposed to die, but he didn't. Jinna is now considered by the powers that be as a "Soul Irregular".... more>>

Enter Nagi. Nagi is a Grim Reaper on her first job - to kill Jinna and return his soul to the proper cycle of life and death. If she fails, she will be turned into her favorite dessert and eaten by the head of the Angels of Death. Not only does her job start off as worse as it possibly could, but Nagi and Jinna form an almost friendly, if not unusual relationship... just wait till her boss finds out... <<less