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All the residents have a "reason" for living there.... more>>

At the end of the Taisho era, a translator named Fuji moved into "Kaikan Apartment". Despite the refined living environment, the residents have their own secrets.

A poisoned woman, a pair of detectives far apart in age, a ghostwriter....

A strange tale of a housing complex where bewitching relationships intertwine. <<less

Collection of stories:... more>>

1) Poppy no Negai (ポピィの願い)

2) Shinrei Shashinshi Kouno Saburou (心霊写真師 鴻野三郎): The one-shot is 45 pages long and focuses on a photographer documenting a supernatural event inside an apartment.

3) We Were Born

4) DC3

5) Takashi to Poppy (タカシとポピィ)

6) Yakusoku no Neverland Bangaihen: Dreams Come True (約束のネバーランド 番外編 Dreams Come True) <<less

Hiromichi Sato has been dating Haruka for a month, and their relationship is quickly heading in a good direction.... more>>

But one day Hiromichi’s parent announces they’re remarrying and he’ll be getting a new step-sister. When he meets her, he’s shocked to see that she looks exactly like Haruka. No worries, though — they’re totally different people. They’re just twins, each one living with a different parent since the divorce.

Certainly nothing to worry about. It’s not like there can be any wacky misunderstandings brought about by living with your girlfriend’s identical twin, right…? <<less

Yu Sawatari is a high school student who has fallen ill after a painful accident.... more>>

He was having a hard time. Then his childhood friend Kokoa Shirayuki, who lives next door, decided to take care of him for an unknown reason.

“Why do you want to take care of me all of a sudden?”

“I’ll leave if it bothers you?”

After that day, the two, who had been growing apart, come closer.

Yu’s wounded heart is healed through his interaction with her.

Eventually, he is drawn to Kokoa.

This is a frustrating, sweet and slightly sad love story between a boy who has lost his love and a childhood friend who had a crush on him for a long time. <<less

Mikoto, a high school student who lives alone in an old apartment, and Murakami-san, a university student who lives in the next room, are a... more>> couple. She should expect every day to be lovey-dovey with her boyfriend, yet troubles after troubles keep on happening?! <<less

Haruse Yui ends up becoming the new landlord for her grandfather's apartment. But it's no ordinary apartment because all the tenants wear glasses and thus it has been dubbed the glasses apartment! Not only that, the tenants aren't what they seem?... more>>

Also includes:

Otokomae!

Dakara Suki to ka, Kirai to ka

Ojou-sama’s Clinical Records <<less

Because she used karate on her leery landlord, Natsume can't find any place to live anymore. While she was sitting by the street, a strange... more>> man started striking up a conversation with her. But, because she really didn't have any place to go, Natsume was left with no choice but to... <<less

Meet Natsu and Hana, the two young women who are the managers of a beat-up apartment building, as they try to find tenants, upkeep the... more>> place, and generally have a good time. <<less

This is the peaceful surburban city of Yotsuba. In an apartment where local students gather, uniquely individual residents get in an uproar over something, and in a drag bar in a corner of the shopping district, customers with problems approach Mama* for love advice.... more>>

Poor student Asahi, saving up on apartment rent, has accepted Ootsuka's proposal: if he gets along with his lover Tsukimi, who lives in the floor above, his debt will be forgiven -- however?

Passionate conflict unfolds between boys at a certain corner of the city, day and night.

A great compilation of funny, painful, happy stories, including pictures specifically drawn for the occasion. <<less

Story 1) Having grown up together in the same apartment building, Hasumi and Souichirou are like brother and sister. But one day, Souichirou suddenly confesses to Hatsumi! They start going out, but their story is filled with the confusion of first love.... more>>

Story 2) Rainy Day Children: Rumi is a very bored 3rd grade girl. What can one do when all it does is rain, rain, rain? The answer, of course, is to go outside, enjoy the rain–and just maybe, find an interesting new friend.

Story 3) Love Machine: Natsuki has a crush on a boy a year younger than she is. She thinks she can find the courage to confess, if only he would see her as a girl instead of just his senpai.

Story 4) The Sun Adventurers: Legend has it that beyond the two mountains in the west where the dark forests ended, there was a place that could make wishes come true… People called it: Sunlight. Tulip, a young female of the Persian tribe, has a very important wish…

Story 5) Fly into the Blue Sky: A young girl learns to fly–but not too high.

Story 6) Awful Boy: Miwa knew Takumi already had a girlfriend. He feels friendship for Miwa, while she feels the pain of unrequited love. But sometimes, the pain is worth it. <<less

An older girl looking for love. A younger guy comes into the picture?!

Yoneda Hikari, a business student at the culinary school, was tricked into giving up his dorm room and now has to share an apartment with... more>> 8 other people. Yoneda is hopeless at cooking; the only thing he can make is Miso soup. But his optimistic and kind hearted nature draw other residence to him, including Karasawa-san, also known as “curry man”. From the moment Yoneda stepped his foot into this boarding house his everyday life became full of adventure. Can Yoneda get along with this diverse group of people and make a home for himself?! <<less

The basic story: a high-school student (Nanase Hokuto) living away from his parents (who are in Australia) shares an apartment house with three older girls.... more>> His exposure to their whimsical and teasing nature leaves him pretty much despising females. However, the high-school idol (Taniyama Maina) ends up having a crush on him. Her best friend is Nakajima Atsumi, your typical sukeban. Hokuto's best friend, Moriyama Syuuichirou, is the young-punk biker. These two friends conspire to hook Hokuto up with Maina, much to Maina's delight and Hokuto's chagrin. Into this setting we interject the jealousy of the rest of the high school, a female rival for Hokuto's attention, a number of fights, the inevitable parents recalling Hokuto, and Maina threatening to run away from home. We could go on, but pretty much everything is in here. <<less

Twelve stories, each focusing on different residents of a large high-rise. The setting is a high-rise in the midst of remodeling, so the old and... more>> new are mixed in. Adults and children, the wealthy and poor, those lonely and warm. Through all those windows and doors, each and every one of them lives their own life. “This Year’s Fireworks”, a young couple who moved in when they got married have their first summer together and their second fireworks display. “Walk the Night”, a young office worker misses the last train of the night, and has a long, long night walk before he reaches his apartment. “My Apartment Complex”, a widower has lived there for many years. With the complex being so completely remodeled, what will his daughter think of the new place? Includes nine other stories about the residents. <<less

A jobless man with hopes of entering a Tokyo university begins living in an aparment building where everyone is busy studying to do the same.

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

A boy moves into an old apartment building in order to live on his own but is surprised to find a girl dressed in a... more>> maid outfit already there. This is the Zashiki Warashi of the room, whose fiery temper soon rears its head. <<less

1) Cream Caramel Chocolate... more>>

Actually, Mikoto, a high school student who lives alone in an old apartment, just started dating Murakami-san, a university student who lives in the next room. Living under one roof, she's happy that she can be lovey-dovey every day with her boyfriend, but reality is somewhat different...

2) Springtime Do Re Mi

3) A Happy Heart

Fukuzawa Makoto is the chairman of the discipline committee. Shiba Emi has a super big crush on him so she attempts to get his attention by breaking the school dress code.

4) To Pursuit Happiness <<less

They day after a red shooting star fell to Earth, a man wakes up to find himself in an apartment with no memory of what happened up until that moment.... more>>

Could he be "Char"? Or is he simply someone who just happens to look like him? One mystery just seems to lead to another mystery? <<less

Ryutaro Saeki (32) divorced and returned to living alone. He quickly found a suspiciously cheap property however, upon moving in, he was greeted by a Zashiki-warashi, a house spirit who is fond of mischief and believed to bring great fortune and riches to those whose houses it haunts. ... more>>

The bizarre and funny life of two people living together has just begun! <<less

Nostradamus prophesied that the world would end in the seventh month of 1999. Today is July 21st, 1999. Ever since she was little, Maruyama Sakura... more>> has put her faith in this prophecy, has believed she will die at age 19. Consequently, nothing has seemed all that important to her. As the final days of her final month tick down, Sakura is whiling away the last of her time. Then Sakura meets Mori. Sakura has ten days until the end of the world. <<less

A year ago, I quit the company I worked at and I'm now living in a town by the ocean. In the morning after a storm, I found an injured mermaid by the seashore. I brought her to my apartment and kept her in my bathtub, but I don't know what I should do now... I'm at a loss. ... more>>

A full-color work that has gained the support of readers for its artistic taste. <<less

The story follows Kiyotake, a man with no aim or accomplishments in life. He’s an actor who lands extra roles at best, works multiple part-time... more>> jobs to barely support himself, and has few personal attachments. His best friend Shun died when he was 19 in an accident and he now has a few casual friends. This expands when an old acquaintance moves in next door... <<less

Story about a rounin student named Ooyama, living in a small apartment, trying to survive. This series made Matsumoto famous.