Cat-rearing college student x hamster-rearing salaryman... more>>

Despite the fact that his ex-girlfriend left due to him constantly doing overtime at the company, Naoe Yoshihito doesn't think of himself as being enslaved by his company. Between living for his job and providing for his beloved hamster Hanako, one thing that always helps relieve his stress is following the social media account of a cat named Goma. But it turns out that his favourite cat-idol and their owner is much closer than he'd ever imagine...? <<less

Aki is a girl who is lonely, with a lot of pain in her heart. People are always bothering her or teasing her in school. She tries being nice to them anyway, but they just won't stop. ... more>>

But one day, they will see a side of her they never have seen before. <<less

Mitsuha is sick of her stupid friends and boring school life. All she wants is to be left in peace. One day by mistake she becomes penpals with Haru, whom she doesn't know at all. Only with him can she be honest. There's one guy in Mitsuha's school who's just the way Mitsuha would like to be - cool, a little scary and above all - alone. One day she meets him in a bus... What will happen next?... more>>

*NOTE: The mangaka, YAMAMOTO Keiko, decided not to draw for this manga series anymore after it went on a hiatus since the seventh issue of the Margaret magazine. Another mangaka, NAGI Michiko, will continue this manga. <<less

Date, a Scottish transfer student, has always dreamed of seeing faeries and living in a magical world. But due to her constant daydreaming, she fails to make any friends on her first week. However, when she gets hit on the head, she suddenly receives the 'sight' and can see a little pixie called Rabiko!... more>>

So she starts off the year, and might even make a friend along the way! <<less

A cute story about a strong looking girl who is actually a very lonely girl.... more>>

On her 15th birthday, our main protagonist is playing by herself at the amusement park.

When she suddenly meets a very special big raccoon dog who makes her spend an unforgettable birthday.

But the girl actually does not know his true identity.... <<less

Mary, who doesn't feel she's happy in life in spite of being rich. Sakura, who worries over her being considerably slow. For Mary, it's expressing her love through a music box, and for Sakura, it's gaining the courage to be herself...... more>>

Consists of two stories - Music Box of Love & Goddess Beneath the Sakura Tree. <<less

1. Kimi Dake ni Ai Saretai... more>>

Futaba is a lonely girl who is sleeping with all types of men these days. But when a man who truly loves her appears before her for the first time...? This is a love story for girls who are lonely and sensitive.

2. Kimi no Taisetsu na Hito (きみの大切なひと)

3. Ouji-sama ga Arawareta!! (王子サマがあらわれた!!)

4. Himitsu no Futari (ヒミツのふたり) <<less

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Star, a mysterious, naïve child, searches for Garion, an alleged miracle-maker who is said to live in a lone apple tree, so that he can... more>> keep his best friend Miru, a seasonal flower, from withering in the coming winter. <<less

Includes:... more>>

1. Ouji-kun

2. Hare, Tokidoki Yami

3. Kiri no Ie

Suddenly a strange man gives Hayase Nanami, aged 16 years, a package and run away. What will happen next? Will he come back and then...

(Reprinted in Seimei no Netsuryou)

4. Fukou Sakka to Yobaretai

(Reprinted in Seimei no Netsuryou) <<less

Ibuki Morisato dreamed of kissing a prince turned into reality when her dream prince appeared as the new transfer student?!

By anonymous:... more>>

Nohae has been crushing on Dona, his neighbor, since they were younger. Dona is a girl who was obsessed with money as a child and would make her childhood friend Nohae actually pay her. Time has passed and now she's a teen, broke and living on the streets with her dad. Her dad meets Nohae and arranges for Dona to live with him. But Dona's not your typical heroine. She's one of those fake people, maintaining a perfect image at school but in front of her parents she's self-absorbed, a glutton, and is quick to nab a meal or swindle money. She's quick to anger and has a grudge against Nohae, but he likes her so much he's completely unaware. <<less

Collection of short stories including... more>>

Tasai Shingou (Colourful Sign)

Life as the Mayor's daughter in a small town is suffocating and boring for Rita. The only one who doesn't give her special treatment is Raz, the town cleaner, so she constantly seeks his attention... by graffitiing the town.

- Kokoro no Oasis <<less

It started out as a way to prepare for a future lover. Too long denied a flesh and blood companion, his substitute—a teddy bear—is now his love object. What happens when a persistent, excessively cheerful neighbor consumes his serious, carefully ordered life? An explosion of hurtful, panicked words.... more>>

Stepping back into his quiet life, he can’t avoid what his insufferable neighbor left behind: cracks that expose his festering loneliness. Only one person can fill those cracks, but he’s disappeared.

WEEKEND OF DREAMS: With her brutally honest, trembling line art, isino aya creates a companion collection to Sink into You. Love and acceptance, joy and sorrow, desire and disgust: they move beyond simple shapes in black and white. <<less

This is the story of the friendship between lonely Riyano Nao and a warm-colored chair.

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

1. Ramune Bannouyaku (Omnipotent Medicine)

2. Ahiru Kakumei (Ahiru Revolution)

3. Ake no Sora no Shita de (Under the Scarlet Sky)

4. Orange Tenshi (The Orange Angel) <<less

It is a little bit of old story... A family lived in a castle. They were living comfortably there. However, an accident happened. The castle... more>> wanted the girl. And, the girl was left alone in the castle. What fate does the girl face? <<less

On a class trip to a museum, Kasama takes notice of his classmate Takagi, who he knows doesn’t talk to other people much. But as... more>> the latter enters a curiously shining door and realizes Takagi can see "it" as well, even his interest in the classmate is woken. <<less

Her late parent's death made her feel lonely. She couldn't trust anyone, particularly when she can hear their true thoughts, so she always felt lonely. This was true, until she visited the aquarium.... more>>

"It was the first time since I was born that I heard someone's voice and thought it was beautiful."

"Can I listen to you one more time?" <<less

Two students, one popular and the other an antisocial loner seemingly unconnected except by the window's reflection but looking past the surface perhaps they have... more>> more in common than either thought. <<less

Honoka, a lonely young student, loves to doodle and draw. But her casual love of art is transformed when her uncle hires her to work... more>> as a character developer at his new video gaming company. Honoka has no idea how to negotiate the complex corporate world, and as she begins to learn the basics of the video game industry, she finds herself getting caught up in the confusing politics, crushing responsibilities, and difficult developmental aspects of her newfound calling. Overwhelmed by the challenges, Honoka realizes that she'll have to give it her all if she wants to succeed. <<less

- Hitori-tachi... more>>

The human story from the scene of "Lonely Death" seeking the meaning of life and death.

- Eien no Honey (Forever Honey)

An adorable story between father and daughter.

-Akusaga-ZERO-

-Kizuguchi kara Nagareru Ai no Uta <<less

Chitose Morishige is a 12-year-old seventh-grader with no friend in the world. Her father, Professor Morishige, builds a robot companion for his daughter to ease her loneliness.... more>>

The only problem is that Ichika Robata, the android, is built much too lifelike that Chitose believes she's a normal human girl who either ran away or was kidnapped by her father. Ichika attempts repeatedly to prove that she's a real robot, with hilariously disastrous results. <<less

"This world is an ocean of whispers"... more>>

Kouji is a lethargic high school student who walks aimlessly through life. One day, he stumbles upon a young boy sleeping beneath a tree. On either side of the boy are a dog and a cat, his only companions.

Before long, Kouji comes to realize that Daichi is like him. Both possess the ability to hear the voices of objects and animals -- though Kouji believes he lost his own powers long ago... <<less

Mai, a young girl about to turn 17 encounters a handsome boy sitting on a tree. What's weird is he asks for her help to... more>> climb down..... what kind quirky guy has Mai come across? and will this encounter lead to something in the coming future? <<less