From Sugar-Oasis: Chiba Tamao's family is bankrupt, and the Yakuza debt collectors are chasing him down attempting to collect. The last thing that he needs is a handsome guy named Kurotengu who wants to 'eat him'. He tries to escape this creepy situation, only to find out that the only way he can solve one of his problems is by becoming an idol singer--with Kuro! Welcome to the world of Paradistar, where creatures known as the 'mono no ke' live among us, beings that need to feed on beautiful human spirits to survive. Will be continued by Intercross From Intercross: Chiba Tamao's family is bankrupt, and the Yakuza debt collectors are chasing him down attempting to collect. The last thing that he needs is a handsome guy named Kurotengu who wants to 'eat him'. He tries to escape this creepy situation, only to find out that the only way he can solve one of his problems is by becoming an idol singer--with Kuro! Welcome to the world of Paradistar, where creatures known as the 'mono no ke' live among us, beings that need to feed on beautiful human spirits to survive.
Fuwa Yuusuke is a high-schooler afraid of being branded differently from others. To date, he's had nothing more than casual relationships. Nakahashi Makoto is afraid of losing the people he loves. To date, he has not had a serious relationship with anyone. Nakahashi Kenji (Makoto's uncle) is a cop who has a inferiority complex when comparing himself to his honor student brother and his lover, Misonou Takashi, a novelist. A certain incident brings these 4 people together. This is an adult love story about the emotions of different people who harbour feelings of loneliness in their hearts. Kure is angry that cop Tachibana Tsuyoshi doesn't remember him, and he doesn't handle that very well. All the while Nakahashi Kenji and Tachibana Tsuyoshi are trying to solve the serial murder of 3 highschool girls. The last chapter is a oneshot about a patissier and his shop assistant.
1. Mysterious Person Ruka is a high-school girl who holds affections for her teacher, Tokio. But one day, a mysterious person shows up and claims that he has come from the past! Not to mention, he calls himself by the same name as her beloved teacher, Tokio. What’s more unbelievable is that both “Tokio” have the exact same scar engraved on their palm… 2. A Small Love Story Hashi is one of the two sole members of her school's literature club. The other one is the romance-novel-loving club president Madoka. By chance, he finds out that her deceased grandmother happens to be one of his favourite authors. When he asks her to provide him with some original material, it sparks a change in her disinterest in love stories and their relationship. 3. Cloe the Devil Chroe is a loner because she has a reputation of bad things happening around her, especially to people who piss her off. What her classmates don't know is that she's a demon who causes misfortune on whomever she beholds. One day, while being confronted by a group of girls, Kikuchi defends her, causing her to look at him in surprise, which in turn causes him bad luck. Chroe starts avoiding him, scared of accidentally causing him harm, but Kikuchi is relentless in his pursuit. Chroe finds herself being drawn to him, but how is a relationship possible when she can't even throw him a glance without something bad happening to him? 4. Alice in Wonderland Ruu's mother just committed suicide and everyone can't stop gossiping about it, except for her new boyfriend, Mitsu, who acts like everything is normal. With everything going on, Ruu wants to seek comfort from Mitsu, but since her mother's passing, he hasn't touched her. Does Mitsu want her to disappear, too? 5. Sugar-Coat Ako is a seventeen-year old who is in love with her cousin (who also happens to teach at her school), Shou. Shou is getting married in a month and Ako is acting out to get his attention, and to prove to herself, and to him, that he cares about her. Shou is getting increasingly worried by Ako's erratic behavior, which only started somewhat recently. Can Ako get over her feelings? Or will she lose herself in a path of self-destruction? 6. The Star and The Heart Mini and Mani are identical twins who are best friends, and do everything, and go everywhere together. To help people tell them apart, Mani wears star earrings and Mini wears heart earrings. Life is great, until Mini suddenly acts loopy and distracted. Mani discovers that Mini and Suga have fallen for each other, and Mani is jealous that despite being identical, someone likes Mini, and no one likes her. On another level, she also feels that Suga is taking her best friend away from her. To what lengths will she go to to keep her sister close?
From Aerandria Scans: A collection of love stories! When you meet your special person, what do you do when you find out that he’s evil? After living like a doll for most of your life, is it possible to change? A chance meeting with a boy changes the life of a girl with an illness forever, but that meeting doesn’t seem to matter to the other person. Loving a younger guy can be really tough, especially when you look like a child while he looks like an adult! Each story is heartwarming and sweet.
From Kokoro no Oasis: Lina is an honor student on a mission to be perfect, and all's going well... until the free-spirited Prince Gigi transfers into her class.
Civil engineering student and reknowned bridge otaku Youichi helps a swan stuck on the scaffolding for a bridge under construction, only to be visited that night by Miwa, a beautiful woman claiming to be the same swan Youichi rescued. Miwa stays with Youichi in order to pay back her debt, but he is, understandably, less than convinced that she is what she says she is. But, Youichi not being one to look a gift swan in the beak, or more importantly not one to leave a woman in need hanging, things soon develop in the way you might imagine. (Then again, maybe not exactly like you imagine...)
From Evil Flowers: Mika loves her teacher and one day she gets the chance to confess only to be rejected, but that doesn't stop her from pursuing this forbidden love.
From Esthétique: Motsumoto Ichi, who studied earnestly to be admitted to the same high-school where his first love Tomo-chan attends, came to “Rise Apartment” to meet her after 11 years but...? Showered with the affection of Ryou*heart* School life & Living together!! It also includes an unpublished work about dance and romance “Diamond”!!
[From Perfect Ilusions]: For her first time confessing, Riko decides to go all out--especially with her makeup! In the end she winds up humiliating herself. And worst of all, she runs into her enemy from school, Kenta. But, after finding out a secret of Kenta's, things start to change. Can her enemy actually become her savior? A story about beauty that touches beyond the surface.
Fukuda Akimi loves all things scientific and believes that the strange things she sees occasionally are only part of her imagination. So, why are the Chigaya twins (rumored to deal with supernatural events) telling her that she’s their destined bride?!
Just once, I wanted to know what it feels to hold hands with the person I like - the person I like being the same sex as me. [What are you doing? It's disgusting.] And from that time, my time stopped altogether... If only is my body, will be fine, it can't be anything serious. It has been several years since then, and I have managed to live saying that to myself. And yet, why it is so easy for you (Tadokoro)...? Pure love story of a shy and honest man. Full of erotism, a story full of love. It will touch you for sure!
