Friendship blossoming to love between a high school girl who tries extra hard to make up for her lack of height and a middle school boy who just looks too tall to be his real age.
Soo Ah discovers the cafe of dreams, young teahouse while floundering about trying to find a job.... Drinks sweet coffee while listening to baristas tell her of future dreams and hope.
Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
17
1
0
October 23, 2023
Nana, an apathetic 24-year-old with nothing much in her life, suffers a car accident and wakes up in her 14-year-old junior high body. As she lives through each day, she starts to remember things she buried deep in her memory, and she can now not remember being involved with her older sister, whom she deeply admires, and her sister's first love, a senior at her school.
From Midnight Scans:
An overly touching love story of a miracle...
"One's "thought" is subject to change. A change in a human can change the world. Since we're not alone, we have to be brave."
Toda Erika’s shining star is rising... It’s a miracle of love.
Sakura is willing to do anything like wishing on a star because she wishes to grant her beloved Hirose's dream. This small deed is what attracts Sakura and Hirose to each other. For them, there's always a light in the darkness.
Mr. Mitsuya’s personal remake "Koi Goku Hoshi" has been turned into a movie. This is the original script from the movie "Kimi ni Hikari wo" which is compiled to be read.
駆けだしたＣｕｐｉｄ〈キューピッド〉 ; I can Hear Footsteps ; Kakeshita Cupid ; Of Course I Can't Wait Until Nighfall (Mochiron Yorumade Matenai) ; Peter Pan, I Love You ; The Cupid Who Ran Off
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo
19
1
0
October 23, 2023
[From ShoujoMagic]:
Story 01) (English Title) The Cupid Who Ran Off; (Japanese Title) 駆けだしたCupid(キューピッド); (Romaji Title) Kakedashita Cupid [Kyuupiddo]:
Mayumi is a shy high school girl who watches Yamano from the other side of the fence after school; she loves the exhilarating moment when he high jumps and is flying through the blue sky. She can see it even when she closes her eyes. But is she so intent on watching Yamano-kun... that she doesn't notice that he's watching her, too?
Story 02) (English Title) I Can Hear the Footsteps; (Japanese Title) 足跡が聴こえる; (Romaji Title) Ashiato ga Kikoeru.: Shizuka's charm bracelet comes with a condition: She can have any wish she wants if she can suppress her favorite thing for two months. Her wish is to be a more grown up woman, but handsome, and surprisingly childish classmate Naoto may make that impossible.
Story 03) (English Title) Peter Pan I Love You; (Japanese Title) ピーターパンのI Love You; (Romaji Title) Piitaa Pan no I love you.: When flighty Eri accidentally injuries Takumi's hand she finds out what a sexist he is. He thinks girls are loud, spoiled, and cry easily. Eri is determined to prove him wrong. Is Takumi a jerk, or could he secretly be a nice guy?
Story 04) (English Title) Of Course I Can't Wait Until Nightfall; (Japanese Title) もちろん夜まで待てない; (Romaji Title) Mochiron Yoru made Matenai.:
Haruka's grades have been falling, and she's pretty sure she knows the reason: Her new stepbrother and affectionate lover Tsukasa. To keep herself from being distracted, Haruka imposes a no kissing rule on Tsukasa. But he's not going to give up without a fight...
Mini Drama: Toast
This is a story of a boy who dreams of being with a girlfriend on the night of the first snowfall of the year and a girl who happened he happened to cross paths with on the night of the first snowfall of the year. The girl, however, mistakes him for a pickpocket when he tries to return the wallet that she dropped. Already in a bad mood from a breakup, the girl mysteriously gives him a piece of toast and leaves him standing there in awe. Was it fate or coincidence that those two happened to meet each other on the night of the first snowfall of the year?
From Tokyopop:
Gun has always been a problem kid, but after a tearful plea from his mom, he decides to turn over a new leaf. Vowing to abandon fighting and troublemaking, Gun transfers to a new high school, attempts to be a good student, and rents a room at the local coed dorm. There he falls for Seung-Ah, the dorm owner's granddaughter.
However love is not to be for this couple, as sexy Ji-Ae's untimely advances always thwart his attempts to woo the innocent Seung-Ah.
花咲きセンチメンタル ; Hanasaki Sentimental- Platonic Love Season
Drama, Romance, Shoujo
22
1
0
October 22, 2023
Sasaya Kae is a young girl eagerly waiting for spring to come, and on a snowy school day she meets Niina Yuito, a boy with the same sentiment in his eyes. She endeavors to get closer to Niina, but in the process, finds out he has a phobia of being touched by girls. Not wanting to give up, Kae asks him to become her boyfriend, but what shocks her most is the girl named Kataoka who can casually touch Niina and whom he calls "special."
Will Kae's feelings reach Niina? Or will she back-up?
From Tokyopop: Yuuki is an energetic teenager who carries the disturbing power of foresight in her dreams. She finds that this is tied to the mysterious Deep Sleep that has overtaken her sister, Yuuka. Clues left on her cell phone and visions that come to her in her dreams begin to reveal a strange puzzle... and then in one dream, a glass wall stands between her and her sister while a faceless little girl stands by Yuuka. The mysterious girl hands Yuuki a kaleidoscope--which Yuuki discovers she still has when she awakens from the dream the next morning
Comedy, Romance, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life, Supernatural
22
1
0
October 22, 2023
Six stories of love and sweetness.
1) Sickness of the First Love - After a car accident Ayase begins to see hallucinations of his first love,Haigo, who died as the young man he was. An operation is supposed to fix the problem, but doesn't. Seeing a young Haigo during the day, and a grown-up Haigo at night, has Ayase finally gone crazy?
2) The Mystery That Began on the Train - There are two kinds of customers that Soo, as an attendant on a sleeper railway has to deal with: honeymooning couples and weirdos. Teshirogi is definitely one of the latter. The overly dramatic older man seems to be making fun of Soo, but why does he think they've met before?
3) Kitsune Tsuki (Fox Moon) - Tada is the heir of his family and the last fox spirit handler. As a child he saved the spirit Shiro from being abandoned, and Shiro agreed to stay till Tada was an adult. With only two years left to go, Shiro needs to reconcile his feelings for the human boy.
4) Kikusa Yayoi Zukitan - 2nd year piano student Wachi is playing one day when he's suddenly accompanied by a violin. Enter genius violinist Meguriya. When Wachi confesses to Meguriya he doesn't receive a reply, but when two people are so aligned musically, are words really necessary?
5) A Happy Person - When Komiya disappears from school, Oosakaya is sure that Komiya will contact him. They're dating, after all. But four years go by before a dirty and tired Komiya crawls into his bed and promptly falls asleep. He's happy to have Komiya back, but Oosakaya can only wonder how long it will be before the person who says he loves him disappears again...
6) Speechless - A word game between two colleagues offers one a chance to make his feelings known.
A serial of One shots:
Love Love Darling: Sumika has a pretty face,but the truth is that she is a tomboy. Boys dislike her because of this, but when she meets a junior high student,that doesn't care about that, will love bloom or will the fact that he is short and a kid matter?
Chocolate Lover: Riho has a boyfriend, Kazuya, but he's always late for their dates. The fact that because they are from different schools, they only see each other in this dates makes Riho unsure about Kazuya...But Valetine's day is arriving!
Bitter - Tearful Tales of Love; BITTER 泣けちゃう恋物語; BITTER-令人落泪的恋物语; BITTER-令人落淚的戀物語; Bitterly Sad Love Story; Bitter - Nakechau Koi Monogatari; Bitter Cafe Cinta Pertama; Bitter - Contes d'Amour Larmoyants
Drama, Romance, Shoujo
14
1
0
October 21, 2023
Story 1: N Island is a small island where all the kids know each other, and they're excited to meet the new transfer student from Tokyo. Fifth grader Kanta doesn't want it to be a girl, because his classmate Kyo is the only icky girl the island needs. In a way that makes Kyo happy -- because she's always known she wants to live out her life on the island as Kanta's wife someday. But the transfer student, Ritsuka, is a girl, and a shy one with a mother who's shunned by the island. So Kyo makes it her mission of good faith to assimilate Ritsuka, but then Kanta starts acting more interested in Ritsuka than in Kyo... When the main cloud splits into a butterfly cloud, which girl will be the one to separate from the rest...?
Story 2: Racing Queen, by IZUMI Kaneyoshi
When it comes to being a racing queen (it's like being a cheerleader for Nascar), you're either a bitch or a lost puppy. Ei learns this lesson the hard way from Akane, the reigning racing queen of the famous Meitoh Team, when Ei joins the team to put herself through college. It's only by doing harm to others that you succeed, and once you've succeeded, everyone wants to do harm to you. Ei's dream was to be the top racing queen, but once she gets there, it turns into her worst nightmare...
Story 3: English Garden, by SAKURAKOUJI Kanoko
Hayato is moving to England in one month, so he approaches Fumio and tells her to date him -- almost like a command. He's dominating, stubborn, and selfish, and Fumio really can't say no. But Hayato isn't without his charm; he has a talent for making things grow, and he designed a gorgeous English garden. Now he wants to spend his last month in Japan building a garden with Fumio. As the garden grows and changes, so do its gardeners... and as time becomes strained, so do their emotions...
Story 4: Pure White Anniversary, by AYASE Riu:
Just by selecting her, and saying her name, she became the class´ representative, and after time, trusted by teachers and students. That always maked her excited about working hard and being better. But, not all is white, not all is pure, when she was in trouble, A guy suddenly appears to help! Who is this guy? Why is he helping her? And, why does Sakura feels scared whenever she is with him? Well... we sure want to know.
Story 5: The Coffee Shop that Ends Unrequited Love, by ADACHI Keiko
This story is about a gilr called Rui. She's always too late on dates. But when she met Shiyouta she fell in love with him an want to be not late anymore...
Story 6: Great Waiters?, by WASHIO Mie
At 175 cm, Eisei (real name Haruyo) never thought she would ever find a boyfriend because of her height and her rather tomboyish looks and demeanour. Under her friends' recommendation, however, a visit to the renowned 'Hot Cafe' caused her to fall for a charming waiter named Kono... who promptly dragged her to fill the vacancy -- as a male waiter?! Having a chance to get closer to him is one thing, but has Kono also accidentally mistaken her for a boy?! How is Eisei supposed to express her feeling for him now? With a cafe filled with handsome waiters and the pretty girls who swoon over them, this 'pretty boy' has work cut out for her!
A more serious manga from Kusunoki Kei (Girls Saurus, Dokkan Love, 100 Ways of an Exorcist).
Daria is a relatively normal girl, despite the fact that she always seems to be the recipient of miracles. But when a strange character appears suddenly, with the intention of keeping his promise to kill her, her average high school life becomes anything but...
温泉幼精ハコネちゃん ; 温泉幼精箱根酱 ; Young Hot Spring Spirit Hakone-chan ; Little Hot-spring Spirit Hakone-chan
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Seinen
16
1
0
October 21, 2023
The story follows Hakone, a hot spring spirit who descended to a spa resort on Earth. However, with her long slumber, she looks like a little girl on the outside. ("Yōsei" in the title is a wordplay on the Japanese words for fairy and a young child.) The high school boy Tōya stumbles across her at a hot spring and ends up joining Hakone in retrieving her original powers. [ANN]
きみの勝ち ; 恋爱亚普 ; Kau Menang! ; You Have Won ; Your Win
Romance, School Life, Shoujo
21
1
0
October 21, 2023
From Dragon Voice Project:
1. You Win (Kimi no Kachi)
Ayu's classmate, Kataoka, is popular among girls. But Ayu doesn't like him that much, because she thinks that he isn't a nice person. But...!? Depicting the feelings every girl should feel when in love, vividly and sensitively, it's the best school love story.
2. His Back, His Heart (彼の背中 彼のハート, Kare no Senaka Kare no Heart)
3. Spring Fever
4. Constellation in July (七月の星座, Shichigatsu no Seiza)
5. My Beautiful Boy
Kimi To Boku No Ashiato – Time Travel Kasuga Kenkyuusho
君と僕のアシアト～タイムトラベル春日 ; Kimi to Boku no Ashiato ~Time Travel Kasuga Kenkyūsho~ ; Your and My Footprints - The Time Travel Kasuga Laboratory
Drama, Romance, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural
16
1
0
October 21, 2023
From Fairgame:
Wanting to live with facing forward... everyone wish that they can, but there is a day that you wanted to go back, no matter what it takes. There is someone you wanted to meet, truth that you wanted to know... just to step foward from now. Door of time leaping story that makes you moved and tearful, is opened.
To a person, past can be a "support" but in a same time, it can also be "a weight". Truth is those two things are exactly same thing. Simplely, you are just using single "lump" for support or just making it to your weight. It's just how it form is decided by within your heart.
From Baka-Updates:
In the year 2022, Kazamidori Aki works at the Time Travel Research Facility with her assistant Miyama. They use a technology called Aston that has scanned every detail of the city for the past twenty years and recreates the past exactly as it appeared into a client’s mind. This process called the In-Brain time travel allows the user to visit his past. But because it is only in their mind, they are unable to change anything in the present so no time paradoxes occur. Aki uses her services to help those who made mistakes in their past and help them change their ways. There is something odd about Aki’s past that makes her very unique and she has to deal with the skeletons in her closet.
The main character wants to be a hero, but his father is a bum that loses all of their money in gambling, but he was once the ace of the japanese team in handball. He goes to a coach and asks him to take care of his son, because he got into a debt and is running from the yakuza. The coach thinks he's an outstanding talent that has been given to him to coach, and he sends his daughter to pick him. Daigo (the main character) then ends up living with them.
남편의 조건 ; Conditions to Be a Husband ; Husband's Requirements
Comedy, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
20
1
0
October 21, 2023
In the series:
There are three Flying Flower books:
1) Flying flower 1
2) Flying flower 2: Husband, Wife, and ... Love (also called Conditions to Be a Husband)
3) Flying Flower 2 : That's why I Like You
Flying Flower 2 is a oneshot about the everyday mishaps(comedic) of a husband and wife living in Korea.
チョコとミントと ; 我的情人坏坏 ; 我的情人壞壞 ; Chocolate and Mint ; Choko to Minto ; Choko to Minto to ; Pudina
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
17
1
0
October 21, 2023
Keiko is a junior 2nd year student, but has no experience in love. One day, while going to school, she helped an unconscious 'cute boy' who fainted from anemia. Being 2-faced, he doesn’t thank Keiko but instead called her an old lady. Surprising as it is, that boy goes to her school and is a first year.
The story about Caramel Theater, their owners and workers with different personalities! Love, friendship and family will tie them together or make them want to strangle each other!
From NetComics:
Shinhye loves lying under the night sky with her father, listening to his tales of the constellations. And she dreams of a life among the stars. Little does she know that the stars may come down to her instead. Her journey begins when the department of science asks her family to host Sarah, a foreign girl with a unique talent. But, strange men are interested in Sarah and Shinhye doesn't know why. Unbeknownst to Shinhye, her every dream--and nightmare--is about to come true.
From Toothpaste Scanlations:
Sakura always believe she would meet the mysterious guy again, whom she fell in love with eight years ago. But she only knows two things about him, which are that his name starts with the letter "K" and he has already left this city. One day, two transfer students... Kurokawa Sei and Azuma, who used to live here eight years ago, suddenly appeared. Not only that but they're twins as well?!
From Shinnen:
Recently, An's boyfriend, Kurosawa, has been acting strangely. Did he just cancel their date for Sunday? It turns out that he's helping his best friend, Kouta, who is in love with this other girl. But does he have to do this in spite of An's feelings!?
Includes other short stories: Onaji Sora no Shita, Niji no Ame, Scratch Go-go
From Shoujo Crusade:
Karin HATES guys. She can't stand the sight of them, let alone be near them. But after a near death experience she finds herself waking up to a guy she doesn't know, within a guy school and in a guy's body!!?!
Ayase has come back to his hometown and runs into childhood friend Taishi. As Ayase struggles to move past his recent troubles, Taishi is shocked to find his feelings of friendship changing into something more.
Atop the mountain, there lived a deity with a tiger in his household. A fair maiden ventured alone... to see the deity of the mountain.
The head of a village plagued by a man-eating tiger offers his daughter Hyeon-na to any man who successfully disposes of the tiger. Dismayed at being treated as a trophy, Hyeon-na sets out alone to the mountain where the tiger lives...
A talented young man who doesn't want to be an official. A beautiful intelligent young lady who hates to be looked down by man.
When these two meet in a very uncomfortable situation, a big argument arises.
Will everything settle down, and can these two talented people find true love when there's so many obstacles ahead?
Shouta Koishikawa and Miono Hasuoka are childhood friends and neighbors that are always together. At some point Shouta's heart starts to recognize Miona and around that time Miona was charmed by her science teacher, Professor Kaorumaru, who is not entirely what he seems to be; he predicts the future in which Miono's fated love will "awaken another Miono". Later that day, as Shouta was going to confess with Miono a demon, Ginyasha, appears and takes over his body awakening something inside Miono. So begins Shouta's struggle to control both the demon and future. Everything now spins on the Wheels of Fate that was set in motion hundreds of years ago and is about to come in full circle. -- Shoujo Magic
苺とチョコレート ; 草莓与巧克力 ; Ichigo and Chocolate ; Strawberry and Chocolate
Adventure, Drama, Mature, Romance, Shoujo
27
1
0
October 20, 2023
Ami is a high school girl who loves to chase after expensive brands. By pure chance, Ami has started working for Tatara in order to acquire a handbag she wanted. But to think that Tatara is the most famous porno writer at the time..! Who could have imagined the anxiety that lies within Ami's heart?
A collection of 6 short stories. Each revolving a dramatic love story.
Story 1: Crevasse (Sakurai Machiko)
Is it right to just look him from far away? To never talk to him? Is it that there's really no reason to....
Story 2: Te wo Tsunaide ikou (Nekoyama Miyao)
Mikiko plans to date Sasaken after the image of his "back was suddenly stamped" in her memory at the entrance ceremony. But how will they progress after a misunderstanding caused by her kouhai, Nari-chan?
Story 3: Aishiteru yo hana (Minato Rin)
In a cruel twist of fate, right before Christmas, Hana's husband Tanesaburo is killed when he is hit by a truck. This is the bittersweet story of the young widow's Christmas.
Story 4: Towa no uta (Mitsuya Omi)
Toya and Chiaka have been singing together but when the time comes for their debut Chiaki doesn't want it anymore. What caused this decision and how will their relationship end?
Story 5: Cinderella no kutsu wo sagashite (Niiya Moeri)
Story 6: 1999 nen chikyuu saigo no koi (Takahashi Rie)
Dionne, a neglected child, is always comforted by her brother, Lyon who has cardiac problems. One day, a tragedy occurs involving Lyon and now there is someone to replace him?! Will Dionne accept her newly replaced brother?
キャラメルミルクティー ; 純情奶茶戀 ; 纯情奶茶恋 ; An Innocent Tea Romance ; Secangkir Teh Karamel
Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
19
1
0
October 20, 2023
A volume of cute and romantic short stories:
• Caramel Milk Tea
Nozomi, a high school student, did not believe in love at first sight. But it happens that she is in love with a cafe clerk. Immediately she declares love to him. But because he gives her the cold shoulder, she is disappointed in love. Now she begins to work part-time for the cafe where he is working.
• Futari no Jikan (Two People's Time)
Eri hangs out with her childhood friend, who she hasn't seen in four years. They've changed over the years, but certain feeling have stayed the same.
• Kirakira no Kimochi (A Sparkling Mood)
Narumi tries to make the most of her time before she moves on Christmas Day, but falls unexpectedly in love.
• No. 1 Girl
Saiko must choose between her career or her love.
In the title piece, Chiruhi, Orin is a prostitute who works on a boat near the seashore. She falls in love with a young hairdresser, who is one of her customers, even though she knows it is an impossible love. This collection consists of seven historical short stories which tragicomically depict people trying to do their best in the city of Edo throughout the seasons.
*manga is based on a true story and the true story was done in 2ch* It's about an Otaku guy who fell in love with this beautiful lady and tries his best to get that girl with a lot of help from 2channelers (people who goes/posts on 2ch). This story has become very famous in Japan and I believe they now have novels, several series of Manga (both Shoujo and Shounen), movie, drama, play, etc, etc.
From Rebellious Love:
A 17-year-old girl, who has no experience with guys, one day sees a classmate drop something and without realizing what it is, she returns it to the guy. But soon she finds out that what she picked up was actually a condom! After school, she coincidentally meets the guy in the hallway and she's excited to be so close to a guy for the first time! But when she sees him flirting with other girls, she realizes that he's just a player...? What will happen between them?!
Hinazato Tsugumi, a normal girl, accidentally got picked as Miss Madonna for the Shiratori Girls School, a very select girls high school for the rich. Anyways, so now Tsugumi, a girl from a middle class background is attending Shiratori and trying to adjust to being the centre of attention amidst all of these high-class people. Of course, she's not ashamed of her background, she's very high-spirited and cheerful. Takaomi, a slacker from the private boys' school next-door, is exactly the opposite-apathetic, and always napping outside. How will they deal with each other?
