Ako has a somewhat distant relationship with her family, and one day she gets a call from her father about a bit of a crisis.

In the fictional Tokyo suburb of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada (Eita) works as a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire.

One day in January, former classmate Haruhiko Gyoten (Ryuhei Matsuda) appears unannounced. Back in their schooldays Haruhiko was a quiet person who rarely talked. Now, Haruhiko is talkative. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. Without giving an explanation, Haruhiko suddenly asks to spend the night at Keisuke's home. Keisuke turns down Haruhiko, but Haruhiko is persistant and finally Keisuke allows him to sleep over for one night. What Keisuke is unaware of is that Haruhiko plans to stay for more than one night. Eventually, Keisuke accepts Haruhiko as his assistant and they become involved in various cases involving an assortment of people from different walks of life.

Funny story of young editor, Shiomi who has just entered a small publishing company. Shiomi respects his boss so much but the publisher goes bankrupt. Then Ikeuchi who is an excellent student and Shiomi's junior at college, proposes to Shiomi to live together and not to work, as if he was Ikeuchi's wife. Shiomi gets angry and starts to work at a new editing agency office with his elder editors. But Shiomi often fails his work because of his youth. Furthermore, Ikeuchi, who begins to work with Shiomi as a temporary working student, sees his attemps to woo Shiomi failing as various people (the famous popular mangaka, the designer and the elder editor) interfere.

Licensed.... This time focusing on the two elder brothers of Kenzou Honda... Shouichi Honda goes to the Asian imported product shop to collect the tax. There he happens to meet an importer, his younger brother, Junji who had run away from home. When Shouichi returns home, Junji is already there having a card game with their parents. They realize how their feelings have not changed since they made love only once 10 years ago. Relaited story: Close the Last Door: Saigo no Door wo Shimero Included is an extra side story.

A collection of short yaoi stories about secret one-sided love between good friends
One interesting story about 2 comic writers.

The characters Chikara and Kubo in chapter 4 appear again in Yume ga kanau 12-gatsu chapter 2.

Compilation of short stories:

1. Rabu. Sutori Ichi Musu (Love stream)

2. Wandering

3. Tomadoi
A mangaka falls in love at first sight with his new assistant editor. The mangaka's assistant who was a classmate of the assistant editor tries to be their cupid...

4. Fighting Love 20 Years

5. Fighting Love 2000

6. Refrain

7. Drifting and Whirling
Hero regularly dates with a younger and rich office worker for money! But soon, he can't keep such an unfaithful relationship...

8. The Miracle of Christmas
A homosexual college student who is working at a convenience store falls in love with his colleague, a heterosexual and gamblesome high school graduate. Hero keeps pretending to be a good friend but soon he can't anymore because the colleague finds a girlfriend. Then another colleague, a very fat boy who has a steady girlfriend tries to play cupid...

Extra

Hayasaka Yoshihito was so impressed by lawyer Mikami Haruhiko that he decides to work with him at his small law firm. But it's not quite what Hayasaka's expecting. With the sexually harrassing lawyer Katayama Masaki who doesn't seem to do anything, scary secretary Shingyouji Miho, and Mikami himself who isn't quite the way Hayasaka remembers, things are about to get interesting for an idealistic young lawyer!

Story Ashita Naku is included in vol2

5-6) Bokura wa Tada Hashiru Dake For ten years Kousuke has followed Tomonari-senpai, from high school to college and now the company at which they both work, all the while telling himself that their friendship is enough for him. Kousuke's world tips upside down when he finds out two shocking facts in one evening that change his perspective on Tomonari drastically. 7) Call Me One day the phone rings and its some guy you met at a business function some time back. For some random reason he keeps calling once a week at the same time. Simple chit-chat, nothing special. Just when did that routine phone call begin to make me feel this way?

From Fantasyshrine:

1) Unexpected Couple - Kitahara, a website designer and Suzuki, a handbag craftsman, two people with opposite polar personalities, are brought together because of a one-of-a-kind handbag. Due to Kitahara's persistence of owning this particular handbag, the two ended up working together. Though they gradually become aware of the other person, they stubbornly ignore the pull that exists between them. Will they come to terms with their feelings!? It's a story of two adults both too bashful to express their love for each other.

2) Things I Must Do Before I Die - The story of a couple that meets again after having broken up.

3) Kaboom - The tale of a couple that loves each other very much but struggles with living together.

4) Captive - The story of a man who is held captive out of revenge for a young man he rejected and "ordered to die".

Ichimura has just quit his job of eight years and lost his girlfriend. While feeling bummed out and uninspired, his best friend from college appears on his doorstep. But maybe there was more to their friendship than meets the eye...

Included also in Volume 2 of Isshou Tsuzukerarenai Shigoto

Collection of short stories:

1) Did I ever tell you that I Love you?
Soujirou was only in junior school when he confessed to the high-schooler, Masayuki. Masayuki didn't take him seriously. Now, more than ten years later, their relationship remains the same. Soujirou became an elite and Masayuki, a scriptwriter. Soujirou told Masayuki that he would wait for him. However, Masayuki saw Soujirou going to the omiai with his boss’s daughter…?

2) My family is interesting
During a 20 years middle school reunion Naito and Madoka meet again. Naito has financial problems thus he accepts Madoka’s invitation to move into his house, add a 15 years son and humor and hotness ensures.

3) Sunny day. Rainy day
New manager Tachibana visits former manager Koiso. At the entrance he sees a man leaving the apartment and he also finds the manager lying on the floor. Tachibana needs his help, but also does Koiso…

4) The other side of the tunnel
Continuation of Sunny day. Rainy day
After three months Tachibana and Koiso develop an on and off relationship.

5) The hole in the sock
A sweet story about friendship and maybe more between Ishikawa who is always late for work and chief Shimada who picks him up every morning.

6) Strawberrie's fragrance
Continuation of The hole in the sock.
Will this time Shimada finally admit his feelings?

7) Please be quiet for a while
Two lovers meet secretly, but one has a wife. Can such a relationship last?

8) Special Extra

A collection of one-shots.

1) Shinu hodo Suki (Love you to Death)
Eto & Yanagi were always been good friends, but after Eto confessed to Yanagi the latter started to act cold toward him. One day, one month before graduation from high school, Eto met Yanagi and his friend Yutaka by chance in the train...

2) Suki sugide Kirai (Hate to Love)
Continuation of "Shinu hodo Suki" from Yanagi point of view.

3) Jyuu Shuunen Omedetou (Congratulation on Ten Years)
10 years after the events of the two first stories.

4) Kegarasu (Morning Call) [Correct title: Akegarasu]
Yoshimura Keiichi was seen with a man by his Subordinate Sakura in a Love hotel, and for some reason, Sakura asked him to meet him after work in the next day. Dealing with the circumstances seem to be not as hard as expected.

5) Yume no Awayuki (Snowfall Deams)
Continuation of "Kegarasu".

6) Aokute Gomen (Sorry for Being Inexperienced)
From the first time that Miyahara saw Kurotani row he wanted to have sex with him.

7) Onna ni Shika Wakaranai (Only Women Understand)
Hirasawa & Hanamura Seems to have the same tastes in food, drinks and girls...

8) Ai ga Doushita (No Need for Love)
A continuation of the 2nd story from Dare ga Omae wo Suki dato Itta:
Kouta, Madoka's riotous teenager son, meet an Intriguing older man in Kentarou's gay bar...

Extra) Ai ga Doushita Omake

Kawamura Kazuya had dreamt of being a pilot when he was young. Thus when he heard that there's an aviation school five hours from where he stayed, Kawamura enrolled without giving much thought. He was placed in the same room with two other room mates. One of them, Itou, dropped out when he couldn't stand the tough life. This left Kawamura with Yoshitake, a tall, quiet and non-responsive guy.

Compilation of 7 short stories:

1) Love Affair in the Afternoon
College student takes over a tutoring job for the friend he has a crush on.

2) I don't mind it if You are a Man
College students/neighbors are (only?) sex friends.

3) Love's Worries
Ex-lovers from their student days are reunited.
(sequel of chapter 4 and 5 in Chiisana Glass no Sora)

4) Kana and Patience
Divorced man cheats on his new lover.

5) Why there is no Ice Beer
Younger co-worker always hangs out at his sempai's house.

6) Bring Me to the Edge of the World
An odd 17-year-old electrician puts in an air conditioner for sexy businessman.

7) Spinning World
Sequel to Bring Me to the Edge of the World.

1-4. Seinen 14-sai / Seinen 14.5-sai / Seinen 15-sai / Seinen 18-sai
Itou just found out that one of his best friends, Machida, maybe kind-of sort-of likes him. He doesn't say it, but he did orgasm when thinking of Itou even as he was about to have sex with his girlfriend! Now, Machida has a complex about Itou and even kisses him, and Itou develops a complex about Machida because his first kiss was taken! On the edge of becoming men, will they figure out their feelings?

5. Neko ni Naritai
The son of an apartment manager falls for a tenant who keeps several cats.

6. Kakedasu Otoko
Two longtime friends sleep together and navigate the awkward fallout.

7-8. Hana to Ojisan / Boku no Ojisan
An author mourns the eigth anniversary of his wife's death, and comes to see his younger cousin in a romantic light.

9-10. Kanashii kara Janai
A sad child wanders into a tobacco shop, where a sassy shop owner gives him a cigarette. The boy and the shop owner become friends, and she helps him learn to make friends (including her grandson).

11. Seinen ?-sai / Extra

Very cute yaoi comedy about a country boy who goes to Tokyo to find his real mother. He's followed there by his best friend who's in love with him.

From Attractive Fascinante:

Kusaka is an owner of a used-book store and is oblivious to the people around him. Iijima, on the other hand, is a hotheaded sales person. They were classmates during college and had some argument before, yet they became lovers now. When two total opposites personalities clash, the spark of love starts to disperse too…

Note: Chapters 7-9 were NOT included in the licensed volume.

Jr. high student Izumiya is surprised by a sudden kiss from his handsome classmate Hayakawa. Leaving him completely confused, Hayakawa suddenly leaves town, but the two reunite again in high school. As the two continue to part and reunite, Izumiya's feelings start to stir...