A collection of one shot stories from Takako Shimura, the author of Hourou Musuko and Sweet Blue Flowers. These stories deal with issues relating to gender, romance, ideals of beauty, and relationships with parents.

1. He said "I'm a girl"
2. Rakuen ni Ikou (Let's go to the Paradise)
3. Shounen no Musume (Boy's Daughter)
4. The Theme of Akemi ver. Teruo
5. The Theme of Akemi ver. Yoshio
6. The Theme of Akemi ver. Haruo

7. The Flower
Contains the Transient Son character Yuki.

8. Sweet 16
A short, bittersweet story in which a girl realizes she's in love with her tutor, who's in love with someone else. The other main plot point is the main character's dread of the upcoming school marathon.

From Psycho Pandas:
A short 16-page oneshot about the relationship between two high school boys who are incapable of admitting their feelings to each other and the girl who perpetuates their anxiety.

Koyama Kei lost his mother when he was still in elementary school and never connected again with his distant, workaholic father. The only real light in his home life is his sister Moe: a bright college student who obviously adores him. But Kei has intimacy issues that even his sister can't pick up on.

At 15 years old, Kei's never been in love, but he has sex with anyone who shows him interest. While he's in someone else's arms, he can forget the void in his own life.

One day in late spring, Koyama discovers what's missing: a slightly spacey med-student named Fujii. Unfortunately, Fujii is his sister's boyfriend...

-DokiDoki

From ShoujoMagic:

Yori's attitude has changed. He and his twin sister, Iku, used to be inseparable as children, but lately Yori's been different -- eager to be apart from Iku. Iku worries that he hates her, but the truth is far more scandalous. Now, Yori would risk losing everything to have his little sister. Iku loves her big brother enough that she would never risk losing him, and so she'll do what it takes to keep them together... but Yori doesn't want to have her that way -- as a sister dedicated to her twin. Can Iku ever love Yori not as a brother but as a man?

Boku wa Imouto ni Koiwosuru received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga in 2008.

After being told that his dad passed away, Souichirou comes back to the house which used to be his home 8 years ago. There, he finds out about the existence of his two older brothers - Masato, the eldest, and Kaname, the middle child. In order to receive rights to the house, Souichirou has to live together with them, and despite the chaos and arguments, it's fine by Souichirou if it means he can get the house. But one day, he accidentally sees Masato kissing Kaname...

From Storm in Heaven:

Russia, 1828. Natalia's family is fallen nobility, left poor by her father's chronic illness and mother's poor management. Her family's only chance at revival is her marriage to a wealthy noble. With her family's hopes riding on her future husband, what chance does a poor poet have at winning her heart...?
And the "poor poet" is no other than the famous Russian poet Aleksander Pushkin.

Mitsuki's a high school freshman worried about her looks--or, at least, her "baby face". Until, that is, she enlists a little help from classmate Atsuki and her makeup kit. When Atsuki's finished, the transformation is complete--and breathtaking. It's also when the romantic adventures begin--a roller coaster ride of the heart that young and old are sure to enjoy.

There are 2 extra chapters in 1/2 Ceremony (1/2 series book 4).

In the years following a great civil war between the Light and Dark Dragon clans. The Light Dragons are dwindling, reduced to hiding in small villages. The protagonist is Ryu, a young Light Dragon who awakens one night to find his home set on fire by Dark Dragons. After his sister is captured in the attack, Ryu sets off to rescue her. In the process, he joins a race to uncover seven mystical keys, before the Dark Dragons can use them to unlock a goddess of destruction.

When hanging out in a gay bar, Koushi Yanagi a university student, meets a very sexy office worker, whom after getting drunk accepts his advances. But when the office worker becomes sober, suddenly he loses his nerve, starts acting violently and runs away. Koushi disgusted and angry accepts an invitation from Takashi Kirishima, aka Ten, his sex friend.
At Ten's house Koushi meets the office worker again. He is Ten's twin brother, Arata Kirishima, a researcher in a laboratory. Later Koushi visits Arata's room when Arata is home alone. Arata denies the incident and tries to give money to Koushi asking him to leave, but Koushi offended, goes wild with anger and rapes Arata. Arata asks Koushi to keep what happened from his brother but it makes Koushi angry all the more. Blackmailing Arata with the promise of telling Ten everything, Koushi makes Arata his sexual slave, but gradually they become attracted to each other.

From Tokyopop:
The discovery of an alien organic vessel submerged in the ocean reveals a plot to unleash planetary destruction... a collective of evil scientists called the Reclaimers works to hasten mankind's extinction. As one of Earth's defenders, Hime Utsumiya fights on a team of mecha called Brain Powereds to combat them. Unfortunately, the Reclaimers also have these mecha, and mankind's fate hangs in the balance.

In recent years, more and more girls are experiencing the development of "tertiary sexual characteristics" during the later years of their puberty -- that is, the rapid masculinization of a certain part of their external genitalia. Ooi Haruka is one such girl, who has until now kept the changes in her body a secret from everyone but her family. However, after an embarassing incident involving the guy she's been crushing on in a crowded train, she wakes up to discover herself at school, surrounded by a group of students calling themselves the "Bra Girls (Swing Girls)." And they know her secret!?

Boys Be... (ボーイズ・ビー Bōizu Bī) is a manga created and written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. Three different Boys Be... manga series were serialized by Kodansha in Shukan Shōnen Magazine. In 2009 Kodansha announced a fourth series, Boys Be... Next Season, starting in the November 2009 issue of Magazine Special.

From Tokyopop:

An anthology of stories about ordinary high school guys and their relationships...or lack thereof. Boys Be...takes a look at the trials of love and loss from a refreshing point of view and often adds interesting insight into what a relationship is like from an average guys point of view!

From ]Nagareboshi Manga:

Hijiki (a girl with an unusual name) has just entered a new school, and on the way there she encounters a mysterious boy alongside a beautiful lake. Hijiki has some secrets of her own, and will this boy be able to listen to her silent pleas for help...?

From Storm in Heaven:
Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1988.

Ooshima's best friend and girlfriend says they love each other. He should be angry, but all he thought was that he was interfering into their relationship. Kurosaki is the boy that befriends him and might also be the person to help mend Ooshima's heart.

From Attractive Fascinante:

As an elite Moral Order Committee President, Sakaguchi Chiaki, never told anyone about his secret. However, only Mizoguchi, one of the members, understood him. Sakaguchi's uncertainty stepped in before their term ended. Where is the borderline between friends and lovers? When their bodies touched, that borderline fused together with their feelings. When they met again later, would the borderline still exist?

From Storm in Heaven:

Matsumiya Kana lost everything when her father was arrested and charged with embezzling funds from the Japanese Ministry of Defense. However, she soon learns that her father actually worked for a secret organization within the Department of Internal Affairs, and was in charge of embezzling money to support it off the books. He was being used by an "embezzlement group" within the secret organization, and that group is willing to kill to keep their activities quiet. The life of his daughter, Kana, is the perfect blackmail to ensure his silence. Within a corrupt agency, where anyone could be a traitor, will Kana be able to avoid falling into the hands of those plotting against her...?

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.

English Web Publication

Based on Makoto Shinkai's film, Byousoku 5 Centimeter follows the life of Tohno Takaki, Shinozaki Akari, and Sumida Kanae. The manga follows the three and their different view points as they chronicle their way through life.