The last email I received from Takashi was blank. I have been constantly wondering what the meaning of the blank email was that you sent to me when you were seriously injured in the accident…The day that Natsume first met Takashi was on a summer like hot day. The two of them didn’t want to put their words into reality and only embraced each other without saying anything or asking anything. And what was it that Takashi wanted to send…!?

Kimi Shika follows the story of young Totoki Atsumu in his attempt to win over and bring back the real smile of the first and only girl he's ever liked, Kurihara Akane. That would be simple, if it wasn't for Akane's unusual past...

From Evil Flowers:

Misuzu and Yuu are childhood friends for 7 years now, and even thought they get along very well with each other, they never thought of having any romantic relationship between them. That is, of course, until Misuzu decides to use Yuu as a model for one of her paintings and she realizes that the passion she feels while drawing it is not only art related.

1) Kimi ni Furetara
After school ended, in the nurse's office. I found out about Senpai's "secret." Don't make that pained face. For now, forget about that girl and please indulge in me.

2) Monopolize
Hana's friend Shinobu was a nerdy kid who developed into a super cool guy, but he doesn't know it! Hana keeps him in glasses so no one will notice how handsome he is. Hana is torn between her guilt and her possessive nature.

3) Masshiro Valentine
When Misa's boyfriend breaks up with her to date her friend, she's crushed. Handsome stranger Yuki tells her, "I know of you, because I love you."

4) Love Costume
Ichigo loves cos-play and her boyfriend, Hayato. But he only seems passionate when she's in costume...

5) I Will Comfort You
Nanami loves Ichijyou. But Ichijyou's already has a girlfriend. Then he breaks up with her and turns to Nanami...

A lethargic, gay salaryman passes everyday without interest. Nothing is worth it... until he literally bumps into a tiny, pretty much dead planetarium - and the employee who loves his job.

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Kana, who has zero experience with love and can't even talk to a boy, loves to read about it in her favorite manga, which according to her friends is completely unrealistic. Annoyed by their cynicism, Kana declares that she will finally get herself a boyfriend and prove them wrong. Suddenly, a handsome transfer student arrives. Is this love at first sight? Does she have a chance with this popular boy? Why does he seem to know so much about her?

Painful, heartbreaking memories suddenly surface for Haru when he agrees to fill in as teacher for the high school archery club. In his youth, Haru was a brilliant archer who competed for the national championship. But uncontrollable urges for a male rival forced him to give up on his archery dream and run away from his true feelings. Now that he's back in the bow-and-arrow game, Haru becomes drawn to the brother of his long-lost love--and he must find out if desire has taken on a new, seductive aim...

The sequel to You Will Fall in Love, focusing on Tsukasa's older brother Reiichirou.

Reiichirou is back and hoping for a happier ending this time when he takes over as manager for a kimono shop. But a fellow employee, Jinnai, doesn't like the idea of being bossed around by a younger and less experienced man. As the sparks fly between the two men, will love also bloom?

From Midnight Scans:

1-3. Kareshi Toshishitakei
Her childhood friend, Sou, returns from America for the first time in five years. Ai is really happy to see that he has become very angelic looking in the time that they've been apart. However, one day he says, "I will definitely make Ai mine", and forcibly kisses her! To get treated like that by someone three years younger than her and who she's always treated as a younger brother takes Ai by surprise. It would definitely make Ai's heart skip a beat, wouldn't it?!

4. Gyakuten Valentine

5. Kimi ga Hajimete

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From Wingtip Cafe:
1. Rain of Love: A woman. A man. Rainy day. and a flamboyant, girly umbrella.

2. Because She Was Always Watching Me

5. A Girl’s Heart Is Like a Sea: Mamiya is trying to have a “perfect” break-up with her boyfriend.

Due to family troubles, Ren Uesugi and his sister, Mihato, leave their home. They end up moving to the city but find themselves with a lack of money. Somehow they are able to find work in the form of the Kuonji family's mansion, being employed as servants to the three sisters of the Kuonji family: Shinra, Miyu, and Yume. Being a servant also associates Ren with the mansion's additional servants and the Kuonji sisters' friends.

Uniforms that tempt you and make you fantasize. Can you withstand the allure of uniforms?

From Otome Cafe:
Won't this love ever reach you, no matter how much I think about you...?


1) Kimi Dake ni Ai wo
Sayumi finally got the courage to ask the guy she likes out, Yui-kun. Everyday her feelings grow more and more for him, but she also notices he keeps looking at another girl, Momoko. No matter what she does she feels he's not looking at her...Will he ever look at her only?

2) Tenen Missile
Hanako attends the girls only school St. Silvias for young ladies. She has fallen in love with a guy from Koudan High School which is looked down upon by St. Silvias. She overhears the guy she likes mention to his friends that he doesn't like spoiled girls and would never go out with someone from that school...what will she do?

3) Simple Kiss
Arisa is the senior to Yuuta in basketball at school. One-day after seeing a couple outside kissing they tried it too. They are now kissing friends! Arisa doesn't seem to notice that Yuuta wants to be something more than that...

4) Beware of the Pervy Guy!
18 year old Takeuchi Tomohiro is known as the Pervy man at school. He freely lifts girls skirts to see what they're wearing. Aya is always harassed by him. One day her brother asks her to return and pick up a porn video for him in exchange for cake. She is then confronted by Tomohiro at the video store and see's what she is getting!

A frail girl recovers with the help of an unlikely friend.

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Stories in this volume:

• Kigi no Yukue
Juri has always been saying to herself that she has done everything that she wanted to do, and has lived to her own satisfaction. Plus, she's always been skipping class and coming in late in the mornings, only to be confronted by her class rep, Yoh. Aware of her own situation, she knows that she shouldn't leave any remaining desires and feelings behind...

• Santa ni Naritai (I Want to Become Santa)

• Koe ni Naru
Ever since something that frightened her as a child, Suzune hasn't spoken to anyone ever since. For a long time, she always thought to herself that she didn't need a voice, and that there were other ways of expressing her feelings. However, all of that changes when she meets the energetic and talkative Takuya.

Collection of short stories by Kaori Ozaki ("Immortal Rain"), including her debut story. The earliest story in the volume was written when she was sixteen, and the last one when she was nineteen.