Sekina's a rebellious teenager who can't seem to plan ahead more than one day at a time. At school, she's seen as a problematic student in the eyes of her teachers. At home, things aren't going well with her mother who's a single mom. The only place she feels at peace is at Ageo's rock cafe. There, she meets Yanagi. Yanagi understands the pain she carries deep within her, and she finds herself slowly falling for him. One day, Sekina finds herself face to face with Yanagi again... but this time, he's the substitute teacher for her class...?!

An infamous delinquent is told that he would die soon unless he dates this girl from another school. From Chibi Manga: If you don't date her, you'll die! That was the prediction made to that delinquent boy, but what will be his destiny...? Read the rest as this manga is under a different name: Inochi Mijikashi, Koi seyo Furyou Shounen!

From Antisense Scanslations:

Nene, an orphaned girl who was taken in by a priest, lives under the church's charity, selling matches in town to make ends meet. One day, the priest decides to send her to work as a maid for a local lord. On the road out of town, she is rescued by his nephew, who escorts her to the lord's palace. But it turns out a certain fairy-tale loving demon has taken up shop as the lord, and the priest's motives may be less than altruistic... What will 'Lord' J scheme up for this erotic retelling of The Little Match Girl?

Noriko has led a protected life since she was a child, unable to lead the life of normal kid due to her affluent background. Until an organized school trip to Osaka when she meets Taiyou who eventually changed her life....

From Fantasy Shrine:

As a salesman in the competitive world of beer sales, Sawatari has to gain the approval of the legendary God of Sales, Shino. It’s rumored that whoever has sex with him will improve sales dramatically. Although, Shino is the one who seduces Sawatari, it’s Sawatari who becomes increasingly attracted to Shino, a serious yet down-to-earth businessman with glasses and a wanton in bed without glasses. But could Sawatari fill Shino’s heart with love…?

AnimeNewsNetwork: In the story, Kaoruko runs a small herb shop after losing both of her parents when she was young. One day, a mysterious man dressed in all black enters the shop. Kaoruko is about to discover the true nature of this man named Kaname Hibiki.

Two childhoodfriends reunite after many years.

Oe Kintarou is a Tokyo University Law School dropout. However, he had completed all the course work needed to graduate before leaving school. Since then, he has wandered through many jobs all over Japan as a student of life with little more than a journal, a pen, and his trusty mountain bike (the Mikazuki 5). On his journeys, he runs into various compromising situations with beautiful women, and he must use his unique talents as a jack-of-all-trades to survive, let alone have a chance to find his true calling in life. But he is far more skilled than he appears, and he is determined to succeed no matter what he does. He could be the man who will save Japan--no, the world... or maybe not. Packed with hilarious hi-jinks, lots of ecchi, ramen noodles, gracious kindness, and even some toilet hugging, Golden Boy is full of non-stop fun.


The chapter label "Lesson" refers to the prologue chapters. The "Study" chapter label is for the main story.

Miyuki Umino was a senior in high-school. Although Miyuki, her two younger brothers and her younger sister were poor, they were happy living together. But, one day all of a sudden her older brother's debt of 250 million yen fell upon them. To pay back the debt Miyuki quit school. What was the incredible choice she took to do this?

UB (Unlimted Blue), a legendary organization amongst the world of intelligence agencies. They do no belong to any country nor individual groups. Whether its the number of members or their whereabouts, all information about them is unknown. A secret organization known as the "other United Nation", sworn to protect this blue planet from chaos that threatens to destroy its peace.
The story unfolds around one of the top nine agents in UB, operative number 9, Code name: Musashi, and a young man named Shingo.

A collection of stories:

From Antisense Scanslations:
1. Do Something Honey for Me
Saya is a major Shina Sogo fan. She even bought 123 lottery tickets to go to one of his signings and missed it! But what happens when she meets the man that meets every woman's desires? Can she keep her cool and not act the fool?

2. Beautiful Bid

3. Splendidly NegPos

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From Intercross:

Sad, painful, and at last, sweet. Please read about these love stories.

1) Kiseki no Koibana
There are power stones rumored to give you miraculous powers...One day, Touko accidentally meets a boy, and falls in love with him. She buys a power stone that's said to fulfill her love, hoping that she will meet him again, but...?!

2) Artistic Devil

3) Koisuru Karada

4) My Sweet Dragon

5) Sweets no Oujisama

6) Arashi no Oujisama

Love is Close
I'm now at an age where it's normal to want to do it. It's just that... I'm still a virgin and I'm jealous of Itsuki, my brother. He's tall, handsome, and popular. However, Itsuki is nothing but a pervert who loves me to the point of stealing my underwear to sniff them! But when one day I joked about him being a good-for-nothing, not even capable of surprising me in my sleep, he stared at me with grave eyes... It sucks, he's serious!

The Lion Doesn't Refuse:
This book also includes the short story of a fresh, handsome senpai and a yankee with a mean face.

Just Like A Lie: Extra

The Lion Doesn't Refuse: Let´s Play With The Dog

Kishida is in love with her teacher.

Jenna, a policewoman, has lost her memory and cannot remember how she got her ring. A man, Ben, is an investigator of a case that seems to be committed by a werewolf. Although Jenna thinks werewolves do not exist, but Ben thinks otherwise...

From Asian Girls on Mopeds:

Sakurai Ichiko is a 29-year-old woman whose head contains council members (each with differing personalities) that dictate her every thought and decision. While waiting at the train station one day, she encounters Saotome, a man whom she met and made short conversation with at a drinking party with friends. Although she’s interested in him, being a much a older woman, Ichiko hesitates over whether or not she should approach him, causing a wave of uproar between her intracranial council members.

From Viz:
Her mother was a wrestling champion, her father a lightweight world boxing champion, her grandfather the first Japanese to become the world champion of Muay Thai kick boxing--but high school girl Elle doesn't want to fight! She just wants a normal life, but is it possible with such a violent family history?

*Also contains two other oneshots in volume 3:
• Nandemo Ari sa (Anything Goes)
• Hibari Telepathy: Hibari Kataoka is a tomboyish girl in love with the hottest MVP basketball player Sora Migumo but they don't seems to get along well.

Akiyama's unrequited love, Shiina, likes to drop by at Akiyama's home after school, not to spend time with Akiyama but to hang out with his 6-year old little brother, Yuuma. Akiyama is jealous that Yuuma can act freely around Shiina while he, on the other hand, can only watch and be awkward around him. But one night, Akiyama wakes up in Yuuma's body.

From Antisense Scanslations:

As the eldest sister, Ayano must look after her three younger siblings. She has no time for love. But when Kaede asks her out, can she juggle her responsibilities and her blooming love for Kaede?!