A girl harboring feelings for her childhood friend receives some help from little balls of fluff... For better or for worse.

A collection of surrealistic oneshots complemented by the mangaka's unique art style.

Ryuko is a rambunctious little girl who, while caring greatly about fashion, is unable to control her more wild instincts. To the chagrin of her parents, she loves chasing lizards and making a mess.

A collection of short stories:

1. Pet of Love
A young man is living alone, but can't live independently, so his best friend is forced to take care of him.

2. Remote Control
Is basically about two boys, one of whom is playing a game with the other while pretending to help him become popular. But they both slowly realize it's something else entirely.

3. Iron Road of Love
A dreamless 17 year old finds something to live for when he meets a 25-year-old fellow train enthusiast.

4. Drunken Dog Night
Eitoku is a guy that spends his time either working (by finding "customers" for women) or getting drunk and bringing home strange things, and one night he runs into Hajime, and ends up bringing home the most eccentric thing of all.

5. Unforgettable Love
An apprentice hairdresser finds it hard to move on when his sempai leaves the salon to visit England.

The shining lights, the magnificent stage! Friendships created through singing, making a future through dancing, the girls embark on their journey towards their dreams! One who has lost status due to a scandal is hiding a plot behind her back. A pair of bosom friends, separated by fate. A girl who tries to exonerate her mother sets off on her journey for a talent competition. When the stage turns into an empty battlefield, she uses her voice to chase after her dreams.

Plica-chan is the bittersweet, realistic story of Plica, a young lesbian looking for love in modern Japan. Emphasis on the bitter, rather than the sweet - not because Plica doesn't find love, don't get me wrong! Bitter 'cause she's just a bitter kind of gal.

The whole strip starts on a low note, as Plica gets drunk senseless at her long-time crush's wedding. But not too long into it, she meets Mari, for whom she starts to have feelings pretty soon. But, like most butches, Plica is too unsure to try anything. Thank goodness femme Mari is, like so many femmes, perfectly willing to go after what she wants. She and Plica have been together since. As I said, it's a bittersweet comic - rather more real than fanciful, so don't expect roses and lillies. :-)

The art takes some getting used to if you're used to the more traditional manga style but it's good to take a break from the usual now and then. :-)

From okazu.blogspot.com

From: Easy Going Scans

After the ending of his last true love, a white-collar worker experiences the excruicating sorrow of parting. Walking around the empty city aimlessly and now living a prosaic life, how will he be able to put back the broken pieces of his heart and love again? A philosophical and heartwarming story about an emotion called "love"...

"My eyes were covered by Daddy so I wouldn't know the way. My mouth was gagged and my ears were plugged by Mommy so I would hear and speak no evil. Daddy forbade me from smiling so I wouldn't have dreams and hopes. Mommy spawned me...so I would bear all her sins."

A slice-of-life series about a girl named Shinobu, who is perfectly normal and not a ninja whatsoever.

The reunion between a once-cool guy who's now one of the shortest boys in his year, with average grades and so-so sports skills, and the feminine-looking crybaby who used to hide behind him all the time who's now smart, handsome and popular.

A story of a young man who just adores his little sister... Maybe a little too much.

An oneshot from U12 Kodomo Fellows comic anthology.

Kousaka has a panic disorder that gets triggered by trains. His breathing gets unstable, his pulse races, and his mind gets cluttered. He tries to hide his condition from others. One day, he mistakenly ends up near a station and starts to have an attack. A passerby asks if he’s alright. Kousaka brushes him off, grateful he wasn’t an acquaintance. With a new semester starting, Kousaka and his colleague greet the new grad students joining their area of study. But, one of the new students is…

One day I woke up and there was a demon in my bed. For some reason she just stayed at my house. As the days passed, I began to see her as if she were a sister and let her live the life of a human being.

1) Asako lives her life day-to-day acutely aware of how lonely she is. That all starts to change when she meets Hongo, a boy who thought she was trying to commit suicide and tried to stop her. They form a bond and find how much fun life really is. Until Asako finds out about Hongo's past.

2) Cuckoo Child (Cuckoo No Musume)
Ibuki, a high school girl, meets a business man coincidentally at a video store. She finds out he has a wife, but somehow can't stop herself falling in love...

3) 60 Days
Madoka's family is moving in sixty days. What will happen to her in those days remaining before she leaves?

Chappy's only strong point is his cooking. While working at a hotel on a quiet island he meets Natsu, who shows him a whole new world in Diving. Together they search for the Pink Napoleon fish that is said to bring happiness.

Includes "Moonlight Gigolo" oneshot.

Zut alors! Minette has lost her precious cat Noir! Her parents are busy, so she must find him on her own!

Wu Xie has a complicated relationship with Zhang Qi Ling, who is constantly praised for his good grades and is popular with the female students. And even when Wu Xie is aware of Zhang Qi Ling’s more mischievous nature that he only shows around him, he can’t help but be captivated by him as well...

From Hoshikuzuu Scans:

Suguru and Yoshiichi were neighbors who were always together until the day Suguru decides to move away. When they entered junior high, as promised, Suguru came back. But he was unable to transition into their high school, so he is thinking of taking exams for other schools. Yoshiichi’s image of the Suguru who’s always by his side shatters a bit. He became upset, lonely and jealous. Even when his heart swells so much and all he can think of is him…On top of Amadare no Koro, we’ve included an epilogue of their story, titled “Engage Key Holder” and a side story of Suguru’s friend’s love story titled “Haru no Iki”.

Maki, a dedicated cook, lives with his boyfriend, Hanazawa and their pet rabbit, Pyon. The cute and carefree Hanazawa is regularly hit on by the handsome pastry chef from the sweet shop they frequent and Maki clashes with him often, but their days pass by peacefully... For the most part.

A light-hearted food-themed BL with occasional serious undertones.

A collection of four bizarre and awkward short stories highlighting what happens when weird guys meet even weirder girls.

Story 1, The Lunar Surface & Eye Sockets: Gotou Kosuda takes a job he doesn't want because of the girl who works there, but then finds out she's leaving. Can he make an impression on her before time's up?

Story 2, Flooded City & The Chuo Railway Line: Natsuno Fuda works at a karaoke joint, and every night this girl comes in with a different guy and uses a different name. The thing is, the names she uses are actually the stops on the Chuo Line, and Fuda is a giant train geek.

Story 3, The Cactus-tamer's Apprentice: A high school boy named Susumu Natori discovers a wacky relative who he winds up turning to for advice about a problem at school.

Story 4, The Wasteland of Sugar Fanatics: A man who can mentally fast-forward time is challenged to rewind it.