Company employee Hideo has been going out with his lover for 9 years. Despite being busy as a pediatrician, the younger Tomohisa only thinks about Hideo. The two of them love each other from the bottom of their hearts, but as they approach the age of 30 they come face-to-face with a harsh reality. Although they hold each other close, their hearts are distant, controlled by fear…


(Note: this series has 9 chapters not 8. All have been translated but chapter 9 was done with lower quality images and the translator has asked for it not to be posted online due to it not being properly scaned. So to read chapter 9 you will need to go to koyukiya's scan page and download it.)

A collection of stories:

1. Nemuri Otoko to Koi Otoko (A Sleeping Man and a Loving Man)
Part 1 - Jude and Royce have been long-term business partners and housemates. Things were going well for the platonic life partners, one of whom is openly gay while the other is straight; that is until a mysterious sleeping disease befalls Royce...

Part 2 - Royce's condition responds to medication, but he hasn't been taking it lately. Seeing Jude chatting with another man, he suddenly wonders if Jude might have a lover.

2. Yasashii Dinner (Sweet Dinner)
Chef Kirino reconditions Aoi-kun, whose issues with food began during a previous relationship.

3. Yoru o Nigeru (Run from the Night/Escape from the Night)
Afraid of the dark and afraid of attachments, Haru has emotional scars from childhood trauma. When his relationship with Hugo starts to turn into something more than just sex, Haru is conflicted.

4. Taiyou to Himitsu (Sun and Secrets/Secret and Sun)
Kaito has an intense affair with Cody one summer, and feels betrayed when Cody suddenly announces he's returning to his family. But now Cody is back, and wants to pick up where they left off.

5. Matsu Hana (A Waiting Flower/The Awaiting Flower)
"A sacred place, a forbidden deed. Such a thing, though I understand that it is not allowed."

6. Nemuri Otoko to Koi Otoko - Sono Ato (A Sleeping Man and A Loving Man - Epilogue)
Royce goes out of town on his own, forgetting something important.

From Shoujo Crusade]:

10-year old Niina is special. This is because she has the memories of her past life as a girl named Chitose still intact. Among these memories is a promise with Chitose's boyfriend which Niina then decides to try and fulfill. But can she really?

Includes the following one-shots:
Koi Baka. (volume 1)
Toda is a really smart girl but has no passion for anything. She admires idiots who are passionate, especially her classmate, Iijima.

Machibito (volume 4)
Komako is a carefree girl, who's pretty incoherent. Whe. a random guy asks her to eat sweet potatoes with him, she can't help but wonder why he pats her head and thanks her everytime.

Famous award-winning novelist Asakura is actually an unhealthy adult who rarely steps out of his house. But recently, he's been troubled by the attentions of the hedonistic novelist Segawa, who's infamous for having a new lover every month, age and gender no bar. "All that will change once you become my lover," promises Segawa. Will he be able to melt the cold Asakura's heart?

The story of the daily life of an ojou-sama who is in love with her butler!

A collection of stories:

1-3. Koisuru Onnanoko wa Itsumo

4. Koi no Yukue wa

5. Candy Charm

6. And twinkle
"Christmas sucks. Nothing good ever happens to me on that day." (Source: Delish Scans)

7. bit by bit
A girl just wants to look good in front of the guy she likes! (Source: Delish Scans)

8. Shuuko-chan no Okashi (Shuko's Snack)
Kenji Yashima has been receiving hand-made snacks from his neighbour, Shuko Kojima, who moved in when he was seven. Shuko was good at everything, and what he doesn't understand is why she would bother with a guy like him. (Source: iemonsy)

After five years since his last book, “Danny Boy”, Toranosuke Shimada presents an everyday drama about a man going through his daughter's divorce.
Nothing feels vastly different, as he continues on with his daily routine. However, in his heart, the landscape reflected in his eyes begins to change it's colors just a bit.

This is the tale of how Adachi Mitsuru went from being an assistant artist on a weekly manga to the superstar manga-ka we know him to be today. But it’s told (and written by) Mitsuru’s older brother Tsutomu, who was also an assistant artist early on in their careers…

1-3) The Youth Yearns for Love
Hiding the fact of being gay for years, high school student Kaede has a thing for his friend, Okuda.

"I must never let him know about my feelings," decided Kaede deep down in his heart.

Where will this mixture of feelings lead to?

4-5) Faraway Love

From Tokyopop:

Drawing on CLAMP's own personal experiences, The One I Love provides insight both into the creators' own lives, and into the oft-elusive concept of Love itself.

This intimate collection of short stories and essays doesn't skirt issues at the heart of the matter such as insecurity, honesty, distance, independence, age, and - of course - marriage.

This one-volume anthology comprises 12 individual stories, each of which consists of seven pages of manga and two pages of prose.

From Attractive Fascinante: More of our lovely secretary and the president. Where is our knight in the black armor when his princess is in danger? And how deep is our gorgeous Mairo's love for Eiki?

1-5, 6-11) It's all the little things that Ikeuchi does that makes Shinoda want him. Shinoda's been gay for as long as he can remember, but he's still a virgin. Then he falls in love with Ikeuchi, a younger man on the same basketball team. However, Ikeuchi has a girlfriend... is there any way Shinoda can make him want him?

5.5) Hotta-san is secretly in love with his co-worker Yoshi, but Yoshi saw Hotta-san and their boss going at it in the Archives Room. Is there any hope for Hotta-san and Yoshi?

5.6, 12) 2 short stories about Shin and Haruhiko.

The story of Shiba Occhan follows Uncle Shiba, also known as Shiba Occhan, who becomes a doge after marriage.

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From ShoujoMagic: Lele was born into the fashion industry. Both her parents were models, and they both die in a tragic airplane crash leaving a 5-year-old Lele orphaned. Therefore, it is no surprise that Lele hates the industry, thinking it’s superficial and unnecessary! Raised by her maternal grandmother, Lele reaches seventeen years of age before she is sucked in when her mother's sister – a fashion model agent and former model, convinces the reluctant Lele to model. Lele had been adverse to the whole idea, until she sees a photo shoot of popular American model Angus Lanson, and she begins to see modeling as an art form. When Aunt Fei's magazine editor invites Angus Lanson to a meeting of all the top fashion ambassadors, a curious Lele is invited to meet him. She does not know that Angus' twin elder brother, Eros Lanson, is secretly accompanying his brother. This obviously leads to confusion and is the start of a charming story of Lele's goals: fashion in NYC, becoming a top model, and…love???

A collection of oneshots based on fairytale/folklore: 1) Cinderella 2) Little Red Riding Hood 3) The Little Mermaid 4) Beauty and the Beast 5) The Bamboo Princess 6) Carmen

From Starry Sky Scans:

Timid Yasumori is always wearing half a smile with fear in his eyes as he gets bullied.

Takemi who has had Yasumori on his mind, rescues him, and in the heat of the moment, he confesses his feelings to Yasumori. In reply, Yasumori gives an unexpected answer: "That means you'll submit to me, right?"

While love takes on many different forms, these feelings can't be replaced— A love story packed with the inconsistent meanings of "love" uniting as one.

From Chibi Manga:

The shy Ichigo is interested in creating Western-style clothes. But that trivial hobby will let her make an unexpected encounter that we call love...

Adapted from the "How I stalked some dude with an exposed nipple and stumbled upon the Zenithian Swordwwww" thread started by an anonymous poster with the ID YDmPhSO2 on 2ch.

Caution: Read this after playing Dragon Quest V for the full experience!

Contains a short story called Yamaarashi.

"Cute" is not a word to describe Kaho. In fact, the best word to describe her is "porcupine" with her prickly personality and the tendency to say the exact opposite of what she means. All in all, even Kaho doubts that she would ever get a guy to like her. But then fellow basketball club member Arata asks her out (much to everyone else's confusion). Will these porcupine's spines keep Arata away, or will Kaho learn to speak from her heart?