A collection of stories

1-2) Koi to wa Baka de Aru Koto da
Finally after 32 years of being a virgin Maki, an anxious cafe clerk, got himself a first boyfriend! But Sayama is 12 years younger than him and straight!

3-4) Sotozura Dake wa Oujisama
The perfectly handsome and gentle Jun’ya is actually an asshole. He only shows his real self to his childhood friend, Shuu. And that always make Shuu’s mind fill up with anger. But, there are times he’s gentle...?

5) Nakenai Usotsuki
Segawa is a perfect boyfriend for Manaka, but some things about him seem just off?

5.5) Extra for Nakenai Usotsuki

From Girls' Generation Scanlations:

After getting dumped by his lover on Christmas Eve, Ei finds a young man with a cat covered under the snow outside of his apartment. That's how he met Junpei. The serious Ei makes some place in his heart for the young man and the kitten named Yakinori.

With each passing day Ei becomes happier and happier. Until one day Ei's ex returns. What will Ei do with this sudden development?

A love wound that is healing, drawn warmly to reflect a pure feeling. A collaboration jewel!

Hachi has perfected his poker face to hide his true feelings from his friend Rin, but maybe he didn't have to.

1) Love & Trap
After being bullied at elementary school, Mochida 'Maki' Masaki learns to use his own body to enchant and trap the most powerful person at school to protect him from potential bullies. However, a chance train encounter sparks a complicated friendship with notorious classmate, Aihara Ryuuji, which soon changes Maki's life and ultimately his view of love.

2) Love & Honey
Maki begins to question the point of his relationship with Aihara.

3) Love & Whip
Maki discovers that Aihara's cousin, Aihara Kaede, has a thing for Aihara and a bit of contempt for Maki.

4) Love Blood
Sawaguchi Mirai takes a train to the countryside to get away from his own life, and unexpectedly finds love.

5) Us, Blooming
Now working at a flower shop, Murakami Takashi is very set on winning the heart of Sakurai Ryui, the beautiful object of his secret and burning love, but his pervy manager, Fujimori Haruhiko, keeps getting in his way.

Extra) Let's Visit the Aihara House!
A short, comedic tale of Maki's reluctant visit to Aihara's home.

English publication via Renta!

From Rain over Paradise

Noe is a devoted geography and history teacher with a fancy for bodies, or more precisely, male bodies. And one of his colleague's bodies has especially piqued his interest.

From Decadence:
Once you fall for someone, you can't stop the love. A strange encounter spurs the meeting of Amakusa Ryou, a high spec businessman who's loose with women, and his high school sister's best friend, Arima Ichika. From there, he falls madly in love. On the one hand, he approaches her with almost too straight-forward methods, while she responds simply disgusted, insulting him without hesitation...and he takes it as her way of showing love. This is a romantic comedy about a twisted elite employee and a normal otaku high school girl.

From Chuu Chuu Train:

My class’s boys made some sort of group called O.P.D. (Mew Mew Group) and that stupid idiot “Shou”. Why do I always care about him? Why does he make my heart beat so fast? This sort of emotion is definitely not friendship… probably very special… Then that means I like–?!

From Chibi Manga:

"I'll grow up a little more this year!?" I go to the same school as the senpai I've always yearned for. but he is a little careless and a player!?

From RebelliousArt:
Asahi, desperate after the loss of her best friend and boyfriend, came to the abandoned elementary school above the hill. It has been said that it's a cursed place that it will be the last place you will tread in. Those who live will not be able to return. And there, Asahi meets...!?

A series of oneshots.

From Aerandria Scans

At that time, it was a crime for young girls to love...Set in the Taisho era, this is a story about the forbidden love between a young girl and a student.
Tamaki is the only daughter of a wealthy family, but she's been lonely since she was small, because her parents do not care about her at all. One day, Kuroda Kageaki came to her house as a student. Gradually, Tamaki started to harbor a liking for him. And yet her mother, Satoko, caused harm to Kageaki...!? Hidden there is a dreadful past! This is a sad and painful love story set in the Taisho era.

Included is the oneshot Rakuyouju to Koi no Hana.

From Alice Dreams:

Shiina is a rich daughter of a business man who went bankrupt. She lost her house, and her engagement was broken off. The only thing left for her is a club that was left in her name. Having no idea of what the club is, she visits it, and manager Ryuichiro comes to meet her. She soon finds out this club might be far more than a girl brought up in high society can handle!

A collection of fantasy oneshots with a dash of animal-ear flavor. An onnagata inspires a young boy to get in touch with his inner woman, a family of foxes teach a miserable young tailor to cure leather, a cat is trapped in a pretty intense love triangle, a bumbling newspaper club member is delegated to photography club duties, a boy with a history of sexual abuse falls for the painter he wants to cover those memories up, and a merboy falls for the wrong man.

A flirty classmate - the distressed shop manager - her bitching senpai from work - a cute kouhai from club - follow the eyes of Tachibana, a high-school girl full of beauty, youth and love.

Note: Nominated for the 9th Manga Taisho Award in 2016.

Collection of oneshots.

1-3. Honjitsu no Goyoumei wa?

4. Koi wa Amai ka, Shoppai ka (Is Love Sweet or Salty?)
An optimistic guy and a sullen intelligent man. In order to save the store this mismatched couple comes together!? The love story of two childhood friends.

5. Houkago ni Kiss

6. Honjitsu no Goyoumei wa? - Honjitsu no Otodoke Mono desu

A collection of stories:

1. Koi to Yokubou no Susume
I'm going out with the school's most popular guy. I don't want to be used and thrown out like the rumor say…?
- Chibi Manga

2. Itazura na Ningyo
The love story between two childhood friends and the magical legend of a mermaid who can grant a wish of unrequited love.

3. Koi wa Beniiro
Beniko, an old fashioned high-school girl is suddenly forced to eat lunch with the new teacher in charge, Nomoto-sensei… (Source: Chibi Manga)

4. Kare no Yubisaki
Moemi has a crush on the new guy at school, and she's not afraid to show it. The problem? His family runs a travelling kabuki troupe—and they're leaving town in ten days' time. Can she win him over before he disappears from her life for good?
- Shoujo-Sense

5. Bishoujo Ouji

1) Koi wo Shiteiru
Moriyama, a university student, is secretly falling in love with Kayama, his cool neighbor guy. Once, Kayama saw Moriyama arguing with some gay, he confess his love to him. How will look like relationship between straight guy (Kayama) and Moriyama?

2) Koi wo Shitekara
The continuation of the first story.

3) Suki made Matenai
How should you react when you find yourself in bed with a co worker - with no memory of how you got there or what you did? Natsukawa finds himself in this impossible situation - what did he do and why is Suzuki suddenly offering to 'take responsibility' ?!

4) 1 COOL ~first season of my drama~
Yuge is an aspiring actor whom Tatsuta has admired since high school - so he makes the decision to go to Tokyo in order to be closer. Through a series of minor events he ends up living with Yuge as a house keeper - how will things develop?

5) Koi wa GOGO!
Rui, a university student, is secretly falling in love with Takuya, his cool neighbor guy. Once, Rui saw Takuya was semi-nude when he was changing clothes carelessly. He wishes he "could hold that body" and started to do indecent things but was unexpectedly seen by Takuya in bad scene...

6) Koi wa GOGO! +GO!
The continuation of the previous story.

Saijou is a college student who has the ability to see the love in a girl's heart in form of sparkles. As no sparkles shine towards him, he avoids girls except his friend Kitashiro who he meet in middle school. But one day he meets a girl named Shinonome who wants to know what love is and he decides to become her friend as he considers both of them as similar.

Tsukumo Sayo made a promise with a child demon when she was 5 years old. Now, 10 years later, that demon is tired of waiting her and suddenly he appears in front of Sayo to fullfil that promise? "I'll definitely make you fall in love with me". Well now, which side will fall first?

Igawa and Takagi work in the same company but do not get along with each other. Igawa thinks that it all started when Takagi collapsed during training retreat and Igawa insisted on carrying him to the infirmary which hurt Takagi's pride. Now, their boss has threatened them to either start getting along or else their bonuses will be withheld. How will these two ever get along?!

A story about love, and sleep.


Serialised in Comic Rex
Work info: https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/stories/comic-rex/koiwaiikara/