Student Sui's summer vacation starts off with a bang, when a handsome foreigner appears in a bolt of lightning. Sui can't leave the injured man alone and takes him home. Normally a lonely and boring guy, Sui's life is about to get a lot more interesting!

Ordinary high school girl Ji Na discovers that she is heir to a terrible legacy handed down from her family's sinister history. Long ago, her ancestors killed a magical serpent known as an Imugi, believing that it would bring them good luck. Unfortunately, the creature cursed them as it died, decreeing that one family member of each generation for that day forth will be killed by two people closely acquainted with that person. One of Ji Na's relatives has been murdered without fail in every generation, and now, Ji Na has been informed that she will be next to die.

English Web Publication

RIDGE: THE AVENGER

Dara helps her godfather, Harrison, with his campaigns for a U.S. presidential election. Being blessed with beauty and intelligence, she soon gains popularity as Harrison's poster girl. But it also means she is a target of political enemies. Therefore, Harrison hires one of the best bodyguards for her-- Ridge Jackson. Dara is stunned when she sees his shadowy gold eyes. How seductive he is... Isn't it more dangerous to be with this sexy guy than to be a target of political rivalry?

English publication via Renta!

Tsundere Yuriko:
A tale of love set in the feudal times! A tale of a tomboy daughter of a high ranking official and her love with her special other, who she was sworn to take care of and protect. Tachibana-hime and her precious Sakura must persevere through the harsh lifestyle of nobility, and many challenges await them that could forcefully tear them apart. Will Tachibana's undying love for Sakura be enough to protect her?

From Solaris-SVU:
Though his name may mean good luck, Daikichi is far from lucky. Losing his home and his job, he narrowly avoids being homeless when he finds an old abandoned apartment building. But the apartment isn't nearly as abandoned as it first appeared, as it's being occupied by the ghost of a girl who committed suicide there many years prior.

Nagase Kazuya's homeroom teacher, Katsuragi sensei, is not much of a teacher- he would rather be working on weird and dangerous experiments in the lab instead of teaching class. He's bossy, selfish, likes to tease Kazuya and order him around... he also happens to be Kazuya's lover. Kazuya is in love with Katsuragi but how does his beloved tyrant feel about him?

Consists of a collection of 5 short stories.

[From ShoujoMagic]:

1) Ijiwaru Tenshi Ayumi is a high school student. Her friend's brother, Shouma, is younger than her, but he looks handsome and older! Shouma asks Ayumi for her digits right off the bat, and he's smooth like a player--not really Ayumi's type. The more time she spends with him, though, the more she likes him. But is Shouma really sent from heaven... or is he just a tease?

2) Listening with the Heart
3) The Goddess Smiled!
4) Hold Me Again Tomorrow
5) Magic to Make you Beautiful

From Attractive Fascinante:

1-3) Kyoushi and Kou have been lovers for 3 years, and their relationship has been discovered and accepted by Kyoushi's older sister. Now can their love withstand an overbearing, intrusive fan girl? How about an adorable 5-year old cousin who wants to marry Kyoushi?

4) Don't Touch Me
Bittersweet one-shot about the possibility of living life again and finding a new love after being raped.

5-6) Sou and Keigo have been friends for years, but Keigo never realized Sou's secret - his parents are both men. Now that Keigo is beginning to be more concerned about Sou, is it time to meet the parents? Even if both parents are men, will they approve of their son's preferences?

Oneshot from Hikitateyaku no Koi

Mizuho is in love with Shugo-sempai, and even manages to kiss him secretly under the cover of darkness. Only one problem. Shugo is the boyfriend of Mizuho's older sister!

From Tokyopop:
Miho, a woman of beauty, intelligence, and temper, comes to Cheju Island to teach school and is immediately flung into a world of terror and the supernatural. A demon attacks her, and she is saved by the chance appearance of a mystery man with seemingly only one mission: demon killing.

Web publication

1999 Grand Prize of Exported Korean Comics Awards

A childhood friend Hoki, an aristocracy girl Cecilia, a transfer student Rin, a “boy” Charles and a slightly creepy girl Laura—a four cell slapstick comedy manga full of laughter and tears! ---- Vera

Jan Akiyama, a cocky arrogant teenager wants to fulfill his grandfathers wish of defeating his arch nemesis Mutsuju Gobancho. When he arrives at the Gobancho restaurant he meets his granddaughter Kiriko Gobancho. Their rivalry is easily compared to Jan's and Kiriko's grandfathers, for Jan believes cooking is about competition and Kiriko believes cooking is about heart.

Collection of short stories:

• Body Talk
Yuuri falls in love at first sight with Shingo, a basketball player from another school. From that moment on, she pursues him relentlessly. How will their relationship work out?
(Also published in Koibana)

• Platinum Talk

• Moral Hazard
Haruka and Sougo have been going out in a steady relationship. Without warning, one day Sougo tells Haruka that the two should break up. Poor Haruka-chan is left lost and confused, and even worse, she can't stop loving Sougo. She is determined to get him back, even if that means using her sexual charms to confess to him one more time. Haruka will do it, no matter what it takes!

• Iron Venus
Yuuki's first boyfriend is Tetsu, the pitcher of the baseball club, but... she's in big trouble because she has too many rivals in love!? After 4 months of dating, she is constantly harassed to breakup with Tetsu by his fans. Her friend Nacchi says it's because she lacks feminine pheromones!! When Yuuki asks Nacchi how to acquire feminine pheromones, Nacchi tells her that after she "does it" with Tetsu they will begin to pour out of her... but after hearing that, the only thing pouring out of Yuuki are nosebleeds from all her perverse thoughts!!

Kai, who receives the "virtual-dream," a machine allowing one to dive into a virtual reality of multiple worlds and times, meets a man in the virtual world. This man introduces Kai to out-of-this-world sex within virtual reality. Unable to forget him, Kai dives again into the virtual world in search of him. Is this feeling lust? Or is it love?

From Seven Seas:

An Inukami, a sacred being with a dog-like appearance, forges a contract with a powerful human tamer to help them eliminate evil monsters and demons.

Though Kawahira Keita is the descendent of a long line of Inukami-tamers, he seems to lack the necessary ability and has been forsaken by his family. One day, he meets a cute Inukami named Yoko, who, at first glance, looks graceful, obedient, and beautiful...but upon forging a contract with her, Keita discovers that Yoko is a wild and mischievous Inukami that no one has ever been able to control.

From Viz:
All alone except for her loyal mutt Lupin, 18-year-old Suguri moves from the countryside to the big city to find a career and a new life!
In her first job at a pet store, she meets an assortment of quirky dogs and even stranger owners!

Dog-complex policeman, Miyoshi, was captivated by the popular model, Kanae, who always looks like a stray dog. However, Kanae never paid attention to him, until a day Miyoshi managed to get close to him thanks to an incident. Will the love of these two naïve people be able to go smoothly?

Five short stories.
- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)
- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)
- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)
- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)
- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)

The first four stories are about the everyday life of a couple living together with their pets.The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992.