A young foxboy comes down from the mountain to find his mate, and ends up finding love in the school outcast.

Kei is popular but desperately seeking a girlfriend, while his best friend Kenji is secretly falling in love with him! What will Kenji do when... more>> suddenly Kei turns to him for comfort, after being abandoned by a series of girls? <<less

Toshiya is a university student who have always been attracted to older men. He enjoys the class of Kawashima whom everybody dislikes. Until a sudden... more>> turn of events and they start living together... <<less

In a society where money is king, the young men known as "flowers" hold a special role. In exchange for the financial support of those who have the means to patronize them, they serve their flower masters as symbols of taste, status, and wealth. Bought and sold at the whim of their masters, theirs is a precarious existence - save for the few who are lucky enough to have masters who can see the person behind the flower.... more>>

Note - Despite the magazines it was published in, there is no actual shounen-ai in Hanamatsuri. The relationships between the male characters are more along the lines of heavy subtext.

[ Translated from Aki's comments on the book: "And yet, I'm really sorry that this isn't very BL at all! In my heart it was super-gay! Huh? (Haha)" ] <<less

Love blooms between two young men when the flowers in the courtyard bloom.

Des histoires d'amour douces-amères. A collection of love stories filled with drama by Tomoko Yamashita. Love is bittersweet, like a cup of black coffee. "La... more>> Campanella": A story about the friendship between an anti-social know-it-all and a friendly but selfish people pleaser. "Saturday, Boy, Phenomenon": "Take me away, U.F.O." became the mantra of a man bullied by his friend for being gay. A sudden reunion jolts them both back into their bitter history. WARNING: Use of anti-gay slurs "The Spell of Love"; The often untold story of what happens "the morning after." Will it be game over? Or will they continue playing...? "Cu, Clau, Come": They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Tomato soup, bread, horse mackerel, and chicken bowls... will they ever enjoy curry together? "Je T'aime, Café Noir": The cafe is a hotspot for drama and strangers' stories colliding. The small cafe's two workers love to eavesdrop on their customers' conversations, discuss, and sometimes even nudge the story a little with their weapons of choice: a cup of coffee. "A Wizard's Pupil": People say not to go near the fourth block's house because of the crazy man who lives there. But that couldn't stop a certain schoolgirl from wandering. The "crazy" man and the girl form a peculiar friendship that may be the man's much-needed salvation. "Once Upon a Time in Tokyo": A train conductor sees all the passengers as they get on the train and finds them again as they get off at their destinations. Used to being the fly on the wall, how will the conductor feel as the one being found? <<less

1) Sickness of the First Love... more>>

After a car accident Ayase begins to see hallucinations of his first love, Haigo who disappeared, as the young man he was. An operation is supposed to fix the problem, but doesn't. Seeing a young Haigo during the day, and a grown-up Haigo at night, has Ayase finally gone crazy?

2) The Mystery That Began on the Train

There are two kinds of customers that Soo, as an attendant on a sleeper railway has to deal with: honeymooning couples and weirdos. Teshirogi is definitely one of the latter. The overly dramatic older man seems to be making fun of Soo, but why does he think they've met before?

3) Kitsune Tsuki (Fox Moon)

Tada is the heir of his family and the last fox spirit handler. As a child he saved the spirit Shiro from being abandoned, and Shiro agreed to stay till Tada was an adult. With only two years left to go, Shiro needs to reconcile his feelings for the human boy.

4) Kikusa Yayoi Zukitan

2nd year piano student Wachi is playing one day when he's suddenly accompanied by a violin. Enter genius violinist Meguriya. When Wachi confesses to Meguriya he doesn't receive a reply, but when two people are so aligned musically, are words really necessary?

5) A Happy Person

When Komiya disappears from school, Oosakaya is sure that Komiya will contact him. They're dating, after all. But four years go by before a dirty and tired Komiya crawls into his bed and promptly falls asleep. He's happy to have Komiya back, but Oosakaya can only wonder how long it will be before the person who says he loves him disappears again...

6) Speechless

A word game between two colleagues offers one a chance to make his feelings known. <<less

One day, Shirou got a love confession from a pushy boy named Kuroda. Kuroda reminds him of his dog, from a long time ago. The... more>> younger student poked his heart in places he'd never suspected. <<less