This is early 1980 where there is no internet or cell phone. Jo Umeyoshi, who plays around, meets Chihiro Sakagami and falls in love with... more>> him. Umeyoshi is excited and thinks that Chihiro is his destiny. On the other hand, Chihiro, who has a famous father, couldn’t figure out why he had to exist. And Chihiro starts to have feelings for Jo who is a very unique and right kind of a guy? <<less

Fumi's family consists of him, his working mother, his bed-ridden grandmother and his older brother. Fumi admires his kind older brother who manages his studies, sports and housework perfectly. One day, however, Fumi's feelings are tested when his brother's best friend enters their lives.... more>>

A young heterosexual man's account of his childhood with his gay older brother. <<less

Sakae Sugiura wants to become a teacher, and finally gets assigned to an elementary school. There, Sakae reunites with Ryuuji Fukada, who was his teacher when he was a student there. Sakae always looked up to Fukada, who acted like a life-support for him at times. Their meeting again surprises Sakae, and he feels hesitant due to how much Fukada seems to have changed. But then, his feelings toward Fukada gradually change...... more>>

Aiming to become a sensei like his former sensei, Sugiura Sakae came to an elementary school as a contract teacher. Coincidentally, his former sensei, Fukada Ryuuji, is currently teaching here. Ryuu sensei is Sakae’s idol as well as his pillar of support. However, the “Ryuu-sensei” he once so admired, is totally different now. Feeling bothered, Sakae slowly realizes that his feelings for sensei have become love. But what about Ryuu-sensei? <<less

A cat and mouse game between a thief and a detective... but the thief's aim appears to be the heart of the detective.

One evening, a boy named "Air" suddenly appears at Mizuki's window, forcibly transporting him to Neverland. Having grown up most of his life without his own father, Mizuki wants nothing to do with being a surrogate father to Air and the other children, but unfortunately stuck without a way out of Neverland, he has little choice but to stay. As he spends time with Air, however, Mizuki is gradually charmed by his boyish innocence.... more>>

Note -

While the majority of this manga contains only very light shounen-ai, the side-story at the end of the volume (which involves two minor characters from the main plot) is yaoi. <<less

Imai, a member of a baseball team, has his eyes on Hikita, a younger member who works so hard despite how awkward he is. Whenever... more>> Hikita gets nervous, he seems to glare at people. Imai just finds him so cute. "I'm the only one who's noticed how sexy you are..." He tries to get close to Hikita, looking after him in the way a more experienced member should, when deep down, he just really wants to touch Hikita's naked body! <<less

All men in the office know that the new employee, Tsujimura, is gay. However, they keep it a secret from the girls. This isn't only... more>> because they are relieved to know they don't have to deal with such a great competition... <<less

A short 4 page story about a boy who likes another boy.

This story take place in a small village. Highschool student Inami Kazunori accidentally found out the secret of the newcomer, Udagawa Akihiro. In return for... more>> keeping quiet, Inami asked Udagawa to become close to the girl, Yoshimura, who Inami's best friend, Maruyama, likes. However, Inami ended up feeling bad about it and Udagawa revealed his secret to the class himself?! <<less

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"Self Portrait" is the story of a boy dating a yaoi fangirl who puts him up in a bet with an older, homosexual photographer (And... more>> he obviously loses). Hilarity and shounen-ai ensue. <<less

1-5) The paradise on the hill... more>>

Kijima and Ono are two good-looking male teachers who teach at a girls' school. When Kijima witnesses a student confessing to Ono, an embarrassed Ono asks him for advice on how to reject such girls without hurting their feelings. This initial encounter leads them to become quite comfortable in each other's presence, and they often have lunch together. But when Ono admits that the real reason for his turning down all the students who approach him is his unrequited love for someone, Kijima is surprised by the disappointment that assails him. Why does he suddenly feel so interested in Ono's love life...?

6) Short Story - Summer Rain

Ten years ago, 18-year-old Motomi fell in love with a married man. Feeling guilty about stealing him away from his wife and young son, Motomi rejected him and moved away without a word. Now, he has finally let go of his hopeless love and feels sure that the other has done the same. But one summer day, he receives a letter written in a well-known hand, summoning him to the cafeteria in which they used to meet so long ago... <<less

1) The Day I Become a Butterfly... more>>

There is a rumor going around school that Mikami can “hear” when one’s death is near. Uka has just turned fifteen, but doesn’t know how much longer he’ll live… Will the budding love between Mikami and Uka have a happy ending?

2) You At the End (Hate Ni Aru Kimi)

A short story about a guy sick of this world and the silent, unlikely boy who anchors him to it.

3) The Lonely War

Can men and women have platonic friendships? Suzu is determined to try.

4) Blue Cat's Tunnel

A story about one girl's hope to find a way out of her life...

5) Tokyo Alien Yulala

A young student's trouble understanding his classmate makes him think the boy may be an alien.

6) Planet Yours

An abused boy has trouble relying on his friends.

Note: stories 1, 2, 5 & 6 are shounen-ai, stories 3 & 4 are shoujo. <<less

Rebellious misfit Fujieda Kei hates everything about his life: the elite private school he was forced to attend, his unreliable "friends" and the annoying cellphone which is always buzzing with calls from people who want to ask him for favours as the school's bad boy. ... more>>

Quiet, studious, and admired by students and teachers alike, Sakuraba Atsushi appears to be his polar opposite in every way.

Since they obviously have nothing in common, they'd never even spoken to each other before despite being classmates. But all of this changes one day when Fujieda's classroom prank goes wrong; Sakuraba lets his unemotional demeanour slip for a moment as he taunts Fujieda and his vagrant lifestyle. Faced with Sakuraba's true personality, Fujieda is gripped by an emotion he's never experienced before...

There are two unrelated extra stories in the second volume:

1) Kan no Naka no Watashi no Kedamono (My Caged Beast) -- A twisted story taking place within the tight security of a yakuza base.

2) Indigo Blue -- Kouga and Shiba don't quite fit into the ordered Japanese system, so they leave the country; we pick up on them again four years later in Mexico City. One final dirty job, and they'll have enough cash on hand to retire to a Caribbean island with indigo blue skies... <<less