Slice of Life (397)

Hikaru Kusakabe is an ordinary teenager; he has a band, smokes, goes to parties, and enjoys his youth to the fullest. His classmate Rihito Sajou, on the other hand, is his complete antithesis; Rihito is an honor student who is always at the top of the class, and he received a perfect score in his high school entrance exam.

During rehearsal for a chorus festival, Kusakabe notices that Sajou is not singing and offers to help him practice. They start meeting every day after class to train. Because of this, even with completely different personalities, the two boys begin growing closer and developing feelings for each other.

With the pressure of the last year of high school, students are faced with the looming decision of their future. Along the way, these two boys will need to learn about their own feelings, all while supporting each other and growing together.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]

Kawanishi Wataru and Higashino Shuzou have known each other for 10 years. They both work at the same company, and they both hate each other, thinking the other is competition. One day, out of the blue, they find themselves in bed together... and that's when their denial begins! (Source: Bushido Angel Adventures)

Miss Marilla Cuthbert and Mr. Matthew Cuthbert, middle-aged siblings who live together at Green Gables, a farm in Avonlea, on Prince Edward Island, decide to adopt an orphan boy from the asylum as a helper on their farm. Through a series of mishaps, what ends up under their roof is a precocious girl of eleven named Anne Shirley. Anne is bright and quick, eager to please but dissatisfied with her name, her pale countenance dotted with freckles, and with her long braids of red hair. Being a child of imagination, however, Anne takes much joy in life, and adapts quickly, thriving in the environment of Prince Edward Island.

(Source: Stage Storm)

To commemorate the upcoming release of Bokujou Monogatari: Kimi to Sodatsu Shima (Island of Happiness), the Japanese children's magazine Shogaku San-Nen-Sei has published a 16-page manga story, drawn by the official Harvest Moon character illustrator, Igusa Matsuyama. The first chapter appears in the magazine's January 2007 edition, with a follow up chapter in their February edition.

» Mark's Story
Mark has crash landed on an island, and helps out the local family that took him in to start their first year of growing crops.

» Chelsea's Story
Chelsea accidentally hires two robbers, but they do a really good job of helping her out around the farm, and leave to become better people.

The story of Hantsuki focuses on the budding relationship between the seventeen years old Yuuichi Ezaki and Rika Akiba. Both are hospitalized in Yuuichi's home town for their respective conditions. Yuuichi has hepatitis A, while Rika has problems with a weak heart valve. These teens would then fall in love while they spend time with one another.
The story is based in Ise, Mie prefecture as implied by the "Welcome to Ise" sign shown after the opening sequence in the first episode of the anime series.

Kazushi, an elite, met Harutomo, a cleaner whose dream is to become a chef. Because Harutomo has always been treasuring the change in seasons, after falling in love with him, Kazushi started to treasure the changes too. He found his world started to fill with colors and he finally understood the happiness of "giving." Let Fujitani-sensei take you through the seasons with this very lovely story on how this couple work hard towards their future together and how they manage through their long-distance relationship when Kazushi was posted overseas.

(Source: Attractive Fascinate)

Koyama Yuzu is running an antique shop. Mayu, a cat god (nekogami), is living off Yuzu and leads an idle life playing games. Lots of other gods visit Mayu and enjoy merrymaking.

The two short Try! Try! Try! webcomics from the bonus CD that came with Azumanga Two. They were given silly episode numbers to represent the fact that they're just little bonus episodes. The first, Episode -1: Ena-chan's mishap, tells the story of an interesting discovery made by Ayase Ena. The second, Try! Try! Try! Fractional Episode, is a nice story about the different characters' reactions to Yotsuba's mischief.

Heisuke is a young man who was left in charge of taking care of his little cousin Aki for a day. Being an only child who usually stays at home alone, Aki is quiet, reserved, and will go out of his way not to make trouble for others. As they spend more time together, Aki begins to grow very attached to Heisuke, especially since Heisuke's hobby is to make sweets and desserts. The quiet Aki eventually opens up to Heisuke, and Heisuke in return teaches Aki that sometimes it's all right to be selfish and say what you really want to do.

(Source: Bliss Scanlations)
Included one-shot:
Volume 2: Fuyume (Winter Sprouts)

Natsuki had always loved the philosophical way her father spoke about the world, and she began to develop the same concern over whether the world could be saved. Upon his death, Natsuki is taken from the garbage dump she had called home. Now that Natsuki must leave behind the world she has been familiar with, her father's concerning sentiments finally begin to open her eyes.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]

A collection of short stories:
-Nobody Cry
-Koi ni Ochiru
-No, No, Boy
-Koi no Sakuyouna

A story illustrating the relationship between Ota and his teacher Aiko.

Six months ago a book store manager taught high-school student Minami a lesson about loitering and gave him a job. Since then Minami finds himself slowly falling in love with his strict and sometimes violent manager.

(Source: MU)

This story revolves around 18-year-old Miyashita Yukino and her life as a former idol.

As a child, Yukino had always been fascinated with TV. And before she knew it, she wanted to be one of those idols behind the screen. At 15, she entered the entertainment industry and debuted as a member of the four-person group "She'sN." However the group wasn't very successful and they broke up shortly afterwards. Returning home in disgrace, Yukino was welcomed with people's curious looks and hurtful words.

Wanting to find herself, regain her pride, and perhaps experience love, Yukino decides to move back to Tokyo. There she meets a certain woman, former composer Iwai Setsuko. Together they embark on a very interesting and mysterious relationship.

It's about a girl named Hikari Kamijou who dreams of becoming a national rhythmic gymnastics champion.

Hikari no Densetsu is primarily a love story that it is set in the late 80s junior high school atmosphere. The plot revolves around four characters and how they work to achieve their dreams. Hikari Kamijou, a young, naïve, care-free, young woman who dreams of becoming an Olympic Champion in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics ever since she witnessed a performance of the young Diliana Georgieva (a champion Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast). And while she performs poorly and is not very confidant in her skills as a rhythmic gymnast, she is very passionate about the sport and shows occasional brilliance during her performances.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Je-hyung who is left alone after his mother's death quits school and starts to work. On his way home he meets a girl who doesn't seem to have any place to go and brings her to his house. She disappears next morning, and three years later they meet again.

Hikari Kohinata is a cheerful 15-year-old girl who lives near the ocean and she spends much of her time diving as a result. On her first day of high school, she meets a teacher who also likes scuba diving. There's also a 16-year-old classmate, Futaba, who gets dragged along in Hikari's maelstrom as soon as they meet at school.

Mika is just a normal high school student who dreams of having a wonderful love. And then one day, she happens to meet Hiro, the guy of her destiny. While experiencing many sad events, despite getting hurt, the time she spends with him is still one of the most happy moments in her life…
Warning: This series contains mature scenes and themes including drugs, rape, teenage pregnancy, etc.

(Source: Aerandria Scans)

Shoutarou Ninomiya, a father of two boys, is a workaholic who has taken no paid leave for 15 years. This comes at the cost of neglecting his family, causing his wife to file for divorce. Similarly, Natsumi Okajima, a mother of two girls, has had enough of her husband's adulterous behavior and leaves him.

Taking their children, both Shoutarou and Natsumi buy new houses to have a fresh start to their lives. However, they are conned by the same person in an elaborate real estate scam, resulting in the pair purchasing the same house! With little ground for legal dispute and insufficient funds to relocate, the two families are forced to live together.

Natsumi, being distrustful of men, keeps clear boundaries in the house. But as their children warm up to each other, the two adults' lives become ever more intertwined, and a sweet romance blossoms between them.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]

An apprentice witch and her mentor fight against their enemies, the Holy Knights.

A collection of extra chapters released seperately from the other volumes.

A life description about the mangaka Aito Yuuki and his assistant Ashisu Sahoto. Aito doesn't understand the feelings of the characters in his stories so he asks Ashisu to help him. Ashisu would do anything for the work—she will even let him touch her breast so he will know how it feels like?! The Habit?! The Pervert?! Can we understand them? That's the comedy of a mangaka life.
(Source: MU)

A slice-of-life about a used bookstore.