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A tale of two people, Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. They become separated because of their families yet continue to exchange contact in the form of letters. Yet as time continues to trudge on, their contact with one another begins to cease. Years pass and the rift between them grows ever larger. However, Takaki remembers the times they have shared together, but as life continues to unfold for him, he wonders if he would be given the chance to meet Akari again as the tale embarks on Takaki's realization of the world and people around him. Source: ANN

From Vices and Devices: Isayama Natsu is a free spirit: he doesn't wear socks, he sets butterflies free from rooftops, and he gives blow jobs to other boys in the school tool shed. And Taneda Kouki, who believes himself normal in every possible way, accidentally sees the last one while taking a shortcut. Isayama bewilders and fascinates Taneda, who also begins questioning his own normality...

From Animenewsnetwork: Bushidou Sixteen centers around two female competitors of another Japanese tradition, kendou (sword-fighting). Kaori is an accomplished kendou practitioner, but she finds herself facing an unexpected opponent in Sanae, a superficially weaker fighter who bests Kaori in a bout.

[Summary By: Love_Blossom] Oukawa Nabiki dreams to be a toy maker. So, she joins the crafting club. But the person who opens the door is none other than the rumored playboy, Fukamachi Itsuru! But she finds that he is actually a pretty nice person. And better yet, he makes silverware. Read to find out what's in store for Nabiki.(: From Ochibichan. Oukawa Nabiki is an energetic and cheerful girl who dreams to become a stuffed toy maker. Ever since she joined Kousei High’s Crafting Club, with Fukamachi Itsuru, a boy who dreams to become a silverwork designer, both of them work hard together to become professionals! But due to the fact that Nabiki has to attend extra lessons, she’s not allowed to do any club activity for a week?!

From Nagareboshi Manga: Hijiki (a girl with an unusual name) has just entered a new school, and on the way there she encounters a mysterious boy alongside a beautiful lake. Hijiki has some secrets of her own, and will this boy be able to listen to her silent pleas for help...?

Ooshima is a boy who's heart was broken by his good friend and his girlfriend. Kurosaki is the boy who mends Ooshima's broken heart.

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From Attractive Fascinante: As an elite Moral Order Committee President, Sakaguchi Chiaki, never told anyone about his secret. However, only Mizoguchi, one of the members, understood him. Sakaguchi’s uncertainty stepped in before their term ended. Where is the borderline between friends and lovers? When their bodies touched, that borderline fused together with their feelings. When they met again later, would the borderline still exist?

This prequel to the very popular Boogiepop Phantom series deals with the sudden disappearance of several female students at Shinyo Academy. Are they runaways, abductees or murder victims? Couple this mystery with the sudden appearance of a mysterious apparition known only as Boogiepop, and even more questions arise in the mind of Keiji, a student who can see and converse with the strange spectre. Who or what is Boogiepop? Is he responsible for the abductions or is he trying to stop them? Why does he have the appearance of Keji's girlfriend, Touka?

When a female student is abducted and on the verge of being raped, Boogiepop rushes onto the scene just in time to save the day. But Boogiepop's new male alter-ego, Akimizuki Takaya, finds himself in the middle of a crime wave with ties going back to the previous owner of the Boogiepop mantle.

From Midnight Scans: During the high school entrance ceremony, Koga Eito from the special class helps Kasuga Niina from her poor health. His gentle manner captivates Niina, making her confess her feeling towards him. Thus, the trials in love of this couple begin. As time passes, Niina finds it difficult to continue loving him since there are instances when he seems to be playing with her feelings. For her, going out with Koga may bring a grim future to her.

A slightly different telling of the hit manga " Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai." It still follows the same concept as making a friend making club. If you enjoyed the original you probably will like this.

This is a one shot sequel to "Bokurani Matsuwaru Etc"!!

Collection of short stories: • He said "I'm a girl" • Rakuen ni Ikou (Let's go to the Paradise) • Shounen no Musume (Boy's Daughter) • The Theme of Akemi ver. Teruo • The Theme of Akemi ver. Yoshio • The Theme of Akemi ver. Haruo • The Flower Contains the Transient Son character Yuki. • Sweet 16 A short, bittersweet story in which a girl realizes she's in love with her tutor, who's in love with someone else. The other main plot point is the main character's dread of the upcoming school marathon.

Yori and Iku are twin brother and sister. Their parents mostly work hard for their best education. Mostly Yori, Iku's brother, has good intelligence and looks. And as for Iku well... Iku's character is kind of a kid one she mostly acts like a kid towards Yori and her parents but she has a cute face. Iku and Yori had been together since childhood they've been together their whole lives. But lately Yori acts differently.. he gives Iku the cold shoulder and gets mad at her is as if he wants to be apart from her. Iku worries and thinks that her brother Yori hates her. But the real truth about Yori's doing's are far more being a "Big Brother" to sweet little Iku. Now, Yori risks different things anything and everything to have Iku. Iku loves her big brother Yori enough that she would risk losing him and she'll do what it takes to keep them together. But Yori doesn't want her that way towards him... as a loyal twin sister dedicated to her own twin. Is it possible that Iku will love Yori not as her big brother but as a man? From ShoujoMagic: Yori's attitude has changed. He and his twin sister, Iku, used to be inseparable as children, but lately Yori's been different -- eager to be apart from Iku. Iku worries that he hates her, but the truth is far more scandalous. Now, Yori would risk losing everything to have his little sister. Iku loves her big brother enough that she would never risk losing him, and so she'll do what it takes to keep them together... but Yori doesn't want to have her that way -- as a sister dedicated to her twin. Can Iku ever love Yori not as a brother but as a man? Boku wa Imouto ni Koiwosuru received the Shogakukan Manga Award for sh?jo manga in 2008.

It opens when a mysterious strangely dressed person who the kids mistake as a new transfer student enters a peaceful classroom. Much to their surprise he is their new homeroom teacher, among other things…

From Obsession: Kenmoto Kazuki is a 15 year old high school student who is late for school on his very first day. As he's running to school he sees someone ontop of a wall that warns him not to go through the main entrance. Without a second thought he blurted out three words, "Please marry me!" From the shock the person falls off the wall where Kenmoto Kazuki discovers he just proposed to a man. This man was not just any man, but Morikeoke Akitou his homeroom teacher!

From Aarinfantasy: The midsummer sun's rays enter the courtyard. Umehara of the school's art club is commanded to do weeding as a punishment with Mizue, a classmate he doesn't get along with. It was supposed to be the worst scenario Umehara could find himself in, but he begins to have a crush on Mizue and cannot tell anyone about it. Suddenly, Mizue asks Umehara, who puts his feelings into his paintbrush, to draw a picture of him...?! The two of them end up spending time alone in the art room after school. What is he to do with the feelings for Mizue that he can't suppress? Presenting a revised, midsummer adolescent love story!

1-3) Love Minority Isuka Yoshihito, a high school infirmary sensei, fell in love with a student, Shiina Satoru. However, after Sensei confessed to Shiina-kun, things started to go wrong. The mild-mannered Shiina became totally different and their strange relationship began. (from Attractive Fascinante) 4) Evening Grew A high school reunion brings back memories for Hayashi Akira when he sees his childhood friend Tsujitani Masato. While Masato was easy-going and popular, Akira was quiet and deep and his intense affections and jealousy for his friend led him to destructive actions that would haunt him for years... 5) That Future that is Unknown to Us At junior high graduation Kazuki confessed to his friend Makoto, only to get shot down. They've managed to hang onto their friendship, even though they go to different high schools. But lately Kazuki's love-em-and-leave-em gay relationships are starting to bother Makoto. 6) Paradigm Shift Love Minority extra.

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From Manga Abyss: Hotaru managed to get in the same high school where Haruna-sensei teaches to see him again! However, on her first day there, she meets a very unpleasant guy who looks just like her beloved sensei...?

High-school student Sawatari has his usual customers and doesn't get emotional about it. So why is it that he always seems to let "that person" drag him around? a very short story.

This dark and intense drama is set in a boy's high school where Kujo becomes the official leader of a gang. Kujo must constantly defend his position by playing a dangerous rooftop game with the other boys vying for his position. This manga has also been made into a film which has shown in various festivals throughout the world. Taiyo Matsumoto made his manga debut in 1986 in the anthology Afternoon, with the short story Straight. His credits include boxing serial Zero, the domestic drama Hanao, the sports manga Ping Pong, the beautiful and violent, Black and White, and the Moebius inspired, No. 5. Black and White and No. 5 were both published by VIZ and scanned by Jinchi who is loved by all US based manga publishers.