Hidaka Shoko

1: Hamada Kamome 『さよなら恋ヶ窪』 2: Hidaka Shoko 『Magic Hour』 3: Abe Akane 『冬融ける』 4: Shimotsuki Kairi 『ROOM 303』 5: Madarame Hiro 『ノーセンチメートル』 6: Fuyuno Ikuya 『足下のスカイブルー』 7: Tanakamori Yokota 『好きになんかならない』 8: Kari Sumako 『春を待つ』 9: Chashibu Tam 『きみの好きとはちがう』 10: Rika Chimaki 『夜には愛を、春には桜を。』 An anthology ran alongside with Kimikoi - Gakusei-hen

From pastel rhapsody: This story begins at the end of the Meiji era. A story that creates a new breeze in a rustic long-established kimono store. A long-established kimono store Mitsuboshi (Three Stars) that once showed a great bustle. The third son, Torasaburou Hoshino, returned from England for the first time in three years. Although he's eager to make a new “three-star”, he is not welcomed by the shopkeepers. On the other hand, the mysterious man, Takatou, seems to know Torasaburou is moving independently to rebuild the Mitsuboshi business…

Two years have passed and Sakaki and Okada haven’t been getting along well as of late. Okada is determined to make things work, but the younger man remains dissatisfied. Where exactly did it all go wrong?

Suou, a stylist, and Ryou, a writer, have been friends since high school. They've also been living together for six years, so it's no wonder that people around them question the nature of their relationship. At first glance, they're just like any close friends out there but they can't seem to leave each other's side. Will their relationship remain at a standstill, with them staying as normal friends, or will it progress further…?

Two childhood friends and neighbours suddenly stopped talking to each other after summer break. What could have happened between these best friends who used to be joined at the hip?

The romance story follows a young man who works at a restaurant and a career woman who works at a hotel. The man has taken an interest in the woman after always taking the same train together, and he suddenly calls out to her.

Nishima is doing well at his prestigious company. However, after divorcing from a loveless marriage, his success at work seems empty. A chance meeting at a cafe brings him into contact with the owner, Miyama, an old high-school classmate. It seems that Miyama had forgotten him until he asks Nishima why he's no longer wearing a wedding ring.

Fujiwara is a man of unusual tastes: he finds plain-looking, borderline unattractive men appealing. Karahashi, his lover and middle school teammate, has started to be insecure about this. What will he do to keep Fujiwara's attention?

At only ten years of age, Akihito Kuze suddenly inherits the Kuze viscountship after his father's death. The family's capable butler, Tomoyuki Katsuragi, takes over the task of raising the boy, serving as his tutor. However, the handsome and intelligent Katsuragi, well respected even among the aristocracy, remains cool towards his charge. Akihito finds himself relentlessly drawn to Katsuragi, frustrated by the distance between them and driven to discover the reasons why.

A samurai keeps watching a craftsman making ink stones, day after day, for 3 years. What could his intention be? The forbidden love between a samurai and a craftsman.

Self-centered, prudent and down-to-earth Sakaki finds his peaceful days wrecked by an inner storm when he becomes completely attracted to a straight man. Well, it doesn't come as a surprise when Okada, a dark haired stylish beauty, calls his attention in their first meeting; Okada is truly a jewel in the crowd, and Sakaki is very appreciative of a well-groomed man. Besides, just watching can't do any harm… right? That is true unless you have to keep meeting that person and work together for weeks on end…

"A special cocktail that can only be ordered once a month" is the code used to spend the night with the owner of the bar, Ashihara. Introduced to this system by a colleague, Murakami had no idea that a simple one-night stand would lead to his becoming utterly obsessed with the cold, arrogant bartender. But Ashihara treats him no differently from any of his other 'customers'…How long can Murakami withstand the torture of being one among many others?

Sakurai Kazuaki. At age 38, he's single, overworked, and starting to feel a bit miserable about his life. One day a young college guy at a train station bumps into Sakurai and wrecks his magazine. Fate – or coincidence – has it, Minagawa happens to own the same magazine at home, and instead of apologizing for the damaged item, he invites Sakurai to his house and replaces it with his copy. "What an arrogant young kid he is!" Sakurai dislikes him immediately. Yet, despite feeling annoyed and frustrated by Minagawa's rude and arrogant behavior, Sakurai soon finds himself a frequent visitor of the secluded household…

Unpopular model Tadashi and the junior - yet much more popular - model Aki… Even though there's undoubtedly a distance between them but after the day the drunk Aki took Tadashi, Tadashi's heart won't stop trembling… Extra chapter is about their first meeting with each other.

As a child, Tanabe was always tagging behind Haruyama – but in high school, after Haruyama became a ping-pong ace, their relationship has gradually gotten worse. Who is really the one tagging along and why is Tanabe always so quiet? A touching and yet funny story with ping-pong as its background.

Yousuke suddenly shows up on the door step of his old classmate Tanigawa, with whom he lost touch after high school. While the two had a budding relationship back in school, things fell apart and they decided to part ways and search for their true love. However, it might be that their relationship in the golden days of high school was what they have been looking for all along. Can they both figure out the meaning of true love that they never knew back then? Life is like a cycle and so is love. What once was lost can turn full circle and be found once more. Shoko Hidaka's collection of eye-opening love stories also includes a coffee store owner that has to choose between his work and his love for an aspiring artist, and a public prosecutor who must hide his personal relationship with a detective from their working peers. A second storyline involves Shibuya and Mikami, two of Tanigawa's students and a misunderstanding that threatens their relationship. The story between Shibuya and Mikami continues at one of the chapters of Signal.

Yoshino moves to a building owned by his college friend, Kuga. While hanging out with him, Yoshino starts to admire Kuga for his decisiveness and free style of living. But what if Kuga's feelings towards Yoshino aren't only those of a friendship?