Konishi Asuka

Yoshino has always been treated differently because she is the granddaughter of Osaka's biggest mafia boss, so everyone is afraid of her and she has never had a boyfriend. One day her grandfather tries to engage her with a boy of her age, Kirishima: he is intelligent, calm, kind, and… grandson of another great mobster. In spite of everything, she decides to go live with Kirishima in Tokyo and begins to take an interest in him, but what will she do when she finds out that he is not only part of the Mafia, but is also a masochist?Won the Grand Prize in the printed manga category at the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2018.Links:Alternative Official English - K MANGA (U.S. Only | Simulpub)

Natsumi just lost her younger sister, Haru, to cancer. As her sister's coffin finally closes for the last time she whispers "Wait for me until I join you," but Haru's fiancé, Tougo has other plans which might mend both their hearts.Ranked #2 in Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2017 (Female Readers)Natsumi’s little sister Haru was her whole world—and now she’s gone. After the funeral, Natsumi reluctantly agrees to date her sister’s fiancé Togo. But as their relationship develops with the passing seasons, Haru’s memory lingers over them like a curse. Asuka Konishi’s English-language debut is a nuanced and affecting portrait of the conflict between romantic and familial love, and of the hard choices that face us all in making our lives our own.