Mizusawa Megumi

Twin sisters Sonokawa Saku and Sara are always the center of attention in class. An exciting story of friendship and love unfolding between classmates.

Hinako is a 36-year-old single grandmother, but she doesn't look like it, and certainly doesn't act like it. She still yearns for the love and marriage that she never had, and hopes to turn over a new leaf with her new job, but she ends up getting a lot more than she bargained for after a young model confesses to her.

Kokoro Kira is an ordinary little girl. One day, she puts on a mysterious hairpin which transforms her into a beautiful young woman! She ends up working as a model...

Satoru, Hikari, and Ogami are three sisters whose dad is a Buddhist priest. They all have different views on living in a temple. Satoru, the oldest, doesn't particularly mind, but she wants to be a doctor, so her focus is on medical school. Ogami, the youngest, hates it and goes to a school far away so that none of her classmates will know about her family. Hikari, the middle sister, loves it and since both her sisters are uninterested in taking over from their dad she is the de facto heir.

4 works that were published over span of 10 years. 1 Gatsu no Merry-Go-Round A high school girl has a crush on a boy two years younger, but she has always insisted she could never date a younger guy. 3 Gatsu no Dai 2 Button A girl realises that she likes her childhood friend whom she's always joked around with but never thought she thought of that way. 3-5. Onna no Ko wa Genki!! About three fifth-grade girls (Chisa, Nanami, Yuula) who are best friends. Basket Girl!! About a girl who practices hard so she can be a starter for her basketball team's last match of the year.

From Antisense Scanslations: Adzuki An always wanted a dog, but not just any dog, a Toy Poodle. Her mom is always telling her that no one would be able to take care of it and An can't even take care of herself! Her snacks and school supplies litter the house. Will An be able to convince her family and realize that taking care of a puppy is hard work?

Our always bright and cheerful heroine, Nat-chan, finds herself faced with a serious problem! She's crushing on a guy who already has a girlfriend! Oh, what's a girl supposed to do? Well, join the Sports Day Committee in order to be close to him of course. But things don't turn out the way she expects as she runs into a few problems, one of them namely Sakaguchi Touya. He doesn't just bother her by confessing his love for her everyday, even worse, he steals her dessert every lunch hour! Includes another short story called Sunflower Carnival.

Miku is an ordinary girl, who has a crush on her classmate Shibutani-kun. Miku doesn't have confidence in herself, and holds her feelings inside. But one day, after a makeover with the help of her guy friend Yuutenji, she ends up confessing her love to Shibutani-kun!

Yukito is an angel who is sent to study on Earth as punishment for his bad grades. His assignment is to give angel powers to a human. He accidentally gives these powers to his classmate Hiyoko, a girl who's super happy but not very smart. She also has a crush on Yukito, much to his disgust. (From: Chime)

Tomboyish Ayuka is in love with her childhood friend Sakamoto. At the start of her third year of middle school she meets a new friend Sally-chan. Sally-chan also seems to have feelings for Sakamoto. Will Ayuka have the courage to confess her feelings or will Sally-chan beat her to it?

Yumi is a college sophomore. She's going out with Kouta, who's in her same circle. Just when she's been taken in by Kouta's boyish manner… she gets pregnant. What will become of Yumi and Kouta, who worry that they can't have this child…?

A collection of oneshots: Glass no Mukou ni Hanataba wo (ガラスのむこうに花束を; The Bouquet on the Other Side of the Glass) in Ribon Original issue 12/1999. Minami-chan no Natsuyasumi (南ちゃんの夏休み; Minami-chan's Summer Vacation) in Ribon issue 9/1999. Kanojo to Kare no Jikan (彼女と彼の時間; Girlfriend and Boyfriend Time) in Ribon issue 4/2000.

Hana loves the school, caramel and…drawing manga! Her speciality: Drawing romance stories! In real life, her heart beats for the cool Taro, but she's too shy to tell him…unfortunately, Marie, her rival, has decided to steal him! Included is extra chapter: Tottemo Suteki na Takaramono.

After watching her first ballet performance, Morino Kurumi aspired to become a great ballerina. She entered Hosaka Ballet School and worked towards being the best of her group. 2 years after starting ballet, Kurumi is still as eager as ever to become a great ballerina. She meets Hosaka Kazuomi, a young man who further motivates her to become the best. But moving up in this world wasn't so easy, as Kurumi soon gained a great number of problems blocking her goal. From the jealously of her fellow dancers to Kurumi's apparent shortness. Will Kurumi be able to become the great ballerina she has wanted to be?

When Kana was 6 years old, her best friend Kouki moved away to Hokkaido. But before he left, they promised to meet again and get married. For seven years, Kana has kept true to this promise, but when Kouki finally returns, things are not as she had hoped them to be…

Oshaberi na Jikanwari is based on Mizusawa Megumi-sensei's own love story. It is the story of how she had a crush on a boy since primary school and the events that took place while she goes from primary school through junior high to senior high.

Himeko is an energetic, cheerful tomboy who has a catch-phrase to cheer herself up ("Ike, Ike, go, go, JUMP!"). Yet she somehow lacks the courage to tell the older boy at school that she has a crush on him. Perhaps she's just not feminine enough? Magically and mysteriously, Hime-chan meets someone who is the mirror image of herself, but she's a princess! Erika, from the Magic World, has come to give Hime-chan a present that she's invented, a magical ribbon, that will allow her to turn into the image of anyone else for one hour. This ought to help solve Hime-chan's problem, shouldn't it?

Melody's parent died a few months ago and now she's moving in with her uncle whom she never met in her life in a new town. One day, she accidentally breaks into the attic and finds a portrait of herself in luxurious costume, wearing the same locket her parents gave her. What is Melody's relation with the girl in the picture? (from mangaupdates)

Content list: Nemurihime no Eve (ねむり姫のイブ) in Ribon Original issue Summer 1985. 10 Tsuki no Kanmuri no Shoujo (10月の冠の少女) in Ribon issue 10/1983. Mou Hitori no A - Yu - Mi (もうひとりのあ・ゆ・み) in Ribon issue 7/1984. Hohozue no Gogo (頬づえの午後) in Ribon issue 12/1984.

This is a cute growing-up story about a girl named Yui who loves kendo and comes to terms with the realization that she is adopted. (from mangaupdates)

Content list: Kimagure na Yokan (きまぐれな予感) in Ribon Original issue Spring 1984. Totteoki no Prologue (とっておきのプロローグ) in Ribon Original issue Autumn 1984. Natsu... Soshite Aki (夏…そして秋) in Ribon issue 9/1980. Monogatari no Hajimari (物語のはじまり) in Ribon issue 11/1980. Amagasa Waltz (雨傘ワルツ) in Ribon issue 7/1983.

5-gatsu no Ochakai (5月のお茶会) Kokoro ni Sotto Sasayaite (心にそっとささやいて) Sakamichi wa Yume wo... (坂道は夢を...) Kaze wo Mitsuketa (風をみつけた) Natsukusa ni Nosete (夏草にのせて)

Tomboyish Himeko loves sports and playing with the boys, but longs to be a feminine, gentle girl like her name implies. When it looks like all is lost, suddenly a familiar face gives her a magical hair ribbon that grants Himeko the ability to appear like anyone in the human world in return for being a magical observation subject. This is a remake of the classic shoujo manga and anime of the early 90's by Mizusawa Megumi.