Mochida Aki

A man who doesn't continue to work x a woman who doesn't continue to love. Love x work x entertainment world where two people who "do not continue" challenge! Note: Won the 25th Japan Media Art Festival Grand Prize for Manga in 2022.

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Junko Harumi went through high school prioritizing her studies, in order to get into the University of Tokyo. Nevertheless, she failed her exams. In the end, she entered a lower-ranking university and ended up working as a teacher at an average cram school. And, by the age of 31, she hasn't gotten married yet! Since then, Junko's become disheartened, and, despite how unpretentious her current employment is, she's walking on thin ice because of her lack of productivity! Everything seems hopeless, but could it be that a delinquent student would turn her situation all around!?

Kobayashi está trabajando para un periódico como una escritora de cuentos infantiles pero en el pasado ha escrito canciones para una banda, quienes posteriormente se fueron a Tokio y ella se quedó en el pueblo. Años más tarde, un encuentro resplandeciente hace que recobre su felicidad. Quiero escribirte una canción para transmitir mis sentimientos a través de tu voz.

A story which takes place in the Meiji Era. Hozumi Kyou, a poor 13 year old countryside girl , is leaving her town and going to Tokyo to go to apprenticeship. Kyou is determined to earn a lot of money so that she can buy medicine in to heal her mother's blindness. She gets lost in Tokyo where soon she meets a young man who could help her with her apprenticeship. But there are some hurdles in the way-?

1-3) Royal Straight Karen is a "half", born of a Japanese father and German mother. Having always lived in Germany until now, as a present for her 16th birthday, she goes to Japan which she admired so much. Hoping to find her soulmate but…!? Anata ni Koishite Watashi wa Osatoudzuke no Misu Hanii - Lily Amemiya has the perfect boyfriend–Yoh Tsuruta. Unfortunately, lots of other girls think so, too. How will poor Lily deal with all the attention her boyfriend gets!? Italian: 5\) Osatoudzuke no Misu Hanii - Lily Amemiya ha il fidanzato perfetto, Yoh Tsuruta. Purtroppo un sacco di ragazze pensano a lui. Come farà la povera Lily ad avere tutta l'attenzione del fidanzato tutta per lei?

Natori Nono is a very tough schoolgirl. She lives with her widowed mother Ayame and her younger brother Takumi in a very small apartment, where she does all the chores. Her boyfriend wants money from her, because he's really poor, too. But one day, Nono discovers that her mother remarried! She married Ichijou Hayato, the owner of the 'Ichijou Group'. Now, Nono lives there (in unaccustomed riches) with her mother, her brother, her stepfather AND her new stepbrother: Ichijou Kasuomi (his father calls him Omi-kun)!!! At first, Nono thinks Kasuomi is not nice. But what will happen next? Included in this manga are two short stories called Sayonara Marigold and 130 cm Kara Merry Christmas.

Yuki Anno just turned into a high school student, she's very nervous and what's worse, she is in a different class from her best friend Jiu. But she resolves to make new friends. Upon meeting Jiu's cousin, Yuki, who has the same name as her, will she be able to open up and show people who she really is?

A collection of stories: Kitty Nagareboshi ni Kuchizuke (Kiss to the Shooting Star) - Yawara and Chitose are childhood friends who are constantly arguing and teasing each other. Unbeknownst to Yawara, Chitose is in love with him, however she doesn't have the guts to confess. She assures herself by thinking that they live in the same appartment complex and that they will go to the same high school, which gives her all the time she needs. However, all that changes when Yawara announces to her that he'll be going to Kura High, which is 2 hours by train, instead of the same high school as her. What if he gets a girlfriend there? What will Chitose do!? Raining Mangas Boy Don Quixote - Hiro moved away 5 years ago. She and her childhood friend Ri-chan had promised to meet again and that he would fullfil his dream. And now they are going to the same school. Hiro thinks they will start up where they left off, but Ri-chan is acting very cold to her. Bad Eggs Soprano Kyoukasho wo Toshitara (Textbook wo Toshitara) ITALIANO 3\) Boy Don Quixote Il sogno di Ichino è quello di frequentare l'istituto privato superiore Kamishiro… il motivo? In questo istituto si era scritto Ri-chan,un su amico di infanzia e lei lo vuole rivedere. Ri-chan sogna di diventare un bravissimo pianista e i due ragazzi si erano ripromessi che si sarebbero rivisti appena lui sarebbe diventato famoso… Ma quando arriva a scuola Ichino ha un spiacevole sorpresa:Ri-chan in 5 anni è cambiato ed è diventato molto freddo con lei… Ichino riuscirà a farlo tornare il ragazzo che era un tempo?

Collection of short stories: Poor Chikako, who’s always changing schools, has fallen in love with her classmate Abe. In three days, Chikako will have to face changing schools again, but what about her love for Abe… Weather Forecast, Sunny - Hikaru loves rainy days because that’s when she gets walk to school with Takehiko, but the end of the rainy season heralds changes more disturbing to Hikaru than just the weather. The Wind Plan - Kurinama Sho comes up with the perfect plan to get close to his ideal girl, Student Council President Sakatsumu Nakano. The plan works, but his idol is not quite the girl he thinks she is… The Kingdom of Fairytales - He’s a prince–well, more like a playboy. She’s his destined lover–along with the 58 other girls he’s used that line on. Can this unlikely pair make their fairytale end happily ever after? Candy Romance - A bittersweet story of the joy and pain of first love.

'Pika Ichi' is the story of two painfully shy teens who love yakuza movies. An incident at school pushes them over the edge, and they decide to drop their mousiness in order to dispense some 'justice'.