Tada Kaoru

Collections of one-shots each selected by 85 different shoujo manga authors and organized by theme: Volume 1 - Love Story (恋愛) Biidama no Hashi (ビー玉の橋) \[Robico] \[Selected by Saki Haruki] Haruaki Hime (春秋姫) \[Yukiko Kai] \[Selected by Aiko Itou] Fuyu-Haru-Anata (冬・春・あなた) \[Fusako Kuramochi] \[Selected by herself] Koibumi Biyori "Atashi wo Shiranai Kimi e" (恋文日和＜あたしをしらないキミへ＞) \[George Asakura] \[Selected by Machiko Sakurai] Romantical Blue Illumination (ロマンティカル・ブルー・イルミネーション) \[Hiromu Ono] \[Selected by herself] Kotsu Tsubo (骨壺) \[Ayato Katsuma] \[Selected by Joniel Sugawara] Michikusa (みちくさ) \[Kyouko Fumizuki] \[Selected by Chieko Hara] Pink no Yuki ga Futtara... (ピンクの雪が降ったら…) \[Kaoru Tada] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi] Volume 2 - Family (家族) Tasogare (黄昏) \[Mariko Iwadate] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi] 50-nen no Toki wo Koete (50年の時を超えて) \[Mariko Takeda] \[Selected by herself] Moderato Cantabile (モデラートカンタービレ) \[Noriko Nakayama] \[Selected by herself] Kiseki no Okurimono (奇跡の贈りもの) \[Rina Morino] \[Selected by herself] Hareta Hi wa Gakkou wo Yasunde (はれた日は学校をやすんで) \[Rieko Saibara] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto] Barairo ga Me ni Shimiru (バラ色が目にしみる) \[Yoshida Mayumi] \[Selected by herself] Sora no Kotori (空の小鳥) \[Chica Umino] \[Selected by Saki Aoi] Volume 3 - Emotion (感動) Saionji-san to Yamada-kun (西園寺さんと山田くん) \[Tsunami Umino] \[Selected by Kei Yoshizawa] Pocket no Naka no Kiseki (Ayako) (ポケットの中の奇跡 (綾子)) \[Waki Yamato] \[Selected by Miwa Ueda] Itteshimatta Natsu (いってしまった夏) \[Mutsumi Tsukumo] \[Selected by Hara Chieko] Anata no Aozora (あなたの青空) \[Fuyumi Ogura] \[Self selection] Yuki Warisou (雪割草) \[Chiki Oya] \[Selected by Fuyumi Ogura] Haruyume Hime (春夢姫) \[Jun Fukami] \[Self selection] Volume 4 - Fantasy (幻想) Kitsune Yomeiri (きつねよめいり) \[Akimi Yoshida] \[Selected by Masako Yoshi] My Dear B・F \[Ikuemi Ryou] \[Selected by Saya Miyauchi] Kimi yo Shiru ya Minami no Kuni (君よ知るや南の国) \[Kumi Morikawa] \[Selected by Youko Miyajima] Arcadia no Shounen (アルカディアの少年) \[Ritsuko Abe] \[Selected by Youko Hanabusa] Dorobou Cinderella (泥棒シンデレラ) \[Suzue Miuchi] \[Selected by Nami Akimoto] Chijou no Itten (地上の一点) \[Yuko Kono] \[Selected by Itsumi Kirishima] Ki no Fureta Kisetsu (気のふれた季節) \[Tomoko Naka] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama] Volume 5 - Extraordinary (異彩) Hoshi no Opera (星のオペラ) \[Chica Umino] \[Selected by Kazu Gotou] Nire Yashiki (にれ屋敷) \[Hideko Mizuno] \[Selected by Seika Nakayama, Chieko Hara, and herself] Genkan (玄関) \[Fumiko Takano] \[Selected by Kiwa Irie] Sault Seint Marie no Koi (スー・セント・マリーの恋) \[Kyouko Fumizuki] \[Selected by Udou Shinohara and Akiko Hatsu] Ame (雨) \[Minori Kimura] \[Selected by Hideko Mizuno] Omukae Ga Kuru (おむかえがくるよ) \[Masako Sone] \[Self selection] Hinata e Hikage e no Romance (日なたへ日かげへのロマンス) \[Toshie Kihara] \[Selected by Ayuko Omi] Uso Happyaku-ya (嘘八百屋) \[Masako Yoshi] \[Self selection] Hanshin (半神) \[Moto Hagio] \[Selected by Chie Shinohara, Tsugumi Tsukishima, and Akirako Toudou]

The handsome blonde boy next door goes by “Deborah”. As a first-year student at her new University, Asayo is scared to be on her own until she encounters the beautiful boy living next door. He says he’s a girl on the inside and wants to enter a fake relationship - he comes from a very traditional family famous for their tea ceremonies and wants to get out of an arranged marriage to a stranger. Asayo accepts but finds herself growing closer with the mysterious “Deborah”. Will they end up finding themselves to be more than just friends in this not-so-straight rom-com?

High school senior Aihara Kotoko has had a crush on Irie Naoki since freshman year. But she's been discouraged from confessing to him by a few things: he's a member of "Class A," the top ranking class in school, whereas she's in "Class F"; he gets the top score on every exam; and he's so smart, popular, and handsome that he's been class president every year. When Kotoki finally musters up the courage to present him with a love letter, though, Naoki outright refuses it, telling her point blank–with a look of disgust and boredom–that he doesn't like "stupid girls." Poor Kotoko's worst nightmare! Her heart is broken, but then a change in circumstance forces Naoki and Kotoko to be together every day…!? Itazura na Kiss is a gem to the shoujo demographic, as it is the mother of a lot of cliches found in today's shoujo series. Despite the fact that it is 2 decades old, it still stands out as unique for it has the series follow the main characters well into their life, over a span of 10 years. It was so popular it inspired popular series like Marmalade Boy and Fruits Basket. However, the author had an accident while she was moving homes with her son and husband, and passed away a few months later, leaving her popular manga forever uncompleted. It was adapted into a popular Taiwanese drama under the title "It Started With a Kiss", and it even earned sequel. It was also adapted as a short Japanese drama in 1996, and an anime series in 2008, with the anime portraying the author's planned ending.

"Aishite Knight" is set in Osaka, and tells the story of Yaeko "Yakko" Mitamura, an 18-year-old girl working in her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo, and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother. Hashizo's brother Go Kato is the lead singer of the emerging rock band "Bee Hive". When Yakko meets Go and his friend and "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa an unexpected series of events unfolds.