Usami Maki

This omnibus story centers on four women living in the same shared house. The story of 25-year-old Riko, who aspires to be a manga artist, begins the day after she decides to quit her job a year from now, when someone she used to like joins the same company.

Sono, working at her father's small restaurant, found a young man lost and hungry in the street. He's Soshi Mamoru, the young heir of the company where Sono used to work before quitting. It's the start of a love story featuring a procession of rich boys!

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Tsukimori-kun is clever, hard to associate with, and his eyes behind the glasses are really cold. Everyone in class scared of him, but I’m not the same. that’s because i have a reason…

I sit next to him. I’m curious about him everyday!! But why isn’t it me? A story about the four people around him starts!!

4 companions are living in the same mansion. There’re sharing the same school, their family, their future but also…love stories. But now, their journey to become adults is about to begin…

During the high school entrance ceremony, Koga Eito from the special class helps Kasuga Niina from her poor health. His gentle manner captivates Niina, making her confess her feeling towards him. Thus, the trials in love of this couple begin. As time passes, Niina finds it difficult to continue loving him since there are instances when he seems to be playing with her feelings. For her, going out with Koga may bring a grim future to her.

During her summer break before entering high school, Mimori Ichigo goes to her grandmother's house near the ocean. There, she helps out at her grandmother's shop. One day while walking her grandmother's dog in the evening, she meets a boy named Kouki. They meet again, but this time she also meets Kouki's cousin named Taiga. For some odd reason Kouki has no memory of when they met and Taiga begs her to not tell him either. Later, she and Kouki sneak out to watch the fireworks, but they separate dramatically. When Ichigo goes to high school, coincidentally, Kouki and Taiga are also there, but they have no memory of her. Are they faking it or are they just lying? If so, why lie?

A boy riding on a bicycle is always observed from the bus at the same time of the day and the same place. One day, a girl happens to meet his gaze. Her eyes met his. Though it is a usual bus running everywhere, it is always carrying different feelings of passengers, such as painful love or one-sided love.

Her classmates were always intimidated by her height, hence she received the nickname of “Big Sister” for sixteen years. But this is far from the truth! She not only is a coward who doesn’t dare to say what’s on her mind, she’s also super scared of horror movies! Like every girl in love, for the sake of the guy she likes, she volunteered to be on the committee of the school’s cultural festival. Unfortunately, her class then chose “haunted house” as their theme; how will she get through this now? Contents: Hetare Venus (Clumsy Goddess) 1 Day, 1 Kiss Tsuki ni Todokutou (Tower That Reaches the Moon) Yami e Hakobu Elevator (The Elevator that Takes you Into Darkness) "There's something coming from the other side of the darkness…" A teenage girl is recommended by her friend to take the test of courage at an unused hospital, but something sinister is going on there… Watashi no Sweet Love Taiken (My Sweet Love Experience)

Tokunaga-kun, Chiharu Taniyama's classmate and recent neighbor, is always laughing at her, and it annoys her to no end. How can she be cute? Then, she finds a magazine with tips on being popular. Will she get her revenge on Tokunaga?

When she was young, her parents died in a car accident. Her only relative, her grandma, has also passed way. As such, Kiri is now alone and without support. On the day of her grandma?s funeral, an unknown young man named "Shiina" appeared before her. The truth was, her grandma had been funding this violinist…?

A collection of short stories: \#1: Ringo Hoppe no Koi Takami has a HUGE problem! She blushes at the drop of a hat, so everyone knows what she is thinking! She finally makes a decision to stop letting her fear of embarrassment control her – she gets a job where her crush is working so that she can confess her feelings to him… but then things go awry in an unexpected way! \#2: Hinatabokko no Heya Tomo and Daisuke have been childhood friends for ten years. Whenever something goes wrong with Daisuke, he finds refuge in Tomo's sunshine-abundant room. When Tomo asks Daisuke for a 'date' with him as her birthday present, will the equations of their relationship change? \#3: 24 Ko no Kurisumasu (24 Pieces of Christmas) Rio met Ian, the son of her father's friend, during Christmas when she was in the third grade. Ian turned out to be a devil with an angelic smile. That Christmas remains as an irritating memory for Rio, considering how Ian played multiple pranks on her and bullied her throughout the day. After that Christmas, Ian's family moved away to England and she didn't get to see him since then. But Ian sends Christmas cards for her every year. Years later, during Rio's 17th Christmas, Ian is back in Japan……planning some new pranks?

Ten Days by Aihara Miki High school senior, Aiko, and 30-year-old Shirakawa are to have an arranged marriage, so they decide to try being a couple for 10 days… There's No Logic To Love! by Usami Maki Mayu can't get over her big shock from being dumped. But that's about to change with Tsukiyama! Happy Happy Letter by Kikuchi Kamaro Aiko is extremely thrilled to receive her first love letter. But the sender didn't include his name… The Prince's Servant by Natsume Aiko She's only in high school, and having an arranged marriage!? Plus her partner may be rich, but he's her classmate… An Adult's Love and A Child's Affair by Kawamaru Shin Norika is going out with a working man. She's only in high school, but she lied, telling him she's working too… My Sweet Honey by Kanesada Yukio Kimi has fallen in love with the school's "prince", Ken. All she could do was gaze at him, but he somehow became her boyfriend!?

Kanae, who's just been through terrible heartbreak, decides to take a vacation to the mountains, hoping to take her mind off of things. Her skiing instructor turns out to be more of a comfort to Kanae then anything, and she finds herself slowly opening up to him. Unfortunately, before long, it's time to say goodbye… But this isn't even close to the end of their story! \[PL] Kanae, której właśnie złamano serce, postanowiła, że pojedzie w góry. Jej narciarski instruktor pociesza ją, a Kanae zaczyna się przy nim otwierać. Niestety, niedługo nadejdzie czas pożegnania, ale… To nie koniec historii!

A volume of cute and romantic short stories: Caramel Milk Tea Nozomi, a high school student, did not believe in love at first sight. But it happens that she is in love with a cafe clerk. Immediately she declares love to him. But because he gives her the cold shoulder, she is disappointed in love. Now she begins to work part-time for the cafe where he is working. Futari no Jikan (Two People's Time) Eri hangs out with her childhood friend, who she hasn't seen in four years. They've changed over the years, but certain feeling have stayed the same. Kirakira no Kimochi (A Sparkling Mood) Narumi tries to make the most of her time before she moves on Christmas Day, but falls unexpectedly in love. No. 1 Girl Saiko must choose between her career or her love. Orange Kiss contains Happy Words, a prequel of No. 1 Girl.

Satsuki, to whom he said some incredibly disrespectful words to, had the worst reunion with him in the high school entrance ceremony! He was the little master of a famous construction company...? A love story of the season of sakura, where things become precious and love forms! This volume also contains a side story entitled Only You. Kiku-chan has an onesided love for Inoue Ken. On the day that Kiku finally decides to confess to Ken, she finds out that another girl has already confessed to him.

Consists of 4 short stories. Orange Kiss Kijima Aka had a dream. In the dream, she and an orange haired boy kissed under the setting sun. And that boy just so happens to be the guy who's in the same class as her, Shimizu! She always thought Shimizu had some kind of grudge against her because he seems to hate her. Will Aka's dream become reality? Happy Words The story of the past of the main characters, Saiko and Ichi, from "No. 1 Girl" in the tankubon Caramel Milk Tea. Last Train Under the Night Sky More Orange Kiss Includes "Another Usami's Biography."

Collection of 4 short stories: Kanon Kanon Matsukura is a high school sophomore. Her name is based on her father's favorite classical "Kanon"… One day in school while she was walking down the hallway she hears "Kanon" being played. It was her math teacher Azume playing it on the piano awkwardly. Since then, "Kanon" keeps playing in Kanon's head. A touching story of a high school girl in love! Happy Rain Tsubasa can't confess to her basketball player Sugita directly, so she asks his teammate to pass him a present instead. Later, she takes shelter from the rain and runs into Sugita's teammate again. Can fifteen minutes in a waiting shed be enough to change one's course in life? Bang!! Shinyama sees Daiyumi holding a gun to her head and jumps down the stairs to stop her from committing suicide; but it is only a toy gun… Shinyama hurts his right hand and Daiyumi feels obliged to help him taking lesson notes. What does Shinyama feel towards Daiyumi, is it only pity or is it something else? Santa is Coming Inaba is always teasing Ayumi about not being able to get a boyfriend. In anger she lashes out that she does in fact have plans to meet a boy the next day; when she is really only baby sitting her nephew. What shall she do when she runs into Inaba taking her nephew to the game center!?