This is a story by the author of Kero Kero Chime, and you can tell. The characters look similar, though the plot seems different. Rupika lives on a far off planet called Rakariina and has a growth on her head that looks like a tiara(called the Twinkle Tiara). Her grandfather tells her that her destiny begins when she meets a man with the Twinkle Crown. Every so often on this planet, a lot of meteors fall and a lot of new aliens land on the planet. Rupika goes out to see this and maybe find 'her prince'(the Twinkle Crown) and is captured by a boy named Alpha, who then mentions something about someone named Rozeus. Rupika wants to see Rozeus and leaves Alphas's spaceship, which is actually a big turtle. The new aliens seem to know something about her tiara and start harassing her, and though Alpha tries to control them he gets knocked out. Rupika's situation turns desperate but suddenly a man with the Twinkle Crown appears.

* Contains a oneshot called Mirai ni Kiss - Meiko, a 14 year old Robotics genius, travels a hundred years forward in time. However, the future is completely different from her sweet daydreams.

From Intercross & Shoujo Crusade: Chika has always seen Murasame-kun as a rival who manages to constantly piss her off. While wondering out loud to herself, her sister whom overhears Chika, gives her a perfume necklace which supposedly able to capture a guy's heart. The next day, Chika bumps into Murasame-kun and spills all the perfume. As she begins to apologize, he suddenly asks her out?!

The oasis is ruled by the descendents of dragons. Shakuya is a 15-year-old girl who is heiress of the clan. She is in love with her fiancé Kwan who is a renowned swordsman. Things get complicated when her ex-fiancé Lucin who was long thought to be dead, comes back to the oasis. Even though Lucin does not have any memory of the past, he tells Shakuya that he likes her. Shakuya's mother suggests to decide on one of the two as her fiancé one year from now, judging by Shakuya's flower tattoos which increase in number according to her feelings. Shakuya dislikes Lucin at first, but as she finds out more about him, she realizes that he is not just a playboy like he seems.

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1) Right Hand Gun, Left Hand Love (3 chapters) : Rookie policeman Hiroshi Bondi Tokida's dream is to capture France's famous "Phantom Thief Jack". But after he moved into 'French male residence' he realized the old man owning the house, Genshirou is someone with an interest in disguising, and he is also the person Hiroshi dreams of capturing, "Phantom Thief Jack"!! But he never thought that the famous "Phantom Thief Jack" would propose to him, and kiss him...?! 2) Sweet Prisoner - Its hard to move on when you are still in love with your childhood friend. What happens when you meet up again after 13 years. 3) The Wealthiness of Poverty

The story sets one month Eita and Masuzu start dating, and sets itself on a "what if" where the Harem element is stronger than in the original.

Tsubasa gains two brothers after his mother remarries and that is when his "normal" life goes up in smoke.

Saki likes Kirie who likes her younger twin sister Moe, who's going out with Kirie's best friend, Yoshida. Just how are things going to work out?

Nakaba used to play piano with her friend Haru, and they both enjoyed playing a song composed by Chopin, which then became their little secret piece. When Haru transferred to another city, Nakaba decided to give up on piano because she thought that the notes were just some mere dots on the paper, and her teacher didn't allow her to freely express her feelings through her playing. Six years later, her childhood friend Haru comes back and moved to her school just to see her again. Despite knowing that Nakaba had stopped playing piano for years, he still wants to play their secret piece and practice in a duet wtih her. Unfortunately, as Nakaba realizes, it is not going to be like old times because Haru has changed and he doesn't seem so gentle like before. What will Nakaba do? Serialized in Ribon from 11/2004 to 1/2005, published into tankoubon by the same title with 3 other one-shots.

Sasaya Kae is a young girl eagerly waiting for spring to come, and on a snowy school day she meets Niina Yuito, a boy with the same sentiment in his eyes. She endeavors to get closer to Niina, but in the process, finds out he has a phobia of being touched by girls. Not wanting to give up, Kae asks him to become her boyfriend, but what shocks her most is the girl named Kataoka who can casually touch Niina and whom he calls "special." Will Kae's feelings reach Niina? Or will she back-up?

It was said that being in love is much like riding a roller coaster. This holds true for most except for junior high student, Haruka who finds that her love isn't at all like this and on the contrary compares it to a merry go round. When Haruka discovers that her favorite sempai in her camera club is going to move in just a month, she impulsively confesses her genuine feelings. Even so, her sempai does not take her seriously and brushes it aside lightly with jokes. But, though Haruka was nervous and embarrassed, she was not discouraged and thus her merry go round of love begins. (summary by kiumi from The Evil Empire)

1a-c) Kazuki caught a cold from a guy, while on her way to her University Entrance exam. The day of the exam she got a fever, and so she cursed the guy that she had met. All she knows is that he took the same exam, and that his ID number was #400. Later she is at her apartment cleaning. As she dusts her sheets on the balcony, she notices a guy. But he looks familiar. Who could he be... 2) Eternal Heart Mari has tutoring with Suga-sensei in order to try and get in W University again, which her boyfriend is currently attending but it turns out he likes someone else?! Mari is now brokenhearted and runs to her sensei.... 3) A night with a moon Haruka likes her tennis senpai, but led to her heartbreak when she overheard him saying "it was a one night stand". Haruka then swims in the ocean to loose her thoughts, but a sudden wave came...before she knows it she is on shore, saved by some guy??

[From Storm in Heaven]:A collection of four touching supernatural short stories.Chapter one deals with a man born a Midori, a race of humans who turn into trees when they die. Can the man overcome the obstacles facing his race and live a normal life?Chapter two tells the tale of a young boy who lives in a land of magic. But his first spellbook turns into a pixie when he opens it!Chapter three is about a young boy forced to abandon his cat when he moves. Upon returning years later, the boy finds himself transported to a strange land full of... cats?The final story is about a boy who, in exchange for getting off having to pay a speeding fine, agrees to take an experimental drug. The next morning he wakes up with white wings, wings that only seem to get larger every time he does something wrong!

Ponta is a Labrador retriever puppy, the Koizumi family's pet. She's full of energy and usually up to some kind of mischief. But when Grandpa Koizumi, an amateur inventor, creates the Guru Guru Bone, Ponta's curiosity causes trouble. She nibbles the bone...and turns into a human girl! Surprised but undaunted, Ponta ventures out of the house and meets Mirai Iwaki, the most popular boy at school. When Mirai saves her from a speeding car, Ponta changes back into her puppy self. Yet much has changed for Ponta during her short adventure as a human. Her heart races and her face flushes when she thinks of Mirai now. She's in love! Using the power of the Guru Guru Bone, Ponta switches back and forth from dog to girl...but can she win Mirai's affections? Winner of the Kodansha Manga of the Year Award!

Tetsuo Aoki is a 4th year oil painter at a fine arts school. While working in an art supplies store, he meets an older woman named Akira Aizawa, who is the owner of an art gallery. Aizawa becomes interested in Aoki and she begins to pursue him when she catches him painting on the riverside. After such, their relationship begins to develop romantically. Will it develop smoothly? Or will there be unforeseen events?

1. Before Saying that It is Love + On a Certain Sunday A kind uncle, Suda Masayoshi, met a middle school brat, Hasegawa Souma, when he moved into his new house. Because of Souma’s complicated background, Masayoshi decided to take Souma in and raised him. Two years later, the high-schooler Souma confessed his love to Masayoshi. A cute little puppy turned into a horny wolf, how would our dear Masayoshi handle Souma? 2. Don't Cry, My Little Lamb Continuation of chapter 1 with the grown-up Souma. 3. Reversal of Love Talk - Anri Story Long-time lovers Anri and Satoshi have hit a rough patch. Satoshi isn't as loving as he used to be and Anri seems to get needier every day. Will these two survive their troubles, or is it time to call it quits? 4. Reversal of Love Talk - Satoshi Story Continuation of chapter 3, except it is told from Satoshi's POV. 5. Anata wo Matsu no (I Will Wait for You) High-school student Kengo's pretty miserable when his girlfriend dumps him right before Christmas. Trying to keep his mind occupied by working at his family's bar, he finds himself thrown in with regular drinker Nishizawa whose kindness soothes Kengo. 6. Uncontrolled Puberty Shuuto's attempts to control his feelings for his older brother's friend Yukihiro are failing miserably. No matter what he tries, the high school student can't stop fantasizing about his long time crush. But Yukihiro has no intention of letting Shuuto avoid him forever... 7. Passion Recycle 8-page short story about a sexually molesting shop owner and the employee who puts up with it. 8. Honey 8-page short story about a student trying to hide his secret crush from his overly affectionate best friend.

A follow-up to a heavy response to the original yomi-kiri manga by the same title. Good Ending follows the main character Utsumi's interactions with Kurokawa Yuki, a member of the school tennis team, in order for Utsumi to confess his feelings to the captain of the tennis team. It is implied that the title of the manga is derived from the "good endings" that are achieved in visual novels.

From Liquid Passion: Takeshi is straight until he sees Kazuya lying naked on his friend's couch. After their intimate encounter, can they find a way to make a relationship work and manage to survive on their unusual part time job? A series of short chapters currently running in Mellow Mellow. From 'Sweet Tale' collection of short stories/oneshots: Story 1. Boy Next Door Story 2. One Heart Story 3. Otoshimono Story 4. Long Way Home

The story of two childhood friends - growing up and growing apart.

The heroine is named Kinoshita Sakiko. She is 20 years old, and a college student. She is totally in love with her 28 year old university professor, Chifyu-sensei. He is tall, moody, and handsome, with short dark hair and sexy eyes. Unfortunately for Sakiko, he always refuses her very aggressive displays of affection. Yet she never gives up. Even when faced with a housing crisis, Sakiko goes to drastic lengths to earn money so she can stay in the area and continue her pursuit of her teacher. However Sakiko isn't very bright when it comes to making money. She actually tries to sell herself on a street corner!! But her price is too high, and no one is interested. Then she meets a guy on the street named Natsuo. He is also really cute, with long blond hair. He is interested in Sakiko, and after one really great kiss, he takes her to his apartment. Things are starting to get steamy when they are interrupted by the arrival of Natsuo's roommate. Guess who it is?

After her political father is disgraced in scandal, Haruna Aizawa transfers to a new school... Haruna Aizawa thinks that school life is just like a monkey mountain - all the monkeys form cliques, get into fights, and get back together again. The school that she just transferred to is no exception. There's even a boy called Macharu(baby monkey) Yamashita [ actually named Masaru Yamashita ] who reminds her of a baby monkey! It's hard enough fitting in at a new school while dealing with family problems.... Will Haruna remain jaded and distance herself from everyone around her? Or will Macharu win her over with his monkey magic? -- Shojo Beat Manga

Masaki's older brother reccommendation landed him in a part-time job at a theme park. But on his first day, a person wearing a bear costume ran up to him shouting "Maa-kun!" and hugged him tightly. Masaki has no memory of this bear (Oosawa) at all. As time passes by, Masaki gradually begins to fall for Oosawa, but the 14 year age gap and the scars left from the past put Oosawa in a difficult position.

From Eclipse Scans: Namu goes to a school where all the elites get idolized by the 'non-elites'. From models to computer geniuses, these students make tons of money on their own! Because the school gates are always crowded by screaming fans of these elites, it is difficult for Namu to get to class on time. One day, however, a new transfer student helps Namu out in her morning predicament. Guess who gets categorized as an elite almost immediately?