[From Kotonoha]: Published by Kodansha in 2002 and awarded the prestigious Tezuka Cultural Prize, Fumiko Takano’s The Yellow Book is one of those rare works which you enjoy reading in order to feel the tender familiarity that arises between the protagonists and yourself. This collected volume was named after the longest of the four stories that it contains: a drama about an adolescent girl who falls in love with Roger Martin du Gard’s saga, Les Thibault. The remaining stories capture various fragments of everyday life with tenderness and humor. Through the kaleidoscope of its feminine views, The Yellow Book touches the readers heart by attending to what, in sum, makes up life—the little things of our every day.

Description of the oneshot Kikai Tonchi Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu One-shot published in Weekly Shounen Jump. Long, long ago, there lived an eccentric spirit. One who ate the souls of humans and loved "riddles". He would ask anyone who crossed his path sadistic "questions", and if they returned a "stupid answer", they would have their souls eaten without a moment's delay. On the other hand, if they answered with "wit", the spirit would grant a single wish, regardless of what it was. There was a bald, witty genius of a boy who responded magnificently to the spirit's "question". His wish was for the spirit to possess him for the rest of his life! Description of the serialization Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu: There once was an ayakashi called Karma who challenged his victims to a battle of wits. If the subject succeeded, the ayakashi would grant them one wish, but if they lost, he would devour their soul. At the same time, there was a young monk called Hanasaku Ikkyuu, who was famed for his cleverness. He used to eagerly sharpen his mind, solving challenging riddles sent to him, until his mother fell ill. When he found that his cleverness was of no use in helping her, he gave it up. Karma seeks out Ikkyuu, eager to best him in a battle of wits and consume his soul. One day, Ikkyuu rescued a young beggar boy, only to see him fall ill with a mysterious illness. That same day, Karma finally finds Ikkyuu and offers him his dangerous bargain. Thanks to Karma, will Ikkyuu finally have a way to use his cleverness to help the people around him?

From Shogakukan: Futaba is a lonely girl who is sleeping with all types of men these days. But when a man who truly loves her appears before her for the first time...? This is a love story for girls who are lonely and sensitive.

A series of one-shots consisting of boys with horns, priests, etc. Chapter 3 – Picnic part 2 (continued from ch2) - Despite everything, Kaname seems to have found a bit of happiness with Kenichirou. But Kaname’s father doesn’t want to let Kaname go and is doing everything he can to keep them apart. Chapter 4 – In God’s Hands - Masato used to be a delinquent that was so naughty he was called the "Legendary evil." However, he has reformed because of his love for Jouji, a priest. But pretty rich boy Kikunosuke has his eyes set on Jouji as well and isn’t about to let Masato have him! Chapter 5 – Dark Gray Heaven, Rainbow-colored Paradise - Kotegawa Hajime has an automata made that is a perfect replica of himself, and plans to have this automata take his place as heir to his father’s company. Unfortunately, just after telling his father’s secretary about his plan, Hajime loses his memories in an accident. Now no one, including Hajime himself, is quite sure which is the real Hajime and which is the automata.

Shinohara Sumi is stuck taking supplementary lessons in the heat of summer. Her situation immediately changes when a mysterious boy named Yoshino Mitsuru jumps into the classroom through the second story window. He spends each day helping her with her lessons, and her feelings for him begin to grow. But things may not be all that they seem as she begins seeking the reasons for the loneliness in his eyes…

From Cireus-Scans~Midnight~: Susami, down on his luck, recieves the gift of kindness from Hashiba. Susami is overwhelmed by this simple act and finds himself unable to think of anything else. When Hashiba runs away from, Susami tries to drown his pain in alcohol, but Hashiba’s face haunts him. Frustrated, he leaves the bar to find Hashiba being lured into a trap. Susami rescues Hashiba and takes him to a park where he waxes eloquent and confesses his love to Hashiba.

Summary taken from the back of Cover: What will happen when a human has extra power? What will happen when that power is used to fulfill all of his will? Masami, who often looks like an innocent little boy, apparently has the power that he uses as a killer weapon. He even dares to hurt his own mother in order to reach his goal. What will shogo do as his best friend?

DMG: Be it a sudden, painful revelation or a slow ballad, second love carries the hope of happiness again. Two tales of love experienced twice unfold in Want to Depend You. A professor of literature has died, leaving his son Yamato and his assistant Onodera to put his affairs in order. To Onodera, Yamato constantly echos his beloved professor; his grief grows desperate. Will Onodera’s past memories consume his chance for future love and break Yamato’s heart in the process? Ten years ago, friends Yuuya and Arata became lovers, but their crushing love died as soon as it began. Yuuya fears the past will repeat itself... but could a song feel different when it’s played a second time?

From Fantasyshrine: Kouzuki, who works for an underwear company, spent a drunken night with his co-worker, Maniwa. Since he doesn't want to destroy his friendship with Maniwa, he tries to keep what happened that night a secret. Unfortunately, Maniwa seems to already know... Moichido Koishite (Spin-Off)

From Osuwari Team: Mitsuha is sick of her stupid friends and boring school life. All she wants is to be left in peace. One day by mistake she becomes penpals with Haru, whom she doesn't know at all. Only with him can she be honest. There's one guy in Mitsuha's school who's just the way Mitsuha would like to be - cool, a little scary and above all - alone. One day she meets him in a bus... What will happen next? *NOTE: The mangaka, YAMAMOTO Keiko, decided not to do this manga series anymore after it went on a hiatus since the seventh issue. Another mangaka, NAGI Michiko, will continue this manga. Read this manga from right to left

From Tokyopop: In these haunting tales, a girl creates a cell phone in her imagination, from which she can communicate with others... A young boy discovers his new friend has the power to heal others--and learns about true friendship and sacrifice... And the healing power of love confronts the tragedy and horror of a deadly train accident.

Collection of short stories: 1) I Want to Hear Your Voice (Kimi no Koe ga Kikitai) (2 chapters) In Kimi no Koe ga Kikitai, a famous singer is having issues with his voice and he may be unable to sing. He meets a young man at the hospital but the pretty guy is mute... Quite angsty compared to the previous works by Hashida Yukari (Jinsei wa Barairo Da and Waru). 2) Castrato 3) Two Princes (Futari no Ouji) 4) Accomplice

Miwa confesses his feelings to his friend Katou, but in response, Katou introduces Miwa to his gay friend Hashina. Miwa is shocked, and rejects Hashina, but that just makes Hashina fall in love creating an unrequited love triangle. Miwa finds comfort in Hashina, but will he ever be able to let go of his feelings for Katou?

Spin-off of "Koufuku no Susume" : the romance between Mizumo and Minori. Mizumo Hiraga is providing sex for money to bring up his brothers. The Otunari family have always been tender for the Hiraga's, like parents. Minori Otunari finds out Mizumo's dirty business and offers to pay in order to have sex with Mizumo. Their distorted physical relationship starts in this way, but Minori begins to love Mizumo seriously...

Shou and Takashi were best friends in junior high, but abruptly, Shou moved away. Now, in their first year of high school, they meet up again. Takashi is thrilled! But Shou is giving him the cold shoulder.

Collection of short stories: • Kimino Te wa Bokuno Mono (Your Hand Belongs to Me) When his student Kurahashi-kun falls from the sky and lands on Sugisaki-sensei, everyone at school thinks they tried to commit suicide together! Sugiaki is determined to find out why Kurahashi would jump off a roof, but this may be too much for the doctor to handle! • Ranai Sengen (Love Announcement) When his son gets married and moves out businessman Sakurai Yuusuke is very lonely. When he finds a starving kid in front of his house, he takes him in. But who is his new house-keeper really? • Kira Kira Kiseki A play boy decides to make the younger brother of a very over protective older brother his next conquest. Things don't go exactly as he wants though, and he finds himself growing closer to the older brother.

From Fantasyshrine: Ibuki lives in a university dorm where objects and people of different eras mysteriously pop out! One day, a stoical man, Haginuma, appeared in his bedroom and claimed to be his grandfather's friend… who also had an unrequited love for his grandfather. Since Ibuki is a spitting image of his grandfather, will Haginuma devour him…?

Minami and Ritsu are next door neighbors and childhood friends. Minami's drama club is about to put on a play but their male lead is injured, so Ritsu has to step in as the male lead. What will happen to the play if they keep arguing?

From DMP: Katsuomi and Tsurugi are fierce rivals in the Japanese sport of fencing known as kendo. Their competitive egos and contrasting fighting styles clash, and yet Katsuomi gradually finds himself attracted to the keen, graceful Tsurugi. However, he hesitates to pursue his desire, fearing that doing so will surely give his foe Tsurugi the upper hand in competition. Although Katsuomi's love for his adversary soon becomes overwhelming, Tsurugi finds himself torn between reciprocating Katsuomi's love and maintaining his pride as a competitive rival. The competition intensifies into a love triangle when Tsurugi's young brother steps in to pursue the source of his brother's angst.

A collection of three short romance stories. The Moment After We Kissed: Kei is trying to write her way into fame with short BL novels, but isn't making any progress. To make things worse, she's never even had a boyfriend before! Kisses and Poison: Seto is a girl in high school who's been bullied all her life for her strange appearance and thick accent. But when a guy suddenly appears calling himself an "alien", how will her school life change? A Naive Spiral: Saya confesses to her love interest, but gets rejected. While she moves on, apparently he doesn't, and things start getting violent... From Baka-Updates

Contains 3 oneshots: 1) Kimi wa "Suki" no Daimeishi From Midnight Scans: I didn't think you'd still remember me once you'd gained fame. When you're supposed to pick me up, you don't even think to come. That's why, when there's someone who even slightly resembles you... Ten years ago, you left me to become a kabuki actor. But I still remember the promise from that day... You have become famous and are called "the most beautiful high school student in Japan". I'm living in a different world from you. That's why you won't even think to meet me once again...? 2) Hetakuso Kata Omoi (Hopeless Unrequited Love) All Yuri wants to do is talk to her crush in her art club, Yano-kun, yet she's able to do anything but. Getting an idea, she asks Yano's best friend, Kimidzuka, for some tips on how to make her ideal for Yano. Though reluctant, Kimi-kun helps out... 3) Eien ni Nemure (Eternal Sleep) Jin's just a lowly pirate with an incredibly handsome face and loves playing with women, but this annoying female brat, who he was going to sell as a slave with the rest of them, somehow feels different from everyone else.

From Fate: Kaho puts on a facade in front of everyone, hiding who she truly is, in other words lying to those she cares about in order to make them feel at ease. One day she meets a boy at a social gathering who sees right through her and helps her change...

From Jshoujo Scans: "When I think of you, I can't soften my heartbeat, and I have the urge to cry out loud---" The "Mighty Ice Prince" Hirano, who can do everything just perfectly, confessed to Koito. However Koito, who is capable of doing everything clumsily, never thought Hirano's confession was serious...? This story is about all the first times Koito and Hirano experience together.

Ootemachi Tokio is an elite businessman. When a bizarre dream forces him to pay attention to temp worker Takebashi, are Ootemachi's days of being self absorbed over?