In the ”Canis” series: Vol. 1 - ”Dear Mr. Rain” Kutsuna Satoru, a hatter, picks up a man collapsed by the side of the road. This man, Kashiba Ryou, has come to Japan to die.… Vol. 2-3 - ”Dear H...

This volume contains two parts, Bus Hashiru and Nanairo Sekai. Bus Hashiru is a collection of five short stories centered around bus stops. In all your encounters with strangers that take place there, isn't ...

1) Like as the Time Will Come When it Will Rain On a rainy day Ryouichi takes in a boy with no memories. As they slowly evolve a relationship will the memories the boy has break their fragile bonds? 2) An U...

1) Rakuen Nana, a 16-year-old girl, has had a happy relationship for 1 year with a University student named Shugo. Though, it all comes to a halt, when a doctor tells her that in 6 months, she will become co...

A short story about schoolboys love... The kind that makes you feel alive.

An independent collection of short stories — Ultramarine Schooldays highlights the color that evokes faithful memories, tenderness, and melancholy. These stories take place in Japan and in the West, in the...

Ethan lives a monotonous life trying to pay off his crippling debt—until the day Mike appears at the neighborhood laundromat looking worse for wear. Both men find themselves struggling to go on in differen...

Volume 1: Sensei wa Butchozura Shite Yatte Kuru Volume 2: Dekiai Kareshi wa Butchozura Shite Yatte Kuru Volume 3: Geki Ama Kareshi wa Butchozura Shite Yatte Kuru There's one man Yura despises at the da...

1) The Restaurant of Many Orders (Soko wa Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten) A young woman frequents a certain French bistro. She would really enjoy the food they serve if only it weren't for the bossy chef owner. "Y...

Includes: 1-4) Kocchi Muite, Ai (Come Closer, Love) Suzuhara lives in a cheap apartment which has way to thin walls; whenever his neighbour Nishino brings home girls for the night, Suzuhara can hear all of ...

Recent grad Wujin has no job, no purpose, no one in his life… till he meets Jin. Suave and sulking, Jin has a tough past but a soft exterior. Now, as next-door neighbors, Wujin can’t hide his feelings bu...

When Kashiwagi transfers to Chiemi's school, sensei asks Chiemi to watch over him but even after a month since his transfer, Kashiwagi still doesn't get involved with anyone. Chiemi thinks it might be useles...

A Drunken Dream is a collection of literary short stories by Hagio falling into multiple genres, created between 1971-2007. The stories were selected by translator Matt Thorn to be an introduction to Hagio f...

In an abandoned rail car, on rainy evenings, loner Tsubaru spends an hour and a half reading to her childhood friend Kouta, who has suddenly become popular with their female classmates.

1) Rumble Rush New worker at the train station, in a desperate situation being played with by a groper. A groper, who targets only young men during rush hours, appears! And… the new staff at the train sta...

What if an unexpected accident suddenly transported you back to ten years ago? For Hayoung, suddenly traveling back in time to high school means the opportunity to save the life of Jaehyun, the one person sh...

Based on novelist Ryuichiro Utsumi's works. Published as the Hitobito Series (人びとシリーズ): - The Keyaki Tree (欅の木) - The White Rocking Horse (白い木馬) - The Reunion (再会) - My B...

"It's about time you gave up." Honda, a gay and shy high school teacher, is forced to consult with Endo, a student who doesn't decide his career path at all, but Endo makes him mean. However, Endo gradually ...

Official English Translation Yuta Natori is a junior in high school, enjoying the peace and quiet of his school life when out of the blue, Kazushi Setoguchi, a freshman, asks him to be his boyfriend. Being ...

This is a story about two people who meet on a rainy day.

A collection of stories about finding meaning in life and your place in this world. Story 1, “The Shaft of Light in the Blue”: A teacher indifferent to his job finds a baby swallow and raises it with on...

Oneshot from Muteki Kareshi Aiko fell in love at first sight with a guy who lent her an umbrella on a rainy day. Later, she met him again on the train to school, but no matter how hard she tries, she still ...

This city is awfully big. Although we may not know each other, we may have brushed past each other on the road at some point. Perhaps we share a love of reading the same book and listening to the same song, ...

A oneshot from the author’s weibo about a cute little Sunshine Doll who’s determined to do his job.

It’s only during rainy days that Kae can get closer to Ichi, the most popular guy in the school, because he always gets under her umbrella. But Kae wants to be close to him everyday, not only during rainy ...