A negligent mother, an affair, a broken family, domestic abuse, and drugs are among the subjects in these Goth short stories that revolve around the lives of teenagers with complicated problems.

The grandson of an antique dealer and the beggar princess got married. Lasting for two years, they were to engage in a contract marriage to fulfill their respective interests. An aspiring naval officer and ...

As children, twins Umi and Sora became acquainted with a four-year old Beniko. Years later, Umi has moved away, and Sora confesses to Beniko that he'll propose to her when she turns 18. But when Sora dies in...

Kouji and Izumi are still playing one step forward, two steps back in their angst-ridden dance of love. The drama is taken to new heights in this series: just how far will Kouji go in his desperate love for ...

1-3) Bunbetsu to Takan Aya has a great boyfriend Kento who treasures her a lot. But she is also attracted to Kento's older brother, who has a twisted personality. How come she can't stay away from him and sh...

Enter the world of the Borgias. A world of unspeakable conspiracies and forbidden desires. A family whose murderous intrigues would make them infamous throughout history. A history written in blood…and a p...

When the hot-tempered Han Hye Won accidently insults the handsome jjang of Han Hwa Go, Sunwoo Bin decides to pay her a visit... with his entire motorcycle gang, ready to see some blood. So how does that lead...

Se-Joon and Se-Wa are siblings with a dark, complex relationship. Se-Wa, a girl considered psychotic by others, is attached to her brother a little too attached. In her eyes, there is only Se-Joon and no one...

One day while walking home from her job, Kurumi Akino finds a wounded young man, and saves his life. He mysteriously disappears after that, and leaves only the name “Hakuron”. Next thing she knows she’...

In company-owned rabbit-hutch apartments live tenants who can't afford to live anywhere else, and the apartment complex in which high-school girl Hatsumi Narita lives is ruled over by the rumor mongering, se...

It was the night of Christmas Eve, when Haruka and Kyouichi were supposed to have spent their first night together. However, by coincidence, they became the witnesses to a convenience store robbery, and thei...

Collection of short stories by Kaori Ozaki including her debut story. The earliest story in the volume was written when she was sixteen, and the last one when she was nineteen. 1) Kiss no Ougon 2) Knife 3) ...

Ayumu Shiiba is studying for the all-important high school entrance exams. She is struggling to get by, but thankfully has help from her best friend Shii-chan, who is at the top of their class. Test results ...

When Rino gets pregnant, her boyfriend demands that she have an abortion, and she agrees. But, at the last moment, she realizes she doesn't want to kill her baby.

Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking...

At a young age, little Bella was abandoned by a boy that she trusted for survival. She grew up unseen, unheard, and a war slave. Years later, after losing her ability to speak, she finds herself embraced by ...

In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Wo...

Karate girl Seri tries to kick away her past in order to catch a new guy at a singles party, but Tamaki, a childhood flame from her old karate dojo, shows up to show off and makes her heart pound. Their rein...

Why is Setsuna so mixed up? Despite his attempts to be noble, he'll fight anyone anytime; he ignores all authority; and he harbors feelings for his sister that can only be described as "incestuous." Why is he...

Kamui Shiro is a young man who was born with the power to decide the fate of the Earth itself--a destiny he can barely bring himself to believe. But as other players in the prophecy begin to gather around hi...