Black Bird

"Gokko" means playing a game of make-believe. One day, a boy called Ikei comes to Fuyuko's place and claims to be her brother. She doesn't believe him, however she allows him to stay at her house. As a wannabe future actress she then starts playing "Gokko" with him to improve her acting skills. Where will it lead them? Note: In the original language Table of Contents *Gokko* is in brackets and should therefore be in quotes: "Gokko"

A poor boy has a reoccurring dream where he meets a ballerina.

1) Eikoku Kizoku Goyoutashi While working at her shop, Chiyoko Shimakura was approached by a young foreign male asking for a date. Though, at the same time, there have been a lot of incidents regarding a young foreign man conning women for their money in the neighborhood. Is he the one that has been conning others? Or is he really her Prince Charming? 2) A Thousand And One Nights An encounter with a stranger ends up with a young girl becoming a temporary secretary. 3) Mitsuboshi School Days In order to be with the one she loves, a girl enters Chefs School. 4) Love Bite About a girl who didn't know what to do with her feelings, thus leading the boy to believing that she hated him.

Yoshiwara, Edo period's red-light district. After witnessing her parents being murdered in cold blood, Akane, a young girl from a Samurai-class family, sells herself into a popular establishment called 'Akebonorou' in the red-light district of Yoshiwara. There, she is taken under the wings of the brothel's number one courtesan, 'Asakeno'. With her mind set to unravel the truth behind her parent's death, Akane strives to become the top courtesan in this district. Here she encounters a messy haired, lady-killer, Oumiya Sousuke, who is a loan shark and young master of the famous Oumiya Family. He comes in with the declaration to redeem Akane of her debts, to which she refuses. As their paths cross, Akane's fate begins to stir. Is this place truly heaven or hell…? And so unfolds, this bewitching tale set in Yoshiwara, the red-light district during Japan's Edo period.

A collection of oneshots. 1) Baby Star Yamato, a dorky-looking guy who is Xiao Zi's boyfriend, becomes a popular idol after being asked to be a model. How will their relationship change? 2) English Garden Jiao Ren is leaving the country in one month, so he asks Shi Xu to be his girlfriend until then. 3) Romantic Vacation Xiao Zhou is going on her first vacation with her boyfriend Xiao Yang. 4) Love's Sign Xiao Quan is told by a fortune teller that she will meet her Prince Charming soon, so she gets her classmate, Tong Ko, to help find him.

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy - her blood grants incredible powers and her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand…or her life! Black Bird received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga.

A collection of love stories. 1. Chouchougumo (蝶々雲, Butterfly Cloud) by ASHIHARA Hinako 2. Circuit no Joou-sama (サーキットの女王様, Racing Queen) by IZUMI Kaneyoshi 3. English Garden by SAKURAKOJI Kanoko 4. Masshiro Kinenbi (まっしろ記念日, Pure White Anniversary) by AYASE Riu 5. Kataomoi no Owaru Cafe (片想いの終わるカフェ, The Coffee Shop that Ends Unrequited Love) by ADACHI Keiko 6. Great Waiters? (Greatウエイターズ?) by WASHIO Mie