New York, New York

Kain Walker is a New York policeman who is admired and appreciated by all of his colleagues. Scared of disappointing his fellow officers and also frightened of being discovered, Kain hides that he is gay and abstains from any relationships… until the day his path crosses that of Mel Frederics, a calm and soft-spoken young man with a dark past.

Ide Nobuhisa has always been a boy full of vitality and a young promise in the field of track running. However one day after a competition, he stumbled over the prettiest pair of legs he had ever seen! Their owner, a young girl practicing tennis makes a promise with Ide that she will teach him how to play. After seeing the name tag on her racket bag, Ide puts all his efforts into passing the test for accessing the same high school she goes to, Makunogama. In his first days in his new high school, Ide discovers two things: an old friend of his is also attending, and nobody knows of a girl with the name he saw on the tag! He and his friend join the school tennis club, where they meet another first year, Takita Louis (Ruui), a very good tennis player with a little of an attitude problem. However things start to look better for Ide when his dear missing girl appears in the school! As it happens, he misread her name on the tag… Takada Hinako was well known as one of the members of the tennis club, but some time after meeting Ide for the first time she suffered an accident and has now lost the use of her left leg. Hinako is no longer a happy spirited girl and tells Ide she can't fullfill her promise. Eventually the opposite characters of Louis and Ide end up confronting each other in a tennis match. Ide is an incredible fast learner, but he is no match… until Hinako decides to give him advice. Things only get worse, however, when their club president decides to put Louis and Ide as a doubles pair for the upcoming inter-high-school tournament!

Contains three short stories: 1 - Ashi no Howata Arata Suzu is a 20 years old woman who worked at a big wagashi shop. One day, she get a flat tire while cycling and was approached by a loner, Usami Kouyou, a mechanic who worked nearby. Feeling curious about the bouquet in his hand, she falls in love with just a first impression... 2 - Hangeshou 3 - Fuyugasumi

Young Takuya has it tough. After his mother passed away it has been his job to take care of his baby brother Minoru while their father, Harumi, works the long hours of the Japanese "salaryman." Takuya must sacrifice the playtime usually associated with childhood for the responsibilities of an adult. Cooking, cleaning, sewing and scolding are all now an integral part of the young boy's life. "All work and no play" has Takuya incredibly frustrated and resentful of his little brother. Will Takuya find it in his heart to love the brother who is causing him so much grief?! Baby and Me received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1995. Included one-shots: Volume 2: Time Limit Volume 4: Secret Boy ni Tee Dasuna!! Volume 6: Baka de Karukete Wagamama de Volume 15: Natsu to Kimi no Irradiation See [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=412) for the anime.

Shamisen is a traditional Japanese musical instrument that looks similar to a guitar. Teenager Sawamura Setsu’s grandfather who raised him and his older brother Wakana, recently passed away. His grandfather was one of the greatest Shamisen players and the two siblings grew up listening to him play and learning to play the instrument. Since the grandfather’s death, Setsu dropped out of high school, moved to Tokyo and has been drifting, not knowing what to do besides play his Shamisen. That’s when his successful and rich mother, Umeko storms into his life and tries to shape Setsu up. She enrolls him back into high school but little does Setsu know that he is about to rediscover his passion for Shamisen. Nominated for the 4th Manga Taisho Award (2011). --- Official Alt. English: [Kodansha](https://kodansha.us/series/those-snow-white-notes/)