The Sand Castle

In a quiet area of France during WWII, a very young orphan boy was left on the steps of a large mansion on the same day that a daughter was born to the bourgeois family living there. From that day on, Francis and Natalie grew up together and found themselves falling deeply in love. As talk of their marriage began to stir, Natalie suddenly lost her parents to a plane crash, leaving her aunt as her guardian. This aunt, vehemently opposed to Natalie's engagement to a mere orphan, drove Natalie and Francis to run away together. Unfortunately, they were caught. Rather than be torn apart from each other, Natalie and Francis decide to spend eternity together by jumping off a cliff. Through a cruel twist of fate, however, only Natalie survives…Is there even a smidgen of hope that Natalie will somehow be able to find her love once again? An amazingly well-developed, emotional work of art from Ichijo Yukari.

Collection of short stories. 1) Chihiro lost her fiance in a mountaineering accident, but still refuses to lose hope.

A horror story, in which the main character and her family go to their summer house for vacation and people start dying one by one. The twist is that the main character, Reina, is falling in love with her mysterious neighbor, Maya. But who is Maya really, and how does she know so much about Reina's family?

Miroku Shochikubai is the son of a police commissioner (father) and a traveller (mother). A very good fighter with lots of connections. His main interest is his motorcycle though. Seishiro Kikumasamune is the rich son of a large hospital's head doctor. A good fighter with smart moves, on the same level as Miroku. Jean-Marie "Granmarie" Bido is the son of a Swedish ambassador. He's also a playboy, dating many girls at once: can't see himself going steady because he thinks the world can't handle it. Yuri Kenbishi is the rich daughter of a world-renowned president of the Kenbishi Business. She loves to indulge on eating. She's also a good fighter, but can never beat Seishiro. Noriko Hakushika's parents are a famous japanese painter (father) and a traditional tea ceremony master (mother). Her only hate is men and can get very violent when they touch her. Karen Kizakura lives with her mother, a rich jewel dealer. Her dream is to marry into a rich family using style and her attractive body. Together, they formed the Yukan Club solving mysteries to pass time. --- - **1986 Kodansha Manga Award winner for Shojo**