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From Viz: After her parents divorce, Anna Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Used to the anonymity of city living, An can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, An discovers how much she needs that kindness. In 2005 Sand Chronicles was awarded the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.
Story 1, Strawberry and Anemone: Tsuzuru does want to kiss his girlfriend, Ichiko. He can’t, though, for a reason more biological than psychological... Story 2, The White Messenger: Delivering a letter is a simple enough mission, but not when the intended recipient is a disowned royal. Story 3, Periparus ater: When a wanted criminal saves a blind boy, neither expects the bond they will forge. Story 4, Schrödinger’s Sweetheart: Eight women gather at an auction, united by their initial—H—and by their late paramour, E. Grosvenor. Story 5, Stellar Ship and Ship of the Moon: A spaceship captain is meeting with her old classmates ten years after their last reunion.
Beth would do anything for her twin sister, Addie, who has been betrothed to a sheikh from young age and has led a life of high expectation and heavy responsibility. Beth, unlike her sister, spent a lonesome childhood receiving little attention from her parents. The twins have grown up trusting and depending on each other. As the day of meeting the sheikh nears, Addie confides in Beth with her secret love for another man. To save her dearest Addie, Beth decides to go to the desert kingdom of Bha'Khar, pretending to be her twin sister! After her mother's death, Jessica grows up in a foster care believing herself to be an orphan. The discovery of her mother's family in Bha'Khar, a desert kingdom far away from the States, fills her with much wonder and anxiety. As she leaves for Bha'Khar, she is surprised to find a royal yet as well as Sheikh Kardahl, second in line to the throne, waiting for her. To Jessica's amazement, he says, "You are my betrothed, chosen by my family. You are my bride."
Sisters through adoption, Ai and her older sister have always loved each other. It just takes this one day for them to realize that the love they feel is something more mutual than they thought...
At Wataru Fujii's high school, it's all the rage to wear paired rings with the girl you love. Wataru wears one though he is single, and one day inadvertently discovers that his ring pairs up with that of tall, handsome and smart Yuichi Kazuki, the senior classman idolized by the entire school. Though Kazuki has a reputation for being kind to all, when dealing with Wataru, he is strangely harsh. Their paired rings somehow draw them together and the two alternately clash and attract, as they must sort out their budding feelings for each other.
Shouta Tanaka's father recently remarried and to take advantage of their honeymoon, he leaves his son in the hands of his new wife's daughter, Kaoru . Then begins a new cohabitation between the young Shouta and the impassive Kaoru whom he particularly likes.
1) Unfinished Perfection Shinohara Yuu is in love with his boss (Yae Gashi from Yojouhan Sweet Home), but his boss already has a boyfriend. So Kakinuma Daishi, his childhood friend, agrees to take the place of Shinohara's boss and sleep with him. 2) Present It's Daishi birthday, however Shinohara completely forgot about it. But don't worry - Daishi will find a way to take a suitable present from Shinohara. 3) The Assistant's Love Sonata Daishi is writing a scenario about the lives of secretaries. He uses Shinohara's office as reference material. 4) The River of Honeymoon Daishi takes Shinohara on a trip into the mountains. 5) To Climb Love's High Mountain Ushiie Shintarou, beloved sempai to Hokari Kei, was killed three years ago in an avalanche. Since then, Kei has returned every year to the mountain. This year he is accompanied by Kabashima, an underclassman who really likes Kei. Can Kei's heart experience love again after such a tragic loss? 6) The Smiling Assassin Editor Michihara grows frustrated with his assistant - Tamaki - for making too many mistakes, but Tamaki always apologizes with a charming smile that irritates Michihara.
"I have my eyes on him, only him." Ming ZiQi's attention was drawn to Xiao Luo on his first day as a supervisor in practice. But as a simple murder case becomes something much more, it is time to seek out the truth?
Lin Ran, a man with a more beautiful face than women’s, is so timid that even cockroaches can scare him into scream, and his physical strength is also close to zero; meanwhile when he meets the heroic campus girl bully, will it be the journey of a girl bully master and a pretty boy apprentice, or the official opening of a school pretty boy’s courtship diary?
"If you send your letter from there, your love will come true!” That post office actually exists, right near a park; and that’s where our rookie, Mei, is assigned. But the workers there are all handsome men, witches, and clean freaks!? How will our poor little Mei ever survive!?
From ShoujoMagic: Hatori is a tall girl who's easily mistaken for a boy, and she's in love with her childhood friend, Keishi. Even though he's a boy, Keishi is so cute that Hatori just wants to push him down and make him her own. Hatori has countless delusions and hallucinations (unbefitting a young lady) running wildly through her head every day -- and they're all about Keishi. They set her heart pounding and her nose bleeding!
Painter Joseph, who has outstanding copying skills, but is not recognized due to his lack of creative talent, could not overcome his sense of shame and tried to make an extreme choice.Renée, the secretive woman who stopped him.Joseph's heart pounded at her request to paint paintings for her, and he followed her to the painter's metropolis of 'Delmo', to seize his last chance.However, after he arrived in 'Delmo', he received a completely different request than what he expected…
