Furachi na Otoko Tachi

Outrageous Men

Mari is currently dating her coworker at a big company. Eiji is sweet and kind. Very different from an exboyfriend she had five years ago. However, one day Mari meets Eiji's older brother. And he happens to be Mari's ex Seiji!

Love Communication

Sumire has a new client called Takahiko. She finds that he's very demanding at work. One day Sumire meets him outside of work, in very different circumstances. There Takahiko has a new request for Sumire.

Marriage Pink

Ryouji and Riko are making wedding plans. Riko stays over at Ryouji's for the first time and can't stand up the next day due to rough love making. Riko becomes afraid of staying over at Ryouji's and not being able to finish the wedding plans so she starts avoiding him.

Can't Take Away My Treasures
Kondou Miyuki is a host of a show called "Cooking in 10 Minutes" but a lousy cleaner because she can't throw anything away. The next show that requested her appearance is a live broadcast program called "Let's Go To People's Home!" Panicked Miyuki decides to clean her room. Luckily she runs into Hasegawa Nozomu a pharmaceutical consumer researcher while purchasing cleaning items whom she asks to prove the products use by cleaning her apartment. What will become of her messed-up house and her live broadcast...?

Calling For Love
Kitou Kazuki after becoming jobless, homeless, and divorced ends up at Shibata Kouichi's place. Kazuki always sees Kouichi as her junior from high school but that changes when he declares his love for her. Will Kazuki respond to his call of love...?

All of them, except for the third one, were entertaining. The third story is just stupid~ haha :P

Oikakete Mo Chikazuite Mo

Oikaketemo Chikazuitemo
Uiko and Mako are childhood friends. However, Mako became a very popular boy and Uiko became an unpopular girl. She doesn't feel comfortable being by his side. Uiko wonders if Mako forgot the promise they made as children to become lovers and kiss under the tree in the park.

Santa Clause wo Dakishimete
Yuki is a girl who's largest goal in life is to be useful to people. She always looks out for her seatmate, Rei. However, Rei finds her help annoying. Yuki is very persistent. She learns more about Rei when she meets his little brother. When Rei refuses to teach his little brother about Christmas, Yuki steps in. Things become complicated when the reasons behind Yuki's motivation and Rei's dislike for Christmas is revealed.

1000% Aisuru Kimochi
Maya is in love with her sister's fiance Jun. Jun has always treated her as a little sister. Even when Maya's sister dies, Maya's feelings don't change.

Suki Sugi Chatte Gomen ne
The protagonist in this story has a boyfriend. They are very happy together. One day her boyfriend asks her to come over to his house when his parents aren't home. The protagonist feels very pressured by the situation but agrees to go to his house.

Aishi Kimi wo Dakishimete
This a continuation of story 2 where the protagonists feelings further develop.

Review
Story 1 was a generic yet sweet love story. Story 2 is the gem of this collection. It made me almost want to cry. Story 3 disgusts me because I can't believe Maya wants to be with her dead sister's fiance and that he later returns her feelings. Ew. Story 4 also makes me angry because I thought the boyfriend was really insensitive. Story 5 which was a continuation of Story 2 wasn't as great as the original but wasn't bad either.

Ipaasha

A prince for a small country has to play host for the queen of a big country and keep her "entertained" in order to gain favor with the big country. However, the prince may not be able to play his role when he falls in love with the queen's slave, Ipaasha.

Review
It was a really beautiful story with a surprise in the end. I really like it :)

Lamenting God of Death

(Nageku Shinigami)












A young god of death goes on his first misson. He must give his assigned victim a peaceful death by kissing them on the mouth before their time is up. However, our young protagonist isn't prepared to see that his first victim is a young girl who always smiles.

Review
It was really sweet. I really enjoyed this short story :) It was a little sad as well.

Ibara no Majustushi

There is a village where medicine is banned. It's considered black magic and evil. The people of the village can only rely on prayer when their loved ones are sick. A boy, who aspired to be a doctor and was banished from the village long ago, returns and he is determined to make a change.

Review
I was really surprised by this story. A shoujo manga without a romance plot. It was engaging and touching. I really like stories about people who strive for their goals. And I liked the friendship aspect of it as well. It gives you a surprise at the end.

The Witch of the Flower Forest

There is a witch who lives in a forest. She is feared by the village children as an evil person who eats cats and casts spells. A curious brother and sister approach the witch's house. Will they survive an encounter with the witch?

Review
It was an unbelievably sweet and warm story. It's a story of not many words but it teaches a lesson of human understanding and kindness.

Love Gashapon

• Love Capsule Toy
On the first day that Yu Han moved into her new home, she discovered a window in her room that looks across directly at a neighbor's window. From that neighbor's window a mysterious shadow lurks...

• Love Capsule Toy - Welcome, First Love
Yan Zhu is a very shy girl, who has always liked her senpai but didn't have the courage to confess. It isn't until Valentine's Day eve, after she bought a toy at Monmon's shop, that she finally got up the courage to confess, who knew...

• Love Capsule Toy - A Prince without the Glass Slipper
Zhou Zi Yu is a playboy who has never refused anybody, so he has countless number of ex-girlfriends. He is this kind of guy, yet he meets his soulmate at a masked ball?

The stories were all just cute, enjoyable, quick, light read stories. They weren't bad :) Pretty original~ a manhua!