Warui Ko no Mikata

1. Warui ko no Mikata
A young couple awkwardly tries to take the next step in their relationship. Yuko wants to sleep with her boyfriend but things have no developed. She asks advice from her friends and even looks at dirty magazines. When the chance to go on an overnight trip with Ryoju arises, she eagerly agrees to go. However, after pushing him away while trying on a new dress for the trip, Ryouji gets the wrong idea that Yuko doesn't want him to touch her. So he is nervous and cold during the trip. Things go wrong but there are quickly cleared up after the misunderstanding is talked about and they have a happy night.

2. Kono Otoko de Ii no ka?
A girl finds herself caught between two brothers, one nice, the other bad. Rin loves Higa, her sempai from her club. She asks him to tutor her as an excuse to get close to him and he invites her over to her house. However, at the house, she encounters Kazumi, Higa's older brother. Kazumi is like black and Hige is like white. He is a playboy and quickly tries to put moves on Rin. However, the one Rin loves is Higa. Until slowly her feelings start to change. Even when it turns out Higa likes her as well, Rin chooses to be with Kazumi.

3. Citrus Sweat
A girl goes on a group date only to be stuck with a dude obsessed with being physically fit.
Erimi has dreamed of dating a guy from K West High, a school full of handsome and stylish guys! She goes to a party expecting to meet one of those guys... instead she ends up with Shinichi, a sports mad guy with absolutely no interest in girls! Are Erimi's dating hopes dashed?! I LOOOOOVED THIS! :D

4. Zutto Kimi no Oujisama
The main girl loves the pretty guy in her class. Her childhood friend, who obviously likes her, is horrified when he finds out. She asks him if he's jealous and he says yes. She's surprised about his feelings for her. She still likes the boy from her class. However, in class the pretty boy is really mean to her and he childhood friend comes to defend her. The girl remembers when they used to play prince and princess as kids and he would always want to be the prince so he could come to her rescue. Her childhood friend asks her if its weird for him to protect her and she says no.

I thought story 1 was acceptable, a little boring and dumb. I enjoyed story 2 a lot. I LOOOVED story 3. Story 4 is short and the art is the most crude (probably one of the mangaka's first) but it was really cute.

Ayuko Hatta is really great!

Hand-in-hand Lovers

Kumaguwa Nahoko is a very helpful girl; actually she is just unable to say "no" to people's requests. When one of her classmates, Sasabi Naoki, asks her out she accepts his proposal because she doesn't know how to refuse him. Later she finds out that he is actually a player. Will she be able to say her own feelings to him next time? Turns out he's not a player at the end. He thinks she just said yes to him because she doesn't say no to anyone. When she finally falls for him he breaks up with her. Turns out he's transferring. She goes to find him at the train station and tells him she still wants to be with him.

Review
It's a one chapter story. I like the art style and the story is cute and simple. A read that doesn't make you feel like you wasted your time but not they type of story to read more than once.

Hana to Watashi ni Ongaku wo

This is a short story about a pair of childhood friends who loved to listen to classical music in the garden as small children. When the boy wants to get into a fight, the girl convinces him not to by playing classical music during a dangerous moment. She tells him she did it for him and he says he was getting into the fight to protect her too.

It was a little dumb but cute. I wouldn't go out of my way to reread it.

Shibou to Iu Na no Fuku o Kite

(In the Clothes Named Fat)










A story that wonderfully depicts the emotions of an overweight woman with low self-esteem surrounded within the harsh environment of slim and good-looking women. She then decides to lose weight after getting dumped by her lover. The consequences and side-effects are explored further after the 'achievement'..is it what she really wished for?

The question in the summary is how the manga ended. There was no real finish which was a little disappointing. It was a good josei manga. Almost a little disturbing. Showed the emotional imbalances of a person. But no good ending :(

Finals Week and Winter Break

I guess it was that time of year again! I started reading a lot of oneshots. It's a little like an addiction~ I bumped into a few awesome ones and then I wanted to read more and more until I found more awesome ones. Unfortunately you also run into some really horrible stories here and there ~____~

Wagamama na Junai











Miyo likes Kendo, but she accidentally confesses to the wrong person. She confesses to Kuratarou, this big and brash guy she's really afraid of. He, since he doesn't know how to treat girls, thinks the definition of girlfriend is lackey and has her doing errands and homework for him.

It was so overly dramatic, bad art, I didn't like it at all. The things the cropped up out of nowhere! It was ridiculous.

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.