KUSAMA Sakae

Illustrations: SHIMIZU Yuki, MIIKE Romuko, KINOSHITA Keiko, NEGISHI Kyouko, ASOU Kai, TATENO Makoto Talk: TSUMORI Tokio x SHIMIZU Yuki Novels: EDA Yuuri, KURIKI Shinobu, ICHIHO Michi, KUGA Akira, KONOHARA Narise Comics: • Haru mo Yoiyoi (Hot springs) by SHIMIZU Yuki • Genma-san no Sainan (Genma's Misfortune) by KITAGAWA Kyou • Hajimete no XXX (First XXX) by KUSAMA Sakae •…

University student Hirose Kiyotaka finds a love letter tucked into the pages of a borrowed book. While attempting to return the letter, he encounters the charismatic Hanashiro Seiji and quickly becomes involved with him. As their tentative relationship develops, however, he finds himself wondering how serious Hanashiro's feelings for him really are. Meanwhile, the letter falls…

Quirky romantic tales of Mizusawa twin brothers and their loves. 1-2. Kiss, Syrup Mizusawa Ryou's story. Ryouji is constantly being mistaken for his brother by his brother's current boyfriend and consequently get into fistfights. The neighbor Kishida underneath the Mizusawa twins' apartment is sick and tired of hearing the loud banging noises coming from upstairs, so he goes…

From SuBLime: A suite of emotionally resonant, romantic stories told by a critically acclaimed manga creator. In “The Bed of My Dear King,” an electrician called to a remote job deep in the mountains discovers the startling reasons behind the behavior of the house’s lone occupant, an eccentric young sculptor. In “Cherry,” an overachieving high school student forms an…

From Renta!: "I feel love for you, but in a platonic way." Masaaki Shinoda is a businessman, and on his way home from work one day, he follows the scent of coffee to a quaint cigarette and antique shop. He meets the owner, Tomoki Asakura, and starts to frequent the shop for reasons he can't explain..!? This is a mature love story that shows, in great detail, how feelings of…

From PresenceDear: Yume Miru Seiza (The Constellation Shine in the Sky) A businessman misunderstands his newest employee's interest in Shinjuku. Hakuchuu Byakuya (Midday, Midnight Sun) Beautiful Days Yamaguchi was bullied in elementary school. His one friend, the class president, disappeared without a word before they entered middle school, but Yamaguchi never forgot him…

University student Kiyotaka Hirose finds a love letter tucked into the pages of a borrowed book. The intended recipient is a mystery, but the writer’s identity is clear: a fellow student who’s suddenly leaving Tokyo and heading back to his hometown. Hirose is determined to return the letter, and as he tries to do so he runs into a black-market match seller, Seiji Hanashiro.…

Noda-sensei sends me a signal from the other side of his cold, silver-rimmed glasses. "This will appear on the test. Remember this?" But Sensei, is that really the signal you wish to send me? Teacher and pupil, teacher and alumni, upper-and underclassmen, classmates who were childhood friends; drawn here are various love affairs born and growing inside the schoolhouse.