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- Chika has never even had a crush on anyone, and has no desire for physical intimacy. Friends tell her she just 'hasn't met the one yet,' but she has doubts... It's only when Chika meets peers like herself at college that she discovers the word for…
- Shy Miwa has always dreamed of finding love, but living in small-town Japan made finding a dream girl difficult. Even moving for college didn't help, until her outgoing classmate Saeko suggests they start dating since they don't have other options.…
- It has Hikaru's face, voice, and memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn't Yoshiki's best friend. Whatever it is, it's dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed--as if Hikaru isn't…
- Fashionable Aya loves rock music, but no one else seems to ... until the cool, stylish employee at a CD shop. Dressed all in black, he has this air of mystery, and his taste in music is impeccable. Aya falls hard --not knowing "he" is actually her…
- Eito always hated his name, and the jokes about the number 8 that have come with it. One day, he meets a classmate named Hachi--the Japanese word for "8." What begins as casual greetings and small talk soon becomes something much deeper, and Eito…
- Drawn in the style of diary comics with an upbeat, adorable flair, this is a charming tale about Chii, a woman assigned male at birth. Her story starts with her childhood and follows the ups and downs of exploring her sexuality, gender, and…
- Mieri is an awkward, nerdy college student with no dating experience, and her previous crushes on fellow butch women have all ended in disaster. That all changes when she meets Ash and has her feelings returned for the first time. But when first…
- Set in contemporary suburban Japan, aspiring painter Sora wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society. His best friend and confidante Nao knows he is gay but also understands his…
- Ono has come a long way since the agonizing day in high school when he confessed his love to handsome Tachibana. 14 years later Ono, a world-class pastry chef and outed playboy has it all. No man can resist Ono's charms (or his cooking skills!) but…
- The fifth grade. The threshold to puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. Shuichi and Yoshino are friends who have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further…
- Because of a hearing disability, Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kohei that his hearing loss is not…
- Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo. A hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan arrives one day and declares himself the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and gets…
- Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and yearns for the day when someone might send her heart aflutter. Yet when a classmate confesses his feelings to her--she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school, where she sees the…
- When Noshiro transfers to a new school, he meets Sanada, a loner who doesn't seem to have friends-or want any. The other kids whisper that Sanada keeps to himself because he's secretly gay. But rather than scare Noshiro away, the rumor only makes…
- Not only is Tasuku the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he's been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, he meets a woman who leads him to others dealing with problems not so different from his. In this realistic…
- Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day someone sends her heart aflutter, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her, she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to…
- While dad is away at work, mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their lives. But now that Hiroki's in high school, his thoughts are turning to romance and his mom has an inkling he might be gay, but she's going to let him…
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