Set in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters during the Edo period of Japan. Akane, the daughter of a samurai family, has lost all of her living relatives and has to sell herself to a brothel. A courtesan of that brothel tells her to go attract a customer, and as a result she ends up getting involved with a strange man who asks the brothel to buy her freedom...

(Source: Clairparfait)

From Midnight Scans:

Nana, a 16-year-old girl, has had a happy relationship for 1 year with a University student named Shugo. Though, it all comes to a halt, when a doctor tells her that in 6 months, she will become completely blind. While her condition worsens everyday, she decides not to tell Shugo anything because she fears she will be pitied. Will their love be able to survive this tragedy or will it go all downhill?

The townspeople isolate her but he wants to know more about her...

Akari is drawn into the exciting world of kabuki theatre, She then spends her time after school assisting the famous actor, Shonosuke Ichimura. In the real world, however, this prince of kabuki is actually a high school cutie named Ryusei. The pair's relationship gets off on the wrong foot but eventually, with the help of a cat known as Mr. Ken, might start to fall in love.

[One shot anthology]

She's afraid of her "white jacket" chemistry teacher...She's out of breath just by merely passing him! And now, she's got supplementary classes with him close by in the same room! What is she to do??

Four other short stories are included in this love story anthology by Sakurakouji Kanoko. Be swept away as a "Partner in Crime" when a precious school statue goes missing, or discover just who your "Box Prince" is when your parents want to monitor your actions with a robot!

Read these five touching love stories and feel your heart race!

A collection of oneshots.

1. Baby Star
Yamato, a dorky-looking guy who is Xiao Zi's boyfriend, becomes a popular idol after being asked to be a model. How will their relationship change?

2. English Garden
Jiao Ren is leaving the country in one month, so he asks Shi Xu to be his girlfriend until then.

3. Romantic Vacation
Xiao Zhou is going on her first vacation with her boyfriend Xiao Yang.

4. Love's Sign
Xiao Quan is told by a fortune teller that she will meet her Prince Charming soon, so she gets her classmate, Tong Ko, to help find him.

This volume contains 4 one-shots by Sakurakouji Kanako-sensei. (Note: The 2nd and 4th one-shot are related)
Yasashii Te:
Kaoru has never experienced much trouble getting guys before, and she thought her new tutor, Katagiri, would also be a cinch. Little did she know how wrong she was...
Twinkle Lovers Night:
Imai Sachi confessed her feelings to her classmate, Kugahara-kun, but was turned down immediately. Now, due to her continuing bad luck, she's been picked randomly to serve as a class rep. for the school fair with Kugahara-kun. Can she bear the embarrassment?
Okashi no Ie:
Natsumi's mother suddenly left Natsumi one day with only a note telling her to go to a particular address where her long lost brother resided. Thus begins the tale of Natsumi and Takahashi Takumi, a famous chocolatier!
Katakoi Yozora:
Eri has always had a crush on Kugahara-kun and her goal was to tell him her feelings during the school fair, but things do not go as planned...

"Gokko" means playing a game of make-believe.

One day, a boy called Ikei comes to Fuyuko's place and claims to be her brother. She doesn't believe him, however she allows him to stay at her house. As a wannabe future actress she then starts playing "Gokko" with him to improve her acting skills. Where will it lead them?

(taken from Wataame Shoujo)

1) Eikoku Kizoku Goyoutashi-
While working at her shop, Chiyoko Shimakura was approached by a young foreign male asking for a date. Though, at the same time, there have been a lot of incidents regarding a young foreign man conning women for their money in the neighborhood. Is he the one that has been conning others? Or is he really her prince charming?

2) A Thousand And One Nights -
An encounter with a stranger ends up with a young girl becoming a temporary secretary.

3) Mitsuboshi School Days -
In order to chase the 'love of her life', minami joins a cooking school
4) Love Bite
About a girl who didn't know what to do with her feelings, thus leading the boy to believing that she hated him.

The world is full of mysterious "things," but life keeps on going peacefully because no one can see them--except Misao. Harada Misao has the special power to see these "things," but she doesn't tell anybody and tries to continue leading a happy high school life. Though she's jealous of her friends who have boyfriends, she's just like a normal teenage girl as she keeps having dreams about a boy she met when she was younger who has the same power as she does.

Her mundane life suddenly changes when goblins try to eat her, and her old friend Kyo comes back to protect her from them. Then, she finds out that she is personally being sought out as monster food and that Kyo is a monster, too. Will she still marry him like they promised when they were children, based on her faith in him that he has no bad intentions towards her? Will she even be safe at school now that Kyo has become her new homeroom teacher? Her exciting teenage life is just about to begin.

Amy alway falls for the wrong guys, and she is bad at judging guys. First, her first crush makes her into a slave, secondly, when she confess to a guy, he practically pushed her down, and finally she was cheated by her former boyfriend. Is working with Shuu in his pawnshop to become better in judging men a right choice?

Amy is bad at judging guys, so she falls in love with the wrong ones. Her first crush made her into his slave. When she confessed to her second crush, he pushed her away. And her former boyfriend was cheating on her. One day she finds a pawnshop where a man named Shuu works. She decides to become an employee there so she can judge things better. Will it help? Read The King's Pawnshop to find out. ~LB

1) Yurusarete Inai Watashitachi
Is love between adults and high school girls really taboo? Ritsuko's boyfriend, Yuuji, is an outstanding office worker who works in a foreign company. He always treats Ritsuko like a little kid just because he is seven years her senior. Does Yuuji really like me? Ritsuko is always insecure.
Do I really like Yuuji? Can we really be together?

2) Our Secret Garden

3) Until The Night Ends