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Tomino no Jigoku

2015-01-09

Maruo's newest work, a story of twins being forced to join a travelling freak show.

Tian Jiao Lianmeng

2015-02-03

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Tian Jiao Lianmeng, is a mysterious yet popular game. Legends say that only five people can clear it, and by doing so, will gain riches beyond belief. In order to continue his peeping obsession on the Jiejie next door, Luo Xiao Wei was determined to clear the game and gain the rewards, and to also replace his telescope. However, more and more puzzles await him….Original Webcomic: http://ac.qq.com/Comic/comicInfo/id/528179

Baito Saki Wa "aku No Soshiki"?!

2015-03-12

From MangaHelpers:Arihisa Aokura needs money. He needs money in order to support his family of orphans and earn a living at the same time. Looking online for potential employees, he finds a posting for a part time job in an "evil organization." Seeing that the pay and benefits were fairly substantial, he took the chance and took the interview. He was somehow hired and now has to work as a henchman inside the evil organization "Antares." Will he be able to survive the onslaught of missions against heroes while providing for his orphan brothers and sisters? [DrCoke]----------------------------Information can be found on the Estar site.

Black Rose Alice

2014-11-23

The young tenor singer Dimitri miraculously escaped with his life after a severe accident. But soon after that, strange cases of group-suicides started to happen all around him… A vampire tale of love and survival!

Iris Zero

2011-01-14

In a world where every boy and girl has a special power called Iris, Toru who, as a result of not having any kind of special power, was bullied from a young age, lives by his motto: “low exposure” – to live without standing out. But his peaceful school life changes when he receives a certain "Confession" from the schools most popular girl, Koyuki. His motto begins to shake!!The school fantasy story that shakes the heart begins with their meeting.

Tenma No Ketsuzoku

2011-01-14

From ShoujoMagic:Altojin lives in the time of Ghengis Khan... She's a strong-willed warrior raised on the grassland plains of the country of Chigul. While out hunting with the Imperial Prince Olsbolt, Altojin saves his life from a would-be assassin. Suspecting that the assassin was sent by his father, Olsbolt then kills his father -- the reigning sovereign of Chigul, Biruge Han. That night, Olsbolt goes to Altojin's home to hide, but while he is away for a moment, Altojin's e family is slaughtered! What will become of the young warrior Altojin and the bold prince Olsbolt...!?dropped by ShoujoMagic on 10-15-07

Knights

2011-01-24

Knights is a shounen manga tale about squire Mistletien, called 'Mist' for short. Taking place in a medieval world in which the church and her representatives are burning people en masse on suspicion of witchcraft, Mist and his organization are taking a stand against the church and the 'Saints' who are perpetuating the witch hunts. Mist is feared and hated by the village-folk because of his appearence, wearing a mask to disguise himself and going by the moniker 'The Black Knight.' He travels with Euphemia, a young girl who is as expert with mixing potions and poisons as Mist is with a sword, and together they rescue those who are to be executed on suspicion of witchcraft.

Solanin

2011-01-24

After graduating from college, Meiko went straight to work as an office lady, but she can't help feeling there should be something more to life. Determined to find a worthier goal, she quits work, but can she actually make her neubulous dreams come true- and how will her sudden decision affect her relationship with her boyfriend Taneda?

Ginchou Kidan (Yaoi)

2011-02-11

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Attractive Fascinante:1-3) Silver Butterfly (Ginchou Kidan)The Heavenly Jade Pavillion is the house for many beautiful hustlers and their protectors. Patrons come in nightly to take advantage of the culture and beauty of these hustlers. These men share their love nightly, but are they allowed to fall in love?4) Darkness and obscenityIn the Heavenly Jade Pavillion there are many beautiful hustlers and their protectors, each with their own talents and mysterious lives. The lovely S&M hustler, Yagarasu, who hides his eye behind a patch, is visited by a man from his past. Why is Yagarasu's past appearing now? Will he be given a reason to put aside his whips and chains and only give pain to one man?5-6) Blue Sky Love

Sayuri Hime

2011-02-11

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A special mini-edition of Yuri Hime magazine with extremely short manga by Fujieda Miyabi, Takahashi Mako, Shinonome Mizuo, Chi-Ran, Sunao Minakata, and Hakamada Mera and illustrations by Hibiki Reine, Hoshino Lily, Nangoku Banana, Morishima Akiko, Hakamada Mera, and Hayase Hashiba.This book was a special send-away item and is not available in stores.[B-U M]

America

2011-07-10

Plot: By the end of the 1980s Nae wants to become a journalist more than anything and to leave Japan for the country where everything is possible, the United States. Until he is able to fulfill his dream Nae shares his passion for American culture with his friends. Where will the road to America, so near yet so far, lead them, halfway between dream and disappointment?America describes the myth of the American Dream for young Japanese people who sometimes regard their traditions as obstacles between them and their dream.America is especially dear to Keiko Ichiguchi. In this book, she paints an inner portrait of young Japanese's torments without falling into platitudes yet flirting with realism and tragedy.

Haru no Houtai Shoujo

2015-02-03

Haru, a fun, lovable, easygoing guy, has a problem, he burnt his girlfriend to death along with 5 buildings with his bare hands. What will happen to this human torch?

Magical Change

2013-08-13

A high-school boy named Manaka Hiromi is given the magical power of the Red Garnet Princess to defeat the Devil King who is trying to escape Hell (or something like that). Unfortunately for him he's also given the sort of body that comes with the job description.

Kuchizuke wa Uso no Aji (Yaoi)

2014-03-10

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Satoru is a young business man, a CEO of a major company who has never been in love seriously before. Rushing to work one day he bumps into a stranger, then meets that stranger at a bar he went to with a friend. But is the bartender Makio as cute and sweet as he seems? Satoru comes to realize not everything.....Come play a relationship game with me?

Re-Kan!

2014-05-22

Story about a girl named Amami Hibiki who can see and communicate with the supernatural and talk to animals.

Ani No Chuukoku (Yaoi)

2015-12-29

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Must Be Endless: Tsuzuki hasn't seen his older brother, his only blood relative, in about ten years. Living this family-free lifestyle, he falls in with some bad acquaintances. But in these circumstances, his older brother Hajime suddenly shows up?! From a new and brilliant artist with the passionate support of Canna's army of authors, a mind-blowing debut work! 1. Ani no Chuukoku (Admonition from an Elder Brother) From Blissful Sin 10 years has passed since his one and only brother has gone missing. Tsuzuki's lived a carefree life with his bad friends. However, one day his brother, Hajime appears in front of him and...?! 2. The Swerve 3. Kemushi (Hairy Caterpillar) 4. Life in the Park 5. Nami no Oto ga Kikoeru (The Sound of the Waves) 6. Ani no Kokuhaku (An Elder Brother's Confession)

Tsuzuki wa Mata Yoru ni (Yaoi)

2020-05-31

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Popular host Akusawa Fumi and renowned detective Futagami Takaharu have been classmates throughout high school and college, and also been lovers at some point. They met again two years ago, and have since rekindled their sexual relationship. And while it proved to be as hot and fierce as ever, in truth there might perhaps still be a little more to it than just that..?

Love Live! Dj - By Your Side

2015-03-25

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Kotori is worried that someone else might take her place at Umi's side.

Amagami - Love Goes On!

2011-01-14

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Based on the visual novel by Enterbrain with the same name.Two years ago, Tachibana Junichi got his heart broken by a girl who didn't show up for a date on Christmas Eve. Now a second year student in high school, Junichi spends his days inside his closet planetarium, going to school and hanging out with his friends Tanamachi Kaoru and Umehara Masayoshi.After a chance encounter with one of the most beautiful girls in school, the third year student Morishima Haruka - or one of several other classmates - Junichi finds himself spending time with them and develops romantic interests towards them.

Corseltel No Ryuujitsushi

2011-01-14

Corseltel, a sacred land where dragons and beastmen reside.Protected from the outside world by valleys and mountains, it's inhabitants, including Dragon Mages (ryujitsushi), live in harmony.The Dragon Mages are able to borrow and utilise the dragon's magics, but have to care for and look after the dragons as an exchange.Several years ago, the late wind Dragon Mage picked up a child floating down stream in a crate. Now, the child has grown into Corseltel's greatest dragon mage, able to utilise all 7 dragon's magics: fire, earth, wood, water, wind, light, and dark. More like a dragon baby sitter, caring after 7 baby dragons, these are the adventures they face.

Oedo Wa Nemuranai

2011-01-27

Plot: In Edo (ancient Japan), an oiran (high-class courtesan) joined a robber gang that stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Together, they battled against the enemy who used �Eleki' (electric gadgetry and dolls) as weapons.

Caramel Kiss

2011-11-29

From Tempted Angels:Meru has always dreamed of getting married, just like many other witches like her. She's to marry the werewolf, Riku, the upcoming night, but on their wedding day, their wedding is crashed by a hungry bystander, Rurupon! Rurupon runs off with Meru's veil, and she chases after him, only to walk into the middle of a curse Rurupon's master is causing! Meru is now a little girl, and with no way to change back, she can't get married! How will she ever return to her regular form and proceed with her wedding?From Forbidden Garden:The fiance of the witch Meru is a sexy and wild werewolf?!The witch Meru and her werewolf fiance, Riku, should have been married...but on the day of the wedding disaster strikes! A spell that the magician Nazo was casting accidentally hit Meru and she transformed into a little kid!! The only one who can return her back to normal is the one who cast the spell and Nazo has quickly escaped. What happens to Riku on the quest to find the missing magician? And how does their love stretch with Meru stuck in a little girls body? Will things ever go right for this unlikely pair??Â

Ouji Ka Prince

2011-12-01

Tsunagi's a high school girl who admires the famous, beautiful and distant imperial prince: Koji Ninomiya. Tsunagi's life takes a new light with a new classmate, Haruhi, who amazingly - and suspiciously - looks exactly like the famous prince...

Iiki no Ki

2011-12-05

From Aerandria Scans:During the age of romanticism in Japan, the capital was leveled to the ground by a powerful earthquake. One of the many orphans it left was Sorato, who was taken in by Baron Kamichika. In his new home, the “Blood Blossom” Estate, Sorato meets the baron’s heir, Garan, and his fiancee, Kiyora, and the three swear their eternal friendship. But that promise is soon showered in blood because of secrets and desires nobody could have ever imagined to exist…

Omoni Naitemasu

2012-04-24

Konno Izumi, a beautiful life drawing model tormented with the unrelenting curse of her excessive beauty.Â

Akumu No Sumu Ie - Ghost Hunt

2012-08-12

Wonderland After Hours:Midori's mother has finally acquired her dream home, but it isn't long before supernatural phenomenas disrupt the peace of the family. And if unexplained electricity failures, strange phone calls, and the eerie presence of spirits weren't enough, finding unexplainable blood in the bathroom becomes the last straw. Mai and Shibuya Psychic Research are brought in to investigate, but what horrors will they find in the 'dream' home that turns out to be nothing but a nightmare?Akumu no Sumu Ie - Ghost Hunt is based on a sequel novel of the original set several months in the future from the original Ghost Hunt. It was published in 1994 and was only two volumes long.

Kantai Collection -KanColle- Yarukinee Teitoku to Hisho Tatsuta-san (Doujinshi)

2014-09-18

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...

Bread & Butter

2014-06-05

Life isn't going too well for Yuzuki. She's a 34 years-old and without a boyfriend. The elementary school she works at is close to firing her, and to top it off she doesn't know what to do with her life at all. But even when she quits her job and tries an arranged marriage, things don't work out. Only the bread she eats at the small stationery store around the corner gives her comfort. So one day, she asks the store owner to marry her on a whim, and to her surprise, he agrees?

Misu Misou

2014-10-12

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Nozaki Haruka's family moves to a small town following her father's new job. Unfortunately, Haruka becomes a target of bullying in the new school, which is set to close in a few months due to the lack of students. As a strong girl, who doesn't want to worry her parent, Haruka tries to ignore the bullies, but the case is steadily growing out of proportion. And since the teachers are not willing to deal with bullying during the final school months, nothing is stopping an appalling tragedy that is looming over Haruka.

Psychometrer

2015-04-29

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Asuma Eiji has the gift of psychometric power, meaning he can touch people or objects and see their history in images and words. Most of the time, Eiji is just a delinquent high school kid who hangs out with his friends and neglects his schoolwork. However, his psychic abilities have brought him to the attention of police inspector Shima Ryoko, who often calls him in to help out with difficult cases.Currently, there's a serial killer loose in the city who has just claimed his sixth victim. He kills young women, contorts their bodies into odd shapes, and uses spray paint on them. With Eiji's psychic help, will Ryoko be able to catch the murderer?This is a remake with some differences to Psychometrer Eiji.Related:> Psychometrer Eiji(Prequel)( http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/psychometrer-eiji/ )

BB Project

2011-01-14

For a few years, the city of Kyoto has been the theater of a secret war opposing extreme Japanese teenagers lauding the exclusion of the gaijin (foreign people) outside of Japan, and others who defend their integration. In order to avoid an escalation of violence between rival gangs, both sides have agreed to sort out the gaijins’ fate for good in an underground tournament where the best fighters from each side will have to fight against each other. The "Black Boat Project," abbreviated as the "B.B. Project," directly links to commandant Perry’s “Black Boats”: the symbol of the arrival of the gaijin on Japanese soil…Reading direction: Left to RightFranck is a young Parisian who loves to fight. He arrives in Kyoto, supposedly to study… but mostly to charm Japanese girls and spend his money in video-game rooms, his vision of the “Japanese dream.” However, his real nature comes back very fast when Franck finds himself stuck in a fight opposing hooligans against the mysterious Megumi. Without knowing it, our hero is going to become a part of the B.B. Project…

Dokidoki Renai (Yaoi)

2011-01-14

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Continuation of the story of Chihiro and Keigo from Harete Bokutachi wa.

Dollgun

2011-01-14

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The day a young boy was born was the day that the legendary thief died. The many battles that revolve around the treasure left behind by him. Here, the curtains are pulled and the story starts.Manga released up to Volume 9. Completed.(Taken from the back of the book.)

For The Sake Of Dulcinea

2011-01-14

From Pink Rose Scans:Though we often regret what we say, it is still impossible to undo those mistakes.Even in proverbs they teach "think thrice before you say it".Yet, if there is something you want to change no matter what and there appears a

Fuuko no Iru Mise

2011-01-14

Fuuko is a shy girl—so shy that she has trouble talking to strangers. Determined to change herself, she starts working as a waitress at Café Rhodos. The people she meets on and off the job will lead her through the often frightful world of adolescence, and beyond.

Kimi Ga Koi Ni Oboreru (Yaoi)

2011-01-14

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The sequel to You Will Fall in Love, focusing on Tsukasa's older brother Reiichirou. Reiichirou is back and hoping for a happier ending this time when he takes over as manager for a kimono shop. But a fellow employee, Jinnai, doesn't like the idea of being bossed around by a younger and less experienced man. As the sparks fly between the two men, will love also bloom?(from: Manga_Updates)

Neo Dragon

2011-01-14

Neo Dragoon follows Masamune, a young, one-eyed general, in 1581, the Feudal era of Japan. The story begins in Castle Yonezawa, where Masamune lives under his father’s rule. He is ordered into his first battle: to reclaim the Igu territory from the enem

Natsuyuki Rendez-vous

2011-06-16

From Stiletto Heels:A young man with poor eyesight named Hazuki works part-time in a flower shop and falls hard for the shop-owner Rokka. But what happens when he discovers that residing in her apartment is the spirit of the man she can never forget?

Royal Seventeen

2011-01-14

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Since the day she was born, Rumina has had her life planned out for her. Since she's from a high-class family, she's expected to do everything perfectly and she gets no choice in anything; not her friend, make-up or even boyfriend! Fed up, Rumina runs awa

OZ (TOKIYA Seigo)

2011-02-27

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Mixini Studios:In a not too distant future, the world is confronted with a host of issues: pollution, resource depletion, population expansion, and so on. In response, the Japanese government developed sensory simulation capsules (“beds”) and successfully launched a virtual reality program — “Gaia.” Interestingly, the designers omitted the concept of pain from the program, and as a result, there are no such things as pain or death in this new virtual world.On a day that started as any other, Oono Yuuri stumbles across a mysterious card, which sets off a chain of strange events that evolve into a tale of conflicting dreams, unlikely friendships, and reluctant vengeance.

Corpse Party: Musume

2011-11-24

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. It happened after school one rainy day... A group of friends have stayed behind to prepare for the next day’s school festival. One moment they are idly telling ghost stories but the next an enormous earthquake strikes and the entire school seems to fall down around them. They awake to find themselves trapped in a parallel version of their school. A school abandoned and disheveled and whose calendar dates back to 1927. Can they find a way out of this nightmare or are they doomed to the same fate that befell the other victims whose corpses that lie numerous throughout the school?

Uwagaki

2012-12-18

It’s fairly obvious to Terui Chiaki that her classmate Ajikawa Yoshio has a crush on her. He is completely not boyfriend material in her eyes and, even if he was, Chiaki already has a boyfriend. Their mysterious teacher Mr. Yamada sees this relationship between the two students and offers an experiment. He is able to make copies of people and objects and does so with Chiaki, creating a copy of her, except the copy has no knowledge of her boyfriend. Yoshio will hit on the Chiaki copy, who is named Koaki, and he'll try to make her fall in love with him. After a specified amount of time, the copy and original will be combined back together and which ever love is stronger between the current boyfriend and Yoshio will overwrite all other emotions. So this love experiment begins and both Chiaki and Koaki, being the same person, thinks Yoshio has no chance in hell but with each passing day, some feelings begin to bubble.

Dolls Fall

2013-08-13

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. By the same author as the renowned “Corpse Party”, Dolls Fall revolves around the lives of students at Jiaiin girls dormitory, an orphanage for middle school children without families. They are greeted with open arms by the matrons and other students, taught to accept their fellow orphans as sisters and the matrons as their mothers. Jiaiin is a safe haven for students, provided that they follow two simple rules: at night, lock your door and don’t leave the room, and never enter a matron’s room. Break either one of those rules and this series’ likeness to Corpse Party becomes evident.

Daikusei Kuuki Heishidan

2014-03-08

Even though the war has already ended, the sky has always been full of fighter planes for Iono Akatsuki. But he never really cared why. He just went to school and carried on with his life. Akatsuki has always had better vision and body movements than the average human, but the most he got out of it was never losing a fist fight. His adopted brother, Seibu Tsubasa, who he met five years ago when they were both 9 years old and who has been like a real brother to him, on the other hand, is a genius who got his doctorate at the age of 9, and teaches Akatsuki’s class at the middle school.But Akatsuki’s life changes when he learns about his Kigan or machine eyes, an ability only a handful of people in the world posses that allows the body to not have any limits. For example, one would be able to see at almost 360 degrees and process all the visual information available, while making decisions faster than an average human can even begin to imagine. Now as a pilot for the Warbird jets that he saw in the sky everyday, he has become the military’s secret weapon against the impending restart of the world war.

Koalove

2015-01-09

Web manga about a misunderstood, intimidating koala in a school for humans and anthopomorphic creatures alike.http://ryusukeworks.com/KL/index.html

Windup Idol

2014-09-11

Jungle Taitei

2015-01-19

In a jungle in Africa right on the equator there was a white lion, Panja, who was called the "Emperor of the Jungle." But Panja is killed by a hunter. His wife, the Queen of Jungle, who has been caught by the hunter, gives birth to the son of Panja on a ship bringing them to a zoo. She names her son "Leo" and has him escape from the ship, saying, "Go back to Africa and become the successor of your father." Then a storm comes and the ship is overturned, and sinks with the Queen on it. Leo is washed up on the beach of a port town in the Arabian Peninsula, not Africa. This is where Leo's long adventure begins.

Bodyguard Manhwa

2011-01-14

It's about four people. A young police man who joined the force so he could beat people up legally. While he was on the join he messed up and was almost fired but instead was given the job of body guard. So now he has to live like a teen again. the second one is a kid who was raised to take over a large business till they found the real heir. He then became the servant of the new heir. the third one is the new heir. She used to be a normal girl who was orphaned at a young age but was soon found to be the heiress. She used to be normal but the power and money twisted her head and made her a spoiled brat who doesn't care about anyone but her self. The last one is a biker gang's boss. She has a thing for rules and is rather strong. Though her appearance is the total opposite of her strength. She was the reason why the police man almost got fired. She has an odd way with people and can easily persuade them. She is also a body guard for the rich heiress though the reasons are unknown.Read this manga from right to left

Home

2011-01-14

From Nekohana:A historical shoujo about Spain and Japan. Maria lives a quiet peaceful life in Spain except for the constant affections of Antonio, but fate changes when Maria trips onto Koujirou, a samurai.

Osuteki Darling

2011-01-14

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Serika is your typical high school girl. She loves reading books, likes romance, and has the ability to knock a guy flat out with her fist. She imagines herself as one of those heroines she reads in books, a shining maiden waiting for her prince. But what happens to her dream when the prince she has been waiting for is not only younger than her, but also smaller? Will the princess accept the chibi prince?

Painting Warriors

2011-01-14

In the early Song Dynasty (AD 960-1127), at the western border of the Tangut Empire - a pivot point of the Silk Road - furious battles were being fought. Brave warriors of the Tangut and a strange religious army from the west battled for a rumoured sacred item. Conflicts, conspiracies, and religious struggles - moving in the heart of the battlefield, the untouchable war painter Tao Hui paints nothing but the truth!

Suikoden Iii

2011-01-14

From Tokyopop:A long war between the Grasslands and Zexen has taken a heavy toll. When a long-needed truce fails, a quest is undertaken to find the legendary Flame Champion, who saved the Grasslands in another war years before.

Lonesome Eden

2013-05-23

Plot: A series containing two storiesThe main one spans five chapters. The protagonist is God's beloved puppet who lives in a huge garden. Out of loneliness, the puppet seeks company. God grants that, but with certain conditions...In the second story, an angel is kicked down (literally) to Earth to experience some hardship as said angel has a problem with granting people's wishes and prayers.

Imaginary Lovers

2011-02-11

1) Imaginary LoversA man reunites with his college love after three years only to find out that his thoroughly male love interest has apparently conceived, given birth to and raised a son in the three years since they parted. That this is anatomically possible doesn't even occur to our slightly dopey seme, who's just overjoyed at the prospect of getting back "the one that got away" plus a rather adorable half-sized extra.2) BrothersTwo very different boys learn to co-exist when they suddenly find themselves living together and expected to act like brothers.3) Supreme Logic StudyTwo college students bask in domestic bliss after ten years of friendship, totally unaware of their true feelings for each other.4) TwinWhen Wataru dies in a traffic accident, he thinks he has no lingering attachments to the living world... if that's so, then why can't he pass on to his next incarnation? And what's keeping the sad-eyed boy who shares his lonely rooftop?5) BetA bet turns into something much more infuriating...6) D.HA boy is enlisted to write love letters for his less-than-literate best friend... unfortunately, the object of his friend's affection is his own secret crush.