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Honorable Baek Dong Soo

2011-07-01

Plot: Some corrupted high ranked officers within the palace are accusing the crown prince Sado of high treason and ask for his death! What will the Emperor do to save his son?A fusion heroic historical about a crown prince in a wooden chest about to meet death, but actually turns out he has bigger influence and authority beyond imagination.Adapted to K-Drama.

Dark Air

2011-06-20

Plot: Magic used to fill up the world. All of a sudden it disappeared. Why?

Tiger X Crane Manhua

2011-07-08

Ghosts and demons, mystical demon arts, rare treasures. A fantasy world where demons are tamed and tradition is protected.

Wake Up Deadman

2011-07-10

Saving his girlfriend's life, Sahu incidentally turns to a zombie. And now he's trying to survive in a stone jungle, believing that one day he will sing for the world.

Yuru Yuru

2011-07-29

Plot: From Facepalm Scans: A slice-of-life book about three girls: Misaki, Yuki and Haruka.

Saito-kun wa Chounouryokusha Rashii

2011-07-14

Plot: Saitou, a rather arrogant kid, announces his super power to his class on the first day of high school. He imagines that it will make all the girls swoon, and he'll be crazily popular. Unfortunately, his ability to bend a spoon looks more like a cheap trick than a super power, and everyone laughs in his face. Soon he learns that he is not the only kid with superpowers at the school, and there is even a Super Powers Research Club. He soon finds himself dragged into the society of a friendly invincible girl, a violent telekinetic girl, and a mind-reader. Rather than being swooned over, Saitou appears to have the least impressive ability of the group! Is there any way for him to get the happy high school life he was hoping for?

A Fairytale For The Demon Lord Manhwa

2011-07-26

From: Easy Going Scans A Demon Lord spirited the Princess away, and cursed her with eternal sleep. Countless knights sought to save her, only to die in vain by the Demon Lord’s hands. But then, a Nameless Knight arrived to vanquish him and save the Princess, ignorant of what fate had in store for him...

Uchuu Kyoudai

2015-06-04

One night in 2006, when they were young, the two brothers Mutta (born 1993) and Hibito (born 1996) saw what appeared to be a UFO heading for the moon. They decided that night to both become astronauts and travel out into space.In 2025, Hibito has become an astronaut, and he's going to go to the moon. Mutta ended up following a more traditional career path with an auto development company. However, Mutta just ruined his career through a violent altercation with his boss. Now, not only has he lost his job, he appears to be blacklisted in the entire industry. Maybe this is a rare opportunity for Mutta to once again chase his childhood dream and become an astronaut like his little brother!Nominated for the 2nd and 3rd Manga Taisho Award.Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award and 35th Kodansha Manga Award in the General Category.

Sabbath Cafe

2011-10-10

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Minamoto-kun Monogatari

2011-10-17

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Minamoto-kun has a face pretty enough to make people think he's a girl. Because of his face, he was bullied by the girls in middle school who were jealous of his face. He developed a fear of women due to the trauma and he ended up attending a high school for boys. Just as he enters college and makes a promise to himself to overcome the trauma of his past, his father remarries and asks him to move out of the house. His father arranges him to live with his aunt (Minamoto-kun's father's younger sister) for the time being. She is an extremely beautiful woman who is also a non-tenured professor at his college. When he arrives at her apartment, she shows him her breasts and tells him that he will be her "guinea pig" in her reverse Hikari Genji project.Â

Sugarless (hosokawa Masami)

2011-10-28

Windmill is another name for Kujima High School and it comes from the windmill that sits at the top of the campus. But Kujima is more known for having the strongest fighters and they pit against each other to be the top dog. Shiiba Gaku is only a freshman but he has his eye set on beating Aramaki Itaru, aka Shake, who is the current boss of the school. But Gaku needs to get stronger if he wants a shot at the number one title. With classmates like the big and strong afro dude Marumo Taiji, it will be do or die for Gaku at the Windmill.Â

Hi no Tori

2014-11-18

From Viz:Phoenix is made up 12 complex stories linked by the presence of the mythical bird, an immortal guardian of the universal life force. Read in order, the separate stories jump across time, alternating between a distant future and a distant past, converging on the present, with characters from one story being reincarnated in another. The 12 stories--over 3000 pages.Dawn:The first volume, originally serialized in 1967. This story takes place in 240-270 AD, in the era of Queen Himiko of the Yamataikoku. Using her army, led by feudal general Sarutahiko, to invade Japan, she seeks the Phoenix and eternal youth.Future:The second volume, originally serialized in 1967-68. In Phoenix's chronology, this is the final story; it takes place near the end of mankind. In 3404 AD, the world has become super-modernized, but humanity has reached its peak and shows decline. A young man named Masato Yamanobe is living with his girlfriend, Tamami, a shapeshifting alien. Pursued by Masato's boss, Rock, they eventually take shelter at the isolated base of mad scientist Dr. Saruta, who attempts to preserve life on Earth with the assistance of his robot, Robita. Eventually, nuclear war breaks out.Yamato:The third volume, originally serialized in 1968-69. This story takes place in 320-350 AD (Kofun period), and is based on the Yamato-takeru-no-mikoto[4"> legend. The decadent king of Yamato is trying to have his own version of Japan's history written. Meanwhile, a "barbarian" tribe, the Kumaso, is writing an unbiased history. The king of Yamato sends his youngest son, Oguna, to murder the barbarian chief, Takeru. On his journey, Oguna encounters the Phoenix.Universe:The fourth volume, originally serialized in 1969; also known as Space. The story takes place in 2577 AD, where four astronauts must escape their ruined spaceship in escape pods. The survivors eventually crash into a mysterious planet. Among them is Saruta, who contends with Makimura for the heart of their female companion, Nana. On this strange planet, they eventually meet the Phoenix.H?-?:The fifth volume, originally serialized in 1969-1970. The story occurs in 720-752 AD. (the period in which the Daibutsu of Todaiji was built), during the Nara period. One-eyed and one-armed young man Gao, an ancestor of Saruta, turns into a murderous bandit when he is rejected by his village. He attacks a sculptor, Akanemaru, and the two men's paths diverge, but their fates remain linked. Akanemaru becomes obsessed with the Phoenix to the point that he loses sight of his original dreams, while Gao eventually finds a state of grace despite his continuing hardships. Ho-? is widely considered the masterpiece of the Phoenix series.[1"> This became the basis of a Famicom game, in which Gao is the playable character.5Resurrection:The sixth volume, originally serialized in 1970-1971. The story takes place in 2482-3344 AD. In an age of robotics, technology and science, young Leon dies in a car accident. He is returned to life by scientific surgery, but his now mostly-artificial brain makes him see living things -- including humans -- as distorted clay figures, while he sees machines and robots as beauties. Leon falls in love with a worker robot, Chihiro, whom he sees as a beautiful girl, and will fight for this forbidden love. He will also find out the secret behind his accident. A side plot features the robot Robita, who previously appeared in Future.The section is referenced by the eroge, Saya no Uta.Robe of Feathers:Serialized in COM, 1971. Published in English by Viz as an appendix to the second volume of Civil War (Turbulent Times). Based on the story of the Hagoromo.Nostalgia:Published in COM, 1971; continued in Manga Sh?nen, 1976-1978. A science fiction epic about the rise & fall of civilization on the deceptively named desert planet of Eden & one boy's universe-spanning search for the planet of his ancestors: Earth. Features numerous cameos from other Science-fiction based Phoenix stories, including the shape-shifting alien "Moopies" first seen in Future, Makimura from Universe & an early model Chihiro Robot from Resurrection.Turbulent Times:Published in Manga Sh?nen, 1978-1980. The story is about a woodcutter named Benta and his childhood sweetheart, Obu, who are separated and caught up in the events of the Genpei War. Various historical figures, such as Taira no Kiyomori, appear as major and minor characters. The character of Gao (from Ho-?) appears as a 400-year-old hermit.The Viz (English) edition is entitled Civil War and is split into two volumes, with Robe of Feathers included as an appendix to the second volume.Life:Published in Manga Sh?nen, 1980. A TV producer who attempts to procure human clones to use in a The Most Dangerous Game-style reality TV program learns the error of his ways when he is mistaken for a clone himself. This episode is notable for only featuring the Phoenix in flashbacks and also for introducing her half-human daughter who does not appear again after this episode.Strange Beings:Published in Manga Sh?nen, 1981. The story of a female samurai who is imprisoned in a time-warp by the Phoenix as punishment for her sins along with her faithful retainer & forced to become a healer treating the victims of wars from all over time and space including humans, youkai and various extraterrestrials. This chapter was loosely based on the Hyakki Yak? emakimono by the famous Japanese artist Tosa Mitsunobu (although in the context of the story it's the complete reverse).Sun:Published in The Wild Age, 1986-1988. This is the longest story, and was the final volume completed before Tezuka's death.[6"> It centres around Harima, a young Korean soldier from the Baekje Kingdom whose head is replaced with that of a wolf by Tang Dynasty soldiers following the defeat of the joint Baekje-Yamato force at the Battle of Baekgang. He then escapes to Japan where he becomes the feudal lord Inukami and becomes caught in the middle of the Jinshin War, as well as joining a greater battle between supernatural forces and time-travelling to a bleak future world ruled by a theocracy that claim to have captured the Phoenix. This chapter stands in stark contrast to the earlier historical Phoenix stories, which tended to de-mythologize the mythical characters therein, for instance in Dawn, many Shinto gods are portrayed as mere humans. In this chapter, however, various Youkai, Oni, Tengu and other mythical creatures are shown fighting against Bodhisattva.Early Works:Covers the prototype version of the series from the 1950s.

Kokoro Connect

2011-11-29

The Culture Research Club of Yamahoshi Academy. The strange events that befall the five boys and girls there, causing their bodies and souls to be swapped around at random. What can be seen from the viewpoint of the others?

Good Luck, Demon King!

2011-12-03

This is a wonderful world ruled by magic. It's full of ancient myths and legends of all types, including one such legend that was on most people's tongues as of late. One about the battle between an evil demon king and the great sages...In the current day, at the world's one and only Magic Academy -- the Forest Academy of Magic, more and more odd creatures seem to be appearing and causing trouble. And in the middle of it all, there always seems to be the shadow of an academy student named "Salaman"... With these signs, it seems like it's all hinting that something surprising is about to happen!

Kiss ha Naisho ni

2011-12-08

When Ayumi's dad remarried, he brought home not only a new mom for Ayumi, but an older brother too! Takeru's handsome, nice, and really popular with the girls. So popular that his phone never stops ringing! Ayumi can't help but be bothered by his popularity, but if he's a player why should Ayumi care? Isn't it wrong for siblings to have those kinds of feelings for one another?

Library Wars: Love & War

2011-12-09

From Manga Art:During the 31st year of Seika, the battle between the Library Force and the Media Improvement Committee reached a new level of violence. Each group has armed itself for either the freedom of expression or the "protection" of society from the bad influences of media.Kasahara Iku joins the Library Force with the intent of finding her "Prince" who helped her during a censorship exercise by the Media Improvement Committee and with her strong will of protecting books.

Miss

2011-12-11

Falling in love with him was her biggest mistake... After being badly bullied in junior high, Kazu's sworn off getting deeply involved with other people. One day though, the resident class playboy, Kirishima, comes and tears down the walls she's built around her heart. She finds herself falling quick and hard...but is she only setting herself up for heartbreak?!Â

Peak (Im Gang-hyeok)

2011-12-12

21-year-old Ryu Yeon-seong is about to start his mandatory military service in the ROK Army. But unlike most other conscripts, he and four others are assigned to the mountain police rescue unit stationed at Mt. Bukhan, a small mountain on the outskirts of Seoul. Not knowing much about it, they think it'll be a walk in the park, and count themselves lucky to have landed such a cushy assignment. But when they arrive at the mountain, the group soon learn that they're in for more than they bargained for.

Layers Anarchy Manhwa

2011-12-12

Layers SequelThey have a plan to replace the whole town with a fake one from Layers. Will the special class be able to stop them?

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Ikari Shinji Ikusei ...

2011-12-12

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Dark Horse: Stunning, hotheaded Asuka Langley Soryu has been friends with Shinji Ikari since they were little. And she always sort of assumed they'd stay together-until the day the beautiful, brilliant Rei Ayanami showed up in class! When Shinji starts to get curious about Rei, Asuka needs to figure out if she wants to be just friends with Shinji, or something more. But why are so many people keeping an eye on these relationships-people like homeroom teacher Misato, school nurse Ritsuko, and Shinji's mother-NERV's chief scientist, Yui Ikari...? Ikusei Keikaku means something along the lines of "Raising Project", and is a series of games that are based around the concepts of Gainax's old Princess Maker games. These games allow you to more or less "raise" the character as if you were some sort of parental figure. Don't ask me for the particulars, I've never played it or seen it in action. But you can more or less mold the character into the adult you would like them to be. Previously there have been Rei and Asuka raising games, and most recently, a Shinji raising game. For some peculiar reason, they decided to release a manga to tie into the new raising game. The manga begins in a manner quite similar to the alternate universe of episode 26 of the TV series, as well as the Girlfriend of Steel 2 manga. In that aspect, this manga will seem quite "familiar" to you.

Passion (Yaoi)

2011-12-14

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From DMP:Hikaru, a second year high school student, is obsessed with Shima, a male teacher. Surprisingly, Shima is not averse to the boy's affections. He even convinces Hikaru to study hard so that when he graduates, they would openly become lovers. However, Amamiya, an ex-lover of Shima, steps into the picture and tries to win him back.Will Hikaru and Shima's passion prove great enough to hurdle all the obstacles stacked against them?

Imawa No Kuni No Alice

2011-12-19

Alice Ryouhei will leave high school soon, but he's trying to avoid thinking about his future. Late one night, when he's hanging out with his tough friend Karube and his silly, girl-crazy friend Chota, they see fireworks. After one blindingly bright explosion, they find themselves waking up in a different world. In this 'Borderland,' people are forced to either participate in potentially deadly games or simply die. Will Chota, Karube, and Ryouhei be able to survive this dangerous new world, and is there a way they can get back to their original lives?

Virgins' Empire

2011-12-21

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A peek into the "everyday nudity" of high school girls.(Source: Kawaii Scans)

Yuru Yuri

2011-12-22

The club room of the defunct Tea Ceremony Club has been taken over by a 4-person group calling themselves "The Amusement Club". A full-bodied comedy, overflowing with love, it's guaranteed to give you the energy to live healthily and heartily for tomorrow.*Contains the story Hearts Melting Together in vol. 2.

Daisuki Datta Yo, Sensei...

2011-12-23

She was in love with her teacher but she broke up their thread of destiny...Â

City Of Dead Sorcerer Manhwa

2011-12-31

It's 2030, 16 years after the discovery of the mysterious substance, SDEO1 (Mana). Now, it's the Magic Age.Webtoon from Naver

Sweet Pool (Yaoi)

2016-01-03

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Sakiyama Youji has been absent for around year due to health problems. Upon returning to high school, changes started to occur to him. For instance, Shironuma Tetsuo, a guy who Youji rarely speaks to starts approaching him constantly, and when asked why, never gave an answer. At the same moment, Okinaga Zenya, appears right in front of his eyes, saying it's all his fault. Making matters worse, Youji starts having strange pains and nightmares. Will he be able to distinguish these feelings?Based on the BL game "sweet pool" by Nitro+CHiRAL, illustrated by Kurumazaki Mayu.

Utopia (NEUK Dae Sam)

2012-01-07

The story of two extra-ordinary people in ordinary love.

Danshi Koukousei No Nichijou

2012-01-09

High school boys are really simple and curious creatures. They want one and only one thing: girls. But they haven’t got a clue about them. Male teenagers are dumbfounded by the girls’ thought process, actions, appearance and everything in between. They spend countless hours amongst themselves discussing and arguing their theories which are usually completely off base. If only they had the courage to ask them instead of screwing around and talking about nonsensical things, they might get somewhere.

Otome Ouji

2012-01-11

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Eohwadungdungnae Boreumi

2012-01-16

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Dainana Joshikai Houkou

2012-02-06

Two schoolgirls, Kane and Takagi, are friends who (mostly) enjoy their everyday life together. However, in their world, crazy stuff out of fantasy and sci-fi is common and accepted. For instance, Kane's nuclear-shelter-bedroom is useful for hiding out when an unknown menace starts destroying houses. Also, the girls often try out new fad technology like face-hiding necklaces or elaborate meal flavored gum. They might even be found using a computer to go hang out with a friend in the afterlife. It seems like anything could be possible in their world!Â

Yumekuri

2013-03-18

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Yugami Makoto likes to travel to different Hot Springs. On his 100th visit to a Hot Spring he meets a beautiful foreign girl in the bath. Stunned by her beauty, he immediately falls for her. But there is more to the girl than the eye meets. And why is Makoto forced to work at the Inn afterwards?

7-nin no Shakespeare

2012-02-09

As the name implies, the manga deals with the "light and darkness" of the 16th-century London actor, playwright, and troupe manager William Shakespeare.

By Chance, We... and...

2012-02-25

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Black Behemoth

2012-03-06

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Area D - Inou Ryouiki

2012-03-18

The "prison survival action" story is set after the sudden emergence of special powers in certain pockets of humanity. To deal with these so-called "Altered," a mysterious remote island prison named "Area D" was built. The first chapter will be 64 pages long, including a color opening page.

Shoku King

2012-03-30

An amazing chef who is now working as a contractor to revive bad restaurantsÂ

Hakaijuu

2012-03-31

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Gokukoku No Brynhildr

2012-04-10

When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was skeptical. One day, she decides to show him the aliens, but an accident occurs and Kuroneko dies while Murakami is left seriously wounded in the hospital.Years go by and Murakami obsesses on finding proof of the existence of aliens because of a promise he had made with Kuroneko. Then, one day, a new transfer student comes to his class, who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko, but is named Kuroha Neko!And even though she insists on never having met Murakami before, the girl has superhuman strength and seems to even be able to predict the future!How will Murakami's life change now that he has been saved by this mysterious girl that claims to be a magician?

Alfheim no Kishi

2012-05-02

From Friendship ScansPrincess Rosely’s fate was sealed when she first picked up a sword trying to kill an evil wizard. Little did she know the legendary Lucilys, Sword of Light, had chosen her to be its heiress. That also meant her peaceful life in the castle of Altodias would no longer be the same. Soon, the young princess encounters the pain of losing all the people that she loved, and being separated from her twin brother Rolant, the heir of Silvan, the Sword of the Moon. Rosely would have been even dead floating in a cold river if she had not been saved by a handsome green-eyed king of the Alf. Growing up as his foster daughter in Alfheim, Rosely learns magic and martial arts from the Alf, only waiting for the day she can avenge for her lost country. Will she be able to fulfill her will? What does the fatal sword Lucilys have in store for her? Will resentment drive her into insanity? Who was the one behind all her misfortunes? And who could have been the chosen owner of Soles - Sword of Sunshine, the third one in three ancient magic swords? This fantastic tale will make you want to believe in fairies again!

Apocalypse No Toride

2012-06-13

What can you do when you get mistaken for murder? Nothing. You go to prison. Lucky you, your inmates are some of the biggest cutthroats in the prison. Seriously you are lucky. Expecially when zombies attack.

Sora Ga Haiiro Dakara

2012-07-08

From MangaHelpers: A collection of short stories. The first volume contains stories about... - A lonely woman who works part-time, and who has crippling social anxiety that leads to misunderstandings. - A girl who is 'dumped' by her close friend. - A single mother who struggles to understand how to make her daughter happy. - A girl who desperately wants to buy a dress that she thinks could change her life. ... and many more! [tethysdust]

Boku No Ushiro Ni Majo Ga Iru

2012-07-09

Nanri Ryusuke has transferred schools 3 times this year because of his parents’ divorce and he is determined to make a good impression at this new school because it appears that he's staying for good this time. However, his seat is in front of the weird girl in the class, Fujimori Miya, who claims she is a witch and who everyone in the school avoids. Miya, for some odd reason, takes a creepy interest in Ryusuke and makes him the subject of all her crazy experiments and spells.

Pocket Monster Special

2012-07-19

From Viz:Pokémon comics based on the original Game Boy games... not the TV series!POK�‰MON ADVENTURES includes all the Gym Leaders, places, and opponents from the game. There's plenty of action as trainers named Red and Blue explore forests, jungles, cities, and caves in search of Pokémon and excitement. But can they foil the schemes of Team Rocket, a mysterious group of villains who want to use Pokémon for evil?

Ni No Maeshii No Tsukaikata

2012-07-22

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. After being awarded the Nobel Prize, child prodigy Alice T.P. Riida runs away from home and creates the first Artificial Human, Ninomae Shii. Along with Shiratori Jiyun and Kurosaki Yaoki, Shii now struggles to find out for what reason he was made for.

The Friendly Winter

2012-07-27

A girl with a rare growth disorder that leaves her in the body of a child at the age of 19 meets a boy with a mental disorder who has the mind of a small boy in a 17 year old form. A Friendly Winter shares with us the endearing story of their day-to-day lives, joys and tribulations.Original webcomicÂ

Nijiiro Days (mizuno Minami)

2015-08-25

Natsuki is teased for being a hopeless romantic, Keiichi disguises his sadism with an angelic grin, Tsuyoshi is an otaku who can't read the air, and Tomoya is a frivolous playboy who likes his archenemy. The rainbow-colored story of (sometimes dubious) friendship and (mis)adventures in love of these four boys who spend their daily high school life by having fun starts when recently-dumped Natsuki received a pack of tissues from a girl wearing Santa costume in the streets on Christmas eve.

Ryuushika Ryuushika

2015-05-11

The daily life of a girl nicknamed Ryuushika with a wild imagination.

Dr. Koto Shinryoujo

2012-08-27

It is about a young, prominent surgeon, who left a prestigious hospital in Tokyo and moved to an isolated island in the southern part of Japan. He works at a clinic there as the only doctor on the island. First the islanders didn't trust him but slowly he gains their respect.In 2004 Dr. Koto Shinryoujo won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.

Zoku Anastasia Kurabu

2012-08-28

The long-awaited finale to Anastasia Club.

Horimiya

2012-09-05

From MangaHelpers:Hori may seem like a normal teenage girl, but she's a completely different person after school. In her workaholic parents' absence, Hori has been like a parent for her little brother since she was young herself. Between taking care of her brother, feeding them both, and housework, she doesn't have much time for a usual teenage social life. One day, she meets someone else who does not present his true self at school: a quiet, glasses-wearing boy called Miyamura. She'd assumed he was bookish, and possibly an otaku, but Hori couldn't have been more wrong. Outside of school, Miyamura is a friendly guy with many piercings, and he's not very good at academics. Now the two of them have someone with whom they can share both halves of their lives! [tethysdust]From Shoujo Crusade:Hori is your average teenage girl... she has a side she wants no one else to ever find about. Then there's her classmate Miyamura, your generic glasses-wearing boy in school and a totally different person outside. When the two meet unexpectedly, they discover each others' secrets and develop an unexpected friendship.

Chronos Ruler

2012-09-18

Himegoto - Juukyuusai no Seifuku

2012-09-25

This is a story of a group of college-age people who struggle with gender and sexual identity. Yuki (nicknamed Yoshiki) is a girl, but she is terrible at 'being feminine.' She mostly dresses like a boy and is often mistaken as one. However, she has to wear a skirt and imagine being dominated by a guy in order to masturbate. Nagao Mikako seems young and innocent, and she uses that apparent innocence to sell her body as a fake 15-year-old. She knows her youthfulness can't last forever, but she enjoys tricking the men. Her friends have no idea of her sexual habits and believe her to be sweet and sheltered. Aiba Kaito is a pretty good-looking guy, but he wants to be Nagao Mikako. He often dresses as a girl, picking out clothes that mimic Mikako's style. Though he's into cross-dressing, he is still attracted to women. Will these young adults and their friends be able to handle their 'guilty secrets' and muddle their way through this confusing period of their lives? [tethysdust]