For Shunji Tokame, life was all about working part-time to pay off his father’s debt and barely managing to feed himself, his older sister, and his younger brother day by day. High school and friends meant nothing to him. ... more>>

However, by chance, he begins talking to his classmate Hiroshi Ninomiya. Gradually, Tokame finds his frozen heart beginning to thaw, warmed by Ninomiya’s kindness and brightness.

Alongside the title story, “River’s End,” this novel includes “God Bless You” and “End Roll,” which explore Tokame’s inner conflicts as he matures into adulthood. These stories share the same universe as Castle Mango, a manga written by Konohara-sensei. <<less

The backdrop for a tale about ideal love and the joy of human existence is “a company” —!? Sunao is an overly serious editor whose... more>> health suffered after he became a workaholic, and now he's changed jobs, working for a publisher that focuses on entertainment media. He's barely started in his new position when he's selected as chairman of an in-house event, and he falls in with rising company star and editor-in-charge Watarai and their easy-going coworkers, running, worrying, and dancing (!?) his way through work, event prep, and maybe even falling love. Entertainment expert Ian Hatomura spins a story of one man's steps to recover in a Neo Cinderella story! <<less

I’m sorry I lied, really I love you Koh-chan— Asaka harbors a secret love for the man he is secretary to, Yagami, extolled as the Prince of Politics. But Yagami’s getting marriage proposals now, and Asaka’s place as private secretary is about to be lost..!?... more>>

Asaka, who never knew his father, is abandoned by his mother in the sea one mid-winter day, but he’s rescued by the son of a local prominent family, Yagami. Asaka has been secretly yearning for Yagami ever since that day, despite knowing how out of reach Yagami is for him, and he becomes Yagami’s private secretary, hoping to at least help out with his daily life and repay his debt to the man who has now become a Diet member. But Yagami’s marriage proposals spell the end of this dream-like intimate relationship— About to loose the only place he belonged, Asaka plays the betrayer, using himself as bait…!? <<less