A collection of historic short stories, each associated with a karuta card. The stories revolve around the red-light district of Yoshiwara, in Edo. 1) Kimori Okuma is a good-natured, sweet girl, but she is unable to find a husband due to her weight. One day, a samurai defends her from being publicly mocked. Is this samurai her chance to find happiness? 2) Kanrobai After her father ritually commits suicide, Asagi finds herself in much reduced circumstances. Some of the girls who work with Asagi bully her, and the high-class airs she puts on don't help the situation. All she wants is a way to get back to the lifestyle to which she was accustomed, but all she has is mistreatment and the company of a strange man trapped under a barrel... 3) Maigoishi Tama is a lost child, and she's taken in temporarily by a family who already has a son, Shirou. Tama can't wait to find her beloved father again. However, finding the place where she belongs may not be so simple for little Tama. 4) Akaishinyo Seiichi is the only one left to protect his princess, Miya. He wants what's best for her, regardless of their feelings for one another. But can he really tell what that might be?
A story about two friends flirting in the summer heat.
Female high school student, Chiya, encounters a tragic ghost in a pond.
Gosutorai Taiga has very shoujo-like dreams, even though he's a boy. He decides that he wants to have his first kiss only at his wedding, and his girlfriend, Kogure Nao, thought that was cute. But dreams are still just dreams, aren't they? One Shot sequel to Meguro Amu's series, "Honey."
From Delish Scans: Come and get them! Ice pops to cool down your blazing cheeks.
Nagomi Mameshiba (18), for the first time in his life, he invites a girl to his house with "oden" as bait. Just what is he planning? Can he convey his feeling with an oden dinner!? (Taken from Cave Scanlations)
An injured prince under a magic spell that turned his head into that of an Eagle's hides out in a church while under the care of a spunky orphan named Elle. With only a few days until his 20th birthday, Eagle Prince Rei must find a way to return to his original form so he can claim the right of royal succession.
From Fateful Encounters: Four years ago, Prince Lulnavul fell into an eternal sleep due to an unknown curse. The king then made a proclamation: whoever wakes the prince will receive any reward they choose...but up until now, not one has achieved it. Now, Witch Sayla, scorned by the outside for being a witch, attempts this task as the 99th contender, not for the sake of the prince's hand in marriage like the princesses before her, but solely for the king's national treasure, the Sapphire of Illusions. Can a witch, who is hated even in fairy tales, be the heroine of this one? Follow Sayla as she goes to meet this sleeping prince inside his dreams.
Supermodel Lydia took part in a fashion show organized for a charity for disadvantaged children. But the money from the show disappeared, and it was Lydia's mother who stole the money! Lydia cannot accept that this is what happened, even after being investigated by the police...because she blames herself for her mother's unhappiness. It is the wealthy Christiano who lends Lydia a helping hand in her time of need. Although his intentions are to spend the night with her!
