This is a 5-volume manga series comprised of individual short stories that all have to do with coffee one way or other. Each of them is bittersweet with a philosophical bent.
Upon his wife's passing, stained glass artisan Kagari loses his interest in his life and his work -- that is, until his long-lost granddaughter Akari appears on his doorstep. A story of artistic inspiration, identity, and self-discovery.
[Summary By: Love_Blossom] Two lovers got separated by war. Now the try to find each other. But when the girl finds him, he isn't the same as before...
Kobayashi Shinobu, first year highschool student, transfers to a new school only to get dumped by her boyfriend and have a teacher who breaks all her conventional preconceptions. He smokes. He leaves class without warning. And at night, he works as a host. Will their relationship develop into something more than student and teacher? Read H and find out!! (Contains mild humor.)
From Aerandria Scans: A collection of various one-shot stories. A mannequin that stands all day inside a shop window dreams for something else than what she has. She dreams of her kind maker, the man who made her into the mannequin she is now and wishes she could talk and express her feelings like normal people. But one day, she gets damaged and is thrown away in a back alley. A strange guy picks up her pieces, and for a strange moment, she feels that he can read her thoughts. And the next day, she gets her wish. She's become human! Now she has to cope with many things, including her growing feelings for the strange man who gave her life.
From Fate: Kaho puts on a facade in front of everyone, hiding who she truly is, in other words lying to those she cares about in order to make them feel at ease. One day she meets a boy at a social gathering who sees right through her and helps her change...
Omaezaki Sanemichi was born into a near-perfect existence. His family is wealthy and powerful, and he's good-natured, smart, and athletic as well! All the girls at his high-school dream of having a Cinderella-style romance with him, and, though they are desperately jealous of him, none of the boys can come up with a legitimate reason to publicly hate him. But one day the unthinkable happens: Sanemichi's family's flagship company collapses and his father flees. Sanemichi and his former servants, the teenage siblings Natsuno and Asasuzu and the absent-minded old man Furukawa, are left without a dime. Will Sanemichi be able to maintain his gentlemanly behavior despite the humiliation and many hardships that face him?
In a port town on a small island came a transfer student from a big city. Yuuta, a friendly guy, becomes friends with the isolated transferred student Kouhei. One day, Yuuta, who grew an admiration towards Kouhei, has to face a love confession made to his new friend. Then, Yuuta finds out that Kouhei has someone he likes...
From Tokyopop: The smugglers in our tale--guys who have to clean up the bodies after mob assassinations in which heads get ripped off--are a cold-hearted silent veteran, an old man, and a young guy forced to do dirty work to pay back money he owes the mob. When the young smuggler makes a mistake by allowing a captured rival to escape, the price he must pay for his error gets horrifically high...
(from ebookjapan): Mirage is an old-fashioned bar on a street corner. Men who are lost in life come to the mirage, transcending time and space, and become captivated by Maya, the beautiful proprietress. What do the defeated men want from Maya? A bewitching and sad story of men by Leiji Matsumoto.
Egypt, a four thousand year old civilization, has now collapse and has entered into a war-torn era. There will be a period of power and angry waves. The small country, Esteria, was invaded and destroyed by their neighbouring country, Urjna, and its pharaoh, Sneferu. Prince Sariokis vows to get revenge on Sneferu, and avenge Esteria. A moving epic about love; and people with their struggles of getting through each day. Takemiya Keiko's historical fantasy from 1974 set in the ancient Egypt. This it the work that allowed Takemiya to publish Kaze to Ki no Uta with it's success, that was refused by several publishers before.
