Taiju Okayasu

Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.

Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.

Kawatani Shoko was an ordinary housewife. However, after her husband was laid off and lost his job, their lives changed completely. Her husband sank into depression and began frequently gambling away the money Shoko earned. At that time, Shoko met a man named Junpei Kijima and gradually became drawn to the secrets this man holds...

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal.The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Kimiko Taguichi. The letter reads: “Chief Surgeon Hayami of the Emergency Center has a collusive relationship with a medical supplies maker. And the head nurse is in on it with him.” An unimaginable truth then awaits.

Determined to forge a new legend, the Liangshan Gang have taken their campaign against ‘CR Monster House’ nationwide. Having completed their preliminary research, they set out for a new town, but with the Liangshan Gang’s name now known across the country thanks to media coverage, every pachinko parlour had tightened its security against them. To make matters worse, in that town there was a rogue establishment with links to the police and organised crime… and the Gang were prevented from playing. However, Liangshanbo are not the sort to back down quietly. The enraged members used their own network to gather information on that parlour, quietly—yet fiercely—biding their time for the chance to crush their enemies!!

The Liangshanbo Pachinko Gang—who had conquered one new machine after another. Their exploits had been reported nationwide by the media, and recently, with security tightened at every hall, their activities had been restricted and their winning record had declined significantly. Aiming for a comeback in a new town, Liangshanbo were devoting themselves to mastering ‘CR Monster House’. Just then, whilst scouting out a parlour, the gang spotted ‘Tetsu of Naniwa’, who had once been Liangshanbo’s strike force captain. Tetsu had disappeared from the scene due to a falling-out with Ohno. The current Liangshanbo needed Tetsu’s strength. … The leader persuaded both Ohno and Tetsu to reconcile. With Tetsu’s return, Liangshanbo regained its vigour and launched a full-scale assault on the hall. However, a trap set by the hall—which had been on high alert for Liangshanbo—awaited them there!

The life of an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As consolation, she's given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband's electronics company.