Nao Nomura

Miko Uda works as an attendant for a merry-go-round at a shopping mall and as a mascot. Miko believes in people to the utmost but has been rejected by every man she has ever given herself to. Unable to become the only one for someone, Miko spends her days alone on the merry-go-round.

23‑year‑old Machi Watarase, a perpetual part‑timer, works multiple odd jobs. One day, she’s asked by 19‑year‑old painter Okazaki Yoshito to be his model. Captivated by his sketch of her, she begins living with him. Meanwhile, a 27‑year‑old art writer, Itokawa Hiroshi, appears in her life. Although both Yoshito and Hiroshi let her be just as she is, strange feelings grow as her discomfort with her own image in the painting increases.

Short spin-off of 『ALL THE KINDNESS OF A MAN IS A MOTIVE』

Journalist Akihiro reunites with Takashi, his high school love, now a professor. Old emotions resurface as they navigate between professionalism and the past.

Ao is an academic and athletic genius at the top of his class who openly and innocently showers affection without condition. Midori naturally looks after Ao, yet struggles to be honest with his own feelings. Meeting in high school and drawn to one another, their desire to fit society's idea of "normal" leaves them caught in a mutual, unrequited love well into adulthood. Because they cherish each other so deeply, they carefully layer their words and feelings, moving forward step-by-step over the span of eight years.

A tough yankee gets stuck with a prim tutor to fix his grades, but between the bickering and lessons, he’s shocked to find himself falling for him.

Soft and bubbly office lady Ayaka is madly in love with her senior at work, Hiroko! Two lovestruck coworkers who both think the other is straight totally crush on each other...

Rakumoto Ai, a romance novelist, meets Muto Kaishin, a free-spirited islander, during his stay. Their unexpected encounter stirs something in Ai he can’t quite ignore.