Kaho Miyasaka est une mangaka dont les œuvres se concentrent souvent sur les thèmes de l'adolescence et des relations interpersonnelles. Son style de dessin unique et sa narration sensible entraînent les lecteurs dans les mondes de ses personnages. Miyasaka est surtout connue pour ses histoires romantiques et émotionnelles qui trouvent un écho auprès du jeune public. Son travail est apprécié pour sa sincérité et sa capacité à capturer les complexités des premiers amours et du passage à l'âge adulte.
Chihiro se réjouit a l'idée de passer du temps avec Hinase lors de la fête du lycée. Mais voilà qu'Helena, l'ex-petite amie du jeune homme, vient semer la pagaille. Notre héroïne saura-t-elle se montrer à la hauteur face à une adversaire si redoutable ?
La rentrée au lycée s'annonce mal pour Chihiro ! Elle devient la voisine de classe de Hinase, en dépit de tous ses efforts pour l'éviter. Mais une chose la préoccupe par dessus tout... Pourquoi le jeune homme a-t-il refusé d'intégrer le club de kendo ?
Coy and self-conscious high school student Karin Karino never paid much attention to boys until she met Kiriya, a popular student from a nearby boys' school. Karin and Kiriya embark on a romantic journey despite Karin's classmate Yuka's best efforts to sabotage their relationship, but Karin soon learns that living happily ever after isn't on the curriculum when she becomes Kiriya's center of attention, as well as embittered Yuka's bull's-eye on her dartboard of hate. When Karin becomes handsome Kiriya's object of affection, she wonders if she can truly deal with the consequences. Upon learning that Kiriya asked Karin to be his girlfriend, Karin's schoolmate Yuka bullies her and pushes her down a stairway to depression. Later, Kiriya asks Karin to go on a trip over their summer vacation, but their plans take one wrong turn after another. Can Kiriya bring Karin happiness? Or does his love just spell trouble?
Rintarou is back in Japan, and Maria is going to be his accompaniment at his return party. But when Rintarou's relative Chiaki starts flirting with Maria, he simply cannot hide his jealousy--and even tells Maria he's been waiting all this time to touch her! And amid the flurry of emotions is another obstacle: Rintarou's mother is against their engagement!
Karin and her friends begin preparations for their trip to Okinawa, and Kiriya's past slowly unravels after his father forbids him to go on the trip. Karin and Kiriya's relationship blossoms, but intimacy rises to the surface of their turbulent sea of young love as the pressure to give in torments romance newbie Karin.
When Rintarou asks Maria to accompany him to his family’s next party, it’s like something out of a dream. But as Maria’s feelings for him only grow stronger, she worries that Yokohama high society is no place for the daughter of a lowly Mayuzumi family helper. Can Maria overcome her self-doubt and the class divide—especially when there’s a romantic rival who’s ever so eager to remind Maria of her station?
"Thanks to Rintarou, Maria now sees both herself and the world around her in a new light--and is even entertaining thoughts of a genuine courtship! But as the two seriously consider taking the next step, not everyone is eager to see it happen. Between Maria's worried mother, stifling social mores, and a suave womanizer ready to ruin a storybook romance, can Maria and Rintarou's love over come all obstacles?"--Page [4] of cover
In Meiji-era Japan, sixteen-year-old Maria wishes she could change her appearance, but when she encounters a handsome yet mischievous boy named Rintarou, her understanding of beauty, and herself, begins to change
The love triangle between the sons of distinguished families picks up in this Meiji-era romance! Overcoming their difference in social status, Maria and Rintarou have vowed to elope. However, just before they depart, Rintarou's father-who has encouraged their engagement-falls ill!