Ichiro Suzuki, a straight young man who becomes besotted with another guy, Yuki Sato, convinced his bishounen love is a girl trapped in a boy's body. Interestingly, author Hiroya Oku is one of the characters in the story, the best friend of Sato. The first three volumes of this series collect Oku's early short stories, including prototype versions of both Hen series. ---- * [Hen (1993)](https://mangadex.org/title/eb89077b-78fb-4404-a6d7-a70200f663a3/hen-suzuki-kun-to-sato-kun-no-baai) - Suzuki & Sato * [HEN (1997)](https://mangadex.org/title/91bbcc02-bc0f-4492-bf5d-e42cfe03dfe5/hen) - Chizuru & Azumi
Sato is a high school boy struggling with his grades, but that's the least of his worries. His childhood friend and former upperclassman Waseda Todome wants to spend time with him (the keyword being "former", as she's repeating the first year and now shares classrooms with Sato). The problem lies with the fact that, while being cute and flirty, she's dumb as bricks, and intends to make him sabotage his own grades because she doesn't want to be alone at the bottom of the school's grade ranks. However, it turns out that *she's dumb as bricks when it comes to that too...* Todome's poor planning has some unintended consequences, as it readily reveals that her intentions with Sato do not lie purely within the academic side of things... Will Sato take the hint, notwithstanding Todome's bad clues?
Mai Kasai was part of a group of girls that brutally bullied fellow classmate Shino during middle school. Though she never directly bullied Shino, she watched her friends do the torture that forced Shino to transfer schools. Due to her father's work transfer, Mai transfers from her high school in Tokyo to a school in the countryside. Although Mai thinks she can have a fairly easy school life by manipulating the classroom hierarchy, her days are ruined when she finds out Shino is her new classmate. Now with a passion for revenge, Shino and Mai switch places, with the former becoming the mastermind, and the latter becoming the victim in bullying hell. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
One day, Kuroda Yusei, an introverted high school student with zero dating experience, returns a lost little girl to her house... when the most beautiful girl in his grade, Shirakawa Ayano, appears! "As thanks for saving my sister," she begins to approach him boldly for some reason, and every day is filled with mishaps!? On top of that, a busty otaku classmate and an attention-seeking junior girl also appear, and his daily life suddenly becomes more glamorous!?
Shoyo Hinata is out to prove that in volleyball you don’t need to be tall to fly! Ever since he saw the legendary player known as “the Little Giant” compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has been aiming to be the best volleyball player ever! Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else? ___ [Official X](https://x.com/haikyu_com)
"Why is my favorite singer singing my song!?" Tsunagu Kurose, a high school student with a passion for musics composing but a terrible singing voice, often receives criticisms whenever he posts them on the Internet. One day, while shouldering the responsibility of taking commemorative photos of the culture festival reluctantly with Otoha Hinomori - a quiet classmate sitting next to him, his childhood friend Tetsu Tamura was in a dilemma because of unavoidable accidents occuring on the stage run by his club. Without hesitation, Tsunagu gives him the demo instrumental songs he composed to save the situation. Unfortunately, Tetsu open the wrong music file with Tsunagu's terrible lyrics, making him feels like he wanna hole up due to that unfortunate disaster. In despair at this miserable situation, Otoha takes off her thick glasses, tightly grips the microphone and hums that song! "Isn't this voice similar to icy - the singer I've always admired...!?" (Source: Takeshobo, translated)
Like a typical teenager, there is nothing Tsubaki Ryuuta wants more than to not stand out from the people around him. Unfortunately, on his way to school one day, he is run over by an alien. The alien promptly resurrects him, but now he has superpowers that he can't control. The alien, now in sparrow form, attempts to help guide him, but there's no way for a kid who's constantly breaking things and has an alien sparrow perched on his shoulder to blend in at school. For his part, the alien is completely bewildered at Ryuuta's continuing refusal to use his superpowers to fight crime and evil. Will Ryuuta be able to get over his self-consciousness and embrace his new life?
Spring. In the prestigious magic school of Kimberly, this year ushers in another wave of new students. Clothed in black robes with a white staff and sword strapped to the hip, within his chest he hides pride and a mission. As the sakura flutter in full bloom, the budding magicians are welcomed by a parade of magic creatures. However, they were allowed only a moment of leisure. An underground labyrinth that swallows up students on whim, upperclassmen that resemble monsters, and a faction that opposes human rights for demi-humans. While trying to survive in an ominous and terrifying place with his companions, Oliver forms a connection with a single girl with a East styled sword strapped to her hip, the samurai girl Nanao. The story where their two swords clash, begins now.
Just another average day at your average high school. Fuyuki Hino is a typical student with an ordinary set of friends... except for Sakuba Yomina. Yomina is unbearably shy and can't talk to boys... or girls, for that matter. Even stranger, Fuyuki vaguely remembers some kind of vow he made to her when they were children. But when he accidentally walks into the girls' locker room, he makes a shocking discovery, Yomina is a devil, wings and all! However, this irregular girl still has regular high school problems, including dealing with bullies and just wanting to be liked by others.
Kyosuke Kosaka, a normal seventeen-year-old high-school student, hasn't gotten along with his younger sister, Kirino, in years. For longer than he can remember, Kirino has ignored his comings and goings and looked at him with spurning eyes. It seemed as if the relationship between Kyosuke and his sister, now fourteen, would continue this way forever. One day, however, Kyosuke finds a DVD case of a magical girl anime entitled Hoshikuzu Witch Meruru (Stardust Witch Meruru), which had fallen into the entranceway of his house. To Kyosuke's surprise, inside the case, an adult video game entitled Imoto to Koishi yo! (Love with Little Sister!) is hidden.
"They do not care even if I can see their panties!" High school student Daisuke Kaji, who is bad with gals, was made to deliver something to the house of the biggest monster gal, Chiriko Iega. Forced to bring Iega to her bedroom Kaji is shocked by her unimaginably filthy room! After being amazed by the level of cleaning knowledge Kaji demonstrated Iega extorts him into cleaning her entire room! The beginning of a gal love comedy!
Futagami Sousuke, 14 years old, is a normal student, wishing to live a normal life. But everything changes the day he sees a doppelganger of himself in his house. Since then, the girl he has a crush on, Amane, will introduce him to another side of his world he had no idea about, and it won't be anymore the dear peaceful days for Futagami. ___ Published in *Weekly Shounen Jump 2010 No. 05·06*.
What happens after the end with Takamiya, Kagari, and Kasumi, the future of the KMM group, the chairman's true enemy, an untold history... Aren't there a lot of things you're curious about? These remaining stories here!
While the title suggests a story of simple, everyday school life, the contents are more the opposite. The setting is a strange school where you may see the principal wrestle a deer or a robot's arm hide a rollcake. However there are still normal stories, like making a card castle or taking a test you didn't study for. The art style is cute but mixes with extreme expressions and action sequences for surprising comedy bits. (The original magazine run ends at Chapter 192)
Yanagi is rich, smart, a girl-magnet, and always at the top of his class… well, until Kujou transferred in his primary school. She was quiet, plain, and poor, yet not once has she failed at beating Yanagi, both in academics and sports! Yanagi has made it his life goal to defeat her and thus, followed her from elementary until college over the past 10 years. Only when he decides to change the rules might he finally win. Here comes their last game!
Mahiro seems to admire Ichijou-san from afar. She's the most popular student in the class and belongs to a very prestigious family. Despite all this, Ichijou-san treats everybody nicely and is equally kind to everyone. But she harbors a secret that Mahiro unexpectedly discovered— she's a vampire! She claims she's not interested in human blood, though there appear to be moments when she's barely able to conceal her innermost desires... A bloodsucking, heart-throbbing love-comedy about a young lady vampire!
Eugene, a hero, is forcibly reincarnated by the demon king Venomzard. In a world far in the future, he becomes a noble boy named Julius. Freed from his "hero" mission, Julius decides to enjoy his second life and his school life. However, his brother, Gaias, mocks him, and his parents and teachers consider him a failure. Having been reincarnated with the immense power of his previous life, Julius unknowingly becomes a warrior...! ___ [Original webnovel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8910gh/)
"Aim for it! The first Japanese female astronaut commander!" The middle school girl Asahida Alice is good-looking and popular, but her language is poor-quality and she can't keep up with her daily classes. She meets a solitary genius, Inuboshi...? "I will make you smart." ___ **Award:** Winner of Manga Taishou 2025.
The "youth pure love" story begins when three students in their third and final year of high school meet during a time when they are worried about paths for their futures. Waiting for them are sweet, painful, and heartrending days. **Officially published:** - In French by [Lisez!](https://www.lisez.com/kurokawa/19) - In German by [Carlsen](https://www.carlsen.de/reihe/blue-flag) - In Italian by [Panini](https://www.panini.it/shp_ita_it/blue-flag-1-mcamn135isbnr-it08.html)
High school boy, Rikimaru, is unable to touch women due to childhood trauma. He has a pair of childhood friends who are siblings. The older sister, Kagami, and then the younger brother, Kyou. Between the two of them they share a similar height and appearance. Under these circumstances a unique twin love romance begins to bloom.
Komori Shuri is a junior high school girl who is too nice to decline requests. Constantly doing favors for other people has given her incredible powers?! But even so, she is also an adolescent junior high school girl.
Super genius inventor Shizuka, a.k.a. the walking National Treasure, fell in love at first sight with Hajime-kun when she was 10 years old. She hasn't stopped pursuing him for 6 years! Every day, she worked hard to invent something that will get Hajime-kun to fall in love with her. **Will she ever be able to win Hajime-kun's heart?**
Oneshot by Hanzutsu/ ハンズツー.