B-men Kazoku

Akira and Yuujirou, who are childhood friends, both love to surf, and both have an unrequited love for each other. This is because after Yuujirou kissed Akira a year ago, she slaps him! Now all he does is bully Akira, whilst Akira has feelings of regret f

From Esthétique: Hanaka has never stayed at any particular place for too long because of her grandma's crystal ball. After hearing the news that they'll be packing their bags again, she cried herself to sleep. During the night, she heard a sweet harmony

Since the day she was born, Rumina has had her life planned out for her. Since she's from a high-class family, she's expected to do everything perfectly and she gets no choice in anything; not her friend, make-up or even boyfriend! Fed up, Rumina runs awa

From Operation Boredom : Maiko Hananokouji, a descendant of an Onmyouji (a priestly occupation that involves demon warding), has the ability to chase away evil spirits known as the Jureiki. The Jureiki eats the souls of humans who commit crime after crim

Plot: The very modern tale of a girl with a perchant for picking the wrong guys to fall for...and the bad boy who may just be good for her after all!

Plot: Another collection of short stories by Kayono involving strange worlds. 1) Secretly a Woman (Shinobi no Onna) - By day she's an ambiguous high school girl, but by night...she transforms into a super-hot male host (gigolo)! Yes, Yuka is "Secretly a Woman," but then a woman named Renka comes to the host club and steals both her body and her heart...!? 2) Butterfly Night - From Kayono's "Arabian Nights" series. Princess Sheherazade is sent to marry a vile sultan in order to keep him from conquering her father's kingdom, but she's kidnapped en route by the masked Devil Mariam, who will do what it takes to exact revenge against the sultan -- including stealing the virginity of the sultan's pretty bride-to-be...! Published in Chokotto Abunai Koimonogatari. 3) Lovers in the Tower that Touches Heaven - Ruby, Baghdad's top dancer, is waiting for Jank to return home. When he does, he tells her that he only escaped death by promising Garuda, a carnivorous devil living in the desert, that he could have Ruby for one week. What will happen to Ruby?!

From: NekoHana In order for her country not to be attacked by the ruthless king Zamasama, princess Sheherazade was sent to marry him but on the her way she was kidnapped by the Devil Marim! She hates him at first but is he really the devil she thought or....

This one volume work is a collection of selected stories from Kayono's "Arabian Nights" series. 1) Princess Man & the Magic Lamp - Princess Sonia has been kidnapped and is being forced into a political marriage. "By no means will I lead such a life!" she proclaims, and then escapes from the castle and has a fateful encounter with Sinbad! At first she thinks she's jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire, because Sinbad seems like the worst man alive, but then they embark on a journey to seek out the "magic lamp"!? 2) Tearful Madonna. Mink is a beautiful professional killer whose mission is to sneak into the castle of the Vampire Noa Tribe to assassinate their leader Orion. 3) The Beautiful Face Tribe. Rin pretends to be a rich girl in order to marry a wealthy man and save her father from a 100,000,000 yen debt.

This is Kayono's first volumized collection of short stories, and all of them center on tales of strange worlds. 1) Ostentatious Mysterious Handsome Man (Rei Kai Bi Dan) - Momoe hates to go home, so she spends her nights wandering the streets. But what happens when she meets a man named Chain Saw who's on a special mission!? 2) Ancient Osaka Masquerade Ball - Naniwa Masquerade: Frustrated that her childhood friend Yuan won't look at her like a woman, Ai goes to a host club, and there she finds what she's been waiting for...!? 3) This Love by Anonymous - Asuka is afraid that she'll be forced to become the lover of a man whose ideals are far from her own, so she runs away to Kyoto. There, she falls in love with Takuma, a high school student who's in Kyoto on a field trip. 4) Like a Beautiful Hellish Demon - Naoka is beaten so badly by her stepfather that she loses consciousness and has to be taken to the hospital. There, she meets and falls in love with a hellish demon who feeds upons the souls of humans...

From ShoujoMagic: Story 1: Hell's Warrior & the Maiden (Shura to Otome) Kayono's first serialized work. One day, a man named Shiryuu appears before Komomo, the daughter of the master of a Japanese-style dancing school. After insisting on becoming a disciple, Shiryuu begins living under the same roof as Komomo. Komomo then comes to be charmed by his beauty and kindness. But Shiryuu has a startling secret and a reason for wanting to romance Komomo quickly. What price will he pay for his interference? Story 2: The Nude Tribe (Ra Zoku) "The Nude Tribe is a race of people who, so long as weather permits, spend their everyday indoor life in the complete and utter nude." Ami is an aspiring model who's commanded by her manager to join the La Tribe as a means of getting her to stop blushing at every photo shoot. The embarrassment and discomfort factors are minimal... until Ami forgets that she's naked and opens her front door to greet a handsome neighbor! But Ryuuichirou doesn't mind -- and for an unusual reason!!