Unbelievably for Ryuto, his relationship with Runa has reached the one-month mark without issue. Runa, on the other hand, is secretly worried about the approaching “two-month barrier” all of her previous romantic relationships hit. For their one-month anniversary, the couple takes a trip to Enoshima for a wonderful date on the beach. However, when dangerous weather rolls in unexpectedly, Ryuto and Runa find themselves stuck on the island, forced to spend the night together... And as one storm passes, another grows—Runa’s twin sister, Maria, has plans for Ryuto. They say all’s fair in love and war, and she’s not about to play nice! While Runa and Ryuto’s relationship will be put to the test, this unforgettable summer vacation is only just beginning!
Nearly three years have passed since Runa and Ryuto celebrated Ryuto’s birthday under the cherry blossoms. Unfortunately, his current life leaves much to be desired. After almost two years at Houo University, Ryuto has even fewer friends than he had in high school, and he’s not satisfied with his part-time job as a cram school tutor either. But the real problem lies elsewhere... Runa has landed herself a full-time job at a chain clothing store. As if that didn’t keep her busy enough, she has her father’s new children to look after at home. With all these responsibilities, the two almost never get to see each other anymore, which is a source of stress for both of them. What does the future hold for Ryuto and Runa? And how are things working out for their old friends?
As summer break ends, Ryuto, Runa, and their friends gather to play airsoft, after which our main couple goes on a lovely date in Odaiba! Soon after that, Ryuto enrolls at a cram school for the sake of Runa and his future together. There, he meets Sekiya Shugo—a guy who spent so much time focused on girls in high school that he failed to get into college. He also has a connection to a girl Ryuto knows quite well... Meanwhile, Runa finds an opportunity to start rebuilding her relationship with her sister. Since Maria is joining the school festival committee, Runa and Ryuto join too. Will Runa and Maria’s relationship improve, or will Maria grow closer to someone else instead?
Continuing right where the last volume left off, the big night for Runa and Ryuto is finally on the horizon. With Maria peacefully out of the picture, Ryuto and Runa enter a new stage of their relationship. With one final push, it seems Runa will overcome her feelings of embarrassment and bring the main couple to do the one thing they’d decided to put off on their very first day together. Not everything is so simple for their friends, however. Sekiya Shugo is about to receive his college entrance exam results that will determine the future of his currently postponed relationship with Nicole. Akari, too, is reaping what she sowed after harshly shooting down Icchi...only to have a change of heart! What awaits each couple during and after their school trip to Kyoto?
Winter is right around the corner, and Runa’s Friendship Project to help rebuild her relationship with her sister, Maria, isn’t making much progress. At the same time, Ryuto has to figure out an appropriate distance from Maria—she has a crush on him, and he still finds himself attracted to her despite being with Runa. The main pair aren’t the only ones having relationship trouble either. Nicole’s joyous reunion with her past love quickly hits a snag, and Akari starts to have regrets of her own... Meanwhile, Runa has something big planned for Christmas. What awaits our sweet couple as the year wraps up?
Kashima Ryuto is a gloomy high-schooler who quietly spends his days watching his crush, the beautiful Shirakawa Runa, from afar. She rules the school and has had no shortage of boyfriends. Although Ryuto is fully convinced she’d never accept him, fate leads him to confess his feelings to her anyway. To his astonishment, she accepts—simply because she’s “available” at the time—but the surprises don’t end there. She immediately invites him over as if it’s the most natural thing in the world! This odd couple is different in just about every way—the friends they keep, their hobbies, their love lives—but with every passing day, they grow a little bit closer. This may not be Runa’s first relationship, but their dating story is going to be full of firsts for them both!
Kaito Sena's life hasn't exactly been easy. Unfortunately for him, death isn't about to get any better. Summoned by none other than Elisabeth Le Fanu, the "Torture Princess," Kaito has to choose what he wants for his second life-be her butler, or die a long, painful death by torture. What is he to do but become her servant...and help her eliminate the fourteen ranked demons wreaking havoc in the world! See the original light novel come to life in this gritty manga adaptation!
The #1 New York Times Bestseller “An engaging look at the often head-scratching, frequently infuriating mating behaviors that shape our love lives.” —Refinery 29 A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari, the star of Master of None and one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voices At some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it’s wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated? Some of our problems are unique to our time. “Why did this guy just text me an emoji of a pizza?” “Should I go out with this girl even though she listed Combos as one of her favorite snack foods? Combos?!” “My girlfriend just got a message from some dude named Nathan. Who’s Nathan? Did he just send her a photo of his penis? Should I check just to be sure?” But the transformation of our romantic lives can’t be explained by technology alone. In a short period of time, the whole culture of finding love has changed dramatically. A few decades ago, people would find a decent person who lived in their neighborhood. Their families would meet and, after deciding neither party seemed like a murderer, they would get married and soon have a kid, all by the time they were twenty-four. Today, people marry later than ever and spend years of their lives on a quest to find the perfect person, a soul mate. For years, Aziz Ansari has been aiming his comic insight at modern romance, but for Modern Romance, the book, he decided he needed to take things to another level. He teamed up with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg and designed a massive research project, including hundreds of interviews and focus groups conducted everywhere from Tokyo to Buenos Aires to Wichita. They analyzed behavioral data and surveys and created their own online research forum on Reddit, which drew thousands of messages. They enlisted the world’s leading social scientists, including Andrew Cherlin, Eli Finkel, Helen Fisher, Sheena Iyengar, Barry Schwartz, Sherry Turkle, and Robb Willer. The result is unlike any social science or humor book we’ve seen before. In Modern Romance, Ansari combines his irreverent humor with cutting-edge social science to give us an unforgettable tour of our new romantic world.
"One of the most adorable, big-hearted, charming books in existence." --Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda What If It's Us meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before in this upbeat and heartfelt boy-meets-boy romance that feels like a modern twist on a '90s rom-com! Everyone knows about the dare: Each week, Bryson Keller must date someone new--the first person to ask him out on Monday morning. But Kai Sheridan never expected Bryson to say yes to him. As the days go by, he discovers there's more to Bryson beneath the surface, and dating him begins to feel less like an act and more like the real thing. Kai knows how the story of a gay boy liking someone straight ends. With his heart on the line, he's awkwardly trying to navigate senior year at school, at home, and in the closet, all while grappling with the fact that this "relationship" will last only five days. After all, Bryson Keller is popular, good-looking, and straight . . . right? Drawing on his own experiences, Kevin van Whye delivers an uplifting and poignant coming-out love story. Readers will root for Kai and Bryson to share their hearts with the world--and with each other.
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M
