Graphic Novels
Volume 01 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 21st January, 2003
PAGES - 192
SYNOPSIS - Yukino Miyazawa has it all - perfect grades, looks, the admiration of her peers. She's the 1 student at her school...at least she was until her showed up. The new boy, Souichirou Arima, one-ups her in every department. And the worst thing about it is the he's sincere! With her ego in jeopardy, Yukino will do whatever it takes to regain the spotlight, but falling in love was never part of the plan.
Volume 02 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 4th March, 2003
PAGES - 192
SYNOPSIS - You know that couple that was obviously meant for each other, and everybody knew it, except them? That's Yukino and Soichiro, the two top students in school, who are capable of anything other than a normal relationship. Still, despite all they've been through, it seems they could finally be getting together. But now, the school's token pretty boy, Hideaki, is intent on wedging himself between them, for reasons they can't begin to imagine.
Volume 03 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 6th May, 2003
PAGES - 192
SYNOPSIS - Things are going well for Yukino and Soichiro. They have accepted each other for who they are, and have truly become boyfriend and girlfriend. But they've been concentrating more on each other than on their schoolwork. When the two best students in school suddenly let their grades drop, it draws the attention and concern of one of the teachers. He wants Yukino and Soichiro to break up so they can concentrate on their schoolwork again! And he even calls a dreaded parent-teacher conference to tell their parents his concerns. Will they really make Yukino and Soichiro break up?
Volume 04 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 8th July, 2003
PAGES - 200
SYNOPSIS - A pretty little girl named Tsubasa, an old friend of Soichiro's from junior high, comes back to school. When she sees her beloved Soichiro with Yukino, Tsubasa gets extremely jealous and goes on the warpath to try to get Soichiro for herself. Meanwhile Maho, another girl who's jealous of Yukino, gets all the girls in class to hate Miyazawa and give her the silent treatment. Yukino decides she has to face these problems on her own, without relying on Soichiro...
Volume 05 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 9th September, 2003
PAGES - 208
SYNOPSIS - It's summer vacation, but Soichiro is going to be away competing in a kendo tournament, so the young couple will have to spend their vacations apart. Yukino decides to just hang out with her new girlfriends. She's just getting to know them when Tsubasa announces she's leaving her home. She's upset about her father's plans to get re-married. After some convincing, she decides to go back to her family. She meets her new brother, Kazuma, her dad's girlfriend's son, who sings in a rock band. Tsubasa can't help liking him. Meanwhile, the Miyazawas take a trip to see Yukino's grandfather...
Volume 06 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 11th November, 2003
PAGES - 216
SYNOPSIS - It's not long before Soichiro's back from a very successful tournament, much to Yukino's delight. Now they can spend some time with each other before school starts again. Yukino notices that Soichiro's matured a lot, which stirs up new feelings in her and makes her fall in love with him even more. Soichiro's feelings for Yukino deepen as well, and he has some difficulties dealing with that and some family issues ...
Volume 07 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 6th January, 2004
PAGES - 224
SYNOPSIS - The second semester has begun, and everyone's busy with tests, practices, and activities again. It's time to prepare for the cultural festival, and Tsubaki asks Yukino, Tsubasa, and Maho to put on a play that she wrote for the festival. It's a sci-fi story set in the future. A transfer student named Tonami has come back after 3 years, and he and Tsubaki don't exactly get along. Tonami does as well as Soichiro in the tests, and it turns out that the two of them know each other from when they were children.
Volume 08 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 2nd March, 2004
PAGES - 216
SYNOPSIS - Preparations are still going on for the cultural festival. Soichiro realizes that there are actually two sides to him -- one of which is more violent and protective. Yukino begins to notice it, too. Meanwhile, Tonami and Tsubaki realize they've fallen in love with each other.
Volume 09 [English Cover] [Japanese Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 4th May, 2004
PAGES - 224
SYNOPSIS - Tonami ponders his relationship to Tsubaki, who is the kind of woman who loves to be free, even if that freedom brings solitude. Meanwhile, the school cultural festival begins, with the Miyazawa family among the crowd. Kazuma's band performs; Tsubaki's play goes off without a hitch.
Volume 10 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 6th July, 2004
PAGES - 224
SYNOPSIS - When Maho confesses her true feelings for Takashi, he admits that he's really different from her idealistic view of him. With the arrival of winter comes an end-of-semester school trip to Kyoto, where a little love and tenderness just might fill everyone with good memories and glad tidings.
Volume 11 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 7th September, 2004
PAGES - 216
SYNOPSIS - Kazuma is the yin to and his stepsister Tsubasa's yang. Their relationship is like fire and ice. Kazuma is a famous singer loved by everyone in school ... and Tsubasa has a bit of a schoolgirl crush on Kazuma! But how can a girl strike a chord with someone who is occupied with his own music 24/7?
Volume 12 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 2nd November, 2004
PAGES - 208
SYNOPSIS - It's not easy when a stepbrother and sister are in love with each other. When Kazuma leaves the home to get over his feelings for Tsubasa, the sorrow is too much for his stepsister. Tsubasa becomes ill and is admitted into the hospital! Will Kazuma check out of the heartbreak hotel and sing a different tune? Or will everyone become stuck with the blues?
Volume 13 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 11th January, 2005
PAGES - 208
SYNOPSIS - It's the end of high school, and everyone is looking toward the future--especially Soichiro Arima. He's got it going on: good grades, great body, and all the popularity! However, there is much more to Soichiro than meets the eye. This model--student is plagued by inner demons, which force him to look at Yukino in a whole new light. Will he end his relationship with his one true love?
Volume 14 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 8th March, 2005
PAGES - 200
SYNOPSIS - Ever since Arima appeared on TV everyone has taken notice. But Arima never counted on his birth mother taking notice! Arima wonders why, after so long, she finally decides to come back into his life. Slowly, the inner demons of his past begin to surface and Arima learns just how much he is like his own mother. Will Arima follow his mother down the path of darkness or will Yukino save him?
Volume 15 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 10th May, 2005
PAGES - 200
SYNOPSIS - Soichiro's meetings with his birth mother continue to be a secret from everyone...especially Yukino. When his adoptive parents find out, they want him to be open with them, but how can he tell anyone about his memories of an abusive childhood? Instead, Soichiro turns to his best friend Asaba for support, while continuing to shut Yukino out. Will Soichiro finally tell Yukino the truth? Or will the consuming pain from his past destroy them both?
Volume 16 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 12th July, 2005
PAGES - 192
SYNOPSIS - Soichiro reveals his painful past to Yukino, and the truth behind his unfaltering drive to be perfect. Just when Soichiro thinks he is about to lose everything, Yukino comes through with shining colors, strengthening their bond. It's about time someone protected Soichiro from his birth mother, and Yukino and friends decide to step up to the challenge!
Volume 17 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 6th September, 2005
PAGES - 200
SYNOPSIS - Soichiro invites Yukino to his family's vacation home, where his birth father used to play piano for him. But when they arrive, they discover that Soichiro's father now plays for thousands across the world...and he's about to come home from the tour. Could this be the start of a beautiful relationship?
Volume 18 [English Cover]
RATING - Teen 13+
RELEASE DATE - 13th December, 2005
PAGES - 200
SYNOPSIS - After much encouragement from his adopted father, Soichiro decides he should get to know his birth father, Reiji. When Reiji invites Soichiro and Yukino for dinner, it seems the perfect opportunity to finally put Soichiro's anxieties to rest. But as soon as things begin to open up, Reiji decides to leave for good. Poor Soichiro! In this volume, find out the truth behind the troubled past that led Reiji to his life of crime!