Think you know everything about Hot Gimmick? Well, think again! Hot Gimmick S, an original novelization inspired by the super--popular shojo series Hot Gimmick, boasts an ending that is completely different than how the manga series concludes. Hatsumi Narita, a somewhat indecisive coed, must navigate the choppy waters of company housing life and try to keep her love life on track too. She starts dating her extremely bossy neighbor Ryoki, but how will her dreamy older brother Shinogu feel about this? It's the ending that manga fans are dying to read and are bound to be talking about for a long time to come! ... more>>

Plus, a bonus, heart--pounding manga episode that's all about Hatsumi and Shinogu! <<less

An adorable short story, a bit too short but still very sweet and funny, about childhood friends.

Lyle Walt is a young noble boy and heir looking forward to the day he can inherit his family’s territory. Except around when he was 10 year old, his parents started neglecting him more and more in favour of his little sister, Celes.... more>>

On his fifteenth birthday, he is challenged to a duel by his sister to see who will inherit the household and horribly loses, being cast out of his family. Afterwards, he gets treated by the family groundskeepers and receives the family heirloom Gem from him that Lyle’s grandfather had entrusted to him. From there, he begins an aimless journey with his childhood friend and former fiancée, Novem, and the Gem-turned-Jewel that houses the memories, personalities, and Skills of seven of his ancestors. <<less

This is basically what the title describes: a daily life of a girl and her best friend. Of course with a little bit of twist

I have a childhood friend.... more>>

We did s*upid things, made the adults angry, were put to cleaning the toilets together, complained it was a pain and went off to play, only to make them angry again. When we were kicked out to sleep in the shed, we made a ruckus all the way through the night, received the iron fist to the head, and grew older together.

That friend became the hero and saved the world. <<less

It's a story from a long time ago. ... more>>

I made a promise with a certain girl.

I still remember how that young and fashionable girl, who always cared about her appearance, cried so much that I couldn't bear it, wiping her runny nose and looking at me with a red face.

She tied her bright brown hair, inherited from her mother, into a single ponytail, and I loved her for that.

Cool, cute, strong, and weak.

Clumsy, stubborn, a bit of a show-off, and incredibly kind to the fullest.

I made a promise with such a girl. <<less

Allison is an adventure series set in a world containing one continent (extending roughly from the Equator to 60 degrees North latitude) which is divided down the center by a towering mountain range and a huge river. The industry and technology of the world are roughly equivalent to Europe in the 1930s. Due to the geography, two cultures developed on either side of the divide, and at the time the story begins, the cultures have been at war on and off for hundreds of years. The bloodiest conflict yet began thirty-five years before the start of the story; both sides are so exhausted by the conflict that an uneasy armistice is signed after some five... more>> years of fighting. Aside from a brief conflict over the jurisdiction of the river, resulting in the formation of a buffer zone on either side, this peace has largely been unbroken. The east side of the world is known as Roxche, though formally the region's name is the Roxcheanuk Confederation. The entire region comprises sixteen countries which all speak a common language. The west side is known as Sou Beil, though formally the region's name is the Allied Kingdoms of Bezel Iltoa. The region comprises the two kingdoms of Bezel and Iltoa which both serve to bring together a small number of countries under a common language different than that of the eastern region. There are far more blond-haired people in the West than the East.

At the beginning of the first novel, Allison, a pilot in the Roxche Air Force, has come to visit her childhood friend Wilhelm ("Wil" for short), who has remained at school over his summer break to continue his studies. While traveling in the countryside near the school, the two encounter an old man well-known to Wil's schoolmates as a teller of tall tales. Nevertheless, he captures their interest with his talk about a "treasure" which, if found, is said to be able to put an end to the war. No one would believe him that the war between the countries could ever end, so no one listened to him. When the old man is abducted and taken over to Sou Beil, Allison and Wil steal an airplane and chase the abductors across the river into the next region. Fortunately, the two were raised as orphans by a woman who came from the West, and thus can speak both languages. <<less

I like you. You can like whatever you want.

I'm in love with my roommate, but he's in love with a douchebag.... more>>

I thought of helping him with that idiot, but I didn't expect I'd dig a hole and fall by myself.

(╯‵□′)╯︵┻┻ How can a handsome and witty guy like me be calculated? I must have gotten up the wrong way. I'll just go back to sleep again. <<less

Here are the flowers he sent me.... more>>

I think this is the last bunch of flowers he gave me. <<less

The story when I became happy after my fiance was stolen.

『We're childhood friends, you know~. That's why we get along so well.』... more>>

I wonder if it was in kindergarten or maybe during the early years of elementary school when I was told such an infuriating thing.

What is a childhood friend, anyway? Why does it have such a wonderful ring to it? Do I have one too? Where could they be?

Upon hearing that, I immediately went back home and asked my dad where my childhood friend was.

"No, you don't have a childhood friend, do you?"

"W-Why don't I have one?! Are you hiding something?!" <<less

I, Kaito Fujimiya, have a perfect childhood friend, Koharu Kinohara.... more>>

She is described as being perfect in every way—academically excellent, talented in both arts and sports, possessing a great personality, and holding the position of the current student council president, making her an idol-like figure in school.

I've reached my limit. That's what Kaito thought... <<less

I have a childhood friend.... more>>

Her name is Ayaka Rindo, a girl of the same age who is good-looking, good at sports, and has excellent grades. She is a girl of the same age as me, with good looks, good sportsmanship, excellent grades, and even excellent communicative ability.

I was average or below average in appearance, academics, and athletic ability, and had nothing to be proud of.

But when we entered junior high school, Ayaka confessed her feelings for me.

I accepted it. I had hoped from the bottom of my heart that I could stay with her forever.

But… <<less

There are six billion people on Earth and yet, we know each other. This is such a huge coincidence, so why don’t we be together?
You care about me just like how I care about you, so why don’t we be together?
I like you; coincidentally, you like me too. Since fate has brought us together, why don’t we be together?
The porridge today is so delicious, such a rare thing, why don’t we be together?
The weather today is pretty good, why don’t we be together?
That little dog is so cute, why don’t we be together?... more>>

Lu Nanxuan, for so many years now we have been just like two kids, running after and hiding from each other. I’ve grown old and am also tired. I can’t run after you anymore. Let us, properly and truly, be together…

And so, there were joyful tidings at Nan Home. <<less

The Crown Prince tells Shiris that he wants to break off his engagement with her. In that instant, she remembers everything. This whole world was... more>> a otome game. Now with the engagement broken what will Shiris do next? <<less

I had a childhood friend who had a good personality and was cute.... more>>

One day I saw my childhood friend bring a man home. The next day my childhood friend confessed her feelings to me.

What should I do? <<less

One day, I regained my previous life's (?) memory. It seems that I was reincarnated as a Countess daughter. I don't want to marry a... more>> man. I'll enter the monastery! <<less

Hero Alex harbored a profound secret, a secret so weighty that he vowed to confide in his mentor, the intrepid adventurer Sam, upon his... more>> triumphant return from slaying the fearsome Demon King. However, things did not unfold as planned... <<less

This is a story about a girl named Mika who was confessed to by her two childhood friends. Unable to choose one, she attempts to... more>> keep her friends together in a 3P relationship. <<less

From the boundless expanses of Lake Chao to where it meets the army of the Chi Bi.... more>>

From the childhood promise sealed with a knot of hair to the 40-year old lingering dream of home in Jiangdong.

From a singular kite hovering in the sky, to the sound of the qin echoing over a hundred li, across the river lit by the scorching sunset...

East flows the mighty river, sweeping away the heroes of time past...

I dream of Gongjin in his day, with his new bride, the Lord Qiao's younger daughter, dashing and debonair.

Ah, this life is a dream, let me drink to the moon floating in the river... <<less

His name is Chen Yuan.
My name is Xu Ji.... more>>

We are not destined.
There is no sequel to our story. <<less

During a meal with the usual close-knit group—consisting of four members: 'Haru' (Spring), 'Natsu' (Summer), 'Aki' (Autumn), and 'Fuyu' (Winter)—Aki suddenly murmured a single phrase, "I want a childhood friend."... more>>

As a result of that utterance, ‘Natsu’, who often hangs out with ‘Aki’, undergoes a complete transformation in her behavior!?

From sharing lunch breaks to making appealing displays in swimsuits during swimming lessons!

And even going so far as to come to his house in the morning—an onslaught of full-force appeals!

‘Haruna’ and ‘Fuyuki’, a pair of close friends, get involved as well.

And thus, this summer, the relationship of the four close friends—’Haru’, ‘Natsu’, ‘Aki’, and ‘Fuyu’—underwent a significant change. <<less

After advancing to high school, 'Kohhei Hirose', who had been in love with his childhood friend but was rejected, encounters a small puppy on his... more>> way home on the first day of school. Coincidentally, the puppy turns out to be 'Pisuke', the beloved pet of the beautiful girl in the same class, 'Haruka Hasuike'. Thanks to this encounter, Haruka befriends Kohhei, and she is the only one in their class who addresses him by his name. Kohhei, nursing a broken heart from being rejected by his childhood friend, slowly starts to regain his former cheerfulness through his interactions with Haruka. <<less