A One-shot Shoujo Manga

That's okay.. still with manga and I think you still commented along what I have posted so, leeway to that against the title topic. (^_^ ) Hmmm, I just recently started looking at previos works of a mangaka whenever the current series that I'm anticipating to be scanlated is still on the process and not available. I guess I'd have to take your word for it, number one (^_^ )

Sorry for the delay again (-_-") I liked all the stories (^_^ ) Even Convenience Store Honey (Shounen Ai) seems tolerable and I seem to have watched certain anime shows with that kind of genre among side characters.. Indeed, Refrigerator Chocolate is the most unique among the four stories.. Thank you so much for this suggestion (^_^ )

LOL! Well, you're numbah two, now, so my rank's not really that high, haha! So, to be on-topic, are you still interested in Oneshot-recommendations? I looked through my desktop folder and my other CDs (backups, lol) and I hand-picked one from my list of favorite short stories (which was really really hard, hehe). I don't know if this is actually shoujo and though I liked it for various reasons that you might not necessarily agree with, even if you don't find it likable enough, I'll still be glad if you go through a walk-through or something. This really is gorgeous in its own right and if you can't find a downloadable version or too tired to look for one, gimme a holler and I'll upload my copy for you. It won't be a problem at all. Sharing is caring, after all. :P Refrigerator Chocolate by Sahara Mizu - This is the fourth story in a one volume manga collectively titled Nanairo Sekai (The World of Seven Colors). Sahara Mizu is also Yumeka Sumomo, who was the mangaka that made me like shounen-ai in the first place (lol, I was so het before, and maybe a little yuri, then she came along and now here I am). Refrigerator Chocolate tells that story of Yanagihara Satoru, a teenager with a heart condition so severe he has to take an operation that could very well kill him. During the doctor visit that sealed his fate, he meets an interesting woman sleeping in a refrigerator ("Midori-san")and was so taken by her he decided to visit her as often as he can. The story is told in fits and starts, from Monday to Sunday, with each day representing a color ("Monday is Prussian Blue"). I think the color represents his emotions, but I don't know enough about colors to figure out whether this theory is fact or not. They show Satoru and Midori doing silly or wondrous things and Satoru figures out a few secrets along the way. But mostly, this oneshot captivated me because the words are gorgeous and the art is wonderful. The paneling is sparse and clean and the way the story unfolds is quiet and understated but rewarding all the same. I hope you have fun with this! I'll look for my copy of Four Shoujo Stories and up it for you one of these days. Two oneshots from that manga are a few of my favorite shoujo. :)

Yeah, I also feel the same way when I have read a couple of volumes of a particular title and when it all seems to be nearing its conclusion, I wish that it would at least go on for a few more volumes but, that's what we get for being caught by the characters and the story that they all run in, we get attached in some way. I guess that's good about one-shots, you don't get easily attached but, you still get to appreciate the characters and their stories, even if it was just a brief moment.. Then again, some one-shots, when they get to catch a lot of attention, would later turn into a series (^_^ ) Thanks for sharing!

Not really into downloading on my part, sorry if I can't provide any links on that regard since I often end up just reading most of the mangas on line.. if you download through torrents, maybe you can find one down loadable if not from other manga sites where you can directly download them, that is if they are providing that particular series.. (-_-") Well, you can read them here: http://www.mangafox.com/page/manga/series/1461/the_prince_who_fell_in_love/ Not sure if what I posted can be really good since, aside from everyone having different preferences, I think really good romantic comedies are longer than those one-shots... character development and multiple twists that intertwine with other twists, if ever the mangaka can pull that off is really impressive, compared to brief separate stories one after another (^_^ )

Yeah, Kawahara's Ai no Tame ni is really interesting.. just stumbled upon it when I couldn't wait for new scanlated chapters of Koukou Debut.. Hmmm, I think I'll read that Iinazuke Ryokan (^_^ ) Thanks for another one-shot manga (^_^ )