Most Popular Books by SHUNGIKU NAKAMURA

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still giving it his all working under his bossy editor in chief—and first love—Masamune Takano. And unfortunately, Ritsu runs—yet again—into Masamune’s nemesis Haitani, who this time asks him out! Of course, Takano is having none of it, but Haitani is quick to remind him that Ritsu isn’t his possession. Will all this pressure from his rivaling suitors finally extinguish the feelings Ritsu reluctantly carries for his old flame?

Misaki and Usagi have been living together for over a month now, but when a beautiful female editor named Aikawa enters the picture, will Misaki question his love for Usagi? Later, things get rocky in Hiroki and Nowaki''s relationship when Nowaki contemplates leaving to study abroad! Will anything give these couples a happy ending?

In Dickinson Unbound, Alexandra Socarides takes readers on a journey through the actual steps and stages of Emily Dickinson''s creative process. In chapters that deftly balance attention to manuscripts, readings of poems, and a consideration of literary and material culture, Socarides takes up each of the five major stages of Dickinson''s writing career: copying poems onto folded sheets of stationery; inserting and embedding poems into correspondence; sewing sheets together to make fascicles; scattering loose sheets; and copying lines on often torn and discarded pieces of household paper. In so doing, Socarides reveals a Dickinsonian poetics starkly different from those regularly narrated by literary history. Here, Dickinson is transformed from an elusive poetic genius whose poems we have interpreted in a vacuum into an author who employed surprising (and, at times, surprisingly conventional) methods to wholly new effect. Dickinson Unbound gives us a Dickinson at once more accessible and more complex than previously imagined. As the first authoritative study of Dickinson''s material and compositional methods, this book not only transforms our ways of reading Dickinson, but advocates for a critical methodology that insists on the study of manuscripts, composition, and material culture for poetry of the nineteenth century and thereafter.

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera is as busy as ever working for Marukawa Publishing’s Emerald shojo magazine under his demanding boss—and first love!—Masamune Takano. After a recent run-in with Nao, an old friend from high school, Ritsu is flooded with memories of the time he spent abroad mending his broken heart after his split from Takano. But instead of Nao reassuring his old friend, he decides now is the time to tell Ritsu how he really feels!

Miyagi finds closure to his first love by confessing to his second. But such passion and emotion may be too much for Shinobu, taking away the young lover''s independence. Can the two find a balance between being together and being themselves? Meanwhile, Misaki receives a shocking confession from a rival love, and the Egoists play a round of give-and-take while planning a date!

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera continues toiling away for his demanding boss Masamune Takano, who happens to be his first love. The rookie editor has just finished his very first autograph session when Takano tells him he’s going to throw him a birthday party—and then promptly drags him all the way to Kyoto! Along the way, they cross paths with Arata Haitani, Takano’s old coworker who’s now the editor in chief for their rival Shonen Earth. Ritsu sees this as an opportunity to learn more about Takano’s past, but Takano demands that Ritsu steer clear of the other man!

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still working as hard as ever under his relentless editor in chief—and first love—Masamune Takano. And although his skills as an editor continue to improve, his unrealistic goal of being Takano’s equal gets the better of him, causing Ritsu to collapse from overwork. Fed up, Takano declares that, in order to prevent another such collapse, he will now have to manage Ritsu’s private life. Ritsu knows he should be mad, but Takano’s concern for his health touches him in ways he doesn’t care to admit.

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still burning the candle at both ends for Marukawa Publishing’s Emerald shojo magazine and his grueling boss—and first love!—Masamune Takano. After Ritsu’s old high school friend Nao professes his love for him, Ritsu realizes he can no longer deny his feelings for Takano. But when Takano finds out that Ritsu still has hang-ups over their past, he flips, suggesting a way to help him get over them once and for all…a friends-with-benefits relationship?!

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Masamune Takano is the boss—and first love—of rookie shojo manga editor Ritsu Onodera. But Ritsu also has a fiancée, An Kohinata, whom he was betrothed to as a child. When Takano finds out about her, his relationship with Ritsu hits the rocks, but Ritsu manages to salvage the wreckage. Now Ritsu has to attend his first formal company dinner party, where he runs into An! She confesses (again), and Ritsu turns her down (again)—but this time Takano overhears An when she accuses Ritsu of stubbornly clinging to his old flame from high school, who is none other than Takano himself!

Misaki knows that living with Akihiko Usami, the ever popular boys love novelist, can be challenging. Being in a relationship with this egotistical (and sadistic) man turns the challenge into mission impossible! And when Akihiko''s jealous, pushy cousin moves in and tries to wreck havoc into Misaki''s already chaotic life, all hell breaks loose!

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera still has his nose to the grindstone at Marukawa Publishing’s Emerald shojo magazine under his demanding boss—and first love!—Masamune Takano. But ever since Takano said they should simply have a friends-with-benefits relationship, there’s been a stark line drawn between them. Now reduced to a mere subordinate, Ritsu is left to stew in his own juices. But realizing how he feels has him considering finally telling Takano he loves him. Of course, before he can, he makes himself sick—collapsing right into the arms of Takano himself!

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Emerald manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still putting up with his cantankerous editor in chief—and first love!—Masamune Takano. After much objection, Ritsu’s father finally accepts his decision to break off his engagement with An. On the one hand, Ritsu’s confused about his father’s seeming indifference, while on the other, he wonders if this means he can finally determine his own future…a future with Takano, perhaps?

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Overworked Emerald manga editor Ritsu Onodera is still stuck reporting to tyrannical editor in chief Masamune Takano, Ritsu’s first love! Recently, work has been going fairly well for the rookie editor—but then his lack of confidence causes him to panic. To add to his anxiety, his ex-fiancée, An, asks him point-blank if he’s in love with Takano! If it’s that obvious to her, who else may have noticed?!

A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor''s new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love! When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he''s not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu''s determined to leave all that in the past—but how can he when his boss is just as determined that they have a future? Manga editor Ritsu Onodera continues working under the guiding hand of his boss and first love, Masamune Takano. After the department’s fun (?) group vacation, Ritsu returns to the familiar hellscape of cycle end at Emerald. On his way to a meeting, he runs into Nao Kiyomiya, an old classmate and the only friend he had after Takano broke his heart. Will Ritsu fess up that the Masamune Saga who emotionally destroyed him in high school and the Masamune Takano he now calls his boss are one and the same?

Vous savez quoi ? Le véritable amour, c''est beaucoup plus dramatique ! Shôta est encore sous le choc d''avoir vu Kô et une fille se diriger vers le quartier des hôtels. Pour éviter que la blessure infligée par son amant ne s''aggrave, il décide de prendre les choses en main et de couper définitivement les ponts avec lui. Mais le jeune étudiant n''est pas le genre dont on se débarrasse facilement. Dans "Le cas de Ritsu Onodera", voici venu le jour de la fête du Nouvel An des éditions Marukawa. Ritsu, dont c''est le baptême du feu, fait face aux multiples assauts des auteures et oublie de prévenir An, la fiancée que ses parents lui ont imposée, qu''il ne pourra pas la rencontrer plus tard. C''est alors que la jeune femme débarque sur les lieux de la cérémonie. Déçue, celle-ci lui déclare de nouveau sa flamme, mais il la repousse en lui disant qu''il est toujours attiré par la personne qu''il aime depuis le collège. Or, Takane a tout entendu !