Sakae Kusama: 6 books

University student Kiyotaka Hirose finds a love letter tucked into the pages of a borrowed book. The intended recipient is a mystery, but the writer’s identity is clear: a fellow student who’s suddenly leaving Tokyo and heading back to his hometown. Hirose is determined to return the letter, and...

The dramatic love story of four men whose lives have been turned upside down by a letter found in the pages of a borrowed book. Hirose, the kind-hearted (if rather thick-headed) university student, still feels insecure in his growing relationship with the publisher Hanashiro, while Hanashiro himself...

University student Hirose Kiyotaka finds a love letter tucked into the pages of a borrowed book. While attempting to return the letter, he encounters the charismatic Hanashiro Seiji and quickly becomes involved with him. As their tentative relationship develops, however, he finds himself wondering...

The long-awaited conclusion to the tender, bittersweet saga that began with The Match Seller. Four men’s lives are upended by a single love letter: the charismatic publisher Hanashiro, the kind (if dense) student Hirose, Hanashiro’s gruff colleague Sawa, and Arihara, who sent the letter that started...

A suite of emotionally resonant, romantic stories told by a critically acclaimed manga creator. In “The Bed of My Dear King,” an electrician called to a remote job deep in the mountains discovers the startling reasons behind the behavior of the house’s lone occupant, an eccentric young sculptor....

To be the cause of all misfortune is the curse of the first love.Tomo is feeling run down by the unfaithfulness of his step-mother when he befriends Yuuichi, his next door neighbor. Believing that love is meaningless, Tomo decides he'll never fall in love with anyone. Yuuichi comforts him, telling Tomo...