Masakazu Katsura: 30 books

After graduating high school, Ichitaka and Iori begin a new stage of life. Iori's career gets increasingly busy when she lands a role on a television drama. Meanwhile, Ichitaka takes a big step of his own--moving out of his parents' house and into his own apartment. With the luxury of freedom comes...

Getting to hang out with Iori in preparation for a school event was, by near and far, the biggest and brightest highlight of lovelorn Ichitaka Seto's life. Sadly, just like all things in life that are too-good-to-be-true, his time with Iori was just that--too brief. But what's this? The original I's...

Teratani has invited the group to celebrate graduation by staying at his family's resort hotel. He even arranges to have Ichitaka share a room with Iori. Although finally alone together, the young couple find themselves awash in a mixture of love, bashfulness and embarrassment. Just when it seems...

Iori's fame is taking a toll on her personal life. Another actor is trying to use her fame to promote his own career. Her agency is putting increasing pressure on her to break up with Ichitaka. And worst of all, a stalker calling himself "The Marionette King" has started to make death threats...

At first it seems like a dream come true--Ichitaka has a Christmas Eve date with Iori. But just as he is about to confess his love, Izumi's psycho boyfriend shows up looking for a fight. Then Ichitaka finds out that Izumi is waiting for him at the train station. And one of Iori's friends shows up...

Torn between his physical feelings for Iori and his desire for real love, Ichitaka's life gets more complicated when his childhood friend Itsuki moves back from America and ends up living in his house! Itsuki's no longer the young girl Ichitaka remembers--she's a babe who is open with her feelings...

High schoolers Ichitaka, Iori and, Itsuki find themselves in a full-blown love triangle. When Ichitaka tries to tell everyone that he and Itsuki are not going out--they're just childhood friends--Itsuki goes and declares her love for Ichitaka...right in front of Iori! That was before Itsuki moved...

Flashback to the Start Yota wants to erase the past and start over, this time with the courage to declare his love to Moemi, but it's not that easy. Moemi and Takashi are both still dealing with the aftermath of the asault on Moemi. And will Ai's own feelings interfere with her efforts to help Yota?

It's All Down On Tape To become human, Ai must make a man fall in love with her, but Yota only has eyes for Moemi, and Ai's tape is running out! Suddenly the scenes of Ai's memories come flooding back, and the real risk is painfully clear. Can Ai make Yota sacrifice the only thing he has ever wanted for the one thing that will keep her alive?

Rough Cut Moemi is still on a rough road to recovery after nearly being raped, but she believes she must overcome her fears and use physical passion to drive Ai from Yota's mind. Meanwhile, the running time for Ai's tape is almost up, and she is perversely intent on cutting herself out of Yota's life completely. But when Yota says he needs her, will her determination crumble?

Farewell Scene Yota's childhood friend Natsumi is hospitalized, and the outlook isn't good. Ai goes on a mission to reunite Natsumi with her long-lost fiancé...while ignoring the dwindling playback time on her tape. If Ai doesn't allow herself to act a little selfishly, she'll never find a...

Close-Up The time has come for Yota to choose between Moemi and Ai, but will either of them accept his decision? And could Yota's focus on his children's book project prevent him from truly winning the affections of the girl he adores? Meanwhile, in an effort to save Ai from being erased, the...

Out of the TV and Into the Fire At a mysterious video shop, Yota rents a tape starring the cute, young idol Ai Amano. When he plays the video on his broken VCR, Ai promises to cheer Yota up--then she emerges from the television and declares she will improve Yota's love life!

The playback time on Ai's tape is winding down, and the only plan to make her human and save her from termination involves risking Yota's life! Ai, resigned to her fate and unwilling to put Yota's life on the line, wants to fade away quietly and give Yota a magic pill that will spare him the pain...