Taka wo Kukurouka
たかをくくろうか
A collection of five short stories exploring unexpected relationships and hidden desires.
In "Don't Underestimate Me!," Aisaka, a frequent fighter, is carried home by the school playboy Tadaka after a beating. Tadaka proposes a deal: if Aisaka stops fighting, they will start a sexual relationship. In "Strange Lover," identical twins Masaru and Sugeru lead confusing lives—Sugeru uses his brother's name to pursue girls, while Masaru takes the beatings from those seeking revenge. When Masaru meets Masato, who is in love with Sugeru, he finds himself falling for Masato himself.
"My Heart Really Hurts" follows Koike, an average student who has always been best friends with the brilliant Jinnai. After they go to separate universities, Koike can no longer hide his feelings and decides to confess when Jinnai visits. In "Isn't Dreaming a Good Thing?," delinquent Tomonaga is sent to an all-boys school and is shocked to find it full of pretty boys, though his roommate Natsume seems normal—sort of. Finally, in "Sorry I'm Such a Pathetic Man," Yoshimura is forced to get a summer job at a barbecue shop, where he works under Sakashita.
