Challenga's Manga

Female disguised as male, bodyguard. Betrayal of her sponsor. Long, but worth it. Plot is good and also emotional in all the right spots.

Short stories, a dog turned human and a Yakuza man with the occasional obstacle of the boss. Host and part time bartender. Doctor and patient. Generic with sex as the main focus

Most of these are so fast pace, they don't make much of an impression or just are unsatisfying

Government or City Hall employee and a newly discovered or up-in-coming actor. The emotional aspects are glossed over or too superficial to make the story drama feel real. Maybe it was too rushed

Various short stories, twins (one is an artist and teacher, the other is more of an office drone) with an intern and businessman that the older brother broke up with before he went overseas, an infirmary nurse with a student, and a chef that was testing his lover's feelings by openly flirting with another

Design firm manager and an employee of the building next door, but they are also from the same area. Love at first sight, then reconnecting 10 years later via windows.

The first story and the dedication the characters showed, while inspiring can also be seen as oversimplified. The other stories were either okay, or overly dramatized. Occasionally I felt like rolling my eyes