KIZUNA

Enjouji and Ranmaru are a mostly-happy couple, but when Ranmaru finds lipstick on Enjouji, he becomes suspicious and leaves in a huff. Enjouji follows Ranmaru throughout the day. As they do so, the two men think about their past and their uncertain future.

Koji Nanjo, a young rock star, falls in love with soccer player Takuto Izumi. Koji eventually learns that Izumi's mother killed his father out of severe and intense love. Izumi took all the guilt for his father's murder and refuses to go pro because of fear that his past will be discovered by the media. Izumi detests Koji's company and encouragement and severely dislikes the attention from the press, but Koji cannot stay away for he soon realizes that his love for Izumi is very similar to the love that Izumi's mother felt for his father.

Kusuko has a secret crush on the resident class playboy, Mishima. However, with the constant rotation of ever-changing girls on his arm, she keeps a safe distance. Mishima takes her standoffish attitude for coldness and confronts her about it. However, they manage to overcome the misunderstandings and even begin dating. The more she gets to know him, the harder she finds herself falling, but one day, she overhears him talking to another girl on the phone...

Amafuji Ken longs to tell his best friend Youshinari Ritsurou how he really feels. In the way of that admission is Ritsurou's girlfriend, Moeko. After dropping out of high school, Ken gets Ritsurou to live with him.The angst begins when Ken sleeps with Moeko to get to Ritsurou.