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Asuka is sure her mother, Shizuyo, loves her elder brother, Naoto, and somehow resents Asuka. Asuka is looking forward to her 12th birthday, but when the big day rolls around Shizuyo comes home drunk, late, and abusive. Asuka is further hurt when she overhears Shizuyo saying "Why in hell did I have Asuka?"
Within the inner palace lives a mysterious concubine who has never been called to the emperor's bed-chamber. Although she does not perform nighttime duties and few have actually seen her, she holds a special position in the royal court. Using the supernatural abilities granted to her by the goddess Niao Lian, she can be called upon to aid both the living and the deceased. But what are the origins of the Raven Consort, and what will happen when she and the emperor finally meet?
Princess Ming Yue and Li Qiang, the emperor's ninth prince, are forced to marry in order to keep the peace in their kingdoms. As the princess finally seems to be getting used to her new life in Chang'An (an ancient Chinese capital), there are plots hovering against her and the royal family.
When Xie Lian is sent on a mission to Ghost City in search of a missing heavenly official, he again encounters the mysterious and captivating Hua Cheng. Both the misfit god and infamous ghost king clearly treasure the bond forming between them, but Xie Lian fears his duty may put them at odds... or perhaps it will bring them closer together..? And when a crime committed by Xie Lian in the past is revealed to the heavenly court, will he again become a pariah to those who already see him as the laughingstock of the three realms?
Struggling with heavy gambling debts, Tetsuo Ishii comes up with a harebrained idea to sell his student cousin in an auction. Offering an unprecedented 1.2 billion yen, the highest bidder is Kanou - a successful company president. It seems that he has an ulterior motive for buying the innocent and naive Ayase, using the debt to keep the jobless student by his side. What does Kanou want from the beautiful Ayase? Does it go beyond offering him 500,000 yen a night for his body?
As the 17th emperor of Sokan draws his last breath, his son prepares to inherit the throne. However, the empress has other plans for the line of ascension, and political turmoil sweeps across the palace. To secure his throne, the 18th emperor will have to find himself a bride, and the call goes out across the land to bring in any girls ready for royal matrimony. Will Ginga, a simple young farm girl, be able to win the emperor's favor over many other women from around the realm?
Haruki secretly has had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes on the big screen and starts to move forward.
High school music teacher Morimura Yuuki is the concert master and first violinist of the amateur orchestra, Fujimi Orchestra. Surprisingly, a young conductor and musical genius named Tonoin Kei joins this small orchestra to conduct. Even though Tonoin is a strict conductor, all the members adore him for the notable improvements in their performances and soon Yuuki feels his efforts for the orchestra have been fruitless. Yuuki soon comes to the conclusion that his crush of 3 years likes Tonoin, and he decides to give up on her and leave the orchestra. But Tonoin refuses to let him quit, confessing that he loves Yuuki, confusing the man and leading to a horrible misunderstanding.