A new school year suddenly gets difficult for Ichitaka when he finds out that Izumi, the girl who has a mad crush on him, has transferred to his school. Making matters worse, her violent boyfriend is in the class down the hall. Izumi makes it clear that she wants Ichitaka body and soul and won't leave him alone unless he promises her a date on Christmas Eve, the most romantic day of the year for Japanese youth. But Teratani has fixed up Ichitaka on a Christmas date with Iori. Now Ichitaka must figure out how to handle two dates on the same night! -- VIZ Media
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. In order to plan for a school project, Ichitaka, Iori and some of their classmates decide to have a sleepover at Nami's apartment. But what starts out as simple fun turns into trouble when Nami decides they'll all play a dare game. The dares rapidly escalate from playful to embarrassing, and Ichitaka is given a dare to French kiss Iori in front of the whole crowd! Ichitaka has dreamed of wrapping his arms around Iori--but not in front of his lecherous friends. He can't figure out which will make Iori hate him more--going through with the kiss, or refusing to do it. If he succumbs to his desires, will he ever be able to look her in the face again?
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. Ichitaka gathers up the courage and asks Itsuki on a date, and he is giddy in the knowledge that things are finally going his way. However, Iori is asked to do a photo shoot on the same day as Ichitaka and Itsuki's date--and the guys photographing Iori turn out to be the lechers who put the hidden camera in a room at school to tape the girls changing! Ichitaka is called on to help Iori, but in doing so will he lose Itsuki? Will being second choice yet again drive Itsuki into accepting a job abroad...in Hollywood?
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. Since it's summer vacation, classmate Teratani talks Ichitaka, Iori and some others into going to a seaside inn, ostensibly to study for college entrance exams, but really to hang on the beach. Still stinging from his most recent rejection by Iori, Ichitaka runs across a beautiful girl named Izumi, who seems determined to monopolize his time! Then an unfortunate incident in the hotel's hot spring puts him and the girls in the most embarrassing situation. Will he be able to regain Iori's trust, not to mention his own dignity?
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 against her. Now Ichitaka feels he has to protect her career, their relationship, and even her life! -- VIZ Media
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. 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 and not shy about walking around in a towel! How will Ichitaka hide a barely clothed Iori from his crush Itsuki?
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. 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 and not shy about walking around in a towel! How will Ichitaka hide a barely clothed Iori from his crush Itsuki?
Final Cut Ugly rumors about Ayumi's past continue to fly around the school, threatening to create a rift between Ayumi and Hiromu. Will Len's attempts to smooth things over backfire, sending Ayumi back into the arms of her creepy ex-boyfriend? Don't miss the grand finale of the Video Girl series, including a bonus short story! -- VIZ Media
Taken Off-Line Ai has been taken out of her creator's video world--and is now a bootleg Video Girl. While Ai was gone, Yota started a romance with his cute classmate, Nobuko. But that may be the least of Ai's worries--her creator is still trying to erase her! -- VIZ Media
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 man to fall in love with her, and will lose her only chance to become human. When family troubles leave Moemi feeling insecure, how far will she go to ensure Yota's affections are directed solely at her? -- VIZ Media
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 a new surprise--next door to him lives the pretty young Aso. Now while Iori struggles with the pressures of training, performing and success, Ichitaka must struggle with a new temptation. Will Iori and Ichitaka grow further apart, as they both fear, or will love keep them together? -- VIZ Media
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? -- VIZ Media
Defective Video Girl When Ai falls in love with Yota--emotions that are forbidden for Video Girls--Ai's creator recalls her tape completely! Yota must travel to the hazardous video world and battle physical and psychological hardship in order to prove his love for Ai. -- VIZ Media
Spinoff vs. Original Ai has been bootlegged to a new tape, and is living with the kindly clerk of the Gokuraku Video Shop under the impression that she's a normal girl. But Ai's creator thinks she's defective and is determined to erase her. To make matters worse, Ai's creator has spun off the new video, Video Girl Mai, and she wants Ai off the market! -- VIZ Media
High-school student Yota Moteuchi is so unpopular that his classmates have given him the nickname "Dateless." So it's no surprise when the love of his life, Moemi, is not interested in Yota but instead is in love with Yota's best friend, Takashi. Yota turns to a video rental shop for comfort, but little did he suspect that the shop was magical and that the cute girl on his rented tape would pop out of the television and try to fix his ruined love life! Brand New Video Girl Sweet guy Hiromu is so shy that wild horses couldn't drag him over to introduce himself to Ayumi, the beautiful new girl in his art class. But Video Girl Len is going to do her darnedest to help Hiromu find happiness with the girl of his dreams! Sequel Hiromu's one-track mind has always been focused on his dream of becoming a manga artist. So when his head is turned by the arrival of gorgeous new classmate Ayumi, Hiromu is totally unprepared to deal with his newfound romantic feelings. But with the help of his girl-crazy best friend Toshiki, his art teacher Mr. Moteuchi, and peppy Video Girl Len, maybe even bashful Hiromu can be lucky in love!
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. The winds of change are blowing for Ichitaka, with high school graduation and college entrance exams fast approaching. And against all odds, he might finally be able to get together with Iori. After an awkward Christmas Eve date, Ichitaka hears from a friend that Iori wants to see him again. But his problems aren't over yet. Iori's new talent agency forbids her to have a boyfriend. And vivacious schoolmate Izumi is still as determined as ever to get Ichitaka for herself. With their school days coming to an end, can Ichitaka finally take control of his life?
After heading south to investigate the place known as Tomato Heaven, Maru and Kiruko head back to Tokyo via a “ferry”. But they are ambushed at sea by one of the man-eating Hiruko monsters. This specific beast is amphibious, making him extremely deadly as he can easily take cover in the sea. Meanwhile in the school, Tokio, with the help of his classmate Kuku, uncovers a frightening secret. Maybe life is not what it seems at all. Maybe those who are inside the walls are not in heaven. And maybe the walls are there to keep them all inside!
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1964.
When Ai begins to have feelings for Yota that a Video Girl is forbidden to feel, her creator steps in to either fix her or erase her. Ai must decide whether to give Yota the cold shoulder or admit her growing love for him.
Take Number Two and Action Video Girl Ai is back in the real world with a new mission from her creator--make a man fall in love with her. Yota is the only man for Ai, so it's too bad that Yota has decided to think of Ai as his sister. To make her mission more difficult, Moemi and Takashi are having relationship problems, and Moemi naturally turns to Yota for comfort. -- VIZ Media
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 of remembering their doomed love...but the power of passion can't be overestimated! Everything comes together in the stunning climax of Video Girl Ai! -- VIZ Media
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 man to fall in love with her, and will lose her only chance to become human. When family troubles leave Moemi feeling insecure, how far will she go to ensure Yota's affections are directed solely at her? -- VIZ Media
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? -- VIZ Media
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. Ichitaka gathers up the courage and asks Itsuki on a date, and he is giddy in the knowledge that things are finally going his way. However, Iori is asked to do a photo shoot on the same day as Ichitaka and Itsuki's date--and the guys photographing Iori turn out to be the lechers who put the hidden camera in a room at school to tape the girls changing! Ichitaka is called on to help Iori, but in doing so will he lose Itsuki? Will being second choice yet again drive Itsuki into accepting a job abroad...in Hollywood?
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. The winds of change are blowing for Ichitaka, with high school graduation and college entrance exams fast approaching. And against all odds, he might finally be able to get together with Iori. After an awkward Christmas Eve date, Ichitaka hears from a friend that Iori wants to see him again. But his problems aren't over yet. Iori's new talent agency forbids her to have a boyfriend. And vivacious schoolmate Izumi is still as determined as ever to get Ichitaka for herself. With their school days coming to an end, can Ichitaka finally take control of his life?
Poor Yota! First he's forced to enter the video world to save his video girlfriend Ai from her creator, and then he must choose between gentle Moemi, lovestruck Nobuko, and amnesiac Ai.
Shy Ichitaka has a crush on his high school classmate Iori, but ever since she posed for semi-provocative swimsuit photos in a magazine, she's had a lot of sleazy guys hitting on her. Ichitaka's afraid to make his feelings known for fear Iori will think he's just another creep. 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 a new surprise--next door to him lives the pretty young Aso. Now while Iori struggles with the pressures of training, performing and success, Ichitaka must struggle with a new temptation. Will Iori and Ichitaka grow further apart, as they both fear, or will love keep them together?
Ai is now a bootleg Video Girl, having been dubbed onto a new tape. She is living in a small apartment near Yota's house and going to his school, thinking herself a normal girl. Yota has a new girlfriend, but since her creator hasn't stopped trying to erase her, heartbreak may be the least of Ai's worries.
High-school student Yota Moteuchi is so unpopular that his classmates have given him the nickname "Dateless." So it's no surprise when the love of his life, Moemi, is not interested in Yota but instead is in love with Yota's best friend, Takashi. Yota turns to a video rental shop for comfort, but little did he suspect that the shop was magical and that the cute girl on his rented tape would pop out of the television and try to fix his ruined love life! Brand New Video Girl Sweet guy Hiromu is so shy that wild horses couldn't drag him over to introduce himself to Ayumi, the beautiful new girl in his art class. But Video Girl Len is going to do her darnedest to help Hiromu find happiness with the girl of his dreams! Sequel Hiromu's one-track mind has always been focused on his dream of becoming a manga artist. So when his head is turned by the arrival of gorgeous new classmate Ayumi, Hiromu is totally unprepared to deal with his newfound romantic feelings. But with the help of his girl-crazy best friend Toshiki, his art teacher Mr. Moteuchi, and peppy Video Girl Len, maybe even bashful Hiromu can be lucky in love!
Ai is back in the real world and living at Yota's house due to a kindly old clerk of the Gokuraku Video Shop who dubbed her take. Now her creator has decided to erase her and sends a video-girl assassin to do the job.
High-school student Yota Moteuchi is so unpopular that his classmates have given him the nickname "Dateless." So it's no surprise when the love of his life, Moemi, is not interested in Yota but instead is in love with Yota's best friend, Takashi. Yota turns to a video rental shop for comfort, but little did he suspect that the shop was magical and that the cute girl on his rented tape would pop out of the television and try to fix his ruined love life! 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?
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