Subarashii Shitsuren

Subarashii Shitsuren summary:

Compilation of short stories: • Subarashii Shitsuren (Marevelous Heartbreak) Salaryman Naitou’s love life and work life are both going downhill. He sleeps with woman after woman, but none of them really does it for him. On top of that, he has a major crush on his boss, who only chides him for coming in late after his wild nights of unsatisfying sex and generally treats him as an errand boy. Then, one evening, a stranger accosts him at his apartment door. • Ore no Shachou Boku no Hisho • Kairaku no Chi • Kou Mono (The Supplicant) A husband and brother deal with the fallout of a life cut short. • Ichiban no Ai (The Greatest Love) Former Section Chief Masaki considers it an honor to do his best in his temporary assignment as secretary to President Shirasaki. The problem is that Masaki has fallen in love with the company president, and he has no hope of that love ever being returned, as the President clearly worships his wife. Resigning himself to an unrequited love, Masaki contents himself with anonymous assignations at the local gay porn theater. Until one day when the President discovers Masaki's sexual preference and his pastime. - From The Moon in a Box • Koi no Katachi