Ai Yori Aoshi Volume 17

Kaoru Hanabishi is a good-hearted college student who has severed ties to his super-rich family. One day on the subway, he runs into a gorgeous, easily confused young woman in traditional kimono and sandals. She turns out to be his childhood friend Aoi Sakuraba, who has been madly in love with him for her entire life and wants nothing but to marry him, worship at his feet, cook all his favorite fo...

When Kaoru's professor gives him two passes for a night's stay in a posh hotel, he asks Aoi to go out with him. A lovely romantic night sounds just splendid! But things don't go exactly as planned, and Kaoru begins to slip into a depression. The only thing might make him happy is to face his past--with a trip down memory lane.

Tina invites everyone to Kyushu to visit the hot springs there. Much to Kaoru's dismay men and women are allowed to bathe together so he must join his lady friends. When the group arrives at Hakata, Tina's home prefecture, she insists on getting some alone time with Kaoru, and then convinces him to act like her boyfriend.

After she resolves to tell everyone that she and Kaoru are in love, Aoi receives a dreaded phone call--her father has collapsed! Sick with worry, she travels alone to see him...only to encounter a horrible twist of fate!

Miyabi arrives with some shocking news: The boarding house is closed, and everyone has one night to pack their belongings and leave! Meanwhile, the other ?Kaoru? continues to woo Aoi, since he will inherit the Hanabishi family fortune. Will Kaoru's true love be lost forever?!

Imagine being engaged to a beautiful loving billionaire, living in a posh western style boarding house and being surrounded by sexy flatmates. Sounds like the perfect life, right? For nice guy Kaoru, it's not so easy. He has to keep his engagement to Aoi a secret, struggle with his contempt for his family and do his best to avoid tripping into the numerous boobs which surround him -- all this whil...

When Natsuki and Chizuru arrive at Chika's house for a study session, they end up putting aside schoolwork to help out with some chores. After cleaning the large bathroom, they take advantage of the big tub and soak in a refreshing bath. But before

It's tough being Kaoru! When Tina invites everyone to Kyushu to visit the hot springs, he becomes a bit distressed that men and women are allowed to bathe together. After the wet and wild splash-fest, he returns alone to his room for the night...and

On his way home from school one day, Kaoru Hanabishi runs into a young woman in traditional Japanese clothing. She is very lost, and he ends up helping her in her search to find someone. Having failed, the two retire to Kaoru's apartment, where they find out that he was the one she was looking for all along. Her name is Aoi Sakuraba and she has come to be his wife...

Despite her family's protests, and after waiting eighteen long years, Aoi Sakuraba decides that she is going to marry Kaoru Hanabishi! And once he realizes that she's not working for his family--and trying to get him to go back to them--he decides