Aoi Maeda's new series ``Love starts at a late-night laundromat'' started today, April 17th, in Bungeishunju's Seasons.

Yoshizuru Yukimi, a new employee, is being helped by Kawahara, a senior in the sales department. Although he is determined to return the favor, he is in vain and heads home feeling depressed. As I was standing at the laundromat that I frequent, still feeling uneasy, I bumped into Kawahara. Yukimi talks to him as usual, but Kawahara seems like a different person, completely different from the refreshing demeanor he shows at work... This is a love story between Yukimi and Kawahara.