Misaki is a 30-year old unlucky in love editor. She tends to fall in love hard and smothers her boyfriends to death. With no major accomplishments under her belt, she is told to look after Koh Nagase, a bestselling novelist in a slump. For the past 2 years, Koh hasn't put out so much as a page. He is a proud, reclusive man who has gone through many editors. They don't get along at first, and Koh fires her. However, Misaki keeps coming back to the Sunset Apartments partly to help Koh write and partly because she grows close to the colorful characters in the complex. Characters like budding illustrator, Nabetomo, and Nabetomo's "stalker" Kano. Slowly, Misaki draws Koh out of his shell while falling for him herself.

Kimichika Kazama is an instructor at the police academy. He teaches a new class of students having conflicts and holding secrets.

Ms. Hua, a hardworking migrant who runs a hot-pot restaurant in Beijing, wants to get a registered permanent residence of Beijing for her son. Otherwise, her son can't study in the local school. Marriage brokerage sets up a date for her and a fitness instructor Mr. Liu, a local single man who can help her with that. But he also needs Ms. Hua's help because he wants money to restart his business. Therefore, they start a contract marriage because they both need something from each other. The couple find out that according to the laws and regulations, Mr. Liu has to own a property in order to get a registered permanent residence of Beijing for Ms. Hua's son. After getting to know Mr. Liu, Ms. Hua transfers the ownership of her house to him. Mr. Liu starts his business again. Unfortunately, he is in debt that he decides to get a divorce with Ms. Hua to save her trouble. But Ms. Hua has made up her mind to help him go through difficulties. Later, Ms. Hua's son finds about everything and doesn't want his mom to sacrifice her happiness for him. So Hua and Liu get a divorce. On the day Mr. Liu gets the repayment from his business and gives it to Ms. Hua, they decide to restart a life together with no contract.

When world peace is threatened by the emergence of an international secret society of evil called the "Black Cross Army/Black Crusaders" (黒十字軍 Kuro Jūjigun), the United Nations sets up an international peace organization called "EAGLE" (EArth Guard LEague) (国際的平和組織イーグル Kokusaiteki Heiwa Soushiki Īguru) to combat the threat. This special army is distributed to various parts of the world (designated as "Blocks"). One of the largest "Blocks" is Japan. The "Black Cross Army/Black Crusaders", fearful of this united threat against them, decides to launch a surprise attack against the Japan EAGLE Block and sends five of its most dangerous cyborg operatives to attack Japan's various EAGLE branches. Across Japan the Black Cross Army decimates its targets, killing all those who oppose them. Yet from the ashes of these destroyed bases, five young recruits miraculously survive and vow vengeance. Given a special interlocking "key", the various survivors are summoned to snackshop "Gon", secret gateway to EAGLE Japan's main command center by Japan's EAGLE Commander Edogawa Gonpachi. There they are given special formfitting electronic battlesuits, which empower its wearer with various superhuman abilities. Edogawa tells them that they are the Secret Squadron "Gorenger", the world's best chance against the forces of the Black Cross Army. Armed with these battlesuits and other special weapons created by EAGLE scientists, they exact their revenge upon the Black Crusaders who killed their comrades and dedicate themselves to crushing the remaining forces of the Black Cross Army and its sinister leader, Black Cross Führer.

Jin Long is a national marathon runner who is training to win a medal at the 2008 olympic games. Du Xiao Feng is a writer with a vivid imagination. She meets Jin Long on her wedding day and accidentally learns that her fiance is cheating on her, causing her to escape from the wedding on Jin Long's rented bike. Mo Wen Hu, Jin Long's best buddy, is a happy-go-lucky chap who strives to make it big in the business world while Yue Min is an orphan who is a professional at the pool table. Together, the 4 youths go through life, experiencing setbacks, love and in the process, gain invaluable experiences and lessons which enrich their lives.

This is the story of three cousins who encounter different problems in the real world and who all fall in love. The first cousin, Zhao Qing Chu, is an aspiring and ambitious young lawyer who falls in love with Zhou Jin, a wealthy man with a dark past. Qian Xiao Yang, the second cousin, is trying to build a future in the big city despite her mom's attempts to make her stay in their small town and become a nurse. Xiao Yang discovers that life in the big city is not as easy as she thought. She encounters Fang Yu and a series of misunderstanding and adventures happen between the two of them. Last but not least, Li Pili is the youngest cousin. At a young age, her mother who held high hopes for her, sent her all the way to England hoping that she would be able to attend Cambridge. Pili crushes those hopes when she decides to become a cook instead and buys a fake acceptance letter from Cambridge to show her mother upon her return. What will be the fate of these three girls?

Around the time the atmosphere in the world is filled with cheer in preparation for Christmas, there are people completely detached from the gaiety with which Christmas Eve is eagerly anticipated. Some 20 days to Christmas, Daiwa Shunsuke and Orihara Shuko, a former couple who work at a children’s apparel company, learns that it will cease business at Christmas. With even its adjoining after-school care centre being shut down, Shuko decides to return to Niigata. Tadokoro Kohei, an elementary school boy who goes to the centre, is distressed by his parents. They are close to divorce and he wants to do something. He asks with Shuko to go with him to the Yokohama osteopathic clinic where his father works, but encounters debt-collecting gangsters over there. These gangsters are kindhearted small-timers who have descended into the underworld business although not by choice. The three groups seek love, get betrayed and have troubles. Even so, they struggle hard in their attempt to take a step out. Will the former couple be able to convey the love they have for each other? Can the boy prevent the divorce of his parents and protect his family? Will the small-time gangsters be able to hold on to love and tread the respectable path? These three groups somehow get entangled in this story with laughter and tears. Will Christmas miracles happen?

When she was a child, Lin Jing Yun witnessed a traumatic event which rendered her mute. Eight years later, in order to pay off her family's debts, she marries into the wealthy Zhou family. Unbeknownst to Jing Yun, her husband turns out to be Zhou Shao Pu, a crippled and sickly man. Although the kind-hearted and gentle Shao Pu loves Jing Yun, he doesn't want to burden his new bride.