"I'm going to defeat Satan Louie and lead the world to peace!" proclaimed the Hero Jade. But now, he's doing chores every day and raising Mao, the future Satan! While keeping Louie's true identity a secret, they've moved to the peaceful countryside. Jade has his hands full making treats, worrying about what foods Mao likes, and keeping an eye on him so he doesn't sneak away! Everything is for the sake of raising Mao to be a kind-hearted Satan who can bridge the gap between demons and humans. However, Louie is of no help at all! In fact, he's a hindrance with his constant need for attention! Together, can the perfect Satan and the stubborn hero raise Mao to be a good person and bring peace to the world?!
Matsumoto is the ace pitcher of the baseball team. Sakaki is a third-year upperclassman who looks after Matsumoto like a wounded dog, having him do his biddings from time to time. Matsumoto finds himself tamed by Sakaki, the lone head of the gardening club, during his rehabilitation period, upon which Matsumoto is allowed to return to the regular lineup. Sakaki congratulates him and tells him that he will be released from his errandboy duties, leading Matsumoto, who's defiled Sakaki many times in his mind, to refuse being let go.
Hayasaka, a competent yet people-pleasing salesman, decides to let Kumagai, a part-time local convenience store worker, live with him in order to protect a cat he rescued. Although reluctant at first, Hayasaka gradually begins to feel comfortable having Kumagai stay with him and opens up about vulnerabilities he's never shown others. One day, Kumagai, with a sweet look on his face, tells Hayasaka how cute he is which makes Hayasaka catch feelings...?!
Hanaura, a self-proclaimed jerk, is a bonified loner in his class. Suddenly, Tsuzuki, the most popular guy in school, confesses his feelings for him and kisses him...? For as much as he tries, Hanaura can't refuse Tsuzuki's advances, and when they're together, Hanaura begins to worry whether he can actually be of use to Tsuzuki, the perfect... This is a coming-of-age love story between two opposites: a high-spec elite and a cynical loner!
Taniya, a member of the accounting department, does not like irregularities and prefers to live a quiet, unassuming life. One day, he is coaxed to attend a drinking party by a colleague where he runs into paperwork resubmission man?! His name, Irobe, and he was someone Taniya would seemingly never be able to get along with, until a conversation between them proved to be unexpectedly, pleasant. On their way home, while Taniya was basking in the ambiance of good vibes, he's suddenly kissed by Irobe. Though Irobe confesses his attraction to Taniya, bitter memories of a same-sex partner in Taniya's past resurface...?
"When you can't forget someone, don't you think alcohol and sex are the best remedies?" Asuma met his soulmate in college, but for the past ten years, he's been heartbroken and unable to fall in love again. Now a doctor, his lingering feelings refuse to fade. After discovering that his soulmate has had a child, Asuma drowns his sorrows in alcohol. That's when Homare, a stranger resembling his soulmate, approaches him. Caught up in his heartbreak and drunkenness, they spend the night together. The next day, Asuma is shocked to run into Homare at the hospital cafe! Recently dumped by his alpha ex-boyfriend, Homare is heartbroken himself. He suddenly asks Asuma, "Why don't we become friends with benefits?" As they seek comfort in each other, can their relationship evolve into something deeper, or are they destined to remain each other's emotional bandages?
"We've known each other ever since we were in diapers. I thought I knew everything there was to know about him."
Natsuo attends the same college as his childhood friend Misaki. Campus life for the two has been going swimmingly. And because of their overwhelmingly good looks, these two never have a shortage of girls lined up after them. At a drinking party one night, Natsuo learns that Misaki acts surprisingly cute and spoiled with his girlfriend, a stark contrast to his usual aloofness. Shock soon transforms into obsession, as Natsuo begins thinking about Misaki every waking moment...! When it comes to Misaki, he has to see it all! His cute side, his body...
Naoya has always been the top dog in school. The son of a CEO, he excels in both his studies and sports. Conversely, Takaaki has always been at the bottom of the totem pole, an introvert and Naoya's errand boy, obedient to his every command. So much so that he even licked Naoya's feet when ordered. Years later, their positions are reversed: Naoya has failed at running his company and is now unemployed, while Takaaki has become the president of a successful startup. Yet upon their reunion, Takaaki continues to serve Naoya with the same blind devotion?!
Toma Sugawa is a cool-headed, unsociable businessman. For some reason, he's not in a relationship, and he spends his life watching the days go by. One thing that has become a part of his daily routine is waking up one of the tenants in his grandfather's apartment complex. That tenant is Kaoru Aida. He has countless alarms go off, and still doesn't wake up until Toma comes in to wake him. On top of that, he asks Toma to wake him up the next morning, without a lick of remorse. With an attitude like that, of course Toma is on the verge of snapping. But one day, Toma goes to wake him up as usual, and Kaoru, still sleepy, pushes him down?! Enjoy this clumsy, blooming love story between an inconsiderate guy and a guy still stuck on his ex!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-6 of "The Seduction of the Deep Sleeper"
"I'm not giving up until you love me back. I hope you're prepared." Kagami has been known to be charming but hasn't had any luck dating since his issues with ED have started. This time around, he's waiting on someone who matched with him after he changed his profile description to more honestly state that he's inexperienced. However, the person that shows up isn't some woman but none other than his frustrating rival he's known since high school: Kamitani. Kamitani and Kagami have been friends for the longest time, but Kamitani always seems to outdo him and tease him over all sorts of things. Now that Kamitani's well-aware of what Kagami's been up to with dating apps, it feels like he's got another angle to take advantage of... but something new seems to be developing between the two...
Hayato and Yusuke both work for the same company, and after overcoming the baggage of their past, they've finally become a couple. They're enjoying their lives together, coming and going between each other's apartments. Although they care deeply about each other, they can't seem to say what they really want.
Just how long will this happiness last...?
Uncertain about their future together, Yusuke catches Hayato kissing his first love, Matsuoka?! Their happy days are thrown into jeopardy as anxiety lingers over them. Wandering in the dark trying to find their way to happiness under the night sky, the long-awaited sequel to "When the Morning Comes" is here! A wonderfully sweet office romance between two men who are complete opposites, as they navigate what love truly means.
"I want many more people to recognize your talent and appeal." - Orihara takes pride in Narikawa, the actor whom he manages. Narikawa is wary of strangers and distrustful of other people, but he has a pure heart, and his incredible acting skills set him apart from other young actors. While supporting him closely as a manager, Orihara begins to grow fond of him; finally, he agrees to help relieve certain physical urges for Narikawa. From then on, Narikawa's attachment to Orihara grows deeper day by day, until...? A quiet, but intense romance between a clumsy actor and his older manager.
"That does it; my life is over now, for sure...!" -- Though he's good at his job, due to a stubborn streak and an overly serious attitude, office worker Sakura tends to take on too much. But he has a secret - after sunset on the weekends, he becomes "someone else." However, his junior coworker Arima sees him in this other form, and Sakura even gets stuck sharing his secret with the guy...!! Can straight-laced, earnest, bespectacled Sakura handle the onslaught from his blank-faced, pushy junior on top of all the rest of his stress?!
One day, my older brother came home with a young coworker, and I'd never seen someone so innocently, earnestly, uselessly in love as this guy was. What does he mean, just looking is enough for him? Getting off is obviously the better option here. His attitude was a novelty to me, as a notorious slut (and card-carrying bottom to boot). So at first it was out of curiosity, plain and simple, that I laid hands on him without a second thought (figured I'd let him show me the sexual side he can't show to the one he so virtuously loves). That was the idea, at least...
High school sweethearts Akiharu and Teru were as happy as could be. However, those happy days did not last for very long. Teru, who was aiming to become a professional soccer player, had an unexpected accident one day... After losing out on his soccer career, Teru began to grow sullen and mean, almost like he'd become another person, and finally the damage spread to Akiharu, too... "I'm telling you to go sleep with another guy!" Following that order from his beloved boyfriend Teru, Akiharu smothered the pain in his heart and set out for a gay bar...
Playboy Yamada and earnest Takahashi. Oddly comfortable around each other despite being complete opposites, these two were always together. They took it for granted that those days they shared would go on forever, and yet... Even after going their separate ways, they often overhear gossip about each other. The passage of these two years has only deepened and complicated their feelings. They cross paths again, and in that moment, what course of action do they take...?
Sumito Kayashima, a wealthy man from a long-esteemed family, passes his days in solitude. It is hard to say what our Mr. Kayashima was thinking when he suddenly visited his gardener's home... and confessed that he was in love. Angered by this high-handed and unilateral attempt at courtship, the gardener made Mr. Kayashima a cruel demand...
The wealthy Mr. Kayashima has a fine pedigree and a vast family fortune, with which he leads a solitary and idle life. Having wanted for nothing until now, our Mr. Kayashima has found an object of desire for the first time - an arrogant gardener with neither status nor fortune!
Born to a family of high standing and in possession of extraordinary wealth, Mr. Kayashima is a man of great means. He is indifferent to the ways of the world outside his mansion and rarely given to passionate emotion. And yet, our Mr. Kayashima has suddenly barged in on a visit home taken by the gardener with whom he is having a secret love affair...! In this volume: after sneaking along to the gardener's family home, a night of summer fireworks; the sweet ache of mistaken intentions in autumn; and a joyful Christmas spent in a wintry garden...
Long ago, in the Edo period -- Abandoned by his master due to the two bumps which appeared on his forehead, male prostitute Shion was taken in by a doctor who grows medicinal plants for the province. Shion, both his means of earning a living and his reason to live now lost, tries to win the doctor's favor with his body in hopes of gaining a new purpose and livelihood...