After splitting up with his friend with benefits, he's just been building up stress with no outlet, and so police officer Ritsu spends every day working at the neighborhood police station bursting with irritation. When a chance encounter brings him to Naoya - a man who's got Ritsu's ideal "package" - his irritated mood does a complete one-eighty. His skin is glowing, his spirits are high, and everything's coming up roses... or so he thought?!
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...
"Be my partner!" - Aiming to get their paws on money and food, fox spirit Ginjiro and tanuki spirit Kinsaku take on human form and cozy up to an unknown human. But this human, Yoichi, sees through their disguises in an instant and leaves them both besotted with him. From that day, they each pursue him fiercely, but Yoichi's heart cannot be swayed. One day, the two spirits learn of Yoichi's past and, knowing there is just one thing that can soothe his wounded heart, they decide to steal into his bed that night...
On my first day working part-time at a bookstore, the trainer Kai was so mystifyingly handsome that the very next day, I impulsively asked him out!! He was so quick to agree that I couldn't help asking, "Are you sure you understand what I mean?" But he fired back with a heated kiss and said, "You mean this, right?" That blitz attack had me completely head over heels, but then I learned of a rumor about Kai: "He'll hook up with people, but he never lets things get serious." Huh...?!
Sera's older brother owns an antique shop. When he brought home a "clockwork doll," it was Sera's kiss that woke the doll, Satsuki, from his long slumber. Satsuki and his constant smiles leave Sera perplexed but ever more charmed. But, when Satsuki does cry, screws fall out along with his tears, and Sera learns that when the last screw falls Satsuki will become a real doll, never to awaken again...
This selfless, aggressive kitty cat wants to repay his debt with his body?! - Recently heartbroken Rin (26) turns to his beloved pet cat Choko and sighs out, "If only you were human, I'd just date you." That very same night... Choko turns into a burly honorable-gangster type, and he intends to repay Rin's kindness with his new manly body, no less!! "Go ahead, young master!! I await your command!!" ...Yikes, that's a scary face!! Rin can hardly recognize the adorable black cat he knows, but Choko sounds serious, and seriously fired up to take things to the next level...?! "Compared to some female human... I know you so much better, young master." This tale of duty, devotion, and heavy "petting" between a straight pet owner and a man (cat) of honor determined to outdo his master's exes will have your heart throbbing!!
Childhood friends Ao and Ritsu attend the same university. Though Ritsu is the older of the two, he operates at 110% stupidity, so it's younger but more put-together Ao who has always been the one looking after his hot mess of a best friend. Today, Ritsu once again comes over to Ao's place unannounced and drinks himself stupid(er), leaving Ritsu to help him into bed. But this time Ritsu, in his drunken fervor, makes a sudden left turn in the conversation and jumpstarts an unexpected development in their relationship...!
Kyoya is a voice actor who exclusively voices tops, Kaoru is a boys' love manga artist, and they've been in love since college. Now, the pair rent basically live together, and every moment is as sweet as pie. Even though Kyoya voices tops in his work, in real life he's a bottom -- and he's got the most coquettish, syrupy moans. A BL between two professionals that's simply overflowing with a love as sugary as honey!
Kanae Sakura lives with his university's folklore studies professor, Tsubaki. In exchange for free room and board, he helps out at the bar that Tsubaki runs - a bar that caters only to supernatural spirits. Crazy, right? However, everyone has secrets. Even Kanae.
Rokuro is a company man who excels at his job. Currently dating his boss's daughter, he seems to have a bright, stable future ahead of him. However, in reality, his heart's been closed off ever since his college relationship fell apart because of one mistake. As his mind is plagued with worry, wondering if he'll let his past relationship control his entire life, he spots Rui, his ex from across the street one day. Against his better judgment, Rokuro begins walking by that street daily, just to get a glance at his past lover. A bitter love story of two men, and the anguish and torment they experience over their once-lost relationship.
Everyone at the office is a little afraid of the boss, Mr. Mano, probably because he's always scowling and rarely talks. When Akane hits a rough patch and has little choice but to crash at Mr. Mano's place for a while, he spends his days on edge, painfully aware that he's an unwelcome guest... Until one day, in a strange turn of events, Akane finds out Mr. Mano's "dark secret" and can't help but feel a sharp twinge of affection. The guy's got a scary face, but then he'll get all bashful and turn pink, or let out a shy little laugh, or... Hang on, this is just way too cute!! A super lovey-dovey romcom chock full of books that don't match their covers, starring a do-gooder businessman and his grumpy-faced boss.
I know you, though I doubt you know me...... Five years ago, while keeping his face hidden, he spent one unforgettable day and night with another man. When a total coincidence brings them back together, the long-banked fires of his passion reignite and he finds himself once again desperately yearning for the other man.
"If I win, I get to do whatever I want to you, right?" Shou spends his days on the receiving end of his very intense father's wrath. Shou lets out his pent-up frustrations at a bar, with a little game. What kind of game, you say? The salacious kind -- the man who outdrinks the rest gets to spend the night with Shou. However, one day, a mysterious man named Ichijo disrupts Shou's game and even goes as far as to lecture him on it! What happens when an irritated Shou tries to give Ichijo a piece of his mind...?! A clumsy love story between an unfriendly hottie and the heir to a traditional inn!
Kikuchi takes his work as an accountant for an advertising agency very seriously -- and he has secretly always been in love with Higashikaneshiro, a laid-back designer at the same firm. However, after he is outed as gay, life at the office becomes difficult. His boss is emotionally manipulative, his coworkers talk about him behind his back, and even Higashikaneshiro ends up finding out that Kikuchi is gay. All this ends with Kikuchi quitting his job. On his last day, he finds himself really wishing the day would end already... but that's when Higashikaneshiro invites Kikuchi out for a going away party, just the two of them!!
Are you sure? Do you really want me to stop now?Kanata Kisaragi is an editor who began working at a publishing company due to his love for picture books. But when he transfers from the children's books department to the literature department, he's put in charge of convincing Itsuki Sakuraba, the notoriously fastidious illustrator, to collaborate on a project. When Kanata is ordered to tidy up the reference materials at Sakuraba's office one day, Kanata accidentally gets aroused. Without a second thought, Sakuraba reaches into Kanata's pants and makes expert use of his hands to help give him that sweet release, not forgetting to steal a few kisses along the way. The next day, Sakuraba returns to being his usual grumpy self, which only confuses Kanata further. Thus begins a sweet romance between a pure-hearted, endearingly unaware editor, and an irritable artist who becomes enamored by him.
At Toto First Bank's head office, the competition is cutthroat for its elite employees. Matsuda and Kato are members of the sales department on the 21st floor. Having joined the team at the same time, Matsuda sees Kato as his ultimate rival. Whether it's in regards to their conquests with women or their reputation at work, whenever Matsuda thinks he's one-upped Kato, he ends up getting overshadowed by Kato's accomplishments, much to his chagrin.One evening in the office, Matsuda finds out his girlfriend has cheated on him, severely wounding his pride. But when Kato sees his frustration, he says the unexpected. "You have bad taste, obsessing over these boring women. You should choose me"... And the very next moment, Matsuda finds Kato's lips meeting his own!
After a night of heavy drinking with his competent and dependable coworker Kamiya, Kaji slowly begins to regain his consciousness... Only to find Kamiya straddled right on top of him, legs spread and wearing nothing but a half-unbuttoned shirt. When Kaji is finally able to muster the energy to get up, he immediately asks Kamiya to explain himself. His response? "Things went sour with my hook-up buddy, and I've been pent up lately. That's all." Since that day, for some reason, Kaji begins feeling drawn to Kamiya. This is the story of a recently divorced man, his coworker who's secretly promiscuous, and the attraction that forms between them, set in the world of the ever-competitive Toto First Bank's head office.