Cram school teachers, Mr. Aguro and Mr. Shirai are always at odds, and this time, both have their eyes on their student. He rejects both as they know nothing of real love. If either of them wants him, he proposes the date each other temporarily until they discover what it means. Starting out as a simple wager over who gets to date their student, the two begin their complicated relationship. Can these two love virgins find what they're missing?
"But I want to be kind to you, because I like you, Ms. Jun." He presses his lips against hers, teasing her with his tongue... Jun Hongo is always getting work pushed onto her by her boss and colleagues. She believes if she manages it, she'll feel needed by others. She knows she has a self-sacrificing personality but continues to take on work, doing overtime every day. But one night things change when Jun's mentee, Noze, decides to help her with her overtime work...
That look on your face after only a kiss... you're adorable... Mami's a working adult stuck in a rut after her long-term boyfriend said she feels too much like a mom and dumped her. To add to it all, she's now stuck in the elevator at work after an earthquake! On top of that, she's stuck in the elevator alone with the charming president of the company, Mr. Todo... seeing that he seemed panicked by the enclosed space, Mami reaches out and tries to comfort him with kind words and a soft embrace. Little did she know this would mark the start of a passionate romance sealed with a kiss.
All because of one little lie, one night turned into something more...?! A secret love between Nazuna and her boss!
Mr. Ichijo not only excels at work, but he's handsome to boot. Every woman in the company has their eyes on him. I'm no exception, but I've already resigned myself to the sidelines. Although I had given up, after a work party, we were both swept up in the moment and ended up spending the night together!
The next morning, to hide my feelings for him, I lied and told him I didn't need a boyfriend! I thought he'd think little of me, but instead, he suggested we...?
"This is my punishment - someone as hideous as me falling for someone as good-looking as you..." Yumeko had a mountain of complexes about herself. Then, a terrible accident befalls her. Though somehow saved from the brink of death, Yumeko wakes up a completely different person. "Is this...me...?! I'm SUPER cute!!" Those around her can't hide their surprise and wonderment at this 180-degree change... But Yumeko's new hyper-positive attitude starts to change her surroundings, too. Worries and complexes can affect anyone, and Yumeko will chop right through those of her various supporting characters!! In love, work, friendship... And an attempted murder case?! This frenzied romantic comedy will leave you bubbling with energy!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!"
Riku is a fellow aficionado of all things cute, and his own looks are even more adorable than a girl's. We're so close that people often ask us if we're dating, but I don't think of us as "a man and a woman" - he's just my beloved friend. But then one day, after we both got hit on by some menacing guys, something in our relationship started to change... This isn't the Riku I know. But then why does he make my heart flutter?
"My smile is specially reserved for you." Kotori Ogata, self-conscious about her plump figure, is inexplicably adored by Soma, a younger coworker known for his frosty demeanor. The reason likely traces back to a rainy day encounter: Kotori finds Soma shivering at a bus stop and, being a meddlesome caretaker, helps him warm up. Since then, Soma has been incredibly affectionate toward Kotori. He defends her from sarcastic comments from her manager, holds her hand claiming he's cold, and even sweetly tells her, "Everything you do is adorable to me." Step into this romance and experience the cute moments between warm-hearted Kotori and her frosty younger coworker, Soma!
"Getting so into it in this situation. What a dirty girl." - I can feel you through my shirt, your skin brushing against all the most sensitive parts of my body, your fingers slipping inside me. You whisper for me to keep quiet so we don't get caught...but I just can't...!
One night, Kaede accidentally locks herself out of her office, but then she runs into Shioya, the guy she's been crushing on, in the hallway outside it. He helps her out and even ends up offering to let her crash at his place for the night! Except that's when Shioya's roommate gets home, and the two of them panic and rush to hide in the closet. Their bodies are pressed so close together that Kaede's heart starts racing... Then Shioya's lips brush against Kaede's breast, and suddenly things are moving fast!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "Seal My Lips With a Kiss"
"Mrs. Monou, it's unfortunate, but you're infertile."
After her pre-marital check-up, Sui's fiance breaks up with her when she tells him the news. Despite working together, she tries to move on with her life, but rumors soon begin to spread about her infertility. To make matters worse, her ex-fiance has already started flirting with other women in the company. Fed up, Sui decides to quit and start fresh somewhere new. With her heart battered and bruised, she has a chance encounter with a handsome younger man and ends up spending the night with him...?!
From high school to college, from college into the working world - although my life had never been spectacular, the journey had always been smooth sailing... Except when it came to men. So when I found myself an engaged woman at age 29, I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. My dream of getting married before turning 30 was going to be realized! And that's when... I met him.
What do you do when nothing's going right in your life?
Minori (29), who has been struggling from day to day, has become pessimistic about life as a whole. This year has been especially dreadful. Work has become a hellish experience because of her new boss. Her childhood friend and longtime crush, Asai, just told her he only sees her as a friend. When all seems hopeless, Minori is suddenly visited by a "Toshiotoko", a fairy whose job is to bring luck and happiness to their charge. With his gentle and encouraging support, she slowly learns to take control of her life by the reins. What will Minori discover as she continues her search for what happiness really means to her?
"Why do I have to be the one to 'put it in'?"Shun Mizuo has always got a smile on his face. He's popular amongst his coworkers and he's good at his job... but he's useless in the bedroom. One day, heartbroken after discovering his girlfriend cheating on him, he drinks himself into a stupor and reveals his "situation down there" to Amachi, his beautiful-yet-frosty coworker. What happens when, suddenly, Amachi says that she feels that this moment with Mizuo must be fate?! An office romance between two people both hopeless in the bedroom!
Kokoro Kurogane is a beautiful and hard-working perfectionist known for her icy personality. Always arriving at the exact same time every morning and completely dedicating herself to her work, she is admired... no, rather feared, in the office. One day, a handsome heartthrob, called Tohno Takaomi, transfers to the office after working abroad in America. He is intrigued by Kokoro, who is secretly known as the "strict" and "impossible to read" "Ms. Ironheart" by her colleagues. He tries to get close to her, despite the barriers she's put in place, but this unexpected attention is throwing her perfect system out of whack!
"Mizui, this spot of yours....is so soft...and sweet..." He's eating me out like a thirsty beast down there, but I've never felt this good before... On Christmas day, I finished work early and excitedly headed to my fiance's place only to discover that he was cheating on me with my best friend! Utterly devastated by the situation, I went to a river to rid myself of the engagement ring but ended up slipping as a result. Just as I was about to become one with the frigid winter river, Aiba, my colleague came to save the day. One thing led to another and we...
Due to past sexual trauma, Haruka was unable to find new love. Who knew meeting her strong-willed co-worker Yanase at a mixer and while under the influence would lead to an overnight stay at a hotel together?! Haruka was thrilled by his unusual and gentle behavior, but then Yanase told her that she could thank him for taking care of her by having sex with him...? Is that even okay to do here? Hearing Yanase's sweet whispering voice excites her body, which normally has aversions to sex. Why is her body suddenly sensitive and where are the noises of pleasure coming from..!
"Please, marry me." My coworker, the person I hate the most in this whole world, suddenly confesses his love to me, but doesn't realize that I'm Haruno Tsumugi...! Tsumugi, who is the lowest performer in sales at her company, is constantly stressed out by her good-looking, top-performing coworker, Atsushi Honke, who is equally aggravated by her inability to do her job. Why is someone as hard-working as me at the bottom, while a game-obsessed slacker like him gets it all...?! One day, she's lending a hand at her dad's drag bar, wearing her usual disguise, and serving customers, when he happens to come in for a drink! Thus begins this love story of misunderstanding born of lies and revenge!
I want to be married... And someone like Tomizawa would be perfect!
Mariko, 29, wants to seal the deal by 30. However, marriage requires affection and Mariko's affection is reserved to a man she can respect! She's single at age 29, also aware that she can't let go of her pride. One day, a chance to date THE ideal-candidate, Tomizawa, falls right into her lap!! Delusional or not, she can't let anything jeopardize her opportunity to hear those wedding bells ring. A chaotic private life and dramatic sequence of events keeps her on her toes. Is marriage even on the table?!
"No way... What is this feeling...? I've never done this before...!!" Seeing someone and having eyes meet, falling in love, dating, it's all exhausting... a load of BS. Sex is the only thing a person needs to feel refreshed, and I need it ASAP. Even just a hug from a hunk with nice broad shoulders would be enough to keep me going for the rest of the week... but it can never be that easy when you're just some office worker with no time to go out, huh! It looks like that just might change tonight, though...
Mieko works at her dream job as a wedding planner and is about to turn 30. Unfortunately, not all is rainbows and unicorns as she constantly feels pressure from her friends and mother to get hitched herself. When she gets teased at a company dinner for being single when two of the younger girls at the office just got married, she begins downing glass after glass.
Seeing her in her inebriated state, Shuji, her young yet reliable (and not to mention hot) coworker offers to take her home. Once they arrive, Mieko's loneliness reaches its threshold, and with her inhibitions already dulled, she does the unthinkable! Come morning though, when the guilt begins to settle in, Shuji proposes that they move in together once he graduates college! Should she feel joy? Should she worry about their age gap? What's a woman to do?!
Yuasa is a capable worker on the fast track to success. He has a nice face to boot, but his personality is a bit of a problem..! As he carries on with his power-harassment toward the new trainee, the amicable Iguchi, it soon comes to light that Iguchi is the CEO's son... In exchange for not telling his dad about said power-harassment, Iguchi offers him a deal...?!