Lisary falls in love with Marquis Orion's only son, Hugo, while working as a servant in the Orion manor. Many protest the idea of a nobleman marrying a servant, but through the power of their love, Lisary and Hugo convince the marquis to allow their marriage on the condition that she go away to finishing school to learn how to be a proper aristocratic bride. Though both their hearts ache to be separated, she departs for the school... Six months later, she returns from her studies and rushes straight to Hugo's side. However, her excitement at finally seeing him again is cut short when he looks at her and blearily asks, "Who... are you...?" Thus begins a fantasy romance about this former count's daughter, raised as a commoner, and her second chance at love with the amnesiac nobleman her heart desires!
When an annoying guy at work mocks her lack of femininity, Shoko gets dead drunk and begs for help from Jun, a boy at the bar whose beauty could outshine any girl, until she's talked him into coaching her on how to power up her feminine side. But Jun gives her two conditions: she has to live with him, and he gets to touch her breasts... This beautiful younger man's super erotic touchy-feely coaching is steadily training my body!
Have you ever cried while looking in the mirror...? "With this face, if I talked about fashion or went out to buy cosmetics, I'd be a total joke." Living with such thoughts, pitifully ugly office worker Tachibana Rin passed the days miserable and taunted by fate since she shares a first name with the most beautiful woman at her company, Kaizuka Rin. But that's just how it had to be. After all, for ugly girls, life's over before it begins... Then one day, Rin wins 11,910,000 yen in the lottery!! "Life's over for ugly girls, but for me this is just the beginning."
She finds her boyfriend cheating, and at the same spot her ex shows up out of nowhere!! Her harmonious lovey-dovey life with a popular photographer is suddenly overturned, and she's knocked down to her lowest rock bottom ever - what will become of Mahiru now!? Truth and lies become entangled as this complicated four-way affair begins...
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...
"It's not that I don't want to get married. I just want to be accepted for who I am. Is that so much to ask...?" Suzu is a thirtyish woman with a cute-and-fluffy exterior that belies a strength no man can hope to match. But when she tells off her insistent mother by saying she'll only marry a man stronger than she is, she's set up with... a ninja?!? Is that his job...? How does he earn a living...? But Akitsuki the Ninja just smiles away, oblivious to Suzu's confusion. There's no way she could take him, and yet this kindhearted man, who nonchalantly accepts the true self that put off every other suitor she's ever had, secretly makes Suzu's heart flutter...
She doesn't know how it feels to be in love, and her body can't bear children, but that doesn't mean she doesn't want a perfect family like the ones you see on TV! And who should appear before down-on-her-luck, marriage-crazy Sachiko, but Keiichi! He's got looks and money to spare, and most importantly, he accepts all of Sachiko's conditions! But Keiichi's got secrets of his own... Can Sachiko overcome these hurdles to obtain the happy home she's dreamed of?!
Is this love a dream come true? Or is it the beginning of a nightmare? From cheating, to gold-digging, to dangerous cults, Satoru is a man so unlucky in love that every woman he's ever fallen for has betrayed him. He decides that if he's only capable of falling in love with wicked women, he might as well go with the marriage match his parents have picked out for him. But one look at Michiru, the woman they've set him up with, and Satoru is head-over-heels. And that can only mean one thing...
Komachi Sakanoue, 20 years old. Ten days into a new part-time job and can't follow directions. But, come on, I'm so curious... I just have to know more about that man in the special seat by the window, where the sunlight hits... - The cafe where I work has a long-time regular, a comic book artist who writes a certain popular comic series, and right now I'm pretty obsessed with him. Even the boss getting angry doesn't discourage me from sneaking stealthy peeks as he works. Sure enough, the world flowing from his pen is brimming with love again today. I adore his work, and I adore him, too. I want those listless eyes to be fixed on me. I want to know what he's thinking, and what the world looks like through his eyes. Sir, please, tell me what I have to do to become someone special to you...
Living together with a handsome man...no, wait, ghost...?! Yui Yamada's in her second year of high school when her nagging parents are sent overseas to Brazil for work. She was about to rejoice over finally getting to live alone in her very own apartment (yay!!) when she found out there was a ghost already living there...?! But wait, this ghost isn't scary at all... Though he sure is obnoxious! Whether she likes it or not, this ghost whose awful personality puts his handsome face to shame is going to be her roommate from here on out...!
I've been preparing for a competition that could open doors for me as an aspiring artist, but one day, in one fell swoop, I lost my art model and my girlfriend. I was still reeling from it when a young girl suddenly showed up beside me and said she would be my new model. However, now she says I need to offer up my body in exchange for her help...?! I had lost everything, and she knew nothing of the world; this is the story of our warped and fleeting, yet innocent, love.
Due to a stroke of fate, Yachiyo takes over as the owner of a butler cafe after her father suddenly falls ill. But things don't go as planned, and Yachiyo gets called a washboard by Kido, the cafe's most popular butler. Just what will ensue from this? Will these two end up in huge fight?!
I ran into Natsume again at our junior high class reunion and, long story short, a group of us have been going out for drinks together lately. My friend claims Natsume is into me (Wow!), but if that's true then he doesn't show it. If anything, he's always giving me attitude...! (Grr...) How does he really feel about me? I need to know, so I can decide on my next move...! In this romantic comedy of self-sabotage, will Hanako keep digging herself into a deeper hole, or will she finally be upfront about her own feelings?
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?
How reliable would you say your memory is? As humans, our minds can omit memories. Memories can become idealized. Sometimes, they can even be entirely fabricated. There are various ways by which one's recollection of past events can become distorted. One could even say that it is a type of mental defense mechanism meant to protect us. But what if you had the chance to see your memories in their original state, unblemished and untouched...? Would you take it?
Meet Hakucho, the hippocampus and their assistant, Rohen, two mysterious individuals that live and work at an old-fashioned cafe that's more than meets the eye. Their shop comes to those plagued by their past, offering a chance to see the truth behind their memories. When restoring a client's memories, Hakucho summons a mystical creature from their ancient pipe. The creature enters the client's mind, scouring its depths to reveal that which has become obscured. However... sometimes, the truth is perhaps best left forgotten.
Sayaka Shimada, 36 and single, loves three things: her job, her favorite singer, and her mother, who lives with her. Even with her junior coworker Sugaya tossing thoughtless comments her way, she'd poured herself into her work, and when she paused to look up she found herself on the cusp of her late 30s. Partly at her mother's suggestion, Sayaka visits a matchmaking service. The man she's introduced to is sweet and earnest, and things start moving smoothly toward marriage. Though it hasn't all sunk in yet, she is well on her way to a happy future--and that's when a sudden injury leaves her mother hospitalized. The injury is nothing too serious and Sayaka is settling her nerves, until she notices something off about her mother... A poignant and much-acclaimed depiction of the struggles of caretaking and building a future, issues faced by countless people every day!
High school senior Ao Kuroda is a completely normal girl, neither glitzy nor plain. Nothing beats peace and quiet, that's her motto. In spite of looking forward to a no-nonsense and calm final year of high school, Ao bumps shoulders with Sakuya Ozaki -- a freshman infamous for getting into a fight soon after the first day of high school and sending the other student to the hospital!! Ozaki tells her off -- "That freakin' hurt, watch where you're going, why don't you?!"-- and Ao is so terrified that she cries. She wants nothing to do with Ozaki! So why the heck did he have to get into a fight with someone right outside of her favorite record store?!
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!
Kei is totally, utterly, completely in love with Tsurugi! But he's also tormented with uncertainty. Is it just him that feels this way? Is it safe to call them boyfriends? Even while agonizing over questions like these, Kei always plays it cool around his beloved Tsurugi. When they have sex, though, Tsurugi's adorable charms reduce Kei to a helpless puddle of a man, and today is no exception - he might as well be a devoted puppy wagging his tail at full force. Love is flooding through everything in this mature BL that's just as fluffy and sweet as it is smutty!