Midori is a cool and confident independent woman. Her best friend, Aira, is the type who will do anything she can for the one she loves. Together, they're two women who live as they see fit. Despite their tender hearts and profound patience, both have endured miserable marriages to terrible husbands. Suffering infidelity and all manners of maltreatment, their love for their husbands has grown cold.
When their husbands drive them to their breaking point, Midori and Aira take matters into their own hands and purge their husbands from their lives. These wives are not to be trifled with. They're ready to give their husbands twice the payback they desreve. A ruthless, invigorating drama about divorce is about to begin!
Tatara is a college student who often experiences lucid dreams. Lately, a lot of his dreams involve him hanging out with Gaku, someone he met in these dreams. Although he only exists in his dreams, Gaku is kind, bright, and puts Tatara at ease when they're together. To be honest, it's been so fun with Gaku that most days Tatara just can't wait to go to sleep. Then one day, while the two were hanging out in his dream, something suddenly starts to press up behind Tatara...
"Just relax and enjoy yourself for me." He's usually so gentle, but now his sharp gaze is full of desire as he devours her with his eyes. Her body melts under his hands; the heat of his touch lingers on her lips, chest, and thighs and fills her mind like a fever. Her hips twitch of their own accord and despite her embarrassment a moan escapes her-... Overtime. Working from home late into the night. In the glitzy world of fashion magazines, publishing editor Fumi was run ragged in mind and body by her demanding work. Her only solace was visiting the local private pharmacy run by handsome and refreshing pharmacist Okada. Worrying over her on post-overtime mornings or at night after an exhausting workday, he kept her body in good repair. But that was just his kindness toward a regular customer - or so Fumi thought. While drunk after a mixer, she passes by the pharmacy; the usually kind Okada is acting oddly and suddenly drags Fumi into the pharmacy's waiting room...
"Show me every bit of you. Don't hide anything." Natsume is just your average piano teacher, but she ends up in trouble after realizing someone's stalking her. She goes to the police for help, but they can't do anything about it. Eventually she goes to her family for help, and after a long-winded argument decides to go home. All of a sudden someone comes up to her... the stalker?! No... her new bodyguard?! Mr. Tachibana is assigned to watch over her for the next 24 hours and investigate any leads on the stalker... however, after learning that the stalker bugged the apartment, it seems the only way to lure them out is by pretending to be in an "immoral" relationship... How can it feel so good when it's all just pretend...?
"You're already 30 years old! Women are only appaealing when they're still young!" were the cruel words my husband spoke. Masumi and Shinichiro have been maried for seven years. With their five year old daughter, the three of them make up a happy family... Or so it seemed. The last time Shinichiro and Masumi had sex was three years ago. From wife to mother to 30 years old in the blink of an eye. Will Masumi spend the rest of her life simply aging and losing sex appeal? "... I won't stand for this!" Masumi's ready to polish up her charm and salvage her relationship with her husband... But then this...
Come experience what it's like to receive a massage from your lover. At the private women only massage parlor "KIRAMEKI", working women, mothers and even inexperienced women come to experience just that. Yamato, a new recruit known for his gentle demeanor, discovers the burdens of the women who visit the parlor. A story of healing the women from all walks of life receive from the handsome men at "KIRAMEKI" as their touch softens their hearts, minds and bodies.
Deep within the inner court of Xiang, Yue Hua, voiceless and isolated, endures relentless bullying from rival consorts who all compete for the favor of Jing, the young emperor who once saved the nation. Her days are bleak until fate intervenes, when the emperor suddenly takes notice of her. She bears an uncanny resemblance to the lover he lost in a past life. Everything begins with a fateful encounter in this Cinderella story set in a Chinese harem!
College student Ichiki can't help but beguile everyone around him with his dazzling smile. But the one person he's head over heels for is... his ultra ordinary manager Mr. Yomura! Homely but hardworking Mr. Yomura stole Ichiki's heart, and after a tireless pursuit Ichiki managed at long last to get his hands on boyfriend status. Now, three months since they started dating... they still haven't made any progress in their relationship?! Even with all the romance tactics popular-guy Ichiki has at his disposal, Mr. Yomura is a formidable conquest...
They made a vow to always be honest with each other. They were supposed to live happily ever after. But fast forward to two years later, their relationship has become strained. Kenya's attitude towards Rin has made a complete one-eighty. Day after day, Rin puts up with his derisive comments about her appearance, all because of her weight gain. When she discovers that he's even been cheating on her, it seems they've reached the point of no return. The story of a woman's journey to discover independence after facing betrayal by the man she once loved.
A few years have passed since Gaoh became the new emperor of the Hakushu Nation. Bad rumors have gone around about Gaoh getting rid of government officials, and spending loads of money on lavish banquets, so he is feared as the "Mad Emperor". Gaoh is currently recruiting courtesans for his harem, and our protagonists Shushu has her reasons to become one. One day the palace, a government official tries to make a move on Shushu, but Gaoh comes to her rescue?!
"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!"
I've always liked Haruka, but... today, I'll lie again just to have sex with the person I love.
Riku and Haruka have been together since they were kids. Now, they are coworkers as well as friends with benefits. "You can call me Hinata, my brother's name, while you come." Due to an incident during their school days, Haruka believes that Riku is in love with his brother. One day, when Haruka suggested Riku sleep with him in his brother's place, Riku just couldn't resist... and they have been continuing this futile relationship... How will their "unrequited love" turn out? A sweet and bitter love story begins!
Ruri Orio, known as the Aloof Prince on campus, is the center of attention no matter where he goes thanks to his beauty. He also has a secret. He's a hardcore BL fan! He's serious about his hobby and doesn't want to be laughed at about it. But his precious, secret hobby gets found out by the playboy on campus, Takumi. Takumi sweetly melts Ruri's twisted psyche, body and soul. But Takumi has ulterior motives...?!
Marianna, the Baron's daughter, is being treated poorly by her stepmother and is nearly forced into an undesirable marriage. She runs off into the woods to get away from it all, and ends up helping a young amnesiac boy named George. George's uncle, the young Duke Robert, decides to employ Marianna as George's tutor. As the two of them raise George together, they slowly become closer, and...?
A Cinderella story about overcoming trials and nurturing love!
"I'm the type of person who can't draw what they've never experienced. Kurose, please, won't you show me how it's done...with your body?"Boys' love comic artist Mashiro only wishes to create romantic stories that touch people's hearts. So when his editor Kurose tasks him with drawing a sex scene for the first time, he finds himself in a bind. As unease fills his virgin soul, Mashiro decides to visit a shrine rumored to bring good luck to comic artists. But after he makes his prayer, a being possesses him... Instantly overcome with a surge of sexual desire, he starts coming on to Kurose! Lessons have begun for our talented yet crude editor and innocent BL comic artist-turned-seducer.
"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...
What would you do if the perfect marriage candidate came along and said he wanted to be a "househusband"?
Having been focused on her career until now, Michika has finally begun looking for a marriage partner at the age of 35 when she meets Sho Unomori, a department manager at a major company who is kind, thoughtful, handsome, and one year older than her. "There's got to be something!" Michika throws question and after question at him, seemingly unable to find anything that even remotely resembles a flaw in this perfect man. That is... apart from the confession that he reservedly shares at the end of their date of his dream to be a househusband. Shocked, Michika thinks to herself, "Absolutely not," and kicks all hope aside. But as she spends more time with Unomori, she starts to want to get to know him better...?!
Mashiro's a nailist with zero experience in the dating department. Living together with Mashiro is Omi, a male cross-dresser who's as cute as he is angelic. The two together, with their love of fancy things, spent their days strictly as two platonic friends... Or so it seemed that way!! On the night Mashiro goes to a dating party, Omi appears, dressed as a boy, fervently kisses Mashiro and even laps at sensitive parts of her body with his tongue... The pleasure is so intense that Mashiro might lose her mind---!
"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!
The most hated type of person in this world... is a delinquent!! And yet Masumi is bothered everyday by the epitome of delinquents, Kiyoharu! Their conversations don't click, and his fashion is impossible to understand. Masumi just might pass out... Then one day, after Kiyoharu forces Masumi to go on a date with him, he tells her that he's crazy about her...?!