The bane of my existence? This body of mine that curses men into becoming obsessed with me... But all I have ever dreamed of is finding true love! Having grown up on fairy tales, I've always been a sucker for the kind Prince Charming type. But it seems I'm not destined for the happy ever after of my dreams. Apparently, I have what some guys call a "legendary snatch" and every man I have dated so far has turned into nothing more than a lecherous zombie! And just when I was sure there was no hope... I met Suzui. He seemed different from others, made me feel safe with his kindness and that hint of sadness behind his eyes. And I'd soon find out that he had his own secrets he's keeping...
"I've got no privacy, and the junior officer with isn't cute at all... I gotta get out of this police dorm...!!" Takano is a patrol officer with an oddly stern look on his face that he can never turn off. He spends his days working at the station alongside a charming but loud and energetic officer named Soma. One day, Takano sees his high school crush after so many years, only to hear him make a joke of the confession he made so many years ago, but as Soma comes to be there for him something begins between the two of them...!! "I would do it with you, you know..."
"Primal instincts easily overtake rationality" Handsome, well-built, and brilliant: Himuro is the picture-perfect Alpha. After suffering at the hands of an obsessed Omega, he vowed to never let his secondary-gender instincts control him again and to stay away from Omegas forever. But it seems that destiny has other plans when a chance meeting one day turns his whole world upside down...
"Ah...jeez! I want to have sex...!" Aya is a 33-year-old office worker who's dealing with sexual frustration. She wants to feel the touch and love of a man but hasn't had a boyfriend in 8 years. And societally speaking, if women show their desire, they are looked down upon. One day, Aya's flirty supervisor Dojima invites her out for drinks. Dojima is divorced and down to have a one-night stand instead of a partner. Hearing this, Aya makes up her own rules to not get carried away or have any regrets for having a one-night stand and sets out to make her one-stand a reality.
Ever since she was separated from her mother at an early age, Eliza has been treated as an untouchable in the house of Adal Luna, the lord of the house. One day, however, she is summoned by the lord and told that she is his blood daughter and that she is to marry the third prince, Leo, who is rumored to be promiscuous and arrogant. Eliza is perplexed, but Sati, the lord's wife, tells Eliza an even crueler truth... Is this love a trick or the truth? Can Eliza, who has lost everything, find happiness?
"I've found you, my spring." The Takatsukasa family is the largest conglomerate in the empire. Within their residence, there lie special gardens where all four seasons exist. These serve as a barrier, protecting the imperial capital from evil insects. The caretakers who maintain it are chosen from the four great families, each responsible for one season. Hio lost her parents when she was a child and was taken in by one of the great families, the Harusaki family. She's been bullied by the daughter of the family and is treated worse than a servant. Hio's fate changes when she plays her father's violin and is suddenly whisked away in the strong arms of Sakuto, the head of the Takatsukasa family. "You're the only one. You're the only one who can..."
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...?
The long-awaited spin-off of the hit series "High School boy and Yakuza" is here!
"Why is my life so crappy?" Yui laments his life despite being a candidate to take over the Todo Family, one of the largest Yakuza families in the Osaka area. He was separated from his older brother, Kazumi, when they were children, he has never stopped waiting for him. When he finally finds him, he's become the young head of the rival Joshima family in Tokyo. However, Yui finds that instead of him, Kazumi has another by his side... Jealous of his brother's boyfriend, Yui attacks him, angering Kazumi and forcing him to place him under the watch of his underling, Ryo. At first, Yui is wary of him, but Ryo slowly fills the hole in Yui's heart with his kindness and...?!
Through music, the Hanamura clan manifested special powers that brought about prosperity to their clan; however, Akari, who didn't exhibit any powers, was deemed a "Seed of Misfortune" and scorned by her family. From then on begin her days of bearing callous treatment from her parents and sister. But one day, she finds an invitation to a soiree hosted by one of the oldest and noblest clans in the country. It seems the head of that clan, Mikoto Sazarashi, is searching for a bride. Finding herself unable to resist going, Akari attends the soiree - only to be quickly discovered by her sister. Akari is immediately berated and belittled by her, but...a handsome, young man appears, takes Akari's hand, and declares, "I've finally found you, my beloved bride." Check out this great Cinderella story set in an Eastern setting and filled with romance, turmoil, and mystery!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "The Fox Lord's Bride ~Taisho Romance Chronicles~"
"Your lips look... sweet. Do you mind if I have a taste?" Chika Ayano is an introvert and has had her eyes on the most popular guy in the office, Shoma Hazuki, for a while. One day, she's able to hear Hazuki talking with Kimura, her superior who has been bullying her... and it seems Hazuki has to ask her out now that he's lost a bet?! Ayano knows that Hazuki confessing his feelings to her is just because he lost a bet, but she's way too into him and agrees to date without any further thought. Now Hazuki's all over her and there's no stop to it! What will happen with this one month period they're set to date?!
My work at a clothing store keeps me busy every day, and my only hobby is playing erotic dating sims. While I was leading that lonely life, my friend's ultra cute younger brother appeared before my eyes. When he unexpectedly had to drop me off at home, I couldn't resist his masculine features and without thinking it through...we became friends with benefits! I know we shouldn't keep this up, but what can I do? My body can't help but yearn for him...!
"Will you be taking a bath, dinner, or...?" The man uttering that cliched line was the middle-aged male housekeeper I suddenly ended up hiring! A man in the home of a radiant young (okay, twentysomething) maiden?! And on top of that, he's way older than me! What gives?! The curtain rises on a heartfelt tale of the odd-couple antics between Mei, a woman devoted to her career, and Nagisa, a man overflowing with maternal(?) warmth.
Takakura and Yatsuka, who attend the same university, are such close friends that they live together. However, when Takakura told him "I have feelings for you," Yatsuka started rushing things forward without stopping to think it over?! I like you... But now's not the time!! It's a love affair that twists itself into knots while these two guys impatiently race around and around only to get nowhere.
"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...
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?
After pulling overtime alone together with Sato, her towering overgrown puppy of a junior colleague, Riko suddenly finds herself wrapped in his arms as his hot tongue runs over her skin, until her cocky stepbrother Yuta catches them in the act. After that day, Yuta starts watching her with a not-so-brotherly look in his eyes...? She'd always been married to the job with no time for love, yet now these two younger men are wreaking havoc on both her heart and her body with their fawning pursuit of her love...
"I've been in love with him...ever since that day when he cried underneath the fake, starry sky. I didn't initially intend to confess to him. I only wanted us to be closer - to spend more time together... So how did things end up this way...?" Kawai is a member of his high school's Astronomy Club. He grows close to Ohara, his fellow classmate, when Ohara helps him out with his club's exhibit for their last school festival. After the two graduate, their paths begin to diverge, little by little...until one fateful day. So close that they can feel each other's breath, yet so tragically distant. A romantic tale of two men constantly just beyond each other's reach. Chasing after one another, like shooting stars.
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.
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!!
So is this what it means to have roommates now?! Office worker Rinko, 24, lives alone and is secretly an otaku. One day, her apartment gets connected to the two neighboring rooms through a "hole" in the wall. In the room on the left is a fresh-faced yet mysterious guy who is overly-sweet to Rinko. The room on the right is occupied by a guy with violent tendences who is similarly mysterious... But wait! "I... I think I know him!" Rinko's only source of solitude, her apartment, has been turned upside down. Now, every day is full of heart-pounding surprises!