"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"
"Koharu, you've had a fiance since you were born..." This is what my grandfather confesses to me one day out of the blue. But how could I, a 25-year-old stranger to love, possibly have a fiance? And on top of that, instead of living by myself while my grandfather is in the hospital, I have to live with him instead...?! He's tall, handsome, wealthy, and a CEO... not to mention 12 years my senior! We've got nothing in common! But his kindness and his unexpected naivete touch my heart, and before I know it...?! Between our short-term cohabitation and an marriage pact made by our grandfathers, this is one romance we can't let anyone find out about...
After getting away from her hometown - and her delinquent brother who basically ran the place - Yui is living it up at university. There, she falls for a cool, handsome (same difference!) Prince Charming in glasses who is the total opposite of her idiot brother, but unexpectedly her prince's friend is a delinquent!? On top of that, he's always getting in her way!! Just as she thinks it's all over for her, in more ways than one, she discovers that her prince in glasses lives in the apartment next door!?
"I want many more people to recognize your talent and appeal." - Orihara takes pride in Narikawa, the actor whom he manages. Narikawa is wary of strangers and distrustful of other people, but he has a pure heart, and his incredible acting skills set him apart from other young actors. While supporting him closely as a manager, Orihara begins to grow fond of him; finally, he agrees to help relieve certain physical urges for Narikawa. From then on, Narikawa's attachment to Orihara grows deeper day by day, until...? A quiet, but intense romance between a clumsy actor and his older manager.
"Just quit already, you idiot!" "I'm sorry, sir!!"Today again, producer Hata roars insults at clumsy assistant director Igarashi for making a mistake, his shouts ringing through theTV Station. From the outside they seem like a monster boss and an employee in over his head on the boss' bad side. But Igarashi knows Hata's weakness, and he uses that to flip the script to his advantage once night falls!!
"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.
High school sweethearts Akiharu and Teru were as happy as could be. However, those happy days did not last for very long. Teru, who was aiming to become a professional soccer player, had an unexpected accident one day... After losing out on his soccer career, Teru began to grow sullen and mean, almost like he'd become another person, and finally the damage spread to Akiharu, too... "I'm telling you to go sleep with another guy!" Following that order from his beloved boyfriend Teru, Akiharu smothered the pain in his heart and set out for a gay bar...
I, Haruka Shinozuka, am 27 years old and still a virgin (never had a boyfriend, even). One day, the division chief, Okubo, sees me despairing over being turned down after the confession I had to work up the courage to make. And if that weren't bad enough, he steals my first kiss in the name of "shutting up that pathetic wailing"! Division Chief, who do you think you are? Do you think you can get away with anything just because you're handsome...? But his next words really throw me for a loop: "If you're still single when you turn 28, I'll take you." ...What? Was that just... a proposal?! Division Chief, are you serious?! Before I know it, the two of us are at a hotel, and engaged in some serious premarital relations...
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...
"If I went to Tokyo, maybe I could get a boyfriend!! Maybe I could fall in love!!" Or so he had always dreamed. But when college student Shota finally makes his first visit to Tokyo's gay district, Ni-chome, he strikes out big time. While despairing that he's just not cut out for dating, Shota comes across a foul-mouthed but kind donut shop owner and the delicious donuts he makes, which both help him start to get back in high spirits. However, when Shota accidentally catches sight of a new, more R-rated side of the donut shop owner... What will happen to this airheaded college student, and his dreams of true love, at the hands of this "adult" donut shop owner?!
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...?!
Sana's first boyfriend, Yamato, was not exactly the looker, but he was kind. And that's what Sana loved about him. So when he suddenly dumps her without warning, her heart is left completely shattered. Having lost faith in the world, Sana vows to leave her past self behind, and transforms... into a full-on delinquent!
3 years later, when Sana had all but forgotten how it feels to love, two guys unexpectedly appear in her life. Koichi, the student council president and school celebrity. And... Sana's ex, Yamato?! Sana barely recognizes her ex, who has undergone a complete transformation of his own, becoming a heartthrob teenage actor! With conflicted memories and emotions on the rise, where will our protagonist's innocent heart take her?
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...!
"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...
"Say hello to our new son!" Ryo Miyano is an architect and a wonderful cook. He likes kids and wants to be married, yet (for his own reasons) is still single in his thirties. One day, his closest friend, Taiga, comes to ask for help when his apartment is now ruined after a fire. Now, the two of them will live together alongside Taiga's nephew, Ritsu, that he's only recently taken custody of. But Ryo gets more than what he bargained for since his new housemate has harbored feelings for him since they were in college. Now he can't even go a day without being drowned in Taiga's advances! A sweet love-comedy about a man and his best friend/secret admirer dipping their toes into fatherhood.
"I will never draw comics again... so please forgive me, mother." Megumi is a girl who received a sponsorship award for her manga comic at only 16 years old. However, it caused such a great distress amongst her family that it forced her out of her home. Now. 15 years later, she's living with her partner Tamaki while working as an assistant in various jobs. Out of nowhere, a famous manga artist by the name of Unsui Genda appears, putting into motion something in Megumi's life that has been at a standstill for too long.
"Let's keep this between you and I. We'll play til sunrise." With her parents gone, all the support Chiriko had in life came from her older sister. Soon, the two of them will start living together with her sister's husband's family! Chiriko is fully supportive of her sister's happiness, so going out and hooking up anywhere near the house is out of the question. The night before deciding to lead such a peaceful and quiet life, Chiriko runs into a guy who's totally her type. Their chemistry was just right, so they found themselves together getting down all night. The next day, the same guy shows up at the house Chiriko and her sister are moving into. Turns out he's son of Chiriko's sister's husband?!
"Stop talking and sit down. Then, I'll teach you how to have them falling head over heels for you." Dumped after turning thirty and left on read by the guy she met at a mixer, Miho has fallen into despair as she struggles with her love life. One day she stops by a bar and meets a mysterious woman named Beniko who is surrounded by handsome men, even though she doesn't have what society would normally consider "good" looks. From that day forth, Beniko takes the clumsy in love Miho under her wing, and begins teaching her "how to be a loved woman." Every chapter includes a "Make Your Love Come True Q&A" by popular relationship columnist, and author of this manga, Yusuke Asada. Check them out for tips & tricks on how to gain confidence in yourself & improve your love life!
Content Warning: this title contains material that may be distressing for some readers. Mashiro has been the target of bullying ever since he started high school. He tries his best to deal with the physical and emotional torment, but his days turn even darker when his younger sister, the only family in his life, goes missing. Discovering that the bullies are involved in her disappearance, Mashiro finds a personal revenge service called "Rental Murderers" and seeks their help to get even. However, he is unable to contact them after he pays their fee using all the money he has saved up for his sister's college fund and assumes he has been scammed. Pushed to his breaking point, Mashiro attempts to end his life but is luckily saved by an unknown woman named Kiyoka who suddenly appears. She claims to be an agent sent by Rental Murderers, and...thus begins an epic journey of revenge!