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USD 1.49 / 149ptMami has tried marriage once and failed, so now she's looking for something else. Even if her peers won't get it, she wants what she wants: not marriage, not romance, just a man to spend time with when she needs some company!
Sure enough, when she brings this up at her junior high class reunion, her friends all gang up against her. However, a handsome former classmate she'd almost never spoken to before--Nakamura--does empathize with her! When Mami learns that Nakamura is also once-divorced and, just like her, is looking not for a wife or a girlfriend but just a woman to spend time with, she makes a life-changing decision.
She's given up on living her life according to what's "normal." After spending thirty-some years toiling under the crushing weight of societal expectations, one woman finds herself a partner in crime and a new lease on life in this modern-day survival story. -
USD 0.99 / 99pt"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! -
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! -
USD 0.99 / 99ptKokoro 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! -
USD 0.69 / 69ptSet on becoming a clothing designer, she got herself a job at a leading apparel company - only to end up assigned to the reception desk. Yet Mio Adachi didn't give up there. She spent her days practicing design, on top of performing her receptionist duties, in hopes of one day moving to a department where she could actually work in fashion design. That fateful day comes, though with an unfortunate twist, when a higher-up in the design department sees a sketch by handsome top-class designer Miyabi Shito and mistakenly thinks it's one of Mio's...! Caught between the pull of her lifelong dream and the weight of starting it off with a lie, what path will Mio take next...? -
USD 0.99 / 99ptWhat 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...?! -
USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 1.49 / 149pt"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. -
USD 1.49 / 149ptAya (29) and Shota Shinozaki (31) have been married for two years. Recently, they've hit a rough patch due to a disagreement on when to have children. Aya wants to give it more time to prepare for their child financially. Shota on the other hand, is getting impatient, telling Aya she's just overthinking the situation. Needless to say, she's shocked by his unfounded and irresponsible optimism. And as he continues to pressure her, she only grows more disheartened, and a rift forms between her and Shota... -
"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! -
USD 1.49 / 149pt"I got myself fired in the fall of my 33rd year."
Six years into marriage, Mai Murata is now raising two young children while both she and her husband work full-time. Her colleagues often say she's "living the dream," but in reality she's struggling to handle work on top of doing all the childcare on her own, and it feels like she's constantly apologizing: to her boss, to the daycare center, and on and on. Amidst all this, she happens to try out a virtual flea market app and finds an amazing deal that makes her day... and leaves her chasing that same high again and again until it's all she can think about.
Addiction can happen to anyone, even you. This tale explores one person's struggle to escape that insatiable, unstoppable need and find genuine fulfillment. -
USD 0.99 / 99ptI 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?! -
USD 0.99 / 99pt"I really like you Sakagami"
A day before my 40th birthday, it dawns to me that my most accomplished trait is that I've been working in the same office for 18 years.
Struggling with an angry customer during an event for a new department, a charismatic salesman comes to the rescue; twelve years younger Kohei Nakajima. On the way home, tears fall as anxiety kicks in, realizing I had turned 40 years old. Suddenly out of nowhere, Kohei appears and confesses his love for me?!
I had lost hope... At this age, is it too late to welcome spring into my life? -
USD 1.49 / 149ptCome 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.
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USD 1.49 / 149pt"I got my happy ending after marriage! Or so I thought..." Three ladies who went to the same school together admit they have dated nothing but losers. Miraculously, they have all gotten married, but marriage was not the goal. A controlling husband, an overbearing husband, and a mama's boy... with these marital problems, where will they go from here?! -
USD 1.49 / 149pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptThe 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...
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USD 1.99 / 199ptShe's finally got her shot at a nice job at one of the biggest companies around... working as the CEO's girlfriend?! Asahi hasn't been able to find work but has been getting by on a delivery job while looking for a more permanent arrangement. When she gets into her next interview, she realizes that she's just walked into a less-than-favorable reunion. Taiga Kagura, managing director of the company, is heading the interview. Just a day ago Asahi accidentally ruined his suit while chasing down a taxi, and now he wants compensation... for her to be his girlfriend in an elaborate contract. 3 Months. Asahi doesn't like the sound of it, but what other opportunity will she have for her resume...? -
USD 1.99 / 199ptPregnant and stuck at home with her emotionally abusive husband and self-serving in-laws, Sekka tried to grin and bear it by holding onto the hope that he would change once the baby came. Then she finds out he's been cheating...and while she's still reeling from that news, he deliberately sets her beloved pet cockatiel loose, which finally pushes her past the breaking point. Unable to stand by and watch her suffer anymore, her twin sister Rikka makes an offer: "I'll take your place and get revenge on your husband!" -
USD 7.49 / 749ptOn a moonless night... I hear your voice for the first time. Ume was abandoned by the family she married into because she was unable to bear children. She returns to the village where she was born but finds herself alone as her parents die from a spreading disease. As told in tales of sacrifice to the gods, the village also begins to experience a shortage in the crops of their farms that will only continue until someone is offered. Ume is not able to bear a child but as she does not have any children, she is able to lie her way into being offered to the gods. Waiting for her at a shrine deep in the mountains is a wolf god with silver hair and beautiful nails that shine in five different colors... what will come from this encounter between a despised god and an unhappy girl?!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "The Lying Moon Princess's Marriage: I Will Gain the Wolf God's Favor" -
USD 6.49 / 649ptYoshiwara has been reborn in modern-day Tokyo.... In this new Yoshiwara, beloved actresses whose talents grace the screen by day spend their nights selling both their bodies and the idea of romance to their male clientele. Thrust into this world is the ingenue Asuka, who's been sold out by her foster parents to pay off their debts. While at first oblivious to the nature of Yoshiwara, she accidentally barges in on a "transaction" between a courtesan and her client. Confronted with her new reality of being bought and sold, she longs to make a break for it... but is there anyone around her she can trust...?!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-8 of "Worth a Billion: Modern-Day Courtesan" -
USD 1.49 / 149pt"Did you notice my feelings for you back then?"
Back in high school, Hinako had secretly loved her classmate Masashi. Ten years later, they're suddenly reunited! Once reserved, Masashi has become much more handsome. When he openly expresses his thoughts to Hinako, they send her heart racing!
"I love him... I want to hold his hand. I want to be close to him."
A love reunited and finally fulfilled...?!
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