A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their "bride". The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi. Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn't take things anymore, a man appears before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen... and he's calling her his wife?! "Just be quiet and let me hold you." The most powerful, "cold-hearted" ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?!
She suddenly has four younger brothers. A love (is it?!) comedy under one roof begins. At the start of spring break after finishing her first year of high school, Ito moves because her mother is getting remarried. But she had no idea she'd be gaining four younger brothers, and she's beyond shocked. She throws herself into getting close with her new family, but the eldest, Gen, is oddly distant. Even so, behind that cool exterior, she starts catching flashes of something gentler in him...?
"Mrs. Monou, it's unfortunate, but you're infertile."
After her pre-marital check-up, Sui's fiance breaks up with her when she tells him the news. Despite working together, she tries to move on with her life, but rumors soon begin to spread about her infertility. To make matters worse, her ex-fiance has already started flirting with other women in the company. Fed up, Sui decides to quit and start fresh somewhere new. With her heart battered and bruised, she has a chance encounter with a handsome younger man and ends up spending the night with him...?!
"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!
"I like her... I want to take her home right now". My lewd co-worker is banging me in his thoughts. Once we're alone together, it won't end with just a fantasy...
I 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?!
"I shouldn't get involved with him..." - Despite her heart's warnings, she just can't pull herself away from his sweet seduction. Mizuki, a former marathon runner with a penchant for anything sugary, has now begun working at a hotel. She has zero experience in customer service, and is clumsy and socially challenged to boot. She's been slipping up repeatedly at work, which has only made things awkward with her coworkers. But when she runs into Kaji, the handsome hotel patissier/rumored womanizer, and accidentally vents her work frustration at him, he decides to appoint her as the test taster for his new creations?! Former runner/dessert-lover meets charming pastry chef in this heart-racingly sweet romance!
Kotoko a third year student, fell in love at first site with Naoki Irie. But when she finally got the courage to give him a love letter. He rejected her saying, "I hate stupid women."Naoki is a genius with an IQ of 200 and a sports champion, popular with all girls.As if Kotoko's luck wasn't bad enough, her house gets ruined in an earthquake and they go to stay at her father's friends place while their house is rebuilt. By some twist of fate her father's friend is... Naoki Irie's father! Now Kotoko and Naoki have to live together?!
Office lady Hitomi Nakajo is in a state of grief after her idol, Toma Kiryu, announced his retirement. After all, Hitomi's life purpose consisted of seeing Toma's plays. Just as things seemed hopeless, the very same idol becomes none other than Hitomi's boss?! It turns out Toma is the son of the company head that Hitomi works for. While Toma is amicable with all the female employees, Hitomi just panicks when Toma, her crush, approaches her. Consequently, she takes an indifferent attitude toward Toma. For Hitomi to act so indifferently toward Toma despite his status, intrigues him. Although Toma has received top-notch education as a gifted student, he's had some difficulty getting used to his first job off the stage. His never-back-down attitude leads him to try to solve everything on his own, but Hitomi, who sees through this, fills in the gaps in a subtle way so as not to hurt Toma's pride. Having taken notice, Toma steps up as an even more dependable boss and human being, leading the two to build a relationship of trust and draw closer to each other. Will their budding romance come to fruition despite a fanatic obsession?
Kanane Shinohara's been in plenty of relationships, but they've never panned out. Now, she's in her mid-30s and has become incapable of falling in love. As she drinks her sorrows away, she convinces herself that the reason she can't find a decent man lies within her. However, before Kanane has a chance to fully accept her "harsh reality," a handsome man named Shirosaki appears before her. Has she finally met her Prince Charming? Or is there something more to him?
Deep down, all Kanane wants is her own Cinderella story, but her experience tells her she's too old for fairytale romances. Using age as an excuse, she attempts to make a break for it and leave Shirosaki behind. However, he might not be so willing to let her escape his reach.
You're great just the way you are. Even though Miku is 25 years old, she hasn't learned a thing about how to do her own makeup -- but her boyfriend, Haru, tells her that he prefers her that way. Miku and Haru live together, after all, and they might get married, in which case she'll just quit her job anyway, so it's probably fine never to learn... At least, that's what she tells herself. One day, a boy with a special love for makeup suddenly appears in her life. The beautiful stranger does Miku up gorgeously and Haru's reaction to her new look is almost unbelievable--? A story of starting anew and taking one's life back through makeup!
"He's the CEO?! That guy from yesterday?!!" After losing my precious puppy who'd been at my side through high school, college, and since graduation, I went to a bar to drown my sorrows by the gallon. While I was wailing with grief, the man sitting next to me cut in with a majorly nasty retort: "Why not take some pills for your dysfunctional brain and start acting your age?" Well, I don't have to take that from some stranger!! So I returned the favor by sticking my leg out to trip him with an, "Oh, sorry. That was on purpose!" (Yeah, maybe I went too far...) Then, the next day that same guy turns up at my office and apparently he's the company's CEO! What's more, he's here looking for...me...?!?!
"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!"
"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.
Don't miss a romcom manga like no other! In an office romance, there's a fine line between sexy and awkward ... and that line is where Asako-a woman who sweats copiusly-met Koutarou-a perfume developer who can't get enough of Asako's, er, scent.Asako's living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Lilia Drop. Little do her coworkers know, the reason she loves the company so much is that she's ashamed of her body odor, and their soap is the only thing that does the trick. So when the company's lead product developer, a perfuming genius, approaches her in the lobby and wonders what "that smell" is, she's terrified ... but could it be ... that he likes it? And, even more surprising to Yae ... does she like him?The hilarious ups and downs of an office romance at a personal care products company are the subject of this sexy, strange romp. Sweat and Soap combines the odd-couple chemistry of Wotakoi, the "too real!" workplace comedy of Aggretsuko, and a heavy dollop of office steaminess!
"Here's to enjoying the second stage of my life!" Kazuha Ono is now a 35-year-old divorcee after ending things with her cheating husband. She works up the courage to declare, "I am officially divorced!" at her workplace, the editorial department of a fashion magazine, and much to her dismay the handsome new employee happens to be there at the same time. She thought it would make things awkward between them, but it seems like for some reason it's drawn him in closer?!
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.
Aiko worked hard to get a job at a good company, but in her first year, she meets Seiichi and ends up marrying him. Acceding to his wishes, she quits her job and becomes a housewife. At first, everything is smooth sailing. She enjoys her role supporting the man she loves as he aims for success... But before they've even been married a year, Aiko discovers that Seiichi is having an affair. It starts with small things, like coming home late, but it continues to get more and more flagrant. In spite of what she knows, Aiko still holds out a tiny hope for the husband that she loves, and resolves to continue with this imperfect but tranquil lifestyle. That is, until she discovers an even more shocking truth...!
"I demand absolute obedience from you." Yu Akabane has worked hard to reinvent herself for high school, and there's only one step left in her plan to leave her plain Jane days behind: asking out her idol, the "White Prince" Shirakawa-kun. When circumstances lead to Yu moving into the school dorm where Shirakawa-kun boards, she thinks she's found her lucky break. But unluckily for Yu, "Black Devil" Kurosaki-kun, the boy everyone at school (including the teachers!) is afraid of, lives there too-and when Yu defies him, he's all too eager to punish her...
Kako gets tangled up when she lies about her age in order to attend a company-mixer party for singles and ends up totally infatuated with her young local policeman! And it looks like it's mutual with Kota... until he finds out Kako's still in high school. Read on to see if straight-arrow Kota manages to find a way to do the right thing as our story unfolds in the first volume of this upbeat new romantic comedy from Maki Miyoshi!