Awkwardly ever after! Married off to a man more than twenty years her senior, Koyuki has no idea what her new life has in store for her. She's so in the dark, in fact, that she hasn't even seen her husband's face! But Koyuki isn't alone in fumbling through the intricacies of wedded bliss. Mask-donning Shin might have many years on his young wife, but as it turns out, he's just as naive as she is! Will this pair of innocents ever get past their awkwardness (and the age gap)?!
A kidnapped and blindfolded princess's time in darkness with her silent caretaker. The ten minutes an ordinary woman spends with her tied-up stalker. The last six months a man has before he loses his beloved wife to cancer. These are a few of the moments we share with the characters brought to life by Toryumon Takeda in this collection of seven short stories, including her highly acclaimed "My Wife Whom I Loved Dearly." But what will become of each of them?
The Nebulis Sovereignty and the Empire are embroiled in a war without end. The Ice Calamity Witch, a Nebulis mage of incredible power, and Iska, the youngest swordsman of the Empire ever to become a Saint Disciple, find themselves face-to-face on the battlefield. Each seeks to bring a close to this ceaseless conflict. Little do they know, however, that their meeting will be the catalyst that shapes the fate of the world!
A young girl has resigned herself to being the next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga.
Togame and her husband are happy in love and want to have kids. There's just one problem: Their bedroom has turned into a no-bang zone! With her raging libido frustrated by her beloved husband's practically nonexistent sex drive, Togame is climbing the walls in search of release...Left to her own devices to get her fix, will fulfilling her needs spell doom for Togame's marriage?!
Minato Sahashi is a rounin, a two-time loser who's failed his college placement exams. Just as he's contemplating giving up and heading home, though, a chance encounter changes his life forever! Enter Musubi, a girl who literally falls into Minato's life! Musubi is a Sekirei, a modified human caught up in a game in which only one of her kind can be left standing. In order to be victorious in this contest, though, she needs to find her Ashikabi (her fated partner)...and guess who fits the bill?? Caught up in battle he barely understands, can Minato survive "The Sekirei Project" and emerge victorious? Either way, with his buxom new cohort by his side, his life will certainly never be the same!
One day, first-class Grim Reaper Lisara, for her own reasons, secretly enters the human world. After searching in vain for her target, Lisara is completely exhausted. That's when Ryosuke Kaga approaches her. To help Lisara out, he leads her out of the rain and to his cozy home, where he tells her, "I will do anything to help you." When Lisara hears that, she suddenly embraces Ryosuke and......?!
This spin-off of the bestselling Haruhi Suzumiya series takes place in the world of the "Disappearance" arc of the original novels, focusing on the high school life (and romance!) of a tentative and bashful Yuki Nagato quite unlike the one you've come to know and love through the usual exploits of the SOS Brigade...but no less charming!
Twenty-three-year-old art school reject Miyuu Seno has a blue print for the future, but it's not her own. Instead, she's stuck on the "secure"path her mom has laid out for her-from her office job, to her clothes, to the guys she meets-and it's making Miyuu more miserable by the day. When things come to a head between them, Miyuu leaves home with a blank canvas in tow, holding on to the hope that painting can somehow undo the phony she's become...
Meet Meme, the good-for-nothing daughter of the Demon World's mighty Summoners Clan leader. Her dad has kicked her out into the human realm to learn some responsibility, and she needs to find a home! Enter Sentarou Narigane, wealthy landlord of Kuroyuri Apartments. Suffering from the worst case of malaise, Sentarou offers Meme a free apartment on one condition: She has to be his entertainment!
Gotta flirt to save the world!! High schooler Takuma Akutsu is terrified of human contact and just wants to live a quite life. Too bad he doesn't have a choice in the matter when nine Valkyrie sisters come barging into his home! They've tasked him with raising their level to fight off the monsters threatening humanity--and how will he do that, exactly...? By gettin' down & dirty to the max!!!
A story of two people determined to hold on to one another. Mitsuha, a high school girl from a town deep in the mountains, dreams of an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy from Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. As the two begin swapping lives, a miraculous story is set in motion.
During the events of your name., Mitsuha and Taki's miraculous encounter forever changed their lives. But they weren't the only ones affected by their body swapping -- Mitsuha's friends and family have their own sides of the story to tell!
A pure love story that starts with a reunion with someone she admired...
New employee Hanao Arikawa has someone she admires. That person is former model and charismatic company president Ryoichi Ikeuchi. She's happy just to be able to work close to him... or so she thought, but soon after joining the company, they unexpectedly become close! Ryoichi is touched by Hanao's simple and earnest personality. He can't help but pay attention to her. Meanwhile, there's something Hanao really wants to tell Ryoichi... "Ryo, I've met you before."
Akari had wanted to be a novel writer for as long as she could remember. However, that all changed after what her high school friend did to her. She couldn't help but put as much distance as possible between herself and her stories. Years later, a moment comes where she thinks that she may want to write again. In that moment... a cameraman starts snapping pictures of her?! He even comes to her workplace telling her to come with him... what could possibly come from this mysterious guy???
Childhood friends Koutarou Fujiki, Kajiwara, and Fuyuko thought they would always be together. They spent their youth in a strange love triangle, the two boys fighting over who would date Fuyuko. But suddenly one day, that life ends. Kajiwara goes missing, and Koutarou takes his sweetheart's hand in marriage. Now middle-aged, Koutarou is left to wonder-would his wife have chosen differently if Kajiwara was still around? On a visit to his hometown, the memories come rushing back...
A deep and dangerous love, one you cannot escape. Mei, a novice painter, worked tirelessly to make a living from her art. One day, she received a job that could change her life, but it ended in failure. "If only I had more talent and skill..." she lamented. That's when an art dealer named Luis appeared, promising to enhance her abilities. Mei was thrilled as her skills began to bloom, but there was a huge price to pay. Luis was actually a fairy who thrived on love, and she found herself trapped in his grasp...
The impoverished estate of Baron Aitreev has been blessed with two wonderful twin children. The kind and compassionate sister Belle and the intelligent and book-savvy brother Stephan have been living an increasingly modest lifestyle so that their people can continue to survive the seasons... though they are unsure how many more winters they can manage. Suddenly, a proposition comes to them from the servant of a well ornamented Marquis. The son of this Marquis, Evert Brotaire and his fiancee Elena Gromberg are displeased with their engagement and wish to find someone to marry out of love. It seems that this Marquis wishes for the twins to give the couple experiences of love, only to break their hearts and disappear so that the two will finally cling to one another and marry. The twins are hesitant to take such an underhanded job, but things change when they get the chance to meet this troubled couple...!
There are tally marks notched on Michishige's thighs-a secret only Yuya knows! Due to the doodles on her legs, rumors spread that she was very experienced. People joked with Yuya, saying, "Get Michishige to help you become a real man!" As if he could ever do something like that... After things start to progress with Michishige, Yuya finally confesses his feelings. She responds, "If we're going to date, it has to be with the intention of getting married, right?" The tally marks on her thighs are actually her vows of love! With a quirky girl full of overwhelming affection, their romantic comedy begins!
It's been 10 years since the shocking retirement of the top-notch child spy known as "Little Hawk"... One condition of my retirement was to keep my true identity a secret. While living a happy school life in this cliched setting, our boat capsized due to high waves during a school trip. Now, I find myself on a deserted island with the three most distinguished girls in my class. Escaping alone would be easy, but in this situation, protecting my true identity is paramount. How can I get us out of this mess while keeping my identity a secret? But it seems I'm not the only one with a secret...