And with that single sentence, the Good Witch of the Lake's secret crush on the dashing Sir Harij ends in heartbreak. Still, when he promises to help her gather the ingredients, Rose is thrilled at the chance to gaze upon a man she'd normally never get to interact with. She learns to brace her pounding heart for their usual stilted conversations...but what is she to do when he inexplicably shows up at her doorstep with bread and a jar of apple butter?
When super-popular Sakura Erika is suddenly interested in a her totally out-of-touch classmate, Kuzumi, what's to become of their ill-matched romance? This romantic comedy is perfect for fans of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun!
Deep below the earth lies the abode of Lord Hades, the ruthless king of the Underworld. Ruling over the realm of the dead, he swears to never fall in love...
Except, well, he kind of just took an arrow to the face courtesy of the primordial god of love, Eros, so...In any case, if someone could please pull this thing out of his head anytime this week, the lord god has places to be and people to see. He'll even make a wish come true, so step right up! Chop-chop! Who will be the lucky duck to claim Hades's prize...?!
After a messy breakup, college freshman Yoh Yagisawa returns home only to find she has an unexpected male roommate! Introducing himself as her old childhood friend who moved abroad, handsome Haruma Hirose is back to do a homestay. He's totally hot, super nice, and always there when Yoh's in trouble... but could Haruma's timing be a little too perfect? Plus, the house next door, where he claims to have lived-didn't the family there all commit suicide...?
Masato, a son of the Tendo family, is meant to marry Hojo Ran, the daughter of a baron. There's just one problem: she's a fake. The real Ran has fled after hearing that few make it out of the Tendo family alive. In her place is a young woman who says she will die if it means saving someone else's life.
It is 1926, the first year of the Showa era. Urabe Kanoko has left her hometown after it turns against her for having the ability to hear lies when spoken. She collapses from hunger after arriving in a town called Tsukumoya, where she meets a poverty-stricken detective named Iwai Soma. Is this fate? Or something more?
Lady Philine, the daughter of a poor baron, is in a loveless political marriage with Lord Volkhardt, the next marquis and royal magician. Being treated as a "trophy wife" by her callous husband, who's known as the "Ice Wizard," wears her out so much that, one day, she collapses... and all the memories from her past life come flooding back! In that life, she was a rabid fan of Volkhardt, a character from her favorite mobile game. Upon realizing that she is now in the game world, she decides to give up on receiving his love as a wife, and instead becomes determined to cheer him on with all her might as his fan. Converting their servants and pet dog into Volkhardt fans as well, she pours her body and soul into her fave, and starts making her own Volkhardt merchandise. Could doing all this bring about a change in her famously cold-hearted fave...?
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 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.
"I'm really happy to hear the girl I like missed me"
Konoha Satou has a dark history. After all, she spent her teen years writing self-indulgent fantasy romance fics-like her Dark History. But since she's become its most despicable villainess, remembering every last detail is now a matter of life-and-death. Having avoided the first couple of death flags, Satou's suddenly left in the dark when a mysterious stranger returns from the Lily Kingdom-a character she doesn't recall writing in the original script. Although Yomi claims to be her ally, can Satou really trust a character she knows nothing about in such a dangerous world?
When Aoi Narinomiya, the last daughter of a prestigious family, discovers that her grandfather has gone missing, leaving her to carry an astronomical debt, both she and her dog, Sakura, are inches away from finding themselves on the street. When her enigmatic classmate Kei Katsuragi shows up on her doorstep to repossess everything her family once owned, Aoi makes a desperate plea for Kei to take in her beloved Sakura--maybe she could at least be spared...? It seems, though, that Kei is far less interested in owning a dog than he is in calling a pedigreed kitty his own, and Aoi soon finds herself playing the part of the young man's prized pet! Disturbingly, it turns out to be a comfortable and reassuring life that Aoi feels she hastoo quickly settled into, but could Kei have ulterior motives that go beyond just "owning" her?
What's a girl to do when she's reincarnated into her favorite game, and as the antagonist to boot? Simple-set the stage so that the loves of her life shine, of course! To ensure that the heroes will make the right decisions to save themselves and the world, I'm determined to play my role to perfection. There's just a teensy problem-I may or may not have interfered in the life of my absolute number one fave, and he somehow ended up as my right-hand man for my schemes. How was I supposed to know that an impulsive choice from my childhood would cause such drastic changes to the story?!
Sakuya Shiina lives with Kanade, her male cousin and foster parent. In times of pain and sadness, she's always taken comfort in looking up at the stars. One day, a mysterious boy suddenly shows up at Sakuya's house for her birthday. He leaves her with kind words, but she has no idea who he is! All she has to go on is his name--Chihiro! Not one to let that deter her, she sets out in search of him with the reluctant help of her two best friends, Yuuri and Sei. Everyone says that Sakuya should just forget him, but she's oddly drawn to the curious boy. Then, a twist of fate allows them to meet once more! Will this meeting bring them closer together...or will the feelings between these lone stars remain forever in the dark?
Playing Daughter of the Duke's Super Love Project as the easy mode heroine, Ivonne, makes charming the male characters a breeze. But once you switch to hard mode and step into the shoes of Penelope, the misunderstood villain, it's nearly impossible to even stay alive! So imagine the shock of suddenly waking up in Penelope's body-you know right away that your life is on the line. With love interests who will kill you if their affection meters drop too low and the inability to speak without choosing from pre-selected dialogue, it quickly becomes clear that Penelope's chances have been rigged from the start-and this villain might just be destined to die!
Eunha Park thought she was getting another chance at life when she awoke in the world of a novel. The only problem? Raeliana McMillan, the character she was reborn as, is fated to be killed by her fiance! For the sake of her survival, she comes up with an idea-get into a fake marriage with a man more powerful than her groom-to-be. But when that protection comes in the form of Noah Wynknight, the duke with a warm smile and cold heart, Raeliana realizes she might be a bit in over her head...She's going to regret this plan, isn't she?
Contracted with a no-name spirit, Brigitte Meidell is a disappointment to her noble family and the mockery of her peers at the Otoleanna Academy of Magic-except for one. Yuri Aurealis is intelligent, handsome...and oh so arrogant. He's made enemies of the same people as Brigitte, meaning the two should get along just fine. However, his boorishness accidentally sparks a rivalry between them. It's a competition that has the potential to bring the two closer than they ever thought...!
Through a handheld mirror connected to another world, college student Ichika shares a friendship with a boy named Cecil-one that only her older sister, Karen, knows about. When Karen and the mirror disappear one day, Ichika is devastated. But grief turns to shock a year later when she, too, is sent to the world on the other side, only to find her lost sister and a grown-up Cecil! Except...why are her sister's first words to her "I've missed you, Karen"? And why is everyone else calling her "Ichika"?!In a world where her name and her past have been stolen, Ichika must find a way to forge her own destiny!
She wants a boyfriend - anyone but him. He wants girls to buzz off. Sucks for them 'cos he's paid to please princesses!High school freshman Mai can barely muster the confidence to talk to a boy, much less take one on a date. Plus, the first time she meets Kei Kurose, the wrong sort of sparks fly - even if Kei is head-turningly hot, who could put up with the way he treats girls like trash? Mai has no patience for his rude attitude, but when she just so happens to discover the scandalous secret of his part-time job, she might have to learn to keep his trust!
You're like...the monster that came in the spring.Just her pet pig and her mom. Those are the only two beings Ranko needs or wants in her life-not all the irritating people at school, not her new stepdad, and certainly not that scary guy from the alley. Still, life is like a box of chocolates...so of course Scary Guy has to show up at her house, along with her new stepdad, as her adopted stepbrother. It's the end of the world as she knows it! However, with her pig's life and her mom's happiness at stake, she's determined to figure out how to survive the monster lurking in his eyes...