Branded a "tainted child" for shedding red tears, Claire lives in hiding, allowed outside only to act as her twin sister's stand-in. One day, a ruthless assassin targets her. A deadly encounter sparks a dark romance fantasy.
Harume Nihei was compared to a rolly polly by her crush, Maki, when she mustered up the courage to confess to him back in preschool. Ten years later, she still hasn't gotten over him. This time around, she's been doing her best to get Maki to confess to her instead. But with him being the biggest airhead of 'em all, it simply won't be an easy task! An adorable tale of two childhood friends secretly (?) in love with one another, and their absolutely ridiculous adventures fraught with misunderstandings.
If I don't have a child with my less-than-appealing childhood friend, my favorite character won't be born?! Richelle, a lady of a noble family, retains the memories of her past life. She realizes she was reincarnated into her favorite game's world and is ecstatic, but that feeling doesn't last long. If she doesn't have a child with her childhood friend Lucian, she won't be able to give birth to her favorite character in the game, Mikaril. To make matters worse, the key piece to her puzzle won't stop teasing her! On top of that, he's a heartthrob and a major hit with the ladies in town! Richelle is sure, without a doubt, that she doesn't stand a chance. However, one fateful day, she closes the distance with him at a party. She can't let this chance slip by, so she pushes him down the first chance she gets. What happened next wasn't what she'd expected though...!
"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...?!?!
Unpopular manga artist Rikka is troubled by the fact that she can't draw an attractive man to save her life -- or her livelihood. This is rooted in a childhood trauma that resulted in her developing a fear of men. "I seriously need to get a series picked up...!" With her career as a cartoonist hanging by a thread, she decides to take kickboxing lessons in order to get back a life where she doesn't fear the opposite sex. While learning how to fight from Goromaru, her coach at the gym, she is touched by his awkward but sincere kindness, and falls for him hard, but....?!
Haruka is a totally average high school girl, but she has a secret. A certain tacky four-eyes from her class, Souta Sano, is actually her childood friend and neighbor. What's more, that frumpy look is a disguise, and he's really a popular male model. "He's been there beside me since forever, but now..."Your true face that I've known since childhood, and the face you wear as a popular model - the more I see of you, the stronger this feeling of love grows, yet why do you feel so far away...?The pure love of this high school girl and her childhood friend turned model is sure to make your heart pound.
"Every morning, I'll be the one to wake you, Mizu." So her beloved Kairi had promised, until a plane crash 3 months after their wedding took him away from her forever. Now a widow, but unable to accept her husband's death, Mizuki Mizusawa deliberately moves closer to the ocean and starts a job in a brand-new place. That same day, she unexpectedly encounters a college student named Kaoru Suoh, who is the spitting image of a young Kairi. The first time they meet, Kaoru calls her "Mizu," which is just what her husband Kairi used to call her...! Though this enigmatic and handsome college student Kaoru may be playing with her heart, Mizuki finds herself drawn to him... A story of the romance between two people devoted to love despite their heartbreak.
"If one more guy asks you out, we'd be tied... Then how about I do it?" Chikage and Haruto have competed over one thing or another since elementary school. It even went as far as a battle to see who could get asked out more times by their high school graduation?! ...Now, several years later, these two who could hardly cross paths without challenging each other to some sort of battle have grown up: Chikage is a model, Haruto is an actor, and they are each embarking on their own paths in life. And then, just as Chikage gets her first shot at filming a made-for-TV movie, it turns out that Haruto will be her costar... As this clumsy pair is led to and fro by love and work, their romance will have your heart throbbing!
"You seem to be the only one who can make me hard." It was an unbelievable confession he made while crowding me up against the wall. I had lost all my confidence as a woman, but now…
Maru (Yuki Maruoka) is an honest, straightforward girl inexperienced when it comes to love. One day, she becomes witness to a groping incident on the train. She goes up to confront the offender, but not before a handsome, young fellow nearby calls him out for his actions. The two somehow manage to drive the man away. But right afterwards, in a baffling turn of events, the boy asks Maru to go out with him. Although Maru, flustered, rejects him in the spur of the moment, she slowly becomes drawn to his kind and sincere personality. She then discovers that he's an older student attending her high school, also known by some as "Mr. Perfect"! When she finds him again to apologize, she inadvertently ends up blurting out, "Why don't we start as friends"? A sugary sweet romantic comedy following the antics that ensue between Maru and a mature, older boy in school solely focused on winning her heart, showering her with special attention and kindness at every chance he gets.
On the day of her high school entrance exam, Momo was groped by a stranger on the train. Another student heading to the exam, a boy, saved her. Ever since, she's been searching for her savior amongst her new classmates, and has decided that it must be the school playboy, Amagase. His appearance and personality have completely changed, apparently, because Amagase doesn't get serious with anyone. Attempting to appear unfazed, Momo tells (lies to) Amagase: "I will never fall for you." Convenient for a player like Amagase, he forces her to be his next girlfriend. Amagase toys with Momo, his kiss sweet, the physical closeness between boyfriend and girlfriend a first for her... A heart-pounding high school romance with a mysterious boy!!
Hana Kisugi is a somewhat apathetic 28-year-old office worker with no luck at work or with men. One day, she missed a step on a staircase and...When she woke up, she was in the body of a 17-year-old high school student named Hana Yamada. At a loss, she ends up living the life of a high school girl at the boarding house Hana Yamada lived at, Ikuta House. She's surrounded by the responsible adult Haruki, and the high school boy Haruchika. She's having trouble not falling for all the guys around her, but she can't fall in love in someone else's body, can she? While she's worried about that, someone tells her HE'S in love with HER!Will this Hana be able to return to her former body?!
"How is it? Sweet, right?" One day on her shift as library assistant, Hinano finds ultra-popular ladies' man, Haruna Iori, sleeping amongst the stacks. Not only does he tease Hinano relentlessly, he also somehow ends up stealing her first kiss! Hinano decides to pretend it never happened and goes home -- only to find Haruna at her house, too? That's when Hinano's mother breaks the news to her: she'll be living with Haruna for the next six months! Hinano's heart is sure to beat out of her chest sharing a space with the free-spirited Haruna, whose advances only grow sweeter and sweeter!
Hanazawa Moe grew up tall and tomboyish, and was even mocked for "crossdressing" the one time she wore more feminine clothes, which left her with some emotional baggage and a penchant for playing the man. Now Moe is the most popular waiter at a crossdressing cafe, where she dresses up as a guy to welcome lady customers. Thinking it was a dream job that let her use her unique talents, she buried herself in her work, until... Before she knew it, she'd reached "that age" - all her friends are getting married, having kids, and steadily moving forward in life. Suddenly, a voice inside her starts asking, "Do I want to carry on this way forever...?" -- Match-making apps, blind date parties and more... The chronicle of a girl well below the curve on romantic know-how going all out to find a husband!
High schooler Matsuri has an unexpected encounter with her brother's friend, Asahi-sempai, who also happens to be a popular boy at her school. From then on, Asahi-sempai makes passes at her at school or even at her own house! Wherever Matsuri might be, there's just no escaping him ... Every day with the somewhat perverse Asahi-sempai is an unbelievably stimulating experience for Matsuri, and she can't help but be flustered!! This is the long-awaited first volume of an intimate love story, featuring a sweet and playful sempai!
Nishiki, who lives out in the countryside, loves studying. But due to the arranged marriage her parents have planned for her, she's finding her hometown a bit cramped. One day, she happens to meet Atsumori, a high schooler from Tokyo. Motivated by his unique sense of values, Atsumori suggests that Nishiki run away with him and get married! Having grown fond of Atsumori, Nishiki decides to chase after him by getting into a high school in Tokyo...?!A new series from Taamo, author of "House of the Sun."
Mei Tachibana has no friendsand she doesn't need them! Ever since her "friends" betrayed her in elementary school, she's sworn off friendship entirely. All it leads to is betrayal and heartbreak, and she's well enough on her own. But everything changes when she accidentally roundhouse kicks the most popular boy in school! However, Yamato Kurosawa isn't angry in the slightest in fact, he thinks his ordinary life could use an unusual girl like Mei! He won't take no for an answer, and soon Mei and Yamato embark on an unwanted friendship that will change both of them forever. PRAISE FOR THE ANIME "Surprises with its honesty, its sensitivity, its quality. Always it is smarter, more poetic, more touching, just plain better than you think it is going to be." Anime News Network
Joshi High is an elite school that most girls in Japan only dream of attending. Then one day everything changes-the allgirl school goes coed. There's just one catch: The girls outnumber the boys. So begins a wild, noholdsbarred competition for the boys of the school. Which smart and independentminded girl will rise above the fray?
Kao has no interests, no hobbies, and no friends ... so when she's pushed by her brother to become the manager for the boys' volleyball team, she reluctantly accepts. But her future as manager is contingent on roping in the equally reluctant Kuze-kun, who, despite his passion and talent, seems intent on leaving volleyball behind ...
After her parents leave to care for her ailing grandmother, high schooler Miko "Meeko" Sonoda moves into her uncle's boarding house. There, she meets its rather unusual residents, including the oldest of the bunch: the grumpy mother hen, Matsunaga-san. With the help of her housemates, Meeko begins to adjust to her new life away from her parents, but she soon learns that no matter how far away from home she is, she's still a young girl at heart-especially when she finds herself falling for Matsunaga-san ...