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.
I want to be hated by my love... if it means preventing this unfortunate future...!
One day, Luise, the 16-year-old daughter of the Marquess, regained memories from her past life. She discovered she had reincarnated as the villainess from a video game she once adored. Remembering she faced only two dismal futures: enduring each day miserably as an unloved queen or facing exile after a broken engagement, she was devastated by the tragic prospects ahead. Determined to take action herself, can she avoid this unfortunate future? Can she successfully make her lover hate her?
After her divorced parents remarry, Yui returns to her hometown for the first time in eight years. She has not seen her older brother, Hayato, during that time, so she is amazed to see how popular and grown up he has become. She also bumps into her childhood friend, Ritsu, who she remembers as a crybaby, and almost doesn't recognize him. Now living with her brother again, she can't help but notice her heart fluttering with each interaction. Does this mean she might like him?! Knowing how taboo these thoughts are, Ritsu suggests he and Yui date as a way to nip her feelings for Hayato in the bud. Yet this family tree may not actually be as simple as it seems... Includes a special bonus chapter of Those Not-So-Sweet Boys!
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!
Today, for the second time, we were trapped again and he kissed me hard and deep while we couldn't escape. But, if someone sees us, rumors will spread again...!
"Why don't I take Sou's place?" - That day in the winter of our last year of junior high, the day Sou died, I sealed all my feelings away inside my heart. It was always the three of us - Sou, Keito, and me - but now there's an empty space where Sou used to be. Except, now we've met him: Sou's twin brother, Shun. His face and voice, like perfect copies of Sou's, shake up my heart and weaken the seal. Please, don't stare at me with Sou's eyes. Please, don't call out to me with his voice. Don't say that nonsense about taking his place, and then kiss me just like he used to......
"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.
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?!
"Don't tell me you love me so much you chased after me?" Momo has never been able to forget Hiiro, the boy who lived next door to her in her childhood. Right when she'd decided to turn a new leaf and find another great love story in high school, Momo reunites with Hiiro on her first day of high school. Hiiro had always been good-looking and a bit of a meanie, but now he was completely cruel, and a womanizer, at that! To make matters even more confusing for poor Momo, Hiiro suddenly kisses her...! Momo's first love is the school scoundrel, and yet the irresistably dreamy Hiiro -- how will this indulgent yet complicated love story turn out...?
Kurumi lives under one roof with her father and her overprotective brother, Ataka. One day, she reunites with Nagio, her childhood friend. Now a young man, Nagio doesn't hesitate making advances-much to Kurumi's dismay-kissing her out of nowhere and telling her how he has always liked her, in the process totally wrapping her around his finger. And while Kurumi is put off at first, she eventually finds herself head-over-heels for Nagio ... This childhood-friend romance starring a black-hearted-yet-loving (?) boy is filled with sweet and passionate kisses!
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
Mikumo Higashino and Sei Imajo were once close childhood friends. Then they grew apart when Mikumo had to move away for her parents' work. Two years have passed, and through intense studying, Mikumo makes it into same prestigious high school as Sei. However, Mikumo's heart-pounding excitement turns to surprise when she finds out that Sei isn't who he used to be! A sweet, innocent romance that will be sure to give the reader butterflies in their stomach!
Upon first glance, high school freshman, Luna Tsukigase, seems like your average school girl. The truth is, though, that she used to be a delinquent! Luna, reformed, dreams of becoming a model!! However, her road to success is steep... Until she somehow gets the sometimes-sweet, sometimes-sour school hottie, Itsuki, to lend her a hand?! Luna and Itsuki's pure love story will remind you of what it feels like to fall in love. Your heart will certainly skip a beat!
From the creator of New York Times bestselling manga That Wolf-Boy Is Mine! comes a feel-good romance about a teenage girl whose passion for photography leads her to a new school, a new dorm, and a new love triangle!UNDER ONE ROOFMako's always had a passion for photography. When she loses someone dear to her, she clings to her art as a relic of the close relationship she once had...Luckily, her childhood best friend Kei encourages her to come to his high school and join their prestigious photo club. With nothing to lose, Mako grabs her camera and moves into the dorm where Kei and his classmates live. Soon, a fresh take on life, along with a mysterious new muse, begin to come into focus!
Serina arrives at school one day to discover her desk has been vandalized-someone's scratched the lyrics to a love song in it...and that someone turns out to be Mizukawa-sempai, a boy who's one year her senior. She wants to get to know him better, but if his frosty demeanor is any indication, she doesn't have a chance! But it seems he might be awkward-not simply mean-and before she knows it, she's asking him out...! With each passing day, her heart races a little faster! Don't miss out on volume 1 of this school romance story!
Lilia, the newborn daughter of a marquis, has the memories of her previous life! With cheat-like gamer knowledge she aims to become the strongest girl in this new "other world"!