After discovering she has the powers of a saintess at the age of five, Estelle is forced to work day in and day out for much of her life. Fearing she'll be worked even harder if her true powers are revealed, she decides to hide just how powerful she really is. As long as she can eat every day and have a roof over her head, she even decides to put up with the snot-nosed crown prince of the country and gets engaged to him. Just when she believes her days of struggling to survive had ended, a girl from another world arrives and catches the prince's eye! He breaks off their engagement and brands her a "false saintess," ordering her execution. Fed up with all the idiocy, she unleashes her full power and puts the prince and his followers in their place. Finally free, where will she go with this newfound freedom...?
Rita is the marquess of the Almadine domain and has been researching mineral resources in her domain since she has lost her dear parents, certain that the research will be of benefit to the people. However, one day, she is betrayed by her cousin Miliane and named a traitorous witch. In the end, Rita is made an exile and forced to leave behind her people. Right as she is attacked by bandits, a man known to many as the "Demon Lord" rescues her... Zeke, King of the neighboring kingdom. While she accepts his help, Rita is hesitant to trust others after experience the harsh reality of betrayal, but what could this meeting mean for her destiny...?
As a mysterious illness and relentless monsters push the sunless kingdom of Noimont to the brink of ruin, Princess Hermine-known as the "Cursed Princess"-resolves to save her homeland through a political marriage with the grand and prosperous kingdom of Grantia. Her intended groom, Prince Dietrich, is known as the Sun Prince for his brilliant mind and striking beauty. But their engagement comes with one condition: Hermine must open his heart within one year.
Cold and distant, Dietrich rejects her from the very start, and Hermine quickly realizes just how difficult that task will be. But with warmth and unwavering determination, she sets out to melt the frozen heart of the lonely prince.
"There was still so much I wanted to do..." A young woman dies in a fire at work and is reborn in another world as a black witch. Her new master, a talking black cat, tells her that black witches have powers capable of changing the world. But this witch has her own dream?to operate a boarding house that welcomes any and all kinds of guests!
The girl with scarlet hair and aurum eyes, branded as a devil who commands beasts, grows up with no name and is mistreated by her parents, as well as the townsfolk. But one day, she is hired as a maid by Mikhael, the angelic second prince, and given the name Iris. Mikhael is kind to her despite her being branded a devil, but believing she will bring misfortune to others, Iris tries to leave his side. However, this causes his whole angelic demeanor to change, and then he....?!
"You take my fiance, my money, and now you take me with you when you fall off the building... this is just the absolute worst!!" That's what I was thinking when all of a sudden I blinked, and found myself in a new life...! Liselotte is a young girl who was told she must be sacrificed for her kingdom as she is one of the few rare powerful magic wielders that are born only once every thousand years. She has been living out her days, sad and accepting of her fate, when suddenly the memories of her past life as a pharmacist named Toka Mikanagi come back to her. Before she has a chance to think too much about it, she realizes that the woman she knew as Queen Kirara is identical to the person responsible for her death in her past life...! Now she has to make use of her knowledge as a pharmacist to find a way out of an untimely death!
Princess Charlotte is to marry into the neighboring Kingdom of Gandalia. Her fiance, Crown Prince Alfred, treats her coldly, and on the very day she is placed under house arrest, she is murdered by someone. Charlotte thought she was dead, but when she woke up, time had somehow rewound to the day she married into Gandalia! Charlotte makes up her mind to start her life over so she won't be killed again, but right when she thought she would be treated creuly again by her fiance, he ends up doting on her?! The tables turn in this suspenseful love story between a princess looking to escape and a crown prince looking to spoil the one he loves!
"Princess Caroline... you are my destined mate." Royalty in the Acasia Kingdom is discerned by their gold and silver hair, and elegantly blue eyes. However, the third princess Caroline, born with amber hair and black eyes, is considered a shame for the royal family. She has been locked away in a small villa, being made to do petty work that the maids normally do. One day, her father calls for her... and suddenly Caroline finds herself in the audience of Prince Lienhart, prince of the beastfolk of Toscarna. With his bright white ears and waving tail, he calls to her in excitement. It seems she is to be betrothed to him as his mate?!
A few years have passed since Gaoh became the new emperor of the Hakushu Nation. Bad rumors have gone around about Gaoh getting rid of government officials, and spending loads of money on lavish banquets, so he is feared as the "Mad Emperor". Gaoh is currently recruiting courtesans for his harem, and our protagonists Shushu has her reasons to become one. One day the palace, a government official tries to make a move on Shushu, but Gaoh comes to her rescue?!
Sophia Riller, sixteen years old, was about to attend the Blessing Ceremony--a ritual in which a boy or girl of sixteen years is gifted with abilities from one of the various animal gods. A blessing from one of the bird gods could grant wings that allow one to soar through the skies. The boons are many and varied. Sophia, a clumsy type, was hoping that she would be chosen by a god that doesn't stand out...but...it was the Gorilla God who chose her! She was told that those blessed by the Gorilla God will have a gift for combat and needs to take the exam to become a Junior Knight. On the exam day, she met Louis, a handsome knight-to-be and two boys, who soon found out who Sophia was blessed by. Her life changes completely from that day...
Tiara, who has special power to heal people, had been working in the Imperial Court of Lerys since she was just a girl. As a "Saint," she healed wounded or sick people every day until she was exhausted. However, one day she was accused of pretending to be a saint--the second princess, Isabelle, who hated her, wanted to show how powerful she is. Tiara thought for a moment...she was never happy here. It would be better to be kicked out of here and live a life of her own! While she was trying to find a book to read before leaving, she met Alex. When he heard what happened, Alex suddenly said "Why don't you come to Ekwald, my land?" Tiara never knew that he was the prince and the strongest dragon knight of Ekwald! Tiara's journey begins.
The Ichijo family stands atop the nine families, all of whom possess supernatural powers that protect the land. Riko Momose was born into a powerful branch, but during the foresight ritual meant to determine her abilities, it was discovered she had absolutely none. From that moment on, she was mistreated by her parents and her younger sister. Riko's power eventually awakens, but in order to live a peaceful life, she keeps it a secret. During the spring of her 17th year, Ren, the next head of the Ichijo family, becomes her teacher and notices her powers. Intrigued, he quickly approaches Riko, but...
In the midst of a crowded ballroom, the Countess Sherazade is overcome by a flood of memories. Memories of a past life as an ordinary girl in another world, reading a Teen Love novel about a meek, but kind-hearted young woman from an impoverished noble family who catches the Prince's eye, and then attracts his love. A novel that recounts the story of her own life... or what it will soon become.
The only problem is... this story ends with Sherazade as a traumatized and broken shell of herself, and there's no way she's going to sit back and let that happen. At that moment, Shera makes a promise to herself- to do whatever it takes to make sure she will never, ever marry the prince!
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.
Upon receiving a royal decree, the hero Oliver and his party set off to defeat the Demon Lord, who ends up having no way of matching the hero's overwhelming strength... But it just so happened that Cecilia (the Demon Lord) was cute enough to make the hero's heart flutter to bits!! In the end, Oliver decides to ignore the royal decree and take Cecilia home with him. Thus begins Oliver and Cecilia's strange new life together. Oliver tries his best to win Cecilia's heart, but she finds it hard to think of herself as anything but a prisoner... Despite the fact that she's surrounded by sweets, delicious tea, and gets everything she wants. When is she going to realize she's completely misunderstanding things?! Enjoy the ultimate awkward/misunderstanding-filled love comedy!
Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu's life is going to take more than wishes and dreamsit's going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angellike being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed. This volume of Shugo Chara! includes special extras after the story!
Hiiro Yamabuki is your normal high school girl who loves eating. The only thing that separates her from other people, is her reoccurring dream of a Western world. One day in the middle of class, she accidentally brushes hands with the transfer student who sits next to her, Sei Konno. The moment they touch...! They are transferred to the world that she always sees in her dreams! And that guy is here too?! She finds herself wearing a gorgeous dress, people are calling her princess, and the transfer student is being called the Prince. Wait... she has to marry him right now? And spend the night together? What is going on?! They're classmates that barely know each other and they've suddenly been transferred to this strange world! Thus their newlywed life starts in this world that they know nothing about!
Berta is wed to the king as his second wife in a loveless, political marriage. However, after Berta falls pregnant with his child, the royal palace is thrown into disarray. The king's first wife stews in jealousy and a deep-seated sense of betrayal as Berta and King Harold's relationship begins to change.
Diana, daughter of the notorious Count Cresta, unwillingly enters the Palace Harem as "Lady Crimson Rose," the primary candidate for the queen consort. But she is hated by the King, caught in power struggles between concubines, and misunderstood in every way due to her "villainous face"! When she is entrusted with handling the first "Palace Harem Garden Party" in the history of the kingdom, she manages to make it a success, but it is short-lived. A shocking revelation triggers a scandal of such magnitude that it shakes not only the Palace, but the kingdom as well...! Dive into a new tale from the Harem Chronicles of a "villainous-looking" young lady who finds her own way to persevere... no matter what!
Like any proper noble lady, one must have certain acquired tastes. For Melphiera Marchalrayd, she just happens to crave a rather exotic protein-monsters! But do not judge! Despite its bad reputation, monster meat can be used in exquisite cuisine, and Melphiera is determined to change the kingdom's opinion of it! Unfortunately, since debuting in society, Melphiera has been struggling to find her perfect match...until she meets the fearless "Blood-Mad Duke" of Galbraith!