"What's a happy marriage?" Kaoru Kirishima, 29 years old, single. Dreaming of becoming a novelist, she dedicates herself to her writing activities alongside her work, but then, she finds out that the theme of her novel is "Happy Marriage." She finds marriage unattractive. It's the most distant topic she could think of, and she's been worried about it for days. In the midst of this, she happens to meet a man named Moroboshi who desperately wants to get married. They become close friends as they talk about their views on marriage. However, Kaoru's thoughts on marriage were painful and sad...
Mei is a beautiful baby girl... but she thinks in a Southern accent...?! Yuka and Masato are brand-new first-time parents, and it shows! They have a lot to tackle as they learn how to raise Mei. It's a heartwarming story about the joys and challenges of parenting. Follow Mei, Yuka, and Masato as they experience life lessons in childbirth, breastfeeding, outings, baby socializing, weaning, and much more!
She doesn't know how it feels to be in love, and her body can't bear children, but that doesn't mean she doesn't want a perfect family like the ones you see on TV! And who should appear before down-on-her-luck, marriage-crazy Sachiko, but Keiichi! He's got looks and money to spare, and most importantly, he accepts all of Sachiko's conditions! But Keiichi's got secrets of his own... Can Sachiko overcome these hurdles to obtain the happy home she's dreamed of?!
Is this love a dream come true? Or is it the beginning of a nightmare? From cheating, to gold-digging, to dangerous cults, Satoru is a man so unlucky in love that every woman he's ever fallen for has betrayed him. He decides that if he's only capable of falling in love with wicked women, he might as well go with the marriage match his parents have picked out for him. But one look at Michiru, the woman they've set him up with, and Satoru is head-over-heels. And that can only mean one thing...
Jin Kurosaki is a high school boy who spends his days in irritation and apathy. That is, until he falls down a flight of stairs one day to save a pregnant lady named Mai and...ends up swapping bodies with her?! Suddenly becoming a pregnant lady is a lot to take in, but Mai's cheeriness and positivity help him face the situation. As feelings he's never felt before begin to sprout, he also starts to learn more about Mai and the secret she holds.
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...
Three years into her marriage, housewife Hana still enjoys cooking for others, but the constant complaints from her in-laws have started to wear away at her. When her marriage goes even further awry, her broken and battered heart finds a deli still open at 11 PM... Feel all your daily food stresses simply melt away in this short story collection!