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!
Hibiki... Are you with the kimono police!? Nadeshiko got into wearing kimonos after finding a sash she fancies. Even though she does her best to practice wearing a summer kimono to go to the fireworks festival, when she walks it starts to fall apart and gets blisters from the wooden sandals. Just as Nadeshiko is wallowing in hopelessness, she is helped by the gorgeous Hibiki Takakura who's wearing an elegant summer kimono. Nadeshiko feels ashamed in front of Hibiki, who seems to be a master at wearing kimonos, but then Hibiki makes a surprising suggestion......?
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...
My subjects, thank you for coming... I, the Demon King, shall retire as of today. This sudden proclamation by the Demon King, ruler of the demon realm, threw the people of the realm into a panic. Even as his aides tried desperately to stop him, the Demon King threw off his imposing mantle, transformed into an unassuming (albeit handsome) hoodie-clad young man, and descended to the human realm with a spring in his step. Yet even down on Earth, he is surrounded by demonic creatures! His gloomy apartment full of evil spirits wriggling in the dark, and on the floor below a mysterious woman whose bruised face grows worse every day... Is this place cursed? Can the Demon King not escape evil's grasp even in retirement? ...Tonight, again, he can hear the woman's wails. He makes up his mind and heads down to her apartment! And what sight greets him once he gets there...?!
You'll be overcome with laughter at this silent but all-out duel between man and woman! A romantic comedy that keeps you endlessly grinning! Kureha (27) has just one criteria to choose a man: "Is he rich, or not?" Taisuke (29) picks out women by their bodies alone. This pair of scoundrels, faithful only to their own desires, meet at a mixer - an encounter as unfortunate as it is destined. Each scheming to snatch up the other, they act the part of a selfless, humble lady and gentleman while gradually drawing closer, and then...
On the way to school one day, Nao stumbles upon an unconscious kid by the river, only to find out that the young boy is a dragon god endowed with mystical powers! Nao agrees to help the kid, who is in search of his lost mother. And thus begins the unlikely story of how a clumsy high school boy ended up living with a cute, tiny dragon god.
While dragging himself home from the office late one night, working stiff Kunimaru comes across a mysterious arcade where he wins himself a plush toy. He's in for quite the shock when a fluke kiss transforms his new plush into a human prince...and then the prince starts calling him "Daddy"?! -- This lighthearted comedy is sure to uplift all the "plushie" lovers out there as novice plushie daddy Kunimaru and his little prince navigate their life together through misadventures and explosive bursts of admiration.
"I spent all my time wondering 'what if,' then one day I woke up and I was 33." She's not that bad-looking, but before she knew it, Rinko was thirty-something and single. She wants to be married by the time the Tokyo Olympics roll around in six years, but...that might be easier said than done! The new series by Akiko Higashimura erupts with sharp opinions on girls and tons of laughs!!
Rinko, Kaori and Koyuki swore they would get married by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ... Now they're about to step into a new chapter of romance ... but will they, should they, finally get married?
Miu is an unfortunate occult fanatic, who guzzled down a whole bottle of "Cherry Soup", the super strong cell revitalization liquid without thinking. Thanks to that, now she's a zombie. This all happened when Miu's just gotten close to her crush, Tohno. However, Tohno can't stomach zombies! Who knows what will happen...?!
"Why do I have to be the one to 'put it in'?"Shun Mizuo has always got a smile on his face. He's popular amongst his coworkers and he's good at his job... but he's useless in the bedroom. One day, heartbroken after discovering his girlfriend cheating on him, he drinks himself into a stupor and reveals his "situation down there" to Amachi, his beautiful-yet-frosty coworker. What happens when, suddenly, Amachi says that she feels that this moment with Mizuo must be fate?! An office romance between two people both hopeless in the bedroom!
Saku Tsukimiya is a high school boy who much to his dismay looks like a girl. On the night of his seventeenth birthday, he hears a mysterious voice in his dreams calling him a princess. When he wakes up, his body has undergone an unbelievable transformation... Saku, a man is the reincarnation of the legendary princess Kaguya?! Join us for this gender-switch love comedy!
Rie Sasayama is 24 years old and 5 foot 6 inches tall. Often asked if she's angry. It's probably just her face, or the fact that she's generally expressionless. Used to being called strong. Chose her current job because it was close to her apartment. There's no other reason. Rie does not want to be considered bad at her job, so she works hard. When one task is finished, the next is waiting -- it's an endless cycle of having to give it her all, all the time. In the midst of all that, a young guy approaches her one day and asks if she's hungry, not an ounce of ill intent in his expression. Rie's not particularly lovable, neither in appearance nor personality, so what is this guy talking to her for...?
Mae Sakuradamon lives a meager life in order to become a beauty while working as an OL. She does liposuction on her butt and gets saline breast implants, all to get Ryutaro Sekiguchi, the guy she likes to notice her... This is a plastic surgery comedy manga! It became the hit TV drama starring Suzuki Sayana.
Nanami Arakawa is the chief secretary to the CEO of a general trading company. Her boss is a quick-tempered man who's all about his work, and is feared by his employees. But he's handsome. The guy her coworker introduces her to is a cheerful guy who's extremely laid-back. But he's handsome. Will one of these guys become Nanami's first love? An exciting romantic comedy following a professional, yet awkward secretary's attempt to discover love that will keep you on your toes!
"Can I really go husband hunting in another world!?" In the middle of a courting event, Rinko is thrown into a whole new world. But she's not giving up... she's determined to find her special fish in the sea!
Awkward high school student Koharu Minami is in love with Shimizu, the popular boy in her class. So she's shocked when she inadvertently discovers that his friendly demeanor is all an act. Or is it? The more time they spend time together, the more Koharu notices the kindness hidden behind the constant teasing and disgruntled comments. Could finding out about "the real Shimizu" actually end up bringing the two closer together?!
The sex survival book for all the women out there who feel like they want to shout "who cares about virginity anyway!?" but can't bring themselves to do it!
"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...