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USD 1.49 / 149pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptSawako Saito's been married for five years, with a kid nowhere in sight. Her mother-in-law pressures her about giving her a grandchild, but her husband constantly turns her down in the bedroom. Sure, he has ED, but can't take it anymore. One day, Hasegawa, the hottest guy at her office, invites her for a little fun behind her husband's back. In her confusion, her mind starts to wander and entertain the thought of an affair with Hasegawa. When she gets home, her husband surprises her with a cake. Turns out she had forgotten it was their fifth wedding anniversary. Ashamed for even slightly being tempted by Hasegawa's invitation, Sawako vows to make things work out with her husband. However, her resolve is short-lived as she discovers some shocking photos on her husband's computer. Why are they mixed in with the couple's photo albums? And more importantly, who exactly did Sawako marry...? -
USD 1.49 / 149pt"I got my happy ending after marriage! Or so I thought..." Three ladies who went to the same school together admit they have dated nothing but losers. Miraculously, they have all gotten married, but marriage was not the goal. A controlling husband, an overbearing husband, and a mama's boy... with these marital problems, where will they go from here?! -
Ayumi Suzuki was having a hard time. Between her husband Takuya's backhanded compliments and the loud parties he insisted on hosting at their house, she could barely keep her head above water. Takuya seemed to be trying to relive his glory days by inviting over the usual group of old high school friends to sing and drink all night, while Ayumi was stuck cooking and pouring their drinks. Hard as that was, she still stayed devoted to her husband... And then she found out he had been having an affair with a woman from that "usual group" of party friends! As she listens to them having sex and badmouthing her like the insults were their pillow talk, Ayumi finally hits her limit. Now she has a new party to plan: an Affair Expose Party! -
Yume, a fortune teller working in Kokubuncho is known for her incredible accuracy. Hearing rumors about her prowess, a man named Mutsumi arrives at her workplace uninvited to question her about her abilities. It turns out the mysterious voices she hears, that provide her with information, are those of spirits! Yume gets dragged along by Mutsumi to a haunted apartment that can't be exorcised and hears a voice that only she can! With Mutsumi's backing her up, Yume lends an ear to spirits with unfortunate circumstances, and the regrets they have left over. A mystery-filled drama following two people hearing out the last requests of the dead, and helping to fulfill them. -
Juggling work, raising her daughter, and taking care of the house, every day is a struggle just to survive for wife and mother, Yuri.
Despite this, the only thing her husband Yuto does to help out is pick their daughter up from the nursery.
Although Yuri isn't entirely happy with the status quo, they live a relatively happy life together.
But one day, she discovers a familiar sweet scent and a long, black hair on her husband's shirt when doing the laundry.
Suspicious, she takes a peek at her husband's texts and finds an intimate conversation between him and their daughter's favorite homeroom teacher at the nursery, Miss Moe!
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USD 1.49 / 149pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptMiki Kobayashi is a housewife living with her husband, Kazuya, and their two daughters. To outsiders, their family appears happy, but recently Kazuya has turned his contempt toward Miki. He belittles her work as a housewife, and the strain is beginning to take a toll on her. One day, while shopping with her daughters, Miki unexpectedly runs into Kazuya's former boss, who reluctantly suggests that Kazuya may not be faithful. Determined to protect her family's future, Miki resolves to take action. -
Today, I found out my friend is having an affair with a married man. Then, I discovered my own husband is cheating on me. I've always looked down on people like that, convinced I'd never become one of them. But recently... I've met someone who makes my heart race.
Is this love?
A dramatic love story tangled in betrayal, temptation, and an overwhelming storm of desire. -
USD 1.49 / 149pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptRyo, my husband of six months, has become distant lately. Every time I speak to him, he seems irritated and responds with sharp words. Our strained relationship has taken a significant mental toll on me, but thankfully, I can lean on my best friend Miku. She's someone truly precious whom I trust and can confide in about anything. One day, I decide to surprise Miku with a visit, only to find my husband's car parked outside her apartment. He'd told me he was heading out for golf with his boss early that morning, but it turns out he was lying. The truth? He's been sleeping with my best friend behind my back! And as if that weren't enough, he showers her with affection he never shows me while also trash-talking me. As I grapple with my disbelief, a dark resolve forms within me, urging me to get rid of both my husband and best friend. -
USD 1.99 / 199pt"Everyone should just be 'saba saba' like me!" Nami Amihama (age 28) works in the editorial department for a women's fashion magazine. Nami constantly uses being saba saba (aka blunt) as an excuse for her biased assertions and has been ostracized by her coworkers because of it. One day, when Nami was being her usual arrogant self, she is confronted by her antithesis, Mai Honda (age 26). Mai is beautiful and feminine, and Nami can't hide her irritation. The battle between the self-proclaimed saba saba woman vs. the true saba saba woman begins! -
"Didn't they teach you in school? If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all." Aya Sakurai is your average office worker who likes to mind her own business, but she can never get across the things she wants to say... until Shun Serizawa comes along. After transferring to her department, he's got a lot to say regarding a mean boyfriend, workplace bothers, and all the other things she can't manage to confront! -
"He's already crazy for me. " Someone's hot CEO boyfriend was stolen by a plump, ugly woman?! Even though Kaori Ichijo is plump and ugly, she constantly has men wrapped around her finger. At first glance, men think Kaori's unattractive; and yet, her amazing skills have them at her mercy, bewitched and sucked bone dry... Just who is this Kaori, and what in the world is her motive?! -
USD 1.99 / 199pt"I'll help rehabilitate you... I'll become your boyfriend." Koharu Momose was dating someone from her office, when out of nowhere the whole relationship fell apart. The reason: "you're a boring woman" ?! Momose, now stuck thinking about how her past relationships have ended with men thinking she just isn't interested, is now convinced she just isn't cut out for this love business. However, the ace of the sales department, Ayato Shiomi, has something else to say...!! -
USD 1.99 / 199ptAika Ito, is 27 years old. She and Shinya, a high school classmate, got married after 10 years of dating and soon ended up pregnant. Though things were smooth sailing, Shinya was assigned to work abroad, forcing the two to live in separate countries. After giving birth, Aika visits Shinya for the first time, but when she meets him again, she's met with a cold attitude. Aika is perplexed by the sudden change in her husband. It was in that moment that her husband's colleague, 22-year-old Mona, a local woman, comes to visit... -
USD 1.99 / 199ptHaruka is married to Shoji, a kind and wealthy man, and while she dreams of having children, she enjoys her life as a housewife, though it sometimes leaves her feeling bored. One evening, Shoji goes out for drinks with friends, but something feels off...he seems to be hiding something. Haruka begins to suspect he may be having an affair. Unable to shake her doubts, she starts digging and uncovers a shocking revelation. Could her entire marriage have been a lie all along?
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USD 1.99 / 199ptShinobu and Saki Taura work for Daido Publishing and are a loving married couple. Shinobu is kind and good at his job, making him a popular guy at the office. This has Saki start to worry that he might decide to up and leave her. One day, Shinobu asks if he can go to a blind group date. On top of that, there's someone lurking behind the scenes trying to break the couple up! A friend, a coworker... or maybe even Shinobu? Just who is the traitor?!
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USD 1.99 / 199ptNanao has always kept her feelings for her sister's boyfriend a secret, but one night, he drunkenly spends the night with her?! Two years later, still haunted by regret and unable to move on, Nanao drowns herself in a superficial relationship with the mysterious and handsome Haruto. Just as she tries to forget the past, it comes back to haunt her when a man she never wanted to see again reappears... -
USD 1.99 / 199ptAfter marrying the person she met in the office, it's been 5 years... and he never comes home. Yuka's been juggling housework and her full-time job. She's treated at a housewife by her husband and pressured for children by her mother-in-law (typical). Everyone's got to be like this, right? It just means that more needs to be done... or at least that's what Yuka's thought. One day, after some harsh words from her husband, Yuka darts out to try and find some peace. But suddenly the headlights are coming at her when-... As she found herself dying in a hospital bed, one thing burned into her retinas... her husband embracing Riko, her childhood friend. They can never be forgiven. They need to pay. As Yuka swears this onto herself while her life begins to fade, she suddenly finds herself at the moment she was proposed to... five years ago. Now it's time to devise a plan for revenge. -
"If I don't make more money... I won't be able... to care for my family...!" Driven by their own circumstances, these women expose themselves to men... -
USD 1.50 / 150ptFuyu and Takaya have been together for twelve years and married for three.
Takaya is the perfect husband, and they have a happy marriage...
Except for the fact that they never have sex anymore!
Following the advice of her best friend, Yuzuko, and the handsome bar master, Tomoki, Fuyu tries to seduce her husband.
But it ends in utter failure, leaving her depressed and confused as to what to do.
Meanwhile, Takaya is struggling with his rising concern of ED, when he stumbles across a surprising sexual fetish that leaves him wanting more... -
USD 0.99 / 99ptShizuka is a housewife who's been living a sexless life since her husband has changed into an overworked and somewhat abusive man. One day, she discovers that he's been having an affair and runs off to a "rental boyfriend" that her friend introduced her to. She has one goal in mind: take back her confidence as a woman. She ends up meeting the most popular of the men in the rental boyfriend service, a man named Aki, and slowly begins to remember what was all like before her marriage. A new forbidden love is born... can a housewife really have this dream?
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