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!
Aoi grew up constantly being made fun of and bullied for her appearance. After going through one bad experience after the other in school, she finally gets to marry the man of her dreams who loves her for who she is. However, he too eventually seeks out someone better-looking and cheats on her, resulting in their divorce. Oddly enough though... the woman he cheated on Aoi with is the same girl who bullied her throughout their school years...! Now Aoi's on a mission to get revenge on the man who cheated on her who is now married to the woman who made her life miserable. She has her face reshaped, her name changed to Sumire, and slowly begins to find her way into their lives...
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!
The daughter to a family that owns a development company, Ruka Kosaka, is reunited with her childhood friend, Mikage Mizuki, after 13 years... for an arranged marriage. The two know they are getting into a loveless marriage, but if just something can help start their relationship off on the right foot... or so Ruka thought, but Mizuki seems to be distant and uninterested in anything. Looks like it's not worth getting hopes up. However, the first chance Ruka gets to look deeply into Mizuki's eyes, it seems like there's far more feeling, passion even, than what she's been led to believe.
When middle school teacher Rika's lack of self-care catches up to her, she quits her job to recover her health and ends up taking a part-time gig at the local Chinese restaurant: no overtime, no take-home work, and two delicious employee meals a day. The owner Momose and his lack of brain-to-mouth filter prove to be a handful, but his amazing cooking shoots Rika's quality of life straight through the roof! This exhausted overachiever is realizing that being a "proper adult" is harder than it seemed... and her journey of healing might just come with a side of romance!
Rutile is the witch who lives in Ullr Forest, and she celebrated her 17th birthday today. She's never forgotten her promise to her late grandmother to never tell a lie... But, not wanting to throw her dear friend Linaria into despair, she makes up a different future from what she divined. This immediately leads to her coughing up blood and dying... But for some reason she is soon reborn?! The story of the last witch of Ullr Forest starts here!
A coworker who keeps chasing after teen idols despite her age; a useless boss; and a completely unsociable new hire. Ann, a fortyish woman who looks down on those around her and blames everything on others, dreams only of marriage with the boyfriend who won't sleep with her. But then one day, when she learns that one of the colleagues she looked down on is getting married, she reveals her hidden nasty side right in front of the newbie. From that day on, she is visited by one misfortune after another....
You're great just the way you are. Even though Miku is 25 years old, she hasn't learned a thing about how to do her own makeup -- but her boyfriend, Haru, tells her that he prefers her that way. Miku and Haru live together, after all, and they might get married, in which case she'll just quit her job anyway, so it's probably fine never to learn... At least, that's what she tells herself. One day, a boy with a special love for makeup suddenly appears in her life. The beautiful stranger does Miku up gorgeously and Haru's reaction to her new look is almost unbelievable--? A story of starting anew and taking one's life back through makeup!
Eighteenth-century France--the eve of a revolution. At the court of Versailles was a certain dressmaker who enjoyed even greater influence than the nobility, despite her commoner roots. This woman's name was Rose Bertin. Favored by the tragic queen Marie-Antoinette, she was then swallowed up by the tides of revolution. This is the story of the bold, pioneering woman credited as the mother of fashion design.
42-year-old Kyoko Otsuka has spent the last 13 years living life as "mom" for her rebellious daughter and soft-spoken husband. Kyoko thought her average and hectic life would continue this way until one day she is told that she only has a year left to live! Shocked by this news, Kyoko decides she wants to spend the remainder of her life "living for herself." She declares to her family, who have been spoiled and taken her for granted, that she is done being their "mom" and is going to take back her life as "Kyoko"!
Matsubara is just one of many ladies in the Planning Division who are feeling rather annoyed. Her fellow coworker, Miwa Iida, is managing to drag the entire office down with every move she makes. And the men surrounding her in the office are only managing to make that worse. "This has to stop... Someone do something!" After finally reaching her limit, Matsubara heads to HR where she meets Asari Kuga, a woman a stern gaze who spits facts like a machine gun... the "Office Detective"!
Momoka is an ugly sex worker that has clients rushing in with big wads of cash. But she doesn't flirt with the men; it's quite the opposite. Men want her, so they come and flirt with her! One day Momoka visits a brothel as a special instructor for newbies. That's when she meets and saves a woman who was tricked into joining the brothel by her boyfriend...
Miki 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.
"Who... are you?"" Risa's beloved fiance, Aya, got into an accident and lost his memories of her. She thought she would have to go on by herself, but Aya's actually been the one comforting her... Risa's already had enough on her plate, but now her coworkers and Aya's ex are up to something as well! But even with all that, Aya still treasures their time together from the bit of fragmented memories he has. Now Risa is ready to return the love and make memories with Aya again, regardless of who tries to stand in their way."
Reporter Rei Kurisu, eight years into this career without a single scoop to show for it, was starting to sweat a bit. So, when a tip comes in that the home where the famously unsolved K City Family Murder took place is soon to be torn down, Rei immediately sets out to investigate. But this house may hold more secrets than ever expected. It starts with a single peculiar photograph, and the further Rei probes, the more hidden truths and pieces of the victims' shocking past come to light.
Lucia always considered herself rather plain, not the kind of girl who could wear the cute clothes she truly loves. But a chance encounter as a child changed everything, teaching her to love the things she wants, no matter what anyone thinks. Now, she's determined to be a master couturier and own her very own atelier. When her friend, Dahlia, a magical artisan, invents a pair of enchanted socks, Lucia finds herself supervising a magical garment workshop as the manager and overseeing the production! Thrust into the role, she must face the jealous staff and all manner of trouble, but none of it will stand in her way of fulfilling her dream. All the while, Lucia takes commissions from the tailors' guild, creating the perfect pieces for each client. She is determined to dress the capital in her exquisite clothes one day. This is just the beginning of Lucia's journey as she weaves her way to happiness!
Those who inhabit neither Heaven nor Earth, but a place called the Space Between.... A cute little guardian deity and the sewing Between-dweller who creates them have come to peer in on the human world?! It's a 200% soothing tale that will gently snuggle into the holes in people's hearts!
What do you do when nothing's going right in your life?
Minori (29), who has been struggling from day to day, has become pessimistic about life as a whole. This year has been especially dreadful. Work has become a hellish experience because of her new boss. Her childhood friend and longtime crush, Asai, just told her he only sees her as a friend. When all seems hopeless, Minori is suddenly visited by a "Toshiotoko", a fairy whose job is to bring luck and happiness to their charge. With his gentle and encouraging support, she slowly learns to take control of her life by the reins. What will Minori discover as she continues her search for what happiness really means to her?
Sayaka Shimada, 36 and single, loves three things: her job, her favorite singer, and her mother, who lives with her. Even with her junior coworker Sugaya tossing thoughtless comments her way, she'd poured herself into her work, and when she paused to look up she found herself on the cusp of her late 30s. Partly at her mother's suggestion, Sayaka visits a matchmaking service. The man she's introduced to is sweet and earnest, and things start moving smoothly toward marriage. Though it hasn't all sunk in yet, she is well on her way to a happy future--and that's when a sudden injury leaves her mother hospitalized. The injury is nothing too serious and Sayaka is settling her nerves, until she notices something off about her mother... A poignant and much-acclaimed depiction of the struggles of caretaking and building a future, issues faced by countless people every day!
Kiri and her husband, both in their 30s, have been happily married for several years. They don't have any children yet, and Kiri knows that at her age they'll need to start trying soon if they ever want to. Yet she can't seem to take that first step, knowing that once she makes a decision, she won't be able to turn back. While Kiri agonizes, feeling more drained with every pregnancy announcement she hears, her husband seems awfully detached and casual about the whole thing...? In a sudden rush of motivation, Kiri takes the plunge and manages to get pregnant, only to face a world of new, unfamiliar challenges as a first-time mom-to-be. This story of one woman's journey into motherhood is for the women also struggling to decide, for those already expecting, for long-time mothers reminiscing about their own pregnancies, and of course for the men in all their lives. It's a story anyone and everyone can enjoy.