Pregnant and stuck at home with her emotionally abusive husband and self-serving in-laws, Sekka tried to grin and bear it by holding onto the hope that he would change once the baby came. Then she finds out he's been cheating...and while she's still reeling from that news, he deliberately sets her beloved pet cockatiel loose, which finally pushes her past the breaking point. Unable to stand by and watch her suffer anymore, her twin sister Rikka makes an offer: "I'll take your place and get revenge on your husband!"
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!
"Hey Keisuke. I'm really looking forward to the wedding." Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City. This is where our protagonists, Chiaki and Keisuke met and vowed to marry each other. After graduating college, Keisuke starts working at a big-name trading company in Tokyo. Doing LDR is a bit lonely, but Chiaki believes in the love they have. However... Keisuke changes after moving to Tokyo. Every weekend, Keisuke has vulgar affairs, and does nothing but lie to Chiaki, and the two stop talking. Things are miserable. But Chiaki put up with it. She knows about everything and stays with Keisuke for 5 years. And there are only three months until their wedding...
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!
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!
Ayako's a stay-at-home mom, living a happy life with her husband Yusuke, who works at a design firm, and their 4-year-old son Daichi. They've been married for 6 years now, and her husband has been very proactive with both his job, housework, cooking, and taking care of their son. However, there is just one thing... it seems that the two can never have a full conversation together! Up until their son was born, they would sit down and talk about all sorts of things. Is something changing in their relationship? Can they figure out what might be wrong? Another day goes by without any chance to just talk...
It all started with a pageant at a university. Romiko's known as one of the most beautiful girls at her school with captivating beauty, but she truly has one of the most horrendous personalities. She's always looking down on and berating her peers and has been convinced there's no competition in the beauty pageant coming up at her school. All of that changed when a fierce opponent hit the field. For Romiko, it's truly impossible for someone like this girl to be anything more than below her! Romiko can't lose. This is her steppingstone into the world of celebrities... Anything she wants, she can have... because it's all hers.
"This is my punishment - someone as hideous as me falling for someone as good-looking as you..." Yumeko had a mountain of complexes about herself. Then, a terrible accident befalls her. Though somehow saved from the brink of death, Yumeko wakes up a completely different person. "Is this...me...?! I'm SUPER cute!!" Those around her can't hide their surprise and wonderment at this 180-degree change... But Yumeko's new hyper-positive attitude starts to change her surroundings, too. Worries and complexes can affect anyone, and Yumeko will chop right through those of her various supporting characters!! In love, work, friendship... And an attempted murder case?! This frenzied romantic comedy will leave you bubbling with energy!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!"
Kei Wataya, age 28, is an unwed single mother from a small town... whose beloved son refuses to go to class. The pitying looks she gets from her fellow clinic staff, not to mention the rest of the world, are almost bad enough to make her wince. Between work and trying to help her son integrate into school better, Kei's got her hands too full to worry about romance... and that's assuming anyone would even be interested in a woman with so much "baggage." That's where 40-year-old doctor, Nagisa Kamijo, comes in. He's more than a decade older than Kei, and his disparaging view of women is just one of many reasons they don't get along, so there's no danger of love blooming between them... Or so she thought, until a bizarre proposal from Kamijo lights a spark that might just become more. She couldn't care less about love or romance, and she doesn't regret the life she chose, but some nights she yearns to feel the warmth of another body... Tune in for an age-gap romance just as off-kilter as it is passionate, between a single mother who's "done with men" and a doctor who "hates" women.
Aoi Yagi is secretly engaged to the company's rising star, Sota. They've already met each other's parents, and she now eagerly anticipates their wedding. But out of nowhere, he tells her he wants to break off their engagement.
Hurt and betrayed, Aoi finds herself in the midst of her misery, only for the young, visionary president of their company, Haruto Kujo, to appear. Known as the "tyrant," he appoints her as the project manager of a new business venture aimed at revolutionizing the education sector and commands her to be his right-hand woman?!
"You're the one behind Sota's success, aren't you?"
How did he uncover her secret? Why does he have his eye on her? And why is he so enamored with Aoi?
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!
Meiko has the perfect life. Kentaro is the perfect husband. He supports the family with his high-salary job at the bank, helps around the house, and is the perfect father to their son, Kota. On his days off, he even volunteers at their son's daycare. Little does she know that he is having an affair with none other than one of Kota's daycare workers. Devastated, how will Meiko handle this affair?
"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."
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.
One day, Aiko's husband, Kento, suddenly disappeared. Years later, he's resurfaced, but he looks like a completely different person. Aiko loves her husband and loves her career. Everything is going so well, she tells the whole world on her social media account. She believed that she would get her happily ever after. However, one day, another "Aiko" appears before her. Aiko Takasugi is a fan of hers, but she aims to sneak her way into the cracks of Kento's heart. Suspicious accidents start to occur around "Aiko," but what is she really after? The bond between husband and wife is about to be tested, by this devil's little game!!
"As long as I can live in peace, this isn't so bad."
Summoned from another world, the saint is living a peaceful and uneventful life in Japan! Rei, whose real name is Alexandria, doesn't know why she was summoned. Now, she's living quietly, concealing her powers as she works for a small company as an ordinary person. As she tries to enjoy her life, small ripples from her magic start to make big waves! An enchanting story of a powerful sorcerer living her not-so-ordinary life in Japan!
"I wonder if he no longer sees me as a woman..." Orie has been married to her husband, Takuya, for ten years now. They've been trying to have children for over seven years without any luck. She feels like he's given up and no longer cares about having children with her. Constantly seeing her friends posting about their new babies causes her to spiral, questioning her self-worth. At the OBGYN, she meets Keisuke, who's accompanying his wife, and the two hit it off, discussing their troubles with conceiving. What does it mean to be a wife, a mother, a woman? A powerful, touching drama about the universal struggles of womanhood!
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.
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....
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!