"Looks like you'll be fine, even without me around." Atsushi is an office worker who enjoys livening up the atmosphere for the people around him, even if it means letting others make fun of his shortcomings. But his girlfriend Ayumi, who fell in love with this kind side of him, suddenly asks to break up! They were living together without any problems, so her change of heart takes him by surprise. Can he unravel the tender truth she's been hiding from him? Grab your handkerchief and jump right into this heartwarming romance!
Shinobu Watanuki (39), who has moved into her husband's family home, is an unsuccessful comic artist. She had planned to use this move as a chance to give up her career, but after one of her old works becomes a hit online, she decides to create a new comic instead. In need of help with this, she looks for an assistant online. A handsome 22-year-old man named Chiaki Tachibana applies to her ad, and Shinobu finds herself at a major turning point in her life. Delve into a poignant tale by a seasoned comic artist, skillfully blending themes of dreams, career, and romance in life from 40.
Kiyo Hori (age 29) married Mitsuhiro Yoshida in four months after a serious heartbreak with Yasutaka Mizuki, a married man who was her senior at work. Mitsuhiro is a divorcee. The divorce was caused by infidelity on the part of his ex-wife, Reina. She married Mitsuhiro, who paid monthly child-support payments to their 3-year-old who lived apart from them.... Kiyo, though, found her marraige to Mitsuhiro to be better than she had imagined. Mitsuhiro's passionate courtship led to marriage, which led to a comofortable life and perfect physical chemistry between the two. If only it weren't for the frequent interference from Reina, who uses her and Mistuhiro's child as a pretext to disturb the peace......! How many more intrusive phone calls to her husband can Kiyo take before she confronts the situation!!!!
When career-minded Kentaro Hiyama finds out that he's pregnant, it will change the course of more than just his own life. In the Japan of Eri Sakai's thought experiment, ten years have passed since the male sex has spontaneously gained the ability to get pregnant, and society has struggled to adjust. Kentaro isn't sure at first who the mother might be, and quickly finds himself butting up against regressive attitudes and discriminatory policies-most of which long precede male pregnancy. In his previous life, he'd never given any of it a second thought-he may have even held the same views. But through his encounters with other pregnant people, and galvanized by his new perspective, Kentaro turns his skills in business and marketing to effecting social change.
One day ends, another starts. For Michiru, life is an endless cycle of studying and sleeping. But it's not only studying that Michiru has on her mind. She has a troubled relationship with her mother that often makes her feel unwanted and useless. That is until one day, an exact copy of her appears from through the mirror! Sending the copy to go to school in her place, Michiru now has all the time in the world. While playing games at the game center, she encounters a girl similar to herself in many ways, and a new friendship quickly blossoms.
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"!
"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!
What would you do if you discovered someone at your work was having an affair? Perhaps you'd choose to leave the matter alone because it's not really any of your business. However, if left unchecked, that may all change in an instant.
Has an affair at your workplace gotten out of hand? Is it hindering your job and making the work environment suffocating? If so, that may be a job for Rei Saegusa, the cool and sophisticated breakup specialist at Affair Enders. Who will be Rei's target next?
Cute? Pure? Shirayuki, or "Snow White" has the eye of every man in the office. With her "Seven Dwarfs" supporting her, Shirayuki can get away with just about anything in the office. Using her beauty, she gets anything her heart desires, stepping over anyone in her way. Dubbed the "Devious Princess" by her female coworkers, can she lie and charm her way to happiness?
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?
"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!
Hitoha Ikura is the chief manager of an entertainment company. Ao is a young, unknown actor with an overwhelming presence. Hitoha finds out Ao's "secret". A romantic drama set in the entertainment industry where two people overcome their trials and tribulations together!
30-year-old Reina Hirota's chill life of snacking and binge-watching TV shows gets a wake-up call through a forgotten childhood dream buried in a time capsule. Suddenly, her content solitude seems more like a forever-solo voyage, prompting her to crawl off the couch and start husband hunting-not just to find love, but to help her family find their groove again. Now, if only she knew what she wanted-not just in life, but in a guy, too.
Azu, a 30-year-old nail salon owner, has the perfect life. With a loving husband and beautiful baby girl, Azu has nothing more she wants but to spend more time with her husband. After one fateful phone call, her world comes crumbling down. Is her life over or is it the start of something new?
"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?!
Mizuho (30) works for a famous cosmetics company. Her job was going well, working with her boss, Uzaki (35) whom she admires and respects. But one day, Uzaki suddenly gets transferred to the New York branch, and gets engaged to her coworker, Riko. Mizuho, shocked and confused about Uzaki's engagement, tries to forget Uzaki and marries her coworker from the sales department Shinichi. Although Shinichi loves Mizuho, he cannot let go of his doubts for her. Riko tries to take advantage of his insecurities. Meanwhile, Uzaki comes back to Japan headquarters...! "Everyone's having an affair except for me...?!" A story of love and jealousy begins!
"Keeping a cat is kinda scary... Cause it could leave at any time, right?"Mirei, a young OL always refuse drinking party invitations from her co-workers by using her "cat" as the excuse, although actually, the "cat" is the younger boyfriend she has been dating since her high school days. She always thought their daily peaceful life will last forever, until one night...
Yuki Shimomura, a "miss campus" student pageant runner up in her college days, blames others for her inability to make it to the top. She creates multiple accounts on social media sites to gain popularity, posting harassing messages on the accounts of popular models without batting an eye. Fed up with the sluggish increase of followers on her accounts, she decides to buy followers to "solve" this issue. What will come of someone so obsessed with the approval of others?
Love is a piece of cake, or is it? Shino's life takes a hard reset after she quits her job, and her boyfriend breaks up with her! She decides to move to a new city and start over. Shino quickly develops a crush on her next-door neighbor who also happens to be her new manager, Kyoshiro! Unfortunately for her, he is already living with his girlfriend, Akari! Find out how this love triangle unfolds in George Asakura's whirlwind love story!
Cool and tomboyish Nagi wants a boyfriend, but has one big problem-ever since an incident in college, her body reflexively rejects the touch of any man. That is, until she encounters the beautiful male model Aran, who uses his androgynous look to effortlessly model both masculine and feminine styles. She's shocked to discover that she can touch him without having a reaction, and when he asks her to join him in an upcoming photo shoot with a famous photographer, she agrees, on one condition-be her practice boyfriend for one month, and help her conquer her aversion once and for all.