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In the city of flowers, Paris, at the end of the 19th century, a mysterious and beautiful petshop opened up in a corner of a passage. The owner is, of course, Count D... But no! It's actually not the Count D that you all know, but a different person: his grandfather! What is this Count D doing in gay Paree? Please enjoy the new Passage Arc, a scaled-up Petshop in classic Paris!

"I won't allow you to leave me."
The CEO will show his love to his thickheaded secretary physically if he has to!

"Marry me."
Ryotaro Saeki, the CEO of a famous company, suddenly proposed to his secretary, Uiko Amane.
After that, Uiko's days were filled with the CEO assertively trying to woo her. She'd already been in love with him before but now she was truly having trouble holding her feelings back!
But she has a secret that won't allow her to return Ryotaro's feelings...

"I'll make you want to depend on me."
The cool-headed gentleman whispers hot and sweet love calls.

"I want you to go out with me. As my girlfriend."
Riko, who works at a major real estate company, enjoys baking. One day, when she goes to help out at her sister's cooking class, the young heir of her company, Takanari Kagami, appears! At work, he is cool and competent, but when he bakes sweets, he wears a calm and gentle expression... As Riko supports Takanari, he starts to show her a sweet, melting smile at work. The two of them grow closer...

Cafe manager Ikeda is highly focused on his job, but one of his regular customers, the flaky host Rio, always ruins his day whenever he drops by. The way Rio acts reminds Ikeda of someone from his past who he'd rather forget, so things would be better if he would stop coming around.

But one thing leads to another, and Ikeda ends up spending the night at Rio's place! Neither man has any intention of getting serious anytime soon, but they may find that the best way to get over their respective past traumas is to open up and face them together...

This spin-off of the hit series Kabukicho Bad Trip delivers all the spice and drama as the original!

Saki Sugita (26) is a hardworking woman with no friends and no boyfriend. She is doing well at work, but she is very awkward in her private life. She is in love with Nishimoto, her boss at work, but he's married. Just when she was about to give up, Nishimoto confides in her that he's divorced...? The relationship is gradually deepening, and perhaps marriage is on the horizon! Saki is at the peak of her happiness, but she gradually learns of Nishimoto's true nature hidden behind the happiness, through the social media account of Nishimoto's wife, with whom he is supposed to be divorced...!

"When you can't forget someone, don't you think alcohol and sex are the best remedies?"
Asuma met his soulmate in college, but for the past ten years, he's been heartbroken and unable to fall in love again. Now a doctor, his lingering feelings refuse to fade. After discovering that his soulmate has had a child, Asuma drowns his sorrows in alcohol. That's when Homare, a stranger resembling his soulmate, approaches him. Caught up in his heartbreak and drunkenness, they spend the night together. The next day, Asuma is shocked to run into Homare at the hospital cafe! Recently dumped by his alpha ex-boyfriend, Homare is heartbroken himself. He suddenly asks Asuma, "Why don't we become friends with benefits?" As they seek comfort in each other, can their relationship evolve into something deeper, or are they destined to remain each other's emotional bandages?

"We can't show this to our guests, can we?" Mashiro is the number one host at Blanc. But then Blanc and Noir, the sister company, merge, causing Mashiro to lose his spot to Noir's number one, Reiya. He's good at pulling in the money, but he's got a nasty and arrogant attitude. This really put a bad taste in Mashiro's mouth, since he's working hard to pay off his family's debt. However, one day Mashiro makes the decision to break the rules and sleep with a customer. But before he can go through with it, Reiya catches him outside the hotel. Mashiro prepares to get fired, but Reiya gives him a wad of cash and tells him, "If you're going to sell your body, sell it to me."

To support her family, Liz got engaged to an abusive viscount, Maurice. For three long years, she endured his unreasonable behavior, only for it all to fall apart. Maurice breaks off their engagement, leaving Liz and her family teetering on the brink of ruin. Just as her world begins to crumble, her childhood friend, Jean, reappears. After running away from his marquis family, he's returned as a wandering musician.
"Don't worry, I'll save you."
Liz wants to trust in him, but how can Jean save her when he doesn't even have a job?!

Noelle is a young woman with freckles on her face who hides her face with a hat. Her fiance, Jacques, breaks off the engagement because of her appearance, which he considers gloomy. She is in the depths of despair, but her heart is saved when a maid brings her a street vendor's hat. Noelle is so moved by the hat's beauty that she goes to the stall to meet the maker. There she meets the hat maker, Flynn. At first glance, he seems to be just a young man, but in fact he has a big secret...?

Although a viscountess, Shion's family is poor and deeply in debt. Their last hope rests on Shion's fiance, Leo. However, despite borrowing all that money to meet Leo's expectations, he breaks off their engagement. Ready to give in to despair, Shion receives an invitation from a wealthy baron's son, Charlie. Determined to get back at Leo, Shion asks Charlie to help teach her how to make money. As they continue to work together to build up a hot spring, will love spring forth...?

"You're the only one I won't let get away."
In the past, 18-year-old Masatsugu faced a daunting task: repaying the money his grandfather spent raising him to finally break free from his family. During college, he crosses paths with Harushige, and together, they work relentlessly to make Masatsugu the #1 host in Japan. Along the way, Masatsugu meets Chiaki, awakening feelings he's never experienced before, feelings that leave him confused and uncertain. In his struggle to understand them, he pursues Chiaki the only way he knows: with force--?!
The latest entry in the Butterfly Kiss saga unveils Masatsugu's untold past!

"He only wants me for my body?" I was attracted to him from the start, but he thinks I'm a loose woman...

"Have I seriously fallen in love with a guy for the first time ever?"
Haruka can't help but be drawn to the beautiful and mysterious Ren, whom she met at the bar. For some reason, she ends up spending the night with him, even though he always says mean things to her. Then, before she knows it, she realizes that she has really fallen in love with him. Just thinking about him keeps her up at night. But then Ren disappears...

"Your body is so cute and honest."
The body of a former nun is transformed by the sweet and intense caresses of the emperor...

Diane, a former count's daughter who has lived in a convent since her parents died in an accident, rushes to Lord Ibert's manor when she learns that the mysterious gentleman who has been supporting her for the past seven years is in critical condition. However, his illness was just an excuse to summon her, and Lord Ibert is actually the emperor, Victoire!
He asks her to marry him in secret to break the curse that brings misfortune to the emperor's bridal candidates. Diane accepts his plea for help. "You can let loose..." Melted by his sweet whispers and caresses, Diane's shy body gradually opens up. But then, unnatural accidents start happening to her, too!

A mature relationship with a super-intelligent, handsome CEO is quite stimulating for a girl with a bob and glasses...

Momoka, a librarian, has been so absorbed in books that she hasn't experienced romance even once in 25 years. One day, she meets Tokio, a handsome man who is like a prince from a romance novel. Momoka is captivated by him, but for some reason, Tokio knows her name. He then holds her hands and suddenly asks her out on a date! It's Momoka's first date, but Tokio's gentlemanly behavior eases her tension. And at the end of the date, he gives her a sweet kiss!

"I can feel my body pulsing everywhere he poured it!" The space between my thighs burned with the effects of the aphrodisiac, and my insides throbbed with heat...!
Hotaru Yamauchi has flown across land and sea to teach Japanese to Noah Dunst, son of the Dunst family and the heir of one of the world's leading international business enterprises. Hotaru is determined to use Noah to make his dream come true, but to his great surprise, what Noah wants is for Hotaru to be his partner between the sheets! Despite Hotaru's best efforts to lick and suck like an experienced pro, it couldn't be more obvious to Noah that it's his first time hooking up with a man. To make matters worse, Noah douses him with an aphrodisiac that leaves him hot, wet, and throbbing in no time...
"Hurry up and put it in my already...!"

"I wanted an emotional connection with you." The chief carresses her sweetly and fills her up with his huge dick... Asahi Sano has a secret crush on the gentle and capable Chief Enoki. But, lacking sex appeal, she is ready to give up on love altogether. Her coworker, unable to bear seeing her in this state, recommends a dating app! She decides to meet up with the only man, who has E.D., she befriended but... she finds Chief Enoki at the meeting place...! "Whoever said you had no sex appeal must've been blind." Showered with love, she is suddenly overcome by her feelings...! A plain office lady and a handsome chief with E.D. begin their experimental sex!

There's no way you won't fall in-love by having sex with an idealistic man. Miyuki is a serious guy working at a supermarket. He wants to change the serious part of him that keeps himself from doing well in life... With the help of some alcohol, he makes a profile on a matching app for gays. The man named Kuzumi that he quickly matches with and meets, happens to be younger and more handsome than expected. "I'll hit all the areas you can't reach yourself." He easily takes the lead for inexperienced Miyuki, showing him what he can't do on his own... Inexperienced Miyuki becomes engulfed by the alluring sex with Kuzumi......

Masato Kawamura, a beauty equipment salesman, is a gay man who has no luck with men, choosing them based on their faces and getting rejected all the time.
One day, he met his younger childhood friend, Yui Shinohara, again after 9 years. As His face was Masato's type, he suddenly confessed his feelings and was crushed.
Since then, whenever Masato broke his heart, he came to Yui's place to complain, drink, get involved, and relieve his sorrow.
And one day, Yui kissed Masato, when he was heartbroken and frustrated as usual?!

"Are you still playing that game...?" Harumi juggles housework and caring for her 8-month-old daughter, Miyu, while her husband, Takashi, spends all his free time glued to his games. Insensitive to Harumi's struggles, he brushes off her concerns. "You're sick? Don't give it to me. I have to go to work, you know." When Takashi prioritizes his game over her declining health, Harumi reaches her breaking point. Though he loves their daughter, he remains oblivious to the effort it takes to raise her. Frustrated and with nowhere else to turn, Harumi confides in a friend, who recommends a "legendary babysitter" with a reputation for solving even the most complicated problems mothers face. On a whim, Harumi hires him, only to be completely taken aback when he arrives. He's nothing like what she imagined.

Minami Kishimoto, a new employee, admires her glittering training officer, Ms. Yumi Yagi when she first meets her. Ms. Yagi is a senior employee who is seemingly good at her job and therefore untouchable. Plus, she's as mean as an ogre when it comes to others not following the rules. When it comes to her, however, she can do no wrong in her own eyes. What's worse is her catchphrase: "I'm allowed, because I'm special." Minami, hang in there!

Reiko has been frustrated. Nanami is bragging about her new boyfriend again today. She doesn't work as hard, she doesn't take anything seriously. Reiko can't help but focus on all the things wrong with Nanami... so why is she able to get things like love? Finally, Reiko hits a breaking point when she learns that Nanami is dieting to try and get someone else to like her. Reiko starts to become obsessed with supplements. The only thing on her mind is being slimmer than anyone around, especially Nanami. What will come from this new shocking obsession of hers?!

Minato Seno's high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next to him in class. Timid and socially anxious, Minato has never talked to her or even seen her face. But when he finally musters up the courage to wake Nekozane, she unexpectedly hugs him on the spot! Thus begins a sweet tale of two teens awkwardly stumbling into a new friendship, unaware that their feelings are slowly turning into something more!
(C)Akinoko/SQUARE ENIX

"Give yourself over to me... I'll teach you how to forget the things you don't like." While working part-time in violation of school rules, Aki meets Masami, a piano instructor with whom he soon starts to take lessons.

Aki begins to depend on Masami, who seems gentle, kind, and accepting of him as he is.

One night, after an argument with his father which results in a beating, Aki flees home and runs to none other than Masami.

"I'm the only one who can understand your feelings, and I'm the only one who can comfort you," Masami tells him, drugging him and taking the free will from his body, stealing his innocence, and bringing him to climax.

Is this who Masami really is? Aki is scared and doesn't want to believe the truth... but also can't leave him. A love addiction story between a delinquent high school student and the piano teacher who shows his true self...

An ordinary female nerd wakes up one day to find that she has been reincarnated as Hildegard, the villainess in her favorite romance novel. Having admired Hildegard's way of life in her previous life, she decides to live true to villainess storyline. She even has the devastating desire to seek her own execution! But she finds it difficult being an aristocratic villain, seeing as though she is a mere geek, failing every day at her attempts at villainy. Will she be the perfect villainess and be executed successfully?

Elizabeth has been called the daughter of the fallen since the disappearance of her father, the patriarch of her family. But what's this?! In order to restore her family's fortunes, she takes over her father's detective agency! She assigns Will, her father's butler, to be her assistant detective, and she now calls herself the Lady Detective, who solves every case with elegance! Now, Elizabeth, the Lady Detective, and Will, the detective assistant, are ready to solve all kinds of cases in the capital city! Love and lust lurk behind every incident... Now begins an exquisite mystery with our key detectives!

A collection of stories about first loves. Saki is a shy and socially awkward virgin who dreams of finding her prince charming. The only person who has ever fit her idealized image is her little brother, Ryo! Frustrated by his sister's wild fantasies, Ryo introduces her to his handsome friend. However, a love triangle soon ensues!

A one-sided love is like a train running underground, always hidden. Nozomi followed her crush, Shusuke, to a university in Tokyo, hoping to get closer to him. When he gets a girlfriend, she decides to stay on the sidelines and keep her feelings hidden. However, her quiet campus life is turned upside down when Atsushi, a handsome upperclassman, sets his sights on her.

Saito is the secretary for Aizawa, the CEO. Aizawa is a capable man, but he's a womanizer. In order to keep him on track, Saito seduces the new receptionist, Minami. But Minami's pure feelings have him on the verge of falling for her?!

WARNING: This book includes themes of suicide and self-harm. Reader discretion is advised. An author living in Okinawa has been creating manga as a hobby, illustrating their experiences with illness and life in the hospital. One day, through a twist of fate, they decided to self-publish both an Okinawan dialect version and an English version of their manga! This is the English translation of a manga based on the real-life experiences of an author who struggles with dissociative disorder, a mental health condition

The man who bought me at a slave auction is... my former disciple?

The duke sorceror has been in love with her for ten years!

Linya is a demi-human who is unable to use magic due to one of her horns being broken. She was chased out of her homeland, the country of demi-humans, and made a living by selling potions in the humans' country. One day, Linya makes a deal with a black market salesman to buy a young slave, Gil. Gil has an enormous amount of magical power, something that's rare in humans, so Linya decides to make him her disciple. However, Gil is extremely clingy!

They became unusually close, and the kiss he gave her as he transferred his magical powers to her was so sweet and passionate, it was electric.

Then, three years after Linya and Gil started living together, someone appeared, looking for Gil...

Yu Tochimoto's been dragged into the optimistic and bold-acting Kodai Yoshino's world.

Yu's uneventful everyday life gradually starts to be filled with uncertainty. He wants to be with Kodai. He means it. He really does... however, one day they'll date girls and marry them... and their relationship will come to an end... He can't stop thinking about that day. Just as Yu is fretting over the inevitable, Kodai shows up at his doorstep.

Kodai asks Yu to run away with him!

...Should they? This is a bittersweet story of two teenagers reunited years after college.

"You don't know how to touch yourself?" That's what the guy I have a crush on said as he started to touch me.

With that memory burned into his brain, Yuma's been in love with his 8-year older long-time friend, Akito, ever since he was a kid. When they see each other again for the first time in 5 years, Yuma realizes that he still has the same feelings. Previously, Yuma had his heart broken when Akito left home to go live with his lover. But, Yuma felt he was also being given a chance to be with Akito in the future. The reason for this being that Akito's lover is a guy. After they reunite, Yuma gets excited at the possibilities ahead. Then, at a drinking party that night to celebrate their reunion, Yuma takes advantage of Akito being drunk and makes a move. But, there's an unexpected twist...... Akito's a bottom!?

This is a surprising love story between a cute college student and a super handsome older guy!!

The narcissistic high school teacher Mamoru Hizaki has a thorn in his side: his handsome young colleague Junichi Namiki, who has been stealing the spotlight ever since he came to Mamoru's school. When the faculty go out drinking one night, Mamoru sees his chance to get revenge. He is going to drink Junichi under the table and show him who rules the roost. However, things don't go exactly as planned, when it turns out Junichi is not quite as mild-mannered as he appears...

A dramatic rock-band story about a younger, assertive guitarist and a stubborn, beautiful singer!
Kazari's the popular singer in a band, but he has a secret he can't tell a single soul.

After a concert, Kei, the bassist and Kazari's step-brother, introduces a new member, Kotaro, who's a guitarist.
From the moment Kotaro sees Kazari, he tries everything he can to close the gap between them. Kazari, though annoyed, decides to somewhat go along with it.
One day, Kotaro sees a wistful expression on the usually aloof singer's face and encourages him to open up. The gap slowly closes, as Kazari pours his heart out...

Fumiyori Ayukawa is the prince of the public's eye in the world of TV anchors, but he can never quite beat out his long-time high school friend and rival, fellow TV anchor Shinichiro Oki. They fell out of touch when they both started working, but they manage to reconnect when Shinichiro becomes embroiled in a cheating scandal and seeks refuge at Fumiyori's apartment, realizing that Fumiyori is the only one he can truly rely on.

The two popular TV anchors start living together in this slow-burn, super sweet story of a caring and compassionate hot guy with plenty of love to give, and his competitive old friend who hides his feelings away and just can't take a hint.

Middle school English teacher Mr. Miyata is bummed at the idea of having to supervise the kendo club from spring, all because he's bad at getting along with sporty types. At first, he also thinks that Mr. Samehara, the affiliated high school's P.E. teacher in charge of coaching the kendo club, will be a meathead, too. But, he begins to feel that there might be something going on behind his fleeting, fake smile. Unable to resist the urge to find out what he's hiding, Mr. Miyata takes a leap of faith and...

Hiroyuki's father's business is going bankrupt, and the resulting financial issues have him concerned about his college prospects. At a family funeral, Hiroyuki meets Wataru, a flashy model.

He's drawn to this man, who appears to live in a different world. After accidentally triggering him, though, Hiroyuki is made an outrageous offer.

Unsure of Wataru's true motives, he accepts the proposition.
Gradually, he begins to realize that Wataru's a lonely soul.
Wataru, for all his arrogance, doesn't want their relationship to end...

A story about a twisted, sweet first love featuring two awkward men who, by all accounts, shouldn't get along.

Yuuri, a popular college student on social media, hides the complex she has over her plain face by wearing flashy makeup and outfits. She actually leads a pretty plain life and even has a secret home cooking account.
But, one day, she orders a drink, and the deliveryman turns out to be Kyousuke, the most popular guy on campus!! She can't believe the cool guy who never smiles, even when surrounded by girls, does deliveries on the side! Even worse, he sees her without any makeup and even comes into her room...!! Not only does he unveil her face and body, but he even learns her "secret"!

When the main character of this story has a tragic accident and loses her life, she chooses to be reborn as a noble woman in the Kingdom of Rubblepyle.
It's a world from one of the many otome games she enjoyed in her previous life.
When she regains consciousness, she is the villainess Amuneris, who has just been banished from the kingdom by her ex-fiance, the prince.
Amuneris tries to use her knowledge of the game to try and get past this predicament, only to find herself in an even worse situation. In fact, she ends up in prison!
Her new life in a different world starts the worst way possible......!? Or so she thought. That's when Belnis Amore, a spy from a rival country, offers her a helping hand!! However, his terms for receiving his help are...!?

What're the motives of the spy for approaching Amuneris, the former fiancee of the prince......? This is the start of a romantic fantasy between people from different social classes, in a game full of conspiracy and political intrigue!

In a world of humans and beastfolk...
After Masora, a human college student, discovers that his best friend may have not actually been his friend at all, he starts to feel insecure about how naive and inept he is.
In hopes of improving himself as a person, he decides to start working at a ski resort part-time.
That's where he meets another part-time worker, a husky-hybrid beastman around the same age named Kohaku.
From the moment they meet, Masora feels that Kohaku is a cold, terrifying man, and he begins to worry that he won't be able to survive his new part-time job, until one day...
A love story between an unsociable beastman and a clumsy human.