"Is it wrong for a mother to seek fulfillment as a woman, as well?" Miki Nagase (39) lives in relative happiness with her husband Toru (41) and daughter Michiru (13). And yet, she carries a deep sense of emptiness within her heart; her relationship with her husband has devolved into that of a roommate, leaving her feeling undesired as a woman and as if she is only defined by her role as a "mom." Unable to hold it in any longer, she confides in her drinking buddy, Sae Ikejiri (45). Her friend understands the struggle of being unable to share her feelings out loud and suggests she try using an escort service. Miki is thunderstruck by the suggestion but is in for an even bigger surprise after a handsome escort suddenly appears...?!
"I'll crush all things normal to you." Yoshikawa Miyuki, a 34 years old woman, had been happily married for three years when her life took a wrong turn. She found herself in a sexless marriage with the added pressure of having a child. When her husband even resorted to going to the brothel, Miyuki questioned if this was normalcy, and if so, she no longer wanted to adhere to it. She now only yearns for true love. Her worries and suffering had pushed her to the brink of losing her mind. That's when someone, with a certain secret, appeared in front of her, changing everything. This person's sweet temptation shatter Miyuki's perception of "normal." What ensued was a straight, twisted, ugly, beautiful, and impure pure love story.
"Both my career and my love life were going so well...but it all fell apart on my 25th birthday, the day of that fateful incident." Aiko Miyata may have lost her parents at a young age, but she still grew up with plenty of love in her life from her kind older sister Sae and her doting doctor boyfriend Yuuma Yoshimura. Her happy life seems to be headed toward pure bliss, with Yuuma poised to ask her a very big question at her birthday dinner, when out of nowhere she gets stabbed by a hooded figure. From that day onward, Aiko finds herself mired in a tragedy of epic proportions...! This psychological thriller blurs the lines between love and hate as Aiko struggles to stay afloat. Hard to watch, but even harder to look away... How much can you handle?
I've never thought of you as my sister." Then, a brother's lips brushed against those of his sister...Haruichi, who is two years older than his sister Natsumi, is the kindest, the coolest, and the bestest older brother one could ever have. It's easy to be jealous of how well they get along, and yet... the balance between the two begins to crumble as Natsumi starts her first year of high school.Haruichi is jealous of his friends getting closer to his sister, and Natsumi is angry at her brother for having a lover that looks strangely similar to her...With their hearts and minds whirring, they will share a night that could take them beyond mere siblings...
Affection, betrayal, desperation -- love between grown-ups is never a rational thing. Sayaka, age 35, has lived with the perfect husband for ten years. Perfect, that is, except for his disinterest in raising a child -- she wants one badly, but just can't come clean to him about it. Instead she unloads her frustrations on her younger friend Rui at their favorite bar. They trust each other enough to talk about almost anything -- but Rui has a secret she can't even let Sayaka know about!
The happy children (4 boys and one girl) of the Suzuki family are living on their own. Their parents live overseas, so this year on the birthday of the youngest, Asahi, they send the kids a video letter. When they happily start watching it... It turns out that the only girl among them, Haruna, is adopted! What's more, she has to marry one of her 4 brothers! To Haruna, who is confused, the brothers present an idea: "Have sex with us all to decide which one." Haruna can't turn down the idea, so she goes to bed with her brothers and...?! She loses her virginity to her younger brother, and her older twin brothers touch her from the front and the back... "Mom, I... went crazy with pleasure... again..." Don't miss this outrageous "marriage arranging"!
The story of a passion burning so hot that it can't be extinguished. The excitement of a forbidden love and a new indescribable pleasure. Karen is an employee at an advertising agency. Through the many twists and turns of life, she moves from the countryside and a broken relationship to the bright lights and opportunities of the big city. She is standing on her own two feet now. One night, when she goes out with friends, she ends up having a little too much to drink and falls over on a stranger's table. Putting the embarrassing incident behind her, she continues on with her life. But, a few days later at a business meeting, she discovers her client is none other than the man she fell over on, Shuji Kano! As Karen learns more about Shuji, about his wife and his mistress, she is drawn to his mysterious and charming personality. Neither of them understands love, but... they're about to start exploring it together!
"I won't forgive him! I'm going to get my compensation!!" I caught my husband, with a smile on his face, going into a hotel with a woman I've never seen before. ON OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY. I can't believe he lied to me, saying something at work came up. Meanwhile he's nonchalantly having an affair... When I was wallowing in despair, my coworker, a divorcee, reached out to help me. Instead of hiring a private investigator, I'll use my coworker's advice and gather proof on my own!! Risque messages, secret hotel rendezvous, social media hints... I'll be a spy and overcome difficult missions to get cold, hard proof of their infidelity, and make them pay!!
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.
As Maki Tomada bleeds every month, she is reminded that life doesn't turn out the way one would want it to. Seven years of marriage, yet Maki is shrugged off coldly by her husband. During a wedding ceremony, a coworker asks Maki when she plans to become pregnant, She can't confess that it's impossible because of a sexless marriage. Although sales representative Yamate lends a hand from the awkward situation, he turns around to tell her she is irritating for never standing up for herself. "Life doesn't always go as planned, right? But I don't mind knowing what that feels like." Despite hormone imbalances and a sexless marriage life, Maki learns to find the sweetness of amidst being unhappy.
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?
Hiroki Segawa is secretly dating his boss. However, he has hardly been able to see him these days. After a night of drinking his sorrows away, he wakes up in a hotel bed with his younger coworker, Rui Mikami, as Rui whispers sweet nothings and passionately kisses him. The friendly and always-smiling Rui starts to get aggressive even at work. He shows Hiroki a photo of Hiroki and their boss hugging, threatening to share the photo with the office unless Hiroki goes out with him...!
This debut comic by Chiyozaki features two men and the false love they must deal with to be together!
Nako is ga-ga for her handsome little stepbrother, Mizuki. In addition to wanting to protect and take care of her brother, she finds herself swept away by urges to play out one sensual situation after another with him in her imagination. Although she's been able to maintain a proper, sisterly distance, an unforeseen turn of events finds the two of them temporarily living together. Will Nako still be able to keep her cool with her darling brother sleeping in the next room over?
A playful love story between a woman with an overactive imagination and her college student brother.
Chinatsu Tokiwa has always struggled with changes to her environment and loves her peaceful life. One day, when the new hires join her company, she recognizes one of them... it's none other than her ex-stepbrother, Azusa! Chinatsu and Azusa became stepsiblings when her mother remarried his father, but they became estranged after their parents divorced. As Chinatsu is fretting over whether or not to set boundaries with Azusa at work in order to avoid any possible headaches at his welcome dinner, Azusa passes out drunk... and Chinatsu ends up taking him home. She puts him to bed and turns around to leave when he wakes up and reaches for her arm!
Azusa shoves Chinatsu onto the bed with his big, masculine hands and tries to have her to himself... Follow Azusa's clingy love for Chinatsu after the two are reunited!
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!
"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?!
"But don't you know, Masaki? Pottery will never be the same once it's broken." One day, Manami's husband, Masaki, suddenly suggests to move back to the countryside where his parents live. Manami hesitates at first. When she met his parents for the first time, she remembers the town's old-fashioned customs and how they look down on women. In the end, she decides to go with Masaki, hoping that once they settle down, it would bring sex back into their relationship. But even after returning to the countryside, Masaki goes out drinking with his friends until late at night. And to top it all off, he's starting to look down on Manami, just like his father and brother. He even broke a special plate that Manami made as a child with her mom and sister. And just when Manami thought she could overcome her sexless marriage, after countless attempts of trying to get intimate, Masaki hits her with, "We can have sex when we want to have a kid". Soon after, Manami sees a message from another woman on Masaki's phone...
Rino is a 34-year-old housewife married to her kind husband, Takumi. She basically has a picture-perfect marriage. However, one night, the topic of having kids is brought up again by Takumi. Rino has a secret that's holding her back from getting pregnant... In the past, she left her infant daughter at an orphanage's doorstep. Her mother-in-law is laying on the pressure to have a baby, and Takumi is irritated with her. Not only that, Takumi goes drinking with the new part-timer, Hina...
Asuka had always dreamed of a romantic proposal, but when the time came, all she got from her live-in boyfriend of seven years, Yuta, was a casual "How about we get married?" over dinner at their local bar. He didn't even put down his phone or look her in the eyes! She goes off on him (in her mind) but then reminds herself to be realistic and accepts his proposal. As the wedding approaches, she finds an open box of condoms while cleaning one day... and notices that only one is left, even though she can't remember using any of them with Yuta. That's all the proof she needs: the bastard is cheating on her!!
Mami is in the seventh year of her marriage with Haruki, and three years ago, she gave birth to their son Harunosuke. She thought they had a happy future ahead of them. But boy was she wrong..! Present day. She's fed up with her husband's lack of manners at home. Cutting the cheese during meals, walking around their home naked, you name it! She's worried about him being a bad influence on their son, not that he cares. In fact, her nagging only brings him stress. One day, when doing the laundry, something falls from Haruki's pants' pocket... A love hotel membership card, with recent dates written on it, no less...! Haruki better watch out, because Mami is out for revenge!
Aizome Hall-an earthly paradise where monks can go to seek their pleasure... And Shion, the boy whose role it is to sate them night after night. Newly-initiated monk Shuuko, who dreams of taking over his family temple one day, finds himself sinking into a world of sin and desire after he becomes enamored with the mysterious boy with an innocent smile. Shion, touched by Shuuko's kind nature, begins to grow close with him, but Shion's lord and master has no intention of freeing him anytime soon...
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.
Haruka 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?
"Would you agree to a lover's contract with me?" Hikari Nakasawa works in the sales department of her company... and has secretly been infatuated with her boss Mr. Irie, a married man. One day, Hikari finds him looking troubled on the phone... and after taking advantage of the situation, the two sleep together. However, upon leaving the hotel, they happen to be spotted by Suguru Aoyama... a coworker of Hikari's! To keep his mouth shut, Aoyama proposes that Hikari becomes his "fake lover"... what choice does she have? At the same time, Aoyama seems to have some love life matters of his own going on...?!
Shinobu 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?!
Takuya Kujo is not only handsome but also intelligent and charming. In contrast, Fuyumi Takano is your typical plain Jane, yet she has caught Takuya's eye! Unexpectedly, he proposes, eager to build a happy family together, and Fuyumi is more than happy to oblige. However, Takuya's behavior soon grows increasingly suspicious. Despite her best efforts to suppress her doubts, Fuyumi finds the strain unbearable. Her overwhelming happiness begins to morph into a bottomless pit of despair, leaving her to question: is my husband really my husband?! This heart-pounding love story is filled with non-stop suspense!
Haruka lives a happy life with her kind and handsome husband, who is three years younger than her, and their cute four-year-old daughter. The only thing that bothers her is that a mom at her daughter's preschool, Maki Ogawa, is very familiar with her husband. Haruka believes that her husband would never betray her, but a person she would least suspect is actually trying to steal him away... This suspenseful story of adultery and deception questions just what the bond between a husband and wife is, and how a woman who knows only hell awakens and goes berserk!
Ai Suzuki was a failure at work, a burden on the company, and had no friends... the only person who loved her was her boss, Tatsuro. To society, their relationship was an immoral affair, but to her, it was true love. One day, driven by loneliness, Ai goes to see Tatsuro, only to find another woman with him. It turns out Tatsuro had other mistresses! After being stabbed by the other mistress, Ai wakes up in a parallel world, reborn as a successful, confident, and highly capable version of herself...?!
His wife was cheating. In our bedroom. Right now... Holding a camera in his hand, he goes to take a picture of her partner... another me?! Koki Machino's life is monotonous, confined to the mundane routines of suburban existence: a home, a child, a stable job. But as his professional prowess wanes and his wife has turned cold, only talking to him through their child. Koki finds himself teetering on the brink of discontent. Then, in a twist of fate, he stumbles into a parallel universe, where his doppelgänger basks in a world of boundless joy and adoration. Envious of this alternate self's blissful existence, Koki grapples with jealousy and guilt, wanting more than anything to take his place...
Ryo, 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.