Ten years have passed since my brother's dead body was discovered in the bottom of a cliff. Rumour said, he was escaping his engagement and supposed to meet his lover there... But that person never came. After searching for years, I've finally reunited wi
An illegitimate daughter lies about her identity to marry a captain in a strategic marriage, but she's doted on and showered in his love...
"I'm upset because your wet hair is so captivating." It is the Taisho era and Kaede, who was treated as a maid even though she comes from a good family, is married off to Yukisada, a military captain from a noble family, to save her family's business. However, she must lie about her identity to marry him as a "proper" young lady. Her true identity must absolutely not be revealed. Her married life begins with secrets. Although she feels guilty, Kaede begins to fall for Yukisada, who dotes on her and is overprotective.
It's 1863, the twilight of the shogunate, and Japan is on the cusp of monumental change. The streets of the nation's capital are soaked in blood as political upheaval and rising tensions between masterless, wandering ronin and government samurai set the stage for one of the most turbulent times in Japan's history. Young orphan Nio is no stranger to the harsh realities of the world, and yet he can't help but cling to his burning passion for justice and desire to change the world for the better. One day, he crosses paths with two men who will become central figures of the coming revolution: Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji, two of the founding members of a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo-who would later become known as the Shinsengumi. Inspired by the efforts of the so-called "Blues Wolves of Mibu," Nio decides to join the ranks to help carve a path to the world he wishes to see. But with new betrayals and reversals every day, will Nio be able to stay true to his conscience?
"Stop it...! I haven't become your wife yet...!!" Kimono taken off by force, fingers creeping up her thigh... Nipples licked all over by a sticky, relentless tongue. "I've got to endure whatever my fianc? does to me... So I can protect Seinosuke..." It's the year Meiji 13, 1880. Saori is the only daughter of the Suou family, owner of a long-standing textile business. The head clerk, Seinosuke, is a young man with a Kyoto accent. And Saori's more than a little in love with him. But, as the daughter of the family that owns Suou Textiles, her social position differs too much from Seinosuke's, a mere employee. They would never make a good match... Besides, Saori has a fianc?. Then, one day, the date of Saori's wedding is decided upon!?
Once upon a time... on the night of the village festival, our heroine Setona, a girl born to a warrior clan, is perplexed to hear of her love Manibe's sudden disappearance. She soon learns that he was chosen as a sacrifice to the mountain god. When she runs to the temple where he was sacrificed and breaks the enchanted mirror that divides the temple and the outside world, she finds herself facing some sinister entities... and... a man...!? And so, the hunt begins...! CHIKUHIME pours her heart and soul into this romantic historical drama!
The time is the Edo Period. Amid the financial disarray of the Shogunate government, the money-eating male harem has been exasperating the situation and causing a dilemma for one particular Shogun... Yaichi is a guard of the interior gardens who is always nearby, watching over that Shogun. Yaichi has been harboring secret affections for his Shogun, but their difference in social standing is palpable! He has been unable to express his feelings... One day, on a typical trip to stand guard throughout the night over the Shogun and his harem gentleman, where all he can do is watch their actions like a hawk from behind a cut-out hole in the sliding door, Yaichi suddenly finds himself unable to curb his enthusiasm and ends up pleasuring himself while on guard duty...!! This is a heartrending and grand tale of their love across social borders!
Iori Tachibana has never had any problems with women. He made his debut as a romance novelist with stories based on his own experiences, which both made him quite famous and started his extravagant spending habits. Now, for reasons he doesn't wish to disclose, Iori has writer's block, so he travels to a secluded inn in the mountains looking for a cure... The inn is run by his old friend Madoka, and she assigns cute, young Souma as his room attendant. But, Souma's a guy! Iori had been hoping for a girl... In particular, he'd been hoping for the beautiful female dancer he briefly saw outside. He thinks she might just be able to cure him... With that, he starts searching for her, but has no luck actually finding her. As a last resort, Iori asks Souma about the dancer, but while Souma knows her, he won't tell Iori anything... Could she have something to do with Souma's secret...!?
It is said that a shrine maiden once offered her chastity to the dog spirit in return for his protection for ten generations... I am the descendant of that shrine maiden. But, lately, some eerie black shadows have been stalking me. Just when I'm about to get hit by a speeding train, this mysteriously powerful, handsome guy saves me. He says he's come to exchange vows, and then suddenly starts kissing me! I should shake him off, but I just can't resist his advances!!
"Ngh...! Ah, aah! I'm gonna die...!" Akinari investigates strange noises coming from a classroom and discovers that it's decked out with funeral paraphernalia. Yes, Akinari has walked right into a meeting of the "funeral club"! What's more, unusual circumstances force him to join! Though the club seems like a good place to learn the rites and rituals of the dead, it was actually started to help one of its members get over his... funeral fetish!? Surrounded by a cast of attractive older students and his sharp-tongued former schoolmate, Akinari finds himself getting unexpectedly titillated on a daily basis! From getting his rear end fondled during a prayer service to doing it in a coffin and even a temple...!! And if that weren't complicated enough, there's also a love triangle! Free your desires from their fetters and join a world of otherworldly passions!
"There's a temple that deals with only gay visitors..." After hearing these rumors, an ex-host knocks on the gate to a temple late at night seeking help... and who should appear but a super-hot temple supervisor with black hair! And for some reason he's totally naked! The more he looks around, the more he sees bells and statues in the shape of penises... and strange moans coming out from the hall. Wait, is this a gathering spot for gay guys?! But this ex-host has nowhere else to go, and the hot temple supervisor speaks to him in a warm voice. "You must decide whether you want to stay here or not." What will become of this poor ex-host?! And what is the temple supervisor truly after?! Don't miss this ultimate hot monk love story!
Tsutau is a folklore expert and an average man with no romantic experience, but he's also skilled at using various spells. On one very rainy day, he hears lightning strike his house. When he goes to inspect the damage, he finds a strange, well-built man in a kimono, who tells him that he fled from an attack. For some reason, the man doesn't get wet from the rain, and a bright aura surrounds him. When his hood comes off, it reveals golden eyes and horns... He's obviously not human, but the mystery deepens when he drags Tsutau into his first kiss. It escalates further when the man starts to lick him all over, which makes him hard. The mystery man proclaims himself Kenzoku, the god of lightning, and informs Tsutau that he plans to eat him while he gets him off. Tsutau can't resist his charms, but he won't sit back and let himself be eaten...!!Tsutau is a folklore expert who performs spells for people in need. One day, he finds Kenzoku, the god of lightning, at his house. Kenzoku is determined to pleasure Tsutau and then eat him.
Mountain protector and long - nosed goblin Kurama has been troubled by a gang of young demons who have recently moved onto his mountain, leaving their trash everywhere. Kurama wants to keep his mountain safe, but he's afraid to confront the gang...
He makes up his mind to go to their hideout and ask them to clean up after themselves. Once there, the gang leader Hijiri politely apologizes to him. Kurama instantly falls for the dark - haired, fair - skinned, and gorgeous demon. He comes up with a plan to get closer to him, but catches him in the act with another gang member later the same day...
A pure love between a Mr. Nice - Guy goblin and a cold and gorgeous demon is about to begin!
Sana, the daughter of the Chiba Dojo (martial art gym) in Okemachi Japan, had promised to marry Ryoma Sakamoto, a TOSA Samurai who was assassinated by an unknown killer at the end of the EDO period. He was once the dojo's headmaster and Sana's brother's best friend. While Sana was in charge of the Dojo when the master was absent, a woman called Ryo, who claimed to be Ryoma's wife before he was killed, appeared before her .... and eventually, Sana became involved in a mystery surrounding Ryoma's assassination.
Taking place at the beginning of the Meiji period, Ichinosuke works as a second-story attendant in Yoshiwara and feels gloomy for making a living putting women through awful things. He spends his days hiding how he feels until one day, a slightly different client, Tojiro, shows up asking to see robes more than the women in his shop. Tojiro's pure eyes and behavior annoy Ichinosuke, so he decides not to interact with him after that, but Tojiro sees his true side and begs to be his friend...
A love story that quietly unfolds between a sweet and simple craftsman dyer and a stubborn attendant at a Meiji-era brothel.
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...
Alienated by her village, Asaka lives a life of solitude and modesty. One day, she heads into the forest in order to hunt for food... she runs into a white crow who transforms into a beautifully handsome young man and he starts speaking to her. Starving for affection, she opens her heart to him and starts to cherish the time they spend together... but there is something about him she can't figure out. He starts to test her, whispering words into her ear and kissing her... It's a sweet attachment, and yet is like a poison.
In Meiji-era Japan, sixteen-year-old Maria wishes she can change her appearance. If only her eyes and hair were different, maybe she wouldn't be met with such fear, and maybe her own mother wouldn't be so ashamed of her. But when Maria encounters a handsome yet mischievous boy named Rintarou, her understanding of beauty-and herself-begins to change. To him, Maria's not just pretty; she's straight out of a fairy tale! A historical romance unfolds on the streets of Yokohama...
It is 1926, the first year of the Showa era. Urabe Kanoko has left her hometown after it turns against her for having the ability to hear lies when spoken. She collapses from hunger after arriving in a town called Tsukumoya, where she meets a poverty-stricken detective named Iwai Soma. Is this fate? Or something more?
After suffering unprecedented disasters in World War II, Japan accepts the American and Allied Forces' terms of unconditional surrender. Now the citizens of a ruined nation, the people of Japan come together amid an influx of influences and immigrants and--cunningly, carefully--survive... This is the unrecognizable Japan to which the sharpshooting, sweet-talking womanizer Leo Shishigami returns three years after the war. Against this backdrop, in the spring of 1947, everything is set into motion when Leo meets Rose Haibara, the madam of Club Primavera...
1946, two years after the war ended in Japan. An orphan named Wayne has been hired by District 23's Club Primavera-the base of operations for the brothel alliance vying for power with foreign militaries and the mafia. When a series of murders strike fear and rage in the people of District 23, the prime suspect is none other than Jack, the orphan boy Wayne sees as his brother. Torn between belief and doubt, Wayne struggles to find the answer to the mystery before him-who exactly is Jack? The culprit...or just another victim?
Ryukishi07, the creator of Higurashi When They Cry, Umineko When They Cry, and the original Rose Guns Days; and Tsuyoshi Takaki bring the prequel of Rose Guns Days to life!
Kotetsu Miyasaka is a kendo prodigy. While his twin brother, Yayoi, practices the sport, though, he lacks his sibling's skill, enrolling in a different school to try and differentiate himself. When things go wrong at Yayoi's new school, though, Kotetsu finds himself caught up in a potentially life-or-death confrontation -- only to suddenly find himself swept back to Edo period Japan where the stakes are infinitely higher!
Taking in by Souzou Sagara and his roshi band of samurai, Kotetsu must find a way to survive in the past and possibly help shape Japan's future!
Long before even the distant past, the land was ruled by powerful kami, gods as widely varied in form and temper as the parishes they governed, each possessing a unique sacred instrument. Traveling between their shrines in search of divine favor, the priest En the Layman and his two assistants brave dangerous terrain, fearsome creatures, and the wrath of kami themselves!
Under the curse of Orochi, the great demon serpent reborn every 300 years, Japan has been shrouded in clouds for as long as anyone can remember...
The era of the samurai is at an end, and carrying swords has been outlawed. To combat the rising crime rates, an inescapable prison was built in the middle of Lake Biwa. When brothers Tenka, Soramaru and Chutaro Kumo are hired to capture and transport offenders to their final lodgings in this prison, they unexpectedly find themselves faced with a greater destiny than any of them could have imagined.
The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her stepbrother Jinka, however, hates humans, despite mostly being one. The siblings are joined by a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong.
The people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary!
They've been married one month already, but Soijiro's new wife Chiyo has maintained a fake smile every day since. She says and gives away so little, in fact, the insecure samurai can't help but worry whether she's dissatisfied with the arranged match. Ever the beautiful and dutiful wife, Chiyo seems much too good for him - a lowly second son - so he swears to become the husband she deserves. Little does he know, however, the head-over-heels Chiyo is desperately trying to keep her wild attraction to him in check for propriety's sake.
How could she not love a handsome husband who cherishes and protects her with all his heart?
On a moonless night... I hear your voice for the first time. Ume was abandoned by the family she married into because she was unable to bear children. She returns to the village where she was born but finds herself alone as her parents die from a spreading disease. As told in tales of sacrifice to the gods, the village also begins to experience a shortage in the crops of their farms that will only continue until someone is offered. Ume is not able to bear a child but as she does not have any children, she is able to lie her way into being offered to the gods. Waiting for her at a shrine deep in the mountains is a wolf god with silver hair and beautiful nails that shine in five different colors... what will come from this encounter between a despised god and an unhappy girl?!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "The Lying Moon Princess's Marriage: I Will Gain the Wolf God's Favor"
Yoshiwara has been reborn in modern-day Tokyo.... In this new Yoshiwara, beloved actresses whose talents grace the screen by day spend their nights selling both their bodies and the idea of romance to their male clientele. Thrust into this world is the ingenue Asuka, who's been sold out by her foster parents to pay off their debts. While at first oblivious to the nature of Yoshiwara, she accidentally barges in on a "transaction" between a courtesan and her client. Confronted with her new reality of being bought and sold, she longs to make a break for it... but is there anyone around her she can trust...?!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-8 of "Worth a Billion: Modern-Day Courtesan"
An impulsive urge to protect gradually twists into a warped kind of love. In the Taisho era, Takaomi, the heir to a wealthy family, offers financial support to Setsuya, a young servant struggling to care for his ailing mother.
What begins as a simple act of kindness slowly turns darker as Takaomi starts to desire both Setsuya's body and soul. Is it obligation that binds them, or is it love?
A love story between two social classes: a cool, refined heir and a handsome young servant.
I know I'm just a substitute, but I can't stop the heat in my body...
It's the Taisho era. Sayano, the daughter of a baron's mistress, ends up getting married to replace her late older sister who passed away just before her wedding. The groom is Arisue, the son of a higher-ranking marquis. They're aware of the class differences in their families, as this is a strategic marriage meant to exchange noble rank and assets. As a result, her in-laws are cold and Arisue keeps a distance from her. However, Arisue eventually falls for Sayano's courage, cute looks, and intelligence, and they slowly open up to each other. Then it's finally time for their first night together. Sayano is enveloped in sweet reverberations coming from his hot skin and intense desire. She feels bliss, but a dark shadow is beginning to creep in...