Rie Sasayama is 24 years old and 5 foot 6 inches tall. Often asked if she's angry. It's probably just her face, or the fact that she's generally expressionless. Used to being called strong. Chose her current job because it was close to her apartment. There's no other reason. Rie does not want to be considered bad at her job, so she works hard. When one task is finished, the next is waiting -- it's an endless cycle of having to give it her all, all the time. In the midst of all that, a young guy approaches her one day and asks if she's hungry, not an ounce of ill intent in his expression. Rie's not particularly lovable, neither in appearance nor personality, so what is this guy talking to her for...?
Carried in on a spring breeze, love suddenly flew into Nanaho's life! The moment she sees this guy on her college campus, she's fallen head over heels. Rushing over, she impulsively blurts out her feelings and asks him out. No surprise, she gets a totally flat-out "Uh... Sorry, I can't..." in response!! Nanaho then throws out a desperate request to just be friends instead, not expecting much, only for him to answer with a "Sure. That'd be great!" Well, now what...?!
Sasada is getting married?! Hibana has been in love with her coworker forever, so imagine her disappointment when she finds out about his engagement! Hibana's got to forget about her broken heart, so she enthusiastically attends her high school class reunion. There, she reunites with Kyota. Kyota was Hibana's best guy friend. They find kindred spirits in each other once again, bemoaning their bad luck in love -- and decide to become friends with benefits?! Sure, they're not kids anymore, but will the two of them really be able to keep their relationship purely physical...?
Shizuku has no interest in romance, as her work and hobbies are enough to make her life fulfilling. Her mother wants her to marry, though, and at her insistence, Shizuku concedes to meeting Takaharu, a handsome and elite researcher, just to see if they might be a good match. Then, at their very first meeting, Takaharu pops the question out of nowhere...! He also gives a very well-reasoned pitch on how the arrangement would benefit them both, which Shizuku finds so persuasive that she accepts his proposal on the spot. Despite starting on such a mercenary note, their newlywed life sees Shizuku developing deeper feelings for the calm and gentle Takaharu. At the same time, though, the way he always maintains a polite distance and never even tries to touch her leaves Shizuku full of doubt...!! Meanwhile, Takaharu is closely guarding certain hidden feelings of his own... Letting the right moment for a wedding night slip past them was just the start of the hectic, heart-pounding romance for this adorably unfortunate fledgling couple.
Natsu Yoshizawa finds herself abruptly transferred to product development at the bedding manufacturer where she works, and then given a coveted spot on the team designing a bed aimed at newlyweds. Spearheading the project is Moriba, a man from Natsu's hiring group who's since become a powerhouse at the company, and almost as soon as she arrives he proposes to her out of the blue...!! Well, not exactly. It turns out he just wanted to "play house," temporarily pretending to be a married couple, in order to better understand their target customers' mindset. Natsu reluctantly accepts, since after all it's just research for work, but when Moriba proceeds to treat her just like an actual wife she starts wondering if she's in over her head. He even puts on a morning pillow-talk act, whispering about how adorable she was last night as if something had actually happened between them...?! Now, hold on just a second! This really isn't what it looks like...! (Not yet, anyway.)
Our bias got married! What's the next big thing for these former groupies? Perhaps it's time for them to chase down... the perfect marriage partner?! When the actor they had dedicated their lives to announces his marriage, four young women (and former groupies) call an emergency meeting. A panicked Chikako, 34-years-old and the eldest of the group, announces to everyone that she absolutely will find a partner and be married within one year. Her secret weapon? Online dating! These women are giving up on the race to snag concert tickets and stepping onto the battlefield of love and dating. (sentence).
Ichigo Kaida is in his first year of college. It's raining heavily and he's biking home along the Kamogawa river after a couple of particularly grueling shifts at his part time job. That's when, out of the blue, he finds an abandoned dog. Whoever left the dog also left a letter, which relays two facts: 1. The dog, though truly and genuinely a dog, loves to eat bread. 2. The dog's name is Koppe Roll. Ichigo feels for Koppe and decides to take care of him, regardless of the struggle... but what will Ichigo do when the little dog simply refuses to touch the food that Ichigo puts out for him...?!
Are you sure? Do you really want me to stop now?Kanata Kisaragi is an editor who began working at a publishing company due to his love for picture books. But when he transfers from the children's books department to the literature department, he's put in charge of convincing Itsuki Sakuraba, the notoriously fastidious illustrator, to collaborate on a project. When Kanata is ordered to tidy up the reference materials at Sakuraba's office one day, Kanata accidentally gets aroused. Without a second thought, Sakuraba reaches into Kanata's pants and makes expert use of his hands to help give him that sweet release, not forgetting to steal a few kisses along the way. The next day, Sakuraba returns to being his usual grumpy self, which only confuses Kanata further. Thus begins a sweet romance between a pure-hearted, endearingly unaware editor, and an irritable artist who becomes enamored by him.
At Toto First Bank's head office, the competition is cutthroat for its elite employees. Matsuda and Kato are members of the sales department on the 21st floor. Having joined the team at the same time, Matsuda sees Kato as his ultimate rival. Whether it's in regards to their conquests with women or their reputation at work, whenever Matsuda thinks he's one-upped Kato, he ends up getting overshadowed by Kato's accomplishments, much to his chagrin.One evening in the office, Matsuda finds out his girlfriend has cheated on him, severely wounding his pride. But when Kato sees his frustration, he says the unexpected. "You have bad taste, obsessing over these boring women. You should choose me"... And the very next moment, Matsuda finds Kato's lips meeting his own!
Yuzuka is an office worker at a cosmetics company. With her wedding to her older coworker and fiance just around the corner, she feels like she's walking on air each and every day. But when she discovers that he's been cheating on her, just like that, she's back to square one... Then, as she struggles to hold her broken heart together and look for a new apartment, she somehow ends up living together temporarily with her childhood friend and corporate heir Katsumi, whom she hasn't seen in 10 years! Katsumi had always treated her like a dear, younger sister. But when Yuzuka notices what a fine, mature gentleman he's become, the pounding in her heart just won't stop!
It was a time of prosperity, and mighty gods wandered the lands... When one such deity, a dragon passes by a village, a young boy named Mauri is offered up as sacrifice. However, captivated by the boy's bravery and endearing nature, the god vows to keep the boy... and his tempting body all to himself! A compilation of comedic, heart-warming tales featuring gods that find themselves drawn to love, and the humans and wondrous creatures they meet along the way.
Tae Sakamaki is looking for a new job after moving away from her obsessive ex-husband. She finally has her chance with a great job interview, but as she opens the door to see the handsome man looking for an assistant... he's a nudist?!
Louise, a noble lady who loves reading and researching magic tools, leads a double life pretending to be her twin sister. Suddenly one day, her fiance breaks off their engagement and chooses to be with her sister instead. All seems lost to her when she also has to give up her dream of becoming a magic tool researcher, but a reunion with her first love, the first prince Lucius, saves her from her misery. As they spend time together reading books in the hidden archives and looking around at different magic tool shops, Louise slowly regains her confidence. On top of that, her heart flutters every time unconsciously sweet words leave the prince's mouth. The mood is perfect and it seems like it's seconds before they can finally be together, but the past she wants to keep hidden gets in the way. "How...do you feel about me?" He asks, but...I can't do it. I can't tell him. Meanwhile, her potential as a researcher begins to blossom and leads to...A true love fantasy full of misunderstandings between a magic tool-obsessed noble lady and a stoic older prince awaits!
30-year-old Rin Sakuma, who works at an event management firm reunites with her old flame, Kotaro Irie, on the site of a new project she is leading. He's now heading a security company, but he's actually the son of a Yakuza and the last person on Earth she wanted to meet again after their bad breakup back in high school. And to rub salt in the wound... He has grown to be an even more fit and suave man. She soon realizes her feelings for him have not disappeared and attempts to hide them by putting on a distant attitude... But that all goes to waste when he pulls her in for a...kiss?! It turns deeper and deeper until... He is on top of her and about to go even further...?! Is this all just a yearning for the past or is it so much more? Whatever the case, his fingers haven't forgotten where she likes to be caressed.
Sohei Chitose and Kaoru Nonami work together and are also secretly dating. One night, they finally came to a love hotel together. It was supposed to be a hot and heavy first time for them both... But Kaoru seems more experienced than expected, leaving Sohei's imagination running wild with images of him with other guys?! Their first time, and his courage, both gone in the wind?! What is he going to do, now?!
See what happens behind closed doors at a love hotel. The boys' love audio series "Love Hole" now brought to life in manga form!
"No one in their right frickin' mind would fall for you!"
Matsuda and his rival Kato belong to the sales department at Toto First Bank's head office, where the competition is cutthroat for its elite employees. But when Matsuda is in a drunken stupor one night, the two end up going at it...on his own bed! And the next morning, Kato kneels on one knee and proposes!!! Matsuda, who's always been straight, refuses to accept that the two have slept, so there's absolutely no way he'd develop feelings for the likes of Kato...right? Right?! When passion and stubborn pride are pitted against one another, which will prevail? Find out in the epic conclusion to this battle for love!
Miho is a 28-year-old office worker who is uprooting her whole life and moving to the countryside from Tokyo in order to change who she is. The night before she leaves, she meets Osamu, falling for him instantly, and they spend the night together. A few months after she has started her new job, her company asks her to become the executive secretary to the new managing director, who turns out to be no other that Osamu himself! Miho has left her flashy and luxurious ways behind and looks completely different from when they first met in Tokyo, and she is desperate to keep her identity a secret from him. To top it off, she has put in place a strict NO DATING rule, so she is doing everything she can to squash down any feelings she might have towards him... Meanwhile, unaware of her secret efforts, Osamu continues to chase after her with his "Have we met before?" accusations!
"Actually... I'm a member of a Yakuza gang!" How am I supposed to react to this sudden revelation from my gentle nerdy boyfriend?! Until today, I thought he was just a fellow geeky comic artist whom I get hyped over anime with. I'm surprised, to say the least, but I can't help myself from getting turned on by his gorgeous tattoos as well as his fit physique. And how could my heart not flutter when he shoots a sexy gaze at me and playfully says, "You like me teasing you here and feeling you up inside, huh?" So we're not just a normal nerdy couple?! How is this all gonna work out?!
Princess of Goldwyn, Lutecia, has had feelings for Lord Valery, emperor of friendly nation, Reynald, since she was a young girl. Never having forgotten the promise his Lord Valery made to her 10 years ago, Lutecia, on her 17th birthday, devises a certain plan to put an end to her unrequired love. But...?
Aya (29) and Shota Shinozaki (31) have been married for two years. Recently, they've hit a rough patch due to a disagreement on when to have children. Aya wants to give it more time to prepare for their child financially. Shota on the other hand, is getting impatient, telling Aya she's just overthinking the situation. Needless to say, she's shocked by his unfounded and irresponsible optimism. And as he continues to pressure her, she only grows more disheartened, and a rift forms between her and Shota...
Kotoka is the only daughter of the Hoshou family, a prestigious family that has only produced female heirs for generations. From a young age she was told that she would take a "mukoyoshi," a centuries-old Japanese tradition of a man being adopted into his wife's family as the heir to continue the family line. Before she knew it, she was already in her mid-twenties, and her mother arranges for Kotoka to meet her potential suitor. But it turns out to be that man from work?! The one her coworkers say is "the last man on earth I'd want to marry"?! Although his attitude and choice of words when they first meet is concerning, she decides to go along with it for a little while, confident that she can turn him down anytime. To her surprise, they get along well and thus their life trying to live together before marriage begins!
If I could live again, I'd like to be a cat...independent and not bound by the obsessive desire for human affection. And so, the dog's wish was granted. But before long, misfortune strikes and he stumbles into a river. When hope is all but lost, Miki rushes to his rescue. Moved by her kindness, he decides to dedicate his life to bringing her joy... only to find out that she's a dog person. Refusing to give up, he then vows to become Miki's new dependable "canine"!
-A collection of peculiar yet heartwarming short stories depicting the bond between "cat" and human.
"Don't lick me there...!" "I told you not to be so rough!" Going to go crazy from the pressure felt for the first time as he gently and gradually loosens it up and slowly enters... I never thought that my first time would be with the person I hated the most in the world... I don't want to fall in love with you. Futaba, the only daughter of a tea shop owner, is set up for an arranged marriage match making with Mr. Kobayashi (a super wealthy man) by her parents in order to get out of financial difficulties. Futaba has a fear of men and has never been in a relationship before, but for the sake of the family business, she decides to go through with it. However, to her surprise, the blind date turns out to be with Taiga Kobayashi, her classmate from elementary school who caused her fear! When he hears that he's the reason she's afraid of men, he decides to help her get over this fear and take care of her as her husband...
Everyone in the office may think the "Uncompromising Keisuke Jinpo" is a heart-throbbing lady killer, but I certainly don't think so! I mean, yes he is easy on the eyes, but we don't get along, he's strict, and he's always yelling at me which makes me seriously consider quitting my job... For some reason, just because I was made party host, I got roped into inviting Jinpo to our drinking party, and he even told me he expects that I look out for him at the event (omg, where's your self-responsibility!). As expected, Jinpo gets drunk, I take him home, and that's where things get interesting! He was way different than he's ever been and came at me with a pretty passionate kiss!! I lied... We kissed but I was feeling it a whole lot downstairs too if you know I mean. It felt... so good... What am I getting myself into...?!
"Show me every bit of you. Don't hide anything." Natsume is just your average piano teacher, but she ends up in trouble after realizing someone's stalking her. She goes to the police for help, but they can't do anything about it. Eventually she goes to her family for help, and after a long-winded argument decides to go home. All of a sudden someone comes up to her... the stalker?! No... her new bodyguard?! Mr. Tachibana is assigned to watch over her for the next 24 hours and investigate any leads on the stalker... however, after learning that the stalker bugged the apartment, it seems the only way to lure them out is by pretending to be in an "immoral" relationship... How can it feel so good when it's all just pretend...?
"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?
"Do you want to be kissed?" "Push me away if you don't like it."
To avoid moving overseas for her second year of high school, Koko decides to live with her younger childhood friend, Shuri, whom she suddenly reunites with after two years of being apart. Until now, she had only considered him a cute little brother, but once they start living together, Shuri's behavior does a 180. He approaches her as if he's in love with her, whispers tenderly in her ear, and pins her down on the couch?! What is Shuri up to?! Who knows...but there seems to be no way to hold back his dangerously sweet advances!
Hina, who works part-time at an Izakaya, happens upon an old high-school friend he excommunicated named Shinichiro. Shinichiro was Hina's first crush. Hina always loved Shinichiro for his cool, calm, and kind demeanor, but the fear that Shinichiro would find out led Hina to run away from Shinichiro upon their high school graduation. Resigned to his fate of reunion with Shinichiro, Shinichiro surprisingly forgives Hina for running away and proceeds to interact warmly toward Hina. This display of kindness makes your heart flutter! Though he swears in his heart not to run away again, something happens...?!
The girl with scarlet hair and aurum eyes, branded as a devil who commands beasts, grows up with no name and is mistreated by her parents, as well as the townsfolk. But one day, she is hired as a maid by Mikhael, the angelic second prince, and given the name Iris. Mikhael is kind to her despite her being branded a devil, but believing she will bring misfortune to others, Iris tries to leave his side. However, this causes his whole angelic demeanor to change, and then he....?!
Haruna, a stubborn career woman, has a younger coworker who is getting married and quitting her job. When she starts to get teased for still being single, she blurts out a lie, "I have a fiance." She wants to take it back, but things snowball, making it near impossible to do so...! When suddenly, the president of their company and Haruna's sworn enemy from childhood, Soichi, proposes a one year contractual marriage?!
Sayo was born to be the next protector of her village, but her lack of spiritual powers earned her the nickname "worthless shrine maiden." One night, she is attacked by yokai when the demon god Akatsuki, who is worshiped by the village, comes to her rescue. Nanase, her younger sister who became the shrine maiden in her place, hears of this and demands that Sayo be sacrificed as the "Bride of the Demon God." The sacrificial ceremony begins, and Sayo, dressed in the bridal kimono, makes a desperate attempt to escape when in her moment of need, a familiar figure appears...
It's the late Taisho era, and the main character, Suzu, works as a waitress at a cafe for the general public. The kind-hearted Suzu endures the harsh treatment of her employer so that she can take care of the poor orphaned children who live in the shadows of the glamorous town. Her dream is to earn enough funds to build a free diner where the children can eat until they're full. One fateful day, a breathtakingly handsome noble comes to the cafe and hits her with a life-changing proposal...!
Kazuhiro Oyamada is a college student suffering from insomnia, causing his health to suffer. Kazuhiro decides to use his summer break to go back to his hometown to recuperate. When he arrives, he can't find his grandparents. Feeling something's off, he asks his parents about them, but they react suspiciously. That's when Kazuhiro discovers the "truth" of this strange mystery... This highly popular suspense-thriller finally has its comic adaptation!!
In place of her twin sister, Lady Tsukiko ends up in a marriage with Kishi, a young man who rose in the ranks as a lieutenant general. He's also known as the "Demon General" due to his ruthlessness. Since her childhood, Tsukiko has been sickly and deemed as a failure by those around her. After meeting the general only once, she was emotionally supported by his kindness. But now he tells her after she's provided him with an heir, they must get a divorce?!
"My smile is specially reserved for you." Kotori Ogata, self-conscious about her plump figure, is inexplicably adored by Soma, a younger coworker known for his frosty demeanor. The reason likely traces back to a rainy day encounter: Kotori finds Soma shivering at a bus stop and, being a meddlesome caretaker, helps him warm up. Since then, Soma has been incredibly affectionate toward Kotori. He defends her from sarcastic comments from her manager, holds her hand claiming he's cold, and even sweetly tells her, "Everything you do is adorable to me." Step into this romance and experience the cute moments between warm-hearted Kotori and her frosty younger coworker, Soma!
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.
Sumire is a popular model who's newly engaged. She has a sister named Nobara. At the engagement party, Nobara discovers a shocking fact: Sumire, has been deliberately stealing the men Nobara's fallen in love with, calling it a fun "game". Furthermore, the man Sumire chose to marry was Hikaru, someone Nobara's always admired and stood by at work... Having learned the truth, Nobara joins the "game", seeking revenge by any means necessary...!
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.
Lady Elizaveta von Alvaheim has memories from her previous life. And that's because she remembers the details from the otome game she was hooked on. Her favorite character, The Crown Prince, His Highness Prince Klaus, is her betrothed. To complete his good ending route, she acts as the villain to the heroine, Alice Eimert.But because of her caring nature and nobility, Elizaveta ends up being adored by Alice...Will Elizaveta be able to bring Klaus happiness in the end?
Filia was a young commoner living alone in the countryside, as her rare appearance kept others away from her. One day, she is found by the royal family, and the king declares, "You are the legendary saint reborn!" From that day forward, she dedicated herself to the kingdom, being in the service of the royal family. However, after just one year, the castle is suddenly attacked by Artel, a demon who is known as the Demon King of Ruin. As a bargain to save the kingdom, Filia is handed over as an offering to Artel. Initially, Artel was a terrifying being, but it seems that he has a surprisingly kind side... However, amidst this warming moment, Artel says, "If you're that desperate to get away from me... I'll have to teach you a lesson." "You are mine, and mine alone, little saint."