"From all appearances, that customer seems to be the type of person who's truly good to the core, and as hard as I tried, I couldn't bring myself to be annoyed at him..." Sachi works at a hostess bar as wait staff and absolutely hates people who most would consider to be "good-natured". He hates one particular male customer above all -- Sasagawa, who is anything but your ordinary "good person." He bumps into Sachi and nearly makes him spill alcohol all over himself. Sasagawa protects Sachi and even goes so far as to try to tip him. Sasagawa's kindness has everyone spellbound. Sachi, however, refuses to be fooled by people like Sasagawa. Why does Sasagawa's kindness give Sachi the sinister urge to screw him over...?
Kikuchi takes his work as an accountant for an advertising agency very seriously -- and he has secretly always been in love with Higashikaneshiro, a laid-back designer at the same firm. However, after he is outed as gay, life at the office becomes difficult. His boss is emotionally manipulative, his coworkers talk about him behind his back, and even Higashikaneshiro ends up finding out that Kikuchi is gay. All this ends with Kikuchi quitting his job. On his last day, he finds himself really wishing the day would end already... but that's when Higashikaneshiro invites Kikuchi out for a going away party, just the two of them!!
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!
A week after Emu Ikariya's father died, a debt collector showed up on his doorstep. His late father left behind a debt of $40,000. Now, Emu has to pay up. Emu grew up poor. He's not particularly fond of smiling or other people. No one understands him and all he's ever known is bad luck. There's no way Emu has the money to pay back his father's debts. That's when the debt collector suggests he sell his body at a secret gay club. Just then, a high school classmate of Emu's named Nenji Fukutomi appears out of nowhere and proclaims, "I'll buy Ikariya!" What on earth is he talking about?!
After a night of heavy drinking with his competent and dependable coworker Kamiya, Kaji slowly begins to regain his consciousness... Only to find Kamiya straddled right on top of him, legs spread and wearing nothing but a half-unbuttoned shirt. When Kaji is finally able to muster the energy to get up, he immediately asks Kamiya to explain himself. His response? "Things went sour with my hook-up buddy, and I've been pent up lately. That's all." Since that day, for some reason, Kaji begins feeling drawn to Kamiya. This is the story of a recently divorced man, his coworker who's secretly promiscuous, and the attraction that forms between them, set in the world of the ever-competitive Toto First Bank's head office.
When his first love breaks his heart, college student Fusuke goes to a bar to drown his sorrows, where he meets a guy named Seri and drunkenly tumbles into bed with him. Now, Fusuke's no stranger to one-night stands, but it was always with girls before! Struggling to process everything the morning after, he bails out of the hotel room...only to find out later that Seri is his new stepbrother?! And what's worse, his dad's being transferred overseas and taking his new wife along, so now Fusuke has to live with Seri?! To Fusuke's dismay, Seri clearly has no plans of keeping his hands to himself, but despite all appearances also won't admit to having romantic intentions...and soon enough Fusuke is at his wit's end just trying to keep his head on straight! You'll love this smutty romance between a carefree playboy and a hottie who's used to getting whatever he wants.
"I want you, Nakajo!" Nakajo works at a live music club; Kiuchi is a frequenter. Following a quick exchange of words, the two of them found themselves living together. Kiuchi said he was just looking for a place to rest his head for a short while; after all, he had just broken up with his girlfriend and had to move out of their shared apartment. What's more, Kiuchi says he can't fall asleep without the heat of another person's body beside him. Nakajo swiftly rejects Kiuchi's request, revealing that he's gay. However, what will Nakajo do when Kiuchi responds with, "That works for me!"...?
Riding motorcycles used to be my favorite thing. I was particularly good at starting (and, most importantly, finishing) fights. I wanted nothing to do with love. I was tough! I mean, I had to be! I used to be in a gang, after all. And then, I was reincarnated... into a bad romance simulation game?! As the heroine?! And if I don't fall in love, I'll die?! Look, my new body is beautiful, delicate, and, admittedly, pretty hot... but does anyone seriously expect me, a former delinquent with zero experience dating, to do this? This game is impossibly hard! So I've decided to make sure the game never starts. Yeah, so long as I avoid my four love interests -- the overly emotionally attached Crown Prince, my demonic step brother, the controlling prince second-in-line to the throne, and that royal guardsman with a split personality -- everything should be fine... right?
Nina Kamisato is a corporate drone, always heading home on the last train. But one night, when she's about to eat her late dinner, she's suddenly transported to another world (along with her rice cooker) as part of a Saintess summoning ritual. Unfortunately, her beautiful, young neighbor ends up being summoned along with her and is immediately assumed to be the true Saintess. Thus, Nina is banished from the royal capital. Alone in an unknown world with nothing other than her rice cooker, what's a girl to do?! As she tries to wrap her head around what had just ensued, a puppy-like creature then appears before her... An adorable, heartwarming tale of an overworked woman turned exiled Saintess, her handsome Sacred Beast companion, and their leisurely adventures traveling and cooking.
She's not looking for a future husband... She's never even been in love. So how did she end up entering a contract marriage with the greatest catch ever?! Mitsuru, a woman in her thirties whose only interest is cats, and Kugayama, a hot pediatrician fed up with shallow women constantly flirting with him, have decided to get married for mutually beneficial reasons. On their wedding night, to Mitsuru's surprise, Kugayama sneaks into bed and affectionately beckons her to pet him. Imagine her reaction when he springs furry ears and a tail! Mitsuru's "night of passion" with her new husband takes a strange turn. Thus begins a warm and fluffy romantic comedy about a not-so-standard, newly married couple!
Kokoro Kurogane is a beautiful and hard-working perfectionist known for her icy personality. Always arriving at the exact same time every morning and completely dedicating herself to her work, she is admired... no, rather feared, in the office. One day, a handsome heartthrob, called Tohno Takaomi, transfers to the office after working abroad in America. He is intrigued by Kokoro, who is secretly known as the "strict" and "impossible to read" "Ms. Ironheart" by her colleagues. He tries to get close to her, despite the barriers she's put in place, but this unexpected attention is throwing her perfect system out of whack!
"I shouldn't get involved with him..." - Despite her heart's warnings, she just can't pull herself away from his sweet seduction. Mizuki, a former marathon runner with a penchant for anything sugary, has now begun working at a hotel. She has zero experience in customer service, and is clumsy and socially challenged to boot. She's been slipping up repeatedly at work, which has only made things awkward with her coworkers. But when she runs into Kaji, the handsome hotel patissier/rumored womanizer, and accidentally vents her work frustration at him, he decides to appoint her as the test taster for his new creations?! Former runner/dessert-lover meets charming pastry chef in this heart-racingly sweet romance!
"Whoa. You're this wet just from my scent?" "N-No! Mm....Nh!" Pressed up against the sofa at our office, underwear pulled to the side, his big, burly hands gently and lasciviously attacking her sweet spot... Jinkawa, a known womanizer and president of an architectural firm, happens upon a young woman named Asami being harassed by some delinquents at night and helps her out with ulterior motives in mind. She refuses his advances, saying, "I can't! That old man smell of yours is-...!" A few days later they're reunited, and she's the new intern at his company?! Feeling self-conscious, Jinkawa tries to keep his distance but it seems like the problem isn't that Asami dislikes how he smells... but that it really turns her on.
"Say hello to our new son!" Ryo Miyano is an architect and a wonderful cook. He likes kids and wants to be married, yet (for his own reasons) is still single in his thirties. One day, his closest friend, Taiga, comes to ask for help when his apartment is now ruined after a fire. Now, the two of them will live together alongside Taiga's nephew, Ritsu, that he's only recently taken custody of. But Ryo gets more than what he bargained for since his new housemate has harbored feelings for him since they were in college. Now he can't even go a day without being drowned in Taiga's advances! A sweet love-comedy about a man and his best friend/secret admirer dipping their toes into fatherhood.
Picture this... A farmer in the countryside with a height of around 5'9". Most guys who hear this are already running for the hills. Not to mention, having no love experience at 28... Still, I don't regret the choices I've made since there's nothing more important to me than this tangerine orchard my grandpa left me... Is what I thought until I met Sakuma who protects me, stands up for me, holds me when I'm down, and actually treats me like a girl. I'm not used to being treated like this, so I don't know how I should react, but his endless kindness is so sweet that I'm beginning to...
"Can you feel yourself twitching when I touch you down here?" Mukai and I are bitter rivals always battling to avoid earning the lowest grade in class. I thought I only saw him as a dimwitted pal of mine, but why did my heart start racing when he scored that goal at the alumni soccer game and when he saved me from that girly girl trying to one-up me? Ugh, why does he seem so hot today? After all that, I couldn't ride the last train to get home and he even offered to stay at a karaoke place all night with me... Wait a minute, why are we in this position? He just put it in and I think I'm already going to come...! He's a fool, but I love him! If you're looking for a lighthearted, overly erotic romance between two silly lovebirds, this is definitely one for you!
"Good night, Mr. Hal." Plain, geeky Yuichi Mikoshiba (a dude) is male idol Hal's biggest fan. The trouble is, he was starting to shoot past "fan" and right into "stalker" territory, even going so far as to move to a place with a view of Hal's apartment and take pictures of him through the windows every night... Before he can go full-blown stalker, Mikoshiba hits the jackpot on a TV lottery: he wins a date with Hal! Spending the whole day with his beloved Hal is like a dream come true, even if it is only pretend. However, not long afterward Mikoshiba accidentally discovers that Hal really does (secretly) play for his team... Then, to his shock, Hal pulls him into a hotel room and offers to "pay" for his silence. Apparently, Mikoshiba was totally his type! Hal starts stripping him, and all signs are pointing toward sex, when Mikoshiba's big mouth gets ahead of him and ruins the fun... Now what'll he do?
Is that a stalker? A weirdo? Oh, no. It's just a normal university student who's in love. He just happens to be living his life with a paper bag over his head. It does mean that he gets a lot of strange looks on campus though... In spite of his overwhelming shyness, he still manages to confess his feelings to the girl he is in love with and do his best to win her over! The girl he's crushing on, Umi, can't believe it! And things start to take an unexpected turn?! Weird yet lovable, an adorable romantic comedy that's sure to win over your heart!
"Do I really have to work here from now on...?" Maya Blanche was born the daughter of nobility, but the family's wealth is in ruins due to her father's loan. The only place she could find immediate work as a noblewoman was the most fearsome house in all the land, the San-Chevalier House. There are rumors of servants of the house going missing... as pain and fear comes over Maya, she suddenly feels a strong head pain and all her memories come flooding back to her. "In my previous life... I was a high school student!" Maya was reincarnated into the world of one of her favorite fantasy novels after an accident on her way home from her maid cafe job! She now remembers the head of the house, Etel San-Chevalier, is actually an assassin...! Now begins the story of an isekai love fantasy of excitement and wonder, avoding the death flags at all costs!
On my 24th birthday, I come home to a girl asking to be my lover!! From middle school onward, I've been a "loner". I had no idea why this girl would want to be with me, but eventually it comes out that she's from my mom's company and she asked her to do this?! She says no to my mom= Mom is sad+ workplace is awkward... Now begins the story of two people trying to be in a fake relationship!
"I promise... I'm going to win you over, body and soul." All Aoi wants is to be able to enjoy her youth just like any other teenager her age, but she's stuck acting as a caretaker for her childhood friend, Souma. If that weren't bad enough, Souma is a total piece of trash that gobbles up any girl who comes along like some ravenous beast! "I'll never let a guy like that have me!" she promises herself, but Souma one day declares that there's a girl he "needs more than life itself" and starts making advances toward Aoi?! "Tonight... I want to sleep with you," he says and carries Aoi to his room, uses her as a body pillow, and even kisses her..?! She's unable to push him away for some reason, and... Thus begins the sugary romance between Aoi and her assertive childhood friend who's set on winning her heart...!
"A wicked boyfriend gets love all twisted up." High school girl, Nonoka and her childhood friend, heir to a large corporation, Kyoichi. Nonoka was used to being treated like a little sister by Kyoichi, her sweet childhood friend. However, this same Kyoichi is infatuated with Nonoka to the point that he'll do anything --- devise ways to keep men away from Nonoka, enact elaborate plans to sleep with Nonoka and even blur the lines of their friendship with the occasional hickie or bite to mark Nonoka as his. Is this dose of blind infatuation too much or just what the doctor prescribed?
"My Childhood Friend Who Loves With Me Is So Adorable It's Frustrating"Since her parents left home, Hana is stuck living under the same roof as her childhood friend, Kou. To everyone else, he's the perfect and handsome goodie-two-shoes that can do no wrong, but when it comes to her, he's completely cruel and heartless. Having to live under a situation like that is pretty unsettling for Hana, but as it turns out, Kou has always had a huge crush on her?! In fact, he finds her so cute and adorable that it's hard to speak honestly around her. As frustrating as this situation might be, at the end of the day, Kou will do anything for Hana by any means necessary. This is a sweetly flavored love story about blossoming emotions between two childhood friends.
Even though Yukiya Konno is finally a university student, he's still a virgin. Frustrated by his lack of experience, he arranges to meet a call girl. But not only is the person who shows up a guy, it's also none other than the senior he had always admired from high school, Amagasa! "I'll be the one to take your viginity." And for some reason Amagasa has pushed him onto the bed...?!?!
See what happens behind closed doors at a love hotel. The boys' love audio series "Love Hole" now brought to life in manga form!
"I'm sure I'll have to pay for this one day." When Mitsu was a junior high school student, a fortuneteller told her, "You should marry the person you love the second most." Now all grown up, she works at a clinic. One fateful night she runs into her first love, Arishima, and they start having an intimate relationship. But Mitsu is already married to a man who is a wonderful and kind husband?! Mitsu and her husband, Arishima and his wife. Four point of views, two married lives, only one way this can end... right?
"My life has totally fallen apart..." Haruko was 29, with both her 30s and a blissful marriage right on the horizon, when her fiance dropped a bomb that tore that happiness to shreds. Her friends and family do their best to cheer her up afterward, but she just can't shake the suffocating feeling that plagues her days. If only, she wishes, there were someplace where it would be easier to breathe... And that's when her old classmate Asano invites her to come join him in bustling big-city Tokyo! She went from the top of the world to rock bottom so fast, she didn't even see the precipice she'd been standing on, but now Haruko is taking the reins and starting over from square one!!
"Let's keep this between you and I. We'll play til sunrise." With her parents gone, all the support Chiriko had in life came from her older sister. Soon, the two of them will start living together with her sister's husband's family! Chiriko is fully supportive of her sister's happiness, so going out and hooking up anywhere near the house is out of the question. The night before deciding to lead such a peaceful and quiet life, Chiriko runs into a guy who's totally her type. Their chemistry was just right, so they found themselves together getting down all night. The next day, the same guy shows up at the house Chiriko and her sister are moving into. Turns out he's son of Chiriko's sister's husband?!
Leila is a woman who used to work in an office. Now, she's suddenly fallen into a new fantasy world called "The Dragon Kingdom." While falling out of the sky, she was saved by a giant dragon and decided that from now on her name is Lilac. Now she will live in the castle of the King of this nation, the Dragon Lord, and have the opportunity to work. However... the workers never take breaks and are constantly overworked! Lilac, with her kitchen servant status and knowledge of modern cooking, tries to get the staff to take breaks and enjoy lunchtime meals! In the midst of positive change in the kitchen, Lilac's soup dish accidentally gets sent to the Dragon Lord himself?! Lilac was prepared for the worst, but in audience with the Dragon Lord is told "make this soup for me every day from now on." What?! The Dragon Lord now has a taste for Lilac's cooking! An alluring fantasy story of friendships, romance, and delicious food!
Priscilla, the daughter of Duke Roberto, has lived her whole life preparing to be crown prince Fred's wife, but on the day their marriage is to be announced, her groom disappears without a trace. As fate would have it, the man who becomes the new crown prince as well as her groom is the infamous second prince Dill who is her first love. He had turned her confession down years prior and now he coldly states that their union is nothing but a formality. Thus, Priscilla braces herself for a loveless marriage, but to her bewilderment, Dill treats her more affectionately than expected. However, discovering the intentions behind his sweet words seems to be the least of her concerns once rumors spread throughout the palace that Dill is behind Fred's disappearance. Who is truly an ally, and who is but a foe disguised as a friend? Join Priscilla on an enthralling journey of romance and intrigue as she unravels the mysteries that surround her!
In the "Bride Selection Ceremony", Prince Lucian has selected a woman named Evelyne. Evelyne has known Lucian since they were children, but is in despair over the fact she will have to marry the prince who has teased her for years. Now begins a marriage with a prince who will continue to tease her as the two live together in the castle!! However, Evelyne slowly becomes unsure of how the prince really feels... there are moments where he is sweet to her... what could this new feeling be?!
Archaeologist Zoe has been hand picked to serve as an interpreter for military alliance negotiations on behalf of the mighty empire of Balogaros. Although a daunting task, Zoe is determined and embarks on her journey as an ambassador. Right before her eyes appears Valzus, imperial prince and the man with which she has had a complex and troubled past with!
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...?
Rose Marie has spent most of her life in the royal harem of Glenfil, as the first concubine of Crown Prince Ulysses, until one day she realizes that she can't bear to stay there any longer. But no sooner has she made that decision than she gets the order to complete the "Rite of Consummation"...! Though she's technically the most senior member of the harem after her ten years of residence, due to her age she hasn't yet been recognized as an official concubine. Once she completes this rite, though, she really will be stuck in the harem forever. Rose Marie is now scrambling around trying to find a way to get out of this duty, but Prince Ulysses won't let that happen...?!
"After 5pm, you're my pet!" Housemaid Raika works under ill-tempered/bad mouthed picture book author Mr. Momota. Clothing, food, shelter and a decent work place. That's all Raika thought she would need after losing her parents and having no other family near. Then this happened: Her apartment burns down and she loses even what little she had. Without anywhere else to turn, Raika decides on reaching out to her boss, Momota, for help. Little did she know that in order to stay with him she'd be met with conditions requiring her to be none other than Momota's pet.
Yoji Akutagawa is an exceptional doctor. However, due to his lack of people skills, he's been relegated to handling surgeries only. At home, his nephew Kento recently told him he wants to move out and attend a boarding school once he graduates junior high. Then, at a meeting with Kento's tutor Mr. Yagi, Kento continues to complain about how fed up he is living with a barely-present uncle who always acts apathetic towards everything outside of his work. While Yoji is still reeling from shock, Mr. Yagi begins to take a deeper interest in Yoji and Kento's issues.
Honoka is a plump girl who got a chance to bring her niece and nephew to the live filming of their favorite children's program. However, on her way back from the bathroom she sees the dance instructor for the show getting into something with a woman...?! Now he wants her to "take responsibility" for the whole thing?!
"How did we get to this point...?" The orchestra that Aguri plays trumpet for is really hurting for funds, but when they finally find a matchmaking company to sponsor them, that company's CEO turns out to be a sadistic jerk! The first words out of his mouth are about how much he hates music. Just who does he think he is?! Despite that totally awful first impression, Aguri finds herself pulling him into her arms when they get stuck in an elevator together later that day. To make matters worse, he walks her home after a work party one night, and before she knows it, they're kissing...?!
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.
Sayaka Narimiya is 28 year-old, single, and works at an advertisement agency. But as luck would have it, she's been fired from her job. As an in-between, she picks up a nude modeling part-time job. While naked in front of the student artists, none other than Renji Hasumi, Sayaka's high school heartbreaker appears---. Completely flustered upon learning of Hasumi's position as associate professor, Sayaka somehow manages to finish the job and head home. It is then when Hasumi stops Sayaka for what is to be a reunion? Or maybe something else?
"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...