"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.
Shunsuke and Nao are college students who have been friends since they were kids. One night they're out drinking when they miss the last train home. The ever curious and energetic Nao suggests that they go check out a love hotel! As Nao excitedly leads the way, hard-headed Shunsuke follows along with an unreadable expression on his face. It was just supposed to be a chance to explore a new place, but one thing leads to another and now they're taking a bath together... just like you would see in a porno?!?!
See what happens behind closed doors at a love hotel. The boys' love audio series "Love Hole" now brought to life in manga form!
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!!
"Give me back my daughter!" Haruko's newborn daughter is taken from her after a decision made at a family meeting she wasn't included in. On top of that, she must deal with an emotionally abusive mother-in-law, a sister-in-law with a horrid personality, and a passive husband. Unsurprisingly, her lonely struggle and sorrowful marriage life begin to take a toll on her... Grab your handkerchief! This new tale spun by Minami Q-ta is sure to bring on the waterworks!
Miki Donoue has lived an unlucky life, the embodiment of woefulness since he was a child. He's lived in such a way to never involve others in his misfortune. One night, Miki is asked by a mysterious man, "Can I have your woes?" The man turns out to be a creature called "Akashibito," a type of monster that feeds on the woes of humans to extend their lifespan. He asserts that he lacks sustenance, and will die without Miki's woes. Miki, being a good natured boy, gives the akashibito the name "Shiro", and offers to be his host. Now the two of them will live together. Though Shiro can continue to live with a new host, as Miki grows to feel happiness, Shiro loses his sustenance. With the loss, there is a change in Shiro...? Could this mean the end of his life as he knows it...?A BL story between a lonely, woeful human boy and a creature that feeds off their new partner.
After taking some time away from relationships and love, it's been 10 years... "How can I find a girlfriend?" Mukai is a man in his 30's living at home with his family. He realized it's been 10 years since he's had a girlfriend. He told his last girlfriend, Miwako, that he wanted to "protect her". He was then told "what does that even mean?" and their relationship eventually fell apart. Ever since then, Mukai has felt things like "love" and "marriage" were distant concepts. However, he starts to find interest in the new person in the office, Nakatani...? Now begins Mukai's new search for love, stuck between new encounters and memories of his past!
"We need to make sure this place is as wet as can be." The moment Ren's finger enters deep within my body, lewd sounds resonate throughout the room while my lower half begins throbbing with pleasure. In order to save her father's company from bankruptcy, Maria must marry a man whom she's never met before. She's not one to let that get her down, though; She's eager to give back in any way she can to her parents, who have raised her without wanting for anything. However, when her friend teasingly says, "If you can't satisfy him in bed with your limited knowledge and skillset, he might just cheat on you and dump you afterward!", she panics fearing that the engagement may be called off if she doesn't learn how to satisfy a man. Thus she finds herself attending a mixer for singles in the area and once there, fatefully encounters an attractive man who saves her from unwanted advances. How will this sheltered lady's quest to learn bedroom intimacy unfold? Take a read and find out!
Due to past sexual trauma, Haruka was unable to find new love. Who knew meeting her strong-willed co-worker Yanase at a mixer and while under the influence would lead to an overnight stay at a hotel together?! Haruka was thrilled by his unusual and gentle behavior, but then Yanase told her that she could thank him for taking care of her by having sex with him...? Is that even okay to do here? Hearing Yanase's sweet whispering voice excites her body, which normally has aversions to sex. Why is her body suddenly sensitive and where are the noises of pleasure coming from..!
"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?!
Liz is an average commoner who's not only clumsy, but has the worst luck. After several failed attempts, she finally lands a job at the office for the Royal Military's Beast Knights, a special unit where trained knights partner with fierce, dangerous creatures known as "white beasts." Thing is, she doesn't even remember applying there! As soon as she begins working, she's tasked with delivering some documents to Jed Grayson, the commander, and winds up discovering his secret! To keep her under his watchful eye, the commander reassigns her to the role of caretaker for the young white beasts! Will Liz survive her new "fluff-filled" job with her handsome yet sadistic boss?
Cierra was reborn as a noble lady after falling tragically to her death right after her fiance called off their marriage in her past life. With a second chance at life, she gets engaged to Prince Elliot and it seems like she'll finally get her happy ever after... But then her marriage is called off AGAIN?! It seems Elliot wasn't after love, but the extraordinary ability that ran in her family for generations! But Cierra showed no signs of inheriting it... "If you don't have that power, you are worthless to me!" And with that, Elliot abandons her with his new fiancee in arms. Cierra falls to ground sobbing in despair and heartbreak at her second failed engagement when a blurry vision of Elliot appears through her tears... Gifted with the "Clairvoyant Gaze," an extraordinary ability to see all, Cierra is taking charge and her quest for revenge is just getting started!
Ellie is a girl who unconsciously retained some memories from her past life as an office worker in a cosmetics company. She is suddenly appointed to be the maid to the crown princess of the kingdom, Lady Arianne. However, upon their first meeting, Ellie is completely shocked with Arianne's appearance! Hives on her skin, a veil covering her pale face, this princess has kept herself locked up in the manor! It seems this all started when her father remarried, and trouble began to brew between her new mother and sister. Ellie decides to help by taking advantage of her memories of cosmetics, working to improve the mood and livelihood of the crown princess... but what will come from these efforts?!
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!
Under her father the margrave's command, Lewis Ballantine is enlisted in the Monastery Knights to perfect her swordsmanship skills. While it's common knowledge to most of the swordsmen that Lewis is indeed a woman, crown prince and heir to the Flamelance throne, Gerald, is blind to this fact. The night of the ball for knights, Gerald appears suddenly in Lewis's room. While surprise visits are commonplace, Gerald is overtaken by this figure of Lewis he's seen for the first time?!
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...
Miu is a preschool teacher who's strapped for cash. Recently, he started working nights at Club Hatch, where men find comfort through baby roleplay. One night, Miu gets assigned to Hiroshi Yuuki, a first-timer who seems unsociable and disinterested. But when Miu switches to "mommy" mode, little Hiro finds himself oddly aroused by Miu's nipples, and asks his Mommy to breastfeed him for his mealtime! Tonight, our mommy's about to learn that sometimes, to satisfy your baby, you have to get a little naughty!
Princess Leontina has been spending the empire's funds on jewelry and dresses, all in attempt to win the heart of her husband and crown prince, who won't even give her the time of day. But now, her crimes have caught up to her and she has been sentenced to death. Repentant, she prays to the gods for a second chance at life, promising to be a better princess. But after the axe swings downwards and all fades to black, the next thing she knows, Leontina is back in her childhood bedroom, and it's the morning of her eighth birthday?!
Confident that her knowledge of future events will be the key, this time, Leontina makes the bold decision to properly protect her country by taking the throne for herself. Will our princess be able to escape her fate this time around?
"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.
Kasuga enters high school with one goal in mind -- to get himself a girlfriend! His plans do get pushed back due to a minor car accident, but no worries...! The day he returns to school, he catches sight of Morikawa, a first-year, and it's love at first sight. Learning that she prefers the calm and stoic type, he takes drastic measures and forces a "cool guy" act. To his surprise, things seem to work in his favor. That is, until...
"This is my revenge..." The world is now in a violent era. In this world, there are twelve beings born with "Celestial Beasts" that dwell within their souls. Lyla is a young girl who has been living in a small village. She and the people of her village know that she is one of the twelve beings, a "Celestial", but her celestial beast has not yet awakened. To help awaken the celestial beast, she begins training with another of the twelve, a boy named Soju. As Lyla turns 15, an evil consort from the Shuka Kingdom reaches out to the village, with the intent of using Lyla's powers for their own nefarious purpose... From this, Lyla's destiny takes a turn for the worst in ways no one could have expected.
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?!
I've been letting myself go from stress eating after a ridiculous breakup. After finally getting determined to go on a diet I head to the gym and meet the perfect man...! He's so nice, but it feels like he's also keeping his distance... it keeps drawing me closer and closer to him...
*Chapter 4: "Straight Pure", Chapter 5: " Request for a Prince " and Chapter 6: "His Favorite Thing" are each spin-offs featuring characters that appear in the main story.
Ayano is a pure and honest girl, the daughter of a wealthy estate, and after meeting Natsu Kurosawa, a man working on the construction of her family's home, it was love at first sight. However, he constantly teases her. Suddenly, when given the chance to confess her feelings one evening, their lips meet?! Aside from the manly Natsu, there are all sorts of handsome men in his Architectural design firm! Lost puppy types, Princely attitude types, all with their own steamy love stories and scenarios! They're all ready to please.
Aoba is an office woman and a virgin who only finds fun in two things: hard drinks and saving up money! However, everything's in danger now that her company is restructuring and laying off everyone! She goes the only place she can unwind, her favorite bar, but things just get worse when she learns the place is shutting down. All of a sudden, a mysterious man shows up at the bar, and after getting black-out drunk she ends up going back to his hotel room?! Now begins the marriage of a 33-year-old virgin living life on the edge and a sharp-looking CEO!
Riko is a girl who grew up in a pure and innocent bubble after a long hospital care stay. She wants to make friends, so she gets part-time job at a live-in hotel, where she has her first time with the cool-headed boss, Takashi, but is also desired by his gentle colleague, Shuhei...
Mio is due to enter into a marriage of convenience for the sake of her family. While she is afforded romantic freedom during her University years, she can't seem to forget a certain someone: her first ever crush. With only one year left before the arranged marriage, said lover boy, Aran, shows up out of the blue.
One day, Maria is reincarnated as a character in her favorite dating-sim game. As fate would have it, her favorite character and heroine, Lily, appears right before her as well?! Without so much as casting a glance toward her supposed object of desire, the Prince, Maria is overwhelmed by being so near her favorite character, Lilly. But, it turns out Maria's actually reincarnated into the character that bullies Lily in the game...?! Just when Maria thought things would end up with her being hated by her favorite character, she comes to a realization. "Perhaps I can play the role of the villain but still protect Lily from being bullied...?" Resolving to protect Lily's smile at all costs, Maria goes forth with her plan to! But, turns out Prince Al, who is attempting to be with Lily, is onto Maria's tactics?! Let the story of this three-way fantasy entanglement start now!
"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...?!
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.
"Stop talking and sit down. Then, I'll teach you how to have them falling head over heels for you." Dumped after turning thirty and left on read by the guy she met at a mixer, Miho has fallen into despair as she struggles with her love life. One day she stops by a bar and meets a mysterious woman named Beniko who is surrounded by handsome men, even though she doesn't have what society would normally consider "good" looks. From that day forth, Beniko takes the clumsy in love Miho under her wing, and begins teaching her "how to be a loved woman." Every chapter includes a "Make Your Love Come True Q&A" by popular relationship columnist, and author of this manga, Yusuke Asada. Check them out for tips & tricks on how to gain confidence in yourself & improve your love life!
Koyo Ito works at a law firm while studying to pass his examinations to become a judicial scrivener. One day while out drinking with his friend, Morio, he meets a mysterious and alluring girl in college who goes by the name "Nana." Koyo, who for some reason or another had already given up on dating, is met with a suggestion by Nana that the two "go on a date." Right as a spark is ignited between the two, Koyo's co-worker, Minegishi, begins showing interest in Koyo, which leads to the breaking down of Koyo's everyday life.
"You're my senior, but it seems you want to do some naughty things with me?" Gahhh... I'm fantasizing about Miki again today...! Toko often fantasizes about a certain underclassman in the same seminar, Miki. Miki's cute, kind, light-hearted and always willing to help Toko with whatever she needs. Is it because of her deep infatuation with Miki that Toko ends up thinking naughty thoughts about him all day? One day when Toko was feeling especially guilty for her thoughts, a turn of events leads Miki to touch Toko's bare skin. Wanting more, Toko comes up with an ingenious plan to satisfy her desires.
Kanane Shinohara's been in plenty of relationships, but they've never panned out. Now, she's in her mid-30s and has become incapable of falling in love. As she drinks her sorrows away, she convinces herself that the reason she can't find a decent man lies within her. However, before Kanane has a chance to fully accept her "harsh reality," a handsome man named Shirosaki appears before her. Has she finally met her Prince Charming? Or is there something more to him?
Deep down, all Kanane wants is her own Cinderella story, but her experience tells her she's too old for fairytale romances. Using age as an excuse, she attempts to make a break for it and leave Shirosaki behind. However, he might not be so willing to let her escape his reach.
I don't like men, but somehow I'm the goddess of a genius horse jockey? I hate it, I can't do it, but I'm trapped by his strong arms and pure, animal-like eyes. I can't refuse him.... I'm not having a good time at all these days. I've been picked up by a lot of guys, and at work I've been transferred to the editorial department of a horse racing magazine that I don't even know much about.... I'm turning 30 soon, and I have no choice but to tough things out at my job...! It was at that moment when I saw him... Watanuki himself, the genius jockey, running with his heroic movements, burley muscles, and well-defined face... No wonder he's so popular amongst the ladies! Nervously awaiting our interview session he suddenly embraced me with a passionate hug! I was surprised when he said, "I've been thinking about you everyday since the other night". In other words, the genius jockey was actually some guy I turned down the other day...
"I decided a long time ago that I would tell you once we turned 18." "Marry me."
The day before high-school senior Nino turns 18, her handsome and extremely popular childhood friend, Ichi, proposes to her. Practically raised together as siblings, she can't believe his feelings and turns him down. He quickly counters with, "Let's do an experiment to see if we can be in a relationship or not"...?!
From then on, he hugs and dotes on Nino no matter where they are, and schemes on how to get her all to himself.
"Can you be mine and mine alone already?" But things aren't as simple as he hoped. When you're head over heels for your longest and closest friend, even the sweetest of love has a lot on the line!
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...?!
Igarashi, who spends his days running the teishoku-ya (Japanese food combo restaurant) and tavern he inherited from his father, secretly has a crush on Sora, an apprentice carpenter and regular customer. One day, Sora asks Igarashi to come hang out with him on his day off...! Despite the joy of being asked out, a certain thing in Igarashi's past makes it hard for the day to go in a hoped for direction....? This is a heart-throbbing story of a down-on-his-luck nice guy and a younger puppy-like guy.
Chizuru's a stoic 30-something office worker who's never been anywhere close to a nightlife district. As luck would have it, the company drinking party she participates in is in such a district, and a turn of events leads Chizuru, the ever prudent and judicial type, to sour the mood. Unable to endure being there any longer, Chizuru skips out on the after party and runs into a pack of impudent hosts on her way home. She's saved however when a handsome looking man in an expensive car comes to her rescue. "That's classic you", says the handsome man to Chizuru, and upon closer inspection he turns out to be Tsukasa, a childhood friend. In order to take over his parents' business, he's working as the lead host at a popular host club. After a 10 year reunion, conversation goes well and Chizuru let's Tsukasa know of her intentions for marriage. Hearing this, Tsukasa invites Chizuru to work at the club in order to get accustomed with men in general. Though she was hesitant, the weight of their enduring friendship convinces her to take Tsukasa up on his offer. Upon starting her work at the club, Tsukasa suddenly becomes extremely touchy-feely to the point that Chizuru can't hide her confusion. Could it be that possessive dreamboy Tsukasa's passion is too much for Chizuru... dangerous even...?!