Cram school teachers, Mr. Aguro and Mr. Shirai are always at odds, and this time, both have their eyes on their student. He rejects both as they know nothing of real love. If either of them wants him, he proposes the date each other temporarily until they discover what it means. Starting out as a simple wager over who gets to date their student, the two begin their complicated relationship. Can these two love virgins find what they're missing?
Ayumi Suzuki was having a hard time. Between her husband Takuya's backhanded compliments and the loud parties he insisted on hosting at their house, she could barely keep her head above water. Takuya seemed to be trying to relive his glory days by inviting over the usual group of old high school friends to sing and drink all night, while Ayumi was stuck cooking and pouring their drinks. Hard as that was, she still stayed devoted to her husband... And then she found out he had been having an affair with a woman from that "usual group" of party friends! As she listens to them having sex and badmouthing her like the insults were their pillow talk, Ayumi finally hits her limit. Now she has a new party to plan: an Affair Expose Party!
Aika Ito, is 27 years old. She and Shinya, a high school classmate, got married after 10 years of dating and soon ended up pregnant. Though things were smooth sailing, Shinya was assigned to work abroad, forcing the two to live in separate countries. After giving birth, Aika visits Shinya for the first time, but when she meets him again, she's met with a cold attitude. Aika is perplexed by the sudden change in her husband. It was in that moment that her husband's colleague, 22-year-old Mona, a local woman, comes to visit...
Ayano has lived every day in hell after her mother died and her father remarried. Her wicked stepmother and stepsister torment her day after day. One day, her stepmother decides to marry her off to the Watari family, who's rumored son is said to be horribly disfigured. Unable to refuse, the wedding proceeds, but to her surprise, their son, Kyoichiro, he's anything but disfigured! In fact, he's as handsome as a prince! What's more, he's already head over heels in love with Ayano! This fairytale romance set in the Taisho Era is bound to get your heart racing!
Ayako's a stay-at-home mom, living a happy life with her husband Yusuke, who works at a design firm, and their 4-year-old son Daichi. They've been married for 6 years now, and her husband has been very proactive with both his job, housework, cooking, and taking care of their son. However, there is just one thing... it seems that the two can never have a full conversation together! Up until their son was born, they would sit down and talk about all sorts of things. Is something changing in their relationship? Can they figure out what might be wrong? Another day goes by without any chance to just talk...
Ainosuke Hizaki (20 years old) is addicted to anal masturbation, which he started out of curiosity. One day when looking at dating sites on the train to see if someone could make him have an anal orgasm, he gets molested. Seeing something is off, an older handsome man, Okumi, helps him out and let's Ainosuke know that he's good at making guys cum from behind. Though the two don't have "sex", he makes Ainosuke come in a meltingly tender way! Then, however, Ainosuke, slightly dissastified, loses contact with Okumi...?
"You're a student!" "So what?" During the school sports festival, Ayato Yura is mistaken for a girl and carried like a princess by the school's top playboy, Kosei Haga. Things escalate when Haga kisses him in front of everyone and learns Yura is actually a teacher! After school, Yura tries to discipline Haga, but he playfully keeps flirting. As Haga's feelings turn real, Yura's hot-and-cold attitude only fuels his desire to kiss him. Can their forbidden love ever become a reality?
Out of the blue, Second Prince Maury breaks off his engagement with Ashley, the daughter of Duke Norman. However, this is no surprise to her; in fact, it's the golden opportunity she's been waiting for. Fed up with Maury's terrible behavior and poor character, she has been hoping to split with him for a while now. But even a worthless prince is still royalty; to protect her reputation, she must ensure all the fault for the split lies squarely on Maury's shoulders. She sets out to collect proof of his misdeeds, then lies in wait... and now that he's broken things off, she's ready to expose him for the filth he is. The real surprise comes from Crown Prince Eugene: impressed by Ashley's bold takedown, he pops a certain question out of nowhere...! It's a swift death to evil in this royal romantic comedy where karma takes no prisoners!!
In the prestigious Academy of Magic & Arcana, Sophia stands out as an honor student. Her younger sister, Mia, consumed by jealousy over Sophia's success, has sabotaged three of her marriage proposals. After her latest engagement is ruined, Sophia grows weary of Mia's wrath. Just then, Luke, the crown prince of a neighboring country, reaches out to her. The two quickly bond over their shared love of magic, becoming a hot topic at the academy. Determined to prevent Sophia from finding happiness, Mia prepares to make her move...
Content Warning: this title contains material that may be distressing for some readers. Earnest and meek looking Hasumi has been working at a customer support center for a month now. Having to deal with customer complaints and inquires day in and day out has caused some pent-up stress, and in order to relieve said stress, some intense bullying has started in the office. Unfortunately for Hasumi, she has become a target, and is reaching her limit...or is she?!
In the novel Princess of the Black Rose, the wicked Esther finds pleasure in tormenting her younger sibling, the protagonist. However, this depiction couldn't be further from the truth. Esther, as the (current) world knows her, is an upright and kind individual. Due to her ability to heal, she is well-liked and admired among the citizens. Her younger sister Mytia, however, could not be more envious. During the evening of her engagement party, Esther catches Mytia secretly meeting with her fiance Daniel. An infuriated Mytia lunges towards Esther, and the next moment, Esther discovers that her Ability has been stolen!
As if thrust back into the events of the novel, Esther can no longer heal. And her engagement? Annulled. Weary of her younger sister's cruelty and her parents' now cold demeanor towards her, she seeks the comfort of Adele, her dearest friend, In an attempt to cheer Esther up, Adele suggests that she join her and her family on a trip to the neighboring country. However, before Esther can reply to her friend...she falls victim to her sister's scheme and is placed in a mental asylum. Sometime later, when Esther has all but resigned herself to a miserable life in confinement, Adele's family dispatches a messenger, providing her a chance at escape. But as soon as she makes it out, she receives the heart-wrenching news of Adele's passing. Spurred on by her dear friend's dying wish for her to find happiness, Esther now assumes her late friend's identity, vowing to bring justice to Mytia. Along the way, she meets the royal family's second son Prince Sirius. Esther...may soon realize that her new life might not go as planned.
Someday a vortex of fire will once again engulf the world. But a holy saintess will save the world through the power of water... This ancient prophecy has been handed down in the empire, and because of it, the holy maidens of the Water Clan have a special significance. Elna, born into the water family and a candidate for sainthood, is worried about her powers that were lost after a fire in the royal palace in the past. She thought that she could give up her desires of becoming saintess if her sister, whom she loves and herself a talented woman, would become the saint... but on the day before the exam, she meets Lawrence, the third prince, and the wheels of fate begin to turn. Will she in fact become the water saintess?
"You're going to be my Cinderella." It is the Taisho Period. Sakura has always been treated cruelly by her step-mother and younger sister in the home of the Shirahoshis, a fallen noble family. Rinko, her younger sister, gets engaged to an heir to a powerful conglomerate and is set to be introduced as his fiancee at her debut party. Sakura attends her party, but is ridiculed by the other guests due to Rinko's cruel scheme. Right then, Eisei Kuroyuki, an heir to Japan's most powerful conglomerate, steps in to help her. Known for his ironfisted ways, Eisei never bows to authority no matter who they are, even if it's a member of the Imperial Diet. Why would such a man fall for Sakura and dote on her? A Cinderella story with passionate romance begins!! Oh, and filled with plenty of justice served for Sakura's enemies as well!
Lady Rosaria has memories of her past life, memories of the story she read that she is now living in. A saintess will appear to take away her fiance the prince, and she will be exiled to a far away land... but the story isn't going to go that way if she can help it. Rosaria has been adamant about losing the prince's favor but the saintess simply does not appear... and now she and the prince are going to marry?! Now Rosaria's on a mission, get as prepared as possible for whenever this Saintess is gonna show up. Once she's here this marriage is done for! Although... it does seem like the prince feels a bit different from the story...?
Mizuho is a gay man who struggles to communicate effectively, and on top of that, the company he worked hard to join has suddenly gone bankrupt. To relieve his stress, he turns to none other than Minei, a face-less masturbation porn creator. Mizuho dreams of one day getting pounded by that big ol' dick of his, too! It's just then that Mizuho would get an eviction notice from his apartment manager.... One day, Shungo, a gay video creator, scouts Mizuho, and he ends up living with Shungo in his home office, filming porn together. Shungo instructs him to hold the camera so the audience can see it sliding in and out, which was initially embarrassing, but stimulating at the same time. Could it be that this very dick is... Minei's?!
Caught in the gaze of his fierce, gorgeous eyes, it's impossible to move. It's become clear in every way imaginable... you are my... "I've finally found you, my mate." After Sasha's parents died in an accident, she has been under the care of her aunt and uncle working as a servant for them day in and day out. The only thing helping her carry on has been the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, where she will learn her magical affinity and be able to find a mate. If only she could find a kind mate, she could finally rid herself of this place. However, her aunt and uncle refuse to let her go, and insist on selling Sasha away to pay off debts. Just in the nick of time, Lord Volt Sednik comes to her aid.
Bianca, the first princess of the Kingdom of Northernbleu, is in dire straits after a neighboring country targets her lands. The only way to save her country is to establish ties with a major power... That's when a proposal arrives from Saintrews, the most powerful country on the continent! Bianca, who has known the second prince, Lucas, since she was a child, accepts marriage as a desperate act of friendship. However, he has grown up to become a Knight Commander feared as ruthless and heartless by other nations. Indeed, no longer the kind-hearted boy she once knew. Stunned by his change, Bianca is prepared for his cold-hearted encounter... But what actually awaits are days of sweet favor, drawing her closer to the boy she once knew, now all grown up...? So begins a love fantasy that starts as a political marriage and grows into the knight commander doting on Bianca!
Chiyo was raised in a village where every 50 years a pure maiden is offered up to the wolf god atop the mountains as a sacrifice to bring fortune to the lands. Chiyo was born and raised specifically for this purpose and has been prepared for that day to come. However, as she passes the gate into the shrine, she finds herself now being fed wonderful meals, offered rejuvenating baths, and provided with a wonderful room to rest in. Chiyo, unsure of what is to come, is then gently caressed by the god, Lord Mitsumine...?!
Carole has a burn scar on her face from an accident that happened during her childhood. Saying that she is ugly, her family looks down on her and treats her like a servant. One day, when she slips and bumps her head, she regains her memory from her past life. Carole remembers that she was a beauty consultant, an expert on makeup and beauty. Using her knowledge on beauty, she begins to turn her miserable life around!
Content Warning: this title contains material that may be distressing for some readers. Suzuki works at Fuma Home Inc., a real estate company. He decides to quit after suffering through its toxic work environment, being harassed by superiors, and forced to work illegal hours. His resignation is accepted, but he is only allowed to leave the company after 3 months. From the next day, his boss starts treating him like trash and the president tricks Suzuki into making a mistake that causes him to be held liable for the damages. When Suzuki is feeling devastated, he meets a woman named Shizuka. She claims to work for a "Company Demolition Agency" and tells him that she will destroy the toxic company on his behalf. What will Suzuki do?
All because of one little lie, one night turned into something more...?! A secret love between Nazuna and her boss!
Mr. Ichijo not only excels at work, but he's handsome to boot. Every woman in the company has their eyes on him. I'm no exception, but I've already resigned myself to the sidelines. Although I had given up, after a work party, we were both swept up in the moment and ended up spending the night together!
The next morning, to hide my feelings for him, I lied and told him I didn't need a boyfriend! I thought he'd think little of me, but instead, he suggested we...?
The long-awaited spin-off of the hit series "High School boy and Yakuza" is here!
"Why is my life so crappy?" Yui laments his life despite being a candidate to take over the Todo Family, one of the largest Yakuza families in the Osaka area. He was separated from his older brother, Kazumi, when they were children, he has never stopped waiting for him. When he finally finds him, he's become the young head of the rival Joshima family in Tokyo. However, Yui finds that instead of him, Kazumi has another by his side... Jealous of his brother's boyfriend, Yui attacks him, angering Kazumi and forcing him to place him under the watch of his underling, Ryo. At first, Yui is wary of him, but Ryo slowly fills the hole in Yui's heart with his kindness and...?!
"This is my punishment - someone as hideous as me falling for someone as good-looking as you..." Yumeko had a mountain of complexes about herself. Then, a terrible accident befalls her. Though somehow saved from the brink of death, Yumeko wakes up a completely different person. "Is this...me...?! I'm SUPER cute!!" Those around her can't hide their surprise and wonderment at this 180-degree change... But Yumeko's new hyper-positive attitude starts to change her surroundings, too. Worries and complexes can affect anyone, and Yumeko will chop right through those of her various supporting characters!! In love, work, friendship... And an attempted murder case?! This frenzied romantic comedy will leave you bubbling with energy!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!"
When an annoying guy at work mocks her lack of femininity, Shoko gets dead drunk and begs for help from Jun, a boy at the bar whose beauty could outshine any girl, until she's talked him into coaching her on how to power up her feminine side. But Jun gives her two conditions: she has to live with him, and he gets to touch her breasts... This beautiful younger man's super erotic touchy-feely coaching is steadily training my body!
"I'm going to be the next queen...?! I may have 'devil-black hair,' but I'll raise these two angelic twins to be splendid adults!" Since childhood, Julia has been discriminated against by everyone, including her family, because of her hair color. In the past, those with black hair have committed many horrible deeds, and this prejudice runs deep within the country. Because of this mistreatment, when she awakens her magic and special power, she keeps them hidden so she can live a peaceful life.
However, things don't go according to plan when King Louison chooses her to be his next queen?! What's more, he wants her to raise his twin sons as their stepmother?! At first, she wants to turn him down, but upon meeting them, they're too adorable to resist! Julia feels for them as they possess no magic and will be looked down upon should the public learns their secret... Determined to protect the twins from the awful prejudice she faces, she accepts King Louison's offer. "I'm going to protect their smiles!"
The curtain rises on this heartwarming fantasy tale about raising two angelic twins with overwhelming family love!
Misano has lived her life responsibly, but she's finally had enough. Determined to be a free-loving woman, she decides to try a one-night stand. One thing leads to another, and now they're friends with benefits. Things couldn't get any more out of hand until he transfers to her company?!
Hana lost both her parents as a child and now lives with her uncle and her younger cousin. That is, until he racks up a mountain of debt and disappears. Now, she's been taken in by the cold and calculating loan shark, Shiro. Trapped by her debt, Shiro proposes a deal: if Hana bears his child, her debts will be wiped clean?!
My work at a clothing store keeps me busy every day, and my only hobby is playing erotic dating sims. While I was leading that lonely life, my friend's ultra cute younger brother appeared before my eyes. When he unexpectedly had to drop me off at home, I couldn't resist his masculine features and without thinking it through...we became friends with benefits! I know we shouldn't keep this up, but what can I do? My body can't help but yearn for him...!
Beginning Chapter 11 is a spin-off focusing on Amamiya, the guy who was trying to get between Haruhisa and Io, and a new character, Komatora!
Kitazono Haruhisa has always been popular with the ladies! But then underclassman Io appears, and all the girls including Haru's girlfriend leave him to fawn over Io. An annoyance at first, Io is soon smitten with Haru thanks to a certain incident. He's good-looking enough to get more girls than Haru, but this dang pretty boy Io just trails after Haru like a loyal pet and gazes at him so passionately... That's nothing to feel good about!! These past ten years, Haru has let Io's affection go to his head, but now...?
"He's the CEO?! That guy from yesterday?!!" After losing my precious puppy who'd been at my side through high school, college, and since graduation, I went to a bar to drown my sorrows by the gallon. While I was wailing with grief, the man sitting next to me cut in with a majorly nasty retort: "Why not take some pills for your dysfunctional brain and start acting your age?" Well, I don't have to take that from some stranger!! So I returned the favor by sticking my leg out to trip him with an, "Oh, sorry. That was on purpose!" (Yeah, maybe I went too far...) Then, the next day that same guy turns up at my office and apparently he's the company's CEO! What's more, he's here looking for...me...?!?!
Yuriko, 35 and single, leads a humdrum everyday routine of work and looking after her disabled father. At the kindergarten where she teaches she's treated as an old maid, and at home her father won't listen to a thing she says. And of course she has no plans to marry... after all, she's just going to live out the rest of her boring life here in the countryside anyway, right? But while she's lost in thought over it, she causes a fender-bender. She doesn't know how to react, but Sosuke, the man in the other car, tells her he'll forget it ever happened... if she has sex with him! But after she goes with the flow and "just does it," it turns out that he's actually the father of one of her students?! And as if that weren't enough, Takumi, her kindergarten's cheeky young chief director, arrives on the scene...? Thus begins a clumsy love triangle for a flawed adult who had given up on love.
There was a time when, overflowing with love, I let myself run wild without a thought for the other person's feelings or the people around us, and soon enough my love crashed and burned. Traumatized by this, I've now developed a bad habit of avoiding anyone I have eyes for, to keep my affection from showing. Then one day, my coworker invited me out to a bar, where I met Sawaguchi and fell in love with him at first sight - but thanks to my avoidant tendency, I ended up making him hate me... No matter how many times I reflect and repent, I just can't get this bad habit of mine to change. I want to be able to say "I love you" to the person I love! With my conviction made, I set out to see a counselor, but there I find none other than-?!
Riku is a fellow aficionado of all things cute, and his own looks are even more adorable than a girl's. We're so close that people often ask us if we're dating, but I don't think of us as "a man and a woman" - he's just my beloved friend. But then one day, after we both got hit on by some menacing guys, something in our relationship started to change... This isn't the Riku I know. But then why does he make my heart flutter?
Is this love a dream come true? Or is it the beginning of a nightmare? From cheating, to gold-digging, to dangerous cults, Satoru is a man so unlucky in love that every woman he's ever fallen for has betrayed him. He decides that if he's only capable of falling in love with wicked women, he might as well go with the marriage match his parents have picked out for him. But one look at Michiru, the woman they've set him up with, and Satoru is head-over-heels. And that can only mean one thing...
"This feels good..." That act should have brought me nothing but pain, and yet... I felt pleasure.Three days before her wedding, Saya winds up coming face-to-face with the sight of her fiance cheating on her. "You're such a clean freak, and you're frigid, so..." - these harsh words are thrown at her, and her engagement is called off as well. Still nursing her wounds, Saya turns to a solo trip to Okinawa in hopes of being reborn as a new her. And there, while taking a diving lesson, she meets the man of her destiny... "Even if it's only for the rest of this trip, that's fine. I want you to be my girlfriend." It's the heartrending romance of a frigid office worker and a wealthy heir who has never been in love.
"Demons." Ageless, immortal beings living in the shadows of the mortal realm. The way to gain immortality is to kill a "Demon"; the price is to take on their role. A man who killed his Demon lover; a Demon who commits suicide over and over without someone to kill her; a girl who interacts with Demons.... The curtain rises on a life-and-death stakes game of musical chairs between Demons and mortal humans.
Asami works at her dream job as a wedding dress designer for an apparel company. But her life is completely turned on its head when her father, a company investor, sets up an arranged marriage interview for her and Takafumi, her company's CEO! Despite Takafumi's professional competence and good looks, Asami bluntly rejects the offer, refusing to have to tie the knot with such an incredibly brazen and rude man. Despite this, Takafumi, realizing he gets turned on by her rejection, devises a plan which ultimately forces Asami into marriage and moving in with him! Is this the beginning of a sweet married life between Asami and her annoying boss?!
"This is our first time meeting, but I would like us to get divorced." 10 years ago, with a single written agreement - a mere piece of paper, Rio, the young daughter of a long-standing family in Kyoto, became bound in marriage to a complete stranger. The man who suddenly becomes her husband is Takamine, the handsome president of an IT company. A decade has now passed, with neither husband nor wife ever having met, or exchanging so much as a conversation. One day, Rio suddenly decides to make her way to Tokyo to meet her husband. When they finally meet for the first time, she immediately requests that they get divorced. Takamine is taken aback by Rio's beauty. However, due to personal reasons, he has no intention of getting the divorce. And when Rio visits Takamine again days later, he makes the absurd suggestion for them to move in together!
"Well then, how much will you pay to have me?" - Office worker Sumika has lived in perpetual mourning since losing Haruki, her first love who once lifted her out of the grief of losing her only family. A friend from work drags her out to a party, and there she meets Mr. Katsuragi, the vice president of the company hosting the party. It ought to be their first time meeting... and yet, he gives off the impression of already knowing Sumika very well. On top of that, just when Sumika is at her wits' end trying to think of a way to save the family that took her in, Mr. Katsuragi offers to buy her hand in marriage...?
This town is unsettling, and yet somehow comforting.... When "Cee" awoke, humans had vanished from the world, leaving only the remains of their civilization behind. Desperate to evade the mysterious "Cone Heads," Cee encounters a one-eyed Golem, "Bulb." Golems are humanoid automatons, made to serve their human masters, but what befell their erstwhile creators? This is the story of a bond between girl and golem that could change the world!