Welcome Back, Alice is the latest work by Shuzo Oshimi, the author of Blood on the Tracks, Happiness, and The Flowers of Evil. Childhood friends Yohei, Kei, and Yui are reunited in high school. But what seemed like a straightforward love triangle between the three of them takes an unexpected turn when Kei shows up looking and dressed like a girl. In this story of adolescent awakening, perversion, and love, Oshimi sets out to explore the boundaries of gender, sexuality, and identity.
Saki, a hardworking businesswoman, has been an editor at a women's fashion magazine for seven years and is due to become the next associate editor. Underneath that perfect exterior, however, she's a total nerd, and the only men she's interested in are fictional characters. When she does receive a promotion, it comes in the form of a transfer to a fashion magazine aimed at men! Saki's friend and coworker tells her that she needs to get used to real-life men and invites her to a mixer. There, Saki meets Ryou, a handsome man who looks just like the prince in her favorite manga. At first, he's kind and gentle, but things start getting hot and heavy pretty quickly! She reconfirms her belief that real-life men are scum, when who should she meet at work but the man she spent the night with...!
Tsumugi is shy, plain, and insecure, but passionate when it comes to gorgeous lingerie. She arms herself with beautiful underwear to boost her confidence. Though she has had no luck with her job hunting, Tsumugi is determined to land her dream job as a clerk with the major lingerie maker that produces her favorite brand. Clad in her favorite underwear, she goes to her interview and meets a peculiar interviewer. Pick any type of workplace harassment?you name it, he's into it... topped off with a photo session where he orders Tsumugi to take off everything but her underwear. Wondering if he isn't going a little overboard, Tsumugi perseveres and lands a job... but it isn't quite what she expected!!
Madoka Takura lost both her parents and was brought up in an orphanage, separated from her twin brother Kaoru, who was raised in another city. By chance, the two are reunited at the same college. Madoka is overjoyed to have her brother back, but then one day, Kaoru leaves a large sum of money in Madoka's care and vanishes. The police won't help Madoka search for Kaoru, so Madoka goes to a private detective, only to find that Kaoru was involved with the mafia. Was he killed for knowing too much? Rumors abound. Frustrated with the inaction of the police and the private detective, Madoka cuts her hair, gets a tattoo, and vows to join the Hafu to search for Kaoru herself. But, when the Hafu mafia boss finds out she's a woman, he offers to keep her secret... as long as she'll be his mistress...!
Amid today's advances in augmented reality technology, 27-year-old Aoi Miyamura enjoys "A.R. Boyfriend", a virtual boyfriend developed for women who want relationships at their convenience. She indulges in her relationship with her A.R. boyfriend Haruki, who has been her rock for years. One day, Aoi is stunned when Haruki suddenly appears in front of her in the flesh... and the two-dimensional boyfriend starts to make a move on her...!!
Haru's been working in a small local factory for two years. She almost becomes a victim of trafficking because of her shopaholic mom's illegal debt. A mysterious man appears with an offer for a side-job that could help her clear it out. Haru, despite herself, accepts. It's a paid membership club that caters to people with eccentric preferences. The company delivers both goods and personnel. The mysterious man, Senichiro Kashiwayama, becomes Haru's manager and helps her push her boundaries by sending her to various naughty jobs. Haru, who has zero experience with men, blossoms for the first time under Senichiro's touch...
Newbie manager Nana finds herself in charge of Kakeru and Shin, a.k.a. the popular singing duo " Quiche" ! However, both men are very different from how they act in public. Nana gets bombarded with ridiculous demands, and her daily life is filled with nothing but work... Yet, undiscouraged, she's determined to do anything for them that's within her power, devoting herself completely to her job. Then, one day, Kakeru turns into a new kind of beast and goes for Nana's body...! She knows it's wrong, but she can't help melting at the loving touch of a superstar's fingers and tongue...!
Mitsuru Hayuka, the Art Director at M.J. Games, has worked so many late nights that she hasn't had time for a boyfriend and now she's almost 30. While her coworkers are dating and getting married left and right, Mitsuru has been out of the scene so long that coming up with a good scenario for a dating simulator app mini-game is a serious challenge. Mitsuru's one secret bright spot is the new guy, Ichito Katou, who showers her with encouragement. "I love (the games) you (make) so much!" She remembers him telling her point blank while burning the midnight oil and blushes. Then her imagination takes it to the next level ...! "Sleeping arm in arm? If it's alright with you, why don't we model it?" With that, Ichito's fingers and tongue hit all of Mitsuru's sweet spots. Knowing her sensitive places too well for it to be his first time, Mitsuru's body melts in a heat she'd long forgotten. Unable to withstand the urges washing over her, she starts to crave more of Ichito. "Was all that really just in my head!? Or was it...!?"
"Search for the treasure inside the ancient castle!" Aiming for overnight riches, Hotaru participates in an ancient castle search tour. In his team are a beautiful young blond boy and a sexy butler! And what's more, erotic traps trigger one after another! Is this going to turn into a crotch-searching tour!?
Coworkers Saki and Toru have been friends ever since junior high school. They thought they knew everything there is to know about each other, but it turns out, there's a lot more to discover...! Saki finds herself in the arms of her childhood friend, but he's grown up in more ways than one! She can't believe that her first time is going to be with that guy from her past. The disbelief is dispelled when she feels his soft kisses and an accompanying gentle caress...
Reiya Mizuki has a special ability. He is able to "ANALyze" whatever is put inside him. His family was torn apart after his father committed suicide because of the Serizawa Group and he wants revenge. He becomes a corporate spy and starts working for the company. His main target is the heir to the company, Kento Serizawa, the new director of the sales department. Reiya wants the top-secret clientele list that Kento has, so that he can leak the information and destroy the Serizawa Group. In order for Reiya to get his hands on the information, he needs to seduce Kento and make Kento fall for him. But Kento isn't easily charmed by Reiya's seduction and things are proving to be more difficult than he expected.
Though she's a tomboy with a hangup over her tiny chest, Iori has a crush on Sota Seto, who is the pastry chef at the cafe where she works. Iori was sure that he wasn't interested in her until one day, he suddenly professes his love for her and goes on to kiss her. She sees him unclothed for the first time - and my, he's huge!! She never would have expected the graceful man's lips to be caressing her all over. It's terribly embarrassing, but she discovers that his you-know-what isn't gross at all...
"The Master's carrot is so big..." -- One rainy night, the main character picks up a man who has fallen by the roadside. He's naked with a rabbit ear headband and a bunny tail stuck in his butt... At first he thinks the man is some downfallen host, but then he says, "I am the Moon's butler, and I've fallen from the Moon."! From that day on, he takes care of everything, including "it"...!? His virtuoso technique and amazing rabbit style have the main character coming like crazy! But then some men come to disturb the two men's lovely life and break them apart...!? You, too, will want this sexy, cute Bunny Butler to take care of you to the bone!
Sumire has been assigned to a publishing company as a novice hair and make-up artist. On her first day, she suddenly witnesses a man and woman in the act! Moreover, the man who looked so familiar is Atsuki, a hugely popular model. Knowing she saw him, Atsuki locks his sights on her. He's overbearing and a narcissist, and Sumire think nothing of him at first, but... Huh? He's doing it with the Editor-in-Chief right now!? He calls out to her... "You should come here, too, Sumire!"
Nao's often busy at work and as a result, she's sleep-deprived. Though she's always tired during the day, she just can't close her eyes at night. But tonight, as she's reading manga on her phone again... a mysterious hottie appears next to her bed! He claims to be a sandman, and despite his intense lecture on her waking habits, Nao's not convinced he's real. Frustrated, he says he'll do his job if she sleeps with him. But... what kind of "sleep" does he mean!? Nao is now the target of a devilish sandman, who spoils her physically and emotionally. Their passionate life together has just begun!
Kanon's boyfriend Soma seems to only be interested in her body and his sweet t*rture never ends. One day, Kanon falls into the arms of a handsome stranger living next door to Soma. It turns out that he's been watching Kanon writhing in passion every night and now he wants to save her by claiming her body... Kanon will soon find herself torn between two strong-willed men and in more danger than she anticipated!
On a certain island a territory war has been going on for a long time between four gangs who each control one corner of the land. All four realize that the group that controls the center will be the group that comes out on top. However, what currently stands in the center is an old bathouse that each of the four tries in their own way to take control of! While the four gang leaders are busy with their struggel for territory, the young Akira is just trying to keep the bathhouse he has taken over from his deceased grandfather from going under! Each Boss tries a different technique to get Akira to cave in but there is one among them who seems to look upon Akira fondly as the others try to trick him.
Shino is a college student aiming to be a veterinarian. As the first step toward her dream, she starts working part-time at a vet clinic where Dr. Hasumi, the man she has respected since high school, works. However, after finally meeting him again, Dr. Hasumi is cold and nothing like the doctor she knew back then! What happened to him?
Yui is a humble, cute, and popular salesperson at a department store jewelry shop. There are countless men who have feelings for her, but there are secret rumours that at closing time a "knight" comes to see her off. Her "knight", an elite trading company employee, conceals his love for Yui for some reason, and watches over her as the closest person in her life. However, after the appearance of a certain male customer, this "knight" becomes her controlling, blindly infatuated boyfriend...? "It may be embarrassing, but I want to see all of you, Yui... Will you stay like this, and be mine, and mine alone?? She melts for her childhood friend turned lover... Why? Even though it's a little scary, why is it she wants it even harder...!?
Yuki Wakura has graduated from high school and is now a college freshman. As he sets out to live on his own, he unexpectedly bumps into a former classmate on his moving day. He's stunned to discover that he's moving into an apartment that another young man has also rented. It's Shoma Yuki, a high school friend he had a secret crush on...! Just when Yuki has finally gotten over his old crush and decided to look for someone new... They both have the name "Yuki", and that has confused the elderly landlords...
This is the story of a chance encounter that turns into home, sweet home for two lovebirds!
Hinako, a researcher in a laboratory, doesn't have much luck with men. However, she succeeds in creating something that ends up making her life a whole lot more complicated: a love potion. Although she doesn't plan to use the potion, it accidently finds its way into a cup of tea meant for one of three men she works with, and she doesn't know which one drank it. To investigate, Hinako talks to Ryo - one of the men in the meeting and someone she believes has absolutely no romantic interest in her. But, to her surprise, Ryo turns to Hinako and tells her that he loves her. At a loss for what to do, Hinako decides to take responsibility for making Ryo fall in love with her and gives him what he desires. What was supposed to be a one-off, though, happens again and again, leaving her wanting more. Then, to complicate things further, the other two men claim to love her, too. What's going to happen to Hinako now that everybody wants her for themselves!?
Maki Kurasawa is just a regular girl who works in a P.R. department. After a particularly bad day at work, she feels too sick to go home, and a tall beauty with long black hair helps her out. The gorgeous girl's name is Kiyomi, and she's so stunning, she turns heads wherever she goes. But, unbeknownst to Maki, Kiyomi's name is actually Takeru... and he works at her company. "I've fallen in love with you..." he says, and Maki starts to have feelings for him, too. But, Takeru has another big secret he hasn't shared with Maki yet...
It's the 1900s, during the Taisho Era, and Ranko Hanamiya is 24 and working as a server at the posh cafe, Cassiopeia. Her parents tell her they're ashamed of having an unwed daughter, but Ranko herself couldn't care less about it. Then, one day, a ravishing college student she's never met before gives her a present while she's working. Her coworkers are ecstatic, but the rational Ranko doesn't know what to make of it. At home, she's met with another surprise. Apparently, someone from the Chonabashi family wants to marry Ranko! It seems as though their grandfathers made a pact to have their grandchildren marry each other one day. Ranko declines, as she enjoys working and isn't interested in marriage, but her parents won't have it. She rather unwillingly goes to the Chonabashi residence to please her parents and protect their egos. When she gets there, who does she see but Yoichiro, the unfriendly young man who gave her that present at the cafe!
Lanokuma is a town outside of the peaceful royal capital. Lucy is a doctor that just started working in the order of knighthood. Even though she should be working exclusively for those within the subdivision, since she is not extremely busy, so she also takes time to interact and take care of the townspeople.
One day at work, Lucy hears that the new king will come and observe them, and everyone is hyped-up. Then, on her way back home, she comes across an unknown injured man! Considering that he's hurt, she can't just leave him, so she takes him back to her own home. His name turns out to be Harold, and he's a good-looking man with purple eyes, but is that all there is to him...?
28-year-old Ayako goes about her work quietly in the college cafeteria. In her apron and hair-covering, she passes as a "Cafeteria Lady, " but upon closer inspection, she's beautiful. One day she reveals her real self to Yuki, a well-known playboy, who takes an interest in her...
Itsumi Shimizu worked hard to change her image from ugly ducking to swan after being bullied in high school. After being cheated on by her boyfriend, she realizes that losing weight isn't a guarantee for happiness after all. Her self-confidence is wavering when she meets Yutaka Masuda, a new hire at her company. At first, she only sees him as a nice, albeit slightly annoying coworker, but she finds her heart opening to his gentlemanly charm...
Nanami is an unemployed girl whose dream is to one day work at the famous company "Goggles". While searching for a job at the unemployment center "Hello Work", she hears a man's voice call out to her, "Are you willing to participate in training after working hours?" This "training" is a special lesson that takes place in the middle of the night. He hints that if she is willing to participate there could be a possibility of working for Goggles...Though she is suspicious of him, she decides to go but she is suddenly pushed down by the man!? His persistent caressing makes her wet until she reaches her limits! Gradually these lessons become training for the body. Will she finally get to work at Goggles?
On a cold winter day, Toko gets dumped on her first date because of her weight...
As she staggers through town in shock, she bumps into a man and sprains her ankle. Thinking her night couldn't get any worse, she's taken care of and comforted by the hottie who knocked her down?to the point where she starts crying. A few days later, Toko decides to get in shape. As it turns out, Aoi, the handsome man from the other night, is a personal trainer. Toko decides to take him up on his offer to help her get in shape! Though Aoi doesn't show any emotion, he's kind and great at his job. It also helps that Toko's got a thing for muscle-clad hunks...
An inexperienced personal trainer with a biting fixation and a chubby woman who loves muscles train and diet together in this charming romance story!!
Today, new concierge recruit, Mei, starts work at a high-class apartment complex. All of the tenants consist of major corporation executives and managers. The concierge's role is to support a stress-free lifestyle for these men of high social standing. However, Mei is suddenly fondled by her handsome boss and mentor, Chief Sakai, who exclaims "What is the worth of a concierge who can't provide physical support?" "I didn't agree to this!" ? Day by day, Mei's body develops through the naughty education of the super-sadistic Chief, the superior technique of a competent lawyer, and the giant "trunk" of a p*rverted doctor..."What's to become of me?!"
Shiori's a heartbroken woman working as a live-in chef for a boys' dormitory at a college of physical education. One night, Rin, a boy who's taken a liking to her, shows up at her door... and although Shiori didn't plan it, they end up in bed together. Rin's earnest feelings for her and impressive body barely give Shiori a moment to breathe, and their love is so intense that she can't help but enjoy it. Later on, while she considers just how much trouble she'd be in if they were found out, Rin's friends Haru and Itsuki confess that they're in love with her, too... Why she's popular with men so young and vibrant at this point in her life is a mystery. How should she respond to their sincere love for her!?
Fuka's dream has always been to become a flight attendant, so she applies for a job at an airline company that has a lot of hot male pilots. She makes a lot of mistakes during training, though, so eventually she's told that the only way to keep going with this job is to become a "special" flight attendant... one who does sexual work in order to relieve pilots' stress! And so, after getting trained by her instructors, she begins her first flight, where she runs into Sho, a pilot who she was secretly in love with! For some reason, he wants to have her all to himself, and violently penetrates her! And the more sadistic he gets, the more she likes it?!
Iori has trouble dating men. She can't stand men's kissing face, so she ends up breaking up before the relationship goes any further. One day, her senior from work takes her to a bar where she is reunited with "Mana, " a childhood friend. She hugs her saying "I wanted to see you so much, " but the way she touches her is weird. Mana actually has a secret...
A female demon, Tama, is held captive by Mutsu, a handsome, ruthless exorcist with a horrible personality. She is forced to help Mutsu with day to day chores as well as finding clients for exorcisms. One day, she tries to escape while Mutsu is asleep, only for him to wake up and force himself onto her. As his hands wander under her clothes, Tama, unfamiliar with her own body, is unable to contain the pleasure she feels. She melts into a puddle after her first "mating" experience... especially after seeing certain expressions on the face of such a brutal man! A love story between a sarcastic exorcist and an optimistic demon!
Successful career woman Riko Kagami is well-respected at her job by her coworkers and bosses. People even expect her to put off marriage for her career, despite her good looks. But, she has a secret... she adores all things frilly, fluffy, and cute!! Whenever she is not at work, she is fantasizing about hot guys in her head. One day, she bumps into an old classmate, Atsushi Tsuzuki. The former bad boy who often skipped school has grown into a mature adult. They decide to have dinner together, and while they are eating, Atsushi suddenly confesses that he used to have a crush on Riko! Riko gets drunk due to her "cool chick" complex, and when her senses return to her, the two of them are in a... compromising position! "Whaaat!? How did this happen!?"
What's a girl to do when there are no jobs? Once Mikuri Moriyama got out of grad school, all she could find was a temp job, and they just laid her off! Worried about his daughter, her dad helps her get a job doing housekeeping for this guy he used to work with named Tsuzaki. Just when things are starting to go well, though, Mikuri's parents decide it's time to move out to the countryside. She'll likely be unemployed for the rest of her life if she goes with them, but she doesn't make enough money to rent her own place. That's when Mikuri, always the daydreamer, comes up with a solution out of left field...
With an IQ of 500, Prince Hatsuyuki Ichimonji has the bloodline of kings and more oil companies and titles than he can count! Even with everything at his fingertips, this extraordinary prince has his life thrown completely off-balance by one absolutely plain and plebian girl, Koume Yoshida! But she's unsure if she wants anything to do with him! Will the prince manage to wedge his way into her heart through sheer persistence? The love story begins with The Prince's Romance Gambit volume one!
Suehiro is a quiet girl, who prefers the excitment of her books to the real-life anxieties of friends. She'd been perfectly happy in her own little world until ultra-popular guy Takasago asked her out as part of a punishment game right in front of the class, bringing Suehiro front and center. Mortified, she tries everything to get away...but he persists, and insists he's serious! How will she deal with such an interruption to her previously quiet life?
Midori drops her wallet on her first day of high school, but her new classmate Ichijo swoops in to help. She wants to thank him, but he's part of a tight-knit trio and none of them are ever in class! Rumor has it that they all got expelled for acting up, and studious Midori's actually at risk of expulsion, too... In order to help support her family, she has a part-time job, which is against the school rules. When the chairman of the school board catches her leaving work, he says he'll let it go-but only if she's up to the task of bringing the three boys back to school. Well, why not? It'll be a piece of cake...right?
Watching the news, Takemichi Hanagaki learns that his girlfriend from way back in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, has died. The only girlfriend he ever had was just killed by a villainous group known as the Tokyo Manji Gang. He lives in a crappy apartment with thin walls, and his six-years-younger boss treats him like an idiot. Plus, he's a complete and total virgin... At the height of his rock-bottom life, he suddenly time-leaps 12 years back to his middle school days!! To save Hinata, and change the life he spent running away, hopeless part-timer Takemichi must aim for the top of Kanto's most sinister delinquent gang!!
For Mito, being the thrall of a vampire is the least of her worries. Mito's lived life on the streets since she graduated from middle school, dressing as a boy to stay safe. She's managed to eke out a grungy, friendless existence, but when a handsome vampire, Ruka, rescues her from sure-death, he makes her an offer that sounds too good to be true: become his subservient thrall from which he can feed whenever he wants, and she can live with him-in the boys' dorm. Because her very existence depends on her secret not being found out, every day is a new danger-to say nothing of what living with a vampire could mean! Ruka, not knowing Mito's a girl, dotes on her night and day in an attempt to ripen her "disgusting male blood," but the closer he gets to her, the more likely her secret could get out...and the closer she gets to having her new, wonderful life come crashing down around her... A heart-pounding, (blood)-thirsty new romance from the award-winning Ema Toyama (Missions of Love, Aoba-kun's Confessions)!