"Hey Keisuke. I'm really looking forward to the wedding." Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City. This is where our protagonists, Chiaki and Keisuke met and vowed to marry each other. After graduating college, Keisuke starts working at a big-name trading company in Tokyo. Doing LDR is a bit lonely, but Chiaki believes in the love they have. However... Keisuke changes after moving to Tokyo. Every weekend, Keisuke has vulgar affairs, and does nothing but lie to Chiaki, and the two stop talking. Things are miserable. But Chiaki put up with it. She knows about everything and stays with Keisuke for 5 years. And there are only three months until their wedding...
Aoi grew up constantly being made fun of and bullied for her appearance. After going through one bad experience after the other in school, she finally gets to marry the man of her dreams who loves her for who she is. However, he too eventually seeks out someone better-looking and cheats on her, resulting in their divorce. Oddly enough though... the woman he cheated on Aoi with is the same girl who bullied her throughout their school years...! Now Aoi's on a mission to get revenge on the man who cheated on her who is now married to the woman who made her life miserable. She has her face reshaped, her name changed to Sumire, and slowly begins to find her way into their lives...
Content Warning: this title contains material that may be distressing for some readers. Yuta, who is attending the best high school in the prefecture, is subjected to extreme bullying by the student council president and their two lackeys. Despite the horrible bullying, Yuta endures it all for his precious younger sister, but they eventually get to her too, "breaking" her. Then one day, a mysterious transfer student, Mirei, comes and says she's going to "start her mission to set society right"?
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.
Akane runs a quiet little home improvement store. But behind the scenes, she offers a special revenge service for those seeking justice against criminals who've committed unspeakable acts and have gone unpunished. These criminals are free and living their lives without a care despite their heinous crimes. Akane builds specialized devices that deliver their punishment, each one personally designed to reflect the nature of their crime.
Akane's no monster. There's always a way out. But only those who've truly repented can escape... Let the revenge begin!
Sirius has been surviving through hardship as a sex slave, when suddenly a noblewoman with a dwindling estate buys him from his previous owners. Sirius felt nothing but gratitude for the girl who decided to save him, but it seems upon hearing the name Astrea Matthews that he knows her from somewhere in his past... The man that was once a sex slave seems to have been a prince, charming and eloquent in every capacity... and what more could this mean in both heart and the bedroom...?
Four evil people I hate so much I want to kill them have been gathered together here... Only one among them will be killed... What crimes have these four committed?
Rino is a 34-year-old housewife married to her kind husband, Takumi. She basically has a picture-perfect marriage. However, one night, the topic of having kids is brought up again by Takumi. Rino has a secret that's holding her back from getting pregnant... In the past, she left her infant daughter at an orphanage's doorstep. Her mother-in-law is laying on the pressure to have a baby, and Takumi is irritated with her. Not only that, Takumi goes drinking with the new part-timer, Hina...
Kotoha was born into an affluent family, never having known hardship. However, her life is turned upside-down when her half-sister Ageha enters the picture. Fooling everyone with her childish "innocence," Ageha wastes no time hijacking Kotoha's life.
Unable to see Ageha's true colors, even Kotoha's father begins treating her coldly. And before long, Kotoha loses her friends, her fiance, and any sense of belonging. Having been deprived of all she's held dear, she begins plotting revenge against Ageha in hopes that someday, she can knock her down from her pedestal. Now, Kotoha is ready, and it's finally time for Ageha to get what's coming to her...!
Haruka is married to Shoji, a kind and wealthy man, and while she dreams of having children, she enjoys her life as a housewife, though it sometimes leaves her feeling bored. One evening, Shoji goes out for drinks with friends, but something feels off...he seems to be hiding something. Haruka begins to suspect he may be having an affair. Unable to shake her doubts, she starts digging and uncovers a shocking revelation. Could her entire marriage have been a lie all along?
Haruka Takano is a 36 year old woman leading a peaceful and happy day life. But one day she sees the news about Tokyo IR, Japan's first casino, and becomes uneasy. She fears that her husband's gambling addiction might resurface. However, it's been 10 years since he's made a full recovery, and when she sees how kind and loving he is, she thinks that her anxiety is ridiculous. One morning however, Haruka notices that her husband's eyes are very vacant and hollow, so she calls out to him. He says he's fine. Then, after withdrawing all the deposits from their account, he disappears...
"We abducted you because we need you to save the world." "...Say what?" - Upon opening his eyes, vigilante-for-hire Malice found himself in the bedroom of an unknown apartment. The last thing he remembers is being pursued by security police while fleeing a murder scene, then passing out from a tranquilizer. But he never would have expected to get such a bizarre request from this scarlet-eyed redhead girl calling herself "Phi"... Malice, a man who uses brutal methods to settle grudge after grudge for his various clients, hesitating not even to kill, was the one chosen by Phi, a phoenix descended to Earth from the heavens. Chosen for being the boorish murderer most suited to effectively teach her the hideousness of mankind. In other words, showing pure-hearted Phi how ugly people can be until she comes to hate them is the path to saving the world... Or so he's told.
"Do you swear on revenge?" A room covered in blood. My mother's lying corpse. Being helpless, I was at the mercy of the man in front of me, fully clothed in black. On the outskirts of a small town, a girl named Leah lived together with her mother. One day, her mother who was her only family, is killed by a beast controlled by an unknown being. While trying to avenge her mother, she is defeated and in danger of death. At that moment, something reached out to her... A girl who swore on revenge and an inhuman being who looks of a boy's story about love and revenge begins.
Halloween, Shibuya. On the track of evil spirits is a girl bearing the Cross-Eyes. She swore to get revenge and her revolver pierces through every lies and evil intents!
"They tormented me just for being ugly... and now, they'll pay." The story of one woman's decision to toss aside her hideous, obese body to exact vengeance upon the people who inspired her wrath.
Robin lost her older brother Simon in a car accident, and a woman driving in the opposite lane was also killed. That woman's brother, Cesare, assumes that Simon was completely at fault for the accident and plans a clever, ruthless revenge: he uses his overwhelming economic power to force Robin into marrying him! Robin tries to fight the forced matrimony, but when that epitome of manliness Cesare pulls her into a rough kiss, all her strength leaves her body...
Angie's beloved sister fell to her death from the balcony of billionaire Nikos Kyriacou's mansion in Greece. Six months after the tragic incident, Nikos visits Angie to coldly tell her that her sister died with a valuable family heirloom of his, a diamond necklace... and he wants it back. Angie isn't like her sister, who loved living the high life-she's serious about her work and lives for archaeology. Angie is so mad at Nikos that she makes a bold proposal to make him suffer: in order to get the necklace back, he must marry her!
Maggie Romer is one of the top programmers at Computer Solutions, but she can't program a way for her favorite boss to not be kicked out of the company when the new owner, John Worthington, storms in. John is hated for his actions, and Maggie decides to enact a little revenge. But she may find that her heart can be hurt just as badly as John's when she uses THE MATCHMAKING MACHINE.
Saskia's heart was shattered when the love of her life, Alexander Koutoufides, refused to make love to her once he found out she was a virgin. Years later she still feels the pain he left her with, especially because he also ruined her father's business. Unfortunately, fate crosses their paths again, because she has to write an article about Alexander in order to earn a promotion. Initially they want nothing to do with one another, but Saskia soon realizes that her heart still burns for Alexander...and she can't help but think that, behind his cold veneer, he still feels for her, as well. But something is holding him back, something to do with Saskia's father. Will Alexander be able to give up the grudge that has kept him and Saskia apart for all theose years?
When Angelica Harper earns that her biological father, Stephen, has fallen ill, she moves in to take care of him during the weekends and to connect with her long lost father. One day, she meets Count Carlo "Wolf" Gambrelli, a business partner of her father's, but he gets the wrong impression of her and assumes Angelica is a gold digger. In order to ascertain Angel's motives, Carlo begins spending time with her, and soon they become attracted to each other. But misunderstandings and an old Gabrelli family curse may still get in the way of their love...
Content Warning: this title contains material that may be distressing for some readers. Mashiro has been the target of bullying ever since he started high school. He tries his best to deal with the physical and emotional torment, but his days turn even darker when his younger sister, the only family in his life, goes missing. Discovering that the bullies are involved in her disappearance, Mashiro finds a personal revenge service called "Rental Murderers" and seeks their help to get even. However, he is unable to contact them after he pays their fee using all the money he has saved up for his sister's college fund and assumes he has been scammed. Pushed to his breaking point, Mashiro attempts to end his life but is luckily saved by an unknown woman named Kiyoka who suddenly appears. She claims to be an agent sent by Rental Murderers, and...thus begins an epic journey of revenge!
A spine-chilling suspense following a man hellbent on revenge. Ryukichi Kojima was a promising young man who dreamt of making it in the professional world of shogi. However, he lost everything when six of his high school classmates started bullying him relentlessly, day after day. Years later, those same bullies have become working members of society, and are living out their best lives. But in the shadows lurks a dark figure wearing a peculiar hooded mask, observing carefully. In the figure's hand, is a notebook with the name of the boy they once tormented...
Why am I to be executed?! Catherine stands before her execution with a passionate look of anger on her face... it has been 3 years now living in the kingdom of Hyrant after moving from her homeland of Woltera. She was clearly set up by someone, but regardless of what is really happening, she is the one to die. The last thing on her mind before all goes black is that she swears to have revenge on the kingdom that did this to her... Suddenly, she wakes up to the morning she was to be sent off to Hyrant. Everything is as it was 3 years ago. Now begins Catherine's plot for revenge!
These glamorous degenerates enter into a strategic fake marriage...
Mei dreams of becoming an idol and leaves her life in the countryside to chase that dream. She joins a shady agency and begins her career as an underground idol. Drowning in debt and on the verge of having a revealing tape sold, Mei hits rock bottom. In the depths of despair, she climbs Tokyo Tower in the dead of night. Surrounded by the dazzling lights of the city, she plans to end her life, live on stream.
Years later, the diva Mei crashes back into the entertainment world. Dressed in a stunning wedding gown, she celebrates a lavish wedding for all of Japan to see. Who is this diva? Can she survive in the glamorous yet trashy world she's stepped into?
Sex, money, murder, backstabbing, and strategic marriage! The ugliest and most intense battle for survival among the most glamorous degenerates is about to begin!