"Your housekeeping skills are 20 points. And as a wife, you're a zero."
Since Saki married her husband, Naoya, he's completely changed. He's become a manipulative man who constantly judges and "scores" her. But for the sake of her daughter, Saki puts up with his controlling behavior.
To rub salt in the wound, Naoya praises their neighbor, Madoka, as a "100-point woman." When Saki discovers he's having an affair with her, she sets out to get revenge on her toxic husband and his arrogant mistress!
"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...
Eight has been forced to fight in an arena as a slave day by day for as long as she can remember. One day, however, all of that changed when a garrison of troops staged a raid on the arena, led by a Dragonkin named Celeste. In the frantic fighting and fleeing, Eight is seen fighting against her master... and in that moment Celeste realizes that he has found his destined partner... his mate.
"Did you know? Even I get a turn to make my move." Temp worker Rino Amano, 27 years old, used to have a lover. His name was Haruo Higashiyama and he worked full-time at the same company as the manager of the planning department. He was 32 years old, married, and had a two-year-old daughter. While 99% of her knew that this was an unforgivable love that would never amount to anything, the other 1% was clutching her phone, spending her days waiting for him to reach out. One day he suddenly demands to break it off, throwing the feelings she had for him in the trash. This devastating blow leaves Rino distraught. Even at work she is unable to suppress her feelings, and she searches for an empty room to hide her tears. In doing so she catches Haruo secretly making out with another coworker much younger than herself. At that moment something inside her breaks and awakens something inside.
Falling for the man with an obsessive love will... Kasumi Kirishima is constantly asked by her coworkers to help them with their tasks and works overtime every day. She's too put together, which creates a rift between her and her boyfriend, Sota. One day, Kasumi finishes her work early, but when she gets home, she discovers Sota is cheating on her with her coworker, Ota!
After having her world turned upside down, Kasumi pretends to be unaffected and runs out of their apartment. In the middle of her breakdown, the office heartthrob, Jun Kayanuma, comes to her rescue. At first, she doesn't know what to make of his frankness with her, but she gradually falls for him. However, there's more to Jun than meets the eye...
Welcome to the inner palace, where only the most skilled and diligent maids are stationed to wait on the king's consorts and their children. Fina Scalchi is one such maid. The problem is that she despises the cold climate of the royal capital. She's managed to put up with the frigid temperatures for the past five years (with the help of aphrodisiacs), but she's had enough! So when she's finally offered an assignment in the warmer South, you can imagine how ecstatic she is. The caveat, however, is that she must work at the southern military fortress ruled by the "Stone Cold General," Silverio Orcagna. Despite her distaste for his arrogant demeanor, she remains the dutiful maid, impressing him with her dedication. Then one evening, when the general visits Fina's room, he mistakenly partakes in her precious aphrodisiac! Unable to bear the sight of him in his heated state, she aids him...in quelling his fervor. But as a result of their close-quarters contact, a sense of possessiveness begins to take hold of the general...!
After witnessing a tryst between her subordinate and an executive one late night at the office, Mihaya Hoshino suddenly finds herself betrayed by someone she trusted, and transferred to her company's branch in the boonies (also her hometown). Dejected and drunk after returning to her childhood home, she runs into Koda, the delinquent who confessed to her as a prank back in middle school. Years later, he now runs a farm that happens to be one of Mihaya's business partners. Acting as the new liaison, she must now work with the last guy on Earth she wants to see! It's an unexpected reunion between one clumsy-in-love former head class representative and a bad boy-turned-farmer!
Yoshiwara, old Edo's paradise of pleasure, has been reborn in modern-day Tokyo.... In this playground of the powerful, where money rules all, women sell both their bodies and the idea of romance to their male clientele. Thrust into this world is the ingenue Asuka, who's been sold out by her foster parents to pay off their debts. While at first oblivious to the nature of Yoshiwara, she accidentally barges in on a "transaction" between a courtesan and her client. Confronted with her new reality of being bought and sold, she longs to make a break for it... but is there anyone around her she can trust...?!
What's in store for a 32-year-old virgin feeling insecure about her lack of experience?! Maiko Kousaka is your average office worker, except she has a secret that absolutely can't get out! Even though she's over 30, she still hasn't done "it". Desperate to change things, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
"I always believed I was the only one who should stand by his side..." Prince Ashley, the first prince of the Kingdom of Sforzia, and Lady Violetta, a duke's daughter, are engaged to be married. Although their engagement was arranged for political reasons, Violetta has worked hard to support him as the crown prince since they were young. However, as she became busier, they started spending less time together, and Ashley became close to a cheerful and naive young lady, who is Violetta's complete opposite. Then, Violetta hears a shocking rumor: "Poor Lady Violetta. Imagine being cast aside by the crown prince!" Rather than let another young woman take him away, Violetta makes a firm decision: 'Fine, I'll be the one to end this engagement!'
"If I had never met you..." Those were the last words Rosa heard from her husband, Claude, on the day he was killed. Although her marriage was politically motivated due to her failure to become a saintess, Rosa truly loved him and believed she was the cause of his death. Overcome with despair, she lost consciousness. When she awakens, she finds herself six years in the past! Determined to save her love, she resolves to avoid their marriage, but fate has other plans for them.
Ever since she was a child, Tsubaki's scarlet eyes have held a mysterious power that caused those around her to shun her. Despite this, she tried to live a quiet life, but her cousin, Kiyona, spread rumors about her "cursed" power and had her imprisoned. When plans to sell her are set in motion, Tsubaki steels herself and escapes. Prepared to throw her life away, she is unexpectedly rescued by Kyo, the heir to a distinguished family. Upon learning of the plot to sell her, Kyo decides to purchase her himself, as his night attendant. Tsubaki believes her life is over, but Kyo's unexpected kindness begins to change her world, little by little.
Nicknamed "Belle Poupee"--the Beautiful Doll--duke's daughter Lady Leticia is admired for her elegance and delicate beauty. But behind her porcelain mask lies her true self: a bold and compassionate soul, more knight than damsel. She ends up engaged to the infamous second prince, Gilbert, whose cursed crimson eyes and icy demeanor have made him the subject of troubling rumors. Fate binds together an infallible Princess Charming and a lonely, awkward prince as they search for their happily ever after in this ultimate role-reversal love story. (C)Asaki Asagiri/SQUARE ENIX (C)selen/SQUARE ENIX
Tina is a maid who remembers that she played a video game that contained this world in her past life. But she's not just any maid... she works under the throwaway character Prince Viself who's fated to die as the kingdom falls into ruin! Now she's on a mission: save the kingdom by ensuring Prince Viself doesn't ruin his engagement. However, things take a turn from what she knows from the game story when all these main characters start taking an interest in her...?!
"I thought I was the happiest person in the world... Until that day." Aya is twenty-nine and in her second year of marriage. She was enjoying a peaceful life with her husband, a handsome and faithful man who was the envy of those around her. One day, Aya sees a certain message on her husband's cellphone, and now he's starting to come home late... "Is he actually busy with work? Or is there some other reason...?" Should Aya question her husband and risk destroying her marriage, or should she keep her doubts to herself and protect the peaceful life she has...? A marriage life of uncertainty is about to unfold...
Aya was deserted right before her marriage and was left without a place to live. One day, she finds herself wandering back into the house she was supposed to own after her wedding. To her surprise, the cold-blooded boss she hates from work had moved in as the new owner! A dangerous love ignites under one roof between the girl who lost love and her sadistic boss, presented by Yumi Hisawa!!
Mei had always believed that money was the most important thing in life?more important than love, relationships, or anything else. But when her apartment burnt down, leaving her with nothing but a pile of ashes, her carefully constructed world crumbled. In her moment of despair, "Wanna stay over at my place?" Takayuki, a coworker she despises, stood before her, his offer as genuine as his gaze. His simple words were a key that unlocked her heart, melting the cold, steel armor she had built around herself for so long.
Iris is a dropout in a family of magicians who cannot use magic. When her fiance is stolen by her sister and Iris is forced to leave home, she finds work as a maid at a certain house. Soon after believing that her new life as a maid would be more peaceful than as a dropout, for some reason, her master, an extremely beautiful genius magician, takes a liking to her...
Sara is one of four daughters of the Balks dukedom. Born with golden hair and eyes which are said to be those of a witch, she's a blemish on the family name.
Sara has endured all the mistreatment from her family in hopes of living freely once she becomes of age. However, when one of her sisters is to be wed, she is cast out into the land of the beastfolk, for fear she'll bring a curse upon the family. In a land where no humans are said to be able to survive, the cruel emperor of the beastfolk empire, Cael appears before her. Their eyes meet, and their fates are forever interwined... could this be fate?!
The curtain rises on this fantastical romance between the discarded lady and the wolf emperor who doesn't believe in fate!
Since she was just a child, Lydia was determined as the daughter of a Marquis to do everything in her power to support the royal family. However, everything seems to be changing before her very eyes as her fiance Rogerio begins showing romantic interest in a lowly noble aide to the princess. While ignoring their duties, the two seem to be getting awfully familiar... and yet Lydia seems to only be treated as an antagonist when confronting the situation. Feeling betrayed, her manners and patience have reached their limit...!
"I detest vulgar men." Salivia is a blossoming aristocratic lady who refuses to bend the knee to any man. She has never known love, but she must find a fiance by the time she turns 17 or her grandmother will choose for her. One night, Salivia encounters the "cunning knight Uld," who, to her shock, is a romanceable character in a dating game from her previous life!
"Naughty girl, you need to be punished." Uld is the worst kind of man, notorious for making women cry with his overbearing personality. But when Salivia rebukes him, he turns his full attention towards her! Using any excuse to meet with her, Uld closes in and never lets Salivia out of his grasp. Now, Salivia is the one being romanced?!
Noelle is a young woman with freckles on her face who hides her face with a hat. Her fiance, Jacques, breaks off the engagement because of her appearance, which he considers gloomy. She is in the depths of despair, but her heart is saved when a maid brings her a street vendor's hat. Noelle is so moved by the hat's beauty that she goes to the stall to meet the maker. There she meets the hat maker, Flynn. At first glance, he seems to be just a young man, but in fact he has a big secret...?
Tomoko is 37 years old and works in the general affairs department. In the same department is a woman known for her eccentricity, Haru Hatsuse. She doesn't care at all about how others see her, wearing flashy clothes and saying whatever she feels like without reading the room. Tomoko's friends mock Hatsuse and call her "a quirky and strong willed elderly single woman." One day, Tomoko's friends start to see Tomoko in the same way and make fun of her... Do all women have to worry about having an "aging look"? Or aim for marriage? Hatsuse, who has always lived being true to herself, somehow makes other women's lives burdened with various problems, a little easier to live!
32 years old, single, and awakening in another world?! At least being reborn I get to start out younger, right? ...WRONG! She wakes up in this new world the same age she was in the last, now with the name Audrey Noland. In this world of nobility and societal manners, women of this age unmarried are considered bizarre or outlandish. The family Audrey is a part of, the house of Baron Noland, has been serving the royal family as educators for generations. One day, Audrey's father throws out his back... and provides her with the opportunity to tutor the prince in his stead. With all of her books prepared, she comes to the castle only to be told that an unmarried, immodest woman can't be let through to meet the prince?! We're not gonna let this kind of sexism slide!
After her ex-boyfriend refuses to marry her because of her cooking skills, Waka decides to devote herself to cooking! Her efforts have paid off, and she now manages a restaurant of her own. Being next to a police station, cops often come by to eat, but one, Mr. Takeda, has caught her eye. His "satisfied" face when eating her cooking has her absolutely swooning! She can't help but imagine him eating more than just her food! How far can her cooking take her with this dreamy cop?
"I am not in love with you." -- Those were the words Abigail's groom uttered to her on the first night of their marriage, causing her to break out in a panic. Sure this may be a marriage of convenience...but what is she to do for meals now?! Abigail has been mistreated all her life by her family despite being of nobility (or the fact that she was a Dark Lord in her previous life). A refreshing take on the romance genre that follows a noble lady and her quest to discover happiness through scrumptious food and...being hand-fed by her new husband?!
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...
Hana Ichise is born into a family of practitioners, but her powers pale in comparison to her gifted twin, Hazuki. As she yearns for freedom from her parents' expectations and ridicule, she makes a shocking discovery when she turns fifteen that changes her life!
"I want to spend my life by your side, making you happy." Connie is the daughter of a count, and she can see the auras of any person around her, making sense of what they truly think or feel. However, she's become a bit of a recluse with how this power has affected her experience in high society. During her debutante ball, Connie slips and falls on her back. The admirable Prince Clive comes to help her, but this only calls on the envy and fury of the other girls at the ball who seek to gain Clive's favor. Being hated by the other noble ladies further pushes Connie to become a recluse. However, one day, Connie is directly invited by Prince Clive to a party to celebrate his birthday and she knows she cannot decline. Amid the party, she loses consciousness... and remembers her past life, and the lovely upperclassmen she has always wanted to see just one more time. When she awakens, it hits her... since when did she and Clive agree to an engagement?!
Sana, self-conscious about her weight, is confused by her manager Mr. Kusakabe's constant glare. One day, she slips on the stairs, but Mr. Kusakabe catches her, and her embarrassment grows, certain he now thinks she's heavy. But when she confronts him about his stares, he blushes and confesses his love, revealing his "glaring" was actually a sign of affection. He then asks her on a date in this cute office romance.
"I want a divorce." Saori has been married to Satoru, the young heir to the Enjo Group fortune, for 3 months now and is at her limit. They sleep in separate rooms, no meals together, and never have the chance to talk. Her mother-in-law is constantly pestering her about children while talking down on her. Saori's been putting up with it all. After all of this, her husband comes home one day drunk and begins to kiss her... could this finally be the distance closing between them? There's a feeling of bliss finally hearing the words "I love you" come from Satoru... but as morning comes, he's quick to say he doesn't remember a thing as he holds a rough and ice-cold demeanor. That's it. Divorce is the only path now... However, just as they begin their separated lives Satoru suddenly seems to be kind and caring...?!
Sayo has been working at a high-end hotel as a concierge, but due to some complicated circumstances also deals with some difficult work in a night club as well. One day, a younger yakuza leader from the Suou Clan by the name of Taki Kasai checks in to his booking for the suite room... and would change Sayo's life forever. After seeing how Sayo is unmoved by his Yakuza presence, holding firm and treating him like any other guest, it becomes clear that she's different from other women to Taki, and he begins to stay more regularly in the suite room. At the same time, Sayo begins to notice that the man who she thought was just some terrible Yakuza is actually sort of charming... perhaps even sweet...
The knight from a noble family suddenly made a marriage proposal to me! He probably wants to get rid of me as soon as possible, so I'll have to work hard to make a baby! A love story between a common magic healer and an awkward noble knight.
"Your body's too sensitive. It was like porn sex..." Kasumi Sugisaki became deeply traumatized by sex after being told this by the first man she's ever slept with. After accidentally drinking too much, her secret was found out by her co-worker, Kurokawa. However, Kurokawa also has a trauma of his own...! The two decide to work together to "break the curse" and begin a relationship therapy!
"Ruzena Rezek, you're fired!" "Everyone was just being considerate of you. You're a witch who can't use magic, and you can't even compound medicine!" When the head of the apothecary workshop suddenly fires her, Ruzena not only loses her job but the place she was living, too! Then, by coincidence, she meets a noble named Eric, who wastes no time asking for her services. "Ruzena, your knowledge of herbs is amazing! I've established the Royal Research Institute. Won't you come work for me?" Having never been complimented before, Ruzena can't believe her ears. She agrees on the spot, but working for Eric isn't just about apothecary work...? A class gap love story between a witch who can't use magic and an eccentric noble who dotes on her!
On a moonless night... I hear your voice for the first time. Ume was abandoned by the family she married into because she was unable to bear children. She returns to the village where she was born but finds herself alone as her parents die from a spreading disease. As told in tales of sacrifice to the gods, the village also begins to experience a shortage in the crops of their farms that will only continue until someone is offered. Ume is not able to bear a child but as she does not have any children, she is able to lie her way into being offered to the gods. Waiting for her at a shrine deep in the mountains is a wolf god with silver hair and beautiful nails that shine in five different colors... what will come from this encounter between a despised god and an unhappy girl?!
In her past life, Ella endured constant belittlement from her husband, who eventually left her for another woman. Overwhelmed by despair, her life ends in an accident. However, when she wakes up, she finds herself in a strange room with soup and a fridge?! Ella has been reincarnated with a completely new appearance, finally free to live and cook as she pleases or so she believes. Even in this new world, she faces harassment from her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, but even so, it's an improvement from her previous life. One day, while preparing pickled plums, a dog eats one and transforms into a handsome man! The mysterious stranger turns out to be the kingdom's second prince. Cursed to live as a dog, he asks for Ella's help to break the spell by proposing a fake engagement. In return, he sweeps her away from her miserable home.
"I'm...pregnant." Sawa, who works as a graphic designer at an advertising agency, discovers one morning that she's got a bun in the oven. Only one person could be the father, and it's her handsome, but strict supervisor at work, Director Ishiki. The incident happened a few months ago when she was celebrating a job well down with him after a huge project they worked on together. Perhaps they were feeling a bit too relaxed, but once a few drinks hit, they ended up sharing a kiss. The unexpected soft and gentle smooch with her drill sergeant of a supervisor leads to them spending the night together... However, it was only a one-time thing and they were never an item, so Sawa wavers about whether or not to tell him that she's pregnant. A romance that blossoms from an unexpected pregnancy is about to unfold!
"Booze! Bring me more booze!" Melissa is down in the dumps after her engagement is abruptly ended. With nowhere else to turn, she heads to a local bar to drown her frustrations. Overhearing, a mysterious figure hidden beneath a cloak strikes up a conversation with her. Although a little bossy, Jules gets along well with Melisa. Intrigued by her brazen yet delicate nature, invites her to meet again for drinks. Suspicious at first, Melissa gradually warms to him, and their bond deepens over shared drinks and lively debates. Just as things seem to be looking up, her ex-fiance, Sam, barges in! Is this Melissa's chance to finally give him a piece of her mind?!
Karin's wedding is just around the corner, and while she is enjoying a blissful meal with her family, her fiance Chris and his father suddenly inform her that the engagement is off. Though shaken by their unexpected declaration, Karin asks Chris for the reason, and he reveals that he has fallen for Mary, Karin's best friend. With her honor and dignity tarnished by Chris and his father's thoughtless actions, Karin plummets into despair. However, her brother asserts that they will give them "a taste of their own medicine." The Rhedsum family shall not be trifled with! Dive into a refreshing and elegant fantasy of nobility and revenge!