Set on becoming a clothing designer, she got herself a job at a leading apparel company - only to end up assigned to the reception desk. Yet Mio Adachi didn't give up there. She spent her days practicing design, on top of performing her receptionist duties, in hopes of one day moving to a department where she could actually work in fashion design. That fateful day comes, though with an unfortunate twist, when a higher-up in the design department sees a sketch by handsome top-class designer Miyabi Shito and mistakenly thinks it's one of Mio's...! Caught between the pull of her lifelong dream and the weight of starting it off with a lie, what path will Mio take next...?
"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.
"What's a happy marriage?" Kaoru Kirishima, 29 years old, single. Dreaming of becoming a novelist, she dedicates herself to her writing activities alongside her work, but then, she finds out that the theme of her novel is "Happy Marriage." She finds marriage unattractive. It's the most distant topic she could think of, and she's been worried about it for days. In the midst of this, she happens to meet a man named Moroboshi who desperately wants to get married. They become close friends as they talk about their views on marriage. However, Kaoru's thoughts on marriage were painful and sad...
Kisa, who works hard at the family business, is a country girl that has never once been in love. One day, Amane, a young CEO who is the descendant of an old noble family, visits her family home on business and suddenly proposes to her. "I'd like to marry you." When Kisa asks why, he confuses her even more by simply stating, "I can just feel it." Eventually, his straightforward words win over her heart, and she agrees to live together with the premise of marriage. Despite his cool and collected exterior, his sweet and gentle actions bring them closer, but their new life together may encounter more trouble than expected...?!
Yuzuka is an office worker at a cosmetics company. With her wedding to her older coworker and fiance just around the corner, she feels like she's walking on air each and every day. But when she discovers that he's been cheating on her, just like that, she's back to square one... Then, as she struggles to hold her broken heart together and look for a new apartment, she somehow ends up living together temporarily with her childhood friend and corporate heir Katsumi, whom she hasn't seen in 10 years! Katsumi had always treated her like a dear, younger sister. But when Yuzuka notices what a fine, mature gentleman he's become, the pounding in her heart just won't stop!
Lana, princess of the kingdom of Mitronia, is bright and energetic with excellent swordsmanship and academic ability. A stark contrast to her older brother Adrian, the self-centered and pompous crown prince. However, he is the one scheduled to take over the throne from their father as King of Mitronia next summer. Fearing for the future of her country, Lana vows to replace her brother as queen...! Unfortunately, this is impossible under the current law, which states that "only males in the direct line can succeed to the throne". The current king, troubled by her unprecedented proposal, tells Lana that in order for her to gain his approval, she must "solve the problems of three noble families" throughout their kingdom. Lana immediately sets out for the lands in question, accompanied by four friends, including her childhood friend, the knight Kaiser... The tomboy princess' exhilarating journey starts here!
"If I don't make more money... I won't be able... to care for my family...!" Driven by their own circumstances, these women expose themselves to men...
She thought, "Happiness won't come to a woman over 40." Getting married, having a child, having a successful career, falling in love... they were all things Riko Kasai had given up. Lost without a house or a job, the one who offered her a helping hand was a young, mysterious, and handsome company president, Kanata Nagai. Treated with luxuries, Riko couldn't help but find it suspicious, so she asked for the reason of his kindness. A love confession was definitely not what she was expecting to hear. "Because I love you." With those words, Kanata pushed her down and greedily devoured her lips...!!
What would you do if the perfect marriage candidate came along and said he wanted to be a "househusband"?
Having been focused on her career until now, Michika has finally begun looking for a marriage partner at the age of 35 when she meets Sho Unomori, a department manager at a major company who is kind, thoughtful, handsome, and one year older than her. "There's got to be something!" Michika throws question and after question at him, seemingly unable to find anything that even remotely resembles a flaw in this perfect man. That is... apart from the confession that he reservedly shares at the end of their date of his dream to be a househusband. Shocked, Michika thinks to herself, "Absolutely not," and kicks all hope aside. But as she spends more time with Unomori, she starts to want to get to know him better...?!
"I wanna beat that stupid girl!" Can an awkward office lady without a hint of feminine charm end up with both a fairy-tale romance and the work assignment of her dreams?!
"I'm your son." When Sae is in the depths of despair after finding out about her husband's affair, the one who reaches out to her is... a mysterious young man who looks like her husband?
"I don't want my husband to be intimate with me." Wives divulging their true feelings you wish you'd never heard... "Wait, we're sexless because of me!? Even though I love you so much!?"
Does being a housewife mean I'm not allowed to have hobbies? The one who extended a hand to me, bound by my husband, is no less than my number one idol.
"I will never draw comics again... so please forgive me, mother." Megumi is a girl who received a sponsorship award for her manga comic at only 16 years old. However, it caused such a great distress amongst her family that it forced her out of her home. Now. 15 years later, she's living with her partner Tamaki while working as an assistant in various jobs. Out of nowhere, a famous manga artist by the name of Unsui Genda appears, putting into motion something in Megumi's life that has been at a standstill for too long.
Shuu is a girl going to university who's very popular with other girls due to her boyish manners and slender, handsome appearance. One day, she helps a beautiful looking man who got caught up in a fight... and then out of nowhere is told "You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." Suddenly he kisses her! While she would normally hate this, the kiss feels too good. She can't resist. Would you believe, this man is a mythical being that seduces humans and feeds on their life-force, their vim. He's a Succulent! His name is Shitou, and after being saved by Shuu he can't help but keep chasing after her. At first, Shuu sees Shitou as an annoyance, but slowly begins to accept the woozy hot kisses from the first man to treat her like a woman. The start of a love story that begins with a handsome, boyish college girl and a mesmerising demon!
"Are you saying that my soulmate is one of them? My fiance or one of my three ex-boyfriends?!" Saya, who has had as much experience in love as anyone else, only meets people through her work for some reason. At a work-related party, she meets Yusei Hyuga, the novelist of her dreams, and their relationship starts without a hitch. But this encounter was only the prelude to a dramatic, exciting, and chaotic novel?! Harem meets doting love with a splash of mystery?! Follow along in this unique and heart-warming love comedy!
"I've stopped being satisfied by supporting other people's love!" As a dating advisor nearing 30, I'll use that energy so that I can give myself a shot at my own love story...
Gay manga artist Kazuaki gives us his resume... Gay bartender, sex worker, and porn star!? He's going to show us everything from unique bar customers to working as an amateur porn star...
"Guys always go for the airheaded types like you, Marika." It was an innocent-enough remark from my friend... but is she really my friend? Or is she my biggest frenemy?
Fuyu and Takaya have been together for twelve years and married for three. Takaya is the perfect husband, and they have a happy marriage... Except for the fact that they never have sex anymore! Following the advice of her best friend, Yuzuko, and the handsome bar master, Tomoki, Fuyu tries to seduce her husband. But it ends in utter failure, leaving her depressed and confused as to what to do. Meanwhile, Takaya is struggling with his rising concern of ED, when he stumbles across a surprising sexual fetish that leaves him wanting more...
Harumi is a newbie office worker who's finally fulfilled her dream of living on her own. The only catch is that the place she's renting is a "stigmatized" property with some supernatural activity going on. But moving objects and tapping noises won't keep her from enjoying her new freedom! That is...until she discovers a catboy in festive clothing living in her pad! Turns out his name is "Kurogane" and he's a non-human being called a "Yokai." But human or not, Harumi isn't about to let him freeload off of her and declares that he will have to pull his own weight by helping out with the chores around the house! A light-hearted tale between these two unlikely roommates bound by a lease agreement is here!
Is that a stalker? A weirdo? Oh, no. It's just a normal university student who's in love. He just happens to be living his life with a paper bag over his head. It does mean that he gets a lot of strange looks on campus though... In spite of his overwhelming shyness, he still manages to confess his feelings to the girl he is in love with and do his best to win her over! The girl he's crushing on, Umi, can't believe it! And things start to take an unexpected turn?! Weird yet lovable, an adorable romantic comedy that's sure to win over your heart!
Tae Sakamaki is looking for a new job after moving away from her obsessive ex-husband. She finally has her chance with a great job interview, but as she opens the door to see the handsome man looking for an assistant... he's a nudist?!
If I have sex with a man, he always falls for me. However, the fact that it never lasts surely means I'm doing something wrong? Please tell me how to find love without sex!
"I could fall for you. Wanna be my mistress?" Did he think I'd say yes? The heated office love battle between a woman with the face of a mistress and her player(?) of a superior is starting now!!
In the near future, the Volitional Death Act is established. Fed up with her circumstances, Minori contacts the Special Public Welfare Organization O.F.F. and applies for their Death-on-Demand plan. With no one she cares enough about to notify of her decision, and nothing to leave behind, Minori only wishes that her fated day would arrive sooner. But as she continues meeting with her incredibly perky agent Mido to iron out the details, something gradually begins to shift within her.
A light-hearted yet poignant modern-day look into finding meaning in life.
"I'm cheating... This isn't the person I'm planning to marry. He's my ex-boyfriend..." In one month, Miku is set to marry her fiance, Yuma, but after deciding to live together before they officially tie the knot, she realizes that he may not be the kind person she thought he was. As his domineering attitude slowly causes her heart and mind to crumble away, she reunites with her ex-boyfriend, Chihaya, while searching for a job to support her family business. Still as gentle and dependable as he was in the past, Chihaya offers to help her find work. On one such day when Miku and Chihaya meet to discuss a job, they coincidentally witness her fiance with another woman...! Seeing her shaken by this new revelation, Chihaya suddenly pulls her in for a hot, passionate kiss and tells her, "I would never cheat on you like him." Though she knows this is wrong, she is unable to push him away.
Haruka Usami is a 24 year old office worker with an honest and hard-working attitude. Her boss, Tsukasa Ogami, is a serious man with eyes like a wolf. She's beginning to feel fed up with her boss's strictness, when she has to continue working after her ex-boyfriend has left her with a horrible loan to pay off! While working another job as a mascot character, she runs into her boss by chance! "I want to help my staff to work and grow together. There's someone in our office who does so much for us..." She gets to hear her boss's true thoughts!? It turns out her serious boss is a softy who's no good with talking to people. Now that she knows, she can't help but find him adorable. Now Haruka has to figure out how to express these feelings to him! What will happen in this odd office love story??
There is a country about to undergo a drastic change after a revolution destroys its sacred regime. Those who celebrate the new freedom, those who try to face the crimes committed by the former regime, and those who denounce the crimes... people in different positions are trying their best to survive. This is a story of boy who was force to be god seeking a childhood as an ordinary boy.
One day, Rin happens to run into Ando, a former classmate from university. One thing leads to another, and they end up getting married right away. Ando is a wonderful husband, he loves taking care of the house, is great at organizing, and always manages to get things to fit in the right spot. There is one thing that he hasn't managed to do though... Fit himself in Rin. Already married yet still a virgin, how will these two newlyweds manage to overcome this hurdle in their marriage?!
Shizuka is a housewife who's been living a sexless life since her husband has changed into an overworked and somewhat abusive man. One day, she discovers that he's been having an affair and runs off to a "rental boyfriend" that her friend introduced her to. She has one goal in mind: take back her confidence as a woman. She ends up meeting the most popular of the men in the rental boyfriend service, a man named Aki, and slowly begins to remember what was all like before her marriage. A new forbidden love is born... can a housewife really have this dream?
Office worker Mizuki Kamiya is feeling deeply down about her recent break up with her ex-boyfriend Yukihiro Narimatsu. She can't catch a break, having to see him even at the company's anniversary party. Out of nowhere, someone swoops Mizuki off her feet, expressing affection for her... it's the CEO of the company, Keishi Seo! Keishi, only trying to avoid a woman stalking him, has now dragged Mizuki into his troubles. In order to keep her safe from his stalker and keep up the appearance of things, the two agree to a "contractual marriage". The CEO of a company and a worker in the offices of that same company now together, their quiet life as a "fake couple" begins. However, Mizuki becomes drawn to some of Keishi's small personal quirks. Could this be something more than a contract? What will happen to the two of them now that they can't stay apart from each other?
"Why do I always fail my job interviews...?" a power harrassing interviewer, a friend desperately job hunting... Will the heiress finally manage to find her way through this excruciating job hunt!?
I'll take down all toxic parents in this fairy-tale world! You can't shut me up just because I'm a princess! I don't need your opinion! This is my life as princess!
"I sell love within a birdcage of 150 meters." Mayu is a 29-year-old divorced mother. She spends her days earning money in a relationship with between men and women without doing the deed. Her happy married life is short-lived and her son's sudden illness twists Mayu's fate further. With a tattered body and soul Mayu desperately struggles to provide for her son who is her only family. She continues to do her best waiting for the chance to escape the confines of her cage. However, she must face the cruel realities that fate had in store for her.
"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!
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!