Akiho Hoshioka is an office worker for a fashion company whose hobby is reading lesbian love comics. That genre was the saving grace for Akiho, who grew tired of heterosexual romances after a series of unsuccessful relationships with terrible men. She lives a fulfilling day-to-day, juggling both work and her hobby. Until one day, when a client who takes a liking to her tries to set her up with his son. Akiho agrees on reflex. She holds out hope that it's more of a social event, but no, it's matchmaking through and through. To top it all off, her date Itsuki is so handsome he puts the male characters from comic books to shame! Akiho's heart races for a moment, then she remembers her failed relationships and decides to be honest with the fact that she's not interested in romance. She comes out as a fan of lesbian love comics, hoping it would win her a rejection. What she gets, however, is a confession from Itsuki that he's actually a total nerd for gay love comics. Rejecting Akiho is the farthest thing on Itsuki's mind who now feels a strong connection with her. He pops the question asking her to go out with him and eventually get married! Akiho goes with the flow and says yes to his proposal...
The anguish of a parent raising a disabled child... and a place where she doesn't have to worry alone. That's the Rainbow Students school for disabled children.
Yoshikage thought she was applying for a job as a web designer, but ended up a fortune teller! Then the company went bankrupt!? Is her life over!? No, she'll make it work somehow!
"I finally got to see you again. I'm not letting you go this time." Arisu finds herself reunited with her Korean ex-boyfriend, now the President of her company. He was just a good-for-nothing two-timer, or so she thought...
Working part-time in the family restaurant doesn't take much! I just need to take orders and bring the food, right? said Chiharu, a 29-years-old housewife, casually before even started yet. But, everything is not going as what she thought!
"Before our next wedding anniversary, we should get divorced." One night just before their third wedding anniversary, Kazuomi's wife Sayo suddenly asks for a divorce. He is dumbfounded by her sudden request, but Sayo simply smiles and says, "Let's just act like we usually do, during the rest of the time we have together." Her behavior causes his heart to drift away, but there's a secret that she's been hiding from him. This is a heartfelt and tear-jerking romance that revolves around one couple's marriage and divorce.
"Looks like you'll be fine, even without me around." Atsushi is an office worker who enjoys livening up the atmosphere for the people around him, even if it means letting others make fun of his shortcomings. But his girlfriend Ayumi, who fell in love with this kind side of him, suddenly asks to break up! They were living together without any problems, so her change of heart takes him by surprise. Can he unravel the tender truth she's been hiding from him? Grab your handkerchief and jump right into this heartwarming romance!
"My smile is specially reserved for you." Kotori Ogata, self-conscious about her plump figure, is inexplicably adored by Soma, a younger coworker known for his frosty demeanor. The reason likely traces back to a rainy day encounter: Kotori finds Soma shivering at a bus stop and, being a meddlesome caretaker, helps him warm up. Since then, Soma has been incredibly affectionate toward Kotori. He defends her from sarcastic comments from her manager, holds her hand claiming he's cold, and even sweetly tells her, "Everything you do is adorable to me." Step into this romance and experience the cute moments between warm-hearted Kotori and her frosty younger coworker, Soma!
Servants of Hell such as wizards, witches and warlocks exist much closer to you than you may realize. Normally, they don't shroud themselves in black, but rather live normal human lives while they ceaselessly wait for a chance to send demons into the human world. Like, for example, that quiet classmate who sits behind you... Naomi is studying for high school exams, but things aren't going well, and due to her newborn little brother, she can't concentrate, so she's under a lot of stress. That's where Jack comes in and introduces her to a demon named Nebiros. "He'll lend you the power you need to pass, but in return, you need to pay him a soul." At first, Naomi refuses to make the deal, but then, Jack whispers to her. "You can give up your little brother instead..." This is the complete edition of "Jack the Wicked" which contains reworked art and special chapters that were not included in the regular volumes!
Living in the slums, Claire must work herself to the bone to support her alcohol addicted father. One day, he decides to wager her off at a gambling house in order to pay his debts..."I bet my own daughter!" Claire's fate is now in the hands of whoever wins her in a game of dice.
Shinobu Watanuki (39), who has moved into her husband's family home, is an unsuccessful comic artist. She had planned to use this move as a chance to give up her career, but after one of her old works becomes a hit online, she decides to create a new comic instead. In need of help with this, she looks for an assistant online. A handsome 22-year-old man named Chiaki Tachibana applies to her ad, and Shinobu finds herself at a major turning point in her life. Delve into a poignant tale by a seasoned comic artist, skillfully blending themes of dreams, career, and romance in life from 40.
As Maki Tomada bleeds every month, she is reminded that life doesn't turn out the way one would want it to. Seven years of marriage, yet Maki is shrugged off coldly by her husband. During a wedding ceremony, a coworker asks Maki when she plans to become pregnant, She can't confess that it's impossible because of a sexless marriage. Although sales representative Yamate lends a hand from the awkward situation, he turns around to tell her she is irritating for never standing up for herself. "Life doesn't always go as planned, right? But I don't mind knowing what that feels like." Despite hormone imbalances and a sexless marriage life, Maki learns to find the sweetness of amidst being unhappy.
Amongst nobles and royals, Lady Agnes, daughter of an aristocrat is the "Rose Amongst Thorns," due to her unparalleled beauty. On the other hand, Bernard is the fifth son of a Lord who rules a small rural town far from the capital. At first glance, Bernard gets stared down in disgust by Lady Agnes, most likely because of his lowly status. Five years later, Lady Agnes's father faces trial due to embezzlement, resulting in her family losing everything. After receiving the status of a "fallen aristocrat," everyone leaves Agnes to fend for herself... except for Bernard, the low-ranking knight. A misunderstanding develops into a charming love story!
I, Lesedi, have been reincarnated in the comic book world of "Diamond Hope". I'm the villainess of this world, and I was dumped by my fiance... Before I get kicked out of my mansion, I used my knowledge from my previous life to save money, and plan to enjoy this world to the fullest! Or so I thought. My father threatened to put me in a convent if I don't get married!! I tried my hardest to find a partner, but no one wants a lady who's been tossed to the side by her fiance... But one day, I heard a voice at a garden party. "Help me!!" A-a-a tanuki?!
Kiyo Hori (age 29) married Mitsuhiro Yoshida in four months after a serious heartbreak with Yasutaka Mizuki, a married man who was her senior at work. Mitsuhiro is a divorcee. The divorce was caused by infidelity on the part of his ex-wife, Reina. She married Mitsuhiro, who paid monthly child-support payments to their 3-year-old who lived apart from them.... Kiyo, though, found her marraige to Mitsuhiro to be better than she had imagined. Mitsuhiro's passionate courtship led to marriage, which led to a comofortable life and perfect physical chemistry between the two. If only it weren't for the frequent interference from Reina, who uses her and Mistuhiro's child as a pretext to disturb the peace......! How many more intrusive phone calls to her husband can Kiyo take before she confronts the situation!!!!
27-year old Maki Enomoto is done with relationships. One year ago, her terrible boyfriend made her the joint guarantor on a loan before promptly ghosting her with a mountain of debt. Now she just wants to be left alone to her quiet otaku life, working her office job to make her ex's monthly repayments, and devoting what scant little is left to her hobbies. Namely, her virtual boyfriend Allen-kun, who is hot, kind, and dependable in a way that real-life men aren't-least of all the hotshot young VP that keeps getting on her case about deadlines and deliverables. But when said VP shows up with a rather interesting proposal, Maki must decide if she's ready to roll the dice one last time...
When career-minded Kentaro Hiyama finds out that he's pregnant, it will change the course of more than just his own life. In the Japan of Eri Sakai's thought experiment, ten years have passed since the male sex has spontaneously gained the ability to get pregnant, and society has struggled to adjust. Kentaro isn't sure at first who the mother might be, and quickly finds himself butting up against regressive attitudes and discriminatory policies-most of which long precede male pregnancy. In his previous life, he'd never given any of it a second thought-he may have even held the same views. But through his encounters with other pregnant people, and galvanized by his new perspective, Kentaro turns his skills in business and marketing to effecting social change.
Eight years have passed since the sickness known as "the Sleep" ended millions of lives. Now, after a dangerous procedure that involves diving into patients' memories has ended the pandemic, Petty Officer Adam Garfield wakes up in a hospital to find an IED has taken one of his legs. But Adam's plan to retire from U.S. Navy service and cash in his pension to goof around with his younger siblings is shattered when he receives secret word that the sleeping sickness has returned, and it's his job to coax back the mysterious man who helped cure it the first time: a man known by the codename "King." Omnibus edition includes Parts 1 and 2.
Relive the good old otaku days with this sentimental and comical reflection on a teen's path to self-acceptance. This nostalgic coming-of-age story is perfect for fans of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku! Otaku culture has finally become mainstream, and Megumi can't quite get used to it. Divorced, with a teen daughter, Megumi thinks fondly back to her days as an anime and manga otaku-in 1995. That year, she transferred to a new school and decided to start fresh by hiding her otaku interests. She found herself taken under the wing of a basketball ace named Masamune, who's got a kind heart and looks just like one of her favorite characters. Though Megumi catches a whiff of destiny in the air, she's crushed to learn that Masamune detests otaku...
Himari's a waitress with terrible luck with men, always getting compared to other women and cast aside by those she falls in love with. Thanks to a weakness for men in white dress shirts, though, she can't help but be attracted to her handsome manager. However, sick of being heartbroken, she vows instead to only date inexperienced men so she won't be compared to other women. She goes to a mixer and gets acquainted with someone she thinks could be the one, but it turns out he's only got one thing on his mind ... Then she has an unexpected encounter with her manager on the street, and the two of them end up at a love hotel, where she discovers ...
The official art book of the bestselling manga series that inspired the hit anime! Includes over 100 pages of exclusive color artwork and behind-the-scenes details never before seen in English Are you an otaku in love with Wotakoi? Complete your collection with the official art book based on Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku. Includes concept art and color illustrations not available anywhere else, plus lengthy interviews with the author Fujita about creating the characters and story, premiering the comic online, and Wotakoi's long journey to becoming an international bestseller.
32 years old and in the fifth year of a happy marriage. Without any children, they live their lives happily, as long as the wife buries away her real desire deep down...
Do you ever feel like quitting? Your role as a mother or at your workplace? Suddenly whispered to me, thought it wouldn't happen to someone my age, my heart skipped a beat...
The hit manga "Trace: Recollections of a Forensic Researcher," with a TV adaptation starring Ryo Nishikido, branches out in this dark and gritty spinoff. There is a man who brings the worst deaths possible to criminals the law cannot judge. His name is Hiroki Dan, from the MPD homicide division. The son of the ex-MPD commissioner-general, on the career track to success, has a secret side as a serial killer with over 100 criminal victims. Vigilante justice beyond the death penalty is doled out to criminals in this pitch-dark suspense.
Reika Manpuku is a plump woman in her 30's who loves eating...but now she's been reincarnated as a villainess in an otome game!! Reika has the power to eat and not gain weight, but this power came with a price. Now living as Jean, the villainess, her world is full of bland, tasteless food. However, she is discovering and developing delicious dishes with her food buyer knowledge and culinary skills. Reika's goal is to win over the hotties of this world through their stomachs to avoid her doom flag. Can she get all of them to say, "nummy"?!
Editor Hanae Yamada, a huge fan of the mystery genre author Buntaro Kanematsu, asks said author to write a column for a magazine. It was a long shot but to her surprise... he agrees! As the column's theme is "souvenirs," Hanae decides to bring one herself when she visits Kanematsu. However, she unwittingly offends him by choosing a "safe" option as a gift, which he quickly sees through. What will happen next in this tale of two awkward adults who can't cut corners in work or love? Don't miss this delectable workplace romance!
She was only trying to protect her sister... but when the earnest and strict crown prince took a liking to her as a prostitute, she was given a huge leap in a new career?!...
Yuri is a woman with a strong worth ethic. She's also secretly in love with her manager Ishin, the heir to the company. He's basically the perfect man, so Yuri feels her love will never become a reality... But one day, Ishin suddenly pops the question and proposes?! Yuri is surprised and happy. However, she hears a rumor that Ishin yearning for an heir. Yuri is shocked that she was only chosen as his wife so she could produce a child. Even with that said, Ishin still decided to get married when they haven't even dated?! A story about a sweet newlywed life with a doting, icy heir!
Chihiro Segawa, 27, works for a cosmetic company. One day, a friend tells her about a dating app with an 88% marriage rate, and no sooner has she registered than she's set up with her "soulmate." It turns out to be none other than Takane Momochi, the guy she liked back in her school days! He's now a commercial airline pilot, and Chihiro's heart skips a beat the moment he messages her. The screen says they are a 100% match... physically. What does THAT mean? A comic version of the hit romance on Love 365: Find Your Story!
Mika Ono works for a minor magazine department at a major publishing company, until one day she's thrust into the AMA editorial department. It's full of rising stars and gorgeous men, but they're even more twisted than she ever imagined. Meanwhile, Mika's looking forward to living on her own - that is, until her new address comes with an unfamiliar man attached...! Now, the two will have to cohabit in secret! A comic version of the hit romance on Love 365: Find Your Story!
Sellen lives in the dukedom and is known as the "Gloomy Princess", due to constantly being compared to her younger sister Marietta, who is praised for her unparalleled beauty. One day, Sellen overhears Prince Helios, her fiance, and other friends say that the prince should be wed to Marietta instead. Sellen then decides to annul the engagement for the prince's happiness and to not be a burden for the others. Sellen gets help from Viol, the Command of Ice with unapproachable beauty and a secret(?) sweet tooth. Sellen, Viol, and Viol's cat familiar plan to work together to peacefully annul the engagement...!
"I want to do it," he says. Why does my boss want to take things so far? Wait... why'd he start cleaning?? Yui Ando is admired as a helpful and determined supervisor in her company. However, she has one big secret... she's an absolute slob at home and can't clean anything! As her job transitions staff to work from home, she decides to test out her new computer and turns on the camera without realizing... suddenly her strict boss, Mr. Kataoka the Department Manager, sees everything! "It's all over now..."is what she thought when he showed up at her front door, but now he's cleaning the place?! After all that is done, he suddenly says, "Let me come over every weekend to help you clean up the place!" Their secret weekends of cleaning and humor begin!
At 32, Yurika is devastated after discovering that her nearly five-year relationship was, in fact, an affair. Forced to transfer, her new coworker drags her to a welcome party where she catches the eye of a college student sitting across them. Feeling distraught, the calm and cool, Aoi, whisks her away. Despite being ten years younger than her, she gives in to a night of passion with him. Several months later, who walks in but the very man she thought she'd never meet again, Aoi. Will their relationship blossom or will it remain purely friends with benefits?
"You're not the one I have feelings for!" The man right in front of me smiles bewitchingly. "I'm not letting you go." "With such good chemistry, I'd be foolish to give you up." My spoiled brat of a coworker, Kyo Nagase. The business partner I've always admired, Hibiki Kamiya. Why does it feel this sweet when I don't even like him? Why does it feel this painful when I do? ...What is it that I really even want? A bitter-sweet story born from a no strings relationship.
Lara is a former countess who escaped her abusive family with her 6-year-old half-brother and their mysterious fluffy puppy. They set up camp in a dark and dangerous forest, but have what they need to start putting together a slow and easy life!
I got totally wasted at a party and ended up spewing my guts... and some hot guy saw me?! I ran away, thinking I'd never see him again, but we ran into each other on campus the next day! He may be good-looking, but he spilled the beans about me throwing up to his friend, and on top of that, he keeps calling me by my first name! He's seriously the worst! Despite all of that, my best friend Yuka is head over heels for him, and now she wants me to help hook her up! She even brought his friend into this mess... What will happen in this 4-way love affair...?
One day ends, another starts. For Michiru, life is an endless cycle of studying and sleeping. But it's not only studying that Michiru has on her mind. She has a troubled relationship with her mother that often makes her feel unwanted and useless. That is until one day, an exact copy of her appears from through the mirror! Sending the copy to go to school in her place, Michiru now has all the time in the world. While playing games at the game center, she encounters a girl similar to herself in many ways, and a new friendship quickly blossoms.
Matsubara is just one of many ladies in the Planning Division who are feeling rather annoyed. Her fellow coworker, Miwa Iida, is managing to drag the entire office down with every move she makes. And the men surrounding her in the office are only managing to make that worse. "This has to stop... Someone do something!" After finally reaching her limit, Matsubara heads to HR where she meets Asari Kuga, a woman a stern gaze who spits facts like a machine gun... the "Office Detective"!
"Everyone should just be 'saba saba' like me!" Nami Amihama (age 28) works in the editorial department for a women's fashion magazine. Nami constantly uses being saba saba (aka blunt) as an excuse for her biased assertions and has been ostracized by her coworkers because of it. One day, when Nami was being her usual arrogant self, she is confronted by her antithesis, Mai Honda (age 26). Mai is beautiful and feminine, and Nami can't hide her irritation. The battle between the self-proclaimed saba saba woman vs. the true saba saba woman begins!