"When this person touches me, I become strange..."Nika, who works at the body care store, "Ma chambre nature", doesn't like others touching her hands because she worries about her dry skin. But, one day, the ace of the product proposal and development department, Fumiya, took a liking to her hands! What's more, he asks Nika to help him with product development as a tester. "It can't be anyone else, but you." He says, as Nika falls for him. He affectionately touches not only her hands, but her whole body...!? This is a story of pure love and fetishism where reason and instinct are at odds!
Office worker Shiho, age 28, plays the go-getter career woman so well that everyone at work calls her the "Iron Lady." Feeling uneasy about her relationship with her boyfriend Ken, Shiho takes the leap and invites him to a company party, but as the party begins he's still not there... In that moment, her handsome coworker, and heir to the company, Miyagi strikes up a conversation with her. Miyagi is a big hit among the female employees, but Shiho has always treated him casually, never taking much interest in his charms. However, when she runs into him again on the way to the bathroom, the usual sweet and chipper Miyagi is nowhere to be found! His speech is rougher, and he's dropped the workplace niceties, and on top of that he backs her up against the wall, blocking her retreat with his body...?! An office romance with a high-class bachelor, at once wicked and earnest, who just might be her Mr. Right!
After losing her parents, Mio's dream of becoming a pianist was all but taken from her. Now, she works as a house keeper at Arc en Ciel, a luxury hotel in the heart of the city. One day, a flurry of expected events introduces Mio to Taisei, the heir to Arc en Ciel. The next thing she knows, she is accompanying him to the hotel's anniversary party -- as his lover! The task? To put an end to his arranged engagement! On top of that, Mio has to continue to pretend to be Taisei's fiance even after the party is over...?! A story of the sweet adoration that grows between one brave housekeeper and the successor to a luxury hotel!
Look, it's not like Azusa doesn't want to get married. She's a wedding planner, after all, and in spite of her boss's biting sarcasm, she actually finds a lot of comfort in her job. Her boyfriend of five years, Ayumu, just hasn't really brought up the conversation, that's all. Or at least, that's what Azusa thinks, until she catches Ayumu having an affair! Though usually extremely unpleasant, Azusa's handsome boss, Kiryu, offers her sudden and uncharacteristic kindness: "If you don't get married, then I'll step in." What's that supposed to mean?! The sudden tension between Kiryu's usual offensive nature and his sweet words has Azusa wrapped around his little finger, and she's not sure if she can get away... or even wants to?!
Kiyo works in product development at a chocolate manufacturer; she's what they call a "science type" with her white lab coat and glasses, plus her lack of romantic prospects. "I've spent my whole life focused on research, but now I want to give 'love' a try." -- Her mind made up, Kiyo registers with a matchmaking service, but the dates just keep going down in flames... Then one day, she's met with a shocking invitation from the young and handsome president of her company, Mr. Sendo: "Would you like to go out with me? I need you." Kiyo has zero experience with romance, so this well-mannered and gallant man gazing sweetly at her as he calls her beautiful is enough to leave her reeling...! Her heart is still pounding on the day of their date, and then Mr. Sendo suddenly reveals his red-blooded, manly side and proclaims, "I'll shatter that logic of yours with my passion"...?!
Asami works at her dream job as a wedding dress designer for an apparel company. But her life is completely turned on its head when her father, a company investor, sets up an arranged marriage interview for her and Takafumi, her company's CEO! Despite Takafumi's professional competence and good looks, Asami bluntly rejects the offer, refusing to have to tie the knot with such an incredibly brazen and rude man. Despite this, Takafumi, realizing he gets turned on by her rejection, devises a plan which ultimately forces Asami into marriage and moving in with him! Is this the beginning of a sweet married life between Asami and her annoying boss?!
Kotobuki has been asked to handle a meeting with her company's business partner. But their sales agent, who is extremely handsome by the way, turns out to be none other than Tsuzuki, Kotobuki's high school classmate from 8 years ago! Back then, everyone knew him as the heir to a large corporation, and he was incredibly popular, always surrounded by girls. By comparison, Kotobuki was modest and unassuming. She absolutely dreaded dealing with Tsuzuki, who would often pick on her. Though terrified at first, as Kotobuki continues working with Tsuzuki, she realizes that he's changed. Could this be the budding of an unexpected romance?
"This is the real me." -- Having no defined sense of self, Suzuno spends each day simply trying her best to be the ideal woman. She somehow manages to impersonate a very capable woman at the stationery company where she works. One day, though, her handsome, prince-like coworker, Watarai, finds out what she's really like! Once they are alone together, Suzuno realizes that Watarai, himself, is not actually the princely type he seems to be... What's more, Watarai finds out that Suzuno is shouldering her parents' debt. The morning after Suzuno reveals all to the office prince, she wakes up in her own bed... To none other than a naked Watarai sleeping beside her?!
To all the yokai, I am here to make sure you live peacefully together with the humans.Our world and the yokai world is connected by the Flower Demon Door. We of the Sakaimeya profession are summoned to teach those yokai that want to live in the human world how to, even though things don't always go according to plan. Teaching Yokai how to feel humanity leads to a heart-warming story.
I'm ugly, so I can't refuse my boyfriend's invitation for sex... but, one month after I finally turn him down for the first time, something unexpected happens!
Chinatsu, a career woman with a hidden past, meets Daiki, the popular former captain of her company's rugby team. Since she's the complete package, Daiki falls for her, but for some reason, she turns down every man who asks her out...
My friend decided to run off and leave me with her debt. I'd been working three jobs and living at an internet cafe... I was so exhausted, I almost collapsed... but this super hot chef saved me just before I did!
Nachi never expected her teenage sweetheart Haru to come walking back into her life, much less moving next door and working at the same office! She swore she'd never love again, but being with him makes old feelings resurface...
Chisato and Riku have been neighbors since they were kids. Even in college, they still live in adjacent rooms. When Chisato says she'd like to have a boyfriend, Riku begs her to be with him. Can he become more than the boy next-door to her?
Saki's feet are killing her after a long day at work. She stumbles across a reflexology studio on her way home one day and decides to stop in. After a little hesitation, she agrees to let a male staff member rub her bare feet...
"Let me smell your scent!" I thought I didn't like... no, I thought I hated this guy... But, when he puts his face so close to my body that we're a hair's breadth away from touching and begins to sniff me all over, I feel myself responding... What's wrong with me!? My fantasies are getting to the point where I'm about to lose control! This is a bittersweet, heart-throbbing romantic comedy based on a fetish and starts off with an extended 47-page chapter!
Akane's married her company's hottie based off of their compatibility. She feels like she's going to fall for him, but now that they're living and spending all of their time together, she just can't find the chance to tell him how she feels...
Onodera is a smart, popular guy, who would never give me the time of day in the real world. But in my dreams, we get along really well! Is my dream going to end as just that, a dream...?
No matter what anyone says, I love Mr. Aoki!!! Even now that I'm a college student, I've been pursuing my high school teacher so much my friends are exasperated with me. No matter what I do, Mr. Aoki never reciprocates my feelings, so I finally say, "I'm not a child anymore. You can have me if you like..."
There's a shrine famous for granting wishes for people to fall in love with one another. Also, there's a mysterious legend about how you have to "pray in a special way" there...
I'm proud of the work I do, and I give it my all. The only reason I can keep trekking despite my colleagues calling me a bitch is this young guy... a pop star. But who do I bump into at his concert one day!?
Iori is having one of the worst days of her life and comes upon a famous (and affordable!) restaurant at the beach. Is that roast duck, or is love in the air? The heavenly meal soothes her soul... until she knocks over a priceless vase!
Upon graduating from an all-boys high school, Tobishima Ichita (18) enrolls in the manga course at an art school. Ichita's genre of choice is Boy's Love (BL) and he has always wanted to connect with girls who love BL just as much as he does. As such, Ichita heads to his first day of class with a dream in his heart! When he arrives, though, his nerves get the best of him -- he can't seem to have a normal conversation with a girl. What's more, his class is nothing but girls...! What will become of Ichita?!
Every day, Haru Inui (27) goes hard in both her personal and professional lives. And every day, her boyfriend tells her that he loves her. Those words alone give Haru the strength to work hard -- until the day she discovers that her boyfriend has been bringing other women to her house when she isn't around. How could she have believed his simple "I love you"s?! Haru feels like an idiot... when suddenly, her junior at work, Okuma, tells her that he has feelings for her! Determined to win her heart, Okuma promises to tell Haru, who doesn't believe in those three little words anymore, that loves her once a day, every day. Seemingly aloof, Okuma turns out to be unexpectedly bold! Haru doesn't know when, and she doesn't know where, but Okuma's surprising daily "I love you"s quickly turn into the office romance she didn't know she needed.
You'll be overcome with laughter at this silent but all-out duel between man and woman! A romantic comedy that keeps you endlessly grinning! Kureha (27) has just one criteria to choose a man: "Is he rich, or not?" Taisuke (29) picks out women by their bodies alone. This pair of scoundrels, faithful only to their own desires, meet at a mixer - an encounter as unfortunate as it is destined. Each scheming to snatch up the other, they act the part of a selfless, humble lady and gentleman while gradually drawing closer, and then...
This town is unsettling, and yet somehow comforting.... When "Cee" awoke, humans had vanished from the world, leaving only the remains of their civilization behind. Desperate to evade the mysterious "Cone Heads," Cee encounters a one-eyed Golem, "Bulb." Golems are humanoid automatons, made to serve their human masters, but what befell their erstwhile creators? This is the story of a bond between girl and golem that could change the world!
In your daily life, there are many kinds of "neighbors." - A stubborn, unyielding young man who sits in the neighboring desk at work. A happy-go-lucky older guy always telling dirty jokes from the neighboring hospital bed. A tiny car with a terrible driver who parks way over to one side, just inside the line of the neighboring parking spot. It's not only the people living next door. In your daily life, there are many kinds of "neighbors." Falling in love, making memories, finding peace of mind... Five tales of the vibrant moments born when two people happen to become neighbors.
I hear my younger brother has begun searching for a certain woman: his fated one, with whom he shared a night of passion at the masquerade ball. The tiny moles on her inner thigh are his only clue... But, I'm sorry, Alto. It was I, your elder sister!This is a sweet (?) love story brought to you by a contrarian heroine who can't be honest about her feelings. Don't let the title fool you! This love is pure, through and through!
At the age of 19, Ayano makes the fateful decision to set foot into the adult film industry. Alienated from her family and feeling she lacks a place in the world, she wields what "assets" she has -- her body -- and finds success in her newfound calling. This is the story, at turns delicately nuanced and starkly graphic, of a "porn star's" journey: everyday struggles, what happens when family finds out, and even love. The novel by a real-life adult-film actress is brought to life in manga form!
Ruriko Aoyama, a second-year in high school, was born with a large, blue birthmark on her face. She has lived her life trying not to make a big deal of it, trying to avoid overly conscientious treatment by those around her. One day, Ruriko gets her hands on a notebook belonging to her new homeroom teacher, Kanda. He had written all of her classmates' names in the book, and next to their names: distinguishing physical features. However, Ruriko notices that the space next to her own name is inexplicably blank. When she confronts her homeroom teacher, Ruriko finds that Kanda lives with prosopagnosia -- a disorder which prevents him from being able to make sense of and distinguish the human face...
I have to stop this. I can't let my friend be killed...! - Meiko Yashiro is in her second year of junior high. She's barely spoken to her childhood friend Hozumi Togawa ever since a certain incident drove them apart. However, one day Meiko has a supernatural encounter that could change everything... "I can't let his life end at 14 years." - One girl will spring into action to change her childhood friend's future in this time-paradox coming-of-age story that will pull at your heart strings and leave you blinking the stars out of your eyes!
Noa Kiritani, secretary to the president of a major corporation, finds every day working under her gentle and kind boss fulfilling. One day, however, the company president collapses from a sudden but mild stroke. As a result, he steps down as president and assumes the role of company chairman. In his stead, Wataru, his son, takes on the position as company president. Much to Noa's dismay, Wataru is the complete opposite of his father -- he is hardheaded, pompous... a complete monster! On top of that, Wataru pummels Noa with unreasonable request after unreasonable request... can Noa, now secretary to both the company president and the chairman, catch a break?!