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Hazuki is a secretary in the cardiothoracic surgery department and she has had enough with handsome men. They've only broken her heart! That's why she has to keep turning down the extremely good-looking Dr. Kagami, even though he is absolutely relentless in his pursuit. One night, Dr. Kagami just so happens to witness Hazuki getting turned down herself, and by a man who is not on her level. Dr. Kagami takes the chance to ask Hazuki what he's been meaning to all along: "Why don't you give loving me a chance?"

A sweet love story between a cool beauty and an elite surgeon that'll make your heart skip a beat!

Kotori is the girl who's always alone and Kohaku is Mr. Popular. That's the social hierarchy in their class. Kohaku takes every opportunity he gets to have a go at Kotori: "You're in the way!" "Alone again?" "I don't like your attitude." Kotori doesn't particularly like Kohaku, either. But one day, she receives sage advice from Panda, her online friend. Even though Kohaku always puts on a tough front, Kotori begins to feel like the two of them might not be so different after all. And then, Kohaku begins to treat her with an aloof sort of kindness. Could it be that Kotori is kind of becoming interested in him...? Kohaku, normally mean and distant, shows his sweet, soft side -- it's sure to give you butterflies!!

Shizuku has no interest in romance, as her work and hobbies are enough to make her life fulfilling. Her mother wants her to marry, though, and at her insistence, Shizuku concedes to meeting Takaharu, a handsome and elite researcher, just to see if they might be a good match. Then, at their very first meeting, Takaharu pops the question out of nowhere...! He also gives a very well-reasoned pitch on how the arrangement would benefit them both, which Shizuku finds so persuasive that she accepts his proposal on the spot.
Despite starting on such a mercenary note, their newlywed life sees Shizuku developing deeper feelings for the calm and gentle Takaharu. At the same time, though, the way he always maintains a polite distance and never even tries to touch her leaves Shizuku full of doubt...!!
Meanwhile, Takaharu is closely guarding certain hidden feelings of his own...
Letting the right moment for a wedding night slip past them was just the start of the hectic, heart-pounding romance for this adorably unfortunate fledgling couple.

Natsu Yoshizawa finds herself abruptly transferred to product development at the bedding manufacturer where she works, and then given a coveted spot on the team designing a bed aimed at newlyweds. Spearheading the project is Moriba, a man from Natsu's hiring group who's since become a powerhouse at the company, and almost as soon as she arrives he proposes to her out of the blue...!! Well, not exactly. It turns out he just wanted to "play house," temporarily pretending to be a married couple, in order to better understand their target customers' mindset. Natsu reluctantly accepts, since after all it's just research for work, but when Moriba proceeds to treat her just like an actual wife she starts wondering if she's in over her head. He even puts on a morning pillow-talk act, whispering about how adorable she was last night as if something had actually happened between them...?! Now, hold on just a second! This really isn't what it looks like...! (Not yet, anyway.)

"If this paper will fix everything, I guess all I can do is sign." Makoto Ayakawa is your average high school girl living an average life. However, all of that changes when her father's workplace is in financial jeopardy, and in exchange for saving everyone's jobs he offers to marry his daughter off to the son of the president of one of the largest corporations in Japan, Iori Amemiya. Now Makoto is sent to live at the Amemiya estate, and has to attend a school for the elite alongside her new "husand" Iori, who seems to have a very distant and "cool" attitude. Makoto tries to adjust to her new married life, and begins to notice Iori's clumsy and kind side... will the two begin to close the distance between them?

Miho is a 28-year-old office worker who is uprooting her whole life and moving to the countryside from Tokyo in order to change who she is. The night before she leaves, she meets Osamu, falling for him instantly, and they spend the night together. A few months after she has started her new job, her company asks her to become the executive secretary to the new managing director, who turns out to be no other that Osamu himself! Miho has left her flashy and luxurious ways behind and looks completely different from when they first met in Tokyo, and she is desperate to keep her identity a secret from him. To top it off, she has put in place a strict NO DATING rule, so she is doing everything she can to squash down any feelings she might have towards him... Meanwhile, unaware of her secret efforts, Osamu continues to chase after her with his "Have we met before?" accusations!

Liz is an average commoner who's not only clumsy, but has the worst luck. After several failed attempts, she finally lands a job at the office for the Royal Military's Beast Knights, a special unit where trained knights partner with fierce, dangerous creatures known as "white beasts." Thing is, she doesn't even remember applying there! As soon as she begins working, she's tasked with delivering some documents to Jed Grayson, the commander, and winds up discovering his secret! To keep her under his watchful eye, the commander reassigns her to the role of caretaker for the young white beasts! Will Liz survive her new "fluff-filled" job with her handsome yet sadistic boss?

Princess Leontina has been spending the empire's funds on jewelry and dresses, all in attempt to win the heart of her husband and crown prince, who won't even give her the time of day. But now, her crimes have caught up to her and she has been sentenced to death. Repentant, she prays to the gods for a second chance at life, promising to be a better princess. But after the axe swings downwards and all fades to black, the next thing she knows, Leontina is back in her childhood bedroom, and it's the morning of her eighth birthday?!

Confident that her knowledge of future events will be the key, this time, Leontina makes the bold decision to properly protect her country by taking the throne for herself. Will our princess be able to escape her fate this time around?

"Fortune and Misfortune are two sides of the same coin?! Reverse any adversary and cease redemption!!" Siegbert is reborn after an unfortunate accident in his previous life. His new family is warm and welcoming... so much so it seems as though he may no longer be an unlucky person. In this world, he can finally live a quiet, peaceful life... or so he thought. It seems that he actually holds an insanely high luck stat in this new world...? "Every chance is a manifestation of good fortune. If you can cease the chances, your wishes shall be granted..." Conquering each "chance" granted by his good fortune, will he now cease redemption on the generational legacy this family has yet to fulfill?!

Ruri is your average preschool teacher, until one day she is enveloped in a blinding light and is transported to another world! While she's still in shock, Lina, a shy young girl, takes her by the hand and becomes attached to her. Before she knows it, she's become her private tutor! Until she can make it back to her world, she decides to accept her role, but she suddenly awakens her exceptional magic skills! In truth, Ruri is the rumored "Third Saint" that has been summoned to save this world! Follow Ruri in this fantastical story as she tries to balance her duty as a Saint when all she wants is to live alongside children!

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!

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"...?!

Maru (Yuki Maruoka) is an honest, straightforward girl inexperienced when it comes to love. One day, she becomes witness to a groping incident on the train. She goes up to confront the offender, but not before a handsome, young fellow nearby calls him out for his actions. The two somehow manage to drive the man away. But right afterwards, in a baffling turn of events, the boy asks Maru to go out with him. Although Maru, flustered, rejects him in the spur of the moment, she slowly becomes drawn to his kind and sincere personality. She then discovers that he's an older student attending her high school, also known by some as "Mr. Perfect"! When she finds him again to apologize, she inadvertently ends up blurting out, "Why don't we start as friends"? A sugary sweet romantic comedy following the antics that ensue between Maru and a mature, older boy in school solely focused on winning her heart, showering her with special attention and kindness at every chance he gets.

On the day of her high school entrance exam, Momo was groped by a stranger on the train. Another student heading to the exam, a boy, saved her. Ever since, she's been searching for her savior amongst her new classmates, and has decided that it must be the school playboy, Amagase. His appearance and personality have completely changed, apparently, because Amagase doesn't get serious with anyone. Attempting to appear unfazed, Momo tells (lies to) Amagase: "I will never fall for you." Convenient for a player like Amagase, he forces her to be his next girlfriend. Amagase toys with Momo, his kiss sweet, the physical closeness between boyfriend and girlfriend a first for her... A heart-pounding high school romance with a mysterious boy!!

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?!

"This is our first time meeting, but I would like us to get divorced." 10 years ago, with a single written agreement - a mere piece of paper, Rio, the young daughter of a long-standing family in Kyoto, became bound in marriage to a complete stranger. The man who suddenly becomes her husband is Takamine, the handsome president of an IT company. A decade has now passed, with neither husband nor wife ever having met, or exchanging so much as a conversation. One day, Rio suddenly decides to make her way to Tokyo to meet her husband. When they finally meet for the first time, she immediately requests that they get divorced. Takamine is taken aback by Rio's beauty. However, due to personal reasons, he has no intention of getting the divorce. And when Rio visits Takamine again days later, he makes the absurd suggestion for them to move in together!

"Well then, how much will you pay to have me?" - Office worker Sumika has lived in perpetual mourning since losing Haruki, her first love who once lifted her out of the grief of losing her only family. A friend from work drags her out to a party, and there she meets Mr. Katsuragi, the vice president of the company hosting the party. It ought to be their first time meeting... and yet, he gives off the impression of already knowing Sumika very well. On top of that, just when Sumika is at her wits' end trying to think of a way to save the family that took her in, Mr. Katsuragi offers to buy her hand in marriage...?

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?

Saya plans to become a chef so that she can someday take over her family's restaurant. Then, one fateful day, she gets into an accident...... When she opens her eyes again, it's as a pretty young girl with blond hair and blue eyes - she's been reborn as "Princess Viola"! As if that wasn't enough to cope with, this Viola has it hard. Her stepmother is out for her life, and she's been chosen to go to the empire as a political hostage. In the empire, Viola begins searching out the best way to increase her chances of survival, and that's when Crown Prince Richard approaches her. Seeing promise in her discerning palate, he asks Viola to do some cooking for him. Where will this lead...?! One young girl will set out into a new life and a new world in this fantasy cooking adventure!

"You look so sweet, I could eat you up."When Chiko returns to her classroom to pick up the notebook she left behind, she notices a sweet smell. Following the scent to a seemingly empty room, she comes across the handsome, but aloof Mikoto Yukino, asleep. When he wakes up and catches her staring, Chiko finds herself on the receiving end of some very affectionate advances, and becomes completely overwhelmed, yielding to his rhythm. As Chiko and the chocolatey-sweet Mikoto continue meeting at this new secret spot of theirs, a cavity-inducing story of high school love slowly begins to unwrap!

Do you have any idea what happens... when a little bunny comes to a den of wolves like this?Hinako has a dreadful fear of boys due to her past. But to save her twin brother Hinata from a crisis, she has no choice but to muster up her courage and attend his all-boys high school in his place! As luck would have it though, Rei, the school troublemaker who also turns out to be her brother's dorm roommate, sees through her ruse on her first day! Prepared to be sent home immediately for her actions, Hinako is surprised when Rei decides to help her out with her plan. And thus, with the single guy who knows her secret by her side, Hinako begins her new, sweet, exciting life as a high school boy!

Rena has been single her entire life. By day, she's a member of the general affairs department of a large corporation. By night, she's a bar hostess. One day, when Rena's having lunch with her friend Kyoko at work, Kyoko's brother and managing director, Shun decides to sit with them. Shun's popularity with the ladies at work is no surprise. He's the ideal gentleman, and his kind, charming personality even makes Rena begin to fall for him. But that evening, Rena's stunned to see that same man visit her bar. He even aggressively flirts with her, not realizing who she is. Talk about a 180! Realizing it's only a matter of time before she gets found out and loses her job, she resigns herself to her fate, downing glass after glass. When she wakes up the next morning, the first thing she sees is an undressed Shun sleeping beside her!

Emilia is the beloved daughter of a renowned Earl. As such, she's expected to be a lady, through and through. But the truth is, Emilia is a tomboy who likes horseback riding and hunting. One day, after slipping out to go hunting, she stumbles into territory belonging to another lord and runs into none other than the young Earl Freed. Freed finds himself attracted to Emilia's lightheartedness and offers her a proposal: a limited-time, contractual marriage. "Why don't you marry me?" Emilia accepts, but what awaits her in marriage is arguments over bloodlines, and a warning over someone's title?!

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!

Office worker Azusa was supposed to be an administrative worker, but for reasons unbeknownst to her, she got hand-picked to be the personal secretary to the CEO of a major company! The CEO, Shindo, is a young, handsome genius, but his demeanor is cold and unwelcoming. He's such a tyrant that a previous secretary quit only 2 hours after starting the job! However, one day, after her coworkers invite Azusa to a mixer, Shindo makes a declaration: "If you're looking for a lover, then let it be me." An office romance between the cold CEO and his worrywart secretary, who he is madly in love with.

"How about we become 'hug buddies'?"
One day on her day off, Chisa coincidentally runs into her boyfriend...holding hands with another woman?! Worse yet, the notorious playboy from her school, Izumi Toudou, also witnesses her crying after the incident. The following day, he keeps pestering her to get her attention, but she ignores his attempts to do so. However, when he moves close to her ear and says, "Should I help you forget about your Ex?" and proposes being "hug buddies," she's unsure how she should react! "You're actually feeling lonely, right?" Chisa tries to act strong, but Toudou's gentle hugs and kindness slowly seeps into her heart. Check out this sweet and heart-throbbing romance that begins through an unusual relationship!

"A wicked boyfriend gets love all twisted up." High school girl, Nonoka and her childhood friend, heir to a large corporation, Kyoichi. Nonoka was used to being treated like a little sister by Kyoichi, her sweet childhood friend. However, this same Kyoichi is infatuated with Nonoka to the point that he'll do anything --- devise ways to keep men away from Nonoka, enact elaborate plans to sleep with Nonoka and even blur the lines of their friendship with the occasional hickie or bite to mark Nonoka as his. Is this dose of blind infatuation too much or just what the doctor prescribed?

I'll do whatever you want, Mikami. Kiri Mikami is a high school girl who's known as "little miss perfect" by everyone else at school. However, she actually has an obsession with innocent and inexperienced boys. She really is a normal (?) high school girl, even if she fantasizes about shy boys! One day, Kasugai, the biggest playboy in school, directly asks Kiri out. Although uninterested, Kiri is very interested in Kasugai's stories of his first dating experiences. In exchange for hearing his stories... she has to kiss him. From that day on, the two of them begin a less than innocent relationship trying to recreate the scenarios from the books she reads about shy boys...? Little Miss Perfect (atually a huge p*rvert) and Mr. Playboy (who's actually a really shy boy when it comes to romance) begin their sweet and intense love story!

"My Childhood Friend Who Loves With Me Is So Adorable It's Frustrating"Since her parents left home, Hana is stuck living under the same roof as her childhood friend, Kou. To everyone else, he's the perfect and handsome goodie-two-shoes that can do no wrong, but when it comes to her, he's completely cruel and heartless. Having to live under a situation like that is pretty unsettling for Hana, but as it turns out, Kou has always had a huge crush on her?! In fact, he finds her so cute and adorable that it's hard to speak honestly around her. As frustrating as this situation might be, at the end of the day, Kou will do anything for Hana by any means necessary. This is a sweetly flavored love story about blossoming emotions between two childhood friends.

Cierra was reborn as a noble lady after falling tragically to her death right after her fiance called off their marriage in her past life. With a second chance at life, she gets engaged to Prince Elliot and it seems like she'll finally get her happy ever after... But then her marriage is called off AGAIN?!
It seems Elliot wasn't after love, but the extraordinary ability that ran in her family for generations! But Cierra showed no signs of inheriting it...
"If you don't have that power, you are worthless to me!" And with that, Elliot abandons her with his new fiancee in arms. Cierra falls to ground sobbing in despair and heartbreak at her second failed engagement when a blurry vision of Elliot appears through her tears...
Gifted with the "Clairvoyant Gaze," an extraordinary ability to see all, Cierra is taking charge and her quest for revenge is just getting started!

Leila is a woman who used to work in an office. Now, she's suddenly fallen into a new fantasy world called "The Dragon Kingdom." While falling out of the sky, she was saved by a giant dragon and decided that from now on her name is Lilac. Now she will live in the castle of the King of this nation, the Dragon Lord, and have the opportunity to work. However... the workers never take breaks and are constantly overworked! Lilac, with her kitchen servant status and knowledge of modern cooking, tries to get the staff to take breaks and enjoy lunchtime meals! In the midst of positive change in the kitchen, Lilac's soup dish accidentally gets sent to the Dragon Lord himself?! Lilac was prepared for the worst, but in audience with the Dragon Lord is told "make this soup for me every day from now on." What?! The Dragon Lord now has a taste for Lilac's cooking! An alluring fantasy story of friendships, romance, and delicious food!

Ellie is a girl who unconsciously retained some memories from her past life as an office worker in a cosmetics company. She is suddenly appointed to be the maid to the crown princess of the kingdom, Lady Arianne. However, upon their first meeting, Ellie is completely shocked with Arianne's appearance! Hives on her skin, a veil covering her pale face, this princess has kept herself locked up in the manor! It seems this all started when her father remarried, and trouble began to brew between her new mother and sister. Ellie decides to help by taking advantage of her memories of cosmetics, working to improve the mood and livelihood of the crown princess... but what will come from these efforts?!

Rose Marie has spent most of her life in the royal harem of Glenfil, as the first concubine of Crown Prince Ulysses, until one day she realizes that she can't bear to stay there any longer. But no sooner has she made that decision than she gets the order to complete the "Rite of Consummation"...! Though she's technically the most senior member of the harem after her ten years of residence, due to her age she hasn't yet been recognized as an official concubine. Once she completes this rite, though, she really will be stuck in the harem forever. Rose Marie is now scrambling around trying to find a way to get out of this duty, but Prince Ulysses won't let that happen...?!

One day, Maria is reincarnated as a character in her favorite dating-sim game. As fate would have it, her favorite character and heroine, Lily, appears right before her as well?! Without so much as casting a glance toward her supposed object of desire, the Prince, Maria is overwhelmed by being so near her favorite character, Lilly. But, it turns out Maria's actually reincarnated into the character that bullies Lily in the game...?! Just when Maria thought things would end up with her being hated by her favorite character, she comes to a realization. "Perhaps I can play the role of the villain but still protect Lily from being bullied...?" Resolving to protect Lily's smile at all costs, Maria goes forth with her plan to! But, turns out Prince Al, who is attempting to be with Lily, is onto Maria's tactics?! Let the story of this three-way fantasy entanglement start now!

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!

"You're going to be my Cinderella." It is the Taisho Period. Sakura has always been treated cruelly by her step-mother and younger sister in the home of the Shirahoshis, a fallen noble family. Rinko, her younger sister, gets engaged to an heir to a powerful conglomerate and is set to be introduced as his fiancee at her debut party. Sakura attends her party, but is ridiculed by the other guests due to Rinko's cruel scheme. Right then, Eisei Kuroyuki, an heir to Japan's most powerful conglomerate, steps in to help her. Known for his ironfisted ways, Eisei never bows to authority no matter who they are, even if it's a member of the Imperial Diet. Why would such a man fall for Sakura and dote on her? A Cinderella story with passionate romance begins!! Oh, and filled with plenty of justice served for Sakura's enemies as well!