Carina, an orphan with a talent for baking, suddenly receives a request to work at the castle as an attendant for the Crown Prince's younger brother. Although he's known for disliking women, the prince's prickly attitude slowly begins to thaw as he consumes Carina's delicious cookies and fragrant tea. As they share these relaxing tea breaks together, Carina and the prince find themselves becoming closer and closer...
Black Eagle and Alkil's adventures continue in this third installment of the "Black Eagle in the Sahara" series! The slaves that Black Eagle, a former slave merchant, set free in an earlier battle have banded together, creating a newly-settled village for those without a home. Together with Alkil and his brother Venn from the Snow Kingdom, his childhood friends Tol and Ingle, and Byaku from a village of water-sellers, Black Eagle works every day to make the village livable...
Fellas, is it normal for a girl to ask for baby twins on their 18th birthday? How about surprising you with a marriage certificate when your big day comes around? These are questions university freshman Yamada Junichi ponders after entering a relationship with a girl who shows her obsession?uh, "affection"?in questionable ways...
After her mere three-year marriage ends in divorce, Akari Kitagawa returns to her old workplace. But as her ex-husband used to work there, she's questioned by the prying, gossip-loving older staff, some even suggesting the split was her fault. Just then, Takaya Makimura-her former junior colleague-nominates himself as her fiance in front of everyone.
"He used to be such a sweet coworker. How could he say something so outrageous?!"
Akari confronts him, only to find he said it on the spur of the moment to defuse the awkward situation. She demands he take it back, but Takaya refuses, saying it's too late. "Instead, you might as well fall for me for real," he says, stealing a kiss from her lips.
Akari is taken aback, but his passionate kiss breaks down her will to resist...
"It's too late to back out now."
What will become of Akari?! A fake proposal from her junior coworker sets off a whirlwind romance, where truth and pretense become entwined.
"Yoshida, I like you. Please be my girlfriend!" Despite being rejected time and again, the ever enigmatic Koki Fujii keeps confessing his love. Hana Yoshida, 28, a self-proclaimed "dried-up spinster" working in the same company and department, eventually became known around the office as "Miss Untouchable" after constantly rejecting his advances. Still stuck on her previous breakup, Hana keeps Fujii at arm's length-until one day, the two are suddenly sent on a business trip together. And for the first time, she catches a glimpse of Fujii's gentlemanly, sweet side that she never knew existed...and her heart begins to flutter?!
A mysterious love confession sparks an irresistible office love story!
Fumi and Higashi are coworkers and boyfriends. They celebrate their one year anniversary, but Fumi's overcome with feelings of doubt regarding their relationship.
This is the official compilation of the original four-part series that explores the relationship of Fumi and Higashi and their experiences of being asexual/demisexual.
"I want you to be the one to teach me about sex, Mifune." The hardworking office worker Hiyo has secrets she can't tell anyone. One, that she's the daughter of the president of Tachibana Holdings, and two... that she's a virgin. One day, when she is working together with her overly strict mentor, Mifune, on a new project, her status as a woman from a good family is found out...! Yet Mifune kindly listens to everything she has to say... and she realizes she wants him to teach her about sex.... She decides to directly ask him to do so! When she does... he responds that she is to ask no one else to do the same and goes on to use his sweet and gentle fingers to teach her for the first time what pleasure can be... That is how the sexual relationship of the expressionless, cool-headed senior and his pure junior begins.
Akira is a popular novelist with amnesia. The man who has been caring for him since he woke up in the hospital, Yukiya, is not actually his younger brother at all...?! On top of that, ever since the accident, Akira has been having vivid dreams of him and Yukiya doing far more than just kissing. What does it all mean? Why is Yukiya really by his side?
As Akira's suspicions grow, he begins investigating their relationship. Eventually, Yukiya reveals the truth to him: "The first one to lie was you, Akira."
Aiko worked hard to get a job at a good company, but in her first year, she meets Seiichi and ends up marrying him. Acceding to his wishes, she quits her job and becomes a housewife. At first, everything is smooth sailing. She enjoys her role supporting the man she loves as he aims for success... But before they've even been married a year, Aiko discovers that Seiichi is having an affair. It starts with small things, like coming home late, but it continues to get more and more flagrant. In spite of what she knows, Aiko still holds out a tiny hope for the husband that she loves, and resolves to continue with this imperfect but tranquil lifestyle. That is, until she discovers an even more shocking truth...!
Julia, a lowly servant from the marquess' estate, has no idea how she lost the ability to speak. With no memories from before the age of twelve, she's simply been told that a traumatic incident is to blame. While everyone at the estate treats her harshly, Julia has barely been able to survive with the help of Camille, the marquess' second son. Camille even helps her speak again using his special power, "Arcana." However, that's when jealous servants plot against Julia and throw her out of the estate. The duke's eldest son, Glen, stumbles upon the injured Julia and takes her in. Caught between Camille's obsessive passion and Glen's genuine affection-where will fate lead Julia?
In a world where humanity lives in constant fear of magical beasts, nobles wield magic to protect the land as "noble sorcerers." Stella, the daughter of Count Norris, was supposed to die. After a miserable marriage to the violent Ethan Elliott and being left to rot in his cellar, she thought it was the end. But when she opened her eyes, she had regressed to the very day her engagement was decided. Desperate to escape her tragic fate, Stella fled and encountered a man named Lucas in the depths of a forest. Lucas, the son of Count Bloodrare, was mocked as "incompetent" for his inability to use magic. He was even rumored to be impotent, having never shown interest in any woman. However, Lucas discovered that while he could not replenish his magic on his own, a simple touch from Stella restored his power-something that had never happened before. To regain his strength and secure Stella's freedom, the two entered into a one-year contract marriage. But as their physical contact deepened, so did their attraction, until they finally gave in to their desires. With his magic overflowing, Lucas was about to awaken his true, dormant power...
From her entrance exam days to her college years, and even when she was job hunting, Hana Kanazawa's mother has decided everything for her. Even as an adult in the present day, she continues to act as the "good girl" her mother raised. Hana's finally started living on her own near her parents' house, but her mother keeps interfering as usual and forces her to wear a fancy kimono to her best friend's wedding. For the kimono fitting, Hana drops by a barber shop, run by the unsociable Shinichirou and the effeminate Maria. Her heart races as she gets her hair and makeup done by these two handsome men. Hana discovers her first love while imprisoned by her mother's values...!!
People have always avoided Waka because she's the daughter of a crime family. Dreaming of a life where she has friends and even a boyfriend, Waka leaves home and starts living on her own. She's excited about her new life as a regular office worker - until Jin, who has been her bodyguard since Waka was a little girl, shows up and threatens to take her home... Jin ignores her attempts to resist him and makes a proposition to start a relationship. Waka goes along with it, figuring it's just an excuse to take her home. But, with heat in his voice, he then gently touches her body with his big hands... as if there's no one else he wants...
She thought they were only pretending to be lovers... Is this the start of a lovey-dovey life with a possessive gangster who knows everything about her, a life sweeter than living with a real boyfriend!?
His thick fingers move inside her, bringing her to climax again and again... Ren, an erotica author, is talented at writing steamy scenes, but when it comes to pillow talk, he's hopeless! His editor, Nanami Fujisaki, decides to play the role of his girlfriend. But then, Ren starts getting quite intimate with her... Starting with a hot kiss like one from his novels, he then moves on to her nipples, making her soaking wet...! When he goes in with his impressive manhood, she can't stop coming! His lovemaking is even more intense and sweet than in the stories... Their relationship is temporary for now, but something more might be in store for them...
Marianne Soleil, daughter the Souleia Kingdom's Prime Minister Duke Soleil, receives the shock of a lifetime when an accidental blow to the head helps her recall her past life... as a dating sim-obsessed office worker! Marianne now finds herself living in the world of her favorite game, and as the villainous fianc?e of the game's heroine's true love, Crown Prince William, no less! Her engagement might be destined for ruin, and her future fated for banishment from the kingdom, but Marianne refuses to sit idly by... Not only is she skilled at magic and sword fighting, but she's now armed with her experience as a company wage slave from her previous life. That's when she realizes that she has the perfect solution to her problems... become an adventurer! In order to secure her future, Marianne must now balance her life as a noble and her secret identity as an adventurer, while also ignoring her fianc? William's cold treatment and her budding feelings for Balto, her mysterious new acquaintance. Will Marianne be able to juggle it all until the day her big break-up finally arrives!?
There's an unspoken rule at this company... if coworkers date each other, they're either each transferred to a different region or treated coldly by their peers... Shino Kurumida works in the sales payroll office and overall keeps a low profile. But, the man she started dating, Iori Asakawa, is the upcoming ace of the sales department and the company heartthrob. With all the rumors about intra-company romance going around, Shino's scared of being found out by the women at work... The plan she comes up with to be able to date Iori... is to disguise herself as someone new every time, and she manages to fool everyone on her first try! But, things go out of the frying pan and into the fire when her disguise awakens something in Iori! When he kisses her so gently and strokes her most sensitive areas... Shino's love can't help but start overflowing...!
A unique romantic comedy about an omega who switches to a female body!
Nagi is an omega whose body becomes female when he's in heat!
He's now jobless and goes for an interview at a company operated by Jin, a childhood friend and an alpha. Nagi goes into heat during the interview, turns into a woman, and attracts Jin to him like a magnet!!
Later, Nagi is on his way home from a clinic, wondering why he can't get back into his male body, when he spots Jin, who is with his family and does something he never expected. Jin has suddenly started introducing Nagi to his family as his fianc?e!!! They had only seen each other for the first time in years that afternoon. What the heck is Jin thinking?
This is a heartwarming romantic comedy about a temperamental alpha and a laid-back omega.
At the office they're CEO and employee, but in the kitchen they're student and teacher!
Himari's office job doesn't allow side hustles, so she keeps her weekend job as a personal baking teacher a secret. One day, her student coincidentally turns out to be Kosuke, the CEO of her company! Where will their secret lessons take them?
Shirota lives in a village that is stuck in an eternal winter. One day, he meets an injured beastman, Haiji, and the three children he has along with him. According to the laws of the village, Shirota isn't supposed to approach any beastmen or go anywhere near them, but he can't bring himself to abandon someone who's hurt. So, he invites them to stay with him until Haiji's injuries are healed. The three beast-children are very cute, while Haiji seems like a kind gentleman. The time the four of them spend together brings them comfort, with delicious food, a cozy home, and more. Although Haiji is planning to leave one day and go far away, Shirota feels more and more like he wants to do anything to stop him... An emotional BL featuring a royal beastman and a young man with sacrificial blood.
PLEASE NOTE: This series contains potentially triggering content such as non-consensual sex. Please be aware before purchasing.
Kei Ebihara is a young man down on his luck who's had to rely on finding sugar daddies online to make a living. However, instead of giving them what they want, he mixes some sleeping meds into their drinks and leaves with the contents of their wallets! One day, Kei lands himself the biggest catch of his life. Shinichi Mamiya is unbelievably handsome, and loaded to boot! Kei's ready to snag a small fortune, only to soon realize he might've been the prey all along...
An intense, hardcore story of domination and submission from Choco Mint.
Kanae, an ordinary Japanese office worker, was reincarnated into another world. Thanks to her memories from her past life and her familiarity with fairy tales, she realizes that she's now living as Cinderella! All she has to do now is wait for her fairy godmother to come and free her from her life of toil so that she can meet her prince. Finally, on the day of the royal ball, just as she's doing laundry and contemplating when her fairy godmother will arrive, someone comes crashing down from the sky. To Kanae's surprise, this mystery person is none other than her fairy godmother... and her ex-boyfriend from her previous life! Unfortunately, though Kanae remembers breaking up with him due to his rude and prickly nature, she doesn't recall how she died. She can only assume that her former self never got her happy ending. What was the cause of her death in her previous life? Will she be able to find happiness as Cinderella in this life? What will become of Kanae and her ex?
Karina is the daughter of an earl whose estate went bankrupt, thus forcing her to work herself to the bone as a maid in the royal palace. On her way to decorate a room with flowers, Karina accidentally bumps into a dark-haired knight with piercing eyes who happens to be the so-called "earless" commander of the Wolf Knights, Hubert. Wolf ears are considered proof of a person's nobility, but Hubert hides his as they give away his emotions. This "earless" knight is famous for being cold-hearted and unmoved by any woman who approaches him. However, Karina happens to walk in on Hubert in the throes of his heat...!! Hubert confesses to Karina that his desire is to savor every inch of her. What will happen to Karina with this never-before-seen side of Hubert gazing down at her passionately!?
While studying at the library one day, Ryosuke catches sight of a man who resembles a friend he had back in high school. Kei was a bespectacled boy more interested in books than people, but somehow the two had become friends. However, when messing around at Kei's place one day, Ryosuke ended up making Kei pee his pants, and both of them got hard as a result. Following that, their friendship fell apart, and Ryosuke feels a sense of regret over it. When the two reunite, it seems that Kei has developed a new fetish... and Ryosuke can't help but get drawn back in.
Hana has started dating Shinichirou, a divorced barber with a child. Even though Hana is clumsy, Shinichirou, his cute son Jinta, and Maria, who supports their relationship, all care for her. Finally, Hana has started living her own life and is surrounded by love, happily married!! ...Or not, as a series of real-life problems stand in her way...! The highly-anticipated sequel to "When The Grown-Up Good Girl Falls in Love"!
Office worker Chika Ayase finds a little bit of respite in her busy life when her younger colleague, Yuta Shinomiya, asks her to be his girlfriend.
She's always thought he was cute, so she agrees to date him, but Chika has a little secret. She's actually got a major perverted streak!
After groping Yuta on the train while they're commuting to work, she invites him out to a bar with private rooms in hopes of getting handsy with him again, but little does she know that when Yuta drinks, a whole other side of him comes out...
I'm sure I would have loved him even if I knew about our difference in social statuses...
Suzu, who helps sell rice balls at her mother's shop, is passive when it comes to romance and has never had a relationship despite being twenty-six. However, she's immediately attracted to Shinji when she meets him at the park. Shinji becomes a regular customer and they start dating with the intent to get married. Yet even as they grow closer, Shinji never tells Suzu about his work or family. Just as Suzu begins to feel uneasy, she finds out that Shinji is the vice president of the large company where she will be working. Then she hears from her coworkers that he has a fiancee...
PLEASE NOTE: As this was initially released under the same title with a different publisher,please be sure you haven't already purchased the previously-released chapters. PLEASE NOTE: This series contains potentially triggering content such as abuse and non-consensual sex. Please be aware before purchasing.
Satomi and Yoshikazu became stepsiblings some years ago, but their relationship is still rocky at best. A certain traumatic experience from her past prevents Satomi from cutting her hair and showing her eyes to anyone, including Yoshikazu. Add Maki, Yoshikazu's friend and a bright, bold guy to the mix, and the three of them fall into a swirl of passion and misunderstandings.
PLEASE NOTE: As this was initially released under the same title with a different publisher, please be sure you haven't already purchased the previously-released chapters. PLEASE NOTE: This series contains potentially triggering content such as abuse and non-consensual sex. Please be aware before purchasing.
Mei has always had trouble talking to people other than her family members. She doesn't know why, but whenever she tries to speak, she's overcome with fear and the words get stuck in her throat... She started using social media to escape from reality. It's the only place she can truly be herself. Then, suddenly, she's given news of an arranged marriage! She can't even hold a conversation with strangers, and now she has to have an arranged meeting with one... While the thought of marriage seems impossible, the day of the meeting finally arrives. Her husband-to-be is scary at first, but his kindness makes Mei believe that maybe she's changed a little... "She's hot, but kinda creepy! No thanks." ...And with that, she's reminded that she's not normal...
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!
Arnold is a lethargic prince who is ridiculed by the entire empire as an "insipid" runner. But in fact, he is the most powerful prince with a secret identity as Silver, an SS-grade adventurer who manipulates forbidden ancient magic! The story of the strongest prince who plays the role of an incompetent, and his secret struggle for the throne begins!
Reincarnated in an alternate world where magic rules all, a socially reclusive twenty-year-old is determined to build the perfect new life as a shut-in. But unlucky for him, his magical potential is deemed so ridiculously low that his royal parents abandon him immediately after his birth. Left to survive alone in a wild world full of magical dangers, the newborn prince manages to thrive against all odds…because, little does he know, his true magic power is ridiculously off the charts! Join Haruto, the socially awkward guy who just wants to chill out, as he navigates demon friendships, royal feuds, assassination plots, secret superhero identities, and having a little sister.
After thirty-five years of perfectly ordinary life, a run-of-the-mill businessman suddenly drops dead...only to be reborn in another world! Now he must live as Ars Louvent, scion of a minor noble family and wielder of a fabulous skill: Appraisal, the power to perceive the strengths and abilities of others at a glance. He'll need it, too, because there are plenty of problems to solve in the Louvent family's territory! Ars only has one choice: recruit the most talented individuals his skill can find, and rise up to new heights in his brand new world!
There's a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn't show up at all, and skips gym as a matter of course. She's pretty, and the boys take to whispering that she's a cloistered princess. As the self-described worst loser in her class soon finds out, they just don't know what a monster she is. So begins a tale of mysterious maladies that are supernatural in origin yet deeply revealing of the human psyche, a set of case files as given to unexpected feeling as it is to irreverent humor. So begins the legendary novel that kicked off the MONOGATARI series, whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim. This first of three parts introduces Senjogahara and Hachikuji, and fans of the blockbuster prequel KIZUMONOGATARI will be delighted to meet their favorite crazies again: the weirdly reliable narrator Araragi, class president among class presidents Hanekawa, shady problem-solver Oshino, and a certain pale, blonde former vampire.
Overworked Ryota Sato has been transported to another world! No matter how hard he tries, he's stuck at level 1- but in return, he has otherworldly luck when it comes to item drops! Despite his low level, a few stat-boosting item drops have his stats maxed in no time! Throw his special equipment into the mix, and he'll be the strongest- even at level 1!
From the renowed author NISIOISIN, the creator of MONOGATARI, Zaregoto Series, and KATANAGATARI comes a new, innovative mystery series, Pretty Boy Detectives Club! Mayumi Dojima, a second-year student at the exclusive Yubiwa Academy middle school, has lost something - a star she glimpsed just once, ten long years ago. But help is on the way, in the form of the unofficial, secretive, and thoroughly mysterious Pretty Boy Detective Club! Rumored to solve problems within the school (most of which they themselves may well have created) for reasons aesthetic rather than financial, these five gorgeous boys sweep Mayumi into their world of excitement, danger, and overwhelming beauty. So begins the thrilling new mystery series from renowned author NISIOISIN!
Mitsuha is your average teenage orphan-until one day she falls off a cliff, and finds herself in another world strangely akin to medieval Europe! Beset by wolves, she discovers she has the ability to travel freely between the two worlds, and decides to make a life for herself in both. Now all she needs to do is save up 80,000 gold coins for a comfortable retirement... Piece of cake, right?! No matter how out of control things get, Mitsuha keeps her cool, turning every hurdle into a business opportunity. From shopkeeper to war hero to viscountess, her meteoric rise seems unstoppable-but with each success comes new obligations and new costs. Does every step up just take her further from her goal??
Saybil, the worst student in the short history of the Royal Academy of Magic of the Kingdom of Wenias, has no memory of his life before he enrolled. Nevertheless, Headmaster Albus sends him out into an unknown world, ordering him to take part in a special field training program in the South, where anti-witch sentiment still burns strong. Accompanying him are star pupil Hort; Kudo, the Academy's only beastfallen student; and their unusual chaperone: Loux Krystas, the ancient Dawn Witch, whose only goal is to peruse the pages of the legendary Grimoire of Zero, source of all magic. But as they journey south, nothing will be what they expected...
A dropout from an elite Houston-based program for teens is on a visit to a private island. Its mistress, virtually marooned there, surrounds herself with geniuses, especially of the young and female kind-one of whom ends up headless one fine morning. The top-selling novelist year by year in his native Japan, prolific palindromic phenomenon NISIOISIN made his debut when he was only twenty with this Mephisto Award winner, a whodunit and locked-room mystery at once old-school and eye-opening. Previously published stateside by Del Rey, the translation has been retitled and revised just in time for the long-requested animated series based on illustrator take's character concepts.
Yoshida is just an average salaryman, drowning his tears in booze. On his way home one night, he finds a runaway high school girl sitting on the street. Just dumped by the woman he loved secretly and drunk, he accepts her to stay at his place for one night. After finding out that she had been living a hard life, he decides to give her a job. A rom-com between the most unbalanced couple you'll ever find!
After saving the world, the strongest hero, Leo, has nowhere else to go. His overly strong power is something that a peaceful world doesn't need. The place where he ends up working is his former enemy, the Demon Queen's Army! This is the light novel version of the Japanese major online novel prize winning work!