Duke Valerio, who is also a commander of the Royal Knights, is having a hard time finding a bride. Due to his fearsome and stern look, all of his proposals end up in rejection. Right when he is about to give up, a meeting is arranged with a daughter of an earl, called the Phantom Flower by other nobles. Despite Valerio's worries, she accepts his proposal right away. Why would the beautiful Phantom Flower choose him of all people? Could she be hiding a secret? A heart-warming love story begins!
Maricia, the daughter of a marquis, is shunned by her family because she can't use magic. Her fiance, Heinrich, was her sole source of support, but she discovers he's having an affair with her stepsister, Cannolina! The shock causes her memories of her previous life in another world as "The Shrouded Black Saintess" to resurface. Manipulated and discarded in this and her previous world, she tries to run away to a life for herself. However, Theodore, a mysterious, handsome man, suddenly appears before her. In dire straights, Maricia can't help but reach out and save him... What will happen to Maricia, who wants to live her life alone in peace, and Theodore, the man who wants to have her under a contractual engagement?!
After living a life of as a corporate slave in Japan, she had reincarnated as a villainess, Fiona, into an otome-game. When she saw her identity, she decided to live a happy slow-life as a noble lady. It'd be lucky that her fiance, Louis, wishes to call off their engagement. However, she soon realized why Fiona had to act like a villainess. She was sick and had a difficult time living as a normal noble lady. Since she'd like to live a happy life (alone), she started to change her food, life. and be honest with everyone. Then...something she'd never expected happened. Louis started to say that he loves her so much and never wants to break the engagement! What's happening? It's too different from the original game! Why is he so sweet...?!?!
42-year-old Kyoko Otsuka has spent the last 13 years living life as "mom" for her rebellious daughter and soft-spoken husband. Kyoko thought her average and hectic life would continue this way until one day she is told that she only has a year left to live! Shocked by this news, Kyoko decides she wants to spend the remainder of her life "living for herself." She declares to her family, who have been spoiled and taken her for granted, that she is done being their "mom" and is going to take back her life as "Kyoko"!
"Will you marry me?" Don't misconstrue his kind words and expressions... After all, it's fake. When Haruna, who works for a major advertising firm, was cheated on by her coworker, she decided to leave the company. When she went to inform her client, Ayase Real Estate, she came face to face with the scion of the company, Rihito Ayase. Even though she thought he disliked her, she was offered to work for him as a housekeeper. Now, he's even proposing a contract marriage!? He's a bit aggressive, but he's honest and mindful of others. Though she can't quite get a grasp on him... Even though they got married knowing they would divorce, Haruna's heart is gradually beginning to change.
"I would like you to be my fiancee." Anabelle may seem like a run-of-the-mill daughter of an aristocrat, but in fact, she has an exceptional aptitude for magic. On the day of her father's death, her fiance demands for their engagement to be nullified, accusing her of a crime she didn't commit. As if that weren't enough, he even subjects her to a powerful curse that even her strongest magic cannot undo! Desperate, she has no choice but to embark on a journey in search of a remedy.
Soon after, she runs into the highest-ranked member of the nobility, the duke Lord Maverit. More importantly, he's a man in possession of a Moon Fragment, the key to undoing her curse. Their encounter, however, does not lead where she expects... Before the day's end, Anabelle finds herself (pretending to be) engaged to a man whose circumstances are far more complicated than what she could imagine. What's a lady to do now?!
Like any proper noble lady, one must have certain acquired tastes. For Melphiera Marchalrayd, she just happens to crave a rather exotic protein-monsters! But do not judge! Despite its bad reputation, monster meat can be used in exquisite cuisine, and Melphiera is determined to change the kingdom's opinion of it! Unfortunately, since debuting in society, Melphiera has been struggling to find her perfect match...until she meets the fearless "Blood-Mad Duke" of Galbraith!
Viola, the daughter of a viscount, is engaged to Philip Laurenson, the charming and popular heir to a duke. But the two are far from a match, and their silent tea parties do little to help them bond. In a desperate bid to escape the engagement, Viola feigns amnesia after a minor accident. However, Philip's reaction is not at all what she expected, as he starts telling her how much they used to love each other and how she used to call him..."Phil"? Which is far from the truth! And yet, from the brink of a crumbling engagement, a romance begins to blossom between the inexperienced lord and the oblivious lady.
"I was a villainess..." One day, Layla Vivienne woke up and remembered that she was a Japanese person in her previous life and is now a rival character inside a romance game. In that game, Layla Vivienne had been engaged to the crown prince, one of the romance options. She didn't bully the heroine, but she was an unlucky character who ended up dying in every route except her older brother's. She wanted to avoid dying, so she came up with the idea of avoiding entering the magic academy where the game was set as a student. Layla chose to enter the academy as a doctor's assistant and tried to avoid both the romantic options and the heroine, but unfortunately...
Anastasia's engagement is called off by her parents and the engagement party that was supposed to take place on her birthday is suddenly turned into an engagement party for her sister Laura and her fiance Nikolai. Of course, she has to attend the party, too... Before she knows it, the school has found out about the engagement. Anastasia is humiliated and shocked, but Lewis, a junior student proposes a fake engagement between the two! Anastasia, no longer afraid of anything after experiencing a broken engagement and the pity of others, becomes desperate and plans to crash the engagement party with her fake engagement announcement.
Rosalia, a talented magic tool developer, is chosen by royal decree to become the queen of the crown prince, Wilbert. For the sake of her beloved family and people, she has supported her country from the shadows. However, Wilbert, who is obsessed with his concubine, declares he has no intention of loving Rosalia. After six years of being ridiculed as "the princess who nobody loves" in a sexless marriage, Rosalia's life as a queen in all but name comes to an abrupt end when Wilbert's concubine becomes pregnant. She is ordered to divorce... but Rosalia's heart is as light as a feather as she finally achieves her freedom! She then decides to leave the kingdom with Ares, her butler, who has been by her side for many years. With Ares' suggestion, they head to his homeland, which turns out to be the Kingdom of Rakteus, the home of the Dragonborn, known only through books of old. The Dragonborn are said to possess knowlege beyond that of human understanding, and to have a single "mate" with whom they stay with for life. Rosalia easily accepts that the mysterious Ares, who possesses enormous magical power, is a Dragonborn, but it seems that he has other secrets as well...!
Bianca, the first princess of the Kingdom of Northernbleu, is in dire straits after a neighboring country targets her lands. The only way to save her country is to establish ties with a major power... That's when a proposal arrives from Saintrews, the most powerful country on the continent! Bianca, who has known the second prince, Lucas, since she was a child, accepts marriage as a desperate act of friendship. However, he has grown up to become a Knight Commander feared as ruthless and heartless by other nations. Indeed, no longer the kind-hearted boy she once knew. Stunned by his change, Bianca is prepared for his cold-hearted encounter... But what actually awaits are days of sweet favor, drawing her closer to the boy she once knew, now all grown up...? So begins a love fantasy that starts as a political marriage and grows into the knight commander doting on Bianca!
"Ruzena Rezek, you're fired!" "Everyone was just being considerate of you. You're a witch who can't use magic, and you can't even compound medicine!" When the head of the apothecary workshop suddenly fires her, Ruzena not only loses her job but the place she was living, too! Then, by coincidence, she meets a noble named Eric, who wastes no time asking for her services. "Ruzena, your knowledge of herbs is amazing! I've established the Royal Research Institute. Won't you come work for me?" Having never been complimented before, Ruzena can't believe her ears. She agrees on the spot, but working for Eric isn't just about apothecary work...? A class gap love story between a witch who can't use magic and an eccentric noble who dotes on her!
Tantalizing Love Romance by Complicated personality the duke's son positive personality lady.
Elsa, the daughter of a fallen aristocrat, receives news. It was a marriage proposal from Julius, a very elite nobleman. Elsa is wondering," Why would such a distinguished man marry me"? But after the wedding, Julius, who had been kind and gentle up to that point, changed completely!
In a cold voice, he tells her," I have no intention of loving you".
"This is my punishment - someone as hideous as me falling for someone as good-looking as you..." Yumeko had a mountain of complexes about herself. Then, a terrible accident befalls her. Though somehow saved from the brink of death, Yumeko wakes up a completely different person. "Is this...me...?! I'm SUPER cute!!" Those around her can't hide their surprise and wonderment at this 180-degree change... But Yumeko's new hyper-positive attitude starts to change her surroundings, too. Worries and complexes can affect anyone, and Yumeko will chop right through those of her various supporting characters!! In love, work, friendship... And an attempted murder case?! This frenzied romantic comedy will leave you bubbling with energy!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!"
"I'm going to be the next queen...?! I may have 'devil-black hair,' but I'll raise these two angelic twins to be splendid adults!" Since childhood, Julia has been discriminated against by everyone, including her family, because of her hair color. In the past, those with black hair have committed many horrible deeds, and this prejudice runs deep within the country. Because of this mistreatment, when she awakens her magic and special power, she keeps them hidden so she can live a peaceful life.
However, things don't go according to plan when King Louison chooses her to be his next queen?! What's more, he wants her to raise his twin sons as their stepmother?! At first, she wants to turn him down, but upon meeting them, they're too adorable to resist! Julia feels for them as they possess no magic and will be looked down upon should the public learns their secret... Determined to protect the twins from the awful prejudice she faces, she accepts King Louison's offer. "I'm going to protect their smiles!"
The curtain rises on this heartwarming fantasy tale about raising two angelic twins with overwhelming family love!
Gluttonous girl Shirley has been reborn in another world, but there is one problem: the new world does not seem to have hamburgers, beef bowls, or ramen noodles she loves so much. While missing the previous life's age of plenty, she rouses herself to action, declaring, "Well, if you don't have one, you just got to make it yourself!" In order to recreate the modern-day dishes, Shirley busies herself with cooking every day and the rumor of her starts to spread. Then one day, a scout from the royal palace pays Shirley a visit and asks her to be a maid to make snacks for the prince?! B-grade gourmet food and sweets are her areas of expertise! A culinary maverick causes quite a stir in the royal palace?!
Bright-eyed gyaru girl x Diamond-in-the-rough average joe - where will this unlikely pair's topsy-turvy love lead?! "I'm, like, totally serious about you, Rakupi! I love you soooo much...!" Flashy gyaru girl Tamao moves to the big city and starts living in Machida, in the far far corner of Tokyo's city limits. There she meets Yamada, a cashier at her local supermarket who's nothing special at first glance, and falls head over heels for him.
"I hereby void our engagement!" My name is Yuriath, daughter of Count Noggar, and my fiance, the son of a Marquis, has just announced the end of our betrothal. All this because my now ex-fiance is smitten with Julie Vanash, the common-born illegitimate daughter of a Count, who recently transferred into our private academy. She's convinced that she's the star of a popular romance series, and has cast me into the role of the "jealous and haughty villainess".... Truth be told, the engagement itself was just business, so I have no lingering attachments to my fiance. A contract is a contract, though, so in addition to the nuisance fee, I must demand restitution! But then there's His Highness the Crown Prince....
"Will you save us? YES or NO?" In standard dating sim style, "Anise" was summoned as a Saint into the world of "Garden of Salvation". However, Hime, another girl who was also summoned alongside her stole the title of "Saint" for herself! Without being allowed to use the "healing magic" that she had learned, Anise was exiled to a remote village. If things stick to the script, a general from the neighboring kingdom of Farglow will die before long and Hime will reign supreme as the Saint in the bad ending. For Anise, that means death. In order to find her own path for survival, she decides to save the general and rewrite the story, but...
Thirty-five-year-old, single office worker Jason normally finds love to be elusive. He doesn't give much thought to his new coworker Frank when he joins the company. But when a chance encounter evolves into a series of shared moments, an unanticipated twist in their relationship finds Jason and Frank being roommates. Will Jason find his new normal is love?
Rubin, a seemingly useless summoner whose conjuring attempts are comically futile, secretly dreams of defeating a dragon. Fate has a sense of humor when Rubin summons a mysterious prince who coerces him into going to an abandoned castle... where a dragon lives! Can a useless conjurer face the challenge of confronting a legendary beast?
Sachi is 28 years old, works at a cram school where Suwa, the school's principal is handsome and charming, putting his spell on the staff to the parents and children. However, after her friend ran off with the money she lent her, she's struggling to get by. After work she's suddenly approached by a suspicious man, Suwa comes to her rescue! Will he be Sachi's prince charming after this fated encounter?
Once a commoner, Wellmy Ernest ascended to nobility when her mother married an earl. She tormented her same-age half-sister at home and school, stole her heirship and fiance, and finally sold her off to the allegedly cruel Lord of Magic. It's not like her plain, meek sister could oppose. Wellmy got everything she wanted. One day, Wellmy receives an invitation to a late-night soiree from the Lord of Magic, likely to announce her sister as his fiancee. Wellmy attends with her mother and father, but what awaits them isn't the brilliant banquet they were expecting...it's a tribunal condemning them for their ab*se of Wellmy's sister. Which means everything has gone just as Wellmy planned... This is the story of a lone villainess who plans to make her sister happy even if it means she's hated in return. (C)Mary=Doe/SQUARE ENIX (C)Kuga Huna/SQUARE ENIX (C)Stellagi Suzuka/SQUARE ENIX
"There's no such thing as sincere love..." Mianna Caroline was raised strictly as a light mage user from a young age. After her mother passed away, her father remarried and adored her stepsister, ignoring Mianna. Then, to make matters worse, her fiance broke off their engagement, saying he wanted to marry her stepsister instead. Mianna always believed that living honestly would be rewarded, but this betrayal makes her fall into using "dark magic" that humans aren't supposed to have access to. But in the next moment, she wakes up to find herself returned to the day she was born! Then, God tells her, "I'll give you a second chance." With a fresh start, Miana's journey to find love and heal her heart begins again...
This spin-off of the bestselling Haruhi Suzumiya series takes place in the world of the "Disappearance" arc of the original novels, focusing on the high school life (and romance!) of a tentative and bashful Yuki Nagato quite unlike the one you've come to know and love through the usual exploits of the SOS Brigade...but no less charming!
Finally, the moment she's been waiting for - her engagement annulment!
At her graduation ceremony, villainess Sylvia is hit with the classic line from the crown prince: "I hereby annul our engagement!" To which Sylvia replies with a dazzling smile and an enthusiastic "Gladly!"
Falsely accused of bullying her lover, Sylvia proves her innocence with a flawless alibi. She couldn't have bullied anyone while she was picking radishes in a dungeon! Armed with a hefty settlement for her troubles and her S-Rank adventurer's license, Sylvia retires to a quiet farm to finally live out her dream of taking it easy.
But just as everything starts to go to plan, her ex-fiance's younger brother, the second prince, shows up at her door suspecting treason and moves in with her, upending her easygoing life!
A delightfully chaotic, sometimes wholesome, romantic adventure awaits!
Nina Kamisato is a corporate drone, always heading home on the last train. But one night, when she's about to eat her late dinner, she's suddenly transported to another world (along with her rice cooker) as part of a Saintess summoning ritual. Unfortunately, her beautiful, young neighbor ends up being summoned along with her and is immediately assumed to be the true Saintess. Thus, Nina is banished from the royal capital. Alone in an unknown world with nothing other than her rice cooker, what's a girl to do?! As she tries to wrap her head around what had just ensued, a puppy-like creature then appears before her... An adorable, heartwarming tale of an overworked woman turned exiled Saintess, her handsome Sacred Beast companion, and their leisurely adventures traveling and cooking.
Catia has always hid her face under a mask during her days at the academy. Now, right in the middle of the graduation party, her finance the First Prince calls off their engagement, accusing her of being as mean-hearted as her ugly appearance. But he should've thought twice, because after all, who ever said beneath the mask was an ugly face?
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!
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...?!
In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch...until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she's never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody "knows" might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...
An illegitimate daughter lies about her identity to marry a captain in a strategic marriage, but she's doted on and showered in his love...
"I'm upset because your wet hair is so captivating." It is the Taisho era and Kaede, who was treated as a maid even though she comes from a good family, is married off to Yukisada, a military captain from a noble family, to save her family's business. However, she must lie about her identity to marry him as a "proper" young lady. Her true identity must absolutely not be revealed. Her married life begins with secrets. Although she feels guilty, Kaede begins to fall for Yukisada, who dotes on her and is overprotective.
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...!
When I woke up, I found myself in the world of a dating sim, where the heroine had met a bad end. I was reborn as a villainess married to the crown prince! My marriage is on the rocks, and I've decided to leave and start a second life - right when I decide to do so and begin managing my territory, for some reason my husband's attitude changes... This is a story of a villainess's struggle to become a happy-go-lucky woman in a world of schemers!
One day, Tori a 4 year old who lives in the poor countryside, is visited by a beautiful noblewoman who tells her that she is a descendant of the Middleton family, a family of counts. Tori is suddenly brought to the Earl's house, where she is treated roughly by the cold-hearted Earl and his older brothers. However, Tori wins them over with the cuteness of her youth...! Before long, Leonardo, the first prince of a neighboring country, asks her to marry him, saying that he is the man of her dreams...!
Norstalt family was known for their superpowers. However, Elena was born with no power at all. Her mother adored her, but passed away when Elena was young. She was treated cruelly by her family as an "useless girl" and when she turned seventeen, she was ordered by her father to marry Yuri, the cursed second prince of Lodenium.The bride was supposed to be Vanessa, her younger sislte who was blessed with fire power, but their father decided to offer Elena instead. When she reached the palace of Lodenium, she was told that prince won't come until the night of the Full Moon. It first bothered her, but people around her were all kind and gentle, and Elna started to enjoy living in the palace. Then she met a strange big wolf in the garden...
"I'll never love someone this much again..." She gave birth to his child in secret.
Seri, an unmarried woman raising a child, works at the hospital where Haruka Takato has arrived to work as a newly appointed surgeon. Seri fell in love with him six years ago. However, it was only a passing fling for him, and she only realized she was pregnant after Takato went abroad to study. When he reunites with Seri, he becomes forceful for some reason despite having abandoned her. "Now you won't be able to show your body to anyone other than me." Seri melts as he kisses her so forcefully that it leaves a mark...
"You make me wanna mess up that cool, indifferent face of yours," says Ritsuki to Sumire in the gym storeroom. So begins the game between Ritsuki, the most popular boy at school, and his friends. His objective: to make Sumire, a cold, aloof girl who's rumored to sleep with anyone, his new conquest. As Ritsuki gets closer to Sumire, however, he starts to see her true face, which is far different from what her normally stoic demeanor would suggest. It's a hurt-filled lovestory of two hearts nursing deep wounds.
The drifter gambling chef Hanjiro Daicho!! His cooking is unbelievably delicious!! He'll change this world's B class gourmet into first class!! The giant of the world of gourmet manga Shigeru Tsuchiyama brings a new delicious work to Japan's recession. Your life will take a turn! Eat it, the shockingly delicious Food Explosion!!