After being poisoned repeatedly by her stepmother, the eccentric noblewoman Belladonna developed a resistance to poisons - so much so that she eventually grew to enjoy eating toxic plants. Through relentless effort, she achieved her dream of becoming a botanist. Just as her career begins to flourish, an unexpected marriage proposal arrives - from none other than the Crown Prince himself!
But life as a crown princess would mean abandoning the research she loves. Desperate to escape the engagement, Belladonna hatches a plan: she asks her close friend from the tavern, Will, to help her lose her virginity, hoping to render herself unfit for marriage.
On the day of the prince's visit, she prepares to announce that she's no longer a maiden and expects the engagement to be called off. However, the man who appears before her is...!?
Unpopular manga artist Rikka is troubled by the fact that she can't draw an attractive man to save her life -- or her livelihood. This is rooted in a childhood trauma that resulted in her developing a fear of men. "I seriously need to get a series picked up...!" With her career as a cartoonist hanging by a thread, she decides to take kickboxing lessons in order to get back a life where she doesn't fear the opposite sex. While learning how to fight from Goromaru, her coach at the gym, she is touched by his awkward but sincere kindness, and falls for him hard, but....?!
"Demons." Ageless, immortal beings living in the shadows of the mortal realm. The way to gain immortality is to kill a "Demon"; the price is to take on their role. A man who killed his Demon lover; a Demon who commits suicide over and over without someone to kill her; a girl who interacts with Demons.... The curtain rises on a life-and-death stakes game of musical chairs between Demons and mortal humans.
Angie is a butler's daughter, forced out of the mansion when she fell in love with its successor and heir. It has been two years since then, and she now works as a live-in maid, while also taking care of her young son. One late night, an unexpected guest visits her from Greece-Leo Demetrios. Leo was her first love; he absorbed all her innocence and everything about her, then ditched her with cold words. Now he stands in front of her, riveting and handsome. He was my love in the past, and is still my only love. The memories of that love have come back to me...the love I thought I was over still burns in my yearning heart.
Tahir was in a helicopter crash on his way to his brother's coronation in Qusay. He was rescued by the beautiful Annalisa, who had been camping in the desert. Tahir suffered from amnesia, but he regained his health under Annalisa's attentive care. All alone in the isolated oasis, the two become drawn to one another and fall into each other's arms. The morning after, Tahir throws abusive words at Annalisa and drives her away. What happened to the loving man she saved? Was he only after sex all along?
It is rumored that Touji Seryou, one of the more popular boys at school, would go out with anyone who asks him out on a Monday morning. But on this particular Monday morning, the first person he meets at the school gate is no other than Yuzuru Shino, Seryou's sempai at the archery club. On a whim, and well-aware of Seryou's reputation, Shino asks Seryou to go out with him. Thinking that it will be treated as a joke, they're both guys after all, imagine Shino's surprise when Seryou takes him up on the offer!There is a catch, though. While Seryou does go out with the first girl who asks him out on a Monday morning, the other side of the coin is - by the end of the week, he will break up with that person. In essence, Seryou is a lover with a one-week expiration date. But will Shino prove to be the exception to that rule?
One day midwife Carmen finds herself trapped in a stalled elevator with a gorgeous man. The atmosphere is electric...and it feels like the start of something big. After they've gotten out safely, she discovers who he really is-Prince Zafar, heir to the throne of the country of Zandorro! What was she thinking? This man comes from a completely different world. His cousin is one of Carmen's patients, though, and he all but forces her to come to his desert palace with them. How on earth will Carmen be able to resist the prince now?
"All men are wolves! They're aiming to eat girls! If I'm going to get eaten, then I'd rather get eaten by a cool wolf!!" Yoh, who believes that all men are terrible beasts, one day meets her perfectly ideal man, a working adult who goes by "Tono". In the instant moment they meet, Yoh decides to confess her feelings...!!Due to a past trauma, Yoh is plagued by her phobia of men and she publicly announces her hatred for the other gender. She may hate them, but at the same time, she wants to experience love. Her love itself is a contradiction, yet the two strangers began to close their distance. This is a story packed with dangerous romantic comedy centering around a double-edged love!
Taking a down and out restaurant on the verge of closing it's doors, retraining the staff, and rebuilding it into a booming business, this hot blooded gourmet comic tells the story of the legendary chef Toshizo Kitakata. Son of the owner of Mitsubachi, an unpopular restaurant, Shoichi goes hat in hand to plead for Kitakata's help and he is taken to an unexpected place for training...!!
In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst. In a place where there is no justice but what people make for themselves, Alita decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking down and taking out those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?
Kurumi lives under one roof with her father and her overprotective brother, Ataka. One day, she reunites with Nagio, her childhood friend. Now a young man, Nagio doesn't hesitate making advances-much to Kurumi's dismay-kissing her out of nowhere and telling her how he has always liked her, in the process totally wrapping her around his finger. And while Kurumi is put off at first, she eventually finds herself head-over-heels for Nagio ... This childhood-friend romance starring a black-hearted-yet-loving (?) boy is filled with sweet and passionate kisses!
Mei Tachibana has no friendsand she doesn't need them! Ever since her "friends" betrayed her in elementary school, she's sworn off friendship entirely. All it leads to is betrayal and heartbreak, and she's well enough on her own. But everything changes when she accidentally roundhouse kicks the most popular boy in school! However, Yamato Kurosawa isn't angry in the slightest in fact, he thinks his ordinary life could use an unusual girl like Mei! He won't take no for an answer, and soon Mei and Yamato embark on an unwanted friendship that will change both of them forever. PRAISE FOR THE ANIME "Surprises with its honesty, its sensitivity, its quality. Always it is smarter, more poetic, more touching, just plain better than you think it is going to be." Anime News Network
Kotoko a third year student, fell in love at first site with Naoki Irie. But when she finally got the courage to give him a love letter. He rejected her saying, "I hate stupid women."Naoki is a genius with an IQ of 200 and a sports champion, popular with all girls.As if Kotoko's luck wasn't bad enough, her house gets ruined in an earthquake and they go to stay at her father's friends place while their house is rebuilt. By some twist of fate her father's friend is... Naoki Irie's father! Now Kotoko and Naoki have to live together?!
Serina arrives at school one day to discover her desk has been vandalized-someone's scratched the lyrics to a love song in it...and that someone turns out to be Mizukawa-sempai, a boy who's one year her senior. She wants to get to know him better, but if his frosty demeanor is any indication, she doesn't have a chance! But it seems he might be awkward-not simply mean-and before she knows it, she's asking him out...! With each passing day, her heart races a little faster! Don't miss out on volume 1 of this school romance story!
"If... I could see you tonight..."Two lovers, Kanta and Kiyoshi are in a long distance relationship. Kanta, who continues to live in the countryside that has no romantic mood and Kiyoshi, who works in the glittering city gradually become estranged. Kanta secretly goes to see Kiyoshi but witnesses a woman coming out of Kiyoshi's room?!Feeling the difference between their environments, Kanta sends a message to Kiyoshi one night...The "distance" between the countryside and the city pulls each other away... frustratingly painful but a sweet long distance BL!Included in addition to the main story is:[Hibikiya and Kawabe] He grows a heavy beard, but loves all thing cute! A sweet love story between a cute-loving bearded guy and a super lively boyfriend Kawabe. Slice of life type BL, "Hibikiya and Kawabe". Valentine chocolates are discovered and suddenly "Valentine's confession" practice starts! Youth comedy style BL, "Valentine". Hiduki Nichika's youth omnibus featuring two popular short stories!
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?!
Bullying in this world, a notice of "no job" at the reincarnation site...... Yu runs away from the village alone with despair. Rise from the worst situation! The story of a boy's reincarnation begins!
Lissa is working the cloakroom at a party when she bumps into Kurt Callahan, someone she never thought she'd see again. He's still as charming as ever, and now he's become a very successful businessman. He asks Lissa for her phone number, seemingly forgetting they've met before. Lissa, however, hasn't forgotten about Kurt sleeping with her just to win a bet. This time, it's his turn to get a taste of h*miliation!
Ever since she was young, Mattie has had a crush on James, her father's business partner. But the eligible young bachelor, poised to marry a beautiful socialite, is always hounded by the media. Mattie believes that a plain girl like her is no match for him. One day, his engagement is suddenly called off. To evade the media, he stays at Mattie's house during the Christmas holidays. He then proposes marriage to her. Is it an act to get back at his ex-fiancee? Or could it be something else?
Ella's younger sister asked her to be a surrogate for her, but then she changed her mind when Ella was already pregnant! Once the baby is born, her sister's brother-in-law, Yevgeny, decides that he should adopt the baby to raise with his fiancee. Ella refuses, as she doesn't believe Yevgeny's flashy lifestyle will be good for a child. So Yevgeny offers a compromise-he asks Ella to marry him instead!
In post-Civil War 1871, Lydia ventures into frontier land and gets lost in a blizzard. She nearly freezes to death but is saved by her childhood friend Whit, the very man she was looking for! He's been scraping by as a rancher in the West. Lydia loves him immensely, but Whit still hasn't recovered emotionally from the war and doesn't realize how she feels. And worse, there seems to be a beautiful woman in his life already!
Following her father's death, Lucy is forced to leave the manor that had been her home for so long. There's no money left to maintain the house, and Lucy now has to look after her stepmother and stepsiblings, as well. The manor will go to her cousin, Saul. He and Lucy met twelve years ago when she childishly bullied him due to her circumstances, and she has regretted it ever since. When they reunite, Lucy finds that Saul has turned into a gorgeous man and her heart is swayed. But the tension between them won't go away, and Lucy is bothered by his coldness...
Having grown up as a foster child, Sylvie cherishes her colleagues like family. When Marcus, their largest shareholder, appears ready to ruin the company, Sylvie sees him as the devil. Confronting him, a man rumored to be a merciless businessman, Sylvie becomes even more convinced that he's the devil himself because of his ability to stop a woman's heart just by looking at her. Desperately enchanted and determined to protect her family at the same time, she must struggle to fight her instincts.
When her mother, the mistress of a multimillionaire, passes away, Belle worries about how she'll raise her little half siblings. Then the multimillionaire's oldest son, Cristo Ravelli, appears. Belle feels bashful when faced with his fine features and sinfully beautiful eyes, but her heart freezes the instant she hears his proposal. He coldly commands her to put the children up for adoption and end all ties with the Ravelli family. Belle was desperately trying to protect her young family, but Cristo hid ulterior motives behind his beautiful eyes. He will only look after the children, he says, if Belle becomes his wife...
Leigh agreed to take care of her seven-year-old niece, Amy, after the sudden death of her older sister and her husband. She took a break from studying graphic design at university to work and pay down her sister's debts, but the bank finally put the house in foreclosure. Leigh was devastated and decided to seek help from Amy's real father, Nicholas Kendall, the CEO of a major corporation who had a one-night stand with Amy's sister. At first, he doubted that Amy was his, but he changed his mind soon after meeting her. All Leigh wanted was to borrow a little bit of money, but instead Nicholas insisted that Leigh and Amy move into his house!
"Starting today, I am your pet" says the yakuza who forced his way into my house...!? I don't care if he says he'll answer to my every order, he's just a bother...!
Kyoko and Miku are childhood friends attending the same high school.One day, Miku confesses to Kyoko that she loves her. Miku tells Kyoko that she doesn't have to respond right away, but she wants her to decide whether or not to have a serious relationship with they graduate.Until then, Kyoko can do or say whatever she wants to Miku.The story of Kyoko and Miku, a thrilling love experiment between two girls, begins...!
Baroness Marina is a twenty-six-year-old spinster. Feeling pressure to get married, Marina gets dressed up and goes with a friend to a theater. There she is approached by Earl Justin, one of the most prestigious men in society. But Marina feels she's too plain for him, and her brother's gambling makes it impossible for her to provide a dowry. When Justin still proposes, Marina cannot believe it, but little does she know that the marriage is a revenge plot to take back his estate!
Philia is the daughter of an Earl and wishes to spend her life enjoying her hobbies and doing the things she likes. She has no interest in socializing with other socialites of her age and in dating the opposite sex. She enjoys reading books and listening to the stories of the coming and going merchants. She relied on her parents when it came to marriage. That is when Philia receives a marriage proposal from Duke Claude Morris, who is admired by everyone. Being unable to decline, Philia marries Claude. ? On the first night of being married, they return to the Duke's estate where he suddenly pushes her away saying "don't come near me." With a stern face, Claude says "I don't plan on having a man and woman relationship with you," and Philia begins to ask the reason but...
Thirty-nine days until Christmas... A man knocks on the door of the Secret Santa Association, where Kirsten works. Looking somewhat sad, with eyes filled with pain, he says he's there to help. But judging from his looks, he doesn't seem the type to volunteer. She sends him away, saying, "All we need is fifty children's jackets. There's nothing else you could do right now." And he returns with the jackets shortly after. Who is he? Did God send me a handsome and compassionate man?
Aya (29) and Shota Shinozaki (31) have been married for two years. Recently, they've hit a rough patch due to a disagreement on when to have children. Aya wants to give it more time to prepare for their child financially. Shota on the other hand, is getting impatient, telling Aya she's just overthinking the situation. Needless to say, she's shocked by his unfounded and irresponsible optimism. And as he continues to pressure her, she only grows more disheartened, and a rift forms between her and Shota...
After eight years, Dr. Alyssa returns to the Paris clinic that holds many memories for her. There she met Pierre, fell in love with him, and broke up with him. She returns to move on from her past. However, Pierre, who was supposed to be living on some island in the Caribbean, is now standing in as the head of the clinic. There's no way he'll ever forgive Alyssa for disappearing so suddenly all those years ago. And she can never tell him the real reason she left...
Nina had a rough start to life, orphaned and stealing to survive, only to be abducted for her unusual lapis lazuli eyes. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess...specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha, who had her same eyes. Despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight. Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits, but how much can she trust him? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...?
The proud Kingdom of Hileland celebrates its founding on the night of The Star Festival.
Drowning in unfulfilled love, Queen Alicia had long neglected her duties to the country. That night, a man leading a rebellion storms into the castle and stabs her in the chest. She meets her end...or does she?
Alicia wakes up and discovers she has been sent back to when she was 10 years old with the memories of her past life intact! This miracle turns into a nightmare when she runs into Clovis...the man who killed her!
Follow the story of the Blue Rose Princess, who gets a second chance at life to change her fate!
Our protagonist has been reincarnated into the world of an otome game as the villainess "Mariabell Tempest", a noble lady with a dreadful personality. Whenever the game's heroine reaches a happy ending, Mariabell would face a bad ending involving her being disgraced, going missing, or even dying. On top of that, the enabled 'auto-mode' is preventing Mariabell from choosing her own decisions however and whenever she wants. But on the 6th loop of the game, the the "auto-mode" causing her inevitable fate finally deactivates! Now, in order to survive and live peacefully, Mariabell will have to take advantage of her knowledge and experience from the past five loops!
The manga version of the popular fantasy-otome game reincarnation novel is finally here!
Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings-he's only interested in the strongest of the strong. He's just started at Furin High School, a school of degenerates known only for their brawling strength-strength they use to protect their town from anyone who wishes it ill. But Haruka's not interested in being a hero or being part of any sort of team-he just wants to fight his way to the top!
Juggling work, raising her daughter, and taking care of the house, every day is a struggle just to survive for wife and mother, Yuri. Despite this, the only thing her husband Yuto does to help out is pick their daughter up from the nursery. Although Yuri isn't entirely happy with the status quo, they live a relatively happy life together. But one day, she discovers a familiar sweet scent and a long, black hair on her husband's shirt when doing the laundry. Suspicious, she takes a peek at her husband's texts and finds an intimate conversation between him and their daughter's favorite homeroom teacher at the nursery, Miss Moe!
Sawako Saito's been married for five years, with a kid nowhere in sight. Her mother-in-law pressures her about giving her a grandchild, but her husband constantly turns her down in the bedroom. Sure, he has ED, but can't take it anymore. One day, Hasegawa, the hottest guy at her office, invites her for a little fun behind her husband's back. In her confusion, her mind starts to wander and entertain the thought of an affair with Hasegawa. When she gets home, her husband surprises her with a cake. Turns out she had forgotten it was their fifth wedding anniversary. Ashamed for even slightly being tempted by Hasegawa's invitation, Sawako vows to make things work out with her husband. However, her resolve is short-lived as she discovers some shocking photos on her husband's computer. Why are they mixed in with the couple's photo albums? And more importantly, who exactly did Sawako marry...?
"You are the one I care for, not your gender!" The Prince of Commander of the North wants the daughter of the Shen family as his concubine. In order to give his adoptive mother a better life in her old age, the family's mute servant, Shen Yu, conceals his gender and takes the daughter's place. But Shen Yu is afraid that once his identity is revealed, he'll be executed. To his bewilderment and relief, he only attracts the attention of the Prince even more... but is that really a good thing?