Amongst nobles and royals, Lady Agnes, daughter of an aristocrat is the "Rose Amongst Thorns," due to her unparalleled beauty. On the other hand, Bernard is the fifth son of a Lord who rules a small rural town far from the capital. At first glance, Bernard gets stared down in disgust by Lady Agnes, most likely because of his lowly status. Five years later, Lady Agnes's father faces trial due to embezzlement, resulting in her family losing everything. After receiving the status of a "fallen aristocrat," everyone leaves Agnes to fend for herself... except for Bernard, the low-ranking knight. A misunderstanding develops into a charming love story!
Meet Sasaki, an overworked, middle-aged office worker. His days are marked only by the passing of more unrewarding corporate drudgery. Smoking helps take the edge off, but other than that, the only bright spot of his day is when he goes to the nearby supermarket and sees Yamada's smiling face. So, one evening after yet another exhausting day, he heads to the supermarket to find he missed Yamada's shift. Dejected, he decides to go find a smoking area but discovers there isn't one to be found. Just as he's about to leave, a girl in a biker jacket named Tayama asks him to join her at a secret smoking area!
Please note that this work is a fictional portrayal and does not endorse or encourage smoking in any way.
A colored illustration collection featuring a close-knit group of five girls from Ao High! This volume is full of teens in swim suits. Enjoy a thrilling vibe similiar to peeping at the swim team as you watch them brush their hair back with their hand and emerge from the pool. The volume is packed with beautiful illustrations of radiant and pure-hearted girls. The character introduction pages might reveal their relationships! Enjoy these ultimate situational illustrations to the fullest♪
There has always been 16 heroes. Among them is the Darkness Hero, Shion, the strongest hero in history. Shion has only one thing he believes in--his party members. However, those girls he believed in cruelly betrayed him. Is there a way for Shion to overcome his deep pain and keep on living?
Ever since she was a child, Eliane has been the saint and protector of the Kingdom of Belkheim, warding off monsters and ensuring bountiful harvests with her prayers. But when a pretender saint beguiles the foolish prince-to whom she is engaged-into believing she is nothing but a fraud, he calls off the marriage and banishes her from the kingdom. Homeless and penniless but free to chart her own course for the first time in her life, Eliane decides to make for the neighboring kingdom, where she hopes to blend in as a commoner and lead a quiet life...but a chance encounter on the road will totally upend her modest plans.
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!
Reika Manpuku is a plump woman in her 30's who loves eating...but now she's been reincarnated as a villainess in an otome game!! Reika has the power to eat and not gain weight, but this power came with a price. Now living as Jean, the villainess, her world is full of bland, tasteless food. However, she is discovering and developing delicious dishes with her food buyer knowledge and culinary skills. Reika's goal is to win over the hotties of this world through their stomachs to avoid her doom flag. Can she get all of them to say, "nummy"?!
Editor Hanae Yamada, a huge fan of the mystery genre author Buntaro Kanematsu, asks said author to write a column for a magazine. It was a long shot but to her surprise... he agrees! As the column's theme is "souvenirs," Hanae decides to bring one herself when she visits Kanematsu. However, she unwittingly offends him by choosing a "safe" option as a gift, which he quickly sees through. What will happen next in this tale of two awkward adults who can't cut corners in work or love? Don't miss this delectable workplace romance!
In commercial espionage, thief Wan Ruoli travels through time and space accidentally. She is not only skilled at martial arts but also has a high-tech makeup device. With her wisdom and makeup device, she restarts her life with the body of a poor lady whose family have been officials for generations. Living in a dangerous world where there are revolutions, women are not allowed to grab power, but Wan Ruoli proves with her actions that beauty is everything. After difficulties, she successfully becomes a powerful beautiful woman from a poor ugly woman and successes a happy ending with her love.
Mika Ono works for a minor magazine department at a major publishing company, until one day she's thrust into the AMA editorial department. It's full of rising stars and gorgeous men, but they're even more twisted than she ever imagined. Meanwhile, Mika's looking forward to living on her own - that is, until her new address comes with an unfamiliar man attached...! Now, the two will have to cohabit in secret! A comic version of the hit romance on Love 365: Find Your Story!
Ken'ichi, a single man who's almost 40, is suddenly transferred to another world. As he navigates his way through the dangerous forests of that world, he realizes that he can use a huge online shopping site. Ken'ichi aims to use his cheat ability to live a slow life in another world!
Lara is a former countess who escaped her abusive family with her 6-year-old half-brother and their mysterious fluffy puppy. They set up camp in a dark and dangerous forest, but have what they need to start putting together a slow and easy life!
"Alice, I'm breaking off my engagement to you!" are the words Echs, the son of the Knight Commander, remembers from his previous life. In the very place where the prince's engagement is about to be broken off, he remembers the exact same situation from his previous life in a dating sim game. Though clearly fale, the villainess is blamed together with another character. And when he saw the heroine sneakily smiling at him, he made up his mind. He wants to save his favorite villainess and make her his own. This is just a sweet story about a hero reincarnated as the son of a knight commander in a dating sim game who dotes on the villainess.
One day ends, another starts. For Michiru, life is an endless cycle of studying and sleeping. But it's not only studying that Michiru has on her mind. She has a troubled relationship with her mother that often makes her feel unwanted and useless. That is until one day, an exact copy of her appears from through the mirror! Sending the copy to go to school in her place, Michiru now has all the time in the world. While playing games at the game center, she encounters a girl similar to herself in many ways, and a new friendship quickly blossoms.
Office lady Hitomi Nakajo is in a state of grief after her idol, Toma Kiryu, announced his retirement. After all, Hitomi's life purpose consisted of seeing Toma's plays. Just as things seemed hopeless, the very same idol becomes none other than Hitomi's boss?! It turns out Toma is the son of the company head that Hitomi works for. While Toma is amicable with all the female employees, Hitomi just panicks when Toma, her crush, approaches her. Consequently, she takes an indifferent attitude toward Toma. For Hitomi to act so indifferently toward Toma despite his status, intrigues him. Although Toma has received top-notch education as a gifted student, he's had some difficulty getting used to his first job off the stage. His never-back-down attitude leads him to try to solve everything on his own, but Hitomi, who sees through this, fills in the gaps in a subtle way so as not to hurt Toma's pride. Having taken notice, Toma steps up as an even more dependable boss and human being, leading the two to build a relationship of trust and draw closer to each other. Will their budding romance come to fruition despite a fanatic obsession?
Letitia, who lost her parents when she was a child, was picked up by a traveling troupe that toured around the country performing music, and was forced to work like a slave. One day, the troupe is invited to perform in a kingdom renowned as the Land of Music, where they receive rave reviews from a music-loving prince. The prince, among others, seems to have developed special feelings for Letitia...
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...!
Leticia Dorman, daughter of a duke, has been engaged to the crown prince, Clarke, since age seven. Though once a spirited child, she's undergone ten years of strict lessons to teach her manners fit for the future queen. Distraught by the loss of her freedom, Leticia clings to her hope that the prince might someday take an interest in another woman-and when he shows up to a royal ball with an unknown lady at his side, she's elated to see her engagement broken off. Finally, her dream has come true! Lettie wastes no time at all in retreating to the countryside for her new peaceful life, but her joy is cut short when the prince appears and informs her that she is still, in fact, his fiancee. Prince Clarke is determined to win her heart and marry her. Lettie is determined to resist him and escape. The universe is determined to not be of any help whatsoever.
I won't marry anyone but you. Caught between the overwhelming affection of the future duke and the obsession of a young genius wizard!
-Don't think you can escape from me.
Countess Alitzia is completely absorbed in bookkeeping and has no interest in socializing. Although her family worries about her marriage prospects, she is secretly in a relationship with Miroswaph, an elite nobleman studying at a foreign university. However, despite being a noble, Alitzia lacks magical power and confidence in whether she is a good match for Miroswaph, who is admired by all the young noblewomen in the country. Amidst all this, during a ball celebrating Miroswaph's return from abroad, Alitzia is suddenly kidnapped by Kamil, a young genius wizard who crashes the event!
Princess Leone of Alderia is a dedicated knight who would take armor over dress and sword over jewelry. Feared as the "Golden Lion" for her bravery, she is surprised to receive a marriage proposal from Berthold, a marshal of the enemy nation whom Leone has confronted numerous times in battle.
United with the former enemy in a political marriage, Leone accepts her role with Alderia's best in mind, but through getting to know Berthold, his modest kindness touches her heart and her guard is slowly taken apart. What kind of change will this marriage bring to the two who have only known each other through battles and war?
Alicia, who was reincarnated and grew up as an orphan in another world, was engaged to her childhood friend, Chris. However, after becoming a hero, Chris fell in love at first sight with the saint, Princess Elene. Succumbing to the princess's temptation, he ends up stabbing Alicia. The one who rescues the heartbroken Alicia is none other than the Demon King, who was supposed to be her enemy...
Fumi Oono, second-year high-school student. Stuck with the debts of her father, she needs a job-fast. While she did indeed manage to find one as a housekeeper for THE Akatsuki Kibikino, it leaves much to be desired. After all, the novelist has a mean glare and an even worse attitude...And on top of that, she has to live with him?!
Elizabeth was known as a villainess but in fact, she was a decent and honest girl. But she was accused by mistake, found guilty and exiled...but she accepted her situation. That was because...she had her memory from her previous life as an event planner in Japan, and she knew what was coming. She was in the Otome game world she loved!! She started enjoying her life as an apprentice to sisters at Church of Nortia which is located in a rural village. And she doesn't have to follow the story from here!! Now Elizabeth can using her skill from her previous life, to make her life easier. No one's noticing, so this will be OK, right? But then, the knight commander moves close and tells her he's watching. What does he want?
"I have no intention of letting you go to anyone else." Who would have thought that deciding on divorce would lead to an unexpectedly sweet and indulgent life?
Chizuru thought she was loved by her husband, Hiromasa, but when she learned their marriage was a political arrangement, she was devastated and handed him divorce papers. However, Hiromasa responded with a possessive kiss, declaring, "I will never let you go." Although he had always been kind and caring toward Chizuru, from that day on, his affection became even more indulgently sweet. Now overwhelmed by his intense devotion and his tender whispers, Chizuru finds herself utterly confused!
An ordinary female nerd wakes up one day to find that she has been reincarnated as Hildegard, the villainess in her favorite romance novel. Having admired Hildegard's way of life in her previous life, she decides to live true to villainess storyline. She even has the devastating desire to seek her own execution! But she finds it difficult being an aristocratic villain, seeing as though she is a mere geek, failing every day at her attempts at villainy. Will she be the perfect villainess and be executed successfully?
Those words from Julius, her first love, traumatized Diana and turned her into a shut-in who stayed at her noble parents' manor out in the countryside.
She became an artisan known as the Witch of Roemer, spending her days making the magic tools she was excellent at creating.
One day, Diana returned to the capital city to attend a ball and ran into Julius again.
As she tried to forget her fleeting feelings of love for him, her overprotective brother created a "Man Repellent Ring" that would drive back any annoying bugs (men) who got near Diana... But it started shocking Julius!
"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!
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!
Aurora el la Porta is a noblewoman with one love -- the art of embroidery. While she attends the lavish evening parties her peers so adore, she's not looking for a dance but inspiration for a new design! On one such night, distracted by the many beautiful dresses on display, she's struck in the face by a mysterious wedding ring. When she picks it up, one of the finest knights in the kingdom approaches, declaring her his new fiancee! Aurora has no idea what's going on, but one thing's for sure -- she's got a big decision to make...
RED FLAGS EVERYWHERE...When a college student wakes up in the body of Melissa Foddebrat, the villainess of a cliche romance novel, she is determined to cast aside her original role and live a quiet life of luxury, but...UGH! Why are all the men in this novel trash?! A sleazebag crown prince, a stalker sniper, a crazed werewolf, and an obsessive merchant-Melissa can't just stand by and watch the innocent heroine suffer at the hands of these degenerates. Scummy love interests, begone-this story is getting a rewrite!
Hey, Iazo. As a Super Sub, what do you think? Although many things happened in the self-indulgent fantasy romance fic written by Konoha Satou in her teenage years, she doesn't quite remember writing any of these scenarios... However, nothing to it but to do it! So as the villainess of her own story, she's just gotta get through these crazy days of becoming a Super Sub, secretly rendezvousing with a bookworm, infiltrating the Yuri Academy...and who knows what else?!
I, Liliana, am the daughter of an earl...and am in a terrible bind. For whatever reason, during the party hosted by Prince William, also known as the "Ice Prince," I was the lucky duck chosen as his bride! The only problem is...living as royalty is just about the last thing I'd ever want, so I'm plotting to break off my engagement-the sooner the better! However, since His Highness's frosty attitude just keeps growing sweeter each and every day, it's getting kind of hard to leave...
In a magic spell gone awry, two saints are summoned instead of one! Of the two girls who appear in this other world, the plain-looking Sayo is cruelly rejected by the kingdom's prince. Despite being brought there against her will, Sayo is deemed unwanted and put to work as a servant in the castle. One day, she happens upon a gate in the forest. On passing through, she encounters a large, fluffy beast and an ill-mannered but handsome boy mage...!
In the mage's tower at the farthest reaches of the kingdom, Sayo is comforted by the fluffy beast as the mage proceeds to make her his plaything. Her new life as a maid in another world is about to begin...
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...
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?!
Cute, sexy, mature, and the golden retriever type! Today, I'm being led by the nose by a mysterious boy whose charm is totally unfair. Meiko works part-time at a vocational school once a week. She's still getting used to teaching, but there's one thing that gets her through the day... her serious student, Yukari. He's Meiko's angel. Just seeing his cute face calms her heart. But outside of school... Yukari has a hidden side?!
Carole has a burn scar on her face from an accident that happened during her childhood. Saying that she is ugly, her family looks down on her and treats her like a servant. One day, when she slips and bumps her head, she regains her memory from her past life. Carole remembers that she was a beauty consultant, an expert on makeup and beauty. Using her knowledge on beauty, she begins to turn her miserable life around!
This great revenge story starts with a foolish denouncment...
At his graduation party, the second prince suddenly denounces Irmhild for the crime of threatening her half-sister. He claimed Irmhild had committed crimes such as pushing her half-sister down the stairs, but the only proof he had was a witness claiming the criminal was a girl with blue hair. "Are you sure you want to do this? I, Irmhild Rippencrock, haven't even been at school this year..." She must clear her name of these crimes, so... Are you ready, Your Highness?
Due to her tall stature and red hair, Layla Shormet has been called "Candle Girl" ever since she can remember. It's no wonder she's insecure about her looks. After finding her fiance being intimate with another woman at a party and then being ridiculed by him in front of everybody there, she calls their engagement off. In fact, she decides she's done with marriage once and for all and that she'll just be a knight for the rest of her life! So, when she hears about an assignment where she must accompany the princess to another country where the king is looking for his queen, she accepts it. But, little does she know what's in store for her there...!
"Be my attendant." What? A lame woman like me can't serve a man in that way!
I was a plain, unfeminine woman, but before I knew it, I woke up in the world of the game I was playing! And to think that I'd become the villainous young lady Alissa, a character I hate the most... On top of that, Alissa is on the verge of being sent to a dirty old man as a prostitute by her evil sister, the queen, under the guise of being a saintess! As Alissa tries to escape from the royal palace, a wild and mysterious handsome man assists her rescue. But the forceful man orders her to perform serve him in exchange for his help!