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Marienne is simply perplexed at her husband Duke Alexias's extreme shift in behavior. He's known for his cruelty. Marienne, too, has received nothing from him but neglect since their engagement. She's resigned herself to being a mistreated prisoner in his home. So then, why? Why would he suddenly profess his love to her and propose to her in earnest? Especially since they're ALREADY married?!

A bejeweled bouquet of flowers, courtship akin to that of a fairy tale prince, being addressed as his GODDESS?! There seems to be no end. But despite Marienne's bewilderment, Alexia's sincerity somehow cuts through his bungling displays, and his words of affection begin to thaw her lonely heart.

Unbeknownst to Marienne, her once ruthless and unfeeling husband has "returned" from the brink of death. But what could've caused this change of heart? Why is he so desperate to ensure her happiness? And most importantly, will he be able to do right by Marienne this time?

Kouken was born with a flower birthmark, which shows that she has a special power to use Kasen Mystics, the flower sorcery. She was able to read the memories of flowers and send the poor souls that still linger in this world as wraiths.
However, this sorcery was now hated by the empire. Because Kouken was the only one in the village with the power, she was treated cruelly by everyone.
When an envoy from Shuuyou, the imperial capital, came to the village, Kouken was captured and taken with them.
The fourth prince, Shuurei, found out that she has the power he was looking for and took her to the innner palace.
Kouken starts dealing with wraiths and send them to the pure land, which leads to solving mysterious cases inside the inner palace.

"Your lips look... sweet. Do you mind if I have a taste?" Chika Ayano is an introvert and has had her eyes on the most popular guy in the office, Shoma Hazuki, for a while. One day, she's able to hear Hazuki talking with Kimura, her superior who has been bullying her... and it seems Hazuki has to ask her out now that he's lost a bet?! Ayano knows that Hazuki confessing his feelings to her is just because he lost a bet, but she's way too into him and agrees to date without any further thought. Now Hazuki's all over her and there's no stop to it! What will happen with this one month period they're set to date?!

Princess Loutier of the Kingdom of Florella, Lou, was called the "Flower Princess" for she had a magical power to make flowers bloom through her song.
It was a power that royals of Florella possess, but hers was especially powerful. That is why she was always told not to use her power... it was too powerful that once she harmed someone when she was little.
Lou didn't know about love, but she felt happy when Prince Raynaud of the allied kingdom asked her to marry him.
However, on the day of the wedding, the Olgan Empire invaded Florella...Lou was captured by Prince Julius, a mysterious masked prince.
Lou marries Prince Julius. She wants to hate him...but there is something soft in his heart that she can't ignore. Is this first love?

"Shuran... You will go to the inner palace instead." The daughter of a wealthy merchant, Sai Reiran, was chosen to become His Majesty the emperor's newest consort, however, on the trip to the Imperial Capital, she runs away with the son of another merchant! In order to fulfill the emperor's orders, and keep their heads, the family orders Reiran's cousin, Shuran, to take her place instead! They tell her to just pretend to be Reiran, while they search for the real one, however that's easier said than done! Shuran struggles to keep her real identity a secret and ends up being caught up in all sorts of trouble! Not to mention the intrigues and plots that go on daily in the inner palace... How will Shuran survive...?!

First Princess of the Elixir Kingdom, Roselia is referred to as the 'Poison Princess' and is hated by many. She was unfortunately born with the power to create poisons rather than the ability to create 'Cure Potions'--a healing power passed down in the royal family. Roselia was given the chance to have her position solidified as the heir to the throne after her mother died. That was the condition? To be able to create Cure Potions before the age of 18. Roselia, alone, tries her hardest to create Cure Potions, and then she meets the one of the few people who have ever treated her nicely, Lord Elliott, her cousin! She finds herself drawn to him and he proposes!"Do you wish to rewind your life?" At her lowest moment, overcome with despair, the Poison Princess's fate changes, and she heads off onto a new journey to find happiness and... maybe even love...?

Is he... in heat?!
In a world where humans and beasts live side by side, Sakuya enjoys life as a newlywed - until her human husband tragically dies of illness.
Bullied by her mother-in-law and with nowhere to go, she finds herself contemplating a desperate act... until she catches sight of a dragon flying overhead.
Shizuomi, a half-dragon priest from a nearby shrine, comes to her aid, soothing her wounded heart.
But one night, her gentle guardian pulls her into his embrace...!
A heartfelt love story between a grieving widow and her dashing, beastly protector!

A rose desperate to hide her thorns finally blooms in this office romance.
Suzu Takamine, the office's unattainable beauty who turns down anyone that asks her to date, is carrying a painful secret. Whenever she tries to be intimate with a man, they faint for some reason. Suzu wants to get married someday, but with her condition ruining her dating life, she's losing hope for any happily ever after. When the office playboy, Kinase, learns of her unbelievable secret, Suzu is shocked to hear him offer his "expert assistance" in resolving her problem. Now she has to decide: Will she give him a try?

Sara is one of four daughters of the Balks dukedom. Born with golden hair and eyes which are said to be those of a witch, she's a blemish on the family name.

Sara has endured all the mistreatment from her family in hopes of living freely once she becomes of age. However, when one of her sisters is to be wed, she is cast out into the land of the beastfolk, for fear she'll bring a curse upon the family. In a land where no humans are said to be able to survive, the cruel emperor of the beastfolk empire, Cael appears before her. Their eyes meet, and their fates are forever interwined... could this be fate?!

The curtain rises on this fantastical romance between the discarded lady and the wolf emperor who doesn't believe in fate!

I've always been good at reading the room. That's why I'm now the villainess... so that my sister Marin can be the tragic heroine. If I do not accomplish such, Marin will have father take away my food. At today's event, the young lord of the Balgoa Marquisate, Rio, is in attendance. Of course, I know to throw wine on her dress just as she asked of me. I must make throw everyone into a fuss... at least that's how I thought things were going to go, but the young lord of Balgoa grabbed me by the wrist and suddenly- a snap. Thus began a dramatic meeting one could call a sort of destiny.

Mayuri, twenty-six-year-old, is a sales worker at one of the leading advertisement companies in Japan. She is beautiful, sociable, and clever. However, there is something she is troubled by...her stalker. This someone follows her no matter how many times she moves.
One night, she spots a suspicious man fumbling in her trash. She realizes that he is Ryo, her classmate from high school. He must be the stalker! Mayuri, feeling pure rage, suddenly comes up with a plan...let him think she is in love with him, then dump him!
A love story full of suspense!

"Did you notice my feelings for you back then?"
Back in high school, Hinako had secretly loved her classmate Masashi. Ten years later, they're suddenly reunited! Once reserved, Masashi has become much more handsome. When he openly expresses his thoughts to Hinako, they send her heart racing!
"I love him... I want to hold his hand. I want to be close to him."
A love reunited and finally fulfilled...?!

Kei Wataya, age 28, is an unwed single mother from a small town... whose beloved son refuses to go to class. The pitying looks she gets from her fellow clinic staff, not to mention the rest of the world, are almost bad enough to make her wince. Between work and trying to help her son integrate into school better, Kei's got her hands too full to worry about romance... and that's assuming anyone would even be interested in a woman with so much "baggage." That's where 40-year-old doctor, Nagisa Kamijo, comes in. He's more than a decade older than Kei, and his disparaging view of women is just one of many reasons they don't get along, so there's no danger of love blooming between them... Or so she thought, until a bizarre proposal from Kamijo lights a spark that might just become more.
She couldn't care less about love or romance, and she doesn't regret the life she chose, but some nights she yearns to feel the warmth of another body... Tune in for an age-gap romance just as off-kilter as it is passionate, between a single mother who's "done with men" and a doctor who "hates" women.

Alicia thought she died after being pushed and fell off the long stairs. However, when she woke up...she was "inside" her ex-fiance, Gilbert's body.
It turned out that her soul went back time before her engagement was called off, and found a place inside Gilbert, along with his own soul.
Gilbert was the one who suddenly dumped her and engaged to Cordelia shortly after.
Knowing that "Alicia (past)" is still living, Alicia decides to find evidence that Gilbert was having affair and make "Alicia (past)" call off the engagement herself before he tries to.
She starts her investigation...but why does it seem that Gilbert is in love with Alicia!? And why did Codelia try to kill her?
An awkward, unique love story with two souls in one body!

The hardworking daughter of a marquess, once overlooked, learns her true value through love.
Sophia, the diligent daughter of a marquess, is engaged to the second prince, Delm. Both serve at the Royal Magic Research Institute, but as his fiancee, Sophia is forced to shoulder his work.

When she invents a new form of magic, Delm steals her research and registers it under his own name. When she demands it back, he refuses and even accuses her of lying.

Hailed as a genius, Delm basks in glory while Sophia is cast away. Stripped of her reputation, her laboratory, and her engagement, she returns home in despair.

Then fate takes an unexpected turn as Sophia becomes engaged to Leo Santorina, the prime minister feared as the "Icewolf Chancellor." Yet behind his cold title lies a kind, gentle man. Cherished and supported by him, Sophia begins to bloom, proving her brilliance while the man who betrayed her faces his downfall.

After her mother's passing, Mio is left completely and utterly alone. One day, a man shows up out of the blue, taking her in after claiming to be her father. Mio is soon used as a tool for a political marriage. She is told to marry into the Ichijo family, and to give birth to a son within a year. The Ichijos are prestigious; they have ties to the imperial family, work under the emperor, and have served as exorcists. However, the head of the Ichijos, Kazuomi, shows no interest in Mio, and even refuses to speak to her. A fate worse than death awaits Mio if she can't give birth to a son in time... Mio spends day to day in despair, but one day, she learns of a major secret about the Ichijo family. Kazuomi's tune begins to change once it becomes clear that Mio also possess a special power that connects her to this secret!

Rita is the marquess of the Almadine domain and has been researching mineral resources in her domain since she has lost her dear parents, certain that the research will be of benefit to the people. However, one day, she is betrayed by her cousin Miliane and named a traitorous witch. In the end, Rita is made an exile and forced to leave behind her people. Right as she is attacked by bandits, a man known to many as the "Demon Lord" rescues her... Zeke, King of the neighboring kingdom. While she accepts his help, Rita is hesitant to trust others after experience the harsh reality of betrayal, but what could this meeting mean for her destiny...?

The Ichijo family stands atop the nine families, all of whom possess supernatural powers that protect the land. Riko Momose was born into a powerful branch, but during the foresight ritual meant to determine her abilities, it was discovered she had absolutely none. From that moment on, she was mistreated by her parents and her younger sister. Riko's power eventually awakens, but in order to live a peaceful life, she keeps it a secret. During the spring of her 17th year, Ren, the next head of the Ichijo family, becomes her teacher and notices her powers. Intrigued, he quickly approaches Riko, but...

Mei had always believed that money was the most important thing in life?more important than love, relationships, or anything else. But when her apartment burnt down, leaving her with nothing but a pile of ashes, her carefully constructed world crumbled.
In her moment of despair, "Wanna stay over at my place?"
Takayuki, a coworker she despises, stood before her, his offer as genuine as his gaze. His simple words were a key that unlocked her heart, melting the cold, steel armor she had built around herself for so long.

Chihiro, twenty-five-old, is madly in love with her colleague, Nakaba.
He's cool, clever and handsome. They go for a drink almost every day, so she knows that he likes her too.
However, she can't ask him to go out with her, since part of her thinks she's happy the way they are.
One day, her good friend tells her that she should tell Nakaba right away that she loves him, or else he'll be some other girl's boyfriend. Chihiro decides to tell him, but she's got a big project to handle in front of her...
Can they become lovers?

"Just go ahead and call off our engagement!" Gina was betrothed at age 8 at the behest of her family. However she and her fiance, Carlo, have spent every waking moment with each other fighting. Despite Gina secretly harboring feelings for him. One fateful day, Gina tells him to just call the whole thing off and tries to run away from an unpleasant situation, however she ends up tripping and falling down a staircase which causes her to go unconscious. When she finally wakes up, and after a small misunderstanding, her family believe that she has amnesia, so Gina pretends to not remember asking Carlo to break off the engagement and everything from the past month. However, when Carlo does come to see her, he tells her, not about their engagement breaking up, but that he proposed and that she accepted. Now that he's seemingly all over her, where will their new relationship take them...?!

Ito, who loves to watch Anime all alone, has a twin sister, Oto, who is an actress known all over Japan.
One day, Oto disappears...and Ito has to take her place!
Oto is married to a famous actor Manato, and Ito needs to live with him...someone who reminds Ito of her favorite character in the Anime!
Soon Ito finds out that their marriage is fake, but Manato seems to have a secret...
When Ito falls in love with him, he starts to change...what is his intention?
An awkward love story.

Princess Lishana, the first princess of the Kingdom of Dronard, bears a striking resemblance to the age-old "Cursed Witch". Treated as a bad-omen during childhood, she's spent her entire life locked away in a tower. To make matters worse, her younger sister and the man she had secretly loved since childhood, Aron, conspired against her, framing her for a false crime and sentencing her to execution.

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!

My father passed away with a debt of 10 million yen and now I'm the one who has to pay it all back to this Yakuza called Hebizuka...?! "You're the only person I'm nice to, Miyako..." I'm left on edge with this young Yakuza clinging to me, but I'll keep the bathhouse running today and onward!

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...

Airi, a daughter of a small bakery owner, was hired by a large food producing company. It was a dream-come-true for her.
On her way home, she was suddenly taken to the CEO's house to meet their son, Akinari. He was an Otaku, loving this character "Love-chan" so much that he refused to marry anyone in the real world. And this Love-chan looked exactly like Airi...!
Airi starts to live with Akinari, and in return her father's bakery gets support from her company. Akinari is handsome and sweet...Airi starts to have feelings for him while working close to him in the company.
But she is not sure...does Akinari loves her, or just Love-chan!?

Momoko is completely clueless when it comes to love. When her uncle arranges yet another marriage interview, she reluctantly agrees to a second meeting with a man she barely remembers. But the moment Hisato walks in, she's completely caught off guard. How could she have forgotten someone so handsome? Unfortunately, good looks don't make up for his incredibly rude attitude. Put off by his attitude, it seems things are doomed from the start! That is, until Hisato leaves her speechless with a sudden proposal!

"Let's cut to the chase. Let's get married."

A strong-willed rich girl and a carefree heir are getting married without even a single date?!

"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!

"I'll return you to your world if you marry the prince." That was the shocking proposal of the self-proclaimed god! I won't really get a bad ending if I refuse, will I!? Office worker Sara was involved in a traffic accident, or so she thought. One moment, she was about to be hit by a truck, but that next... she found herself transported to an unfamiliar, grand castle, falling right on top of Prince Ars! When a soldier recognized her as "Sara," the saint who saved the kingdom five years earlier, everyone suddenly started treating her as some divine being!! After questioning her reality, a voice came to her and said, "Capture the heart of the prince, who longs for the saint, and marry him!" The voice then threatened her denying her return to her own world should she fail... Her only weapon in this challenge is her face that apparently looks just like that of the saint's! And so began her zealous attempt to steal the prince's heart!

Branded a "tainted child" for shedding red tears, Claire lives in hiding, allowed outside only to act as her twin sister's stand-in. One day, a ruthless assassin targets her. A deadly encounter sparks a dark romance fantasy.

Reizera was on the verge of breaking off her engagement, and at the same time bad rumors were spreading about her family's wine farm. But one day, a duke's son asks her to marry him, she starts the life of LADY....

Through music, the Hanamura clan manifested special powers that brought about prosperity to their clan; however, Akari, who didn't exhibit any powers was deemed a "Seed of Misfortune" and scorned by her family. From then on begins her days of bearing callous treatment from her parents and sister. But one day, she finds an invitation to a soiree hosted by one of the oldest and noblest clans in the country. It seems the head of that clan, Mikoto Sazarashi, is searching for a bride. Finding herself unable to resist going, Akari attends the soiree - only to be quickly discovered by her sister. Akari is immediately berated and belittled by her, but...a handsome, young man appears, takes Akari's hand, and declares, "I've finally found you, my beloved bride." Check out this great Cinderella story set in an Eastern setting and filled with romance, turmoil, and mystery!

We weren't supposed to end up like this...

Marriage can change a person. But those changes can also mean new arguments, a loss of respect for your partner, and sometimes, the ultimate betrayal -- an extramarital affair. Introducing a collection of tales depicting marriages on the brink of crumbling and women seeking revenge on their cheating, good-for-nothing husbands.

After being abruptly jilted by her fianc?, noblewoman Iris is left heartbroken, only to receive a sudden proposal from the fearsome knight known as the Icy Wolf, Wolff. Though hesitant, Iris accepts, believing it her duty as a noblewoman. But her new husband is just as intimidating as the rumors claimed, and he greets her with a cold and distant demeanor. Worse, he leaves for the battlefield soon after they're wed, abandoning her in a hostile household where she endures cruel whispers from the servants.

Convinced she's a burden on Wolff, Iris finally makes up her mind: she'll ask for a divorce. But after she does, his icy fa?ade gradually melts away and his true feelings are revealed...

A heartfelt romance between a loyal yet awkward knight and a gentle heroine, bound by fate and a ring that changes everything!

I'm not giving in again! I choose to be happy!

At what should have been her engagement party, Violet, daughter of a noble house, is cast aside by the second prince. Born without talent and relying only on her lineage, she's socially condemned by friends, family, and even society itself.

Left to die alone in a burning mansion, Violet regrets her arrogance and prays for a chance to start over. Her wish is granted when a divine blessing awakens within her - the power to turn back time.

Waking one year before that fateful day, Violet vows to change her life and use her gift to seize happiness. Her path soon crosses with Ulysses, the head court mage shunned as a monster. But behind the title lies a kind and gentle man, the complete opposite of her former fiance.

As their bond deepens, Violet learns she alone can touch him without pain. When she prevents the assassination of the Crown Princess, she becomes entangled in a dark plot that threatens the kingdom and her second chance at peace.

Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new t*rtures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late? Read the manga industry insiders voted their favorite of 2014! "A very powerful story about being different and the consequences of childhood bullying... Read it." Anime News Network "The word heartwarming was made for manga like this." Manga Bookshelf

Lilia, the newborn daughter of a marquis, has the memories of her previous life! With cheat-like gamer knowledge she aims to become the strongest girl in this new "other world"!

"Here's a charm to cheer you up. Come drink Mom's milk." Kaho, a normal office worker, was looking forward to her engagement with her lover, Ryota. However, Kaho's normal life takes a sudden turn after Ryota's mother is hospitalized because of an accident. Contrary to her gentle appearance, the mother casts a disturbing gaze towards Kaho... Hidden there was a suspicious relationship that transcended the normal affection between a parent and their child. While she was starting to feel uneasy about Ryota's actions, Kaho consults his father, Tetsuya, and slowly becomes attached to him...

He's a dad. Why would he do that? Daycare worker Yukari was too busy with the children for love. In fact, she didn't have any opportunities to meet people in the first place... But, just when she was thinking that, she found herself having drinks with her friend Manami's boss, Koji. The man Manami said was "good-looking, but strange," was a gentleman and escorted Yukari back home. However, having had a few too many drinks, the two of them fell on to the bed, and... wound up kissing. The following morning, Koji was gone. Yukari was in agony recalling the previous night!! With those memories in tow, she did her work, but the "handsome dad" there to pick up one of the children was... the same man she had just shared her bed with!?

The world, it seems like it is that of the Otome game "Welcome Princess", but there's something off!? Elliot, the eldest son of a Marquis family and one of the targets you can go after is an insanely handsome young man, both cool and wicked, master of both pen and sword. His only weakness (?) is that he is "hopelessly in love with his (the villainess?) fiancee Francine!" The story of Elliot and how he began drowning in love for his fiancee at the age of 7 starts here.

Chinatsu, who was transferred to a small company, meets a friendly guy who sits next to her. However, soon she finds out that he is a ghost...who only she and her boss can see. Her boss was an exorcist, and her department was in charge of haunted properties!

Checking properties with rumors of ghosts is not easy...and she also has to do something with her feeling to ghost sitting next to her! Can she fall in love with a ghost!?

A light love comedy with a touch of horror.

Chizuru's a stoic 30-something office worker who's never been anywhere close to a nightlife district. As luck would have it, the company drinking party she participates in is in such a district, and a turn of events leads Chizuru, the ever prudent and judicial type, to sour the mood. Unable to endure being there any longer, Chizuru skips out on the after party and runs into a pack of impudent hosts on her way home. She's saved however when a handsome looking man in an expensive car comes to her rescue. "That's classic you", says the handsome man to Chizuru, and upon closer inspection he turns out to be Tsukasa, a childhood friend. In order to take over his parents' business, he's working as the lead host at a popular host club. After a 10 year reunion, conversation goes well and Chizuru let's Tsukasa know of her intentions for marriage. Hearing this, Tsukasa invites Chizuru to work at the club in order to get accustomed with men in general. Though she was hesitant, the weight of their enduring friendship convinces her to take Tsukasa up on his offer. Upon starting her work at the club, Tsukasa suddenly becomes extremely touchy-feely to the point that Chizuru can't hide her confusion. Could it be that possessive dreamboy Tsukasa's passion is too much for Chizuru... dangerous even...?!

Chiharu Saeki is just your average woman working in an office... except she has a loan to pay after her father's company went bankrupt. One day, the young heir to one of the biggest companies around, Ritsu Kaido, is told that the only way he can inherit the company and his father's fortune, is if he were to marry Chiharu. Even without love in this marriage, there must be a way to make this work... is what Chiharu thought until she learns that Ritsu has a secret lover?!

Iris is a dropout in a family of magicians who cannot use magic. When her fiance is stolen by her sister and Iris is forced to leave home, she finds work as a maid at a certain house. Soon after believing that her new life as a maid would be more peaceful than as a dropout, for some reason, her master, an extremely beautiful genius magician, takes a liking to her...

Waka is a 20-year-old university student when her grandfather sets up a first meeting with Keiji, a strikingly handsome older man who also happens to be the President of a huge company. Though she is filled with doubts at an arranged marriage at first, Keiji proves himself time again and again to be a true gentleman with his kindness, leaving her heart racing and bringing her to realize that she has completely fallen for him. But even though they are now officially a married couple, night after night passes without them having their "first time" together... This must mean Keiji has feelings for someone else, right? So, for his sake, Waka proposes they get divorced. But with this, the true feelings that Keiji has been hiding the whole time run wild in his desperation to make Waka his, and their relationship suddenly takes a sharp turn into a sweet but unfamiliar territory! The delicate timing of love is all too apparent in this story where everything starts with divorce!

Riko, the granddaughter of a family of Japanese yakuza, has a one-sided crush on Iori, the overprotective caretaker of the family. Iori has always spoiled, Riko; Iori's main focus has always been Riko and she's at the center of everything he does. When Riko finds out that Iori has a girlfriend, Riko decides to "leave Iori" in order to give up on her unrequited love! Riko tries her best to gradually increase the things she can do on her own, but Iori is still not satisfied?!

"Won't you have any regrets about breaking off our engagement?" Lady Daisy, the Marquess' daughter, is engaged to Prince Freddie and works hard to become the future queen. One day, Freddie catches an unknown disease. Aside of Daisy's desperate nursing and praying, a saint named Lula comes and saves Freddie. Freddie falls in love with the saint and starts saying that he has found "true love"! He easily dumps Daisy and becomes engaged to Lula. Once her engagement is broken, Daisy's story of fate begins...! This is a story of reclaiming one's life and destiny triggered by a broken engagement.

If I have another life, this time I want a family to love and be loved by... Odette is tasked with caring for prisoners from an enemy country. While nursing a dying man back to health, she is taken along with him by soldiers who come to rescue him, and she ends up living in the enemy nation of Krastera. The rescued man, Captain Theodore of Krastera's knights, treats Odette with respect as his savior and begins to feel something special for her. However, Odette, who has never been blessed with family or marriage, is simply doing her best to just live. This is a heartfelt, pure love story about two people with troubled pasts who find connection and hope in each other.

"Even if it's just for show, I wouldn't mind being loved by this man"Countess Ruzette has been searching for a husband ever since her debut in high society, but her engagements always end for the same strange reason. After yet another broken engagement, she finally discovers the truth at a debut evening party: people have been mistaking her for the popular debutante "Luzette Datal", who shares both a similar name and appearance!As she tries to move past the confusion, Ruzette receives a marriage proposal from Duke Laures Visant, a man renowned for his status and prestige. Convinced this is just another misunderstanding, she plans to help him realize the truth and call off the engagement. But no matter what she does, the duke's relentless and passionate pursuit of "Luzette" shows no signs of stopping, even though she's not the "Luzette" he thinks she is!

Sana, self-conscious about her weight, is confused by her manager Mr. Kusakabe's constant glare. One day, she slips on the stairs, but Mr. Kusakabe catches her, and her embarrassment grows, certain he now thinks she's heavy. But when she confronts him about his stares, he blushes and confesses his love, revealing his "glaring" was actually a sign of affection. He then asks her on a date in this cute office romance.

"I quit being your wife."

Kaori was supposed to have the perfect life. She has a kind, caring husband and a welcoming home, but there's a sinking feeling in her gut. After changing careers and taking a remote job, her husband, Kanji, began to change. Despite also working, he leaves all the housework to her and belittles her when she slips up. Still, Kaori believes in their marriage and does her best to communicate, hoping to work things out. After a long talk, Kanji promises they'll start planning for their future. But when Kaori happens to glance at his phone and sees several suspicious messages, she grows suspicious. When he dismisses her, she finally reaches her limit!

Yoshiwara, old Edo's paradise of pleasure, has been reborn in modern-day Tokyo.... In this playground of the powerful, where money rules all, women sell both their bodies and the idea of romance to their male clientele. Thrust into this world is the ingenue Asuka, who's been sold out by her foster parents to pay off their debts. While at first oblivious to the nature of Yoshiwara, she accidentally barges in on a "transaction" between a courtesan and her client. Confronted with her new reality of being bought and sold, she longs to make a break for it... but is there anyone around her she can trust...?!

"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.

"You act like this is our first time together." We had only just met when my neighbor Kamiya said that to me... - Shii Hayama, 27 years old, is an office worker at an advertisement company. With the intense workload she has, taking the last train home late at night is just part of her routine. One such night, a man she doesn't know wakes Shii up after she drifted asleep on the train. She later discovers that this man was her new neighbor, Azusa Kamiya. Even though they've just met, how is it that he knows her body inside and out?! This Kamiya guy is hiding an astonishing secret...!

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

"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!

At 27 years old, insurance broker Mio Sahara is the perfect age for marriage. Traumatized after a sexual encounter with a man, she's developed an intense phobia of being seen in a sexual light. One day, when she's put on a team of elite brokers, she meets a new boss who teaches her what it means to feel untameable passion. Emboldened by this encounter, Mio resolves to face her true sexual self that she had locked away in her heart, but it won't be easy...

I want to be loved, as a person, and as a woman. - Misaki Nakamichi (35) is a teacher who has been married for 5 years to her attractive husband. She appears to have a life that many would be envious of. However, the truth is that she has been concerned about her marriage due to the lack of intimacy - Her husband only sleeps with her once a year, on the day of their wedding anniversary. As she continues to question her husband's sexual desire for her, their next anniversary arrives... and she receives a shocking confession from him!

*This story contains content about suicide.

"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....

As a child, Mao spent all her time at Hiro's house across the street. Going to his house always made her feel cheerful. A few years later... Mao's father gets remarried and Mao finds herself with nowhere to call home. Hiro ends up letting her stay with him in the house he is protecting all by himself since the death of his parents. However...! A love story unfolds between the two childhood friends of different ages!

Reincarnated into another world, our protagonist has lost all memory of his previous life. When he comes to, he is immediately captured by villagers, put into a dress and offered as a virgin sacrifice! After he arrives at his destination, a nearby castle, he meets the princess of death: an untouchable beauty who's... apparently terrible at domestic chores?! A troubled married life begins between a fearsome princess and the male virgin that becomes her bride!

"I demand absolute obedience from you." Yu Akabane has worked hard to reinvent herself for high school, and there's only one step left in her plan to leave her plain Jane days behind: asking out her idol, the "White Prince" Shirakawa-kun. When circumstances lead to Yu moving into the school dorm where Shirakawa-kun boards, she thinks she's found her lucky break. But unluckily for Yu, "Black Devil" Kurosaki-kun, the boy everyone at school (including the teachers!) is afraid of, lives there too-and when Yu defies him, he's all too eager to punish her...

Upon first glance, high school freshman, Luna Tsukigase, seems like your average school girl. The truth is, though, that she used to be a delinquent! Luna, reformed, dreams of becoming a model!! However, her road to success is steep... Until she somehow gets the sometimes-sweet, sometimes-sour school hottie, Itsuki, to lend her a hand?! Luna and Itsuki's pure love story will remind you of what it feels like to fall in love. Your heart will certainly skip a beat!

Akari is good at her job, beautiful, and her sense of style is beyond compare... but she has a secret. She's almost 30 and she's still a virgin! One fateful day, a new department chief takes over -- the handsome Shinomiya. "You're my subordinate now, which means from today, you have to do what I say." Shinomiya is a condescending bully and he and Akari clash from day one. Akari finds herself drinking her worries away at his welcome party and before she knows what hit her she's completely smashed. She wakes up the next day to find -- Shinomiya emerging from her bathroom half naked?!?! Thus begins Akari's comedic office romance with her callous new boss!

"I don't know what this feeling is... I don't know what I should do now... all I know is, I want him." They fight one another, they chase after one another, they capture one another-a turbulent tale of preteens on the brink of self-destruction, masterfully brought to life by George Asakura!

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

So is this what it means to have roommates now?!
Office worker Rinko, 24, lives alone and is secretly an otaku. One day, her apartment gets connected to the two neighboring rooms through a "hole" in the wall.
In the room on the left is a fresh-faced yet mysterious guy who is overly-sweet to Rinko.
The room on the right is occupied by a guy with violent tendences who is similarly mysterious... But wait! "I... I think I know him!"
Rinko's only source of solitude, her apartment, has been turned upside down. Now, every day is full of heart-pounding surprises!

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

"Pain, pain, go away!" Masa Takato is a regular customer at a small shop that sells cute things, run by a woman named Sakura. He's an easygoing guy who loves adorable stuffed animals, and is popular with kids. Sakura secretly has feelings for Takato because of how sweet and caring he is. One day, she was at risk of eviction from the building by the Yakuza running the building, but Takato stepped in to save her business. Suddenly, the two of them are close to each other?! For him to say, "If there's anything I can do, please let me know," could he be talking about something more than just the store...?! Sakura, while still caught up in all of these feelings, catches sight of Takato in conversation with a group of Yakuza... Takato, what exactly are you?!

Louise, a noble lady who loves reading and researching magic tools, leads a double life pretending to be her twin sister. Suddenly one day, her fiance breaks off their engagement and chooses to be with her sister instead. All seems lost to her when she also has to give up her dream of becoming a magic tool researcher, but a reunion with her first love, the first prince Lucius, saves her from her misery. As they spend time together reading books in the hidden archives and looking around at different magic tool shops, Louise slowly regains her confidence. On top of that, her heart flutters every time unconsciously sweet words leave the prince's mouth. The mood is perfect and it seems like it's seconds before they can finally be together, but the past she wants to keep hidden gets in the way. "How...do you feel about me?" He asks, but...I can't do it. I can't tell him. Meanwhile, her potential as a researcher begins to blossom and leads to...A true love fantasy full of misunderstandings between a magic tool-obsessed noble lady and a stoic older prince awaits!

What's in store for a 32-year-old virgin feeling insecure about her lack of experience?! Maiko Kousaka is your average office worker, except she has a secret that absolutely can't get out! Even though she's over 30, she still hasn't done "it". Desperate to change things, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

"Your body's too sensitive. It was like porn sex..." Kasumi Sugisaki became deeply traumatized by sex after being told this by the first man she's ever slept with. After accidentally drinking too much, her secret was found out by her co-worker, Kurokawa. However, Kurokawa also has a trauma of his own...! The two decide to work together to "break the curse" and begin a relationship therapy!

"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.

Ms. Aoi, I'll do anything if it's for you. Even though he should be someone I hate, why is my heart pounding...!? Aoi has a few secrets - not only is she the daughter of a prestigious family, she has a fiance. The person her parents decided on is Masaomi, the exquisitely handsome heir to a large corporation. "He's always had such a creepy smile. I can never tell what he's thinking about. I absolutely refuse to marry someone like that!" That's what she always thought, but... her parents forced to live with Masaomi!? Though troubled by the sudden cohabitation, she gradually comes to learn of the considerate Masaomi's kindness and earnestness... A story of misunderstanding, between a girl who is afraid of romance and a high-spec heir!

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

Kanane Shinohara's been in plenty of relationships, but they've never panned out. Now, she's in her mid-30s and has become incapable of falling in love. As she drinks her sorrows away, she convinces herself that the reason she can't find a decent man lies within her. However, before Kanane has a chance to fully accept her "harsh reality," a handsome man named Shirosaki appears before her. Has she finally met her Prince Charming? Or is there something more to him?

Deep down, all Kanane wants is her own Cinderella story, but her experience tells her she's too old for fairytale romances. Using age as an excuse, she attempts to make a break for it and leave Shirosaki behind. However, he might not be so willing to let her escape his reach.

Murai is madly in love with his teacher, Tanaka.
One day he dares to tell her that he wants to marry her, but of course, her answer was "No."
Tanaka only loves Hitotose, a ninja boy character in her favorite otome game. But she didn't know that Murai looks so alike to Hitotose until Murai cuts his hair and dyes it blond.
Now Tanaka must stay calm in front of her BIAS.
Murai finds out about Hitotose, but he wants her to see him as himself, not some ninja boy...
Cute and funny comedy about high-school boys, girls and teachers in Japanese high school!

Yuri is a woman with a strong worth ethic. She's also secretly in love with her manager Ishin, the heir to the company. He's basically the perfect man, so Yuri feels her love will never become a reality... But one day, Ishin suddenly pops the question and proposes?! Yuri is surprised and happy. However, she hears a rumor that Ishin yearning for an heir. Yuri is shocked that she was only chosen as his wife so she could produce a child. Even with that said, Ishin still decided to get married when they haven't even dated?! A story about a sweet newlywed life with a doting, icy heir!

(We pretend to be the happy "main characters.") Kina's friend group from college is made up of two girls and two guys. She had feelings for Tsukasa, one of the guys, but kept it a secret because he was dating her best friend, Rui. However, when Tsukasa and Rui announce their engagement, Kina aches with the feelings she thought she'd squashed, and she spends her days hating herself for struggling to find closure. To help plan the wedding, Kina meets up with Yutaro, Tsukasa's best friend. As the two are talking, Yutaro makes an unexpected suggestion... This is a love story that starts with a lie and sprouts bittersweetly from the leftovers.

"Beatrice used her family's influence to impose herself as my fiance. It's not what I wanted." Beatrice is the daughter of an influential Duke in the Kingdom, and has just overheard some of the girls saying that her intended, Prince Ernest, said those exact words. Beatrice has been despised by others in the academy for her relationship with the popular Prince Ernest but is determined to turn that around and live the way she wants to live! "I've been so occupied with trying to please Prince Ernest, I've never taken the time to get to know those around me. What have I been doing all this time?" However, when she starts to get to make some friends, talk to some handsome gentlemen, and finally enjoy her life at the academy... her salty fiance seems to become more and more assertive...!

Odette, the daughter of a count, is arranged to marry Alphonse, the royal guard she has long admired. But this marriage isn't born of love; it's a royal decree.On a rainy day, Alphonse, a master of both swordsmanship and magic, saved Odette from a bandit attack. Struck by his gallant presence, Odette fell deeply for him. However, she soon heard a troubling rumor that Alphonse and the princess were secretly involved as lovers.Despite her heartbreak, Odette kept her feelings hidden. Years later, a marriage proposal arrived, and her intended husband was none other than Alphonse. Knowing the marriage was a cover to hide his forbidden relationship with the princess, Odette still accepted, unable to deny her longing for him.And so began a bittersweet tale of unfulfilled love, destined to be marked by heartache and quiet yearning.

Aria, a duchess, is cursed after taking a magic blow to the face to defend her fiance. The curse leaves her with a hideous mark on her face. Moreover, her fiance, the crown prince Leo, calls her a monster, breaks off the engagement, and banishes her from the royal city. Aria is depressed by the heartless words of her beloved. However, one day, a mysterious wizard, Lucien, offers her a helping hand. He says he will lift the curse in exchange for a large sum of money. But Lucien seems to have other intentions as well...?

Izumi, an office worker who lost her mother at a young age, spends her days off helping at her family's bento shop.
One day, she discovers that her father has been swindled by some shady contractors during the shop's renovation.
Just as her frustration peaks, her unexpected savior, Kiriyama, appears.
He's a yakuza prince, and he's determined to make her his...!
A spicy tale of dangerous love, now in manga format!

While secretly practicing piano in an empty music room, Mikoto Moriwaki is suddenly kissed by a mysterious, handsome stranger.
Flustered, she flees... only to encounter Kanade Sakuranomiya, the former pianist she's long admired.
Kanade kindly offers her a place to stay and formal piano lessons, but her unexpected kissing partner, Keito - also a brilliant pianist and Kanade's brother - strongly objects...!
A spicy, sensual tale, now in manga format!

With this guy...
I'm sure I can find happiness.

Even though she's gorgeous on the outside, Hana is a 26-year-old girl with a timid nature.
Each time she fantasizes about having a bright future with the person she's with, she ends up being betrayed and having her heart severely broken.
It's as if Hana's heart is a black hole that keeps attracting another "horrid" person who approaches Hana disguised as her "one true love".

From a lack of self-confidence, Hana is dependent on others and addicted to love.
This is an omnibus love series that stylishly depicts the stories of a single girl falling deeper into hell as she's being taken advantage of by different men and women.

At the end of this torment, will Hana ever find real "happiness"...?

*Chapter 4: "Who Cares if My Dreams Are Lewd..." is a side story by this author and is not related to the main story.

Like a child going hungry... I want to eat you up, time and time again. Section Chief Koino has been stationed in this new position just a month earlier. He's notoriously known amongst the women in the office as an intense perfectionist, a cold and calculated businessman. Others in the office, like Nonoka Ando also find it hard to approach him... However, one day she finds her boss sitting out on a bench in the park during the lunch break, and to her surprise it turns out he makes his own neat lunches! Bit by bit, it becomes clear just how many little charming things Mr. Koino seems to be keeping to himself...!

Tae has been practically inseparable from her best friend Kiyo since college. And while Kiyo may be loose with women, Tae can always count on him for support - like whenever she crashes at his place to drown her sorrows over being dumped yet again. But what lies ahead in the morning after another night spent drinking together till dawn?! They're not quite lovers and not quite friends... but a revelation threatens to change all that. Can they move past mixed messages and misunderstandings to become something more? Or are they stuck as "best friends forever"?

In order to shake off the hurt of being cheated on by her now ex-boyfriend, Hana goes on a trip with her best friend Mizuki. At their destination, the two meet a pair of guys, but just as they've started to get to know each other, it dawns on Hana that her troubles are the result of her own too-sweet personality. Now determined to better herself, Hana sets out to change her pushover ways...?! This is the hapless love story of a clumsy quartet: Hana, who's always sacrificing herself for others; Mizuki, who only wants to be loved; Narita, who earns others' ire when he tells them blunt truths; and Ayumu, who is kind, but also something of a playboy. Can the four of them get their acts together long enough to avoid stumbling over themselves?

Have you ever cried while looking in the mirror...? "With this face, if I talked about fashion or went out to buy cosmetics, I'd be a total joke." Living with such thoughts, pitifully ugly office worker Tachibana Rin passed the days miserable and taunted by fate since she shares a first name with the most beautiful woman at her company, Kaizuka Rin. But that's just how it had to be. After all, for ugly girls, life's over before it begins... Then one day, Rin wins 11,910,000 yen in the lottery!! "Life's over for ugly girls, but for me this is just the beginning."

After getting away from her hometown - and her delinquent brother who basically ran the place - Yui is living it up at university. There, she falls for a cool, handsome (same difference!) Prince Charming in glasses who is the total opposite of her idiot brother, but unexpectedly her prince's friend is a delinquent!? On top of that, he's always getting in her way!! Just as she thinks it's all over for her, in more ways than one, she discovers that her prince in glasses lives in the apartment next door!?

She finds her boyfriend cheating, and at the same spot her ex shows up out of nowhere!! Her harmonious lovey-dovey life with a popular photographer is suddenly overturned, and she's knocked down to her lowest rock bottom ever - what will become of Mahiru now!? Truth and lies become entangled as this complicated four-way affair begins...

After losing her parents and being bullied in middle school, Towako retreated into a reclusive life of reading books and writing amateur fiction, with her older brother supporting them both. But one day, a trio of handsome nightclub hosts -- her brother's new coworkers -- suddenly barge into her house, and into her life! Whether it's running into one of them naked, or being on the receiving end of a sudden embrace... Towako's days of quiet solitude may be over for good?!

"He's the CEO?! That guy from yesterday?!!" After losing my precious puppy who'd been at my side through high school, college, and since graduation, I went to a bar to drown my sorrows by the gallon. While I was wailing with grief, the man sitting next to me cut in with a majorly nasty retort: "Why not take some pills for your dysfunctional brain and start acting your age?" Well, I don't have to take that from some stranger!! So I returned the favor by sticking my leg out to trip him with an, "Oh, sorry. That was on purpose!" (Yeah, maybe I went too far...) Then, the next day that same guy turns up at my office and apparently he's the company's CEO! What's more, he's here looking for...me...?!?!

Yuriko, 35 and single, leads a humdrum everyday routine of work and looking after her disabled father. At the kindergarten where she teaches she's treated as an old maid, and at home her father won't listen to a thing she says. And of course she has no plans to marry... after all, she's just going to live out the rest of her boring life here in the countryside anyway, right? But while she's lost in thought over it, she causes a fender-bender. She doesn't know how to react, but Sosuke, the man in the other car, tells her he'll forget it ever happened... if she has sex with him! But after she goes with the flow and "just does it," it turns out that he's actually the father of one of her students?! And as if that weren't enough, Takumi, her kindergarten's cheeky young chief director, arrives on the scene...? Thus begins a clumsy love triangle for a flawed adult who had given up on love.

"Will you be taking a bath, dinner, or...?" The man uttering that cliched line was the middle-aged male housekeeper I suddenly ended up hiring! A man in the home of a radiant young (okay, twentysomething) maiden?! And on top of that, he's way older than me! What gives?! The curtain rises on a heartfelt tale of the odd-couple antics between Mei, a woman devoted to her career, and Nagisa, a man overflowing with maternal(?) warmth.

A coworker who keeps chasing after teen idols despite her age; a useless boss; and a completely unsociable new hire. Ann, a fortyish woman who looks down on those around her and blames everything on others, dreams only of marriage with the boyfriend who won't sleep with her. But then one day, when she learns that one of the colleagues she looked down on is getting married, she reveals her hidden nasty side right in front of the newbie. From that day on, she is visited by one misfortune after another....

There was a time when, overflowing with love, I let myself run wild without a thought for the other person's feelings or the people around us, and soon enough my love crashed and burned. Traumatized by this, I've now developed a bad habit of avoiding anyone I have eyes for, to keep my affection from showing. Then one day, my coworker invited me out to a bar, where I met Sawaguchi and fell in love with him at first sight - but thanks to my avoidant tendency, I ended up making him hate me... No matter how many times I reflect and repent, I just can't get this bad habit of mine to change. I want to be able to say "I love you" to the person I love! With my conviction made, I set out to see a counselor, but there I find none other than-?!

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....?!

"It's not that I don't want to get married. I just want to be accepted for who I am. Is that so much to ask...?" Suzu is a thirtyish woman with a cute-and-fluffy exterior that belies a strength no man can hope to match. But when she tells off her insistent mother by saying she'll only marry a man stronger than she is, she's set up with... a ninja?!? Is that his job...? How does he earn a living...? But Akitsuki the Ninja just smiles away, oblivious to Suzu's confusion. There's no way she could take him, and yet this kindhearted man, who nonchalantly accepts the true self that put off every other suitor she's ever had, secretly makes Suzu's heart flutter...

High-school senior Chihiro is attracted to Ayuta, another boy at his school, but Ayuta only has eyes for his childhood friend Hayato, even though he knows Hayato already has a girlfriend. Ayuta continues to play the role of a devoted friend, but the anguish that shows through on his face from time to time only serves to pull Chihiro even closer... It may be too soon to call these pent-up feelings crying out from their hearts "love", though.... It's a youthful, lyrical lovestory between two immature and uncertain high school boys.

Homurako Yoshii, a country girl born and raised, transfers into an elite girls' school in the heart of Tokyo. There, she meets Sasara Takamura, admired by those around her for her brains and her beauty... but she's actually a he?! The two of them, polar opposites in both status and personality, are drawn to each other....

"Don't provoke me too much... What'll you do if I lose control?" says her boyfriend Sudou... But Kaori is desperate to know what would happen then. All alone together in her room, in response to Kaori's innocent provocations... "Sudou... Did you get turned on?" Kaori gazes at Sudou unflinchingly. Just then, Sudou decides to...?! What happens when two top students become a couple of lovebirds...?!

Haruka is a totally average high school girl, but she has a secret. A certain tacky four-eyes from her class, Souta Sano, is actually her childood friend and neighbor. What's more, that frumpy look is a disguise, and he's really a popular male model. "He's been there beside me since forever, but now..."Your true face that I've known since childhood, and the face you wear as a popular model - the more I see of you, the stronger this feeling of love grows, yet why do you feel so far away...?The pure love of this high school girl and her childhood friend turned model is sure to make your heart pound.

"What is it, Mr. Amakusa? Don't tell me you're planning to make midnight visits to my bed?" Aki Kurumi, 29 years old, meets Shisui Amakusa at a singles' mixer, and what should he unexpectedly propose but a paper marriage...! And once she starts living with Shisui, who is a touch out of sync with her, it kicks off a string of miscommunications and minor catastrophes! Their life as newlyweds (on paper) gets off to a bumpy start, but it's somehow almost cozy... "I didn't realize I would be so happy... to be needed by someone." They each chose this paper marriage for their own convenience, but could they become a real husband and wife? What is "love"? What is "marriage"? This is a bumbling love story that depicts how men and women coexist.

"Why don't I show you what being a woman's all about? Physically..." Mayu Minagawa, marketing whiz at a major foods company, is a virgin who has zero aptitude when it comes to cleaning. One day, she learns that her senior colleague (and one-sided crush) Yanagi's ideal woman is one who can do housework. But when she arrives at home still in shock, there's a man in an apron standing in a neat-and-tidy room!! And on top of that, this man, Shin, confronts her with a harsh truth: "I don't think men want to be with women who can't clean"! To bring herself in line with Yanagi's ideal, Mayu begs Shin for cleaning lessons. But then Shin suddenly tries to plant a kiss on her lips?!

"Every morning, I'll be the one to wake you, Mizu." So her beloved Kairi had promised, until a plane crash 3 months after their wedding took him away from her forever. Now a widow, but unable to accept her husband's death, Mizuki Mizusawa deliberately moves closer to the ocean and starts a job in a brand-new place. That same day, she unexpectedly encounters a college student named Kaoru Suoh, who is the spitting image of a young Kairi. The first time they meet, Kaoru calls her "Mizu," which is just what her husband Kairi used to call her...! Though this enigmatic and handsome college student Kaoru may be playing with her heart, Mizuki finds herself drawn to him... A story of the romance between two people devoted to love despite their heartbreak.

"If one more guy asks you out, we'd be tied... Then how about I do it?" Chikage and Haruto have competed over one thing or another since elementary school. It even went as far as a battle to see who could get asked out more times by their high school graduation?! ...Now, several years later, these two who could hardly cross paths without challenging each other to some sort of battle have grown up: Chikage is a model, Haruto is an actor, and they are each embarking on their own paths in life. And then, just as Chikage gets her first shot at filming a made-for-TV movie, it turns out that Haruto will be her costar... As this clumsy pair is led to and fro by love and work, their romance will have your heart throbbing!

"If it gets you to love me, then I can do anything...!" Koh Saginuma. Age: 31. Profession: university associate professor. When his mother remarries, he becomes stepsiblings with Fuka, an 18-year-old college freshman. But suddenly they find themselves living together on their own?! Koh, who is awkward around women, is blindsided by Fuka, who excels at both housework and her studies. And for some reason, she's just a little too friendly with him...?! It's a breezy love-comedy between a man who scores (almost) zero on the romance curve, and a college girl with zero love experience and love stories on the brain!

"Who will be my prince?" At just barely 26, Akane Koyama is a capable business consultant. An outspoken beauty who doesn't suffer others' foolishness, she tends to be seen as "manly" both inside the company and out. Actually, though, she's a young maiden who dreams of a romance with her prince. One day, the CEO of a client company leaves Akane in charge of running a share house. And who should be living there, but three princely, handsome men?! And on top of that, Koh, one of the three, was actually Akane's "first"?! It's an all-out bout between a "manly" woman who dreams of love and her three prettyboy housemates!

A boyfriend whose love is so strong it becomes smothering - "Sena, look only at me." - an impudently wicked underclassman - "You should just break up with that boyfriend of yours." - and the girl wavering between them on a seesaw of love! Since Sena struggles to speak her mind, her boyfriend Minoru worries and has been taking extra care to watch over her. Then one day, Sena decides to attend her school club's drinking party after Hayato, an underclassman in the same club, asks for her help.She's always turned down the parties before to avoid worrying Minoru, and the moment she tells him she's going to one, his whole demeanor suddenly changes... While she's tossed about like a ship in a storm, which man will Sena choose in the end...?!

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.

"Starting today, I'm your husband." The man I've admired from afar for so long is suddenly my husband?! I, Honoka Takatsuki (age 22), have had a crush on the same man since high school. He's my father's subordinate, the aloof and handsome but secretly gentle Nagakura Kosuke. Then one day, out of the blue, Kosuke became my husband...! - "Honoka, darling..." Kosuke whispers into a bewildered Honoka's ear, and...?

"Your lips are so sweet... I could melt with a single kiss..." Michi is a beautiful and chipper receptionist at a major company, working hard every day at her job. She seems perfect at first glance, but she actually loves to eat, and her insatiable appetite has lost her boyfriend after boyfriend. There's no way she could confess her feelings to Taichi, the heir to one of her company's clients. But then one day, Taichi spots her while she's secretly scarfing down some sweets during her break. And as if that weren't enough, Taichi's got his sights set on her...?! It's the Cinderella story of a receptionist who's hungry for true love!

"You're stronger than you look, Tsubaki... But you left yourself wide open," he said, as he pinned me down... Just what is he?! - Our protagonist, Tsugumi Tsubaki, wants a romance straight out of a girls' comic. Her heart is set on her upperclassman and fellow literature club member Yamato Tamai, but just when she is about to ask him out, she overhears him say, "If I'm going to date, I'd rather be the one to ask." So, she decides to make him fall for her instead! To do that, she plans to hide the martial arts skills she's gained in her family's dojo, but then a mysterious group of punks sneaks up on Tamai... When Tsugumi steps up to protect him, what will become of her hopes for love...?!

College student Kaho has been smitten with up-and-coming novelist Tomoki, who is also her adoptive brother, for as long as she can remember. But, not wanting to ruin her existing relationship with him, she kept her feelings hidden and moved out to live alone. However, due to an unexpected mishap, she ends up moving back in with Tomoki at home - and realizes being at his side as a "sister" isn't enough. Kaho has just reaffirmed her love, but then it turns out another person is already staying at the house! And not only does this Atsufumi notice how she feels about Tomoki, but his condition to keep her secret is: "be my girlfriend"?! Adoptive siblings + the brother's friend - it's an evergrowing chain of unrequited love in this housemate love triangle!

"Alice, you smell kind of sweet." After saying that, Nekoya leaned in to lick my neck...!! - When she rescues a boy named Nekoya who'd collapsed beside the road, Arisa finds herself helping run the school's mysterious "Tea Party" which only the chosen few may attend. Cheerful Arisa has never let her worries weigh her down, but as she interacts with Nekoya and the other tea party organizers, she will start to face emotions she's never felt before. Even with freely affectionate Nekoya making her poor heart run wild, Arisa will grow up through first love and new encounters in this bittersweet story of youthful romance!

"Why don't I take Sou's place?" - That day in the winter of our last year of junior high, the day Sou died, I sealed all my feelings away inside my heart. It was always the three of us - Sou, Keito, and me - but now there's an empty space where Sou used to be. Except, now we've met him: Sou's twin brother, Shun. His face and voice, like perfect copies of Sou's, shake up my heart and weaken the seal. Please, don't stare at me with Sou's eyes. Please, don't call out to me with his voice. Don't say that nonsense about taking his place, and then kiss me just like he used to......

Junichiro Nogi is a serious, stoic yet dull man at work and at home. Satoshi Miyamoto has a beautiful wife, a successful career, yet enjoys his extramarital relationships. Two men, both 40 years old, meet the women of their destinies. Nogi, tired of his job and family, spends time in his friend Asahina's apartment (who is currently away as an expat in a foreign country). He enjoys his alone-time, and manages to decompress there. Suddenly, a beautiful young woman named Ayami Fujimori appears at the apartment and says "Please make me your girlfriend" as she gives him a kiss...!?

An 18-year-old university student Takanori and 17-year-old high schooler Hikaru become brother and sister when their parents get married. Just when their happy family life is about to start their parents' plane crash on their honeymoon! Despite this, Takanori and Hikaru continue to live together. However, everything changes as they learn about the billion yen insurance money their parents left for them! An adventure full of comedy and romance is about to begin!

Kiriko is 22 years old. Takuto is 20 years old. The Absolute S girl is secretly an M!! The M Takuto is actually a budding S! We all have both Masochist and Sadist sides. What is the true nature of the complicated relationship between these cousins?

Akane is driven to despair in her life of poverty, and Reika is sick of being confined by her family. These two look-a-likes decide to switch places! Akane finds herself in a huge mansion surrounded by Reika's doting husband who has a mother complex, and his younger brothers who have their own agendas. Reika befriends a photographer called Kumada, and ends up approaching him with a need…?! This is a story of these two beauties, love and desire, and their lust for the impossible!

"Selling my virginity for money." Appearing before me were two beautiful men. The outcome being me working for their escort service...?! This is my chance to show off my knowledge, sex appeal, and acting ability! I'll be bringing you your ultimate dream!!

She's the young, genius scholar of love. The goddess who scientizes love and can solve all of your love problems. To all the men out there not popular enough, not bright enough or who don't have the chance to meet women - Don't give up! For all those little lambs out there lost in love, introducing the ultimate love counseling comic!

The Suzunari high school detective club which consists of three good looking high school students; Suzaku Tachibana, Kohei Hiba, Sotaro Tsubaki, and a cat call Boo-chan. Boo-chan holds the power to decide the girls who get to join the club. Since there hasn't been any girls Boo-chan approved so far, the club has been a boy-only club since the first day. Until the day Suzaku used his intuition to scout Aoi Kaido, who he thought would be a cute girl. This was approved by Boo-chan, but she turned out to be a girl who's weird and doesn't smile… This is High school tale about the detective club of 4 students and one cat solving incidents on campus.

Yosuke Sakura, a novelist who can't seem to find an audience under his own name, makes a living from the shadows as a ghostwriter. Then out of the blue, he receives a request to ghostwrite the memoirs of the vanished pop idol Haruka Masaki. Sakura gets cold feet when he hears that Masaki requested him personally, wondering what she would want with someone like him. But while he's thrown for a loop by her uninhibited personality, the distance between them gradually shrinks. However, once the interviews start, the reason Masaki gives for her disappearance paints a portrait of the entertainment business that is darkness itself...?!

Campy queen vs. Miss forever-alone: this defeat-your-insecurities (romantic?) comedy goes out to all you folks full of self-loathing!! Unpopular with men, unattractive, and unsure of herself...... At a mixer one night, insecure and forever-alone Fujiko found her soulmate- No, wait, it was a femme guy playing mother hen?! Fujiko has never been confident in herself as a woman, but with help from prettyboy queen Koyanagi, now she's going to give femininity another shot...!

Komachi Sakanoue, 20 years old. Ten days into a new part-time job and can't follow directions. But, come on, I'm so curious... I just have to know more about that man in the special seat by the window, where the sunlight hits... - The cafe where I work has a long-time regular, a comic book artist who writes a certain popular comic series, and right now I'm pretty obsessed with him. Even the boss getting angry doesn't discourage me from sneaking stealthy peeks as he works. Sure enough, the world flowing from his pen is brimming with love again today. I adore his work, and I adore him, too. I want those listless eyes to be fixed on me. I want to know what he's thinking, and what the world looks like through his eyes. Sir, please, tell me what I have to do to become someone special to you...

Living together with a handsome man...no, wait, ghost...?! Yui Yamada's in her second year of high school when her nagging parents are sent overseas to Brazil for work. She was about to rejoice over finally getting to live alone in her very own apartment (yay!!) when she found out there was a ghost already living there...?! But wait, this ghost isn't scary at all... Though he sure is obnoxious! Whether she likes it or not, this ghost whose awful personality puts his handsome face to shame is going to be her roommate from here on out...!

While aiming to become an illustrator, Koharu works in an editing department. In her free time, she dedicates herself to a video game starring her digital prince, Nobunaga. Koharu used to be a total normie until she was betrayed by her beloved boyfriend, but since then she's been afraid of romance and retreated into gaming... One day, her sister brings home Takumi, who's in a pickle due to losing his luggage upon arriving from the US, and he happens to look just like Nobunaga...?! Though Koharu is resistant at first, he ends up staying with them while he searches for his luggage. And on top of that, now Koharu has an illustration gig to handle, too?! Koharu gives it her all, but the job falls through anyway, leaving her depressed. Seeing this, Takumi offers some encouragement, which lightens Koharu's heart. But, when his luggage is found a few days later, it seems Takumi is leaving Japan to return home...?!

Her father's pharmaceutical company keeping her family in comfort, her post-graduation employment already settled... Kana was enjoying a peaceful fourth year at university. However, after swindling her father into a shady loan with Kana herself as collateral, a gangster named Hiragi Yoji comes to collect the debt. Yoji is up for the role of second-in-command of his yakuza syndicate; in order to present Kana as a gift to the syndicate boss, he plans to make a woman out of her... Abandoned by her parents, carted off by the yakuza...and subject to the relentless Yoji. In these dire circumstances, Kana makes a dire resolution...!!

I want to become one with him, but I can't! -- On the night they celebrated three years since moving in together, 27-year-old office worker Kazuho had been hoping for a proposal from her boyfriend Wataru. And yet, he never raised the question of marriage... Since their relationship is sexless due to her own past trauma, she can hardly blame him. Just as she tells herself that the happy moments they spend together now are enough for her, she happens to meet a woman named Miya who has the same regional accent as Wataru. They hit it off, and Kazuho wants to introduce her new friend to Wataru, too, but for some reason he's acting strange... Ever since meeting Miya, something has gone off-kilter! Peaceful, everyday life breaks down in this story of romance and suspense.

With a bouquet, wearing suits and cool...woman!? ---Hikaru Kasuga, a poor student, meets Aya Sumino at his new part time job. A sweet talker who loves suits and wears them just as well; she is a woman with masculine appeal. Although just boss and employee, the unusual closeness they share takes Hikaru for a ride from beginning to end as he is unable to keep up with his heart. It can't be romantic... but she's coming on to me! A classic romantic comedy of unset boundaries that'll keep you on the edge of your seat.

"When this person touches me, I become strange..."Nika, who works at the body care store, "Ma chambre nature", doesn't like others touching her hands because she worries about her dry skin. But, one day, the ace of the product proposal and development department, Fumiya, took a liking to her hands! What's more, he asks Nika to help him with product development as a tester. "It can't be anyone else, but you." He says, as Nika falls for him. He affectionately touches not only her hands, but her whole body...!? This is a story of pure love and fetishism where reason and instinct are at odds!

Office worker Shiho, age 28, plays the go-getter career woman so well that everyone at work calls her the "Iron Lady." Feeling uneasy about her relationship with her boyfriend Ken, Shiho takes the leap and invites him to a company party, but as the party begins he's still not there... In that moment, her handsome coworker, and heir to the company, Miyagi strikes up a conversation with her. Miyagi is a big hit among the female employees, but Shiho has always treated him casually, never taking much interest in his charms. However, when she runs into him again on the way to the bathroom, the usual sweet and chipper Miyagi is nowhere to be found! His speech is rougher, and he's dropped the workplace niceties, and on top of that he backs her up against the wall, blocking her retreat with his body...?! An office romance with a high-class bachelor, at once wicked and earnest, who just might be her Mr. Right!

After losing her parents, Mio's dream of becoming a pianist was all but taken from her. Now, she works as a house keeper at Arc en Ciel, a luxury hotel in the heart of the city. One day, a flurry of expected events introduces Mio to Taisei, the heir to Arc en Ciel. The next thing she knows, she is accompanying him to the hotel's anniversary party -- as his lover! The task? To put an end to his arranged engagement! On top of that, Mio has to continue to pretend to be Taisei's fiance even after the party is over...?! A story of the sweet adoration that grows between one brave housekeeper and the successor to a luxury hotel!

Look, it's not like Azusa doesn't want to get married. She's a wedding planner, after all, and in spite of her boss's biting sarcasm, she actually finds a lot of comfort in her job. Her boyfriend of five years, Ayumu, just hasn't really brought up the conversation, that's all. Or at least, that's what Azusa thinks, until she catches Ayumu having an affair! Though usually extremely unpleasant, Azusa's handsome boss, Kiryu, offers her sudden and uncharacteristic kindness: "If you don't get married, then I'll step in." What's that supposed to mean?! The sudden tension between Kiryu's usual offensive nature and his sweet words has Azusa wrapped around his little finger, and she's not sure if she can get away... or even wants to?!

Kiyo works in product development at a chocolate manufacturer; she's what they call a "science type" with her white lab coat and glasses, plus her lack of romantic prospects. "I've spent my whole life focused on research, but now I want to give 'love' a try." -- Her mind made up, Kiyo registers with a matchmaking service, but the dates just keep going down in flames... Then one day, she's met with a shocking invitation from the young and handsome president of her company, Mr. Sendo: "Would you like to go out with me? I need you." Kiyo has zero experience with romance, so this well-mannered and gallant man gazing sweetly at her as he calls her beautiful is enough to leave her reeling...! Her heart is still pounding on the day of their date, and then Mr. Sendo suddenly reveals his red-blooded, manly side and proclaims, "I'll shatter that logic of yours with my passion"...?!

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

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

Asami works at her dream job as a wedding dress designer for an apparel company. But her life is completely turned on its head when her father, a company investor, sets up an arranged marriage interview for her and Takafumi, her company's CEO! Despite Takafumi's professional competence and good looks, Asami bluntly rejects the offer, refusing to have to tie the knot with such an incredibly brazen and rude man. Despite this, Takafumi, realizing he gets turned on by her rejection, devises a plan which ultimately forces Asami into marriage and moving in with him! Is this the beginning of a sweet married life between Asami and her annoying boss?!

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

Kotobuki has been asked to handle a meeting with her company's business partner. But their sales agent, who is extremely handsome by the way, turns out to be none other than Tsuzuki, Kotobuki's high school classmate from 8 years ago! Back then, everyone knew him as the heir to a large corporation, and he was incredibly popular, always surrounded by girls. By comparison, Kotobuki was modest and unassuming. She absolutely dreaded dealing with Tsuzuki, who would often pick on her. Though terrified at first, as Kotobuki continues working with Tsuzuki, she realizes that he's changed. Could this be the budding of an unexpected romance?

"This is the real me." -- Having no defined sense of self, Suzuno spends each day simply trying her best to be the ideal woman. She somehow manages to impersonate a very capable woman at the stationery company where she works. One day, though, her handsome, prince-like coworker, Watarai, finds out what she's really like! Once they are alone together, Suzuno realizes that Watarai, himself, is not actually the princely type he seems to be... What's more, Watarai finds out that Suzuno is shouldering her parents' debt. The morning after Suzuno reveals all to the office prince, she wakes up in her own bed... To none other than a naked Watarai sleeping beside her?!

Thrust into the world of her favorite romance simulation game, our protagonist is reborn as the female villain character, Eileen. However, all is not as it seems. Liliana, the story's heroine turns out to be two-faced! Through her scheming, Eileen is ultimately expelled from the academy, just like in the game. However, Eileen becomes overjoyed, excited to finally leave the academy and begin a life of quiet and leisure.Eileen decides to move to Myberry Village, famous for their strawberries. However, ending up tagging along are her classmates Luke, and Kargo, a handsome young man who appears to carry with him many mysteries, hiding within his heart a secret wish, and beneath his hair skin so delicate and... fluffy?! Join Eileen as she puts her "villainous" role behind and embarks on her new, sweet and simple life!

Growing up, Nobuko Tanaka was always a "side character" standing off in the corner. Now in her 20s, she's fallen in love for the first time. While she isn't any good at being assertive, she will muster her courage bit by bit as she tries her best to close the distance between herself and her crush - because even side characters fall in love. If you're tired of the same old romantic protagonists, this modest, refreshing love story is for you.

A new love comedy from Mayu Minase featuring Tokushima, nonhuman entities and, of course, love! The son and heir to an indigo dyeing shop, Riku, has dreamed of going to university outside his prefecture with his childhood best friend and girl he loves but is instead forced to marry a girl named Miyo because of some promise his family made in the past. However, just what is Miyo's incredible secret?! Tokushima's very own Mayu Minase sets the stage in her hometown for this youthful love fantasy.This series has been published in Japan since 2013 which Japanese title name is "Himesama Tanuki no Koizanyou"

Yasuhisa Nobo, a junior in college. Rumors are flying around that Nobo's living with a girl. However, the existence of this "girl" is nothing short of mystery itself!! The curtain rises on the extraordinary-ordinary tale that is their life together.

Hana Kisugi is a somewhat apathetic 28-year-old office worker with no luck at work or with men. One day, she missed a step on a staircase and...When she woke up, she was in the body of a 17-year-old high school student named Hana Yamada. At a loss, she ends up living the life of a high school girl at the boarding house Hana Yamada lived at, Ikuta House. She's surrounded by the responsible adult Haruki, and the high school boy Haruchika. She's having trouble not falling for all the guys around her, but she can't fall in love in someone else's body, can she? While she's worried about that, someone tells her HE'S in love with HER!Will this Hana be able to return to her former body?!

Iroha has stayed single all 23 years of her life. Her mother, who single-handedly raised her and gave her the life she has, has arranged a marriage interview. As a dutiful daughter, she agrees to attend. But before her life as she knows it is changed completely, she secretly plans out a final act of defiance. For her plan to be realized, she needs an accomplice. And thus, she makes a proposition to Kashiwagi, the best-looking guy at her workplace. Met with blunt refusal, Iroha initially becomes dejected. Then... not a moment too soon, Kashiwagi changes his mind and ends up agreeing to her plan. His request in exchange? To enter a contract relationship with him and become his "girlfriend" for the time being!

"How is it? Sweet, right?" One day on her shift as library assistant, Hinano finds ultra-popular ladies' man, Haruna Iori, sleeping amongst the stacks. Not only does he tease Hinano relentlessly, he also somehow ends up stealing her first kiss! Hinano decides to pretend it never happened and goes home -- only to find Haruna at her house, too? That's when Hinano's mother breaks the news to her: she'll be living with Haruna for the next six months! Hinano's heart is sure to beat out of her chest sharing a space with the free-spirited Haruna, whose advances only grow sweeter and sweeter!

Before, she was just an ordinary girl with a penchant for cooking. Now, she has been reborn into another world as Aria, a princess of the Kingdom of Estrella. Remembering her love for the kitchen from her past life, she spends her days peacefully, cooking to her heart's content. Then one day, she is sent off to Jhero Empire as a candidate to be the cruel and merciless emperor's bride. However, due to unexpected circumstances, she ends up staying in the capital and working as the chef at "Cafe Happiness," all while concealing her identity. As her Japanese cooking fills the customers'hearts... and stomachs with joy, the diner becomes the talk of the town, with lines pouring out of the shop each day. Then one day, a mysterious and attractive young man named Lindt decides to pay the restaurant a visit...

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

"Don't tell me you love me so much you chased after me?" Momo has never been able to forget Hiiro, the boy who lived next door to her in her childhood. Right when she'd decided to turn a new leaf and find another great love story in high school, Momo reunites with Hiiro on her first day of high school. Hiiro had always been good-looking and a bit of a meanie, but now he was completely cruel, and a womanizer, at that! To make matters even more confusing for poor Momo, Hiiro suddenly kisses her...! Momo's first love is the school scoundrel, and yet the irresistably dreamy Hiiro -- how will this indulgent yet complicated love story turn out...?

Ria is an office worker who has suddenly hit rock bottom. The reason? Her soon-to-be husband has stolen and run off with a large sum of her money! As she drowns her sorrows at a bridge, she notices a young man with a weary look beside her. Imagining the worst, she instinctively lunges and grabs onto him. However, her legs give way, and she ends up falling into the river, losing her own life. When she awakes, she finds herself in the Divine World. The man she had just tried to save turns out to be a god! He offers Ria the chance to be reborn into the world of her choosing as compensation for playing a part in her untimely demise. Jumping with joy, Ria asks to be reincarnated as the protagonist of her favorite dating sim. However... things don't go as planned, and she becomes reborn as the female villain, Ashelias, instead! Worse, Ashelias is headed straight for her doom, and the protagonist's actions only seem to help ensure that it happens! Refusing to subject herself to the wretched fate written in the game's route, Ashelias decides to leave town. And thus, begins her journey with a handsome swordsman and a fluffy fairy!

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

Chinatsu, a career woman with a hidden past, meets Daiki, the popular former captain of her company's rugby team. Since she's the complete package, Daiki falls for her, but for some reason, she turns down every man who asks her out...

My friend decided to run off and leave me with her debt. I'd been working three jobs and living at an internet cafe... I was so exhausted, I almost collapsed... but this super hot chef saved me just before I did!

Nachi never expected her teenage sweetheart Haru to come walking back into her life, much less moving next door and working at the same office! She swore she'd never love again, but being with him makes old feelings resurface...

Jun dresses provocatively, but every time she gets near a guy, she gets too lost in her fantasies to make a move! Will she finally be able to get close to the guy she likes without breaking down or running away?

Akane's married her company's hottie based off of their compatibility. She feels like she's going to fall for him, but now that they're living and spending all of their time together, she just can't find the chance to tell him how she feels...

Iori is having one of the worst days of her life and comes upon a famous (and affordable!) restaurant at the beach. Is that roast duck, or is love in the air? The heavenly meal soothes her soul... until she knocks over a priceless vase!

Upon graduating from an all-boys high school, Tobishima Ichita (18) enrolls in the manga course at an art school. Ichita's genre of choice is Boy's Love (BL) and he has always wanted to connect with girls who love BL just as much as he does. As such, Ichita heads to his first day of class with a dream in his heart! When he arrives, though, his nerves get the best of him -- he can't seem to have a normal conversation with a girl. What's more, his class is nothing but girls...! What will become of Ichita?!

You're great just the way you are. Even though Miku is 25 years old, she hasn't learned a thing about how to do her own makeup -- but her boyfriend, Haru, tells her that he prefers her that way. Miku and Haru live together, after all, and they might get married, in which case she'll just quit her job anyway, so it's probably fine never to learn... At least, that's what she tells herself. One day, a boy with a special love for makeup suddenly appears in her life. The beautiful stranger does Miku up gorgeously and Haru's reaction to her new look is almost unbelievable--? A story of starting anew and taking one's life back through makeup!

Every day, Haru Inui (27) goes hard in both her personal and professional lives. And every day, her boyfriend tells her that he loves her. Those words alone give Haru the strength to work hard -- until the day she discovers that her boyfriend has been bringing other women to her house when she isn't around. How could she have believed his simple "I love you"s?! Haru feels like an idiot... when suddenly, her junior at work, Okuma, tells her that he has feelings for her! Determined to win her heart, Okuma promises to tell Haru, who doesn't believe in those three little words anymore, that loves her once a day, every day. Seemingly aloof, Okuma turns out to be unexpectedly bold! Haru doesn't know when, and she doesn't know where, but Okuma's surprising daily "I love you"s quickly turn into the office romance she didn't know she needed.

You'll be overcome with laughter at this silent but all-out duel between man and woman! A romantic comedy that keeps you endlessly grinning! Kureha (27) has just one criteria to choose a man: "Is he rich, or not?" Taisuke (29) picks out women by their bodies alone. This pair of scoundrels, faithful only to their own desires, meet at a mixer - an encounter as unfortunate as it is destined. Each scheming to snatch up the other, they act the part of a selfless, humble lady and gentleman while gradually drawing closer, and then...

Mizuno Sawa, high school first-year, is a quiet and reserved girl living under the social radar. Her school is also home to the band "Blue-Burst", made up of four boys from the pop music club and hugely popular among the students. Of course, Sawa and the band members pass their time at school without ever crossing paths - except, Kouichi from the band is secretly her twin brother! Kouichi is an amateur model on top of singing in the band, and basically the school's superstar; but despite his superstar smile on the surface, his true face is a sneering demon. When he double books a modeling gig with make-up lessons at school, the idea strikes him to make Sawa take his place at the lessons. Poor Sawa has a complex about defying her brother, so in the end she puts on his boys' uniform and heads to school. From that day her plain, quiet high school life changes completely! It's a melody of love and thrills in this coming-of-age story!

Hanazawa Moe grew up tall and tomboyish, and was even mocked for "crossdressing" the one time she wore more feminine clothes, which left her with some emotional baggage and a penchant for playing the man. Now Moe is the most popular waiter at a crossdressing cafe, where she dresses up as a guy to welcome lady customers. Thinking it was a dream job that let her use her unique talents, she buried herself in her work, until... Before she knew it, she'd reached "that age" - all her friends are getting married, having kids, and steadily moving forward in life. Suddenly, a voice inside her starts asking, "Do I want to carry on this way forever...?" -- Match-making apps, blind date parties and more... The chronicle of a girl well below the curve on romantic know-how going all out to find a husband!

I hear my younger brother has begun searching for a certain woman: his fated one, with whom he shared a night of passion at the masquerade ball. The tiny moles on her inner thigh are his only clue... But, I'm sorry, Alto. It was I, your elder sister!This is a sweet (?) love story brought to you by a contrarian heroine who can't be honest about her feelings. Don't let the title fool you! This love is pure, through and through!

One day, daycare teacher Misa happens to come face to face with Kato, the father of one of the boys in her class. This Kato is the same man Misa met at her part-time job during junior college - the married man she once had an affair with. She thought their relationship was a thing of the past, but after seeing him again something inside of Misa starts crumbling, leaving her heart in a shambles... One night, finding Kato's number still saved in her phone, Misa gives in and calls him...! Added to the mix are Kato's wife Yuka and her lover, Tomoya. All of them old enough to know better but too wretched to care, these sorry souls sink further into the tangled mess of their own murky desires, their struggles laid bare on the pages of this frank tale.

Ruriko Aoyama, a second-year in high school, was born with a large, blue birthmark on her face. She has lived her life trying not to make a big deal of it, trying to avoid overly conscientious treatment by those around her. One day, Ruriko gets her hands on a notebook belonging to her new homeroom teacher, Kanda. He had written all of her classmates' names in the book, and next to their names: distinguishing physical features. However, Ruriko notices that the space next to her own name is inexplicably blank. When she confronts her homeroom teacher, Ruriko finds that Kanda lives with prosopagnosia -- a disorder which prevents him from being able to make sense of and distinguish the human face...

Noa Kiritani, secretary to the president of a major corporation, finds every day working under her gentle and kind boss fulfilling. One day, however, the company president collapses from a sudden but mild stroke. As a result, he steps down as president and assumes the role of company chairman. In his stead, Wataru, his son, takes on the position as company president. Much to Noa's dismay, Wataru is the complete opposite of his father -- he is hardheaded, pompous... a complete monster! On top of that, Wataru pummels Noa with unreasonable request after unreasonable request... can Noa, now secretary to both the company president and the chairman, catch a break?!

The 16-year-old girl with a complex about her aggressive nature, Taiga, gives a drink to a boy she finds passed out from starvation, but he ends up stealing a kiss under the pretense of feeding mouth-to-mouth. When the new school term begins, that boy, Anri Iseya, is at the new school she transfers to and declares, "I'll be yer pet"...?! This sensual, dangerous mission between a black beast and a strong-willed 16-year-old begins now!

For one short year, haplessly awkward, cockatiel-toting Nino has to keep watch over class joker and nextdoor neighbor, Kira-kun. Can Kira-kun-who harbors a terrible secret-find it in himself to open up and learn something new from Nino, or will she be consumed by his world? Find out in this touching tale of two fates that intertwine to become the "closest love to Heaven."

One day, a poor high school second-year named Futaro Uesugi comes across a private tutoring gig with good pay. But his pupils are his classmates!! And they're quintuplets!! They're all gorgeous girls, but they're troublemakers who hate to study and are on the verge of flunking out! And his first task is simply gaining the sisters' trust?! Every day is a party! The curtain is rising on the Nakano quintuplets' quirky romantic comedy with five times the cute!!

Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life?

When Ao was in kindergarten, she smiled ear-to-ear as she told her classmates how her father (a bestselling erotic author) chose her name: "A as in apple and O as in orgy!" That day still haunts her ten years later as she studies with a single goal in mind: get into an elite university and achieve independence from her father once and for all. She has no youth to misspend and no time to think about boys ... until her classmate, "King Normie" Kijima, approaches her with a shocking confession of love. She tries to lose Kijima, but he just can't take a hint ... and as her mind runs wild with impure thoughts, she realizes her father has totally influenced her!

After six years of dating, Takuya gets dumped by his childhood-best-friend-turned-girlfriend. Takuya has sunk to his lowest -- and then a message comes in from Naoki, his ex-girlfriend's little brother. Naoki, who has grown into a stunning, long-haired young man, shocks Takuya with words that just might turn his world upside-down... A pure love story, featuring the never-endingly adorable Naoki, that is sure to make your heart beat out of your chest!!

Miss Natsutani in acccounting is out of everyone's league -- she works harder than anyone at work. Though she always strictly maintains her professional facade, Miss Natsutani has a secret: she's dating her coworker, Mr. Sakurano. What's worse is that she can't seem to keep her cool around him...?! Presenting a titillating office romance that blooms in the space between work life and private life!

Mayo is a high school loner who has issues with communication. She starts a peculiar job at a "Listening House," where she silently listens to people's problems. But her first client is Aoba-kun, the star of the basketball team who is seemingly perfect! Could Aoba-kun and his complicated situation be too much for Mayo to handle?! So begins the secret relationship between the girl who lacks communication skills and the guy who seems to have it all. Enjoy the first volume of this heart-warming love story.

Benio is the heiress of the richest family in Japan, and tradition holds that she must marry the first person to kiss her. So that she can attend high school, Benio is assigned the ninja Tamaki as a bodyguard, but he turns out to be quite the player. It's not always easy for a strong-willed rich girl and a smart-alecky ninja to get along in this romantic comedy about a pure young lady and her smoking hot knight.

Nishiki, who lives out in the countryside, loves studying. But due to the arranged marriage her parents have planned for her, she's finding her hometown a bit cramped. One day, she happens to meet Atsumori, a high schooler from Tokyo. Motivated by his unique sense of values, Atsumori suggests that Nishiki run away with him and get married! Having grown fond of Atsumori, Nishiki decides to chase after him by getting into a high school in Tokyo...?!A new series from Taamo, author of "House of the Sun."

At Dahlia Academy, a prestigious boarding school attended by students of two feuding countries-the eastern Nation of Touwa, and the Principality of West-Romio Inuzuka, leader of the dorms' Touwa first-years, wishes for a romance that can never be. For his ladylove is none other than his arch-enemy, Juliet Persia, leader of the dorms' West first-years! Is Inuzuka ready to risk it all to confess his feelings? And even if Persia somehow agrees to go out with them, how long can they keep a forbidden relationship under wraps?!

Chitose is a high school girl who lives her life wearing a "mask" in order to be liked by everyone. One day, a boy named Itsuki saves her from a p*rvert. Unable to forget his eyes, she follows him to an art prep school!! Then, Chitose was led around the prep school by Itsuki, but he sees through her fake facade... This is a sweet but sadistic love story between a mask-wearing girl and a free-spirited boy!

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!

Kohane Yuzuhara is a 17-year-old high-school student who doesn't have any interest in makeup. When her mom whisks her away on a sudden move back to Tokyo, though, Kohane gets called ugly on her first day at her new school by her hot classmate Iori Yashima. Iori's a rich boy whose family owns Yashima Cosmetics, and he can do makeup like a pro. Kohane's had it with Iori's massive ego until, one day, he transforms her by doing her makeup. Could Kohane be starting to develop an interest in cosmetics? This "makeup Cinderella love story" is the latest work from Mari Yoshino, author of Peach Heaven!