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"Would it bother you if I asked you to go out with me?" Hotaru, who works at an advertising production company, is not very comfortable with men due to her past experience with a crappy boyfriend. However, her daily life changes little by little when she meets Nagisa, a good-looking, fem stylist. It's Nagisa's feminine nature in fact, that leads Hotaru to believe that she might be able to go out with him, despite him being a man. As the nature of their relationship becomes unclear, Nagisa steps up and confesses his interest in Hotaru?!!

In noble society, while most people care more about house or status than love when seeking a partner, this couldn't be any less the case for Grace Shellgrave, the daughter of a marquis with memories of a troubled past life. Seeking a true connection with someone who feels the same way, she attends a masquerade ball in secret. After spending a romantic night with Alan, a man who seems to share the same values, she soon finds out she's become pregnant... and to make matters worse, Alan is actually the heir to House Ward, the sworn arch-enemy of the Shellgraves! Alan aggressively pursues Grace, but she refuses to let her baby become a pawn for another typical noble. Does he just want an heir? Or could it actually be... love? Two equally awkward opposites attract in this aristocratic love story!

Because of her little brother's gambling addiction, young Catherine now finds herself shouldering a five-thousand-pound debt. A nurse advises her that if she were to marry a death-row inmate the debt would be absolved, and that it would be better than becoming the mistress of an old nobleman. With no other options left, she goes to the prison. She actually follows through and ends up marrying an unshaven, scary-looking man named Jack. Jack's infamous in town because he's a known boss in the criminal underworld. During their wedding night, Jack's freed from his shackles and allowed some freedom to tidy himself up. He suddenly transforms into an impeccably mannered and handsome young man! Not exactly what Catherine was expecting...

The part-time job that manga loving yukiko found was working as an assistant to manga artist renji kaneko . However, when she shows up at his workplace, she discovers that renji kaneko is actually her ex-boyfriend from high school who broke up with her out of the blue, Tsukasa. When Yukiko learns of how he was told he needed to draw sexier looking female bodies, she offers to be his model however, she is dumbstruck when he tells her he wants to see her boobs! And upon seeing them, some sort of sadistic switch seems to be turned on inside of him and instead of just staring he pounces, and for some reason, she likes it!

Anna Shepherd’s life as a school teacher is up-ended in a single day when she’s fired after a drunk, steamy night with her school’s sponsor, Max Harpman. However, her unemployment ends as abruptly as it started when she’s invited to work as a child’s private tutor. Which is great, except for the fact that her student’s guardian is her handsome one-night stand, Max. Things are further complicated when Max requests her to give him private lessons on high society etiquette. As a series of sensual encounters ensues, Max learns as much as he can about Anna… including her mysterious past.

[Batoto Scans] Wilfred, a young captain of the knights, is deeply in love with his childhood friend, a girl who works in the kitchen. And Priscilla, who works in the barracks' kitchen, is loved a bit too much by her foster brother, the Captain of the Knights. A wholehearted love story of a lord and servant who overcome obstacles and the denial of their social standing.

The shrewd attorney Hawke is known in legal circles as the devil. For the young reporter Siri, he's someone to keep an eye on. Years ago, she pined for the man who was her father's business partner. Hawke always treated her like a child...but Siri is now a grown woman! When she's offered an exclusive scoop on the case that Hawke's working on, she heads down to Panama City, Florida. There, she and the man she still wants find they're staying in a hotel suite together! Hawke's gaze feels different than before... Is this what being seduced feels like?

Even though it is a political marriage, I can't help but fall in love with you. Johara, who has been brought up in confinement since childhood as the bride of the next king, is suddenly told that her engagement was called off. She thinks she finally has her own freedom. Johara is excited at the prospect of a new life, but her hopes are cruelly dashed. The rightful king to the throne, Azim, who has been missing for more than twenty years, comes back and decides to marry her. The first time they meet, Azim is so cold and indifferent that Johara turns pale. She wants to be free... For the first time in her life, Johara gives in to her impulses and runs away...?

In a world where objects with names become living creatures, a 2nd year college student named Sosuke breaks his violin. As a replacement, he ends up purchasing a 'named' violin that can transform into a human. The violin falls in love with Sosuke's playing, but no matter how much they practice, they can't get a decent sound! They'll have to figure out a solution to their problem...

Yoo Sera, who once secretly indulged in the R-rated, grimdark captivity reverse-harem game "Who Trapped Our Lady?", suddenly finds herself thrown into the world of that very game. Not only is she forced into the body of the villainess Sera Ebott, but she’s also trapped under the same roof as the male leads who despise her. The condition for escape? Uncover the identity of the one who imprisoned her. To survive and gain the information she needs, Sera must seduce those very men with her own body…!! Will Sera find a way out and return safely?

It was Sabrina’s wedding day, but her groom was running late because of his work. Could she really be happy in this marriage? No. Sabrina ran away from the church in her wedding dress and headed to the lodge filled with her happy childhood memories. But on the way she became stranded at the side of the road in a blizzard. Looking for help, she started to walk, but she was deep in the mountain wilderness… “Zach! It’s Snow White!” When they saw the black-haired beauty in the snow, the children were excited. She`d appeared out of nowhere and fainted in Zach’s arm. Who could she be?

She has ended up in the crosshairs of a man who thinks she is her wild twin sister! Jemima, who is raising the child her late twin sister left in her care, is approached by Italian billionaire Luciano Vitale and treated with contempt. He demands to know where his eight-month-old child is, naming Jemima’s sister as the surrogate who gave birth to the baby and stole him. Jemima fears Luciano will take her nephew away if he discovers that she isn’t her sister. So Jemima pretends to be her sister and travels with him to his mansion. She must somehow maintain her secret or risk losing her adopted son forever.

Ritsu, his father, Yui and her mother were happy in each other's company. That happiness disappeared in a car accident, when Yui's mother died behind the wheel. Ritsu's father also lost his life in the accident, and Ritsu himself was injured. He left Yui's life... until two months ago. After her mother's death, Yui had been taken in by the head of the Hosho family. She and Ritsu have a chance run-in. Riddled with guilt, Yui doesn't know how to react as Ritsu takes her in his arms and says, "I'm glad to see you." The two grow closer as the bonds lost in time awaken once again. They join as one, the blissful old days seemingly upon them. However...

"I'll grant your wish, in exchange for your pleasure." Kidnapped by a ruthless demon king and taught to feel hot and sweet sensations... Caught up in a ceremony to summon a saintess, Mitsuha came to a different world. Compared to her sister, who is a powerful saintess, Mitsuha who was considered an "extra", is locked up in a prison cell. As she wished to return to her original world with her sister...the one who came to her rescue was the demon king...? "I want your power, I want your essence..." His long fingers and tongue stirred her up into a mess... She should be scared, but can't resist the pleasure he is giving her...

Connie has come to Waltree Hall to assist in the execution of a deceased earl's will. He’s a successful young businessman known for his sense of adventure... and reluctance to settle down. At the hall, Connie and his colleague meet Lucille, an heir to the earl's estate. She finds herself attracted to Connie's conscientiousness and wit. When another heir to the title comes after Lucille for her hand in marriage, what happens next is anyone's guess!

Nagisa is a hard-working designer who tends to take on the job. Oikawa, who is the leader of the team at a young age, a popular person who has good skill and has a good character. However, Nagisa suddenly knew Oikawa's true personality!

Cheyenne is engaged to Martin, the wealthy son of a distinguished family. Her fiancé’s older brother, Cutter, scorns her and tells her, “Your upbringing is unfit for the Lord family.” But after stormy seas shipwreck him and Cheyenne saves him, the two fall madly in love. However, their love quickly becomes tainted. When Martin suggests that Cutter only seduced her to break up their engagement, Cheyenne loses hope and resigns herself to marring Martin. But then, seven years later, her husband dies and she finds herself in a predicament…and Cutter shows up again!

Cressie may be the daughter of a count, but society regards her as plain and strange. Still, she's highly intelligent, sneaking into scientific society disguised as a man. Now, years after her debut in London society, she is yet unwed. Cressie then encounters Giovanni di Matteo, a world-famous artist hired for a portrait of her stepbrothers. Cressie and the comely Signor di Matteo discuss seriously art versus maths, and a connection grows. Can he see beyond her exterior... to the beauty within? The Beauty Within Story (Original novel) by Marguerite Kaye Art by Nei Nowaki Published by TAPAS MEDIA 2020

Donned in a gorgeous wedding dress, Kelly awaited Alekos in the brilliant church. However, no matter how long she waited, her charming Greek groom did not show up to walk down the aisle. Just minutes before the ceremony, Kelly had been cruelly abandoned at the altar. Four years after that tearful day, Kelly finally finds the resolve to forget Alekos and move on. On a whim, she decides to sell the diamond engagement ring he gave her through an internet auction. But Kelly has no idea of what's to come. Her ring sells for a grand total of four million dollars. And the one who shows up to claim the ring…is Alekos himself.

Chisato and Riku first met when she moved next door ten years ago. Even as college students, they're still neighbors after her mom suggests they get adjacent apartments since "it'll be safer." One day, Chisato casually mentions she wouldn't mind having a boyfriend. Riku's reaction of "Why not me!? I've had a crush on you forever!" totally catches her off guard. Can someone who's been the boy next-door for most of her life become something more...!?

This story is about a young girl, Yuri, who was born into a prestigious flower arranging family, the Misono family. In order to pay of the debt her mother left, Yuri is made to marry Tsubaki, her first crush. Yuri, having admired Tsubaki from a far for ten years, is actually bewildered by the decision, To complicate matters, the dignified and beautiful Tsubaki is cold and won't even make eye contact with Yuri. On their wedding night, though, he kisses her sweetly as if deeply in love and ravishes her until she loses consciousness...

Ceriniel is heartbroken when she learns her husband has been cheating on her with her best friend and secretly poisoning her for years. But when she dies and wakes up in the past, she's determined to get revenge on those who betrayed her. And so she bravely seeks the help of the bloodthirsty war hero, Duke Lexion Rosenvester, who was oddly kind to her in her past life. His only conditions are that she ditch her unfaithful husband and enter a permanent marriage with him instead...!

Charlotte, who is a journalist, meets Iannis with sculpturelike beautiful coal-black hair on the Greek island of Iskos! with a desire to write about him, Charlotte approaches him and finds herself smitten; he has an arrogant side, but also gentlemanlike elegance. The two indulge in a passionate love affair, but one incident generates a doubt…!

Nanase-san, a high school student, is studying at a famous private school. Unlike all the wealthy students she knows, her family situation is far from easy, as she lives alone in a dilapidated home with her little twin sisters, fights and small jobs supporting the house. The opposite of the high school star, a well-known actor who leads an easy and uncomplicated life ... But appearances deceive? Are you hiding anything behind that facade? And what consequences will an impromptu meeting have in a delicate situation for each of them?

I know we are meeting for the first time, but there’s something nostalgic about him… When her father dies suddenly, nineteen-year-old Marianne and her family are left in dire straits. Distraught over the idea that she must now marry a haughty aristocrat to help her family, Marianne visits her great-aunt. On the way there, Marianne meets a mysterious gentleman. As soon as he looks at her, she is overwhelmed by a feeling of nostalgia, which confuses her. Marianne leaves without asking his name. What she doesn’t know is that he’s actually Drew, the Marquis of Marlbeck, and that she will meet him again in an unexpected place…

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The story of a guy who loves black hair, and the afternoon he spend with the black-haired girl which he had previously set his sights on and has been harboring a crush for.The protagonist is utterly head over heels about how cute she is. But is her hair the object of his affection, or is there more to it...?

Kim, a widow raising a young daughter by herself, was interviewing for a secretarial position. All the women there were beautiful—had she gone to a modeling agency by mistake? It seemed the applicants were all hoping to become the CEO’s wife, which made Kim feel out of place. And CEO Lucas’s high-pressure attitude made her recoil. She never thought she’d get the job, but for some reason he hired her. As she worked for him, Kim began to see Lucas’s surprising kindness. And for his part, Lucas was becoming thoroughly attracted to family-oriented Kim…

Naruse Fumika has bad luck with men. "I won't get married, so at least I want to be soothed by a man!" When she murmured, her handsome secretary Nakahara suggested, "If you can pay me, I will soothe you"!? He's 8 years younger than her, but he's impertinent... If she give it a go, she'll be deeply addicted to his body and mind with his sensual technique and sweet doting... Age gap & contract love!

【A story by New York Times bestselling author becomes a comic!】Eleanor is crushed when she learns that her boss, Curry, whom she has always longed for, has no interest in her as a woman. Especially when she has been working so hard for him. So when her good friend Jim offers her a new job, Eleanor decides to give up on love and leave her boss. The moment she turns in her resignation, Curry unleashes an onslaught of cruel, insulting words. Yet when Eleanor fights back, she’s shocked that Curry responds with an intense, deep kiss!

Can this engagement to a billionaire be the height of her happiness? The model Sylvie is about to marry the billionaire Leonidas! However, their engagement is broken off because of a fake gossip article! On top of that, after they split up, Sylvie discovers that she’s pregnant with his child and decides to raise him alone. What’ll happen next?

But Sharuen is your adopted daughter! What about me?” Eliana, the eldest daughter of a impoverished noble family, is overjoyed when she receives a marriage proposal from the wealthy Baron Karman. On her thrilling first night, filled with hope, she is struck by thunderous words from her husband, Baron Karman: he loves another woman—even his adopted daughter, Sharuen. To make matters worse, she is falsely accused of being a wicked stepmother due to Sharuen’s schemes… “Rumors shouldn’t be spread half-heartedly, Sharuen.” Turning crisis into opportunity, Eliana, now burdened with every rumor, sets her sights on becoming the Queen of the Harem. In this perilous quest to build a harem, will she achieve her revenge and find true love?

As Lee Yeo-ju hums a song that comforted her during her long hospital stay, she is approached by an idol star named Park Jea-ha, whom she has only seen in videos. "I'll help you. You need money for the surgery, right?" Jea-ha become Yeo-ju's savior and favorite. However, five years later, he ends his life by making an extreme choice... Yeo-ju, in shock, cries out to a shooting star to save him. Did her wish come true? She goes back seven years and possesses the body of Jang Bo-ran, a top idol at the time and a judge on the audition program "I Am the Strongest Idol"... Among the audition participants is trainee Park Jea-ha! "Just like you saved me, I will save you this time."

Ao Ichinose 26 y.o, is injured when her boyfriend who has been dating for 3 years is robbed by a junior at work. One day she spends the night with a younger boy she happens to meet at a bar. She would have thought she would never meet again, but she happened to meet again on a rainy day. What's more, he was begged for "I won't come back" and "Can't pick me up ...?" ... !? I'll be fond of him under one roof !? Swung around and love!

Zoe, the daughter of millionaire Oscar Balfour, has always lived a life of luxury. But when she discovers that Oscar is not her biological father, her world collapses. Zoe, who has built her entire identity around being a Balfour, tries to forget by going out to parties night after night. One day at a gallery opening, she meets Max, a dark and gloomy man who stands out among the joyful crowd. They spend a dreamlike night together, but then he coldly dismisses her. In this story of love and resurrection, can these two mend their broken hearts?

[As if it were a sentence, I married and tamed the monster prince in the palace.] Irenea married the First Prince, who bore the notorious reputation of being a monster prince due to a curse. As the illegitimate daughter of a prestigious noble family, her marriage was practically a death sentence. She believed that, like the previous candidates for crown princess, she was doomed to die on her wedding night—but with an unexpected ability, she managed to calm the monster prince and ended up staying by his side...

She gave birth to their baby named Xiaobai after being framed. When they meet again in five years, the cold-hearted CEO keeps her with him to refute the rumor. After all, he doesn't seem to be all that terrible... The story starts when Xiaobai gets into a fight with a boy from a privileged family. This time, Xiaobai's father shows up on time for his rescue...

I should be dead, but instead I seem to be lost in a world similar to a maiden game. The prince proposed to me, but the person I like is…!

I wanted to give up on love, but now he’s back in town… When Ashley was fourteen, she had her first love. Max was the grandson of the president at the company where her mother worked. He was kind to Ashley, and one day he promised to take her to lunch…but then never showed up. A few days later, Ashley learned that he had left town. Now, ten years later, she is surprised to see him again and finds that she’s still in love with him! But Max is in town only temporarily, and Ashley’s heart will break when he leaves once more…

I can't believe I have to marry a man who detests me… Not even in her wildest dreams did Lee expect to see David, her ex-fiance from six years ago, at the same company job interview. Their engagement fell through over some serious family issues, which caused the two to be out of touch this entire time. However, time never made Lee’s love fade away. Lee is betting everything for this job interview, and needs to get hired no matter what… even if it means to lie about being married! Since there is a rumor about the company favoring married workers, both David and Lee slip out a lie that they are both married. This lie ends up haunting Lee, as she cannot take on the guilt of lying to get a job, which is why David

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. After failing at both love and work, Dokyung returns to the stillness of her hometown, Mooyung, where a chance encounter at her mother’s old corner store brings her face-to-face with Doh Joon, a top actor with eyes like midnight. What begins with a bold proposition soon turns into something far more complicated: a fleeting summer affair between a woman afraid to love again and a man who wants forever. As their days grow hotter and their nights more intimate, Dokyung clings to the idea that it’s just a season, just a moment. But Doh Joon is already dreaming of something that lingers long after summer ends.

Louise sneaks into a charity dance party hosted by a non-profit organization run by a royal family in a bid to find out embezzlement within the organization. But the prince, whom she doubts is the center of the crime, comes to like her, and she’s asked to pretend to be engaged to him?!

On the 15th of October 1990, World War III breaks out. It only lasts for 40 minutes, but industrial establishments were nearly wiped out by the 1000 megatons of nuclear weapons used in the war. The Earth was then cloaked by in a nuclear winter which lasted for 6 months, and all the grain plants died. Each government fell into anarchy and transport and communication networks could not be restored easily. Soon, declarations of state establishment from the citizens in various areas came one after another, and America was split into 6 parts, adding other unapproved small states, it was divided into more than 20 countries. The story is set in 2021, 31 years after World War III. Filicia Epstein, a bionics genius, came to Sabano and Sergent Mutou was ordered to protect her. Searching for her only brother, Lyon, Filicia encountered with 1019, a cybernoid, who directed them to the phantom city, OZ, which is a shelter created by Lyon. As the story unfolds, they gradually realised what 'OZ' actually was... Very loosely based on some parts of The Wizard of Oz. Two OAVs were made. Note: Won the 24th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1993).

Yeji lives alone in a shabby old villa, but her attention keeps drifting to the unemployed man next door. He shares his ramen, they watch Netflix together, but he never lets her into his heart. Still, Yeji finds herself growing more and more drawn to him. "Mister… you couldn’t take your eyes off this... and you touched it, too."

Aromatherapist Sienna is having the worst year of her life. She lost her job, was betrayed by her lover and her mother is suffering from illness. To top it all off, she receives an eviction notice from her apartment complex. But all of her problems could be solved if she obtains the inheritance left to her by her late father. There is but one condition: she must be happily married. Sienna asks a recent acquaintance, Keir, who needs money to save his company, to be her “hired husband.” Surprisingly, he agrees, but has one condition?that for the duration of their contract, their marriage is the real thing!

Childhood friends reunite after 10 years and set off on a journey to defeat the demon lord---- Yuria, Allen, and Sieg are childhood friends who grew up together in a remote village. The world is plunged into chaos, and the people wait eagerly for heroes to appear and save them. When Yuria became 9, she was called to the temple to become a sage that will assist the hero. For 10 years she has lived there secluded from the outside world to focus on her training. Now the time has come! The hero is one of her childhood friends she grew up with, Allen. They form a party together with the eldest, Sieg... and after many years, miraculously the three childhood friends are reunited... Their time... and feelings begin to move forward once more----

When a down-on-her-luck student runs out of money – and hope – it’s time for the devil to make his entrance and give her an offer she can’t refuse. But this devil has problems of his own. He’s a cog in Satan’s corporate ladder, who’s quickly losing credibility because that same desperate girl isn’t ready to part with her soul willingly. Now, she’s working at his coffee shop while he tries to convince her that she can have it all. And the cost? Merely her mortal soul...

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