JOSEI

"In the virtual reality game where the pain setting is at '0'. After clearing all endings for the first time and starting the last 100th play... something strange is happening. Suddenly, a strange illness sets in with a countdown timer, and the strategy characters start worrying about me. I'm not feeling any pain at all, should I pretend to be in pain? Before I knew it, I had become a noble warrior sacrificing myself to endure pain for the sake of world peace in front of the strategy characters. Since it's come to this, the theme of this session is a terminally ill warrior throwing himself for the sake of the world! I absolutely must end with a happy ending. This is my last play in life!"

Cafe Waikiki is so empty that owner-chef Yori swears he's been hearing voices. Why isn't he getting any customers? His cooking can't be that bad, and it's not like he's in the wrong location, so what other reason could there be for this to happen?

Two girls are connected by fate from a red string but it never seems to rip. No matter what.

The beloved shojo tale of one-sided rivalry, revenge, and romance! In elementary school, the rich and spoiled Yanagi Naoto ruled his class in studies and sports. But he suffered the first setback of his life when Kujou Mikoto, a girl from a poor family, transferred to his school and outperformed him at every turn. Reeling from this unforgivable blow to his pride, Naoto decided that he had to make Mikoto lose at something…by making her lose her heart to him! Now, both in college, Naoto proposes one “last game” with Mikoto–but who will be the winner?

Catherine did not want much. Even if she did not have luxurious clothes and shoes, she was alright with her hideously frayed bedroom curtains and her shoes that were so worn at the soles it was different in height. It had been two years since she started enduring it for the sake of her late mother. She no longer felt the need to do that. "Alright, I'll leave." Catherine was tired of everything. *** "Are you the Pope's watchdog? You've done well coming all the way here." The man who intruded her home was drenched from head to toe. She could see mud squished beneath his black leather boots. Unbelievable. To think he would drag in not grass, but mud, while she was cleaning the floors! "You've got quite the disguise. Even I was almost fooled into thinking that you're just an ordinary city woman---" "Wipe it." She pushed the rag she held onto the man. "Why are you looking at me so foolishly? I told you to wipe the floor. And it's not proper to show your sword when it's our first time meeting each other. Is it not enough that you intruded that you would want to be reported for attempted murder?"

After Gu Bei lost his memory, a pretty girl named Su Mo appeared and claimed that she was his girlfriend. However, Su Mo has multiple personalities! Now the problem is, does Gu Bei have to win the heart of all her personalities to secure their relationship?

The year is 20XX. Tough but idealistic Koga has just joined the Tokyo branch of SHWD, the Special Hazardous Waste Disposal unit responsible for eradicating mysterious biological weapons that were left behind after the great war. Her mentor is Sawada, a woman with a powerful psyche who complements Koga's physical prowess. Something is sizzling between the two of them, and it's more than just a shared mission. Together, these two badass women must team up to confront horrors beyond their wildest nightmares.

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Nineteenth-century London—Verity’s father has passed away, so in order to pay for the surgery her sister needs, she becomes a theater dancer under a false name. Dancers are considered no better than harlots in the eyes of gentlemen, so Viscount Fillion Guzby decides he can buy some time with her—in fact, he asks her to spend Christmas with him in exchange for five hundred pounds!

Sophie was barely getting by on her temp jobs, but she still went out of her way for other people. But when she shows this side of herself to her to employer, Gabriel York, he sees it as nothing more than another woman’s attempt to get close to him. Even so, with Christmas around the corner, he lets Sophie live in his home when she no longer has a place to stay. Despite her own troubles, Sophie’s still more worried about other people than herself. Gabriel becomes more and more captivated by Sophie’s kind nature, and he thinks she needs to start caring about what she wants. Will Sophie want Gabriel for Christmas?

Billy Lucas, an ex-cop with a checkered past, is hired as a bodyguard for a naive young heiress named Julia. Originally ordered to watch her from a far, Billy is forced to intervene when she sneaks off alone. After hearing from Julia about her sheltered life, Billy decides to take her on an adventure and show her the things she has missed out on. Will sparks fly between these two people from different worlds?

It’s Gretchen’s job to make sure weddings go flawlessly, but this time she’s received a special request?Gretchen is to pretend to be lovers with movie star Julian Cooper during the wedding ceremony! Her ample figure and frizzy hair don’t look like the Hollywood dream, though, so how can she pull it off? When she meets the gorgeous Julian, he immediately notices that she’s a little stiff and decides she needs “acting lessons.” So he gives her a sweet kiss! Her next stops are high-end boutiques and a luxurious spa?she won’t be the same woman when this job is done!

His sweet voice echoes in her ear while his thrusts tear her apart. She wants to say something back so bad. She shouldn't be enjoying this...! Chacha has become feudal lord Hideyoshi Toyotomi's concubine. However, only the flames of vengeance burn in her heart. While she waits for him in the alcove to spend the night together, Hideyoshi's retainer Mitsunari Ishida makes a surprise appearance!! He comes bearing a message from Hideyoshi that he won't be joining her tonight. Instead, Mitsunari's been ordered to bed Chacha! His tongue goes from kisses to her body, where he teases her most sensitive areas. Dripping wet, Mitsunari voraciously eats her out until the ecstasy makes her legs tremble. Contrary to how she truly feels, her body gives in to the pleasure of his deep thrusts... Thus begins a dramatic revenge story where several plots mingle.

This home was left by our good friend, Smile. Take a look at their new daily life as three online-met friends move in together to their new house. Intimate netizens gathered at the call of a lawyer. Aure, flowers, small balls have been together with lost netizens, smiling villas. A sudden legacy will reboot the sparse relationship. Three people look up in the space where they do not see each other, re-understand each other, grinding in the face of unbeautiful, entering each other's heart when they are flawed, healing each other and growing up to the best in their hearts.

The two years of married life had been sweet like a dream. But one day, her husband vanished without a trace. Han Seo-ryeong, an ordinary housewife and a blind woman, sets out to find her husband, only to uncover a truth beyond imagination. Her husband was a black agent with a hundred faces, and everything she believed in was merely a part of his "work." Amidst utter despair, Seo-ryeong begins to unleash her hidden madness. If she cant catch him, she'd rather be caught by him first!

Haru works at a breakup agency that ends relationships on behalf of clients. One day, she mistakes a man for her client’s boyfriend and accidentally breaks up with the wrong person, Woohyun, the team leader of another department at her company. As a result, Woohyun ends up breaking up with his real girlfriend. Overwhelmed with guilt, Haru struggles to face him, but instead of anger, Woohyun surprises her with an unexpected proposal... “Let’s date for one year.”

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“Even if it’s just a little bit, I want to change.” Rion is a timid girl who has always followed the herd, caring about other people’s opinions to the point where she couldn’t speak her own thoughts out loud. One day, sick of it all, she forces herself to attend the idol group “PRINCE・Kiss” handshake event, where she meets Kanata, whom she admires and whose words give Rion even more courage to change her timid self. Determined to change and get closer to Kanata, she decides to pursue her dream of becoming an idol. However, on the day of the audition, Rion encounters Sakyo, a member of Kanata’s group, and due to an unexpected incident between them, her body transforms into that of a male?! To make matters even more complicated, Rion ends up participating in a boys' idol audition instead…? A new type of idol love story begins with this unique twist!

To protect her village, Chohee is offered as a human sacrifice to the feared Choneun Peak. But instead of death, she finds herself face-to-face with the infamous leader of a band of outlaws—rumored to be more beast than man. Yet the more time she spends in his shadow, the more his brutal reputation begins to crack. Who is the man behind the mask of the wolf—and why does he seem more protector than predator? In the deadly silence of the mountains, a dangerous bond begins to form.

Alice was a game streamer, transmigrated to her favorit ARPG as MC. She met her favorit character White Rabbit, Adam. She thought that this was a dream until Adam kissed her. Now she realized that everything will trully go wrong.

Mikumo's cafe and Yano's gift shop are located next to each other. She likes him, but is too shy to say anything. Thankfully, the spirit of Yano's mother remained behind to watch over him, and mom's going to do her best to see him happy. The lives of two shopkeepers whose romance is non-existent, watched over by the meddling spirits of their departed loved ones.

After turning 30 as a NEET, Kyosuke was kicked out of his parents' house. That's when Rui, his closest friend, proposes a solution: to get married, then divorce!A guy and girl who've been 'just friends' for around a decade decide to enter a pretend marriage.He's a romantic and she's just a pragmatic girl. A pair unsuited for marriage.What will they discover after 100 days together?

Japanese college students Enji and Rikuo have decided to travel to a foreign country to brave the mysterious "Devil's Cave", where a magic mineral called "Petram Magicis" is said to be found, which can grant any wish. But will they and their guide Shara be able to survive the supernatural perils of the cave? And why does Enji seem so obsessed with finding the Magicis, even at the risk of his life?

I, a holy male knight, was captured after I lost a war against the vampires. "What, do you really want to die? That isn't going to happen. Embrace me, dear. From now on, you shall be my daughter." said the silver-haired baby-face queen of the bloodsuckers. She lifted my chin and, with a viciously fanged smile, drew in toward my neck.

An obscure actress named Kim Eun-hong, who alternates between minor roles and extras. On her way home drunk after being dumped by her boyfriend of nine years, Kim Eun-Hong became involved in an accident with Lee Kang-il, the CEO of LJ Pharmaceutical. But then Kang-il suddenly asks me to act like his fiancée. You're giving me a billion won just for getting engaged? Why me? "I can't live without Kim Eun-hong." I'm pretending to be his fake fiancée to avoid being thrown into jail... Can Eun-hong be reborn as a veiled French girl with a gold spoon? And will she be able to keep her contract with Kang-il, who harbors a lot of secrets? A man who dies if he's not confident?! And Eun-hong's life-threatening (?) romance act for him!

His hands are groping and stimulating me as he whispers in my ear, you're so naughty! But he's my student and I'm his teacher...?! Though I've become the educator I've always wanted to be, my days are filled with worry. Ever since I saw that one student look at me with longing eyes in the library, I couldn't take my eyes off him... and now I have sex with him in my dreams?! But I'm a teacher, I can't have these feelings! But then, when the two of us end up alone in the classroom, he comes on to me and kisses me forcefully, sweetly and deeply...?! The sweet and numbing pleasure of the naughty movement of his fingertips overwhelms me.... A forbidden relationship that should never have been! Is it unbecoming of a teacher to fall in love with a student?

Tiana, a saint blessed with beauty that captivates people of all ages and genders, finds herself caught in a mysterious incident and is cursed—transformed into an ugly cat! As she struggles with her new form, she’s rescued by none other than Isis, the so-called “gloomy knight.” Despite her pitiful appearance, he takes care of her with surprising tenderness and affection. Through his devotion, Tiana begins to experience something she’s never known before—love. But things don’t stay simple for long. She soon becomes entangled in the greater conspiracy behind the curse… Can Tiana break the curse and return to her saintly form?

Office worker Su Lili suddenly finds herself transported into a world of swords and magic—only to discover she's now the widowed Queen of Lorenzo! With the late king gone, the kingdom is torn between warring factions, and all that remains is a crumbling throne... and an adorable 10-year-old crown prince. She planned to flee as far as possible from this political mess, but one look at her sweet (and helpless) stepson melted her resolve. Now, trapped by her own soft heart, she must navigate treacherous court intrigue, outwit power-hungry nobles, and somehow raise a future king—all while hiding the fact that she’s just an ordinary woman from another world! Will she survive long enough to stabilize the kingdom… or will the schemers tear her and the prince apart first?

**"If she is my wife, then I must gladly welcome her."** At the border of Hyeon-guk, where the enemy is close by. “I requested that reinforcements be sent quickly—what they sent with such care is a finely painted woman.” The one who received the emperor's decree to welcome his wife without ceremony was Ha Mu-jin, the commander of the Hongla army and a king. This wedding, which stirred his anger, felt like a prank meant to give the emperor a sense of victory. Thus, even if they set up a bridal chamber in such a barren battlefield, it didn’t matter who the bride was. “I have received His Majesty’s decree… to, to marry the Grand Commander…” Even if I stutter while saying it. “So, you are saying that His Gracious Majesty the Emperor has bestowed upon Ha Mu-jin my wife. In that case, I shall gladly welcome her.” However, even if it were just So-rang, she must cry to relieve his anger. “Crying women are truly terrible, so you should cry with your whole body and take all my resentment.”

So Simin, seorang siswa yang juga atlet kejuaraan Hapkido yang muncul kembali 7 tahun kemudian sebagai seorang guru sementara di SMA. Tujuannya kini adalah menjadi guru tetap! Namun, seorang siswa kejam tak tahu aturan, Han Sugang, muncul di tengah kehidupan sekolahnya yang menargetkan para siswa di sana. Akankah impian Simin, seorang warga kecil yang hanya ingin menjadi guru full time menjadi kenyataan?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "How did we get to this point...?" The orchestra that Aguri plays trumpet for is really hurting for funds, but when they finally find a matchmaking company to sponsor them, that company's CEO turns out to be a sadistic jerk! The first words out of his mouth are about how much he hates music. Just who does he think he is?! Despite that totally awful first impression, Aguri finds herself pulling him into her arms when they get stuck in an elevator together later that day. To make matters worse, he walks her home after a work party one night, and before she knows it, they're kissing...?!

Reincarnated as Olivia, a minor noblewoman in a deceptively titled tragic romance, “The Tragic Crown Prince’s Overwhelming Love," she aims to prevent her favorite characters' misfortunes by stopping the mastermind prince's death. To save her favorites by uncovering his secrets, Olivia becomes mastermind prince Crios' maid, but her actions lead to a massive misunderstanding with Crios...?! Crios: "Th-This... could it be... a confession of love...?" A fluffy and lovey-dovey master-servant romantic comedy woven with misunderstandings and missed connections starts here!

She's an enigma, and she's going to lead my life into further turmoil… Dan's company was on the verge of bankruptcy due to his best friend's betrayal, and his fiancée had run away. One day, he woke up to find a seductive woman named Shannon in his room. "You were so passionate yesterday," she said, but despite her bold words, there was a mysterious side to her that is hidden. Dan tried to get rid of Shannon, who in turn tried to stay with him with promises he doesn't remember, and then they were kidnapped. What is going to happen to me!?

She wasn't reincarnated as the heroine of the dating simulation game, but the villain...! Due to her selfish, domineering personality, Mylene's fiance, prince Rendall, doesn't like her in the slightest. However, she becomes disorientated by the return of the memories of her past life, and he finds out that she's actually an innocent crybaby! Convinced that she's scheming to dump him for someone else, he gets jealous and warns her to stay away from other guys. With other key characters getting involved in the fray, what will become of Mylene's love!?

Minekura Kazuya (Saiyuki), Azusa Kina (After School at the Coffee Shop), Namori (YuruYuri), etc... A splendid writing team participates! The official comic anthology of the popular manga Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, which has sold a total of over 9 million copies (including digital editions)! Contributors: Cover: Fujita Illustrations: Akiyoshi Shima, Sachiko, Namori, Haida Nanako Manga: Azusa Kina Konno Paru Hachiya Kujira Shiromanta Yamaguchi Eito Dorokawa Megumi Kakitsubata Waka Nagao Uka Anno Tachi Aoi Medamayaki Nouichi Nye Minami Kiri Megane Asahi Noboru Minekura Kazuya

Ren Fujisawa could not find a place in her hometown or in Tokyo where the pieces of her identity fit together. She was about to give up on everything, when the person who appeared in front of her was the person she missed the most in the world, the person she wanted to see more than anything else in the world, the person she wanted to see so badly that she would die. A promising, delicately and emotionally depicts a human story that will sink deep into your heart, especially in this time when everyone is lonely.

My name is Eun Doeun, and this is the story of how my boyfriend suddenly told me he was getting married. And… to another woman. That’s how the four long years of our relationship collapsed in an instant. And to top it all off, that shameless jerk—now my ex—asked me to become his “second.” I turned him down and broke it off with him for good. Because of my job, I traveled to Hawaii; on the beach I met a man with an exotic look named Ian. He made me feel overwhelmed by how intense things between us were becoming, yet I decided to keep seeing him under a false name. “Mo… ana. My name is Moana.” Without knowing his real name or his age, we spent passionate nights together; to me, he was only a fleeting love, a beautiful memory of Hawaii. Until he appeared before me again. “It’s been a while, Moana. Or should I call you Director Eun Doeun now?”

‘The Other Family's Kid' and dreams buried deep in my heart.

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After turning 30 as a NEET, Kyosuke was kicked out of his parents' house. That's when Rui, his closest friend, proposes a solution: to get married, then divorce!A guy and girl who've been 'just friends' for around a decade decide to enter a pretend marriage.He's a romantic and she's just a pragmatic girl. A pair unsuited for marriage.What will they discover after 100 days together?

Faes, the first people of the Lighting World, disappeared some centuries ago after they were hunted by those hungry for the power they were never meant to yield. Their disappearance from the world changed only one thing, the rest of the world could no longer find the Lighting Tree that gives them life. Man felt no loss, but sought out more power, endlessly. However, the light they cannot wield begets darkness they wish to use, unleashing a deadly virus in the Empire of Echerus, the largest and only empire of man.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "We're both dating other people." Kureha lives with her boyfriend, but that doesn't stop her from spending the night with her coworker, Ryota. Their relationship breaks all the rules. "I wanna try falling in love with a guy to the point where nothing else matters...!" "Signal" features a collection of mature, heart-rending romances, along with story from the past!

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.)

"He's already crazy for me. " Someone's hot CEO boyfriend was stolen by a plump, ugly woman?! Even though Kaori Ichijo is plump and ugly, she constantly has men wrapped around her finger. At first glance, men think Kaori's unattractive; and yet, her amazing skills have them at her mercy, bewitched and sucked bone dry... Just who is this Kaori, and what in the world is her motive?!

“I was so eager to meet you. Become mine this time." Though she used to be a hero in a different world, Haruna reincarnated as an ad agency worker in Japan. It turns out that Mao, the handsome man she keeps seeing in her office and in her favorite pub, was actually the Demon King she slayed in her previous life! She thought that his clingy love and absurd personality was ridiculous but... “I'll definitely cherish you...! I want to do... erotic things too..." He is all affectionate while kindly and erotically touching her sensitive nipples and inside, so Haruna can't resist anymore...! Read on for the lovey-dovey affair with the needy doggy-type ex-Demon King!

I just want you to believe in me…in my innocence and my love for you. Darcy, who works for a temporary employment agency, is asked to deliver some documents to a hotel. A man named Neve is waiting for her, but he angrily accuses her of blackmailing him! She tries to explain why she’s there, but he says he’d rather keep an eye on her until she proves her innocence. So he hires her to work for his large corporation as his secretary! At first Darcy’s confused, but soon she’s more concerned about Neve’s devotion to his work…

[I was married off to the imperial palace as if I were being disposed of, and there, I tamed the monster prince.] Irena, a bastard child from a prestigious noble family, was married off to the 1st Prince, who carried the stigma of being a monster prince due to a curse. This marriage was no different from being disposed of. She thought she was destined to die on her wedding night, just like previous princess candidates, but unexpectedly, she managed to calm the monster prince with an unforeseen ability and began to live with him....