Count Casarius fell victim to a plague and died suddenly, leaving behind a will stating that Rietta, a beautiful young widow of the manor, whom he tried to use as a concubine, be buried alive alongside him. Just before Rietta is buried, Archduke Axias, rumored to be a cruel tyrant, arrives at the funeral to collect the enormous debt Count Casarius still owes him.

"Everyone here seems to feel sorry for her, and I still have a debt to collect from Casarius… If I take her instead, I think all of you here should be happy," he smiled, "Hello, my temptress."

From Stiletto Heels:

Dependant on her boyfriend of seven years, unable to communicate well with others, and lacking self-confidence, Miki feels like a bird trapped in a gilded cage. In the midst of all this she meets a callous young man named Kamaya at her post in the students affairs office. Although Kamaya seems to have no qualms about invading her personal space, he saves her when she's in trouble, and Miki gradually begins to see him in a new light.

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"The one confession you lack to make it a draw... Shall I give it to you?"
Chikage and Haruto have always been competing against each other since elementary school. They have a competition to see who can get the most number of confessions before their high school graduation...?!

... A few years later.
Despite always declaring it "A competition!" every time they meet, they went down their own respective paths with Chikage as a model and Haruto as an actor.
Coincidentally, the first drama recording that Chikage stars in happens to be alongside Haruto...

It's a heart-throbbing love story where the clumsy duo's worlds of love and work collide!

100 years after her death, Empress Martina, the founder of the Carabella Empire, reincarnates as Astina Lette, the daughter of a count. Her peaceful, everyday life as a noble lady, a stark contrast to her past life, is short-lived, however.

With the bankruptcy of her father's failed trade business, her family falls into great debt. Astina decides to sell herself off to marry Grand Duke Thereode in place of her sister Kanna to save her family from their financial crisis. But Thereode is forever cursed to take on the form of a beast, and no one expects her to survive the night with him...

Still, defying all odds, she fights the beast with her impressive swordsmanship, and miraculously survives. Over time, a slow relationship begins to kindle between them as she tames him as her pet.

However, one night, Astina gives Theo a brief peck on the lips as a reward for his obedience when suddenly- He becomes.. human?

The previous lords have committed as many atrocities as possible to fill their bellies. I, the only daughter of that house, had discovered that my servant and lover was a spy. And as the people wanted, my life ended with my execution.

However, with the memory of getting beheaded intact, I began a new life. I was planning to shoulder the sins of my past life and become a nun, but by some trick of fate, I came to work as a maid for the current lord. Under my former lover, whose name, age and even hair color were all lies.

Ahyoung is the director of a down-on-its-luck animal hospital. Pragmatic, blunt, and single, this 30-year-old veterinarian is determined to succeed! But she is barely able to make ends meet... that is until a mythical creature makes its way to her hospital. With the help of her talking cat, her softie werewolf assistant, and her chipper dragon friend, she is committed to treating all fantastical beasts that make their way to her door. It can’t be that hard… right?

A single mother who despises men is neighbors with a younger, womanizing man! Despite being scum, he is great at cooking and childcare--does that make him an ideal partner?

After turning 30 as a NEET, Kyousuke 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?

Airi Hirakawa, a model in a popular woman magazine, is suddenly hit by someone in front of her house and wakes up in a room full of garbage. Airi is confused when she is suddenly proposed by Hirokazu Imai, the man who is her kidnapper and stalker.

And this is how her life of confinement begins, where suffers sexual violence and where even toilet breaks and meals are managed.

*WARNING*
Contains abuse, kidnapping, rape, moral degradation, sadism etc.

Hello, boys and girls!
Do you like guys with more than one side to them?
Omota Uramichi, 31 years old, stars as a gymnastics teacher on the educational TV program "Together with Mama."
He might be sweet, but all boys and girls are inevitably scared off whenever they get a glimpse of the adult darkness that's the result of "Mister Uramichi's" emotional instability...?!

This is a tragic eulogy to all the "boys and girls" who are now adults!

A sweet and comfy Teacher/Student romance.

Tamako doesn't have any confidence, sex appeal, or romantic experiences. Caught off-guard while job-hunting, she is hired to work for an office full of suspicious people who specialize in designing for pachinko parlors. Thus, her days of agony begin to unfold.

From PresenceDear:

A compilation of short stories on the theme of “boxes.”

1) The Setting Sun
An art dealer deals with the impending death of a promising young artist.

2) Always a Holiday with You
A high school student’s fantasy becomes reality in an unexpected way.

3) Pandora’s Elevator
Company politics interferes with the lives of two businessmen.

4) Coffin Under the Snow
After twelve years, young man returns to his home town and uncovers the secrets of his father’s past.

5) A Warm Box
A college student is obsessed with abandoned cardboard boxes.

6) I Want to See You at the Library (Toshokan de Aitai)

7) A Cloudy Day in Spring (Hanagumori)

8) Strange Guys (Henna Yatsura)

9) Our Season (Bokura no Kisetsu)

It was a life-changing incident... Kinaho lived by herself until the day her boyfriend, Akito, suddenly brought home two young boys. The brothers were Akito's relatives and had just lost their parents in a tragic accident. A very serious 2nd-year middle schooler called Touma, his 5-year-old brother Haruhi, and Akito start their life together in Kinaho's house.

Set 13 years after the original series, the story focuses on Miki and Yuu's little siblings.

Winner of LINE Manga Award: I don't have the normal kind of communication problem! If it's kids, I can get along with them just fine - my communication problems are limited! Nashikawa, a high school student with this kind of troublesome disposition, enters a "Volunteering Club", in which he watches kids!? Will Nashikawa be able to overcome his communication problems while being surrounded by quirky club members and little kids!?

In a mountainside bakery, Konta, a young shopkeeper, comes across Mamita, a stranded alien looking for food. As Konta winds up taking him in as his little brother, so begins the story of the baker and the little alien.

Hayakawa Yui is totally unmotivated, lazy girl who loves sleeping and eating. She's 16 but looks like a boy from elementary school; her one and only talent is to run really fast. After accidentally switching on the time machine which her younger brother made she travels to the Sengoku period, where luckily joins to retreating foot soldiers using the name Yuinosuke. Then she eats some amanitas and meets the man of her dream.

From Storm in Heaven:
The first mouse appeared on the night of a full moon over two thousand years ago. A timeless children's song among the humans tells how it made powerful mice companions and legions of war mice. Then it declared war on all humankind. Pai'yan is on of the king's honored 7 heroes, renowned for his skill in fighting the mice. He comes home after a long campaign to find his young son kidnapped by the Magic Mouse, and his son's pet kitten Toraji transformed into a half-human cat mix. Now Pai'yan travels with Toraji, searching for any word that could lead them to the Magic Mouse and his missing son.

Princess Pride has made it to age sixteen without succumbing to villainy, turning her potential enemies (or victims) into allies all the while. On the night of her birthday party, she meets the charming, handsome prince of another kingdom–and he’s also her fiancé! Pride knows that a future of despair awaits him, so she takes it upon herself to protect the prince and guide him toward a happy ending!