Journeying through the 18 islands and gathering the scattered tales is my job as a storyteller. During every Winter solstice we gather around the island master's keep, sharing our tales until dawn, this is known as Koyasai, the yearly festival for story tellers! Let me share a dark, hidden tale with you, a story about the dreadful monster... This year, near the abandoned island master's keep, the Koyasai that only belongs to the two of us is about to begin! (Source: back cover of the novel)
Jo is your average manga artist slash divorcee, a dime a dozen in Japan. At least that's what he'd like the outside world to believe. But his editor Nichika knows his terrible secret, a secret which she threatens to expose unless he puts a ring on her finger. What is Jo to do when he is still deeply traumatized by a past divorce? Why, marry her of course! After all, don't people say to "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer?"
Branded a sinner and abandoned by the gods, Tennes—the unwanted child of a servant and a high noble—was cast out of his household. Now he lives as a humble handyman at a rural adventurer’s guild… or so it seems. In truth, Tennes is the mastermind behind a secret organization plotting to shatter the twisted rules that govern the world. Gifted with the unique skill 【Hermit】, granted only to those forsaken by divine prophecy, and supported by his most trusted allies, he begins a covert revolution. “Come, let’s change the world… but let’s make sure no one notices.” From the shadows, the strongest secret society〈God Eater〉sets its grand plan into motion!
Young Hikaru and his friend were exploring the nearby forest as usual. However, something feels different about the forest today. As if being lured by something, Hikaru and his friends find themselves arriving at a mansion deep within the forest. A certain "encounter" in that place becomes the catalyst for a transformation in their everyday lives...
What a hypocrite! Francesca was outraged by her brother-in-law who brazenly dared to show up at her husband’s funeral. He never came to see her husband after he fell seriously ill, and she’ll never forgive him for that. However, her husband’s will completely blindsided her—unbelievably her husband asked his brother, Guy, to marry Francesca and take care of her for the rest of her life!
Mizutani, a high school boy who can see non-human beings, meets "Tokiwa-kun" after saving him from a supernatural phenomenon. Tall, a little gloomy, lonely, clumsy...and honest, Tokiwa-kun makes Mizutani increasingly interested in him. But one afternoon after school, in a classroom trapped by something... *"It's okay not to be scared, will you kiss me?"* Tokiwa-kun suddenly changes...!?
A collection of stories. **Volume 1:** Cover by [KOJIMA Lalako](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=11249) 1. KINOSHITA Keiko 『恋とは不思議なものだから』 2. KOJIMA Lalako 『ハレルヤ ベイビー』 3. NEKONO Mariko 『消しゴム彼氏』 4. TSUKAHARA Saki 『君に想ふ、碧』 5. TAKAGI Yuna 『THE 普通の恋人』 6. Maria 『思惑いろは』 7. TAGURA Tohru 『のみ×しば』 8. KURITO Natsu 『囚われ少年』 9. KISARAGI Ai 『ワンダフル☆アニキ』 An anthology ran alongside with [Kimikoi - Shakaijin-hen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=149943)
****Volume 6 : Special Forces and Teams**** 1. Soraharo! She Came from the Sky by Mikawa Verno **2. Monarch Sacred by Seno Tatsune & Takamiya Aya** 3. Villains by Amamiya Azusa 4. Team ♥ Funyapara by Yoneyama Setsuko 5. WR by Asahina Asato 6. Mushroom and Kappa - Arcana Compilation for Teams on Business Trips by Magami Guriko **7. Frightening Eccentric by Sakamaki Yukisato** 8. Talking Gap by Kisaragi Yoshinori **9. Hero Biography - Blazer 3 by Igarashi Ran** 10. Vermilion by Tokitoh Kanade 11. Please, Mr Hero! by Usaki Hitomi 12. Shinobi Level 1 by Aotsuki Yuzu 13. ♥ 1st year ♥ Ninja by Saeki Yashiro **14. Rock x Rock Days by Mitsu Nanae** **15. Twins Pocky by Serikawa Mame** **16. Pledge of the Ox by Kayase Shiki** 17. L x L by Shindou Arashi

