A harlot named Asagiri resides in a low class brothel called Yoshiwara, living out her days experiencing neither joy nor sadness. Once her contract ends, she will leave. That is, until she falls in love for the first time with an artisan named Hanjirou. She bides her time at Yoshiwara waiting for him to return, and the two finally reunite, but as prostitute and customer?

The dazzling world of show biz is filled with dreams, fame, and fortune. Those who make it to the top easily make over a hundred million a year... With that in mind, we turn to one young fledgling talent: 15-year-old Haru Madoka. She's just moved to Tokyo, chasing after her dreams, and makes 45,000 yen a month. The days have been passing by without any work coming in, causing her to worry from time to time. But thanks to her knowledge of where to get the lowest-priced groceries, and tight management of her finances, she manages to live by herself in the big city of Tokyo. And so, the newbie entertainer's comedic days of real-life money management in the world of show biz begin! (Source: Sunday Webry, translated)

Junpei Komatsu became a bonito fisherman right after junior high. He married his childhood sweetheart Yachiyo, and they had a son, Akira. With Junpei away fishing for most of the year, Akira grows up to be a stubborn and mischievous child, so much like his father that they call him "Ko-Jun." (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

Collection of early short stories. Stories contained in this volume are: 1. Sadist e no Shoutai (サディストへの招待) (1970, Play Comic) 2. Tansu no Nagamochi doko no ga hoshii (たんすのながもちどこのがほしい)* (1972, Shuukan Manga Goraku?) 3. Akutare (あくたれ)* (1972, Shuukan Manga Goraku?) 4. Koshimaki Jouwa (こしまき情話)* (1975, Shuukan Manga Goraku?) 5. Gosairi Uchi (後妻り打ち) (1975, Young Comic) 6. Konpirafunefune (こんぴらふねふね)** (1975, Shuukan Manga Times) 7. Otoko to Onna no Mugifumi no Uta (男と女の麦踏みの唄)* (1976, Shuukan Manga Times) 8. Tsukiyo no Rengebata (月夜のれんげ畑) (unknown) 9. 嫁盗み寝話 (unknown) * also included in "Mensore no Namida" ** also included in [Otokotachi no Koukai](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9046)

Scarlett is still healing from her heartbreak of being rejected after she told the man she loved, Alessandro, that she was pregnant with his child. It’s been four years, and now Alessandro is back in Scarlett’s life. He hires her to design a new hotel for him, but in doing so he also wants to have an affair with her. Scarlett wants nothing more than to have him acknowledge their son, but Alessandro denies the child is his and accuses Scarlett of being nothing but a gold digger. After doing a DNA test, he finally learns the truth. Alessandro wants to do the right thing and marry Scarlett, but she doesn’t want a loveless marriage. Even so, she goes along with it in fear of being blackmailed and having her son taken away. Not only that, but she still can’t help but love Alessandro even after all he’s put her through.

from fictiondb: The prince's bride--by royal decree! On the idyllic Pacific island of Fala'isi, Giselle Foster is swept off her feet and into the bed of a devastatingly gorgeous stranger--only to discover she's given away her purity to renowned playboy Prince Roman Magnati! Giselle knows she can never be part of Roman's glamorous existence, and decides to end their torrid affair. But her inexperience and refusal to succumb to his touch make Roman more determined to claim her--as his royal bride! Playboy princes, island brides--bedded and wedded by royal command!

"I want to do it," he says. Why does my boss want to take things so far? Wait... why'd he start cleaning?? Yui Ando is admired as a helpful and determined supervisor in her company. However, she has one big secret... she's an absolute slob at home and can't clean anything! As her job transitions staff to work from home, she decides to test out her new computer and turns on the camera without realizing... suddenly her strict boss, Mr. Kataoka the Department Manager, sees everything! "It's all over now..."is what she thought when he showed up at her front door, but now he's cleaning the place?! After all that is done, he suddenly says, "Let me come over every weekend to help you clean up the place!" Their secret weekends of cleaning and humor begin!