“Will you marry me?” Don’t misconstrue his kind words and expressions… After all, it’s fake. When Haruna, who works for a major advertising firm, was cheated on by her coworker, she decided to leave the company. When she went to inform her client, Ayase Real Estate, she came face to face with the scion of the company, Rihito Ayase. Even though she thought he disliked her, she was offered to work for him as a housekeeper. Now, he’s even proposing a contract marriage!? He’s a bit aggressive, but he’s honest and mindful of others. Though she can’t quite get a grasp on him… Even though they got married knowing they would divorce, Haruna’s heart is gradually beginning to change. *Source: MangaPlaza*
Miho is a 28-year-old office worker who is uprooting her whole life and moving to the countryside from Tokyo in order to change who she is. The night before she leaves, she meets Osamu, falling for him instantly, and they spend the night together. A few months after she has started her new job, her company asks her to become the executive secretary to the new managing director, who turns out to be no other that Osamu himself! Miho has left her flashy and luxurious ways behind and looks completely different from when they first met in Tokyo, and she is desperate to keep her identity a secret from him. To top it off, she has put in place a strict NO DATING rule, so she is doing everything she can to squash down any feelings she might have towards him... Meanwhile, unaware of her secret efforts, Osamu continues to chase after her with his "Have we met before?" accusations! (Source: MangaPlaza)
Ema has been dating her childhood friend, Aoi, for 8 years. They have been living together for four years, and Ema hoped to get married one day... However, Aoi has been neglecting the housework recently, and even treats her birthdays as an after-thought. Ema's desire to be with Aoi as a lover sometimes feels one-sided. Just as Ema starts to worry if they can even get married at this point, she runs into her high school crush, and he's just as kind as he was back then... (Source: Manga Plaza)
Thanks to his tenacity, college student Rio has just landed himself his first boyfriend: the suave and mature club bartender, Chiaki. But while Rio obsesses over his mega hot "Mr. Perfect," he also begins to worry he might not be good enough for him. Then, when Chiaki gets the idea that Rio wants to break up, he suddenly grows desperate. Turns out Rio's new boyfriend is actually quite (endearingly) clingy! (Source: MangaPlaza) *Notes: \- Originally published as a two-part story and later picked up for serialization under the title "Hatsu Kare Double-Sided (初彼ダブルサイデッド)". \- Includes the one-shot "Renai Antithese (恋愛アンチテーゼ)" and one extra chapter.*
Adiyah was born as the next Holy Maiden of Awakening, inheriting the power to banish demons known as Dream Thieves. However, her younger sister conspires with a Dream Thief to steal those powers, leaving Adiyah to be disparaged as "the impotent holy maiden." Caught in her sister's cunning trap, she is terrorized by her peers and family alike, cast aside by her fiancé, and left with nothing. After years of this torment, she reunites with a boy she saved in a dream world when she was young... and he turns out to be an imperial prince?! (Source: MangaPlaza)
*"How about we become 'hug buddies'?"* One day on her day off, Chisa coincidentally runs into her boyfriend...holding hands with another woman?! Worse yet, the notorious playboy from her school, Izumi Toudou, also witnesses her crying after the incident. The following day, he keeps pestering her to get her attention, but she ignores his attempts to do so. However, when he moves close to her ear and says, "Should I help you forget about your Ex?" and proposes being "hug buddies," she's unsure how she should react! "You're actually feeling lonely, right?" Chisa tries to act strong, but Toudou's gentle hugs and kindness slowly seeps into her heart. Check out this sweet and heart-throbbing romance that begins through an unusual relationship! (Source: MangaPlaza)
Saya plans to become a chef so that she can someday take over her family's restaurant. Then, one fateful day, she gets into an accident...... When she opens her eyes again, it's as a pretty young girl with blond hair and blue eyes - she's been reborn as "Princess Viola"! As if that wasn't enough to cope with, this Viola has it hard. Her stepmother is out for her life, and she's been chosen to go to the empire as a political hostage. In the empire, Viola begins searching out the best way to increase her chances of survival, and that's when Crown Prince Richard approaches her. Seeing promise in her discerning palate, he asks Viola to do some cooking for him. Where will this lead...?! One young girl will set out into a new life and a new world in this fantasy cooking adventure! (Source: MangaPlaza)
Rose Marie has spent most of her life in the royal harem of Glenfil, as the first concubine of Crown Prince Ulysses, until one day she realizes that she can't bear to stay there any longer. But no sooner has she made that decision than she gets the order to complete the "Rite of Consummation"...! Though she's technically the most senior member of the harem after her ten years of residence, due to her age she hasn't yet been recognized as an official concubine. Once she completes this rite, though, she really will be stuck in the harem forever. Rose Marie is now scrambling around trying to find a way to get out of this duty, but Prince Ulysses won't let that happen...?! (Source: MangaPlaza)
Out of the blue, Second Prince Maury breaks off his engagement with Ashley, the daughter of Duke Norman. However, this is no surprise to her; in fact, it's the golden opportunity she's been waiting for. Fed up with Maury's terrible behavior and poor character, she has been hoping to split with him for a while now. But even a worthless prince is still royalty; to protect her reputation, she must ensure all the fault for the split lies squarely on Maury's shoulders. She sets out to collect proof of his misdeeds, then lies in wait... and now that he's broken things off, she's ready to expose him for the filth he is. The real surprise comes from Crown Prince Eugene: impressed by Ashley's bold takedown, he pops a certain question out of nowhere...! It's a swift death to evil in this royal romantic comedy where karma takes no prisoners!! (Source: MangaPlaza)
1000 years since the end of "The War to End All" and the destruction of the history of mankind. Ragdis-Hart is known as an "Explorer," and risks his life in the labyrinths of ruins crawling with ferocious security bots. Much to his dismay, he spends his days fighting solo, unable to find a party willing to accept an "Enhancer," as they have a reputation for being inefficient. However, his destiny is about to change. One fateful day at the Tower of Lunaticus, he meets a young girl named Hanumuhn, and discovers that she's a former living deity...?! (Source: MangaPlaza)
Picture this... A farmer in the countryside with a height of around 5'9". Most guys who hear this are already running for the hills. Not to mention, having no love experience at 28... Still, I don't regret the choices I've made since there's nothing more important to me than this tangerine orchard my grandpa left me... Is what I thought until I met Sakuma who protects me, stands up for me, holds me when I'm down, and actually treats me like a girl. I'm not used to being treated like this, so I don't know how I should react, but his endless kindness is so sweet that I'm beginning to... (Source: Manga Plaza)
"I would like you to be my fiancee." Anabelle may seem like a run-of-the-mill daughter of an aristocrat, but in fact, she has an exceptional aptitude for magic. On the day of her father's death, her fiance demands for their engagement to be nullified, accusing her of a crime she didn't commit. As if that weren't enough, he even subjects her to a powerful curse that even her strongest magic cannot undo! Desperate, she has no choice but to embark on a journey in search of a remedy. Soon after, she runs into the highest-ranked member of the nobility, the duke Lord Maverit. More importantly, he's a man in possession of a Moon Fragment, the key to undoing her curse. Their encounter, however, does not lead where she expects... Before the day's end, Anabelle finds herself (pretending to be) engaged to a man whose circumstances are far more complicated than what she could imagine. What's a lady to do now?! (Source: MangaPlaza)