The ayakashi, once driven out of the public world by the exploits of Onmyoji (exorcists), now live hidden among humans. The Hasumi family, who run the long-established restaurant "Hanamushiro," are also a clan of fox spirits skilled in shapeshifting. A marriage proposal has been made to the Hasumi family. Moreover, the woman they wish to marry is not the younger sister, the child of the legitimate wife, but Sena, the eldest daughter born to a concubine. The prospective groom is Kedoin Itsuki, the head of a prestigious family that enjoys the trust of the government in the imperial capital. Her father is delighted at the prospect of a connection with a noble family, but this marriage has a major problem. The Kedoin family is a lineage of Onmyoji, the sworn enemies of ayakashi! If her true identity is revealed, she will be exterminated!? A tense newlywed life has begun! (Source: Shueisha, translated)

After successfully restoring her estate in her teens, the brilliant young woman, Beatrice Laplace, is accused of being a "rich girl" and has her engagement broken off for unjustifiable reasons. She is also forced to bear a large amount of compensation and becomes engaged to Duke Alphonse Orreau, who is infamous as the "Duke of Pigs". However, Alphonse is not as gentlemanly as he is rumored to be, and entrusts Beatrice with the reform of his estate...! Source: MU

The novels, set in the Meiji era over a century ago, follow Shino Nakamura, a young girl who is tricked into becoming live bait for the fearsome Tengu creatures who dwell in the mountains. The white Tengu who appears before her, however, offers to save her instead of eating her. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

Kisaragi Chiyo was offered as a sacrifice to a raging god. To protect her younger brother, she wanted to be eaten along with the poison that would seal the god's power. As Chiyo awaited that moment, the handsome dragon god, Ginrei, appeared before her. The dragon god, feared by all, treated Chiyo with the utmost respect as a bride—but refused to eat her! While comforted by Ginrei's kindness, Chiyo worked hard to improve herself in order to be eaten. Meanwhile, Ginrei tried to resolve Chiyo's unfortunate situation with the power of a god. As the two lived together, their paths constantly crossing, they eventually began to confront each other through their secrets—and so began the fateful wedding story of a sacrificial maiden and a dragon god. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

A special edition anthology for the Animate Girls Festival (AGF) 2011, comprising of extras of Libre manga titles. Cover Illustration: Yonezou Nekota

Rira, the daughter of the Tachibana family, is on the verge of ruin, oppressed by her family and not allowed to walk in the sunlight. The only way to escape from her household is to get married, but her potential spouse is a perverted old man who admires Western dolls at night. Just when she thought she had no choice but to endure it, Rira finds out a weakness of Azumi, the eldest son of the famous Nishioka family, and proposes to him. Without realizing that this marriage would be troublesome, the story of a marriage between a strong-willed daughter of ruin and a reclusive son of a duke begins! (Source: Flower Comics, translated)