Kiichiro Nakai decides to help his friend, Hiyori Fujita out. Little did he know, he just got involved in a situation where he has to dress as a woman and pose as the bride of a kabuki actor! While acting as the body double of a runaway bride, Nakai falls in love with kabuki. The curtain rises on the stage of passion and jealousy. The first volume contains the short story Father!Father!

When her mother's illness takes a turn for the worse, Lilitia meets her father, the Marquis Castion. With no one else to turn to, she agrees to join the House of Castion and become their political tool in exchange for her mother's medical treatment. But as if relinquishing her freedom weren't enough, the duke's son and her new fiancé Jacob absolutely detests commoners. Years later, Lilitia continues to suffer his torment. Under Jacob's instructions, she must now act the bully towards the baron's daughter at the academy, all to deter suspicion away from their secret relationship, One evening, as Lilitia recovers from her torturous day, a strange, handsome man bursts into her home. Enter Ultio, the thief causing a stir in the kingdom for delivering justice to its corrupt aristocrats. Before he makes his escape, the kind-hearted Lilitia notices his injury and offers to mend his wound. What she didn't expect, was how he proposes to return the favor: Help her end her doomed engagement to Jacob! With the mysterious gentleman thief's aid, perhaps freedom (and romance) for our "villainess" in distress is just around the corner! (Source: MangaPlaza)

Hitomi, now 33, is an averagely diligent office worker who has tiptoed her way through life avoiding anything that would make her stand out. She has also been dating her younger coworker Takuma for two years. Sure he hasn't popped the question yet and she's getting a little anxious, but otherwise, Hitomi's content with life. Then, one day, news breaks that Takuma is getting married to the young receptionist at work...! Wanting to forget her heartbreak, Hitomi wastes no time and finds a new job with a publisher in their comics division. Problem is, she has to work with explicit romance comics. Oh, and the fact that she's often at the mercy of her passionate editor-in-chief Mr. Adachi, in more ways than one! ...But before she gets used to the rhythm of things (and the butterflies), a married Takuma suddenly shows up, suggesting that they continue meeting discretely...! (Source: MangaPlaza)

Alicia, who was reincarnated into a different world and raised there as an orphan, had been engaged to her childhood friend Chris. But after becoming the Hero, Chris falls in love with the saintly Princess Irene at first sight. Then giving into the princess's temptation, he ends up stabbing Alicia. Alicia is both literally and figuratively brokenhearted by this betrayal, but who should come to save her but the Demon King himself, even though she had always thought of him as the enemy... Official English Translation: [MangaPlaza](https://mangaplaza.com/title/0303009930/), [Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/147913/)

?I want to live on the wild side for once!? On her thirtieth birthday, Gwen turns to rum to drown her sorrows. Her husband has left her, and though her life revolves around raising her two children, it feels empty lately. What has she accomplished in her life? Her neighbor Spense happens to overhear her drunken mumbling and gives her another birthday present?a hot birthday kiss that awakens a storm in Gwen?s heart! But hunky Spense is a successful entrepreneur, and Gwen?s a plain Jane. She knows the kiss was only a joke, yet she's starting to have feelings for him... The Stanford Sisters #2

One day, a new servant arrives to work for Princess Pearl of Aldun. With both a handsome appearance and an exotic air, he calls himself “Genie,” the same name as the spirit of the lamp from Arabian Nights. Pearl is captivated by his cool demeanor and his face like a foreign prince, but his prideful bearing makes him seem something other than the servant he claims to be. (Source: Jmanga)

Official English: INKR From TokyopPop (based on volume 1): Jeremy Rosen's life seems to be unraveling. His fiance has left him, his friends are acting strangely and something's just not right at the office. With the arrival of a mysterious jury summons, Jeremy is thrust into a whirlwind downward spiral as he becomes caught up in a dark web of scams and double-crosses. Suddenly, in Jeremy's life nothing is what it seems, no one can be trusted, and the simplest of actions can have the most shocking results.

If you have someone you hate so much that you want them to die, visit the sorcerer Kai. He will give you what you wish, in exchange for only ten years of your own life. (Source: Sukima, translated) 1) **Kiri no Satsui** (霧の殺意) 2) **Fukushuu no Kiba** (復讐の牙) 3) **Shisha no Irai** (死者の依頼) 4) **Rinne (Endless)** (輪廻-エンドレス-) 5) **Sousei no Wana** (双星のわな) 6) **Yume no Sousou** (夢の葬送) 7) **Shisen (Deadline)** (死線-デッドライン-) 8) **Minikui Onna** (醜い女) 9) **Fushibito Densetsu** (不死人伝説) 10) **Manekarezaru Kyaku** (招かれざる客)

Adonis, the only son of a marquess, is blessed with a handsome face, exceptional intellect, and a respectable family. However, his terrible personality has caused 23 noble ladies to break off their engagements with him so far. In a desperate attempt to find someone who won’t end the engagement, his mother chooses Ophelia, the daughter of a poor country noble, as his 24th fiancée. But Ophelia’s bright personality and honesty soon melt the hearts of everyone in the marquessate, including Adonis himself… *Source: Pocket Comics*

The word, "world"... I vaguely thought it meant anywhere there was cell phone reception. It's the year 2046. Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao are middle school classmates, tentatively sharing an unspoken first love—but unbeknownst to him, Mikako has been recruited into the UN Space Force, and instead of going on to high school, will join the spacecraft Lysithea to search for alien Tarsians. As she travels further and further to the outer reaches of the solar system, the time it takes for a text message to reach the Earth grows longer and longer. Back on Earth, time passes normally for Noboru, but as the years pass he still can't forget the voice on the other side of the cell phone... Steeped in nostalgia and memory, Arata Kanou brings to the page the award-winning OVA by acclaimed filmmaker Makoto Shinkai. (Source: Vertical Inc.)

Beyond the physical world, there are spirits. The "Card Master" is a magic-user who has made a contract with the spirits of tarot cards such as "The Sun," "The World," and "The Grim Reaper." Card Masters Keith and Alec travel around the world in search of the "Book of Spirits". Where there is an anomaly, there is a spirit. They get involved in mysterious incidents at every turn. What will happen to them? (Source: Comic Gene, translated)

Rinoa L'Coupoix, 24, is of noble birth despite her family's lack of funds. She doesn't mind her humble lifestyle, though. The smiles and laughter of her darling little brothers and sister are all she needs to bring her joy, which is why when the opportunity arises for her to get engaged to the beautiful, but cursed, Prince Gi to save her siblings from further destitution, she grabs it. Though the condition is that she breaks this wretched curse even though she has no idea what it is, she knows she'll do anything for her three siblings. Unfortunately, the curse is complicated... and incredibly endearing... A melt-your-heart fantasy romance between a cursed prince and a down-to-earth aristocrat who's busy with childcare! (Source: Renta)