What would you do if your favorite toy came to life and became your best friend? Well, that's just what happens to Ame Oikawa, a shy schoolgirl. Nicori is a super-cute doll with a mind of it's own - and a plan to make Ame's dreams come true! (Source: Del Rey)

*“What's a happy marriage?”* Kaoru Kirishima, 29 years old, single. Dreaming of becoming a novelist, she dedicates herself to her writing activities alongside her work, but then, she finds out that the theme of her novel is "Happy Marriage." She finds marriage unattractive. It's the most distant topic she could think of, and she's been worried about it for days. In the midst of this, she happens to meet a man named Moroboshi who desperately wants to get married. They become close friends as they talk about their views on marriage. However, Kaoru's thoughts on marriage were painful and sad... (Source: POCKETCOMICS)

Mami has tried marriage once and failed, so now she's looking for something else. Even if her peers won't get it, she wants what she wants: not marriage, not romance, just a man to spend time with when she needs some company! Sure enough, when she brings this up at her junior high class reunion, her friends all gang up against her. However, a handsome former classmate she'd almost never spoken to before—Nakamura—does empathize with her! When Mami learns that Nakamura is also once-divorced and, just like her, is looking not for a wife or a girlfriend but just a woman to spend time with, she makes a life-changing decision. She's given up on living her life according to what's "normal." After spending thirty-some years toiling under the crushing weight of societal expectations, one woman finds herself a partner in crime and a new lease on life in this modern-day survival story. (Source: MangaPlaza)

Jealousy, fear, and love...where does it all lead? Let Satonaka Machiko take you on a journey into the true heart of women in this sometimes dark, sometimes comedic short story collection! (Source: Manga Reborn)

"Do you wish for your own Deletion?" A chance to live a second life, on the brink of despair. Within its seemingly crumbling walls, the lavishly equipped Golden Lotus Bathhouse now houses 5 individuals dreaming of starting over. However, as the days go by, their suspicions grow. What are the secrets behind the Golden Lotus Bathhouse, which seems like a facility to help prepare for their new lives? Will the residents be able to truly delete their pasts and start their lives anew? (Source: Tapas)

One summer morning in 1945, Natsuki Kyouko, a Japanese female student living in Shenyang, Manchuria, meets a young medic, Hayami. Soon after their encounter, they both develop feelings for each other. World War II was still ongoing but around the same time, Japan surrendered and the war ended. The soldiers in Manchuria are quickly withdrawn to Japan, but Hayami remains there to help the remaining civilians. But with the end of the war, things change drastically for both Kyouko and Hayami. (Source: Renta, translated)

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After she and her lover split, Sachiko from Honey & Honey started seeing a transgender friend Kai, who ultimately underwent surgery to fully transition to being a man. (Source: Okazu, edited)

When Takumi's wife suddenly returns from the grave, he can't believe his eyes. How could such a thing be possible? Is she here to stay? Has love miraculously triumphed over death? As Takumi starts looking for answers to these questions, he discovers the secret of his wife's appearance is somehow linked to the past...and the future.

Ambitious Saori Fujiya may be pushing 30 by now, but romance is absolutely the least of her problems – she’s committed to her job, and she’s really good at it! So it’s nothing but an unwelcome distraction when every time she makes her rounds at Touma General Hospital, a certain Doctor Maki keeps attempting to reel her in with his flirty charms... (Source: Manga Planet)

She was reborn a new woman, and yet she ended up falling in love with him all over again… After suffering gruesome injuries from an accident, Jacqui wants a new identity so she can start her life over again. Plastic surgery gives her a new face, and she gives herself a new name—Brooke. As Jacqui, she fell in love with her husband, Rafe, and he promised to love her forever. But she found herself in a miserable marriage to a high-class tyrant, and it wasn’t long before Jacqui was cast out of his estate, surrounded by nothing but bad rumors about her marriage. Now, as Brooke, Jacqui sneaks into her ex-husband’s life just to see her dearest son once more. (Source: Harlequin)