Josei - Page 317

Former theater actress Asumi gets married to Ryouhei, and she does everything to support him on his way up to becoming a popular screenwriter. But a rift forms between them as she toils away at housework and child-rearing, and he gets busier with work. Asumi believes Ryouhei's successes are thanks to her support, but one incident leads to her finding out that he's been cheating on her. Crushed by her husband and his mistress's tricks, Asumi prepares for a revenge plot that involves the whole drama industry...!

Has 2 pairs: OL x high school student, store worker x tattoo artist

A Japanese girl is sold off to a South American business tycoon who takes her away to this foreign land. Here, he seduces her and the two slowly fall into a love trap. But while this occurs, another force interrupts the two’s love-web. A revolution and rebellion starts to take away, separating the two.

A boy's love manga author finds an injured yakuza member outside her apartment. After she takes him in and treats his injuries, he decides to repay her kindness by giving her... “practical demonstrations” of a man's body as a reference for her work.

“That makes a grand total of 100 thousand dollars.” After Tsukasa’s mom is killed in a car accident, her dad becomes addicted to drinking and gambling. One day, he disappears, leaving Tsukasa with a debt of 30 thousand dollars. There’s no way a student like Tsukasa could get her hands on that much money! Eventually, debt collector Reiko shows up, inviting herself into Tsukasa’s home and telling her to pay up. She offers the young girl a way of getting cash fast: by selling herself to Reiko. “Want to sell me your body?” Tsukasa agrees without really understanding what that entails, and when Reiko moves in with her, their relationship suddenly takes an unexpected turn…

In the fictional Tokyo suburb of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada (Eita) works as a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. One day in January, former classmate Haruhiko Gyoten (Ryuhei Matsuda) appears unannounced. Back in their schooldays Haruhiko was a quiet person who rarely talked. Now, Haruhiko is talkative. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. Without giving an explanation, Haruhiko suddenly asks to spend the night at Keisuke's home. Keisuke turns down Haruhiko, but Haruhiko is persistant and finally Keisuke allows him to sleep over for one night. What Keisuke is unaware of is that Haruhiko plans to stay for more than one night. Eventually, Keisuke accepts Haruhiko as his assistant and they become involved in various cases involving an assortment of people from different walks of life.

The Planet Group is formed of powerful families that represent each planet in our solar system and the central Sun Family. Midori is the eldest son of the Earth Family, who is just now entering his high school life in the Planetary Academy. Other than his family name, however, Midori has little going for him. He doesn't get good grades and is shy and socially awkward. His low self-esteem isn't helped by the general disdain his father and younger brother openly show towards him. All they want is for him to not further "dirty" the family name, by staying silent and not standing out in public. But at his new high school, Midori is surprised by the kindness of the other Planet children, particularly Yuudai Jupiter, who takes Midori under his wing on the first day. Will attending the Planetary Academy mark the beginning of a change in Midori's life, or is there no hope for him after all?

It's been 18 years since Rin died. Alisa, who is Sei and Lou May's daughter, lives with her mother, her brother Shinji, and Ken in Hawaii. Shinji is Ken and Lou May's son. Shinji knows Alisa isn't Ken's real daughter, but Alisa doesn't. Alisa sometimes sees a phantom boy. One day, she sees a boy point to the sky, where she sees a plane. By the plane, Rie, Shin's son, comes to ask Ken for some help. He also knows Alisa is really Sei's daughter. Alisa is called "Dragon's daughter." Rie says a prophet told him that he would marry a woman who's a dragon's blood relative. When they go into the forest, Rie also sees a boy. Alisa tells him that the boy is a phantom and that he is the only other person who can see him. Her family had told her that the boy was the spirit of the forest, but she doubted that. She thinks the boy is trying to tell her something.

A high school girl is bored with her everyday life.

From FORTE ATROX: Mao lives a complex life, she attracts spirits and she constantly has to keep her father from losing his soul! One day she meets a man who says he is a ‘guide’ for souls that are lost and turns out he had come for her father! Being motherless, losing her father would mean that Mao would be sent to live with her relatives, but when all hope seems lost the ‘guide’ proposes a deal that will allow Mao to keep her father temporarily…

Three manga adaptations of Takarazuka Review productions: - Turandot: Loosely based on Puccini’s opera of the same name. After Prince Calaf’s homeland is destroyed by war, he flees and lives the life of a vagabond. After hearing rumors that his long lost father has been spotted in Peking, Calaf makes his way there. - Angel’s Smile, Devil’s Tears: Loosely based on Goethe’s Faust. The fallen angel Mephistophles resents humans, believing them to be unworthy of God’s love. Determined to prove himself right, Mephistopheles sets out to corrupt humans and drag their souls to hell, starting with Dr. Faust. - Valencian Passion: After Napoleon’s invasion of Spain, the people rise in revolt against French rule.

Sequel to [Switch]. This second series takes place 2 weeks after Chapter 69 of the last series.