Set in Japan during the '20s, Mitsuyaku is the story of two childhood friends from very different walks of life who grow up to become lovers. Yuuichi is an ambitious type from humble beginnings, working his way towards success. His beloved Iori is the scion of an important family -- a beautiful, dark-haired creature with a gentle nature. Unfortunately, one of the aspects of belonging to an important lineage is marriage. Will the hero have the guts to stay with the love of his life, or will he succumb to his family's pressure to shore up the dwindling finances by marrying rich?
The manga and the movies of the same name are both based on the Onmyouji novels by well known Japanese science fiction writer Yumemakura Baku. All three concern the adventures of Abe no Seimei, an onmyouji (magician) serving the imperial court during the Heian period and his friend nobleman Minamoto no Hiromasa. Both men are historical figures who appear in various sets of tales. Many of the early chapters of the manga closely follow stories in the Konjaku Monogatari or Uji Shui Monogatari. Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 1997 and the Seiun Award for best comic of the year in 2006.
Clarissa is a daughter of an aristocrat, but after losing her parents at a young age, she spent a lonely childhood in boarding schools. And now, even her guardian uncle is gravely ill. If her uncle was to pass away, according to law she would lose all of her inheritance. To prevent this, she must marry, but her unpleasant, gold-digging cousin will not leave her alone. She decides to devise a plan and offers a proposition to a bankrupt 2nd son of an Earl; "Elope with me in return for my £10,000 inheritance!"
From Village Idiot: I want to paint it red. Gengenji. A beautifully portrayed story about how emotion can truly warp one's true desires, and the lengths that they're willing to take to control them.
Don't do that too much. Poor maidThe day after I commented on the pity of the extra maid, who even the author had forgotten.He has possessed that poor maid, Maria Mayer.Due to the convergence of its presence to 0, it even acquired the title of ghost.Still, I thought that Icould do my job with sincerity, but people who were interested in her began to appear.Even the future princes and grand dukes!"Can't you feel the presence? What the hell is your identity?"With the Crown Prince Elias who was half interested and half wary about Maria's identity, he wanted to keep him by my side."It doesn't matter that I don't remember. In the future, you can make sure you don't forget me."Archduke Dietrich approached with a smile as if he knew it even though it was the first time he had seen it.me, i I'm just an ordinary maid 1 (Special: Ghost)!*"Where are you looking?"A black shadow slowly appeared behind the man's back."It's just my afterimage."nice. it was famous
The love between the stiff captain of the Kingsguard and Her Majesty the Queen has many hurdles...?She never thought she would be a queen! Born and raised in the United States, Kelly is suddenly asked by her grandmother's home kingdom to ascend the throne as queen in three weeks. During her studies and lessons in politics to become queen, Devon, the captain of the Kingsguard, was always by Kelly's side as a guard. Tall and handsome, Devon looks like something out of a fairy tale, and the shy Kelly, who is not immune to romance, falls in love with him surprisingly easily. Then, Devon decides to teach Kelly how to dance...?
Tales of Abe no Seimei's youth. This is a collection of short stories & one-shots by Inariya Fusanosuke (a.k.a. Kujou Tomoyodo). Prequel to Hari no Hana.
Amid the turmoils of the three worlds, deity Yun Ze was seriously wounded while putting an end to a rebellion, causing him to lose a soul. That very soul then fell into the reincarnation pool, forcing Yun Ze to be born in the mortal world. Yun Ze became a mortal because his 3 spiritual and 7 physical souls were incomplete. Because he’s living with a mild cognitive impairment and has slow reactions, fairy Liu Li was sent to the mortal world to help Yun Ze find his missing soul. When Liu Li went into the mortal world, she discovered that deities are different from what she thought. Didn’t they say that deities are arrogant and cold? Why is the deity she bumped into foolish and cute…
Dohwa, Hanyang's best gisaeng, abandons the life of a gisaeng and tries to run away at night with her beloved man. But it was betrayal that came back! 'Why did you...?' Without knowing why, Dohwa, who was murdered by his hand, fell into the cold water... But when she opened her eyes, she had become a different person?! "Madam, have I become a madam?"' Hong Seo-hye, the main character of a romantic story that made a stir a in the whole city! "Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I can't believe I'm a high-class lady.' For a moment, I thought, "Let's get rid of the lowly gisaeng bitch and be loved by handsome husband." What? Is this couple different from the rumors? Where are all the stories of your romantic relationship that shook the city, and how come it's so cold? All right, I don't know what happened, but... I, Dohwa, was the best gisaeng in the world. I'll seduce my husband first!
Cold-hearted and wild secret agent Zisu, a.k.a "the Living God of Hell", arrives in the ancient times to battle a scheming stepmother, pose as an innocent angel, and crush scumbags under her boot! However, fate plays a joke on her when she is betrothed to the Seventh Prince. Rumor has it that that man is almost twenty and wields great military power, but no family is bold enough to let their daughter marry him! Never did they imagine that a great man like him would also fall for a woman's charms... When the General Prince meets the Living God of Hell, his cold aura turns into the gentlest breeze as he willingly lays himself down at his wife's feet!
"I didn't follow you, you came next to me."Ian Gloucester, a paladin of the religious country 'Derwin', secretly traces the source of the rumor for Cardinal Heron, who took him away when he was a child, when rumors of preparations for war in 'Arcaia', a great country with a peace treaty, circulate. Meanwhile, Ian realizes that human trafficking is secretly rampant in his country when runs into 'Sol', who has the same special powers as him. Ian instinctively senses that Sol is a danger to him and tries to avoid it, but the more he does, the more he unintentionally becomes involved with Sol.Meanwhile, Ian notices that the real purpose of the King of Arcaia's recruitment of special knights is to find someone, not to prepare for war as rumored...
From Shoujo Manga Maniac: Who ever said that if your life is too fortunate, you have to marry an ugly person?! Because of a fortune teller’s silly prediction, Yang Mimi suffers with awful suitors. The faces of the men her father bring home grow more and more startling... Does Mimi really have to give up her happiness in this way? As if she’ll let that happen! If Mimi is to find happiness, she’ll have to find her own husband! It doesn’t matter who, as long as his face doesn’t make her gasp!
