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A collection of BL short stories by Matsuzaki Akemi. - Love Game in MyBoy 1996. - Futari dake Carnival (二人だけの謝肉祭（カーニバル）) in Bessatsu Nakayoshi 1974. - Ame no ni Hoi ga Suki (雨のにほいが好き) in Bessatsu Nakayoshi 1976. - Kanzakura (寒桜) in Papermoon 1980. - Omonomura (鬼面村) in Gekkan Halloween 1986. - Adieu (アデュー) in June 3/1979. - Gervaise (ジェルベーズ) in June 2/1979.

"Hey, Seraphina. Even when you grow up, don't end up killing me, okay?" The wizard Arvel meets his end at the hands of his former fiancée, Seraphina, who later became the emperor's mistress and a notorious villainess. However, when he comes to, he finds himself face-to-face with a young Seraphina! Astonishingly, he has returned to being his 13-year-old self. Seeing Seraphina before she became a villainess, Arvel makes a resolution: he will raise her to become a proper person and save his own life. To start, he begins searching for a way to prevent the death of his brother, Sho, who was once engaged to Seraphina. However, the situation is far from simple, as he must contend with Seraphina's neglectful family, men vying for the beautiful Seraphina's attention, and a web of conflicting intentions. In this journey through time, can Arvel alter Seraphina's fate and save her from becoming a villainess...!?

The Duchy of Francesca rules the northern provinces on behalf of the fallen Imperial family. After the sudden death of the lord of their household, Duke Den, the twins Damian and Chloe become puppets at the hands of their relatives. Controlled by dark magic, Damian becomes the empty-shelled lord of the household while Chloe, who has a natural talent for swordsmanship, becomes an assassin repeatedly committing unwanted murders. Later deemed no longer useful, she falls to dark magic and kills Damian with her hands before meeting her own tragic ending afterward. However, when she opened her eyes once more, she returned to the past. To the past – the day of her beloved father’s, Duke Den’s funeral. From then, Chloe made a decision. A decision to not allow her past life to repeat itself... and to punish her relatives and the vassals who dared turn their backs on her family. --- “So many things would have been different if you had become the family head…” *My older twin brother died at my hands.* Chloe, who was controlled by black magic and forced to murder endlessly against her will, ultimately ends up killing her older twin brother. With barely a moment to mourn, the tip of her sword was immediately pointed at Chloe’s heart. Chloe died a miserable death. But when she opened her eyes again, she realized that she had gone back in time. *I won’t repeat my past life. In order to protect my family and my beloved older brother, I will personally become the master by becoming my brother.* “Look forward to it. You are the ones who pushed me to this point.” --- **Original Novel:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/54824372), [Naver](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=8629075), [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/2057181273) **Original Webtoon:** [Daum](https://webtoon.kakao.com/content/%EB%B9%BC%EC%95%97%EA%B8%B4-%EA%B0%80%EB%AC%B8%EC%9D%98-%EC%A3%BC%EC%9D%B8%EC%9D%B4-%EB%90%98%EB%A0%A4-%ED%95%A9%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%A4/3182), [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/60828356)

Leopold, a young boy, wakes up from a frightening dream to find himself alone with the maid Eve in a dark, spacious mansion. He lives his life in the mansion, keeping the mysterious promise he made with Eve, but gradually mysterious events begin to take hold of Leopold.

[Coming 2023] “Your Majesty’s happiness is my happiness. How can I help you?” Working as a Call Center agent Overnight, I became the “servant” of the tyrant male lead in a romantic fantasy novel. If you don’t give him the answer he wants within 3 seconds, he’ll execute you. As the only henchman of the tyrant emperor, who changes his women every day, indulging in pleasure… She has no intention of dying as the original. So, until the tyrant meets the female lead, she has to watch out for herself and run away. Therefore, she started doing business to earn money for her escape Saved a few ships to escape across the sea She searched for the woman who could capture the attention of the tyrant and devoted herself to the education of his concubine. Whatever the case, the remaining time until the fall of the empire is in one year. I have to run away quickly.…… Surung— The cold blade was pulled against my neck. “Where are you going in such a hurry, Duchess Baloa?” The tyrant has cut off my escape route.

Getting reincarnated into the world of a novel is never easy, but possessing a doomed bride on her way down the aisle to marry a murderous emperor is just unfair! Now, the newly reincarnated Angelica has no choice but to learn to survive the whims of her new husband, Emperor Ranielo… Well, at least until he falls for his fated love interest and she can slip away unnoticed. But as the days pass, Ranielo’s interest in her only grows. Can this tyrant be tamed, or will Angelica find that some destinies can’t be unwritten?

Kaho is busy working hard every day and is exhausted both mentally and physically. Her only recourse is drinking with the handsome Akira, who indulges in drinking, smoking, fighting, and having fun with women. She truly thought they were able to become quite good friends without any romantic feelings between them - until that night...

Four volumes, each containing short stories set in a different season, about a little rabbit, Sentarou, and his clumsy owner, Baku, who are always happy spending their time together. Volume 1 (Spring) - Funwari Haru no Maki Volume 2 (Summer) - Kirakira Natsu no Maki Volume 3 (Fall) - Oishii Aki no Maki Volume 4 (Winter) - Hokahoka Yuki no Maki

"My kouhai Kishi-kun appears to be my stalker." Rika, who works at a production company, is troubled by the presence of her kouhai, Kishi, who seems to hold an abnormal adoration for her. At the office, he's always looking at her from behind, he notices even the smallest changes, and on top of all that he also turns out to live next door?! He cares so much about Rika that he can't stop acting in mysterious ways that barely cross the line...! Yandere office love!

The independent and rational urban beauty, Yao Yufu, found a pretend boyfriend to get her parents to stop pestering her to get married. But her pretend boyfriend, Li Weichen, turned out to be her “cooperative dating partner” from her school days! Li Weichen, who felt he was “ruthlessly used” by Yao Yufu back then, was not satisfied with her “cooperative attitude” and acted against her plans at every turn. How will the “deception” of this pretend couple turn out?

Arata returns to her parents' home to take over the family business of piano tuning. There she meets Kyoko, a woman who seems to refuse to interact with others. She later learns that Kyoko is the daughter of an international pianist. And thus, the two inexperienced musicians gradually deepen their relationship through piano. Moving closer and further apart, they live their lives, reveling in the momentary understanding and cohabitation. Volume release includes one-shot “Asa ga Kuru”.

"If you expose our secret, I shall kill you." After an accident on a mountain, Takatou is helped by Ritsu, a woman with a red birthmark under her right eye. "If consumed, they become an elixir." Having learnt the legend of the Red Leopard, Takatou seems to become obsessed and continues to search for Ritsu. Thus begins the love romance of these two trapped in a legend.

Damn! Did the Devil think he could use tricks to trap her always? Did he remember he is a boss? She was once a cold killer and remains impossible to be trapped by anyone. Though she had a child of his, she was still planning an escaping plan. This time, she would not fail...

【Hermits】come from the meaning of being hidden in the city. They are the “people” who exist in this busy city but hard to be noticed and remembered by others. They strictly comply with the 《Hermits’ Code》, following the trails of those who are suicidal, and signing lifespan donation agreements with them to retrieve the lives that they don’t want. Dr. Xu Shu, who regards life as the most important of all, accidentally broke into the world of Hermits. He swore to himself that he will track her and intervene in the suicide attempt of the other contractual party who wants to sign the agreement. After experiencing a series of helpless and sorrowful human affairs, the relationship between Hermit No. 1866 and Xu Shu has started to change……

Yui lost her job when the place she worked went under. Then she was whisked to another world because of a god’s mistake and now can’t return to Japan! Resigning herself to living in this new world, she becomes a pharmacist after the god recommended it. Yui learns practically all pharmacy skills, and away she goes! As she begins her journey toward finding a permanent home, are her god-chosen skills actually better than she can ever imagine?! *Source: Alpha Manga*

Kai-chan is a 29-year-old part-time worker who moved to Tokyo 10 years ago with dreams in mind. She is busy making a living, and time just passes by. She even gave up drawing, something she loved, because it was painful when she didn't get any "likes" from anyone when she posted her pictures on social media. Meanwhile, Kai-chan falls in love and moves from Tokyo to Osaka! A story of love and dreams that keeps rolling in for Kai-chan, whose first unrequited love of her life is unstoppable. 2nd placer of the women's edition of "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2025", just behind the winner "Tamaki & Amane".

A good-for-nothing young lady was chosen by a chess piece by fate and crossed over to a strange, gorgeous magical world just like a children's fairy-tale. She went on a journey to save the world and become queen while collecting knights. An endgame covered in dust for a long time, a world on the edge of being shattered, finally arises after a new queen was born. Battles between kings, restraining deep feelings between the queen and the knights. Where will the fate of the magical world head towards? The young lady will become queen and her knights' glory will forever be with the her.

I opened my eyes to find myself in an unfamiliar place. In the midst of confusion, the only thing I could rely on was my phone. To recover my memories and return, I had to raise the affection levels of the targets and see a special ending. So, I worked hard to interact with the targets, raising their affection levels one by one. It seemed to be going smoothly — until a new notification arrived. 『Each target’s affection level is capped at 5. If it reaches 6 or more, an “overheat” state will be triggered, greatly increasing the likelihood of an extreme ending.』 "Just now… how many hearts were there?" As I tried to check the system window, I heard approaching footsteps. 『A target is nearby.』 I had to escape immediately. But… 『▷ Affection level towards you: ♥♥♥♥ (They like you. They will try to find you no matter where you are.)』

A mysterious fairy suddenly appears before Kyouko Fujino, who runs a dressmaking business. And so begins a heartwarming exchange between human and fairy as they explore a world of beautiful clothes. Second season starts with volume 2.

Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on, her life took a turn for the worse - and Sul was almost certain it was all Jung's doing. So why is he suddenly acting so friendly a year later?

Hana Hoshino is a beautiful and innocent 18-year old girl. The man she wants to marry is 33-year-old Sakurai, her stoic and unromantic caretaker. He's the one taking care of her instead of her parents, and ever since they met when she was 14, they have shared everything in life together, both happy and sad. She wants him to see her as a woman, and escape from the relationship of "guardian" and "young lady"! Finally, on her 18th birthday, she makes a proposal to him, but...? The distance between them is a little strange (?!?). A story of love with an age gap of 15 years, involving two opposite people under the same roof. (Source: Qurie, translated)

A being from another dimension was summoned to the human world by a rebellious high school student. She reminisces about her hometown while he just wants to go home. Living together they start to become more and more dependent on each other while being unaware of the secret connecting them.

Reincarnated into an otome game, the heroine has to make the "mentally sick" heroes fall in love in order to return to the real world!

These stories are about love, desire and friendship of women. Told by women.

In addition to the title story about boy and a girl who kill their parents and roam the American Midwest, the volume includes five short stories: "VAMPS," Okazaki's version of a vampire tale; "Sunflowers," a summer vacation nightmare experienced by an elementary school student; "Little Sun in the Water," a coming-of-age story of bankruptcy; and "Otome-chan," a family story about a father with eccentric habits. A collection of masterpieces by Okazaki Kyouko!