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A collection of stories set amongst the oiran (high-rank courtesans before the time of geisha) in (mostly) the Yoshiwara district of Edo, a famous historical 'red-light district.' 1. Kagerou no Shou When Kagerou was a child, her parents sold her to be trained as an oiran in Yoshiwara. On her way there, she fell in love with the man who transported her, Ryuuji, and insisted that he be her first sexual customer when she grew up. Now, she is approaching the time when she will lose her virginity, but will Ryuuji be able to be her first? 2. Inazuma no Shou Wakana works in Yoshiwara, but she plans to one day buy her own way out. She seduces presents out of the men who buy her, in order to save money for her future. But one man, Mitsunori, is not like all the others. Will the skilled seductress Wakana be able to cope with real emotion? 3. Mizu no Tsuki no Shou Suigetsu is approaching the time when she's meant to lose her virginity. One day, she miraculously meets with a relative who knows her by her real name: Saya. Is it possible for her to be rescued from this life? 4. Nagasaki Bojou Suigetsu, an oiran-in-training in Nagasaki, is slated to lose her virginity. However, she's been told she's going to have a Dutch man as a partner! She's frightened of sleeping with a foreigner who may not even speak her language! However, the man in question is nothing like she feared...
When high school student Souji Kushiki, an academic achiever and talented athlete from a well-to-do family, returns home from boarding school, he finds that his sisters Harumi, Youko, and Saki have changed. Their strangely clingy behavior borders on the inappropriate and bizarre, yet Souji just brushes off their odd behavior at first. However, when Souji arrives at school the next day, he learns that, during the summer, one of the students in his class was pushed to his death in front of a subway train. And what's more, two other students were stabbed by an unknown culprit. Are the victims linked, and could Souji's sisters have anything to do with the murders? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Haunted by death and rumored to be a "Death Goddess," Kito Tsutsuji falls off a building because of a man who believed those same rumors and resented her for them. At the point of dying, Tsutsuji is summoned to another world. The one who called her is the abhorred first prince of the Shinju Empire. Due to a commotion at the time of her summoning, she becomes known as the Holy Maiden. However, the outrageous man who summoned the her took her to his palace, saying, "This is my servant (thing)" and "I will determine whether it is a saint or not." What is in store for Tsutuji?
The young ninja Kagetora has been given a great honor? To serve a renowned family of skilled martial artists. But on arrival, he's handed a challenging assignment: teach the heir to the dynasty, the charming but clumsy Yuki, the deft moves of self-defense and combat. And yet, Yuki's inability to master the martial arts is not what makes this job so difficult for Kagetora. No, it's Yuki herself. Someday she will inherit her family dojo, and for a ninja like Kagetora, to fall in love with his master is a betrayal of his duty, the ultimate dishonor, and strictly forbidden. Can Kagetora help Yuki overcome her ungainly nature . . . or will he be overcome by his growing feelings?
Being a student, Hiyori constantly frets over her diminutive stature, which leads others to misjudge her as a primary school student. But when she pays a visit to the school infirmary, her apprehension takes an unexpected turn upon encountering an exceptional junior named Kageyama.
Although Hattori has strong feelings for his best friend Kameda, he chooses to suppress them in order to preserve their friendship. However, when a girl Kameda is interested in comes into the picture, Hattori may not be able to keep his heart locked away any longer.
Waking up with injuries in an unfamiliar location, Salleal finds herself in the company of a stranger. Despite her lack of recognition, she grows fond of the man and his benevolence. Gradually, she discovers that she had previously been in love with him! However, Salleal is plagued with uncertainty regarding their past relationship and the motive behind her present condition. Without delay, she embarks on a quest to uncover the truth.
“Even though I was supposed to have been rejected for marriage once…?!” The Dragon Saintess, tasked with caring for the black dragon “Gramvint,” who protects the Kingdom of Elvasti, is the official fiancée of the kingdom’s prince. The current Dragon Saintess, “Ludia,” has dedicated her life since childhood to taking care of the enormous dragon that resides in a giant cage. She was also engaged to the prince, “Edik.” However, one day, “Edik” suddenly summoned “Ludia” and informed her of her dismissal as the Dragon Saintess and the annulment of their engagement. To her shock, the new Dragon Saintess was her stepsister, “Leila.” What’s more, “Edik” told her that her next destination would be marriage to the Black General, “Wilfried.” But “Wilfried” rejected the marriage, saying, “You and I are not a good match”…?!
- Kagura Mai - Otokotachi no Mahae
From ShoujoMagic: On Kabuchi-jima, an island ruled by Princess Kaguya, ten children were raised as sacrificial victims. Several of the children thought they had escaped their fate when they escaped the island. But nearly a decade later, the kids are still dying in the order and at the time they would have as sacrifices... Their only hope now is to reunite and return to the island to seek out and destroy the source--the legend, the blood-lusting Moon Princess--before time runs out. In 2002 Kaguya Hime received the 47th annual Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo.
"Kaguya Wants to Be Confessed to" is a manga about “the war of love and brains” between two high school geniuses who try to make the other confess. This, however, is an "ero spinoff" that’ll make you wish it were part of the main series!
Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are the members of the incredibly prestigious Shuchi'in Academy's student council, asserting their positions as geniuses among geniuses. All the time they spend together has caused the two of them to develop feelings for each other, but their pride will not allow them to be the one to confess and become the submissive one in the relationship! Love is war, and their battle to make the other confess begins now!
