Think you know everything about Hot Gimmick? Well, think again! Hot Gimmick S, an original novelization inspired by the super--popular shojo series Hot Gimmick, boasts an ending that is completely different than how the manga series concludes. Hatsumi Narita, a somewhat indecisive coed, must navigate the choppy waters of company housing life and try to keep her love life on track too. She starts dating her extremely bossy neighbor Ryoki, but how will her dreamy older brother Shinogu feel about this? It's the ending that manga fans are dying to read and are bound to be talking about for a long time to come! ... more>>

Plus, a bonus, heart--pounding manga episode that's all about Hatsumi and Shinogu! <<less

Born to a house where women were only seen as tools to birth children, I was already in my twenties. I was standing on the crossroads of life.... more>>

At my fingertips were close to fifty photos of different men. They were the marriage partner candidates my father had prepared.

Those who took the initiative and volunteered because they wanted his company, and those that were recommended to strengthen our ties with other companies. There were various reasons, but I was to marry one, and build up a child.

That was my reason for existence in this house.

I don’t think I can love another.

I wonder how everyone believes in something so shapeless as love. It was only a marvel to me.

That I couldn’t do something any standard person could must be because I was a person who was never properly loved.

I put a break on the countless unanswered questions I held since my birth, and stared down at the photos around me.

That I chose him was truly a coincidence. <<less

My childhood friend whom I liked has a boyfriend, and I'm heartbroken. By chance, I decide to become a lawyer and study hard.... more>>

Meanwhile, I have a girlfriend and live a happy life.
Childhood friend? I don't care! <<less

A weak little straight boy goes to the same college and lives in the same dorm with his two roommates from high school. Seeing his two brothers getting more intimate every day, this little straight boy tries to blend in, offering many times to help. And, guess what? His two roommates were in love with each other since the very beginning!... more>>

“Gosh! How s*upid am I to not even notice that?”

“How many times have I made fool of myself by trying to be a kind roommate?”

“Alas! Being a great and straight roommate is indeed difficult.”

“But, what have I done wrong?”

“Oh! Great! I’m a gay now.” <<less

[Knights-only membership gay club. The muscular, macho Demon King, available all day]
After the holy war, the demon world fell into ruin when the economy collapsed. The soldiers left the Demon King, who was unable to pay their monthly salaries. And Hel, the King of the demon world, didn’t want to live relying on his two servants, and also wanted take back his soldiers with his own hands once more.... more>>

But in the 300 or so years he had lived, he never attended kindergarten, let alone received formal education. Of course, there was little he could do about it.

Only one place contacted him to come for an interview. There, he received a business card, but the Demon King Hel couldn’t read human language.

He didn’t know what was written on it, but tightly held the business card in his hand, and began his part-time job from henceforth.

“These are the kind of jobs we do here.”

“I see.”

The interviewer gave his card. Hel took and held it, but he couldn’t read human language. He couldn’t read it, but casually nodded his head as if he could.

“Are you still going to do it?”

“Yes. The money will be given as promised, right?”

“If you don’t run away for a month, I’ll give you as much money as advertised.”

“Good.”

The interviewer’s eyebrow suddenly rose as if surprised at Hel’s answer, but immediately went blank once more.

“You may go now. You can go to work by this time tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

Hel got up from his seat without any hesitation, and there where he sat was a single, imposing business card:

[Knights-only membership gay club. From muscular macho to pretty boys, available all day] <<less

Five years ago, on a graduation trip, Fu Ge broke through the twenty-two prayer flags on the racecourse. Holding the reins in his hand, he stepped on the snowy slope, smiling brightly and wantonly.... more>>

Qi Han: “If you win, what reward do you want?”

Fu Ge: “I want a temporary mark, the kind with the pheromones injected.”

Qi Han: “What if you lose?”

Fu Ge: “If I lose, I’ll use these twenty prayer flags to pray for you, and Ah Han will always be safe.”

That night the Alpha marked him eagerly and fiercely all over the back of his glandless neck, and Fu Ge took it for granted that his lover loved him too.

He never expected that eight months later, Qi Han would put the chains on him with his own hands, sneering, “You didn’t really think I liked you, did you? You and your love are worth nothing to me.”

Blinded by years of hatred, Qi Han thought that Fu Ge was using him from beginning to end, until the moment the truth came out and he was so sorry that his heart broke.

Five years later, they met again after a long time. Faced with Fu Ge’s drastic change in character, Qi Han—

“Wife, the pheromones are ready, do you want to use them now?”

“Wife, do you want to unplug my oxygen tube? Be careful not to leave fingerprints.”

“Wife, see this little box? Till death do us part, let’s sleep in this big bed together, okay?”

Fu Ge: “Go die, you.”

One regrets to death, the other hates to death.

“Every bit of pain you give me, I’ll suffer gladly.” <<less

Reborn after death, Lin Yue was involved in a crazy game. Crazy amus**ent parks, death hunting grounds, ghoul purgatory, giants, plant mutations…... more>>

all kinds of apocalypse are coming!

And his only goal is to live well. <<less

“Hey! Do you know the story of the Peeping Woman?”... more>>

“Peeping Woman? What is that?”

"So it’s like this… Recently there is a rumor…” The girl who brought up the topic deliberately lowered her voice in order to give a mysterious vibe. She then turned her head and looked around before continuing, “It’s a woman who likes to peek at others. She is a female ghost, and if she happens to peek at you, there will be horrifying consequences.”

“Why, how horrible could it be?” The others girl was clearly scared at this point, but she couldn’t help but ask.

“If she peeks at you, she will always follow you, no matter where you are, she will hide in the darkness and silently watch you…” <<less

Because of the fate of a cat, the impoverished writer and sh*t shoveling officer Yue Feng owed a large amount of human debt. The creditor was actually the first ADC in the universe and the legendary e-sports player Q-ONE. ... more>>

By accident, Yue Feng changed his career to become an e-sports reporter. He followed the talented e-sports teenagers 24 hours a day all around 360 degrees, without any blind spots, and accidentally became a loyal domestic dog.

Yue Feng: I’m really a cat guy! ! <<less

First impressions could be misleading.... more>>

s*upid doctor; Izumi Aki, was always mistaken as an Omega because of his feminine looks. When his new secretary slash personal assistant (airhead) Hanamichi Chihiro came, he learned how ridiculous life really was. <<less

Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou is a mystery series in which Shinokawa Shioriko, a young owner of a bookstore in Kamakura, unravels the mysteries of the ancient books that are taken there. ... more>>

The story begins with a young man named Daisuke, who practically grew up without reading books due to his phobia, who brings the complete (and autographed) collection of works by Natsume Soseki, (Japanese writer of the Meiji era) that he inherited from his grandmother, to the mysterious bookstore. Will the shy and introverted Shioriko solve the mystery of the books? <<less

He is the cutest little throw pillow in the store, wearing a pure sky blue fleece jacket on his chubby body. Every customer who entered... more>> the store couldn’t help but reach out and squeeze him, but no customer was willing to buy him, just because his price was too expensive. <<less

Human nature is good? Human nature is evil?... more>>

Thoughts determine actions? Actions shape thoughts?

Falling in love while investigating cases, a unit drama, with a sub-cp. <<less

I’m a high school student who became an author after debuting at Dengeki Bunko. After taking a year of hiatus from school to write my work, I transferred out to another high school to study, and met a girl called Eri Nitadori in school, a rookie voice actress cast as a character in the anime adaptation of my work.... more>>

In school, we treat our professions as a secret. However, Nitadori’s very popular in class, and I’m a loner…the only chance we get to talk to each other is when we take the Limited Express train together every Thursday, seated side by side as we head off for an anime, After Recording.

To improve her skills, she asked me questions regarding the profession. While I was answering the questions regarding the process–how did it end up like this.

This is what I last remembered before I lost consciousness, and the story of my near-death experience. <<less

The plain, unpopular, inconspicuous and dull wallflower of the social circles. Even so, a marriage proposal arrives for such a Mariel. The fiancé is, surprise!,... more>> the heart-throbbing imperial knight Simeon-sama! Why does he, towards this girl? Even as she is showered in jealousy and scorn, Mariel is happy. After all, Simeon-sama is the perfect delicacy, a handsome youth with a bright exterior but a dark interior! This is the story of a girl who secretly laughs at her fiancé and his surroundings. <<less

The Special Investigations Unit is a covert organisation that no-one in the city knows about, dedicated to investigating bizarre occurrences beyond the comprehension of the living.... more>>

The Chief Zhao Yunlan isn’t a simple guy either, being the inheritor of the Guardian Order, he has always been a righteous conformist, excelling between realms of the living and the dead.

While investigating a school su*cide case, Zhao is attracted to the calm and reserved Professor Shen Wei, but the Professor seems to be rather fickle towards him… <<less

The company’s infamous “Iron Mask of the Sales Department”, a perfectionist man known for his poker face, confessed to Hina Uzuki. He said he liked her but his face somewhat carried a hint of dissatisfaction. When she asked him for the reason, he said, “You are far from the ideal woman I had planned to go out with.”... more>>

“But that’s fine. As long as you go out with me, we can gradually transform you into a charming woman. Well? Isn’t it a fantastic offer?”

“I definitely don’t want to go out with a four eyes like you!”

Being chased by an unrelenting perfectionist man, what will happen to Hina? <<less

The overworked nurse was moments away from dropping dead from exhaustion when suddenly, she found herself trapped in a once-popular zombie video game. But somehow,... more>> a character from a dating sim rescues her. They team up to reach the end of the game so that everyone can make it out alive. <<less

A Certain President: Did you lay an egg? Have you lost your egg?... more>>

Ji XiaoYu: No, we lost our egg!

According to a legend in the common world, rooster eggs can have a great effect as a elixir. If eaten by ordinary humans, they can prolong their life, while if eaten by spiritual beasts, they can greatly increase their power.

One year after the pheasant spirit, Ji XiaoYu, entered the land of humans, he suddenly laid an egg, but he couldn’t remember who the other father of the egg was.

While working hard to earn money to save up for powdered milk and having to also protect the small egg from all sorts of bad characters, this pheasant’s life was really difficult.

Unfortunately, there was also a careless black belly husband entangled with him all day long, irritating this little master to depend on him, was he not afraid!

Joke title: “My Partner Laid an Egg and Then He Lost It; Asking Online: How Is This Possible, etc., It’s Urgent!” <<less

After a night, surprisingly I acquired a husband!... more>>

Well, the fact is that after a one-night stand, I unwittingly signed a marriage agreement. There isn’t a bad in-law relationship but instead a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law alliance.

The purpose of our alliance: Make my husband interested in women!

Frankly speaking, a man who isn’t interested in a woman … is he gay? Having a husband who is suspected to be gay, I will fight for him and not let him go astray.

So I raise my eyebrows and with a wicked smile: My dear husband, wait and see how I am going to teach you to be a real man! <<less

Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…... more>>

We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them. It’s not to put ourselves in their shoes and sympathize, or even forgive them; it’s not to find some reasons to exculpate their crimes; it’s not to kneel down before the so-called “complexity of human nature”; nor to introspect social conflicts, much less to alienate ourselves into monsters.

We just want to have a fair trial – for ourselves and for those who still have hope for the world. <<less

Qu Fan follows his boyfriend back home, hoping that their relationship would be approved by his parents, however, he soon discovers that the family of... more>> his boyfriend still adhere to an old tradition. If he wants to be with his boyfriend, then he must become the common “wife” of the three brothers. The shou is an inters*x with breasts that produces milk and could even give birth. <<less

[Showbiz+Star Student+Semi-Fantasy+Antilogic] ... more>>

Meng Fu was 16 years old when the Jiang family came looking for her. They said that she had been mistakenly swapped with someone else since a young age. Before she can react, her body is occupied by the soul of a female journalist from an alternate world for two years.

She finally manages to reclaim her body, however...

Mother from a wealthy family: "The young master of the Tong family studied abroad, while you dropped out of high school. Although this betrothal is arranged by both families when both of you were young, there is no need to insist on the marriage."

Father: "Xinran is also my daughter. I hope you will get along well with her and learn from her."

Younger brother: "I only have one elder sister, and she is Jiang Xinran."

**

Before reclaiming her body, Meng Fu was ranked fourth in the Global Idol girl group program. She was a bimbo that all netizens hated, and the daughter that the Jiang family refused to recognize. However, after she reclaims her body, no offence, but no other contestant is a match for her.

Initially, fans from major forums insist that Meng Fu leaves the girl group and showbiz, attacking her with harsh criticisms. A group of fans retaliate and speak up for Meng Fu.

Until later, a powerful figure publishes a post: [Reposting my new drama]

Someone commented: [You got the wrong account.]

The fans who discover the truth suddenly come back to their senses: [There is no need to speak up for Meng Fu, the big shot.]

Male protagonist Su Cheng: The genius heir of the ancient martial arts family that lives in seclusion. He who is super manly and mysterious is free from all desires.

Female protagonist Meng Fu: The top star student who claims to know a bit of everything. She is a non-linear thinker, a master performer, a money-grubber, she is unrivaled in every aspect. <<less

Xiang Yi was most famous vase in the entertainment industry.... more>>

The subject of ridicule on the world wide web, she suddenly announced: She was going home to farm. Her anti-fans: Hehe. She deserves it.

The next day, Xing Chen APP started a live broadcast stream of Xiang Yi’s rural life.

Heh? Why did a top ranking lawyer stop by for dinner?

Heh? Why did a doctor come to raise chickens?

Heh? Why is a famous fashion designer here to dye cloths?

And why is an esports legend installing a swing set? What, You’re her brother? You’re also her brother??

As the much anticipated grand slam actor Shi Sui made his grand descent into the scene, the anti-fans began to tremble as they weakly typed out on the screen: you…Are you also her brother?

The film star calmly squeezed Xiang Yi’s cheeks and said calmly: I am her husband.

The anti-fans: Unabletolaugh.jpg <<less

​A love story that came about due to Fight The Landlord. [1]... more>>

Two eldest young masters who looked down on each other were forced into a blind date. Each discovered that the other was the immoral scoundrel who had poured cold water or thrown rotten tomatoes on him during a game of Fight The Landlord two days prior.

Now what?

Well, secure a partner first and figure the rest out later.

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[1] popular Chinese card game with an online app version. <<less