Umehiko is finally adjusting to his strange other-world life as Theodorus's blessed maiden, even if the archmage is upsettingly patronizing. Even so, Umehiko is enjoying getting to see the town, participating in a cooking contest, finding a part-time job, and even going on vacation! His relationship with Theodorus is strictly business--bedroom business, that is--so why is it Umehiko's heart races whenever Theodorus is around? But just as he's about to realize his feelings for the mage, Ume...

What seems like an ordinary spring break evening for Umehiko and his little sister, Momo, quickly turns to confusion when a mysterious symbol appears in the sky. Next thing the siblings know, they're in a strange world that's definitely not their own. But Umehiko is only concerned with making sure his sister gets back home safely. Unfortunately, right as he sends her back into the magical seal, he's pulled back and stranded in a whole new world! Theodorus, a powerful sorcerer who's been wo...

When a brother takes the place of his younger sister, he becomes a "Blessed Maiden", charged with dispensing magic... with his body?! An otherworldly story of the relationship between an arrogant sorcerer and his (♂)"Blessed Maiden".

LOVE AND WAREden... A place of perfection, where man and beast live side by side in harmony… Eden’s protector, the silver dragon, regularly visits retribution upon those who would bring harm to paradise. But when the dragon discovers a human girl on the shores of Eden, he decides to raise her as his own. He teaches her that if she is to be welcomed into God’s kingdom after death, she must not harbor hatred in her heart. But when the dragon’s life is mercilessly snuffed out by human machina...

When a brother takes the place of his younger sister, he becomes a "Blessed Maiden", charged with dispensing magic... with his body?! An otherworldly story of the relationship between an arrogant sorcerer and his (♂)"Blessed Maiden".

How do working mothers in Japan experience the tension between employment and child-rearing? Drawing on in-depth interviews with 55 working mothers, this book offers a compelling account of women’s struggles under “neoliberal motherhood” in contemporary Japan. By comparing university-educated and nonuniversity-educated women, it reveals subtle yet consequential class-based differences in how mothers balance childcare, housework, and paid work.The book shows how motherhood ideologie...

Hiro is a big movie fan who works in the promotion department of a film distributor. Recently, he's been hearing some nasty rumors about Jiheo Park, a handsome Korean actor who's rising in popularity. When Jiheo visits Japan to promote his latest movie, Hiro ends up being the one he's assigned to work with. Upon actually meeting Jiheo, Hiro's disappointed that the Korean actor seems just as unfriendly as the rumors say. But later that evening when he's working overtime, Hiro gets a surpris...

Blessed by the divine, Eden is an idyllic island protected from outside harm by its guardian, the silver dragon. One fateful day, the dragon finds a small girl on the island’s shores. Teaching her love and compassion over hatred, he raises her as his own. But their time together can’t remain peaceful forever—Eden, rich in resources, is a prime target for humanity’s advancing military might. In the face of violence and hostility, will the girl heed the dragon’s words? And can they defend th...

Tsukasa Shinozaki is a devoted secretary, performing above and beyond the call of duty. Way beyond the call of duty. Yes, Tsukasa has fallen into that time-honored trap of a secretary falling for the boss.Unfortunately, his is not a Cinderella story – reality intrudes as Tsukasa gets dumped when his ambitious boss marries the company president’s daughter. Wounded and lonely, Tsukasa ends up at a hotel bar where he hooks up with a beautiful mystery man who gives him more pleasure th...

She was called the Dragon Princess by her people, sometimes with contempt, and sometimes with reverence. But 700 years before the Empire's cannon pierced the dragon's breast, there was another girl. Threatened by an evil dragon, the people of a small kingdom formed a pact with a Divine Dragon and flourished under its protection. Brunhild is born into the house of the Dragon Priestesses—the only ones in the land who can understand the dragon's words. Like her mother and her mother's mother ...

When a brother takes the place of his younger sister, he becomes a "Blessed Maiden", charged with dispensing magic... with his body?! An otherworldly story of the relationship between an arrogant sorcerer and his (♂)"Blessed Maiden".

When a brother takes the place of his younger sister, he becomes a "Blessed Maiden", charged with dispensing magic... with his body?! An otherworldly story of the relationship between an arrogant sorcerer and his (♂)"Blessed Maiden".