Ichiko Aihara. Husband: Otoya Aihara. They have been married for seven years, and they get along well, but they are sexless and have no children, so they agree on the "permission of extramarital love (official affair)" system. Otoya has an "affair" named Mitsuki and Ichiko is aware of it. Looking at Otoya who is in the state of lovey-dovey with Mitsuki, Ichiko has begun to change, too... In this new series, the author of "Nikotama", Peko Watanabe tells a story of lies and truth in marriage...

Ichiko and Otoya are a married couple in their 30s who, despite getting along just fine, are completely sexless. Their solution: the authorized, extra-marital romance system (in other words, authorized cheating.) Unable to bear the sight of her husband lost in the giddy throes of romance, Ichiko-whether out of jealousy or sexual frustration-books her first appointment with a male prostitute. Meanwhile, Otoya's girlfriend Mitsuki is finally brought down under the weight of her taboo affair ...

Ichiko and Otoya, a couple in their thirties, get along well, but lacking pizzazz in their sex lives, they decide to see other people. But seeing her happy husband in love has stirred up Ichiko's desires. Is she irritated, jealous, or simply frustrated… ? On the other hand, Otoya's mistress Mitsuki insists on continuing their relationship, despite pangs of conscience. What does a couple need to keep their marriage going? An ambitious story of lies and truth in the institution we call marri...

Faced with a dead bedroom in their 30s, married couple Ichiko and Otoya make the decision to open their marriage to other partners using an authorized cheating system. When Otoya's girlfriend Mitsuki stabs him in retaliation for breaking off their relationship, Otoya is forced to come clean to Ichiko in a bid to win her trust. Yet happily ever after is still a long ways away for the newly blissful couple, as Mitsuki's last, spiteful words translate into performance issues for Otoya, and Ic...

Mitsuki meets with Otoya one last time to apologize before she leaves Japan for good… A dead bedroom. An open marriage. One wife's fling with a male escort, and her husband's erectile dysfunction. Separation. After all the twists, turns, and heartache, will this couple finally discover what it will take For a Happy Marriage? Find out in the stirring, provocative conclusion!

Faced with a dead bedroom in their 30s, married couple Ichiko and Otoya make the decision to open their marriage to other partners using an authorized cheating system. When Otoya's girlfriend Mitsuki stabs him in retaliation for breaking off their relationship, Otoya is forced to come clean to Ichiko about everything, and they find themselves in a renewed honeymoon period. Yet Otoya is still plagued by Mitsuki's parting words, manifesting itself in erectile dysfunction. While dealing with ...

The system that once did wonders for their married life has started sending shockwaves through it, instead. While Otoya sees signs that his relationship with girlfriend Mitsuki may be doomed, Ichiko has her first encounter with a male escort. As the lies pile one on top of the other and the truth threatens to reveal itself…that's when tragedy strikes. Experience the manga phenomena that's taking the media world by storm as it questions the very institution of marriage!

Forty-year-old Akane attends the opening of a new art exhibit by her former cram school teacher, Mr. Imai, who has now become a sculptor. Akane notices that Mr. Imai's new sculpture bears a striking resemblance to her middle school best friend, Yukari, who she remembers suddenly transferred out of the school. It even has a distinct scar that Yukari shared with Akane privately. Wondering what this could mean, Akane reaches out to her old friend, and learns that there was something else goin...

“If the ‘concept' of the work is so precious, why can't the artist himself explain it in his own words?” Anger wells up within YUKARI as she gradually recalls her time with her “SENSEI” in more vivid detail. AKANE offers emotional support, restoring their friendship to something like what they had back in middle school. But that only serves as a brief respite as word of the Garden sculpture starts to spread. What does the SCULPTOR and HIS WIFE think of the issue? What about the relationshi...