sadslime's manga / #Romance(95)

Wakako is just a girl with bad luck who went to a shrine and ended up leaving with a talisman that happened to contain Rai, the god who eats bad things. Rai has to kiss Wakako (and more) to feed, and though she's hesitant at first, the two end up falling for each other, and Rai says that if she's happy and has no more negative emotions to feed him, his life will naturally shorten and they can live together as a normal couple. But their happiness is interrupted by the bad turn in Wakako's mother's illness which makes her question if being around Rai is courting disaster. Interesting setup. Their first interaction has some dubcon, but after that they're good about consent. Trigger warning: dubcon

Mashiro met her best friend Omi in college, and though Omi is actually a boy, he's so cute that Mashiro has always seen him as a girl, and the two have even moved in together. But when Mashiro is getting hit on at a party, a handsome stranger swoops in to her rescue and reveals himself to be Omi. Now that Mashiro has seen Omi as a man, she can't get him off her mind! Cute but honestly could have taken like four chapters. Trigger warnings: dubcon, stalker, online harassment.

Ginka has always been abused by her family for being born with white hair and a scale birthmark, while her younger sister is a perfect priestess, expected to marry the head of the Suzaku family, Kazuha. But when Ginka bumps into him by accident, Kazuha unexpectedly announces that she's his destined partner! A typical Cinderella type story with a snowy Japanese mountain setting that makes it interesting. Trigger warnings: abuse, attempted murder.

When Willemina was a child, her father suddenly introduced Nigel as a "relative" he would be adopting, and Willemina as certain Nigel was an illegitimate child, so she decided to bully him. But because of her nature, she couldn't bully him unless he had an actual fault to pick on, so her corrections felt to Nigel like loving scolding. Now grown up, Nigel is head over heels for Willemina, while Willemina feels guilty for bullying Nigel for so many years, especially after realizing he's not her illegitimate half brother at all, but a lost relative to the throne in hiding. Also, he's her guard at school now. No trigger warnings.

A slice of life about Mayoi, a beautiful, tall woman called the school's "prince," and Ozumi, her shorter boyfriend who always finds himself on the receiving end of her princely mannerisms. But Mayoi's love for Ozumi has an overly possessive side that started when they were children, and Ozumi is finally starting to notice. Trigger warning: bullying

Kanade is a popular office worker with a secret hobby--after work, he likes to dress up as a pretty girl. Meanwhile, his coworker Aki is known as a cold and unapproachable woman, but in her private life she dresses like an ambiguously gendered punk. The two meet in their off-work personas and hit it off, striking up a friendship, but when Kanade realizes Aki is actually his coworker, he realizes that this will mean the end of their budding friendship. Cute and interesting reversal of norms and expectations. No trigger warning.

Nijiko is an out of luck writer who passed out on the street one day from lack of food, and she was picked up by Sogo, a high spec man who had just put his life together after a bad breakup. At first, Nijiko thinks of herself as something like Sogo's pet, but when she says she should probably leave before she relies on him too much, he declares that she could stay if she was his lover and things get physical. I like Nijiko as a non-traditional female lead, even if the story is fairly standard. No trigger warnings.

Saki is sacrificed to the local god, Gaira, but he doesn't want to kill her so the two end up living together. The only hitch is that she has to provide him with energy through sex. The story wasn't very memorable, mostly an excuse for smut. Trigger warnings: human sacrifice, rape, violence.

Nagi has never been good with men, so she's excited to work with the beautiful model Aran until she learns he's actually a man who does androgynous modeling for both gender styles. When Aran meets her, he announces he wants Nagi to be his partner for a shoot, and though she's unsure, they end up agreeing to a temporary dating relationship in return for Nagi doing the shoot, so she can get used to romantic situations. The plot is nothing special. Nagi comes off as a strong character, so it's a bit annoying how often she gets jerked around. I really like pretty boys like Aran though. Trigger warning: slut shaming.

Mai and Yuta have always just been gaming friends, so when his parents are trying to force him to get married, Mai offers to pretend to be his girlfriend to get them off his back. But when a stupid bet pushes them to get involved sexually, there seems to be no going back. Trigger warning: sexual harassment, aphrodisiac.