sadslime's manga / #Josei(78)

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

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.

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.

Kiyoko is very tall and has long since given up on her dreams of being a princess. But when she encourages a seemingly shy coworker, Mikoto, to come out of his shell, he ends up transforming into the office "princess," and she realizes she needs to protect him from the onslaught of female attention as his "knight." Cue the fake dating. Trigger warning: flasher.

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.