Momoko Koda – författare

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Sahoko tells off the nation’s top idol, Kouta, in her family’s restaurant for assuming that she’s his fan. Instead of being cowed by his mistake, Kouta comes in the following day with albums and VIP tickets to Like Legend’s next concert. Can Sahoko withstand his shining onslaught to charm her?

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Introverted high schooler Sahoko gathers her courage and confesses her love to the nation’s top idol, Kouta Kirigaya! But he tells her he won’t ever have a special someone… Not long after, Kirigaya is hit with a scandal and ends up staying with Sahoko’s family!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Sahoko is officially dating Japan’s top idol! Now that her bias is her boyfriend, Sahoko sets about bettering herself for Kouta, but things quickly get complicated when a celebrity rival appears!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Dating Japan’s top idol means Sahoko doesn’t get to spend much time with Kouta. Resigned to the fact that she won’t see him for a while, Sahoko goes on her school trip to Kyoto, only to find herself on a surprise date with her boyfriend!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Sahoko’s handsome and dangerous classmate Akutagawa has found out about her relationship with Kouta! Not only that, Kouta and Akutagawa start a challenge—with Sahoko as the prize?! When Kouta gets serious, his coolness is out of this world!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Actress Emika Nanase is in love with idol Kanato, but she’s stuck in the friend zone! When the perfect opportunity comes along—a chance to costar with Kanato in a TV drama—she does her best to bring the two of them closer together. But being a top-notch actress doesn’t help her avoid being a total mess when she’s around her crush!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Like Legend’s Haru Kurusu arrives and promptly dives into the romantic tension between Kanato and Emika. Sensing he has a potential rival for Emika’s affections, Kanato suddenly becomes serious and tries to woo her. Despite his efforts, the two unrequited lovebirds keep misunderstanding each other!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Emika and Kanato have been secretly head over heels for each other for years, but too many misunderstandings have made them unaware of each other’s true feelings. With shooting on their drama wrapping up, Kanato makes up his mind to confess to Emika!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Kanato and Emika are now a couple! But Emika’s overflowing feelings for Kanato send her on all kinds of crazy tangents! Even so, the two still manage to have their first romantic night together…

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Now that and Emika and Kanato have her parents’ official approval as a couple, Emika suddenly finds herself in the role of Cinderella! Later, the story emerges of how she met Kouta and Kanato in childhood!

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart!After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta’s tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!Both Kanato and Emika are starting to think about marriage! Meanwhile, just as Like Legend is gearing up to make its international debut, Kouta proposes to Sahoko—but she refuses?!

Enter: Hatori Matsuzaki, the heroine of this love story. And her hero? Rita Terasaka, an infamous hottie with a (hidden) heart of gold. Sure, he might be a notorious playboy, but she’s got nothing to worry about—after all, he’s never serious about any of his paramours. Besides, she knows him better, has been by his side longer, and loves him so much more than anyone else possibly could. Okay, so she might not be dating him just this second, but what’s the rush when destiny is on her side…right?

Hatori may still have a long way to go until she cements her spot as Rita’s heroine, but now that she’s finally confessed (and he’s agreed to stop avoiding her), she’s back on the playing field! ...Except, hello, who’s the hot guy who looks exactly like her favorite pop idol? And more importantly, what does he think he’s doing, brazenly hitting on a girl right in front of her potential boyfriend-to-be?!

Hatori decides to follow her rival-in-love’s example and become a kind and proper heroine, and Hiromitsu’s cousin Moe has offered her services to help Hatori get the guy…Well, that was the plan, at least, until Moe also falls for Rita’s charms! With Moe using every weapon in her arsenal to seduce Rita, Hatori must decide whether to take her cues from the ever-dignified Adachi or to follow her instincts and cut Moe down to size!

Hatori is flying high after Rita kisses her at the fireworks show, and even Adachi’s early return can’t bring her down—after all, Rita seems to be seriously torn, which surely means that Hatori has a fighting chance! But when the saintlike Adachi catches wind of their affair and is forced to confront the possibility of losing Rita for good, will she be able to practice what she preached and let him go with a smile?

Hatori finally has a bona fide boyfriend, and it’s like the heavens are rewarding her for all the pain they put her through! Fun? Check. Hot? Double-check. Loves her and only her? She’s still wor king on that one, but now that Hiromitsu is actually committed to this relationship, it’s only a matter of time. Plus, everyone around her is super-happy for her—everyone, that is, except Rita. Confronted by the reality that Hatori is moving on, Rita is forced to take a good, hard look at his own feelings—whether he’s ready to admit them or not!

Hatori’s a brand-new woman! Gone are her days of devoting herself to Rita—the most important person in her life is now Hiromitsu. She couldn’t be happier, but…can she really ignore Rita after hearing that he loves her at last? On top of that, her ex-rival Adachi shows up at her house, heartbroken and in need of some serious comfort. Although their relationship has nothing to do with Hatori anymore, she can’t help but feel guilty over how things unfolded—especially when Rita has to face the fallout. Meanwhile, Nakajima of all people suddenly seems oddly eager to help…

Hatori realizes what a mess she’s made of her Christmas with Hiromitsu, but now she’s determined to dedicate herself to him fully! With that, Hatori sets her sights on getting Nakajima and Rita together…since she’s definitely, totally, positively fine with them dating, and that way Rita’s out of the picture. Fortunately, Moe invites them all to go snowboarding over winter break, giving Hatori the perfect opportunity—and some quality time with Hiromitsu, no less. But when Hatori’s plans go awry and tensions rise, she’ll have to face her own complicated feelings first!

Having realized he can’t give up on Hatori, Rita’s decided he’s done being the nice guy—and he forcibly kisses her! Hiromitsu arrives just in time to confront Rita about his sudden change of heart, but Hatori can’t help but feel bad about what happened…and she can’t stop thinking about it either. And when Hiromitsu starts working part-time, Hatori’s love life becomes even more troubled…

No Longer Heroine is a welcome addition to the Yen Press shojo lineup, which includes hits such as Cheeky Brat and Fruits Basket.