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Beyond the traditional happily ever after, this anthology reimagines classic fairy tales as overtly erotic romances, each story picking up where the original left off to explore the physical and emotional intimacy that follows a first kiss. The collection is structured as five standalone tales, each set in a distinct fantasy world drawn from well-known folklore, but all share a common theme of desire, seduction, and secrets shared between lovers who move past chaste beginnings.

In the first story, based on Cinderella, a young woman named Ella uses a magical lamp to attend a palace ball, where she encounters a stoic butler; the narrative follows their clandestine relationship as his disciplined exterior gives way to possessive passion. The second tale reworks The Snow Queen, centering on a cold prince named Kai who has been transformed by a shard of ice; the heroine is gradually drawn into his frozen domain, where she becomes both his prisoner and the key to melting his heart through physical surrender. The third story adapts The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Kaguya-hime), featuring a princess from the moon who is bound by celestial duty; her childhood friend from Earth attempts to break through her closed-off heart and alter her fate with a devotion that crosses the boundary between worlds. The fourth entry recasts Momotaro as a virile, relentless hero who arrives at a demon's island not to fight, but to seduce a solitary female ogre; she initially resists, wanting only to enjoy her solo life, but his persistence turns the confrontation into a game of temptation. The final story, inspired by Arabian Nights, takes place in a desert kingdom where a beautiful woman is summoned to the bed of a cruel ruler; their nightly encounters become a form of cultural exchange, slowly transforming the king's tyranny into a possessive yet affectionate contract.

Each narrative arc follows a similar progression: a chance or fated meeting, an initial obstacle rooted in the characters' roles or magical circumstances, a growing tension that escalates beyond a simple kiss, and a resolution in which the couple fully claims each other. The anthology as a whole moves beyond the moment of romantic closure found in the original fairy tales, instead delving into the sensual and secretive territory that lies beyond the first embrace. The characters range from rulers and magical beings to ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations, and the settings vary from moonlit palaces and enchanted forests to desert castles and demon islands, all rendered with a focus on intimate, often clandestine encounters. The volume presents these reimagined romances as a collection of interconnected fantasies united by the idea that a kiss is only the beginning of what lovers truly want to share.
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Ecchina Otogibanashi Anthology: Kiss Yori Saki no Himitso Goto
えっちなおとぎ話アンソロジー キスより先の秘密ごと
Princess's Sweet Secret Anthology: After the Kiss
Type: Manga
Date: 04/23/2026
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Romance
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  • Story & Art
    Kotaru Kashima
    Potsunenjin
    Yamatomi
    Hotaru Yamato
    Yūsei Tōkyō