Dengeki Love Machine

"Dengeki Love Machine" is a witty and humorous romance manga anthology comprising four distinct stories that explore the unpredictable nature of love. In the titular tale, Madoka, a beautiful and popular girl with no interest in boys, becomes inexplicably captivated by an ordinary classmate named Bansaku. Having spent her life fending off desperate suitors, she suddenly finds herself overwhelmed by long-repressed feelings, leaving her to wonder if he will be disgusted by her sudden affection or reciprocate it. Another story follows Moe, who seeks revenge against Aki Morimura—a handsome but violent young man—after one of his outbursts injures her, only for her retaliation to yield a completely unexpected romantic outcome. The collection continues with the tale of Chiyo, who loses her job and ends up pulling weeds for the wealthy Tokugawa family. When the handsome young heir, Yoshimune, runs away from his lavish estate with her, Chiyo feels like she is living out a modern Cinderella story, though their fairy tale offers no guarantee of a happily ever after. Finally, in "Don't Get Me into It," a new tutor named Megu Takigawa arrives to teach Ichirou, a bratty boy notorious for driving away every previous instructor. Unfazed by his behavior—and amused to find him tied to his chair—Megu makes it her mission to assert dominance over him. As their dynamic shifts, her tutoring sessions gradually transform into lessons of the heart.