34歳・売れ残りの恋は逆プロポーズから【豪華版】
1 volumes in print / Volume 1 to the latest
2026年09月21日34歳・売れ残りの恋は逆プロポーズから【豪華版】1
Official synopsis
34歳独身OLの春日美沙は、後輩がつぎつぎ寿退社していくなか彼氏の浮気が発覚してあっさり破局。社内では「売れ残り組」なんて括られてアラフォー目前まさに崖っぷち！ そんなときイケメンの野口部長に誘われてふたりきりで飲みに行くことになった美沙だけど、なんと勢いで彼にプロポーズしてしまい、人気の部長とまさかの急接近…！ でも40歳で独身の部長には何やらワケありという噂もあって…！※この作品は同タイトルの単行本1〜3巻を収録した豪華版です。重複購入にご注意ください。
Why it's worth a look
「34歳・売れ残りの恋は逆プロポーズから【豪華版】」sets its story in an office where a woman's romantic timeline suddenly feels out of step with everyone around her. Misa Kasuga, thirty-four and single, watches younger colleagues leave one after another for marriage, only to have her own relationship collapse when her boyfriend's infidelity comes to light. The workplace label attached to her, dismissive and casual, gives the book its bite: this isn't a story about heartbreak alone, but about how a woman's worth gets discussed by people who barely know her.
The turn comes fast. A night out with the department manager, Noguchi, meant to be nothing more than a drink between coworkers, ends with Misa blurting out a proposal she didn't plan to make. That impulsive moment becomes the engine of the book, pulling her into unexpected closeness with a man who is himself something of an office curiosity, forty and unmarried, with rumors trailing him that suggest his own complicated history. Readers who enjoy romance built on mismatched footing, where neither party is fully in control of what they've started, will find that tension well used here.
What makes the premise appealing is its refusal to treat either character as simply lucky or unlucky. Misa isn't rescued from her situation so much as thrown into a new one that comes with its own scrutiny, and Noguchi's popularity within the company doesn't shield him from suspicion about why he's stayed single so long. The office setting keeps the story grounded in something recognizable: gossip, promotions, the small social currency of who is paired off and who isn't, all filtered through the lens of two people who suddenly find themselves the subject of it.
This deluxe edition gathers the first three volumes of the series in one collection, so readers coming in fresh get the full arc of the proposal's aftermath without waiting between releases. It suits anyone who likes their romance a little off-balance, character-driven, and unafraid to dwell on the awkward, unglamorous space between a rash decision and whatever comes after it. The tone leans toward the sharp humor of workplace observation as much as tenderness, and that mix is likely part of the appeal for readers who want a love story that doesn't pretend its beginning was graceful.