I Can't Possibly Celebrate My Sister Who Stole My Fiancé! New Comic 'Earl, Please Hire Me!' Now Available on Piccoma!

CREEK & RIVER Co., Ltd. (hereinafter 'C&R') operates Japan's largest creative development studio, 'C&R Creative Studios'. Its manga and novel production division, 'Manga LABO', has launched a new comic titled 'Earl, Please Hire Me! – I Can't Celebrate My Sister Who Stole My Fiancé –' on the digital manga and novel service 'Piccoma'.

▼ Read the comic here (Piccoma) https://piccoma.com/web/redir_link/x/Njg3MA

'Earl, Please Hire Me! – I Can't Celebrate My Sister Who Stole My Fiancé –' Lady Liz, a baron's daughter, has been neglected by her family since childhood. Her parents dote only on her frail older sister, Maggot, who constantly treats Liz cruelly. Liz's only hope is to marry her fiancé, Eric, her first love. However, she suddenly learns that her sister Maggot and Eric are engaged. Worse, she is falsely accused of stealing Eric, who was originally in a relationship with Maggot. Branded a villain by her entire family, Liz is kicked out of her home with the ultimatum: leave if you can't celebrate your sister. Having lost both love and home, Liz takes a job as a governess in a distant land. There, she encounters a mysterious man—what is his true identity!?

Art: Yuno Fuyuno / Original Story: Akari Bessho Distributed by: Inkaroze Comics (C&R)

▼ Read the comic here (Piccoma) https://piccoma.com/web/redir_link/x/Njg3MA

▼ Original novel also available on Piccoma! https://piccoma.com/web/product/95195?etype=episode

Inkaroze Comics is a female-oriented manga label under C&R, dedicated to sharing the excitement of original novels with more readers. It is one of C&R's original labels, delivering both page-style and vertical-scroll manga to domestic and international audiences.

About the Manga & Novel Production Division 'Manga LABO' of C&R Creative Studios

[About C&R Creative Studios] Founded in 2002 within CREEK & RIVER Co., Ltd. as an in-house studio for video and web content, it has steadily expanded into game, web, video, XR, CG, advertising, manga, novels, architecture, and fashion. In 2021, these studios were unified to form 'C&R Creative Studios', Japan's largest creative development studio. Currently, it has 2,000 affiliated creators working on over 6,000 projects annually. https://crdg.jp/

[About Manga LABO] 'Manga LABO', the manga and novel production division of C&R Creative Studios, produces hit titles through a division-of-labor system where specialized creators handle art, line work, story, and composition, combined with unique marketing strategies. It publishes original comics and light novels under multiple brands, and was an early adopter of vertical-scroll comics ('Webtoon') and colorization. It continues to expand its distribution and sales network not only in Japan but also overseas, challenging new models of digital and print publishing. https://manga.crdg.jp/

Comics from Manga LABO

'Maid for the Saint Is Deeply Loved by Her Dreamed-of Knight' Cattleya is told by her fiancé, Zenois, 'I want to cancel our engagement.' This seems like a natural conclusion—but is it? For Cattleya, a commoner-born maid serving the saint, Zenois is her dream knight. Despite being a commoner, Zenois earned recognition for his skills, was granted a title, and became the personal knight of the Second Prince. Their engagement wasn't entered into lightly, but Cattleya's fate begins to shift in unimaginable ways. A mutual unrequited love story between Zenois, the loyal knight sworn to the cursed Second Prince, and Cattleya, the maid serving the saint who can heal him—both with strong hearts who must always prioritize their masters, even in crisis. https://www.cmoa.jp/title/359151/

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'I Was Reincarnated as a Shut-in Wife, So I'm Divorcing the Cold Duke' Aine, a 30-something office worker, catches her husband cheating on her way home from overtime. Insulted as a mere 'ATM' and a boring woman, she decides to divorce—but is instantly killed by a truck. She awakens beside a river resembling the Sanzu River, where a beautiful woman in a dress is weeping. She turns out to be Aine Rebron, a minor character from a web novel Aine was obsessed with in life. Apparently, she was poisoned by her maid. Aine's husband is Riot, the popular 'Cold Duke' from the novel. But in reality, Riot abandoned Aine on their wedding night and kept a mistress—making him a despicable husband. Trying to comfort her, Aine ends up harshly scolding the tragic heroine. After an argument, Aine is pushed into the river and reincarnated as Aine in the novel's world! The true culprit who poisoned Aine was Riot's mistress, Ileriana. Feeling unsafe in the household, Aine demands a divorce from Riot, who refuses to listen and even denies Ileriana is his mistress. Enraged by Riot's selfishness, Aine declares war: 'I'll fulfill my duties as mistress, so grant me a divorce!' Riot's attitude toward Aine, now completely different from before, begins to change— https://booklive.jp/product/index/title_id/20172724/vol_no/001

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'Sins of My Past, Punishment in This Life' I must never fall in love again. Kanna, raised with love by her family, lived happily with her beloved noble lady, Sphira. But one day, she suddenly remembers her 'sin from a past life'—jealousy drove her to commit an unforgivable act upon learning that the man she loved, Edwin, and Sphira were in love. Afraid of hurting someone dear again, she vows never to repeat the same mistake. Terrified by her guilt, Kanna isolates herself in the mansion, avoiding all human contact. But due to her father's scheme, she is forced to attend a ball. And her partner? None other than Wil, the son of Edwin and Sphira— https://www.cmoa.jp/title/346518/

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'I Just Want to Keep a Cat—More Than Anything! – I Was Reincarnated into an Otome Game World –' Countess Amy, upon becoming a candidate for the Third Prince's fiancée, remembers her past life and realizes she has been reincarnated into an otome game world…