With the advent of the transcontinental railroad, smoke from steam locomotives veils the cities and mercenaries are a thing of the past.
Sword, a mercenary, is down on his luck when he accepts a job from the bestselling lady novelist, Verderon. They set out on a journey to a dangerous, uncharted mountain... Only to be caught up in a conspiracy between church and state?!
Franz, a fledgling mage on the verge of graduating from magic school, is having no luck lining up a job in the White Magic field. Fearing unemployment, he decides to interview at a Black Magic company on the advice of his dorm mother, even though working with Black Magic is said to be the 3 Ds: Dangerous, Disgusting, and Dirty. Turns out? It's more like the 3 Ps: Pure, Pleasant, and Permissive!
Reborn as the third prince of a tiny and insignificant country, Hero happens to learn the forbidden-yet-powerful art of alchemy. Combined with his knowledge from modern-day Japan, Hero's abilities grow beyond what anyone in his world could fathom! With his newly-acquired powers, he'll bring his country back from the verge of extinction...!
A combination of modern-day knowledge and alchemy to turn a weak little country into a prosperous nation!
In a world where your value is determined by the amount of equipment slots you're born with, our young protagonist Noroa, who dreams of becoming an adventurer has... zero equipment slots! However, he's able to equip 9999 items only if they are cursed?! His adventure begins a fateful day after meeting a mysterious doll and acquiring a cheat-like cursed sword!
Kai, a young Dark Knight who comes from a household of elite Dark-job holders, decided to pursue even greater strength. One day, he saved the Princess who was being attacked by a monster, which ended up being the trigger for him to join an academy specialized in teaching Holy jobs. Together with Millia, his childhood friend as well as a Paladin, his little sister Chloe the Necromancer, and Princess Shel, who later becomes his tutor, their thrilling academy life begins. Despite having a body so incompatible with Holy magic that he almost passes out whenever he uses it, he is resolved to endure all hardships, for he aspires to become the polar opposite of the strongest Dark Knight: the kingdom's strongest Royal Paladin!
His looks are -255, touching girls causes him pain, and sexual acts will literally tear him apart. Just what can our ex-salesman Shigeru get in the other world in exchange for such inconveniences...? This is an epic tale of one very ugly, but ridiculously strong man!
A martial artist called Nicola, who specializes in techniques considered foul by many, is kicked from the Hero's party. Feeling betrayed, he vows to never work again. Nonetheless, Nicola's older sister, Satella, has other plans for him, appointing Nicola as the teacher of the class composed of the weakest alumni in the Shanoa Academy. There, he meets Alice, a tender and lovely elf girl. In a world where a person's worth is determined by their muscles, Alice ranks among the lowest, and to change herself, she enlists Nicola's aid to learn from him a fighting style in which... anything goes! This is a battle fantasy story of rising to the top through clever but underhanded tactics!
Since he was young, he has been on the frontlines fighting against demons. Active Rank #1, the strongest magician in the world, Alus is now 16 years old and wishes to retire to a peaceful life. However, the military will not let him go so easily. The military negotiated with Alus to hide his identity and enroll in a magic academy as a normal student. What will come of Alus's retirement plan?
Craft is an adventurer with the magician's crest. However, he has absolutely no talent as a magician! One day, after having been fired from yet another party due to his lack of latent, he had his crest changed at the recommendation of a crest inspector. His new crest turned out to be the legendary "Twilight Alchemist"! Craft, the weakest magi turned strongest alchemist, now sets out to slay monsters! ...Or not! Instead, he'll be settling the frontier! Unaware of his potential, the legendary alchemist's peaceful life starts here!
The attempted poisoning of an influential CEO... Suspicious happenings at a local doctor's clinic... Sketchy job requests at a back-street military shop... High schooler and phantom thieves leader Ren Amamiya tackles these mysterious incidents together with his trustworthy friends and the famous high school detective Goro Akechi!
The Fighter, the Sorceress, the Elf, the Wizard, the Amazon, and the Dwarf. These six heroes have come together to quest for riches, for glory, and for the honor of the kingdom of Hydeland! In the concluding chapter of this fantastic epic, our heroes face off against the demonic Gazer, the towering Golem, and finally, the hulking Ancient Dragon! If they prevail, the party will obtain the most legendary of all relics - the Dragon's Crown!
Life isn't easy when you're a transfer student - just ask Minato Arisato, Gekkoukan High School's newest transfer student. Strangers and unfamiliar scenery aside, Minato also has to contend with the fact that his school transforms into a Shadow-filled tower called Tartarus every night during the Dark Hour! Minato and two of his new friends - Yukari and Junpei - set out to investigate Tartarus to see what they can learn about this phenomenon, but can three high school students with little to no combat experience possibly survive the tower's horrors?
Soji, Yosuke, and Chie are hot on the trail of the Inabi kidnapping victims... which now include Chie's best friend Yukiko! Now, with the help of their strange new ally Teddie, our heroes venture into the TV World again to get Yukiko back. Based on the popular Persona 4 video game!
For 5,000 years, a harmless herbivorous dragon lived a quiet, secluded life. But everything changed when a girl called Reiko appeared before him. She offers herself as a sacrifice to who she believes is the evil dragon, Revandia, in exchange for helping her defend her village from the demon king.
Together, the so-called "evil" dragon, devoid of flight or magical prowess, and the enigmatic girl embark on an epic, demon-vanquishing adventure!
One day, a princess was stuffed into a barrel and washed ashore an island. One day, a young girl was unexpectedly killed, the culprit yet unidentified. Thus, one day, a battle wrapped in revenge and magic that transcends time and space had begun.
What would you do if you had a drop-dead gorgeous Mom? Not only that... but one that's extremely overprotective, extremely kind, and gets lonely extremely easily? And to top it all off, she's also 'The Strongest Demonic Dragon Who Has Even Eaten a God?!'
The curtain boldly opens on the ultimate and extraordinary "mother-son" fantasy of Ryuuji, the young man who dreams of being an adventurer, and his overprotective mother, the demonic dragon Karma Abyss!!
An android that has long fulfilled its original mission and a child abandoned in the ruins of an old city. One comes across the other on rainy day, and a family is formed out of a machine and a human. As they grow older, their story begins to involve other unusual pairings...
When I woke up after collapsing from overwork working for a shady company, I had been reborn as the son of a minor feudal lord in a different world. Our lands were attacked by monsters, I lost my new parents, and the people fled... In order to survive, I must gather a talented elite so this land can thrive by employing my knowledge from my past life as a overworked white-collar worker! A story of managing a fiefdom in another world starting from zero citizens!
Despite his age, Jin is the strongest hunter. In his never-ending quest to earn enough money to feed his two cute housemates, he takes up his greatsword and goes out to hunt every day.
One day, while chasing an onigiri he accidentally dropped, he trips and falls into a hole... that takes him to another world?!
Many strange things await him on the other side... Elf girls? Legendary dragons? Oh, and he's still the strongest, even in these new worlds...?!
Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have switched bodiesand that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone just by kissing them! After figuring out the workings behind this new and amazing ability, Ryu and Urara take full advantage of the situation to improve their lives. But with such an oddly amazing power, just how long will Ryu and Urara be able to keep their secret under wraps? From the Trade Paperback edition.