Office worker Yugo's boss, Kanade, can be demanding and runs a tight ship around the office. However, One day, Yugo and Kanade's parents remarry, and the two become brother and sister?! Without knowing what to expect with his little sister as his boss, Yugo receives a sudden important task from Kanade; "hug closely for 30 minutes." With all the control in Kanade's hands, poor office worker Yugo must now navigate forbidden feelings of love while adjusting to the power balance with his devilishly lovely little sister boss!
In a world cursed by the Demon King, where no children can be born, a young man is summoned with a limitless skill-the ability to impregnate girls without even touching them?! After meeting a tsundere royal princess, he impregnates her almost instantly. Now, she's eagerly suggesting that they get married but insists they should "seal the deal" first. As he grows closer to a voluptuous demon lord, a devoted dark-skinned princess, and a cool viscount's daughter, his power keeps leveling up! To bring peace to this world, he begins building a harem of women eager to bear his children!
A startling workplace short story by Tomoko Yamashita, the acclaimed creator of Diary of a Strange Land. "Would you like to have lunch with me?" An invitation from a girl with a white rabbit's grace promises a meal like no other...
In the city of flowers, Paris, at the end of the 19th century, a mysterious and beautiful petshop opened up in a corner of a passage. The owner is, of course, Count D... But no! It's actually not the Count D that you all know, but a different person: his grandfather! What is this Count D doing in gay Paree? Please enjoy the new Passage Arc, a scaled-up Petshop in classic Paris!
Chubby, berated, and belittled by his younger co-workers, Rentaro, a 45-year-old man, yearns for the chance to relive his glory days from high school. "If only I could have one more shot... my life wouldn't be this way..." Despite his claims of past popularity, his colleagues find it hard to believe. Then, one miraculous day, Rentaro finds himself thrust back into his high school years. Could this be his chance to rewrite history and regain his former status? However, his excitement is short-lived when he realizes he's not inhabiting his own body, but that of a normal, unassuming girl from his class. As Rentaro grapples with this unexpected twist, he begins to question the true nature of his past popularity... Was it all a lie?!
It's claws versus tentacles as monstrous beauties grapple with one another in the global sensation that is monster wrestling! A young Cerberus girl named Tirol dreams of stardom in the squared circle, but can she stand up to all the thirsty predators ready to dominate her into submission? Winning in the ring means walking a fine line between pain and pleasure...and unleashing the beast inside!
Awkwardly ever after! Married off to a man more than twenty years her senior, Koyuki has no idea what her new life has in store for her. She's so in the dark, in fact, that she hasn't even seen her husband's face! But Koyuki isn't alone in fumbling through the intricacies of wedded bliss. Mask-donning Shin might have many years on his young wife, but as it turns out, he's just as naive as she is! Will this pair of innocents ever get past their awkwardness (and the age gap)?!
In a world where everything is decided by games, adorable (but foulmouthed) Izuna Hatsuse is a young Werebeast girl who wants to learn more. As she follows Sora, Shiro, and the others, what answers will she find for herself? LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
In the curious town of Utsuwa, where spirits known as ayakashi roam, lives Yue, a sheltered boy born and raised at the local shrine. On the night of the winter festival, Yue descends the mountain for the first time and encounters two boys. Though Yue wants nothing more than to become friends with his new acquaintances, Mikoto, the master of the shrine who rules over Utsuwa, declares that Yue must choose one of the boys as his "Meal"! Faced with this incomprehensible decision, what will Yue do?!
Jio is a young boy with a tragic past who only trusts one thing in the world: money. Little does he suspect that he is also a very powerful O.P.T., and inside him sleeps a demon of incredible ferocity. He meets up with a girl named Ruby, and together they decide to embark on a dangerous quest to discover as many O-Parts as they can. Will Jio help Ruby realize her dream of becoming a world famous treasure hunter? More importantly, will Ruby help Jio realize his dream--of world domination?!
The Nebulis Sovereignty and the Empire are embroiled in a war without end. The Ice Calamity Witch, a Nebulis mage of incredible power, and Iska, the youngest swordsman of the Empire ever to become a Saint Disciple, find themselves face-to-face on the battlefield. Each seeks to bring a close to this ceaseless conflict. Little do they know, however, that their meeting will be the catalyst that shapes the fate of the world!
The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal, inescapable prison known as the Abyss from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, do they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to?
Welcome to Murakumo Inn, a curious establishment that opens its doors to the troubled masses, human or otherwise. But to pay for the stay, the equally curious innkeeper takes payment only in the form of one's deepest secrets...Who will come calling today?
The life of a magical girl isn't all fighting witches and collecting grief seeds. When they aren't kicking butt, Homura Akemi and her friends face the same trials as normal high school girls! In this four-panel comedy, glimpse a sillier side of the girls from the bestselling Puella Magi Madoka Magica series!
Kidnapped and stuffed into a trunk by an unknown assailant, teenager Kazumi bursts forth from the confines of the case to discover that she has been stripped not only of her clothes, but also of the memories of her life before the kidnapping. When she is recovered by a pair of schoolgirls, she doesn't recognize them as her best friends and roommates, Umika and Kaoru. As Kazumi tries to settle back into her normal life, she quickly realizes that her former "normal" was anything but!
Madoka fans, rejoice! The original Puella Magi story that grabbed hearts is re-releasing in a new Omnibus edition. Return to the tale of Madoka Kaname and her mysterious new classmate... What would you give to have magical power beyond your very dreams?
Another week with Madoka?! Had Madoka Kaname known of the tragic transformation that would mark the end of her magical-girl journey, how would her story have unfolded? In this telling of her story, Madoka remembers the outcomes of her previous timelines--but so does Kyubey. Even with the knowledge of her previous lives, can Madoka outmaneuver Kyubey and avoid her fate?
Mami's warm personality has made it difficult for her to adjust to her solitary life as a magical girl, where survival often takes precedence over kindness. When she meets Kyouko Sakura, a fellow lone wolf, she is excited at the prospect of working together with another magical girl and forging a friendship built on ultimate trust. But many are the sacrifices all magical girls must make, and the consequences of Kyouko's choice are only just becoming clear to her. When the pain becomes unbearable, will Kyouko remain standing beside Mami as a force for the greater good...?
With Madoka Kaname's sacrifice, the hopeless cycle that once bound every magical girl to a terrible fate was broken at last. Or was it...? All does not seem right with the world, and as Homura pulls at the loose threads of the girls' new reality, is it possible that an even darker destiny looms ahead?
Bound by the promise of a wish granted, magical girls are charged with battling the wraiths that move unseen through the masses of Mitakihara and devour the passions of their human prey. Mami, Kyouko, and Sayaka are of one mind when it comes to fighting these entities, but their task is hindered by squabbles within the group. Mami fears Sayaka and Kyouko will never see eye to eye, even as a giant wraith unlike any they've ever fought threatens to make a feast of them all!