High schooler Nozomi Koiwa wakes up and discovers she's lost her memories...and a whole lot of height. Now the size of a soda can, she flees from a feline assault into the disgusting den of Yume Okubo, a drunken shut-in NEET who's terrified of people and hasn't been outside for months. Between falling beer cans and deadly insect traps, Nozomi survives long enough to convince the airheaded Yume that she's a figment of her imagination who's come to save her from hitting rock bottom...all while investigating how she ended up funsized. But despite their differences-height, brains, and otherwise-each half of this quirky combo might just be what the other needs!
Middle school is hard enough without problems like these... Toshihiko Ota is mocked by his peers for his smooth, hairless body, but his life changes forever when he meets a young woman in swim club with the opposite problem: Ayako Goto, poised for swim-meet glory but too ashamed of her body hair to compete. After Ota happens on her trying unsuccessfully to shave in the locker room, she comes to him with an astonishing request...! Can they help each other find the confidence to embrace their own bodies? This sweet yet erotic early work from psychosexual auteur Shuzo Oshimi (Blood on the Tracks, Flowers of Evil) is not your average tale of puppy love. A quiet story of budding sexuality, self-exploration, trust, and friendship, Sweet Poolside is ultimately one of Oshimi's most focused and sincere works, as well as the basis for the live-action movie of the same name.
Akemitsu Akagami was always told by his father that "no one can live alone"...but he's sure determined. After all, his father sure wasn't saying it with the best intentions, and Akemitsu has no desire to become like that creep. But when a chance encounter with a young woman leaves him with thoughts that are all too impure, he decides to do what he must-become a Buddhist monk and renounce worldly ways. But the temple he decides to devote himself to...is full of women? And that same young woman is there, too?? What's a guy to do? A new harem rom-com from Kimitake Yoshioka, illustrator of the hit college-comedy Grand Blue Dreaming!
When Hayato's grandmother passed, he planned to sell her rundown cafe on the shore-not realizing that it was also home to five young women who call themselves her family?! Their desperation to keep the cafe open convinces Hayato to give it a shot...but even their best intentions might not be enough to make it work! And can he even work with these five unruly women? No matter what, he's got his work cut out for him! A fun new romcom by the author of Fuuka and Suzuka!
Tohru has a superpower-he manages to be invisible without any magic at all! In fact, the only one who truly sees him is his childhood friend, Tsumugi, leading Tohru to have the crush to end all crushes on her. But when Tohru's "ability" leads him to accidentally discover a witch and strip her of her powers, he thinks he's screwed...until she offers to help him hook up with Tsumugi. But this witch's powers are revived only with a kiss? One thing's for sure-Tohru won't be invisible for long!
Due to his dad's flighty tendencies, Kyoichi has been constantly moving from one place to the next his entire life, never even getting the chance to make a friend. The latest move takes him to a peaceful rural town, where he intends to live quietly and not stand out until he graduates. But that plan is quickly interrupted by his oddball classmate Leo, who pulls Kyoichi into his chaotic antics and his circle of friends!
Saint Cecilia is beloved by the townspeople-not only is she elegant and composed, she benevolently shares her wisdom with all who seek it. That is, until the last person has left-at which point she becomes totally hopeless! Only Pastor Lawrence, is keeping the Saint put together enough to do her duties...and though she may test him, it's all in a day's work!
Yunoki has not only found himself in bed with a woman he doesn't know, but she insists they're already a couple?! The woman, Kotoka Hatsushima, is a charming,23-year-old writer...who has one heck of a back fetish, and Yunoki fit the bill! And when she tells Yunoki that it was her hair that sealed the deal for him, he realizes the truth-she knows about his hair fetish, AND she's absolutely right! He's mortified, but Kotoka sees reason-if they float each others' boats and already know about each other's predilictions...why not start a relationship? And Yunoki can't argue with that...thus the back/hair (not to be confused with back hair!) hijinks ensue!
General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful world...and was sent straight to modern-day party-central, Tokyo! Can even a brilliant strategist like Kongming adapt to the wild beats and even wilder party people?!
He has the power of Psychometry; where he can read the memories and feelings inbibed in objects. From the bodies of girls, he leanrs all sorts of sexy secrets!
The Sex Game laid a curse upon me so that I would die if I cheated on anyone. Yet erotic temptations assault me one after another! Can I beak the game and lift the curse...?
As far as the public is concerned, Rocopon-earth's only alien-hasn't done much but loaf around in the 8 years since he crash-landed in Tokyo with no memory of his past. Granted, that is what he likes to do, and he does spend a lot of time playing video games. But as an alien to whom earth laws technically do not apply, he's been hard at work in a top-secret capacity: government-sanctioned extrajudicial assassin, cleaning up the worst of society that the law is either too slow or too powerless to confront. After years of dispatching hapless crime lords and their goons, things have gotten comfortable. But Rocopon is about to meet his match in more ways than one-fed up with his sloppy ways, headquarters has assigned him a straight-laced partner, and the criminal underground has enlisted the help of those who are a little more than human...
Noah was raised by his exceptionally capable older sisters. He leaves his home to the nearby city to become an adventurer, but every time he performs he shocks those who witness him with wonder... "Wait? Am I actually strong...?" He really shouldn't be surprised by his abilities when all five of his older sisters that raised him are the worlds greatest in their respective fields! He has unbelievable potential! Here begins Noah's shining new life getting the acknowledgment he deserves, but his older sisters are chasing after him...? He who was supposed to be inept is actually a super rookie! Noah's life as an adventurer begins!!
In order to save her little sister's life, S-ranked adventurer Laffey seeks an all-healing elixir. However, elixirs are highly precious items that take years to make by even the most experienced of alchemists. But one day, she meets a man that defies these rules!
"Here, an elixir. Oh it's fine, I can always just make more."
A slow-paced fantasy about an extraordinary alchemist who doesn't know his own strength and the beautiful adventurer who gets caught up in his efforts to help others!
Meet Chise, a young girl who is reborn in a new world with her old memories lost. A goddess grants her the gift of 'Creation Magic' under one condition - that she enjoys her new life! Together with Teto, a golem she creates, Chise embarks on an enchanting journey across the world.
"My best friend is the only one who has my spare keys, but for some reason, his little sister always sneaks into my room..."
Ooboshi Akiteru is a high school boy who is the very definition of ordinary. He leads an efficient life while being content with his unmemorable existence until his days are completely changed by Kohinata Iroha, the younger sister of his only best friend, Kohinata Ozuma. She pesters Akiteru daily to the point he finds himself caught up in all kinds of troublesome situations. What's more, he meets other girls who also have attitudes that are hard to deal with!
Annoying and cute girls are the best! The popular, teenage romantic comedy begins now!
Reiji Takahashi is a Special Operations Agent. While in the middle of sweeping through a criminal group's warehouse, he finds Nina, a victim of a trafficking ring dealing in child assassins named "Dolls." One thing led to another, and he ends up being assigned with caring for the young assassin (Who, coincidentally, is aiming for his life).
Can Reiji, a man with absolutely zero experience with children, become a proper father to this tiny assassin and teach her how to lead a normal life? Find out in this heartwarming childcare comedy between a "hard-boiled" operative and his adoptive(?) daughter!
Meet Sasaki, an overworked, middle-aged office worker. His days are marked only by the passing of more unrewarding corporate drudgery. Smoking helps take the edge off, but other than that, the only bright spot of his day is when he goes to the nearby supermarket and sees Yamada's smiling face. So, one evening after yet another exhausting day, he heads to the supermarket to find he missed Yamada's shift. Dejected, he decides to go find a smoking area but discovers there isn't one to be found. Just as he's about to leave, a girl in a biker jacket named Tayama asks him to join her at a secret smoking area!
Please note that this work is a fictional portrayal and does not endorse or encourage smoking in any way.
In a world where the size of your mana pool decides your standing, Sky, who only had a meager mana pool of five, is branded a failure by his family, despite his noble lineage.
However, one day he met a mysterious mage named Ans who imparted his unconventional wisdom onto him. He told him that true strength didn't come from how much mana you had to cast spells, but rather how fast you could fire those spells. What's more, when it came to speed, Sky was a natural.
And so, the dropout mage, Sky, began his journey to make a big comeback!
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!