Manga About Drama (P.21)
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WARNING: This book includes themes of suicide and self-harm. Reader discretion is advised. An author living in Okinawa has been creating manga as a hobby, illustrating their experiences with illness and life in the hospital. One day, through a twist of fate, they decided to self-publish both an Okinawan dialect version and an English version of their manga! This is the English translation of a manga based on the real-life experiences of an author who struggles with dissociative disorder, a mental health condition
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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?!
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For centuries, the demon Seere has prided himself on his work-granting the wishes of those he contracts with. Whether it 's slaughtering their enemies or obtaining wealth beyond measure, anything is possible with his powerful magic. But Seere 's latest summoner, Sakura Masuda, is unlike any he 's dealt with before. Namely, she 's only in fourth grade, and her wish is...for Seere to become her mama! Well, if that 's what she desires, then that 's what he will deliver-by becoming the greatest mama ever!
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From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star!
Whether doing high jumps or blending with a crowd, Minami Nanami has always been flexible both physically and socially. But when her friend Aoi outshines her at her track-and-field specialty, Mimimi starts to wish for something more, a light to claim as her own. As she contemplates her talents, her mom asks if she'll model in a local ad for her makeup company. Faced with an unfamiliar challenge, can Mimimi find herself in
this dazzling new world?
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Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of ab*se, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko's life-and Tomoyo's too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko's death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko's ashes for one final journey together... to set free her dear, broken Mariko.
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Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. He believes "youth" is a crock-a sucker's game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. Unsurprisingly, he's not the most popular guy. Meanwhile, there's Yukino Yukinoshita-brilliant, beautiful, and chillier than winter in Antarctica. Would you believe she's not exactly beloved by her classmates either? The unlikely pair gets forced into a club dedicated to helping solve their fellow students' problems. But will an ice queen and a screwup really be able to help anybody?
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When Fuuta comes home tired at night, all he wants to do is spend time with his sister's cat, Kyuruga. So many of the mysterious habits and mannerisms of house cats-from the surprising array of shapes Kyuruga likes to twist into, to the bizarre challenge of getting a good photo of him, to his lightning-fast mood changes-are carefully reproduced in this relaxed and cute comedy about living with an adorable furball!
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Bullied by his classmates, teenager Azuma Shinonome is sick of life...until a meeting with actor extraordinaire Sai Saionji changes everything. Sai sees the makings of a great thespian in Azuma, but fostering Azuma's potential might also mean drawing out his inner darkness.
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Yuuki Hase desperately wants to be friends with Kaori Fujimiya, the girl in class who seems to always be alone. Just when he thinks they've hit it off, she tells him her secret: Every week, her memories reset. Yuuki resolves to befriend her as many times as it takes, but is he prepared for how much it will hurt to be one-week friends...?
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The dapper staff of The Watering Hole are always eager to serve their clientele with grace and charm. But little do the patrons know that these handsome gents are actually penguins in disguise! The sharply dressed flightless birds love all that the human world offers, but as the saying goes: "You can take the penguin out of the Antarctic, but you can't take the Antarctic out of the penguin!"*
*Not all penguins come from the Antarctic.**** Yes, this actually matters in the world of Penguin Gentlemen.
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"Forget what you saw today."
There's something odd about Sakuta Azusagawa, an acerbic, standoffish high schooler who doesn't even own a cell phone in this day and age. And perhaps strange things happen to strange people, which is why on the last day of the Golden Week holiday, in a tranquil library, he meets a wild bunny girl. With that unforgettable encounter, their bizarre and mysterious love story begins.
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By all appearances, Western Restaurant Nekoya is a normal restaurant serving normal people-but unbeknownst to the regulars, it also attracts an alternative clientele. Every Saturday, all manner of fantastical beings come to dine, and what is familiar fare to humans can be downright exotic for visitors from beyond. To these customers, Nekoya is known by a different name: Restaurant to Another World.
READERS BEWARE: Opening this book may lead to uncontrollable drooling and a grumbling belly!
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Shouta Kikuzato's hopes of starting on his school's prestigious soccer team are derailed when a terrible incident costs him his leg.
Now in his first year of high school (again), Kikuzato has resigned himself to never reaching his athletic dreams. But when Chidori, a passing prosthetist, notices
Kikuzato's artificial limb- and speed-as he races through the train station, the specialist proposes a partnership: Chidori will build Kikuzato a brand-new leg designed solely for
speed. All Kikuzato has to do is run!
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Cat encounters, arcade trips, book-shopping sprees- sweet moments galore! It's the simple little things that remind me most of that one BL I just read...
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In a world where magic is commonplace, Eru has just enrolled into magic school but he's incredibly concerned about having smaller horns than his classmates. But when he meets Rihito, the high-scoring top student of their year, its a sign that things are about to change!
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Mugi and Hanabi are the perfect high school couple...but their relationship is built on a single shared secret: They're each in love with someone else.
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To their classmates, Wada is a quiet rich girl while Yamamoto is an intimidating lone wolf... but what they don' t know is that Wada is a mobile game addict in a passionate love-hate relationship (with a 2D character) and Yamamoto has a penchant for urban legends with eyes only for her favorite YouTuber. And their biggest not-so-secret secret -these unlikely friends meet at the food court every day after school to rant, rave, and learn what makes each other tick!
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Based on the critically claimed novel. High schooler Atsushi Andou has always hidden the fact that he's gay. But one day, he sees his classmate Sae Miura with a BL book-a small moment with major consequences. Atsushi longs for a "normal" happiness with a loving wife and a biological child, but what can he do when he's not turned on by women?
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Defying the expectations of family and teachers, Yuugo Hachiken chooses to leave the city and enroll at Ooezo Agricultural High School. Having always been at the top of his class, Yuugo assumes a rural school will be a breeze, but mucking out stables, gathering eggs, and chasing errant calves takes a lot out of him-and fills him with something he's never experienced before. Surrounded by endless fields and fresh air, Yuugo discovers a new connection to the land and to life...Springtime begins at Ezo AG!!
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Claire Lyons is the new girl at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private school in Westchester County, New York. But Claire is totally unprepared for the social (and fashion) demands of her new classmates. To make matters worse, Claire's family is living in the guesthouse of one Massie Block, the queen supreme of her new school! And Massie couldn't be less thrilled with the new squatter on her family's estate. Does Claire have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the "it" girl in her school?
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