After being summoned to another world as the 68th hero, Setsuna Sugimoto is abandoned by that same world due to his sickly constitution. But when he meets Kyle, a millennia-old former hero like him, Setsuna is given a third chance at life-inheriting Kyle's knowledge, power, and even life force. Now able to travel the world as an adventurer, Setsuna will encounter people from all walks of life, with each meeting bound to leave a lasting mark on himself and the world.
The Republic of San Magnolia is enjoying peaceful days, having not been invaded by the neighboring empire's Legion weapons. This is the story of Shin, Lena, and their friends as normal students attending Eighty-Six Private High School, where they'll partake in club activities, the culture festival, a fireworks festival, and more! A story of heartwarming romance and glorious youth that could never have happened in the original 86 unfolds!
The last thing Oka and Mao expected to find out at lunch was that their two friends Hasumoto and Kadoi were dating.The four boys were classmates, friends, and even neighbors in the dorms. The sudden revelation sparked something within Oka and Mao-as they begin noticing each other in new ways. But what started as playful curiosity quickly grows, and each moment the two spend together threatens to bring them closer than they've ever been before...
RED FLAGS EVERYWHERE...When a college student wakes up in the body of Melissa Foddebrat, the villainess of a cliche romance novel, she is determined to cast aside her original role and live a quiet life of luxury, but...UGH! Why are all the men in this novel trash?! A sleazebag crown prince, a stalker sniper, a crazed werewolf, and an obsessive merchant-Melissa can't just stand by and watch the innocent heroine suffer at the hands of these degenerates. Scummy love interests, begone-this story is getting a rewrite!
Deep in the depths of the dungeon, a man spends his days scouring the treacherous floors for bodies of dead adventurers. His name is Iarumas, and he has no memory of the life he lived before he was resurrected from a corpse. The living keep their distance from the cold, sullen man-Iarumas consorts primarily with the dead. That is, until he meets Garbage, a feral young swordswoman who is the sole survivor of a massacred party. With Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures farther, searching the dungeon for clues to his past while avoiding the inevitability of a permanent ashen demise...
DOOMED BY A PAST LONG FORGOTTEN, RESOLVED TO SAVE WHAT SHE ONCE HELD DEARThe flame is lit. A nameless woman wakes. Roused from the tomb by a past she cannot recall, she sets out into a barren, unfamiliar landscape. The protector follows. Bound by oath and honor, he safeguards her against the dangers that draw near with the same ferocity he does the secrets of his past. The Grey Cinders gather in their tower, called by the fire to complete their solemn duty. A colossus, incarnate of death, stirs with the bones beneath the scarred grounds. And a nightmare- torment of a bygone era-returns to exact its toll. The fate of this land hangs in the balance, as their journey unfolds in this original Dark Souls story!
When high schooler Yuuta Asamura learns his father plans to remarry, he's not too bothered by the idea...until he finds out his future stepmom has a daughter! Her name is Saki, and to Yuuta's surprise, she's a beauty who's made a reputation for herself as an unapproachable "bad girl." But as he gets to know her, he realizes she's not the person everyone says she is. Could he be the one she finally opens her heart to?
2038, Tokyo. Artificially intelligent robots known as androids are now being mass produced. With superior looks and brainpower, they've steadily replaced humans in all kinds of roles, causing a widespread anti-android sentiment in North America. However, the same cannot be said for Japan-after all, they've seen the rise of the world's first android idol, Reina, who broke new ground for the future of cybernetic beings. But when android "deviants" begin to appear, rejecting their programmed duties for free will and genuine emotions...what paths will they choose, and is humanity still part of that future?!
PLUCKED FROM THE LIFE SHE KNOWSTwelve-year-old street urchin Camellia is kidnapped from her mother in the dead of night by her father's family, the honorable House Bale. Though they welcome her with warm smiles and open arms, she quickly catches on to their ulterior motive-she is to play the role of their second son, Camellius Bale, and act as a healthy substitute for their sickly heir. To make things more complicated, "Camellius" Bale's striking beauty and adorable mannerisms capture the attention of both the crown prince and the son of Duke Ihar! Amid all the secrets and lies, Camellia swears that one day, she will reclaim the life that was stolen from her...
Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he's paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander-and she's hardly the only ex-student who's a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he's an old man?
Most people want to be the heroine. I mean, who wouldn't after being reincarnated into a fantasy dating game as the beautiful, prodigious daughter of a noble family? But screw that, being the villainess is way more fun-and that's exactly who Alicia Williams is going to be! Yet the more pluck, audacity, and insolence she musters, the more everyone seems to like her! What's a villainess got to do to leave her mark on history?!
Lured by the promise of adorable bunnies, Cocoa stops at Rabbit House, a cafe nestled in the picturesque town she's moving to for school...only to find out that very establishment is going to be her new home! What's more, new friends abound as she gets to know small-but-aloof Chino; military-minded Rize; gentle and traditional Chiya; and Syaro, a refined girl who's full of surprises. Their days are bursting with cuteness, fun, and tasty treats-plus the joys of growing friendships!
He'll never forget him-his ex-classmate Yuu, that is. College student Ryousuke was absolutely devastated when Yuu confessed and then promptly disappeared from his life without waiting for a reply. After desperately searching for years, he's overjoyed when they suddenly bump into each other. But his happiness is soon eclipsed as he watches Yuu walk off into the arms of another man...
Japan-a nation where vicious crime and terror have been all but eliminated. And who keeps the peace? Cute schoolgirls, of course! Those uniformed youths you see on street corners and in stylish cafes may just be agents of Lycoris, with pistols in their purses and missions on their mind...
She wants a boyfriend - anyone but him. He wants girls to buzz off. Sucks for them 'cos he's paid to please princesses!High school freshman Mai can barely muster the confidence to talk to a boy, much less take one on a date. Plus, the first time she meets Kei Kurose, the wrong sort of sparks fly - even if Kei is head-turningly hot, who could put up with the way he treats girls like trash? Mai has no patience for his rude attitude, but when she just so happens to discover the scandalous secret of his part-time job, she might have to learn to keep his trust!
"people like you are called heroes!"Before she reunited with Red in the quiet town of Zoltan, Princess Rizlet of Loggervia was renowned not only as royalty but as the brave warrior Rit. She even enlisted as a mercenary to defend her home against the demon lord before the Hero's party stepped in! But after going their separate ways, she finds herself...suddenly thrown out of her own country?! Now Rit has no choice but to embrace her new, untethered life as an adventurer, traveling wherever the wind blows-though who knows where in Avalon she'll end up...
Homeless, hungry, and with one foot in the grave, MacMillia was plucked from the streets by Riviere-enigmatic proprietor of a magical antiques shop and curse-dispelling service. After Riviere removed the curse that had condemned her to life on the street, MacMillia took up a job as Riviere's new assistant. While helping Riviere buy, sell, and dispel for all manner of...eclectic patrons, MacMillia will learn about the true power of prayers-and the curses they become. Their first job: investigate an impossibly lucky, ashen-haired girl cleaning out everyone at the local casino...
Some people are born lucky, chosen to receive power and riches beyond imagination, but Gongja Kim? He's a total loser with a completely useless ability: duplicating others' skills-that is, after they kill him. Gongja's all but given up...until he witnesses the strongest hunter in the world and his idol, Flame Emperor, committing murder and is slaughtered in cold blood! But who knew his former idol was hiding just the skill he needed to turn his fortune around? Now practically unstoppable, Gongja sets out to take revenge and climb his way to the top!
Kouta Higashiyama is the estranged son of an enormously wealthy corporate founder-and his twenty-third mistress! Kouta thinks the issue of succession and inheritance has nothing to do with him, until his father's condition worsens and Kouta's suddenly kidnapped to become the next chairman. Before him are five beautiful girls, all in contention to become his lover-and each with her own agenda. It's up to Kouta to investigate and choose who he wants...but with his hands full from the girls' advances, will he really be the one controlling the board, or will he become a pawn instead?
Hey, Iazo. As a Super Sub, what do you think? Although many things happened in the self-indulgent fantasy romance fic written by Konoha Satou in her teenage years, she doesn't quite remember writing any of these scenarios... However, nothing to it but to do it! So as the villainess of her own story, she's just gotta get through these crazy days of becoming a Super Sub, secretly rendezvousing with a bookworm, infiltrating the Yuri Academy...and who knows what else?!
Can a determined tengu bride change a lonesome bachelor's ways? Well, it's not like he's got much of a choice- 'cos she's already moving in!Young systems engineer Kotarou has had to make his own way in life. Nothing remains of his early childhood before he was orphaned-nothing except his grandparents' antique house in Hachioji and memories of Hime, the winged spirit girl he's come to dismiss as a youthful flight of fancy.But after his return to Hachioji and reunion with Hime, it becomes impossible to deny the existence of his fine, feathery friend-especially given that she's declared they're getting married at second sight!
Byakuya is the alter ego of the heroic magical girl Glass Happiness. Mira is a villainous lieutenant to the Evil King, and he's prepared to do what it takes to eliminate his wand-wielding nemesis once and for all. While his cunning is unmatched, the last thing Mira expected was love at first sight! Now, instead of devising schemes to defeat Byakuya, he's finding excuses to see her! What's more, she doesn't seem to mind...?!
The life of a spinster in Victorian London isn't an easy one on the best of days, but such a life becomes infinitely more complicated when said spinster is "soulless" - a preternatural bridging the gap between the natural and supernatural worlds. Miss Alexia Tarabotti has this unique distinction, and when she is assailed at a formal gathering by a rove vampire, an encounter that results in the death of the half-starved creature, her circumstances become exponentially more complicated indeed! Now caught up in an intrigue with life or death stakes, Alexia must rely on all her talents to outmatch the forces conspiring against her, but it may be the man who has caught her eye - Lord Conall Maccon - and their budding flirtation that truly drives her to her wit's end!
I, Liliana, am the daughter of an earl...and am in a terrible bind. For whatever reason, during the party hosted by Prince William, also known as the "Ice Prince," I was the lucky duck chosen as his bride! The only problem is...living as royalty is just about the last thing I'd ever want, so I'm plotting to break off my engagement-the sooner the better! However, since His Highness's frosty attitude just keeps growing sweeter each and every day, it's getting kind of hard to leave...
Shiki Ichinose would have never guessed his adoptive father used to be an Oni-hunting Momotarou, much less that the old man walked away from that life just to raise him despite Shiki's dangerous Oni blood. After seeing the only parent he ever knew murdered by a Momotarou assassin, Shiki's blood awakens. Thrust into an ancient conflict between Oni and Momotarou, Shiki will fight to survive, to take his revenge-and to hold back the calamity coursing through his veins...
When the crown prince announces he's breaking off his engagement to the infamous Akuya, his spurned fiancee wastes no time in turning her seductive words of passion to her actual target-Sei, a former commoner who worked her way up through the ranks with her wit and charm alone...and the very girl the prince dumped Akuya for! This would-be gold digger is about to get a taste of what a real lover can do in this steamy tale of two girls who traded in their Prince Charming for each other instead!
Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn't believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads-she's convinced she's ugly, and she's always alone. Still, she can't help but imagine herself as a leading lady when she's changing out flowers early one morning...until she's caught in the act by her handsome classmate Yousuke Ueno! Hana can't wrap her head around his kind words at first, but as they grow closer, she finds her life slowly beginning to change...
Sayo Hoshikawa, a high schooler who's insecure about his height, witnesses his unrequited crush getting rejected by a tall and handsome boy named Mashiba. Sayo challenges Mashiba to contest after contest, but he can't win a single time. Nothing gets under his skin more than when Mashiba calls him cute! But then, he starts having strange dreams about a certain someone embracing him-and soon enough, the dreams devolve into something even deeper...!
High schooler Maika Sakuranomiya can't seem to land a part time job, so when an opportunity comes knocking, she is up for anything. Waitressing at a cute cafe-sounds perfect! The manager demands that each waitress adopt a quirk in their service? Not a problem. Maika's ready to act flirty, or hot-and-cold, or like a little sister, or...sadistic!? Oh. That might be a tough one for our cheery and caring heroine! The original manga behind the popular anime!
Childhood friends Koutarou Fujiki, Kajiwara, and Fuyuko thought they would always be together. They spent their youth in a strange love triangle, the two boys fighting over who would date Fuyuko. But suddenly one day, that life ends. Kajiwara goes missing, and Koutarou takes his sweetheart's hand in marriage. Now middle-aged, Koutarou is left to wonder-would his wife have chosen differently if Kajiwara was still around? On a visit to his hometown, the memories come rushing back...
Awakened by a radiant light, Luciole realized he'd been asleep for a long, long time. Stretching to the horizon before him lay an abandoned world. Whatever life had once taken root here was long gone, leaving Luciole all alone-except for Claude. Now, with a self-proclaimed 500-year-old archmage for his only companion, Luciole will set off on a journey to discover how alone the two truly are.
Letitia was reborn into another world after her untimely death, but that was only the start of her hardships. A series of tragic events forces her to work like a servant at her uncle's house, until he sends her off to marry the infamous "Monster Lord" Erden Halstead. But once she arrives at her new home, Letitia's fear is quickly replaced by a whole slew of questions. Why is she randomly finding modern objects from her previous life that don't belong in this fantasy world? Why is her supposedly hideous and evil husband such a sweetheart who really loves bunnies? And most importantly...why is he so HOT?!
Masaichi Hizumi is a revenge agent, professionally dishing out just deserts to anyone who may have incurred the wrath of his clients. His latest target? Mikoto Kuga, an elite salaryman, narcissist, and way-more-than-two-timing cheater. Hizumi's task is to teach this piece of trash a lesson-by thoroughly humiliating him, body and spirit! Whether he's ready for it, Kuga is about to get his comeuppance, served with a smile by Hizumi!
What's the best way to relax after a hard day's work? If you ask Kaho, it's to kick back and relax at a bar with her best drinking bro, Akira. Sure, everyone around her thinks he's pretty hot, but he smokes, gets in fights, and is a bit of a playboy-so definitely not boyfriend material. But when one thing leads to another and she wakes up in his bed one morning, it makes it infinitely harder to deny that there is absolutely nothing between them...
This third collection of SAO illustrations highlights events from Volumes 16 through 22 of the main story, as well as Volumes 1 through 3 of Sword Art Online: Progressive. Art from the anime and games is also featured, along with all-new illustrations you won't find anywhere else!
When high schooler Mari, bumps into a fellow tardy student, she's surprised to find out he's a beastfolk who's to attend her school! After all, it's not rare for beastfolk to coexist alongside humans, but it's still uncommon, with the prejudice and all. Nervous to meet one at first, Mari soon learns there's more to him than his furry exterior. In fact, the more she gets to know him, the more she finds herself drawn to him, his steadfastness, his kind-heartedness, and...body...
A straight-laced researcher bottom with a hot-and-cold personality finds himself experimenting with his own body to study the unique functions of the puppy-like sexdroid top he lives with?all on his day off, and with plenty of loving sex. A spinoff story of the comic serialization, Type Aid.
After the loss of his beloved family dog, Yoh has been living his life going with the flow, unable to soothe his sorrow. However, Hinata, a younger student from his college, confessed his feelings to him.
Seeing Hinata as endearing as his late dog, Yoh realized that spending time with him made it feel like he could momentarily forget his grief. So, he decided to accept his confession.
The two started dating, but, one day, Hinata heard from one of Yoh's friends that he reminded him of his late pet...
Brad is an ex-spy who works as a butcher in a dilapidated town just outside London. Becoming a hero had been Brad's childhood dream, leading him to become a spy to support his country, but when reality turned out to be completely different from his aspirations, he ran away from the organization and found another job in the slum.
But things take a new turn when a spy named Rudis visits the store. Yet, despite this being their first meeting, Rudis seems to know Brad...
High schooler Amelie Kurosaki isn't like the other girls. She's secretly a vampire, which means she can't smile (her fangs will show), she can't cry (her eyes will glow red), and she absolutely, positively cannot fall in love with a human (love leads to bloodlust). The problem is, Amelie can't help staring wistfully whenever she sees a certain third-year delinquent known as Pako. Then, a fateful incident after school results in a surprise confession, followed by an even more shocking attack that reveals Amelie's true nature. Can a rough-and-tumble delinquent and a strong vampire with a soft side make an un-life together?