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...
You're like...the monster that came in the spring.Just her pet pig and her mom. Those are the only two beings Ranko needs or wants in her life-not all the irritating people at school, not her new stepdad, and certainly not that scary guy from the alley. Still, life is like a box of chocolates...so of course Scary Guy has to show up at her house, along with her new stepdad, as her adopted stepbrother. It's the end of the world as she knows it! However, with her pig's life and her mom's happiness at stake, she's determined to figure out how to survive the monster lurking in his eyes...
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?!
Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya loves listening to rock, but no one else seems to share her interest...until she meets a cool, stylish employee at a CD shop. Dressed in black from head to toe, he has this air of mystery about him, and his taste in music is impeccable. Aya falls hard for him-not knowing her crush is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! For her part, Mitsuki generally keeps to herself and avoids standing out at school. But given that she sits right next to Aya, Mitsuki's all too aware of the other girl's feelings, and she's afraid to reveal the truth. So why does she find herself talking with Aya more and more...?
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!
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...
Fifteen years after the death of her father, Reinhardt Lincke finds herself traveled back in time to the day of his funeral, alone with the very man responsible for his death—Prince Michel Allanketh, her betrothed. Loath to waste the opportunity, Reinhardt stabs Michel in his leg, and is subsequently banished to the cold and isolated domain of Luden. However, her exile turns into a blessing in disguise when she stumbles upon a wild boy in the forest. Meeting this “mad dog” may be the key to Reinhardt’s revenge…and the start to a tumultuous romance!
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?
Delinquent high schooler Arakuni Ibuki is drafted to protect his childhood friend Honeko Akabane, the secret daughter of a yakuza leader. It's no small task, especially when they're up against hired assassins who also have just one job...to kill Honeko Akabane! Ibuki joins the elite corps of bodyguards that make up Class 3-4 of Sosoji High School. Akabane is oblivious to the elaborate covert operation surrounding her. Is this team of misfits really up for the job?!
New Tokyoite and college freshman Iku is living the otaku dream-except for the fact that he can now see ghosts. One day, he bumps into Mimori, a super friendly spirit that haunts a local bridge, and reluctantly lets the lonely specter into his home. But every night at 23:45, Mimori is drawn back to the bridge and forced to replay his downfall. Will Mimori be stuck in this loop forever, or can Iku find a way to save him from an eternity of unending tragedy?
Welcome to Dead Rock, the underworld's top educational institution! The young demon Yakuto has his sights set on a spot at this prestigious school, but in Hell, there's no such thing as an easy A. First, he has to survive the entrance exam...
All sugar, no spice, and everything nice...that's the impression the beautiful first-year high schooler and class president Otogi gives to those around her. One look from the school's "heartthrob angel" is all it takes to sweep countless admirers off their feet. But the real Otogi Katsura is no angel: She's calculating, ruthless, and sharp-tongued. When Otogi slips up and exposes her inner baddie in front of the class's other paragon, Toki, he counters by revealing an unexpected side of his own and declaring her his "partner in crime." With cupid's arrow at her back, can the "heartthrob angel" maintain her perfect act and regain the upper hand, or will she be the one swept off her feet by a fellow false angel?!
Hiroshi Mori is an ordinary college student leading an unremarkable life, until one day he hears someone ringing his neighbor's doorbell over and over again. He goes out onto the landing and finds a strange woman in a trenchcoat-whose tenacious attention soon transfers to him. Stalked and harassed by this monstrous woman, Hiroshi tries to find out the truth about her before she ruins his life completely.
The second sales division at Itsuboshi Trading Company is headed up by Mr. Takanashi, one of the firm's top performer and a charismatic knockout at age 40. One of his subordinates is the equally hot, cool and calculating 26-year-old, Hiwatari. Practically every woman at the company has attempted to stir up an office romance with the magnetic Takanashi, but this dashing zaddy has turned them all down, because...he secretly has ED! Meanwhile, Hiwatari seems like a scary robot on the outside, but he's actually looked up to Takanashi since he started working with him four years ago. When Hiwatari gets a chance to spend the evening with Takanashi, he reveals more than he means to! An irresistible love comedy between a hot older man with a shameful secret and a cunning underling who becomes an unlikely confidant in his quest to once more stand proud and, ahem...erect!
The bitter war between the Empire and the Republic of Frost has ended, but three years after the ceasefire, the Empire is still ravaged by starvation and disease, and bandits terrorize the populace. Can the Imperial Army State Section III, aka Pumpkin Scissors, stop a renegade force with chemical weapons? And who is the mysterious stranger helping Pumpkin Scissors?
Yua Hayakawa used to love playing with Chi, a mysterious girl with a murky family life who likes collecting dead insects, but it's been years since they've spoken. Now, Chi hardly ever even comes to school. One day, Chi shows up to class in beat-up gym clothes with a handful of dead bugs and starts a commotion that gives Yua's classmate, golden boy Koudai, an idea: he's going to save Chi, and he needs Yua's help to do it. But clean-cut exteriors don't always promise good intentions, and the darkness in Chi may be more dangerous than Yua had ever imagined.
Luka Edelmondt Finsternis is your picture-perfect vampire-he's good looking, he's regal... He's also usually incredibly hungover and exhausted, and wants nothing more than a change of pace from his routine! When he takes a peek into the human world, he finds just the cure he's looking for-a relaxing Japanese bathhouse that will surely cure him of his hangover and rejuvenate him from head to toe. To blow his fatigue out of the water, Luka pays a visit to Full Moon Baths where he meets the bathhouse's eldest son, Sakura. But between the bathhouse being short staffed and taking care of his little brother, Sakura has enough to worry about without a bougie vampire being added to the mix!
A monster that people call GAEA-TIMA devastates a small, seaside town. Ten years later, the resilient community has emerged as a tourist destination, and Miyako, who became a local celebrity by surviving the attack, is making a living selling mini-replicas of the beast. But when GAEA-TIMA returns, Miyako and her neighbors will discover that their enduring connection to the creature goes deeper than tourism and trauma. Just what is the true agenda behind the attack of the "gigantis?" Are there more like GAEA-TIMA waiting for their moment? And is humanity capable of responding to violence with anything other than more violence?
At the end of a difficult day, the haughty but purehearted rich kid Arisu found his only solace in the voice of another girl his age, who hosted a livestream under the pseudonym "Apollo." Then, one day, the broadcasts stopped. Arisu has dedicated the years since then to finding Apollo's true identity, and he's narrowed it down to one particular high school. He transfers in as a student and figures it'll be a cinch-but then discovers it could be any of the girls in the broadcasting club! And the real Apollo isn't talking for reasons of her own! These four girls have no use for Arisu's personality, but they each harbor dreams of using their voices to build a career, and they sure could use his money... Can the blunt and blustering Arisu buy his way into the club's good graces, and find the real girl attached to his dream voice?
Kobayashi just can't focus-not on studying, not on work-and the adults in his life think he's in danger of becoming a worthless dropout. Then, one day, a strange new presence arrives in his class: an energetic and naive kid named Uno. Kobayashi saves Uno from getting scammed, and that close encounter launches a new friendship. Uno's definitely a space cadet, but Kobayashi can't help admiring the way he floats through life, and before he knows it, he might start feeling his feet lift off the ground, too...
One day, Yuso Aikawa catches his two bosses discussing seducing his younger sister, who works at the same company. In order to protect his sister, Yuso offers himself to his bosses, but... things turn out to be much harsher than he could have ever anticipated.
This is the story of a hardworking, straight, black-haired pretty boy with glasses who ends up in a threesome with his doting CEO and Director. Not once does the bottom take off his glasses.
Misato had a perfect childhood, with parents who loved her and a home on an idyllic island in Japan's inland sea. But then a TV show starts shooting in town. Misato's cast as an extra, and in an instant, her life is turned on its head. A woman appears claiming to be her real mother, and before she knows it Misato is living in a lavish mansion surrounded by greedy schemers of all stripes. The curtain rises on the story of a rising star who plunges into an abyss...where the only sustenance is vengeance!
"The male knight said, 'Urgh! Kill me!' so I turned him into a female." When Princess Presso doesn't come to save him at the end of Chapter 5 of the main story, Rozo is stranded in the Land of Demons and becomes the demons' sex toy.
Rozo starts living with Prime Minister Malvarmeta, but the other demons worry that Malvarmeta feels "obligated."
Rozo goes looking for the prime minister, Malvarmeta, and he starts masturbating when he finds the smell of his pipe on a blanket. To punish him for getting himself off, Malvarmeta makes him crawl around the room like a dog! Furthermore, the prime minister's past is revealed...
"The male knight said, 'Urgh! Kill me!' so I turned him into a female." If Princess Presso didn't come to save him at the end of Chapter 5 of the main story... Rozo, a male knight, is stranded in the Land of Demons and branded a traitor by the other knights. When Rozo loses his reason to live, the prime minister...