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With a taste for the finer things in life, a mind chock full of knowledge and a solution for every problem, Hinata isn't your average kindergartener. She has a secret. Hinata is actually an 88-year-old grandma, reborn into the body of a little girl with all her memories intact! She loves pickled vegetables and enjoying a nice cup of tea on the veranda while disciplining her peers with her authoritative, old-fashioned dialect. Why has she been reborn?! Find out in this cute, nostalgic comedy filled with grandma-wisdom! -
In a world populated by diverse range of tribes, humans have been persecuted nearly to extinction. One day, a forest guardian known as a Golem crosses paths with an abandoned little human girl. This is the story of the bond between a member of the disappearing human species and a guardian of the forest.The anime of this story will premiere this year (2019)!This series has been published in Japan since 2015 which Japanese title name is "Somali to Mori no Kamisama" -
USD 0.99 / 99ptEighteenth-century France--the eve of a revolution. At the court of Versailles was a certain dressmaker who enjoyed even greater influence than the nobility, despite her commoner roots. This woman's name was Rose Bertin. Favored by the tragic queen Marie-Antoinette, she was then swallowed up by the tides of revolution. This is the story of the bold, pioneering woman credited as the mother of fashion design. -
France, Paris - Beginning of the 20th century.Colette works in a brothel and entertains clients with "p*rverted" desires. She is leading a life without prospects.Her only happiness consists of the secret meetings with gigolo Leon, whom she feels helplessly attracted to. Even though he is visiting other women ..."p*rverts are people who have explored and put a shape to their desires. Just like a blind man using both hands to carefully trace the contours of a vase of flowers ..."Who are these p*rverts Moyoco Anno brings to life in Paris, the city of flowers?This is the first new series by Moyoco Anno in eight years! After "Sakuran" and "Buffalo 5 Girls" comes another story about the strong lives of prostitutes.The e-book contains all color pages published inside the magazine.This series has been published in Japan since 2013 which Japanese title name is "Bikachou Shinshi Kaikoroku" -
USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 1.49 / 149pt"I will never draw comics again... so please forgive me, mother." Megumi is a girl who received a sponsorship award for her manga comic at only 16 years old. However, it caused such a great distress amongst her family that it forced her out of her home. Now. 15 years later, she's living with her partner Tamaki while working as an assistant in various jobs. Out of nowhere, a famous manga artist by the name of Unsui Genda appears, putting into motion something in Megumi's life that has been at a standstill for too long. -
USD 0.74 / 74pt"Do I really have to work here from now on...?" Maya Blanche was born the daughter of nobility, but the family's wealth is in ruins due to her father's loan. The only place she could find immediate work as a noblewoman was the most fearsome house in all the land, the San-Chevalier House. There are rumors of servants of the house going missing... as pain and fear comes over Maya, she suddenly feels a strong head pain and all her memories come flooding back to her. "In my previous life... I was a high school student!" Maya was reincarnated into the world of one of her favorite fantasy novels after an accident on her way home from her maid cafe job! She now remembers the head of the house, Etel San-Chevalier, is actually an assassin...! Now begins the story of an isekai love fantasy of excitement and wonder, avoding the death flags at all costs! -
USD 1.49 / 149ptAya (29) and Shota Shinozaki (31) have been married for two years. Recently, they've hit a rough patch due to a disagreement on when to have children. Aya wants to give it more time to prepare for their child financially. Shota on the other hand, is getting impatient, telling Aya she's just overthinking the situation. Needless to say, she's shocked by his unfounded and irresponsible optimism. And as he continues to pressure her, she only grows more disheartened, and a rift forms between her and Shota... -
USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptIf I could live again, I'd like to be a cat...independent and not bound by the obsessive desire for human affection. And so, the dog's wish was granted. But before long, misfortune strikes and he stumbles into a river. When hope is all but lost, Miki rushes to his rescue. Moved by her kindness, he decides to dedicate his life to bringing her joy... only to find out that she's a dog person. Refusing to give up, he then vows to become Miki's new dependable "canine"!
-A collection of peculiar yet heartwarming short stories depicting the bond between "cat" and human. -
"I'll crush all things normal to you." Yoshikawa Miyuki, a 34 years old woman, had been happily married for three years when her life took a wrong turn. She found herself in a sexless marriage with the added pressure of having a child. When her husband even resorted to going to the brothel, Miyuki questioned if this was normalcy, and if so, she no longer wanted to adhere to it. She now only yearns for true love. Her worries and suffering had pushed her to the brink of losing her mind. That's when someone, with a certain secret, appeared in front of her, changing everything. This person's sweet temptation shatter Miyuki's perception of "normal." What ensued was a straight, twisted, ugly, beautiful, and impure pure love story.
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"You named our daughter after your ex...?!"
Soko lives with her kind husband and three-year-old daughter. Although she may be busy, she's living happily everyday. There's only one thing she doesn't understand about her picture-perfect husband. Instead of wearing his wedding ring, he wears a memento ring for his late relative. But one day, Soko finds out her husband's secret, and feels there is a woman popping up behind the scenes.
"Am I imagining things? Or...is my husband actually having an affair?!"
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USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptMatsubara is just one of many ladies in the Planning Division who are feeling rather annoyed. Her fellow coworker, Miwa Iida, is managing to drag the entire office down with every move she makes. And the men surrounding her in the office are only managing to make that worse. "This has to stop... Someone do something!" After finally reaching her limit, Matsubara heads to HR where she meets Asari Kuga, a woman a stern gaze who spits facts like a machine gun... the "Office Detective"! -
USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199pt"Everyone should just be 'saba saba' like me!" Nami Amihama (age 28) works in the editorial department for a women's fashion magazine. Nami constantly uses being saba saba (aka blunt) as an excuse for her biased assertions and has been ostracized by her coworkers because of it. One day, when Nami was being her usual arrogant self, she is confronted by her antithesis, Mai Honda (age 26). Mai is beautiful and feminine, and Nami can't hide her irritation. The battle between the self-proclaimed saba saba woman vs. the true saba saba woman begins! -
"Didn't they teach you in school? If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all." Aya Sakurai is your average office worker who likes to mind her own business, but she can never get across the things she wants to say... until Shun Serizawa comes along. After transferring to her department, he's got a lot to say regarding a mean boyfriend, workplace bothers, and all the other things she can't manage to confront! -
USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 2.99 / 299ptLove is a piece of cake, or is it? Shino's life takes a hard reset after she quits her job, and her boyfriend breaks up with her! She decides to move to a new city and start over. Shino quickly develops a crush on her next-door neighbor who also happens to be her new manager, Kyoshiro! Unfortunately for her, he is already living with his girlfriend, Akari! Find out how this love triangle unfolds in George Asakura's whirlwind love story! -
USD 0.99 / 99ptA coworker who keeps chasing after teen idols despite her age; a useless boss; and a completely unsociable new hire. Ann, a fortyish woman who looks down on those around her and blames everything on others, dreams only of marriage with the boyfriend who won't sleep with her. But then one day, when she learns that one of the colleagues she looked down on is getting married, she reveals her hidden nasty side right in front of the newbie. From that day on, she is visited by one misfortune after another.... -
"What is it, Mr. Amakusa? Don't tell me you're planning to make midnight visits to my bed?" Aki Kurumi, 29 years old, meets Shisui Amakusa at a singles' mixer, and what should he unexpectedly propose but a paper marriage...! And once she starts living with Shisui, who is a touch out of sync with her, it kicks off a string of miscommunications and minor catastrophes! Their life as newlyweds (on paper) gets off to a bumpy start, but it's somehow almost cozy... "I didn't realize I would be so happy... to be needed by someone." They each chose this paper marriage for their own convenience, but could they become a real husband and wife? What is "love"? What is "marriage"? This is a bumbling love story that depicts how men and women coexist. -
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Those who inhabit neither Heaven nor Earth, but a place called the Space Between.... A cute little guardian deity and the sewing Between-dweller who creates them have come to peer in on the human world?! It's a 200% soothing tale that will gently snuggle into the holes in people's hearts! -
A "kamuro" is a young girl who takes care of and runs various errands for a courtesan, and at the same time studies the art for herself. The way kamuro would refer to their respective courtesans as "big sister" gave rise to the word "oiran", the most elite courtesans in Edo-era Japan. This story takes place in a brothel called Shinkiro in notorious Yoshiwara red-light district, starring an oiran known to many as the "Courtesan from Hell", a super popular sadist specialist named Hashidate. Her personal kamuro, Namiji, narrates the story, and paints a picture of Hashidate that most would never expect. A variety of customers, including townsfolk, samurai, and high-rollers, are in full force as Namiji recounts these fantastic tales!
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This is the story of a man known only as Gen, who used to be an assassin. Nobody knows his past, his real name or his age, only that he is now working at Tsubakiya, a secluded onsen inn. He had put down his weapons and intended to lead a quiet, peaceful life, but it seems his past is not willing to let him go so easily. The onsen inn gets guests from all walks of life, and anything can happen. Some guests come to end their life. Some guests just want to get away from everyday life and go crazy. There are TV shows and incognito celebrities. Every guest staying at Tsubakiya has their own story, just waiting to unfold.
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USD 0.99 / 99ptI've been preparing for a competition that could open doors for me as an aspiring artist, but one day, in one fell swoop, I lost my art model and my girlfriend. I was still reeling from it when a young girl suddenly showed up beside me and said she would be my new model. However, now she says I need to offer up my body in exchange for her help...?! I had lost everything, and she knew nothing of the world; this is the story of our warped and fleeting, yet innocent, love.
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Taking a down and out restaurant on the verge of closing it's doors, retraining the staff, and rebuilding it into a booming business, this hot blooded gourmet comic tells the story of the legendary chef Toshizo Kitakata. Son of the owner of Mitsubachi, an unpopular restaurant, Shoichi goes hat in hand to plead for Kitakata's help and he is taken to an unexpected place for training...!! -
Sota Kitaoka, 20 years old, working at Ginza's fmaous "Tomikyu" under a strict but passionare boss, struggling and aiming to be a chef. One day he will make food that reaches peoples hearts... -
USD 0.99 / 99ptYou're great just the way you are. Even though Miku is 25 years old, she hasn't learned a thing about how to do her own makeup -- but her boyfriend, Haru, tells her that he prefers her that way. Miku and Haru live together, after all, and they might get married, in which case she'll just quit her job anyway, so it's probably fine never to learn... At least, that's what she tells herself. One day, a boy with a special love for makeup suddenly appears in her life. The beautiful stranger does Miku up gorgeously and Haru's reaction to her new look is almost unbelievable--? A story of starting anew and taking one's life back through makeup! -
In your daily life, there are many kinds of "neighbors." - A stubborn, unyielding young man who sits in the neighboring desk at work. A happy-go-lucky older guy always telling dirty jokes from the neighboring hospital bed. A tiny car with a terrible driver who parks way over to one side, just inside the line of the neighboring parking spot. It's not only the people living next door. In your daily life, there are many kinds of "neighbors." Falling in love, making memories, finding peace of mind... Five tales of the vibrant moments born when two people happen to become neighbors.
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At the age of 19, Ayano makes the fateful decision to set foot into the adult film industry. Alienated from her family and feeling she lacks a place in the world, she wields what "assets" she has -- her body -- and finds success in her newfound calling. This is the story, at turns delicately nuanced and starkly graphic, of a "porn star's" journey: everyday struggles, what happens when family finds out, and even love. The novel by a real-life adult-film actress is brought to life in manga form!
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Ruriko Aoyama, a second-year in high school, was born with a large, blue birthmark on her face. She has lived her life trying not to make a big deal of it, trying to avoid overly conscientious treatment by those around her. One day, Ruriko gets her hands on a notebook belonging to her new homeroom teacher, Kanda. He had written all of her classmates' names in the book, and next to their names: distinguishing physical features. However, Ruriko notices that the space next to her own name is inexplicably blank. When she confronts her homeroom teacher, Ruriko finds that Kanda lives with prosopagnosia -- a disorder which prevents him from being able to make sense of and distinguish the human face... -
I have to stop this. I can't let my friend be killed...! - Meiko Yashiro is in her second year of junior high. She's barely spoken to her childhood friend Hozumi Togawa ever since a certain incident drove them apart. However, one day Meiko has a supernatural encounter that could change everything... "I can't let his life end at 14 years." - One girl will spring into action to change her childhood friend's future in this time-paradox coming-of-age story that will pull at your heart strings and leave you blinking the stars out of your eyes!
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"I never really wanted good friends. I always thought I'd rather have things I'd be okay with leaving behind." Tsukiko is the new girl in school. One day, she catches a glimpse of her classmate, Utsumi, swimming in the school's pool. She becomes fixated. Tsukiko knew they were classmates, but beyond that, the two girls had no reason to cross paths. However, one rainy day turns all of that around. An emotional story about the everyday lives of the enigmatic new girl and the girl with no filter who happens to love swimming! -
USD 0.99 / 99ptSaki Edajima, 18 years old - Determined to make her own way in life, she resolves to leave home and move to Tokyo despite the naysaying from everyone around her.
Saki managed to get hired at an animation studio thanks to her skill at drawing, but all her new coworkers are so grown-up and capable that she's really feeling the pressure as she works alongside them day and night.
It takes tenacity to give it your all in work and in love. This is the story of one reckless girl racing full-speed toward her dreams! -
USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptShoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new t*rtures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late? Read the manga industry insiders voted their favorite of 2014! "A very powerful story about being different and the consequences of childhood bullying... Read it." Anime News Network "The word heartwarming was made for manga like this." Manga Bookshelf
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USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 2.99 / 299ptA hapless young man is released from prison with nothing to his name, but he knows exactly what he wants: to train in the art of rakugo comedic storytelling. After seeing an unforgettable performance from one of Japan's greatest masters, Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, during his time in jail, he will settle for nothing less than to become apprentice to the best. Yakumo, notorious for taking no students, is persuaded to take him on, and nicknames him Yotaro-the fool. Yotaro has no formal training or elegance, but something about his charisma reminds Yakumo of someone from his past. -
Hush Couture Twentysix year old Nagisa Kataura has a secret. By all appearances, she's an average tempworker, but beneath her businesscasual exterior she's a devoted cosplayer. Transforming into her favorite anime and manga characters is her passion in life, and her hard work and creativity has earned Nagisa respect amongst her cosplay cohorts. But to the rest of society, her hobby is a silly fantasy, so she has to keep her two worlds separate. However, as demands from both sides of her life begin to increase, she may one day have to make a tough choice - what's more important to her, cosplay or being "normal" -
The world has now entered the age of e-sports. Teen pro gamer Ren Azumino's motto is to win, and winning game competitions is exactly how she plans on making a living. One day, an industry rep who has taken notice of Ren's exceptional performance pays Ren a visit. His mission? Recruit Ren to enroll at Hakugo Academy under the newly established e-sports department. There, Ren meets several other students, including Mashiro Kanzaki, a novice gamer struggling to find his way in life. A coming-of-age drama following the lives of a group of misfits unfolds in the exciting world of e-sports! -
USD 0.99 / 99ptRomance / Fantasy / Comedy / Drama / MangaPlaza Originals / Workplace Romance / Only on MangaPlaza / Complete / ShoujoWhat do you do when nothing's going right in your life?
Minori (29), who has been struggling from day to day, has become pessimistic about life as a whole. This year has been especially dreadful. Work has become a hellish experience because of her new boss. Her childhood friend and longtime crush, Asai, just told her he only sees her as a friend. When all seems hopeless, Minori is suddenly visited by a "Toshiotoko", a fairy whose job is to bring luck and happiness to their charge. With his gentle and encouraging support, she slowly learns to take control of her life by the reins. What will Minori discover as she continues her search for what happiness really means to her? -
USD 1.49 / 149ptMami has tried marriage once and failed, so now she's looking for something else. Even if her peers won't get it, she wants what she wants: not marriage, not romance, just a man to spend time with when she needs some company!
Sure enough, when she brings this up at her junior high class reunion, her friends all gang up against her. However, a handsome former classmate she'd almost never spoken to before--Nakamura--does empathize with her! When Mami learns that Nakamura is also once-divorced and, just like her, is looking not for a wife or a girlfriend but just a woman to spend time with, she makes a life-changing decision.
She's given up on living her life according to what's "normal." After spending thirty-some years toiling under the crushing weight of societal expectations, one woman finds herself a partner in crime and a new lease on life in this modern-day survival story. -
16th century Firenze, Italy. One girl, One ARTistic ambition!The birthplace of the renaissance era, where art is thriving. In one small corner of this vast city, one sheltered girl's journey begins. She dreams of becoming an artist, an impossible career for a girl born into a noble family. In those days, art was an exclusively male profession, with woman facing strong discrimination. In spite of these challenges, Arte perseveres with hard work and a positive attitude!Thank you for purchasing Arte Volume 1. Unfortunately, the file was incomplete when originally uploaded, so it has been re-uploaded to correct the issue. Please download the file again to receive the correct, complete file. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and hope you will continue to support Arte.This series has been published in Japan since 2013 which Japanese title name is "Arte" -
Wakako Murasaki, 26, lives to eat. She was born with a taste for alcohol and good food, so every night she searches for a good place to enjoy her meals alone. Perhaps she will sit next to you tonight?These popular shorts featuring the solo heavy drinker have been successfully turned into an anime and a drama!This series has been published in Japan since 2015 which Japanese title name is "Wakako-zake" -
After being assaulted by the police, Suzuki and Jinsuke move to a new town. Suzuki is starting to discover the joys of living with a young boy, but Jinsuke's mind is set on taking revenge for his parents. With his small hands, he picks up a gun...
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USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 1.99 / 199ptWhen Kazusa enters high school, she joins the Literature Club, where she leaps from reading innocent fiction to diving into the literary classics. But these novels are a bit more...adult than she was prepared for. Between euphemisms like fresh dewy grass and pork stew, crushing on the boy next door, and knowing you want to do that one thing before you die-discovering your budding sexuality is no easy feat! As if puberty wasn't awkward enough, the club consists of a brooding writer, the prettiest girl in school, an agreeable comrade, and an outspoken prude. Fumbling over their own discomforts, these five teens get thrown into chaos over three little letters: S...E...X...!
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USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 2.99 / 299ptHaving lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and one of his students, Kotori Iida, together for homemade adventures. With those three cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder this dinner table drama is so delicious.
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