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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 -
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 / 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. -
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 0.99 / 99ptHow reliable would you say your memory is? As humans, our minds can omit memories. Memories can become idealized. Sometimes, they can even be entirely fabricated. There are various ways by which one's recollection of past events can become distorted. One could even say that it is a type of mental defense mechanism meant to protect us. But what if you had the chance to see your memories in their original state, unblemished and untouched...? Would you take it?
Meet Hakucho, the hippocampus and their assistant, Rohen, two mysterious individuals that live and work at an old-fashioned cafe that's more than meets the eye. Their shop comes to those plagued by their past, offering a chance to see the truth behind their memories. When restoring a client's memories, Hakucho summons a mystical creature from their ancient pipe. The creature enters the client's mind, scouring its depths to reveal that which has become obscured. However... sometimes, the truth is perhaps best left forgotten. -
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. -
USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 2.99 / 299ptTakao Kasuga is a bookworm. And his favorite book right now is Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil. While the young man may often be seen lost in thought as he rabidly consumes page after page, Takao is not much of a student. Actually when we are first introduced to the middle school teen, we find him sneaking some reading as he receives an F on a recent language exam. Nakagawa is known as the class bully. When she is not receiving zeros she is usually muttering profanities to those around her. While she doesn't care for books or their readers, she does have a thing for troublemakers. Takao may not be one, but having read over his shoulder a few times, she knows he is not very innocent. If anything he is bored and aware of it. Together, by chance, they shake up their entire rural community as Takao tries to break out of his shell in a random moment of passion and affection...not directed towards Nakamura. And contrary to Takao's predictions, the girl he was falling for, Nanako Saeki, responds by eventually accepting the bibliophile for who he is. Or at least, who she thinks he is. And therein lies the conflict. Takao is not a hero. He is not a troublemaker, either. He is a regular teen who through equal moments of cowardice and chivalry takes a long step towards adulthood as he desperately tries to cover up a dark secret. Takao Kusuga has stolen an item precious to someone he is attracted to, and if he doesn't form a "contract" with his new best friend, she is going to tell.
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USD 0.99 / 99pt ~ USD 2.99 / 299ptKakushi Goto is a single father with a secret: He's a top-selling manga artist of a raunchy series that perhaps isn't suitable reading material for his young daughter, Hime. So he does what any doting father would do-he hides it all from her, no matter the hijinks that ensue! -
Sayaka Shimada, 36 and single, loves three things: her job, her favorite singer, and her mother, who lives with her. Even with her junior coworker Sugaya tossing thoughtless comments her way, she'd poured herself into her work, and when she paused to look up she found herself on the cusp of her late 30s. Partly at her mother's suggestion, Sayaka visits a matchmaking service. The man she's introduced to is sweet and earnest, and things start moving smoothly toward marriage. Though it hasn't all sunk in yet, she is well on her way to a happy future--and that's when a sudden injury leaves her mother hospitalized. The injury is nothing too serious and Sayaka is settling her nerves, until she notices something off about her mother... A poignant and much-acclaimed depiction of the struggles of caretaking and building a future, issues faced by countless people every day! -
From the author of Dragon Zakura, the manga that shook the college admissions test-prep world in Japan to the core, comes a new work depicting high-stakes dealings in the stock market at an exceptional secondary school. The day after Takashi Zaizen entered the illustrious Dojuku Academy with top test scores, he was let in on the institution's deepest secret, an introduced to the mysterious "investment club." A six-person group made up of the top student from each class at Dojuku, the club carries a heavy responsibility: to generate an annual return of 8% or more on the school's 300 billion yen endowment, keeping the top-class schools facilities in shape and tuition at zero. "The most thrilling game in the world, the thing that sets men's blood ablaze... is money. Investment." With those words, the genius Zaizen's story of thrill and profit begins. Follow his road: read, learn, and start earning!This series has been published in Japan since 2013 which Japanese title name is "Investor Z" -
Todai is a piece of cake."By producing Todai entrance exam passing students, Kenji Sakuragi had succeeded in rebuilding the "idiot school" Ryuzan High.With the major education reformation approaching in 2020, Sakuragi once again returns to Ryuzan which has fallen back down to its low. At his side is his former pupil Naomi Mizuno.With "Empress" Kumiko Tatsuno reigning supreme over Ryuzan and the completely unmotivated student body before him, Sakuragi roars."Todai is THE place! Get into Todai! -
Note:This book is written in full color. In the unforgiving towns that dot the barren desert, girls sold into brothels must face men's carnal desires day in and day out. In a world rampant with sex and violence, what happens when prostitutes fall in love? Is there a way for them to survive? Two working girls, Candy and Suzy, will risk their lives to break the cycle, all for the sake of the freedom they've never had. Stronger than they ever thought possible, these girls on the run learn to give their instinct free rein."Love or life, which would you choose?""I'd take love.""But then you can't love if you're dead, can you?"This series has been published in Japan since 2012 which Japanese title name is "Buffalo 5-nin Musume"
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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"
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Chitose and Ken Kuraki are working parents with a 2-year-old daughter, Nanase. With help from Chitose's mother, they somehow manage a work-life balance. But one day, Chitose and Ken suddenly swap bodies! Now literally in each other shoes, they must now face their new roles at work and child-raising, which come with a whole slew of challenges, including having to deal with a group of annoying moms. Will our couple be able to break gender stereotypes, and overcome their dilemma while raising Nanase at the same time? -
"Humans in this country don't take sleep seriously enough." This is a story about work -- that is, an office worker in her late twenties and her sleep demon, whose job it is to get her to sleep! Yoko is a hard worker, that's for sure. She's missed her last train home yet again and feels herself losing the battle to sleep in the bathroom. That's when she senses a shadow over her shoulder. She turns around only to find -- a sleep demon?! "Oh. You can see me." says Nero, a regular old office worker at Sleep Demons Incorporated in the Underworld. His monthly salary comes from getting humans go to sleep, and from today, he's in charge of Yoko. Thus begins Yoko and Nero's daily quest to improve her quality of sleep -- for both of their sakes! -
Ichigo Kaida is in his first year of college. It's raining heavily and he's biking home along the Kamogawa river after a couple of particularly grueling shifts at his part time job. That's when, out of the blue, he finds an abandoned dog.
Whoever left the dog also left a letter, which relays two facts:
1. The dog, though truly and genuinely a dog, loves to eat bread.
2. The dog's name is Koppe Roll.
Ichigo feels for Koppe and decides to take care of him, regardless of the struggle... but what will Ichigo do when the little dog simply refuses to touch the food that Ichigo puts out for him...?! -
USD 0.69 / 69ptSet on becoming a clothing designer, she got herself a job at a leading apparel company - only to end up assigned to the reception desk. Yet Mio Adachi didn't give up there. She spent her days practicing design, on top of performing her receptionist duties, in hopes of one day moving to a department where she could actually work in fashion design. That fateful day comes, though with an unfortunate twist, when a higher-up in the design department sees a sketch by handsome top-class designer Miyabi Shito and mistakenly thinks it's one of Mio's...! Caught between the pull of her lifelong dream and the weight of starting it off with a lie, what path will Mio take next...? -
USD 1.49 / 149pt"No matter how many times we're reborn, I'm sure we'll fall in love again. Because Kotaro and I are bound by the red string of fate." Kaede is a housewife, romanticist, and lover of peace, always one to avoid conflict. In fact, she and her husband Kotaro are so blissfully married that they've never even gotten into an argument. On the evening of her fifth wedding anniversary, as she heads towards the restaurant, she reflects on how much she appreciates her kind husband and the perfect marriage he's given her. But when a figure rushes in and attacks her from behind, her life begins to fall into disarray... -
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 / 74ptFrom rags to quick riches?! Yusaku Kobayashi grew up in a family running an antique store. He started making a lot of money selling some of the antiques online as well! While cleaning the storage room, Koboyashi gets sucked into a cursed mirror he found sitting in the corner. He was sent to another world! Stuck in a new world with nothing but the clothes on his back, he's attacked by a giant golem! However, just in the nick of time, he's rescued by a treasure hunter by the name of Melca. Kobayashi learns from her that this world that's now overrun with monsters has a magical system that sells items in a way similar to online markets! Now he is determined to sell loot from monsters through this online market, and use the money to buy an expensive magic item that could bring him back! Will Kobayashi be able to get back home?! Now starts a fantasy adventure, with riches to be had! -
"You have the right to choose your own death."
In the near future, the Volitional Death Act is established. Fed up with her circumstances, Minori contacts the Special Public Welfare Organization O.F.F. and applies for their Death-on-Demand plan. With no one she cares enough about to notify of her decision, and nothing to leave behind, Minori only wishes that her fated day would arrive sooner. But as she continues meeting with her incredibly perky agent Mido to iron out the details, something gradually begins to shift within her.
A light-hearted yet poignant modern-day look into finding meaning in life. -
USD 0.81 / 81pt ~ USD 1.11 / 111ptThe only thing I can do is draw. If only my pictures could be used to make others happy... This is the story of the "Seven Lights", and a world of legend passed down from generation to generation. People are born with an incredible power called "lyoku". However, Neil is still without any lyoku even as he turns 14. While working in the painting studio he holds a job at, he reflects upon the pain he feels not being able to go out on an adventure using lyoku with his friends. Suddenly, the time comes that the Demon King returns to the land. And Neil, with a special brush in hand, has a chance to face a new destiny...! Now begins, the new generation's legend of the Seven Lights!! -
USD 0.99 / 99ptDuring the French Revolution, a revolutionary known as the Angel of Death sent both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. His name was Saint-Just and his quest began with revenge... Delivering brutal and bloody justice to one noble after another, punishing their cruel misdeeds with death, he soon became entangled with the burgeoning revolution of the time. This is the story of the man who destroyed the kingdom of France for love.
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On the day of her execution, Vyaria wakes up to find time has reversed itself, making her seven years old again. Thinking of the events of her future, she is truly traumatized. Her first marriage to King Cain had been a cold and unhappy one. Each time she made an attempt to get closer to him, she had been faced with rejection, and the sudden appearance of a girl from another dimension had only increased Cain's hostility towards Vyaria. Behind her back, everyone had called her the "Blue Rose Princess," after the flower that symbolizes unattainable wishes.Knowing she would eventually be sentenced to death by her own husband, Vyaria is terrified when she is once again united with the young Cain. Is everything going to repeat itself? Is there really nothing she could do to change the future?As scared as she is, Vyaria vows to fight against her cruel fate in this second chance at life...!
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USD 1.50 / 150pt"I sell love within a birdcage of 150 meters." Mayu is a 29-year-old divorced mother. She spends her days earning money in a relationship with between men and women without doing the deed. Her happy married life is short-lived and her son's sudden illness twists Mayu's fate further. With a tattered body and soul Mayu desperately struggles to provide for her son who is her only family. She continues to do her best waiting for the chance to escape the confines of her cage. However, she must face the cruel realities that fate had in store for her.
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With the proposal, "Let's make a baby". High school student Kotori is roped up into a fake relationship with Sei, the head of the wealthy Takamiya family. Even though Kotori's traumatic past makes her uneasy with other people, she can't escape this situation, but Kotori isn't the only one with secrets. Being forced to visit Sei every day, actually shows he's keeping some of his own! As the Takamiya family aims to continue its lineage, Kotori's gradually getting caught up in their schemes. Clumsy, but also straightforward, this story follows a lonely girl and a troubled nobleman's son's love story. -
If I can't get a boyfriend, can't I just rent one? Even when Jun, our protagonist, has a crush on a guy, she is always friend-zoned. While everyone around her is busy with their own love lives, Jun, impatient, decides to "rent" a boyfriend! This is a love comedy between a girl who doesn't have the courage to take the next step and a boy with perfect specs but comes with a "price"! -
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... -
"Hey, you missed the last train, right? Want to stay at my place tonight?" Miura Katsuki who works as a contract employee reunites with her old student Yoshizawa Soufuu, who is now a famous calligrapher, after 10 years. Ever since he quit Katsuki's calligraphy class, he's been training hard and has become a famous idol in the calligraphy community, all of which has been for the sole purpose of finding Katsuki. Will his earnest efforts to be reunited with the one true love of his life ever reach Katsuki? A reunion love story that weaves the distance between two hearts with a brush!
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"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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USD 1.49 / 149pt"I got myself fired in the fall of my 33rd year."
Six years into marriage, Mai Murata is now raising two young children while both she and her husband work full-time. Her colleagues often say she's "living the dream," but in reality she's struggling to handle work on top of doing all the childcare on her own, and it feels like she's constantly apologizing: to her boss, to the daycare center, and on and on. Amidst all this, she happens to try out a virtual flea market app and finds an amazing deal that makes her day... and leaves her chasing that same high again and again until it's all she can think about.
Addiction can happen to anyone, even you. This tale explores one person's struggle to escape that insatiable, unstoppable need and find genuine fulfillment. -
USD 2.00 / 200ptDiana, daughter of the notorious Count Cresta, unwillingly enters the Palace Harem as "Lady Crimson Rose," the primary candidate for the queen consort. But, due to her "villainous face" and beauty that is said to be able to manipulate the hearts of men, she is hated by the King, caught in power struggles between concubines, and misunderstood in every way! "I wish I could meet someone who sees me, not for my appearance, but for who I truly am!" The chronicles of a "villainous-looking" young lady's struggles in the Palace Harem and how she finds her own way to persevere... no matter what! -
"I won't forgive him! I'm going to get my compensation!!"
I caught my husband, with a smile on his face, going into a hotel with a woman I've never seen before. ON OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY. I can't believe he lied to me, saying something at work came up. Meanwhile he's nonchalantly having an affair... When I was wallowing in despair, my coworker, a divorcee, reached out to help me. Instead of hiring a private investigator, I'll use my coworker's advice and gather proof on my own!! Risque messages, secret hotel rendezvous, social media hints... I'll be a spy and overcome difficult missions to get cold, hard proof of their infidelity, and make them pay!!
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