This is the story of August 14 and 15. Shintaro Kisaragi--self-appointed guardian of his domestic domain--has refused to leave the comfort of his room for two whole years. But Shintaro's life is about to take an unexpected turn when his computer crashes and he is forced to venture into the world he was happy to shut out forever...and stumbles right into the middle of a hostage situation!
Vampire hunter Saki Fujimiya is the epitome of poise and finesse-that is, when she's not around Miyoko Kujou! Why does Miyoko get such a rise out of her? Well, to begin with, Miyoko's a campire-Saki's natural enemy-but that's not the only reason Miyoko gets under Saki's skin. Despite Saki's best efforts to kill Miyoko, something keeps stopping her from biting the bullet and ending it all for good. It's hard to tell who's really the prey in this love comedy packed with bite!
When super-popular Sakura Erika is suddenly interested in a her totally out-of-touch classmate, Kuzumi, what's to become of their ill-matched romance? This romantic comedy is perfect for fans of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun!
Deep below the earth lies the abode of Lord Hades, the ruthless king of the Underworld. Ruling over the realm of the dead, he swears to never fall in love...
Except, well, he kind of just took an arrow to the face courtesy of the primordial god of love, Eros, so...In any case, if someone could please pull this thing out of his head anytime this week, the lord god has places to be and people to see. He'll even make a wish come true, so step right up! Chop-chop! Who will be the lucky duck to claim Hades's prize...?!
After a messy breakup, college freshman Yoh Yagisawa returns home only to find she has an unexpected male roommate! Introducing himself as her old childhood friend who moved abroad, handsome Haruma Hirose is back to do a homestay. He's totally hot, super nice, and always there when Yoh's in trouble... but could Haruma's timing be a little too perfect? Plus, the house next door, where he claims to have lived-didn't the family there all commit suicide...?
Masato, a son of the Tendo family, is meant to marry Hojo Ran, the daughter of a baron. There's just one problem: she's a fake. The real Ran has fled after hearing that few make it out of the Tendo family alive. In her place is a young woman who says she will die if it means saving someone else's life.
It is 1926, the first year of the Showa era. Urabe Kanoko has left her hometown after it turns against her for having the ability to hear lies when spoken. She collapses from hunger after arriving in a town called Tsukumoya, where she meets a poverty-stricken detective named Iwai Soma. Is this fate? Or something more?
A pocket-sized cat-human: have you met a Nuko? In a world where these curious creatures evolved from ordinary cats, part-timer Yuya finds two abandoned nukos on the side of the road and brings them home out of the rain. Kei needs his ducks to be in a row, while Sasame charms everyone she meets. Yuya's got the cooking and sewing skills to take care of these adorable new housemates, but when he's the one falling asleep in any warm spot of sunlight, who's really taking care of who?! Kick back and let this human, his nukos, and their ameowsing life warm your heart!
WARNING: This book includes themes of suicide and self-harm. Reader discretion is advised. An author living in Okinawa has been creating manga as a hobby, illustrating their experiences with illness and life in the hospital. One day, through a twist of fate, they decided to self-publish both an Okinawan dialect version and an English version of their manga! This is the English translation of a manga based on the real-life experiences of an author who struggles with dissociative disorder, a mental health condition
Lady Philine, the daughter of a poor baron, is in a loveless political marriage with Lord Volkhardt, the next marquis and royal magician. Being treated as a "trophy wife" by her callous husband, who's known as the "Ice Wizard," wears her out so much that, one day, she collapses... and all the memories from her past life come flooding back! In that life, she was a rabid fan of Volkhardt, a character from her favorite mobile game. Upon realizing that she is now in the game world, she decides to give up on receiving his love as a wife, and instead becomes determined to cheer him on with all her might as his fan. Converting their servants and pet dog into Volkhardt fans as well, she pours her body and soul into her fave, and starts making her own Volkhardt merchandise. Could doing all this bring about a change in her famously cold-hearted fave...?
When the main character of this story has a tragic accident and loses her life, she chooses to be reborn as a noble woman in the Kingdom of Rubblepyle. It's a world from one of the many otome games she enjoyed in her previous life. When she regains consciousness, she is the villainess Amuneris, who has just been banished from the kingdom by her ex-fiance, the prince. Amuneris tries to use her knowledge of the game to try and get past this predicament, only to find herself in an even worse situation. In fact, she ends up in prison! Her new life in a different world starts the worst way possible......!? Or so she thought. That's when Belnis Amore, a spy from a rival country, offers her a helping hand!! However, his terms for receiving his help are...!?
What're the motives of the spy for approaching Amuneris, the former fiancee of the prince......? This is the start of a romantic fantasy between people from different social classes, in a game full of conspiracy and political intrigue!
She's a professional hitman. And he...is also a professional hitman. And she's his target. Caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, will she fall first...or will he?
For centuries, the demon Seere has prided himself on his work-granting the wishes of those he contracts with. Whether it 's slaughtering their enemies or obtaining wealth beyond measure, anything is possible with his powerful magic. But Seere 's latest summoner, Sakura Masuda, is unlike any he 's dealt with before. Namely, she 's only in fourth grade, and her wish is...for Seere to become her mama! Well, if that 's what she desires, then that 's what he will deliver-by becoming the greatest mama ever!
Plain, redheaded, and freckled John has nothing going for him, except there's one thing he's proud of-he's best friends with the two popular and mischievous twins Jekyll and Hyde. Jekyll (the calm and collected older brother) and Hyde (the cheerful younger brother) love switching places, and John is the only one who can tell them apart. But when the pair is fragmented by an untimely death, one twin is left alone without his "other self" by his side. The only question is-is he Jekyll, or is he Hyde?
Awkwardly ever after! Married off to a man more than twenty years her senior, Koyuki has no idea what her new life has in store for her. She's so in the dark, in fact, that she hasn't even seen her husband's face! But Koyuki isn't alone in fumbling through the intricacies of wedded bliss. Mask-donning Shin might have many years on his young wife, but as it turns out, he's just as naive as she is! Will this pair of innocents ever get past their awkwardness (and the age gap)?!
For those who suffer nightmares, help awaits at the Silver Star Tea House, where patrons can order much more than just Darjeeling. Hiruko is a special kind of private investigator. He's a dream eater. And he'll rid you of your darkest visions...for a price. Lost Things Dreams on the menu this volume: a restless soul, a murderous beauty, a woman afraid of falling apart, a grieving lover, an unforgiving son, a suicidal actress and a mysterious voice on the other end of a lonely young man's phone.
Bullied by his classmates, teenager Azuma Shinonome is sick of life...until a meeting with actor extraordinaire Sai Saionji changes everything. Sai sees the makings of a great thespian in Azuma, but fostering Azuma's potential might also mean drawing out his inner darkness.
In the curious town of Utsuwa, where spirits known as ayakashi roam, lives Yue, a sheltered boy born and raised at the local shrine. On the night of the winter festival, Yue descends the mountain for the first time and encounters two boys. Though Yue wants nothing more than to become friends with his new acquaintances, Mikoto, the master of the shrine who rules over Utsuwa, declares that Yue must choose one of the boys as his "Meal"! Faced with this incomprehensible decision, what will Yue do?!
From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods' divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede now whiles away his days in an inescapable miniature garden for the amusement of the gods, particularly Apollo. But the gods themselves are no strangers to the boredom of eternal life, and as Ganymede quickly discovers, they will do anything to keep themselves entertained, both at his expense and at one another's...
The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal, inescapable prison known as the Abyss from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, do they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to?
Welcome to Murakumo Inn, a curious establishment that opens its doors to the troubled masses, human or otherwise. But to pay for the stay, the equally curious innkeeper takes payment only in the form of one's deepest secrets...Who will come calling today?
At Millennium Academy, elite vampires are trained to maintain balance in a world where humans and vampires, who possess far greater physical strength than their human neighbors, coexist. When Aldred, the most distinctly un-vampire-like vampire to be found in the entire institution, meets Kei, a human transfer student to the school, their destinies become surprisingly intertwined, and the fate of the world as they know it comes to lie in their hands. Will the unlikely duo be able to break the vicious cycle of blood and chaos that comes every millennium on the ominous night of the Twin Moons?
Cat encounters, arcade trips, book-shopping sprees- sweet moments galore! It's the simple little things that remind me most of that one BL I just read...
Monica Everett is the Silent Witch, the only mage in the world who has mastered the art of unchanted mage craft. But Monica hides a secret: There a son she learned to use magic without speaking is merely because of her extreme shyness. Until now, she's been content living a peaceful life hidden away in the mountains, but an unexpected visit from a colleague brings her a task more daunting than any other. Now, it's up to the world's shiest mage to infiltrate an academy and protect the second prince from danger...without letting her fears get to her!
Ever wonder what it's like to sell comics at a Japanese bookstore? Honda provides a hilarious firsthand account from the front lines! Whether it's handling the store, out-of-print books, or enthusiastic manga fans, Honda takes on every challenge!
"MY ONLY CRIME WAS LOVING YOU..." Aristia la Monique was the child of prophecy, raised to be the companion of the future emperor-until she wasn't. When the actual child of prophecy appears on the palace grounds, Aristia is immediately cast aside by both fiance and country and forced to watch as Jieun is handed the love, future, and throne that was supposed to be hers. Her only reward for a lifetime of obedience is death...or rather, a second chance at life! When she unexpectedly wakes up in her ten-year-old body, Aristia resolves to escape the shackles of prophecy no matter the odds. This time, she'll take fate into her own hands!
Abandoned as a baby and raised in an orphanage, the kind-hearted high-schooler Yuki Sakuragi is driven by a need to find the reason for his existence. Plagued by mysterious dreams, Yuki also possesses the strange ability to read the deepest, darkest thoughts of anyone he touches. As both the dreams and his powers intensify, there appears before him a beautiful young man named "Zess," whose face tugs on Yuki's memory. He warns Yuki not to venture outside on Walpurgis Night, the eve of the blood-red moon, which invites death. But when Yuki's compassion leads him to disobey Zess's order, has Yuki carelessly thrown his life away before he's even given himself the chance to find out the very reason for it?
Aurora el la Porta is a noblewoman with one love -- the art of embroidery. While she attends the lavish evening parties her peers so adore, she's not looking for a dance but inspiration for a new design! On one such night, distracted by the many beautiful dresses on display, she's struck in the face by a mysterious wedding ring. When she picks it up, one of the finest knights in the kingdom approaches, declaring her his new fiancee! Aurora has no idea what's going on, but one thing's for sure -- she's got a big decision to make...
After reincarnating into her favorite BL novel, Maki (now Octavia) has the perfect opportunity to fangirl over her favorite fictional couple, Sil and Prince Sirius, in real life-except she's Sirius's sister?! If that isn't awkward enough, she's expected to give up her firstborn child to be their heir! But the new Octavia won't settle for a political marriage just to produce a baby. Her brother overcame many obstacles to be with the man of his dreams, and Octavia is prepared to do the same! Of course, she actually has to find a guy first...
When Aoi Narinomiya, the last daughter of a prestigious family, discovers that her grandfather has gone missing, leaving her to carry an astronomical debt, both she and her dog, Sakura, are inches away from finding themselves on the street. When her enigmatic classmate Kei Katsuragi shows up on her doorstep to repossess everything her family once owned, Aoi makes a desperate plea for Kei to take in her beloved Sakura--maybe she could at least be spared...? It seems, though, that Kei is far less interested in owning a dog than he is in calling a pedigreed kitty his own, and Aoi soon finds herself playing the part of the young man's prized pet! Disturbingly, it turns out to be a comfortable and reassuring life that Aoi feels she hastoo quickly settled into, but could Kei have ulterior motives that go beyond just "owning" her?
Since becoming a vampire, Albert's life has fallen into an unchanging cycle-day to night, bat to vampire, USA to...Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn't know a word of Japanese! Al will have to rely on the kindness (?) of his new companions if he's going to get by in Tokyo-that is, if he can convince them he's the bat!
What's a girl to do when she's reincarnated into her favorite game, and as the antagonist to boot? Simple-set the stage so that the loves of her life shine, of course! To ensure that the heroes will make the right decisions to save themselves and the world, I'm determined to play my role to perfection. There's just a teensy problem-I may or may not have interfered in the life of my absolute number one fave, and he somehow ended up as my right-hand man for my schemes. How was I supposed to know that an impulsive choice from my childhood would cause such drastic changes to the story?!
The vile Aria Roscent is sentenced to execution for her cruel and vicious misdeeds against her angelic half sister, Mielle. Even Aria herself believes it's what she deserves-until Mielle gleefully reveals that she was the true mastermind all along. The helpless Aria makes a final, fervent wish for a chance to redo everything just as the blade swings down...and snaps to attention at the dining room table as her fourteen-year-old self! Armed with knowledge of what's to come, Aria's ready to turn the tables on Mielle!
Ruri just can't get away from Asahi! Her clingy, oblivious childhood friend is beloved by absolutely everyone, making Ruri the target of resentment and jealousy from Asahi's horde of groupies. When Asahi is summoned to another world to be their "Priestess Princess," of course Ruri gets dragged along for the ride-and branded a traitor who must be exiled to the woods! But now that Ruri is finally out of Asahi's shadow, she may just find that a new world is the perfect place for a new beginning...
Seeking strength and glory, the adventurer Lecan challenges monster and maze alike. Until one day, he finds a mysterious black hole...leading to another world! But even in a different world, the path of the "One-Eyed Wolf" remains unchanged. The only question is-can he survive the new world?
"Hanako-san, Hanako-san...are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom...but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san...is a boy!
Sakuya Shiina lives with Kanade, her male cousin and foster parent. In times of pain and sadness, she's always taken comfort in looking up at the stars. One day, a mysterious boy suddenly shows up at Sakuya's house for her birthday. He leaves her with kind words, but she has no idea who he is! All she has to go on is his name--Chihiro! Not one to let that deter her, she sets out in search of him with the reluctant help of her two best friends, Yuuri and Sei. Everyone says that Sakuya should just forget him, but she's oddly drawn to the curious boy. Then, a twist of fate allows them to meet once more! Will this meeting bring them closer together...or will the feelings between these lone stars remain forever in the dark?
Playing Daughter of the Duke's Super Love Project as the easy mode heroine, Ivonne, makes charming the male characters a breeze. But once you switch to hard mode and step into the shoes of Penelope, the misunderstood villain, it's nearly impossible to even stay alive! So imagine the shock of suddenly waking up in Penelope's body-you know right away that your life is on the line. With love interests who will kill you if their affection meters drop too low and the inability to speak without choosing from pre-selected dialogue, it quickly becomes clear that Penelope's chances have been rigged from the start-and this villain might just be destined to die!