The girls have graduated, and spring has arrived! With Alice and Shino living in England-and Aya, Youko, Karen, Kana, and Honoka adjusting to college back in Japan-the future is fifilled with excitement and trepidation. And as their lives play out, the girls also can't help but reminisce about their high school years. Whether together or an ocean apart, their golden days aren't over just yet!
Hanato Kobato is on a mission: she has a wish she wants granted. To do this, she has to mend the wounded hearts of the people she meets on her journey and fill up a magical bottle with the suffering she has relieved. The only catch is, she can't fall in love with any of the people she helps. It seems like that's the least of her problems, though; Kobato has no clue how to mend hearts . . . especially since each person's heart is different. So what's Kobato to do? Well, she has Ioryogi-san, a cute blue dog with a seriously bad attitude, to help (read: nag and critique) her . . . Yikes! Looks like the road to getting her one wish is going to be a long and hard one. Will Kobato get her wish in the end? And just what is it that Kobato wants?
When their high school's pop-music club is about to be disbanded due to lack of interest, four girls step up to fill the membership quota. Unfortunately, lead guitarist Yui Hirasawa has never played an instrument in her life. Ever. And although she likes the idea of being in a band, standing in front of the mirror posing with her guitar is a lot easier than actually playing it. It's gonna be a while before this motley crew is rocking out, but with their spunk and determination cranked to 11, anything is possible!
Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumugi embark on their college adventures! It will take some time for the girls to get used to life away from their families and adjust to the pace of college life, but there's one aspect of their new situation that there's no uncertainty about-joining the pop music club! But they aren't the only high school band making their debut on the college scene. Is Afterschool Tea Time ready to perform alongside the hard-rocking rhythms of The Girlz?!
As the only member of the pop music club not to graduate, the responsibility of recruiting new members has fallen to Azusa. Ui and Jun have agreed to help out their friend, but they might be more interested in having actual afterschool teatime than making music. Even when Azusa secures the necessary four members to keep the club alive, the lack of musical experience (and musical instruments) is going to be a challenge! Will the high school pop music club survive to take the stage once more?!
"Let's start a band!" Yukari is all fired up about playing the drums after hearing a certain teatime-loving band play at the Sakuragaoka High School Festival! She makes big plans with her best friend, Kaede, only to run into a wall: Her school doesn't have a Pop Music Club! But after the duo use their momentum to bring in a pair of quirky girls (a basketball player and a pop music "researcher"), nothing stands in their way! Except, that is, the fact that none of them own their instruments-or even know how to play them...
Kazuma Sato is a video game-loving shut-in-or at least he was, until a humiliating traffic accident brings his young life to an untimely end. But after his death, a beautiful girl claiming to be a goddess invites him to enter another world and gain some respectable perks in the process. But Kazuma's choice is going to have serious consequences for the goddess and the dead man alike...
Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai-one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself...
For as long as he can remember, Rintarou Magami has been able to do everything perfectly-but life as a genius is boring. That's why when he hears about a battle to determine King Arthur's successor, he decides to have a little fun and join forces with the weakest candidate, Luna Artur. The only problem: Luna already sold her Excalibur for cash! As the nighttime battles of swords and sorcery intensify, will Rintarou regret backing such an utter scumbag?
"All we need is one goal-to be the strongest heroes in the world!"
In a land where treasure hunters scour vaults appearing from the past, Krai Andrey and his friends swore a childhood oath to become the mightiest heroes of all. There's just one problem: While his old companions have become living legends, Krai is the poster child for mediocrity...and he knows it! But despite his best efforts to leave the treasure-hunting life, he has gained quite the reputation by association-and with it, enormous expectations. Can Krai pursue his dream of retirement, or is he destined to fail forever upwards?
Nothing worries Satomi Oka more than the upcoming final choir competition of his middle school career-right up until he is accosted by a stranger from the shadows who demands, "Let 's go karaoke!" As a yakuza, Kyouji Narita doesn 't scare easily, but a terrifying prospect has driven him to seek Satomi 's help. The boss is holding a karaoke contest, with the loser forced to get a tattoo to be selected and torturously applied by the boss himself! Oka has been to many vocal rehearsals over the years, but never one-on-one karaoke sessions with a gangster!!
In a castle atop a hill, in the south of France, lives a little witch named Lulu. Hidden away from the rest of the world and forced to wear a collier around her neck to control her powers, all Lulu wants to do is escape into the real world--and will stoop to anything in her mischievous attempts to leave! But her life slowly begins to change when her new teacher, a man named Camillo, arrives...
The world of Elder Tales was supposed to be fun for everyone, but ever since the 12th expansion pack came out and trapped thirty thousand gamers within its fantastical confines, it's not much fun anymore! Nobody knows how to return to the real world, the food has no taste, and even death is no escape. Since the change, the world has fallen into lawlessness, and a strong guild is a player's only hope for survival. It's amid these dire circumstances that Shiroe sets off across the virtual landscape with his friends Naotsugu and Akatsuki on an adventure of discovery as they try to understand the nature of their new reality. Illustrator Kazuhiro Hara has adapted Mamare Touno's light novel series into a comic that gamers and manga fans alike won't want to miss!
The beautiful harem guild fights bravely!! In the online RPG world of Elder Tales, the West Wind Brigade is renowned among players for its skills, strength, and...gorgeous members! But when a disastrous expansion Pack traps thousands of players inside the game world, it's up to guild master Soujirou to keep his friends safe-from man and beast alike!!
The whole of London is shocked when the mayor is found dead on an Underground train, but perhaps none more than university student Al Adley. Though he took the Tube at the time of the fatal stabbing, he doesn't remember seeing anything unusual-certainly nothing to explain how a bloody knife found its way into his pocket that night. However, in spite of this damning evidence, Detective Ellis believes Al's claims of innocence. Now the two must work together to conceal Al's involvement and clear his name in the face of shadowy forces working to see Al take the fall for a crime he didn't commit...
Stranded in a blizzard atop a treacherous ridge, badly injured, and quickly bleeding out, Ishikura knows he is about to die. But before he does, he decides to unburden his soul by telling his companion Asai a dark secret that has been weighing on him for years. No sooner do the words cross Ishikura's lips, however, than Asai stumbles upon the shelter they'd been searching for-only to realize his friend's confession has changed everything-and the brutal elements may no longer be the deadliest threat around.
Hitomi couldn't stand living with her mother and her boyfriend anymore. She decided to go to Kabukicho to see her older sister Onee-chan, who works at a hostess bar. Onee-chan had texted her "COME TO KABUKICHO!", but Hitomi had no idea where she lived. When she reached Kabukicho, Hitomi was led by a mysterious cat who can speak to a large statue called K-chan. There she sees an image...that K-chan is destroying the city. The cat, Chibi, tells Hitomi that the image will come true in a year, unless she fights to prevent it. Now Hitomi must find the three other "Warriors" to stop K-chan from going berserk! While searching for the Warriors, Hitomi comes closer to her sister's secret...what does Onee-chan has to do with all this?!
Shidou could see things that he calls "seeds of misfortune" ever since he was a child. It is something like a sticky shadow, and when he doesn't do anything, it brings misfortune to people. He always smashes it with his hand to eliminate them, counting the number as "virtue points". Shidou wishes to pile up good karma so that someday his "curse" will be lifted, and he will stop seeing nightmares. One day, he finds a monster too powerful for him to handle... but tries anyway to save people. There he meets Mashiro, who knows a proper way to fight with the monster. He is an Onmyouji... who is in charge of bringing harmony to this world. Mashiro is immediately aware that Shidou has a special talent, that they'll be the most powerful pair!
A military policeman, Taka'akira, couldn't stand his childhood friend, Chiaki's way of living...he doesn't work, just plays around with women every day using money he had inherited. Recently, Taka'akira's team has been working on "Ladykiller" cases--victims were all young men, their faces ripped off and their arms and legs chopped off. After warning Chiaki about the serial killer, Taka'akira encountered a monster...which a young girl sliced with her sword. She was Kikyo--a priestess who exorcises Magatsuhi. Next day, he was told that he was transferred to Special Branch Zero, a special team that deals with Magatsuhi, inhuman evil beings in this world. He is now the partner of Kikyo...but he has a feeling he had met her long ago...when?
Yumiko Sato works as a voice actress with a stage name "Yasumi". She hides that she is a "Gyaru", plays an innocent character in front of the audience. She respects Yuhi Yugure, who is also a voice actress and a highschooler. Yuhi's popularity is on the rise, and she had even done a concert in front of her fans. Yumiko is anxious...it's her second year as a voice actress, and she has to be famous in a year or else she will have to quit this job. One day, she is offered to be a cohost to a weekly radio program with Yuhi Yugure. The director of the program is totally excited...just because he knew that they were classmates! Yumiko couldn't be more surprised--to know that Yuhi Yugure was Chika Watanabe, a grim-looking girl in her class!
Virgin Yuji Ubakata dies without ever experiencing sex, and when he lands in hell, he is greeted by the swimsuit-wearing god of hell, Enma! She tells him that he must face retribution for his life as a virgin, and he is sentenced to a very unique punishment... Yuji is then taken to another room, where he finds Mayu, his first love! "Now, as punishment, you must touch each other's bodies!" What? That's the punishment? It's not hell, it's heaven!
Office worker Yugo's boss, Kanade, can be demanding and runs a tight ship around the office. However, One day, Yugo and Kanade's parents remarry, and the two become brother and sister?! Without knowing what to expect with his little sister as his boss, Yugo receives a sudden important task from Kanade; "hug closely for 30 minutes." With all the control in Kanade's hands, poor office worker Yugo must now navigate forbidden feelings of love while adjusting to the power balance with his devilishly lovely little sister boss!
A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens to be watching-Danpei Tange, a failed boxer and former coach who sees something special in the boy. He pleads with Joe to train with him off, but the cocky young fighter brushes him. Later, though, when Joe is arrested and put in a juvenile detention facility, he realizes that he's going to need to hone his raw fighting skills if he wants to survive. Thus is born a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top...
Tetsuo is a tough looking boy who has hair dyed bright red and wears flashy clothes. He's strong, but is trying to avoid needless fighting. One day, he found a plastic bag with two goldfish inside abandoned in a trash box on a summer festival day. He had a trauma...of the day he killed goldfish by accident. He tried to release them into a river, but a girl stopped him--a beautiful girl who knows so much about goldfish. She told Tetsuo that releasing them means killing them, that goldfish were meant to be kept by humans. When Tetsuo decided to keep the goldfish, she beamed and came to his apartment room to teach him how. They weren't aware that another cute girl, Mayu, was watching them...she had something to tell Tetsuo about fish too.
A young girl transfers to a high school located in a small village, but soon notices that something is odd. Teachers inspect students' belongings, new friends become enemies, and strange things begin to happen. When she was told by a teacher that she is the next "DEMON", things get creeper and creepier. The girl starts to see illusions, hear voices...terrible things happen to teachers. What does all these mean...? Is it true that this is a cursed school, and ghosts of people died here still lives here...!?
High schooler Yokoya has a bad reputation at school. To change this, he comes up with a genius plan... lie about having amnesia and take on a whole new persona! However, in a stroke of wild circumstances, the new Yokoya finds himself suddenly surrounded...with three girls claiming to be his girlfriend?! This is the story of Yokoya, the boy who unwillingly becomes entangled in a three-way harem!
In a world cursed by the Demon King, where no children can be born, a young man is summoned with a limitless skill-the ability to impregnate girls without even touching them?! After meeting a tsundere royal princess, he impregnates her almost instantly. Now, she's eagerly suggesting that they get married but insists they should "seal the deal" first. As he grows closer to a voluptuous demon lord, a devoted dark-skinned princess, and a cool viscount's daughter, his power keeps leveling up! To bring peace to this world, he begins building a harem of women eager to bear his children!
Minato Seno's high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next to him in class. Timid and socially anxious, Minato has never talked to her or even seen her face. But when he finally musters up the courage to wake Nekozane, she unexpectedly hugs him on the spot! Thus begins a sweet tale of two teens awkwardly stumbling into a new friendship, unaware that their feelings are slowly turning into something more! (C)Akinoko/SQUARE ENIX
Chubby, berated, and belittled by his younger co-workers, Rentaro, a 45-year-old man, yearns for the chance to relive his glory days from high school. "If only I could have one more shot... my life wouldn't be this way..." Despite his claims of past popularity, his colleagues find it hard to believe. Then, one miraculous day, Rentaro finds himself thrust back into his high school years. Could this be his chance to rewrite history and regain his former status? However, his excitement is short-lived when he realizes he's not inhabiting his own body, but that of a normal, unassuming girl from his class. As Rentaro grapples with this unexpected twist, he begins to question the true nature of his past popularity... Was it all a lie?!
Dylan is a former hero and one of the Eight Martial Lords of the war against the demons. 30 years have passed since the war ended, and martial arts is now a dying craft due to the widespread use of magic items called "Arks." Unable to use magic artifacts, Dylan was looked down upon and demoted. Now 45 years old, Dylan lives with his adopted daughter Yuria who possesses "special" talent. They move from the countryside to the imperial capital, where he becomes a guard while Yuria is sent off to a magic academy...
Together, the rustic father and powerful martial lord Dylan and his loving, prodigious daughter, bring light to the darkness of the capital! Now in vertical-scrolling,VertiComix format!
J is a professional hitman...he was orphan and raised by a syndicate as an assassin. He was too good, killed too many people, knew too much about the syndicate. When the syndicate tried to erase him, they were backfired...when three syndicates were wiped out completely, J became "untouchable". Megumi, a girl in third grade, was bullied by her classmates because she is half-Japanese, half-American and gets good grades. One day, when they bumped their heads...their bodies were switched. Now J is inside a cute girl's body...and Megumi is inside the tough guy's body. Now they must hide that they are not who they were and keep their everyday life look the same as before. J never knew how hard a girl's life is, and Megumi enjoys her new life!?
That was the question that Kohei Satonaka, infamous serial killer and criminal sentenced to death row, asked each and every person who came to meet him. The same question that is posed to freelance journalist Masaki Touzaka... What new horrors await when the truth comes to light?
Souta Takatsuki and his neighbor Rikka Amanome have been like brother and sister since they were kids, but his feelings for her run much deeper. With her birthday coming up, he wants to find the perfect gift, which presents itself in the form of a book from a mysterious shop he happens across. The owner doesn't even charge him, saying he'll return to pay eventually...Souta is wholly unprepared for the insatiable passion the book inspires in Rikka, and it seems the ultimate price of this gift may be hefty indeed...
With fewer witches cropping up in Mitakihara and the surrounding area, many magical girls are embracing their chance to enjoy a break from the hunt- but not Mami Tomoe! Mami wants to know why witch numbers are declining in every city save one. In Kamihama City, the witch population is greater and stronger than ever, not to mention there's a mysterious magical presence unlike anything Mami has encountered before...!
A chance encounter between girls weaves a new tale...
Recurring dreams of an unfamiliar girl draw Iroha Tamaki to Kamihama City, the last place she visited before the dreams began. Her only clue is a tiny Kyubey, which she aims to catch in the hope it will provide answers about the dreams and the heartache she feels each time they fade. Still, even as an experienced magical girl, the witches in this city are far more powerful than anything she's encountered back home. Can Iroha survive in Kamihama long enough to uncover the secrets within? A new story unfolds in this manga adaptation of the mobile game!
The legendary game full of pretty girls: Magical Explorer! Getting transported into your favorite harem romance game is the dream, right? But when one poor guy is cast as the main character's BEST FRIEND, it's more of a living nightmare! After all, living as Kousuke Takioto means watching his best friend win over all the girls-and getting none for himself. That's how the script goes, anyway. But if he uses his full knowledge of the game to his advantage, maybe there's still a chance! A chance to turn his nightmare into his own private paradise...
Every child has a dream job, and for Hiromi Sakura, it was being a hero like his favorite color-coded defenders of justice. Unfortunately, not all wishes come true, and now he's forever stuck with a miserable desk job-until one evening, when he steps up to save a little girl's life. With his newfound courage and strength to fight evil, Hiromi transforms...into a magical girl?!
Yui is a teenage seamstress who was reincarnated into a noble family, the Nuir. With her impeccable needlework and rare ability to see fairies, Yui is nothing short of a prodigy. There's just one problem-she has no talent for blessweaving, the magical sewing technique exclusive to those of Nuir blood! Deemed worthless by her parents, Yui is trapped in a tragic and lonely cycle of ab*se... until she's hired by a dashing new master who encourages her to reach her full potential. It turns out Yui still has a lot to learn about her special gifts, her vengeful family, and the world of the nobility!