Rosalie is offered a big opportunity to work for Kingsley Ward, whom she met at a party. He is a well-known entrepreneur and a man of radiant charm. She is flattered that he went out of his way to meet her specifically. Despite her delight at this dream job, Rosalie's heart sinks when she realizes Kingsley reminds her of her horrible ex-boyfriend. She tells herself to focus on her job, but soon she's at the mercy of this handsome and sexy man...
Holly bids twenty thousand dollars at a bachelor auction on Eric, the vice president of Alden Trust Bank. She'd never planned on it, but Eric specifically asks her to! Holly is surprised that Eric would choose her over all the upper-class women attending the event. But Holly is Eric's sister's best friend and the only one who isn't chasing him for marriage! However, a reporter catches them off guard, and soon they're committed to completing ten dates...
Lydia discovers that she was used as collateral for a loan by her missing father. In exchange for the huge debt her father incurred, she's supposed to marry Raul, the arrogant millionaire who once insulted her. He looks at Lydia with the same cool eyes as before and proposes a contractual marriage for two years, threatening to seize her beloved grandmother's house if she does not accept. When Lydia accepts his terms, Raul takes her to Madrid and kisses her passionately in front of the media, publicizing their marriage!
Gabriella starts a new job as a nurse in a hospital in rural England. After a breakup and the loss of her beloved grandmother, she's arrived in search of a new life. The staff are all excellent and pleasant, except for one person-Ethan, the director. His strong sense of responsibility makes him seem strict, but Gabriella soon notices Ethan's hidden kindness and gradually becomes attracted to him. Then one day, Gabriella hears an awful rumor that he once dumped his fiancee just before their wedding...
Jane moves with her son to a run-down old house to enjoy the country life she has always longed for. However, there is a rumor that the house is haunted... She doesn't mind at all, but one night a stranger shows up. His name is Zachary, and he says and does a lot of strange things. But even more bothersome is that he looks exactly like an old portrait hanging in her house. He claims to be the man in the portrait... But that would mean he's more than a hundred years old!
16-year-old super-studier Nagi Umino, second-year student at the Megurogawa Academy high school, was switched at birth. On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Erika Amano, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend as she never wants to actually marry. But once Nagi makes it to dinner, he finds his parents have decided to resolve the hospital switch by conveniently having him marry the daughter his birth parents raised...who turns out to be none other than Erika herself!
Isaku never asked to be the daughter of a yakuza boss, but when her parents died in a car accident when she was 5, her gangster grandfather took her in and raised her as part of the clan. After years of being avoided by her schoolmates because of her family ties, Isaku is finally ready to make her high-school debut, live a normal life, and maybe even find love...until loyal family servant and Isaku's dedicated guardian, 26-year-old Keiya, enters high school right alongside her and vows to protect her from all of the above! Now she's got a chain-smoking, pistol-wielding knight-in-shining(?)-armor to deal with, and navigating high school besides? What's a young lady to do?!
On a snowy school day like any other, classmates and childhood friends Hiroshi and Mizuki arrive at school to find the campus eerily empty. Before long, they find themselves trapped inside with six other friends, and even stranger, all the clocks have stopped at a very specific moment-the exact time when a former classmate jumped off the school roof to their death three months earlier. It turns out that this departed friend is their way out of their current predicament and may even be among their group...but no one can remember who it was that took their life on that sad day. The students must face themselves and their past memories to piece together the identity of this suicide victim or risk a similar fate-with their lives lost and forgotten inside these frigid school walls.
Akari couldn't think less of her school's karate champ, Abe-kun, despite him being the national champion. He's giant, uncouth, and couldn't be more different than her sweet angel and childhood friend, Takuto. But when Abe-kun injures his arm protecting her, she takes it upon herself to get him healed-after all, the school's pride is at stake-but finds the tables suddenly turned when he confesses to her! Now she's the goal he's aiming for, and she'll soon find out how driven a national champion can be!
"You're a scumbag!", said Kelsey to the Falconer, one of the world's leading real estate magnates. Falconer has Kelsey's father invest all of his money, which he says led to the latter's bankruptcy. Kelsey can never forgive him! Unable to stand by the sight of her father in his weakened state, Kelsey stormed into Falconer's Japanese office. But Falconer calmly brushes off Kelsey's accusations. "I'm sorry, I can't remember your name. I don't remember all the women in my past," he says and silences Kelsey with a kiss on her lips!
Rosemary, who is raising her late brother and sister-in-law's child, receives news from her late sister-in-law's brother, billionaire Nicholas. Why does he want to see her now while he didn't even show up at his sister's funeral? He looks at Rosemary with eyes as cold as the Dark Lord's and declares that he will take the child, his blood relative and only heir. But Rosemary doesn't want to give the child to a man who thinks only about money. Rosemary refuses, but Nicholas tells her that he will hire her as a nanny as long as she promises not to marry or fall in love with anyone until the child has grown up.
Miranda is tired of being pushed around by her family in the glamorous world of show business and being chased by the media at all hours of the day in London. Out of concern for her, Leandro, a close friend of her brothers's, asks her to help him organize the artworks in the mansion he left behind in the south of France. While thanking him for his invitation and spending an intimate time alone with him at the seaside mansion, she is upset to realize that she has developed passionate feelings for him, whom she had a crush for when she was a child. But because of a promise she made to her late boyfriend when she was sixteen, she can never fall in love again...!
A man comes to Joey's hair salon just before closing time. When Nick, a man who shows up the next day, invites her to dinner, Joey feels a crush. But she can't, she's not in the mood for that. Because she has issues concerning her daughter and her deceased father. Suddenly, the brother of her late husband comes to visit and wants to take his niece. The opponent is a American elite. There is no chance for her to win. Then Joey finds out that Nick is a sergeant and asks him to be her fiance. He gladly accepts, but...?
Helen is ostracized from social circles because of her relatives. While attending a ball in London, she is rescued by a stranger when she is almost kidnapped by thugs. The man is so tall and handsome, a lovely gentleman. A sudden change in the weather forces them to spend the night in a cabin they find by chance, but they part without revealing their true identities. But who would have thought that Martin, the next Earl of Merton whom she meets again at a dinner party, is the one who saved her? But she has to put his infatuation to rest because she believes she's not worthy of him!
Darcy's life is continually swept away by his arrogant father. Her mother isn't with her. She divorced her father and left with only Darcy's sister. Betrayed by the only lover she has ever shared love with, she experiences a cruel breakup. She thinks that no one has ever loved her. But when her father dies, everything changes. First is her reconciliation with her sister. Then, her father put his vast inheritance in trust for his former lover Curt, who is also a wealthy rancher. She is still unwilling to forgive him for his betrayal. But somewhere in her heart, Darcy, who is already exhausted in body and soul, is glad to see him again...?
"Why is he always looking at me like that?" Holly, a librarian, is puzzled by the hot glare of Craig, her new colleague. She thinks a handsome man like Craig is supposed to have no shortage of women. When Holly asks him why, Craig says that although he has lost his memory in a car accident, he has a strong sense of dej? vu with Holly. Holly is almost drawn to his lonely eyes, partly out of pity, but she keeps those feelings close to her heart. Because she, too, has a deep darkness in her heart and a reason why she should not be attracted to any men named Craig.
Caterina, the socialite diva, is visited by Chase Boston, a prestigious aristocrat. He has a reputation as a prodigal playboy and a man of strong luck who wins any bet. He comes to tell Caterina that her brother lost to him in a bet and owed him twenty thousand guineas. Caterina cannot hide her anger at his demand for a huge amount of money that she cannot pay even if she gives up the mansion. Her burning golden-brown eyes set Chase's heart on fire. He makes a request to Caterina's father. He wants Caterina in exchange for waiving the debt.
Johara, who has been brought up in confinement since childhood as the bride of the next king, is suddenly told that her engagement was called off. She thinks she finally has her own freedom. Johara is excited at the prospect of a new life, but her hopes are cruelly dashed. The rightful king to the throne, Azim, who has been missing for more than twenty years, comes back and decides to marry her. The first time they meet, Azim is so cold and indifferent that Johara turns pale. She wants to be free... For the first time in her life, Johara gives in to her impulses and runs away...?
Freya, a ballerina, is about to throw herself into a contractual marriage with a billionaire. A loveless marriage to pay for her mother's medical bills. However, during a party, Freya is snatched away by Benjaman, a French billionaire who secretly has feelings for her. He offers to take Freya hostage to get back the swindled money... When he finds out that her fiance, who does not love her, will not pay, Benjaman offers Freya a contractual marriage on the same terms as her fiance. Can a love bought by money work out in the end...?
For generations the Torqye Pashalu and the Balt-Rhein Empire have stood in stern opposition of each other. Then one night, when an Imperial minister is found assassinated, the two nations are plunged into a potentially explosive situation! As the generals of Torqye's council cry for war, Mahmut comes to discover the devious truth behind the assassination! Thus the young pasha's battle for his country, peace and trust in his fellow man begins!
This story takes place on the frigid, massive artificial planet known as Aposimz. Eo, Biko and Etherow, residents of the White Diamond Beam, are in the middle of combat training when suddenly a girl appears, Rebedoan Empire soldiers in hot pursuit. The girl asks for their help in keeping safe a "code" and seven mysterious "bullets." This chance encounter marks a major shift in the fate of the entire planet...
A team-up made in manga heaven! The wildly popular Monogatari novel series by renowned bestselling author NISIOISIN has now been reimagined into a knockout manga adapation by none other than legendary artist Oh!Great (Tenjo Tenghe, Air Gear)! One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But-much to his surprise-she doesn't weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called "crab" took away all her weight ... Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.
The cyber-martial arts saga that has spanned a solar system and over two decades in print returns, with creator Yukito Kishiro's new sequel that reveals the true story of Alita's childhood on Mars, and the mind-bending adventures that still await her...For centuries, war has raged on the dusty, red surface of Mars. This apocalyptic crucible will produce the solar system's most fearsome warrior, Alita. But for now that warrior is just a little girl named Yoko. The future and past of the battle angel fan out across the reaches of space in the final chapter of one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time!
Young and rambunctious Belle insists on going out to play in the forbidden woods, but her adventurous streak abruptly ends when her mother is spirited away by a beast known to kidnap beautiful women. Twisted by the loss of his wife, Belle's father keeps his daughter, who has unusual, violet hair, locked away in an effort to "protect" her from prying eyes. Finally emerging after years of solitude, Belle ventures back into the woods where she lost her mother and encounters the beast once more...
Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately...a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst - and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be!
Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game. Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don't miss the first volume in this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways.
Welcome to Ponpo Land, a peaceful place where humans and animals coexist in harmony!
Rookie canine cop Daifuku entered the police force with dreams of taking down baddies alongside Justice, the hero of Ponpo Land. Much to his dismay, however, he's been assigned to the quiet Missing Child Unit instead. When a missing cat girl appears one day, Daifuku hopes it will lead to a bigger case when she says she's run away from home. However, all it leads back to is the girl's father, a new cat in town who seems to need all the help he can get!
The romance between a hotshot rookie cop and a laidback single father has only just begun...
Six-graders Boco, Junichi and Joe were enjoying their summer vacation. It was strangely rainless summer, but other than that, it was just like another summer. Three boys knew it was their last summer together.
Same summer, deep inside a mine tunnel in New Guinea, an investigation team found something. No one knew they were creatures...terrifying creatures.
In a town where volcanic ash rains from the sky, Akio Suzu, a 32-year-old man, leads a stagnant life enjoying drinking, smoking, and finding solace in the company of cats rather than people.
Nothing ever happens in his routine life, but he's not willing to change anything or himself. That is until a couple, who are Akio's regular customers, adds a new member to its household?Yutaka, their bubbly nephew from Tokyo.
As Akio tries to remain antisocial, Yutaka disrupts his everyday life and dismantles the walls he has built around himself. Together, the two grown men clumsily start to weave a warm, bittersweet, and platonic story of love.
The Tokyo Interstellar Bureau of Immigration: Japan's finest cosmic border patrol team, busting their butts on the daily to keep Planet Earth safe. Ride along with Lein and Ann, two high school girls who kick ass, hunt down aliens, and look dapper while doing it!
Mado Guchimoto is a rapidly-rising name in the world of science-fiction manga, with Tokyo Interstellar Immigration his debut serialization! His work is currently published in Japan's digital manga magazine Comic MeDu.
"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.
It's not every day that a guy tells you you're his muse and to strip down while you're just minding your own business! But that's just what happened to Michi-she caught the eye of Chihiro-kun, a fellow student and aspiring fashion designer. He's inspired by her, and wnats to use her as his model...but can Michi stand the attentions of such a devoted artiste?!
Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate (Senpai). What is her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai? Or maybe she secretly likes him?
Yurika Namba, age 27. Unable to get over her breakup with her ex-boyfriend Makochi from five years ago, she stalks him on social media, talks to him in her head ... and has generally become obsessed with him. But everything changes when it turns out a certain someone works at the real estate agency she's just been hired at ... ! This romantic-comedy roller coaster is a must-read for anyone who's ever pined for their ex and lost the thread between infatuation and romance!
Naoya just got a girlfriend, the gorgeous Saki-chan, and though their intensities often pit them against each other like ice and fire, they're totally, uncontrollably in love with each other. He vows never to cheat...when out of the blue he receives another confession! Nagisa's cute, sweet, and she's made him lunch to boot! He knows he can't cheat, but he can't let a cutie like this get away...so he does the logical(?) thing: Asks Saki for permission to date them both! The confidence! The arrogance! The very gall! No matter the outcome, Naoya's future will be lively!
A dark and sexy body-horror action manga perfect for fans of Prison School and High School of the Dead! Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl's life, sharing his secret with her. But she's searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn't care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission ...
After graduating from an all-boys' high school, Iori Kitahara moves away from home to go to college in a seaside town. He's eager to start a new chapter in his life-one filled with dreams of reinventing himself, meeting beautiful girls, and reveling in his youth. But when his new abode is his uncle's dive shop, Iori's college debut doesn't turn out as glamorously as he planned! Can Iori keep himself afloat, or will the booze-fueled antics of his university's diving club wash him away?! A coming-of-age tale with beer, bums, and the Grand Blue!
Prince Lloyd wasn't always a prince...in fact, his previous life is one he remembers perfectly: he was a sorcerer, of sorts. So when he was forced to reincarnate, he decided to continue his studies, prince of the realm or no! But his new life has its own sets of challenges...including being a 10-year-old! What's the 7th prince/sorcerer to do?!
Ninth grader Yusuke Yotsuya is practical, friendless, and not active in any clubs. Then one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world where they must work together to battle for their lives. Yotsuya is a lone wolf and has always lived his life according to his wants, but how will that work out now that he's supposed to be a hero?! Get ready for a one-of-a-kind fantasy story that will challenge everything you thought you knew about fantasy!
Yoi Takiguchi's long legs, deep voice, and handsome face are the perfect recipe for an attractive guy-until people realize she is, in fact, a girl. Dubbed a "prince" by her peers since childhood, Yoi has all but given up on being seen as anything else. That is, until she bumps into Ichimura-sempai, the school's other prince (who's a he) and gets a taste of what it feels like to be seen for her true self. The story of the two high school princes starts here!