PLUCKED FROM THE LIFE SHE KNOWSTwelve-year-old street urchin Camellia is kidnapped from her mother in the dead of night by her father's family, the honorable House Bale. Though they welcome her with warm smiles and open arms, she quickly catches on to their ulterior motive-she is to play the role of their second son, Camellius Bale, and act as a healthy substitute for their sickly heir. To make things more complicated, "Camellius" Bale's striking beauty and adorable mannerisms capture the attention of both the crown prince and the son of Duke Ihar! Amid all the secrets and lies, Camellia swears that one day, she will reclaim the life that was stolen from her...
Most people want to be the heroine. I mean, who wouldn't after being reincarnated into a fantasy dating game as the beautiful, prodigious daughter of a noble family? But screw that, being the villainess is way more fun-and that's exactly who Alicia Williams is going to be! Yet the more pluck, audacity, and insolence she musters, the more everyone seems to like her! What's a villainess got to do to leave her mark on history?!
Japan-a nation where vicious crime and terror have been all but eliminated. And who keeps the peace? Cute schoolgirls, of course! Those uniformed youths you see on street corners and in stylish cafes may just be agents of Lycoris, with pistols in their purses and missions on their mind...
"people like you are called heroes!"Before she reunited with Red in the quiet town of Zoltan, Princess Rizlet of Loggervia was renowned not only as royalty but as the brave warrior Rit. She even enlisted as a mercenary to defend her home against the demon lord before the Hero's party stepped in! But after going their separate ways, she finds herself...suddenly thrown out of her own country?! Now Rit has no choice but to embrace her new, untethered life as an adventurer, traveling wherever the wind blows-though who knows where in Avalon she'll end up...
Homeless, hungry, and with one foot in the grave, MacMillia was plucked from the streets by Riviere-enigmatic proprietor of a magical antiques shop and curse-dispelling service. After Riviere removed the curse that had condemned her to life on the street, MacMillia took up a job as Riviere's new assistant. While helping Riviere buy, sell, and dispel for all manner of...eclectic patrons, MacMillia will learn about the true power of prayers-and the curses they become. Their first job: investigate an impossibly lucky, ashen-haired girl cleaning out everyone at the local casino...
Some people are born lucky, chosen to receive power and riches beyond imagination, but Gongja Kim? He's a total loser with a completely useless ability: duplicating others' skills-that is, after they kill him. Gongja's all but given up...until he witnesses the strongest hunter in the world and his idol, Flame Emperor, committing murder and is slaughtered in cold blood! But who knew his former idol was hiding just the skill he needed to turn his fortune around? Now practically unstoppable, Gongja sets out to take revenge and climb his way to the top!
The life of a spinster in Victorian London isn't an easy one on the best of days, but such a life becomes infinitely more complicated when said spinster is "soulless" - a preternatural bridging the gap between the natural and supernatural worlds. Miss Alexia Tarabotti has this unique distinction, and when she is assailed at a formal gathering by a rove vampire, an encounter that results in the death of the half-starved creature, her circumstances become exponentially more complicated indeed! Now caught up in an intrigue with life or death stakes, Alexia must rely on all her talents to outmatch the forces conspiring against her, but it may be the man who has caught her eye - Lord Conall Maccon - and their budding flirtation that truly drives her to her wit's end!
When the crown prince announces he's breaking off his engagement to the infamous Akuya, his spurned fiancee wastes no time in turning her seductive words of passion to her actual target-Sei, a former commoner who worked her way up through the ranks with her wit and charm alone...and the very girl the prince dumped Akuya for! This would-be gold digger is about to get a taste of what a real lover can do in this steamy tale of two girls who traded in their Prince Charming for each other instead!
Zenya Kaiho enrolls in a rough and dirty all-boys' school. At a glance, he looks like a troublemaker, but actually, he's just an ordinary guy.
In the midst of this filthy school is Chizuru Hanazono, a good-looking, intelligent Prince Charming. However, after Chizuru makes a nasty remark over a trivial matter, Zenya becomes upset and wants to pay him back.
He discovers a hypnosis app that can control people at will and uses it on Chizuru as a joke, but the app turns out to be very effective...?!
After the loss of his beloved family dog, Yoh has been living his life going with the flow, unable to soothe his sorrow. However, Hinata, a younger student from his college, confessed his feelings to him.
Seeing Hinata as endearing as his late dog, Yoh realized that spending time with him made it feel like he could momentarily forget his grief. So, he decided to accept his confession.
The two started dating, but, one day, Hinata heard from one of Yoh's friends that he reminded him of his late pet...
Haruka lives a happy life with her kind and handsome husband, who is three years younger than her, and their cute four-year-old daughter. The only thing that bothers her is that a mom at her daughter's preschool, Maki Ogawa, is very familiar with her husband. Haruka believes that her husband would never betray her, but a person she would least suspect is actually trying to steal him away... This suspenseful story of adultery and deception questions just what the bond between a husband and wife is, and how a woman who knows only hell awakens and goes berserk!
High schooler Amelie Kurosaki isn't like the other girls. She's secretly a vampire, which means she can't smile (her fangs will show), she can't cry (her eyes will glow red), and she absolutely, positively cannot fall in love with a human (love leads to bloodlust). The problem is, Amelie can't help staring wistfully whenever she sees a certain third-year delinquent known as Pako. Then, a fateful incident after school results in a surprise confession, followed by an even more shocking attack that reveals Amelie's true nature. Can a rough-and-tumble delinquent and a strong vampire with a soft side make an un-life together?
Abandoned on her 18th birthday by her absent single father, Mako struggles to make ends meet. When her friend offers to introduce her to a sugar daddy for a casual dinner and some conversation, it all seems straightforward and simple. Little does Mako know, someone else has their sights set on her date-a ruthless assassin on a mission to take out his target and leave no witnesses... Before she realizes it, Mako's late-night liaison turns into a deadly encounter with a contract killer, and now, she'll need to think fast, be resourceful, and turn on the charm to survive. Can she melt the heart of a cold-blooded hit man or will this potential beau get the best of her? Find out in this thrilling new black comedy with life-and-death stakes from the author of Searching for My Perfect Brother.
Delinquent high schooler Arakuni Ibuki is drafted to protect his childhood friend Honeko Akabane, the secret daughter of a yakuza leader. It's no small task, especially when they're up against hired assassins who also have just one job...to kill Honeko Akabane! Ibuki joins the elite corps of bodyguards that make up Class 3-4 of Sosoji High School. Akabane is oblivious to the elaborate covert operation surrounding her. Is this team of misfits really up for the job?!
New Tokyoite and college freshman Iku is living the otaku dream-except for the fact that he can now see ghosts. One day, he bumps into Mimori, a super friendly spirit that haunts a local bridge, and reluctantly lets the lonely specter into his home. But every night at 23:45, Mimori is drawn back to the bridge and forced to replay his downfall. Will Mimori be stuck in this loop forever, or can Iku find a way to save him from an eternity of unending tragedy?
Death lurks behind a mysterious orphanage where children train to become magical weapons of war. Among them is Sheena, who longs to stop the fighting and end the conflict. On one gruesome night, Sheena meets a strange girl covered in blood, with a smile on her face. The mysterious girl turns out to be a secret weapon-an immortal child soldier named Mimi. When the two become roommates, there is growing tension and attraction. How will the peace-loving Sheena live with someone who welcomes death?
The second sales division at Itsuboshi Trading Company is headed up by Mr. Takanashi, one of the firm's top performer and a charismatic knockout at age 40. One of his subordinates is the equally hot, cool and calculating 26-year-old, Hiwatari. Practically every woman at the company has attempted to stir up an office romance with the magnetic Takanashi, but this dashing zaddy has turned them all down, because...he secretly has ED! Meanwhile, Hiwatari seems like a scary robot on the outside, but he's actually looked up to Takanashi since he started working with him four years ago. When Hiwatari gets a chance to spend the evening with Takanashi, he reveals more than he means to! An irresistible love comedy between a hot older man with a shameful secret and a cunning underling who becomes an unlikely confidant in his quest to once more stand proud and, ahem...erect!
In this town, there are many happy families. When Kazuya learns that his wife is pregnant with their second child, he decides to return home after working away for some time. Excited to reunite with his family, Kazuya opens the door to find a monster covered in hair sitting in his home! The creature has huge claws and fangs, but his daughter runs up to it, calling it her "friend." They all eat together with the monster as if it's completely normal. Is Kazuya the only one who finds this crazy? And his wife... she was "given" something by the monster... rubbing her belly... does that mean the baby in his wife's belly is...?!
The bitter war between the Empire and the Republic of Frost has ended, but three years after the ceasefire, the Empire is still ravaged by starvation and disease, and bandits terrorize the populace. Can the Imperial Army State Section III, aka Pumpkin Scissors, stop a renegade force with chemical weapons? And who is the mysterious stranger helping Pumpkin Scissors?
Luka Edelmondt Finsternis is your picture-perfect vampire-he's good looking, he's regal... He's also usually incredibly hungover and exhausted, and wants nothing more than a change of pace from his routine! When he takes a peek into the human world, he finds just the cure he's looking for-a relaxing Japanese bathhouse that will surely cure him of his hangover and rejuvenate him from head to toe. To blow his fatigue out of the water, Luka pays a visit to Full Moon Baths where he meets the bathhouse's eldest son, Sakura. But between the bathhouse being short staffed and taking care of his little brother, Sakura has enough to worry about without a bougie vampire being added to the mix!
A monster that people call GAEA-TIMA devastates a small, seaside town. Ten years later, the resilient community has emerged as a tourist destination, and Miyako, who became a local celebrity by surviving the attack, is making a living selling mini-replicas of the beast. But when GAEA-TIMA returns, Miyako and her neighbors will discover that their enduring connection to the creature goes deeper than tourism and trauma. Just what is the true agenda behind the attack of the "gigantis?" Are there more like GAEA-TIMA waiting for their moment? And is humanity capable of responding to violence with anything other than more violence?
Itsuki, twenty-seven years old, owns a reptile shop. He enjoyed life, surrounded by many kinds of lizards. Taking care of them is what makes him happy. He had no interest in human girls...he never had a girlfriend in his life. However...his favorite lizard, Fuu (Central Bearded Dragon), turned into a human girl! Now Itsuki has to feed her, bathe her, and help her with molting! A love comedy of a shy boy and lizard-girls!
There are tally marks notched on Michishige's thighs-a secret only Yuya knows! Due to the doodles on her legs, rumors spread that she was very experienced. People joked with Yuya, saying, "Get Michishige to help you become a real man!" As if he could ever do something like that... After things start to progress with Michishige, Yuya finally confesses his feelings. She responds, "If we're going to date, it has to be with the intention of getting married, right?" The tally marks on her thighs are actually her vows of love! With a quirky girl full of overwhelming affection, their romantic comedy begins!
It's been 10 years since the shocking retirement of the top-notch child spy known as "Little Hawk"... One condition of my retirement was to keep my true identity a secret. While living a happy school life in this cliched setting, our boat capsized due to high waves during a school trip. Now, I find myself on a deserted island with the three most distinguished girls in my class. Escaping alone would be easy, but in this situation, protecting my true identity is paramount. How can I get us out of this mess while keeping my identity a secret? But it seems I'm not the only one with a secret...
Kuze is a first-year student at a boarding school attended by the sons of wealthy Japanese families. One day, the serious and good-natured athlete is suddenly nominated to become a Prefect. The nominator is Hanabishi, Royston Academy's biggest playboy. He is one of the richest, smartest, and most talented Prefects in the academy. Why did the student representative's right-hand man nominate him of all people...!? Kuze wasn't a fan of Hanabishi's, but the more he gets to see and know Hanabishi, the more attracted he becomes.
The start of a dramatic love story where the underclassman takes the lead at a school with its own rules and hierarchy!!
What would happen if the mightiest being of all time reincarnates himself as Villager A? As the Demon Lord, Varvatos leads a life where nobody dares intrude in his personal space. Desperate to find friends, he takes matters into his own hands and reincarnates 3000 years later as Ard Meteor, your regular nobody born in the boonies. But little did he know, magic has vastly degenerated after his passing, and what was considered average magic power during his lifetime is now considered never-before-seen talent! In a new life as a new abnormal, will he finally find true friendship?
A young girl -Chloe La For?t- is alone and unconscious in the Corpse Forest. Well, it's too bad. At least the monsters will finish her off within a few days. Except this girl gets rescued in the nick of time. And the man who finds her? He's her new boss, Alchemist Kurakazu Rintarou. Chloe has a knack for cleaning and thus becomes his housekeeper. But she quickly reveals another hidden talent of hers - necromancy! Watch as this story of science and fiction unfold under one roof.
Ai Suzuki was a failure at work, a burden on the company, and had no friends... the only person who loved her was her boss, Tatsuro. To society, their relationship was an immoral affair, but to her, it was true love. One day, driven by loneliness, Ai goes to see Tatsuro, only to find another woman with him. It turns out Tatsuro had other mistresses! After being stabbed by the other mistress, Ai wakes up in a parallel world, reborn as a successful, confident, and highly capable version of herself...?!
In order to protect the lands of humans from the Demi-human tribes of the macaques and orgs, a young boy named Kai rages onto the battlefield. In the midst of a battle one day, Kai suddenly remembers memories of his past life. Memories that are more advanced than the world he currenlty lives in. Kai returns safely to the village and begins to recall his memories, awakening new powers along the way, but soon after, finds himself in a deadly battle with an org after receiving a near-fatal wound... In a world where humans, Demi-humans, and gods mingle, a story of a young boy's battle and growth ufnolds!
"I am no woman. I am a Samurai." It was the Sengoku Era in Japan. Ginko Tsukitsubata, a sword genius, fought in the Battle of Sekigahara. She wanted to slay as many enemies as she could and fight to the death for her belief, which she called a brilliant death. However, she survived--found herself among the corpses of her fellow warriors. The era of the battle of Samurais had ended. Since then, she wandered across Japan to find a swordsman who was stronger than her, who could kill her. She was looking for a place to die. She fought and fought and fought...but it seemed like there was no one left who was stronger than her. When she was in despair, she was transferred to another world! Are goblins, ogres, dragons...stronger than her!?
Somewhere among the violent and chaotic grasslands of 12th century Mongolia, lives a boy named Temujin. One day, while on the brink of death, he has a fated encounter with a beautiful and mysterious woman that will affect history. This is the story of a boy who will shake the earth.
In a world corroded by the Rusty Wind, a journey begins for the newly-immortal Akaboshi Bisco.
Together with Milo, they arrive in Shimane. There, rumors of the "Immortal Priest" Kelshinha?said to have ruled Shimane for 200 years?reach their ears. In search of a cure for Bisco's immortality, the two infiltrate a city of turmoil, strange rituals, and gruesome sacrifices, where many religious groups dwell in a precarious balance.
Read the exciting sequel to the story of two boys who, swift as arrows, fight to protect their loved ones and achieve their dreams!
A plague-like wind blows across the arid, sandy expanse of a post-apocalyptic Japan. As it sweeps over the living and nonliving alike, rust is all that remains. The cause of this catastrophic state? Mushroom spores. At least, that's what everyone thinks. Enter Akaboshi Bisco. He's known as the "Man-Eating Mushroom," and is a wanted archer whose deadly aim instantly sprouts mushrooms wherever they land. However, in truth, he's a "Mushroom Keeper," committed to spreading fungi to enrich the land and return it to its former state.
Misato had a perfect childhood, with parents who loved her and a home on an idyllic island in Japan's inland sea. But then a TV show starts shooting in town. Misato's cast as an extra, and in an instant, her life is turned on its head. A woman appears claiming to be her real mother, and before she knows it Misato is living in a lavish mansion surrounded by greedy schemers of all stripes. The curtain rises on the story of a rising star who plunges into an abyss...where the only sustenance is vengeance!
"I go to places with a lot of death," - said Asakura, a former detective who now runs a missing persons research company. Because her missing husband might be among the corpses.
Takase Tsubaki, a 29 year old saleswoman, isn't good with romance and is still a virgin. She finds herself developing feelings for the rising star in her company, the notorious playboy Azuma Ryuhei. Tsubaki manages to gather up her courage and invite him to spend the night with her at a hotel. He agrees, but things don't work out the way either of them planned...
When Ao(26), has her boyfriend stolen by a coworker, she goes to the bar run by her best friend to drown her sorrows. It's here that she meets a beautiful younger guy with the same name as her who she ends up spending the night with. She thinks it was just a one night stand until she runs into him again and learns that he currently doesn`t have a place to live. "Will you take me in?" These words are the start of a whirlwind romance like no other...
Already Yoshiko Kawai's life was not going the way she had planned it, but when her boyfriend breaks up with her a few days before her 29th birthday she is at an all time low. She bumps into her handsome coworker Yuki and confides in him that she's worried about not being able to get married before she turns 30. "In that case, if you don't find a partner in the next year, how about we get married?" Initially Yoshiko brushes his proposal off as a joke, but could it be that he is actually being serious?
Yamadai Ichiro and Oji Ryuguin both get summoned to the Kingdom of Arcana, a magical realm where they have to face 12 dungeons in order to save the world! A classic otherworld adventure! Ryuguin is revealed to be a hero class, but spends his days slacking off. Ichiro is dissapointed when he is revealed to be a holy knight but he vows to do his best and find the item that will allow him to get back to his own world as soon as possible! The road ahead is long and full of dangers but luckily for Ichiro there are plenty of lovely heroines to support him. Except that... they all keep falling for the slacker Ryuguin? Why does this keep happening?