Hoshina dreams of making it big with his band-but writing love songs has never come easy.
That is, until he meets Seto, a sweet and disarming part-timer who shines a little too brightly in Hoshina's jaded world.
When a rainy night leads to an unexpected encounter, Hoshina finds himself drawn to Seto's honesty and warmth. But discovering Seto is still in his final year of high school leaves Hoshina spiraling with guilt...
As Hoshina tries to distance himself, Seto only steps closer-determined to love, and be loved, even if he's still figuring out how to be a grown-up.
Maybe love doesn't have to be perfect to be real... Maybe it just needs a good melody!-CWs: age gap
The word in town is that the broth at the local noodle house is to die for. The secret? The people who run the shop were on the brink of death! They call themselves COUNTERS and have partnered with ghosts from the afterlife to hunt down rogue spirits. When ordinary high schooler Mun is invited to join them, his whole life flips upside down. Can his new job of fighting evil and chopping noodles give him the answers to his parents' mysterious deaths all those years ago?
One rainy day while Motoi and his friend, Reiichi were on their way home, they encountered a young girl who looked like a foreigner who then led them to a shop by a hill slope. There, they meet the shop owner, an old man named Shouten, who deals with exotic wildlife - both ordinary and unordinary: demon beasts. Fascinated by the mysterious beasts the shop holds, Motoi agrees to work and raise a demon. Motoi's journey of encountering different demon beasts begins.
In a dystopian future, organized wars are serial entertainment, and overpopulation is controlled through a millionaire death lottery. A mute samurai, discharged with honor, finds out his wife was among the "lucky victims," and he embarks in a ruthless revenge to get her heart back. Literally.
After World War III, with humanity on the brink of extinction, the world's nations began researching cloning technology in earnest. Kris, a scientist, has successfully managed to clone a human being. However, despite his success, he's tormented by the feelings he harbors for his colleague and best friend, Seth. The stronger Kris's feelings grow, the more he suffers, as Seth is currently engaged to be married to his sweet and beautiful fiancee. As Seth's engagement party grows closer and closer, Kris comes up with a plan - one he can never reveal to his best friend...
In the present era, adventurers, demons, heroes, and demon lord, are no longer occupations that put one's lives at stake. With the world at peace, it is an era where conquering dungeons has been transformed into entertainment. Adventurers and monsters are able to fight with a substitute body made of magic, popularizing dungeon conquests with no deaths. Having lost his job, the "Black Mage" Remme struggled with finding another party until one day a beautiful woman appeared before him telling she had a job for him.
On her 20th birthday, her chastity and her life were left in pieces by her husband, and everything came to an end... or so she thought. In the blink of an eye, Elizabeth is unscathed, back to the moment just before she married?! And now her childhood friend who has become the Archduke is suddenly very passionate about her?!
Private detective Ousuke found an unexpected guest on his doorstep one day: his old friend Yaichi, now an ex-yakuza with a strange new power... and a mission for revenge. He was looking for the man who killed his beloved mentor, and Ousuke agreed to help him. He never was able to resist rescuing the guy. Even worse, almost as if he knows Ousuke is pining for him, Yaichi crawls into his bed whenever he has nightmares of his mentor's death, tormenting Ousuke without even realizing it. All Ousuke wants is to get away from Yaichi once and for all before his old feelings take over again, but that might be harder than it sounds... Enjoy the "buddy cop" hijinks as this lovesick detective's heart is toyed with by his oblivious assistant!
Olivia Taylor opens her eyes after being caught and executed for her countless brutal murders to find that she has been reincarnated in a time and world she has no memory of called "modern-day Japan." She soon learns that the woman whose body she is inhabiting, Meisa, has been living a meager life with her preschool-age son, Reo. Meisa and Olivia's memories begin to blend together as she ends up getting caught up in a major incident involving Reo and her common-law husband, Ryuya... Surrounded by friendly faces like the loving Reo and the kind manager of the grocery store where Meisa worked, Natsuki, is this reincarnated monster now destined to navigate this new world as a mother...?! This single mom has no choice but to use the memories and instincts of her former life as a vicious serial killer to confront the evils of the present!
Kazuya finally became the strongest player in the VRMMORPG he devoted his life to and gained the title "Fist King." Just as he became number one, he was reborn in another world like the game, where monsters roam free! In this new world where firearms are favored over melee weapons, Kazuya takes up a club to once again pursue his ideal strength!
Aoi Yagi is secretly engaged to the company's rising star, Sota. They've already met each other's parents, and she now eagerly anticipates their wedding. But out of nowhere, he tells her he wants to break off their engagement.
Hurt and betrayed, Aoi finds herself in the midst of her misery, only for the young, visionary president of their company, Haruto Kujo, to appear. Known as the "tyrant," he appoints her as the project manager of a new business venture aimed at revolutionizing the education sector and commands her to be his right-hand woman?!
"You're the one behind Sota's success, aren't you?"
How did he uncover her secret? Why does he have his eye on her? And why is he so enamored with Aoi?
Former playboy Yukihiro nursed a crush on his refined and mild-mannered (or so she appeared) junior coworker, Chizuru, for just about a whole year before finally confessing his feelings. To his delight, she agreed to go out with him! Yukihiro was all set to take the lead in the relationship, but their roles were dramatically reversed as Chizuru threw back the curtain on her true, unfiltered self!
Collected here are 10 short and (relatively) all-ages comics that are 50% gag comedy, 40% flirty romance, and 10% sexiness. They follow the day-to-day lives of Yukihiro, once a womanizer and, now, fallen hopelessly in love, and Chizuru, the secretly lascivious target of his affections.
Rio is everything that Haruto wants in a girl: gentle, nurturing, and ladylike. The only problem is that she's the older sister of his best buddy Nao, and he fears that the difference in age means he's barely on her radar. If Haruto wants Rio to see him as more than her little brother's playmate, then he has to prove himself as a man in her eyes, no matter what it takes.
Meanwhile, Nao grows frustrated with Sena, a loudmouthed friend of Rio's who's too nosy for her own good. But what irritates him more than the constant pestering is how she just can't see him as more than a little kid. Can he help her get a clue?
Saint Blanche continued to fulfill her duty as the Saint, even while being oppressed by her fiance, Georg, the prince of the neighboring country. However, she was suddenly told that her engagement was canceled-because Georg had found the "true" Saint-and exiled Blanche from the country.
Blanche returned to her hometown, but... her worried brother suggested that she make a fake engagement with her childhood friend, Raymond. Suddenly turning into a C childhood crush to a fiance, Blanche is constantly flustered by Raymond. A love fantasy of unrequited love begins to unfold from their fake engagement!
Otoha is a young career woman with a great reputation at work. However, because of her success, she has earned herself an enemy who's out to get her.
Then there's her coworker, Naruse, the company heartthrob. All eyes are on him, but he often gets involved with Otoha, which always results in them arguing. When Otoha runs into her boyfriend on a date with another woman, Naruse jumps in and...
The Palace Locksmith, Yuri, is suddenly framed for embezzlement and is driven out without any funds or titles to keep. It is likely that with him out there will come a great danger in the Demon King's seal that has been kept under control by his family for generations, but more pressing matters come to Yuri when the first person who reaches out to him happens to be a legendary S rank adventurer named Astoria! Yuri is completely unsure of what to make of this adventurer wanting someone completely inexperienced in adventuring like him to join her, but it seems that the magic he has been trained in to keep the demon king at bay, Key Magic, has a lot more utility to it in this world than meets the eye!
The Girlfriends Club: A mysterious association at Yamayuri Girls' Academy and its sister schools that essentially pays you to spend time deepening your relationships with other club members. The catch? Your interactions are livestreamed to an audience of very wealthy viewers! Mizuki convinces her friend Haruka that they should join together, thinking it will be a perfect chance for the two of them to grow closer. But Haruka might not be exactly the sweet, naive girl she seems to be. Will romance bloom as Mizuki hopes, or has she made a serious mistake?
A heartfelt pair of short stories about the ups, downs, and complications of the love we have for those we call family, and how we sometimes end up finding joy in surprising places.
You've heard of meet cute, but reunite cute? Now that they're both grown up, newly swole Shun visits his old friend Nana after an extended absence hoping to put a (figurative) stake in the heart of his one-time first love. But it looks like neither of these tiddy monsters is ready to let go! Join our hilariously awkward (maybe?) couple as they (hopefully!?) begin to bumble their way into an adorable relationship!
Ever since elementary school, Kazuya Kawaguchi has had a crush on the lovely Miki Toda. But every time he tried to give her a love letter to confess his feelings, he would turn away in fear! Unable to ever pass on a letter, the two don't see each other again until many years later at an alumni homecoming. Hoping to try again, Kazuya is dismayed to learn that Miki doesn't seem to remember who he is! Leaving him with only one choice; to act like the revelation didn't affect him at all. Except, Miki soon garners a vague recollection of Kazuya and thinks that he doesn't remember who she is. Sure that the night will end in nothing but frustration, Miki is shocked when Kazuya finally builds up the courage to ask her out! Enjoy a story filled with awkward love and a stack of undelivered love letters that are overdue.
The school nurse, Miss Kiyattou, is in love with the PE teacher, Miss Inui, but has a hard time approaching her. This makes it all the more frustrating since she gets to see other two fellow teachers, Miss Mujina and Miss Gaoda, being lovey-dovey all the time. But what will happen when Miss Inui comes to the school infirmary to consult about the relationship their fellow teachers have?
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!
Arnold is a lethargic prince who is ridiculed by the entire empire as an "insipid" runner. But in fact, he is the most powerful prince with a secret identity as Silver, an SS-grade adventurer who manipulates forbidden ancient magic! The story of the strongest prince who plays the role of an incompetent, and his secret struggle for the throne begins!
Reincarnated in an alternate world where magic rules all, a socially reclusive twenty-year-old is determined to build the perfect new life as a shut-in. But unlucky for him, his magical potential is deemed so ridiculously low that his royal parents abandon him immediately after his birth. Left to survive alone in a wild world full of magical dangers, the newborn prince manages to thrive against all odds…because, little does he know, his true magic power is ridiculously off the charts! Join Haruto, the socially awkward guy who just wants to chill out, as he navigates demon friendships, royal feuds, assassination plots, secret superhero identities, and having a little sister.
After thirty-five years of perfectly ordinary life, a run-of-the-mill businessman suddenly drops dead...only to be reborn in another world! Now he must live as Ars Louvent, scion of a minor noble family and wielder of a fabulous skill: Appraisal, the power to perceive the strengths and abilities of others at a glance. He'll need it, too, because there are plenty of problems to solve in the Louvent family's territory! Ars only has one choice: recruit the most talented individuals his skill can find, and rise up to new heights in his brand new world!
There's a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn't show up at all, and skips gym as a matter of course. She's pretty, and the boys take to whispering that she's a cloistered princess. As the self-described worst loser in her class soon finds out, they just don't know what a monster she is. So begins a tale of mysterious maladies that are supernatural in origin yet deeply revealing of the human psyche, a set of case files as given to unexpected feeling as it is to irreverent humor. So begins the legendary novel that kicked off the MONOGATARI series, whose anime adaptations have enjoyed international popularity and critical acclaim. This first of three parts introduces Senjogahara and Hachikuji, and fans of the blockbuster prequel KIZUMONOGATARI will be delighted to meet their favorite crazies again: the weirdly reliable narrator Araragi, class president among class presidents Hanekawa, shady problem-solver Oshino, and a certain pale, blonde former vampire.
Overworked Ryota Sato has been transported to another world! No matter how hard he tries, he's stuck at level 1- but in return, he has otherworldly luck when it comes to item drops! Despite his low level, a few stat-boosting item drops have his stats maxed in no time! Throw his special equipment into the mix, and he'll be the strongest- even at level 1!
From the renowed author NISIOISIN, the creator of MONOGATARI, Zaregoto Series, and KATANAGATARI comes a new, innovative mystery series, Pretty Boy Detectives Club! Mayumi Dojima, a second-year student at the exclusive Yubiwa Academy middle school, has lost something - a star she glimpsed just once, ten long years ago. But help is on the way, in the form of the unofficial, secretive, and thoroughly mysterious Pretty Boy Detective Club! Rumored to solve problems within the school (most of which they themselves may well have created) for reasons aesthetic rather than financial, these five gorgeous boys sweep Mayumi into their world of excitement, danger, and overwhelming beauty. So begins the thrilling new mystery series from renowned author NISIOISIN!
Mitsuha is your average teenage orphan-until one day she falls off a cliff, and finds herself in another world strangely akin to medieval Europe! Beset by wolves, she discovers she has the ability to travel freely between the two worlds, and decides to make a life for herself in both. Now all she needs to do is save up 80,000 gold coins for a comfortable retirement... Piece of cake, right?! No matter how out of control things get, Mitsuha keeps her cool, turning every hurdle into a business opportunity. From shopkeeper to war hero to viscountess, her meteoric rise seems unstoppable-but with each success comes new obligations and new costs. Does every step up just take her further from her goal??
Saybil, the worst student in the short history of the Royal Academy of Magic of the Kingdom of Wenias, has no memory of his life before he enrolled. Nevertheless, Headmaster Albus sends him out into an unknown world, ordering him to take part in a special field training program in the South, where anti-witch sentiment still burns strong. Accompanying him are star pupil Hort; Kudo, the Academy's only beastfallen student; and their unusual chaperone: Loux Krystas, the ancient Dawn Witch, whose only goal is to peruse the pages of the legendary Grimoire of Zero, source of all magic. But as they journey south, nothing will be what they expected...
A dropout from an elite Houston-based program for teens is on a visit to a private island. Its mistress, virtually marooned there, surrounds herself with geniuses, especially of the young and female kind-one of whom ends up headless one fine morning. The top-selling novelist year by year in his native Japan, prolific palindromic phenomenon NISIOISIN made his debut when he was only twenty with this Mephisto Award winner, a whodunit and locked-room mystery at once old-school and eye-opening. Previously published stateside by Del Rey, the translation has been retitled and revised just in time for the long-requested animated series based on illustrator take's character concepts.
Yoshida is just an average salaryman, drowning his tears in booze. On his way home one night, he finds a runaway high school girl sitting on the street. Just dumped by the woman he loved secretly and drunk, he accepts her to stay at his place for one night. After finding out that she had been living a hard life, he decides to give her a job. A rom-com between the most unbalanced couple you'll ever find!
After saving the world, the strongest hero, Leo, has nowhere else to go. His overly strong power is something that a peaceful world doesn't need. The place where he ends up working is his former enemy, the Demon Queen's Army! This is the light novel version of the Japanese major online novel prize winning work!
It's a war of fantasy vs. future! Seven Japanese teenagers with incredible and unique talents barely survive a mysterious plane crash and awaken in a fantasy world! Contending with corrupt rulers and dangerous monsters, the septet of High School Prodigies sets to work improving the lives of those in Elm Village while searching for a way home. These brilliant students are poised to change the face of their new world-but is it ready for them?
Kagiura is equal parts eager and anxious to start a new chapter of his life as a high schooler. He's aiming to be a star player on the basketball team, and he's even moved into the school dorms. Upon arrival, he discovers that his roommate is a blond, pierced, delinquent-looking upperclassman! First impressions aside, Hirano isn't actually as rough as he seems. He wakes Kagiura up in the morning, helps him with his studies, and is a great listener, to boot. This is a peek into their daily lives and the hints of a blossoming love.
Four years ago, a dragon filled the sky, the nation of Japan fell, and Japanese people around the world were wiped out. Yahiro, a survivor of the tragic event, works as a salvager who obtains Japanese artwork and artifacts for foreign buyers. Not many are willing or able to brave the ruins, which are crawling with monstrous beasts called Moujuu. But Yahiro's the best man for the task. After all, thanks to his regenerative abilities, he can't really die. He's approached about a job to search for the Kushinada, which is capable of controlling the Moujuu, but it will require delving into the most dangerous parts of the city. This is the story of a dragon girl and a dragon slayer.
Nagi Yoroizuka, a twenty-seven-year old systems engineer at a software development company, is facing down her thirties with no sign of romance. She works hard at her job, but things never seem to go right. Then, when a series of mishaps leaves her at her lowest point yet, a childhood friend reappears to offer her a hand. Not only is this genius engineer warm hearted and good looking, but he also gets along great with her! There's just one problem: She's only ever seen him as a friend, while he's been hiding his feelings for her their whole lives. But even if she's willing to give him a chance, will trauma from her past prove too much to overcome?