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?!
Lured by the promise of adorable bunnies, Cocoa stops at Rabbit House, a cafe nestled in the picturesque town she's moving to for school...only to find out that very establishment is going to be her new home! What's more, new friends abound as she gets to know small-but-aloof Chino; military-minded Rize; gentle and traditional Chiya; and Syaro, a refined girl who's full of surprises. Their days are bursting with cuteness, fun, and tasty treats-plus the joys of growing friendships!
He'll never forget him-his ex-classmate Yuu, that is. College student Ryousuke was absolutely devastated when Yuu confessed and then promptly disappeared from his life without waiting for a reply. After desperately searching for years, he's overjoyed when they suddenly bump into each other. But his happiness is soon eclipsed as he watches Yuu walk off into the arms of another man...
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...
She wants a boyfriend - anyone but him. He wants girls to buzz off. Sucks for them 'cos he's paid to please princesses!High school freshman Mai can barely muster the confidence to talk to a boy, much less take one on a date. Plus, the first time she meets Kei Kurose, the wrong sort of sparks fly - even if Kei is head-turningly hot, who could put up with the way he treats girls like trash? Mai has no patience for his rude attitude, but when she just so happens to discover the scandalous secret of his part-time job, she might have to learn to keep his trust!
"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!
Kouta Higashiyama is the estranged son of an enormously wealthy corporate founder-and his twenty-third mistress! Kouta thinks the issue of succession and inheritance has nothing to do with him, until his father's condition worsens and Kouta's suddenly kidnapped to become the next chairman. Before him are five beautiful girls, all in contention to become his lover-and each with her own agenda. It's up to Kouta to investigate and choose who he wants...but with his hands full from the girls' advances, will he really be the one controlling the board, or will he become a pawn instead?
Hey, Iazo. As a Super Sub, what do you think? Although many things happened in the self-indulgent fantasy romance fic written by Konoha Satou in her teenage years, she doesn't quite remember writing any of these scenarios... However, nothing to it but to do it! So as the villainess of her own story, she's just gotta get through these crazy days of becoming a Super Sub, secretly rendezvousing with a bookworm, infiltrating the Yuri Academy...and who knows what else?!
Can a determined tengu bride change a lonesome bachelor's ways? Well, it's not like he's got much of a choice- 'cos she's already moving in!Young systems engineer Kotarou has had to make his own way in life. Nothing remains of his early childhood before he was orphaned-nothing except his grandparents' antique house in Hachioji and memories of Hime, the winged spirit girl he's come to dismiss as a youthful flight of fancy.But after his return to Hachioji and reunion with Hime, it becomes impossible to deny the existence of his fine, feathery friend-especially given that she's declared they're getting married at second sight!
Byakuya is the alter ego of the heroic magical girl Glass Happiness. Mira is a villainous lieutenant to the Evil King, and he's prepared to do what it takes to eliminate his wand-wielding nemesis once and for all. While his cunning is unmatched, the last thing Mira expected was love at first sight! Now, instead of devising schemes to defeat Byakuya, he's finding excuses to see her! What's more, she doesn't seem to mind...?!
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!
Shiki Ichinose would have never guessed his adoptive father used to be an Oni-hunting Momotarou, much less that the old man walked away from that life just to raise him despite Shiki's dangerous Oni blood. After seeing the only parent he ever knew murdered by a Momotarou assassin, Shiki's blood awakens. Thrust into an ancient conflict between Oni and Momotarou, Shiki will fight to survive, to take his revenge-and to hold back the calamity coursing through his veins...
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!
Pessimistic high school student Hana Tabata doesn't believe her life could ever be like that of a heroine from the shoujo manga she reads-she's convinced she's ugly, and she's always alone. Still, she can't help but imagine herself as a leading lady when she's changing out flowers early one morning...until she's caught in the act by her handsome classmate Yousuke Ueno! Hana can't wrap her head around his kind words at first, but as they grow closer, she finds her life slowly beginning to change...
Sayo Hoshikawa, a high schooler who's insecure about his height, witnesses his unrequited crush getting rejected by a tall and handsome boy named Mashiba. Sayo challenges Mashiba to contest after contest, but he can't win a single time. Nothing gets under his skin more than when Mashiba calls him cute! But then, he starts having strange dreams about a certain someone embracing him-and soon enough, the dreams devolve into something even deeper...!
High schooler Maika Sakuranomiya can't seem to land a part time job, so when an opportunity comes knocking, she is up for anything. Waitressing at a cute cafe-sounds perfect! The manager demands that each waitress adopt a quirk in their service? Not a problem. Maika's ready to act flirty, or hot-and-cold, or like a little sister, or...sadistic!? Oh. That might be a tough one for our cheery and caring heroine! The original manga behind the popular anime!
Childhood friends Koutarou Fujiki, Kajiwara, and Fuyuko thought they would always be together. They spent their youth in a strange love triangle, the two boys fighting over who would date Fuyuko. But suddenly one day, that life ends. Kajiwara goes missing, and Koutarou takes his sweetheart's hand in marriage. Now middle-aged, Koutarou is left to wonder-would his wife have chosen differently if Kajiwara was still around? On a visit to his hometown, the memories come rushing back...
Fifteen years after the death of her father, Reinhardt Lincke finds herself traveled back in time to the day of his funeral, alone with the very man responsible for his death—Prince Michel Allanketh, her betrothed. Loath to waste the opportunity, Reinhardt stabs Michel in his leg, and is subsequently banished to the cold and isolated domain of Luden. However, her exile turns into a blessing in disguise when she stumbles upon a wild boy in the forest. Meeting this “mad dog” may be the key to Reinhardt’s revenge…and the start to a tumultuous romance!
Awakened by a radiant light, Luciole realized he'd been asleep for a long, long time. Stretching to the horizon before him lay an abandoned world. Whatever life had once taken root here was long gone, leaving Luciole all alone-except for Claude. Now, with a self-proclaimed 500-year-old archmage for his only companion, Luciole will set off on a journey to discover how alone the two truly are.
Letitia was reborn into another world after her untimely death, but that was only the start of her hardships. A series of tragic events forces her to work like a servant at her uncle's house, until he sends her off to marry the infamous "Monster Lord" Erden Halstead. But once she arrives at her new home, Letitia's fear is quickly replaced by a whole slew of questions. Why is she randomly finding modern objects from her previous life that don't belong in this fantasy world? Why is her supposedly hideous and evil husband such a sweetheart who really loves bunnies? And most importantly...why is he so HOT?!
Masaichi Hizumi is a revenge agent, professionally dishing out just deserts to anyone who may have incurred the wrath of his clients. His latest target? Mikoto Kuga, an elite salaryman, narcissist, and way-more-than-two-timing cheater. Hizumi's task is to teach this piece of trash a lesson-by thoroughly humiliating him, body and spirit! Whether he's ready for it, Kuga is about to get his comeuppance, served with a smile by Hizumi!
What's the best way to relax after a hard day's work? If you ask Kaho, it's to kick back and relax at a bar with her best drinking bro, Akira. Sure, everyone around her thinks he's pretty hot, but he smokes, gets in fights, and is a bit of a playboy-so definitely not boyfriend material. But when one thing leads to another and she wakes up in his bed one morning, it makes it infinitely harder to deny that there is absolutely nothing between them...
This third collection of SAO illustrations highlights events from Volumes 16 through 22 of the main story, as well as Volumes 1 through 3 of Sword Art Online: Progressive. Art from the anime and games is also featured, along with all-new illustrations you won't find anywhere else!
When high schooler Mari, bumps into a fellow tardy student, she's surprised to find out he's a beastfolk who's to attend her school! After all, it's not rare for beastfolk to coexist alongside humans, but it's still uncommon, with the prejudice and all. Nervous to meet one at first, Mari soon learns there's more to him than his furry exterior. In fact, the more she gets to know him, the more she finds herself drawn to him, his steadfastness, his kind-heartedness, and...body...
Gator has just never seemed to fit in with the other neighborhood pets...probably because he has a nasty habit of eating the other neighborhood pets. Flushed down the toilet as just a little snapper, Gator spends his days alone in the sewers...
On the streets above, little Gabby has never seemed to fit in with the other kids in town. She'd rather collect bottles and practice her tuba than gossip with the girls down at the pool, but it does get lonely being the only vegetarian on the block...
When Gabby and Gator meet, their fun and adventures prove that the best friends are those who accept you as you are, teeth and all!
Delve deeper into Kirito's and Asuna's pasts in this collection of three short stories adapted to manga for the first time! From their newlywed life in SAO to Asuna's time in ALO, revisit events from throughout the series as they originally appeared in the novels!
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?
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?
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?
On the verge of flunking out of Grand Swordcraft Academy due to his total lack of talent, Allen Rodol's life goes from bad to worse when the class prodigy challenges him to a duel where it's win or face expulsion. However, the night before his hopeless bout, a mysterious hermit grants Allen a button that will give him one hundred million years to train in an alternate reality when pressed. Allen not only gladly accepts the offer but also goes back for seconds, thirds, tenths even! With over a billion years of straight practice under his belt, the world is about to see what the "Reject Swordsman" can really do!
Public Service x 1,500 Years + Pecora's Magic = Minister of Agriculture A DEVIL'S WORK IS NEVER DONE!Beelzebub is a demon of many roles-minister of agriculture, Azusa's "big sister and the demon king's closest confidant. Before her illustrious rise to power, though, she was just a low-ranking pencil pusher in the government with no ambitions, no dreams, and no adventure in her life. Then, on a whim of the newly coronated demon king, she received the biggest and most terrifying promotion imaginable! How will Beelzebub handle the sudden responsibilities of the entire Ministry of Agriculture?! Originally published as short stories in the hugely popular I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, the spin-off is back with brand-new illustrations and additional tales from the demon lands!
BRB...GOING ON A QUEST FOR LOVE! In a fantasy world where smartphones and the internet exist, the Hero has become a total shut-in, refusing to socialize with anyone. However, his world gets a little larger when he meets the Demon Lord online. The two hit it off, and the Hero decides he wants to meet her in person. The outside world is a dangerous place, though, and the shy young man only has 1 HP...This story is an adventure romance for the digital age told almost entirely through chat logs!
Villains Have Their Own Routes Too! When her engagement to the prince ends unceremoniously, details of the young noblewoman Aileen's past life come rushing back and help her realize she's living inside the world of one of her favorite otome games-as the heroine's greatest rival! However, her memory has more plot holes than bad fan fiction... and the only certainty is that if she doesn't do something quick, her death is all but assured. The hero/main-love-interest can't be relied on, so why not see what the last boss has to say?
New Beginnings in Familiar Lands After a horrific accident put her on life support, the last vestige of freedom Keina Kagami had was in the VRMMORPG World of Leadale. When she wakes up in the body of her game avatar, though, Keina-now Cayna-finds that the worries of her old life appear to be a thing of the past, but somehow this new land doesn't seem to be quite the Leadale she remembers...
In Orario, fearless adventurers band together in search of fame and fortune within the monstrous underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. But while riches and renown are incentive enough for most, Bell Cranel, would-be hero extraordinaire, has bigger plans. He wants to pick up girls. Is it wrong to face the perils of Dungeon alone, in a single-member guild blessed by a failed goddess? Maybe. Is it wrong to dream of playing hero to hapless maidens in Dungeon? Maybe not. After one misguided adventure, Bell quickly discovers that anything can happen in the labyrinth--even chance encounters with beautiful women. The only problem? He's the one who winds up the damsel in distress!
Sometimes carrying out justice requires...cross-dressing?!When a troubled couple tells the story of how their daughter was taken to pay off a gambling debt, Lyu's conscience and the legacy of Astrea Familia compel her to take action!The many skills Lyu learned as an adventurer are formidable, but she'll need more than brute force to challenge the influential Grand Casino. Unable to sneak or fight her way inside, Lyu puts all her trust in Syr's rescue plan: Go through the front door posing as Count Maximilian and his beautiful wife!
Aiz Wallenstein, the Sword Princess, is known as one of the most powerful warriors from one of the most powerful groups in the city of Orario: Loki Familia. With them, she ventures into the deepest parts of the labyrinthine Dungeon beneath the city, stalking the monstrous denizens that lurk there and vanquishing them with the blazing light of her sword. But when she meets a certain white-haired boy, the encounter will change both of them forever...