A classic Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet is the tale of two star-crossed young lovers who dare to defy their feuding families, put aside all obstacles, and find happiness together - but at a tremendous cost. This grimly beautiful tale, set in Renaissance Italy, follows Romeo and Juliet from their fateful first meeting to their last. Manga Classics brings you this incredible manga version of William Shakespeare's most popular play, with FULL, ADAPTED MODERN ENGLISH text for easy reading!
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a novel about a young boy growing up in the fictional small town of Hannibal, Missouri along the Mississippi River during the 1840s. Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid. Life for Tom is a series of grand adventures that include his best friend "Huck" Finn, the love of his life Becky Thatcher, buried treasures, scoundrels, thieves and body snatchers. Manga Classics brings a brilliant new light to Mark Twain's very first novel that new readers will embrace and life-long fans will enjoy.
Living in the slums, Claire must work herself to the bone to support her alcohol addicted father. One day, he decides to wager her off at a gambling house in order to pay his debts..."I bet my own daughter!" Claire's fate is now in the hands of whoever wins her in a game of dice.
In xxxHOLiC Rei, Kimihiro Watanuki continues his relationship with the SpaceTime Witch, Yuko. In her mysterious shop where wishes are grantedfor a pricewill he discover even more secrets? And what will he have to trade this time for the answers he seeks? * The latest chapter in the critically acclaimed xxxHOLiC franchise from manga legends CLAMP, creators of Tsubasa and Chobits! * The highly anticipated return of high school medium Watanuki and the mysterious witch, Yuko, as they take on new wishes and new enemies! * Beautifully seductive artwork and uniquely Japanese depictions of the supernatural will hypnotize CLAMP fans!
Mysterious, handsome young men working as spy-pairs for a secret agency, the Church, are forbidden to love anyone but their partners. If they're to survive-not only war, but the ghosts of their tragic pasts-they must rely on one another to be there...because each other is all they have. Follow Eiri, Haku, Soma, and Shusuke as they battle their inner demons with the help of their partners in this peek into the Messiah Project universe.
Sumi Sakurasawa is shy. Even simple things, like going for a donut with someone or calling out to a stranger that they've dropped something, paralyze her with fear. Her strategy? Become a "rent-a-girlfriend" and make some cash while she practices her people skills! But raising the stakes even higher might not be the foolproof solution she thought it was... And even worse, to keep the gig, she needs five-star reviews, and that means no freezing up or freaking out on a date... How is that even possible?!
As far as the public is concerned, Rocopon-earth's only alien-hasn't done much but loaf around in the 8 years since he crash-landed in Tokyo with no memory of his past. Granted, that is what he likes to do, and he does spend a lot of time playing video games. But as an alien to whom earth laws technically do not apply, he's been hard at work in a top-secret capacity: government-sanctioned extrajudicial assassin, cleaning up the worst of society that the law is either too slow or too powerless to confront. After years of dispatching hapless crime lords and their goons, things have gotten comfortable. But Rocopon is about to meet his match in more ways than one-fed up with his sloppy ways, headquarters has assigned him a straight-laced partner, and the criminal underground has enlisted the help of those who are a little more than human...
Sick of his job and the city, Yohei "Kuma" Sakuma has a grand plan-to start anew in the countryside and live off the land. Thing is, he hasn't told his wife yet, nor does he know the first thing about growing rice. Between crooked houses, swarms of bugs, and grueling work under the sun, the city slicker Kuma and his wife Miyu get a crash course in country life. But at the end of the day, with beer in hand as they take in the sights, they begin to understand that country life can be real hard, but real good.
A sad love story between a human and a ghost in a run-down house.
Yushi, a medical student who lost his home in a fire, moved into an extremely cheap house. However, that house ended up being haunted! The ghost keeps trying to take care of Yushi, so despite being scared, Yushi also has mysterious feelings for the ghost. And then Yushi starts to have dreams about the ghost...
A mismatched romance between Kuroda, a guy with a tough appearance, and Yuichi, a nice young man!
"My life is for the hedgehogs!" boasts Tetsu, a guy who adores hedgehogs and works at a hedgehog cafe for a specific desire. Yuichi, a mysterious customer, continuously bothers Tetsu. Yuichi always brings flashy, loud people to the cafe and is constantly annoying Tetsu with overly familiar touches. However, after an unexpected incident, Tetsu ends up having to hold lessons on hedgehogs for Yuichi alone! This romance between a mysterious actor and a tough-looking part-timer starts with hedgehogs! In this same volume is a story about a slightly sexy lesson between a popular voice actor and an actor at a critical moment in his career, as well as a sad love story with a ghost in a run-down house.
An unaware, beloved NPC becomes the center of attention in an RPG world?! With his natural talents, he becomes irresistible to potential heroines! The Royal Academy of the Ezelbeit Kingdom is the largest academy in the kingdom, where princes, duchesses, sons of powerful men, and other people with prestigious titles attend. Ray, a mere viscount heir, enters this academy. At first glance, Ray appears to be a laid-back young man who cares little about success or social mobility. But in fact, he is the "strongest NPC" with the blessing of powerful spirits and charisma! He attracts the attention of the prince, the prince's fiancee, a saint, and others, and even finds himself in a harem! Unaware that this world itself is an RPG called "Real Fantasy", Ray constantly changes his destiny through meeting various people. A boy with no desire for success and no self-awareness changes the world! An unpredictable and unexpected fantasy begins!
Lou Brandel is a magician who possesses talents that can only be found in one person every few thousand years. One day, he saves the beautiful and noble young woman, Fran. As the principal of Magical Girls Academy, she appoints him to work there with her! His "interesting" life of being a powerful magician teacher now begins!
In this world, all humans are born with a job, a set of skills, and a base status. However, our protagonist, John Leetle received the short end of the stick and was born with the Tamer job and blessed with only one skill: Fist Punch; Both are considered to be the most useless bestowments one could receive. One day, by sheer coincidence, he manages to tame a baby Fenrir he found in the woods, and names it Ferryl. Having made his first friend, things were finally looking up for him. However, it appears Misfortune still haunts him closely, as a grim fate befalls his friend...
The arena--a place where slaves are forced to fight to death. Lewis was one such slave who lost his life in a match. But when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the garden of a luxurious mansion. Much to his surprise, Lewis reincarnated as the sixth son of a nobleman. One day, more than ten years after his reincarnation, Lewis meets a fellow slave and friend from his previous life, Sharon. But while Lewis knew Sharon as child, she now appears in front of him as a lady older than Lewis himself.
The world is on the brink of extinction due to an ever-expanding disaster called the "Eternal Storm." However, humanity has a new source of hope in this dying world: weapons which grant power beyond human understanding--the Ability Armaments. Two boys destined to inspire awe with their splendor set out on a journey. Ability Armaments in hand, they won't stop until the world is saved!
In a famed kingdom, women are not allowed to enter the knighthood! And yet, a female elf becomes the temporary captain of that very order of knights?! Enjoy the daily life of the elf captain, Gilga, who is cool and powerful on the outside, but maidenly and pure on the inside!!
Despite being called ugly and detested for his looks, Galius was the hero who lived for the sake of mankind. However, the humans betrayed Galius. So, he too, forsook the humans. Then, after experiencing the warmth of the demon kind, he decides to help the demons in building their paradise!!!
By using the strongest power given to him by God, this is the ultimate isekai fantasy of a man - the Hero - who becomes the strongest, unconquerable Demon King!
He only just got reincarnated in another world as Zinc, a dropout noble, but he's immediately banished from the kingdom?! However, that's not enough to make Zinc just give up! With "Enchantment," a power that can make anyone stronger by granting abilities to items, Zinc wants to make a life for himself as an adventurer. The curtain draws on Zinc's journey as he uses this incredibly rare ability, that's basically a cheat code, to go from zero to hero!
Wannabe adventurer Istolfa dreams of becoming a first-class adventurer and earns a small amount of money by collecting herbs, but no matter what he does, he is unable to escape from life on the streets.
One day he runs into the light elf Stella, who...gives him one single gold coin?! No tricks! No reincarnation!
This is the beginning of a traditional fantasy story where a normal boy challenges a dungeon to fulfill his dreams!
Noah was raised by his exceptionally capable older sisters. He leaves his home to the nearby city to become an adventurer, but every time he performs he shocks those who witness him with wonder... "Wait? Am I actually strong...?" He really shouldn't be surprised by his abilities when all five of his older sisters that raised him are the worlds greatest in their respective fields! He has unbelievable potential! Here begins Noah's shining new life getting the acknowledgment he deserves, but his older sisters are chasing after him...? He who was supposed to be inept is actually a super rookie! Noah's life as an adventurer begins!!
In order to save her little sister's life, S-ranked adventurer Laffey seeks an all-healing elixir. However, elixirs are highly precious items that take years to make by even the most experienced of alchemists. But one day, she meets a man that defies these rules!
"Here, an elixir. Oh it's fine, I can always just make more."
A slow-paced fantasy about an extraordinary alchemist who doesn't know his own strength and the beautiful adventurer who gets caught up in his efforts to help others!
Written off as nothing more than a useless bag boy, Mihama Ariake is driven out of the hero's party he had been traveling with. However, his true strength is in his unlimited use of all extant skills, a power directly bestowed upon him by God?and it is God's will that he use those skills to back up the hero's party.
Freed from that duty, he goes where his whims lead him, running into many surprising people and unexpected things along the way. Based on a wildly popular novel published by Square Enix, join Ariake as he and his invincibility carve out a new path!
Late has just accepted an assassination request from a mysterious client. To his surprise, it was actually the goddess Mises, a goddess from another world whose existence was on the brink of destruction after her defeat in war. Mises' quest... is to assassinate Masra Dzur, another god in her world. Can Late, the killer with a 99.9% success rate, fulfill this otherworldly assassination?
Ishuto was the strongest Demon Lord in the Dark Continent until he was defeated by the heroes. But instead of dying, he reincarnated into another world as a young man, while still keeping his powers. "I will start from scratch in this world and this time it'll be mine!". The elite adventurer Airis was charmed by Ishuto's strength and became his guardian so he could enter the adventurer training school, but due to his otherworldly powers, he graduated the very first day, receiving the unprecedented title of "level 0". He's a maverick with Demon Lord powers that has no match in this world...
Meet Chise, a young girl who is reborn in a new world with her old memories lost. A goddess grants her the gift of 'Creation Magic' under one condition - that she enjoys her new life! Together with Teto, a golem she creates, Chise embarks on an enchanting journey across the world.
Reiji Takahashi is a Special Operations Agent. While in the middle of sweeping through a criminal group's warehouse, he finds Nina, a victim of a trafficking ring dealing in child assassins named "Dolls." One thing led to another, and he ends up being assigned with caring for the young assassin (Who, coincidentally, is aiming for his life).
Can Reiji, a man with absolutely zero experience with children, become a proper father to this tiny assassin and teach her how to lead a normal life? Find out in this heartwarming childcare comedy between a "hard-boiled" operative and his adoptive(?) daughter!
Arvis is a poor, low-achieving student at a remote magic school. One day, he was given the impossible task of defeating the smartest student in his school, or else he will be expelled. Arvis looks after his little sister who's blind and frail, and depends on the scholarship from the school to survive, so he started training as hard as he could! Not only did he not acomplish anything, he passed out from pushing himself too far. But then, he had a mysterious dream. In the dream, he was a legendary mage in his previous life, and was using the now extinct time magic to make quick work of demons! When Arvis woke up from the dream, he had the ability to use the legendary time magic?!
Meet Sasaki, an overworked, middle-aged office worker. His days are marked only by the passing of more unrewarding corporate drudgery. Smoking helps take the edge off, but other than that, the only bright spot of his day is when he goes to the nearby supermarket and sees Yamada's smiling face. So, one evening after yet another exhausting day, he heads to the supermarket to find he missed Yamada's shift. Dejected, he decides to go find a smoking area but discovers there isn't one to be found. Just as he's about to leave, a girl in a biker jacket named Tayama asks him to join her at a secret smoking area!
Please note that this work is a fictional portrayal and does not endorse or encourage smoking in any way.
Ragna, "Master of Sword", used to be the strongest swordsman. He ventured alone into the mysterious Heavenfell Tower and reached where no man had stepped before, the seventh floor... only to find the limit of his growth. However, his story is far from over. He gets reincarnated and returns to level 1...while keeping all of his level 99 stats?!
In a world where the size of your mana pool decides your standing, Sky, who only had a meager mana pool of five, is branded a failure by his family, despite his noble lineage.
However, one day he met a mysterious mage named Ans who imparted his unconventional wisdom onto him. He told him that true strength didn't come from how much mana you had to cast spells, but rather how fast you could fire those spells. What's more, when it came to speed, Sky was a natural.
And so, the dropout mage, Sky, began his journey to make a big comeback!
Kashiwagi Yuuya, a college student, was summoned to a different world as a hero. He's had his fair share of hardships, but with the help of his faithful comrades, he defeated the Demon King and the Evil God and now returns to modern Japan. And then, everything that happened back there was supposed to become just a distant memory... But he's still the invincible hero he was on the other side, with all his spells and items?!
A middle aged man reincarnates in another world and becomes the strongest tutor in the world!
Satoshi Osako (40), who had become addicted to the game and rose to become a top player, had an accident while logging in that put an end to his life. In a world full of swords, magic, and monsters, he was reborn with all previous statuses and somehow ends up tutoring a young girl...
The diary of a wise man who lives in a different world, where his motto is "Peace and tranquility every day."
Hiroto Domori is a seemingly weakling Irregular who doesn't have any magical or spiritual powers. But what most people don't know is that he just got back from the demon world and is the world's strongest demon killer.
This "weak" demon killer goes up against an unrivaled enemy who attacks innocent people.
With the advent of the transcontinental railroad, smoke from steam locomotives veils the cities and mercenaries are a thing of the past.
Sword, a mercenary, is down on his luck when he accepts a job from the bestselling lady novelist, Verderon. They set out on a journey to a dangerous, uncharted mountain... Only to be caught up in a conspiracy between church and state?!
Reborn as the third prince of a tiny and insignificant country, Hero happens to learn the forbidden-yet-powerful art of alchemy. Combined with his knowledge from modern-day Japan, Hero's abilities grow beyond what anyone in his world could fathom! With his newly-acquired powers, he'll bring his country back from the verge of extinction...!
A combination of modern-day knowledge and alchemy to turn a weak little country into a prosperous nation!
Rex, a reincarnated boy with two past lives?a "Sage" and a "Hero." Having learned the dangers of standing out from the memories of those lives, he vows to live a simple third life as an "Adventurer."
But that "simple" was way too "fancy" for normal people!!
So begins the exciting fantasy adventure drama of the strongest boy with no self-awareness, overwhelming the people around him in his super new game plus!!
Rud is a tank of the Hero's Party and is said to have the highest defense ever in history. The party often does labyrinth raids, but to Rud, it means more than just a raid. To cure his beloved sister's illness, he is in search for the wish-granting treasure that might be hidden in those labyrinths. But one day, the arrogant hero kicks him from the party after an unsuccessful raid attempt, blaming it on his skills whose effects he is still unaware of. Without nowhere else to go and nothing to do, he decides to return to his hometown, where his sister is waiting. On his way there, he saves a girl who was being attacked by a monster. Unexpectedly, this girl has an extremely rare skill called "Appraisal". Thanks to her skill, Rud is able to discover the truth behind his unknown skills, which turn out to be very powerful skills. With a defense of 9999 and powerful skills, thus begins the adventure of the strongest tank, Rud!
Magnus, a wizard who gets ordered around by the hero, is kicked out of the party. Right after that, he receives a book written in the language of the gods detailing all the information he would need to defeat the demon king-the ultimate strategy guide!
Kai, a young Dark Knight who comes from a household of elite Dark-job holders, decided to pursue even greater strength. One day, he saved the Princess who was being attacked by a monster, which ended up being the trigger for him to join an academy specialized in teaching Holy jobs. Together with Millia, his childhood friend as well as a Paladin, his little sister Chloe the Necromancer, and Princess Shel, who later becomes his tutor, their thrilling academy life begins. Despite having a body so incompatible with Holy magic that he almost passes out whenever he uses it, he is resolved to endure all hardships, for he aspires to become the polar opposite of the strongest Dark Knight: the kingdom's strongest Royal Paladin!