When life gives you lemons and then you wake up in a hot guy's house...
Tamaki Mishina was getting out. Escaping from the tiny village where everyone loathed her for things beyond her control, especially since her dad-her last tie to the town-had recently passed away. That's why she applied to a high school in Tokyo in the first place. But then she got sent packing from her boardinghouse, woke up in Mr. Playboy Punk Rocker's apartment, and just kinda stayed there because she didn't have anywhere else to go. Too bad Rou keeps trying to kick her out because he's pretty sure she doesn't understand what it really means to live with a guy...
Kojou Akatsuki lives on the artificial island of Itogami, and he has a secret: He's the "Fourth Primogenitor," the most powerful vampire in the world. He's carefully kept this dark knowledge from his family and friends, but one day, a beautiful girl named Yukina Himeragi appears before him and tells him that she knows who he really is--and that she's been sent to...kill him?!
Suzu Sakura is a lazy author who can't keep a deadline, is twenty-four hours late to meetings, and falls asleep in the middle of crunch time-you name it! It seems like no one can keep her in line, but then she gets a new editor. Hasegawa's a super-mega HOTTIE, but his temper runs just as hot. Though he scolds her endlessly and they're quickly driving each other up the wall, will something bloom between this odd couple...?!
Momoko is the only child of the Kuzuryuu clan, a powerful martial arts family with inhuman strength. But strong as she is, her father fears a woman will never be able to master the skills of the family. Unless Momoko marries and bears a capable heir, the Kuzuryuu line is doomed to weaken and die off! With this mission in mind, Momoko is sent to the rival Inuzuka clan, where she is to marry the son of their mighty leader. But Koushi Inuzuka abandoned the martial arts long ago. Now committed to his legal studies, the last thing Koushi has on his mind is marriage-especially not to the world's strongest bride!
Himari Akeno can't wait to start high school! Even though she's parting ways with her twin sister, Mio, Himari's enthusiasm to start this new chapter of her life is palpable-that is, until a traumatic incident sends her home to hide in her room...Watching Himari's dreams shatter is more than Mio can bear, especially when her sister still longs for an ordinary student life. Determined to see her twin get back out into the world, Mio "catches a cold" and convinces her sister to fill in until she "recovers." As long as the shy, introverted Himari can pull off impersonating the bubbly, energetic Mio, nothing could go wrong...right?
The "Roman Club," a school group interested in the occult, to which he's practically enslaved, has become boring for one Hideo Aiba. In fact, he finds his entire existence pretty tiresome until, one day, when a girl named Kurumi Sahana shows up and wants to join up. When the two are left alone in the club classroom, Kurumi makes a special "request" of Hideo, which makes him (understandably) freak out. Though he doesn't know what to think, one thing's for sure, Hideo's life just became anything but boring.
Accepted to a high school specializing in the arts, Yuno moves into a nearby apartment complex to make her commute easier. Just a few days into her new routine, she quickly discovers that creativity doesn't end with the art school bell! Her neighbors - Sae, Hiro, and Miya -are all fellow students, and each has her own hilarious quirks. And eccentricity clearly rules this school; Yuno's homeroom teach is a cosplay otaku and the principal is just...weird. Will the quiet Yuno be able to handle this creatively kooky cast of characters?
Kaede Takamura's teenage life swerves to the brink of insanity when she comes face to face with her twin...or does she? Suzu is practically the mirror-image of Kaede - except for having cat ears and a tail and being far more well-endowed than Kaede thinks any teenager ought to be. But the Takamuras have no qualms about bringing this strange, happy-go-lucky catgirl into their home. With Suzu completely ignorant of the ways of modern society, it's going to be a very long year for poor Kaede.
From the illustrator of the Sword Art Online light novel series comes a collection of artwork featuring illustrations from the first nine volumes, magazines, posters, character designs for the anime, and more!
This second collection of gorgeously illustrated artworks highlights events from volumes 10 through 15 of the main story. The definitive edition also includes illustrations from volumes 1 through 3 of Sword Art Online: Progressive, as well as art from animated productions, games, and conventions. A must-have for SAO fans and abec fans alike!
The goddess Urd is in danger, and only Kirito and his friends can save her! The evil frost giants have invaded her homeland of Jotunheim, bringing death and destruction in their wake. The linchpin of it all is the frost giant king's sword-the legendary weapon Excalibur! If Kirito's crew can make it to the end of the dungeon and pull the sword from the stone, peace will be brought to the land once more!
Kirito, having explored the latest beta test, has a pretty good idea of what to expect from the newest SAO launch. With Asuna along, the pair hope to experience the official playthrough together, but there's something about the release that's a little different from before...Certain unexpected tweaks from the previous version have Kirito and Asuna tackling a flood of puzzles anew!
Asuna and Kirito have made it to Aincrad's sixth floor, where in the town of Stachion they find something very odd-puzzles everywhere they look. New mysteries and complex riddles await, many of which can't be solved with a sword...Fighting against the odds, the two will have to put their heads together if they want to make it out alive. But as they focus their attention on confronting the challenges ahead, will they be ready for the sinister forces that lie in wait?
Yuuki Asuna was a top student who spent her days studying at cram school and preparing for her high school entrance exams--but that was before she borrowed her brother's virtual reality game system and wound up trapped in Sword Art Online with ten thousand other frightened players. As time passes, Asuna fears what will become of her life outside the fantasy realm--the failure she might be seen as in the eyes of her peers and parents. Unwilling to wait on the sidelines for more experienced gamers to beat the game, Asuna employs her study habits to learn the mechanics of the game--and swordplay. Her swiftness impresses Kirito, a professional gamer who invites Asuna to join the best players on the front line. Is Asuna ready to swap class rankings for player rankings and join Kirito?
Nearly two months have passed since Kirito and Asuna found themselves trapped in the world of Aincrad. Kirito's experience with the beta version of the game has put him far ahead of the curve, but it has also attracted the attention of some dangerous players...For Asuna, his competence has been a god send in this harsh world, yet she can't help but feel like her overreliance on Kirito's skills is becoming an obstacleto their growing relationship. Even so, they'll have towork together to make it through the ancient ruins ofthe fifth floor, where all sorts of undead monsters-and player-killers-lurk in the shadows!
In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "Game Over" means certain death - both virtual and real...
Karen Kohiruimaki always felt out of place in the real world. Due to her extreme height, she found it hard to make friends with other girls her age. Everything changes when she's introduced to VR and Gun Gale Online. In GGO, Karen is free to play the cute, chibi avatar of her dreams! Can Karen find friendship in this bullet-ridden MMO...?
Kazuto Kirigaya (aka Kirito) has beaten Sword Art Online, a VRMMORPG that transformed into a literal game of death, and returned to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl with whom Kirito fell in love in the virtual world of Aincrad but who has yet to awaken from her game-induced slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope of finding answers. But when one day he meets a man claiming to be Asuna's fiance, Kazuto fears that Asuna may be lost to him forever... That is until a fellow survivor of SAO taken form the latest VRMMORPG sensation, ALfheim Online - a screenshot that features someone being held captive who looks entirely too much like Asuna! His hope renewed, Kirito dives headlong into an all-new virtual adventure, but can true love conquer the game?!
The virtual world of ALfheim Online might not be literally deadly, but there's still plenty of tough adventuring to be had. The trio of Liz, Silica, and Leafa set out on a quest for a magical ring but immediately run into monsters tougher than they expected. A certain black-clothed swordsman comes to their rescue--but it's not Kirito?! It seems the "game of death" has had lingering emotional effects on everyone, and even the survivors bear scars. But the trio have gotten through tough times before, and they're not gonna let a buffed boss stand between them and their goal! Even if they succeed in finishing the quest, though, will they be able to heal the mysterious sword-wielder's broken heart...? Join Liz, Silica, and Leafa on a new adventure that's all their own!
A few months after escaping from Sword Art Online, Kirito is ready to dive into a brand-new VRMMO--Sword Art: Origin. This game promises to have all of the base features from Aincrad without any of the bad. When Kirito meets a mysterious girl in need of his help, that theory will be put to the test...
Kirito and Sinon's battle with Death Gun is over, but mere weeks later, something strange is afoot in the next-generation VRMMO ALfheim Online. A new duelist with a custom sword skill is defeating all comers--including Kirito! But when Asuna goes to face this duelist, she receives something she never expected: an invitation to an exclusive guild! But what is their aim? The Mother's Rosario arc begins!
A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they're still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there's a new VRMMO game sweeping the world's gamers--Gun Gale Online. When a mysterious player who calls himself "Death Gun" claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto (aka Kirito) is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an end to his hard-won peace!
"This might be a game, but it's not something you play." - Akihiko Kayaba, Sword Art Online programmer With no memory of how he got there, Kirito wakes up in a mysterious virtual world, and it's up to him to find a way back home. But with no way to log out and no idea what kind of land he's found himself in, he's going to need allies! As a new tale unfolds, Kirito's journey through the Underworld begins!
By all accounts, middle schooler Seigi is pretty unremarkable except for his martial arts prowess and a desire to protect the weak. But when his good intentions are put to the test by saving an old homeless man from some street thugs, the mysterious man shows his gratitude by...burning a tattoo onto Seigi's palm?! It turns out, the tattoo is a powerful secret weapon that everyone--including a formidable girl with a tattoo of her own--is after. With his life on the line and his martial arts skills alone no match against super-powered foes, will Seigi be able to unlock the latent potential of his tattoo and live to fight another day?!
Based on the short story by Hugo Award-winning author Cixin Liu!
One mysterious day, over twenty thousand otherworldly spaceships settle into stable orbit around Earth. Six months later, in a certain Asian village, a young girl named Zhihan discovers an old man who fell from the sky...but the strangeness doesn't end there. Soon, many more elderly drifters in peculiar outfits begin descending all over the world, claiming they created human civilization. Now it's humanity's turn to take care of their Progenitors-but as Zhihan will soon learn, accepting God into your home isn't such a simple matter...
After a night of serious boozing, a jilted young man named Ryuka speaks his wish for true love atop a starlit hill. His words reach the ears of Ixto, the spirit of the last quarter moon, who decides to grant Ryuka's wish. Unfortunately for Ryuka, Ixto's handpicked selections to be the young man's lover are all men themselves! And when his rejection of these choices leads to an unexpected night of passion that casts a spell on him, will Ryuka give in to his enchanted body's urge to chase after Ixto and journey through worlds unknown, or will his mind win over his heart? Critically-acclaimed boys' love mangaka Hyouta Fujiyama lends her copious talents to this wacky, role-playing fantasy-romance that will tickle your funny bone and tug at your heart!
Purple-eyed Adarte, blue-eyed Adolte. One enveloped in light-the graceful son-and one shrouded in darkness-the prisoner. Even as their souls are drawn together, destiny would tear them apart. Elsewhere in the kingdom, a heroic king is served by an enigmatic aide from a faraway land. His path has torn him from his dearest kin and placed him in the halls of power-to what end...?
The first of Asumiko Nakamura's beautifully wrought tales set in a fantastic kingdom of intrigue and heartache...
Middle schooler Nishikata has had it with his classmate Takagi--the chronic teaser who sits nearby. Day in and day out, she comes after him with every sort of trick or prank. Even when he tries to get her back, she's always one step ahead. But rest assured, it's only the beginning. He's not about to give up that easily in this battle of cunning and youth!
With all its innovations, the kingdom of Tempest—founded by the demon lord Rimuru—is a veritable paradise for travelers such as Framea, the rabbitfolk chief's daughter. Framea has always had a nose for adventure, an inquisitive mind, and a knack for discovering and identifying the latest and greatest the world has to offer! Her notepad is open at all times, ready for any three-star delights she may encounter, so when Rimuru himself gives Framea a mission to catalog the area's attractions, she'll have her work cut out for her—and tons of stars to hand out!
A hot, elite virgin man with a sexy voice and a clingy type of love who has no romantic experience meets a daydreaming, gutsy virgin woman!
Their 100% pure romance started with a misunderstanding. Purity and eroticism are butting heads!
Rinko, a woman who works at a job that supports side jobs, writes scripts for gay drama CDs as an extension of her hobby turned side hustle. One day, she goes to the recording studio to find her boss Mr. Haitani there! He's the most popular guy in the company, but he's also actually a popular voice actor who's known for his work in erotic games -- despite being a virgin! Haitani wants to lose his virginity to Rinko to perfect his role, so Rinko ties him up and teases him... but she's actually a virgin herself! Plus, for some reason, after that day Haitani starts passionately professing his love to her...!
The cruel prince's sweet seduction causes her to catch her breath...
"You're so cute. You're innocent and pure, and I'm going to dirty you..." Rivette's breath catches because of the sweet seduction from the cruel prince, Roy. But this marriage happened because of a secret contract. Rivette, a daughter of Duke Wilneria, offered herself to be the crown prince's wife in place of her older sister, who already had a lover. Every night, the perfect prince whispered sweet words of love to Rivette, but she couldn't shake off the feelings that she was simply a stand-in for her beautiful sister. However, Roy started showing possessiveness over her! "You're so cute, speaking that way. Let me have my way with you." However, Roy's hiding a deep secret, despite having made love to Rivette on their first married night!
"You think you've done something wrong, don't you? Spread your legs." Sweet punishment from her husband for the former princess pretending to be a wicked woman!
"You're so cute... irresistibly cute," he whispers as his hot lips trace her body. Caldina, the First Princess of the Lusiana Kingdom, is rumored to be a "wicked woman." Betrayed by the fiance chosen by her parents and rejected once again when she was supposed to marry the Crown Prince of the neighboring country Bersner, she accepts a proposal from Duke Hugo of Bersner. Drawn to a side of Caldina that contradicts the rumors, Hugo passionately approaches her, gazing at her earnestly and saying, "I want to see behind that mask." Though she reveals her vulnerable self, she feels nothing but joy. Sweet days that seem to melt both her body and heart. But for Caldina, this marriage holds another purpose!
I know it's wrong... I may be the princess of a country, but I'm getting lost in how good it feels!
"I would be hot even if I weren't a prince, right?" Rosalina, the tenth princess of Phanzam, is saved one day in a rainy forest by Fonhardt, a man from a neighboring country. However, she noticed him getting targeted by an assassin and jumped to cover him, ending up getting shot by a poisoned arrow. Fonhardt was actually the oldest prince of the kingdom of Cresta and was in the middle of a battle for the throne with his younger brother! Rosalina had been pretending to be a maid, but Fonhardt asked her to pretend to be his betrothed to help him reveal the truth about the queen and his younger brother's crimes against the throne. Fonhardt teased her a lot while still showing her his love, and Rosalina ended up falling for him...
Takeru, an ordinary college student, is in love with his childhood friend and handsome classmate, Yusei. Takeru was initially satisfied with simply fantasizing about their friendship, but things take a sudden turn when Yusei suggests the two of them have sex. After the Yusei and Takeru's passionate tryst, they end up as sex friends, leading Takeru to dread the day things come to an end. Nonetheless, Takeru's mind and body still yearn for Yusei... The two are in love with each other, but can't seem to say it to one another.
"You have the face of an omega who yearns for an alpha..." Kuraki is an elite, beautiful alpha who is the student council president of an all-alpha school. Tashiro, a member of the student council, respects the ambitious and strict attitude he has towards everyone and himself, but also disagrees with his ways. But one day, omega pheromones start seeping out of Kuraki for some reason...! "I feel strange when you're around...!" Kuraki's behind is drenched with liquid and smoothly lets Tashiro in...
After surviving a terrorist incident as a child, Shingo Shimazaki was forced to join the League for Economic Liberations' revolutionary army. Now, thirty years later, he's back in Japan and trying to assimilate to a normal life. His Japanese may be awkward, and his grasp of ordinary tasks a little weak, but he has all the combat and surveillance training of a green beret. There are many kindhearted souls who want to help him-and a few not so kind ones who will do anything to stop him.
Full Color Comic, with an Anime in the making! Takemura, an antisocial former office worker, has his life changed in an instant when the world suddenly becomes infested with zombies. Somehow, he's the only one that doesn't get attacked by them. "Helping others? Forget it. I'm going to live in this world freely." In this apocalyptic world, Takemura has gained immense power. Living while hiding the fact that zombies won't attack him, is he a hero or something else entirely...?
Hanaura, a self-proclaimed jerk, is a bonified loner in his class. Suddenly, Tsuzuki, the most popular guy in school, confesses his feelings for him and kisses him...? For as much as he tries, Hanaura can't refuse Tsuzuki's advances, and when they're together, Hanaura begins to worry whether he can actually be of use to Tsuzuki, the perfect... This is a coming-of-age love story between two opposites: a high-spec elite and a cynical loner!
"Ahh...! Not there... It feels weird!" "Ahhh...!! Mmm!" ...Kazuma Arimura just transferred to a school, not knowing that everyone there is gay. Being straight, he doesn't really fit in, and he's stuck there for two weeks until his next transfer is approved... At least the class rep, Toichiro, and his childhood friend, Tsubaki, are nice enough to invite Kazuma to participate in their booth at the school fair. Kazuma's stoked, considering he'd never had a chance to make friends before... Once he gets past the initial shock, getting intimate with the two boys proves quite educational... Wait! Now, they're rubbing a really sensitive spot... If they keep this up, he might just lose his mind!!!
My president acts all big and confident, but when he's alone with his sweet subordinate, it's clear who the president is! Role reversal in an office has never been sexier!