When super-popular Sakura Erika is suddenly interested in a her totally out-of-touch classmate, Kuzumi, what's to become of their ill-matched romance? This romantic comedy is perfect for fans of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun!
When the police discover Laon naked and hungry in the street, they aren't quite sure what to make of the odd little boy-how could they know that he is actually a nine-tailed fox... or at least he would be if he hadn't lost his tails in a bet. Now Laon is on a crusade to recover his missing appendages, if other spiritual forces don't find them first!
For as long as he can remember, Rintarou Magami has been able to do everything perfectly-but life as a genius is boring. That's why when he hears about a battle to determine King Arthur's successor, he decides to have a little fun and join forces with the weakest candidate, Luna Artur. The only problem: Luna already sold her Excalibur for cash! As the nighttime battles of swords and sorcery intensify, will Rintarou regret backing such an utter scumbag?
"All we need is one goal-to be the strongest heroes in the world!"
In a land where treasure hunters scour vaults appearing from the past, Krai Andrey and his friends swore a childhood oath to become the mightiest heroes of all. There's just one problem: While his old companions have become living legends, Krai is the poster child for mediocrity...and he knows it! But despite his best efforts to leave the treasure-hunting life, he has gained quite the reputation by association-and with it, enormous expectations. Can Krai pursue his dream of retirement, or is he destined to fail forever upwards?
It's that time of month, and you know what that means...a visit from Little Miss P! She always seems to show up at just the wrong time, generally armed with a heavy dose of fatigue and poised to deliver a barrage of beatings that leave her hosts physically and mentally exhausted. Though Little Miss P is often met with dread and resignation, the realities of a woman's period are widely misunderstood-especially by those who haven't been subjected to her gut punches on a monthly basis. Join Little Miss P-along with Mr. Libido, Mr. Virginity, and Little Miss PMS-as she visits women in a variety of circumstances, advising, harassing, comforting, and delivering more than one obligatory PERIOD PUNCH in this humorous, heartwarming collection!
In a castle atop a hill, in the south of France, lives a little witch named Lulu. Hidden away from the rest of the world and forced to wear a collier around her neck to control her powers, all Lulu wants to do is escape into the real world--and will stoop to anything in her mischievous attempts to leave! But her life slowly begins to change when her new teacher, a man named Camillo, arrives...
The world of Elder Tales was supposed to be fun for everyone, but ever since the 12th expansion pack came out and trapped thirty thousand gamers within its fantastical confines, it's not much fun anymore! Nobody knows how to return to the real world, the food has no taste, and even death is no escape. Since the change, the world has fallen into lawlessness, and a strong guild is a player's only hope for survival. It's amid these dire circumstances that Shiroe sets off across the virtual landscape with his friends Naotsugu and Akatsuki on an adventure of discovery as they try to understand the nature of their new reality. Illustrator Kazuhiro Hara has adapted Mamare Touno's light novel series into a comic that gamers and manga fans alike won't want to miss!
The beautiful harem guild fights bravely!! In the online RPG world of Elder Tales, the West Wind Brigade is renowned among players for its skills, strength, and...gorgeous members! But when a disastrous expansion Pack traps thousands of players inside the game world, it's up to guild master Soujirou to keep his friends safe-from man and beast alike!!
Deep below the earth lies the abode of Lord Hades, the ruthless king of the Underworld. Ruling over the realm of the dead, he swears to never fall in love...
Except, well, he kind of just took an arrow to the face courtesy of the primordial god of love, Eros, so...In any case, if someone could please pull this thing out of his head anytime this week, the lord god has places to be and people to see. He'll even make a wish come true, so step right up! Chop-chop! Who will be the lucky duck to claim Hades's prize...?!
The whole of London is shocked when the mayor is found dead on an Underground train, but perhaps none more than university student Al Adley. Though he took the Tube at the time of the fatal stabbing, he doesn't remember seeing anything unusual-certainly nothing to explain how a bloody knife found its way into his pocket that night. However, in spite of this damning evidence, Detective Ellis believes Al's claims of innocence. Now the two must work together to conceal Al's involvement and clear his name in the face of shadowy forces working to see Al take the fall for a crime he didn't commit...
After a messy breakup, college freshman Yoh Yagisawa returns home only to find she has an unexpected male roommate! Introducing himself as her old childhood friend who moved abroad, handsome Haruma Hirose is back to do a homestay. He's totally hot, super nice, and always there when Yoh's in trouble... but could Haruma's timing be a little too perfect? Plus, the house next door, where he claims to have lived-didn't the family there all commit suicide...?
Middle schoolers Kanata Tanaka and Kazuki Yoshikawa are mature beyond their years, perfect model students admired from afar by classmates and teachers alike. But when school's out, these two childhood friends can let loose as average fourteen-year-olds, fresh in the throes of puberty, adolescence...and the persistent, bittersweet pangs of first love.
I cannot marry you. Even though I know it's wrong, I can't help being irresistibly drawn to you.
I would regret it for the rest of my life if I let you go. Fumina agrees to attend a match-making meeting on behalf of her best friend Arisa, who struggles with men. She had heard that the prospective groom was the heir to a large corporation-distant and cold. However, the man who appeared before Fumina was a very gentlemanly figure. As she spends more time with him, drawn to his kindness and affection, Fumina finds herself falling for him. But then she realizes that his affection was never meant for her-it was directed at "Arisa."
My aggressive childhood friend has determined and clingy feelings for me!
The strong yet devoted approach: spoiling the reserved, quiet girl.
"I won't give you to anyone, Saaya." Kyouya, Saaya's first love, is the managing director of Takamura Department Store. They had drifted apart after having grown up together, but reunited when Saaya began working there, where he asked her out to eat. She had tried to forget her feelings for him, but she was taken over by his strong approach. By the way, her twin sister Maaya is also in love with Kyouya. Is this doting, sweet love the key to breaking the fear of romance that Saaya's trapped by?
"You're not alone anymore. We're married, after all." I only went in my cousin's place, but he proposed to me! What will happen to our relationship when it starts with us as newlyweds?
Miyuki has lived alone since she lost her parents in middle school. She attends a matchmaking date in her cousin's place and meets Takato, who comes from a wealthy family. Miyuki has no interest in love or marriage and planned to turn down his offer, but after hearing Takato's condition for the marriage, she decides to marry him. Even though she had resigned herself to the fact that it would be a loveless marriage with no courtship, Miyuki finds herself strongly attracted to Takato, who is clumsy but kind and doting.
Chizuru was developing a slight crush on Hibiki, a cool, handsome man she met at the dog park. One day, she received a call from her brother saying that her family's hot spring inn might be bought out, so she hurriedly went to participate in the local discussion. There, Chizuru saw Hibiki, who was the cold vice president of the buying company. Chizuru was confused by the change in Hibiki's behavior, but then he proposed a contract marriage to save her family's home!
When I approached the enemy General for his life...I was captured, cared for, and loved...?!"
"Please let me check every inch of your body to make sure that you're not hiding anything suspicious." Nonna, a knight of the Axia Empire, was under orders to assassinate Elios of the enemy army, but instead ended up getting captured herself. Nonna woke up to find herself a prisoner of war, upon which Elios announced that he would inspect her body. All of her clothes were removed and he inspected her so thoroughly that he even inserted his fingers deep inside her, somewhere that no one else had ever touched before. Now that he knew she wasn't carrying any weapons, Elios welcomed her to the Aeon army's base as a guest. He renamed her Sylphy, and she ended up being his prisoner of love as he continued to give her pleasure!
I want to kiss your body all over. The first night with the "Beast Emperor" was unexpectedly sweet...?
"I've always wanted to hold you under the sun," he thought for so long, knowing it was an unattainable dream. Princess Tea, who longed for a happy marriage despite knowing it was impossible, was bound in a political marriage to Wolf, a man nicknamed the "Beast Emperor." He skipped Tea's welcoming ceremony and dismissed the wedding as a waste of national resources, shattering her dreams. However, moved by Tea's earnestness, he promised to hold the ceremony. Tea began to notice Wolf's sincere but awkward side. On their wedding night, with their hearts connected, Wolf passionately embraced Tea, saying, "I'll make you mine completely." Though the two were united by a strong bond, dark clouds still loomed around Wolf.
Stranded in a blizzard atop a treacherous ridge, badly injured, and quickly bleeding out, Ishikura knows he is about to die. But before he does, he decides to unburden his soul by telling his companion Asai a dark secret that has been weighing on him for years. No sooner do the words cross Ishikura's lips, however, than Asai stumbles upon the shelter they'd been searching for-only to realize his friend's confession has changed everything-and the brutal elements may no longer be the deadliest threat around.
Art university student Nagi Kitagawa is hopelessly in love with Yu Yamasaki, his senpai in the folk song club who also happens to be his next door neighbor. Yu seems to have it all-good looks, a great personality, and he's also super popular-so Nagi can't help but think he'd never fall for a shy, innocent country bumpkin like him. One night, after drinking too much at one of their club get-togethers, Nagi helps a drunk Yu get home safe-but before he can go back to his own apartment, Yu wraps Nagi in his arms and falls asleep, trapping Nagi in his embrace. Nagi sneaks out the next morning, careful to not wake Yu up, and vows to keep the incident a secret. But when Nagi finds himself growing closer and closer to Yu, his unrequited feelings only grow stronger...but could it be his love isn't as one-sided as he thinks it is...?
Catty women are standing in the way of Anna fulfilling her childhood dreams. Due to a mistake by God, Anna died too early and is given a second chance...to be reborn into another world. Hoping to finally live a peaceful life as a florist, Anna discovers that flowers are rare, and the people in this new world know nothing of their beauty. Determined, she resolves to use her newfound power to spread the joy of her beloved flowers. However, as she begins her journey, catty women start springing up like daisies, standing in her way. Will Anna find a way to weed them out and let her ambition bloom?
Mao, a 34 year old office worker, always dreamed of getting married, but her boyfriend of five years dumped her before she turned 30 and she's boyfriendless ever since. However, she's determined to get married by the age of 35. One day, Yuito, the 28 year old office ace and Mao's trainee in the same department, confesses his love to her. Mao, who had a faint liking for him but had given up because of the age difference, is elated, but... Yuito is a man who has no desire to get married! In today's world where options overflow, what choice will Mao and Yuito make?
"This bar is an affection gauge?! Then this must be one of those unlockable CG shots!!" Yuka loves playing otome games, and somehow the real world has suddenly started working just like the game menus she's been used to all this time! Going forward, she's got to figure out how to navigate her life with events being triggered and handsome men chasing after her. At work she's caught up with a charming but flirty coworker, an aggressive boss with fiery looks, and a junior colleague with a mean streak... after so long thinking there would never be a chance with any of them, the scenarios just keep on coming!
Hitomi couldn't stand living with her mother and her boyfriend anymore. She decided to go to Kabukicho to see her older sister Onee-chan, who works at a hostess bar. Onee-chan had texted her "COME TO KABUKICHO!", but Hitomi had no idea where she lived. When she reached Kabukicho, Hitomi was led by a mysterious cat who can speak to a large statue called K-chan. There she sees an image...that K-chan is destroying the city. The cat, Chibi, tells Hitomi that the image will come true in a year, unless she fights to prevent it. Now Hitomi must find the three other "Warriors" to stop K-chan from going berserk! While searching for the Warriors, Hitomi comes closer to her sister's secret...what does Onee-chan has to do with all this?!
Shidou could see things that he calls "seeds of misfortune" ever since he was a child. It is something like a sticky shadow, and when he doesn't do anything, it brings misfortune to people. He always smashes it with his hand to eliminate them, counting the number as "virtue points". Shidou wishes to pile up good karma so that someday his "curse" will be lifted, and he will stop seeing nightmares. One day, he finds a monster too powerful for him to handle... but tries anyway to save people. There he meets Mashiro, who knows a proper way to fight with the monster. He is an Onmyouji... who is in charge of bringing harmony to this world. Mashiro is immediately aware that Shidou has a special talent, that they'll be the most powerful pair!
A military policeman, Taka'akira, couldn't stand his childhood friend, Chiaki's way of living...he doesn't work, just plays around with women every day using money he had inherited. Recently, Taka'akira's team has been working on "Ladykiller" cases--victims were all young men, their faces ripped off and their arms and legs chopped off. After warning Chiaki about the serial killer, Taka'akira encountered a monster...which a young girl sliced with her sword. She was Kikyo--a priestess who exorcises Magatsuhi. Next day, he was told that he was transferred to Special Branch Zero, a special team that deals with Magatsuhi, inhuman evil beings in this world. He is now the partner of Kikyo...but he has a feeling he had met her long ago...when?
"Do you really like my hands that much?" Koko Kashiura has been working as a planning team member for the recipe website "Happy Kitchen" but it's been hard to come up with a new project for the site. That's when Koko found an answer to all her troubles, thanks to one video from a cafe page. Seeing how elegantly the hands in the video handle the recipes, she just knows that she has to go check out this "Cafe Coeur". After meeting the owner and chef, Kuboya Shinobu, she asks if he would be open to an interview to promote the cafe... "I don't trust any of you guys." Koko goes out on a whim and cashes in all of her paid time off... and starts to live and work in Shinobu's cafe?! "...what are you gonna do for me?"
"Would you agree to a lover's contract with me?" Hikari Nakasawa works in the sales department of her company... and has secretly been infatuated with her boss Mr. Irie, a married man. One day, Hikari finds him looking troubled on the phone... and after taking advantage of the situation, the two sleep together. However, upon leaving the hotel, they happen to be spotted by Suguru Aoyama... a coworker of Hikari's! To keep his mouth shut, Aoyama proposes that Hikari becomes his "fake lover"... what choice does she have? At the same time, Aoyama seems to have some love life matters of his own going on...?!
Women want to have sex, too!!! A rom-com between a woman who wants to have sex and her boyfriend who can't! Michiru is a front desk clerk at a company for sportswear, and she has one thing that's bothering her. She has been dating her boyfriend, Leo, for 6 months, and they even live together. And yet... they haven't had sex, not even once! Michiru has tried every trick in the book to try and seduce Leo, but it's just been failure after failure... But it seems Leo has a "cute" reason for why he can't have sex...?! You'll swoon when you see the unexpected side of Leo!
After years of struggling to get her work published, 28-year old manga artist Natsume is on the brink of giving up. When her boyfriend gets transferred to India and asks her to come, she takes it as a sign to finally let go of the dreams she'd pursued her whole life. But when she arrives and realizes that he sees her as little more than a dutiful future housewife, she dumps him on the spot and finds herself all alone in an unfamiliar land. Through her encounters with the resilient and radiant women she meets there, Natsume slowly finds the strength to follow her dreams once again.
Haruno saw Hitose for the first time in front of his high school, looking at the cherry blossoms in full bloom. He was crying. What a weird guy, Haruno thought, but he was the new classmate and his seat was next to Haruno. The next thing Haruno knew about him was that he loved Japanese way of enjoying the four seasons. He was a returnee from USA. Hitose started the Four Seasons Club, with only one member. Haruno couldn't take his eyes off from Hitose...and he almost accidentally agreed to be a member of the club. But Haruno didn't know that the words he used were misunderstood by Hitose, and they'd become boyfriends. A sweet love story of high school boys--with lots of joy, happiness, and awkwardness--in full color! (Includes Episode 1)
Masato, a son of the Tendo family, is meant to marry Hojo Ran, the daughter of a baron. There's just one problem: she's a fake. The real Ran has fled after hearing that few make it out of the Tendo family alive. In her place is a young woman who says she will die if it means saving someone else's life.
A pocket-sized cat-human: have you met a Nuko? In a world where these curious creatures evolved from ordinary cats, part-timer Yuya finds two abandoned nukos on the side of the road and brings them home out of the rain. Kei needs his ducks to be in a row, while Sasame charms everyone she meets. Yuya's got the cooking and sewing skills to take care of these adorable new housemates, but when he's the one falling asleep in any warm spot of sunlight, who's really taking care of who?! Kick back and let this human, his nukos, and their ameowsing life warm your heart!
Yumiko Sato works as a voice actress with a stage name "Yasumi". She hides that she is a "Gyaru", plays an innocent character in front of the audience. She respects Yuhi Yugure, who is also a voice actress and a highschooler. Yuhi's popularity is on the rise, and she had even done a concert in front of her fans. Yumiko is anxious...it's her second year as a voice actress, and she has to be famous in a year or else she will have to quit this job. One day, she is offered to be a cohost to a weekly radio program with Yuhi Yugure. The director of the program is totally excited...just because he knew that they were classmates! Yumiko couldn't be more surprised--to know that Yuhi Yugure was Chika Watanabe, a grim-looking girl in her class!
Patricia, daughter of Count Sainraime, was rather happy when her fiance, Claude, told her he wanted to break off their engagement. She had already prepared perfectly for this day...all the documents that proved that she could receive a certain amount of money as compensation. Claude couldn't believe his eyes, for Patricia was a carefree girl in front of him for a long time. He didn't know that Patricia remembered her previous life as Akiko, an office worker, on her sixteenth birthday. There was no choice for him but to sign the documents. With the money, Patricia bought her parents a second house and headed off to a town far away. She wanted to find a place to work. But when she found a job at a mercenary guild, it was a tough place...!
Since that night, our temporary relationship as lovers began... Office Lady Riho is on a company trip but is in a terrible mood. Why? She caught her crush, Hasegawa, making out with another coworker, Ayano. Although she wanted to support their happiness, everything changed when she received a message from Hasegawa: "Can we talk? Just the two of us." It turns out this was an elaborate plan to put Riho in a difficult situation! Now Hasegawa believes she likes the President and has told her he plans to "keep her by his side." Is she merely a pawn in the President's game now?!
Virgin Yuji Ubakata dies without ever experiencing sex, and when he lands in hell, he is greeted by the swimsuit-wearing god of hell, Enma! She tells him that he must face retribution for his life as a virgin, and he is sentenced to a very unique punishment... Yuji is then taken to another room, where he finds Mayu, his first love! "Now, as punishment, you must touch each other's bodies!" What? That's the punishment? It's not hell, it's heaven!
Haruka, an ordinary office worker, grapples with both professional setbacks and romantic turmoil due to her constantly serious face. Feared by colleagues and dumped for being unreadable, she finds solace in the one person who seems to penetrate her facade-her boss, Tachibana. Their paths intertwine further when they are assigned to collaborate on a project. Tachibana, with his uncanny ability to decipher her emotions, playfully warns Haruka, "Don't let yourself fall too hard for me while working together." Haruka is left bewildered by Tachibana's perceptiveness. Could he read her mind?! Why does he see through everything?!
Office worker Yugo's boss, Kanade, can be demanding and runs a tight ship around the office. However, One day, Yugo and Kanade's parents remarry, and the two become brother and sister?! Without knowing what to expect with his little sister as his boss, Yugo receives a sudden important task from Kanade; "hug closely for 30 minutes." With all the control in Kanade's hands, poor office worker Yugo must now navigate forbidden feelings of love while adjusting to the power balance with his devilishly lovely little sister boss!
A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens to be watching-Danpei Tange, a failed boxer and former coach who sees something special in the boy. He pleads with Joe to train with him off, but the cocky young fighter brushes him. Later, though, when Joe is arrested and put in a juvenile detention facility, he realizes that he's going to need to hone his raw fighting skills if he wants to survive. Thus is born a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top...