When I woke up... I was in the bed of my handsome junior colleague! A sweet and delicious love story between a tough girl and a guy who cooks!
"It was my first time. You have to take responsibility."
Ichiko wakes up hungover and finds herself in the same bed as Yamada, her coworker. What on Earth happened last night? She can't remember at all! Yamada is popular at their company, but since she took his first time, she has to eat dinner with him every night! A strange relationship begins between the two, who are not even dating, and Ichiko's heart begins to waver...
In the city of flowers, Paris, at the end of the 19th century, a mysterious and beautiful petshop opened up in a corner of a passage. The owner is, of course, Count D... But no! It's actually not the Count D that you all know, but a different person: his grandfather! What is this Count D doing in gay Paree? Please enjoy the new Passage Arc, a scaled-up Petshop in classic Paris!
"I'll make you want to depend on me." The cool-headed gentleman whispers hot and sweet love calls.
"I want you to go out with me. As my girlfriend." Riko, who works at a major real estate company, enjoys baking. One day, when she goes to help out at her sister's cooking class, the young heir of her company, Takanari Kagami, appears! At work, he is cool and competent, but when he bakes sweets, he wears a calm and gentle expression... As Riko supports Takanari, he starts to show her a sweet, melting smile at work. The two of them grow closer...
Tina is a maid who remembers that she played a video game that contained this world in her past life. But she's not just any maid... she works under the throwaway character Prince Viself who's fated to die as the kingdom falls into ruin! Now she's on a mission: save the kingdom by ensuring Prince Viself doesn't ruin his engagement. However, things take a turn from what she knows from the game story when all these main characters start taking an interest in her...?!
Minato Seno's high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next to him in class. Timid and socially anxious, Minato has never talked to her or even seen her face. But when he finally musters up the courage to wake Nekozane, she unexpectedly hugs him on the spot! Thus begins a sweet tale of two teens awkwardly stumbling into a new friendship, unaware that their feelings are slowly turning into something more! (C)Akinoko/SQUARE ENIX
An ordinary female nerd wakes up one day to find that she has been reincarnated as Hildegard, the villainess in her favorite romance novel. Having admired Hildegard's way of life in her previous life, she decides to live true to villainess storyline. She even has the devastating desire to seek her own execution! But she finds it difficult being an aristocratic villain, seeing as though she is a mere geek, failing every day at her attempts at villainy. Will she be the perfect villainess and be executed successfully?
Dylan is a former hero and one of the Eight Martial Lords of the war against the demons. 30 years have passed since the war ended, and martial arts is now a dying craft due to the widespread use of magic items called "Arks." Unable to use magic artifacts, Dylan was looked down upon and demoted. Now 45 years old, Dylan lives with his adopted daughter Yuria who possesses "special" talent. They move from the countryside to the imperial capital, where he becomes a guard while Yuria is sent off to a magic academy...
Together, the rustic father and powerful martial lord Dylan and his loving, prodigious daughter, bring light to the darkness of the capital! Now in vertical-scrolling,VertiComix format!
The very tall Kiyoko Naito is 5'9". She's outgoing, dependable, and is like a big sister to everyone. As a child, she dreamed of becoming a beautiful princess, but as she grew older and taller, she found herself becoming more like the "knight" that protects the other girls around her. Mikoto Himeno is a younger guy who works at the same office as Kiyoko. People call him a gloomy and incompetent loser, which makes Kiyoko worry about him. One day, she finds an opportunity to talk to Mikoto properly and discovers an astonishing truth about him. Himeno decides that she's going to step up and help this guy, whom everyone has the wrong idea about. She promises to protect him if he gets into any trouble and urges him to stop hiding his true self! From then on, he becomes the "princess" and she his "knight"...!
A romantic comedy about a boy as beautiful as a princess, and the girl who serves as his "bodyguard"!
Tohru Saotome is a famous novelist suffering from a massive case of writer's block. While in the midst of this slump, his long-time editor is transferred, and his new one ends up being his former classmate Kazuha Sasasori. Kazuha is the only person Tohru has ever written a novel for, so things are awkward between them, to say the least. Why did Tohru write a story for his classmate in the first place? If you ask Kazuha, it's because Tohru was in love with him in high school...
For centuries, the demon Seere has prided himself on his work-granting the wishes of those he contracts with. Whether it 's slaughtering their enemies or obtaining wealth beyond measure, anything is possible with his powerful magic. But Seere 's latest summoner, Sakura Masuda, is unlike any he 's dealt with before. Namely, she 's only in fourth grade, and her wish is...for Seere to become her mama! Well, if that 's what she desires, then that 's what he will deliver-by becoming the greatest mama ever!
There are as many people on Earth as there are stars in the sky. Milkyway--a peculiar cat with a pattern of the Milky Way splashed across her back--travels across time and space; sometimes to observe, other times to interact with an unfolding story. From Sirial, the creator of One Fine Day, comes the full-color tale of Milkyway hitchhiking across the bright stars of people's lives, loves, tears, and laughter.
From the pages of the hit light novel series Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki comes a spin-off manga by the original author where beloved classmate Mimimi is the star! Whether doing high jumps or blending with a crowd, Minami Nanami has always been flexible both physically and socially. But when her friend Aoi outshines her at her track-and-field specialty, Mimimi starts to wish for something more, a light to claim as her own. As she contemplates her talents, her mom asks if she'll model in a local ad for her makeup company. Faced with an unfamiliar challenge, can Mimimi find herself in this dazzling new world?
When giant monsters roam the earth, "wildlife care" takes on a whole new meaning. That's where the Tamers come in--girls trained to soothe the savage beasts. But while co-existence is a way of life, it's still a little overwhelming for meek Ion Hidaka. Can she handle being one of the newest members of the Tatara Girls' Academy Tamers Committee? The monsters seem to think so!
The boy of her dreams...is a girl's manga artist?! To the eyes of high school student Chiyo Sakura, classmate Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table...but getting recruited as a manga-ka's assistant?! Never in a million years! But for someone who makes a living drawing sweet girly romances, Nozaki-kun is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to matters of the heart in reality. And so Chiyo's daily life of manga making and heartache begins!
Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a collection of three stories from Ken Niimura that are rooted in well-known Japanese folk tales, such as Urashima Taro and The Crane Wife. Each story delves into the concept of the taboo, asking questions such as "Why are these rules meant to be followed?" and "Who and why sets these rules?" Taking inspiration from the Japanese folk tales told to Ken Niimura as a child and combining them with his unique and captivating art style, Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a must read graphic novel for fans of beautiful literary comics.
When Fuuta comes home tired at night, all he wants to do is spend time with his sister's cat, Kyuruga. So many of the mysterious habits and mannerisms of house cats-from the surprising array of shapes Kyuruga likes to twist into, to the bizarre challenge of getting a good photo of him, to his lightning-fast mood changes-are carefully reproduced in this relaxed and cute comedy about living with an adorable furball!
Lost in the mountains on a trip to summer camp, eight-year-old Si-Joon fears he'll never make it out alive. When a strange girl in a pig mask appears before him, he follows her to a house deep in the woods, where he is told that he must marry the pig-faced girl to atone for the sins of their ancestors. Si-Joon's not too keen on getting married, but that wedding feast looks so delicious! It's only afterward that he realizes what he's done and...wakes up. Now in high school, Si-Joon Lee has been dreaming about the pig bride for as long as he can remember. But it's all just a dream, right?
The life of a magical girl isn't all fighting witches and collecting grief seeds. When they aren't kicking butt, Homura Akemi and her friends face the same trials as normal high school girls! In this four-panel comedy, glimpse a sillier side of the girls from the bestselling Puella Magi Madoka Magica series!
Kidnapped and stuffed into a trunk by an unknown assailant, teenager Kazumi bursts forth from the confines of the case to discover that she has been stripped not only of her clothes, but also of the memories of her life before the kidnapping. When she is recovered by a pair of schoolgirls, she doesn't recognize them as her best friends and roommates, Umika and Kaoru. As Kazumi tries to settle back into her normal life, she quickly realizes that her former "normal" was anything but!
Madoka fans, rejoice! The original Puella Magi story that grabbed hearts is re-releasing in a new Omnibus edition. Return to the tale of Madoka Kaname and her mysterious new classmate... What would you give to have magical power beyond your very dreams?
Another week with Madoka?! Had Madoka Kaname known of the tragic transformation that would mark the end of her magical-girl journey, how would her story have unfolded? In this telling of her story, Madoka remembers the outcomes of her previous timelines--but so does Kyubey. Even with the knowledge of her previous lives, can Madoka outmaneuver Kyubey and avoid her fate?
Mami's warm personality has made it difficult for her to adjust to her solitary life as a magical girl, where survival often takes precedence over kindness. When she meets Kyouko Sakura, a fellow lone wolf, she is excited at the prospect of working together with another magical girl and forging a friendship built on ultimate trust. But many are the sacrifices all magical girls must make, and the consequences of Kyouko's choice are only just becoming clear to her. When the pain becomes unbearable, will Kyouko remain standing beside Mami as a force for the greater good...?
With Madoka Kaname's sacrifice, the hopeless cycle that once bound every magical girl to a terrible fate was broken at last. Or was it...? All does not seem right with the world, and as Homura pulls at the loose threads of the girls' new reality, is it possible that an even darker destiny looms ahead?
Bound by the promise of a wish granted, magical girls are charged with battling the wraiths that move unseen through the masses of Mitakihara and devour the passions of their human prey. Mami, Kyouko, and Sayaka are of one mind when it comes to fighting these entities, but their task is hindered by squabbles within the group. Mami fears Sayaka and Kyouko will never see eye to eye, even as a giant wraith unlike any they've ever fought threatens to make a feast of them all!
Oriko, a magical girl with the gift of foresight, knows the fate that awaits all who accept Kyubey's offer of supernatural powers. But when she is struck with a terrible vision of the future-of the devastation caused by a single, powerful witch-she decides to prevent the girl from becoming a magical girl in the first place. To draw Kyubey away from the girl's potential, Oriko directs him instead to Yuma, an orphan who is all too eager to gain powers that will enable her to protect herself-powers that will ultimately lead to her own destruction...
Oriko's ability to see into the future led her to commit bloody acts in her efforts to forestall an even greater tragedy later on. But what if Oriko had met Yuma Chitose before she predicted the end of the world? Would she still have chosen to manipulate the young girl if Yuma had been no stranger but a dear friend? Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story explores the might-have-been, and further explores Kirika's devotion to her beloved Oriko.
After becoming a magical girl, Oriko Mikuni befriends other magical girls at her school-and not always on initially positive terms! Complications arise when Oriko's friends, unaware they both know Oriko, fight over a grief seed, leading to someone's death...
Suzune Amano lives an extraordinarily normal life as a middle school student by day and...magical-girl assassin by night?! When a group of four magical girls begins investigating the serial murders in their city, they soon find themselves Suzune's next targets! But what motivates Suzune to hunt both witches and magical girls alike?
Joan of Arc is revered as a hero of the Hundred Years' War and a saint of the Catholic church. But her leadership and strength of character in her time did not escape the notice of Kyubey, who, even in the fifteenth century, sought magical girl candidates for their valuable energies. With her friends and fellow magical girls fighting at her side, Joan fights the English occupiers of France--but will she soon find herself fighting something much more sinister?!
Quincy has the same dream every year on Christmas Eve - of finding a little boy holding a special gift for her under the tree - and every Christmas morning, she's awoken to find a gift wrapped in tinfoil with her name on it...
When school resumes after the winter break, Quincy's class discovers they have an unusual new transfer student named Cupid. Ridiculously cute and friendly, the new boy has everyone both enamored and confused. Those antlers can't be real...can they?? With Cupid having seemingly set his sights on Quincy, it seems she'll be having a memorable year indeed!
By all appearances, Western Restaurant Nekoya is a normal restaurant serving normal people-but unbeknownst to the regulars, it also attracts an alternative clientele. Every Saturday, all manner of fantastical beings come to dine, and what is familiar fare to humans can be downright exotic for visitors from beyond. To these customers, Nekoya is known by a different name: Restaurant to Another World.
READERS BEWARE: Opening this book may lead to uncontrollable drooling and a grumbling belly!
Shouta Kikuzato's hopes of starting on his school's prestigious soccer team are derailed when a terrible incident costs him his leg. Now in his first year of high school (again), Kikuzato has resigned himself to never reaching his athletic dreams. But when Chidori, a passing prosthetist, notices Kikuzato's artificial limb- and speed-as he races through the train station, the specialist proposes a partnership: Chidori will build Kikuzato a brand-new leg designed solely for speed. All Kikuzato has to do is run!
A young girl has resigned herself to being the next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga.
In a world torn apart by an apocalypse, two lonely little girls chance upon a strange video. To their surprise and joy, a girl with long black hair named Sadako climbs out of the TV...But little do they know that Sadako is a vengeful ghost who will kill them in a week! In order to help their new friend, these two sweet, innocent girls begin a journey to the end of the world to look for more victims friends. Can their bond with Sadako help her find peace and finally break the curse? Or will this tale have a tragic ending...?
"I CAN FINALLY, FINALLY......PET THE...THE IIDATOY FLUFF!!"
Kanata Aldezia is a peerless genius, and everyone is waiting with bated breath for her to be blessed with the opportunity to be a Saint, the rarest and most honorable of professions. Little do they know that Kanata's got other plans-for her, it's Beast Tamer or bust! Illness kept her bedridden in her previous life, and she could only admire animals from the other side of a screen. This time, she's been reborn as a healthy and spry young girl...so nothing's going to stop her from petting all the fluffy critters she can!
Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game with her classmates, she discovers that not only has fending off her family left her with an uncanny ability for the game but, more surprisingly, that it can even be fun!
Is this revelation enough to cleanse Saki's distaste for the game? Can her classmates convince her to join their club, or is there just too much baggage to make it worth her while?
If you're looking for the number one mahjong manga out there, you've found it!
Cat encounters, arcade trips, book-shopping sprees- sweet moments galore! It's the simple little things that remind me most of that one BL I just read...
When Sasaki brightens up his tired corporate life by buying a pet sparrow, he never imagined the bird would actually be a reincarnated sage from another world! With his new avian roommate teaching him all sorts of magic tricks, could this be Sasaki's chance to escape his droll office job?
Elementary school soccer whiz Rakuichi Nagahama drew national attention a few years back with his IMPRESSIVE athletic skills. After disappearing to Italy for three years, Rakuichi reluctantly returns to the remote town where he grew up. The local high school soccer team can't wait to get their hands on the prodigy, despite the fact that he was obviously a FAILURE in Italy. But Rakuichi's not sure he's ready to get back on the field. Sure, his best friend from elementary school (now a hot babe) can't wait to see him play again...and his childhood rivals are eager to have another go against him...and the entire school is counting on him...but how can Rakuichi live up to their expectations when he's sworn off the sport for good?
Kotetsu Miyasaka is a kendo prodigy. While his twin brother, Yayoi, practices the sport, though, he lacks his sibling's skill, enrolling in a different school to try and differentiate himself. When things go wrong at Yayoi's new school, though, Kotetsu finds himself caught up in a potentially life-or-death confrontation -- only to suddenly find himself swept back to Edo period Japan where the stakes are infinitely higher!
Taking in by Souzou Sagara and his roshi band of samurai, Kotetsu must find a way to survive in the past and possibly help shape Japan's future!