Bianca, the first princess of the Kingdom of Northernbleu, is in dire straits after a neighboring country targets her lands. The only way to save her country is to establish ties with a major power... That's when a proposal arrives from Saintrews, the most powerful country on the continent! Bianca, who has known the second prince, Lucas, since she was a child, accepts marriage as a desperate act of friendship. However, he has grown up to become a Knight Commander feared as ruthless and heartless by other nations. Indeed, no longer the kind-hearted boy she once knew. Stunned by his change, Bianca is prepared for his cold-hearted encounter... But what actually awaits are days of sweet favor, drawing her closer to the boy she once knew, now all grown up...? So begins a love fantasy that starts as a political marriage and grows into the knight commander doting on Bianca!
Holy maidens protect the world from "Impurities," monsters born from negative emotions in people. Rena Retalie trains hard every day to become a holy maiden, but her powers are weak. She feels like a failure, and now that her training is completed, she's been dispatched to the boonies. Her family is so disappointed in her, they don't even care about her anymore... Rena feels all alone until one day, she meets the knight-to-be Yulie who's also at the bottom of his class. He volunteers to be her personal knight, saving her from having to team up with a total stranger. Both nervous and excited, the two head off on their journey, but things are harder than they thought they'd be...!! Keep reading for a fantasy that will show you that a tight bond between people might even change the fate of the world!!
Norstalt family was known for their superpowers. However, Elena was born with no power at all. Her mother adored her, but passed away when Elena was young. She was treated cruelly by her family as an "useless girl" and when she turned seventeen, she was ordered by her father to marry Yuri, the cursed second prince of Lodenium.The bride was supposed to be Vanessa, her younger sislte who was blessed with fire power, but their father decided to offer Elena instead. When she reached the palace of Lodenium, she was told that prince won't come until the night of the Full Moon. It first bothered her, but people around her were all kind and gentle, and Elna started to enjoy living in the palace. Then she met a strange big wolf in the garden...
Flair is the youngest magical artisan to ever be appointed to the royal court... and she's under constant harassment from her superior who leaves her with so much work that she almost never gets to go home. The one person who has been there for her, her fiance, also suddenly decides to call off their engagement, leaving her at rock bottom. However, after coming across the second prince of the kingdom caught in a terrible curse, everything changes. Flair helps him fight off this curse, but the only way to remove it is by finding who exactly casted it...
Carole has a burn scar on her face from an accident that happened during her childhood. Saying that she is ugly, her family looks down on her and treats her like a servant. One day, when she slips and bumps her head, she regains her memory from her past life. Carole remembers that she was a beauty consultant, an expert on makeup and beauty. Using her knowledge on beauty, she begins to turn her miserable life around!
An immensely powerful and ancient dragon, once worshipped as a god by humans but now only a myth in their eyes, wakes up one day to find a human girl poking around his lair. The infant is barely old enough to say her own name, but is quite confident in calling the dragon "Daddy"! Bewildered by the unexpected visitor, the dragon soon learns that returning her to human civilization isn't going to be an option...not yet, anyway. He quickly decides to raise the girl himself, determined to give her a happy life that will lead her back to human society when she is older-surely a simple task for a legendary being such as himself. All he needs to do now is find a place for her to sleep. And figure out where he is going to get clothes for her. And...wait, what do humans eat again?
Lady Wisteria's greatest wish is to be worthy of the man she loves, Lord Bright. But when Wisteria's little sister, Rosalie, is selected to enter the Predawn Realm as its guardian, never to return, Bright begs Wisteria to take Rosalie's place! After all, Wisteria is skilled with magic, and resistant to the sinister miasma that threatens the mortal world. Heartbroken, Wisteria enters the Predawn Realm, accompanied by the sacred sword, Sartis. More than twenty years later, a stranger with a familiar face appears, demanding the sword and challenging Wisteria. Who is he, and why does he resemble Lord Bright...?
Through music, the Hanamura clan manifested special powers that brought about prosperity to their clan; however, Akari, who didn't exhibit any powers, was deemed a "Seed of Misfortune" and scorned by her family. From then on begin her days of bearing callous treatment from her parents and sister. But one day, she finds an invitation to a soiree hosted by one of the oldest and noblest clans in the country. It seems the head of that clan, Mikoto Sazarashi, is searching for a bride. Finding herself unable to resist going, Akari attends the soiree - only to be quickly discovered by her sister. Akari is immediately berated and belittled by her, but...a handsome, young man appears, takes Akari's hand, and declares, "I've finally found you, my beloved bride." Check out this great Cinderella story set in an Eastern setting and filled with romance, turmoil, and mystery!
*This volume compiles ch. 1-5 of "The Fox Lord's Bride ~Taisho Romance Chronicles~"
In the sleepy countryside of Mythos, young Chloe trains as a priestess by day and secretly wins big money at cards by night. Her success captures the attention of Erald, a paladin of renowned looks and wealth, and he is convinced she has a magical gift that may be key to solving a murder from two years prior. While Chloe insists on being ordinary, the promise of riches beyond her imagination has her racing headlong into a tangled web of political intrigue...
King Yuri is bound by tradition to marry the Saint, so fiancee Edeline accepts life as a mere "figurehead queen." Until the Saint appears as a scared five-year-old named Ai. Adopting the child, Yuri and Edeline forge an unexpected family whose love may become the kingdom's greatest power.
She suddenly has to play family with the guy she despises for a million yen?! Ichiru and Tsukasa were raised at the same orphanage, and were constantly at each other's throats like cats and dogs. They even got into a big fight on the day they parted ways. Ten years later, Ichiru is down on her luck after getting fired from her job, kicked out of her company dorm, and left penniless on the street. As she sits on a park bench licking her wounds, she's spotted by none other than Tsukasa, who's shot up in height and stature over the last ten years. Somehow he's now a bigshot CEO, and by the looks of it... a single father?! To make matters even more bizarre, he practically forces Ichiru to raise his child with the promise of a million yen if she can do it! How is she supposed to co-parent a child with him, of all people...? The three of them are an unlikely family, but can they learn to make it work?
I promise I'll make you happy, so don't leave my house ever again. The doting, shackled life of a super-obsessive top and an admirable but pitiable bottom is about to begin! Futaba is a college student who works part-time every day earning money to support his parents' toxic lifestyle. A kind and handsome regular at the bar he works at named Nikaido has recently started helping him out when he's in trouble. When Futaba's parents extort him for more, Nikaido decides enough is enough and claims that he'll be kidnapping Futaba! Futaba doesn't understand what Nikaido means or why he wants to do so much for him, but he follows Nikaido back to his home for the pampering of a lifetime! Just when Futaba's starting to feel comfortable with Nikaido's gentle touch, he says a few things that give him a little pause...
"Give me back my body!" Lady Sophia was supposed to marry her beloved prince, Alfred, and live the rest of her life blessed with happiness. However, when the villainess of the story, Rosalie, places a terrible curse on her, their souls exchange bodies! Her once-happy life descends into absolute despair when Sophia--now Rosalie--is accused of a crime she didn't commit and is exiled from the palace. "This isn't me! I want to go back to my old body!" As she wanders away from the capital, she meets a merchant named Raul. With his help, Sophia sets off to change her fate and return to her rightful body!
"Is the Fish Tasty?" "The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish," a sequel of the blockbuster Taiwanese horror film "The Tag-Along" series, has been exclusively adapted into a comic. It's been illustrated by Taiwanese comic artist Mukeke. Based on Taiwanese urban legends, the story follows a devoted mother and her son, whose lives are upended after the son picks up a fish possessed by the Tag-Along spirit. Their home soon becomes plagued by increasingly strange and terrifying occurrences.The plot and visuals build layers of fear, making this a thrilling work that fans of horror comics should not miss![Recommended for readers aged 15 and above]
I won't date my coworkers. But marriage should be fine, right?
"When he looks at me like that, I feel like I'll get the wrong idea..." Manaka, who loves handicrafts, works in the Planning Department of Brown Sugar Honey, a hair accessory brand she dreamed of joining. She had a crush on Itsuki, the young chairman and founder of the brand, but when she found out that Itsuki had a policy of not dating his coworkers, she secretly put a lid on her feelings and immersed herself in her work. But then Itsuki called her name in a sweet voice and gently held her hand... As they gradually grew closer, the feelings of love she had almost given up on began to bloom again.
Following her death, Towako Yamada comes face-to-face with God and is transferred to an alternate universe called Astaire to live as Maria. Eventually, she nicknames herself "Towaria," or "Toa" for short. God grants her three magical powers: "Domestic Magic," "Appraisal," and "Item Box." While enjoying her new domestically magical life in this alternate universe, she undertakes her previous landlord Khalkis' dream of becoming a pharmacist. Domestic magic will probably make for an easy life... or so, she thinks.
A sequel to the magical shojo series "After Being Scouted by God, I Ended up in an Alternate Universe. -Domestic Magic Makes for an Easy Life.-"
I'm sure I would have loved him even if I knew about our difference in social statuses...
Suzu, who helps sell rice balls at her mother's shop, is passive when it comes to romance and has never had a relationship despite being twenty-six. However, she's immediately attracted to Shinji when she meets him at the park. Shinji becomes a regular customer and they start dating with the intent to get married. Yet even as they grow closer, Shinji never tells Suzu about his work or family. Just as Suzu begins to feel uneasy, she finds out that Shinji is the vice president of the large company where she will be working. Then she hears from her coworkers that he has a fiancee...
Dorthy, the daughter of a marquis, possesses a beauty worthy of a goddess. However, she is a shut-in due to her hatred of men. Withdrawn from society, she devotes all her time to potion-making and has become a high-skilled apothecary.
Lucien, the second prince known only for his beauty, is much the same. Unable to stand women and has shut himself off from the world.
Despite being forced into marriage, they still haven't met. After three months of their marriage going nowhere, Dorthy proposes a plan that would benefit them both: to remain married in name only and divorce after one year!
As a mysterious illness and relentless monsters push the sunless kingdom of Noimont to the brink of ruin, Princess Hermine-known as the "Cursed Princess"-resolves to save her homeland through a political marriage with the grand and prosperous kingdom of Grantia. Her intended groom, Prince Dietrich, is known as the Sun Prince for his brilliant mind and striking beauty. But their engagement comes with one condition: Hermine must open his heart within one year.
Cold and distant, Dietrich rejects her from the very start, and Hermine quickly realizes just how difficult that task will be. But with warmth and unwavering determination, she sets out to melt the frozen heart of the lonely prince.
The easiest way to absorb as much magic as possible is to touch lips.
One day, saintess powers awoke within Fatiah, an orphan. She was then adopted by a viscount who heard of her powers, but she lost her power almost immediately upon living there. Not only that, but Loretta, the daughter of the viscount, was instead able to use the saintess's power! Fatiah was now a former saintess and was kicked out of the viscount's house even though she had nowhere to go. That was when she was saved by the mysterious, handsome young man, Lionel. He's a former sorcerer who had to quit when he was cursed. Fatiah ended up living with him so she could learn how to use her magic. That's the beginning of the overly sweet life of the former saintess and the ex-sorcerer who have begun living together...
Our married life began the day my husband was resurrected... Aiko, the eldest daughter of the Nijo household, is oppressed by her family. One day, in the midst of her modest life, she suddenly receives a marriage proposal, and wonders if this is perhaps her chance to find happiness. However, this is short-lived when Aiko arrives at the wedding ceremony to see a coffin containing her husband-to-be, Shotaro. Much to her surprise, it had been arranged for Aiko to marry the deceased in a "ghost marriage." Just as she resolves to live her life mourning Shotaro, she hears a voice say, "What is this place...?" When she looks next to her, Shotaro, who is supposed to be dead, is sitting up in his coffin!
"You make me wanna mess up that cool, indifferent face of yours," says Ritsuki to Sumire in the gym storeroom. So begins the game between Ritsuki, the most popular boy at school, and his friends. His objective: to make Sumire, a cold, aloof girl who's rumored to sleep with anyone, his new conquest. As Ritsuki gets closer to Sumire, however, he starts to see her true face, which is far different from what her normally stoic demeanor would suggest. It's a hurt-filled lovestory of two hearts nursing deep wounds.
Ace student Kuwahara, who has just transferred into prestigious Eikoh High School, dreams of having a best friend. But doing this is harder than it seems - maybe even harder than getting a girlfriend! "I want to get advice from a best friend, not some psychologist or philosopher..." Kuwahara may have high hopes at his new school, but what awaits him there is a den of knuckleheads: musical performances breaking out in the middle of class, doing P.E. at inappropriate times, and who knows what else?! Between Kuwahara the model student, the handsome blond Yusa, and a classful of screwballs, it's a comedy of love (?) and friendship he won't soon forget!
"Starting today, I'm your husband." The man I've admired from afar for so long is suddenly my husband?! I, Honoka Takatsuki (age 22), have had a crush on the same man since high school. He's my father's subordinate, the aloof and handsome but secretly gentle Nagakura Kosuke. Then one day, out of the blue, Kosuke became my husband...! - "Honoka, darling..." Kosuke whispers into a bewildered Honoka's ear, and...?
"Why don't I take Sou's place?" - That day in the winter of our last year of junior high, the day Sou died, I sealed all my feelings away inside my heart. It was always the three of us - Sou, Keito, and me - but now there's an empty space where Sou used to be. Except, now we've met him: Sou's twin brother, Shun. His face and voice, like perfect copies of Sou's, shake up my heart and weaken the seal. Please, don't stare at me with Sou's eyes. Please, don't call out to me with his voice. Don't say that nonsense about taking his place, and then kiss me just like he used to......
"I'll make you remember me by force." A man I don't know suddenly kissed me... And when I opened my eyes... I found myself in the midst of a war in another world.
"I received the gift of life the day I met you." A young girl and a male exorcist... when something non-human is drawn to them, what will be their fate?
The former chef of Hakodate's Goryokakutei, Kitagata Toshizo! The man who has been contracted to completely turn around a restaurant on the verge of failing! When it comes to cooking techniques, ideas, and spirit he is unrivaled! Only those that can make it through Toshizo's earth shattering training will be able to gain footing on the road to revival.Then comes in another shop...!!
The drifter gambling chef Hanjiro Daicho!! His cooking is unbelievably delicious!! He'll change this world's B class gourmet into first class!! The giant of the world of gourmet manga Shigeru Tsuchiyama brings a new delicious work to Japan's recession. Your life will take a turn! Eat it, the shockingly delicious Food Explosion!!
A mysterious Hostess club manager Mondo Kuwase, known as Kuwamon, starts working and introduces everyone to the world of local and regional food from all over the country! A new sensational gourmet manga!
The protagonist is the second son of the Yanagiya Restaurant, Short tempered and has had a lot of problems with the police. He trained himself in the art of flavor through working at street stalls. His creative way of cooking gives a glimpse of his true potential. However after learning the difference between an amateur and professional in his battle against his older brother who has taken over the family business, he has left on a journey to train...The 18 year old hooligan of a chef Musashi, from Mito. takes to the front lines, going to the extreme to create a flavor that captures the hearts and tongues of everyone who tastes it!!
100 million yen, This girl?!Kasane Hibino, a 15 year old girl managing a ramshackle driving range, winds up meeting golf superstar Jambo Otokozaki. Will she be successful in achieving her goals? The definitive comic about golf, and about never giving up on your dreams!
Yosuke Sakura, a novelist who can't seem to find an audience under his own name, makes a living from the shadows as a ghostwriter. Then out of the blue, he receives a request to ghostwrite the memoirs of the vanished pop idol Haruka Masaki. Sakura gets cold feet when he hears that Masaki requested him personally, wondering what she would want with someone like him. But while he's thrown for a loop by her uninhibited personality, the distance between them gradually shrinks. However, once the interviews start, the reason Masaki gives for her disappearance paints a portrait of the entertainment business that is darkness itself...?!
Koyomi Inagawa, wedding planner. Despite working freelance, she is highly sought-after and admired for her skill even among her peers in the wedding industry. She tends to embrace every whim of the bride and groom with a sunny warmth, and it is in her nature to be fired up by an impossible challenge. While continuing to build a delicate rapport with Shinoyama - an old colleague and rival from her time working at a big-name hotel back in the day - as she goes, Koyomi spends her time rushing to and fro to make each new day "the best day of your life" for someone out there!!
Komachi Sakanoue, 20 years old. Ten days into a new part-time job and can't follow directions. But, come on, I'm so curious... I just have to know more about that man in the special seat by the window, where the sunlight hits... - The cafe where I work has a long-time regular, a comic book artist who writes a certain popular comic series, and right now I'm pretty obsessed with him. Even the boss getting angry doesn't discourage me from sneaking stealthy peeks as he works. Sure enough, the world flowing from his pen is brimming with love again today. I adore his work, and I adore him, too. I want those listless eyes to be fixed on me. I want to know what he's thinking, and what the world looks like through his eyes. Sir, please, tell me what I have to do to become someone special to you...
Living together with a handsome man...no, wait, ghost...?! Yui Yamada's in her second year of high school when her nagging parents are sent overseas to Brazil for work. She was about to rejoice over finally getting to live alone in her very own apartment (yay!!) when she found out there was a ghost already living there...?! But wait, this ghost isn't scary at all... Though he sure is obnoxious! Whether she likes it or not, this ghost whose awful personality puts his handsome face to shame is going to be her roommate from here on out...!
"What's wrong with a guy who likes sweets wanting to become a pastry chef!?" Spinning my steel drill... I'll show you all, I'm the world's best pastry chef...!
"Won't you please... create a manga with me?" The girl I fell in love with at first sight loves horror manga!? How will the love story of these opposite two unfold...?
Young girls, made to eat nothing but flowers, a barbed wire fence stretched round about them… Is this a girls' flower garden…? Or a nightmarish prison…?