Kikka Tsumugu (28 years old) lives alone on the 2nd floor of an apartment building. Kikka, who works as a wasai (traditional Japanese clothing manufacturer) at home, is a job given by Mashimo, her ex-boyfriend from high school. One day Kikka was selected to be a board member of the apartment complex lives at and met with a man named Hirara...!? Mashimo lives 200 meters away from Kikka's house and Hirara lives 200m above. The vertical and horizontal romance triangle has begun!

Shiga Azuma, a promising young leader of an underground organization, stops to buy flowers for his father's grave from the flower shop of the blind Anji Haruki. And he keeps coming back, drawn to Haruki's inner light and comforting presence - the complete opposite of his world. But their relationship unearths darkness, obsession and secrets on both sides, and threatens to destroy them both.

Billionaire Tono Ryuichi, the President of Tono Foods Group, a giant food company, recently acquired two young female assassins from the Mexican cartel. Sui and Ai came from unimaginably poor childhoods and was given a choice between killing people or selling their body. They chose the former and went through an inconceivably extreme training and, at 17 years old, they have become one of the deadliest assassins in the world. They are absolutely obedient to their master and they are given the task of finding the killer that poisoned Ryuichi's wife and child. They begin attending high school to blend into society and, at the same time, read and study which helps them become even more deadlier on the field. Sui and Ai encounter Matoba Imari who is a high school assassin herself and may be more skilled than both of them. But unlike the two, Imari just wants to lead a normal life. Whatever Imari wishes for her life is not their problem because the only thing Sui and Ai feeds on are bloodthirst and a challenge.

Saijou Takato's five year reign as the "Most Huggable No. 1" has been snatched. Stealing his thunder is the newbie actor with a three year debut, Azumaya Junta! Towards the stuffy hostile Takato, Azumaya's sincere sparkling smile starts to become effective. Even as Takato sets his alert level on max, Azumaya catches Takato in his shameful drunken state and uses it to blackmail him! In exchange for Azumaya's silence, Azumaya states, "Please let me hold you!?" ---

Arata Natsume works at a child guidance center, is in his thirties and single with no plans for marriage. But one day, he receives a request from the child he was in charge of, Takuto, to “meet the criminal who killed his father”. That serial killer is Shinagawa Shinju, also known as the “Shinagawa Pierrot”. **Awards:** - U-NEXT Award in the Next Manga Awards 2020 Print Division - 70th Shougakukan Manga Award (2025) ___ **Additional Links:** - Buy Individual Chapters: [BookLive](https://booklive.jp/product/index/title_id/664682/vol_no/001), [BOOK☆WALKER](https://bookwalker.jp/series/224199/list/), [ebookjapan](https://ebookjapan.yahoo.co.jp/books/563939/) - [Official X](https://x.com/ARATA_superior)

Reiji Kikukawa is a young, hot-headed police officer who plays by his own set of rules. When his personal views on how to do his job, no one is shocked when he is finally fired. However, in reality, he is secretly tasked with going undercover to infiltrate a dangerous yakuza group, the Sukiya organization and find evidence to arrest its leader, Shuho Todoroki.

Joe, a Brahmin, is a man of self-sacrifice and devotion who has dedicated his life to the mysterious woman Maggy. He is also the fearsome pet dog of the assassin cult "Thugs" who has the killing techniques... "Maggy's Dog"!!

At the Spruce Tree Hospital, there’s a rather special patient. He’s been hidden in secret for two years by tree doctor So Iyeon, a man in a vegetative state. “Please don’t wake up. Please, just don’t wake up.” Her only wish was to live quietly, and every night, she prayed for this. Then one day, whether by miracle or misfortune, the man in the coma awakens from his long sleep! “Did you come here to suck off this worthless bastard?” Faced with a man who has lost both his memory and common sense, she panics in fear of his murderous nature, and tells an irreversible lie. “I’m Kwon Chaewoo’s... w-wife.” The same man who, two years ago, buried someone alive in the mountains behind their house and tried to kill her!

Ouga Vellet, the eldest son of the infamous corrupt lordly Vellet family, is a reincarnator. Having been taken advantage of due to his kindness in his past life, he now revels in the life of a mischievous villainous heir. From then on, Ouga spared no compromise, pushing the limits of "tyranny" to achieve his ambitions. "Wow, Ouga-sama, you're amazing!" ...Just for "arrogant behavior," his reputation seems to soar without his control? The curtain rises on a life of misconceptions and misconceived saintliness!

After the hoobae that I secretly loved died in an unfortunate accident, Sarang took the couple’s child, Yungwon, in and started raising her. Sarang is raising Yungwon with love and affection, accepting all of her. Yungwon, misunderstanding all the affection, commemorates her 20th birthday by stating that she will go out with Sarang.

"Was it better than being with her?" Haruka, a high school student, was living a happy life with his girlfriend, Suzuka. However, there was a reason why Haruka couldn’t bring himself to openly express his love for Suzuka. Romantically, he loved Suzuka, but the person with whom Haruka felt the strongest sexual attraction was his childhood friend, the glamour model Ria. Despite his self-loathing, Haru tried to love Suzuka, but one day, Ria — who was supposed to be living far away — appeared right before his eyes. As if she could see right through Haru’s feelings, Ria entwined her heart with his using her alluring body. "It’s fine with me, Haru-kun. I’ll keep it a secret from your girlfriend." Through this sweet temptation, Haru’s happy daily life begins to crumble away...

36-year-old Takaharu lives alone. After graduating from Art College, he has been living a quiet life while painting pictures. One day, his ex-girlfriend Kyou, whom he broke up with 17 years ago, comes to him with her daughter Minori and asks him to let them stay at his place. As in their college days, Kyou is attracted by the delicious food, and so the three of them begin to live together.

One day, Haruto Akihara, a high school student living alone, moves in with his classmate Rei Mikoto, an extremely beautiful girl! Rei, nicknamed the "Goddess of Ice", has a cold attitude towards Haruto, who is devoted to her, but gradually...?

Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the game. As Akane's feelings grow, will Yamada's focus stay on the game? ___ The manga won the Tsutaya Comic Award in 2022.

Sudo, is an unassuming second-year junior high boy, who likes to draw. Kamoi-san, his classmate, is a middle school girl (JC) in a short skirt who stands out everywhere she goes! These are the days between a flamboyant gal and an ordinary boy.

Dr. Katou is an ambitious woman who seeks to revolutionize the corrupt and inefficient Japanese medical system from within by becoming a professor in a teaching hospital. She enlists a maverick surgeon, Dr. Asada Ryuutarou, to help her with research that would catapult her to a professorship should they succeed and publish. However, Asada's refusal to conform to the system soon threatens to destroy not only her plans but her entire career. Katou is prepared to do anything, including going along with the system, in order to achieve her end goal, but she begins to question whether she has gone too far as Asada's actions bring many of the system's shortcomings to light. **Award:** Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for General Manga in 2005. ___ **Medical Supervisor:** Yoshinuma Mie

The human army lost the battle against the vampires on Higanjima Island. Unable to prevent Miyabi's plan, Japan has become a vampire country. Six months later, there is a one-armed man fighting the vampires in abandoned Japan! The man's name is Akira Miyamoto. A warrior who has already tasted hell on Higanjima.

Yuji Kuze, the hero who once saved another world, returns to Japan only to find himself without a place to belong—reduced to what society calls a "loser." Just as he contemplates ending his life, he wanders into Kabukicho and encounters a peculiar concept café. This café is a special place where girls who are also "otherworld returnees" work. "You should try becoming a hero in this city again," someone tells him—pushing him to stand back up. Thus, Yuji vows to rise once more!

The Hero in the Shadows—a mysterious savior who appears and disappears out of nowhere to rescue those in need. To the world, his identity is an enigma... or at least it WAS, until the entire town discovers it's none other than Phil Salembart, the lazy, womanizing son of a count! Now stuck with the embarrassing truth out in the open, Phil scrambles to deny it—while women indebted to his hero alter ego keep flocking his way: a saint, a noble's daughter, even the kingdom’s princess!? *Source: Manga UP! Global*

If you love someone, what kind of things might you do? The desire to destroy even while in love, the dilemma of wanting to ruin a love that grows deeper. This is a deeply probing collection of high-stimulation romance short stories exploring how dangerous the emotion of love can sometimes be.

My childhood friend is also my girlfriend. A dream come true, right? Hell no. She insults me on a daily basis. She grinds my dignity into shreds and it takes a toll on my mental well-being. I can't take it anymore. So I'm left with no choice, I'm going to break up with her. In order to maintain my sanity, it's the only option.

For Youta, Maiko is the goddess who fills the void in his lonely soul. What he doesn’t realize is that she has other plans for him. Sex without affection. An unrequited love. A suspenseful story of both pure and immoral love.

New Demon Lord Vellmort XIII suffers day after day from boredom, because all Underworld is already conquered by his predecessors, nobody (except maid Sarah) dares to oppose him and he is already sick of luxury food and jollifications with concubines. But some fateful day he has found a solution and together with Sarah has gone to conquer the Ground, populated by humans. Will he succeed in his plan or will he die by the hands of justice?

In an era where one in every twenty people awakens to a "special ability," Hiroto Takigami is a weak ability user who can only communicate with spirits. However, for some reason, his stepsister Rei, the most powerful ability user, harbors deep hatred toward him. The moment he graduates from an ability training institution and gains full control over his power, Rei will kill him. With only one year to live, Hiroto must navigate this treacherous world and uncover the truth behind Rei's hatred.