In this 10 volume official Touhou series, spanning the time period of nine long years between the UFO and WBaWC games, we follow the misadventures of the business inept shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei and her ever-curious friend Marisa Kirisame, who meet a mysterious, young hermit woman named Ibara Kasen. Upon seeing how sloppily the Hakurei Shrine conducts its business, she decides to become a regular shrine visitor, determined to lend her near unlimited wisdom to the shrine maiden, in order to make her place a proper Shinto Shrine. Does the nagging, yet well meaning hermit bring nothing but good-will with her advice, or is there something more sinister hiding behind the friendly face and her bandaged arm?
In everything he does, it seems like geeky Tokiwagi Middle School student Hajime Kano comes in second place behind popular honor student Emi Sawatari. But when Hajime takes a trip to a new game store he’s been hearing about, their rivalry takes an unexpected turn. Welcome to the early years of *Magic: The Gathering*, when a trading card game shaped a generation forever!
Carefree Megumi Kuroishi was living a life of luxury until the day a girl named Suzuka Kogami walked into his life. All of a sudden, Megumi finds himself kneeling at Suzuka's feet and prostrating himself like a servant! What Megumi doesn't know (until that very moment anyway) is that his family is cursed to follow the orders of the Kogami family. Also contains the extra one-shots: - Let the Time Freeze - Realistic Storm - Tell Me the Real Meaning of That Kiss - The Long Night of Pere Noel
My name is Miyabi Mifu. I'm a lonely sixth-grader, and I don't have any parents or relatives.....or so I thought for the last twelve years! One day, I found out I'm a quadruplet!! Three other girls that have the same face and voice: Ichika-chan, Nitori-chan, and Shizuki-chan. We were all raised alone in different places, but from now on we're going to be living under the same roof. However, living with only other children is chaos! Also, the differences in our upbringing could lead to some uexpected circumstances...? We're all the same, but we're also different! Our cute sisterhood life begins now!
A short story of a reindeer who becomes human in order to find the boy who called her "pretty" 5 years ago.
A man dies a mysterious death just outside Shinjuku Station. Eight years later, his son, Yodomi Arakawa, is leading a tranquil life until he meets… an invisible man?! And to learn the truth behind his father's death, Yodomi will have to become invisible himself…
Those who are troubled by strange phenomenon go to the forty-fourth room of the fourth floor of the fourth hall of Higashisei University’s Literature Department. There they will find Zettaijou Araya, a tall, pale, and handsome collector of all materials related to youkai. Perpetually clad in a black haori, he consults people suffering from supernatural problems. The season is spring, and the university campus is crowded with new students. One day, a freshman by the name of Yunoyama Ayane decides to pay a visit to a certain room…
So… you wake up one day after a two-year nap and discover that your father is dead. What do you do? Take over his kingdom and rule with an iron fist, of course! Laharl may be new to the whole Overlord scene, but with the help of the demon-girl Etna and the angel-ditz Flonne, hefs going to be the best ruler the Netherworldfs ever seen. All he has to do is get by the hordes of halfwit hellions determined to challenge him for the throne, foil an interdimensional plot and keep his own vassals from trying to kill him. Sound rough? Hell yeah. (Source: Broccoli Books)
Frill is a young boy who travels from town to town, selling the beautiful flowers that grow on his back. One day, the flowers on his back mysteriously begin to wilt and Frill worries that he can no longer grow any flowers.
A compilation of supernatural-themed short stories. 1. Hana no Otoko (花の男, Flower Boy) 2. Mado (窓) 3. Mizuiro no Hanran (水色の反乱, The Blue Rebellion) 4. Kinjiki (禁色, Forbidden Desire) 5. Tori no Habataki (鳥のはばたき, The Fluttering of Wings) 6. Kiiroi Kaigan (黄色い海岸, The Yellow Beach) 7. Kuroi Hitsuji (黒い羊, Black Sheep) 8. Pretty Pinchi (プリティピンチ, A Pretty Crisis) 9. Douglas to Watashitachi (ダグラスと私たち, Douglas and Us) 10. Rakuen no Tobira (楽園の扉, Sin in Paradise) 11. Sutoreto (ストレート, Straight) 12. Bunta (ブンタ) 13. Shinpiru Raifu (シンプルライフ, Simple Life) 14. Kochikochi no Kawaii Ko-chan (コチコチのかわいこちゃん, Tough Cutie-chan)
A collection of sweet, romantic oneshots. Story 1, Boys & Girls: A girl visiting relatives has time to consider her relationship. Story 2, Diner All-Nighter: Aiko decides to pull an all-nighter at a diner in hopes of finishing her essay due the next morning. However, she gets a fortune that today she’ll have luck in finding love. Story 3, Borderline: One day, Maya trips down a staircase as she is walking her dog, Coco… and suddenly can interact with him like a human! Story 4, West Mammoth Prefectural High School: At West Mammoth, students can stay enrolled for as long as they like, even if it means being in their 72nd year of high school. Kamekichi gave a love letter to Tsuru back when they were in their early years of high school, and he still waits under that tree every year for her to come. Story 5, Treasure Room: Michiru is a hoarder, and her boyfriend Kazutoshi wants her to clean it up. She decides to comply and discovers something in the midst of her cleanup… Story 6, Selma Clad in Red: Selma buys herself a bold red coat secondhand, but a man stops her in the middle of the street claiming there is something in the coat that belongs to him…
Clay is a young golem molder, still learning about the world around him. His unique technique allows his golems to evolve.
On his way back from a business trip, negotiator Shindou Koujirou witnesses a large cube appear out of thin air, which swallows the plane he was riding, along with all of its passengers. Inside the mysterious cube is a being in the form of a human man, named Yahakui Zashunina. He is from a place called the “anisotropic”, and he wants to “advance the world”.
Amamiya Nagisa was very much in love with the evil duke Noin, a character from her favourite light novel. On the verge of her death, what awaited her on the other side wasn't oblivion, but being reincarnated into Noin's younger sister Frau! They might not be related by blood, but in the world of the novel, love between siblings is horribly taboo. Unable to bear the thought of anyone else having her beloved Noin, she will become the villainess Frau, tear down all his romance flags, and give them to him herself! ___ **Original Web Novel:** [Kakuyomu](https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16816927860611975743), [Syosetu](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n9505hl/)
Rosalind Hathaway, an adorable 8-year-old girl with rosy cheeks and golden hair. Apparently fair and kind, a little angel in society's eyes. And yet her appearance hides a dark secret, for wherever she goes, death follows. **Note:** This manga was originally published in 1973. In the 2017 reprint, the author released a new chapter 44 years after the original release. This extra chapter is a prequel to the events of the manga.
Based on Mitsuki Miko’s popular vampire oneshots comes the serialization of this tale of the love between a vampire and human. Hinata was just a normal girl attending a Catholic school until she hears of the recent incidents in her area concerning a crime scene that looks like the doings of a vampire. He seems to attack only young girls, and Hinata’s suspicion begins to arise that her new neighbor Tokinaga Junya, the author of incredibly popular vampire-human romance novels, may actually be the culprit! Or, is there more to him then what meets everyone’s eye? The laws of vampires in his novels state that kisses are a contract–a contract where the vampires are only allowed to drink the blood of the one they’ve kissed! And yet, this Tokinaga Junya claims he’s never been kissed… could it be, he’s a vampire?! A volume, Mitsu Aji Blood Tale 0, was released on 24th December 2009. Oneshot description: Hinata is a human girl with a vampire boyfriend, Junya. All she wants is a "normal" boyfriend. Junya goes on a "normal" afternoon date with her, but will the sun be too much?
***The comedy spin-off story focuses on the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura.*** Summoned to another world to serve as the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura is a pitiful young man who eventually finds himself only able to love filolials. But after being fatally injured in battle, Motoyasu wakes up yet again in the exact circumstances of when he was first summoned. It turns out that his spear possesses an ability known as Time Reversal! With his stats unaffected by the reset, Motoyasu decides to fight once more. His motivation: to once again see the smile of Filo, the filolial that he loves more than any other! Could this be considered the start of a new game in god mode?! The long-awaited otherworldly redemption fantasy begins!
On my 24th birthday, I came home to find a woman who wanted to be my girlfriend! As a "loner" since junior high school, I was confused by all this. But the truth is she is my mother's junior at work, and my mother asked her to!? A pseudo-romance between two people with the same interests has begun!
Kanoto is one half of a pair of identical twins. The other half, Kanoe, died at birth, and has since been haunting him. Kanoto can't make up his mind whether or not he hates the troublemaking smartmouth that's his older brother, but…
A fragrance sachet on an autumn day, alterations on an old shirt, a knitted cap in early spring… in each chapter, this young lady will show the reader how to make all sorts of knick knacks. A warm and beautiful slow life begins with handicrafts.
After a heated argument with her mother, Keito runs away from home without knowing where to go. When she helps an old woman to carry her bags home, the woman offers to put her up in one of her rooms. Keito accepts and starts to pick up the pieces of her life. When she’s not drawing her own comic, which features a black jazz singer named Angie, the young woman works at a record shop. That’s where she meets and falls in love with Niki, an attractive trumpeter in a funk band. They become intimate. Unfortunately for Keito, Niki then explains that she’s not interested in a serious relationship, but Keito is not willing to give up that easily…
"I have returned, Isobel, and this time I am calling all the shots!" Ruthless, sophisticated Lorenzo Cicolla had one single, dramatic goal – revenge! Isobel Chandler had betrayed him once, and now it was her turn to pay…. But what Lorenzo didn't know was that she'd already paid, in heartache and tears. A cruel vendetta against her father had forced her to sacrifice the one true love of her life… Lorenzo. Now he was back – and somehow Isobel had to persuade Lorenzo that she wasn't his enemy… she was the bride of his dreams!
Ally's husband died in a car accident 4 months ago with an unknown woman in the passenger seat. The woman is soon identified as the wife of a well-known Italian duke. Not knowing what to do with her grief, Ally flies to Rome in the hope of meeting the woman's widower and consoling each other over their loss… However, not only is she turned away by the security guards at the gate of the duke's mansion, she is abducted by a man named Gino, who throws her into a prison cell! What is going on…?