She was murdered. Her remains, cut cleanly in two. Her death quickly forgotten, and the killer unidentified. After all, the only fate of the weak in this world is to be trampled underfoot by the strong. However, twelve years later, her childhood friend, Inubo Mamoru, plots revenge… so that he can put a murderer overlooked by the world six feet under with his own two hands. Having found the only element missing in his years-long plan—a “partner”—Inubo sets down the long and rough road to revenge. ___ **Official English:** [K MANGA - US only!](https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10186/episode/333680)

Having lived a useless 30 years of his life, the main character (Saito Jinkuro) is hit by a truck. When he wakes up, he enters the body of "Dzink Norland", the 14-year-old son of an aristocrat who served as his Highness' escort. But due to the lack of skills with a spear, which were inherent in all members of his family, and terrible behavior, he was kicked out of the guard post, and then completely deported from the country... In addition to these problems, a window pops up before the eyes of the protagonist with information about "Elsa", his nanny. Another world, deportation from the country and windows like in video games? What will the main character do? ___ * [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n9677fw/) (jp)

A collection of one-shots publlished between 2007-2008 published on various magazines and the Nisekoi pilot chapter: 1. Island (2007, Akamaru Jump) For the last 400 years, an island has been completely surrounded by walls, isolated from the rest of the world. Aira and Marue have always dreamed of voyaging outside the walls, where lies a devastating truth unbeknownst to them. 2. Koi no Kami-sama (2007, Weekly Shonen Jump) Tsuchibe Taichi, a boy who loves shoujo manga and believes in love above all else, ironically has the worst luck in love. His latest attempt in love is at the new transfer student, but a strange otherworldly force seems to be repelling him from her. 3. Williams (2007, Weekly Shonen Jump) William is a young boy who idolizes Aradoff, a character from a popular novel which told Aradoff's adventures, and always dreams of having a grand adventure on his own. William's meeting with the novel author finally puts him on an adventure to prove that the novel is not merely a fiction. 4. Personant (2008, Jump SQ) In the year 3333, everyone wears personants, technologically advanced masks, to maintain equality and peace, because they eliminate the "differences" in people that lead to discrimination and conflict. It has been 100 years since the government implemented this "personant system," so society has adapted. Yet one man exists as the only one in the world without a personant: the wanted criminal Damore! 5. Apple (2008, Young Magazine) The main character (the blond ponytailed guy - yeah, guy) is Aramiya Satoshi, whose main ability is shape-shifting into any animal… though at some point he has plants growing out of him, so he is able shape-shift into any living thing. I'm not sure if he was naturally born that way or if he was a biological experiment. Anyway, he's a pretty easy-going guy who just wants to be left alone to enjoy his solitary life in the middle of a junkyard, but apparently some army or another is always after him because of his ability. Luckily, he is able to fight off entire tank battalions before breakfast. 6. [Nisekoi](https://mangadex.org/manga/951/) (pilot chapter - 2011, Jump Next!)

”Is it okay to kill people?" A treacherous revenge suspense by Shiryu Nakatake, a newcomer to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. "Shun, if someone is converted, let him go and do nothing. He should be given a chance to be reborn." "Grandpa, I hope he doesn't reincarnate himself." In order to defeat several non-human monsters, the boy also became something non-human. Shun Uruma, a sixth-grade student, was named "Experimental body: A" by five of his classmates and was severely bullied and lived in hell. His only peace was with his brother, who loved him, and his parents, who protected him…. . until the five monsters killed his family. When he finally loses everything and faces true hell, a dark "wish" is born inside Shun. He was reborn under the training of his grandfather, who served in a secret unit during WWII. Now, four years later, he appears in front of his fated enemy. "I won't let ANYONE get in the way of my revenge."

A high class all girls school that grooms their students to become a proper lady with manners… or so it should’ve been. But somehow the public morals is a bit loose… the proud honour student, lily is giving the students [freedom] in the school?!

Akizuki Hodaka, a high school student just turned 17, met the school’s madonna, Shishizaki Chihaya due to a certain turn of events. Prepared to be shot down, he gambled it all by telling her 'I love you. Please go out with me!' And that how they started going out. But Chihaya has a secret Hodaka cannot even imagine…? A kind of love changes everything. The curtain raises on a new frontier in shonen love comedy!

Suddenly, a fleet of ships with mysterious super-weapons called the "Fleet of Fog" appeared all around the world. Humanity didn't have the technology to fight such a fleet, so they were driven out of the sea… Seventeen years after the battle, for some reason, Gunzou Chihaya and his crewmates aboard the I-401 and the personification (Mental Model) of the I-401, Iona, started fighting the Fleet of Fog….

One day, 25-year-old Hasegawa Ryou wakes up to see a holographic screen floating in front of him. The screen prompts him to save/load files and an item shop, as well as his stats. It seems like he's been sucked into some erotic love game, since his stats depend on seducing women and "capturing" them. After finding a target and going through game-like options, Ryou thinks he knows what he has to do to "capture" his target. Surely he needs to have sex with her, right? And yet when the woman turns out to be a murderer, Ryou finds out the shocking truth: he has to capture these women and unveil their secrets! And if he fails, he dies...

Can a relationship survive after an affair? Azu is 30-year-old stay at home mom and she runs a nail salon in her apartment. While carrying the frustration of thinking that her husband Junpei (32) doesn't love her as a woman anymore, she raises the child they were blessed with and continues through the motions of everyday life. One day, while Azu is running her salon, a customer asks to borrow her cellphone, and shows her something dangerously entrancing. A few days afterward, she receives a notification from an unknown man, sending Junpei and Azu's relationship into the deep-end… From Yukari Koyama of the TV drama "Rose-Colored Crusade" comes a challenging original work! You are invited to the story of 4 married people that could take place anywhere, filled with temptation, betrayal, and broken hearts– a true love story!

Enter an exciting new future with *Rockman ZX*! Hundreds of years in the future, humans are able to merge with living Live Metals, transforming into Rockmen! But are even the combined powers of the Model Z and Model X Live Metals enough to take down the sinister Serpent Company?

Nogawa is called over to a meetup with her group of high school friends for the first time in years. However, one face among them brings about great ire within Nogawa - a certain Sawamoto, the first of their friend group to get married. During the course of their meetup, Nogawa reflects on what about Sawamoto sets her off... A collection of one-shots chiefly for josei magazines by Minori Kimura. Frequent themes and elements include office workers, one's prospects for love and marriage, psychology over time, and interpersonal relationships. In addition to the title story, also includes: - **Miss Ruiko's Glasses** (ルイ子さんのメガネ, Ruiko-san no Megane) - Ruiko is a young office lady who has been having some problems with her vision as of late. When she goes to get some glasses for herself, however, she stumbles upon a very peculiar glasses shop - and the glasses she gets there will give her a new perspective on things... - **The Fig Tree** (無花果の木, Ichijiku no Ki) - A story reflecting upon mother-daughter relationships intertwined with the Second World War, focusing on the women in the Takahashi family - a grandmother, her daughter, and her daughter's daughter. - **Winter Journey** (冬の旅, Fuyu no Tabi) - Nakahara has set out to settle things with Kondo, a cameraman at her workplace, once and for all. Kondo and Nakahara were part of the same friend circle back in college, but since they were a few years apart, they had not met in some time after Nakahara graduated. They got along well once Kondo started working for the same publication she did, but... - **My Private Dream, The Night I Met Joni Mitchell** (ジョニ・ミッチェルに会った夜の私的な夢, Joni Mitchell ni Atta Yoru no Shiteki na Yume) - Minori Kimura (as *Uneri* Kimura) stars in this one-shot about her sheer admiration for the Canadian singer-songwriter. Kimura has been a long time fan of hers, but as time had gone on, Kimura was set on moving on from being such an obsessive fan. Mitchell's appearance in Japan puts that to the test, however.

The Majin, sealed away asleep, wakes periodically to destroy the world. Six heroes, marked by a flower crest, are each time chosen by the God of Fate to stop him. Adlet Mayer, self-proclaimed "strongest man on earth", is one of them. But when he meets with the other heroes, there appears to be a traitor amongst them.

The hero Alexander and his comrades unleash a daring raid on the Demon King's castle, intent on assassinating him and bringing an end to the war against the darkness in one fell swoop. However, the raid goes awry when his party is effortlessly decimated by the Demon King's overwhelming power. But death is not the end of the road for Alexander, as he is reincarnated two years later as that very same Demon King's son. With the memories of his past life still intact, he vows to use his miraculous second chance to continue fighting—this time destroying the demonic kingdom from within as the Demon Prince Zilbagias. It doesn't take long for his mettle to be tested either, as passing as a young demon prince without blowing his cover proves to be quite a bit more challenging than he initially anticipated. ___ [Official English Light Novel](https://j-novel.club/series/zilbagias-the-demon-prince-how-the-seventh-prince-brought-down-the-kingdom)

In the distant future, a new life form called Houseki (gems) are born. The 28 Houseki must fight against the moon dwellers who want to attack them and turn them into decorations, thus each gem is assigned a role such as a fighter or a medic. Though they hope to fight the moon dwellers, Phos is a gem who is given no assignment until the gems' master Adamantine asks them to write an encyclopedia.

High school student Kaburagi Aya can't get used to the life of a high school student, and regularly uses a dating app. On this app, she meets a 24-year-old woman who goes by KURO, and Aya is fascinated by their conversations. But one day, KURO starts acting oddly, and Aya goes to the apartment building where she lives...

Four thousand years ago, the planet Roon was frozen by the ruling race, Kama, during a raging war. The Kama then emigrated to a neighbouring planet. But now the ice is beginning to thaw, and return to the home world is fast becoming a possibility for their descendants. Dulk is a young man who wields exceptional power, in training to become a shaman of sorts. Since his early years, Dulk has experienced vivid dreams about Roon, though he has never been to - or even seen - the planet. When he finally gets the chance to visit the once-frozen wasteland, he will discover the powerful destiny that lies in store for him, buried beneath the rubble of Roon's mysterious history.

Alfred, a young man, joined the navy to protect the happiness of his childhood friend. Meanwhile, Lillian, a former noblewoman, became a pirate, contrary to his wishes. The two were close in childhood, but they went their separate ways and eventually became enemies... Alfred cannot believe Lillian's piracy, so will he be able to point his sword at the girl he loves more than anyone else?

Countess Rorona Ryus died in an accident. The news came the day after her fiancé, Bellveut, called off their engagement. Rorona was accused of mistreating her sister, a crime she had no right to be accused of, but she accepted the blame without hesitation. She was found dead in an overturned carriage on a suburban street, her face smashed in. When Rorona's sister learned of her death, she was delighted. "Bellveut is now mine," she said. Bellveut laughed, "I wish she had died sooner." But they did not know that Rorona's death would bring them more than just good fortune...

The protagonist, a young woman, has a strange dream in which she is floating on her bed in the middle of a city swallowed by the ocean. Three suns fill the sky and a horned figure emerges from a cloud to warn her of impending danger and beseech her aid. A mouth erupts from below and attempts to swallow them both, but the dreamer is saved by a mysterious man covered in tattoos. She awakes in a jungle. Above her, three suns hang in the sky. *Following the unfortunate death of the author, this series has been cancelled.*

High schooler Anzu Hoshino has a great life. Every day she plays video games, pigs out on snacks, and pets her beloved cat. But this blissful existence is turned into a confusing mess when a magical creature transports her to an altered reality bereft of her favorite things. Now she’s stuck with hot guys instead! How can she possibly survive in such an awful world?! **Award:** Won 1st place in Shounen Jump's Vertical Scroll Manga Awards.

Bareum’s planner might be full, but one thing she desperately needs in her diary is a date. When she is lured into joining a programming club by her friend’s hot coworker, it looks like there might be hope for her. But will her inexperience lead to her downfall? And why does she keep running into his bad-tempered friend instead?

Tousuke Rokudou is a loser, and everyone knows it. He gets picked on at school, gets snide looks from passersbys, and can only muster up the courage to complain in secret with his equally hapless friends. Looking to turn his life around, he desperately uses an ancestral artifact passed down in his family for generations: a scroll that is capable of subduing all demons. However, in the modern age, it has a different effect: it makes all bad girls fall in love with him. …And then, things go **ballistic** when he meets the delinquent beast-on-a-girl's-body Ranna Himawari, who hopelessly falls deep for him. See Rokudou traverse through a school life filled with delinquents, turf wars, backstabbing, and as the song goes, *"Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting!!!"*

Manga based of the Tales of Xillia game for the PS3.

A collection of stories depicting close bonds between girls, especially heroine × villainess, both romantic and platonic, which were published on *Shousetsuka ni Narou*! +++**Volume 1 Contents:** **Cover:** Maro 1. (*Has GL ending.*) **The Heroine's Capture Target Is…** (ヒロインの攻略対象は……), Art by Kawano Akiko, Story by yui/south², [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8335ef/). The villainess' engagement is broken at an evening party. Called by the prince, what will the heroine do…?! 2. (***NO** GL ending.*) **Milady Looked Extremely Troubled When Her Engagement Was Broken, so I Stepped in to Help Her** (婚約破棄されたお嬢様が大変そうなので助けに入りました), Art by Ooba Soto, Story by Ringoame Tsuin, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n9459fo/). The lady she served had her engagement broken before her very eyes?! 3. (***NO** GL ending.*) **My Best Friend's Engagement Was Broken. I Need to Do My Best to Stop It! …But I Was the Reason Behind It…** (婚約破棄されました。私の親友が!必ず阻止します!……私が原因なのでorz), Art by Wani, Story by naturalsoft, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n3379dw/). I thought I could avoid the condemnation scene after becoming friends with the villainess, but…?! 4. (***NO** GL ending.*) **My Friendship Route With the Villainess** (悪役令嬢との友情ルート), Art by Hoshina, Story by Taikoban, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n9052ee/). The reincarnated heroine aims to save the villainess?! Using knowledge from the original work, she becomes acquainted with the villainess… 5. (***NO** GL ending.*) **The “Villain”ess's Engagement Braking, or an Account of the ⟨Dark Saint⟩ ~another story~** (“悪役"令嬢の婚約破棄、もしくは〈黒の聖女〉顛末記~another story~), Art by Shidou Murasaki, Story by Fujiyama, [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7544cy/). All of the villainess' actions are for the sake of the heroine… +++ +++**Volume 2 Contents:** **Cover:** Maro 1. (*Has GL ending.*) **The Villainess Receives a Pledge of Love From an Adorable, Beautiful Rival** (悪役令嬢は天使のようなライバル美少女に愛を誓われる). By Michiyuki Aoi. 2. (*Has GL ending.*) **Since I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess, I Wanted to Be Kind to the Heroine to Avoid Being Banished From the Country, but She Is So Slow, Clumsy, and Dumb That I Had to Play the Straight Man and Be Strict With Her, Which — Sure Enough — Resulted in My Fiancé, the Prince, Condemning Me at the Graduation Party** (悪役令嬢に転生したので、国外追放回避の為ヒロインに優しく接したいが、ヒロインが鈍臭くてボケボケなので厳しく接してツッコミまくっていたら、案の定卒業パーティーで婚約者である王子から断罪されている最中です). Art by Kashii Aoi, Story by Mon-chan. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6610gi/). 3. (*Has GL ending.*) **Even If You Say, 'I Will Never Love You,' There Was No Need to Do So in the First Place** (「愛することはない」と言われましても、そもそもその必要はございません。). Art by Manatamayumu, Story by Iwashi Dukushi. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2695hy/). 4. (*Has GL ending.*) **A Commoner Like Me Got Tangled up With a Haughty Villainess, What Should I Do?** (平民の私が高慢な悪役令嬢に絡まれているのですが、どうすればいいですか？). Art by Hoshina, Story by Ringoame Tsuin. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2667gs/). 5. (**GL ending.*) **As I Am to Become a Monarch, I Will Decline This Marriage Proposal. My Lovely Little Sister Is Waiting for Me** (わたくしこそが王となりますゆえ、此度の縁談はお断りさせていただきますわ。かわいい妹が待っておりますの). Art by Fuyume Saya, Story by Nakamura Syuri. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1179hz/). +++ +++**Volume 3 Contents:** **Cover:** Maro 1. 王子に婚約破棄された令嬢が、王妃に返り咲くまで. Art by Nibi (にび), Story by Pomekawa Yui. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n9315id/) 2. 光の魔法菓子と婚約破棄～少女の魔法菓子が令嬢を魅了する～. By Mugicha Poyoko. 3. 悪女の秘密のお仕事. By Natsuno Nae. 4. 性悪の私と婚約破棄して、聖女の義妹と結婚ですか？　殿下、それはおやめになった方がよろしいかと. Art by Kuro Komari, Story by Kitayuki Mai. [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6511ib/) 5. シンデレラが可愛すぎるので私が幸せにしてみせます！ By Kuriyama Kogane and Otsu Hiyori. +++