A So-So Match on a Dating App… Haida, cursed with chronic bad luck, signs up for a dating app as part of her “what-the-heck” phase. She matches with Kuroi, a man who joined for equally reckless reasons. But their conversation never quite clicks, and an unmistakably low-key, awkward mood sets in. Everything they do backfires, resulting in a date that is astonishingly unexciting. Thinking there’s no way there’ll be a second date in an atmosphere like this… wait, what? Why are they making plans to meet again!? A first date with someone you met on a dating app that just doesn’t take off? The deadpan, surreal banter is way too addictive! A slow-burn, gently unfolding romance that begins with a matching app. ___ **Additional Links:** - [Official X](https://x.com/moriagaranai)
In the land of the cat people, it is a serious crime for outsiders to enter without permission. However, Nene, a mouse-girl, has managed to sneak into the country with a mysterious goal. In the meantime, Nene finds work at the Rai Rai Teahouse. Working alongside beautiful cat-girls, she struggles to learn how to "be a cat" from her senpais. (Source: Natalie, translated)
A high schooler who submits jokes to radio shows and a former child actor aim for the top of the comedy world! --- Alt. Official English: [Viz](https://www.viz.com/show-ha-shoten)
Totonou is a young college student who stands out — both for his bushy hairdo and his finely-honed abilities of observation and deduction. When Totonou is accused of murder, he puts his skills to work and uses his exceptional insights to find the real killer. Later, all Totonou wants to do is return to his own little world, but he can’t avoid getting caught up in one mystery after another. In his own blunt yet gentle way, Totonou is a truth seeker who tries to make sense of a chaotic — and often dangerous — world. ___ Awards: - **Won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2019** - **Won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in 2020** TV Dorama adaptation (2022): [MyDramaList](https://mydramalist.com/702507-mystery-to-iunakare) - [Bangumi](https://bgm.tv/subject/338076)
When Roman architect Lucius is criticized for his "outdated" thermae designs, he retreats to the local bath to collect his thoughts. All Lucius wants is to recapture the Rome of earlier days, when one could enjoy a relaxing bath without the pressure of merchants and roughhousing patrons. Slipping deeper into the warm water, Lucius is suddenly caught in the suction and dragged through the drainage at the bottom of the bath! He emerges coughing and sputtering amid a group of strange-looking foreigners with the most peculiar bathhouse customs…over 1,500 years in the future in modern-day Japan! His contemporaries wanted him to modernize, and so, borrowing the customs of these mysterious bath-loving people, Lucius opens what quickly becomes the most popular new bathhouse in Rome-Thermae Romae! --- - **Won the 3rd Manga Taisho** - **Won the Short Story Award at the 14th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in 2010**
The "slightly sweet tipsy couple comedy" manga centers on the 28-year-old senior public relations company staff member Chisato Mizusawa. The story follows Chisato's daily life as she enjoys her husband Sora's cocktails. Chisato has secrets that only her husband knows.
A promotional oneshot drawn for the release of Aku no Hana's liveaction TV series release.
A hidden youth depicted by an LGBT creator. Some 10 years or so ago, a high school student from a regional town named Rino Tachi went to an all-girls school, studied here and there, and enjoyed talking with his female friends. He was an "ordinary" girl, except for his pervasive feeling of unease within his body. A story of "love" set in a time that demanded even more conformity than now, about living one's fullest life while hiding the discontent. A story about searching for oneself.
Isaki Aiko, a normal 31-year old office worker, had just been dumped by her boyfriend of 10 years. She treats herself to sushi in order to feel happier.
From Kirei Cake: After Yune returns to Japan, Alice can't seem to forget about her, so she decides to go visit Yune herself! Each chapter in this series features "quickies" that show the daily lives of Alice and Yune having fun being silly in Japan! Each page links to the next in a sequence of events that help build the story as it progresses! Side Story of Ikoku Meiro no Croisée.
Yuta Hibiki awakens with amnesia and the ability see things that others cannot. He first encounters a Gridman in the reflection of his friend Rikka Takarada's computer and it tells him to "Remember his calling," but Yuta doesn't understand what this means. Later, in the distance, he sees an extremely large monster but it doesn't move. It's only when Yuta gets to school that the two sightings make sense: a monster attacks and the hero Yuta saw in the computer screen pulls him within the computer and transforms Yuta into a giant hero named Gridman.
Yoshimatsu Hotaka is the president of the manga club and is always diligent with his school life and club activities, but even though he looks like a regular honor student in reality we have that there is something really odd with him; he has this bitter ~ heavy ~ melancholic look and is almost always looking at Awaya Niki, the beautiful, bright, radiant, super cheerful swimming club's female ace. Why does Hotaka act all bitter like that? And what will become of him as the sports teacher orders him to have at least 'one secret swimming class lesson' where no one is supposed to be looking, whereas he normally skips class activities due to personal matters?
"I want to have a smile on me when I talk to you today." Menhera-chan is a pessimistic girl. Byoujaku-chan is a frail girl with a wild imagination and a love for BL. Kenkou-kun is a normal boy, in body and mind. This is the story of their dark and heartwarming daily life.
The year is 158 AD, and the Roman Empire thrives under the 20th year of Emperor Antoninus Pius’s reign. Lucius, a Roman bathhouse architect, is now sixty years old and plagued with back pain. His wife Satsuki has mysteriously disappeared, his son, Marius, is beyond comprehension...and to top it off, he still has the Roman bathhouses to worry about!
Takano's debut work. Later 1982 in the award-winning anthology of Takano short shojo manga with the same title (by Hakusensha).
Mori and Yamori, who sits behind him, decide to change their image for the summer vacation. They make their summer vacation debut without any problems, but for some reason Yamori starts cross-dressing. And he keeps saying and doing flirtatious things...!? A hot topic on social media!! A comedy about the mismatched love between a handsome guy and a beautiful girl!
"In Tokyo, anyone can become the protagonist of a love story." Nagao Kanji has recently moved to Tokyo, where he now finds himself uneagerly working at a small advertising firm. He reconnects with an old friend from back home, Mikami Kenichi, a medical student from a wealthy household who never lacks female company. For years, the two have shared a crush for their childhood classmate, the kindhearted and innocent Sekiguchi Satomi, who now also lives in Tokyo. Mixing things up is Akana Rika, an infectiously cheerful girl working at Kanji's company who decides that she will call him by the nickname of "Kanchi." Tokyo Love Story is Saimon Fumi's masterpiece manga about the relationships between these four young adults living in bubble era Tokyo. It was adapted into an extremely popular TV drama in 1991.
Inari-so is in a "super-dangerous area just before the last boss" where there are monsters capable of destroying the entire world for good. The strongest landlord, who is unaware of his own strength, saves the world from the danger of destruction while enjoying a quiet life with his cute resident.
Moritaka Mashiro (Saiko), with his superb drawing skill, is invited by his writing genius classmate Akito Takagi (Shujin) to tread the difficult path of the mangaka!! His sights are set on his naive yet earnest joint dream with Miho Azuki, who is aiming to become a voice actress!! Saiko and Shujin team up as writer and artist, aiming to be serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, make a hit, and then release an anime. They bring their manuscripts into editors and set off on the road to becoming pro manga artists!! This is a new-age story of manga success!! AnimeNewsNetwork Links: [Season 1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11197) [Season 2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12311) [Season 3](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13867) [Live-Action Movie](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17268)
Ichika is a female college student who wants to have a normal relationship, but is often judged by her appearance. One night at a drinking party she attended, hoping to have a wonderful encounter, she met Kousei who was kind to her. She is attracted to him because they got the same interest, enjoys talking with him and he likes her just the way she is — but she didn't know he had a secret no one knows about. (Source: heartbuzz2d)
Junpei is happily snoozing away during his sister's ballet recital when a male ballet dancer steps onto the stage. Moved by the strength and skills the dancer displays, the boy discovers his love for this art. But after a certain tragedy happens, he vows to leave his past behind and turn into the epitome of manliness. What will he do when his love for ballet reignites?!
Meet Kashiwada-san, a female middle-school student, who remains emotionless regardless of how she is meddled with. And Oota-kun, unable to control his facial expressions, is the complete opposite of Kashiwada-san–but he keeps messing with her, against his better judgment?! Though the two of them are the exact opposite, will a mutual love eventually develop between them…? ___ **Alt Official Raw:** [niconico Manga](http://manga.nicovideo.jp/comic/35172)
The official anthology book of "Rent-a-Girlfriend" by 22 super popular mangaka!! "Boarding School Juliet's" Yosuke Kaneda, "Takagi-san's" Souichiro Yamamoto, "A Town where you live's" Seo Kouji and many more! Also includes one special extra by Reiji Miyajima himself at the beginning and end of the book!!' Non-canon extras by other popular artists!
Struggling to adjust to university life, Yuu takes refuge in a temple in Okayama. After meeting Chiaki, the head priest’s unconventional son, his life takes a dramatic turn. A powerful, emotionally stirring human drama begins!