Prepare for swirling court intrigue in this magical "trading places" tale of maidens competing for the crown! In a kingdom inspired by historical China, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts–but only one will be crowned empress. The frail and beautiful Kou Reirin, the so-called "butterfly" of the imperial court, is a shoo-in to marry the crown prince. But when "court rat" Shu Keigetsu lashes out at her during the glittering Lantern Festival, it's Reirin who wakes up in the dungeons! Body-swapped by her assailant to steal her position at court, Reirin's plight seems dire... to everyone else! Now that she's got a robust new body, not even the looming threat of execution can stop her!
“You have real ability. Your circumstances just held you back.” Alto is a young appraiser forced to work like a slave in the nobility‑ruled Kingdom of Dramd. His life changes completely when he’s scouted by Beralt, a soldier of the enemy nation, the Glaus Empire. In a country that runs purely on merit, Alto’s off‑the‑charts appraisal talent is recognized—and he’s suddenly made an officer‑candidate!? No sooner has he enlisted than the high command—stacked with powerhouses—pins great hopes on him, but the companions he takes in are all misfits written off as hopeless… A breezy, rise‑to‑the‑top fantasy about seeing the hidden talents of his comrades and carving out a new destiny!
In December of 1970 Takemiya published a short story, "In the Sunroom" (in Bessatsu Shojo Komikku) which is possibly the first shonen-ai manga published and contains the earliest known male-male kiss in shōjo manga. The manga volume consists of five shorter stories: - Sunroom Nite (In the Sunroom, 1970) - Hohoemu Shounen (The Laughing Boy, 1972) - 20 no Hiru to Yoru (20 Days and 20 Nights, 1973) - Star! (1974) - Mister no Kotori (The Mr.'s Baby Bird, 1975) Source: [MangaUpdates](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=53054)
A story about a female bartender and her special "my-pace" bar where she makes cocktails that leave an unforgettable taste in her customers' hearts.
Karin Mochizuki is an attractive woman lawyer. Because she is always calm and collected and never lets her feelings show, she's been nicknamed Stone Cold (a woman colder than a stone). This volume contains four stories about incidents involving Karin.
It was 1999, the year Nostradamus predicted the end of the human race. Riding the unprecedented occult boom, Inubousaki, an editor of a third-rate occult magazine, is covering strange incidents with her photographer Asama, who is psychic to boot. As Asama's psychic powers draw them together, the two encounter a number of terrifying and bizarre phenomena. On the other side, in the present day of 2023, an elderly Asama is visited by someone investigating Inubousaki.
The Demon King has had a rough day. Just when he thought he finally defeated the hero, he came back. And back. And back. And sooner or later, the hero who constantly resurrected was bound to defeat a Demon Lord who couldn't. And he did. The hero vanquished the Demon Lord, peace spread across the land, and so on and so forth. The End. That's it. That's the whole story. ...Kidding. The Demon Lord sent his soul to a empty vessel, which saved his life but unfortunately also is incredibly weak. So what’s a Demon King to do when he wants to rule the world, but couldn’t even defeat a child? ___ [Official English](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/monster-guild-the-dark-lords-no-good-comeback/) - **Won the 2nd Shinchosha Bunch Manga Award**
Saijou is a college student who has the ability to see the love in a girl's heart in form of sparkles. As no sparkles shine towards him, he avoids girls except his friend Kitashiro who he meet in middle school. But one day he meets a girl named Shinonome who wants to know what love is and he decides to become her friend as he considers both of them as similar.
Haruto, a second year high school student, has two secrets. The first is that anyone he kisses loses consciousness and their memories of the preceding five hours. The second is darker and more bloody, and binds him - like the friendship bracelet he wears - to first-year student Umi, although she cannot remember why. Secrets, like memories, can come to haunt you... Debut serialisation by Minato Ayase.
Glory is won over the roar of cannon fire. Peace exists simply as a time to prepare for the next battle. In a nation with superb military power, Bernd Baltzar advanced quickly through the ranks. However, his career now takes a sudden turn when he is reassigned to being the military advisor in a neighboring allied nation with little military power and a lack of civilian support of firearms. Will Major Baltzar be able to win the hearts and minds of both the soldiers and civilians in this country?
漫画家・直見コウジの緊急の原稿を運んだ高校生バイト。彼は元F3レーサーの颯ユウヤだった。彼は直見のチームのMR-Sのドライバーとして立候補するが、奥多摩の峠で彼を待ち受けていたのはスープラを駆るGT500レーサーの北野ミノルだった！！
“Better safe than sorry.” “Look before you leap.” “Stay away from danger.” Kumada is a salaryman who lives by these principles, carefully hedging against every possible risk. He enjoys his quiet life alone… until one day, a bear suddenly appears in his home. Not just any bear, either, but a mysterious one that cooks and does housework…!?
Ishidaira is a delinquent who visited the library for the first time since elementary school. But then, he was pointed out by Hayasemaru and Shirai, who works at the library, that he has not returned a book that he borrowed ten years ago. ___ **Alt Official Raw:** [Comic DAYS](https://comic-days.com/episode/3269754496607127115)
140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji . Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. Ten years later, a young woman's life is saved when she happens upon a strange wandering swordsman named Kenshin. The young woman accepts the wanderer into her dojo, despite his secretive past, and the two become fast friends. As their relationship grows, they meet and make more friends (as well as enemies), and they grow accustomed to their life together. However, one man can only run from his past for so long, and it isn't long before Kenshin is forced to face the life he thought he'd left behind. Now, together with his friends, he must fight the ghosts of his past if he wants the people he loves to have any kind of future. Contains a side story called Yahiko no Sakabato. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media as **Samurai X** (2001)
At dawn, the female lead suddenly died at the subway station due to overwork. “If there is such a thing as reincarnation, please let me be born with a gold spoon. I want to have supreme authority, and also immeasurable wealth that can’t be squandered off~" These final words which were meant as a half-hearted joke somehow came true?! The female lead’s soul entered into a game and became a true princess, is this the legendary "blessing from good karma"???
In front of the large stone wall with engraved inscriptions, her memories return along with a strong feeling.
Neneo was being hauled through the city for the terrible crime of murdering 50 villagers. "I will buy you" she said. With one word, Freya, the daughter of a prestigious family, changed his fate as he was about to be beheaded. When Freya loses the battle for the throne and heads off to a remote, cold region, Neneo is ordered as her squire, and he finds himself in the company of a woman who, like himself, is scorned and pitied by the world. The two have different backgrounds and different ways of thinking, but as they confide in each other about their respective circumstances, they come to understand each other.
Born as the Thirteenth Prince, Noah was originally in a position removed from the imperial succession, so he freely passed his time in the fief granted to him. However, the Crown Prince died before the Emperor. The imperial succession would be fairly contested among the remaining princes. Noah, being the strongest despite living freely, overwhelmed the other princes and eventually became the Emperor with the most power in the world.
Shiiba Yuuto is a 29-year-old who, despite his desire to be a barrister, is a complete failure of a man. In a fit of drunkenness, he gets hit by a truck and dies. In the afterlife, he is brought into the world of Luanolde, and is tasked with implementing Japanese law into the country's court systems. **Note:** MangaDex follows the magazine chapter numbering, as the volume release removes a chapter.
Lady Elizabeth has her engagement annulled at a party by the crown prince, whose heart has moved on to another young noblewoman. She is then imprisoned in the dungeon over unjust accusations, and learns she has been betrayed by the country to which she has devoted everything... At the peak of her frustration, Elizabeth finally decides to defect, with a grimoire holding hidden and formidable powers in hand!! She begins her new life and trade with the help of Viscount Lucas from the neighbouring country. With a fierce desire for revenge against her home country in her heart.
Yoshino Michi is 32 years old and married. Her relationship with her husband isn't bad. Just one thing is lacking: sex. One night, when she's having drinks with Niina Makoto, her 36-year-old senior from work, she finally opens her heart under the influence of alcohol and shares her worries about the lack of intimacy in her life. Niina reacts with a surprised face and says, while laughing somewhat lonelily, “I'm not having much luck with that either.”. ___ **Alt Official English:** [emaqi - United States & Canada only!](https://emaqi.com/manga/even-if-you-don-t-do-it) **Official French:** [Kana](https://www.kana.fr/series/corps-solitaires/)
A 29-year-old woman had died in a tragic car accident only to be reincarnated into the body of a 3-year-old girl who's a noble in a mysterious world filled with magic! Now named Philomena, she learns magic to be powerful, or so she thinks. One day, she meets a mysterious boy wizard who will change her life forever. After getting caught up in an accident in my previous life, I reincarnated into a world of sword and magic. Although I didn't get any special skill or power through my reincarnation, in this new world I met with the black hair boy, Eguiédills―― A work from Shousetsuka ni Narou, the Gold Medal Winner of the first Iris Love Fantasy competition, the long awaited comic version is finally here! ___ Went looking for magic but found love instead… Filimena via Adina, daughter of nobility, awakens one day with the realization that she had actually been reborn into a world of sorcery and given a second chance at life. In her new country full of heroes, she expects this means she’s a chosen one, yet her lot is not as she dreamed—instead, her path crosses with the improbably powerful adoptive son of a wizard, and as a young noble lady, her place is at his side… as his fiancée! But perhaps a quest for love is exactly the adventure she was looking for… ___ [Original Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8262bn/)
In the rural and peaceful Belzenia-Asmodin Empire, women of all ranks, ages, and marital statuses have begun disappearing one after the other. All they have in common is that they are both beautiful and reputable. Where have the women disappeared to - and who will be targeted next? Based on the VOCALOID song of the same. ___ **Buy Special Edition:** [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4047285560), [CDJapan](https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1379921)
"I want to be by my sister's side until the last moment..." In the fall of her twenties, Rachel married her childhood friend Noah, who had been her longtime crush. She knows that the person Noah really loves is Alicia, his older sister and Rachel's best friend... Noah and Rachel live a married life full of deceit while Alicia has only a short time left to live. Rachel feels as much guilt and heartache as she does happiness, but who is the real 'bystander' in this love? The long-awaited first volume of the comic adaptation of the pinnacle of "a fake marriage of unrequited love" that wrenches the heart with hidden love, irreplaceable friendship, and the sadness of passing each other!