Are the woes of the present meant to be endured for the promise of a better future or to atone for past wrongs? In a captivating epic of love, fate, and faith, seven young people must struggle with this spiritual puzzle as their alien past lives threaten the future.
Yukari, at the tender age of 17, is a renown Edo period novelist who claims visions of Yoshihara during the Edo period gush from his heart. After meeting Mahoro, a girl he swears he knows and has met before, Yukari finds himself falling asleep and waking up in the Edo period as an Oiran. The past and present collide in this time traveling romance.
Welcome to Momoko's waking nightmare. Things were settled, they were! She was SUPPOSED to have gone to a normal school, made normal friends, and led a blissfully normal life. But the universe is just cruelly, irredeemably, monstrously unfair, so instead she found herself thrown out of home, stuck in an all-boys boarding school with a roommate she hates, cursed with a hideous haircut and wearing clothes which, to be frank, she wouldn't be seen dead in. And the only thing worse than her current situation is the one that she'll be in if anyone ever realizes that she is, in fact, a girl. Everything is wrong! Particularly the fact that, even though she's surrounded by amazingly gorgeous guys, her chances of romance are less than zero. But with life this complicated, something's bound to give - and so it does. from SIH
Juuna's uncle gets her to enroll in the school where he's principal. The only problem is that it's an all boys school! With all those rabid guys around, Juuna needs someone to protect her. In comes Shibuki to be her bodyguard…but Juuna wants him to do more to her body than just guard it! The side story of volume 2 is called 'Sexy Guardian Returns'.
Yasuda Ippei is the heir to the wealthy Yasuda Family, and a bright and talented student who is admired by all. On his 18th birthday, he is sent on a year-long journey in which he is guaranteed complete and utter freedom. However, unless he returns by the end of the year with a bride the entire family approves of, he will be disinherited.
The Battle for Cephiro has Begun! One year ago the Magic Knights came to Cephiro to free its leader, the Pillar, from a life of solitude. In doing so they left the kingdom without a leader or a source of power and now the realm is about to fall. Three neighboring countries have come to Cephiro to claim it as their own. The first country, Autozam, is a world of machines whose warriors fight with giant mechs. The second country, Chizeta, is an Arabian paradise where twin sisters summon mighty Djinns. The third country is Fahren, land of magic and mysticism ruled by a childlike empress. Each has its reasons for attacking Cephiro, and each will stop at nothing until it is victorious. Hikaru, Umi and Fuu never expected to return to the magical kingdom, but after a reunion at Tokyo Tower, that's just what they do. Now they find their knightly abilities restored and their old friends waiting for them. No one knows who summoned the Magic Knights this time, but their arrival is perfectly timed. Can the invaders be stopped before Cephiro is torn apart?
Arsène Lupin III is the grandson of the master thief Arsène Lupin. With his cohorts Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector Zenigata.
September 11, 197x, In the whole Kanto region a magnitude 8-9 violent earthquake occurred. Scholars called it the great destruction of the Showa Era, but the people called it the earthquake from hell! Volcanoes erupted, buildings crumbled, Tokyo became decimated in a single day. The government, after failing to recover the city, abandons Tokyo and moves the capital. The survivors form a society with no laws. In this harsh lawless world emerges Jack, a 10 foot giant who annihilates anyone and anything in his path. The manga details his journey. The numbering is from the Complete Edition, with around 20 Chapters per volume.
A noisy little family, a cheerful group of classmates, and a boy, born on the first year of the lunar calendar living a never changing life. Then one day he notices a girl in his class shrouded in mystery. Her name is Makina. However, the boy just can't seem to bring himself to talk to Makina. Then one day, before the first lunar calendar month, another mysterious beauty appears. Her name is Lucia, and as she leans in as if she is going to kiss him, she tells him about a mysterious power hidden inside him called "Snake Eyes"… Adaptation of the light novel series written by Sakaki Kasa with illustrations by Amagai Yukino.
Shishio Academy is a prestigious, the best school in Japan, in which only the elite of such fields as study, sports, pedigree can study. But in reality it is a school of principles of “devouring the weak by the strong”, where everything is measured by the results of the games. This is a massacre in which only a definite winner can survive. Guren is a legend of the shadow world, conquering and invincible, and at the same time he wants to start a normal, carefree life. He fails the entrance exams to the academy on purpose, therefore, following his results, he qualifies as the lowest grade F. However, after reuniting with his younger sister Karen, the situation changes dramatically. And when his sister is in danger, he shows his true abilities!
The World at the Brink of Self-Annihilation (from ebookjapan): Joe, a young boy, was kidnapped by mysterious men and turned into a cyborg through surgery at a secret base. He was called 009 (zero zero nine). At the base, there are fellow cyborgs with amazing abilities from 001 to 008. They were all created as prototypes for a revolutionary new product of the "Black Ghosts," merchants of death! From the war-mongering gang, the nine cyborgs and their developer, Dr. Gilmore, escape to X Island, but...? A milestone in the history of Japanese SF manga begins! --- - **Won the 7th Kodansha Children's Manga Award in 1966, which it shared with Ishinomori's other work, Mutant Sabu**
This time i will say it honestly— there is only you. the person that i don't want to see the most in this world — "my ex-boyfriend" During junior high school, Mitsu had her first boyfriend and first heart broken, without really solving problems between them had, she is now a university student. This year, she definitely want to have a new love, but unfortunately Kaede, her ex-boyfriend is her neighbor! Five years has passed and now he is a popular guy, but his smile didn't change a bit. …gosh, love will bloom again… he knows all her weaknesses, she wanted to know about his previous girlfriends, and he led her to misunderstanding by his kindness. Her ex-boyfriend is so troublesome!!! But, the thought of 'if we didn't break up that time' is unstoppable. Is a 'retry' with ex boyfriend okay!? ————— Volume 2 contains the side story "Prologue: Koi wo Shitta Hi kara" (プ� � ーグ～恋を知った日から～). Volumes 4–7 each contain a side story. Otoko Tomodachi no Aji (おとこトモダチの味) China at Zenryoku Kataomoi (ちな@全力片思い); Cheese! Zoukan 2014-07 Barairo no Yuuutsu (薔薇色のユウウツ); Cheese! Zoukan 2013-03 Kenzen na Kajitsu (健全な果実) Wakuseikan Omamagoto Renai (惑星間オママゴト恋愛); Cheese! Zoukan 2015-03 Pt-Br: Durante o colegial, Mitsu teve seu primeiro namorado e teve seu coração partido pela primeira vez, pois não conseguiram resolver os problemas que eles tinham. Agora, ela é uma estudante universitária. Esse ano ela definitivamente quer ter um novo amor, mas infelizmente, ela descobre que seu ex namorado Kaede, é seu vizinho! 5 anos se passaram e agora ele é um cara super popular, mas seu sorriso não mudou nenhum pouco. O amor irá florescer novamente.
Although a truly gifted hairstylist, Kiri Koshiba has no interest in using her talent to pursue fame and fortune, unlike the three popular boys in the "Scissors Project" at school. Determined to become the best makeover team in Japan, they give showy makeovers to handpicked girls. As much as Kiri tries to shy away from the Scissors Project spotlight, she finds herself responding to beauty's call…
When her mother decides to remarry, Honoka inadvertently becomes "family" with the rising star she's infatuated with, Masaki Izumi! Honoka can hardly wait to become like the families in Masaki's TV dramas… but the guy himself is a far cry from the roles he plays. In real life, Masaki is seductive, rash, and forceful, and he's decided Honoka will become his woman…!? *gasp* But that would be… SCANDALOUS!
(from ebookjapan):Samson Takaki, president of the impoverished indie organization "Akatsuki Pro Wrestling Troupe," is terminally ill with cancer. Although his body is in shambles after years of wrestling, he continues to put on a good show. He believes in turning his life around. ...The Mandala of men's lives! Life is wrestling!
Kaya thought she had found the perfect job when she became the private secretary of Kyouhei Touma–the director of a tableware company of the same name. Kyouhei is a capable director, but his arrogance and sluttish behavior are almost legendary. Kaya is doing her best to prove that she is capable in her work, but one night, by accident, she discovers his secret… He is a vampire!
Yuji's girlfriend Misaki may seem hard and cold on the outside, but inside she's actually soft and loving. As they prepare for their high school entrance exams, Misaki decides that they should temporarily cut off all their dating activities. Will they be able to study hard enough through this period to get into the same high school?
Beginning as four bonus chapters following the end of 'Vampire Knight', 'Vampire Knight Memories' is now an official sequel series written and illustrated by Matsuri Hino. The series follows the events that occurred whilst Kaname slept for a thousand years, as well as his time in the future with Yuuki's daughters, Ai and Ren.
By the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, ten ninja from the Iga and the Kouga clans must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun, with the surviving clan ruling for the next thousand years. But Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death? Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the category "Best General Manga" in 2004.
Naota is a normal Japanese sixth grader (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball he leaves his homeless 17 year old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn't know what to do about her. But to make matters worse, Naota's world is totally turned upside down when he is run over by a woman on a Vespa. During their first encounter, she hits him over the head with her guitar, which then causes a horn to grow out of his forehead. She calls herself "Haruko" and her presence changes Naota's life to even further insanity. [Official English](https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/18-934/FLCL-Omnibus-TPB)
A group of very different people wake up together in the sealed environment of an abandoned school building. They include the college students Yumi and Reiji, a cabaret girl named Akane, an occult-obsessed salaryman named Yukitoshi, a punk factory worker named Toshio, an unemployed pedophile named Taichi, and a 9-year-old girl named Michika. The building in which they find themselves has running water, no food, and a timer set for seven days. When they find a cleaver and a hot pot in an upstairs classroom, they begin to guess the intention behind their imprisonment; they're meant to kill and eat one another to survive. In principle, they should be able to survive just by waiting out the seven days in hunger, but nothing is ever that simple.
*Ookiku Furikabutte* isn't just a baseball manga. It's the story of a timid young man who was made an ace pitcher in middle school because of family connections. Now he's in high school and it's his time to shine as an ace in his own right. ___ * Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for best creative work in 2006 * Won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007. **Note:** Discrepancy in chapter numbering (mag vs. tank), there are no chapters missing inbetween 25.2 and 53.
The start of high school life. To the girls, that also meant the start of their love lives. For brand new first year student, Takahashi Nanami (Nana for short), it was no different… She happens to end up in the same class as the incredibly popular Yano Motoharu, who rumors say that two thirds of all the girls are guaranteed to fall in love with. But will that hold true for Nana, who says that if she had to choose between like or dislike, she'd say she dislikes him!? --- - **Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shojo in 2005**
Award winning manga from the early days of Shigeno Shuuichi, the creator of Initial D. Bari Bari Legend entails the events in the life of high schooler and street racer, Gun Koma. --- - **Won the 9th Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 1985**