When her husband passed away, Yakumo Shuko lost her appetite for life, and with it, her love of cooking. But her neighbor Yamato Shohei brings an end to Shuko's solitary existence. A high school baseball player living on his own, Shohei has a seemingly bottomless stomach... and this presents a challenge that Shuko is only too happy to accept! As her days begin to revolve around her secret hobby of feeding Shohei, will Shuko rediscover the happiness life has to offer? ___ **Official English Volumes:** [SQUARE ENIX Manga & Books](https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/series/beauty-and-the-feast)
Midnight is the story of a taxi driver named Shinya Mito (whose name is literally Japanese for "mid" and "night") and his various passengers, each of whom he helps in various ways. Shinya drives a taxi as a way to earn money for the treatment of a young woman named Mari, whose brain was injured sometime earlier as the result of an accident Shinya was responsible for causing. The taxi Shinya drives is equipped with a fifth wheel which makes the car more maneuverable under any kind of road conditions. --- **Volumes 354-359 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
When their high school's pop-music club is about to be disbanded due to lack of interest, four girls step up to fill the membership quota. Unfortunately, lead guitarist Yui Hirasawa has never played an instrument in her life. Ever. And although she likes the idea of being in a band, standing in front of the mirror posing with her guitar is a lot easier than actually playing it. It's gonna be a while before this motley crew is rocking out, but with their spunk and determination cranked to 11, anything is possible! --- - Indonesian release by Elex Media (2010)
The seventh prince in the kingdom of Emanuele, Prince Noel, is a bit of an oddball who he has become a shut-in due to his obsessiveness in his hobbies. However, a major incident revolving around his childhood friend, Claire, the daughter of a baron, had her engagement broken off…! Infuriated by the horrible treatment towards Claire, Noel rises. Using the vast knowledge he had gained from his hobbies, he magnificently defeats the villains in his tale as a shut-in prince who's going to reform the society.
Hitori Gotou is a high school girl who's starting to learn to play the guitar because she dreams of being in a band, but she's so shy that she hasn't made a single friend. However her dream might come true after she meets Nijika Ijichi, a drummer girl looking for a new guitarist for her band.
Due to circumstances, Takumi and Nyaachi, who are transferred to another world, are invited by the station master they meet at a station building to live and start working there. After some time passes, they decide to renovate the corner of the station building, and the coffee shop “Tsubame” (Swallow) is newly opened for business.
Mutou is a high school student who was born with no face. He's fallen in love with his childhood friend, Kaori. She can't see his expressions or his gaze, but still they understand one another. ♥ A man's charms don't necessarily lie on his face!
Ever since a childhood incident, Chiaki has never been able to truly feel joy or have fun. One day, his traveling father sends him a mysterious cardboard box. Once opened, a girl who calls herself Kerberos pops out of the box! This girl, who has three personalities in one, vows to protect Chiaki from all harm. Will Chiaki be able to live with this three-in-one girl?
Unbeknownst to their friends and classmates, Nanoha and Chidori are dating. Watch as they try to keep their relationship secret!
"Cute girls doing cute things in cute ways." Everyday things make up the fabric of life, whether it's making friends, going to school, trying to make money, or celebrating a holiday. Ichigo Mashimaro follows the antics and daily lives of Chika Itoh, her sister Nobue, and her friends Miu, Matsuri, and Ana.
Komura is a middle school boy who is head-over-heels in love with his next-seat neighbor Mie, a girl with terrible eyesight who just can't get used to carrying her glasses, often leaving them at home, or accidentally breaking them. He opts to help her as much as he possibly can, and through those efforts, she begins getting acquainted with his kindness. Will she reciprocate? --- A delightfully charming romantic comedy about a boy who only has eyes for the girl who always forgets her glasses! With the new school year comes a new homeroom, new classmates, and a new desk for the timid Komura. But any trepidation he might've felt quickly dissipates when he catches sight of Mie, his new seat neighbor. Apt to quietly blurt out the most random things, the quirky Mie wears thick glasses that accentuate her lovely eyes, making Komura’s heart skip a beat! Unfortunately, Mie is pathologically forgetful and can never seem to remember to bring her glasses to class. It's not all bad, though! Her resulting squinty, mean-girl face sends Komura’s heart into overdrive too! While Komura is keen to help out and share his textbooks with Mie, will his heart give out from the almost daily strain of being up close and personal with his crush?! --- Alt. English Official: [Square Enix](https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/series/the-girl-i-like-forgot-her-glasses)
All’s fair when love is war! Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first…?! Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are two geniuses who stand atop their prestigious academy’s student council, making them the elite among elite. But it’s lonely at the top and each has fallen for the other. There’s just one huge problem standing in the way of lovey-dovey bliss—they’re both too prideful to be the first to confess their romantic feelings and thus become the “loser” in the competition of love! And so begins their daily schemes to force the other to confess first!
*A spin-off of the YuruYuri series featuring the Oomuro family of sisters!* From oldest to youngest, there's **Nadeshiko**, the cool and serious high schooler; **Sakurako**, the silly, lazy, and (slightly) dimwitted middle schooler; and **Hanako**, the intelligent and mature elementary schooler! This story focuses on these three sisters, their friends. and the many fun and wild adventures they have together!
Minami is a high school girl who feels totally average. She's tired of blending into the background and thinks her life is boring. Daydreaming about excitement and maybe a trip to New York, she gets inspired by her favorite anime. She tries to show off a dramatic special move to her friend Nakamura and it completely fails. Minami swears she actually did have powers yesterday, breaking a mug with the move. Nakamura isn't buying it. But then, weird things start happening at school, like classroom windows shattering for no reason. Could Minami's fantasies be real? Later, she tries her power move again. This time, it works spectacularly, stopping rain in mid-air! Minami finally has proof: she has superpowers. She's not ordinary anymore.
Otogiri Tobi, a youth living with a "talkative bag", Baku. In his monotonous life, an inhuman girl calling herself Ryuuko appears in front of him and...!? An unusual roomshare begins under a single roofー!!
First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him. Anyone can become special to someone, but it might be a little too early to call these feelings "love." Perhaps this story is still two-steps from being a romantic comedy! A sweet comedy where a background character becomes visible!
A collection of short stories and art by various authors, based on the 4-koma series Machikado Mazoku by Itou Izumo.
Masahito Soda's oneshot collection, featuring the short story "Fire and Forget".
Erika Sakura is the school's most popular female high schooler, and only met with envious gazes since she is out of everyone's league. However, she is recently interested in a certain male high schooler who can't read between the lines, Kuzumi. While having a relationship between the two is out of the question, her unrequited love will soon change in this romantic comedy. Follow this new inevitably heart pounding, out-of-contact short love comedy!
Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst — and he's about to learn how savage and unforgiving art can be! ___ - **Won the 13th Manga Taisho Award in 2020** - **Won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2020**
Sui Onodera (23) quits her job and leaves home. Her apartment neighbor, Iku Seto (21), suddenly barges into her house. He says that his dog, Tino, has entered Sui's balcony. This encounter blends into Sui's life in a subtle way.
At Grace Field House, life couldn't be better for the orphans! Though they have no parents, together with the other kids and a kind "Mama" who cares for them, they form one big, happy family. No child is ever overlooked, especially since they are all adopted by the age of 12. Their daily lives involve rigorous tests, but afterwards, they are allowed to play outside. There is only one rule they must obey: do not leave the orphanage. But one day, two top-scoring orphans, Emma and Norman, venture past the gate and unearth the horrifying reality behind their entire existence: they are all livestock, and their orphanage is a farm to cultivate food for a mysterious race of demons. With only a few months left to pull off an escape plan, the children must somehow change their predetermined fate. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media as **The Promised Neverland** (2019)
Hiwako (Hiyoko), a second-year master's student in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, tends to be heavy in love and has lost touch with her boyfriend. One day, when she was depressed after being dumped, Naruse, a smart guy in the same lab, took an interest in her and proposed an experimental relationship, saying, "I want to analyze your love life and figure out your love life..."! Naruse comes on to her for analysis, and her heart rate explodes!
Follows Shishiba Miko, Atou Mutsuki, and their friends as they enjoy their daily lives by trying to understand the true meaning of human life.