In an age where humanity is losing against the Demon King's army, everyone was searching for the Hero. Solo, a man who has crawled along at the very bottom of the world, making a living by stealing, hears a rumor: “On a certain hill there’s the Holy Sword that only the Hero can pull out.”. Aiming for a quick fortune, Solo tries to steal it—with the pedestal itself—but for some reason, the Holy Sword comes out. Now that Solo is treated as the Hero for having drawn the Holy Sword, the fate of the world is lying in wait for him. ___ **Character Designer:** [toi8](https://mangadex.org/author/eef8ef8e-a7f5-48a0-83cb-608a09790a37)

After a god screws up and accidentally takes high schooler Shou's life, he offers him reincarnation with a gift to make up for it. Shou asks to retain all his old memories for the new life. Shou is reborn as Will, a noble's son in a world where magic use is common and involves knowledge of kanji characters. With all his memories, he's a brilliant toddler, and when he experiments with magic, he finds that he has an amazing talent for it! What's more, though he was smart but unloved in his old life, in his new life he has a mother and a father who both love him deeply. His future as Will is looking very bright!

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)

Young Sain Forth has it made; as the famed Holy Knight, he has the people's love, the respect of kings, and the blessings of a literal goddess. His aspirations lie elsewhere, though. With his assistant Melia at his side, he leaves for an academy in a foreign kingdom, where he is treated as a deviant by his peers. It's his own fault, mind you—his stubborn insistence on wearing a custom, all-black uniform makes him stick out. He isn't the only outcast in his class: Alicia, born into the Clan of Light but unable to use anything but fire magic, faces similar struggles, and the two quickly become allies. Alicia proposes that they enter the labyrinth below the school in search of a holy sword, but Sain has other plans in mind: a doom sword. And so, with his friends in tow, Sain ventures into the perilous unknown, driven by a wish to become the coolest, edgiest, most awesome thing in existence: a Dark Knight. There's just one problem. He can't use dark magic. Like, at all. ___ [Official English Translation of the Light Novel](https://j-novel.club/s/the-holy-knight-s-dark-road)

Once upon a time, witches and humans lived in harmony. However, when human society was at its lowest point, the humans blamed the witches for their misfortunes and decided to burn them at the stake. For the sake of survival, the remaining witch population allied with those who desire to take advantage of their powers. Centuries later, after the general public had forgotten about the existence of witches, a school named Sternenlichtl was built to house and teach young witches. There, Alice Keating is a renowned witch with budding potential—having already mastered most types of magic. When new student Mari Muguruma, who has no experience with witches and magic, is transferred to the school, Alice is given the task of educating her on everything she needs to know. Having shown no aptitude towards anything she is taught, Alice struggles to see any worth in Mari. Yet, following an emotional outburst, Mari subconsciously uses her magic on something that requires a vast amount of skill: resurrection magic. Finally able to see why she was brought to the school, Alice dedicates more of her time to teaching Mari. But with Alice focusing so much attention on her, Alice's friends begin to get jealous; and it seems that they are willing to do anything to get rid of Mari.

Shadow and Maria live on the space colony "ARK," but one day they are suddenly attacked by the Earth Defense Forces under the pretext of "disposing of dangerous biological experiments." Shadow and Maria defend each other, but a merciless bullet strikes Maria...?! Get ready for the exploits of the jet black hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog!

Clannad is set in a high-school located in a Japanese town. Tomoya Okazaki is a third-year student who doesn't take his studies seriously. Always late for class, he's seen as a delinquent by the rest of his classmates who are busy preparing for their entrance examinations. Needless to say, he doesn't have too many close friends either. Tomoya seems not to mind too–until he meets a few other girls from his school. Though he doesn't care much about them at first, he soon opens his heart to them as they get to know each other better. Clannad is a romantic youth drama that's likely to be more down-to-earth than Key's other works. But like Kanon and Air, Clannad's story is expected to be another touching and heart-breaking weeper. Based off the game of the same name by Key.

Alfredo, who was reincarnated as the third son of a powerful noble in a different world with a cheat ability, notices that reincarnator (=apostles) in this world are thoroughly exploited. Alfredo, who wants to avoid being exploited by society, decides to live while hiding the cheat power he has. After safely making it through (failing) the apostle examination, he sets out on a pilgrimage, where he discovers something mysterious is going on with how this world works and the apostles...

Lakate is a man with the face of a wolf due to a curse. While traveling to find a cure for his state and the reincarnation of a woman who helped him long ago, he meets a lost young girl, Kukaru. This is where his real travel begins…

Most girls are crazy about jewelry, but not Anis Yamamoto. Not since her father gave her a rose choker as a child, claiming it was a protective amulet which would safeguard her from harm; however, if she ever took it off (a feat easier said than done!), she would be afflicted by a 'punishment' of some sort. Not like it matters to her though, since the attention, it attracts around school from faculty and students alike isn't something she's particularly fond of. But after a certain incident causes the choker to disappear, she realizes that this punishment her father spoke of might have been a bit more than she bargained for!

One morning, a woman in her 30s living an ordinary life wakes up to find that she has been reincarnated as Magnolia, the daughter of the Gilmore Marquis family...!? She is excited about the prospect of a carefree life, but what awaits her there is confinement to her own room and mistreatment from her family. Unable to bear it any longer, Magnolia decides to escape from the Gilmore family in order to seek freedom and live alone!!

A string of high school students have all been mysteriously murdered by being burned to death upon where water was evidently present. Junior High student Shirogane, a PSI (Paranormal Special Investigator) officer, takes action to solve this bizarre phenomenon. Upon questioning possible suspect Kirisaki Kirio, she discovers that he has the ability of electrocution! What other things will Shirogane unravel while dealing with this case of murders?

The main character, Ike, has become a puppeteer whose only job is to attract the attention of monsters by using his puppets as decoys. However, Ike never used the doll as a decoy, and continued to fight while treating it as an important companion. As a result, a miracle happens.

Julis Anderburg, a boy who cannot use magic in a world where magic is omipresent, is the son of a remote lord and has no magical talent, but he lives a life that he cannot be ashamed as a nobleman. Still, for a boy who can't use magic, this world is stuffy. So he thought: "Even if you can't use magic, you should be able to use something else, right?" And so Julis tries to use the magical power in the air to interfere with the world, unlike the magic that uses the magical power in the body to interfere with the world. And he succeeded, in devising this new mana utilization! After that, he helps Cecilia, a girl who is called "Saintess" by chance. Julis had a good life with Cecilia, but one day his father asked him to enroll in the "Magic Academy" with Cecilia.

Tsukina is summoned to another world and is told by a talking orb who introduces itself as a god that she is to be the savior of another world and that she is to balance it with her high magical power, whatever that means. Being already in her thirties, she refuses at first and tells the orb to leave it to those that are younger. Though there are already others that have been summoned to that world, it insists that she go, telling her that it'll grant her any wish in return. In response, she asks to have the strongest protection magic and requests for a function that allows her to summon any item as long as she googles for it. Thus begins her leisurely life in another world as she sets up a quiet and remote book café. --- In this charming tale, a woman gets transported to a fantasy world and pursues her own quest: opening a book café! Tsukina is a single, thirty-something office worker whose favorite thing is curling up with a good book. When a god tells her that she must go to another world to become its magical savior, Tsukina isn’t interested. She has zero desire to go on some grand hero’s journey. So when she arrives in this strange new land, she decides to use her magical powers to create a cozy little book café instead. Her first customer is a handsome soldier who loves reading almost as much as she does. But when a fellow “savior” starts causing trouble, Tsukina might have to play the hero after all!

A collection of Kuroshitsuji one-shots chapters by various manga artists.

Momochi Himari after being an orphan inherited a house out of nowhere. She decided to occupy that house despite the warnings she received. According to the folks, the House of Momochi is haunted. There she met three guys who live in the house, Aoi, Yukari, and Ise. Then she discovered something unusual about them. What will happen to Himari's peaceful life when she decided to stay there?

In 2011, childhood friends Yasuho Hirose and Joushuu Higashikata discover a naked man buried in the ground just outside the town of Morioh. The man has no memory of his name or previous life; the only thing he remembers about himself is how to use his Stand, a supernatural ability that takes the form of a humanoid creature. The stranger is quickly given a name, Jousuke, and Joushuu's father Norisuke decides to adopt him into the Higashikata household until he can find his own home. As Jousuke begins to investigate his past, it becomes apparent that he is no ordinary amnesiac. There is much more to his identity than he first suspected, and, as he is thrust into a series of high-stakes Stand battles, he soon begins unravelling a deadly conspiracy that encompasses the entire town.

In April 1999, Jotaro Kujo travels to a town in Japan called Morioh to find a young man named Josuke Higashikata, the secret love child of his grandfather, Joseph Joestar. Upon finding him, Jotaro is surprised to learn that Josuke also possesses a Stand. After their strange meeting, the pair team up to investigate the town’s proliferation of unusual Stands!

I am Lynseal the Elf. The greatest gourmet in all the elven realm! In the castle town of Fahrenheit, a man appeared, pulling a mysterious cart and serving strange dishes night after night. The dish's name is "Ramen." With just one bite, the flavor is enough to send you to the heavens! In the blink of an eye, I became a prisoner to "Ramen," and every night, I waited longingly for that man. However, the man—someone I had grown close enough to call a "friend"—disappeared from before me after a certain night. Twenty years have passed since then, and I still stand on that same street corner, desperate for another taste of "Ramen." Ah... my beloved "Ramen," will I truly never encounter that flavor ever again...?

Haunted by death and rumored to be a "Death Goddess," Kito Tsutsuji falls off a building because of a man who believed those same rumors and resented her for them. At the point of dying, Tsutsuji is summoned to another world. The one who called her is the abhorred first prince of the Shinju Empire. Due to a commotion at the time of her summoning, she becomes known as the Holy Maiden. However, the outrageous man who summoned the her took her to his palace, saying, "This is my servant (thing)" and "I will determine whether it is a saint or not." What is in store for Tsutuji?

At a young age, Duroa Valrose realises that she’s been reincarnated as the villainess of a novel who is destined to die at the hands of the male protagonist, Nocturne Edgar. Determined to change her fate, she tries to befriend Nocturne, but little does she know that he is the only living black mage who can hear, sense, and even control people’s thoughts and emotions. To Nocturne, Duroa is an enigma. She is the first person that he’s encountered who is not susceptible to his magic, a fact that makes him feel both intrigued and intimidated at the same time. The two form a strained friendship, but Duroa has no idea whether the story is changing for better or worse. Will she be able to rewrite her ending and escape death?

Alice, a the leader of a popular idol group finds herself lost in a dark, evil, forest. There, she meets 'Heroines' who battle to the death for their 'Happily Ever After'. Alice, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, what bloody tale will these girls tell…?

4-Koma anthology about the video game Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber, on the Nintendo 64. Published in 1999.