In Victorian-era England, a young girl is rescued from a life of destitution and raised to become a proper British maid. Emma meets William, the eldest son of a wealthy family, and immediately falls in love with him. William shares her feelings, but the strict rules of their society prevent their relationship from ever coming out in the open. Traditional class distinctions and rich, historical details provide the backdrop for this appealing romance. Note: Volumes 8-10 are technically "Emma Bangaihen" or "Emma: Further Tales" and are mainly side-stories that focus on aspects of the story Mori-sensei couldn't cover during the original run of "Emma." - Won the Excellence Prize at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival in the manga division.

Tatsuya, a 29-year-old bachelor, gets accidentally summoned to another world and obtains [Agricultural Skills]. In order to survive, he starts a vegetable garden in a secluded forest. He thought that his life in another world would be extremely difficult, but the ingredients in this other world were delicious and the crops he grew on his own were also very delicious! Furthermore, he's also very happy with the dishes he made with Japanese seasonings! (Typical. Rice and sake are going to be a staple apparently, but you guys know the drill. ) Besides, if there are beautiful brides, isn't it okay if he lives in this other world? Loose and fluffy, a relaxing other world harem life!

A story of youth and sensuality. A thrilling real high school love story! High schooler Nachi Shinohara is a social butterfly. He can get along with anyone. On the other hand, there's the lone wolf, Takizawa Yuuri. A chance exchange of words leads to a relationship that no one knows about.

Dante Renatus, who had even claimed the throne as the Empress Regent with her excellent swordsmanship, is reincarnated as 'Helena', the daughter of the Duke of Peresca 500 years later. A second life she hadn't wanted. She had already enjoyed everything in her previous life, and had tried everything she had wanted to try. If she has to be reborn, it's just annoying and boring no matter what she does. In the meantime, Prince Caesar visits the duchy to avoid a power struggle, and Helena, who recognizes Caesar's talent, decides to become his swordsmanship teacher. "I'll make you an Emperor." It was just something I started thinking about, using the skills of my previous life to train future students and liven up my boring life. But even if you like me, don't you think you like me a bit too much? --- Dante Lenatous, who'd become the Empress Regent in her past life. Five hundred years later, she's reborn as the youngest daughter of a duchy? I have already achieved everything I wanted in my past life and done everything I'd wanted, so no matter what I do in this unwanted second round of life, it's annoying and boring. Since I was reborn anyway, I'd been thinking of teaching young students, but... my disciples love me too much. Was I this talented at teaching? "If it's for you, Teacher, I can even lead this world to ruin!" All I'd done was discovered Prince Caesar's talent, so why is he acting like that?! The teaching of young students by the Max-Level Princess who has no regrets or lingering feelings towards life--! --- I was an illegitimate daughter abandoned by the promiscuous emperor. From there, I ended up on the street where I learned that I had a knack for the sword. I competed in tournaments, became a mercenary, and I made a name for myself. Just when I had become the talk of the empire, the emperor wanted me back. In return, I demanded to be next in line for the throne. After years of hard work, I finally became empress and died happily. But here I am, alive again. Ugh, can’t a girl be left alone? This time, I’m going to be as lazy as I please! --- [Original Novel](https://page.kakao.com/home?seriesId=52334485) **Original Webtoon:** [Daum](https://webtoon.kakao.com/content/%EB%A7%8C%EB%A0%99-%EA%B3%B5%EB%85%80%EB%8A%94-%EC%98%A4%EB%8A%98%EB%8F%84-%EB%AC%B4%EB%A3%8C%ED%95%98%EB%8B%A4/2751), [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/home/58873967) **Official Translations:** * [English](https://tapas.io/series/the-dukes-bored-daughter-is-my-master/info) * [Chinese (Simplified) / 汉语](https://pdt.tencentac.com/?adtag=appshare.ios.detail%26QQ%26241&contentId=241&platform=IA) * [Chinese (Traditional) / 漢語](https://tw.kakaowebtoon.com/content/%E6%BB%BF%E7%AD%89%E5%8D%83%E9%87%91%E5%A5%BD%E5%8E%AD%E4%B8%96/302) * [Indonesian / Bahasa Indonesia](https://id.kakaowebtoon.com/content/Tuan-Putri-Jagoan-Sedang-Bosan-Hari-Ini/115) * [Japanese / 日本語](https://piccoma.com/web/product/103342) * [Thai / ภาษาไทย](https://th.kakaowebtoon.com/content/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87/402)

Kitase Kazuhiro is an ordinary salaryman who always leaves the office on time. Though this is Japan, so perhaps he's not really ordinary after all. What's truly strange comes after that; Every night, he takes a shower, changes into his pyjamas and has a good night's sleep. Then he dreams of a fantasy world, and only wakes up when he dies or sleeps in that world. One day, he's killed after stumbling onto a dragon's lair. "A nightmare," he sulks, until he finds his elf friend in his bed. Curious to see an elf waifu experience daily life in Japan? How's it like to walk with every man's fantasy on the streets of Tokyo? ___ - [Official LN (EN)](https://j-novel.club/s/welcome-to-japan-ms-elf)

She was murdered. Her remains, cut cleanly in two. Her death quickly forgotten, and the killer unidentified. After all, the only fate of the weak in this world is to be trampled underfoot by the strong. However, twelve years later, her childhood friend, Inubo Mamoru, plots revenge… so that he can put a murderer overlooked by the world six feet under with his own two hands. Having found the only element missing in his years-long plan—a “partner”—Inubo sets down the long and rough road to revenge. ___ **Official English:** [K MANGA - US only!](https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10186/episode/333680)

Nobuko Mori is a tomboyish young woman who has just moved into a town by the sea. Through a chance encounter, she comes to know Sano, an older woman who is a fashion designer for children's clothing and lives in the same town. As the two become good friends, complicated matters deeply rooted in Mori's heart begin to surface... An unflinching, frank drama between women centered on the growth of a woman.

The second year of junior high, when most students are in the throes of puberty and feeling the pangs of first love. It’s no different for Kanata Tanaka and Kazuki Yoshikawa, a girl and a boy who have been friends since elementary school. But even though Kanata and Kazuki are at the same point in life as their classmates, an air of adulthood sets the two apart. Kanata is taller and more attractive than the other girls, but the boys stay away because she seems too mature for them. Kazuki too stands out from the other boys, but the girls are wary of him because he seems like a player. And so, Kanata and Kazuki are thrown together in a charming, bittersweet tale of two seemingly mature students falling in love like the teenagers they are.

A collection of one-shots publlished between 2007-2008 published on various magazines and the Nisekoi pilot chapter: 1. Island (2007, Akamaru Jump) For the last 400 years, an island has been completely surrounded by walls, isolated from the rest of the world. Aira and Marue have always dreamed of voyaging outside the walls, where lies a devastating truth unbeknownst to them. 2. Koi no Kami-sama (2007, Weekly Shonen Jump) Tsuchibe Taichi, a boy who loves shoujo manga and believes in love above all else, ironically has the worst luck in love. His latest attempt in love is at the new transfer student, but a strange otherworldly force seems to be repelling him from her. 3. Williams (2007, Weekly Shonen Jump) William is a young boy who idolizes Aradoff, a character from a popular novel which told Aradoff's adventures, and always dreams of having a grand adventure on his own. William's meeting with the novel author finally puts him on an adventure to prove that the novel is not merely a fiction. 4. Personant (2008, Jump SQ) In the year 3333, everyone wears personants, technologically advanced masks, to maintain equality and peace, because they eliminate the "differences" in people that lead to discrimination and conflict. It has been 100 years since the government implemented this "personant system," so society has adapted. Yet one man exists as the only one in the world without a personant: the wanted criminal Damore! 5. Apple (2008, Young Magazine) The main character (the blond ponytailed guy - yeah, guy) is Aramiya Satoshi, whose main ability is shape-shifting into any animal… though at some point he has plants growing out of him, so he is able shape-shift into any living thing. I'm not sure if he was naturally born that way or if he was a biological experiment. Anyway, he's a pretty easy-going guy who just wants to be left alone to enjoy his solitary life in the middle of a junkyard, but apparently some army or another is always after him because of his ability. Luckily, he is able to fight off entire tank battalions before breakfast. 6. [Nisekoi](https://mangadex.org/manga/951/) (pilot chapter - 2011, Jump Next!)

The development of a gentle, warm relationship between a bookstore owner and a high school student.

Hotaru Morino is a second year high school student who has had an unrequited crush on Ren Otaka since junior high school. One day, while on a school trip with Ren and her good friend Shiori Yamamoto, their bus gets into an accident. When Hotaru wakes up, a young man who is dressed fully in black appears in front of her. He is Kuro, a grim reaper. A shocked Hotaru shoves him away but he has shocking words for her: "I'm your guide. Hotaru Morino, listen carefully. You're dead." Hotaru learns that if she does not get over her attachment to three things within 49 days, she will end up becoming a ghost bound to a specific physical location and wouldn't be able to rest in peace. She had slept for one month after the accident and has only 19 days left. And so, Hotaru sets out to settle the three lingering regrets with the limited time she has, in the company of Kuro. One of them is to confess her feelings to Ren, her crush of five years. However, when he is in front of her, she finds it impossible to tell him how she feels. As Hotaru settles her first lingering regret, dark clouds begin to gather over her and Kuro...

> Another Story The story of Asch, born Luke fon Fabre to the Duke and Duchess of Kimlasca. This story shows his trust in Van, the loss of his previous way of life, and the other events that led to him joining the Order of Lorelei as "Asch the Bloody" > Another Story 2 A story about the life of the Original Ion. It shows the despaired life he lived as a someone who could tell the future, who could foresee everything, including his own demise. It also shows how the God-General Arietta first became a part of the Order of Lorelei, and how she lived her life as the Original Ion's Fon Master Guardian. > Another Story 3 The story of Emperor Peony IX and his love with Nephry and his ascent to the throne of Malkuth. > Another Story 4 The story of how Dist and Anise met within the Order of Lorelei and how a they created a dysfunctional friendship that gave both the ability to move forward and show compassion to others. > Another Story 5 In the time before the occurances of Tales of the Abyss, Ion resolves himself to do better as a Fon Master. Accompanied by his Fon Master Guardian, Anse and Colonel Jade Curtiss of Malkuth, the unlikely group heads forward to bring peace between Kimlasca and Malkuth.

His more-than-friends, less-than-lovers cousin is so cute that he could die!!!!? Nozomu is a boy staying at his uncle's house over summer vacation. In the countryside, where there are no convenience stores, or any busses even, the boy has a problem. That problem is his younger cousin, Sou! He's being led around by this tanned, energetic girl day after day and can't show her the dignity befitting his older age! On top of that, whether intentional or not, he’s getting flustered by Sou's inviting demeanor. Eventually, Nozomu couldn't take his eyes off Sou and is falling more and more under her spell...!!? With a "cousin" like this, his reason is having a hard time hanging on! ___ **Additional Links:** - **Alt Official Raw:** [KADOCOMI](https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_004640_S?episodeType=latest) - [Official X](https://x.com/itokonoko0804)

A laid-back OL tempts a middle school boy into taking breaks with her.

Himeko Hanatsuka, age 12, and Bunji Tsuchiya, age 30. Their relationship status: "engaged." This story takes place during the Taisho Era, when modern Western culture was steadily spreading in Japan. In this unsettling and vibrant atmosphere the two, who call each other "Bunji-sama" and "Fiancée-dono", slowly develop their love surpassing the 18 year age gap.

Hana and Hina are two high school girls working at the same character goods shop, but they are completely different from one another. Hana is petite, uncertain and shy, while Hina is tall, confident, and trendy. Yet they share a secret: their school has a strict policy against taking part-time jobs. They also discover that both of them share an irresistible attraction to things that are cute, be it the uniforms at their all-girls’ school or…each other! Just how long will Hana and Hina be able to keep their afterschool jobs, and their feelings for each other, a secret?

Office lady Haru frequents the arcade daily to distract from her discontent with her company. There she easily crushes a delinquent high school boy in a game and somehow, he becomes attached to her. From acquaintances who just met at the arcade to gaming buddy, and beyond that, their relationship is...!?

In the decadent 90s, Yuki Ogihara lived an unremarkable youth while harboring a secret love for delinquent girl Saiko Samejima. Yuki's intense longing sometimes manifested as licentious self-gratification, eventually evolving into fantasies of "being defiled together with Samejima." When Yuki hears rumors that "Samejima will sleep with anyone for money," she becomes consumed by jealousy - desperate to know everything about Samejima, to possess her completely. Meanwhile, Samejima finds herself torn between Yuki's idealized image of her and the reality of who she truly is.

Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of The Flowers of Evil in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up. In the classroom, he finds not only his book but Saeki's gym uniform. On a mad impulse, he steals it. Now everyone knows "some pervert" stole Saeki's uniform, and Kasuga is dying with shame and guilt. Furthermore, the weird, creepy, and friendless girl of the class, Nakamura, saw him take the uniform. Instead of revealing it was him, she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life. Will it be possible for Kasuga to get closer to Saeki, despite Nakamura's meddling and his dark secret? What exactly does Nakamura intend to do with him? --- Official Release: - [Indonesian release](https://elexmedia.id/produk/serial/aku%20no%20hana-kembang%20jahanam) by Level Comics as **Aku no Hana: Kembang Jahanam** (2023)

Kuroiwa, a high-powered career woman who finds no joy in romance, is approached at a bar by Mashiro, a woman who’s her complete opposite, and they end up spending the night together. Thinking it was a one-night mistake, Kuroiwa then discovers that Mashiro is actually a junior at her company, and Mashiro even confesses that she likes Kuroiwa...!? Undeterred by workplace boundaries, the romance-obsessed junior Mashiro pursues her relentlessly, and Kuroiwa is gradually won over.

A delinquent girl suddenly appears before the plain, glasses-wearing Tanaka! What will Tanaka do!? And where will the delinquent girl’s love lead!?

WuWa canon story 2.7 (Secret part) Happy Ending closes the curtain of Rinascita Arc. Tears and joy filling the hearts of many people as a gratitude for the Heroes and a farewell for their guardian, Imperator. On a certain occasion, Montelli Family and Fisalia Familiy finally settled to sign an alliance mediated by Rover... Surely the proof of their alliance won't be just a simple tea party....Right????

A collection of 6 stories. [STORY 01] Suki Ja Nai (I Don't Love You) "If you always say 'I love you,' you'll find happiness." Thanks to grandmother's good luck charm, Rio is a very happy and bright high school girl, well-liked by everyone because she tells everyone that she loves them. …Except for a boy in her class named Kaito. For some reason, he's different from everyone else. He makes Rio nervous and gets her heart pounding, and she can't communicate an "I love you" to him. Just what's going on!? [STORY 02] Koi No Mukou (Beyond Love) Stories 2 and 6 are continuations of the first story. [STORY 03] Kiss No Jouken (The Terms of a Kiss) [STORY 04] Touched by Love [STORY 05] Surprise Attack [EXTRA] Happy

Collection of three short stories: - Lip Cream - Nagareboshi Iri Chocolate Cake (Chocolate Cake Made with Shooting Stars) Machida Yuuki asks her close friend Hiro to help her bake a chocolate cake for her crush, because even though Hiro is a guy he is an incredible pastry chef! But who is Hiro's Valentine's Day crush…? - Pocket Bell