My childhood friend Shida Kuroha seems to have feelings for me. She lives next door, and is small and cute. With an outgoing character, she’s the caring Onee-san type, this being one of her greatest strengths. …But, I already have my first love, the beautiful idol of our school, and the award-winning author high school girl, Kachi Shirokusa! Thinking about it rationally, I should have no chances with her, but, while walking home from school, she only talks to me, with a smile even! I might actually have a chance, don’t you think?! Or so I thought, but then I heard that Shirokusa already has a boyfriend, and my life took a turn for the worse. I want to die. Why is it not me?! Even though she was my first love…As I was drowning in despair and depression, Kuroha whispered. —If it’s that tough for you, then how about we get revenge? The best revenge ever, that is~
The once-prosperous Japanese ninja are said to have been dismantled by the GHQ following the Pacific War and disappeared. In reality, the ninja still exist in secret, and their number is rumored to be as many as 200,000. Some of the elite ninja work behind the scenes at the national level. On the other hand, the ninja at the end of the line are often unable to find work. One such ninja, Kuro Kumogakure, is living the life of a NEET.
The Rainbow Stone Train crosses straight through a vast continent. Torquay Toy (the nephew of the head-conductor of Morning) wants to work on a train powered by rainbow stone, but ends up working on the "Morning" section, which is reserved for the lowest class passengers.
Carefree Megumi Kuroishi was living a life of luxury until the day a girl named Suzuka Kogami walked into his life. All of a sudden, Megumi finds himself kneeling at Suzuka's feet and prostrating himself like a servant! What Megumi doesn't know (until that very moment anyway) is that his family is cursed to follow the orders of the Kogami family. Also contains the extra one-shots: - Let the Time Freeze - Realistic Storm - Tell Me the Real Meaning of That Kiss - The Long Night of Pere Noel
Event planner Yuka Sawatani‘s life ended as the result of overwork. Reborn into an Otome game with her memory intact, she becomes the villainess Elizabeth. She tries to resist her fate, but at the ending of the game, she is promptly banished.
What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty, but her slim and slender fingers that were flying across the keyboard and her calm and composed manner!!! Embarrassing, no? At the same time, gaming expert Bei Wei Wei, at this time and place is on the computer, methodically commanding a guild war, and won a perfect and glorious victory despite being at a disadvantage, and was completely unaware that cupid is nearby. Soon after basketball player, swimmer, all-around excellent student, and game company president, Xiao Nai, uses both tactics on and off-line to take this beauty’s heart. Therefore this romance slowly bloomed.
Clay is a young golem molder, still learning about the world around him. His unique technique allows his golems to evolve.
Vomiting, poisoning, constipation, vaccines, etc., what is going on inside a cat's body at that time! A must-read manga for cat people to live a healthy life with cats!
The region of Parsa in the state of Karana is jointly governed by two great houses: the Fullranet family, masters of magical power, and the Romano family, unrivaled in martial might. Each house has a daughter whose breathtaking beauty and extraordinary abilities mark her as the future countess. Annamaria Fullranet, known as “the Black-Magic Lady.” Rosaria Romano, known as “the Silver-Knight Lady.” Though childhood friends, a trivial incident in their youth shattered their bond, turning them into sworn rivals who clash at every turn. Then, Duke Jeremiah arrives in Karana. A royal with prodigious magic, he had served as a general in the capital’s Sorcerous Kingdom Army—only to abruptly resign and relocate to Karana. Rumors swirl: he’s here to find a bride. "Marry him, and I’ll rise as duchess, lifting Parsa to new heights!" both ladies think. As the two reignite their feud, Jeremiah reveals a secret. “My source of magic—the gem Smeraldo—has been stolen. I can no longer cast spells. Whoever recovers Smeraldo… I will marry.” And so begins the coldly calculating courtship battle between two noble daughters—purely for power, prestige, and Parsa’s future?!
Short story on how to massage: Two students sit together and start talking about stiff shoulders, massages… and various other things their active teenage minds come up with.
Kanoto is one half of a pair of identical twins. The other half, Kanoe, died at birth, and has since been haunting him. Kanoto can't make up his mind whether or not he hates the troublemaking smartmouth that's his older brother, but…
A compilation of supernatural-themed short stories. 1. Hana no Otoko (花の男, Flower Boy) 2. Mado (窓) 3. Mizuiro no Hanran (水色の反乱, The Blue Rebellion) 4. Kinjiki (禁色, Forbidden Desire) 5. Tori no Habataki (鳥のはばたき, The Fluttering of Wings) 6. Kiiroi Kaigan (黄色い海岸, The Yellow Beach) 7. Kuroi Hitsuji (黒い羊, Black Sheep) 8. Pretty Pinchi (プリティピンチ, A Pretty Crisis) 9. Douglas to Watashitachi (ダグラスと私たち, Douglas and Us) 10. Rakuen no Tobira (楽園の扉, Sin in Paradise) 11. Sutoreto (ストレート, Straight) 12. Bunta (ブンタ) 13. Shinpiru Raifu (シンプルライフ, Simple Life) 14. Kochikochi no Kawaii Ko-chan (コチコチのかわいこちゃん, Tough Cutie-chan)
Collection of strange horror stories (in the vein of juvenile horror authors, such as R.L. Stine), from the master, Takahashi Yousuke.
Eclair, the daughter of House Bilro which is one of the nation's four great ducal families, is a top student at the magic academy and a gifted magic knight. One day she’s serving as a guard at the ceremony to choose the princess’s fiancé. In the middle of the proceedings, a magical device the princess wears suddenly malfunctions and explodes; Eclair throws herself in front of it to protect the princess and is swallowed by a mysterious magic circle. Mistral, the head of House Tamon, rushes to her aid... but Eclair’s body has been shrunk...! The key to breaking the curse? A marriage to the contrary duke! A romantic fantasy about two people at opposite ends of the spectrum and the story they’ll weave together.
In everything he does, it seems like geeky Tokiwagi Middle School student Hajime Kano comes in second place behind popular honor student Emi Sawatari. But when Hajime takes a trip to a new game store he’s been hearing about, their rivalry takes an unexpected turn. Welcome to the early years of *Magic: The Gathering*, when a trading card game shaped a generation forever!
In this 10 volume official Touhou series, spanning the time period of nine long years between the UFO and WBaWC games, we follow the misadventures of the business inept shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei and her ever-curious friend Marisa Kirisame, who meet a mysterious, young hermit woman named Ibara Kasen. Upon seeing how sloppily the Hakurei Shrine conducts its business, she decides to become a regular shrine visitor, determined to lend her near unlimited wisdom to the shrine maiden, in order to make her place a proper Shinto Shrine. Does the nagging, yet well meaning hermit bring nothing but good-will with her advice, or is there something more sinister hiding behind the friendly face and her bandaged arm?
Our protagonist, Aine, met Hiroshi by chance when she was very little, and she remembers even now how much fun she had listening to his piano performance. She has always dreamt of meeting him again, but when she does, he is called “The Piano Prince” and seems very hard to approach. And then, before her appears the spirit of Chopin himself! He will make the wheel of fate turn for the two main characters!
Kotoha is a second-year high school student who puts all her energy into her part-time job, her studies, and her fashion sense. One day, when she returns to her boarding house, she finds out that Itsuki, a university student, is her temporary landlord!? Itsuki is great at cleaning, cooking, and being considerate, but Kotoha can't hide her excitement and confusion at his perfect landlord skills and his doting attitude! A peaceful battle between an independent-minded honor student gyaru and a naturally charming university student begins. (Source: Pixiv, translated)
A collection of short stories: 1. Watashi no Ouji-sama (My Prince) A rich man and a poor man appear before Hanako, an office lady who used to be rich. She wavers over which man to choose.
A boy and a girl are forced to join hands for all eternity!? In a land ravaged by an epidemic known as "Troy", the only people with healing arts capable of stopping the seizures caused by the disease are the Sisters. Although they have a high resistance to the disease, they are searching for a person who is truly immune, so that they can find a cure. The main character is Sister Elraine, one of the Sisters who becomes infected with Troy. But, when she touches Kiri, a seemingly ordinary boy, her seizures stop. Could he be the one!?
On my 24th birthday, I came home to find a woman who wanted to be my girlfriend! As a "loner" since junior high school, I was confused by all this. But the truth is she is my mother's junior at work, and my mother asked her to!? A pseudo-romance between two people with the same interests has begun!
My name is Miyabi Mifu. I'm a lonely sixth-grader, and I don't have any parents or relatives.....or so I thought for the last twelve years! One day, I found out I'm a quadruplet!! Three other girls that have the same face and voice: Ichika-chan, Nitori-chan, and Shizuki-chan. We were all raised alone in different places, but from now on we're going to be living under the same roof. However, living with only other children is chaos! Also, the differences in our upbringing could lead to some uexpected circumstances...? We're all the same, but we're also different! Our cute sisterhood life begins now!
***The comedy spin-off story focuses on the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura.*** Summoned to another world to serve as the Spear Hero, Motoyasu Kitamura is a pitiful young man who eventually finds himself only able to love filolials. But after being fatally injured in battle, Motoyasu wakes up yet again in the exact circumstances of when he was first summoned. It turns out that his spear possesses an ability known as Time Reversal! With his stats unaffected by the reset, Motoyasu decides to fight once more. His motivation: to once again see the smile of Filo, the filolial that he loves more than any other! Could this be considered the start of a new game in god mode?! The long-awaited otherworldly redemption fantasy begins!
How did Tamamo Cross and Masami Komiyama meet?