DRAMA

This volume features seven short stories, four of which focus around Tooru and Kei, members of the band JX's.Find out what happens when you're groupies are young, beautiful and rich enough to kidnap you for afternoon tea!

As violence and death increase, a prophet foretells a snowfall that will bury the world and all life. The Savior and Kuroto are the hope and despair that manifest in the world. If only Kuroto is erased, the world can continue…Hanashiro has been raised by the prophet as the Savior, told that only he could save the world from destruction. Hanashiro s duty is to kill the one known only as -Kuroto- While traveling, Hanashiro stumbles upon and immediately recognizes Kuroto. Instead of finding some monster, Hanashiro is faced with an ordinary, quiet young man that lives a hermit-like existence in the mountains. Slightly confused and curious, Hanashiro stays his hand and slowly becomes friends with Kuroto.However, time passes and it becomes apparent that the next snowfall will be the one that never ends. Does the world s existence really depend upon Kuroto s fate? Will Hanashiro fulfill his duty?(Source: shinkeikaku)

Yasukado and Yasutoki are twin brothers born as the heir and protector of their family's feudal household. When an assassination attempt is made on Yasukado, Yasutoki must do all he can to protect his beloved brother and lord.

Working as a piano tuner, Yuzuru had met various kinds of pianist. But when the music of a unique and eccentric pianist Rion reaches his ears, he knows that he won't be able to escape from the latter's charms. And when Rion confesses his love and convey his desire to make Yuzuru as his official piano tuner, Yuzuru find it as something that is hard to believe. Does Rion like him for who he is or his skills? 

Is what we have... love? ... Or friendship? Yoochun and Junsu's friendship that is full of pink blossoms, but at times, their love shines a lovely color that cannot be defined. 

1) The Day I Become a ButterflyThere is a rumor going around school that Mikami can “hear” when one’s death is near. Uka has just turned fifteen, but doesn’t know how much longer he’ll live… Will the budding love between Mikami and Uka have a happy ending?2) You At the End (Hate Ni Aru Kimi)A short story about a guy sick of this world and the silent, unlikely boy who anchors him to it.3) The Lonely WarCan men and women have platonic friendships? Suzu is determined to try.4) Blue Cat's TunnelA story about one girl's hope to find a way out of her life...5) Tokyo Alien YulalaA young student's trouble understanding his classmate makes him think the boy may be an alien.6) Planet YoursAn abused boy has trouble relying on his friends.Note: stories 1, 2, 5 & 6 are shounen-ai, stories 3 & 4 are shoujo.

Popular writer Itsusu Touki learns about the death of his estranged twin brother, Kazuki, and rushes to help in any way he can. This eventually ends up in him being given custody of Kazuki's toddler son, Ryouta. Ryouta quickly comes under the impression that Touki's his father, but this is the least of the young man's problems as he struggles to overcome the trials of suddenly finding himself a single parent.Ryouta begins to attend the nursery where Kuramoto Yuuji (nickname: Nacchi) is the caretaker. Nacchi's bright and cheerful disposition is an instant hit with kids and parents alike, and Ryouta loves him. But what does Touki think of this sunny guy, his polar opposite in terms of personality?

Against his will, Haru is forced into living with his brother's daughter Akira, whom lost both her parents, for three months. He never wanted to come back to the house where his brother and sister-in-law lived, nor did he want to see Akira. All of these r

In June 1983, Maebara Keiichi moved to Hinamizawa Village and was enjoying his peaceful life with his friends. In the midst of this, Keiichi encounters mahjong and falls in love with the game. However, the enigma of the mysterious deaths that occur in Hinamizawa village and his consecutive losses in mahjong begin to eat away at Keiichi's mind... Is this defeat a conspiracy, a coincidence, or a curse? From the moment he grabs a mahjong tile, his peaceful life begins to go awry. Read Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan - Tsubamegaeshi-hen on manhuascan

A man in armor with the power of darkness, Ares the Dark Knight, was heading to the Demon King's Castle as a member of the Brave Party. Hoping to defeat the Demon King and make a triumphant return to the hometown of Lulua, the hero's wise younger sister... And in the midst of the final battle, just as Ares delivers a dark blow... with signs of being taken somewhere, out of nowhere something takes you to another world. It feels like you've been caught up in a battle royale, in which strong people from various worlds participate!? To return to the original world with Lulua, who was separated, the dark knight Ares fights. The story of trying to be the strongest in another world begins

If my life is a boring life without anything special, then I'll just create it myself! Hong Seon-hee, who realized that her life has no impact, decides to decide the genre of her life herself. With a sparkling romance! Will Seon-hee, who decided to become the main character herself, be able to live a special life with the male protagonist?

She is a replica made by Sunao, living as a substitute for her. She never expected that she would fall in love....and wish to live her own life. On days when Sunao is sick, or not feeling like going to school, she is called to take her place. She was born to this world when Sunao wished to have a substitute. No one knows that she exists, but she tries to do her best for Sunao whenever she is called. One day she talks with Sanada, one of her classmates. They become friends, but soon he notices that she is different from the original Sunao...he was the first one who did. She tells him to talk with her only when she has her hair half-up. Sanada does like she told him, and they enjoy their time together. As they become closer, she realizes that she has special feelings toward Sanada. But she doesn't know what will happen to her...if she, a replica, falls in love.

Amidst the chaos of her parents’ bitter divorce, Alaskan teenager Waverly Lyons trades in her textbooks and parka for a summer of suntans and short-shorts with her aunt in Florida. A fish out of water even back in the snow, Waverly is determined to be everything she isn’t back home: cool, fun, dare she even say part of a group? There’s just one problem. She doesn’t know how to swim. Enter Blake—the super-tan, super-hot, super-arrogant boy next door who seems to hate her guts. When he discovers her secret, Waverly is positive that her perfect summer is perfectly over. But then Blake does the unthinkable. He offers to teach her.

Jotaro Fukamachi - private detective, 177 cm tall and 75 kg, long face and muscular. He is not an ugly man, but he is not handsome. He once married a doctor and had a daughter, Kaori, but they divorced, and his heart is a lonely love hunter.The quintessence of a humorous hard-boiled story - you can't talk about manga without reading this.

Jotaro Fukamachi is a private detective. He is divorced from a woman he can't forget, with whom he had a daughter. He is allowed to see her once a month and has regular telephone contact with her. He lives in the office of a strong-willed woman dentist (who becomes his partner at the end of the series). He has a reputation as a sleuth, but he's rather stingy and often self-serving. On the other hand, he has principles (sometimes rather caricatured) that he sticks to. The most important of which is to "always keep a promise", even if the person to whom he made it is no longer with us. As a result, he sometimes invests excessively in businesses that bring him no profit. He is friends with a rather nerdy and gentlemanly Yakuza leader, Kurosaki, has connections with a gun-runner called "the fugu", a dirty police commissioner and other local residents. Through cases of disappearance, local investigations and searches for missing persons, he comes face to face with the darker side of human nature. But he never loses his sense of humor or his faith in humanity.

Jack decided to become a cop to deal with his issues of being mixed blood and to possibly patch things up with his father. An important undercover assignment is given to him, and he meets Michael, a man who's a lot like him, but

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The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A older brother with a serious brother complex for his little brother, made it a point to dress his little brother as a girl, as his little brother got older, the love for his older brother fades. This is a comedy between a brother obsessed with his little cross-dressing brother. 

Itou Keita is a boy with no remarkable talents beyond his better-than-average luck, until one day he receives an acceptance letter out of the blue inviting him to attend the prestigious all-boys academy, Bell Liberty School (BL School). Why has he been admitted to this amazing academy, and how can he possibly live up to the expectations of whoever let him in? As he settles in to his new life, Keita is sure to find companionship in his rather eclectic cast of schoolmates.

Plot: Kinasuki Shin is a delinquent who always seems to get into trouble- but his martial arts skills usually save him from getting hurt during fights. One day, as he was being threatened by a group of gangsters, supermodel Takami Ukon sees him and is impressed by Shin's superiority in fighting against the gangsters. As fate would have it, Ukon discovers how Shin's bad luck has landed him in a huge debt involving an imported car. Shin's only option is to repay the money via monthly installments by finding a part-time job. Ukon meets Shin at school the following day and proceeds to explain that he saw the whole incident by accident, but promises not to tell anyone. He then offers Shin a job as his bodyguard. The initially skeptical Shin is later enticed by the high wages and signs a contract with Ukon.Ukon transfers to Meikyo High School ends up in the same class as Shin. Whenever both of them are together, they become involved in more trouble than either would have been in if he were alone. Eventually Shin confesses to Ukon that he seems to 'attract disaster and bad luck'. To his amazement, Ukon admits that he has the same problem.Predictably, the duo become quite popular at school; beautiful but wild Shin and handsome supermodel Ukon. Even so, no one knows about the fact that Shin is Ukon's bodyguard, as it was agreed that the matter should be kept confidential because Shin could not bear to let Houshou senpai (his benefactor) worry about his huge debt. What will become with the two of them as they go through high-school life together? Many new characters appear as the story progresses, and the ensuing drama and hilarity make this manga well worth a read for any BL fan.

Coming back to an empty home after many years, the young alchemist finds himself in a series of events that are about to change his life.

Scandal-plagued idol male protagonist, Mu Shangshi, suddenly transforms into a fat man on the day of his concert. To make matters worse, today was the day he was supposed to die, and newbie-death reaper, female protagonist Xing Yue, is sent to collect his soul.

From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods' divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede now whiles away his days in an inescapable miniature garden for the amusement of the gods, particularly Apollo. But the gods themselves are no strangers to the boredom of eternal life, and as Ganymede quickly discovers, they will do anything to keep themselves entertained, both at his expense and at one another's...

A conspiracy led by a selected few, freed from the hands of death after being infected by the vampire syndrome. After successfully establishing their world secretly, they became the most powerful entities by having control not only of the police but also of politics and the media. People who knew of their existence called them “The Afters”. Meanwhile, Taesu Dan, who had lost everything due to them, forms a strong team for his revenge. Having established his team, Taesu heads to “Red table”, a prison camp for bloodbags, to rescue Dam Yi, the bloodbag with the best blood on Earth. How will Taesu Dan carry out his revenge? And will he and his friends succeed?

The latest work by Tomohiro Yagi, creator of "Iron Knight'' and "Red Sprite''! An earthling visits a planet where beastmen live. The beastmen are shaken by the sight of "humans" for the first time!? The beasts' observation of "humans" begins...!! (Oneshot translated by /a/nonymous)

Introverted sophomore Autumn Lyne likes being alone with books... until she's forced to befriend her sister's bandmates. She then forms a special bond with one of them, the charming Michael Summer, who has more to him than meets the eye. Heartwarming and bittersweet, this coming-of-age tale chronicles the memories of a young woman as she comes to terms with the changes in her life brought about by her first love. Because sometimes, the best way to move forward is to look back.

A very popular romance novel of the highest purity - long-awaited manga adaptation! Kiho, who has always studied since she was a child, did not have any friends when she entered junior high school. She becomes friends with a classmate who asks her to help him with his studies, but for one reason or another, she is further isolated from the rest of the class. Furthermore, one day after failing the high school entrance exam and entering a high school that she had slipped through the cracks, she loses the meaning of life and decides to end her life, when a fateful encounter occurs. ......!?

The story of a young boy Kamui growing up to become a ninja. His life of training ends when he realizes that he doesn't want to be a ninja and decides to become a nukenin (outlaw ninja), someone who is not affiliated with an organization and is hunted for leaving the clan...

Twenty-six year old Nagisa Kataura has a secret. By all appearances, she’s an average temp-worker, but beneath her business-casual exterior she’s a devoted cosplayer. Transforming into her favorite anime and manga characters is her passion in life, and her hard work and creativity has earned Nagisa respect amongst her cosplay cohorts. But to the rest of society, her hobby is a silly fantasy, so she has to keep her two worlds separate. However, as demands from both sides of her life begin to increase, she may one day have to make a tough choice – what’s more important to her, cosplay or being “normal”?

Alice Seno is a seemingly shy and meek girl who always seems to be outshined by her older sister Mayura. One day, Alice has an encounter with a mysterious and magical rabbit girl, and her life is turned upside down. Alice discovers that certain words have power, and that she has the potential to be master of a set of sublimely powerful words called the Lotis Words. But power always comes with a price, and the price may turn out to be Alice's sister Mayura...

From the artist of Kimi ni Todoke comes another story of first love! Seventeen year old Sachi Takamura has never had a boyfriend. When a sympathetic classmate arranges a group date, Sachi meets the charming and magnetic Yukihiro Miyamoto. It's instant attraction—until she hears that he's a sweet-talking playboy! Is he everything that the rumors promised, or is there more to him than meets the eye? Sachi sets out to win his heart and stumbles upon more than she bargained for...

It is said that to have ‘Royal Blood’ is a curse that sets one up for a life of conflict and sacrifice. No one really understands how it came to be or why. What is known is that the Royal Blood is a supernatural mutation of one’s blood, carriers of this blood take on the name of ‘Bleeders’. The Royal Blood grants Bleeders an ability that is unique to them, this ability is called a ‘Royal’. This Royal’s purpose depends on the Bleeder’s heart, some may seek to change the World they live in, others to protect those around them. Inevitably, they will clash, hence the curse. Robbed of peace, their life will be dictated by what they choose to value most… Royal Blood… or human heart? On the 18th of June, year 1500. In Riva, a small town near Pavia in Italy, two brothers reunite. Unbeknownst to them, their meeting will set this somber story in motion. All in the pursuit of something more. Crimson Ribbon is an amateur manga that tells the tale of the members of the Bulsara bloodline, one of the many possessing this unexplained power, and the countless scenarios that end up playing key roles in the development of their lives. Driven by their blood, will they ever be able to find peace? ————————————————————————————————

Two mysterious transfer students investigate a school where, in the past two months, three student have fallen to their deaths. 

This is one of the most well-known titles by Yamagishi Ryouko. It shocked the public immensely when first published, because the story depicted how the legendary regent of Japan, Prince Shoutoku - who also supported the spread of the new religion; Buddhism - fell in love with a man, suffering because of it, and acting on his unrequited love. This is no ordinary shounen-ai manga, but its homoerotic theme is the biggest motivating force behind this convoluted story with complicated language and plot-line. 'Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi' is regarded as a masterpiece in the manga world.Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi won the 1983 Kodansha Manga Award for sh?jo. 

An albino boy and a white lion form a unique bond.

A work packed with stories that make you cry, smile, and heal. A compilation of original short stories, including commercial oneshots and manga previously published on Twitter or Pixiv.

While Mitsuha is on the verge of giving up her long-held dream and her passion of becoming a professional pianist and is beginning to live a quiet and traditional life, a glimmer of hope appears to her by chance, which is about to reveal mysterious aspects of herself that she herself didn’t know about.

The torso of a headless, limbless body is found half-buried by a riverbank. It belonged to middle-aged mother Yaeko Miyagawa, and after an investigation and trial, her daughter Hikari eventually confesses to her murder. For many years, Hikari had been subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her mother, revolving around her failure to make it into a top medical school and become a doctor. Even after nine years of futile applications and entrance exams, Yaeko refused to free her daughter from this virtual prison. What led to the fatal stabbing that ended Yaeko’s life? This series, based on a true story, will explore Hikari Miyagawa’s experiences up to her greatest tragedy—and what happened to her afterward.

"I dyed my hair black for you... so notice me." Shimizu-san, the delinquent highschool girl who sits next to Hondo with her newly-dyed hair, gradually lowered her voice, slightly blushed, and laid her face down on the desk. After that, when Daiki Hondo talked with his friend about how he wanted be with a girl who can cook, the next day Hondo ended up partnered with Shimizu-san in cooking class, even though she used to always skip class. When Hondo mentioned that he wished he could try a girl's hand-made cooking, for some reason she brought two bentos to lunch the next day and shared one with Hondo… This is a coming-of-age romantic comedy with Shimizu-san, a delinquent highschool girl who is clumsy in love.

Ten years ago, he used to play a lot with a girl named Oto-chan. They promised to marry if he grew taller than her over the years. With modest but indelible memories in his heart, Hajime Aoima led a normal high school life - until the "promised day" arrived with Oto-chan. Upon reaching the tree where they had made the promise, what Hajime sees before his eyes is an amazing spectacle. A nostalgic and captivating suspense story full of charm and horror!

This manga contains four stories: 1. Houmonsha (Visitor) A prequel to Thomas' Heart narrating the earlier life of Oscar. Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences. 2. Shiro (Castle) 3. Egg Stand was translated in French under the name ''Le coquetier'' in Moto Hagio Anthologie De l'humain 4. Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic): The one-shot Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic) was published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics on September 27, 2010.