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Nariyuki Yuiga comes from an impoverished family, so he's eager to secure a full scholarship to college before he graduates high school. His principal agrees, with one stipulation—he must tutor the two smartest girls at school and make sure they get into their target colleges! Rizu is a science genius who wants to study liberal arts. Fumino is effortlessly good at literature, but math makes her head spin. Nariyuki is stuck between a rock and a hard place, but who can complain about tutoring a couple of cute girls?

A struggling manga artist who's given up finds her passion rekindled by India and the women she meets there.

Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.

Nagata Kabi's newest diary comic details the complexities of her fraught relationship with food--from eating disorders and habits to food preparation--with unflinching and detailed honesty.

In this just-surreal enough take on the "school genre" of manga, a group of friends grapple with all sorts of unexpected situations in their daily lives as high schoolers. The gags, jokes, puns, and haiku keep this series off-kilter even as the cast grow and change. Check it out and meet the new ordinary.

She ... is a second-year high school student with a single all-consuming question: Will the boy she likes ever really notice her? He ... is the school's most notorious juvenile delinquent and he's suddenly come to a shocking realization: He's got a huge crush, and now he must tell her how he feels. Life-changing obsessions, colossal foul-ups, grand schemes, deep-seated anxieties, and raging hormones—School Rumble portrays high school as it really is: over-the-top comedy!

Julieta is an orphan who grows up in an orphanage. One day she was scouted as a model by a man called Cameron, who is the CEO of an US top cosmetic company. She soon rose to fame and become a top model. At the same time, she couldn’t help being attracted to Cameron and falls in love with him. However, no one knows that the secret of her birth is going to tear them apart …

Vampires, who cannot be exposed to sunlight, have been able to integrate into modern society by only going out at night. Yura Toraki is a vampire who works the graveyard shift at a convenience store in Ikebukuro. One day, he happens to save a woman named Iris, who turns out to be a member of an order of vampire exterminators! Before he knows it, Yura is living in the same apartment as his should-be nemesis!

One day, Kyutaro Horikita, the tall, dark and handsome cleaning expert of Kurokado High, comes across a sleeping maiden named Fumi Nishioka at school… Unfortunately, their meeting is anything but a fairy-tale encounter! It turns out Kyutaro is a “Sweeper” who cleans away negative energy from people’s hearts—and Fumi is about to become his apprentice!

The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her brother Jinka, however, hates humans, despite mostly being one. The siblings are joined by a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong. When the group uncovers a plot to experiment on humans and transform them into monsters, they vow to defeat whoever is behind it... Even if it means battling an entire army of warriors. The people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary!

Two miles up in the unforgiving heights of Mt. Owari, hikers and friends Asai and Ishikura are hit by a blizzard and lose their way. Injured and sure of his imminent death, Ishikura confesses to killing a member of their university hiking club five years ago. However, Asai then stumbles upon shelter and carries them both to safety, only to realize that the confession has forever changed their relationship—and that the brutal elements may no longer be the most deadly threat around.

The follow-up to the hit manga series Nichijou (and heavily referenced in the artwork of that series), Helvetica Standard is a full-color anthology of Keiichi Arawi’s comic art and design work. Funny and heartwarming, this two-part series is a humorous look at modern day Japanese design in comic form and a deep-dive into the artistic and creative mind of Keiichi Arawi. Part comic, part diary, part art and design book, Helvetica Standard is a deconstruction of the world of Nichijou. (Source: Vertical Inc.)

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Can you see the island in the sky...? Most people think it's just a metaphor or some weird hoax, but for those rare students actually capable of spotting the island floating in the sky, they are afforded the opportunity to enroll in Naraka High School. Graduation promises a cushy government job and a life of wealth and prosperity. It almost sounds too good to be true... Momiji Rokudou is a first-year who spotted the island and enrolled with dreams of the dazzling life that awaited him, but those dream quickly turn to nightmares when he learns the truth of the old adage, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Naraka High School offers a unique education, to be sure. The campus is a killing field floating above the earth, and the only requirement for graduation is survival! Best of luck in your studies, Momiji...

42-year-old Kyoko Otsuka has spent the last 13 years living life as "mom" for her rebellious daughter and soft-spoken husband. Kyoko thought her average and hectic life would continue this way until one day she is told that she only has a year left to live! Shocked by this news, Kyoko decides she wants to spend the remainder of her life "living for herself." She declares to her family, who have been spoiled and taken her for granted, that she is done being their "mom" and is going to take back her life as "Kyoko"!

Charity is a bundle of nerves at her friend's Christmas engagement festivities. A friend who has approached her in the past will likely take this opportunity to propose…and she accidentally eavesdrops on a conversation revealing the groom-to-be's illegitimate love child! Oh, no! She must tell her friend at once! But before she can, the groom Edward's best friend appears and puts a stop to her meddling. How can she stay silent and watch her friend become miserable? It's a story of love, lies, secrets and the creation of a meddlesome Christmas angel. Enjoy this spin-off of "Saving Sarah".

Every summer break, Kazu-kun spends a week with his beloved uncle Tetsunosuke, who lives in a mountainside village and works as a textile maker. Yuubae ni Niji is the story of their colorful days.

The story follows the life of a teenage boy named "Mesh," so-called for his unique "mesh"-colored hair: blonde with silver strands on the sides. It begins with a scene where Mesh, after being beaten, escapes from a mob and encounters Milon, a forger and painter. Mesh ends up staying at Milon’s house, and the two form an unlikely bond as they navigate life together. Each chapter is a poetic blend of crime, peaceful everyday moments, or the vibrant nightlife of artists in a fictionalized Paris. "Mesh" is regarded as one of Hagio Moto’s defining works, marking a pivotal shift in her artistic style. It was her first series to adopt a more realistic look while retaining the ethereal beauty characteristic of 1970s shōjo art. The story ventures into more mature themes while continuing to explore Hagio's recurring motifs, such as parent-child relationships and adolescence.

The origin of AidaIro’s masterpiece! "Toilet-bound Hanako-kun" was originally published as a self-contained short series, and you can read those three chapters here along with AidaIro’s debut work, “My Dear Living Dead.” If you want to see Nene try to curse her ex to death, Kou fall off a roof (more than once), or Hanako-kun butt heads with a new group of School Mysteries, come and see where it all began!

Joshi High is an elite school that most girls in Japan only dream of attending. Then one day everything changes—the all-girl school goes coed. There’s just one catch: The girls outnumber the boys. So begins a wild, no-holds-barred competition for the boys of the school. Which smart and independent-minded girl will rise above the fray?

A love that could change the world. And yet, their hearts are torn apart... That summer is a special sparkle in her life. An 18th birthday party. The first time she is allowed to wear a grown-up dress… And Beth meest him, Lyon Cantrell, that day. He is the only son of a prestigious family with the same name as the town they live in. They spend an entire summer being together and making love, but when Beth becomes pregnant, Lyon suddenly disappears. Although she is gutted by the cruel treatment, Beth gives birth to his child and raised him. --Nine years have passed since then. Lyon suddenlys returns and see Beth again, this time with anger and distrust...

Mayo is a high school loner who has issues with communication. She starts a peculiar job at a “Listening House,” where she silently listens to people’s problems. But her first client is Aoba-kun, the star of the basketball team who is seemingly perfect! Could Aoba-kun and his complicated situation be too much for Mayo to handle?! So begins the secret relationship between the girl who lacks communication skills and the guy who seems to have it all. Enjoy the first volume of this heart-warming love story.

As a young boy, Chiaki Mikado had an encounter with an unusual, three-headed puppy, and as a consequence of a bite from that dog, he lost a piece of his soul. Now a teenager, he finds himself unable to enjoy anything, but the three-headed dog is back in human form -- or more accurately forms -- to fix all that! Turns out that the three heads of the mythical guardian to the gates of the underworld are actually unique individuals, and each a pretty young girl at that! With his new roommate(s) leading the charge, can Chiaki experience the happiness that has so long eluded him?

On her 16th birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she’s never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds. But on the day she moves in, she finds three handsome squatters living in the house, and one seems to have already taken over her role!

Ten contestants agree to put their life on the line to have a chance of winning 100 million yen. To win, they must survive 10 days inside the prison... -Tenji

Chihiro Segawa, 27, works for a cosmetic company. One day, a friend tells her about a dating app with an 88% marriage rate, and no sooner has she registered than she's set up with her "soulmate." It turns out to be none other than Takane Momochi, the guy she liked back in her school days! He's now a commercial airline pilot, and Chihiro's heart skips a beat the moment he messages her. The screen says they are a 100% match... physically. What does THAT mean? A comic version of the hit romance on Love 365: Find Your Story!

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The beloved magical-girl fantasy by the creator of Full Moon and The Gentlemen’s Alliance +. High school student Maron Kusakabe has a secret: she’s Phantom Thief Jeanne. She sneaks into private art collections to steal paintings in which demons reside. Jeanne’s task is to seal the demons before they can devour human hearts. So far she’s been able to evade the police on her midnight outings, but now another thief has come onto the scene—Phantom Thief Sinbad—and he’s trying to take the paintings before she does!

Amelie Kurosaki is your typical high school student—or so she seems. She tries to stay quiet and abide by the rules; she has a crush on her delinquent classmate, Pako, who she's always fighting with. But her secret crush isn't the only thing Amelie is hiding—she's actually a vampire who's forbidden to fall in love with humans. But after a series of events, Amelie's hidden identity is revealed—right in front of Pako.

Nanoha and Chidori are best friends who attend the same all-girls high school—and also share a heart-pounding secret: they're lovers. Through sunny days and tumultuous storms, they’re always ready for new adventures together.

The story tells a romantic comedy between Tanaka, a high school teacher who loves otome games, and Murai, a high school boy who is in love with Tanaka. Tanaka, who has never been involved in a real-life romance, is confessed to by Murai but rejects his confession. On the next day, Murai transforms himself into the exact likeness of Tanaka's favorite character from her favorite otome game.

A sardonic rom-com manga, Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight is perfect for fans of edgier shojo like My Little Monster and Kare Kano. At school, Hinana is an honors student, respected by all her classmates. She’s totally above things as juvenile as crushes and dating. Secretly, though, she has but one wish: to have a fairy-tale romance. One day, a super-hot celebrity named Kaede shows up at Hinana’s high school to shoot a movie, and it becomes difficult to keep up her act. By pure chance—or y’know, fate!—Kaede reveals his own ridiculous personality to Hinana, and her ordinary life turns breathtakingly romantic! Or just really, really… weird?!

Won the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in Short Work category A compilation of short stories about weird high schoolers by Wayama Yama revised along with an original sequel over 30 pages long

6 horror stories by Kanako inuki, the first 4 all being about dolls. Playing with Dolls Mannequin Blue Eyed Marie Ventriloquist's Love Ritual I Can Fulfill Your Love Wishes

When a pretty girl shows up on campus, the whole school is sent into a frenzy. It's not often these sheltered youths get a real living and breathing female within their midst. The boys want to help her out but are they in way over their heads?

Kyoko Suomi is the princess of Earth in the 30th century. She lives among the commoners, unwilling to reveal her true identity and ascend the throne. The king will allow Kyoko to live as she pleases if she can revive her twin sister Ui, who has been trapped in time since birth.

Effects of Lucky Star: With comic strips of "loose" stories, you will find yourself giggling involuntarily. When you want to relax, or feel lethargic, or spend your time leisurely, is especially when we recommend this. Especially recommended for: People who are stressed People who are fretting People about to start some competition

An anthology of "one-shot" manga drawn by various artists and centered around battles between the Servants of Fate/Grand Order.

A girl was killed. Her body was cut in half. The culprit was not found, and her death was soon forgotten. After all, in this world, the weak were trampled by the strong. But 12 years later, the girl's childhood friend, Mamoru Inubo, begins to take revenge. He wants to destroy the murderer that the world has overlooked with his own hands. Inubo begins his tough journey by finding a "partner" that he has been lacking in many years of planning.

In Fushimi, Kyoto, a jr. high school girl named Inari, Fushimi has a crush on a boy, and acts a little foolish in trying to tell him her feelings. In a strange turn of events, Inari is able to change shape to the person she wants to be, and her love story in Kyoto takes many drastic turns for the better and worse!

Carefree Asahi's school is divided into two curriculums: one for ace students who devote their lives to serious study, and one for … shall we say, students who care more about enjoying life than having good grades (like Asahi herself!). When Asahi's dorm suddenly burns down, her options are to live with her grandparents far, far away (leaving no time for hanging out after school), or accept the class presidents' generous offer for her to move in to the smart kids' dorm, where she must pretend to be a stick-in-the-mud studyer or lose her housing. But her first night there she helps a mysterious boy back into the dorm after he breaks curfew ... and she must decide if her crush is worth breaking the smart kids' rules.

Tokyo, Planet Earth... High schooler Tatsumi Tatsunami lost his parents at a young age and now works multiple part-time jobs to live a hectic but peaceful life with his younger siblings. One day his body undergoes a sudden change... And now mysterious beings are showing up at his house! In order to protect the people he holds dear, in order to protect Earth (or "area"), Tatsumi must awaken! He better, because "they" are already here! Rising star Fusai Naba brings this new cosmic action fantasy series to Shonen Jump!

A tale of two siblings—one unconventional, the other harboring a great secret

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Toshinari Seki takes goofing off to new heights. Every day, on or around his school desk, he masterfully creates his own little worlds of wonder, often hidden to most of his classmates. Unfortunately for Rumi Yokoi, his neighbor at the back of their homeroom, his many games, dioramas, and projects are often way too interesting to ignore; even when they are hurting her grades.

Tottori Prefecture. This unexplored region, which lies on the outskirts of the far east island nation of Japan, is in danger of collapsing due to depopulation. The local god, Tottori-san, works hard every day to support his at-risk prefecture. His life is laid-back, peaceful…and completely turned upside down by a sudden battle to become the nation’s next capital! In this event, the 47 prefectures are represented by their respective local gods. Those who lose will face population outflow and eventually go extinct. Tottori-san has no choice but to win! The 47 Great Wars begins here!

From Manga Reborn: Jealousy, fear, and love...where does it all lead? Let Satonaka Machiko take you on a journey into the true heart of women in this sometimes dark, sometimes comedic short story collection!

The path to love is never easy, and Usagi has some unexpected competition. It seems that another ninja clan wants to welcome Lord Hanzo into the family, and they've sent the beautiful and talented Yuri to win herself a wedding. Usagi won't be daunted by her rival's looks and skills, but will Lord Hanzo's secret feelings for an off-limits princess be enough to send her away in despair?