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Kohane Yuzuhara is a 17-year-old high-school student who doesn’t have any interest in makeup. When her mom whisks her away on a sudden move back to Tokyo, though, Kohane gets called ugly on her first day at her new school by her hot classmate Iori Yashima. Iori’s a rich boy whose family owns Yashima Cosmetics, and he can do makeup like a pro. Kohane’s had it with Iori’s massive ego until, one day, he transforms her by doing her makeup. Could Kohane be starting to develop an interest in cosmetics?

The wealthy man confronts her with a loveless marriage that’s like a punishment… After her father’s death, the family’s confectionery company is struggling, and Kate begins working at a nightclub to make ends meet. However, she freezes when she sees a familiar face among the customers. Nikos… Why here of all places! Three years ago, Kate fell in love with and got engaged to a man she had met on a trip to Greece, but they had a bad break up because her mother disapproved of the marriage. He has become one of the wealthiest businessmen in Greece, but… The next day, Nikos comes to Kate and says, “You will marry me. If you don’t agree, I’ll take over your company.”

Are the feelings I have for my brother-in-law…a sin? Katy receives a startling confession from her late sister's husband, Adam. He’s planning to use the frozen eggs her sister left behind to have a baby, so Katy offers to be his surrogate. She doesn’t want Adam to be the only one making decisions for this unborn child. Especially after her wealthy and handsome brother-in-law had separated her sister from her family in the past. Katy feels confident in her decision…until she succumbs to her brother-in-law's charms…

The creator of “Vampire Knight” returns with a tale about a female ninja in modern Tokyo. --- When the master she has sworn to protect is killed, Mikage Kirio, a skilled ninja, travels to Japan to start a new, peaceful life for herself. But as soon as she arrives, she finds herself fighting to protect the life of Mahito Wakashimatsu, a man who is under attack by a band of ninja. From that time on, Mikage is drawn deeper into the machinations of his powerful family.

Deep in the gorgeous Missouri countryside stands the Hotel Crosby, run by former lawyer Elissa. Having lost her parents at a young age, protecting her two sisters and their quaint hotel is everything to Elissa. However, those peaceful days come to an end with the arrival of a man gripping the deed to the land. Sporting jet black hair and an assertive demeanor, he tells Elissa she has until next Spring to vacate the premises so he can build a golf course on the land. The hotel means the world to Elissa, and she's not about to let some man destroy her happiness without a fight.

For years, Saint Evelyn has protected her country with her powerful healing magic, earning her the love of the people. But then, the first prince breaks off their engagement and strips her of her title, only to name her incompetent half sister as the new saint. Cast out from the only life she's ever known, Evelyn is forced to find her place in a world that suddenly feels all too vast. Fate smiles upon her when she stumbles upon a young boy from the streets who shows her a new path: making a living with her healing magic. The next thing she knows, she's earned her first commission—and a handsome count is proposing to her?! With discontent growing in the royal family over the prince's folly and adoring fans flocking to her side, Evelyn must navigate political intrigue, newly realized fame, and unexpected romance in the air. Now if only she would realize just how much everyone adores her!

Working retail is tough enough with regular human customers, but what about when they're owls, wolves, koalas... and a woolly mammoth? Welcome to the Hokkyoku Department Store, where new employee Akino's customers are talking animals–including extinct species! Just like any shopper, each has their own complicated request that Akino must strive to satisfy. From a wealthy laughing owl searching for the perfect present to delight his wife to a thespian sea mink attempting to find a gift for a long-awaited reunion with her father, Akino must learn to meet their needs, while also dealing with her challenging coworkers and elusive floor manager.

"Doesn't that mean I'm taking your virginity again?"The start of the intensely arousing wedded life of the amnesiac (me) and my gal wife!?

Casey, who grew up in an institution, was never in love, until… Casey, who grew up in an institution, is not good at socializing. Still, she has made a name for herself as an indie singer and thought she could survive on her own. She wants children, but she doesn't want a husband. Because Casey's mother was abandoned by her father, she thinks men are all the same. And yet, in the far outback of Australia, in the endless wilderness, Casey meets Troy, a rancher. He shares his water with her, and his heart is filled with kindness and strength. No matter how much Casey doesn't want to follow in her mother's footsteps, she can't stop herself from being attracted to him...

There’s never a dull moment when the life of a boys’ love fanboy turns into one! From encounters with cats to bookstore trips and every sweet moment in between, enjoy this anthology featuring stories exploring Sasaki’s and Miyano’s relationship together—including three original stories by series creator, Shou Harusono!

The main character, who promised to get married when he turned 18, looked at his family and realized "marriage is hell," but it was already too late. His childhood friend has grown up into a super duper nutjob woman he can't escape from?!

When Rinka Shinonome, a new transfer student, arrives in high schooler Mitsunari Miyazawa’s class, he immediately falls for her and asks her out…only to be impaled by a grotesque monster! The next day, he awakens to find it was all a dream…or was it? As it turns out, he’s been reborn with the power of the Magus of Envy, and he’ll be fighting alongside Rinka from now on! Will he be able to master his new abilities and protect his little sister from the fiends that once claimed his life?

In the depths of Chinatown lies a curious pet shop. There, it's said you can find any animal you desire, no matter how fantastical…or dangerous. The city is plagued with strange accidents, and somehow, pets from that shop always seem to be involved. Detective Leon Orcot is determined to pin the blame on Count D, the shop's caretaker. But the beautiful man is just as enigmatic as his pets—and he certainly isn't talking.

Meredith is shy and self-effacing—even though she’s the daughter of an actress, the spotlight just makes her insecure. Still she agrees to participate in her company’s charity bachelorette auction to help out a friend. Much to her surprise, she finds herself very much in demand after getting a makeover and a sexy new dress! As the price keeps rising higher, she begins to wonder which bidder will be the man to win her attentions.

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A man came to me in the evening. He changed my destiny drastically... A man comes to Joey's hair salon just before closing time. When Nick, a man who shows up the next day, invites her to dinner, Joey feels a crush. But she can't, she's not in the mood for that. Because she has issues concerning her daughter and her deceased father. Suddenly, the brother of her late husband comes to visit and wants to take his niece. The opponent is a American elite. There is no chance for her to win. Then Joey finds out that Nick is a sergeant and asks him to be her fiancé. He gladly accepts, but...?

Commenced when the artist was only 21 years old, and yet it shows surprising maturity in both style and story. Most importantly, Kitagawa captured the essence of the age bordering adolescence and adulthood. In a sense, 19 is the GQ of manga. Our hero, Kubota Kazushi, will have his heart broken three times (and his virginity intact) before he finds a steady love, and that's just half of the story. The story can be very light hearted, and then very depressing sometimes. The tone is, IMHO, overall melancholic. Comparing with some other bland shounen stuffs that are out there, 19 scores far above the field. Kazushi Kubota is an eighteen-year-old guy that has never had a girlfriend. One day, the girl that he had been secretly in love with comes back into his life after four years! Will he have the courage to ask her out? Read on and see!

When new lives are brought into the world, Gaye is there to help! She works as a nurse in the maternity ward, and when she mistakes Jonathan for a father-to-be, he's too surprised to explain that he's just the new uncle. Jonathan soon offers the nurse a ride home, but Gaye refuses to be dropped off at her doorstep. Gaye is hiding something, but how much longer can she manage alone? Jonathan is determined to find out her secret, but will he be able to handle the truth?

When Hana worked up the courage to speak to the mysterious loner in her college class, she never expected the encounter would blossom into true love nor that he was secretly a wolf living in human form. Their relationship was far from ordinary, but she wouldn't have had it any other way. Her joy only grows with the births of Ame and Yuki, who have inherited their father's unique ability to transform. But life is full of both joy and hardship, and Hana is left to bring up her little wolves on her own. Raising human children is hard enough…but how will she handle their wild side, too?

Hikari “Picasso” Hamura, a grouchy teenager with a talent for drawing, dies in a freak accident. The gods decide to revive him, but only on the condition that he use his artistic gift for the good of humanity. Picasso discovers that sketching a person’s aura yields a surreal portrait of their psyche. Stranger still, Picasso can dive into these dreamscapes and help people by exploring their deepest emotions, memories and perceptions.

Harriet has been raised by two strict great-aunts. She has always obeyed her aunts and lived a life of constancy, leading her to become a plain and frumpy woman. But she can bear her cloistered life no longer when her aunts try to set her up with a man she despises. That’s when her longtime crush and colleague, hunky sports reporter Steve, offers to lend a hand. On a whim, Harriet asks him to help her with her bold plan, and from there, fate transforms her into a gorgeous woman!

"Give me back my body!" Lady Sophia was supposed to marry her beloved prince, Alfred, and live the rest of her life blessed with happiness. However, when the villainess of the story, Rosalie, places a terrible curse on her, their souls exchange bodies! Her once-happy life descends into absolute despair when Sophia--now Rosalie--is accused of a crime she didn't commit and is exiled from the palace. "This isn't me! I want to go back to my old body!" As she wanders away from the capital, she meets a merchant named Raul. With his help, Sophia sets off to change her fate and return to her rightful body!

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

The cheerful Saya Kanra and the shy Yuto Kozaki are childhood friends and started going out in middle school. But, for Saya's surprise, Yuto makes a high school debut and becomes the hottest guy in school! Panicking about her plainness and afraid of being harassed by his new fans, Saya decides to keep their relationship a secret and becomes a "gloomy character" so not to caught attention. Now that Yuto is the popular guy and Saya is the nerd girl, will their relationship last through the secrets?

“An epic tale of one very ugly, but ridiculously strong man!” His looks are -255, touching girls causes him pain, and sexual acts will literally tear him apart. Just what can our ex-salesman Shigeru get in the other world in exchange for such inconveniences...? This is an epic tale of one very ugly, but ridiculously strong man!

Hero Filina’s party is on the brink of annihilation in the face of a powerful Demon Lord. The almighty demon proposes to spare their lives on one condition - that he may swap bodies with the hero for a year. Atty, a Priest and Filina’s childhood friend, naturally objects to the proposal, but Filina agrees to the terms to protect her companions. Thus begins a new journey for the Demon Lord, naive to the ways of the world, and the quirky group of adventurers, as they set out to vanquish the new Demon Lord once and for all...!!

Mysterious objects from space have landed, embedding themselves within human beings around the world and granting them impossible powers according to their deepest wishes. Seventeen-year-old Utsugi Minoru's only wish is to be able to live apart from the world and events around him. But will he remain the same after experiencing his new powers--and new dangers?

Yukino, who works for a major real estate company in the industry, is forced to return to her hometown for a political marriage her father has forced her on her. Intending to break off her long-time crush on Rei, the company heir, Yukino ends up spending the night with him the night before she is to quit her job the following month... It was supposed to be the first and last time, but from that night on, Rei no longer hides his possessive desire for Yukino...? Yukino's heart is shaken by Rei's doting love and the impending political marriage. This is an adult roller-coaster love story you won't be able to take your eyes off of.

Tsukino Hiiragi was born deaf. When her oblivious classmate Taiyo Enomoto suddenly starts talking to her, she's interested. But, as she carefully reads his lips, she starts to wonder: what nonsense is he talking about anyway?

Fight the temptation… Don’t forget he is as ruthless as they come! Having grown up as a foster child, Sylvie cherishes her colleagues like family. When Marcus, their largest shareholder, appears ready to ruin the company, Sylvie sees him as the devil. Confronting him, a man rumored to be a merciless businessman, Sylvie becomes even more convinced that he’s the devil himself because of his ability to stop a woman’s heart just by looking at her. Desperately enchanted and determined to protect her family at the same time, she must struggle to fight her instincts.

At a private girls' boarding school, Myōjō Academy, thirteen girls are transferred into the academy's "10th Year Class Black" (10年黒組, Jūnen Kurogumi). Of these thirteen students, twelve are assassins from various backgrounds who are all tasked with assassinating the remaining student, a girl named Haru Ichinose. If they succeed, they will be granted any wish they desire, but if they fail, they are expelled from the class. However, one of the assassins, Tokaku Azuma, has sworn to protect Haru from the other assassins.

After losing her parents in a tragic accident, Nakahara Asami becomes a ward of a mysterious benefactor known as 'Ashinaga Ojisan.' With the stipulation to excel in her studies and pursue a medical career, Asami begins her journey at medical school. As she navigates this new chapter apart from her boyfriend Katsumi, she encounters enigmatic classmates like Moritsugu Shun and the charming professor Hayasaka Tasuku, each harboring their own hidden truths. Amidst this unfolding tale, Asami grapples with uncovering the identity of her secretive guardian and the uncertainties that lie ahead.

Kaito Sena’s life hasn’t exactly been easy. Unfortunately for him, death isn’t about to get any better. Summoned by none other than Elisabeth Le Fanu, the “Torture Princess,” Kaito has to choose what he wants for his second life—be her butler, or die a long, painful death by torture. What is he to do but become her servant…and help her eliminate the fourteen ranked demons wreaking havoc in the world! See the original light novel come to life in this gritty manga adaptation!

“I’m the ace of the Evil Noblewoman’s Guild…and I have to play the heroine now? But I’ve only ever played a perfect villain!” An evil villainess heads toward her happy ending. Madeline is the ace of the Evil Noblewoman’s Guild, having starred in 93 different stories to date. For her next reincarnation, she had hoped to get an easy assignment that would help her score a promotion...but finds herself the heroine in a School Life Romance Novel! But with her pride on the line, Madeline is not one to run away from a challenge. With the help of guild Navigator Leold playing a handsome instructor, can Madeline successfully become a heroine and find her happy ending? Find out in this villainess-turned-heroine romantic comedy!

MODERN manhwa recommendations for my bordies.

"How did we get to this point...?" The orchestra that Aguri plays trumpet for is really hurting for funds, but when they finally find a matchmaking company to sponsor them, that company's CEO turns out to be a sadistic jerk! The first words out of his mouth are about how much he hates music. Just who does he think he is?! Despite that totally awful first impression, Aguri finds herself pulling him into her arms when they get stuck in an elevator together later that day. To make matters worse, he walks her home after a work party one night, and before she knows it, they're kissing...?!

A young student is unsure how his future looks like. He isn't the only one uncertain on this path. Along with his Partner-Pokémon Eevee, they explore and think about what they want to become one day. (If I could, I would officially translate mangas with 0 japanese knowledge. 😂)

The masterpiece of Wagner's opera "Ring of the Nibelung" now comes as a Japanese comic! It is said that if one wears the ring made out of gold taken from the river of Rhine, one can rule the world. Only those who abandoned the joy of love can obtain the power to make the ring. Alberich who was reviled by the fairies of Rhine, cursed love itself and made the ring. The series is comprised in 4 volumes.

Ostrov Ilegenes je domovem mezinárodně uznávaného výzkumného institutu genetického inženýrství. Kromě výzkumů týkající se genetické manipulace, tu je také černý trh. Velký zisk si získává z masové produkce klonů a prodejem lidských orgánů. Lidé si na Ilegenes ukazují jako na místo, které opustil Bůh – Sodomu. Fon F. Littenber vstoupil do vojenské akademie Ilegenesu, aby se stal silným. Chce pomstít smrt svých rodičů tím, že zničí černý trh.

[Afternoon Shiki Award 2022 Spring Shiki Award] In a 19th-century Irish orphanage, children are succumbing one after another to a deadly epidemic. Realizing her own time is near, Coco flees with nowhere to go. On her escape, she is taken in by Jack-o’-Lantern, a devil from folklore passed down through myth.

Annalisa never met her father, so she’s surprised one day to learn that he has left her a vast orange grove in his will. It's a bizarre move for the cold-hearted man who abandoned her mother before Annalisa was even born. To claim her inheritance, she visits the Spanish island of Menorca, where the dangerously handsome millionaire Ramon saves her from drowning in the sea. His mysterious and yet suave charm sets Annalisa’s heart racing. In order to protect her father’s loyal workers and the livestock, she’s determined to revive the orange grove, but that means pitting herself as an enemy against Ramon…

You're from a different world. And yet I can't help but be attracted to you… Elana is taken aback by her new neighbor, Niko Radcliffe. He’s a count from a small European country and a playboy and ruthless businessman, not to mention dangerously attractive. He's from a completely different social class than Elana, and she’s happy to keep her distance. However, he startles her with an unexpected request. He wants Elana, a certified librarian, to help him organize the old documents in his mansion. She's interested in the job, but…then she'll have to see him all the time!

For nineteen-year-old Rika, cosplay is her life! And as now she’s finally out of high school she must bear the weight of an ambition she can’t share with anyone… One day, she meets a high-school student who she seems to get along with on a dating site, and before she knows it, she’s arranged to meet up with him IRL. The only catch is that he still thinks she’s in high school herself. He’s younger than her, but he also seems to be her type… Can she really dive into a relationship while she’s still cosplaying?

Ko and Shin Hizuki are two very special brothers. Shin was adopted by a vampire couple who two years later had a biological son, Ko. Therefore, between the two there is no blood bond but their relationship is very strong, despite Ko being a vampire in all respects, while Shin is a normal human. Their life was turned upside down when another vampire killed their parents, forcing Shin to make a "blood pact" with Ko, giving him his blood to protect him by making him stronger.

Melon is clumsy and bad at everything - he knows this much about himself, and he's never let it bother him. What does bother him, though, is that he has no money, no place to stay, he's quit school, he's hungry, he's in a city he doesn't know well, and it's raining... And yet, he meets someone who's having an even worse day than him, one Kawai-san, who wastes no time in inviting him up to his apartment for a hot meal and sex. Melon decides on the spot that he'll be Kawai-san's kept boy! Why not? Kawai-san is rich, and Melon, as it turns out, likes sex with men. But are things between them really that simple...?

Thousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara "Red Rose" Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless dhampires, Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day… Akabara's quest takes a sinister turn when an entity called the Black Swan appears. The Black Swan inhabits the body of a young human girl every 50 years, giving her the power to destroy the Vampire King and his queen. With each incarnation the Black Swan grows stronger--will the 49th Black Swan mean the end of Akabara?

Yuito's first love began at 15, when his classmate Kouta asked him out. 15 years later, they're in a rut, and those sweet days of puppy love are nothing but a distant memory. Every time they open their mouths, it starts another nasty argument. On their 15th anniversary, Yuito tries to save their relationship by surprising Kouta with a nice home-cooked dinner, but his plan backfires spectacularly... He's nurtured this love for years... and he's determined to get it back. TW : Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence, proceeds with caution

On his third Everest expedition in June 1924, George Mallory and his climbing partner Andrew Irvine disappeared on the North-Eastern ridge during their ascent - having been sighted only a few hundred metres from the summit. In 1993, in a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mount Everest, stumbles across an old camera. Could it be Mallory's? And does it hold the secret of whether Mallory and Irvine made it to the summit almost 30 years before Hillary? Based on the Baku Yumemakura novel of the same name.