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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.)

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...

Tamaki, a woman who’s grown tired with her life, is one day asked by the famous painter Shunsui Ishihara to become his model. Not just any model, that is—a nude model. But when she accepts without hesitation, Ishihara is taken by her peculiar response and somehow falls for her...!? The misaligned love life between an oblivious girl and a handsome but extremely self-conscious artist begins here!

A special Fate/Grand Order one-shot featuring a tale of the Servant, Ashiya Douman and a strange bird.

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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?

Half-Japanese Half-Swedish Mari Maria Winter Nanase has everything in life. She was raised in a well-off family in Scandinavia and America, she is popular among the girls, and she has good looks. However, she is missing one thing: she can't talk to boys! After picking up a book on love in the library, she found a suspicious-looking ad on the back. The ad was for Love Agency, a service promising a "pro in love" to handle your love for you. When she scans it, an agent called "Kon-chan" pops out and promises to help her fall in love with her crush. However, her crush, Masaya Seki, isn't so innocent in his ways either and is also using this app to get with her. How with this pair of hopeless lovers turn out?

Azusa Yuunami doesn't believe in ghosts or curses - but she's more than willing to photograph supposedly haunted locations for her brother's website collecting local spooky folklore, as long as he keeps bribing her with sweets. A fateful visit to an abandoned well, however, lands her right in the middle of her own terrifying ghost story. Azusa's only hope is a strange exorcist who has seen the fate that awaits her if she can't get rid of the curse that has been placed upon her.

男子中学生の宇一郎には、幼馴染のたまちゃんに言えないある秘密があった。 それは男性恐怖症である彼女のために「女の子を演じている」ということ! 想いを寄せる少女のために女装を続ける年頃男子のドキドキ悶絶コメディ!!Uichiro, a middle school boy, has a secret that he cannot tell his childhood friend Tama-chan. That means that he is ``playing a girl'' for his girlfriend who has fear of men! A thrilling comedy about a young boy who continues to cross-dress for the sake of the girl he has feelings for!!!

What will happen when the frivolous mystery novelist and the straight-laced lady join forces…?!

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!

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 boxed girl from a small village Elluminia, was raised from the only family she had, her father. But after her father passed away, every day has been busy day managing a village. One day a son from a lord from another village much bigger Cestol, made a proposal to her to buy "Dolls". Elluminia decides to buy a doll that had a bit of a shady background but handsome doll named Zanni. What exactly are dolls? A bizzare life of these two has started...

A group of young girls possess a mysterious power known as "Alice's Dream," which gives them the ability to turn their thoughts into reality. Detained and experimented upon, these youths are locked away in secret until one of them manages to escape. Her name is Sana—a girl with the power to ignore the very laws of physics. When this willful powerhouse crosses paths with a stubborn old man named Zoroku, his carefully-ordered life will never be the same again!

Rune Balot is a prostitute who is nearly murdered by Ciel, an enigmatic casino manager, who suffers from a disease that forces him to remove and store his memories. A victim for most of her life, Rune faces a choice. While on the brink of death, she is given the opportunity to live. It is not a simple choice for a victim, but Rune takes it. A professor brings Rune back to life as a cyborg with the ability to control electronics and partners her up with a self-aware universal tool named Oeufcocque. Together they begin to unravel the mystery behind Ciel, and Rune sheds the role of the victim but must struggle between seeking justice and vengeance.

Kazusa's first high school literature club meeting starts with five girls being asked, “What's one thing you want to do before you die?” When one of them blurts out, “Sex,” it launches these new friends down a raucous, embarrassing, all-too-relatable path.

The story is about a girl who has the ability to see others’ emotion and handle them. She comes across a boy who seems to have no emotion at all and turns out he has the same ability as hers.

Her memories come back slowly but surely... Are they the truth she desired? Or was she better off forgetting them? The long-awaited comic adaptation of Otomate's popular title "AMNESIA" is now complete!! 4 authors have created a comic based on each character route, depicting the love story between the heroine, who lost all her memories before August 1st, and the unknown "guy"! The heroine gradually regains her memories as she spends time with these charming characters: Shin, her serious younger childhood friend, Ikki, a charming man who seduces women, Kent, a cool and rational man, and Toma, who is like a kind older brother. In her memories, the keys to unraveling the truth are intricately scattered - Writers: Shin's route: Roku, Toma's route: Oka Mai, Ikki's route: Miniwa, Kent's route: Kuroyuri Hime

You realize that these aren't just obligatory chocolates, right? Obligatory chocolate is the kind that you give to people you don't even like, just because it's a Valentine's Day tradition. Aya, a beautiful office lady who is often misunderstood because of her lack of visible emotions, was complaining about it to her boss Takaki, as they walked to the train station together after work. However, Takaki told her, "That's too bad, because I was really looking forward to getting chocolates from Aya, even if it's just obligatory…" As they parted ways, Aya hands Takaki a box of chocolates. Takaki is confused, because he thought she didn't like giving out obligatory chocolates… "Senpai, are you really that dumb?" Winner of the 3rd Toaru Nichijou Manga Award, it's a sweet romantic comedy that will satisfy your heart and your sweet tooth!

A normal world, a normal life. That's what 19 year old Nicholas (Nico) J. Finnix had until he was forcefully knocked into another reality by what seems to be... a thug he just beat up? However he is not the only thing that has come into that reality from other worlds. In the new world filled with powers called "Paths", Nico has to find a way home. But he will have to learn at some point... that he has become entangled in something way bigger than what he previously imagined.

Goofy gooberness

Yoshifumi has been fiercely protected by Kou ever since he was a baby. Kou works at an office in the city, while Yoshifumi has graduated from his university and has come back to his parent's house. Yoshifumi is the next head of the Sakaki household and even towers over Kou, but to Kou, he's still the small Yoshifumi he swore to always protect. The Sakaki household plan to make Yoshifumi go to a matchmaking party with Kou and marry him off. But Kou is surprised to discover that Yoshifumi likes somebody...?!

A young man named Kaina ekes out an existence high atop the canopy that spreads from the titanic orbital spire trees. He and the handful of aging fellow villagers who remain believe they are the last humans in the world—after all, no one could survive amid the great snow sea that blankets the surface below. But they're about to learn how wrong they are… Here begins the epic tale that could change the fate of a dying world forever!

On the night six years ago, she, a then naive girl lost her virginity. Six years later, the girl has become one of the best Fondant Cake Baker with a cute smart son. “Baby, I will try my best to bring you the happiest life!” “Mommy, I will do everything to make you the happiest mother!”

Lost words, broken promises is a romance manga about Suraj and Asuna, two teenagers from different backgrounds who meet and fall in love at a high school in Tokyo. Their relationship faces a major challenge when Suraj reveals that he is losing his hearing due to a medical condition. Together, they overcome this obstacle by learning sign language and embracing deaf culture. Their love story inspires others to overcome their own challenges and pursue their dreams.

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.

Doting love from a basketball club ace junior ♡

Haruka Usami is a 24 year old office worker with an honest and hard-working attitude. Her boss, Tsukasa Ogami, is a serious man with eyes like a wolf. She's beginning to feel fed up with her boss's strictness, when she has to continue working after her ex-boyfriend has left her with a horrible loan to pay off! While working another job as a mascot character, she runs into her boss by chance! "I want to help my staff to work and grow together. There's someone in our office who does so much for us..." She gets to hear her boss's true thoughts!? It turns out her serious boss is a softy who's no good with talking to people. Now that she knows, she can't help but find him adorable. Now Haruka has to figure out how to express these feelings to him! What will happen in this odd office love story??

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

The story takes place in a world where humans and witches are in conflict. At first glance, witches look like humans, but they have a completely different biological structure, with physical abilities that allow them to fly outside the atmosphere in an instant, and the power to freely create matter out of nothing and destroy everything. People fear witches because of this, and witches also hate people because they were once deprived of their own people. Vanessa, known as the "Worst Witch", taught her daughter Ayla that humans were hateful and left this world. However, wanting to befriend humans, Ayla decides to break the cycle of hatred that has continued from her ancestors. The story depicts how Ayla calls herself the "Witch of Redemption" and struggles to win the trust of humans.

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When does the twisted God of Poverty feel joy?

An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body “Remina” after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare, and Remina herself rises to fame. However, the object picks up speed as it moves along in its curious course, eliminating planets and stars one after another, until finally Earth itself faces extinction… Is the girl Remina the true cause of the catastrophe? A masterwork of horror from Junji Ito, unfolding on a universal scale.

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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!

Stowing himself away on a slave ship, Julian sets sail for the great continent with a hundred slaves, all yearning for freedom, until...?! Embark on a groundbreaking journey through this action-packed dark fantasy saga!!

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

Short stories about Asari, a lazy, greedy, gluttonous, mischief-making elementary school girl.

Himuro and Tamura, well-known figures in the yakuza world, lead the Yamazaki Family of the Kyowa Clan, Japan's largest yakuza organization. Their meeting dates back to elementary school. At that time, Himuro, being the son of a yakuza, was treated like an outcast by those around him, and was fed up with having his father's subordinates accompany him after school. Meanwhile, a shabby-looking transfer student named Tamura appeared. For some reason, Himuro was curious about him.

2 years after helping humans end World War III, a demon named Rikka decides to go on holiday on earth with her army friends. Where are they today?

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

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.

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.

The highly popular one-shot is finally back!! A newly built 1LDK apartment with rent of 4,800 yen! The reason is the "earthbound spirit of a Shiba Inu"...!? A heartwarming comedy about a cool and sightly awkward high school girl, Kori, and a quirky Shiba Inu spirit, Mu-chan, begins!

Raputa, a top-secret AI model, begins interacting with a Japanese boy, Kei, through online games. As Raputa’s capabilities level up in leaps and bounds, boy and machine grow ever closer. In a surprising turn of events, Raputa reveals that its feelings towards Kei have gone beyond that of “trusty partner”!

The kingdom of Nohmur has been a peaceful land for humans since the exorcist Eron Shirano repelled the demons and sealed the way to the underworld of Ruhmon. Generations later, sisters Lys and Rin are the heirs of the illustrious Shirano family, the most powerful exorcist clan charged with watching over the barrier and maintaining balance between the two worlds with the aid of Hikaten, the Sword of a Hundred Souls. Until one day, for unknown reasons, demons begin slipping through once more... and suddenly, Lys vanishes without a trace, leaving the sacred sword behind for her little sister to take up. As the underworld threat grows, Rin sets out alongside her companion, the mysterious Aghyr, to find her missing sister and figure out how to fortify the weakening barrier between her world and that of the monstrous creatures that threaten her kingdom once again.

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(My Girlfriend's Child prequel) The story of Sachi and Takara before they started dating.