The Essence of Love

The Ancient Magus' Bride

Chise Hatori has spent her fifteen years unwanted and unloved. Abandoned by her father and orphaned by her mother, she has been passed between relatives who never wanted her, until desperation drives her to a slave auction. There, she is presented as a rare Sleigh Beggy, a being with an unusual affinity for magical energies, and sold to the highest bidder. Her buyer is Elias Ainsworth, a mysterious magus with a beast's skull for a head and powers beyond her understanding. He takes her to the English countryside and declares that she will not be his slave, but his apprentice—and his bride. Thrust into a world of fairies, dragons, and ancient magic, Chise begins to learn the ways of a mage.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Kobayashi is an office worker who lives a quiet, solitary life in her small apartment. Her routine changes when she meets Tohru, a dragon who can transform into a young woman and who insists on becoming her personal maid to repay a debt of gratitude. Tohru is devoted and eager to help, but her lack of understanding of human customs and her overwhelming powers turn everyday tasks into unpredictable situations. As they share a home, Kobayashi tries to keep her ordinary life on track while dealing with a dragon maid whose good intentions rarely go as planned.

WITCH WATCH

Morihito Otogi comes from a line of ogre familiars and possesses the inhuman strength to match. His life takes a sharp turn when his father informs him that he is to become the familiar of his childhood friend, Nico Wakatsuki, a teenage witch who has just completed her training. Though reluctant, Morihito accepts the role after learning that disobeying a witch's order would curse him into a strange cow-tiger hybrid. The two teens end up living under the same roof. Nico is thrilled to share a home with her longtime crush, while Morihito focuses entirely on his duties as her protector and familiar. Her clumsy magic and unpredictable antics constantly create chaos, making his job far more diff

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability

Prince Lloyd was not always a prince. He retains perfect memories of his previous life, when he was a sorcerer of considerable ability. Forced to reincarnate, he decides to continue his magical studies no matter his new status. His new life, however, brings its own challenges. Now the seventh prince of the realm, he finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy. Determined to master magic at his own pace, he must navigate the peculiarities of his young body and his position within the royal family.

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

Katarina Claes, the eight-year-old daughter of a duke, hits her head and suddenly recovers memories of her previous life. She realizes she has been reborn as the villainess of an otome game she used to play, a character destined to obstruct the heroine's romances. In every route of the game, Katarina faces a terrible fate: exile or death. Determined to avoid her doom, she uses her knowledge of the game to change the future, whether by learning new skills or befriending everyone around her. Years later, her careful plans seem to be working. But Katarina never finished the game in her past life, and a hidden route may threaten everything she has worked for.

My Wife Is from a thousand Years ago

Jiang He, a young woman from the Tang Dynasty, suddenly appears in the modern world before Xu Qing. Everything she once knew—her family, her friends, her enemies—is now twelve centuries in the past and has become ancient history. Bound by a love that seems to span a thousand years, Xu Qing does everything he can to help her start over. Together they navigate the confusion, small joys, and everyday challenges of building a new life in a world she does not recognize.