Manga

Rough♥Boyfriend

Hajime has never been able to take his eyes off Naoto, the childhood friend he grew up with. Naoto is cute, but his bad attitude and sharp tongue get on everyone's nerves, Hajime included. Even so, Hajime keeps hoping his feelings will someday be returned. There is one problem, and it is a big one: Naoto hates gay people. He says so loudly, going as far as wishing they would disappear from the earth. Hajime, who is in love with him, must hide what he feels while staying close to a boy who would never accept it. The volume also tells of Shinji, whose devotion to his younger brother Haruki is tested when a debt he cannot explain comes to light, and Shuuji, who moves to a new town after his p

DARLING in the FRANXX!

The official four-panel gag manga of DARLING in the FRANXX! retells the whole story in short comic strips, with chibi versions of the cast and a caricatured take on each scene. Every episode is squeezed into three strips, so the drama, the mecha action and the romance have to fit into a few panels and a punchline. The humour comes from that clash of scale. Moments that would carry weight are shortened, exaggerated or turned around, and characters who usually face serious situations end up in silly everyday gags that tease their relationships and their quirks instead of their battles. Across 73 chapters the series keeps that rhythm and moves through the story without ever dropping the four-

A Tyrant's First Love

Dia wakes in a foreign land with no memory of who she is and no command of the language spoken around her. A baron's household takes her in, and for four years she endures beatings and neglect, her only comfort the eldest son of House Knolls, the one person who treats her kindly. That life ends the day Emperor Caire, ruler of the Caios Empire and notorious for his macabre hobby, storms into the mansion and looks into her eyes. Dia is taken from the only home she knows and brought to his castle, a place that soon proves to be a gothic nightmare of blood and desire. At the mercy of a sadistic emperor, Dia must survive a court that feeds on fear and the fixation of a man who seems to want som

Kaedegami

In a world where demonic monsters known as Shenguai roam, a young orphan named Kou lives alone in the mountains. His only company is Chiyou, a mysterious Shenguai with whom he shares a secret bond that few would understand or accept. Chiyou carries a tragic past behind her, and the weight of it keeps pulling the two of them toward danger. When that past finally catches up with her, Kou finds that protecting the one being he cares about will demand everything he has to give. Their bond is a secret, and it carries the two of them onward into an East Asian adventure, with Chiyou's past never far behind them.

Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain

Shi-Hu Lee has logged twenty thousand hours in Let's Kill the Demon Lord! over the past five years. When the game takes a turn he does not like, he cancels his DLC pre-order in anger and is suddenly sucked into the game itself. There he wakes in the body of Julian Kreipart Prason, the fox-eyed villain of the story. To survive the many enemies around him, Shi-Hu must play the part perfectly, even though he cannot use the moonlight blade, Julian's signature ability. Eileen, a genius gold mage, keeps him under close watch, and his own family wants him gone. Trapped in a role he never wanted and cut off from the power that defines it, he has to bluff, scheme and improvise his way through a sto

Senpai ga Boku wo Tori ni Kiteru

Yamada Ritsu is a first-year student and an assistant in the Student Council's General Affairs department, and lately he has the unmistakable feeling that danger is closing in on him. The source of that feeling is the council president, Jinguuji Mio: brilliant, beautiful and impossible to ignore. She approaches him with a whole arsenal of methods, and her preferred weapon is her own generous figure, which she presses against him at every opportunity. To Ritsu, each encounter feels less like affection than a calculated attempt on his life. Convinced that the president is out to get him, Ritsu tries to keep his composure while her relentless attacks continue. What he cannot work out is what

Aikagi-kun to Shiawase Gohan

Nagisa, a thirty-something office worker, finds her days running on the same quiet routine: work, home and meals eaten alone. That changes when Hiro, a younger long-distance driver who goes by Aikagi-kun, starts spending time at her place so often that the two end up almost living together. With him around, ordinary food tastes better than usual, and his enormous appetite turns every meal into something worth sitting down for. The easy hours they share, cooking and eating or simply being in the same room, begin to color Nagisa's everyday life. As the arrangement settles into something warmer than convenience, the two have to work out what they are to each other, and whether either of them

A Hidden Side to my Crush

Tomoya is a college freshman with a single goal: to get his first girlfriend. There is one problem he would rather not admit to anyone: he is still a virgin. At his school club he has grown close to Waka Sakuraba, a beautiful and charming girl who seems to enjoy having him around, but he cannot gather the courage to take the first step and ask her out. Then one day, by chance, Tomoya catches a glimpse of a hidden side of Waka that he was never meant to see. The girl he thought he knew shows a face she keeps carefully out of sight, and the discovery leaves him unsure of what to do with what he now knows. Tomoya has to decide whether he can keep pretending that nothing has changed, or whethe

My Cute Beast!

Da-im is a lovely elementary school teacher with a sharp tongue. Gentle in class yet merciless outside it, she can tear anyone apart with the fiercest comebacks, and people who mistake her cheerful looks for weakness soon learn otherwise. On-gyum is a florist with a heart of gold who is constantly misjudged. His intimidating build and stern face make strangers keep their distance, even though he spends his days arranging flowers and quietly looking after the neighborhood strays. The two have little in common on paper, but the cats they both love keep bringing them into the same places at the same times. As their paths cross again and again, the sassy teacher and the sweet-natured beast beg

The Baby Divine Beast

Iyanelle has always known a warm family that showered her with love, and her life as a princess seems as safe as a bed of roses. That world ends on the day she finds herself bleeding out on the ground beside her dead father. The culprit is her beloved brother, Crown Prince Agris de Roahim. Heartbroken and betrayed, Iyanelle can only accept her impending death. Fate, however, has other plans. Instead of dying, Iyanelle wakes again as a divine fox. In this new form, she must grapple with a body and a life that are completely foreign to her. The palace, her family, and the brother who betrayed her all belong to a past she can no longer touch. Even so, the memory of her brother's conspiracy re

Can't Get Enough of You

After losing his parents in a tragic car accident when he was young, Tae-Jun Kim vows never to forgive those responsible. Years later, now a powerful and wealthy adult, he crosses paths again with So-Eun Han, the daughter of the driver who took his parents' lives. Tae-Jun is hungry for revenge, and he decides to bully So-Eun until he feels satisfied. She has to endure his attention while the resentment he has carried for years shapes every move he makes around her. Yet the line between hatred and affection begins to blur. The man who swore he would never forgive finds his feelings changing, and the revenge he had planned becomes harder and harder to carry out.

From the Grave and Back

Han Myoung Woo is the son of a wealthy family, sharp-minded and determined to earn the respect of those around him. What he cannot overcome is his body: a genetic heart disease that borders on incurable. His father, the chairman, and the rest of his family never take him seriously, and the words that cut deepest come from those closest to him. Then an accident strikes, and he wakes in a body that is not his own: Kim Cheol Min, a student left severely injured. The mind that knew only illness and dismissal now lives among strangers, in a life he never chose, and the family that never took him seriously has no idea where he has gone. Between the life that was denied to him and the body he now

Movies Are Real

Ki Man-Seong is a minor supporting actor with little going for him beyond the occasional bit part on a film set. Then, under circumstances he cannot explain, the set turns into reality the moment the cameras roll. When the director calls cut, the take begins for real: Man-Seong is no longer performing, he is thrown bodily into the events of the scene, feeling every blow and every emotion as his own. The only way back is to deliver a perfect take. Scene after scene, he has to endure the roles he is handed and find a way to grow as an actor, without ever knowing what the next take will demand of him and whether he can make it through.

Ichi

Hajime Shiroishi, known to everyone as Ichi, has spent his school years as an easy target for bullies. He trains in karate and moves with a fighter's skill, yet the moment a real confrontation begins, his legs give out and fear takes over. What he cannot do is fight. That contradiction draws the attention of Dai Akakuma, a classmate who lives for violence and picks fights for the sheer thrill of them. Akakuma fixes his eyes on Ichi and refuses to let him stay on the sidelines, pushing him toward the confrontation Ichi has always avoided. And when Ichi is pushed to the point of tears, something long kept in check breaks loose: the violent impulse that has been residing inside him all along.

Karate Master Isekai

After losing a fight with a runaway truck, a karateka is transmigrated to another world, one full of swords and sorcery straight out of fantasy books. The goddess who sent him there offers him a superpowered cheat skill to help him through the heroics ahead, but he turns her down without a second thought. He already possesses the only technique he needs: karate. No sword, no magic, no divine gift. Whatever manner of otherworldly foe he may face, he refuses to walk any path but his own. Minotaurs, gigantic steel-clad knights and wicked sorcerers all cross his path, and none of them will discourage him from walking his own path in the way of the empty hand. A world of magic and monsters has

Yuki to Sumi

At sixteen, Yukino Tachibana is already one of Japan's most celebrated young calligraphy artists, performing live demonstrations for packed crowds around the world. Her refined air and mysterious beauty have made her the idol of her new high school, where everyone knows her as the School Madonna. The truth is less flattering. Beyond her genius with a brush, Yukino is lazy, rude and thoroughly convinced of her own superiority, and only one classmate sees through the act: Tarou Nakamura, who sits beside her and cannot understand the school's fascination with her. He is far more interested in Amano, the girl he has a crush on. That indifference draws Yukino's attention. When circumstances pus

The Detective of Muiella

Kate Smith is a maid at the Baron's estate in Muiella, a country where warlocks and witches are shunned. She is content with her quiet life and has no interest in marriage, unlike the other servants, who swoon over the moody new manservant, Ian. Kate wants nothing to do with him, but Ian is far too proper and handsome for his lowly rank, and chance keeps throwing them together in awkward encounters. When strange incidents begin to disturb the manor, her unease turns into suspicion: the new servant is hiding something. With the safety of the estate and its residents at stake, Kate starts investigating on her own. The closer she gets to the truth, the less certain she is of what she will fin

Mystic Prince

For a thousand years, an immortal emperor has ruled the Kingdom of Yeol, a divine land blessed by the gods with extraordinary powers. With that long reign at its end, the time has come to choose his successor. Twenty princes, each trained since birth and gifted with special powers, are summoned to compete in a series of trials, and only one of them will ascend as the new immortal god. Among them is the Fourth Prince, Jeok-yeon Ryu, who hides a secret that must be guarded with his life: he was born a woman and has lived as a man. As the princes gather with their own ambitions and agendas, intrigue and bloodshed seem unavoidable. The trials push the candidates into sharp confrontation, and t

The Helpless Saint and the Powerless Princess: The Tale of How a Saint with No Magic Was Summoned to Save Another World

Tamura Nana, a listless part-timer with no particular ambition, is pulled out of her room one day and summoned into another world. The people who called her declare her a saint and ask her to save their world, a role she never asked for and has no idea how to perform. There is one problem: Nana has no magical power whatsoever. Worse still, she is chosen as a partner by a princess who cannot use magic either, leaving the two of them as the leftover heroes of a kingdom that expected a miracle. Now the helpless saint and the powerless princess must find a way to save a world that has already written them off, with nothing but each other.

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department

In the kingdom of Dowa, a realm divided into thirteen states, preparations are underway for the monarch's ninety-ninth birthday. Across those states, a vast organization called ACCA oversees the railways, the police and much else besides, and its many agencies answer to offices far from public view. Jean Otus is second-in-command of ACCA's inspection department, a small unit with a central office in the capital and ten people stationed in each state. Their task is to keep track of ACCA's activities throughout the kingdom and keep reports flowing back to the capital, which sends Jean on frequent trips to the districts to check on conditions and personnel there. Those routine inspections tak

Manggemui Sichejumneun Cheonjaejeonsa

Two years have passed since he possessed a character in an insanely difficult game. To return to Earth, he must prevent the downfall of this world and reach the game's ending. But the game is merciless, and survival is not guaranteed. His only way to grow stronger is to collect the bodies of fallen soldiers and inherit their abilities. Each corpse grants him rewards, from increased stamina and proficiency to new combat skills. With every fallen enemy, he gains a fraction of their power. The world is crumbling, and the path to the ending is filled with danger. He is determined to see this game through to the end, no matter what it takes.

Hwangjeui Geom

Zhu Yunwen barely survived the brutal Jingnan campaign, his life seemingly at its end. Yet, in a miraculous twist, the souls of two legendary martial artists merge with his own: the fearsome First Heavenly Demon of the Demonic Cult and the enlightened Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Shaolin Temple. Reborn as the Heaven Destroyer, he awakens with power beyond comprehension. Now, bearing the combined legacy of ultimate demonic might and sacred Buddhist wisdom, Zhu Yunwen embarks on a perilous new path. He must navigate a world of conflict and intrigue, mastering these opposing forces within him to forge his own destiny and confront the challenges that await the one known as the Heaven Des

Isaki of the Cub

In the countryside, turning sixteen means deciding how to get around. Isaki has just reached that age, and his choice of transport is his neighbor's Piper Cub, an old plane that still flies well. In exchange for covering the fuel bills and running deliveries, he gains the chance to meet new people and widen the horizons of his small world. One day he decides to fly over the 2,000-meter-high Ogusu mountain range to see the tower his neighbor always talks about. The trip should be simple, yet the Cub feels heavier than usual and burns through fuel faster than planned. With the mountains below him and no explanation for the extra weight, Isaki has to work out what is happening before the tank

My Hero Academia: School Briefs

At U.A. High School, the hero course teaches young hopefuls everything they need to become heroes. Their days are filled with lessons and events that test their skills, from the sports festival to internships that push them into the field. Among these milestones is Parents' Day, a chance for all the kids to show their parents what they are made of. The event brings expectations and pride, along with a fair share of funny moments as the students try to live up to the image of heroes in training. Between the pressure to improve and the ordinary rhythm of school life, the students face the small challenges that come with growing up. The story focuses on their everyday experiences, capturing b

A Maiden in Love with a Maiden Boy

Mayu Minakuchi is a girl who wants nothing to do with men. Her aversion runs deep enough that she has never once thought of one as worth her attention, and she is perfectly content to leave it that way. Then she meets someone who makes her heart skip. It is a slender, lovely figure who seems to be exactly the kind of girl Mayu could fall for, and she falls in love at first sight, swept up in the feeling before she can think twice about it. There is just one problem: the person she has fallen for is a boy who dresses as a girl, and Mayu has no idea. As the two of them grow closer, everything she believed about her own feelings starts to wobble, and she is left asking whether she likes girls

Let's Lagoon

Yamada is a castaway on an island where no ships pass by, and he cannot remember how he got there. After finding his sports bag, he assumes he was on a school trip. With only seven days' worth of food, he decides to build a boat and leave. He believes he is alone until he finds a girl named Imaise Chika eating his food. The two are stranded together, but neither can explain the island or their lost memories. As they confront hunger, the sea, and the question of rescue, the mystery of why they are there deepens. Their struggle to survive becomes a search for answers, and the island holds no clear answers about what brought them together.

Isabella Bird in Wonderland: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

Isabella Bird arrives in Japan in 1878 and sets out on a journey that few foreigners of her time would dare to make. Heading northward, she becomes the first Westerner to travel to many remote locations along the way, with the island of Hokkaido as her goal. There she hopes to meet the Ainu, the aboriginal people of the northern island, and to learn about their way of life. The route is long and the land is unfamiliar, and her curiosity carries her far from the paths that other travellers follow. Based on a true journey, the story follows her travels northward through a country she is determined to see for herself.

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3

After a disastrous encounter with a noble, Myne makes the painful decision to say goodbye to her family and friends in the lower city. She takes the name Rozemyne and becomes the adopted daughter of Ehrenfest's archduke, stepping into a new life as an archnoble. Noble society is brutal for a weak seven-year-old. Rozemyne faces rigorous etiquette and magic training, along with her duties as High Bishop and forewoman. The demands threaten to overwhelm her, but the High Priest offers her a reward: the keys to the temple's book room. If she can earn them, she will gain access to precious books. Her name may have changed, but her passion for books remains the same. As the printing industry grow

Subaru to Suu-san

Mio Asahina and Subaru Ichijou have just moved into a new neighborhood, where they pass themselves off as siblings: a young florist and her grade-school brother, living quietly in a small apartment and keeping to themselves. In reality, Subaru is not a child. Only months earlier he was an adult man, a promising chef and Mio's boyfriend, until an inexplicable event reduced him to a boy's body and left the couple with a secret they cannot share. Now he stays home doing the housework and cooking dinner while Mio, a florist, works to support them both. Neither of them understands what happened or whether it can be undone. As they look for answers and a way to restore Subaru to his former self,

Fairy Tail: Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth

Sting Eucliffe, the White Dragon Slayer, now leads the Sabertooth guild, with Rogue Cheney, the Shadow Dragon, fighting at his side. The two wizards carry the weight of a guild that looks to them as its strongest members, and every decision Sting makes as master falls on the whole family gathered around him. That family soon comes under attack. One of their members is kidnapped, and a mage sets out to steal the Dragon Slayer powers that Sting and Rogue wield. Against rivals, outsiders and their own doubts, the two must decide what kind of guild they want Sabertooth to be, and how far they are willing to go to keep it together.

Expelled from an S-Rank Guild: I'm the Only One Who Can Understand Dragons, and Now I'm the Best Dragon Knight

Cyril has spent his life in a top-ranking dragon knight guild, and he has just been expelled from it. His crime was wanting to treat dragons as partners rather than as tools, an idea the guild and the rest of the world consider ridiculous. To everyone around him he is a madman, and no one can understand why he refuses to simply beat the creatures into submission. What nobody knows is that Cyril can hear and understand dragons. After meeting several unusual dragons and gaining their trust, he decides to found a guild of his own, one built on the bonds he was mocked for. The dragons treat him like family, and his new guild's rise draws attention fast. Now Cyril must prove to a society that s

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou

Akuto Sai enrolls at a magical academy with a clear goal: to join his country's highest order of magicians and serve society as a cleric. He has the grades, the discipline and the ambition to make it happen. Then the vocational aptitude test gives its verdict on his future: Demon King. Overnight, the boy everyone expected to become a priest is treated as the enemy of everything the academy stands for. His school life turns complicated on every side. The studious head of his class resents him, a girl with mysterious powers wants him for reasons of her own, and a beautiful android is assigned to watch his every move. All Akuto wants is to prove the prediction wrong, but the harder he tries,

Shibuya Goldfish

Hajime Tsukiyoda, a high school student hoping to find inspiration for his next film, visits Shibuya one afternoon. He never expects to end up in the middle of a real-life horror movie. Without warning, schools of massive goldfish descend on the crowded streets, and the baffled onlookers' confusion turns to terror as the fish begin to feed. Hajime and a handful of survivors take shelter in the first safe place they can find. From there they wait for a rescue that seems more and more unlikely as the hours and days tick by, while outside the bloody feeding frenzy rages on. The fish fill the famous scramble crossing, drift past the Hachiko statue and float through the city center, eating as m

The Creation Alchemist Enjoys Freedom: If I Am Exiled From My Hometown, I Can Make Magic Items With Transcendent Effects at the Knees of the Demon Lord

Thor Regus grows up in a military empire where a person's worth is measured by the sword, and he has none of it. His only talent is alchemy, a craft his homeland dismisses as useless, and that alone is reason enough for his own father, a duke, to have him exiled to the domain of the Demon Lord. Sent away as a hostage and a sacrifice, Thor expects nothing from the land of demons. Yet the magic items he makes there go far beyond anything the demon realm can produce on its own, and the maid who attends him is only the first to see what his craft is worth. In the country that threw him away, his alchemy becomes the foundation of something new, and the exile meant to be a sacrifice begins to bu

The Beast Tamer was Fired from His Childhood Friends' S-Rank Party

Lock is a beast tamer with no familiar of his own, yet he has spent years holding together an S-rank party made up of his childhood friends. They treat his support magic as a convenience rather than a contribution, and when a mission turns dangerous they leave him behind as a decoy. Cornered, Lock starts talking with the Fenrir his former comrades were hunting. Instead of killing him, the beast chooses to serve as his familiar, and the [Mini Monster Garden] he carries finally has something to hold: a place to shelter and grow monsters of his own. Lock sets out to gather more familiars, befriending beasts one by one and building a party of his own, while the people who abandoned him begin t

The Mob Soldier Who Became the Strongest with His Game Knowledge Wants to Hide His True Strength

Silva, a gate guard, one day realizes that he has been reincarnated as a mob soldier in the game he was hooked on in his previous life. Determined to survive in that dangerous world, he puts his knowledge of the game to use while hiding his true strength, so as not to throw the scenario into disarray. Then an unexpected turn forces him to cut down a powerful demon that even the hero struggles to defeat, and he does it in front of the heroine he admires most. Word of his real ability begins to spread, and the quiet life he wanted grows harder to keep. Caught between the story he knows by heart and the people living it, Silva has to weigh how much of his power he is willing to show for the s

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Ex

Crusch Karsten stands as one of the candidates for the throne of Lugnica, and at her side serves her knight Ferris. Behind that pairing lies a boy who changed both of their lives: Fourier, the fourth prince of Lugnica. The volume follows the years that bind the three together, tracing how a young prince, a royal candidate and a devoted knight come to share ambitions, duties and loyalties, and how that bond shapes the convictions Crusch brings to her claim and the devotion Ferris offers her. Each volume of this spin-off turns its attention to a different set of figures from the series, giving characters who usually stand at the edges of events a story of their own. Here the focus rests on C

Rock is a Lady's Modesty

After her mother marries into high society, Lilisa Suzunomiya leaves her commoner life behind and enrolls at an elite all-girls academy. There she is expected to smile politely, sip tea, and give up her beloved guitar in favor of the violin. Everything changes when she hears drums echoing from the old school building. Drawn to the sound, she ends up jamming with a skilled drummer who hides her own rebellious streak behind perfect manners, and her passion for rock music is reignited. Now the academy's most demure young ladies are teaming up to form an elegant rock band, chasing the sound they love while keeping up appearances.

Farewell, My Firsts: How My Heartless Childhood Friend Stole All My First Experiences One Bet at a Time

Wakaba Yoshizawa grew up alongside Komaki Umezono, the childhood friend everyone admires: beautiful, brilliant, an honor student with impeccable morals. Wakaba knows better. Behind that flawless mask hides a cruel, arrogant girl who looks down on everyone, and Wakaba is determined to prove she is nothing special. So she proposes a bet: whoever scores higher on the midterms wins. Komaki accepts, but sets her own condition, staking their dignity on it. Wakaba loses. From then on, every match between them comes with a price: each time Wakaba loses, Komaki claims another of her first experiences, starting with her first kiss. Wakaba keeps challenging her, desperate to win back what she lost, y

Sayonara Piano Sonata

Hikawa Naomi is the son of a music critic, raised among music and the people who write about it. Ebisawa Mafuyu is a young prodigy pianist who suddenly disappeared from the music world, leaving a classical career behind. The two meet, and together they form a rock band, joined by members who come from classical music and from rock. The group has to make those two traditions work side by side, in a band that is neither one nor the other. Between rehearsal and performance, Naomi and Mafuyu have to work out what the music they grew up with still means to them, and whether the band they have formed is the one they want to keep playing in.