Yue Yu Er Fen Zhi Yi Lianren

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.

WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?

Willem Kmetsch awakens from a long, icy sleep to find he is the last surviving human. Five centuries have passed since the Beasts drove his people to extinction, and the world now consists of floating islands inhabited by various other races. Lacking the animal-like features common to these species, Willem is seen as a "markless" and struggles to find his place in a society that has no room for him. Aimlessly wandering, he eventually accepts a military posting and is shocked to discover that the "weapons" he must watch over are a group of young faerie girls. As he gets to know them, he learns they are treated as disposable tools in the ongoing war against the Beasts and are willing to sacri

Inu x Boku SS

Ririchiyo Shirakiin comes from a wealthy family, but her sharp tongue and haughty attitude hide a deep insecurity about her inability to live independently. Determined to escape the constant attention that comes with her family name, she moves into the Maison de Ayakashi, an exclusive residence where every tenant is assigned a personal Secret Service agent. Despite her wish for solitude, Ririchiyo is assigned Soushi, an agent arranged by her parents. She tries to push him away, but his unwavering devotion proves difficult to dismiss. As she settles into her new life, she discovers that Soushi is actually a fox spirit she once rescued. Life at the Maison de Ayakashi is not as peaceful as it

Hotarubi no Mori e

Hotaru Takegawa is six years old when she gets lost in a forest said to be inhabited by spirits. A masked young man named Gin helps her find her way out, but warns her that he will disappear forever if a human ever touches him. From that day on, Hotaru returns to the forest every summer to spend time with him. As the years pass, Hotaru grows up while Gin remains unchanged. Their friendship deepens with each visit, and Hotaru's feelings for him become harder to ignore. Bound by a rule that forbids any physical contact, the two must navigate a bond that can never be fully realized. The volume also includes three other seasonal one-shots: a girl drawn to a guitar melody from an abandoned scho

Barefoot Angel

On a winter day in modern-day England, Turner, a shoemaker, comes across Benny, a barefoot young man shivering on a park bench who claims to be a former angel. Troubled by the state of this stranger, Turner invites him into his home to shelter him from the cold. Benny throws himself into learning about the human world, and Turner, curious about his unusual guest, decides that he wants to make him a pair of shoes. Because the work will take several months, Benny stays in Turner's house for as long as the shoemaking lasts. As the two grow closer, feelings begin to develop between the shoemaker and the former angel. Their arrangement, however, was only meant to last until the shoes are finish

The Sweetest Man

Minhoon's life takes a drastic turn when he picks up his childhood friend Hyungwoo, who is drunk and acting strangely. That night, Hyungwoo kisses him and bites his lip, revealing a shocking secret: he is a vampire. With that bite, Hyungwoo declares that Minhoon's fate is now irrevocably bound to his own, hinting that Minhoon may be transforming into a vampire as well. Thrust into a hidden supernatural world he never knew existed, Minhoon must grapple with this new reality. While he hopes this confession will finally break down the walls of secrecy that have always surrounded Hyungwoo, he soon realizes that understanding the world of vampires is far more complex and dangerous than he imagin