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By RooftopLoveBL: While he is supposed to succeed his family's yakuza clan, Tatsumi takes his responsibilities lightly and leads a life of debauchery. In search of someone who can love him, he approaches his friend Shingo, the leader of a group of thugs, in order to satisfy his deepest desires. Even though he is part of his family, Tomomi, Tatsumi's little brother, is on his side and shows him an unconditional love. Between Tomomi and Shingo, who can actually touch the heart of Tatsumi? What will Tatsumi's reaction be when he finally receives the love he has always searched for? This a love story that is both tender and cruel, with a main character in search of his identity, in this spin-off of Bara Iro No Jidai, by the same author.

"Why do people fall in love?" Arika Togawa doesn't understand why she has fallen in love with her classmate, Takaomi Matsubue, as she hardly knows him. Together they decide to find out how two strangers can fall in love, encountering other wonderful but strange love stories along the way. Religious, occult, and popular iconography figure prominently in this "Truly Mysterious Love Manga."

Hanamoto Mika is a shy, self-conscious 17-year-old-girl who wants very much to love and be loved. Hopelessly superstitious and unhappy with her current self, Mika tries to find answers and guidance to her life through fortune-telling and romance magazines. She decides to go on a group date with her friends and meets Takada. It’s love at first sight; at least on her end. Soon after, she encounters Takada coincidentally on the subway, but Mika trips and falls at his feet, then runs away in mortification before he could say a word. They meet again on a second group date, but to Mika’s humiliation, he has no recollection of her from the first date! But he does remember her embarrassing moment on the train. He apologizes for not remembering her and then explains that he had lost his contacts and couldn’t see clearly on that first date. Emboldened by his confession, she shocks him and herself by asking him out on a date! This is the story of unlikely relationships, and the trials and tribulations that await Mika and Takada - and their friends- in their search for love.

Yugo Beppu is a master negotiator and mediator. Fluency in five languages, Socratic wit, and a deep understanding of human nature combined with top-level international connections make him a formidable operator. When a woman's father is seized by Dacoit bandits in Pakistan, Mayuko seeks Yugo's help. After complex and dangerous negotiations, he secures his release. After this success Yugo is called in to deal with yakuza in Japan, triads in Hong Kong, the IRA in Northern Ireland, and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Siberia. Note: New versions of this manga were published under different arcs in bunko format such as the Pakistan Hen, Russia Hen, etc.

From An Endless Story: On her way to a part-time job, 18 year old Shouko Abe bumps into an old high school acquaintance, Maki, now a popular shoujo manga artist. Unlike Maki though, Shouko is unable to hold onto a steady job. When she is suddenly fired from her job, she is at a total loss, until she receives a phone call from Maki...

From Tokyopop: Yumi, a seemingly average high school girl, is destined to become the wife of and child bearer for Evil. As soon as her first menstrual episodes begin, all sorts of villainous cretins show up in the hopes of providing the seed for wickedness itself. In response, the forces of Good, a Buddhist priest, the Catholic church, and their attendant holy warriors rush to provide protection for the now-pregnable Yumi. But she reaches out to another warrior, a young punk freshman heartthrob who literally beats off the female population of the school with a stick. But when he sees Yumi in a vision, this cool-as-ice thug melts ... and the adventure begins ...

Living in an all boy’s dorm, it’s standard to do ecchi things with your roommate. Truth is, Mao wants more. How is he to keep his real feelings hidden when Hayato says, “I like your scent the most.” The only problem, Mao isn’t the only one whose scent Hayato likes.

“My feeling for Daichi should not be known... forever." Mihiro has been secretly liking his best friend, Daichi, a clumsy high-schooler who has bad luck with women. When Mihiro got confused with his relationship with Daichi, his upperclassman started to approach him. But why does Daichi act like he's jealous? Even though he supposed to be head over heels towards his girl crush...

From Esthétique:"I am a human, but a doll...Feelings are not needed. Physically alive, but not mentally.I am a painting trapped inside a rusted frame.The cold skin of a statue.Like a stuffed bird--Killed and set for display.I wonder...I wonder, on whose display I will be placed..."

From Nakama: Private Ronald endures rigorous training day in and day out under the command of the base's most handsome but also toughest instructor, Captain Ashford. One day, when Ronald goes to deliver a package to the captain's office, he's struck by the image of his superior smiling in a photograph, and uses the opportunity to pleasure himself in the captain's absence. But what happens when the captain catches him in the act and insists that he's in need of some "punishment"...?

Meet Min Woo. A normal 18 year-old high school boy. Well...normal except for being a total otaku. He does what every good little otaku boy does. He collects figurines and toys, wins prizes at cosplay contests and is a two-time champion of the fighting game "Metal Heart". Unfortunately for him, his social life is dominated by girls telling him to get lost, since his otaku-ness might be contagious. But after an accident while he is invited to participate in the playtesting of "Metal Heart 2", the main character to the game, Min Sia, materializes in front of his eyes at a cosplay festival. And now, Min Woo has to win Sia's heart in a real-life dating sim game with the fate of the world in the balance. Ok, so maybe not the world, but at least the fate of the company behind "Metal Heart 2" hanging in the balance. And who is this girl Nuri who appears following Sia, who claims to be Min Woo's childhood friend...

Shiho has always felt she was different. She's much stronger than the average human and she has a hard time controlling her emotions, specifically her anger, so she's always kept her distance from people. Right before she graduated middle school, she lost control of her emotions and went on a rampage, injuring students and teachers. The incident briefly made the news before an organization, the Sorcerers, stepped in and quickly covered up the incident. From them she learned about her ancestors, and that she is the descendent of demons, and the Sorcerers are there to keep demons in check. Since all demons have trouble controlling their emotions, they are all tasked with finding a scabbard, a person that can keep their emotions at ease and, if necessary, kill them if they lose control. If they are unable to find a scabbard, they will be killed by the Sorcerers. Will Shiho find her salvation?

The protagonist struck up a conversation with a girl who's always by herself.

Akira, the young champion of a street fighting tournament called Bl@ster, is suddenly arrested for a crime he didn't commit. He makes a deal with a mysterious woman to get out of prison on one condition: to defeat the strongest man, the Il-Re, in a deadly game called Igura, which is taking place under the rule of a drug ring in the abandoned remains of Tokyo. Note: There are two different versions of the Togainu comic by two different mangakas. One is being published in Magazine ZERO, the other is in Comic B's Log. This one is the comic running in B's Log.

Kazuma runs across a girl named Emiru crying in the middle of a busy street, desperately crying out for a hug. When he gives her one, he doesn't realize that his life is about to intersect with this girl who is suffering from unusually severe depression… ----------------- This is the mysterious story of Futaba Kazuma's first patient. At 18, Futaba Kazuma went to school to get his qualification in clinical psychology. While attending school, he boards at a creepy mansion, which even has a butler. Also living there is a strange young woman called Emiru. She is suffering from a terminal illness of the heart --- despair. This deep psychological problem has eerie physical effects as well: her hair has turned white, her body temperature is well below normal, and her blood pressure is also bizarre. No psychologists or counselors have been able to help cure her of this problem. Will Kazuma be able to determine the cause of Emiru's despair and save her before it's too late? [tethysdust] ---- From MangaHelpers

Nanashima's high school baseball team missed going to the Koshien by one heartbreaking game during his 2nd year in school. Now as a 3rd year and the team captain, he sees that the team is nothing compared to last year. The all star starters from last year have graduated and Nanashima is left with unskilled and, more importantly, unmotivated players that have no shot at making the Koshien. That is when Toku-san, an old man in the neighborhood who has watched every practice and every game the school has ever played for the past few decades, secretly entrusts Nanashima with 1.000.000 yen. Toku-san wants Nanashima to use the money however he wants to ensure the team makes it to the Koshien. But that large of an untraceable fund is too big of a responsibility for a high school teenager and even a goodhearted kid like Nanashima might fall into its temptation.

Hajime lives with the twin sisters of the family of the Komatsu shrine. Inori is of a very spiritual bent and often tries to use her 'powerful' heirloom rosary to protect her friends and family from evil. The other sister, Kanau, is more practical. She often spends time trying to keep Hajime from groping women, which he is always doing by accident. Amidst strange vampire-like murders in the community, Hajime has had a dream of a hot female demon called Satan that is lusting after his blood. Soon enough, she appears in his waking life, along with her alter ego Lucifer. After an embarrassing situation at school, Hajime and the shrine twins end up taking Satan/Lucifer into their home. Why are these demons attracted to Hajime, and what do they really want?

It opens when a mysterious strangely dressed person who the kids mistake as a new transfer student enters a peaceful classroom. Much to their surprise he is their new homeroom teacher, among other things…