“You must never let anyone find out that you’re a girl! If you do, the entire world will be after you.” Due to a strange biological catastrophe that affected the X-chromosome, there are no girls being born in the world! The only girl left unaffected by this is Kang Ho Soo, who woke up 30 years later from a preserved sleep to find the world filled with men! Now she must hide her identity as a female not just from the whole world but also from the school's biggest troublemaker Park Yoo Ah who also happens to be her roommate! Will she be able to survive the school year?!
[Summary by: Love_blossom] Rondo is a shinigami. And as we all know, Shinigami are gods of death so they take away dying souls. But Rondo takes away souls by delivering a kiss to them. Then he meets Horiuchi Honoka. She's bright, cheerful, but dying. He gets to know her and taking away her soul seems harder and harder to do. But she must die! What can he do to save her.....?
A shounen story where 2 teenagers went back in time to the "Three Kingdoms" period of China. An entertaining action series with some light moment & a bit of romance. You also get to learn a bit about that era. From JanKenPon: Middle schoolers, Shiro and Masumi, encountered a mysterious dragon that brought them back to the time of the Three Kingdoms; situated in ancient China. As soon as they arrived, they were rescued by the Han Kingdom. Not long after these events, Masumi was kidnapped and Shiro barely escaped death... Soon the story gets more complicated as they are stuck in the past.
Fourteen-year-old Kouichi Hayase’s life has always been a mediocre one, if not dismal. However, those days of being bullied by classmates and escaping to a fantasy of being a hero are put to an end when a certain “accident” bestows on him a girl and a gigantic humanoid robot called “LINEBARREL”. The extraordinary power that Kouichi obtains puts him and everything around him on a sudden rollercoaster ride of battles, intrigues and friendship! During the course of his adventure, the boy starts to learn what life has to offer; he meets new friends, bids farewell to the old ones, but most of all he now has considerable responsibilities and is forced to confront the world around him.
A manager and her coworker get snowed in.
From Condensation: Momo Yamada wanted to be a flower when she grew up, but she's blossomed into nothing more than a rather homely teenager. When her grandmother passes away, Momo becomes a live-in maid for the two sons of a elegant fashion designer. After the eccentric eldest son, Ranmaru, gives Momo the makeover of her life, she discovers that her mother was a legendary Hanabito, a beautiful woman who has a divinely intoxicating scent that draws men to her like bees to nectar. What's more, Momo learns that she, too, gives off that same irresistable aroma. Although she and Ranmaru have fallen in love, their relationship now must withstand constant assault from handsome boys and men who desire to abduct and seduce Momo. *Also contains the following stories: • Akuma no Himegimi (The Devil and the Princess) in vol. 1 • Kamisama Shikkaku (God's Disqualification) in vol. 1 • Hanamaru Scoop! (Flower Garden Special Review) in vol. 2
From MangaHelpers: Shun knew what to expect when he became a high school student. As he entered the gates of his new school, four beautiful girls suddenly surround him. These four girls are the same four girls he grew up with since kindergarten. The four girls are Rio the athlete, Miku the cook, Nana the nerd, and Yuri the student president. These four girls will be battling it out between them in order to win the heart of their beloved Shun. [DrCoke]
"Sheesh... Crying over love and all.... I just don't get it" Nonami is stuck having to comfort Hino who was dumped by his girlfriend... Although he feels like he doesn't understand them... He's still overwhelmed by Hino's sincere feelings... These are heartrending yet sweet, youthful graffiti...
[From Nakama] Since there is no back cover blurb here are the contents: Natsume Isaku Special Illustrations [Character Collaboration] Let’s go to the super bath-house! … 3 Amber Paradox Masaya and Satoshi … 11 Amber Paradox Tale of the Night … 18 [Tightrope] A tale, half asleep and half awake … 27 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Night of sake … 36 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Let’s go to my parents’ house! … 41 Popularity poll results — publication … 53 Question for Natsume Isaku-sensei! … 64 Color Illustration Selection … 65 Guest Comics SHIMIZU Yuki Sugar Code Yakuza Man … 97 YAMASHITA Tomoko Amber Paradox Onoe is definitely set to smash an important setting* … 101 AMAGAKURE Gido [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] You’re cute whatever you do … 105 AMAGAKURE Gido Ikasama Memory A promising future … 111 YAMADA Nichoume [Heart’s refuge] Arm pillow … 113 YAMADA Nichoume [Heart’s refuge] Rolling arm pillow … 115 YAMADA Nichoume [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] A satisfactory arm pillow … 116 MONCHI Kaori [Tightrope] Sleeping on someone’s lap … 117 Koshino Amber Paradox Paparazzi hotel … 122 — Guest Profile & Message … 124 Uncompiled Tankoubon Comic and Illustration — Re-compilation [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Flower Friday ④ … 126 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Before the morning sparrow disappears … 141 [Doushiyou mo nai keredo] Something very unexpected** … 149 [Tightrope] Ryuunosuke’s Delusional Diary Part II … 153 Sugar Code Limited AGF book (2010) Special Illustration … 164 — Comic papers … 140, 165 — Illustrations and cuts … 172 Natsume Isaku Long Interview … 174 A look at my working space!! … 183 Super storyboard exhibit!! … 184 “Tightrope†OVA Creation plan exhibit!! … 185 Character rough plans exhibit!! … 186 Background illustrations exhibit!! … 188 “Heart’s refuge†Tenement house room assignment and arrangement exhibit!! … 189 Natsume Isaku publication list … 190
Adaptation of the Psycho-Pass anime In the near future, it is possible to instantaneously measure a person's mental state, personality, and the probability that a person will commit crimes with technology called the Dominator. Just thinking about a crime can make you guilty, and in this world there is no mercy for criminals. Detectives work in pairs -one Enforcer and one Inspector- with Enforcers delivering lethal justice, and Inspectors making sure their partners don't take things too far. The story follows an Enforcer Shinya Kougami, who must solve and manage crimes in this dark future.
Rio is a 14 year old boy with no particular special traits, except his burning love for books. He’s awkward and considered odd at best by his peers. Rio also has a twin brother, Mao. Although they look alike, they couldn’t be more different. Mao is good at everything, popular, and has future plans to have a big, happy family. Despite their differences, the brothers are close. One day, when Rio attempts to retrieve a cat that wandered into the street, he is hit by a car right in front of his brother’s eyes. Everything fades to black. In the darkness, a voice offers a choice: to live or to die. Fading rapidly, Rio gives the obvious answer: to live! Turns out this was quite the loaded proposition. Rio awakens in a world filled with foreigners and strange animals he’s never seen before. That’s not the only odd thing–Rio now has the form of a black cat! He quickly learns cats are revered in this world because of their special role as familiars of wizards.
The first love that I experienced was a delicious red.
If you take the midnight train by mistake, take a look around you, is it the same world you are familiar with? If not, hold your breath and face your fears...
Procrastinator extraordinaire, Fang Ning, had lost his consciousness after banging his head on a night of celebration. He woke up to a realization that he no longer had control of his body, as a System had taken it over. Will he eventually regain control of his body or will he be trapped in his body forever? How does he maneuver this situation? What's in store for Fang Ning?
One day, a dull young man from Japan gets caught up in a heroic summoning and goes to another world. The next time he wakes up, he's not in a castle with a king, but in a deep forest since the summoning failed! You'd think he'd be at a loss, but he starts living a life of survival with a positive attitude that doesn't involve deep thought! Then, before he knows it, he saves the cursed forest and magical beasts one after another with his magical powers, and is befriended by wolves and dogs in a healing paradise! However, he doesn't realize that they are actually legendary demonic beasts and spirits at all. What's more, that they are adored! A positive young man unknowingly plays with the legendary magical beasts, a heartwarming and misunderstood fantasy begins!
"If I die after eating, that’ll be great!" Luana was born an abandoned princess of a kingdom that would soon be occupied. It’s the story where her death was decided anyway, so she ate what she wanted to eat. Her cooking has captured The General of the Conquering Army, the duke who was cursed and can’t taste foods? "There was nothing I wanted in this small kingdom, but now I think I do.” Why are you looking at me when you say that~?!!! The story of Legion, the occupier of the kingdom who lost his sense of taste due to the curse, and Luana, the only person who could make him taste food. --- “Are you eating in this situation?” “Of course! I’ll have to keep savoring the taste until I die. Do you want one?” She was reincarnated in a novel as Luana, the abandoned princess. And her death was already decided. She just wanted to let people know about her cooking talent, but she was misunderstood as a witch because of her cheese jerky! The General of the conquering army, Duke Legion, who had lost his sense of taste, took her to the Empire for her extraordinary jerkies and to break the curse that had come down from generation to generation. “It is delicious, isn’t it?” “Prepare the same for the dinner.” She was happy to be able to cook and eat as much as delicious food as she wanted… But now, she also wanted to look after Legion. ‘Eat three meals a day, and make sure to make dessert. I’m sure he will be able to gain some weight…!’ – The Duke took the jerky from the princess. On the surface, it was no different from any beef jerky. But when he took a bite of it, it felt like a new world had opened up. The jerky, made by the princess, felt more tender than the others as he gently crushed it with his teeth. The taste of condensed meat smudged his tongue as he chewed on. It was just as she said. He could feel the savory taste of the spicy meat, and at the end of the day, he wanted to have more. The desire that he had, faded for a while. “I didn’t really want anything, but now I think I do.”
Robot is a series of books containing the art of various Asian artists, created by Range Murata.
An anthology of short stories by Sachiko Uguisu/Hiyodori.
