When she was five, a girl's father was murdered by an ogre. She spends her life trying to find the ogre, so that she can get her revenge.
From Lililicious: A classic manga about girls at a private all-girls school. The storyline centers around the experiences of Nanako, a "normal" girl who is invited to join the prestigious school organization, the Sorority, and is resented by all the other students because she doesn't appear to be qualified. Other key characters are Nanako's two friends: Tomoko, her friend since childhood who is alienated by Nanako's decision to try to join the Sorority, and Mariko, a strange, obsessive girl who is invited to join the Sorority along with Nanako; her "older brother," Henmi, who she corresponds with by mail; and the "Three Magnificent Ones," all of whom are admired and quasi-worshipped by the rest of the student body: the head of the Sorority, Miya-sama, the haunted, pill-popping rebel, Saint Juste, and the star athlete with a mysterious disease who doesn't like the Sorority, Kaoru-no-kimi.
From ANN: There was once an ogre (oni) mother who gave birth to a human-looking child. Instead of an ogre's horn, this child was born with a sword in hand called the "Onigirimaru" or Ogre Slayer. He has no name and is only refered to by the name of his sword. Though he appears human, he is pure ogre. Believing that he will become human once all of his kind vanished from the world of humans, he sets out on his destiny to slay all of his kind. Even now, in the mother world of Japan, he is still out there slaying ogres.
For the sake of Ruelli’s happiness, Ethan allowed her to become another man’s woman.But disregarding Ethan’s wishes, Ruelli gets betrayed by her fiance and a knife almost pierce through her heart, she loses her memories from the shock and mistakes Ethan for her fiance.“It feels like my whole life has been taken away”.Behind the incident of Ruelli’s attempt of murder, Ethan was determined to use anything in his power to save her, the woman who was abandoned by both her parents and God.“Let’s run away together. From your damned destiny”.
Seto is special, not only because she has silver white hair but also because she is concealing a secret - she is dying. Within her final days, she experienced the most miraculous things in the world - friendship and love - as she encounters a boyish girl from class, Chiho. The story sets readers on an emotional journey about what life truly entails and what death can leave behind for one's beloved.
Gadis, an ogre that is feared by children, had found a human girl with a choker during one of his carriage raids. Under the supervision of Gadis' comrade, Mizary, they ensure that the girl is brought home so that they can have dinner for the night. This sweet and innocent girl has an enchanting smile... but with it comes with a lot of trouble. Additionally, the girl has a big secret...
From Kotonoha Wolfsmund is a dark historical manga set in the early 14th century of Europe (Switzerland). The story revolves around the eponymous fortress in the St. Gotthard Pass which is ruled by a sadistic tyrant. Basically, each chapter deals with characters who for some reason have to cross the pass and who end up getting interrogated by the mentioned tyrant. What sets this manga apart is the fact that there's rarely a happy ending for our protagonists. The author pulls no punches to show us just how brutal and inhuman the Middle Ages really were. Other manga: + Yu-Gi-Oh manga + Phantom Blood manga
The previous lords have committed as many atrocities as possible to fill their bellies. I, the only daughter of that house, had discovered that my servant and lover was a spy. And as the people wanted, my life ended with my execution. However, with the memory of getting beheaded intact, I began a new life. I was planning to shoulder the sins of my past life and become a nun, but by some trick of fate, I came to work as a maid for the current lord. Under my former lover, whose name, age and even hair colour were all lies.
From Day of the River: One day, Takamiya Naho receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Naruse Kakeru. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.
From Wataame Shoujo: Yoo-i is a very special girl -- she's like refreshing and fragrant orange bubble gums... A boy appears all of a sudden and becomes a natural part of her life, as natural as breathing air... His name is Joo-in. He says, "Do you know nuna? Nuna is.. my past, my present, and my future... You are like this ladder connecting me to this world..."
Gone are the days of swordsmanship and chivalry. Now is the age of gunpowder and war. Our story has two players. The first is Orcsen, a unified nation with many demonic races, led by the oft-reviled orcs. And the second is Elfind, the kingdom ruled by the beautiful yet vainglorious elves. Dineru, chieftain of the dark elves, has been forced to flee her homeland from enemies she had once trusted as friends. In the midst of their forced diaspora, she has a fated encounter with the leader of Orcsen, the orc king Gustav...
Gone are the days of swordsmanship and chivalry. Now is the age of gunpowder and war. Our story has two players. The first is Orcsen, a unified nation with many demonic races, led by the oft-reviled orcs. And the second is Elfind, the kingdom ruled by the beautiful yet vainglorious elves. Dineru, chieftain of the dark elves, has been forced to flee her homeland from enemies she had once trusted as friends. In the midst of their forced diaspora, she has a fated encounter with the leader of Orcsen, the orc king Gustav...