A sinful sweet josei manga with themes of overcoming complexes about one's body and emotional trauma.Sugiura Tomoko, a beautiful and capable office worker, is doing her best to succeed in her career - but she can't help but keep people at a distance, after a scar on her body ruined her social life in the past. Her supportive mentor at work, Aridome Kakeru, has been trying to get her out of her shell despite her demeanor. When circumstances align and he discovers her secret, he makes it his mission to show her his feelings in full. Trauma doesn't disappear overnight however, and she must come to internalize the affection she has deprived herself for so long. Things get even more complicated as the lines blur between her and her superior, and even more so when her protective childhood friend comes back into her life.
1) You Are All Mine!- When Tsukasa loses a bet to Hijiri he has to be his slave for three days. But what exactly does he want Tsukasa to do? 2) What is This Thing Called Love?- Hayama just received a love letter from a guy! If only it was from Suzuya-sempai... 3) Impulse- Pretending to be drunk Naoyuki takes advantage of his friend Ikkei. Ikkei shrugs it off the next day, but Naoyuki's not ready to give up. 4) Bias- Naoyuki and Ikkei vacation at a hot spring. 5) Darling- Yuuya lives with his cousin Ryou. Ryou doesn't charge him rent in exchange for his body, but Yuuya wants something more. 6) Machine Gun Talk- Chatty Hibiki and quiet Madoka are childhood friends. But when Hibiki tells Madoka to be nicer to girls and Madoka gets popular, Hibiki gets angry! 7) Sentimental Courtship- Saotome has a crush on Hiragi, but afraid of rejection, all he can do is look. But when Hiragi notices him watching...
This is the debut FC book by Makita Nao. Contains 5 short stories. - I Want to Know Everything♥ I won’t act spoiled with my boyfriend, and I definitely won’t trouble him, either. I’m trying to act like a cool and mature ideal girlfriend, but the truth is, I’m a wholehearted and annoying girl! I can’t tell anyone that I’m stalking my beloved boyfriend!! - Upside Down Honey: Kameyama Chisato is a girl without boyfriend, because of her sadistic personality. While trying to fix it by practicing with a skeleton, a classmate sees her, Kurosawa Akihiro. What will happen to her secret?! And.. will Chisato ever find love?? - Fall, Fall, Rise Michiru is a girl with poor luck when it comes to love. She’s been dumped several times by her boyfriend’s for other girls. During her latest breakup, in her attempt to get over her love she makes as if to commit suicide, however a boy from her school stops her, claiming he’ll introduce her to the best guy on earth. Just who is the best guy on earth and where can be found? Or is he right in front of Michiru’s eyes? [from Starry Heaven] - Tomorrow There Will Be Fireworks Above Tomoe has a dream: to go to the fireworks display during the summer together with the guy she likes. However, she hasn’t found that spark of love at all, at least, not until her childhood friend, Miki, moves back to her school and she meets Kagami through him! She makes the perfect plan to confess to him, but that doesn’t go as well as she had hoped, when Kagami confesses to her that he really likes Tomoe’s best friend, Rikka! Is the friendship ruined between these best friends now? And will Tomoe be able to fulfill her dream of watching the fireworks with someone she loves? [from Starry Heaven] - Super ☆Star There’s a certain group of guys in Kiyoko’s class that stands out, and to her Hoshino stands out the most! In fact, he looks like he’s sparkling. However, he isn’t exactly what he seems to be, when Kiyoko discovers his part time job working at his family’s convenience store! But even in his work clothes, Hoshino is still sparkling to her. But it’s not until Hoshino is confessed to by another girl that Kiyoko truly realizes that even if she’s different from Hoshino’s ideal girl, she still has a chance…but is it too late for her? [from Starry Heaven]
This is the debut FC book by Makita Nao. Contains 5 short stories. - I Want to Know Everything♥ I won’t act spoiled with my boyfriend, and I definitely won’t trouble him, either. I’m trying to act like a cool and mature ideal girlfriend, but the truth is, I’m a wholehearted and annoying girl! I can’t tell anyone that I’m stalking my beloved boyfriend!! - Upside Down Honey: Kameyama Chisato is a girl without boyfriend, because of her sadistic personality. While trying to fix it by practicing with a skeleton, a classmate sees her, Kurosawa Akihiro. What will happen to her secret?! And.. will Chisato ever find love?? - Fall, Fall, Rise Michiru is a girl with poor luck when it comes to love. She’s been dumped several times by her boyfriend’s for other girls. During her latest breakup, in her attempt to get over her love she makes as if to commit suicide, however a boy from her school stops her, claiming he’ll introduce her to the best guy on earth. Just who is the best guy on earth and where can be found? Or is he right in front of Michiru’s eyes? [from Starry Heaven] - Tomorrow There Will Be Fireworks Above Tomoe has a dream: to go to the fireworks display during the summer together with the guy she likes. However, she hasn’t found that spark of love at all, at least, not until her childhood friend, Miki, moves back to her school and she meets Kagami through him! She makes the perfect plan to confess to him, but that doesn’t go as well as she had hoped, when Kagami confesses to her that he really likes Tomoe’s best friend, Rikka! Is the friendship ruined between these best friends now? And will Tomoe be able to fulfill her dream of watching the fireworks with someone she loves? [from Starry Heaven] - Super ☆Star There’s a certain group of guys in Kiyoko’s class that stands out, and to her Hoshino stands out the most! In fact, he looks like he’s sparkling. However, he isn’t exactly what he seems to be, when Kiyoko discovers his part time job working at his family’s convenience store! But even in his work clothes, Hoshino is still sparkling to her. But it’s not until Hoshino is confessed to by another girl that Kiyoko truly realizes that even if she’s different from Hoshino’s ideal girl, she still has a chance…but is it too late for her? [from Starry Heaven]
Ookawa Chitose is moving to a different school but there she meets an old friend who is a teacher there now. As their relationship grows they learn that it can be hard to sustain a relationship between a Teacher and student.
When Futaro was five years old, his father left his home. Futaro's mother got sick in poverty. Also, Futaro has a ugly face, like Quasimodo. He's been discriminated against and treated like trash by almost everyone in his neighborhood. Finally, his mother dies because they can't afford medical treatment. Burying his mother's body, Futaro makes up his mind to do anything for money...
A little-known classic, brought to you by the artist of Dokaben and Abu-san and the creator of Apache Baseball Team, in an incredibly rare manga for these two that has absolutely nothing to do with the most boring major-league sport (Yeah I said it, baseball fans, come at me)! Now, you might have to give this one some time before it gets good, because at this point it’s just about a whiny rich kid, but trust me, he won’t stay that way for long. By the time the next volume rolls around, it’ll be a gritty (by the 70s standards) look at money and capitalism, and this kid’s attempts to game the system in his favor.
I was a top agent who was abandoned by my superiors. I thought I would finally have a peaceful death, but I became the Count’s beloved daughter! Life is full of pain, all that remains is betrayal. Filled with human distrust, she enters the battlefield of the social world.
From Cireus-Anime website: Tina Tia Lilu is a helpful and sweet girl from Wind Up Village on Wind Up Island. When she and her friends find a boy inside a waterfall, Tina discovers that the "mysterious traveler" is not like her. But strange things are happening around her. Dr. Weirdlaff and his cronies are up to something, and Tina tries to understand her strange feelings toward the boy who came down from the rainbow as an adventure she never expected unfolds.
Lacking in polities, the more than capable Captain Jotetsu was never promoted. One day, while on his mission of conquering the mountain thieves led by Rou (wolf) and Rekko (fiery tiger), the supposed conquerer Jotetsu became the conqueree? (summary taken from Fantasyshrine) NOTE: First 5 chapters done by Desperate Love should be read left to right.
In the year 2038, a white light descended on the center of Tokyo and stole the memories of over one million people. The cause of this horrible incident was not determined, and no cure was to be found. The government formed a separate city beneath Tokyo to house and care for the victims of the incident and branded them as "KIDz." Regardless of their age, they truly are like children, and they must be retaught everything they once knew. Noa Ikurumi, a boy genius who lives in this isolated society, is just taking one day at a time and dreaming of finally being allowed to go back out into the world. But Noa's life will once again change drastically on the day that he is taken hostage by a terrorist with some surprising information about his identity...
Newly-instated detective Ishida Tomohiro returns home one day to find a naked man in his house. He asks Tomohiro to identify himself, only to vanish into thin air before the startled young man can come up with a response. Soon afterwards, Tomohiro becomes tangled up in an odd situation involving a killer sword that can possess people. Then the same guy shows up again: this time fully clothed and actually physically present. "Kyousuke" is a member of the supernatural task force affiliated with the police, and Tomohiro ends up being transferred there. Now he'll have to handle all sorts of bizarre and out-of-this-world situations alongside his extremely quirky new colleagues! Note: This is the manga adaptation of the first instalment of Kouzuki Hinowa's two-volume light novel series, Keishichou Seikatsu Anzenbu Yuugeki Sousahan. Since the original was episodic, the events in the manga can stand alone.