From MegKF: Despite repeated rejections, Shinatsu fell in love at first sight with the most popular boy in school, Yoshiyuki-sempai (a member of the tennis club). After unhesitatingly joining the team, she gets rejected by her sempai. On top of that, she is bullied by his girlfriend. However, as her childhood friend Iku, says, "Things that are too easy to obtain aren't amusing at all." Right?
[From Storm in Heaven]:A collection of four short stories by Fuyumi Souryou.Story 1: The Rainbow FishStory 2: Damned Sun Story 3: Strange TraitStory 4: A Strange Gene
From Storm in Heaven:Taisho Mugen Kitan is a collection of 4 short stories, loosely based around historical/supernatural themes.Taisho Dream Stories – Yin & Yang: In the Taisho Era (1912-1926 CE), a young noble called Sakuya is traumatised by a recurring dream in which she is strangled by ivy. Is this a prophecy? Or a vision of the past? Driven to despair, the young girl turns for help to a brilliant Noh dancer who somehow shares an enigmatic connection to the spiritual world. Yet the unravelling of this mystery is more complicated than anyone could imagine, entwining vengeful spirits, lost love, tragic devotion, a silent guardian, and an unbreakable bond which may yet save Sakuya…at the price of the ultimate sacrifice.Taisho Dream Stories – The Killing Stone: This continues the story of Akira Hanawaka, an unusually gifted Noh dancer who crosses the barrier between the physical and spiritual realms. But what lies at the heart of his powers? And how is his world changed by an unexpected confrontation with his younger brother? Secrets are revealed when the demons of Akira's past ominously threaten another's future.Beloved Princess: A young exorcist at court during the Heian Era (794-1192 CE) is confronted with a series of bizarre incidents involving the occult. But nothing is as it seems, and a greater mystery remains to be solved: the tragic tale of Princess Hashi.Evil One: Sometime in the not too distant future, civilization has been decimated by a biological weapon known only as Evil One, stolen from the laboratory of a brilliant scientist and unleashed upon the world by an enigmatic group of terrorists. In this shattered world, a young prostitute called Agata struggles to survive. His life goes by unnoticed until one day, after a particularly brutal encounter, Agata is rescued by a mysterious stranger who appears to know more than anyone should about the dark secrets of Agata's past. Who is this man? What does he want? And, most importantly, what is Agata's connection to the Evil One?
Kei is a quiet student that doesn't really like adults or teachers too much. However, after getting to know her English teacher, she begins to fall for him. -- Manga Updates
From Ochibichan:
Kinoshita Sumire…Does not participate in any co-curriculum activity and does not even like her own name. She first saw Makimura Daichi in the library. For some reason, she was very attracted to the way he twirls his pencil, and from then on, she started taking interest in him. Makimura Daichi…Part of a famous ice hockey team and is secretly in love with his childhood friend, Shouji… These two people have nothing in common at all, yet they are slowly getting closer to each other…!
The Thousand-Year Fox’s Operation-Human ; 천년여우 인간되기 대작전
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural
24
1
3
May 15, 2024
The prince of heaven does nothing but fool around with spirit-fairies--which his father finds out. Angered by the prince's lack of shame, the King sets a punishment.
Somewhere else, far away, a little fox spirit wants to become human and prays to God every single day.
What was the King's punishment for his son?
What is the only way the little fox spirit can become human?
Yuan Shi Tian's youngest disciple, Ling Zhu Zi, must deliver the secret scroll to the Great Buddhist Master of Lingbao without having it trapped by the hands of evil.
From Chibi Manga:
Mari is a high school girl who likes to play a lot - shopping at Shibuya after school, clubbing at night like the queen. But because of her father being fired, she must move from Tokyo to the countryside, to a place where even the birds aren't spawning. How can she find love at this kind of place?
But in a place that doesn't even have a KTV, unexpectedly has a host club?! Yet the coolest guy at the host club is a half host and... half farmer?!
Manten no Kiss; Sora Kara no Okurimono; The Gift from Heaven; 天からの贈り物
Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Tragedy
16
1
1
May 15, 2024
Gift From Heaven
Hikari befriends a gentle boy named Seiji who suffers from a weak heart while she was hospitalized. She begins to fall for Tsukina, Seiji's twin brother, who has always sacrificed for his sick brother. Tsukina believes that Seiji is in love with Hikari and steps back from the two, much to Hikari's dismay. What will happen to the three?
Reflect Me in Your Eyes
Karo is in love with her childhood friend Tetsuro, but he seems to be in love with her older sister, Touko. One day, Tetsuro injures his eyes and Karo pretends to be her sister to make him happy. Will she be able to tell him the truth, or are things not as what they seem?
Full-Point Kiss
Meru (14) has a big crush on her tutor, Yuuri (19). She repeatedly fails her tests, and makes a deal with him - if she manages to get 100 on her test, he'll kiss her. Will she succeed?
I'm Head-Over Heels In Love With You
On his first day of being in Osaka for university, Yuusuke is mistaken for a pervert after saving Suzuran from one on the train. To make up for it, Suzuran invites him over for a meal and they end up having a one-night stand. Yuusuke finds himself falling for Suzuran's bubbly and straightforward personality, but what are her real intentions? Is she just playing around with him?
Gift From Heaven Extra
Seiji's real intentions are revealed in this 16-page extra
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Sports
27
1
1
May 15, 2024
Chinatsu liked baseball ever since she saw a baseball match on TV. Now, she decides to enter Tsubakawa High so she can get nearer to her admired baseball team. What happens next? ~LB
Sixteen-year old Kaoru, who cannot be exposed to sunlight due to her sickness, spends the days sleeping or watching a boy outside her window. During the nights though, she goes out and sings with her guitar in hand. What she dreams of is a love that can't come true since their times never overlapce, or so she thought...
On the way to school, Yukino stumbles into a handsome boy, and is surprised to find out that he is Sasegawa, a transfer student joining her class. However, when he enters the classroom, nobody can see his beautiful face hidden beneath his thick bangs. At first Yukino is confused as to why he hides his good looks from the class, but as she develops feelings for him, she starts hoping that nobody will see his real face, for fear that the rest of the girls in class fall in love with him as well. How will Yukino and Sasegawa's relationship turn out in the end? And who is the mysterious man who claims to 'own' Sasegawa?
70 A.D. The Roman army has conquered almost all of the human civilization, now they move towards non-humans orcs and wyverns. Durandal, last of wyverns has trained son of the man who it killed. Fin, orpahan and a slave, who wishes to see the outside world.
The Sleepy Residents of Birdcage Manor; 鳥籠荘の今日も眠たい住人たち; Torikago-sou no Kyou mo Nemutai Juunin Tachi; Torikago-shou no Kyou mo Nemutai Juunin Tachi; Klatka dla ptaków
Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
40
1
7
May 15, 2024
From Turtle Paradise:
16-year-old Kizuna stalks the city at night, flirting with middle-aged salary men and coercing them out of their money. The thrill should be enough to satiate her, but Kizuna remains unsatisfied with her everyday life… That is, until the beautiful Inoue Yuki, also living in “Birdcage Manor” approaches Kizuna with a job proposition- to model in the nude for Yuki’s cousin, a painter and fellow resident Yusei Asai!
It's a time in the future -- a time where the creation of life itself has evolved to include biodroids named after the ancient Greeks and cyborg warriors programmed to destroy. The power struggle between the various synthetic life-forms and the humans could mean the end of all life. But there is one, named Typhon, who may be able to prevent that.
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Tragedy
24
1
0
May 15, 2024
From Entropy:
Seriu meets Yae, an older woman in the photography club, who’s also a celebrity at her university known for her free-spirited speech and mannerisms—especially her magnificent travels from man to man! What’s intriguing, though, is their relationship. Frustrated and formerly part of the tennis club, Seriu thinks that his girlfriend is just a bit of heavy baggage, but he unexpectedly gets off to a good start with her! Even though they hurt each other with their honest confessions, they grow with each other. Yasashii Watashi is essentially a compassionate romantic drama set in a university setting.
Coming from a prestigious middle school known for its sports, Ibuki Shin was one of the best pitchers in her softball club. Whereas, Kinomoto Yutsuki, from a regular school, was thought to possess outstanding talent as a hitter. The two stars are now enrolled in the same high school, but Shin decided to stop playing softball due to her hidden feelings for Yuki, while Yuki, oblivious to Shin's feelings, will not join the softball club without her. Each side recognizes the other's ability for the sport and wishes for their continuation. In hopes of persuading Shin into playing again, Yuki proposed a match between them, with the loser granting the winner's wish afterwards.
A wildly imaginitive trek into the deepest realms of human beliefs and the mysteries of the universe. Daisuke Igarashi's amazing pen can recreate anything he can imagine on paper, resulting in beautifully chaotic, maddeningly detailed scrawls of pure wonder. You must read this manga. A true celebration of the human imagination. -Bakaupdates
Heart of Thomas; Thomas no Shinzou; Mitsukuni no Musume; Touma no Shinzou; トーマの心臓; 天使心; 托马的心脏; 토마의 심장; Le Cœur de Thomas; Il cuore di Thomas; El corazón de Thomas; O Coração de Thomas
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Shounen Ai, Slice of Life, Tragedy
26
1
0
May 15, 2024
As winter draws to a close, German boarding school student Thomas Werner dies one morning. He leaves behind a single letter addressed to his fellow student Juli that reads "Here is my love. Here is the sound of my heart."
With his faith shaken to the core by the words, the scholarly Juli sinks to the depths of despair. His cynical roommate Oscar finds himself watching over Juli's fragile mental state while keeping his own feelings for Juli under wraps. Then new student Eric enters the school - and he has an uncanny resemblance to the deceased Thomas...
Young Shima Kōsaku; Yangu Shima Kōsaku; ヤング島耕作; Young Shima Kousaku
Comedy, Drama, Seinen, Slice of Life
19
1
3
May 15, 2024
One chapter in the saga of Shima Kousaku, salaryman at Hatsushiba Electric.
In this part of the series, Kousaku has just started working at a branch office for the company doing an unexpected amount of menial labor when a chance meeting with the company president leads to his dearest wish being granted as he is transferred to the central office. Not all is well there, though, as he becomes involved in the complicated affairs of his colleagues, whether in business or in romance. In spite of everything, however, he retains his faith in the company and an unflappable optimism.
From Aerandria Scans:
“Those who meet the owner of the secret mansion never return to their world again…”
There are rumours spreading around Kunuyuki's school which say that students mysteriously disappear one after another from the campus, and that there is a secret door hidden somewhere. This time the missing person is Kuniyuki’s best friend - Kashiwagi. Are the rumors really true? Kuniyuki is angry and has no idea what to do about his friend, when he meets a strange, but very pretty girl called Towa. She says she is the guardian of the “outcasts,” those who were taken to the “mansion,” but what does that really mean...?!
Contains 4 short stories: Under Execution, Under Jailbreak - A man in jail and his attempts to break out of his cell. Dolce and His Master (2 chapters) - A man and his cat are stranded on a small sinking ship. Their supplies of food and water are dangerously low - almost non-existent. Who will go over the edge first? And who will emerge victorious in the frenzied battle that follows? Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - At a Confessional, Kishibe Rohan listens to the life story of a rich and successful man. Deadman's Questions (3 chapters) - A man (or it is a ghost?) wanders around town struggling to accomplish his mission.
Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Harem, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Sports
21
1
6
May 15, 2024
Meet Shina Uonome. He's your average 17 year-old guy with sexual needs. On the ride home he eyes a beautiful girl fishing by a rocky bay . This image stays with him even when he transfers to a new school. But little did he know that avaricious beauty is the one to "Shang hai" him into his adventure with the less then popular "fishing club."
A Bouquet of Kisses for the Moon; A Bunch of Kisses to the Moon; Bouquet of Flowers with Kisses to the Moon; Tsuki ni Kiss no Hanataba o; 星月下的约定; 月にキスの花束を; 银色花束
Drama, Mature, Romance, Shoujo
29
1
1
May 15, 2024
[From ShoujoMagic]:
Kahara Hitomi met Nagatsuki Atsuya when she was a child, and they made a promise to see each other again, but Atsuya never showed up. Because of that unkept promise, Hitomi hasn't been able to trust any guy ever since. Although Atsuya broke Hitomi's heart, she can't stop thinking or dreaming about him--even now that she's a college student--and she secretly wants to find her first love again. Then one night at a club, a man named Nagatsuki Atsuya appears before her! But is he the same Nagatsuki Atsuya...?
―Psychedelic witch story; Netsutai no Citron; Nettai no Citron; 熱帯のシトロン
Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Seinen
24
1
2
May 15, 2024
[From Omanga]:
A coming-of-age story from Jiro Matsumoto (the author of Freesia) about a young, aspiring photographer named Soma. He's going nowhere, stuck in a mire of sex and drugs, until a horrible end to a one night stand sets him on a path that changes his life forever.
WARNING: Mature content. Do not be surprised if you come across disturbing imagery.
Gaku - Minna no Yama; がく; 岳 みんなの山; Vertical; Peak - Everyone's Mountain
Drama, Seinen, Slice of Life, Sports
18
1
2
May 15, 2024
Shimazaki Sanpo loves mountains. He loves them so much he calls himself a mountain-man and lives in the alpines, lending his hand as a volunteer in a rescue team, finding people, dead or alive, in the Japanese alpines. The alpines can be a beautiful place, but it's also a dangerous, dangerous place.
Gaku: Minna no Yama received the 2008 Manga Taisho ("Cartoon Grand Prize") and the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.
He's from an impresive clan. His bloodline is impressive but he's not. Having been thrown out of his home, Ryosonuke lives as a sort of tradesman. After recieving a vampire doll from his sempai his spilt blood wakes it up and with the death of his sempai he also aquires a meat eating girl. The two girls help Ryosonuke to control the monster that lurks in his blood as different individuals come after him for various reasons.
During the winter break of her first year in high school, Haruno Konegi’s childhood friend, Takiji, comes home to their village after pursuing his studies in Tokyo. Konegi, lonely from her mother being in the hospital, and Takiji, who is living away from his family, start spending time again together, just like in the old days. Just like friends, just like lovers, a wonderful diary of youth.
Mr Teru (aka Godhand Teru) is a doctor by profession, a talented one... the manga follows his medical exploits...
Teru Mahigashi is a surgeon just out of medical school, and is hoping to make an impact in the medical world. Saving lives and helping people is the point of his chosen profession, and he seems pretty good at it, when he's not screwing up. People wonder why he has decided to become a doctor, when he is so clumsy, until his past starts to become revealed, and his ability to save lives becomes apparent with each operation...
Is this a dream? Reality? Or maybe something else...?
Every night, a mysterious man who styles himself Peter Pan sneaks up in Manami's room. He takes her with him to Neverland, an eerie place created out of human desire. Neither pain nor obligation exist in this place. A fairytale land of freedom, where people live governed only by their own instincts. There, all of reality's troubles and unpleasantness may be forgotten. However... being human may not be quite as bad as it sounds.
The story takes place in a world that resembles 19th century Europe. When a carnival comes to town one day, Ray, the son of a bar owner, meets a girl with wings. The girl's name is Vendemiaire. She was given life by her Creator and tells Ray that she is not human.
This is a series of short stories showing the kindness and cruelty of mankind. You can enjoy pictures drawn with a fine touch alongside the philosophic dialogue of the characters.
This 2-volume series is the debut work of Mr. Kitoh. Hints for his next work, Narutaru can also be found in this story.
(Blurp above from Kodanclub)
Before he started The Ravages of Time, Chen Mou penned a two volume series called Unhuman. The volumes are broken up into three seperate stories, each focusing on a different character.
It's divided to three arcs:
Arc 1: Unhuman (不是人)
Arc 2: Me Lowly Woman (賤妾)
Arc 3: The Final Keystone (終礎)
The manga begins as Kanae Sekiguchi, proprietor of the Tsuki no Yu bathhouse, struggles to reopen her business after the unexplained disappearance of her husband...
Pursued by the mob, a young child seeks the protection of White Dragon, a deadly assassin with the ability to disguise his gender, and kill using... water.
