A collection of historic short stories, each associated with a karuta card. The stories revolve around the red-light district of Yoshiwara, in Edo.
1) Kimori
Okuma is a good-natured, sweet girl, but she is unable to find a husband due to her weight. One day, a samurai defends her from being publicly mocked. Is this samurai her chance to find happiness?
2) Kanrobai
After her father ritually commits suicide, Asagi finds herself in much reduced circumstances. Some of the girls who work with Asagi bully her, and the high-class airs she puts on don't help the situation. All she wants is a way to get back to the lifestyle to which she was accustomed, but all she has is mistreatment and the company of a strange man trapped under a barrel...
3) Maigoishi
Tama is a lost child, and she's taken in temporarily by a family who already has a son, Shirou. Tama can't wait to find her beloved father again. However, finding the place where she belongs may not be so simple for little Tama.
4) Akaishinyo
Seiichi is the only one left to protect his princess, Miya. He wants what's best for her, regardless of their feelings for one another. But can he really tell what that might be?
エビスさんとホテイさん ; Ebisu and Hotei ; Ebisu-san to Hotei-san
Drama, Romance, Shoujo Ai, Slice of Life
120
1
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April 25, 2024
Kizuki Akira and Satou Nanki's Ebisu-san and Hotei-san is about two office workers. In chapter 1, Hotei is not pleased when Ebisu is transferred to her branch.
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-fi, Shoujo, Shounen Ai
36
1
0
April 25, 2024
From Blu:
It's present day, and Archangel Michael is fed up with the pathetic development of the human species. The angels, in their world high above ours, have been given the choice between destroying or preserving humanity. This will be decided by having "Plus Checkers" looking for good points and "Minus Checkers" looking for bad points, and whichever finds 10,000 points first decides the outcome. Chihaya and Kagetsuya are angels who have known each other since their days at military school in Eden, and having taken up opposing sides of this "good vs. bad points" checking system, are teamed together during their stay on Earth.
However, Chihaya is unusual even by angelic standards—he has black hair, eyes and wings. He's one-of-a-kind, unusually powerful in spite of his naive demeanor (much to Kagetsuya's dismay), but set apart from his angel kin...until the Black Cancer strikes the heavenly population, darkening the wings and hair of its victims before spiraling them down into painful death. Tension builds among the angels and between Chihaya and Kagetsuya in particular, and it looks as if the secrets to the salvation or destruction of both Earth and Eden may lie with Chihaya himself.
Note: The English version is of the Japanese Deluxe rerelease, contained in only four volumes and also having some bonus materials.
Tiem Sum accidently sees a cute silver fox turning into a guy. He confronts her and tells her that she has to marry him since she saw him naked. He is also looking for his lost brother while trying to woo Sum.
Ent ; ENT; ENT.; ENT. 檻の鍵が外されたK能界 (Japanese); ENT .Fiksyen Peminat (Malay); ENT. - Ore no Kagi ga Hazusareta K Noukai
Manhwa, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life, Webtoons
48
1
3
April 25, 2024
In the world, people can be classified into three types: strong carnivores; middle carnivores and herbivores. Somi Han is referred to as "Invisible girl". She befriends a fellow herbivore, Yujin Ko. However Somi Han feels that Yujin Ko is more like a tiger pretending to be a rabbit. Meanwhile, the entertainment industry is in an uproar with the appearance of a fanfiction writer called Foxstar. With incredibly detailed and accurate information about the personal lives of many of Korea's hottest stars, celebrities are more than nervous. What happens when Somi and Yujin discover each other's secret identities?
A real Romeo and Juliet love story. Two opposing Mafia bosses children, Elio and Yvette are in love, but the twist to the story is Yvette's brother is also in love with her!
The story involves human mutations called "dicloniuses", who grow horns on their heads and possess telekinetic powers, in the form of invisible "arms" called vectors. The tendency for violence among dicloniuses varies among characters. Certain scientists contain them in a Facility in cells where they are subject to inhumane experiments to test their abilities or where they await execution for being too dangerous. An infectious virus is also associated with the mutation. This virus is spread through non-lethal contact with the vectors of a diclonius. The main non-mutant character in the story is Kouta, who ends up becoming increasingly involved with these dicloniuses, as they seek refuge from the scientists. The main diclonius character is Lucy/Nyuu a killer whose alter ego is a hapless, and very cute child whose vocabulary and intelligence is quite limited. {Corrections from Silvermagic.} After a large amount of choice occurences the lives of these two characters becomes inexplicably intwined...
The Grand Duke of the North [Official] / Archduke of the North / Grand Duke of the North / แกรนด์ดยุกแห่งแดนเหนือ / 北部大公 / 북부 대공 / Northern Grand Duke
Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance
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October 1, 2026
I got married today.' In the R-rated trashy novel "Monster Duke" I married the male lead, Baras, known as a murderer. I am possessed by the female lead, Selen, who lives imprisoned for life! Although he is a respected war hero, I am confused because Baras, who is feared for his cruel 'salvation' when the full moon rises, didn't imprison me or torment me, unlike in the novel... "Why hasn't he imprisoned me yet, unlike in the original work...?" And this man... he's surprisingly gentle and handsome... ** I came to marry a woman who only needs to bear an heir... But who is this rabbit-like woman emitting a sweet sugar scent? I should probably imprison her immediately so she can't go anywhere... -You must be exhausted, so it's better to start tomorrow... A romance full of misunderstandings between two first-time lovers!
People live and then they die, but what matters is how they lived. It first starts around 1932 "she" a girl with bunny ears and a tail; encounter an old man named Jain; they lived together for a short time but they found a little bit of happiness by being together.; Time may pass but "They" continue to live even to the current present day and beyond. But what are they the beings called "EaRth" ?
Drama, Mystery, Romance, School Life, Sci-fi, Shoujo
26
1
2
April 25, 2024
Taken from Baka-updates:
An anthology of oneshots.
Story 1: Promise by NISHI Keiko
Story 2: They were Eleven by HAGIO Moto
Story 3: The Changeling by SATO Shio
Story 4: Since You've Been Gone by NISHI Keiko
The two stories by NISHI Keiko were also published as a separate book in English called "Promise." Those stories were originally taken from "Mizu ga Kooru ni Naru Toki."
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Police, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life
42
1
6
April 25, 2024
Mariel Imari is a private detective trying to become a first-rate detective to be able inherit her late father's estate. By some strange reason the mysterious thief Vecchio is taking an interest in her. If that's not enough her old friends at Interpol and her siblings makes life more troubling for her.
Comedy, Crossdressin, Ecchi, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life
87
1
2
April 25, 2024
Miyano Amata, known as the "Perfect Prince" for his intelligence, looks, and cool personality, is asked to substitute for his sister as an attendant at a doujinshi convention disguised as a loligothic girl. There he meets a girl from his class and they become friends, but he must crossdress in order to be with the girl while learning about the fujoshi fandom.
(fudanshi = BL fanboys. Some may be gay, but most are straight. More info can be found here.
fujoshi = (literally: rotten girl) a pejorative Japanese term for female fans of manga and novels that feature romantic relationships between men, often with the implication of Yaoi concept.)
Asa made Jugyou Chu!; See me after class; Утренние занятия Чу!; 授課到天亮Chu!; 授课到天亮Chu!; 朝まで授業Chu!; 아침까지 수업Chu!
Comedy, Crossdressin, Ecchi, Harem, Mature, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Shounen, Slice of Life
144
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April 25, 2024
Kakinozaki Ayana-sensei and student Kagami Yuuki move into a room in the girls dormitory for the new (co-ed) high school semester, requested by Ayana-sensei and approved by the schools’ principal.
As one would guess, no one can find out he’s living there so other than school classes, he has to cross-dress or else he’ll be kicked out of school and dorm.
フィアンセしたい ; 我要嫁给你 ; Fiancée Shitai ; Hoken Shitsu no My Darling ; Hoken shitu no my darling ; I Want To Be A Fiancée ; Mayu-tan no Tokimeki Note #2 - Fiancée Shitai ; My Darling in the Infirmary Room
Drama, Romance, Shoujo
30
1
2
April 25, 2024
Fianse Shitai Yukimi is a high school junior and cheerleader already scheduled for her first marriage interview. She's seen a disappointing picture of her nerdy potential groom -- and he has such a weird name -- so Yukimi has every intention of rejecting him, but she's still curious to go and see what a marriage interview is like. Later that day, Yukimi meets her ideal man at a football match and inadvertantly begins cheering only for him -- despite the fact that he's the opposing team's quarterback! He gives her a bold and seductive response. Ah, if only Yukimi's marriage interview could be with a guy like this... But why won't the sexy quarterback tell Yukimi his name...? (taken from shoujomagic)
From Baka-Updates:
1) I Want to Be a Fiancée (Fiancée Shitai). (There are 5 chapters to this story). Yukimi is a high school junior and cheerleader already scheduled for her first marriage interview. She's seen a disappointing picture of her nerdy potential groom - and he has such a weird name - so Yukimi has every intention of rejecting him, but she's still curious to go and see what a marriage interview is like. Later that day, Yukimi meets her ideal man at a football match and inadvertantly begins cheering only for him -- despite the fact that he's the opposing team's quarterback! He gives her a bold and seductive response. Ah, if only Yukimi's marriage interview could be with a guy like this... But why won't the sexy quarterback tell Yukimi his name...?
2) My Darling in the Infirmary Room (Hoken Shitsu no My Darling)
Maki doesn't mind a few cuts and bruises if it'll earn her a ticket to the campus infirmary room. That's because her school's doctor is handsome Takashiro, age 23, single. She works so hard to make passes at him - and Takashiro knows it. But is Maki really so busy trying to catch his attention that she doesn't notice...?
Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
30
1
1
April 25, 2024
This series is not about romance exactly but does contain the element for it. This series mainly focuses on overcoming the main characters' hardships. Each characters have a different hardship. There is really nothing more to mention about the plot.
It starts with a school girl who has trouble with her surroundings. It all started when her classmate was bullied and eventually committed suicide. Being a part of the group that bullied the girl, she feels extremely guilty. Her life becomes meaningless and she wants to end it.
From [RC-SCANS]:
Shin-Young abruptly wakes up from a nightmare just to find a man, named Ji-Hoo, sleeping in the same bed. If that wasn't bizzare enough, the two of them find out that they were engaged ever since birth. Was it a mere coincidence or was it a work of fate that has not yet finished...?
Chaos disturbs Zhong-Yuan (Middle Plain) as Heidi, the Black Emperor, upsurps the throne, yet the rest of wulin (The Martial Arts World) is as serene as an ocean without ripples. Having left Hua Yuan Shan (literally "Chinese Plain Mountain", presumably a sword school) to attend a martial arts congress, Xin Moyi and Xu Xuan soon make acquaintance with Yue Ling Long, a young girl from Moyue Shan (literally "Devil Moon Mountain"). She, who will change the two worlds...
A fantastical adventure of martial-chivalry is about to unfold...
愛上300歲的女孩 ; 爱上300岁的女孩 ; Cô Gái 300 Tuổi ; Falls in Love with a 300 Year Old Girl
Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
38
1
0
April 25, 2024
From Friendship Scans
Lin Zuning was recently dumped by his girlfriend. Depressed and angry, he rode his motorcycle in the rain. Speeding as he went, he was met with an accident and broke his leg. He thought that he would be stranded there before someone rescues him, but instead he saw a little girl. Her name is Yulan and she is an angel working under divine orders to cause such accidents. It was an encounter that would change both of their lives. The story revolves around the angel's three lives reincarnated in Ancient China - all in which she meets and falls in love with the same person, but due to fate, she can never be together with him. And so starts a bittersweet story between Lin Zuning and Yulan, as they slowly discover just how much their fates are intertwine together in their past lives.
Plug works in a company from a parallel world and her job is to secretly revitalize people from our world who are stressed out. Her clumsiness always gets her into trouble and she is constantly in danger of having her salary cut due to her performance. One day, she meets a young teenager that makes her realize that revitalizing people mindlessly is just a temporary remedy and does not solve the root cause of the problem. She then slowly begins to see the importance of timing the revitalization. However, her new aim is the exact opposite of the company policy and her boss sends Aresta to supervise her. Will she be able to keep from losing her job?
From Viz: Ian and Rin used to just see spirits. Now Ian is one. Using the Fairy Cube, Ian must figure out how to stop the lizard-spirit Tokage from taking over his life and destroying any chance he has of resurrection. V.3 contains an unrelated short story called • Psycho Knocker Ashina Tomo is your average school girl who somehow constantly has terrible images of a train accident. One day, on her crush’s birthday, her best friend brings her to an isolated print club machine which is rumored to allow prayers to come true. What would happen when your prayers come true, but not the way you want them to be? By a cursed print club machine nonetheless.
Once in Armian, Re-Manu XXXVII is awaiting her death. As it goes for years in history, the dying queen foretold the fate of her four daughters. Divination that would lead them toward their fate, and significance to determine the successor to rule Armian.
The beautiful Swarda is fated to marry a throne man of Persia. The smart and calm Aspasya will encounter a great leader of history.
But fate has its own plan to fool with their destiny. The first and the fourth daughter have their fates twisted, to heir the title of Re-Manu.
But there wouldn't be a country with two leaders, one has to given way to another. And of course it won't be the cold-hearted and ambitious Manua to give up the crown, so then she decided to put her younger sister into exile.
Little Re-Syahrina has to start her journey to find a phoenix's feather to get back home, while the story is also concerned in Swarda's pain of being betrayed by her lover and sister, Aspasya relationship with a slave called Bahel, and the new Re-Manu that would sacrifice anything to fulfill her ambition, and her sisters aren't exception.
From Mobots: Renton is a 14-year-old boy who occasionally helps out his grandfather as a mechanic. But his feelings of dissatisfaction and frustration grows as his mundane and routine work clouds his visions for his future and he dreams of flying around the world. It isn't until one day, a large human-like mech, a LFO (Light Finding Operation), falls from the sky in front of Renton and appearing from the depths of the machine is a beautiful young girl named Eureka. And as she asks the dumbfounded Renton for repairs, the two will embark upon a fantastic journey into the unknown.
From VIZ: Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for sixteen-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protect a mysterious girl named Yanagi...
Ken il guerriero; Ken le survivant; Ken, The Great Bear Fist; 北斗の拳; 北斗神拳; Hokuto no Ken; Ken the Survivor; Ken the Warrior; หมัดดาวเหนือ; उत्तर तारा को मुट्ठी; Кулак Полярної Зорі; Кулак Северной Звезды; Pięść Gwiazd Północy; El Puño de la Estrella del Norte; Bắc đẩu chi quyền
199X, nuclear war has ravaged the planet. From the ashes, gangs have risen to take all the power from world governments. Justice has ceased to exist in this now lawless world. From the ashes of a desert a man appears. His name is Kenshiro, and he is the sucessor to the most powerful martial art in the world, Hokuto Shinken. This art attacks the foes insides, and makes him explode internally, dying in often brutal ways. Kenshiro's goal is to kill the man who kidnapped his fiance, Yuria. A man that he once called friend, but whom betrayed him and left him for dead. Along the way he makes friends and enemies alike, while protecting those who cannot protect themselves.
A Story for a Mermaid; A Story for the Mermaid Princess; 인어공주를 위하여
Comedy, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
30
1
0
April 24, 2024
A mixture of off-the-wall family comedy and bittersweet love story, For the Mermaid Princess is the story of a girl with a gentle manhwaga father, a whip-wielding nutjob of a mother, and four older sisters.
When her family moves to a new house, Lee Suelbi discovers just how difficult it can be to balance family, friendships, and love.
악의 꽃 ; Ak-eui Kkot ; Blumen des Bösen ; Les Fleurs du Mal ; Flower of evil ; The Evil Flowers ; The Flowers of Evil ; Цветята на злото (Bulgarian) ; Kwiaty Zła (Polish) ; Kötülük Çiçekleri(Turkish) ; I Fiori del Male (Italian) ; zohor alshar (arabic)
Action, Comedy, Cooking, Drama, Mature, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Tragedy
179
1
2
April 24, 2024
Se-Joon and Se-Wa are siblings with a dark, complex relationship. Se-Wa, a girl considered psychotic by others, is attached to her brother... a little too attached. In her eyes, there is only Se-Joon, and no one else. And what of Se-Joon's feelings? This manhwa contains incest themes. Title comes from French poet Beaudelaire's compilation of poems, Les Fleurs du mal.
Other manga:
14 year-old Aoi is an upbeat girl who has big dreams for her future, though her main one at the moment is getting into N High. Aoi is both popular and pretty, even being voted Pure Teen Magazine's reader-model. Accompanying her is her childhood sweetheart Ryuuta, the number 1 slacker in the school. Though the two bicker often, mostly about Ryuuta's consistently low scores and lack of studying, it is apparent that they both harbor feelings for one another. Unfortunately, Aoi's dreams and love are tested when an accident renders her handicapped. Aoi and Ryuuta must now find a way to cope and see if their love endures the many trials ahead. (from Forbidden Garden)
This series has been on hold many times, and now the author has decided to stick to volumes instead of serializing.
From Tokyopop:
Welcome to Faeries' Landing, a place where the real world and the faerie realm collide. Sixteen-year-old Ryang doesn't realize that supernatural beings descend on his town at night, but when he stumbles on a group of faeries bathing, he ends up becoming guardian of Fanta, a grounded--and very fetching--faerie. Having an otherworldly babe hanging on you 24-7 doesn't sound so bad at first... but when Fanta’s rival curses Ryang, he is destined to encounter 108 doomed relationships...
A Favorita do Lobo / Beast King's Favorite / Esclave des Loups / Exclusive Maid / La mascota del lobo / Maia und der böse Wolf / Nella tana del lupo / Shòu Wáng De Zhuān Chǒng / 不器用オオカミの寵愛 / 兽王de专宠 / 兽王的专宠 / 兽王的专宠（暴君专宠） / 獸王的專寵 / 獸王的專寵（暴君專寵
Drama, Philosophical, Romance, Shoujo
59
3
38
April 24, 2024
Aya in the slum is a girl who has reached the age of 16. On her 16th birthday, she was locked up in a cage with other peers and was chosen by the nobles. Some of them are lucky enough to become the maids of the nobles, and those with bad luck will be thrown into the beast cage to feed the owner's pet. What kind of fate is waiting for the girl?
Drama, Horror, Philosophical, Romance, School Life
97
1
16
May 7, 2024
One day in summer, when the cicadas are chirping loudly. Haruka Nanami, a sophomore in high school, receives a confession from Kudo Satoru, a student at a neighboring high school. Haruka is at a loss, saying, "I've never even talked to him before..." Kudo suggests that they start out as friends, and the two exchange contact information. At the same time, at a railroad crossing in the town where the two live, a series of similar accidents occur day after day. They are madly in love. They want to be together, but they can't. A midsummer horror love story that you will never forget.
…青春中！; In the Midst of Youth; Seishunchuu; Seishunchuui!; 青春中！; 青春妙妙妙; 청춘중...!
Comedy, Mature, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
34
1
3
April 24, 2024
From Impossibility:
Kiriko has always been overshadowed by her older sister Eiko. Eiko is cute, smart, and extremely popular unlike Kiriko. This manga is about Kiriko leaving her sister's shadow while blossoming in love! Although this sounds like a typical manga, the manga-ka enjoys switching to different manga styles to show extreme expressions and actions of the characters. Seishunchuu is a very cute and funny manga!
...Seishunchuu! Vol.01 Ch.001.1: Sisters(2) is an outlier of the rest of the manga. It is basically about the rivalry between 2 sisters. It has been passed down through generations that whenever a woman reaches the age of 18, they will grow moles on every conspicuous part of their body. WARNING: Contains horror and mystery.
Joeun remembers everything that turned her life upside down. She remembers the man who helped her out at the darkest of times, who abandoned her while calling her cursed. She remembers her prince, who she had her first kiss with at the age of eight. He, too, abandoned her in one day. She remembers the strange black haired man who beat her mother up. Everyone said that she was cursed, and she wants to prove them wrong. Eight years later, Joeun finds a wallet. She is going to turn it in when her friend is caught for not being able to pay the bill and therefore she needed the money to help her. But the wallet owner sees everything, and decides that Joeun is his next target for revenge. But the wallet owner seems to be a cross-dresser freak.
From AQUA Scans: Every little girl dreams about finding her prince charming and becoming a bride, nursery girl Rino is no exception. Precocious Rino falls in love with the timid and weak but very handsome and kind nutritionist Kazuki. And so carried for that love, she declares firmly "If you marry me, I'll definitely protect you!!".
Meet Chiruha: She lives alone in a small secluded house deep in a mountainous forest, the TV her only connection to the outside world. After years of watching and dreaming of what life must be like in the outside world, she has gathered up her courage to venture out and explore the local village. However, she must be careful not to stand out among the humans, for Chiruha holds a secret...
Kisara also holds a secret...and a grudge. He's searching for who--or whatever cursed him, and he may have finally found the answer...
Qing Chun, a canary, and Chen Di, a rooster, are holly birds that can take the form of humans. Chen Di has the job to wake the earth every morning whit his singing and Quig Chun is the one who eases everyone's heart with her beautiful songs. Pan Yi is the human Quin Chun felt in love with and just once she would like to be the one who wakes him up in the morning. She asks Chen Di to let her perform his job for enlist one day and in the end he agrees because he loves her, but things don't go exactly as planned for Quin Chun and somehow Pan Yi ends up finding her secret.
