Yugo Beppu is a master negotiator and mediator. Fluency in five languages, Socratic wit, and a deep understanding of human nature combined with top-level international connections make him a formidable operator. When a woman's father is seized by Dacoit bandits in Pakistan, Mayuko seeks Yugo's help. After complex and dangerous negotiations, he secures his release. After this success Yugo is called in to deal with yakuza in Japan, triads in Hong Kong, the IRA in Northern Ireland, and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Siberia.
Note: New versions of this manga were published under different arcs in bunko format such as the Pakistan Hen, Russia Hen, etc.

Description of the oneshot Kikai Tonchi Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu
One-shot published in Weekly Shounen Jump.
Long, long ago, there lived an eccentric spirit. One who ate the souls of humans and loved "riddles". He would ask anyone who crossed his path sadistic "questions", and if they returned a "stupid answer", they would have their souls eaten without a moment's delay. On the other hand, if they answered with "wit", the spirit would grant a single wish, regardless of what it was. There was a bald, witty genius of a boy who responded magnificently to the spirit's "question". His wish was for the spirit to possess him for the rest of his life!
Description of the serialization Kikai Banashi Hanasaka Ikkyuu:
There once was an ayakashi called Karma who challenged his victims to a battle of wits. If the subject succeeded, the ayakashi would grant them one wish, but if they lost, he would devour their soul. At the same time, there was a young monk called Hanasaku Ikkyuu, who was famed for his cleverness. He used to eagerly sharpen his mind, solving challenging riddles sent to him, until his mother fell ill. When he found that his cleverness was of no use in helping her, he gave it up.
Karma seeks out Ikkyuu, eager to best him in a battle of wits and consume his soul. One day, Ikkyuu rescued a young beggar boy, only to see him fall ill with a mysterious illness. That same day, Karma finally finds Ikkyuu and offers him his dangerous bargain. Thanks to Karma, will Ikkyuu finally have a way to use his cleverness to help the people around him?

Fujinomiya Soujirou is transported to a fantasy world with only his Daisho (pair of samurai swords) in hand. The katana can talk and swiftly informs him that it is Hotarumaru, the legendary national treasure of Japan thought lost during World War II. The wakizashi is too young to have a voice, so Souji names it Sakura. This is the story of Souji and Hotarumaru’s journey through a new world as he seeks to achieve ... a sword harem?

Only the strongest woman is worthy of being Queen. On this continent, a desperate struggle to crown the new Queen is held every four years. The Queen's Blade.

[From Attractive Fascinante]:
Naruse Sachi left his student ID at Happy Villa. His kouhai, Kunisaki picked it up and wants to return it. But does Kunisaki expect any favor in return? Sachi-chan kawai-ness is making Kunisaki all nervous and excited. Will Sachi accept being pursued by this first love of his life, his kouhai, and a guy on top of that?
Sequel: Naturalist no Kare

One day, when Hidaka Kishi is going to school with his close friend Kimiko, he notices a strange new song on his music player: "Who Killed Cock Robin?" Little does he know, a murderous game is beginning, with him as the target--the Cock Robin. Fourteen other players (called 'birds') are all competing to kill him, in exchange for making their wishes come true. However, one of the birds, Saedano Minami, seems to have other plans. To Hidaka's confusion, she decides to protect him, but what is her ultimate goal? How will Hidaka survive this deadly game?

The manga of the popular Light Novel series of the same name: Sisti attends a magical academy to hone her skills in the magical arts, and hopes to solve the mystery of the enigmatic Sky Castle. After the retirement of her favorite teacher, the replacement, Glen, turns out to be a tardy, lazy, seemingly incompetent bastard of an instructor. How was it that Glen was hand-picked by the best magician in the academy!?

from ShoujoMagic:
Consists of a collection of 4 short stories about Serena and Kazuya:
1) My Boy Possession (Watashi no Shounen) -
Serena has been head-over-heels in love with her childhood friend Kacchan (Kazuya), who's one year younger than her, for 10 years!! She's been working hard this entire time to make herself the kind of woman Kacchan would like, and now she's brimming with fighting spirit! But she's so afraid he'll reject her that she hasn't made a confession yet, even to this day. She wants to be close to him, but she can't manage to do more than just joke around with him. What will become of Serena and her wish for love!?
2) I Want to Get Lovey-Dovey!! (Rabu-rabu ni Naritai!!).
Serena wants a more lovey-dovey relationship with Kacchan! But will he object...?!
3) Love Is Invincible and Ultimate (Koi wa Muteki de Saikyou).
There's a new teacher in school, and he's causing problems for Serena and Kacchan...?!
4) Your Girl Possession (Anata no Shoujo) -
It's Christmas, and Serena is excited about the idea of being alone with Kacchan on Christmas Eve because she wants to give him all her body and soul... until her friend gets dumped by some guy because "relationships turn cold after you go all the way." Now Serena's having second thoughts...!?

Here in the year 2×××, technology advanced by leaps and bounds in VR exceed beyond imagine.While at first it was a little strange soon became a commonplace thing in Japan. By the recommendation of my twin sisters Hibari and Hitaki, I found myself playing the VRMMO [REAL & MAKE]. While being taught playing this new game by these two people... I discovered a game that does not require to be played like others. Single-mindlessly playing or hunting, taming with full of charm, producing realistic feats with dexterity, or cooking realistic cuisine with house-husband force.It is the story of being watched by players and AI inhabitants of the bulletin board.

A group of 15 elite high-school students are gathered at a very special, high-class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come?

Life story of an otaku who buys a brand new robot maid. He’s quite an impressive otaku, with a huge collection of the things you associate otaku with… figures, cosplay costumes, removable skirts, etc. And now with the addition of the robot maid he can play dress-up and various other kinks.
Problem is, she’s one of those "mother-figure" dolls who, through some obvious glitch in the programming, has one of those rare things known as “self-consciousness.” Needless to say, she gets rather distraught by the fact that her master is trying to dress her naked body up in some hentai outfit. And we are not even talking about the glitch in her programming: should she be a "love-doll" or "maid-doll"? Should she sternly lectured her master on the proper role of her as a maid? Or should she be a "real" maid who wait upon his every whims?
Man oh man, lets watch the show commence.

After Kazui rejects Rai's love, Rai loses himself in sin and hardcore partying. But when his room mate, Mamiya, finds him and tries to make him snap out of it by dragging him home, Rai does the unthinkable to Mamiya in a fit of rage and despair. Having lived a lifestyle doing whatever he wants with no remorse, Rai is suddenly surprised to feel guilt in the aftermath of his night with Mamiya and does his best to apologize. It is only after Mamiya agrees to live with him again that Rai realizes he has growing feelings for the boy. But, Mamiya can't forget what Rai did to him. There is also the problem of Mamiya's unrequited feelings for his best friend Kei. Can Rai convince Mamiya to forgive him, to let go of the feelings for Kei and become Rai's lover?
Sequel: Koi ni Nattara
Adapted from Koi no Katachi (according to Baka-Updates)

The engagement between Scarlet, a noblewoman from a ducal family and the Second Prince Kyle was suddenly annulled during the ball.
She had been falsely accused of harassing a girl called Terenezza, daughter to a baron, whom the Prince doted on heavily.
Condemned by everyone around her, forced to burden all manner of crimes, she finally decided enough was enough.

The protagonist, Inaka Yuuji, was ran over by a truck because his awareness was dulled from overworking. “Ahー, with this I don’t have to work so much anymore. I want to spend my next life leisurely……” was the wish Yuuji blurted out, He met God and it was decided he will be reincarnated in the countryside of the otherworld. He became Alfred Slowlet, 2nd son of a countryside noble, will he be able to enjoy and leisurely spend his slow life in the countryside?

After a god screws up and accidentally takes high schooler Shou’s life, he offers him reincarnation with a gift to make up for it. Shou asks to retain all his old memories for the new life. Shou is reborn as Will, a noble’s son in a world where magic use is common and involves knowledge of kanji characters. With all his memories, he’s a brilliant toddler, and when he experiments with magic, he finds that he has an amazing talent for it! What’s more, though he was smart but unloved in his old life, in his new life he has a mother and a father who both love him deeply. His future as Will is looking very bright!

Kaga Ryousuke, a helplessly romantic teenager, was walking in the rain when he sees a beautiful girl with red eyes drenched in the rain. Everyone was avoiding her, but Ryousuke was taught to treasure women so he offered his help by letting her dry off at his home. Ryousuke can't imagine that this mysterious girl would stab him in the chest and leave him to die… Or did she? Who is this pretty girl and what does she want with him?

From Midnight Scans:
Miyabi has lost her voice from losing her happy family, and she is adopted by Naozumi who runs a piano school. There, she meets Yue. Yue has loved Miyabi's piano-playing since he was small; he stops playing piano, and looks at Miyabi who closes her heart to the world. Thus, he becomes desperate trying to bring her back to the world of sound, but...

From Midnight Scans: Starting this spring, citizens will be able to become a teacher at the expensive high school! This is what Maho is getting excited about, but her boyfriend for six years dumped her. Afterwards, she slept with a young boy to get over her sadness. However, who would have expected that she would be reunited with him in the classroom. That's right, he was her student!! A secret relationship with a younger handsome boy is packed full of scary, yet, exciting, nerve-wracking, yet, heart-thumping action?! What will happen when the man who dumped her comes back?

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.

Akane has a crush on the princely Yuu, but when she finds out he's living with super attractive Kei, she makes a deal with the other girl to move out of Yuu's house. But Kei insists on moving in with Akane, and is now running her ragged with demands! Will Akane get any chance with Yuu or will all her time be spent with Kei?

From Midnight Scans:
The high school second grader Nao secretly likes Rin, who is in the same basketball club. She didn't want to destroy the "friend" relation, and couldn't convey her feelings; but, one day, Rin falls in love at first sight?! Moreover, the person is a beautiful senior, Michiyo. And a junior, Kouta, is approaching Nao--?!

From Awakened Memories:
The new school Lilia has just transferred to has a lot of people with suspicious abilities.
There are vampires with fangs and the snow woman's son.
And then it turns out that Lilia herself is a demon who sucks the life out of men by kissing them!?

[Taken from ShoujoMagic] :
1) Let's Make Love!! (Make Love Shiyo!!). (v01 ch1 to 6) Mari Nishimiya is a high school junior who's tired of playing it safe. Less concerned with her summer session and more with achieving the love of a lifetime, she ventures to a foreigners' pub with her childhood friend, Yuuta. There, she meets Leon Gardner, an American dancer with a talented tongue (...meaning, he's bilingual)! While Yuuta disapproves, having an unrequited love for Mari himself, he and other enemies of this international relationship may be powerless to stop it when Leon joins Mari's class as... (!!!)
Let's Make Love!! - Farside Story (Make Love Shiyo!! Chou - Bangaihen). (v01 omake). Shinjo Mayu parodies her own work by inserting new dialogue into some of her pages from v01. It's the tale of the Gardner family, where Leon is Papa, Chris is Mama, and Mari is their daughter! Additional curiosities included.
Let's Make More Love!! (Motto Make Love Shiyo!!). (v02 ch7). Mari wants to have an adult Christmas with Leon. Why is Leon so set against it?
Let's Always Make Love!! (Zutto Make Love Shiyo!!). (v02 ch8). Attending the international wedding of Leon's friend, Randy, has Mari thinking in a new way about her future. But when Mari begins to feel strangely sick and misses her period, the circumstance forces her to make an early decision! But Leon suddenly has to leave for America!? Why?? Mari isn't going to like the reason Randy gives her...
2) I Don't Need Any Scenario! (Shinario Nante Iranai!). (v02 ch9). This ground-breaking short story was Shinjo Mayu's first work to contain a provocative sex scene and to mark her as a pornographer! Read the freetalk to learn more! Yuuya is the manager of the drama club, and he's very strict and exacting about how the student thespians handle their roles. Chiharu is supposed to be playing a woman in love, but there's no emotion in her performance! So it's handsome Yuuya's job to teach her how to long for a man... Was this scenario in the script!?
3) I Want to Be Painted with Your Color (Anata no Iro ni Somaritai). (v02 ch10). This short story is Shinjo Mayu's debut work. Kazumi Inoue wants to be transformed by the magic of a white wedding dress, and then painted in a man's color. The biggest delinquent in school, Kazuya Sakurai, wasn't who she had in mind, though! He's intent on painting her a different color -- why? Kazumi will have her wish - a transformation through the magic of a wedding dress - but not in a way that anyone expects!
(v02 omake). A whopping nine pages covering a variety of topics. Get a sneak peek into Shinjo Mayu's office, find out her favorite stories and characters, see Leon with a top knot, see Leon touch Yuuta in inappropriate ways, and at long last the burning question is answered: How are chihuahuas significant to this serialization!?

Contains a one-shot called Embrace Me
Tightly on the Highest Floor.
• Embrace Me Tightly on the Highest Floor -
Fuyou loves her brother. Actually, he isn't really her brother, so can she love him?

The sickly and socially withdrawn Princess Ridelle fell in love with the quick-witted knight, Sir Oscar and became his wife. But after finding out that Oscar didn’t wish for the marriage, their marriage life became no different than a pile of misfortunes.

A veteran adventurer was preparing for his retirement when his former disciple returned to the village, intending to recruit the old man to his party. Filled with regret due to an incident that happened in his first party, the old man rejected his offer. Being affected by his disciple’s adventurous spirit, the old man leaves in hopes of reigniting his long lost dream, to become the strongest adventurer that ever lived.

From hazukashiikedo:
There are six stories in all, not including the the extra chapters.
1. A Nasty Person
About a young man who falls in love with his seemingly innocent, cute teacher and somehow winds up in a sexual relationship with him.
2. World's End Supernova
About a not-so-intelligent rich kid whose father tells him the world is going to end that night so he rushes out and begs the senpai he’s in love with to have sex with him.
3. Amai Yuuwaku
A cute slice-of-life plot about two men who’re already in an established relationship.
4. Line
Shima and Nobunaga have been together for 10 years. Though they surpassed several trials through their relationship, why is it that Shima still feels insecure?
- Cosmique Scans
5. Evergreen
Two high schoolers frustrated due to bad communication skills and lacking confidence.
6. Oto mo Naku
Deals with two young college men who become good friends even though they’re extremely different—that is, until one of them ends up wanting more.

(Based on the anime of the same name)
Between eating sweets and trying to win over her crush, Momoko Akadzutsumi is a typical thirteen-year-old girl... However, she holds a big secret: along with her friends Miyako Goutokuji and Kaoru Matsubara, she is one of the Powerpuff Girls Z! Their mission? To fight the evil monsters created from the mysterious Chemical Z. But when two new villains come into the picture, the Powerpuff Z may just face their toughest challenge yet!
From Baka-Updates:
Blossom (Momoko), Bubbles (Miyako) and Buttercup (Kaoru) are three normal girls, living in a peacful town. Suddenly, a big ice mountain arrives in Tokyo, and when Ken accidentally breaks it, both good and evil powers comes out of it. When the three girls got hit by this strange power, they turned into transforming super heroes, who promised the mayor to protect Tokyo. However, the black power hits several animals, and they all turn evil, especially the extra smart one, Mojo.
It's up to the girls now to save the day! Even if it means that the Powerpuff Boys Z will lift up their shirt or if they'll arrive in mortal danger! Get ready for a big adventure!

From Viz: A hopeless geek, a beautiful woman, and a fast connection--could the Internet be his ticket onto the express train to romance? A real-life thread on an Internet forum sparks a nationwide phenomenon! A nerdy otaku meets a girl on a train and posts an urgent query on the Web--How the heck do you talk to girls? What should he wear on their date? Where should they go? The forum's response was overwhelming, and the thread continued to grow along with their relationship.

[From Anime News Network]:
A long time ago, there was a tremendous war between the goddess of Creation and the goddess of Destruction, which made the earth trembled. Both goddesses perished in the war and created what people called a cursed land - Lodoss. Something evil is happening in the land of Lodoss. Parn, a reckless young warrior, along with his newfound friends, takes on a quest to find out the source of this evil and becomes involved in the greatest epic struggle between good and evil since the war of the goddesses.

1) Love mission
Tomoe Karuma is an up-and-coming mangaka whose supervisor is Ero Magazine's Tanaka Atsuki. Though he imagined a cute girl named Tomoe, Tanaka is surprised to learn that in actual fact, Tomoe is a very geeky boy. Tomoe is a professional when it comes to creating sex scenes, but turns into a fish out of water when it comes to love. Tanaka offers to teach Tomoe all about love, but can the awkward mangaka learn about love in time to write about it? (From Blissful Sin)
2) Estranger!
Ichi fall in love in pro wrestling because he fall in love in the wrestler Hawk. He doesn't have the physique to be wrestler himself so he is training his body while he's acting as a manager slash servant to the demanding & childish Hawk.
3) Tasogare Bayside City
Chako was tired, hungry and bitten was he was picked up by Makoto and his father Yayoi like a stray cat, but will he become house·trained or will he go back to his old habits?
4) Sting & Slang
Koutaro met Neko in his sister's photographing class. The good looking model and the cute boy became good friends but is there more than that?
5) On a Slave
Kind and good hearted Kei could never ditch a friend in distress, that's his greatest virtue but also his Achilles' heel.
6) Just Us - Not scanlated
7) Freetalk & Omake - Not scanlated

Japan, 1995. After graduating from high school, It? Kaiji moves to Tokyo to get a job, but he fails to find steady employment because the country is mired in its first recession since World War II. Depressed, he festers in his apartment, biding the time with cheap pranks, gambles, liquor and cigarettes. Kaiji is always thinking about money and his perpetual poverty frequently brings him to tears.
Kaiji's unrelenting misery continues for two years until he is paid an unexpected visit from a man named End?, who wants to collect an outstanding debt owed to him in Kaiji's name. End? gives Kaiji two options - either spend ten years to repay this outstanding debt, or board the gambling ship Espoir ("hope" in French) for one night to clear the debt. Using a con, End? pressures Kaiji into accepting the deal, believing he will never come back from the voyage.
--Wikipedia
The manga is divided into three parts:
Part 1: Volume 1-13 (Complete)
Part 2: Volume 14-26 (Complete)
Part 3: Volume 27-39 (Complete)
Part 4: Volume 40-49 (Complete)
Part 5: Volume 50-? (Ongoing)

From Tokyopop:
To survive a fatal train wreck, Sekai Maihime is thrust back in time where she discovers she has hidden powers that are connected to a doll, 'S.' She is both aided and limited by 'S's' vague (but kind) guardian, Sovieul, who is the cause for Sekai's presence in 17th century France. Sovieul vows to protect Sekai, but offers little information as to why these strange events are happening.
Unfortunately, they encounter Machiavello (also referred to as the Devil) who looks a lot like Sekai's childhood friend and love Midou. Machiavello covets the powers shared by Sekai and 'S' so he may obtain the power of the Devil R. Sekai only wants to find Midou and return to her time, but she's constantly hindered by her conflicting desires with 'S' and by Machiavello's attempts to obtain her body. To find Midou, Sekai must cooperate with 'S' and Sovieul to traverse through time while avoiding Machiavello.

At the very moment the Prince cancels their engagement, the Duke's daughter, Letícia Gramwell, recalls her former life as a culinary lover. Much as she hates being run out of her own country, the abandoned Crown Princess resolves to go to the kingdom next door, spending her days in the royal palace with the king, surrounded by fluffiness! But one day, after meeting and feeding a beautiful silver wolf, the King's attitude gradually started to change...

from ShoujoMagic:
Consists of a collection of 4 short stories about Serena and Kazuya:
1) My Boy Possession (Watashi no Shounen) -
Serena has been head-over-heels in love with her childhood friend Kacchan (Kazuya), who’s one year younger than her, for 10 years!! She’s been working hard this entire time to make herself the kind of woman Kacchan would like, and now she’s brimming with fighting spirit! But she’s so afraid he’ll reject her that she hasn’t made a confession yet, even to this day. She wants to be close to him, but she can’t manage to do more than just joke around with him. What will become of Serena and her wish for love!?
2) I Want to Get Lovey-Dovey!! (Rabu-rabu ni Naritai!!).
Serena wants a more lovey-dovey relationship with Kacchan! But will he object...?!
3) Love Is Invincible and Ultimate (Koi wa Muteki de Saikyou).
There’s a new teacher in school, and he’s causing problems for Serena and Kacchan...?!
4) Your Girl Possession (Anata no Shoujo) -
It’s Christmas, and Serena is excited about the idea of being alone with Kacchan on Christmas Eve because she wants to give him all her body and soul... until her friend gets dumped by some guy because “relationships turn cold after you go all the way.“ Now Serena’s having second thoughts...!?

Based on the novel Mainichi Seiten!
From Juné:
A typical summer night turns hotter than usual at the Obinata household when a stranger named Shuu Asuou turns up and announces that he’ll be living with them from now on! Shuu explains that he has married their sister Shima and that he shall stay at the house while awaiting her return. But when she doesn’t turn up, he proclaims that he is there to stay for good! What is Shuu's motive for wanting to be with Obinata family? Read this heartwarming and hilarious manga to find out!
Mainichi Seiten series:
Vol 1-2 Mainichi Seiten
Vol 3-4 Kodomo wa Tomaranai
Vol 5 Children's Time
Vol 6-7 Kodomo no Iibun
----Aki-chan no Iibun
Vol 8 Isoganaide
Vol 9-10 Hanaya no Nikai de

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Meet Kento Oonari, salaryman in hell.
Overworked by his bosses, his head surely whirled.
He dies, but meets up with a god called Raidel
Who tells him that he’ll be sent to a new world.

A magic revolutionization fantasy about a nonordinary home tutor guiding a little lady! Allen, a humble man who can use abnormal magic techniques, ended up becoming the tutor of lady Tina, who apparently “can’t use magic.“ Thus begin Allen’s lessons that crush the concepts of common sense!
From the popular light novel series now comes in manga form!

Fushimi Inari has a hopeless crush on her classmate Tanbabashi. One day, while trying to interact with him, she accidentally humiliates him in front of the whole class. He refuses to accept her apologies, and, to make matters worse, she discovers that he probably has a crush on their incredibly cute classmate Sumizome. She has all these things in mind when she is summoned by Uka-no-Mitama-no-kami, a pale fox goddess. In return for rescuing a little fox-spirit creature before school that day, the goddess offers to grant a single wish of Inari's. Without thinking, she blurts out that she wants to be Sumizome. As one might expect, this wish does not go nearly as well as Inari had hoped, and the kindly goddess breaks a goddess-rule to give Inari the ability to change herself back. Now, Inari can change her own shape at will, and using her new skill is very tempting as she keeps trying to win Tanbabashi's heart. But if Inari flaunts her ability, both she and the goddess might end up in trouble with Amaterasu!