Bullied incessantly because of her weight, Maki decides to go on a diet. Soon she is slim and beautiful, and envied by all her classmates. But her weight loss doesn't stop there, and she grows thinner and thinner...until she is nothing but skin and bone. Other stories include the slug girl's revenge, the secret sister that Ms. Numata hides from the world, the red satchel that mysteriously turns up at school, and Caterpillar, the nickname given to Mayuko because of her love of the creatures. (Source: Cocoro Books)

Skin and Bone was published in English by DH Publishing on October 1, 2004, as the fourteenth volume in the Hino Horror collection.

A collection of oneshots including:


1. ABC

Aki is in her first relationship with Yousuke, but he doesn't seem like such a great guy...


2. Nako's Love Letter

Suki's boyfriend, Tooya, is scary looking and always treats her like his servant. How does he really feel?


3. Snow Upon You, Flowers On My Heart

Yu has been asked to take care of his cousin, Sakura, who hasn't talked since she witnessed a car accident 4 years ago.


(Source: M-U)

1. (Oblation Love)

2. Daisuki na Hito, Sayonara

3.

4. Dare nimo Ienai

5. Mayonaka no Kichiku Shounen

Yukihara Mutsuki has a strange ability: the ability to understand peoples' feelings. However, usually she acts like a normal girl who is looking for love. One day, Mutsuki meets a boy who sat beside her on a train. Could this be the fateful encounter she was looking for?


(Source: Shoujo Crusade)

A collection of oneshots:


1. Love Love

Shiori just got a letter from Riichi. They were childhood friends up until he kissed her and left for America, and the thought of that jerk coming back has her so distracted that she gets caught in a wave and almost drowns! She would've died, too, if it weren't for that mysterious boy with a tattoo... He cut himself so badly to save her, and he left her with the kind of ring a boy would give to his gilrfriend -- but she never saw his face. Later in the day, Shiori spies a hot pro surfer from America... named Riichi! He's back, and he still wants to date Shiori, and... how did he get that terrible cut...?


2. An Insolent Romance

Satsuki comes to the bar every day just to watch the seductive bar tender, Yahagi. Rumor has it he changes his cologne every time he changes women. Just as Satsuki begins to understand that she has no chance with him, she's approached by a pervert... and then saved by Yahagi, who says that Satsuki is his woman!? What is this farce? He says he wants to wear her scent -- but only until Valentine's Day. He's using Satsuki to keep his (jealous!) female fans at bay. This can only mean trouble for Satsuki...


3. C-Shock / Culture Shock

Honoka has lost her luggage and her way in Shibuya station. In unfamiliar territory, she gets approached by a group of perverts... and then saved by Shiino, a gang member who practically owns the territory! Honoka is worse off than she was before, because as thanks for saving her, Shiino decides he'll take her virginity!? That's when Honoka does something no woman has ever done before... and it could cost her a lot more than her virginity!


(Source: ShoujoMagic)

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3. Kimi to Fumou na Love Story

4-5. Suki tte Itte Yurusaremasu ka

6. Himitsu no Oniichan

1) The Guy With An Ideal Face

Noriko wants just one thing: "The Man with a Perfect Face"! To her friends' complete and utter shock, Noriko finds Takurou-kun, a man who meets all her unrealistic expectations. They go on a date, they kiss, and have what could be considered a perfect time, but then Noriko sees the real face of Takurou...!?


2) I'm Gonna Get Jealous

A girl who sees no point in becoming jealous learns first-hand how it could happen.


3) Love Slave

Kanano isn't sure what to make of her relationship with her upperclassman Ooba Yoshiya. After she first confessed to him, she hounded him until he agreed to date her, but the relationship seems to be on his terms, and poor, obediant Kanano worries that her love is one-sided. Then, Kanano learns that Yoshiya has a past with a girl who has her same face...? Who does Yoshiya think of when he's out with Kanano? How come he touched his old girlfriend but won't touch Kanano...!? Contains strong language.


4) I Wanna Get Lovey-Dovey

Shihomi has had a crush on Sakayori since the day of high school entrance exams, when she got lost and he helped her. He's got a good heart, but he's extremely rough around the edges, and that's what's making it so difficult for Shihomi to confess. It took her two months just to say "good morning" to him, and every time she does, he seems to be in an incredibly bad mood afterwards? What's the source of Sakayori's attitude problem??


5) Well Excuse Me For Being Trendy

Mayu already has a boyfriend, but she can't help admiring Shuusaku's dashing good looks, which are increasing his popularity by the minute. It doesn't matter if his personality is as one-dimensional as his expressionless face, because it's looks that count! By chance, Mayu happens to learn about Shuusaku's secret crush -- and his expression is so darn cute when he's confronted about it that Mayu feels compelled to help him win his love. But Mayu's a trend whore at heart, and falling for Shuusaku seems to be getting fashionable...!?


(Source: ShoujoMagic)

A transfers to Jitsufu high school looking for Izuru, a boy she used to like. Then she finds out that he is in the soccer team. (Source: The Ultimate Manga Guide)

Senke is a gloomy and shy man who's secretly in love with Masaharu, a mailman in the company he works for. His inability to confess to Masaharu leads him to lavish his love upon a Digital Monkey on his PC, which he names Masaharu. The recession, his low-paying job as a dispatch worker, and a demanding boss causes him to work overtime night after night. One night, fed up with seeing Senke working to exhaustion, Masahuru confronts Senke and in the process finds out about his Digital Pet. The stressed Senke breaks down and rapes Masahuru. After this disastrous incident, Masaharu avoids Senke. Senke works mindlessly and fulfills all the demands of his boss until he discovers that his Monkey Masaharu has died. In his exhausted state of mind and having a guilty conscience, he thinks this to be a sign, and dashes off to find Masaharu. When he finds Masaharu safe and sound, he is relieved and collapses.


(Source: Loveless)

Wouldn't you just love to poke in a relationship between two young high-schoolers who have a subtle distance between each other? Of course you would. Tsumiki and Io have this subtle distance that anyone would want to jump in between just to bug them. That's what the other characters are there for. Tsumiki, being a tsundere and all, won't be honest about her feelings toward Io. Io on the other hand is unaware of Tsumiki's feelings, hence the subtle distance between the two. Now, let's watch these two and see what events await them...


(Source: MangaHelpers)

Adaptation of Laclos' "Dangerous Liaisons"

by Shibata Yukihiro (Takarazuka Dance Co.)


The beautiful young nobleman, the viscount Valmont, and Lady Meltuieu, amuse themselves with a risky game of love.

The two wear masks lying that they are in love but only end up hurting each other.


A forbidden love story that takes place in 19th century high society Paris.


Features three other short stories as well.

Darren Shan's an ordinary schoolboy, until he and his best friend Steve get tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a bizarre freak show featuring such arcane performers. In the midst of the ghoulish excitement, true terror raises its head when Steve recognizes that one of the performers—Mr Crepsley—is in fact a vampire! That's when the hands of fate changes the lives of them forever!


(Source: Aku-Tenshi)

Darren Shan is based on the novel Cirque Du Freak from The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan from 2000.


The series was published in English as Cirque du Freak by Yen Press from June 9, 2009 to January 24, 2012.

Publishers:

• Shounen Sunday (magazine)

Afghanistan is a young girl who works hard to eat every day, yet has bad luck and is frequently bullied by others. As she learns to stand up for herself, she begins to make new friends from other nations.


(Source: ANN)

Toneriko Furoribanda is an orphan whose family was slaughtered 10 years ago. He blames his mother and sister's deaths on Tekirai, the mysterious "Number 1" hitman belonging to the assassins' guild Thanatos. Contrary to reason, Toneriko does not hold Thanatos itself responsible, as he himself joins the guild and becomes one of the "Numbers" with a top 10 ranking. He quickly attains the title of "Number 5" but lacks the skills to climb any higher.


Toneriko longs to usurp Tekirai and exact his revenge against the man, almost as much as he wishes that he could bring his family back to life. The latter should be impossible, but the Numbers' supervisor, Ageha, tells Toneriko about the legend behind Thanatos' existence: each time the 10 Numbers execute 999 murders, a "Black Sheep" cycle is completed; if Black Sheep occurs 10 times, fulfilling a goal of 9999 murders—then whoever is Number 1 at that moment will be raised to God's Realm of Asgard and granted supreme power from Yggdrasil, able to rewrite the world as they desire!

In the world of Sarai, mass flooding has wiped out Japan. Due to an abnormal genetic trait people in this land rarely live past 16, and when they do, they become hideous monsters. Order in this world is almost non-existant. One of the last forms of protection left are the warrior maids, bodyguards for hire. They will do literally anything for the client, and are hired as protective slaves. Sarai Kannagi and her partner, Flicker, are two of these. In their adventures they fight humans-transformed-into-giant-rock monsters, hairy arctic people, and other abominations of the future barren world.


(Source: ANN)

Sarai had eight volumes published in English by ComicsOne from 2000 to April 4, 2005.

Publishers:

• Young King OURs (magazine)

A story about a girl named Remi Nakatami who was given a magic mirror to help fulfill her wishes. (Source: M-U)

Tenki Yohou no Koibito, The Weatherman is My Lover, is a story about the straight-laced newscaster, Keitarou Koganui, and his eccentric cosplay weatherman, Amasawa Chitose. The story progresses following this complementing Anchor Man and weather fairy duo as their shows ratings rise higher and higher with some delicious sparks of love tossed in their daily news reports. Will these two TV stars end up together or will Amasawa's dark past block the path of their happiness together?


This series is on hiatus.

By day he is a beautiful honor student, but when night falls, the sexy and lewd "Maya" appears. Even though university student Kazuma wants to deny the existence of Maya's double life, he gets drawn in by him. Before long, Kazuma finds out that a young congressman, Tanabe, is manipulating Maya like a puppet, and is using him for the government...


[ from B-U ]

When Hyungmo Yang fails his college entrance exams, he's got no choice but to enroll in an exam school. But when his family's tight on money, his classmates are unruly punks, and his best friend is the king of porn, passing the next exam will be anything but a walk in the park. Enter the beautiful but mysterious Sora, whose voice alone brings hope to Hyungmo's dismal situation. But on the road of life, there are no right answers, so can Hyungmo get the grades... and the girl? (Source: Tokyopop)

Stand By Youth had three volumes published in English by Tokyopop, from August 1, 2007 to August 8, 2008, before the publisher became defunct.

It's been 25 years since Mitsuhashi and Itou suddenly disappeared right before the high school graduation ceremony. Sagawa, now in his forties, is working at a dead end job after giving up on his dreams. When he finds out that his coworker Miyabi is being abused by her older brother, he tries to intervene, thinking that he could be like those two were back in the day. However, it backfires horribly, and he finds himself on the verge of being killed. All out of options, he prays for help in desperation, when Mitsuhashi and Itou suddenly appear out of nowhere, looking exactly like they did all those years ago!


[Written by Denji]

After his older brother's disappearance, Satomi Shinjirou must take up the mantle of heir to his family's Shinto Shrine. But learning to become a Priest might be much more than he bargained for, especially with the feelings he seems to be unwillingly developing for a certain young Miko...


Jinja no Susume is a unique slice of life story with a touch of romance and comedy that also gives the reader a view of the inner workings of a modern day Shinto Shrine.

Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that's evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.


With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school's popularity and keep it from shutting down. "In order to protect our beloved school, there's only one thing we can do...become pop stars!"


Their goal is simple: Become an overnight sensation and use their nationwide media exposure to promote their school and bring in a wave of new students to the ailing area. A simple but solid plan, they figure. Naturally, they're nervous and wonder if this plan can really succeed, but for better or worse their new journey has begun...


"All we can ask for is just a tiny bit of support from you. We truly believe that with your help, we can change the world around us. We will make our dreams come true!"


(Source: NIS America)

The series of novels based on the TV series. retold from different heroine's point of view.

It was once a land in which the peace was protected by a king who ruled from the center of the empire. The singers who lived in the villages of the land supported the king with their song. However, they lived as if in captivity and her destiny was to sing constantly. The strength of the singers has been transmitted only from mother to daughter. The singers were closed by order of the king in towers and should always sing lullabies. If a village lost his song, it was faced with ruin. The siblings Kain and Maria have a singer as mother. When Kain finds out that the village uses the singers, he protects his sister Maria to preserve her from such a destiny...

Utahime was published in English as Utahime: The Songstress by Digital Manga Publishing on April 7, 2009.

Publishers:

• Kurofune Zero (magazine)

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Jun finds himself making a chocolate cake for the first time in his life for his lover, this is a cute one shot story about their Valentines day together.

Ishikawa feels that his relationship with Yamaguchi has entered a stale period. Why is Yamaguchi ignoring him, and how can he get the spark back?


(Source: Bushido Angels)

Yuki Asaka is doctor. This last is received by the grandmother, also doctor to retire. Yuki will cross on his road a friend of childhood, Tatsumi, become as for him honorable one police...

1-3. (A Love Transaction without Overcharging)

4. (Very Sweetly Cut Heart)

5. (Made-up Myth - Second Rape)

The new guy at school had no idea what he put in motion being nice to the bully...

In the year 20XX the vast city of New York is under constant terrorist attacks at public places. The police is clueless and the culprit is roaming the city free. The police’s only witness died, and her clones are useless, so they are left with no choice but to receive the help of Jojo Schmit of the EPIA section, a section dedicated to ESP related phenomena.


(source: nihonreview)

Based on the Super Famicom game, Fire Emblem 5 features the son of Prince Quan (from FE4), Leif, fighting to regain the land of Leonster from the forces of Grannvale. At his side are the Fiana Militia lead by Evyel and his knight and father figure, Finn. A twist of events at the finally start the steps in which Leif will finally begin his journey to regain Leonster...


(Source: The English Fire Emblem Documentary)

1.

2. (Let's go Burst Girl)

3.

She had always hated the fact that her younger brother had been cuter than her. Now, he's at her school, dressed as a girl and as a popular model for female clothing. Although it's not unknown that he is not a girl, all the boys like him. Thus, she is always rejected by her crushes. They're brother and sister but...?!

The third installment of the Lupin III manga series.

Sexy Lupin III (SEXYルパンIII?) was illustrated by Monkey Punch that was prepublished in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine from June 20, 1984 to August 15, 1984. Unlike the previous manga runs, Monkey Punch did not write the stories and instead were written by Toshimichi Okawa and Yasushi Hirano.

(Source: Lupin III Wiki)

Sexy Lupin III (SEXYルパンIII?) was illustrated by Monkey Punch that was prepublished in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine from June 20, 1984 to August 15, 1984. Unlike the previous manga runs, Monkey Punch did not write the stories and instead were written by Toshimichi Okawa and Yasushi Hirano.

(Source: Lupin III Wiki)

Ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of the teachers' lounge? At Asashio High, the new school year brings new faces, both in the student body and on staff. The new crop of teachers are all former students, and it quickly becomes obvious they have yet to grow out of their hilariously juvenile ways. From romantic entanglements to otaku obsessions, these teachers just go to show that the fun doesn't have to end after high school!


(Source: Yen Press)

Kyoukan Astro is presumed to be on an indefinite hiatus with no new material published since November 2007.


The series was published in English as S.S, Astro: Asashio Sogo Teachers' Room by Yen Press on August 12, 2008.

Publishers:

• Manga Time Kirara (magazine)

A boy and a girl are forced to join hands for all eternity!? In a land ravaged by an epidemic known as "Troy," the only people with healing arts capable of stopping the seizures caused by the disease are the Sisters. Although they have a high resistance to the disease, they are searching for a person who is truly immune, if they exist, so that they can find a cure. The main character is Sister Elraine, one of the Sisters who becomes infected with Troy. But, when she touches Kiri, a seemingly ordinary boy, her seizures stop. Could he be the one!?


(Source: MU)


Included one-shot:

Volume 1:

Sachika encountered a traffic accident and was in a coma, but awoke from it. It was not her parents or her lover Tetsuo that awaited her, but it was a man who she didn't know. He introduced himself as Kohara and one of her distant relatives, and took her to his house. Gradually she felt that something was wrong, and got aware of a shocking fact. Besides the title story, two additional stories are collected.

A sci-fi retelling of Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen," starring Captain Harlock.

The masterpiece of Wagner's opera "Ring of the Nibelung" now comes as a Japanese comic! It is said that if one wears the ring made out of gold taken from the river of Rhine, one can rule the world. Only those who abandoned the joy of love can obtain the power to make the ring. Alberich who was reviled by the fairies of Rhine, cursed love itself and made the ring.


(Source: Creek & River)

Nibelung no Yubiwa was digitally published in English as Ring of the Nibelung by Creek & River on July 2, 2015.

The story is taken from the famous Nordic saga, but is based on the adaption of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, a cycle of four epic music dramas.


Central element of the story is of course the stunning Ring of the Nibelung, guarded in the depths of the sea by the nymphs of the water. According to the legend, the owner of the ring will get an enormous power that can challenge even the gods. The hero of the manga is Siegfried, who grew up in the woods with the blacksmith Mime (a dwarf), and is accustomed to harsh life and fighting. He embarks on his destined journey when Mime is killed by a soldier and he is out to get revenge. On his journey he will meet Woden, the god of thunder, and his daughter Brunilde, of whom he falls in love with.


(Source: Translated from shoujo-manga.net)

A collection of one shots.


1. Gokudou no Oujisama (Gokupuri - The Hoodlem Prince)

2. (Raising a Prince)

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4. Pet Katte Mimasen ka? (Won't you try to raise my pet?)

5. Motto Kikasete... (Let me ask more...)


(Source: MU)

A collection of oneshots:

1) An Ark of the Prince

2) The Direction Of The Ark

3) Treasure

4) Cage Of Eternity

5) Love Chocolate (Sequel To Cage Of Eternity)

6) Wild Sons

7) Music At The Break Of Dawn

Collection of three stories:


1-4. Toki wo Yuku Uma

Four-part tale of love and loss featuring a musical snowglobe horse that passes through many hands on its journey around the world. It evokes old memories and half-forgotten dreams in those who gaze into it, thus changing their lives forever.


5-10. Star Kid no Fumou na Bouken (☆KID【スター・キッド】の不毛な冒険)

Comic adventures about a group of elves.


11-33. Keiko-chan no Kyouji Seikatsu!? (K子【ケーコ】ちゃんの教授生活!?)

Autobiographical vignettes about life as a manga professor.


(Source: MU)

By day, Takeo is the president of an up-and-coming IT company. But by night, he's a total otaku! The problem is, for the past 17 years, he's been desperately in love with the self-centered Fumi, a man who happens to hate otakus. But now all of a sudden Fumi is accepting a date with him...?!


(Source: Juné)