From Yen Press: One young man's boring college life changes forever when he shares a budding romance with a girl named Mizuo. And it all comes tumbling down when she, of all people, has the gall to dump him! Now with only his enormous (some might say delusional) imagination to his name, he starts tearing through the streets of Kyoto! A Japanese fantasy novel for every man who's been let down by love, and everyone planning on doing so.
In a magical academy for summoners, students combine impressive stores of magical energy with artful incantations to usher legends, great and small, onto the battlefield. Feil Fonaf, an eighteen-year-old farmer's son, may have had a rougher upbringing than his more affluent peers, but he's here to prove he deserves his spot at the academy as much as anyone else! And as luck would have it, his counterpart summon winds up being the legendary god-slaying beast, Pandora! ...There's just one problem. (Source: Yen Press)
After dying in our world, Yae is reborn into a strange country called Izumo, which resembles ancient Japan, except for the fact that the supernatural is commonplace. When she is attacked by a terrifying monster called a shade, Yae has no choice but to release Arai, a golden tiger and former god, from his seal. In no time, the bossy tiger has her helping to find his brother, Sui, but it turns out that Sui has fallen ill and will soon become a monster himself. Arai, however, thinks Yae is just the person to heal his afflicted sibling… Does Yae really have what it takes to be doctor to a god? (Source: Yen Press)
From Yen Press: In the Cold War era of an alternate history, the Soviet Union has taken control of the northern island of Japan and cut it off from the rest of the country. Just south across the strait, a boy named Hiroki is fascinated by the mysterious tower the Soviets have constructed on the unreachable island, and he and his friend Takuya decide to build a plane that will take them over to see it. As they work, a girl named Sayuri becomes a part of their lives and the promise to one day fly to the tower. But when she disappears without a trace, their promise I left unfulfilled—possibly forever.
He's a shy haiku writer who wears headphones to keep people at a distance. She's a streamer who always hides behind a mask. After their worlds suddenly collide, these two strangers find themselves sharing secrets they've been desperate to keep under wraps. Even though their methods of self-expression couldn't be more different, they'll find they understand each other better than they ever expected... (Source: Yen Press)
Ousted by a rival cartel, a brutal drug lord flees Mexico to the distant East. An unwanted child commits a terrible deed and is locked away for years. A Japanese heart surgeon is shunned by the medical community and turns to working as an illegal organ broker. Three lives become entangled in threads of flesh and are plunged deep into a world of blood and bone. Together, they carve out a new criminal empire, but how long can a dynasty last? Destiny is not for mortals to decide. It is cast by the Night and Wind. It is cast by Tezcatlipoca. *Source: Yen Press*
From Yen Press: Masamune, a third-year middle school student, lives in a town where time has halted for him following an explosion at a steel mill. As he spends his days depressed and forbidden to change, he is suddenly guided by his mysterious classmate, Mutsumi, into the fifth blast furnace of the steelworks. There, they encounter a wild, wolf-like girl who cannot speak. The meeting between Masamune and the two girls marks the beginning of the disruption of the world's balance. What future awaits the unstoppable impulse of love?
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Fragments Before is a 232-page book, which takes place immediately before the events of Final Fantasy XIII-2 and contains several stories revolving around characters such as Serah, Snow, Noel, Rygdea, and Bartholomew Estheim. (Source: FF Wiki)
Van, a former soldier made slave, toils away endlessly in a salt mine. An unexpected chance at liberation drops in his lap when a pack of infected dogs passes through, killing everyone but him and a young girl he names Yuna. Van hopes to make a peaceful life for them both now that they've escaped. However, the disease that cleared out the mine begins to spread, endangering the nation and placing Van and his ward at the center of a conflict greater than any the world has ever seen. Thus begins a tale of ecosystems, viruses, and cultural relations. (Source: Yen Press)
Descended from a long line of book collectors, high school student Mifuyu is surrounded by books in every aspect of her life. Her great-grandfather established the famous Mikura Hall, a library in the heart of town, and even the townspeople are all avid readers. There's just one problem—Mifuyu hates books! But when a thief in Mikura Hall triggers an ancient curse, she's left with no choice but to reclaim the stolen books herself...by entering the very stories she despises! With the help of the mysterious Mashiro, will she be able to restore her great-grandfather's collection and save her town from a magical doom? (Source: Yen Press)
Yukito Ayatsuji, a brilliant investigator known as the Homicide Detective, has a skill so deadly that he is assigned a minder―rookie Special Division for Unusual Powers agent Mizuki Tsujimura―to monitor him. And when Ayatsuji is tasked with solving a murder case, who should be pulling the strings behind the scenes but his archnemesis... Natsuhiko Kyougoku?! As the stakes continue to ramp up, so too do the mysteries. In this battle of wits between a sorcerer and a detective, it's trick or be tricked! (Source: Yen Press)
Professor Mitani, a specialist of Japanese history, comes to Professor Takatsuki with a mysterious doll. After Mitani posts a photo of the doll on his blog, someone claiming to be the grandchild of the doll's original owner reaches out. According to them, the doll moves around on its own and has naturally growing hair. Takatsuki smells something fishy and pulls in the reluctant Naoya to begin investigating! What answers will the pair uncover...? (Source: Yen Press)

