White is passion, a color that won’t yield to even the slightest imperfection. From manga artist Suguro Chayamachi comes BLANC, a collection of six very unique short stories. A young man takes it upon himself to find a lost cat’s home. Two delinquents bond after one has a near-death experience. A boy discovers the joys and pains of first love. One punk makes a dark decision to cover up his tracks. A familiar face has one teenager remembring the past. At a Yakuza funeral, loyalty to a friend struggles with loyalty to the whole. Chayamachi’s stories explore that which makes humans so imperfect: friendship, love, and heartbreaking regret. (Source: DMG)
The manga artist Kentarou joins a group of adults as they return to the revival of a childhood fad—The Mini 4WD. As he's dragged around by the members of the force-fully created Mini 4WD team "Twin Stars Mechanomotive Force Laboratory," he comes to awaken to the joys of "All out play"...
A high school student with millions of in-game earnings, Kaname Suou is one of the strongest Dealers in Money (Game) Master, a virtual world where nothing is against the rules. Assisted by his succubus AI partner, Tselika, he seeks the Overtrick-a set of powerful cheat-level weapons that break the laws of physics-and one young girl. What does it take to save somebody in a VR city with gunfights, car chases, and high-stakes stock market gambling? What exactly is in the cards for Kaname and his associates? (Source: Yen Press)
Ichigoki is a regular kid who can't wait to start high school. But an unexpected encounter with the fists of an eastern lowland gorilla that has escaped from the zoo results in his death... He somehow regains consciousness only to discover that he's become a fullmetal-bodied cyborg?! Thus begins cyborg Ichigoki's wacky and aggravating misadventures with Misao, his mad scientist friend from childhood! A coming-of-age, buddy, gag manga from Seiji Hayashi, creator of I'm From Japan and Chikyuu Ningen Tera-chan! (Source: MANGA Plus)
When Jeanette’s father suddenly goes missing, her evil stepmother seizes the opportunity to cast her out of the house! Now she’s left with no family, no belongings, and nowhere to live. But Jeanette the eternal optimist firmly believes in one thing: “Every crisis is an opportunity for growth!” Eager to face her new life, she has only one thing left to do to break free of her old—call off her engagement with the popular and beloved Count Claus! Little does she know the saintly gentleman she’s supposed to marry is secretly a blackhearted schemer, and he has other plans. In fact, he’s so madly in love with her, he’ll use any means necessary to stay by her side and assist her! Once the couple begins working together, Jeanette’s enterprising nature starts to shine. With her positive attitude, her natural genius, and her clever, besotted fiancé, can Jeanette triumph over adversity and earn back what’s rightfully hers? *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*
“If a zombie and vampire went all out, which one would win?” Those fateful words began a serious sisterly fight between zombie little sister Ayumi and vampire older sister Erika. The entire city has been recreated using the environment simulator created by the main character and a virtual horror movie begins with the fleeing residents as the targets!
Anri and Momoka are twin sisters. Anri's style is rather plain and average, while Momoka is very flashy. Due to the timing of their birthdays around midnight, Momoka and Anri ended up in different grades in school. Momoka is in high school while Anri is still in middle school. One day Momoka comes running up to Anri, begging for a favor. She is experiencing a relationship crisis and a break-up, and she just doesn’t want to face going to school right now. She begs Anri to take her place at school for a few days. What adventure will Anri find at high school, pretending to be her sister? There are two boys who will make her life interesting- NAGASE Kazuto, the scary guy who sits next to ‘Momoka’ in class, and Naemura, the cute class officer that Momoka likes....
A young girl, Mira, on the brink of death due to an epidemic, is rescued by the terrifying No Life King, a skeleton of great power. As he continues to help and provide for her and others, the people around him eventually come to trust and rely on him. However, their peaceful life is shattered when the local ruler hears talk about the sightings of powerful undead and dispatches soldiers to put the threat down. Will the No Life King and Mira be able to achieve a world where everyone can live in peace when everyone's first instinct is to either fight them or run away?? (Source: Yen Press)
Black is an expression, a color before which words can only hesitate. Suguro Chayamachi returns with another set of short stories in her second collection, NOIR. An unlikely friendship begins when a delinquent picks up a timid businessman stranded on the side of the road. Though they can’t understand each other there is something they each gain from this new, strange relationship. Later, a teenager hires out help to break up his ex-girlfriend’s new relationship, but his new accomplice isn’t quite what she seems. In Nazi Germany, an artist is caught in treason when his son drops a book of paintings. And in England, a street urchin is given a special job, and while it seems simple there is a dark secret to it that could mean disaster for his friend. (Source: DMG)
Tina is a maid who remembers that she played a video game that contained this world in her past life. But she’s not just any maid… she works under the throwaway character Prince Viself who’s fated to die as the kingdom falls into ruin! Now she’s on a mission: save the kingdom by ensuring Prince Viself doesn’t ruin his engagement. However, things take a turn from what she knows from the game story when all these main characters start taking an interest in her…?! *Source: MangaPlaza*
