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Taiko Sakuraba is now 25 years old. She has no hope of success as a dancer, so the only way she can continue is to win a prize at the Venice International Competition, the highest level in classical ballet! Taiko's challenge begins in order to continue doing what she loves. The long-awaited new chapter of this passionate dancer's story begins!! (Source: Shueisha, translated)
Okazaki Shimako is an office worker for a fashion company who believes her boyfriend is going to propose to her on Christmas Eve, and is planning on quitting her job. Instead he dumps her by phone right before their date. As she’s home trying to understand what has happened her younger sister whom she hasn’t seen in 18 years shows up… Minori couldn’t be more different from her older sister. Shimako is straight-laced while she is wild and a free spirit who sleeps around and lives life fairly full. But Minori needs a place to live, and moves into Shimako’s apartment. Just what effect will Minori’s appearance have on Shimako’s love life? Or is it the other way around?
As rising singles figure skating hot stars Tsutsumi Hajime and Kaiya Makiko continue to achieve bigger successes in their careers, they cannot help but wish for their friend and rival, Kurokawa Mitsugu's return to the ice after a tragic accident on the rink left him mentally too unstable to skate again. No words or invitations have convinced Kurokawa, but a chance encounter with a nameless young girl who spontaneously jumped in unannounced to skate an attention-grabbing program at an exhibition gala event stirred his long since silent desire to feel the ice underneath him again... A classic tale of growth and drama in the competitive and riveting world of figure skating! **Included one-shots:** Volume 5: 8 Gatsu wa Koi Gurui Volume 7: Tokeidai Doori
Azuki-chan is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was younger she was accidentally called Azuki instead of Azusa. She always hated the name until one day a new boy starts in the same class as her called Yūnosuke Ogasawara, the same day she is teased by a boy called Ken-chan about her nickname. Yūnosuke-kun passes by and happily memorizes the name becoming the first girl he notices. Azuki is over joyed, and instantly falls in love with him, loving both him and her nickname. However Azuki gets jealous when she sees him chatting to other girls and cannot work out why he doesn't realize her love. (Source: Wikipedia)
Humanity is on the brink of extinction as a flower known as "Viscar" infects humans and animals, turning them into mindless hosts that feed on others. If you get bitten by the infected, or inhale the pollen that emits from their bodies, the flower will plant itself into your brain. Humanity is fighting a losing battle against this world-wide pandemic, and most people have given up hope. Volt was once part of the army and had been assigned to be the guard of Dr. Kisling, the scientist leading the development of a vaccine to fight against the Viscar. From an unfortunate accident, one of the contained Viscar pollen escaped, infecting Dr. Kisling. Dr. Kisling's final wish to Volt was to find his daughter Lilith, and, with her help, continue the development of the vaccine. Lilith and Volt now venture into the post-apocalyptic world to bring back hope to humanity. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Angie is a boy from a well-to-do family who has just lost his parents. Refusing his greedy relatives, he decides to pay a visit to his uncle Hubert in California. However, an incident occurs on his first night at his uncle's mansion, and from that point onward, Angie begins to become suspicious of his uncle...
Keiji Matsuda is a 39-year-old man who, due to failing health, has become bedridden. Having no friends to help him and his family ostracizing him, Keiji is left with nothing to do but regret his life. Perhaps, he thinks, it would have been better if he was born a girl instead. The moment he had that thought, he heard a voice out of nowhere and his consciousness fell into darkness… He woke up to a familiar ceiling, now in the body of a baby. Indeed, Keiji has been reincarnated as Sumire Matsuda - the person he would have been if he was born female. Now given a new opportunity, Sumire decides that she will live life better… and use her good looks to become an actress along the way.
The K: Dog & Cat manga takes place after the first season of the television anime series, and focuses on the new character Kizuna in a quiet story.
This is the story of the talented manager Yoriko Yamaguchi, who after being transferred meets the mysterious and charming Ruka. She convinces him of being featured on her program, but she notices he has the potential of becoming a star. However, how this will influde in her growing feelings for Luka...? (Source: Volume description)
Nobuko Mori is a tomboyish young woman who has just moved into a town by the sea. Through a chance encounter, she comes to know Sano, an older woman who is a fashion designer for children's clothing and lives in the same town. As the two become good friends, complicated matters deeply rooted in Mori's heart begin to surface... An unflinching, frank drama between women centered on the growth of a woman.