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In Åsa Ekström's debut manga, we meet Alex, who wants to be a mangaka and thus joins a comics art school to develop her talents. There, she quickly makes friends and shares an apartment with some classmates. However, the student life isn't as easy as Alex imagined. She falls out with people, and she can't seem to put the pen to the paper. There's something in her past that haunts her and makes her sabotage herself. Will she ever find the strength to fulfil her dreams? (Source: Kartago, translated) *Notes:* - Japanese remake of a Swedish comic from 2009. - Won first place in the 2015 Gaiman Awards.

A saint and a knight, and the story of their meeting and separation with a village girl. Yuna, a plain village girl, suddenly lost her plain day to day life. After being requested to by a mysterious light in a bright white world, Yuna finds herself in the body of a beautiful saint. However, what awaited her there was: the contemptuous gaze of the saint's fiance, First Holy Knight Asyut; the cold detachment from her attendants and the tense atmosphere of the entire palace. Yuna, alone in her crippling confusion, still tries to fulfill her duty as the saint's substitute, until one night when she discovers the saint's sins beyond the spiral staircase… Source: yumemirusekai.wordpress.com

Livia Plington is out of luck. Not only was her fortune stolen, but she's caught a fatal disease, and the only thing that can save her is the mysterious heirloom of House Mercedes. Livia's solution? Infiltrate Mercedes Manor as the young lord's private tutor and find the heirloom herself! But as Livia plays teacher, she comes to care for her student and even the tragic Duke Mercedes too. Can she heal the hearts of this family as well as heal herself? Or is this terminal teacher doomed to die? (Source: Tapas)

When the villainess comes back to life, she discovers that the prince who once hated her is now madly in love with her?! In this world, "Predators" are the rulers who wield powerful magic, while those born with the "Mark of Sacrifice" are despised as mere wells of magic for Predators to absorb and tools for bearing offspring. Prince Greg, second in line to the throne, recently rejected a marriage offer from Lady Letishia, a vile Predator. Determined to understand his reasons, she confronts him at the palace—only for both of them to become victims of an assassination attempt, losing their lives in the process. The next moment, Letishia finds herself transported back in time to the day she went to see Greg. Yet, this miraculous second chance comes at a price: she now bears the Mark of Sacrifice. Imprisoned by her family and facing a future of exploitation, Letishia strikes a deal with Greg, offering him her magic in exchange for his protection. Though they wed under the terms of a loveless contract, Greg seems to have fallen deeply in love with Letishia. But is this genuine love, or is it simply the mark’s influence? (Source: POCKET COMICS)

From Tokyopop: Maeve, a succubus-in-training, is sent to the human world by her mentor, Veril, to learn how to blend in and hone her skills of seduction. However, things get a little complicated after she meets Aiden, a smart, but unmotivated student at her new high school. Unfortunately for her, Sylne, the head succubus of the Demon World has sent a spy to catch any missteps her former protege. Between Aiden's witchy girlfriend, his nutty best friend, biology class, and Demon World conspiracies, Maeve is going to be lucky to make it out of high school alive! ***Note:** Finalists in Tokyopop's national Rising Stars of Manga competition.*

A run-of-the-mill otaku collapses from stomach pain after tasting raw pig liver and wakes up in a whole new world—as a pig, of all things! He’s helplessly trapped in his pen until Jess, a girl who can read minds, comes along and rescues him. Our porcine hero will have to work to keep his boar-ish thoughts to himself, but sweet Jess isn’t deterred. In fact, she wants to spoil this little piggy rotten! By Jess’s side, it seems like life as a hog might not be so bad after all, yet there’s more to this strange fantasy world than meets the eye. Jess is a girl of many secrets, and she’s in danger. But what can a mere pig with no special powers do to protect her from her cruel fate? Will his modern knowledge, quick thinking, and sharp nose be enough to ham it up and save her? Source: J-Novel Club

Ophelia's late grandmother had long held a grudge against the Metaxis family, and according to her will, Ophelia must marry Greek tycoon Lysander Metaxis to receive her inheritance. Her grandmother had known Lysander's one weakness, and had used it to force him into the marriage-all in the hopes of smearing the Metaxis family name. Ophelia had fallen for Lysander the moment she'd seen his unyielding bronze eyes-but now those eyes are lit with the flames of anger, and she has no choice but to accept his begrudging proposal!

“Water manipulation”—the supernatural ability developed by mankind in the 22nd century that made it possible to traverse the ocean depths. Minato Yamajo returned to his old academy as an instructor to teach aspiring water manipulator trainees and ended up with two under his instruction—Natsuka Hoshino, his bumbling, yet cheerful childhood friend, and Chloe Knightley, a celebrated genius with a disagreeable personality. Watching these two as they worked their hardest, Minato started to truly enjoy his time as an instructor. However, the arrival of an SOS from the depths of a submerged city signaled the end of those peaceful days. Enter a truly frightening story at the crossroads of depths and despair. None of us knows how this will end.

Emiliano, her boss, was the most important person in Sienna's life. She’d never felt more loved and dreamed of the day he would propose. Then she learned that he was engaged to a woman from a wealthy family, and her dreams crumbled. Even though he was the one who dumped her, he tried to kiss her one last time, but she pushed him away and ran. She has no memory of what came after. When she comes to later, all she remembers is Emiliano’s love for her. Then she learns she’s pregnant with his baby…

After Cinderella rejects the crown prince's proposal and elopes with a magician, her older sister Adelina gets forced to take her place. Although the popular and handsome prince marries Adelina, he tells her he does not intend on falling in love with her. Adelina could care less, however. To her, all that matters is that she be able to enjoy living quietly with her adorable animals at the royal villa, eventually getting an amicable divorce and a ton of alimony. Who cares if the prince gets a mistress or two? But the prince, who didn't care for Adelina at all, begins to show some interest in her... (Source: MangaPlaza)

A long, long time ago, in the era of legends, there was a knight known as Sir Sid the Barbarian who pledged his sword to the Holy King Arthur. Unparalleled in strength, he was the greatest magical knight of his time, but also a disgrace to the name of chivalry. His evil deeds were countless, and eventually he met his end at the hands of his own king...or so the story goes. Now a thousand years have passed, and Sid is summoned from his eternal slumber by Alvin, a descendant of Arthur and a prince who knows the truth about Sir Sid the Lightning Knight. Honoring his ancient pact, Sid rises from the grave to help Alvin save the kingdom from impending peril and become the new instructor to Alvin’s class of fellow aspiring knights. As danger lurks in the shadows, Sid must train this class of underdogs to rely on more than just their magical fairy swords and teach them the old ways of the magic knights. (Source: J-Novel Club)