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After a fire burns down his family business and claims the lives of his parents, the young heir and master carpenter Shigetsugu vows to rebuild the failing venture with his late father's words in mind: “No matter how much the times change, what's important is for our kind to have compassion and dedication.” And then Ritsu, a housemaid with no relatives to rely on, comes rolling into his life with a group of children from a welfare facility who have nowhere to go, thus begins the dramatic last-ditch way-of-life story of a shaggily bearded carpenter! (Source: Abrams Books)
Meet Rune, Rath and Thats -- three warriors with dragon blood running through their veins. They've sworn allegiance to the Dragon Lord Lykouleon, and whenever evil shows up in the kingdom, it's up to the three Dragon Knights to save the day. The mighty trio are on their way home for rest and feasting when an incompetent witch and a demon rudely interrupt them. It's no fun fighting bad guys on an empty stomach! Oh well, it's all in a day's work when you're the most famous warriors in the land ... (Source: TOKYOPOP)
Kanako is excited to be transferring into a new all-girl mission school. She’s looking for her ideal yuri partner. When she meets Mariya Shidou she thinks she’s found the one. But wait! Mariya is a cross-dressing sadistic boy and now Kanako is forced to keep his secret! But that’s not all. To complicate things she’s drawing the attention of the most popular girl in school and, at the same time, catching the wrath of all the other girls. Will Kanako ever find the cute girl of her dreams? Or will she die of sexual-frustration nosebleeds? Love is a complicated affair for Kanako and the girls of Maria Holic. (Source: One Peace Books)
Ga-Jun and Sun-Woo, students with supernatural abilities, are trapped in a time loop during their school trip. After witnessing their friends’ deaths, Ga-Jun realizes Sun-Woo’s death triggers the loop. He becomes fiercely protective, while Sun-Woo, confused, tries to protect Ga-Jun in return. (Source: Manta)
*My brother died. This is a story of my brother’s lover, me, and the “thing that was my brother.”* The sudden death of her older brother Kiichiro brings high schooler Kanoko all the way from Tokyo to Hiroshima to visit his grave alongside his past lover, Hijiri. Promising her brother she would protect Hijiri after Kiichiro's passing, Kanoko finds herself falling in love with Hijiri despite herself. She pledges to keep visiting Hijiri in his and Kiichiro's old home in Hiroshima until Hijiri falls for her too. However, her brother's memory still lingers everpresent, like a Romeo not yet ready to give up his Juliet... (Source: Mangamo)
This coming-of-age tale from contemporary master Minoru Furuya centers on seventeen-year-old Yusuke Ogino, a self-described loser whose only refuge from the bullying hell he experiences at school is his dream of freedom on a motorcycle. But the unexpected entrance of a beautiful young woman into his life threatens to upend his whole world, forcing him to re-evaluate his relationships and even his sense of self. Instantly relatable and painfully honest, Furuya’s manga blends pitch-black humor with pathos and the awkward realities of everyday life to produce a quintessential tale of youth. The meticulous yet uninhibited art swings from stark realism to laugh-out-loud caricature, while nuanced characters and complex emotions help Ciguatera transcend the bounds of genre to take its rightful place as one of the great masterpieces of graphic storytelling. (Source: Kodansha USA)
Lehanne Copland led an ordinary life as a wife and a mother before a carriage accident cut her life short. In the next moment, she finds herself in the extraordinary situation of being 19 once more! Ecstatic at this second chance but reluctant to let go of her old life, Lehanne decides to do just one thing differently: confess to Schudermel Laft, her first love. But when she succeeds in asking him to be her partner for a party, Lehanne discovers he is not quite like what she had imagined... (Source: Tapas)
*Based on the game Wannyan Doubutsu Byouin.* For an 11-year-old, Yuzu has a lot on her plate. When her mom gets sick and has to be hospitalized, Yuzu goes to live with her uncle who runs the local animal hospital. Yuzu’s always been scared of animals, but she tries to help out. The resident Chihuahua is tiny and adorable, but acts up whenever Yuzu comes near. The fluffy cats that see her a hiss. Yuzu just wants some peace and quiet, but what can she do?! Then an encounter with a boy and his dog turns fear into a desire to learn … And as Yuzu works hard to understand her fuzzy friends, they begin to feel comfortable around each other. Through all the tough moments in her life, from her mother’s illness to bullying at school, Yuzu realizes that she can help make things all right with a little help from her animal pals, peers, and kind grown-ups. Every new patient is a furry friend in the making! Perfect for aspiring pet vets of all ages! (Source: Kodansha USA)
Makoto Katagiri is 18 and works at a factory. He wants to get back at everyone who laughs at him for not having gone to high school, so he enrolls in a melting pot of a correspondence school with his little sister, Maaya, who failed her high school entrance exams. On the day of the entrance ceremony, he meets Rio Aizawa, a beautiful lady, in a dramatic fashion... (Source: Pocket Comics)
Princess Canola arrives in wintery Tripol expecting a warm welcome from her future husband, Edel, and his kingdom. It's love at first sight the moment she lays eyes on him. But her picture-perfect fantasy comes crashing down when the people of Tripol reject an outlander for their prince. Now, Canola has to jump through hoops just to remain in Edel's orbit. Most would crumble under the pressure, but Canola isn't about to miss her chance to land herself a dreamy husband. She just has to find a way to melt prince charming's heart, and all the icy hearts in Tripol. (Source: Tappytoon)
When seasoned mercenary Loren is the sole survivor of a disastrous battle that destroys the rest of his company, he must find a new way to survive in the world. With no friends or connections, he has no hope of joining an adventuring party–until enigmatic priestess Lapis offers to partner up with him. But there’s more to Lapis than meets the eye, and Loren soon finds himself bound to a fate stranger than he imagined. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)