26-year-old Tsugumi Kawana reunites with her first crush from high school, Itsuki Ayukawa, at a get-together between an architecture firm and the interior design company she works at. He sends her heart aflutter, until she realizes he's now disabled, and in a wheelchair. At first she feels she couldn't date a guy in a wheelchair, but then her feelings begin to change... (Source: Kodansha USA)

**After breaking a “curse” on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster…and right into the thick of palace intrigue!** Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?! *Source: SQUARE ENIX USA, Vol. 1*

Yuki, a young deaf girl, is destined to lead her village, inheriting a long lineage. But in this superstitious community plagued by disasters, many see her deafness as a curse linked to the Hakutaku, a legendary creature accused of bringing misfortune. This includes her former friend Dai, who believes himself more capable of being leader and makes her life difficult. One day, Yuki meets the real Hakutaku in the woods. Far from being a monster, it protects the village from hostile forces and can even communicate with her through telepathy. As a storm approaches, Yuki and the Hakutaku join forces to save the village and to challenge the unfounded beliefs of its people.