Why can’t my embarrassing past just disappear?! “You’re always alone.” From the bottom of her heart, Yuffie Abisus desperately wants to be a saint for one reason only—so no one will ever say those aggravating words to her again. Fortunately for her, she’s been blessed with an extraordinary supply of mana despite being a commoner. Determined to succeed in her mission to become a saint and have everyone fawn over her, she enrolls in the Academy of Magic where she’s sure to free herself from her gloomy life. However, Yuffie has a secret. For whatever reason, she can only use attack magic, which itself falls strictly in the domain of men. Meaning she’s incapable of utilizing healing magic, women’s magic. Maybe that’s why she ends up being labeled a second-rate student and isolated from the rest of her cohort from day one. So begins the tale of a girl who’s a smidge socially inept, disheartened by her struggle to make even a single friend, and once more mired in the drudgery of a loner life. A girl who, in spite of the challenges she faces, pushes herself ever onward to achieving her goal of sainthood! (Source: Cross Infinite World)

Kazue Katou, the creator of "Blue Exorcist," adapts the immensely popular novel by Fuyumi Ono into a manga! Follow the talented handyman, Otoshi, as he brilliantly resolves supernatural phenomena associated with dwellings. This collection features six chilling yet tender horror short stories!

Raze is a girl who was reborn in another world with her memories from modern Japan intact. Relying on her past life's memories, she rapidly rose through the ranks as a soldier. At the age of 15, she is an elite military officer in the Cyan Empire, where she is known as "Wolf Fang." Her boss, the devilish Prime Minister, orders her to go undercover at the "Central Imperial Magic Academy" as a student to watch over the children of the sons and daughters of the empire's rich and powerful⁉ At the school, Raze becomes friends with Folia, a user of healing magic, and the Countess Kana, while enjoying the peaceful school life that is completely different from her life in the military. Until one day when Kana suddenly told her, "This is the world of an otome game, and I'm the villainess." In order to avoid the Bad Ending, Raze will have to use all of her military skills and magic powers to take down the death flags one after another. But she is overwhelmed with unexpected developments! (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)

In modern Japan, where "vampires" that mimic humans and prey on them run rampant, there are girls who secretly fight these creatures, armed with silver weapons! Among the vampire exterminators is a team known as the "Madara-sou," a unit notorious for being full of "troublemakers." Newly assigned to this group is Reo, a girl with a certain secret. There, she encounters Kaika Kiriya, a woman who's particularly "dangerous," even among the eccentric residents of Madara-sou. A thrilling, over-the-top, and occasionally heartwarming tale of friendship. Hunt, hunt, hunt! A girl vs vampire action story! (Source: Comic Days, translated)

In a future where some people have become superhumans, villains appear in hordes. Once detained what better solution than placing them in a life or death reality show: Villain Derby. In this battle royale some of the most fearsome criminals duke it out to remain the last one standing all while the crowds eagerly spectate.

Kira, a shy high school student, lives only for her art. Rei, an arrogant, rebellious and violent playboy, wears his delinquency like a badge of honor. They are exact opposites in every way, but when Kira sees Rei kissing a statue of Mars, she overcomes her fears and asks him to model for her. And, to everyone's surprise, Rei agrees. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Ryousuke Akiba calls himself ES, a code name taken from a mysterious scientific experiment. Ryousuke will live to be at least two centuries old and possesses strange mental powers: He can enter people's minds, discover their darkest secrets, even rearrange their memories so that complete strangers will treat him like family. Ryousuke acts not out of malice but for survival—wandering Tokyo for reasons known only to him. No one recognizes him for what he is…until Dr. Mine Kujyou, a determined researcher, meets someone who challenges everything she knows about science—ES, possessor of the Eternal Sabbath gene. But is he the only one? (Source: Del Rey)

Except for her red hair, Yoko Nakajima is a typical, obedient Japanese high-school student. Her life is fairly ordinary—that is, until Keiki, a unicorn in the guise of a young blond-haired boy, tells her that she is his master and must return to their kingdom. When the boy mysteriously vanishes, Yoko is left alone, confused, and wandering through a foreign land with nothing to help protect her save a magic sword and a magic stone. When Keiki suddenly appears at Yoko’s school, little does she realize that her life is about to change. Lost in a strange land--without a map—and demons on her trail, Yoko begins her quest for both survival and self-discovery. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

“O, Hero!” With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned to another world and his adventure—did not begin. After he presents his plan to strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him and Souma finds himself saddled with ruling the nation! What’s more, he’s betrothed to the king’s daughter now…?! In order to get the country back on its feet, Souma calls the wise, the talented, and the gifted to his side. Five people gather before the newly crowned Souma. Just what are the many talents and abilities they possess…?! What path will his outlook as a realist take Souma and the people of his country down? A revolutionary transferred-to-another-world administrative fantasy series starts here! *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

King Grey is a remarkable ruler with a prosperous reign, and yet…opulence and success cannot bury emptiness and solitude. His time as king, however, comes to an abrupt end, and he reincarnates as Arthur Leywin—a baby born in a world of magic and monsters. Equipped with memories of his previous life and the desire to protect the newfound warmth surrounding him, Art begins his journey of becoming a strong warrior once again. Sword training, mana coreformation, magic studies—Art does it all in order to be as powerful as can be! But will it be enough to repel the dangerous forces that threaten his second chance at life…? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

1. **Namae no nai Uma** (A Horse with No Name) The story (the prequel to MARS) takes place after Rei and Tatsuya enter High School. Tatsuya, who at the time has a crush on Kira, dislikes Rei and picks fights with him. After the climatic motorcycle chase between Rei and a reckless gang of bikers, Tatsuya and Rei begin a new friendship. Other main characters of MARS like Harumi are also presented. The other two chapters are earlier works of the author non-pertaining to MARS: 2. **Nemuru Raion** (Sleeping Lion) Tells of the strange relationship between Isomu, a guy who pretends to not have any fear, and Ayame, a girl with particular behaviours. 3. **1 Karatto no Kajitsu** Tells of Nina, who has some family problems, and Rui, her classmate who is interested in a close friend of the hers. But what if he's interested in Nina? (Source: Anime News Network, edited)

A few days ago, non-fiction writer Katsuragi Shiho came to see Shikibu Takeru at his office in Tokyo. She gave him the key to his apt. and asked him to take care of her things if she did not return from her trip in 3 days. Unfortunately, she did not return in 3 days, nor in 4. Even more mysteriously, nobody seemed to know where she had even gone. Worried, Takeru dug deeper and eventually found 2 witnesses that said they saw Shiho and another woman who looked her age ride the ferry to "Island Kokushi" near Kumamoto. Takeru sets off to try to find her there, but what awaits him is a strange island where nothing is what it seems. In a place haunted with old tradition, a strange religion, and several mysterious deaths, can Takeru find what really happened to his friend? This manga series is an adaptation of the novel series of the same title by Ono Fuyumi (author of Ghost Hunt) and has the same suspenseful horror story style. Also, please note that the word "Kokushi" is not easily translated b/c it seems to be a word created by Ono-sensei, but it sort of means something like "faith of a non-approved deity".