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202X. In the back alleys of Seoul, South Korea… He looked down at the heroes under his feet—the heroes who adorned themselves in a variety of colorful clothes, as if they were K-pop idols on TV. Those heroes? They were crawling beneath him, their gaudy outfits smeared with dirt. That was the true nature of being a hero. He hoped the individuals before him learned that lesson well. It was time to ensure they never forgot it. As a magical girl, he swung his hammer down. This is a bright story. The story of a man reclaiming his light. (Source: KakaoPage, translated)
She is beautiful, persevering but what amazes people is her sharp mind. Sharp minded enough to become the next empress. However the prince despises her... How will she manage to make him fall in love with her?
"You're the only one in this life where I can't die." A storyteller that will touch your soul is born. This is the story of a doctor who gives blood and a vampire who doesn't age. The new doctor, Tadayuki, suddenly underwent a transformation. He desperately wanted blood like a vampire, and his aging process had slowed dramatically. Tadayuki attacked his senpai Juji, disappearing after telling Juji that he had died. But Juji sought out Tadayuki and offered him a helping hand, telling him, "I'll examine you and give you blood, too." They never could have imagined that it was the beginning of a secret they would keep for decades. (Source: Shodensha, translated)
The protagonist is bullied in school and spends his days eating lunch in a corner of the rooftop to escape. There he met Suzume, who was in a similar situation, and she encouraged him to go skydiving with her in an attempt to change their lives...? An semi-finalist story from the 5th Stokin Pro award, beautiful illustrated by the artist of *Ice Guy and the Cool Female Colleague*! (Source: Shounen Jump Plus, translated)
This volume contains two unrelated stories. 1. **Poppoya** Satou Otomatsu is a lonely station master of a small station in Hokkaido, situated at the end of the line in a small village with an aging population. The station is due to close in the coming spring, and he will retire with it. One night in his last winter manning the station, an encounter with a young girl marks the beginning of the events that will see him reflect on his working life - performing his duty as a railroad man, whilst enduring the pain of its cost to his personal life. 2. **Love Letter** Goro just got out from jail, but a police officer wants to talk to him right away. He announces to him that Goro's wife is dead and that he has to go to Chiba and take her body. Goro has no recollection of having a wife, but then he remembers he married a Chinese woman a long time ago. He married her for her money, and had she married him because she needed a Japanese visa to work. In fact, she's a prostitute who came to Japan hoping to find better life. At first, Goro can't be bothered by this situation, but he goes to Chiba just because he can earn a lot of money. Later on, during his trip, Goro finds a letter she wrote him and through it he discovers the pure person that lies beneath this common prostitute. She is a woman of such kindness and love that Goro is moved to learn something about the woman he married. With those few words of love and tenderness, he understands her fears, her goals, and her hopes for the future -- a future that he knows will never come.
When Kamiyama Keito saw Oomiya Honden High School's (aka "Denkou") Rock Band "Kei-On" club, he was immediately struck by a sense of awe and admiration. Once he was admitted into the school, he immediately joined the club. To the despair of Keito, the club was run by 2 degenerate senior students who forbid any real practices. Once spring break turns around, Keita finds out that the 2 seniors were arrested for possession of marijuana, in turn pushing the club into the brink of termination. With the help of the only other member of the club, Tsukumo Shintaro, will Keita be able to prevent the termination of his club? *Includes 2 bonus chapters*
Once upon a time, in a small mountainous country, a boy and a girl descended into deep trouble. The boy laments over his girlish face, and the girl hates men. There is a common story that 'one girl' once persuaded this country's Lord ... but to which of them does the story refer?
First year high school student Ari is fascinated by Youta-kun, the leader of a popular indies band, and ends up joining the band herself as a keyboardist.
