They said Aia was destined to be a model, and Jun was bullied for her freckles. Together, they will take back the power to define themselves in an inspirational fashion manga that asks cutting questions about what it really means to be beautiful—and what it takes to overcome an arbitrary system that seems to respect talent over hard work. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Cheerful and free-spirited Sharina first met the studious and somber Riol when he saved her from mortal danger, and she fell in love with him at first sight. Using the adage, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” Sharina makes Riol homemade food in hopes it will get him to fall in love with her too. But instead, the delicious aroma catches the interest of the first prince of their country, Leonardo! Fascinated by how she’s unlike any other girl he’s met before, the prince claims Sharina as his own. Ever the arrogant narcissist, Leonardo can’t fathom how anyone could turn him down and his persistence crosses into the realm of harassment. Riol rescues Sharina, but at the cost of incurring the prince’s wrath! Can Sharina and Riol figure out a way to get the pompous prince to leave them alone?! (Source: MANGA UP!)

Full of beating hearts and fluttering feelings, this anthology of girls' love stories will leave you breathless. With contributors like Canno (Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl), Sakuya Amano (Gosick), and Nio Nakatani (Bloom into You), this collection is sure to satisfy the desire for a sweet love story (or sixteen!). (Source: Yen Press) A collection of yuri one-shots by various authors. Cover illustration: Nakatani Nio **#Illustration**: Non **#Illustration**: Hiiragi Yutaka **#Illustration**: Minakata Sunao 1. **Shiawase wa Kizu no Katachi** (幸せは傷のかたち), Nakatani Nio 2. **Clean Room no Namida** (クリーンルームの涙), Nishio Shiori 3. **Ningen teki na Emotion** (人間的なエモーション), Amano Shuninta 4. **intro.** (intro.), Harumi Chihiro 5. **Mushoku to JK** (無職とJK), Canno 6. **Kamiyui** (かみゆい), Isaki Uta 7. **Hakoniwa no Alice** (箱庭のアリス), Amano Sakuya 8. **1/365 no Goshujin-sama** (1/365のご主人様), Mekimeki 9. **2 Nen to 11 Kagetsu** (2年と11か月), Kabocha 10. **GAME OVER** (GAME OVER), Tadano Kagekichi 11. **Watashi no Kawaii Kuso Onna** (私のかわいいクソ女), Kawanami Izumi 12. **Zassou Hanashi** (雑草譚), Yuikawa Kazuno 13. **Futari de Ringo wo** (二人で林檎を), Kitao Taki 14. **Usagi no Bell to Ookami-san** (うさぎのベルとオオカミさん), Itou Hachi 15. **Kimi no Jinx** (キミのジンクス), Takada Fumiko 16. **Watashi no Idol** (私のアイドル), Hirao Auri

There’s a deadly poisonous snake. Though, as long as you don’t touch it, you wouldn’t have to worry. No matter how deadly its poison is, as long as you don’t get involved with it, there shouldn’t be a problem. (from Esthétique)

From Seven Seas: In Koyomi Hidaka's world, travel between slightly different alternate universes is commonplace. After his parents' recent divorce, Koyomi lives with his father and falls in love with a girl named Sato Shiori when they meet at his father's workplace. But their young love seems doomed when their parents get remarried—to each other. Is there some parallel world out there where Koyomi and Shiori can be together as lovers, not step-siblings...and what could be the price if they try to find out?

10 years ago, Tatsuya Yuuki befriended a boy who taught him all about Gunpla and battling. This is the story about the GBF world back then, showing Tatsuya’s backstory and progression as an amazing builder and fighter!

In a world where people regularly travel between slightly different parallel universes, Koyomi Takasaki lives with his mother after his parents' recent divorce. Awkward and studious, he has trouble making friends at his new school, until his classmate Kazune Takigawa seeks him out. She claims that she's moved here from another world where she and Takasaki are lovers but could he be the one who's actually from a parallel world? Source: Seven Seas Entertainment

Introverted high-school student Ryuto is forced to confess to his crush, the most popular and beautiful girl in school, Luna. Surprisingly enough, she replies, “Then, how about we go out? I’m single right now anyhow.” Then right after school, she invites Ryuto to her room…?! Despite being completely different from one another, including the amount of experience with love and types of friends they have, the two of them are about to embark on a relationship full of firsts! *Source: Manga UP! Global*

You will know the man, the boxer, Keiji Onizuka. Before Annex 1 sets out for Mars, Keiji is stationed in U-NASA's branch office in Japan undergoing training. What unknown incident will he be pulled into? (Source: Anime News Network)

From Vertical: In a single day and night of fierce fighting, the Archduchy of Mongaul has overrun its elegant neighbor, Parros. The lost priest kingdom's surviving royalty, the young twins Rinda and Remus, hide in a forest in the forbidding wild Marches. There they are saved by a mysterious creature with a man's body and a leopard's head who has just emerged from a deep sleep and only remembers his name. Guin. Was continued under Yu Godai and Yume Yohino after the death of Kaoru Kurimoto in 2009. Vol 130 was her last. The longest single-writer's novel series in the world. The artists: Naoyuki Kato Vol 1-19 Yoshitaka Amano Vol 20-57 Jun Suemi Vol 58-87 Shinobu Tanno Vol 88-147

Five high school classmates hold secrets close to their hearts–hidden talents, unspoken feelings, and buried pain. As they collide with each other on the path to growing up, they might jostle some of those secrets free. From Yoru Sumino, acclaimed author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas and I Had That Same Dream Again comes a gentle, intriguing tale about love, life, and the things we leave unsaid. _Source: Seven Seas_

I lost my husband in an accident two years ago and became a single mother, and one day I was summoned to another world with my son. The humans who summoned us called my son a hero and wanted him to fight the resurrected Demon Lord. It’s ridiculous to have my son, who is in still his first year of junior high, fight against such monsters! Strongly opposing their plan, I was treated as an obstacle and abandoned in a monster’s den. I was powerless and already resigned myself to death, but it was the demons, who were supposed to be enemies of humans, who saved me. As I spent time together with them, my learned to get along with the demons, but the peaceful days did not last long. The only weapons I had were my cooking abilities and my quick wit. "I won’t give up until I find my son!" Working with only this thought in mind, I eventually rose up to become the Demon Lord's top advisor before I knew it. (Source: Tokuma Shoten, translated) *Note: Originally serialized on Manga BANG!, it was cancelled after 19 chapters in three volumes in 2023-12. The series was re-started on Comic Unicorn on 2024-06-27.*