In the epic prequel to .hack, the avatar Albireo is a solo adventurer in The World, the most advanced online fantasy game ever created. When he comes across Lycoris, a strange little girl in a dungeon, Albireo wonders if she's simply nothing more than a bug in the system. As the two journey further into The World, Albireo watches Lycoris turn all of the rules of The World upside down. Slowly, he comes to realize that she may hold a very deadly secret--a secret that could unhinge everything in cyberspace...and beyond! (Source: Amazon)
Less than siblings. More than friends. When her grandmother passes away, high school student Kajitsu Toda suddenly finds two hot stepbrothers and an adorable little stepsister dropped in her lap! Kajitsu and her step-siblings have only one thing in common: they were all abandoned by their parents. Against the odds, they’ve pulled together to form a family without grown-ups. They don’t want charity, they don’t want pity—they just want their dignity! Things are particularly tough for Kajitsu and her step-brother Natsu. As kids, they were as close as any true siblings. Now, reunited for the first time in seven years, they’ve grown as far apart as two people can be. Can they ever become friends again? And can two high school students living together, even as “siblings” ever escape scandal? (Source: Go! Comi)
For Tohko Amano, a third-year high-school student and self-styled “book girl,” being the head of the literary club is more than just an extracurricular activity. It’s her bread and butter…literally! Tohko is actually a literature-gobbling demon, who can be found at all hours of the day munching on torn out pages from all kinds of books. But for Tohko, the real delicacies are hand-written stories. To satisfy her gourmet tastes, she’s employed (rather, browbeaten) one Konoha Inoue, who scribbles away each day after school to satisfy Tohko’s appetite. But when another student comes knocking on the literary club door for advice on writing love letters, will Tohko discover a new kind of delicacy? (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Bungaku Shoujo novel series is in Konoha Inoue's point of view.*
It's senior year, and Rica is seriously stressed out. She's got more homework, exams, and papers than she can handle, and was recently dumped by her boyfriend. In other words: Life sucks! One day, she's chatting online when she meets three classmates who hate school as much as she does. Together, they hatch a plan to blow up the school when no one is present. The countdown is on for X-Day ... (Source: TOKYOPOP) *Note: Includes a side story called Saigo no Bansan (最後の晩餐 | The Last Supper); Princess 2001-12.*
Autobiographical tale in which Mizuki narrates the memories of his childhood in the decade of 1930, in Sakaiminato, a small coastal town at the southwest Japan. With nostalgia and tenderness, the mangaka narrates his first years of life within a modest family, the fights with his friends,the school and his first loves. The title character of the book, NonNonBa, is an old mystical and superstitious woman by which Shigeru discovers the world of yokai, supernatural beings and grotesque bestiary of medieval Japanese. Won Best Album at the 2007 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
The Official Anthology of Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou. **Volume 1 (2017/10/13)** Cover illustration: Tsukumizu Color illustrations: Akima (あきま), aoi\_zero (aoi\_zero), Mochizuki Kei (望月けい), Yoshimura Yoshi, Atto 1. Shokuji Shuumatsu Jijou (食事終末事情, Meals' Last Issue) \[Hatopopoko\] 2. Majinai (まじない, Charm) \[zinbei (zinbei)\] 3. At the Ranch \[Nannyaka\] 4. Washiki (和式, Japanese Style) \[Satuyo\] 5. Kirin (キリン, Giraffe) \[Tabayou\] 6. Exploration Day \[Natsuno Riku (夏野りく)\] 7. Geijutsu (芸術, Art) \[Tadano (タダノ)\] 8. Sonzai Shoumei Mokushiroku (存在証明黙示録, Post-Apocalyptic Proof of Existence) \[Yue Michitaka\] 9. View \[Asano\] 10. Shoujo VS Shokuryouko (少女 VS 食料庫, Girls VS. Food Storage) \[Kaneko Masaru\] 11. Factory \[Kikai\] 12. Last Recipe \[Soto\] 13. Seishun (青春, Youth) \[Moyazou (もや造)\] 14. Kinenhi (記念碑, Commemorative Monument) \[Nakamura Miryuu (中村ミリュウ)\] 15. A Chain for Two People \[Takanaga Kouhei\] 16. Chiyu (治癒, Healing) \[Shoukaki\] 17. The Bathtub and the Last Engineer's Suffering \[Fuufuu (フーフー)\] 18. Girls' Last Tour Around the World \[Komatsu Shinya\] 19. Red and Blue Warning \[Yoshida Satoru\] 20. Eiga (映画, Movie) \[Tsukumizu\] **Volume 2 (2020/02/28)** Cover illustration: Tsukumizu Color illustrations: Amatou, Tadano Natsu, Hokkyoku Magu (北極まぐ), Shimazaki Jose (しまざきジョゼ) Comic authors (Story & Art): Cocololi P (こころりP), Turbo Engine, Katou Kata (加藤片), Minamito, Kinome, Anneko, Tonmou, Nonomoto Mumumu (ののもとむむむ), Sakatsuki Sakana (坂月さかな), Tokunaga Pan, Shirou, Haaam (はーむ), Moai (もあい), Sudou Sakana (須藤魚), Numahara Mochi, Itaro Yuu (板路夕), Tsuzura Ryou, Kokamumo, Tsukumizu
*Manga adaptation of the first novel in Kyougoku Natsuhiko's award-winning Kyougokudou Series.* Tokyo, 1952: The bizarre case of a missing doctor and his supernaturally pregnant wife captures the imagination of novelist Sekiguchi Tatsumi, so he enlists the help of an old friend, Chuuzenji Akihiko, a bookstore owner and part-time exorcist who begrudgingly agrees to help investigate the disappearance. They'll face a family's darkest secrets... Secrets that Sekiguchi himself can't escape.
Middle schoolers Kanata Tanaka and Kazuki Yoshikawa are mature beyond their years, perfect model students admired from afar by classmates and teachers alike. But when school's out, these two childhood friends can let loose as average fourteen-year-olds, fresh in the throes of puberty, adolescence...and the persistent, bittersweet pangs of first love. *Note: Chapter count includes 50 regular chapters, 78 intermissions and 15 extra chapters.*
A collection of intertwining stories covering four not-quite lovers as they find what links them together. Akiba plays the piano and reminisces about Yahiko, a friend with benefits he can't quite bring himself to call his lover, despite how freely the man cares for him. Despite their constant bickering, Sado and Nakajo appear close enough to be lovers. But Nakajo has convinced himself he can never have Sado, which leads him to stay by his side while simultaneously looking for ways to hate him. Shibata is an overly friendly older man who rather insistently hits on Sekiya, a socially awkward radio DJ. Even with his radio DJ persona, Sekiya has a hard time expressing the roil of emotions within him. Kameda and Ogikawa get to know each other thanks to a stray cat. The two spend lazy days together, eating, drinking, and playing with their cat, all without calling it love. (Source: SuBLime) *Note: Includes three extra chapters.*
Kokoro is a junior high school student—but after years of bullying, she’s become so anxious that she no longer goes to school. One day, she’s pulled through her full-length mirror into a castle in another dimension by a girl in a wolf mask. The mysterious girl tells Kokoro and six other kids that they are all competing in a scavenger hunt. If one of them finds a key that unlocks a secret room, that person will get one wish granted. As long as they observe the rules of the world, they can come and go as they please. The seven kids gradually grow closer as they explore the castle, but the scavenger hunt is never far from anyone’s mind. After all, only one of them can win and receive their heart’s desire. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Edgar Ashenbert claims to be descended from the human ruler of the fairy kingdom, and he urgently needs Lydia’s help to find and claim his birthright, the legendary sword of the Blue Knight Earl. Things will never be the same for Lydia as she is pulled into a dangerous quest against dark forces! (Source: Shojo Beat)
Good-natured Chihiro Hiyoshi takes being the class rep seriously, but her partner, Haruka Kisaragi does not. He's got too many rumors swirling around him, but when a chance meeting brings them into each other's lives for just a moment, they form an unsteady bond. But bad boy Haruka may be too much for a good girl like Chihiro to handle...but something in her may have just awoken a hidden softness in him, too. (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: The chapter count includes an extra story.*

