Ready for Anything—Except This Strapped for cash, Souya signs up for a shady gig straight out of a video game: warp to a fantasy world with a team of experts and ascend a dungeon tower to make off with its spoils. However, an accident in the transfer process leaves him stranded there alone. Desperate for support, he recruits a host of adventurers—from elven sisters banished from their forest, to a Goddess of Deception and Secrecy partial to lazing about as a cat—to form a party that can brave the tower’s perils. Caught between corrupt nobles and merchants outside the dungeon and deadly monsters within, can this motley band rise to the challenge? Or will Souya’s adventure end before it even begins? (Source: Yen Press)
In Russia, on the eve of the revolution, a young student named Raskolnikov murders an old pawnbroker over a pocket watch. Although an innocent man is quickly arrested for the crime, Raskolnikovs’s own published essay - suggesting that people who are “extra-ordinary” are above such things as “right” and “wrong” - draws the suspicion of judge Porfiry. Who will catch up to Raskolnikov first? Porfiry … or his own guilty conscience? (Source: DMG)
My second life as a fighting streamer! Following his unfortunate death while setting up his first stream, Taemin is reborn as Zhao Jiahui in the wuxia world of Chinese martial arts! With his mysterious ability to stream his ancient Chinese life in the present time, he sets out to become both the greatest merchant and martial artist. (Source: Manta)
After learning that her younger sister sacrificed herself for her, Shin-Joo dies in an accident after saving a child that reminded her of her sibling. She wishes that if there is a god, may he give her a life that she can spend for her younger sister, and her prayers are seemingly answered, she is resurrected as the Pope by the name of “Charles Hildegarde!” But before she even realizes what's happening, she is kissed by a man. (Source: Copin Comics)
In Kyoto, in the late 1800s, the son of a local book-binder, Kyujuro Fukakusa sees his father murdered before his eyes and vows revenge. In his quest for justice, he answers the recruitment call of the Shinsengumi (or "The new squad") a newly-formed special brigade of samurai loyal to the shogun. There he meets fellow recruit and proficient swordsmen, the enigmatic Daisuke Kamakiri. Despite the gap in their fighting skill levels, the two forma close bond, but can it survive the age of upheaval that is descending on "The Wolves of Mibu?" (Source: eManga)
An alien armada from Jupiter has amassed enough power to destroy all of Earth’s defenses. Earth’s final hope lies in the Space Battleship Nadesico, a ship created using recently discovered extraterrestrial technology. The Nadesico’s rag-tag crew must overcome their idiosyncrasies and defeat the alien fleet or Earth’s last hope will be lost. (Source: Anime News Network)
In an instant, a host of the recently deceased discover that they've been given another shot at happiness... as adorable cats! Will they make the most of their seven-day opportunity? Or will the fur fly as they struggle to figure out what life's all about? (Source: DMP)
When Pete's late father leaves him a map of treasure island, the young boy roars down to the dock and hops on a ship headed for adventure. With his friends, the ship's captain and his trusty canine companion, by his side, Pete must face off against the scourge of the seven seas, the dread pirate boar! But when a sudden storm sends everyone into the sea, the race is on to see who will claim the riches of treasure island first... With only man-eating sharks, an island-full of hungry cannibals, and a small army of lions, tigers and elephants, all under the control of an enigmatic Tarzan-like figure named baron, standing in their way. (Source: Digital Manga Guild) *Note: The original version of "New Treasure Island" was based on Tezuka Osamu's manuscript, but substantial modifications were made by Sasaki Shichima, who cut nearly 60 pages and also changed some of the lines. When publishing "The Complete Works of Tezuka Osamu," Tezuka Osamu remade it based on his memory to make it closer to his original. That's the version this entry encompasses.*
Was I kidnapped by an angel? While Edinburg kingdom is rocked by the disappearance of the king, Ben, a marine acting as a double for his cousin, Prince Nicholas, is kidnapped. As he lies strapped to a bed, he is met by a beautiful woman smelling of roses. Seeing guilt in her eyes, Ben is sure she’s taking part in this kidnapping against her will. Whatever her circumstances, Ben vows to protect her! Part 3 of the “Wedding of the Century-Kingdom of Edinburg” 4-part miniseries!
The moment Arcelia woke up and found herself in a fantasy novel, she knew she was in trouble. Owning the power of a truth seeker didn't make life easier for her, either. Forced to pay the debts of a person she trusted, she strikes a deal with Duke Kasius Arren Ambrose, the most powerful person in the empire. Only Arcelia can help him return to his dragon form by helping him find the "Piece of God", and he is the only one who can save her from the loan sharks. Arcelia knows she shouldn't mix business and pleasure, but how can she resist when the Duke is the cutest man she's ever met?! (Source: Pocket Comics) *Note: First released in English, with the initial eligible release in Japanese followed by Korean, making it a manga by our standards.*
Midorimaru Matsunoki, the only son of lord Matsunoki Mumeharu, retainer of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, becomes involved in his father's secret plans about construction of a new castle. Soon after encounters a female peasant school teacher, Tae, who becomes his lover. Circumstances even come to affect the beautiful female noble Yayoi, who hates (and loves) him, and his beloved sensei, samurai Fujinosuke Murasaki, the main constructer of the castle, in ways no one would have anticipated... This is a fast-paced story with overt characterization that reflects on the fairness of love and war. (Source: DMG)
“At last, I’ve found you, my Bondmate.” As Flowerfolk, I never dreamed of having a fairy tale romance, but I also didn’t expect to be dumped three days after being confessed to by a dragon knight! Spurned and angry, I decided to devote my life to my work as the human princess’s hairstylist, only to find out that the princess was going off to dragon country to marry the Dragonkin prince and taking me with her. Now I have to serve in the same castle as that jerk who dumped me! The princess can have the fairy tale ending, I’m done with romance. (Source: Cross Infinite World)

