Suzu Mochida and her mother work as live-in housekeepers at the home of the wealthy Nakatsugawa family. She secretly loves their elder son Shuichi who is handsome and kind-hearted. But their younger son Shinji, who has an inferiority complex towards his brother, keeps on thinking only about Suzu! There are two other stories in this volume.
What if your future self appeared to guide you? Haruto is a magicless stooge in a world of mages, but everything changes when his future self appears and alters his destiny. However, with great power comes great challenges. Thrust into the spotlight, Haruto must face relentless trials while following the guidance of the person he is destined to become. But one question remains—why has his future self traveled back to the present? What does he want from Haruto? (Source: WEBTOONS)
The katana smith Lutz has just forged his magnum opus, a katana so bewitchingly beautiful that it’s dangerous even to look at. Unfortunately, as an unlicensed smith, he has no way to sell it. But when his only real business partner, Claudia, is captured by crooked knights, Lutz knows exactly what to do with his perfect blade. On the other side of the city walls, Gerhard, an old enchanter, is facing a horrendous slump. Though he’s confident in his abilities, he can’t create a true work of art without a proper canvas, and he longs for nothing more than a unique sword to serve as his muse. This time for sure, he will create an enchanted sword that will wipe that damn disinterested look off of the so-called hero’s face. This is a tale of the gloriously deranged few who have given their lives and souls to crafting enchanted swords. When they come together, will they bring forth a golden age or the collapse of society itself? To those maniacs, it doesn’t matter either way. *Source: J-Novel Club*
A popular female celebrity is murdered! The investigation leads to a suspicious woman whose next target may be the famous actor Tagame. What could the suspect's motive be? Twin detectives are on the suspect's trail, but then... A unique take on the crime-suspense genre! (Source: MANGA Plus) *Note: Includes two extra chapters and the one-shot "Shinobi Shinobazu".*
Very nice short story by Kazurou Inoue-sensei about relations between strong and cool big brother and a girl-looking little brother.
Story of a romance between a university student, Hasumi, and a young woman, Miharu—who also happens to be Hasumi's professor. Miharu is engaged, but after hearing rumors about Miharu with Hasumi, Miharu's fiancé begins to suspect foul play and breaks off the relationship, claiming to have met another girl. Newly single and somewhat lost in her own life, Miharu finds comfort in the arms of Hasumi, never truly believing that the whims she follows while on the rebound will have any lasting effects. Through a series of chance encounters, misunderstandings, and realizations, all told with thoroughly convincing and poetic style, the separate lives of student and teacher become intricately intertwined. (Source: Netcomics)
After a wide-scale restructuring, Monjirou loses his job and starts wandering the streets. There, he ends up saving an old man who just happens to be the leader of Eastern Japan's greatest yakuza organization, the Zakuro Group. Suddenly, without warning, this leader decides that Monjirou is the perfect man to succeed him! How does Monjirou adapt to the world of the yakuza? Does he really have what it takes? Find out in this sex-and-violence-filled yakuza thriller!
Meet up-and-coming indie manga artist, Nekoyashiki Mamoru! He might have garnered a small, dedicated fanbase devoted to his gay comics and even scored a coveted seller’s booth at the bi-annual Comic Kingdom event, but this paltry fame isn’t enough! It’s certainly not on the level of Kazama Issei, an actual idol and Mamoru’s childhood friend. When a chance encounter throws them back into each other’s orbit, things get complicated as the ever-cheerful Issei brings back messy childhood memories and inspires feelings of inferiority in Mamoru. Their paths crash together in this story about professional challenges, personal feelings, and…moobs? *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*
After a terrible plane crash, Cynthia Dempsey miraculously woke up in a hospital bed. But she’d lost her memories, even her memories of her handsome multimillionaire fianc? named Will. All she remembers is her name and the feeling of this man’s warm hand pulling her out of the dark grasp of death. He greeted her warmly then, but has had this conflicted look on his face ever since. Will Cynthia ever be able to make sense of her memories or her heart? (Source: Harlequin)
Deeply traumatized by the murder of her doctor parents, Mandy has been unable to speak ever since. One day, she was being harangued by a drunk man at a party, and novelist Brian Stone comes to her rescue. Mandy, who has no relatives, takes up residence in his mansion, working as a secretary and transcribing his novels. "Why is he being so nice to me? To him, I'm just a child he needs to help. It means nothing… I mustn't misunderstand…" (Source: Renta!)
“I want you to pretend to be my lover.” At the request of her lovable friend, the old millionaire Kastro, Joanna arrives in Greece to play the part of a wicked woman who deceives the elderly. Sure enough, the Kastro residence is in an uproar over the young lover the sixty-seven-year-old head of the family has brought with him. But a fated meeting awaits her there. It is with old Kastro’s son, Demetrios. Each time she is shot through with his glances of intermingling hostility and jealousy, her body and heart are shaken. But in their positions as a father’s lover and his son, they cannot possibly be drawn together… (Source: Harlequin / SB Creative)
A series of one-shots by mangaka Sakurayama Kazumi. Ai daro: Morioka dislikes her flashy classmate Sugawara, rumored to be a rich son of a CEO, for always showing off how much money he has, but after following him home one day, she discovers a big secret about him...! Shitsuren Machine: Nagao Megumi has just gotten dumped by her umpteenth boyfriend, but as she screams that she never wants to be in another relationship again, a strange classmate named Katou Yoshiharu pops out from the bushes behind her. Who is this guy and what does he want from her? Mikaitaku Doll: While working as a stuffed rabbit giving out balloons at an amusement park, Tajima Risa runs into her boyfriend Shin who is on a date with another girl. She runs away, but is soon found by Asano Keigo, a fellow worker, who rudely says "Been cheated on, huh." But it seems Asano has a reason for being so matter-of-fact... Sunshine Honey: Kawase is on summer vacation with her two girlfriends and runs into Sawaki, her crush and their classmate. To try to get closer to him, Kawase offers to work at Sawaki's beach house, but rumor has it Sawaki is searching for his first love there...? Watashi wa Doko ni?! Asuka and Ken have been dating for a few months now, but things have not been going so well. They don't see each other much and when they do, it seems they always end up fighting. After one of their typical arguments, Asuka runs head straight into oncoming traffic and...?!
