Everyone in the world uses smartphone apps. But inside them lurks unknown creatures called "Appli Monsters," or "Appmon." The Appmon are AI lifeforms with the ability to think and act, and exist in the boundary between the human world and digital space to allow people and the system to interface and function. But in the vast sea of the internet, the "last boss AI" Leviathan takes control of the Appmon with a virus and begins hacking every system, thus starting to control the human world from the world of the net. The protagonist, Haru Shinkai, is led to acquiring the Appli Drive and uses it to materialize Gacchimon, a search app monster. What is the secret hidden within the Appli Drive? What is the mysterious field that exists between net world where the Appmon exist, and the real world? What is the "App Combine" that can combine two Appmons? What is Leviathan's true goal? (Source: Anime News Network)

*"If I don't forgive you… Who else can?"* Shen Feng, the youngest of the Shen family, once vowed to surpass his childhood mentor and first love, the powerful and graceful Xiao Xing. But when a deadly feud erupts between their families, their bond is torn apart by betrayal and bloodshed. Ordered to destroy the Xiao family, Shen Feng defies fate and spares Xiao Xing—knowing it means losing him forever. Fifty years later, after his father's assassination, Shen Feng returns home… only to come face to face with the man he thought he'd lost for good. As past and present collide, can love survive the shadows of loss and regret…? (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Kasuga Atsu sentenced to death for murdering 6 people, has just been "pardoned" by the government for his crimes in exchange for a challenge. If he can catch a certain number of wanted criminals within an allotted amount of time, he will be freed. If he fails, he will become a virtual slave of the government. His supervisor is Kirishina, a cheerful, but shrewd official who suspects that Atsu may have a special ability...

Iguell is an elite demon in charge of defending the seventh level dungeon of the demon lord's castle. She thought she was due to be promoted to become one of the four Demon Kings, but instead she was re-assigned to the Human Resources department? A new comedy about fantasy HR!

from fictondb: The perfect couple Veronica Grant needed a man to take to her cousin's wedding in order to keep her matchmaking mother at bay. A man like Fergus Kavanagh. He was the perfect suitor -- rich, charming and sexy. If he'd accompany Veronica, her mother wouldn't mention marriage in weeks! Fergus had matchmaking relatives of his own he wanted to avoid, so he proposed a pact: he would be Veronica's pretend lover if she would be his. Only, Fergus did the unthinkable: he fell in love with Veronica. A woman who had a very good reason to stay single.

Eek! What is it about Steven Sinclair that makes the normally together Kit Mallory turn into a complete idiot any time he's around? It couldn't be because Steven's so good looking, could it? Being a toy tester is usually fun, but now it's Kit who's being tested.

Though she’s merely an earl’s daughter, the king calls Kit to London. What could the king want with a simple country girl like her? She tries to run away but she’s caught by her stepfather and beaten. The black-haired knight, Wolf, who has come to take her on the king’s orders, is shocked by her bruised face and her muddy clothes. “This filthy uchin is Lady Catherine?” But despite her beaten face and dirty clothes, her eyes and hidden hair are beautiful beyond imagination…."

“Knowledge is power, and you shouldn’t possess this knowledge.” In an age where mapmaking is a lost art, Unen hides her skill from the world at large. But when she accepts a local landlord’s request to survey the boundary between his land and that of a neighboring lord’s, her maps accidentally give away her existence to a master swordsman and a cunning mage—a duo who have been hunting down the man who taught her the forbidden knowledge of mapmaking. As one of the rare few capable of creating maps with bird’s eye precision, Unen’s fate hangs precariously in the balance as she endeavors to survive in a world of people who want to own her or see her dead.

Hayato Kurata is the popular kid at school, liked for his kindhearted nature and easygoing attitude. One day, Hayato ends up injuring the quiet kid in class, Yoh Miyamoto, during a basketball game in gym. Unsure of how to make it up to him, Hayato invites Yoh over for dinner. Even though Hayato only spoke to to Yoh a handful of times up until that point, he discovers lots of new things about Yoh, including his own feelings for him...!!When Hayato Kurata injures a classmate of his, Yoh Miyamoto, he invites Yoh over for dinner to apologize. During dinner, Hayato discovers many things he didn't know about Yoh, including his own feelings for him... (Source: Renta!)

Fate brings two people who live in the same condo together on a typical afternoon. Ozawa (26) has just broken up with her boyfriend of five years and was in the process of trying to rebuild her life when she meets Oyamada who lives a couple floors below her. He is somewhat of a loner although he does have a few friends and his room is cluttered with all the random stuff that his impulse shopper brother sends him. Ozawa takes an interest with all the things in his room and the two start a friendship that slowly turns into something more. (Source: MangaHelpers)

A recollection of short independent stories, taking place either in Japan or in an occidental country, either in the modern time or in the past, these short stories are themed about the expression of feelings. A city romance, a walk in the forest, the day-by-day life of a waitress in a bar or a medieval story, full of everyday-life details, feeling sometimes romantic or nostalgic... **Volume 1:** 1. **Ikai no Mado** (異界の窓, Tale of tail/Window to the spirit world) 2. **Toriko no Hime** (とりこの姫, Princess prisoner) 3. **Sensei, Boku wa** (先生、僕は, Teacher and I) 4. **Hana to Kishi** (花と騎士, Flower's cavalier) 5. **Pink chocolate** (ピンク・チョコレート) 6. **Mori e** (森へ, Forest of wonder) 7. **Shiroi Hi** (白い火, White fire) 1 8. **Shiroi Hi** (白い火, White fire) 2 9. **Shiroi Hi** (白い火, White fire) 3 10. **Albertina** (アルベルティーナ) **Volume 2:** 11. **Ninon no Koi** (ニノンの恋, Ninon's love) 12. **Jishou** (時鐘, Time-bell) 13. **Kita no Token** (北の十剣, Xenia and Reuther) 1 14. **Kita no Token** (北の十剣, Xenia and Reuther) 2 15. **Kita no Token** (北の十剣, Xenia and Reuther) 3 16. **Kita no Token** (北の十剣, Xenia and Reuther) 4 17. **Kita no Token** (北の十剣, Xenia and Reuther) 5 18. **Kare no Ongaku** (彼の音楽, His Music) 19. **Zoku Pink chocolate** (続 ピンク・チョコレート, Pink chocolate Second-Act) **After Story "Futari no Kyori wa?"** (after story ［ふたりの距離は？］, Love your neighbour) --*not included in the chapter count.* **Volume 3:** 20. **Akai Yane no Ie** (赤い屋根の家, Red-roofed house) 21. **Zokuzoku Pink chocolate** (続々ピンク・チョコレート, Pink chocolate Third-Act) 22. **Hakumei** (薄明, Twilight) 1 23. **Hakumei** (薄明, Twilight) 2 24. **Merry garden** (メリー・ガーデン) 25. **Matsuyoi Hime wa Kago no Naka** (待宵姫は籠の中, Oenothera princess) 1 26. **Matsuyoi Hime wa Kago no Naka** (待宵姫は籠の中, Oenothera princess) 2 27. **Matsuyoi Hime wa Kago no Naka** (待宵姫は籠の中, Oenothera princess) 3 28. **Yukifuri Tsumoru** (雪降り積もる, Snowfall night) **After Story "Juunen Mae"** (after story ［十年前］, 10 years ago) --*not included in the chapter count.* **Volume 4:** 29. **Hashi no Mukougawa** (橋の向こう側, Over the Bridge) 1 30. **Hashi no Mukougawa** (橋の向こう側, Over the Bridge) 2 31. **Nanairo Picnic** (七色ピクニック, Rainbow Picnic) 32. **Nanairo Familiar** (七色ファミリア, Rainbow Familiar) 33. **Nanairo Tomorrow** (七色トゥモロー, Rainbow Tomorrow) 34. **Spy and Spy** (ズパイ・アンド・スパイ) 35. **Zokuzokuzoku Pink chocolate** (続々々 ピンク・チョコレート, Pink chocolate Act-Four) 36. **Kan Pink chocolate** (完 ピンク・チョコレート, Pink chocolate Last-Act) 37. **Rou Nire** (老楡, Old Elm) 38. **Honjitsu wa Ohigara mo Yoku** (本日はお日柄も良く, Farewell to Gunjyo Schooldays) **After Story "Seasons"** (after story ［四季］) --*not included in the chapter count.*

A happy dinner table, just for two. But, there’s a time limit... Nagiri Koutarou works at the deli at the grocery store. One day, he notices that the salary man he sees all the time, Takano Wataru, always buys the dishes that he makes. When Takano’s favorite food at the deli is sold out, he’s pretty disappointed, so Nagiri calls out to him to invite him to dinner. However, Nagiri finds himself gradually becoming attracted to Takano…