Leo Cornelia has dedicated her entire life to the battlefield. There is no demon she can’t slay, no challenge she can’t handle—at least, not until that confounding halfwit mage Foolie Dent confesses his love to her. Nothing feels farther from her than long-discarded notions of femininity and romance, but this annoying but dependable new friend might just be the key to opening the heart she closed long ago. *Source: Kodansha USA, Vol. 1*

**A hot-blooded romantic cosplay comedy begins when an otaku meets a girl who dresses up as his favorite manga character.** “I have no interest in real girls!” So claims Okumura, the president of the school’s manga club. He’s your typical otaku, obsessed with a sexy (fictional) 2D manga character known as Liliel. Then the new school year starts, and a (real!) 3D girl named Lilysa whose passion is cosplay joins the club. Lilysa convinces Okumura to become her photographer–and guess who her favorite manga character is? Not only that, but Lilysa is into modeling the fetishy stuff! The boundaries between 2D and 3D start to blur as this hot-blooded romantic comedy unfolds. *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1* ---- I’ve got zero interest in real-life girls! My waifu, Liliel, exists purely in 2D! Or so thought Manga Club President Okumura, until one day…could it be? Standing right before him, Liliel in the flesh? Shatter the boundary between dimensions in this electrifying cosplay comedy! *Source: MANGA plus*

Alien invasions, high school romances, and even bloody vampire action—all this and more awaits in four compelling short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind *Chainsaw Man*. (Source: VIZ Media) Compilation containing four of Fujimoto's one-shots. 1. **A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Kickin’ in the Schoolyard** (庭には二羽ニワトリがいた。); 2011 2. **Sasaki Stopped a Bullet** (佐々木くんが銃弾止めた); 2013 3. **Love Is Blind** (恋は盲目); 2013 4. **Shikaku** (シカク); 2014

A week after Emu Ikariya's father died, a debt collector showed up on his doorstep. His late father left behind a debt of $40,000. Now, Emu has to pay up. Emu grew up poor. He's not particularly fond of smiling or other people. No one understands him and all he's ever known is bad luck. There's no way Emu has the money to pay back his father's debts. That's when the debt collector suggests he sell his body at a secret gay club. Just then, a high school classmate of Emu's named Nenji Fukutomi appears out of nowhere and proclaims, "I'll buy Ikariya!" What on earth is he talking about?! (Source: Manga Plaza)

A collection of 9 short stories by Lynn Okamoto. 1. Flip Flap 2. Lime Yellow 3. Elfen Lied 4. [Allumage](https://mangabaka.org/search?q=myanimelist%3A36283) 5. Registrar 6. Carriera 7. Memoria 8. MOL 9. Digtopolis

A box that grants three wishes might seem like a dream come true. At least that's what Keita thought, but inside the box he finds a girl. And this girl is no genie - Maki's a devil princess and she's come to take Keita's soul! But she can only take his soul after he makes his third wish. So, as a sheltered demon with little knowledge of how to be evil, Maki must rely on her trusty guidebook to teach herself the ways of the nefarious arts and trick Keita into using up his wishes. Until then, Maki's going to live with Keita until he can't stand living anymore.

Kodogawa is a humble cab driver. He has no relatives, doesn't get involved with other people, and is a slightly eccentric and quiet eccentric. His hobbies are rakugo, which he listens to before going to bed, and the radio, which he listens to while working. The only friends he has are his family doctor, Tsuyoshi, and a classmate from high school, Kakihana. He carries all sorts of peculiar customers. Kabasawa, a university student who wants to get famous, Shirakawa, a nurse who is hiding something, *homo sapiens*, a duo of unsuccessful comedians, Dob, a street thug, and Mystery Kiss, a successful idol... The conversations with these people, which seemed like nothing, eventually lead to a girl who has disappeared. (Source: Shueisha, translated) *Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.*

The legends that speak of the Sword of Paros say that it can bestow either prosperity or ruin on its kingdom...depending on the heart of its wielder. The kingdom's current princess, the beautiful yet resentful Elminia, laments being treated as a soulless tool simply for being born in a woman's body. Accompanied by Count Yulias, Elminia rides as far away from the kingdom’s politics as possible. One day, Elminia meets a beautiful young girl named Fiona, and their lives and the kingdom are changed forever. (Source: Manga Mavericks)

Terror has struck the sleepy little town of Shiraike. A serial killer stalks the streets murdering innocent girls. Twenty-nine grisly murders have been committed, with no clues to catch the killer. That is, until the town receives a strange visitor: a beautiful young woman who can raise the dead. She is Reiko the Zombie Shop, necromancer for hire. For a price, she'll wake your dead, if only to find a clue to their demise, but she's not responsible for what the dead will say or do once they awaken! (Source: Dark Horse)

Yousuke Yamamoto is a typical underachiever, searching for a reason to live while struggling to come to terms with the death of his friend Noto a year ago. Everything changes dramatically for him one night when he runs into Eri Yukizaki, a beautiful girl hiding a tragic loss of her own, out on the streets. When a chainsaw-wielding giant falls from the sky and engages her in battle, it marks the beginning of Yousuke finally finding his purpose in life.

Dion, a healer, was thrown into the deepest part of a dungeon in a plot by his fellow party member. As he was facing certain death, he found a wounded dragon there. Dion healed the dragon with the last of his strength, and it turned out that it's a divine dragon named Eldora. Now that Eldora has regained her power, she will join Dion the exiled healer on a journey together as adventurers. Meanwhile, Yuki, the leader of the party that ditched Dion, was searching for him alone....... (Source: Bunkasha, translated)

A thrilling fantasy romance between a hero and a priestess -- that starts with the hero's death! Shibuki was cursed with the undeath when he struck down the Demon King, and can no longer even touch Safi, his beloved priestess. To make matters worse, Shibuki learns that the Demon King survived. He gathers a group of adventurers to seek out the Demon King, defeat him once and for all, and remove the curse so Shibuki can embrace his beloved Safi once again. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)