The blood-stained truth can’t be hidden… Hiromu Morinaga has lived through the unspeakable. Traumatized since witnessing the murder of his parents, the high school student is cursed with a haunting ability: He can now see the terrified faces of victims on the backs of the murderers he encounters. When transfer student Yuzuka Kohaku arrives, a staggering number of ghosts cling to her back. This mysterious girl may be an unstoppable killer! (Source: Alien Books)

Ren and Yuka are a lovey-dovey couple. But Ren, who adores his perfect girlfriend, has just one worry...that Yuka might still have feelings for her "ex-boyfriend," Saneto. With his suspicions deepening, Ren makes a certain suggestion to Yuka... (Source: MANGA Plus)

This is a manga adaptation of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation," a classic science fiction novel and the first published novel of the Foundation series. The story begins when the young mathematician Gaal Dornick arrives on Trantor, the capitol planet of a 12,000-year-old galactic empire, at the invitation of Hari Seldon. Hari Seldon is a mathematician who developed the science of psychohistory, which combines history, sociology, and statistics in order to make predictions about the future of large groups of people. To Gaal's surprise, he and Hari Seldon are arrested for treason shortly after his arrival! Hari Seldon has made a prediction that the Empire will fall in 500 years, after which there will be a 30,000 year dark age. He claims that nothing can be done about the fall, but that he can use his knowledge of psychohistory to shorten the following dark age to 1,000 years. The Empire's rulers are not thrilled with this news, and they exile Hari, Gaal and others who are involved to the remote planet of Terminus. Thus begins the Foundation, which must endure through the end of the Empire, and follow Seldon's plan to bring humanity through on the best possible path!

Tomoki had never dated anyone in his life, but he had fallen in love - with Michiru, an online friend from a social networking app. Handsome, kind, refined, thoughtful Michiru (who he'd still never met in person)...! When Tomoki happened to see Michiru out on the street one day, he summoned up a lifetime's worth of courage and managed to speak to him. They even wound up making plans to go out on a date...! Except now something feels off. Michiru is just as suave and stylish as Tomoki imagined, but he's weirdly a lot meaner?! So begins the love story between a cruel "prince" and his gutsy "princess"!

Contains 5 chapters: 1. **Inu to Anata to Haru Kaze to** (犬とあなたと春風と) 2. **Promise** (プロミス) 3. **Kimi Sarite Nochi** (君去りてのち) 4. **Koko e Oide** (ここへおいで) 5. **Mizu ga Koori ni Naru Toki** (水が氷になるとき) We open with a light-hearted story of a guy whose best friend is highly dependent on him on all matters. He tells his friend he can continue his clingy ways only if he were a dog. His friend goes missing, but then he comes across a dog... The next two very solid chapters are "Promise" and "Kimi Sarite Nochi". The former tells the story of a girl who keeps running into this mysterious young man whenever she is troubled. "Kimi Sarite Nochi" is on a cheating man whose lover is trying to persuade him into taking a trip with her and leaving his wife for good. Karino Yoshihito\* takes the stage again for the last two chapters; we get to know more about him when he was 26 and 15. \*recurring main character in some of Nishi Keiko's stories; see "September" and "The Another Ocean"

It's time to show them who's the boss of Busan now. (Source: Toomics)

In the Kekkon e no Michi series (結婚への道), also called the "On the Way to a Wedding" series: 1 - A Bride in Waiting Dr. Lucas Daniels viewed his bride-to-be's temporary disappearance with exasperation, fondness and resignation. After all, she felt the same way about him! Then a beautiful stranger strolled into town, looking exactly like his fiancee. In order to avoid upsetting their families, Lucas asked Sara Martin to stand in as the missing bride. But now he was wondering which bride to marry... 2 - A Gift for the Groom Nick Claiborne's love 'em and leave 'em policy was suddenly in jeopardy. Because his new client, Analise Brewster, not only insisted on "helping" him uncover the mystery of her fiance's past, her irrepressible spirit tempted Nick to forget his vows to stay single--and hers to wed another... Spending time with a lively, loving woman usually made Nick want to run-but this time he found himself taking Analise with him. Yet once they'd found Analise's gift for her groom, would Nick be the one walking down the aisle? *(Source: Harlequin Comics)*

It's been 10 years since Ignis became an adventurer, yearning to be a hero. Feeling he has hit a wall in his career, he considers retirement. But when his life is saved by an elf slave girl who has been blessed with a mysterious power that prevents her from dying he decides to buy her using the last of his savings, and a new life for the two of them begins. (Source: Amazia)

Elite businessmen Hosokawa and graduate student Takagi are both in love with cute little Gouda, who they used to go to school with! Gouda, however, is a little thick and only sees the two as good friends. One of them is his beloved childhood friend, and the other is his bosom buddy. But then, one day, Gouda falls in love... (Source: DMG)

“Will you marry me?” Don’t misconstrue his kind words and expressions… After all, it’s fake. When Haruna, who works for a major advertising firm, was cheated on by her coworker, she decided to leave the company. When she went to inform her client, Ayase Real Estate, she came face to face with the scion of the company, Rihito Ayase. Even though she thought he disliked her, she was offered to work for him as a housekeeper. Now, he’s even proposing a contract marriage!? He’s a bit aggressive, but he’s honest and mindful of others. Though she can’t quite get a grasp on him… Even though they got married knowing they would divorce, Haruna’s heart is gradually beginning to change. *Source: MangaPlaza*

A strange girl plays violin to a man in a futuristic city. Who are they and why are they there? A short SF story by Hiroyuki Katou and Keisuke Gotou.

Despite being unmarried at 32, Yuki Sato is happy—she enjoys temping as a greeter, and more importantly, she's engaged to a handsome, successful man she met on a dating app...until Shun Majima walks into her life and blows it up. Does her fiancé seem too good to be true because he is? And was he really involved in the death of Shun's brother? As Yuki's life slowly starts to unravel, she finds herself drawn into the seedy underbelly of Tokyo, caught in a web of lies and manipulation. She and Shun join forces to uncover the truth, but will they be able to do so before it's too late...? (Source: Kodansha USA)