Collection of short stories by Maruo. It's almost impossible to summarize them, most of them aren't really plot driven but they deal with abnormal states of the mind and are permeated by a general surrealism. As in many of this works, he shows references to the art and culture of 1920s and 1930s Japan and Germany which had inspired his own artistic style. 1. **ＳＯＪＩＮ** 2. **Denki Ari: Waga Bunretsu no Hanasaku Toki** (電気蟻＜吾が分裂の華咲く時＞) 3. **Gansaku: Denki Ari** (贋作・電気蟻) 4. **Ishi no Shouri** (意志の勝利) 5. **Hokenshitsu no Kyuuketsuki** (保健室の吸血鬼) 6. **Nihonjin no Wakusei** (日本人の惑星) 7. **Genpin** (玄牝)

Ju Cheong-Do, the thirty-first heir of the Yusim Ju clan, carries a curse cast on him in childhood. Everyone he grows close to meets an untimely death, and the curse is now threatening his own life as well. Desperate to hold on to the will to live, Cheong-Do seeks out Yu Chan-Ran, a man known for solving any problem for the right price, and places his last hope in him. When Cheong-Do asks what it would cost for Chan-Ran to act as his lover, the answer comes lightly but firmly. *“Hey, how much do you charge? For the boyfriend experience, I mean.” “I start at 100,000 won per hour."* (Source: Lezhin US)

Entarou Mashiba, who earned a starting spot on his powerhouse high school baseball team and made it to Koshien, suddenly quits the team in the spring of his senior year. As those around him struggle to understand his abrupt departure, Konoka Tanabe from the drama club senses the drama in the emotions Entarou carries and decides to reach out to him. (Source: MANGA Plus)

Märchen, saved from the brink of death avoids all training from his teacher. However, she comes up with another plan to make him stronger through making him read old tales.

Chiu Kang, known online as Kang Chi, is one of the best players in DC. To him, the real world feels dull and inefficient, so he pours everything into mastering the game. Yet... even at the top, life feels hollow. That all changed one day on his way home from the internet café. After a sudden accident, he wakes up not as Chiu Kang—but as Kella Caldern, the Demon King’s son. (Source: Tapas)

College student Jae-Yeon gets hit by a delivery bike. She dies and reincarnates with her memories from past life. As a nanny of a little princess, she somewhat gets used to her new life… Except that she suspects the five-year-old daughter of the tyrant emperor is also a reincarnated soul from modern time–just like her! A complete mismatch, the princess and the nanny must collaborate in order to survive in the new world under the tyrant’s rule. (Source: POCKETCOMICS)

Burning fingers or mending hearts? There are too many cooks in the kitchen! Dogun Yoon's head chef spot is threatened by total stranger Jung-Woo Choi. As they battle it out, Dogun's phobia of being touched is as strong as ever… But why is it okay with him? Will their saucy arrangement lead to love, or will things boil over? (Source: Manta, edited)

When I woke up after collapsing from overwork working for a shady company, I had been reborn as the son of a minor feudal lord in a different world. Our lands were attacked by monsters, I lost my new parents, and the people fled… In order to survive, I must gather a talented elite so this land can thrive by employing my knowledge from my past life as a overworked white-collar worker! A story of managing a fiefdom in another world starting from zero citizens! *Source: Manga UP! Global*

Yamato’s Agent of Autumn, Nadeshiko Iwaizuki, was enjoying spring with her beloved retainers: guard dog Hanakiri, head maid Miyabi Sanekazura, young aide Koyoi Shirahagi, and her first love and Guard, Rindo Azami. But their peaceful days are shattered by a request for a diplomatic meeting in a foreign overseas. Young Autumn accepts, but she has no idea the tangled web of intrigue that awaits her across the ocean… (Source: Yen Press)

A young Catholic priest named Amakusa Takara, uses his gift of holy powers to exorcise demons ... and on occasion the Devil himself. He's blessed and cursed with the ability to produce the 'sign of the cross' on his forehead to banish demons back to Hell. Only thing is ... the process brings him close to the brink of insanity and physical pain. A woman called Shizuha is capable of producing the ancient writings of the 'Scripture' on her body, and therefore she is targeted by demons and cults alike. She asks Takara for assistance when her parents become part of a cult out to nab her. Shizuha becomes attracted to the young priest and wishes to protect him in return ... (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Manga adaptation of Part 5 of *Honzuki no Gekokujou*. Winter looms heavy in Ehrenfest, where Ferdinand departed. A tip-off about Georgine, a "Goddess of Chaos" who revels in mayhem, hastens the purge. Meanwhile, Rozemyne, now a third-year student at the Royal Academy, is busy trying to shake off her sense of loss. In the dormitory, she persuades the children of Veronica's former faction to avoid being implicated, while the first day of classes for lord candidates begins at the academy. With exams for the civil service course, an encounter with a new senior librarian, and a major in the specialized course, she plunges into a life of drastic change in both her position and her environment from a year ago. As she gradually regains her "self," and even receives the blessings of the gods, Rozemyne's rampage becomes even more unstoppable! "Spread my book-loving virus to everyone!" (Source: Corona EX, translated)

The novel Evelyn Florence wakes up in has an 18+ rating for a totally different reason than one would expect. It is all because of the story’s psychopathic villain, Duke Cael Hartheon, who goes on to torture the female lead in unspeakable ways. But a bad drunken night results in Evelyn getting tied up with the literal worst character in the novel. Now forced into an impending marriage, Evelyn will do whatever she can to make Cael sick of her and leave her first. But if only the blood-red duke didn’t turn out to be such a green flag...! (Source: Tappytoon)