Sunao Akiyoshi thought he’d left heartbreak behind after swearing off love in junior high. His first love, Lemon Nishikawa, shattered his trust by admitting to cheating on him with multiple guys. Now in university, Sunao is finally ready to try again, thanks to his crush on the sweet and down-to-earth Natsumi Kogahara from his film club. But just as he’s about to take a chance on love, fate throws him a curveball: he runs into Lemon again, and one fateful night under a shooting star, he wakes up in her body! Now stuck in the ultimate awkward situation, Sunao has to navigate Lemon’s life—and his growing feelings for Natsumi—while figuring out how to switch back. To make matters worse, Lemon and Natsumi are roommates, leading to hilarious misunderstandings and shocking revelations. In this gender-bending, body-swap romcom, Sunao must face his past, survive his present, and somehow come out of it all with his heart intact. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokoji Kiyotaka has landed at the bottom in the scorned Class D, where he meets Horikita Suzune, who’s determined to rise up the ladder to Class A. Can they beat the system in a school where cutthroat competition is the name of the game? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) **Includes Volumes:** 4.5, 7.5, 11.5 **Included Chapters:** 14 Prologues, 13 Epilogues, 1 Extra

Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon! (Source: Yen Press) *Notes: \- Nominated for the 14th and 15th Manga Taisho, the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category and the 46th Kodansha Manga Award. \- Winner of the 7th Next Manga Award in the print category. \- Includes "\[Oshi no Ko\]: interlude" and one extra chapter.*

The great Lombardi family was once at the top of the empire. After the death of its patriarch, the fate of the family and that of Firentia, born from a Lombardi and a peasant, fall to ruin at the hands of her useless and cruel cousins. But when she’s reincarnated as her seven-year-old self, she’ll work to protect the family’s honor, gain her grandpa Lulac’s favor, and prevent her own father’s death. In this lifetime, there’s only one way for her to win: become the head of their mighty household. *Source: Tapas*

Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Sold into slavery by his own mother, Julian has known nothing but pain and brutality. All that changes when, aboard a slave ship, he experiences the kindness and the tender touch of a loving person for the first time. But fate has plans for Julian in the blood awakening of an ancient god who strikes a cruel bargain: an innocent life in exchange for extraordinary powers—ones he must use to protect a helpless baby in a cruel and violent world! (Source: VIZ Media)

Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head! *Source: VIZ Media*

A hitman and a marriage swindler set out on the world’s most grueling battle for marriage! Gero is a young man from a clan of hitmen, which has been in existence for hundreds of years. As someone who’s never gone to school and lived his life dealing in the dark side of the business, he considers himself to have “no prospects with women” and marriage as “something not for him.” However, one day, in fear that their lineage would dissolve, his clan warns Gero that if he doesn’t marry and produce an heir, they would have no choice but to…force his little sister into doing “that.” Driven to his wits’ end, Gero asks the target of his work, a marriage swindler, to marry him?! With the swindler as his advisor, the hitman’s pursuit of the perfect marriage begins. Get ready for the world’s most intense, action-packed matchmaking battle! _Source: Manga Plus_

Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach. *Source: VIZ Media*

Inori is a little girl who dreams of becoming a figure skater. Yet, the obstacles to this dream feel insurmountable: Inori’s already “too old” (she’s 11); she’s always had trouble at school; and, worst of all, her older sister’s skating dreams ended in failure, so her mother is dead set against putting her other daughter through a similar experience. Still, the rink is the only place Inori can be herself, and she’s out on the ice when a fateful meeting takes place. Tsukasa, a frustrated coach on the edge of giving up competitive skating himself, will join Inori to form an unstoppable duo powered by hard work, transcendent joy, and an unshakeable belief that they can prove everyone wrong. (Source: Kodansha USA) *Notes: \- Winner of the 8th Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2022. \- Winner of the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General Category in 2022.*

*"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?"* At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy! (Source: Yen Press)

Meet Sasaki, an overworked, middle-aged office worker. His days are marked only by the passing of more unrewarding corporate drudgery. Smoking helps take the edge off, but other than that, the only bright spot of his day is when he goes to the nearby supermarket and sees Yamada’s smiling face. So, one evening after yet another exhausting day, he heads to the supermarket to find he missed Yamada’s shift. Dejected, he decides to go find a smoking area but discovers there isn’t one to be found. Just as he’s about to leave, a girl in a biker jacket named Tayama asks him to join her at a secret smoking area! *Source: Manga UP! Global* --- **An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy!** At age forty-five, office worker Sasaki has had enough of the corporate grind. His only solace is smoking-and the friendly smile of supermarket cashier Yamada. When Sasaki can’t find Yamada after a particularly trying day, a striking woman invites him to smoke with her. The despondent man thinks he’s made a new smoking buddy in the cool, teasing Tayama, but Sasaki doesn’t realize he already knows her! *Source: SQUARE ENIX USA, Vol. 1*