Junpei Sakai, who lacks self-confidence, meets a mysterious young lady named Yukari Renjaku at the high school he enrolls in. She says she "came to high school to have fun," and Junpei decides to hang out with her after school. But Renjaku-san seems to be hiding a secret...? The secret after-school life of a free-spirited and mysterious young lady and a boy with no self-confidence! (Source: Akita Shoten, machine translated)

In order to endure his daily suffering, Ooba, a bullied child, comes up with the idea that he is saving his happiness for the future by being unhappy now. (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

https://cycomi.com/title/231

I woke up in the world of The Poison Apple as Giselle, a villainess who was just defeated by the main couple. Except that attempts to finish me off, unlike her, are going awry–I'm immune to poison! Thankfully, Reniel, a dark mage, rescues me and hires me for my unique attribute. Now, surrounded by quirky villains, I run his shop selling cursed goods while everyone calls me "mad!" How I'll keep avoiding the power couple hunting me down for past misdeeds though, I really don't know! **Original Novel:** Chapters: [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/58522829), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=10107636) Volumes: [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/62599452), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=10107563), [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/1007084303) **Official Translations:** [English](https://m.tapas.io/series/i-will-become-the-villains-poison-taster-novel/info)

A 33-volume collection of award-winning oneshots put out by Kodansha from 2002-2012. Some of these would later get serialized or collected in other volumes. **Serialized or otherwise collected:** AKABOSHI Tomo [Shishunki Syndrome](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10895992058) AKIZUKI Risu [Oku-sama Shinkaron](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=8585) ARAI Hideki [8-gatsu no Hikari](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=48516) ARAMAKI Keiko [GENOMES](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=100366) ASADA Torao [Spoonman 3.18](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7155) ASHINANO Hitoshi [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=586) Endo Hiroki [Kitto Kawaii Onnanoko Dakara](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5984) ENOMOTO Shunji [Golden Lucky](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=44334) IGARASHI Daisuke [Obayashi ga Hikoeru Hi, Hoka (collected in Hanashippanashi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2347) IRIE Kiwa [Haikibun! Sakanahime](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54246) IRIE Noriko [Neko no Te Kashimasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34406) KIMURA Kon [Koube Zaijuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6616) KITOH Mohiro [Vandemieru no Tsubasa](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2395) KOMAI Yu [Sonna Yatsua Inee!!](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16844) MATSUMOTO Taiyou [STRAIGHT](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9964) NIHEI Tsutomu [BLAME! (prototype chapter, included in NOiSE)](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2275) OHARA Shinji [Boku wa Otouto](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=23188) SAMURA Hiroaki [Mugen no Juunin](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1628) SOUJI Hajime [Sanmon Mirai no Katei Houmon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=95297) TOUME Kei [Kurogane](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1034) TOYODA Minoru [Love Roma](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5227) TSUCHIDA Seiki [Miseinen](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=65435) URUSHIBARA Yuki [Mushishi prototype chapter, collected in Filament](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=35219) WAKANA Shouhei [Kamen Tenshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=38659) **Other:** Hiramatsu Kannosuke [Yume](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=134645) ABE Yoshitoshi [Ame no Furu Basho](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70439511114) Eshikawa is a man who has lost sight of his life and stumbles through it, with no clear meaning or purpose. One day, he is informed that his ex-girlfriend committed suicide, which sets his brain on retrospect mode. He goes on a journey of self-revelation and contemplates upon the myriad of human emotions, the joys and sorrows of normalcy. YAMAZAKI Ren [Like a Laika](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15464858831) From Atelier du Noir Scans: The daily, average life and interactions of some of a ship’s crew as they depart to explore space. Winner of the Jiro Tanaguchi Special Award for manga in the 2010 Four Seasons Award Anthology. NADEGATA Nazuna [Kokenoshima](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=25320595156) From Atelier du Noir Scans: On a remote island, a skilled swordsman who honed his craft on the local population attempts to atone for his sins and lift a curse by hunting and killing demons. Winner of the Hagio Moto Special Award for manga. KIBA Kouichi [Jagua](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=26870403448) As the protagonist is returning home one night, she runs into a man who had just been in a car crash. As he is dying, he asks her to throw a certain package into the sea. JOUYAMA Yui [Zanuff the Butcher](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=57841268625) A butcher with a dark secret finds a little girl. HAYASHIDA Q [Sofa-chan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=9150331372) Tells the story of a female ghost who lives on a couch and it's the debut work of Q Hayashida as mangaka. KANOU Rie [Kingdom of Stars](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=20282565791) Oneshot about love, religion, and a big misunderstanding that leads to a weird situation...

[Print Edition] In 1941 Poland, silence is a way of life. Eighteen-year-old seminary student Koby Bruk has watched for two years as the people of his home town allowed the Germans to move in, displace homes and families, and impose their rule on the people who remain. When Koby is bullied by his classmate Irvine, he chooses to speak up against him. This doesn’t sit well with Irvine’s friend, Hitler Youth Oskar Keplar. Oskar corners Koby in an alleyway and makes a sinister promise.

High school student Kang Jae-Yeong’s biggest worry is how to get by on just one meal a day. His secret is sneaking off to a free meal center to fill his stomach. That day, Kang Jae-Yeong stopped by the meal center to eat, only to accidentally witness two students from a nearby prestigious high school kissing. The problem is that they’re both boys. Caught in an embarrassing moment, Yeon Min-Gyeol angrily demands that a stunned Kang Jae-Yeong keep his secret in exchange for money. After their disastrous first encounter, the two keep running into each other for some reason. Although Yeon Min-Gyeol gets on his nerves, their meetings continue—meetings that are hard to refuse. (Source: KakaoPage, translated) *Note: The twelfth story in the Sachungi: Neoreul Saenggakaneun Bom (사춘기: 너를 생각하는 봄) Collection.*

Due to a misunderstanding, he matched with a former mercenary. Kuroda-san is kind, cute, rugged—and a berserker with insatiable sexual desire!!! Yukito Fukashiro, 28 years old. Never had a partner, still a virgin. Seeking intimacy through a gay dating app, he encounters a foreigner named "Kuroda." With his impressive physique, a penchant for outdoor play, and a reputation as a "thousand-slaying" sex beast, Yukito’s heart races with anticipation for intense sex. However, Kuroda’s true purpose in coming to Japan is—job hunting!? Mistaking Yukito for a career advisor, their conversations don’t quite align, yet they end up matching as *"lovers"* and *"career advisor."* Will Yukito succeed in having sex with Kuroda, and will Kuroda land a job!? **Original:** [Renta JP](https://renta.papy.co.jp/renta/sc/frm/item/396590/)

**Original Webtoon:** [Naver Webtoon](https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list?titleId=805657), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=9317189)