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A princess trapped in a tower and an armored prince from a neighboring country are the only two people who can touch each other's bodies. (Source: Coolmic)
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Izuru said he'd stop one second before he kissed Rikka... So why are they really kissing right now!? Rikka's first kiss is on stage performing a play...! Rikka and Izuru have been friends since they were kids. Izuru's always bossing Rikka around. Rikka has to write the script for their school festival play, which is a relief because at least she can steer clear of Izuru, who's playing the leading role of the prince... But on performance day, the princess gets sick, and Rikka has to take her place! She's dreading the final kissing scene. They're just supposed to pretend, but now... their lips are... touching...! She knows it's Izuru... but he looks like a handsome prince, and... he's actually kinda hot... (Source: Renta!)
The people of Genevu always pay their debts. So when peasant girl Claire throws herself under Marquess Balt Morenheitz's favorite horse, forcing him to kill the animal to save her life, she must repay him by spending a night in his bed. But Balt isn't satisfied with just one night and moves Claire and her family to live at his palace so that she can "service" him whenever he pleases. However, Claire may end up paying Balt back more than he could've imagined... because Claire isn't quite the simple peasant girl she appears to be. As Balt becomes increasingly embroiled in the empire's political mayhem, Claire's true identity will become a deciding factor in his success, or else a catalyst for his downfall. Whichever it may be, Claire will be sure to repay her debt before she leaves! (Source: TappyToon)
When the emperor murders the python, god of the waters, a curse is put over the Cha Kingdom preventing men from succeeding the throne. So begins the reign of empresses and the endless struggle against men who try to control the kingdom. After all her sisters are killed by the hands of Yom, the young Empress is seated on the throne. Rather than performing her duties as a ruler of a kingdom, the empress spends her days and nights drinking and sleeping with different men, whom she all executes immediately after. The people call her the Blood Empress, attributed to her violent behavior and the red hair, which is dyed with the blood of the men she killed. One day, the Empress meets a handsome and intellectual young man named Kanghee. As she picks up her sword to kill him, Kanghee convinces her to spare him and begins to captivate her heart by telling her stories he's read from book. As the empress gets closer and closer to Kanghee, she begins to change her violent ways. Is he someone she can finally put her trust in? Or is he not? (Source: Pocket Comics)
A romantic thriller exploring the dark corners of human desire and isolation with quiet eeriness. Is a fresh start truly possible? Or will society’s strictures and your own impulses keep re-creating the same messed-up relationships in every narrow room you enter? Choi Seongmin’s Narrow Rooms follows a young woman who leaves her rural hometown to study in Seoul and seek self-improvement. But once there, she quickly becomes the target of unwanted attention from her teacher, and the whispers of other students only deepen her alienation. Living in a cramped, poorly soundproofed room, the suffocating atmosphere begins to further distort her boundaries and perceptions. Longing for escape, she fixates on a handsome new neighbor, her fascination spiraling into obsession: She secretly rummages through his mailbox, collects his discarded cigarette butts and teabags, and hoards his trash. But when she discovers something unsavory about the object of her desire, will she be forced to confront the morals of her own behavior? (Source: Drawn & Quarterly)
More than twenty years before the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors in 2011, Katsumata Susumu was using his cartooning skills to alert Japanese to the dangers of nuclear power. Inspired by Katsumata's research trips to the now notorious facility and his background in physics, Fukushima Devil Fish begins with two stories from the 1980s on the subject of nuclear gypsies", the men who labor under oppressive conditions to maintain Japan's fleet of "nuclear power plants. The book then cycles back to the late 1960s and 1970s with a group of stories, originally published in the legendary alt-manga magazines Garo and COM, populated with creatures from Japanese folklore and lonely young men bereft of home and family. At turns haunting and endearing, Fukushima Devil Fish reveals Katsumata as both a master of comics as a poetic form and a true friend to the victims of Japan's modernization. The collection is rounded out with a suite of essays by the artist, historian Asakawa Mitsuhiro, and critic Abe Yukihiro, which illuminate Katsumata's life and career and the importance of his work in a post-Fukushima world. (Source: Breakdown Press)
As a young boy, Ains tragically witnessed his village being burnt to the ground by enemy forces. By the time rescue arrived, he lost his right arm, left leg, and right eye. Despite such misfortune, his only concern was the magic he saw for the first time among the debris. In order to study it, he withdrew from society and secluded himself in a cabin in the woods for two thousand years. When he finally emerges as an all-powerful mage, his childhood village has transformed into a sprawling city. But that's not all! The scribbled notes he left behind have become the “Original Scripture,” and he's infamously known as the “Demon God.” Can Ains find his place in the world after millennia have passed? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Yuugo Sayama is twenty years old, jobless, and broke. But when the angel Hamniel appears and offers to help him find work, Yuugo eagerly turns her down! After all, he lives at the so-called Reject Residences, where rent is cheap and the tenants are all human failures just like him! Can a little divine intervention turn Yuugo’s life around, or is Hamniel in over her halo…? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*
"Ms. Aoi, I'll do anything if it's for you." Even though he should be someone I hate, why is my heart pounding...!? Aoi has a few secrets - not only is she the daughter of a prestigious family, she has a fiancé. The person her parents decided on is Masaomi, the exquisitely handsome heir to a large corporation. "He's always had such a creepy smile. I can never tell what he's thinking about. I absolutely refuse to marry someone like that!" That's what she always thought, but... her parents forced to live with Masaomi!? Though troubled by the sudden cohabitation, she gradually comes to learn of the considerate Masaomi's kindness and earnestness... A story of misunderstanding, between a girl who is afraid of romance and a high-spec heir! (Source: Azuki)
Virgin Yuji Ubakata dies without ever experiencing sex, and when he lands in hell, he is greeted by the swimsuit-wearing god of hell, Enma! She tells him that he must face retribution for his life as a virgin, and he is sentenced to a very unique punishment... Yuji is then taken to another room, where he finds Mayu, his first love! "Now, as punishment, you must touch each other's bodies!" What? That's the punishment? It's not hell, it's heaven! (Source: Coolmic) *Note: Published in 18 episodes, compiled into 6 long-form chapters.*
The story of Asia's Champion and his opponent. (Source: Bilibili Comics) *Note: Chapter count includes an extra.*