Tangled up in some hairy business. Office worker Nahee is working late when she gets caught in the crossfire between her boss and a would-be assassin. She's dragged into the secret world of human-animal shapeshifters, and it turns out her boss imprinted on her?! The two can't stand being together but can no longer bear being apart! (Source: Manta)

By day, Adachi is a normal student. By night, he’s a terrifying creature of many eyes and many legs who lurks in the darkness. One night, while haunting his own school, he comes across his classmate Yano Satsuki–she’s been an unexpected victim of bullying, and stalking the night in her own way. He’s surprised to find himself developing a sympathetic relationship with her. In this supernatural novel about nighttime outcasts, two students confront the monstrous ways that humans can treat each other. _Source: Seven Seas_

On a feverish dark night, a black wind swooped down under the pale glow of the dark as Ye Lan, a high school student, gained unimaginable and mysterious powers. Was it a strangely beautiful demon Lolita, an arrogant elder sister, or an innocent, adorable and beautiful sword deity that appeared before him? Ye Lan couldn't find it in him to cross her, and neither could he avoid her. Join him as he's forced into embarking on a mysterious adventure with her into the dangerous unknown together. (Source: Webnovel)

Chu Ran, known as the "heartbreak consoler," mends broken hearts by dealing with scumbag boyfriends. However, when these scoundrels retaliate by forcing him to be with ladyboys, it unwittingly unleashes a cosmic force—the Sword Immortal System. Suddenly, he finds himself transported to a realm of feminist immortality. The Mount Yao Sect becomes his training ground, a place where he must cultivate to ascend as an immortal. Armed with scientific knowledge and futuristic weaponry bestowed by the system, Chu Ran embarks on an extraordinary adventure where women reign supreme. (Source: Webnovel)

Two young people in their first year of university, drawn to each other’s passion, establish a secret society to pursue those ideals. But as time passes, the demands of a world that isn’t kind to dreamers threatens to force them apart, filling the space between them with shattered hopes and the fallout of lies. A tender, tragic tale about growing past pain and the cruelty of youth, by acclaimed author Yoru Sumino.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's powerful tale of forbidden love, shame and revenge comes to life in this manga presentation of the classic story. When Hester Prynne bears an illegitimate child, she is introduced to the ugliness, complexity, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit. Though set in a Puritan community during the Colonial American period, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility and consuming emotions of guilt, anger, loyalty and revenge are timeless. This beautiful manga retelling of Hawthorne's classic American novel is faithfully adapted by Crystal S. Chan and features stunning artwork by SunNeko Lee which will give old and new readers alike a fresh insight into this tragic saga of Puritan America. Official Korean Translation

One day, shy high-school boy Kazuo Matsui comes across an old cardboard box with a litter of stray kittens inside. It is there he has a chance encounter with Kitahara, an antisocial elementary school student. Even though he seems unapproachable, Kazuo finds the boy intriguing. He adopts a kitten and hatches a plan to become friends with Kitahara. Soon, Kazuo finds the simple friendship transforming into something deeper. Is it love? Does Kitahara return Kazuo's feelings?

*Note: Part of Okinawa by Fantagraphics* Sword of Sand is a collection of stories that take place at the end of WWII. Susumu Higa gives us an inside look at the battle of Okinawa, from the first signs to the aftermath, through different points of view of inhabitants, soldiers, Japanese and American, in this war where there is neither good nor evil, neither good nor bad, only a cruel sense of absurdity. The men are in turn overwhelmingly stupid, full of wisdom or infinitely touching by their humanity. Because Higa's work has something deeply generous, which is also felt in his simple and precise lines.

Sawako Honna, 42, single; she works hard at a film promotion company. One night, all of a sudden, her heart palpitates, and her body goes cold... Could it be that she's going through menopause!? Not as hard-working as in your 20s. Not as flippant as in your 30s. The mental and physical changes, and the obstacles you face in your 40s. Sudden illness, menopause, fatigue you can't get rid of, changes in working patterns, money worries, life plans for the future... "What will happen to me tomorrow?" (Source: TOKYOPOP) *Notes: \- Winner of the Excellence Award in 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival. \- Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.*

A steampunk fairytale retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. When a slip of the tongue lands her in prison, Sepha is tasked to transmute the mountains of straw around her into gold. Impossible, or so she thinks until a conniving magician appears with a deal —He'll turn all the straw into gold, in exchange for her firstborn. With a death sentence over her, what choice does she have? [Official English](https://manta.net/en/series/the-lady-alchemist?seriesId=2178)