Long ago, I was fascinated upon seeing healing magic. But to be taught, you need to make a huge donation. I, who came from a normal family, could never afford it no matter how much I stretched my budget. Thus, I could only study and teach myself, quite desperately even. But around the time I reached the limit for what self-study could get me, I got to see a Saint first hand performing a charitable service using healing magic. ... Eh, that was Heal just now, right? It was only used a few times, and you’re already having trouble breathing, and not only that, your healing didn’t even do that much! You gotta be kidding me――――?

Sol Rock plays the role of support in Black Tiger, an up-and-coming party of prodigies known as the Miracle Children. His party sees him as deadweight and he’s expelled by the leader, but the truth is that he has a special talent that gives him the godlike power to bestow incredibly OP skills and stats upon his companions! Only two members of his party, “Iron Wall” Reen and “Saint of Healing” Julia, realize that Sol is the source of their amazing powers, and they choose to leave with him. With no one holding him back, Sol can finally unleash his true potential, and he decides to use it to create the world’s most powerful party. When Sol is offered five cards, each depicting a monster powerful enough to take on the world on its own, he begins a journey to gather them all to his side and fulfill his dream! (Source: J-Novel Club)

Sometimes in life, we have to stop what we’re doing to ask ourselves, “Why does such and such have to be like this?” The world of Katsuo Nakane’s Hurrah Sailor, deals with this question, as Konika, Ichino, Mareta, Shoya, and Ensign Kurie find themselves stranded on a planet whose inhabitants have developed virtually no technology at all. The Two United Empires and the Federation Kingdom have been at war for centuries and entire galaxies have been turned into war zones. With neither side ever achieving a decisive victory, the conflict has been dragging on so long that both sides have even forgotten the reason why the war originally started. But now, for Konika of the Federation Kingdom, and the others from the United Empire, they must put aside their differences to find a way off the planet together. During this process, they find that perhaps there are no differences between them, and some of them begin to wonder if they wouldn’t be better off not returning to the war. (Source: Infinity Studios)

Rich, pretty, and free-spirited Ranko Gekkouji may be a widow, but she's hardly wasting her days in mourning! Blessed with wealth, beauty, and adorable children, the envy and jealousy of others overflows - but that won't stop her from doing what she wants. For when she's not horrifying her mother-in-law by frolicking with her younger boyfriend, or having a fairly lax attitude toward parenting her teenage children, Ranko uses her all to solve cases, bringing her own brand of justice to the selfish, the vain, and even the evil killers who dare to cross her path. (Souce: Jmanga)

Aoi grew up constantly being made fun of and bullied for her appearance. After going through one bad experience after the other in school, she finally gets to marry the man of her dreams who loves her for who she is. However, he too eventually seeks out someone better-looking and cheats on her, resulting in their divorce. Oddly enough though... the woman he cheated on Aoi with is the same girl who bullied her throughout their school years...! Now Aoi's on a mission to get revenge on the man who cheated on her who is now married to the woman who made her life miserable. She has her face reshaped, her name changed to Sumire, and slowly begins to find her way into their lives... (Source: MangaPlaza)

Submission for the 8th Tetsuya Chiba Awards.

Sara is one of four daughters of the Balks dukedom. Born with golden hair and eyes which are said to be those of a witch, she's a blemish on the family name. Sara has endured all the mistreatment from her family in hopes of living freely once she becomes of age. However, when one of her sisters is to be wed, she is cast out into the land of the beastfolk, for fear she'll bring a curse upon the family. In a land where no humans are said to be able to survive, the cruel emperor of the beastfolk empire, Cael appears before her. Their eyes meet, and their fates are forever interwined... could this be fate?! The curtain rises on this fantastical romance between the discarded lady and the wolf emperor who doesn't believe in fate! *Source: MangaPlaza*

When a famous author asks magazine reporter Isobel to interview her, Isobel heads to Brazil. The moment Isobel meets the author’s son-in-law, she freezes. It is Alejandro, the man she met in London three years ago, the man who disappeared suddenly after spending a night of passion with her. How could he marry another woman while she pined for him? And how did he get the unsightly scar on his face? Isobel is disturbed. It soon becomes clear that this reunion is no coincidence, and Isobel shudders with fear when she realizes his goal! (Source: Harlequin / SB Creative)

Student nurse Kumiko has just flunked her physiology exam and has one last shot at passing her makeup test. Lucky for her, newbie health science professor Kaisei needs a guinea pig for his physiology lectures. Join Kumiko in The Manga Guide to Physiology as she examines the inner workings of the body while training hard for the campus marathon. You’ll learn all about: How the digestive system and the Citric Acid Cycle break food down into nutrients and energy How the body regulates temperature and vital fluids The body’s powerful cell defense system, led by helper T cells and enforced by macrophages The architecture of the central nervous system The kidneys’ many talents: blood filtration, homeostasis, and energy production You’ll also gain insight into medical procedures like electrocardiograms, blood pressure tests, spirograms, and more. Whether you’re cramming for a test like Kumiko or just want a refresher, The Manga Guide to Physiology is your fun, cartoon guide to the human body. (Source: No Starch Press)

The story takes place at the renowned private school "Nanahoshi" — also known as the school of the survival of the fittest. The school is famous for its incredibly skilled students and its nationally acclaimed achievements in various extracurricular activities. At the very core of this system, however, is a strict ranking system that is used to manage the students and reduces them to collections of numerical ratings of their abilities, from their intelligence to their looks. This school has an absolute ruler — a girl called Erika Kagurasaka, leader of the "Urban Lion" faction and holder of the title of "Pride." With the perilous ambition of defeating her and ascending to the throne as a tyrant, Kana Fujishiro starts his quest from the lowest possible rank...

On her wedding day, Lily Fujimiya is stabbed by her husband’s obsessive fan. Just as she thinks her life is over, she awakens as a younger version of herself! Determined to avoid the doomed marriage that once led to her death, Lily hatches a plan: curry the favor of potential brides for her (hopefully) ex-husband instead. But there’s a bit of a problem…this “ex” for some reason is far more affectionate towards her than she remembers?! An isekai about a despised saint on the run, the cold-hearted knight chasing after her, and the modern Japanese cooking simmering in the middle of this chaotic love story! *Source: Manga UP! Global*

An alternative to the original Juuni Taisen light novel that plays out differently from the original. Now including western Astrology signs, which battle against the eastern Zodiac fighters.