Minamino Chinatsu is a beautiful girl who's incredibly popular and easygoing. Ever since I met her in the fall of my first year of high school, my life has been anything but ordinary. It all changed when another guy with the same name as me showed up at school – a handsome one, no less – and suddenly my classmates started calling me 'Number Two.' *"You're not 'Number Two' to me,"* she said. *"Besides, it's me who wants to kiss you first."* My relationship with Chinatsu goes beyond just school. We play street basketball after class, cook meals together, share secrets, and even grow physically closer. I thought I was fine being alone, but she accepts me for who I am. And because of that, I want to give her the same in return. This is a coming-of-age love story about realizing how precious even the simplest desires can be. (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Ye Lingjun, on the verge of death, awakened the Strength Through Adversity System, which marked the start of his unlimited cultivation ascension. Immortals, saints, and Taoist masters? They all better stand aside! To build a following, he picked up a few disciples. The eldest disciple was once the leader of the demonic sect. He may seem vicious and rebellious, but he soon becomes tamed. The second disciple is a white-haired loli, blessed with the perfect saintly constitution. She could become the strongest of them all, but she loves to cook, and she'd rather serve her master a fancy meal instead! (Source: Tencent, translated)

Fuuko, a young but cursed female high school student, struggles to reach a store in Daikanyama nicknamed the Curse Shop . There she meets with this mysterious guy....

In order to avoid the danger of destruction caused by a full-scale nuclear war, the world has introduced a new technology, Pain Free. It aims to stabilize the human mind by wirelessly connecting the brain and the server to eliminate pain. Vogu Ranba, a soldier in the Republic of the Illi Federation, learns that his college sweetheart, Gaada Meri, now a dissident terrorist with an anti-Pain Free agenda, has robbed a classified material. Vogu was assigned to take command of the pursuit team, but he was defeated and taken prisoner by Gaada and her sister's special skills and manifestations. There, he learns the true danger of Pain Free. Vogu, who had a transmitter implanted in his brain and was destined to die for betraying the government, entrusted his care to the Second Vogu, an artificial lifeform copied from his own brain. Thus, as the leader of the anti-Pain Free nation of Ethor, Second Vogu will fight to change the world.

**Heartache, So Poignant! 10 short stories that will resonate with you in just 5 minutes!** Filled with short, easy-to-read stories perfect for the "morning reading" time at school or spare moments throughout the day. This is one of **three volumes published simultaneously**, alongside **"[5-fun de Yomeru Kyougaku no Last no Monogatari](https://mangabaka.org/123841)"** and **"[5-fun de Yomeru Kyoufu no Last no Monogatari](https://mangabaka.org/398770)"**, all featuring cover art by popular manga artists. It is a complete collection of standalone stories, so you can start with any of the three books or any story within them. **This is the "Heart-Throbbing" edition, packed with numerous love stories that tug at your heartstrings!** **The cover art is by Akasaka Aka-sensei**, creator of the huge hit **"[Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai](https://mangabaka.org/7346)"**, which has been adapted into a successful TV anime and live-action film! **The featured authors are:** Andou Keiji, Iwa Yuusuke, Johnny Onda, Hanai Toshinori, Handa Hotori, Nanao, Hinata Shou, Hirabayashi Sawako, Mokusei Ako, and Morimoto Ichio. **The promising young writers Jump Novel is proud of are gathered here!** *Source: Jump J Books, translated*

After a young boy dies, a mysterious man approaches him and gives him a choice: either he can continue on to the afterlife, or "work" together with the man... This is a saga of working and growing emotionally while on the brink of resting in peace for all eternity! Source: Shogakukan

After a misplaced confession lands the letter of Touno Hitomi in the locker of Saijou Nagisa, both of them experience feelings of attraction towards each other…

The story revolves around Kakazu Kio, an ordinary high school freshman living in Okinawa. A girl with cat ears appears before him during a memorial service for one of his family ancestors. The girl calls herself Elis and claims she is an alien. Before long, fanatical alien worshipers and a mysterious government agency are in hot pursuit of Elis, but Kio's childhood friend Manami — who wants to follow in her father's footsteps in the CIA — captures Elis. Kio finds himself having to protect Elis from everyone. (Source: Wikipedia)

It's not that she tries to keep to herself, exactly: It's just that everyone seems to look right through her! Naturally, Sakuya Tohno has a complex about it. She says she's just like air: ever present, but never seen. All she wants is a friend, but building relationships isn't exactly easy for someone who is, for all intents and purposes, invisible. But then she hears a legend about the "Thousand-Year Sakura" and how, if one makes a wish beneath its perpetually-blossoming boughs, it's sure to come true. So in a moment of desperation, she races to the tree, only to find four very attractive boys waiting for her... And at that moment, beneath the cherry blossoms of the ever-blooming Thousand-Year Sakura, something incredible happens! (Source: Turtle Paradise)