Hira has always dreaded the first day of new classes. Ever since he was little, he's had a stutter that only worsens when he's anxious, causing Hira to always sink to the bottom of the social pyramid. This year of his high school career might not have been any different if it weren't for him: Kiyoi, the most beautiful and kingly man Hira has ever seen. Normally, their lives would never intersect, but Hira suddenly gets a chance to grow closer with Kiyoi when he's made the popular group's gofer and gets Kiyoi's phone number! Hira treasures every order Kiyoi gives him and every bit of change he's handed to run errands... Is this what they call love? (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Yoshiko is a hopelessly clueless high school girl. Her rock-paper-scissors strategy is “rock.” She somehow gets zeroes on multiple-choice tests. And she has an often-nearly-fatal weakness for bananas. Her devoted friends have no choice but to hang around and make sure nobody takes advantage of her. (Of course, the entertainment value might have something to do with it, too.) Cute characters, weird gags, and lots and lots of bananas! (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: Includes the one-shot "Nandemo Shiteageru (I'd do anything for you)".*

Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl’s life, sharing his secret with her. But she’s searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn’t care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission … (Source: Kodansha USA)

When Ao was in kindergarten, she smiled ear-to-ear as she told her classmates how her father (a bestselling erotic author) chose her name: “A as in apple and O as in orgy!” That day still haunts her ten years later as she studies with a single goal in mind: get into an elite university and achieve independence from her father once and for all. She has no youth to misspend and no time to think about boys … until her classmate, “King Normie” Kijima, approaches her with a shocking confession of love. She tries to lose Kijima, but he just can't take a hint … and as her mind runs wild with impure thoughts, she realizes her father has totally influenced her! (Source: Kodansha USA)

Yukiyo Fujimoto’s life has been in a rut. He is about to turn thirty and has never held a steady job or had a girlfriend. And at a time when the prospects for hope seem at their lowest, suddenly his phone blows up! Out of the blue he is contacted by several women from his past! His moteki has finally come!! Love has struck and cupid’s arrow has hit him repeatedly and, coincidentally, all at the same time! A former co-worker and music enthusiast Aki Doi invites him to a rock festival and sparks fly under the stars! An amateur photographer Itsuka Nakashiba calls looking for advice and companionship. A previous coworker and love interest Natsuki Komiyama reappears in his life mysteriously inserting herself amongst his friends and family! And former high school classmate and juvenile delinquent Naoko Hayashida returns to his hometown! She no longer looks like a delinquent but has she changed much inside?! Yukiyo may seem to have many options now, but is he ready for love? And are any of these women? The stage for love might be set, but the time might only be right for him to finally grow up! (Source: Kodansha USA) **Note:** Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010) and Volume count is 2 for Kodansha USA as they published 2 omnibus volumes.

Ordinary salaryman Kei has ended up at rock bottom after falling in love with a call girl and spending his life savings trying to pay off her debts. Now living out of his car while hiding from loan sharks, he contemplates ending it all... But when he comes to, Kei finds himself saved by the men of Circus, a brothel that caters only to male clientele. Despite his despair, he clings to the lifeline they offer him, and it becomes more than just an opportunity to pay off his debts, but a strange and unexpected respite. Living and working alongside the other men, each trying to survive in their own way, Kei faces his new chance at life head-on, learning both the sweetness and ugliness of desire and love—for a night and for a lifetime. (Source: TOKYOPOP) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

In the kingdom of Fiore, wizards are commonplace, but the powerful women of Fairy Tail are each of a kind! And after fighting their way to the top at the Grand Magic Games, Lucy, Erza, Wendy, and Juvia deserve a vacation. The wizards slip out of the victory celebration to do some sightseeing as a foursome, but where Fairy Tail goes, trouble's never far behind, and soon they find themselves caught up in yet another chaotic bout of spellslinging ... with the fate of Fiore in the balance! (Source: Kodansha USA)

*“I encountered her…a cute, but ‘weird’ sempai!”* This magic-loving but stage fright-addled sempai with a failure rate of 100% is sometimes cute and sometimes erotic, so you can’t take your eyes off her. The short, magical gag comic that has caused an uproar all over with its sheer humor is now in collected form! The ultimate non-athletic heroine is born!! (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: Includes six extra chapters.*

The dreams of every high school boy: To have beautiful women fighting over him. The nightmare of every high school boy: Beautiful women trying to kill him? Yuya Kamigasaki is a normal female-form-loving high school boy, until the day that two beautiful princesses come to his world to tell him he’s the hero of theirs. The trouble? Those princess are on opposite sides, and one is doing everything in her power to keep the other from “reincarnating” him by force! Yuya Kamigasaki is living the life any high-school boy would dream of: he’s got a house to himself, classes he can sleep through, and a childhood friend next door who grew into a total babe. But when an otherworldly princess with looks to die for shows up in his room and asks him to become the hero that will save her people, how can a guy refuse? That is, until he realizes she’s asked him to get reincarnated, and plans to send him through the great cycle of death and rebirth herself! (Source: Kodansha USA)

Welcome to BLAME! Academy and So On, the spinoff set in the same “City” as Tsutomu Nihei’s science-fiction manga classic BLAME! BLAME! Academy and So On is also a parody/comedy about various characters in the main BLAME! storyline set in a traditional Japanese school environment. Various elements of the main BLAME! story are parodied, including the relationship between Killy and Cibo, and Dhomochevsky and Iko. Consists of: **1\. Zeb-noid (ZEB-NOID)**; Champion RED 2004-07 A bloody war that spans millenniums. Two soldiers set out to kill each other. An encounter that could change their two species’ fate forever. **2\. Blame Gakuen! (ブラム学園!, Blame Academy!)**; Afternoon 2004-05 Set in the same "City" as Blame!, it is a parody and comedy about various characters in the main Blame! story in a traditional Japanese school setting. Various elements in the main Blame! story are being parodied, including the relationship between Killy and Cibo, and Dhomochevsky and Iko. **3\. Blame Gakuen! Kyoto Nara Aiai-gasa (ブラム学園! 京都奈良相合傘)**; Afternoon 2007-10 **4\. Blame Gakuen! Sakura Saku Tou no Shita de (ブラム学園! 桜咲く塔の下で)**; Afternoon 2008-05 **5\. Kozutsumi (小包)**; unpublished, later collected in "Akai Kiba" doujinshi A man looks for his brother. **6\. Netsphere Engineer (ネットスフィアエンジニア)**; Bessatsu Morning 2005 The much-awaited sequel to *BLAME!* follows a man, called a Dismantler, who is in charge of sub-dividing the nexus towers that incur Safeguard interference upon its detection of humans without the net terminal genes. Although humans are once again able to reside in the Net Sphere, the Safeguard are still a threat. The Dismantler or NSE, or Net Sphere Engineer, goes on a journey to aid mankind in their survival. **7\. Pump (ポンプ)**; unpublished, later collected in "Akai Kiba" doujinshi **8\. BLAME!² - Dai 8-keishitai Pcell no Toshi Kouzoutai Dasshitsuki (BLAME!² 第八系子体プセルの都市構造体脱出記)**; Morning Zoukan Mandala 2008 The protagonist is a descendant of Pcell. This story happens a long time after the events of BLAME!. This young silicon creature knows well the havoc that Killy brought and decides to move towards the end of the megastructure, to look for him. **9\. Numa no Kami (沼の神)**; Afternoon 2008-10 **10\. Senshi Kouchuu Suzumega (戦翅甲蟲・天蛾)**; Young Gangan 2007#3 (Source: Kodansha USA)

Scientists discover a new material that renders people immune to all existing weapons. But these “peacemakers” instead transform world war into a martial-arts free-for-all! Rasputin plots with Russian President Putinov to control the global supply. Opposing them are the unstoppable Axe Bogan, a certain master in a jumpsuit from China, and a slew of other muscular heroes! (Source: Kodansha USA)

Use Slime as an exercise ball! A treasure chest as a stair-stepper! Low-calorie herbs as snacks! Powerful weapons, phenomenal magic, and fierce monsters! The beautiful priestess Alicia will try anything and everything in her struggle to lose weight! Cuz before she can defeat the Demon King, she’s gotta defeat this accursed blubber! (Source: Kodansha USA)