*Note: Originally published on Shounen Jump Rookie, was later serialized on Comic Alive starting on December 25, 2021.*

**1-2)** Best Ending? After being ridiculed by his younger sister, the rather disappointing Sakura decides to take a leaf out of an otome manual and, in hopes of becoming popular with the ladies, learn to become a sparkling prince. Even though he meant to charm a girl's heart, he instead reels in a male teenager named Jun...?! **3-4)** Swim'n Love **5)** Get Bored with Each Other **6)** Best Ending? Bangaihen (Source: The Back Door, edited)

"A bad boy should be punished". The college student Akira is confessed to by Itsuki, his younger childhood friend. Akira always considered Itsuki to be his "younger brother", so he decided to answer the confession sincerely. After the confession, Itsuki keeps acting as usual, as he did before he talked about his feelings. Akira gets confused by his unchanging attitude and everytime Itsuki gets close to him or touches him, Akira's heart beats faster.

Crybaby Mermaid: Illustrated Memoir of Yumi Uotani is about the quiet difficulty of continuing when doubt never fully disappears. It follows Yumi Uotani, a professional mahjong player, through the uncertain early years of a public career, where each setback lingers, each success feels temporary, and the question of whether she truly belongs never quite goes away. Rather than a story of sudden breakthrough, the story focuses on the emotional weight of performance: the pressure of expectations, the anxiety that follows setbacks, and the quiet effort required to continue despite uncertainty. Uotani's progress unfolds through everyday moments of practice, reflection, and gradual change, presenting achievement as something built over time rather than defined by sudden success. Rendered in a restrained visual style that lingers on expression and silence, this is a portrait of a working life built in increments, and of the fragile, ongoing work of learning to stand in a role that still feels uncertain. Together, Suda and Junta create a character-driven account of how confidence develops slowly, and how a professional identity emerges through endurance, self-awareness, and time. (Source: Mahjong Pros Publishing)

Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note’s powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light’s father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father’s files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn’t know? *Source: VIZ Media, Vol. 1*

Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? *Source: VIZ Media*

There's a serial killer loose in Los Angeles and the local authorities need help fast. For some reason the killer has been leaving a string of maddeningly arcane clues at each crime scene. Each of these clues, it seems, is an indecipherable roadmap to the next murder. Onto the scene comes L, the mysterious super-sleuth. Despite his peculiar working habits-he's never shown his face in public, for example-he's the most decorated detective in the world and has never tackled a case he hasn't been able to crack. But this time he needs help. Enlisting the services of an FBI agent named Naomi Misora, L starts snooping around the City of Angels. It soon becomes apparent that the killing spree is a psychotic riddle designed to specifically engage L in a battle of wits. Stuck in the middle between killer and investigator, it's up to Misora to navigate both the dead bodies and the egos to solve the Los Angeles Murder Cases.

During the scorching summer of 199X, three bodies are discovered for unknown reasons in Tonoba Village, a village of only 1,300 people surrounded by mountains. At the same time, a high school girl named Megumi Shimizu goes missing after coming into contact with the Kirishiki family, who have moved into an old Western-style house. A series of mysterious incidents occurs... A terrifying summer begins! (Source: MANGA MILLION)

A man dies alone after living a stagnant and fruitless life—but that's not where his story ends, as a boy named William is born into a land of fantasy and magic. Raised in a city of the dead by his new family—a mummy, a skeleton, and a ghost—he can remember glimpses of his past life, enough to know his time on Earth was wasted, and he vows not to let that happen again. Schooled in magic and combat, Will sets out on a journey to see the world. Along the way, he'll meet beings of all shapes and sizes. Each of these people has a story to tell and a lesson to teach Will about how to live his life to the fullest. (Source: J-Novel Club)

Although Tsukushi Makino is from a poor family, she attends an elite school for the super rich, where her life has become intertwined with the “F4,” the ruling boys of the school, in a whirlwind of love and confusion! *Source: VIZ Media*

**Based on the hit manga, light novel, and anime series by Nakatani Nio. Experience the world of this beloved yuri romance through the perspectives of other creators! ** More tales of budding relationships featuring Yuu, Touko, Sayaka, and all your other faves! Maid outfits, kisses stolen during student council meetings, Touko cross-dressing, and bathtime with Riko and Miyako—all that and more can be found in this collection of stories about girls blooming into love…with each other! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) **Volume 1** (2018/12/25) Cover Illustration: Yuikawa Kazuno Color Illustration: Fly 1. **Yagate Kimi ni Nareru ka na?** (やがて君になれるかな?, Can I Bloom Into You Someday?) \[Hiiragi Yutaka\] 2. **Arui wa Sonna Hoshi Moyou** (或いはそんな星模様, Perhaps a Constellation Like That) \[Canno\] 3. **Fuwatsuki Otome** (ふわつき乙女, Floating Maiden) \[Chomoran\] 4. **Onigiri Croquette Tamagoyaki** (おにぎりコロッケたまご焼き) \[Miyama Okara\] 5. **Chiisana Senpai** (小さな先輩, Tiny Senpai) \[tMnR\] 6. **In The Box** (イン ザ ボックス) \[Yuikawa Kazuno\] 7. **Matsuri no Yoru ni** (まつりの夜に, Festival Night) \[Mekimeki\] 8. **Kyakuhon wo Tsukurou!** (きゃくほんをつくろう!, Let's Write a Script!) \[Fumio Aya\] 9. **Anata wa Ashita Nani Kite Warau** (あなたは明日何着て笑う, What Will You Wear Tomorrow?) \[Moke\] 10. **Bitter Coffee Time** (ビターコーヒータイム) \[Hiroichi\] 11. **Senpai-tachi to Asobou!** (先輩たちとあそぼう!, Let’s Play With Senpai!) \[Itou Hachi\] 12. **Himitsu no Seitokai** (ヒミツの生徒会, Secret Student Council) \[Tachi\] 13. **Adazakura** (徒桜, Ephemeral) \[Hara Yuriko\] **Volume 2** (2020/03/26) Cover Illustration: Yutaka Hiiragi Color Illustration: fifu 1. **Kazetotomoni Kuru** (風と共に来る, What Comes with the Wind) \[Yutaka Hiiragi\] 2. **Futari to Game to Korekara** (ふたりとゲームとこれから, The Two, a Game, and From Here On) \[Suzume Kumo\] 3. **Kimi to no Kankaku** (君との間隔, The Gap Between Us) \[Suzu Yuuki\] 4. **Kanojo no Sentaku** (彼女の選択, Her Choice) \[Moke Yuhara\] 5. **Nazotokida yo! Koyomi-chan** (謎解きだよ！こよみちゃん, Solve the Riddle! Koyomi-chan) \[Arima\] 6. **Isu-Tori Game** (椅子取りゲーム, Musical Chairs) \[Fuuka Sunohara\] 7. **6-nen-go mo Anata no Tonari de** (6年後もあなたの隣で, Still By Your Side 6 Years Later) \[Yodokawa\] 8. **Rakuyou Sanju** (落葉讃頌, Deciduous Praise) \[Canno\] 9. **Lies and true** \[sheepD\] 10. **Zurui** (ずるい, Unfair) \[sometime\] 11. **Kangeki!** (かんげき！, Play Impression!) \[Musshu\] 12. **Kimi o Abite Hikari** (君を浴びて光る, To Shine Upon You) \[Ueshimo\] 13. **45 Hizashi Kappurunanode** (45日差カップルなので, 45-Day Difference Couple) \[Nio Nakatani\]

High school student Ando has the special ability to make others say out loud what he's thinking. But will this be enough to uncover Inukai's secrets and stop the plot to control the city? (Source: VIZ Media)