Haeyoon Suh is a scrappy, cute 18-year-old who's attached at the hip to the slick Sungmoo Kang. Sungmoo, the easygoing, compassionate and carefree best friend of Haeyoon's brother, Haeil, has always been the person Haeyoon turns to. For everything. Ever since they were children, Sungmoo's been there to comfort Haeyoon when Haeil goes into overdrive with the discipline, but as the years wore on, the three boys have grown apart. With Sungmoo trying to keep the conflicted Haeyoon at arm's length, Haeyoon can't help but feel his heart breaking. Just when things couldn't get worse, Wooje Kim, the school bad-ass, has set his sights on Haeyoon... (Source: Netcomics)

Twenty-year-old former wage slave Yuki Tanaka now works among her idols: the streamers of Live-On, one of Japan’s top VTuber companies. As the gorgeous, polite Awayuki Kokorone, she delivers only the most ladylike content. Unfortunately, her subscriber count and savings are at rock bottom. One evening, after Yuki thinks she’s ended her stream, she cracks a few cold ones—and more than a few crude jokes—while watching Live-On’s video archives. But her viewers hear it all, and clips of her bawdy, drunken commentary go viral overnight. Yuki thinks her career is over...until her manager reveals that everyone at Live-On has been waiting for her to snap all along and gives her free rein to drink on-stream. Now free of all feigned purity, she jumps right into her new “rowdy drunk” character and is welcomed into the fold by her fellow Live-On VTubers, who turn out to be just as crazy as she is! With her views and finances skyrocketing, Yuki’s work—for the first time in her life—is actually fun! (Source: J-Novel Club) *Note: Chapter count includes 8 volume prologues and 10 epilogues.*

"Your father just asked me to marry you." These are the words of the handsome man who appeared in front of Gabriella, the heiress to a fortune. He is Prince Ricardo of the principality of Moldoravia. "I won't marry a notorious European playboy!" Luckily, he doesn't want to get married, either, but that fact shakes Gabriella. What dramatic event will bring them together in marriage...? (Source: Jmanga)

There's even more to be told of the antics of the SOS Brigade—under Haruhi's leadership the possibilities for fun and mayhem are endless! Join your favorite characters in this huge collection of brand-new adventures and illustrations from a wide range of artists and storytellers! Jam-packed with more time travelers, aliens, espers, and Haruhi than Kyon can handle, this anthology is the perfect addition to any collection! (Source: Yen Press) #Illustrations: Samura Hiroaki, Nanao Naru, Yasu, Miyashita Miki, Puyo \- Yoshizuki Kumichi \- Dowman Sayman \- Kotone Ranmaru \- Itou Ryou \- Matsubayashi Satoru \- Aragi Kazuha (荒木風羽) \- nino \- Hamayumiba Sou \- Sakurajima (さくらぢま) \- Shinbayagi \- Takeuchi Motonori (竹内元紀) \- Itokatsu \- Hibino Tomoki+Naruse Ryou (日比野友輝+成瀬龍) \- Naito Takashi \- Fukuda Shinichi \- Igarashi Ran \- Tomonaga Ibuki (友永芽吹) \- Kubota Makoto

I feel better when I'm on the pole! Despite the taboo surrounding it, pole dancing is one of the most vigorous physical exercises out there. Though initially self-conscious about her new hobby, our protagonist learns to love her own body and herself through the art of pole dancing. So, then... Shall we dance? (Source: Manta)

Kano Yuri is frustrated by her unchanging, boring life. After fighting with her mother, she decides to run away, hoping to find a new purpose. But when she spends the night in an air-raid shelter, she wakes up in a completely different time! Alone in a time that’s not hers, she meets a handsome Kamikaze pilot who could help her—if her feelings don’t get in the way. Just what lies in store for this modern girl and soldier from the past? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Hero: a title that carries the most severe punishment a criminal can earn. Why? Because these “heroes” are the front line in humanity’s war against the Demon Blight. Driven mad by centuries of fighting, the penal hero forces are made up of the most morally bankrupt to exist throughout history. They fight without hope of redemption, driven mad at the helplessness of their mission as the fallen are resurrected to continue struggling for all eternity. It is to this chaos that Xylo Forbartz—former captain of the Order of Holy Knights—is sentenced for his crime of deicide. But after he encounters Teoritta, an unknown Goddess of the Blade, the two will forge a pact with the power to change the course of history, and maybe save the world from annihilation… *Source: Yen Press, Vol 1*

These stories, roughly paralleling the original Wedding Peach storyline, feature younger characters aimed at a younger audience. Wedding Peach: Young Love is a collection of these often-overlooked episodes. Fans of the original series will be tickled to see their favorite characters, both hero and villain, recast in this warm and fuzzy alternate adventure. Yazawa even throws in a few new characters for readers to fall in love with. There's the demon trio of Blitz, Cloud and Noise and a few more Jama folk, too. Together, they join Wedding Peach and her heavenly crew for one final tussle between good and evil. (Source: VIZ Media)

All Misaki wanted was a free education. Instead, she accidentally lands an exclusive contract with the most prestigious girl in school... to serve as her personal maid! Misaki soon discovers that Amanotsuka Academy for Girls is no ordinary school—her classes are all about how to be a maid, too! Students who impress the school’s elite young ladies with their domestic service skills might be lucky enough to become a “Seraph,” guaranteeing them a job with an upper-class household after they graduate. But Misaki doesn’t want to be a maid; she just wants to study hard, go to college, and work for a good company. So why did Himeko make her into her Seraph out of nowhere? What kind of rich girl hires a maid who wants nothing to do with the job?! If she wants to get through high school, Misaki has a lot to get used to! (Source: J-Novel Club)

The life of an assassin is many things: dangerous, lonely, short... and above all, ill-suited for love. Those were the rules Joaquin agreed to and accepted without question until the fateful day a young man named Davion saved his life. But the life of an assassin is no fairy tale. In an odd twist of fate, Joaquin ended up ripping away everything Davion held dear, and has since taken it upon himself to train the young man on how to get his revenge against everyone involved... including Joaquin himself. (Source: Tapas)

Ryotaro Sakurai is a 29-year-old office worker at an architecture firm. One day, he is asked to visit an architect's office, and who should await him there but a beautiful, mesmerizing young woman...... No, wait, young man!? When the up-and-coming young architect Hibiki Fujimoto takes a liking to him, Ryotaro finds himself reeling at the mercy of Hibiki's frivolous and freewheeling antics. Not to mention, when Hibiki makes advances toward him with that pretty face, he just... can't......!! (Source: Renta!)

Scaredy-cat Shinji Takasaki gets forced to take a picture in the science room after school as part of a punishment game, where he comes across the self-proclaimed ghost Sagara. Sagara, who tells Shinji he's "interested" in him, says he'll curse him if he doesn't come back to visit the science room. The more time they spend together, the less Shinji feels like he was forced to be there... But ghosts like Sagara have to move on eventually, so how long can they keep this up? (Source: Futekiya) 1. **Houkago no Ghost** (放課後のゴースト, Ghost After School) 1 2. **Houkago no Ghost** (放課後のゴースト, Ghost After School) 2 3. **Houkago no Ghost** (放課後のゴースト, Ghost After School) 3 4. **D-tou Danshi Toire** (D棟男子トイレ, D-Block Boy's Toilet) 1 5. **D-tou Danshi Toire** (D棟男子トイレ, D-Block Boy's Toilet) 2 *Note: Includes an extra chapter.*