Jun's unspoken love for Ryuuta is a secret to everyone... except Ryuuta's little brother, Takumi, who would love to have Jun to himself. Now in high school, Takumi is student, Jun is teacher, and Ryuuta is moving on with his life. Takumi offers himself to Jun as a substitute for his brother, but will it be enough to fill their empty hearts? (Source: DramaQueen LLC)
ATOM: The Beginning is an original manga based on the God of Manga Osamu Tezuka’s world-famous series Astro Boy. It works both as a prequel to the original series, telling the stories of the developers of the artificial intelligence that would eventually give birth to the iconic Atom, and as a stand-alone sci-fi manga about the turbulent lives of two robotic engineering students and their latest revolutionary project: the unassuming yet insanely strong A106, or “Six.” *Source: Titan Comics, Vol. 1*
Five years ago, a band of six adventurers defeated the conquering armies of Marmo, the dark island, and saved the accursed island, Lodoss. Since that day, the survivors have been honored as heroes, and their deeds have become legends. But the evil never perished...it retreated, waited and schemed. Now, the Black Knight of Marmo has returned to threaten the accursed island once more. Old heroes must heed the call to defend their homeland and new heroes are forged as the battle for Lodoss begins anew... (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork)
When Aileen, the Duke’s daughter, regains her memories of her past life, she realizes she’s barreling toward ruin at full speed. Searching for any way out of her hopeless situation, the method she chooses is to capture the heart of the last boss— the Demon Lord Claude! (Source: Yen Press)
After the events of *Seraph of the End: Catastrophe at Sixteen*... Guren Ichinose has committed a grievous sin—by bringing his friends back to life, he has violated the iron-clad taboo against human resurrection, and the Seraph of the End has brought the human race to its knees. The only survivors are demons and children, and those few who remain are threatened by rampaging monsters and callous vampires rounding up human beings like cattle. Faced with overwhelming despair, the survivors band together in hopes of reviving their world. Tormented by the sin he has committed and unable to share the burden with his friends, Guren sets out on a new journey amid the ruins of the world he himself destroyed. But is he man or demon, savior or angel of death? Not even he knows for sure. (Source: Kodansha USA)
Lufas Maphaahl rules the land of Mizgarz with an iron fist. Mankind stands no chance of prevailing against the most powerful being in the world and her army of loyal minions—until a band of heroes bests her in an epic battle, sealing her soul away for all eternity. But this is just another day in Exgate Online. Lufas is a player’s avatar and a legend among fans. She even outshines the official last boss, the Devil King. So it’s no big deal to the boy behind Lufas when he logs off after his epic defeat—thankfully, it won’t really be eternity until he can play again. But he’s met by a strange offer, and when he accepts, he’s sucked into the game world and awakens…in Lufas’s body! Two hundred years have passed since Lufas’s defeat, and Mizgarz now lives under the shadow of the Devil King. How will our hero fix his mess? And can he save the world from the one being he never subordinated: the last boss? *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*
Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he’s paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander—and she’s hardly the only ex-student who’s a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he’s an old man? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*
Naruto Retsuden is a light novel series which was released from June to October 2019. Unlike previous series of novels, the three Naruto Retsuden novels are all written by Jun Esaka, causing plot details to carryover between novels far more heavily. 1. Kakashi Retsuden: The Sixth Hokage and the Failure Boy (六代目火影と落ちこぼれの少年); 2019/6/4 2. Sasuke Retsuden: The Uchiha Descendants and the Heavenly Stardust (うちはの末裔と天球の星屑); 2019/8/2 3. Naruto Retsuden: Naruto Uzumaki and the Spiral Destiny (うずまきナルトと螺旋の天命); 2019/10/4
Even though they were separated as children, Haru recognizes his long lost brother Tatsuya in a heartbeat. So, when Tatsuya invites Haru out for a drink, Haru assumes that Tatsuya recognizes him as well, but it seems the amorous Tatsuya has a poor memory. Can love overcome all? Will their love be broken by the emerging history between them? This thrilling drama tests the limits of true love and societies mores.
Kojiro is an impoverished young teacher and the supervisor of his high school’s kendo club. He doesn’t have the leeway to spend time on his students–he can barely feed himself as it is. So when an old friend makes him a bet with an entire year’s worth of deluxe sushi on the line, Kojiro finds a new purpose in life: to beat his friend’s kendo team! But before he can arrange a kendo meet for both schools’ kendo teams, he needs to actually put together a five-woman squad–and the first girl he needs is Tamaki Kawazoe, kendo athlete extraordinaire and daughter of an elite kendo dojo master. The problem is, she isn’t really interested in doing kendo for fun. What can Kojiro do to convince her to join the team? (Source: Yen Press) **Note:** Originally published with 117 chapters, but was collected into 102 chapters in the tankoubons. There are also 5 special stories, which makes the total chapter count - 107.
Young businessman has just returned to his childhood home where he must contend with the memories he left behind and the handsome new dog trainer with a troubled past.
Mugen is a rough-around-the-edges mercenary with a killer technique and nothing left to lose. Jin is a disciplined samurai who's as deadly as he is reserved. Fuu is a young waitress with a good heart and a resourcefulness that emerges when you least expect it. These three unlikely companions are about to begin a journey that will change all of their lives. It's a dangerous quest for a mysterious samurai that will see our squabbling group of heroes get into and out of trouble more times than they can count (which admittedly, isn't very high). From the cynical gentility of the nobles to the backstabbing of the Japanese underworld, Mugen, Jin and Fuu will face threats from without and within as they hurl insults and throwing stars alike. Ancient Japan is about to get a lethal dose of street justice -- Champloo style. And it will never be the same. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

