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Sian, a descendant of an infamous rebel, never had the opportunity to learn the manners of a noblewoman, and her brother is constantly critical of her. One day, while taking a break from her suffocating situation, Sian is attacked by a boar in the forest. But she's saved by a one-eyed knight, who shoots the beast with an arrow. He's a scary-looking man with a scar on his face, but Sian is immediately taken by his kindness. She falls for him, but little does she know her love might never be reciprocated... (Source: Renta!)
“Our stage, sixteenth century London, is bubbling with unprecedented passion for theater!” Young Lance (W. Shakespeare), uneducated and raised in a rural town, brings together a group of unique comrades with various talents to begin to write play scripts. It will be a revolution armed with nothing but the pen! (Source: Kodansha USA)
Everyone knows the tale of a poor girl, abused by step-sisters and helped by her fairy godmother. Stella knows the story well, but she finds herself reincarnated as a wicked stepsister-the classic villainess role! Rather than playing along, Stella tries to befriend Cinderella instead! An unconventional, perhaps slightly more realistic take on a classic fairy tale. (Source: MangaPlaza)
There is a reason why Jane wears a ring on the ring finger of her left hand. Because of her good looks, she has had male coworkers going after her and, in the end, she was forced to resign. So she came up with a strategy to pretend to be married. Her best friend tries to stop her by asking "What are you going to when you meet your Mr. Right?" But she didn't think true love would find her any time soon.... Jane joins a new company and lies about her marital status, and she falls in love with the CEO. She lies that she has a nice husband who looks like Tom Cruise, and now she cannot take her words back...! (Source: Renta!)
Talented computer designer Dana bumped into her coolheaded and shrewd boss, Griffin, while she was carrying a large amount of alcohol. He believed the alcohol was actually hers, and seeing his mood, Dana quickly ran off. Both of them were left with bad first impressions, and each time they met, those impressions were only strengthened. But when Griffin learned about a particular secret, his impression of Dana completely changed, and her impression of him slowly began to change, as well. Maybe one can have a second chance at first impressions after all. (Source: Renta!)
Kendo champ Suguri Toma may be super-athletic but he's not spectacularly bright. One day, a girl named Itsuki Aizawa shows up, and says she's on the run and needs someone to hide her. Toma is instantly smitten by Itsuki and vows to become her protector and help her make it to her upcoming ballet audition. But the next thing he knows, this blond dude named Karma shows up and snatches Itsuki away. Toma wants so badly to be with her that the next thing he knows he's willed himself to this other planet/dimension called 'Tao.' Turns out that there's life all over the universe but not enough resources to support everyone, so delegates from all the worlds have gotten together and decided there'll be a big tournament to determine who gets to survive. The blond and strapping Karma turns out to be the team leader of the gladiators for Earth ... and Toma has stumbled his way onto the team, too. Let the intergalactic fight-for-your-right-to-exist games begin ... (Source: Tokyopop)
The Saezuki Clan binds a living soul into the cold flesh of a sewn-together corpse. He is Shibito, an undead samurai and the next ruler of Japan! Can the Saezuki Clan control their mindless killer, or will Shibito turn against his masters? (Source: CPM)
Akiho Hoshioka is an office worker for a fashion company whose hobby is reading lesbian love comics. That genre was the saving grace for Akiho, who grew tired of heterosexual romances after a series of unsuccessful relationships with terrible men. She lives a fulfilling day-to-day, juggling both work and her hobby. Until one day, when a client who takes a liking to her tries to set her up with his son. Akiho agrees on reflex. She holds out hope that it's more of a social event, but no, it's matchmaking through and through. To top it all off, her date Itsuki is so handsome he puts the male characters from comic books to shame! Akiho's heart races for a moment, then she remembers her failed relationships and decides to be honest with the fact that she's not interested in romance. She comes out as a fan of lesbian love comics, hoping it would win her a rejection. What she gets, however, is a confession from Itsuki that he's actually a total nerd for gay love comics. Rejecting Akiho is the farthest thing on Itsuki's mind who now feels a strong connection with her. He pops the question asking her to go out with him and eventually get married! Akiho goes with the flow and says yes to his proposal...
Ever since her great-grandmother first told her about her life in Italy, Gabriella has wanted to visit there. So she enters a study- abroad program, and becomes best friends with a local named Giovanni. Giovanni isn't just an ordinary Italian-he's the heir of the prestigious Provere family. His brother, Luca, is studying to become another in a long line of family priests. Luca and Gabriella are instantly drawn to each other, but a relationship is impossible given Luca's future-and the single kiss they share torments them both. (Source: Renta!)