Himari's a waitress with terrible luck with men, always getting compared to other women and cast aside by those she falls in love with. Thanks to a weakness for men in white dress shirts, though, she can't help but be attracted to her handsome manager. However, sick of being heartbroken, she vows instead to only date inexperienced men so she won't be compared to other women. She goes to a mixer and gets acquainted with someone she thinks could be the one, but it turns out he's only got one thing on his mind... Then she has an unexpected encounter with her manager on the street, and the two of them end up at a love hotel, where she discovers... (Source: Kodansha USA)

Full of beating hearts and fluttering feelings, this anthology of girls' love stories will leave you breathless. With contributors like Canno (Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl), Sakuya Amano (Gosick), and Nio Nakatani (Bloom into You), this collection is sure to satisfy the desire for a sweet love story (or sixteen!). (Source: Yen Press) A collection of yuri one-shots by various authors. Cover illustration: Nakatani Nio **#Illustration**: Non **#Illustration**: Hiiragi Yutaka **#Illustration**: Minakata Sunao 1. **Shiawase wa Kizu no Katachi** (幸せは傷のかたち), Nakatani Nio 2. **Clean Room no Namida** (クリーンルームの涙), Nishio Shiori 3. **Ningen teki na Emotion** (人間的なエモーション), Amano Shuninta 4. **intro.** (intro.), Harumi Chihiro 5. **Mushoku to JK** (無職とJK), Canno 6. **Kamiyui** (かみゆい), Isaki Uta 7. **Hakoniwa no Alice** (箱庭のアリス), Amano Sakuya 8. **1/365 no Goshujin-sama** (1/365のご主人様), Mekimeki 9. **2 Nen to 11 Kagetsu** (2年と11か月), Kabocha 10. **GAME OVER** (GAME OVER), Tadano Kagekichi 11. **Watashi no Kawaii Kuso Onna** (私のかわいいクソ女), Kawanami Izumi 12. **Zassou Hanashi** (雑草譚), Yuikawa Kazuno 13. **Futari de Ringo wo** (二人で林檎を), Kitao Taki 14. **Usagi no Bell to Ookami-san** (うさぎのベルとオオカミさん), Itou Hachi 15. **Kimi no Jinx** (キミのジンクス), Takada Fumiko 16. **Watashi no Idol** (私のアイドル), Hirao Auri

The setting is lush Astraea Hill, where three famous all-girls schools are built. It's the first day of school, and the cherry blossoms are scattering to the ground. Nagisa meets Hanazono Shizuma, the top student in the school, and her breath is taken away by her beauty. But when Shizuma takes a liking to Nagisa, love and chaos soon follow... (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Lala has always believed ever since she was little that her prince would come from outer space, so she would always ask of God and the Moon that she could meet her extraterrestrial prince soon. One night she meets a bishounen by the name of Ban and instantly falls for him but is he really an alien or just another human? (Source: Intercross) Also includes: 15-minute one-way trip Ao no Kanata e

In a world crawling with monsters and dungeons, Na Sunhoo and the other Awakeneds fight to protect humanity. But after he is killed in a deadly battle, a screen appears: "Initiate Time Regression?" Now with a second chance at life, Sunhoo returns to the past, determined to make as much money as possible to buy the land the dungeon is on and destroy it before the monsters can appear. With innocent lives at risk, can Sunhoo strike it rich and vanquish the monsters once and for all? (Source: Tapas)

Ghost - the deadliest sniper who's left countless targets in his wake across countless battlefields. His next mark: the heiress of a corporate empire. But as the mission progresses, he finds himself invested in her love life...!? (Source: MANGA Plus)

Energetic teenager Shuichi Shindo is the lead singer and songwriter for the smash-hit pop band, Bad Luck. He's recently moved in with his older boyfriend, Eiri Yuki, the handsome, sophisticated, and uber-famous romance novelist. Nothing goes smoothly for Shuichi, however. Yuki is inexplicably cold and cruel toward him, more so than usual; due to a rash of publicity appearances on comedy sketch shows, he can't get anyone to take his band seriously; and he's suddenly entered, totally unprepared, into a nationally televised concert with Bad Luck's rival band, Ask. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

From Tokyopop: For all 15 years of their lives, Ami and Noa have competed against each other for love with the same results: both fall for the same guy, inevitably scaring him away and leaving them boyfriend-less. But the vicious cycle is broken when the girls go to a party and each fall for two different guys! With potential love on the horizon, the sky couldn't be bluer...until Ami discovers that these two dudes are actually duds with ulterior motives. Determined to get revenge on these players, Ami vows to make her guy fall for her while she trys to protect an unsuspecting Noa! ~~~~~~~~~ Bitter rivals since kindergarten, Ami and Noa are always fighting over the same boys. Neither of them ever succeeds in getting their man and neither has ever had a boyfriend. Ami and Noa are 15 years old when they meet two cute guys called Tamon and Hiro. This time it is different: They don't fall in love with the same guy. Ami fancies Tamon. Noa likes Hiro. These guys, however, are a pair of crafty rogues, playing what they call "a harmless love game." Enter Mika, Tamon's ex-girfriend, and Miyamura, a weird teacher, both out to spoil Ami and Noa's plans.

High school freshman Ranko Haruno's sole desire in life is to keep her head down and get by with as little human interaction as possible. It's working well until a random guy is literally hurled into her path (and knocked out when his head hits the wall). The one responsible? A guy she later finds out is her new stepbrother, Kaya Amamine…How exactly is she supposed to live with such a creepy jerk who seemingly has a penchant for violence?! (Source: Yen Press)

"This whole thing about killing, living and dying, do you think you really need to have a reason?" This story is located in the historical period known as "The Boshin War" (戊辰戦争, Boshin Sensō, "War of the Year of the Dragon"), or Restoration, during the years 1868 and 1869. This civil war had as actors main, on the one hand, to the defenders of the Shogunate Takegawa or Bakufu, and on the other to the Ishin-shishi, who wished to restore the authority of the Emperor, who had subordinated himself to the Shogun since the battle of Sekigahara, in the year 1600. The Shogun was supported by many Samurai groups, the most famous being the Shinsengumi, originally created to ensure safety within the city of Kyoto. This story revolves around Okita Soji, member of the Shinsengumi; One of the most famous swordsmen in Japan. The historical facts that are mentioned in this manga are real.

During a break on his premiere tour for the smash-hit pop band Bad Luck, lead singer Shuichi Shindo comes home to spend some quality time with his boyfriend, Eiri Yuki, the famous romance novelist. However, he finds their apartment empty and the only thing waiting for him is a mysterious, alarming note. Has something horrible happened to his lover? Does it have any connection to that gorgeous lady who's been stalking the writer for the past few weeks? Based on the popular manga and anime, *Gravitation: Voice of Temptation* is a highly charged, hilarious story about two lovers drawn together despite the overwhelming odds. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Bullied for being gay, teenager Takashi Arashiro wishes he could just be somebody else-but who could predict he’d morph into a giant-headed sci-fi creature?! Takashi’s tumultuous emotions become the catalyst for personal and social exploration of the LGBTQ experience in this quirky, profound manga from prolific BL author Kazuki Minamoto. (Source: Yen Press)