The time is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem, the Magatama, said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem. (Source: Tokyopop)

Veight was reincarnated as a werewolf mage, and is now the Vice-Commander of the Demon Lord's third regiment. His task seemed simple: capture and hold a remote commercial city. But the tension caused by mankind and demonfolk coexisting is the source of endless conflict. As a former human himself, he'll need to leverage his ability to understand both sides in order to work with the human viceroy and maintain order! (Source: J-Novel Club)

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)

Hana Yamada was all set for her big Tokyo debut--She'd just moved from Osaka, and finally thought she had her rather unusual "condition" under control. As long as she's got her beloved green tea by her side, she can totally cure the hives she gets whenever she bumps into a cute boy! But her first day starts off disastrous and only gets worse, culminating in Hana's sister bartering her into indentured servitude at a local relaxation room run by two particularly good-looking young men! Can Hana keep her cool around the flamboyant Shinnosuke and, even worse, the hot but prickly Haru? How do you reach out to someone who you can never actually touch? (Source: VIZ Media)

Oda Teruasa is a high school student gifted with intelligence, good looks and wealth, making him the "perfect scion" of the Oda Group: a powerful conglomerate whose name is known all over Japan. But then he gets caught up in a nightmarish game of winner-takes-all against the son of the Belmont mafia family...

On the day 15-year-old villager Geo was declared an adult, he was given a seemingly useless gift called Home Garden. With his childhood dreams of becoming an adventurer shattered, the disappointed Geo heads home and activates his gift in his desolate yard... And in an instant, vibrant, high-quality crops sprout! The surprises keep coming as he grows meat-bearing trees and can even create powerful golems! Could this souped-up home garden actually be stronger than any skill in the world?! Now begins his delightful slow-living adventure with his ditzy yet adorable little sister and two interesting childhood friends! (Source: Manga UP!)

The Guardian of the first Tier, the Vampire Princess, a Japanese Shinma. Miyu is all this with only Larva, her servant and companion, to help her. They are bound together with blood, and share a special bond. However Larva tried to kill her once, when he was a Western Shinma out to conquer the East. Now Western Shinma have come and they will bring forth a great evil, while Larva will be taken from Miyu. Will she be able to hold out in the end, defeat evil and rescue her Larva?

A few days ago, non-fiction writer Katsuragi Shiho came to see Shikibu Takeru at his office in Tokyo. She gave him the key to his apt. and asked him to take care of her things if she did not return from her trip in 3 days. Unfortunately, she did not return in 3 days, nor in 4. Even more mysteriously, nobody seemed to know where she had even gone. Worried, Takeru dug deeper and eventually found 2 witnesses that said they saw Shiho and another woman who looked her age ride the ferry to "Island Kokushi" near Kumamoto. Takeru sets off to try to find her there, but what awaits him is a strange island where nothing is what it seems. In a place haunted with old tradition, a strange religion, and several mysterious deaths, can Takeru find what really happened to his friend? This manga series is an adaptation of the novel series of the same title by Ono Fuyumi (author of Ghost Hunt) and has the same suspenseful horror story style. Also, please note that the word "Kokushi" is not easily translated b/c it seems to be a word created by Ono-sensei, but it sort of means something like "faith of a non-approved deity".

When the civilizations of yesteryear fade from memory and become fanciful fantasy, the only evidence of their existence...are books. Ash, a young boy living in a remote farming village, holds a secret—he possesses memories of a distant and more bountiful past life. Days of toiling in the fields have given rise to a burning desire: to bring more enjoyment to the everyday doldrum of his dreary present day! And while books may be the answer, Ash...can’t actually read! But where there is a will, there is a way. Join Ash as he battles illiteracy and sets his sights on a better life! (Source: J-Novel Club)

It is the middle of the 21st century and Tokyo is expanding more and more, filling Tokyo Bay with landfill to make room for the bursting population. But suddenly Tokyo suffers one of its greatest earthquakes, and the landfill liquefies, creating untold damage in the newly-made urban area. The members of Self-Defense Force Rescue Squad Four are sent to help. But what they dig up is a plot of murder and destruction--one that wipes out nearly the entire squad and leaves its two surviving members, the fierce Rei and her cool, handsome partner Uozumi, in a fight for their lives. There is only one place where they can find the work that keeps them alive, and the support so they can start uncovering the mystery that killed their squad: that's in the south-Shinjuku bar called Chicago. As the earthquake levels Japan's largest city and capital and leaves countless dead, rescue workers, Rei and Uozumi, search for survivors amidst the rubble of Bay District D only to find a mysterious string of dead bodies--bodies with bullet holes. Without warning, the pair is under fire from the air as a hail of gunfire rains down. Are these the killers, and if so, what is their purpose? Barely escaping with their lives, Rei and Uozumi discover that their squad is listed only as "collateral damage" and their records wiped clean. (Source: VIZ Media)

Ten years ago, the mysterious Hell’s Gate suddenly materialized in the middle of Tokyo, and the stars of the night sky were obscured in darkness. In their place, new stars emerged, each corresponding to an individual endowed with supernatural abilities. Devoid of emotion and conscience, these powerful killers have come to be known as Contractors. But most people know nothing of the Contractors in their midst, and high-schooler Kana Shinoh is no exception. Still struggling to pick up the pieces after her father’s death last year, Kana has never troubled herself with the rumors about Hell’s Gate. That is, until she spots her father in the street one day. Determined to prove her father is still alive, Kana begins her search, but her mission is attracting some rather dangerous attention. Fortunately, she is rescued from the clutches of death by Hei, the most wanted Contractor in Tokyo. Though he is unsympathetic to her situation, Hei agrees to protect her as she searches for her father. But just how much should she trust the Contractor known as the Black Reaper? (Source: Yen Press)