Wakaba Amamiya thought she had her life figured out. At 30 years old, even being tall and having large feet, she thought she would soon marry her boyfriend of five years only to overhear him on the phone, saying, “she’s more like a mother than a girlfriend.” Heartbroken, Amamiya runs. She runs so much her shoe breaks. Luckily, the local shoe shopkeeper, Takumi Kobashi, comes to her (shoe’s) rescue. Saddened that Wakaba can never find cute shoes in her larger size, the young cobbler proposes to make shoes designed with her feet and size in mind. Surprised but happy, Wakaba gladly accepts to help out the young man, but what will Wakaba do when the glass slipper fits? *Source: Manga Planet*

Dana, a Korean high school senior just days away from her college entrance exam, meets an unlucky end. Hit by the infamous "romance fantasy truck" and reborn in another world, she figures she might as well make the best out of it, but she suddenly stumbles across the Saintess's secret! *"I don't want to die, so I guess I'll keep the cat in the bag, Saintess!"* (Source: WEBTOON)

What's it like to be a manga creator's assistant, when she's working on the most popular shojo manga in the country? The 1970s were a golden age for girls manga, or shojo manga, in Japan – but what was it like to create these pages of roses, sparkles and romance? Manga artist Nami Sasou shares some of the not-so-glamorous stories from the ink-stained battlefield of... cute girls' romance manga? A highschool assistant to Suzue Miuchi, the creator of the famously popular *Glass Mask*, this manga about making manga tells it like it was... With a decidedly "shojo" point of view! (Source: Udon Entertainment) *Note: Nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Ranked #3 for female readers in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.*

Nathaniel Hawthorne's powerful tale of forbidden love, shame and revenge comes to life in this manga presentation of the classic story. When Hester Prynne bears an illegitimate child, she is introduced to the ugliness, complexity, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit. Though set in a Puritan community during the Colonial American period, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility and consuming emotions of guilt, anger, loyalty and revenge are timeless. This beautiful manga retelling of Hawthorne's classic American novel is faithfully adapted by Crystal S. Chan and features stunning artwork by SunNeko Lee which will give old and new readers alike a fresh insight into this tragic saga of Puritan America. Official Korean Translation

Mizukoshi gets to sit beside Hidaka this time, he's cute and popular, how lucky! Mizukoshi can't help falling in love with him, but he has a girlfriend! What's Mizukoshi going to do? Includes a few other cute short stories. (Source: Rebellious Love)

Note: This is not an OEL! Original is in German. --- "Der Fischerjunge Morrey staunt nicht schlecht, als plötzlich alles, was er mit seinen Händen berührt, zu Gold erstarrt. Dennoch will er diese Gabe schnell wieder loswerden, denn vergoldete Unterhosen sind weder bequem noch praktisch. Gemeinsam mit seinem treuen Otter und seinen neuen Freunden sucht Morrey ein Heilmittel - und nach einem Weg, ein tragisches Ereignis rückgängig zu machen... " Morrey is not astonished badly, suddenly as everything what he touches with his hands, to gold solidifies. Still he wants to get rid of this gift fast again, because gilt underpants are neither comfortable nor practical. Together with his loyal viper and his new friends Morrey searches a remedy - and after a way to make a tragic event declining... [Original Comic](https://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/shonen/goldfisch/) (Print & Merch) **Official Translations:** - English: INKR, Tokyopop (Print & Digital) - French: [Nobi Nobi](https://www.nobi-nobi.fr/recherche?search_api_views_fulltext=goldfish)

Lin Ruiyi has received a tough mission, that is to disguise as his twin sister and trick the most powerful president in the city, Shang Mingze. However, unlike his badass sister, Lin Ruiyi is way too introverted. At the banquet, he fell into Sheng Mingze's arm but he ran away like Cinderella instead of hoaxing this arrogant man. Just when he thought this whole thing was over, he met Sheng Mingze right the next day! It turns out he is Lin Ruiyi's new boss! Lin Ruiyi prays everyday that the president won't recognize him but ... it seems that he's already become Sheng's target... (Source: MangaToon)

Over the years, countless powerful cultivators have come and gone. But the world never realized that behind every powerful cultivator, there seemed to be a mysterious... Dark Crow. After the Dark Crow guided a legion of young cultivators to the peak of cultivation and established their own sects, he chose to leave the world behind. Thousands of years have passed since his departure, and the once mighty sects have become weak and in danger of failing. Finally the Dark Crow returned in the form of a young man, here to fulfill his promise to defend the sects. (Source: Tencent, translated)

Sachiko Usurai just wants an easygoing school life, and make some friends. But her head is inhabited by a strange being she refers to as "Neko-sama." A representation of her karma, in the form of a cat. These creatures that resemble animals, have been carried by humans for generations and generations; and are said to influence a person's fate.

Hanabusa Masuda has the brain and beauty but might not have the best behavior. Everyone acknowledges him as the perfect guy although Masuda secretly looked down upon them. One day he got an offer to tutor a 'shut-in' high school student, Yuzuru Suzuki for 5,000 yen per hour. To make his student opens his door, Hanabusa has to communicate through the fighting game Yuzuru plays! A completely fresh love story! [Original Manhua](https://ac.qq.com/Comic/comicInfo/id/624507)

Yuya Shirasaki is a weak Awakened with no Natural Skill--a fact that causes his death in Earth’s final apocalyptic monster invasion in 2034. But when he opens his eyes again, he finds himself 10 years in the past and poised to use his knowledge of the future to save Arisa Miyanaga, a similarly weak guildmate. Doing so unlocks his Unique Skill, Akashic Records, which gives him perfect knowledge of any dungeon. However, the guildmaster of his old guild seeks to hasten a catastrophic monster attack, which Yuya must stop. Can he save the world this time around? (Source: WEBTOON)

This is a wonderful story about Aoi -a spirited and carefree girl who was bound to a wheelchair due to an unfortunate accident- and Ryuuta, her high school sweetheart. See how he helps her adjust to this drastic change in her life and how Aoi manages to deal with the difficulties of being bound to a wheelchair and how she overcomes it with the help of the people around her. (Source: zero\_kiryuu)