*"If life is meaningless no matter where you are..."* Rita, a lonely boy, is chosen as the "Dragon's Bride" by the village custom. The ancient legend of the "Snowy Mountain Dragon" is now nothing more than a legend, but Rita, unable to find his role in the village, accepts the sacrifice while realizing that it is to reduce the number of mouths to feed. Rita, who was left alone and freezing in the snowstorm, is saved by Ignat, a beautiful dragon in human form. Rita's eyes sparkle because the dragon really exists, and he is able to fulfill his role as a "bride", but Ignat rejects him, saying "I don't need a bride". Still, Rita cannot give up, and he learns the secret of the ritual to turn humans into "dragons". (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Noel has always been in love with her best friend Elena, but she's never been able to find the courage to confess her feelings. Then, when her friend starts dating a boy, Noel's world collapses as she sees her chance at love slipping away. One night, in a moment of desperation, Noel ends up confessing her feelings for Elena to a complete stranger. But as fate would have it, this stranger turns out to be a girl named June, Elena's other best friend... and Noel's rival in love! Worst of all, now June knows Noel's secret. With everything suddenly going wrong, how can Noel ever win the girl of her dreams? [Official English](https://comics.inkr.com/title/456-alter-ego) [Official Portuguese](https://mpeg.com.br/catalogsearch/result/?q=Alter+Ego)

After moving from the countryside into the big city, poor college student Hideki Motosuwa finds himself down on his luck. All he wants is a good job, a girlfriend, and his very own “persocom” - the latest and greatest in humanoid computer technology. Hideki’s luck changes one night when he finds Chi - an adorable, but seemingly broken, persocom thrown out in a pile of trash. After taking her home, Hideki discovers that Chi is more responsibility than he expected - and that there’s much more to his cute new persocom than meets the eye. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Yamato lost his dear childhood friend Shiki, who was sacrificed during a ritual. His unrequited love became an obsession; he refused to believe that Shiki was dead, and many years later he finally managed to search for him in the sacred palace forbidden to men, where he learned a terrible secret. Shiki was kept alive and made to inherit the superhuman power that will make him the king of the country. Yamato swears to repress his feelings and follow Shiki as his servant, but... (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Xin is a war orphan in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. He has big dreams of becoming a great general, and when his best friend’s life is cut short by political machinations, Xin sets off to find a deposed ruler and help restore his place on the throne, while working his way up through the ranks of the Qin kingdom’s army to do what no one has ever done before—unify China. *Source: VIZ Media*

Official English: [INKR](https://inkr.com/title/74) From Tokypop: Meet Dinah, a disturbed young girl who has been sent to the small town of Bizenghast to live with her aunt following the tragic death of her parents. She is thought by her aunt to have some sort of mental illness, as Dinah believes the house to be haunted. Only Dinah is aware of the restless spirits, which only feeds the doctor's and her aunt's suspicions about Dinah's well-being. The house was a mental hospital, then a school for juvenile delinquents. The ghosts know Dinah can see them and they won't leave her alone. A recluse, she sneaks out with her only friend, Vincent, and together they discover a lost graveyard. There they find a sunken mausoleum, where Dinah reads from a stone engraving. This act binds her to a contract requiring Dinah to release spirits stuck somewhere between an unhappy life and a peaceful afterlife. If she refuses, she will face an eternity of hell. So Dinah begins her quest of "cleaning" the vaults, crypts, and graves of lost souls, all the while struggling with the haunts at home and suspicions of her growing mental illness.

Official English: [INKR](https://inkr.com/title/71) Alien refugees have come to Earth. They call themselves 9-Lives. Humans call them cat-boys, and force them to live as collared pets. Conri, a rebellious young 9-Life, ran away to escape this fate. But when a human named Adrian saves him from capture, Conri is torn between his desire for freedom and another desire he can't quite admit, even to himself... Can two people meet as equals in a world divided between masters and slaves?

Official English: [INKR](https://inkr.com/title/97) A year has passed since Princess Ai returned to troubled and war-torn Ai-Land. When the Prism of Midnight Dawn is stolen from Ai-Land, Ai returns to Earth to retrieve it. But when she gets there, she discovers that Kent is not the man she remembers, and that a new drug has taken her place. [Tokyopop]

When Jackie's ex-lover Noah dies, she decides the best and quickest way to get over the love of her life is to hold a personal ritual with Noah's ashes. Jackie consumes the ashes for 12 days, hoping the pain will subside with her profound reaction to Noah's death. While she and her partner-in-crime Nick, Noah’s brother, spend the time in the closed space her apartment, they slowly become consumed by Noah's tragedy. [Original Comic (Tokyopop)](https://www.tokyopop.com/book-catalog-classic-titles/2016/1/27/12-days) [Original Comic (INKR)](https://inkr.com/title/82)

Official English: [INKR](https://inkr.com/title/28) From Tokyopop: Anya, the new girl at Lucrece High, just isn't fitting in. Her dream is to join one of the school's elite sports teams, but when she tries out, she's instantly rejected! Anya doesn't get mad, though--she gets even. When she meets other "misfits" who've been similarly written off, they form their own soccer team, complete with cool, edgy uniforms. They may not be the most experienced, but they've got something no other team has: style. Say hello to the world's first gothic-lolita soccer team!

Official English: [INKR](https://inkr.com/title/12) From TokyoPop (based on volume 1): As a child, Ameya had always considered his cat more a sibling than a pet. As the years went by, their bond grew ever tighter. But the day his feline "brother" died was the day Ameya withdrew from the world... Several years later, Ameya encounters a drenched stray cat in the park. Little does he know what fate has in store for him... Beautifully rendered and hauntingly crafted, Bettina Kurkoski's heart-warming story will touch everyone who's grown up with a furry friend.

From Tokyopop: Maeve, a succubus-in-training, is sent to the human world by her mentor, Veril, to learn how to blend in and hone her skills of seduction. However, things get a little complicated after she meets Aiden, a smart, but unmotivated student at her new high school. Unfortunately for her, Sylne, the head succubus of the Demon World has sent a spy to catch any missteps her former protege. Between Aiden's witchy girlfriend, his nutty best friend, biology class, and Demon World conspiracies, Maeve is going to be lucky to make it out of high school alive! ***Note:** Finalists in Tokyopop's national Rising Stars of Manga competition.*