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When one game-crazed boy's arcade winning streak is cut short by a girl from his class, a rivalry for the ages is assured...but an unlikely friendship isn't too far behind either! (Source: Square Enix) *Note: Includes 7 extra chapters.*
Yokoi is a manga artist who spends his nights delivering newspapers just to make rent, since his original works just don’t seem to sell. Suddenly, one day he gets a visit from Saito-san, a self-proclaimed fan of Yokoi’s work who made the long journey to meet him. Yokoi quickly realizes that the things Saito-san sees, feels, and thinks about are different from most people… These two struggle together to find a place to belong in this unique slice-of-life! (Source: Kodansha USA) *Note: Original serialization ran for 123 chapters. These were then combined to make up 100 chapters in the volume releases.*
Fleeing tragedy and mistreatment, a young boy named Ren hides among the crowds in Tokyo's busy Shibuya ward. His efforts to run away are more successful than he realizes when he ends up in the world of the beasts! A rough-living bear named Kumatetsu gives Ren a new life and a new name—Kyuta—but is Kumatetsu really up to the job of being a mentor? (Source: Yen Press)
One day, after borrowing her friend’s high school uniform and taking a walk around town on a whim, Minato runs into her younger stepbrother, Toru! Toru believes Minato when she insists she’s someone else … but now it looks like he’s fallen in love with her high school girl disguise?! A weird, weird love story begins! (Source: Kodansha USA) **Note:** Nominated for the 39th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards in 2015.
It’s been five years since strange dungeons opened up around the Earth, spilling monsters into our world. Average citizens everywhere have risen to the challenge to become adventurers, fighting these fantasy creatures and clearing out dungeons as best they can. Among them is Karaboshi Haruki, a 27-year-old rookie overlooked by everyone and…less than successful at beating monsters and finding treasure. Unsure how he can compete with much more powerful adventurers, an opportunity is dropped into his lap–a dungeon suddenly appears right beneath his home! Could this be a place for him to train? Even better, he discovers a Skill Board that allows him to level up faster! The dungeon-diving adventures Haruki has always dreamed of are just getting started. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
"My dream is to be happily married!" Helen, filled with the desire to fall in love, visits the Love Mansion, where a legend claims that if any unmarried woman stays at the mansion on her birthday, the next man she meets will be the man of her destiny! However hearing strange noises in the darkness, Helen starts to regret her idea. "It was reckless for me to come here on my own." Suddenly a large shadow appears in front of her! Who could this be...?
Raphtalia, a demi-human girl, was living happily with her family and friends. However, she loses her parents to a monster that appeared during a phenomenon called the "Waves of Calamity". Her village which was on the brink of destruction then got plundered by soldiers who came to her village and turned her into a slave. However, her fate made a drastic turn when she meets Naofumi Iwatani, a hero summoned from another world to save this world. The bond between the two gradually deepen as they live together while fighting the monsters from the "Waves of Calamity". A retelling of the main story in the perspective of Raphtalia
In modern-day Japan, Yadoya Kenta is the typical burned-out employee of an exploitative company. It’s to no surprise when he dies from overwork one day, but when he wakes up, he finds himself as the Hero of—wait, that’s not it. Uh… he finds himself reincarnated as Tory, the son of two innkeepers in the fantasy town of Rubella! This time, Tory will make sure that he lives a leisurely life where he only works in moderation! Surrounded by a kind family and lively customers, he aims to enjoy a relaxed, slow-paced lifestyle as the son of innkeepers! A relaxed, easy-going fantasy! *Source: Manga UP! Global*
An alternate retelling of the manga. It depicts most of the original characters from the anime/manga accompanied by a handful of entirely new ones, but with the same task of piloting Zearth to protect the world at the expense of their own lives. Most of the regular characters also suffered changes in their appearance and background.
Takumi Satsuki (Early 20s, Male - Female in-game) became friends with Goro-san (Male) on Dragon Quest X, and they decide to become roommates. When he goes to meet up with Goro-san though, who he finds standing there is someone who doesn’t resemble their character in game one bit—a gyaru…?! This unintentionally catfished couple has a lot in store for them in this fun romantic comedy! *Source: Manga UP! Global*
Volume has 2 main sections: I. Part-Time Pets (3 chapters) Capable of loving as human beings, and as adoring and loyal pets, Kemonomimi Corporation is an elite service industry company that provides highly skilled human/animal hybrid workers. 1. In order to save costs, Norio Kameyama, president of a small design company having financial difficulties, hires a "bunny", Shiro Inaba, to help around the office. At the office this bunny proves to be extremely competent and helpful; at home he needs taking care of just like a regular pet. When the contract is up, Norio and Shiro find they will miss each other. 2. When Kemonomimi trouble-maker, Tama Mikezaki, is dispatched to author Souji Okano, problems were sure to erupt! Always ending up in a fight with his hired masters, this time was also no exception when he rebels against his latest master, Souji, who compares him (a human with cat ears and tail) to his beloved deceased cat! Tama wants to do something to make himself memorable as someone special. (Source: Aurora Publishing \[edited\]) 3. Prone to illness, rich boy Makoto is kept cocooned at home. All he has ever wanted is a dog, but he is told that his lungs can't take it. But when his father hires a human-dog hybrid, Kuroshiba, he is less than happy. Kuroshiba treats Makoto just like the strict tutors he has always had. When Kuroshiba unexpectedly kisses him, however, consumed with guilt, the hybrid leaves the household, leading to revelations about the past, and realizations about the future. II. Koimiko: Love Shrine (2 chapters) Financially troubled Amuba Shrine rests its hope for financial restoration on Enishi, a son of the family who has inherited the powers of a Koimiko--if you make love with him, true love will be yours. As a result, everyone around him has always treated him as a means to an end, and he has grown to hate love. Except for one teacher at school, Suzumori, who treats him no differently than any other ordinary kid. But even Suzumori loves someone, and when Enishi decides to help him out, it turns out to be more complicated than he thought. Souji and Tama's Summer Night (side story to Part I, Chapter 2)--last chapter in the volume.