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What are two underappreciated scientists to do when their greatest invention, the ultimate self-learning android, Alma, insists they’re her parents? Become an extraordinary nuclear family, of course! Alma may be small and cute, but she’s got wicked combat capabilities and an insatiable curiosity about romance and family. Unfortunately, the unexpected co-parents have zero experience with those subjects and constantly find themselves at the mercy of Alma with her barrage of questions and razor-sharp analyses! (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Includes three extra chapters.*
Won’t you share a scribble-covered dream with me? Intent on being an independent young woman, high schooler Himeyuka lives on her own in an unremarkable apartment complex in a corner of the city. But one day, she discovers her ordinary building has turned into something extraordinary! Her beloved “castle” is covered in childish scribbles—both inside and out! And waiting for her at the end of this rainbow-colored mess…is the perpetrator of the crime—a little boy named Rozione, who seems to know quite a bit about Himeyuka, though she has no idea who he is. Is he really just someone’s lost child, or is there a greater mystery behind his appearance? In this collection, Sumomo Yumeka presents four charming, melancholy vignettes that explore the trickling of time and the machinations of the heart. (Source: Yen Plus) This volume contains four of Yumeka Sumomo's short stories. 1) Natsukashi Machi no Rozione 2) Icchoume Kikyouya no Hime-sama. 3) Boku no Shalala 4) Robot
After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. “I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder...” laments the old coot. But all is not lost! God says that he can reincarnate Touya into a world of fantasy, and as a bonus, he gets to bring his smartphone along with! So begins Touya's adventure in a new, anachronistic pseudo-medieval world. Friends! Laughs! Tears! Inexplicable Deus ex Machina! He sets off on a journey full of wonder as he absentmindedly travels from place to place, following whatever goal catches his fancy. The curtains lift on an epic tale of swords, sorcery, and smartphone apps! (Source: J-Novel Club)
The witch Aria is a little shy. She's good at cooking and knitting. And she's a real wiz at growing herbs. As for what she's bad at? Why, that's magic! One fateful day, the sheltered girl encounters a talking wolf, who becomes her very first friend. Watch the witch and wolf snuggle up in this comfy story with a touch of mystery set in the forests of Ireland! (Source: Yen Press)
Senri Nakajou's twin brother was his everything, the one who protected him from their abusive father, the one whose pain he felt as his own. That is, until the day thirteen years ago when Senri's entire family was murdered before his eyes. He couldn't have cared less about his parents, but without his brother, his world ended. Ever since, finding the killer and making him pay has been Senri's only goal...and now-finally-he's caught a glimpse of a clue...! (Source: Yen Press)
Just because you’re old doesn’t mean you can’t throw hands! Octogenarian Kaichi Takemura is a master of aiki-jutsu, a martial art that specializes in redirecting physical force. Alas, time soon catches up with the spry old man, as do the perils of an aging body. With a terminal cancer diagnosis and only two months left to live, Kaichi stares out from the hospital with nothing to do but wait for the end of an unfulfilling life... Until the moment he coughs, blinks, and finds himself transported across dimensions along with his resident nurse! This strange new realm of vicious beasts, experience points, and "skills" is confusing at first, but as he soon finds his body regaining its strength... He realizes it might be just what the doctor ordered! Thus begins Kaichi’s turbulent, monster-tossing, death-defying adventure in another world! (Source: Kaiten Books)
Once upon a time, there was an elderly woman. She lived alone, save for a darling black cat that she doted on. After many years, the cat finally gained the ability to transform-“Look, mistress! I’ve turned into a human. Now I can repay your kindness!” Alas, the kitty was just a little too late to help her owner. Legend has it she now wanders the Demon Realm, looking for a place where she belongs…And so begins the tale of Sumire the nekomata and her splendid work as a monster maid! (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Includes six extra chapters.*
Joe Tazuna has always been the most selfless person Sara Chidouin has ever known, someone she could count on to take a bullet for her. But that trust is put to the test when they wake up restrained to some strange tables and discover Joe holds a key that can set only one of them free. Thus begins a mysterious and sadistic game that will require all of their wits and faith in each other to survive…! (Source: Yen Press)
Hades—the powerful and terrifying King of the Underworld...and a bachelor! Despite his retainers’ wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees? (Source: Yen Press)
