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A 26-year-old salesman selling green juice. A 66-year-old veteran bluesman. Their lives have been swapped! (Source: Futabasha, translated)
It's got a strong smell, some nicotine, and no isopropyl alcohol. But you can take a breather in this semi-basement cafe. It's a hotbed of true feelings. A wife troubled by her abusive husband, a gal who doesn't belong at school, a newly divorced editor... This cafe is naturally supportive of its customers who are living stressful days, and sometimes even intervenes with force. The cafe is run by Fujiko, the owner with her grey hair and a secret; Etsuko, the baby-faced waitress; and Kamuzo, the plump mascot dog. This is a refreshing comedy about women who can't wait and cut through the "tiresome everyday life." (Source: Futabasha, translated)
Amanda, the daughter of a baron who works as an alchemist, is despised by her boss and father as incompetent and kicked out of the house. Then, a beautiful man appears before Amanda. His true identity is Calisto, the chairman of a large trading company and head of a marquis family. After being scouted by him, Amanda discovers that her alchemy skills are "too amazing"! And at her new workplace, she can fully utilize her beloved alchemy! Amanda is thrilled, but Calisto says, "My intuition is telling me never to let Amanda go." Does that mean she is an alchemist...?! Satisfying both work and love ♪ The Cinderella story of an unwitting genius alchemist! (Source: Gaugau Monster, translated)
At the age of 12, Serena Ashenheide attends the party to select the Crown Prince's fiancée. She recalls that she was once the fiancée of the Crown Prince, known as "the most evil woman of all time," and that she was framed for a crime she did not commit by the Crown Prince and his sister-in-law, and died in prison at the age of 18. "This is bad, I must avoid getting engaged to the Crown Prince at all costs!" she thought, quickly proposing to Glenn Bryant, a beast knight who happened to be there, and successfully avoided her engagement to the Crown Prince. However, Glenn, who initially dismissed her as a child's nonsense, suddenly decided to accept Serena's proposal...!? This is the start of a pure love comedy that begins with the lies of a villainous young lady and a beast knight! (Source: Futabasha, translated)
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The emotional horror series follows a young girl who attracts a strange phenomenon and a young man who is searching for the supernatural. Kotoha, a college student, falls in love with Shima-kun, who helped her when she was about to be taken home after a drinking party. Kotoha helps investigate the "really disturbing story" that he is leaning on in order to get Shima-kun to turn around, but it seems that Kotoha has a constitution that attracts spirits and monsters, and he always encounters dangers that put his life in danger. Each time, I reflect on it a lot and think about quitting, but when I am invited by Shima-kun's wonderful and good voice, I can't refuse the invitation. A new kind of emotional horror from the most notable talent in the horror novel world! https://comic-action.com/episode/2551460909706327340
The manga centers on an airheaded rich girl and her reliable butler named Kamishiro, who travel a world where people can get infected by a zombie virus, but it is not yet the end of the world, and people can still live normal lives. (Source: Anime News Network)
1940’s Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu, a young woman from the countryside, joins her new husband and his family in the shipbuilding city of Kure. As her beautiful home collapses around her, Suzu must confront the challenges of a new life while coming to grips with a world in turmoil. Unwilling to give up hope, Suzu struggles against the horrors of war to create her own happiness. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
One day, I – a high schooler – found a paperback in the hospital. The “Disease Coexistence Journal” was its title. It was a diary that my classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, had written in secret. Inside, it was written that due to her pancreatic disease, her days were numbered. And thus, I coincidentally went from Just-a-Classmate to a Secret-Knowing-Classmate. It was as if I were being drawn to her, who was my polar opposite. However, the world presented the girl that was already suffering from an illness with an equally cruel reality. Note: The best-selling, award-winning debut work by Yoru Sumino... “Bestsellers 2016 (Overall) by NIPPAN” – 4th Place “Bestsellers 2016 (Paperback Fiction) by NIPPAN” – 1st Place “Bestsellers 2016 (Overall) by TOHAN” – 5th Place “Bestsellers 2016 (Literary Books) by TOHAN” – 1st Place “Bookstore Grand Prix 2016” – 2nd Place “DA VINCI BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015” – 2nd Place “Bestsellers 2015 (Literary Books) by TOHAN” – 6th Place As of May 2017, this book has sold over 1.2 million copies.