There's English bread, German bread and French bread, but Japan's bread, Ja-pan, does not exist... In that case, there's no choice but to create it! This was story of the manga and anime named Yakitate!! Japan, a story that a young baker in real life named Daisaku Hiromi admires and aspires to do the same! But alas, to actually create Ja-pan is not simple as Daisaku believed, leaving him bitter at the reality itself. But Daisaku's pain-staking reality begins to change as a mysterious beauty approaches the front door of his bakery. This is the story of a "real-life" serious boy who aims to bake what appears to be fiction into reality, and thus presented to the world proudly.

On an April night in Tokyo, still too early for fireworks, university student Kakeru Sorano meets a woman named Koharu Fuyutsuki. She is a beautiful girl who stands out from the crowd, laughs a lot, and exudes a warmth that contrasts sharply with Kakeru's own introversion. But there was something Kakeru didn't know at first—she can't see. Unlike Kakeru, Koharu hasn't given up on anything, even with her blindness. She attends university daily, shows interest in clubs, makes friends—and dreams of launching fireworks one day. Kakeru wonders why, when she can't see them...but maybe it doesn't matter. And maybe he can start moving forward, too, for the girl who's always been by his side (Source: Yen Press)

*"You really know how to tease a man, my princess..."* The political and romantic battle between the world's most gorgeous guy and a tomboy has begun! (Source: Renta!)

What is the terrifying secret behind beautiful honor student Yui Kamio's hair?! And why must she always keep it tied up? Super popular Kiito's high school life is plunged into chaos by the worst classmate imaginable! Hiroshi Shiibashi, the creator of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, delivers a comedy that isn't afraid to let loose! (Source: Manga Plus)

Honor student Maruka Suzuki hides a dark secret and a death wish. She knows the world is full of monsters disguised as adults, and she’s recklessly looking for a creature to turn her to mush. When one such “Groan-Up” saves her instead, she sees this rabbitlike being named Mochizuki not as her executioner…but as some serious relationship material! Girlfriend and boyfriend, human and monster, wielder and weapon—how far will Maruka and Mochizuki go, and what other mysteries lie in store for them? (Source: Yen Press)

**Pandora’s Box… must never be opened.** Scale, wing, vine, hair…none of that mattered to Lia, because her friends and mother loved her. She lived happily and peacefully—an almost worry-free existence. As the sole member of humania on the island, of course she dreamed about meeting others of her kind. But she never really expected the joyous days to end…until they did. Until humans arrived and attacked her friends and family. Until she opened the box. And so began her lonely quest to save them all… *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

​Princess Leticiel is the most powerful sorceress of her remote kingdom, and adored by everyone. But as her land is ravaged by an endless war, she loses everything. Her people, her family, her loved ones, and eventually, her own life. Until she opens her eyes and awakens in a place she’s never seen before! A thousand years have passed, and she finds herself reincarnated in a different time in the body of a different person; the lazy and incompetent Dorossel. Dismissed and apparently despised by her family and even her fiancé, she struggles to understand this new world and the events that have transpired since her death. There’s a lot to be mad about, but first on the list: how on earth did future magic turn out so lame? (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Laura and Gabriel were passionately in love - even though she was the daughter of a wealthy family, while he was a mere stable boy. But when Laura's parents reject the penniless Gabriel's proposal to marry their daughter, he disappears in despair. 7 years later, Laura is burdened by huge debts left by her late parents when Gabriel, now a successful and wealthy investor, appears before her. He is not the man she used to know, as he coldly declares: "I bet you never thought this day would come. When our positions are reversed!" (Source: eManga)

The final volume of Maniac Road has come and gone, but author Kurihashi delves deeper into the otaku crazed world of fandom with "Pretty Maniacs". Hoping to further the manga/anime craze, Takezou sets up a sister shop in the U.S. He leaves his sister to help at the Maniac Road store. Bitten hard by the otaku bug, Takezou's sis quickly enlists the aid of some quirky but talanted anime-philes. Watch as this new zany bunch of cute otaku girls match wits with other fans in this humorous and off beat romp through the world of Japanese fandom. \*Synopsis provided by DrMaster from the back of volume 1.

18-year-old Hondanaka Koyuki is an apprentice spy. Her current job is to infiltrate a party in order to learn the planned fate of a specific shopping center. However, she is inexperienced at sneaking about and is not particularly suave. Will she and her mentor be able to complete their task?

A manga adaption of Kenji Miyazawa's classic Night on the Galactic Railroad.

On an April night in Tokyo, still too early for fireworks, university student Kakeru Sorano meets a woman named Koharu Fuyutsuki. She is a beautiful girl who stands out from the crowd, laughs a lot, and exudes a warmth that contrasts sharply with Kakeru's own introversion. But there was something Kakeru didn't know at first—she can't see. Unlike Kakeru, Koharu hasn't given up on anything, even with her blindness. She attends university daily, shows interest in clubs, makes friends—and dreams of launching fireworks one day. Kakeru wonders why, when she can't see them...but maybe it doesn't matter. And maybe he can start moving forward, too, for the girl who's always been by his side (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Winner of the Grand Prize award in the 15th GA Bunko Taisho.*