Serephione Granzeus is your average three-year-old girl...or so she thinks, until she meets Lou, the super-fluffy Holy Guardian White Tiger. Memories of her past life as a Japanese businesswoman come flooding back to her, and she realizes she’s part of a fantasy book she read before, but as the villainess. Yet her past life isn’t all that she remembers; she can recall her life as the original Serephione, and her sadness, and her pain... After making a contract with Lou, she comes up with a plan to change the plot and avoid the villainess’s dark fate: become an adventurer and avoid everyone from the book! But the more she diverges from the plot, the more unpredictable the other characters become. How will she keep everyone from learning her secrets and spoiling her plans? (Source: J-Novel Club)

When Jack, a wartime field medic, decides he's seen enough of war and leaves, he gets more than he bargained for - his travels take him through the mountains, where he meets a young, winged boy! After nursing him back to health, he realizes the child must be one of the 'bird-folk' of legend. Though they soon become friends, the rest of the boy's tribe isn't so quick to accept the human... in fact, they want him dead! (Source: Amazon)

**When a young witch is forced from her home by humankind, can she awaken her powers and find a way to save her home? People and nature are at odds in volume 1 of this epic Ghibli-esque fantasy manga from debut author Yumeji** In a world devastated by humankind and forsaken by plants and animals, only witches have the power to communicate with nature. A long time ago, plants and animals lived in harmony… until humankind came to power and, unable to coexist with nature, destroyed and exploited both flora and fauna without a second thought. Now the world has become a barren wasteland. But witches have the power to speak to nature. Blamed for the extinction of plant life, and feared by humanity for their powers, they hide away from the rest of humanity in secret lairs bursting with greenery. Pili, a young witch-apprentice, has set out on the roads accompanied by the wolf Oak. However, she is not accustomed to the world outside and traveling long distances. Her fatigue quickly takes its toll, and she ends up injuring herself by tumbling down a rocky slope! Fortunately, a boy named Bowei finds Pili and takes her home to nurse her back to health. However, the arrival of the unfamiliar young lady arouses suspicion among other villagers, who quickly discern her true nature as a witch. And all captured witches share the fate of execution! *Source: KANA, Vol. 1* *Note: The author was recruited by the French publisher Ki-oon to publish this series in their magazine first. It is also being published by Harta in Japan.*

A little tapir boy comes from his planet to immigrate to the earth. All of the things here are entirely new for him. Let's have a fantastic adventure with this brave boy! (Source: Masumura Juushichi's Homepage) *Note: This is the serialized version published in Comic Beam.*

Yoshio is 30 years old, with no job and a shut-in lifestyle. His mundane days and nights are suddenly interrupted when he receives a copy of “The Village of Fate,” an experimental game with graphics like nothing he’s ever seen before. In the game, he takes on the role of a guardian deity who watches over the people of a new village…but he finds that the game characters are so intelligent, reactive, and human that he starts wondering if they could be real people somehow. Through his connection to their strangely vivid lives, Yoshio begins to discover the brightness that had been missing from his own existence. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Apart from the fact that the color of her eyes turn red when the moon rises, Myung-Ee is your average, albeit boy crazy fifth grader. After picking a fight with her classmate Yu-Da Lee, she discovers a startling secret: the two of them are “earth rabbits” being hunted by the “fox tribe” of the moon! Five years pass and Myung-Ee transfers to a new school in search of pretty boys. There, she unexpectedly reunites with Yu-Da. The problem is, he mysteriously doesn’t remember a thing about her or their shared past at all! *Source: Yen Press*

*Originally published on Omocoro and collated into print by Kadokawa. Serialisation continued in Monthly Comic Beam in the 12/2018 Issue.* It’s that time of month, and you know what that means…a visit from Little Miss P! She always seems to show up at just the wrong time, generally armed with a heavy dose of fatigue and poised to deliver a barrage of beatings that leave her hosts physically and mentally exhausted. Though Little Miss P is often met with dread and resignation, the realities of a woman’s period are widely misunderstood—especially by those who haven’t been subjected to her gut punches on a monthly basis. Join Little Miss P—along with Mr. Libido, Mr. Virginity, and Little Miss PMS—as she visits women in a variety of circumstances, advising, harassing, comforting, and delivering more than one obligatory PERIOD PUNCH in this humorous, heartwarming collection! (Source: Yen Press) *Notes: Winner of the Short Work Prize of the 23rd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.*

Bullied for being gay, teenager Takashi Arashiro wishes he could just be somebody else-but who could predict he’d morph into a giant-headed sci-fi creature?! Takashi’s tumultuous emotions become the catalyst for personal and social exploration of the LGBTQ experience in this quirky, profound manga from prolific BL author Kazuki Minamoto. (Source: Yen Press)

In the frontier of the American West, a veil of evil threatens to engulf humanity. Servants of the fallen archangel Temozarela are paving the way for their dark lord's resurrection. One man stands in the way of the apocalypse: Ivan Isaacs, a fallen priest who sold his soul to the devil Belial for the power to fight evil. Armed with a wicked blade and silver bullets, Ivan will give the heretics a baptism of blood in his pilgrimage for humanity's redemption. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Meet “the Killing Machine” Owaru Endou: the cold-blooded and strongest hitman of a massive underworld organization, who has decided to retire out of the blue. His reason? To stan his favorite underground idol with his head held high! But old habits die hard, especially for a man whose hands are stained with blood. Can Owaru truly shed his identity to live the ultimate fan life of concerts, meet and greets, and picture lotteries—even when his past comes knocking? (Source: Yen Press)

*“I’ll offer you 50 million won for every demon you hunt down.”* Jeju Island is swarming with demons out for human blood. When Won Mi-Ho, heiress of Daehan Group, finds herself at the mercy of one of these evil demons, she strikes a deal with serial killer, Van, to ensure her survival. (Source: WEBTOON, edited) *Note: Won the Grand Prize of Exported Korean Comics Awards in 1999.* *Island was originally serialized in Daewon C.I.'s Young Champ magazine from 1997-2001 and released in 7 volumes. In 2016, the series was re-released on Naver Webtoon.*

Company employee Hideo has been going out with his lover for 9 years. Despite being busy as a pediatrician, the younger Tomohisa only thinks about Hideo. The two of them love each other from the bottom of their hearts, but as they approach the age of 30 they come face-to-face with a harsh reality. Although they hold each other close, their hearts are distant, controlled by fear… (Source: Libre Shuppan, translated)