I, Akechi Yoshitaka, am a healthy male high-school student. When I was invited by a senior to infiltrate the dorm of Shizuru Girls High, for some reason we ended being chased by dangerous-looking female students wielding swords. One of the girls is actually my childhood friend, Tachibana Minori. In order to save me, that girl slashed at the other pursuers! Wh-what a thing to do! Then again, the girls are all okay. But, in exchange, the skirts are taking the damage and getting torn up...!? That's right, the students of Shizuru Girls High are actually Knights clad in armor (skirts) that fight in order to take over the "Territory" inside the school!! And so it is decided that I'll be also involved in the battle aiming to become the King of Knights...!! High tension battle comedy kicking in!! (Source: jCafe24)

Lyrica is a hardworking 8-year-old girl who has always used her vivid imagination to escape the harsh realities of living in the slums with her neglectful mother. After her mother has a premonition of a disastrous future, she snaps to her senses and devises a plan to provide a different life for her daughter. But even Lyrica couldn't have imagined that the plan was to marry the emperor! Now that she has everything she could ever dream of, can Lyrica face reality in spite of her wild imagination? [Original Novel](https://page.kakao.com/content/57508924) **Official Translations:** [English](https://tapas.io/series/mothers-contract-marriage-novel/info) *Cover Art by [CHOO Hye Yeon](https://www.mangaupdates.com/author/4oqpeef/choo-hye-yeon)*

Ninja... Ninja were... merciless demi-gods, ruling Japan with their karate in the age of ninja tranquility. But, "some" committed a forbidden form of hara-kiri storing their souls at Kinkaku Temple for future resurrection. Their lost history was falsified and concealed and the truth about these ninja was long forgotten. Now, in the future where the universalization of cynbernetic technology and electronic networks are God, suddenly, sinister ninja souls, resurrected from thousands of years past are unleashed on the dark shadows of Neo-Saitama. Fujikido Kenji, is a salaryman whose wife and child were killed in a ninja turf war. In a brush with his own death, Fujikido is possessed by an enigmatic ninja soul. Fujikido cheats death and becomes Ninja Slayer. A Grim Reaper destined to kill evil ninja, committed to a personal war of vengeance. Set in the dystopian underworld of Neo-Saitama, Ninja Slayer takes on Soukai Syndicate ninjas in mortal combat. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)

Ten years ago, Kanna was thrown into the body of a Korean girl named Joohwa. She had everything in her new life—a loving family, a great boyfriend, a hard-won medical license, even her own clinic! But that all changes when she's suddenly swapped back one day. Just as she's been in Joohwa's body, Joohwa has been in hers...and she's left Kanna's life a mess! First things first, she's going to divorce her cold husband, Duke Silvian Valentino. After that? Revenge on everyone who's wronged her. [Original Novel](https://page.kakao.com/content/54442787) [Official English](https://tapas.io/series/post-possession-damage-control-novel/info)

Amelia is a studious young countess and water mage. Her fiancé, Reese, is the second son of a marquis and wields earth magic, a desirable skill for the agricultural domain that Amelia’s father rules. The couple grew up together and has always gotten along well, so their happy future together seems certain. Yet after Reese enters the Royal Academy of Magic, Amelia loses all contact with him. Although she assumes he’s just busy with his studies, when she enters the academy a year later herself, her classmates inexplicably ostracize her as Reese continues to avoid her. Throughout this confusing ordeal, the isolated and anxious Amelia finds comfort in the kindness of Sarge, the fourth prince, who seems to have taken an interest in her... (Source: J-Novel Club)

Life hasn't been kind to Zenos. He was born in the slums, and his dirt-poor background has denied him almost every opportunity. After an encounter with a healer, he throws himself into studying to become one and finally catches a break when an adventurer invites Zenos into his party. Zenos is thrilled—so thrilled, in fact, that he's willing to put up with his teammates treating him like garbage. They fail to appreciate his talents and ultimately kick him to the curb, claiming he's outlived his usefulness to them. Now bereft of money and out of options, Zenos decides to put his self-taught skills to use elsewhere and opens an underground clinic. Word quickly spreads about the brilliant healer working incredible magic in the city's shadowy underbelly. Even the royal palace is taking notice... Can Zenos buck the odds and carve out a life for himself in a world that's done nothing but spit in his face? And can he save the lives of the patients who wind up on his doorstep in the process? (Source: J-Novel Club)

Zhang Gong decides to learn light magic, a magic few show interest in and eventually becomes the legendary Grand Mage. While trying to end the continent's east and west separation in order to unite all of the different races, he becomes every race's Child of Light. Original Web Novel **Official Translations:** English (WuxiaWorld, [Webnovel](https://www.webnovel.com/book/child-of-light_8094106605004805))

The royal family is burdened with debt. To pay it off, they send their daughter Violet to be betrothed to Winter, the bastard son of a loaded Duke family. Violet falls in love with Winter on first sight. But Winter's not taken with her. Years later, Violet decides to divorce him...but then she finds that they've swapped bodies. How did this happen!? And will they be able to change back!? [Original Novel](https://page.kakao.com/home?seriesId=53706168) **Official Translation:** [English](https://tapas.io/series/what-it-means-to-be-you-novel/info), [Japanese](https://piccoma.com/web/product/107888)

While having absolutely no talent for magic, Wynn trained his body every day to achieve his dream, becoming a Knight protecting his country. Compensating his lack of magic with his abnormal physical abilities alone, he entered the school to become knight a few years ago. Until one day, the little girl 2 years younger than him who followed his hard training every day suddenly came back to him after several years. And when that young woman, who became the saviour of the world by defeating the Demon King himself, calls Wynn her "Master," the tale of the "Master of the Brave" knight apprentice begins.

Ever since she was suddenly possessed by a sub-character in her favorite novel, Random Box, Ciel's goal in life has been to become the head maid of the villainous Grand Duke. However, when the Grand Duke is killed by the female lead, Ciel's goal is thwarted. In the end, Ciel saves the Grand Duke and is cursed to become a child instead. To break the curse, she must become the adopted daughter of an even worse villain? Can Ciel survive the villain's lair and return to adulthood? **Original Novel:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/52337345), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=5605555), [MrBlue](https://m.mrblue.com/novel/detail/E000097844?pid=E000097844), [Joara](https://www.joara.com/book/1530260) **Official Translations:** [English](https://www.wattpad.com/story/389331406-saving-the-villain-from-the-heroine)

From Kodansha: Neither a utopia nor a dystopia, it’s still a world of nations in strife, as dominated by corporations as ever. Technology hasn’t made humans nearly obsolete, but rather bettered us, if you will, attaching to our bodies and even brains as enhancements for those who can afford it. Comics artist Shirow Masamune’s vision of our coming society, animated to global acclaim and finally the basis of a major Hollywood production, branches out in five original stories by some of the most beloved SF novelists working in Japan today. A standalone collection, it requires no familiarity with the franchise to be enjoyed but is indispensable for fans for its thoughtful exploration of the series’ implications. While reality may never become virtual, it will be increasingly networked and augmented. Navigate herein age-old questions about a man that will return, not so ironically, in full force: What is the self? Is there such a thing as the soul?