It has been nearly twenty years since the last Great War, and while smaller skirmishes are still taking place across the world, peace is mostly the norm. In the Fuso Empire, Sakamoto Mio is about to join the war effort against the Neuroi alien invaders. She will have to distinguish herself among the other hardworking cadets if she is to become a full-fledged Strike Witch. Soon, she will have the chance to prove herself in battle, as the Neuroi launch their latest brutal attack. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Chitose is a high-school girl who lives her life wearing a “mask” in order to be liked by everyone. One day, a boy named Itsuki saves her from a pervert. Unable to forget his eyes, she follows him to an art prep school!! But after Itsuki leads Chitose around the prep school, he sees through her façade … This is a sweet, but sadistic, love story between a mask-wearing girl and a free-spirited boy! (Source: Kodansha USA)

A collection of stories from the author: 1. Imouto ga Dekimashita. (I Got Myself a Little Sister.) 2. Sotsugyou no Hi 3. Soushite Watashitachi wa 4. Watashi no Suki na Anoko no Koto 1 5. Watashi no Suki na Anoko no Koto 2 6. Watashi no Aisuru Kawano-san (My Beloved Kawano-san) 7. Tayuminaku Ikiyo

Full of beating hearts and fluttering feelings, this anthology of girls' love stories will leave you breathless. With contributors like Canno (Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl), Sakuya Amano (Gosick), and Nio Nakatani (Bloom into You), this collection is sure to satisfy the desire for a sweet love story (or sixteen!). (Source: Yen Press) A collection of yuri one-shots by various authors. Cover illustration: Nakatani Nio **#Illustration**: Non **#Illustration**: Hiiragi Yutaka **#Illustration**: Minakata Sunao 1. **Shiawase wa Kizu no Katachi** (幸せは傷のかたち), Nakatani Nio 2. **Clean Room no Namida** (クリーンルームの涙), Nishio Shiori 3. **Ningen teki na Emotion** (人間的なエモーション), Amano Shuninta 4. **intro.** (intro.), Harumi Chihiro 5. **Mushoku to JK** (無職とJK), Canno 6. **Kamiyui** (かみゆい), Isaki Uta 7. **Hakoniwa no Alice** (箱庭のアリス), Amano Sakuya 8. **1/365 no Goshujin-sama** (1/365のご主人様), Mekimeki 9. **2 Nen to 11 Kagetsu** (2年と11か月), Kabocha 10. **GAME OVER** (GAME OVER), Tadano Kagekichi 11. **Watashi no Kawaii Kuso Onna** (私のかわいいクソ女), Kawanami Izumi 12. **Zassou Hanashi** (雑草譚), Yuikawa Kazuno 13. **Futari de Ringo wo** (二人で林檎を), Kitao Taki 14. **Usagi no Bell to Ookami-san** (うさぎのベルとオオカミさん), Itou Hachi 15. **Kimi no Jinx** (キミのジンクス), Takada Fumiko 16. **Watashi no Idol** (私のアイドル), Hirao Auri

The son of a genius magician, Yoichi Takato has been something of a polymath ever since his high school days. However, his high school days are marked by boredom and an inability to open his heart to others. When he happens to join the magic club, he meets with friends to whom he can finally open his heart. But then, the curtain rises on a terrifying murder show! A spinoff story with Hajime Kindaichi’s nemesis from “Kindaichi Case Files”, “the hellish puppet master” Yoichi Takato must solve this murder case, even though he is still in high school!! (Source: MangaBox)

The long-awaited series by the up-and-coming writer of the Jump+ one-shots “O no Utsuwa” (under the pen name Kyo Oribe) and “Kuga Masamune no Junan.” A mystical epic drawn with stunning penmanship is about to unfold… *Source: MANGA Plus*

In this alternate retelling of *Neon Genesis Evangelion* everything is different. Shinji and Asuka have grown up together as childhood friends, Rei is the new kid at school, Misato is their teacher, NERV is just beginning to assemble teenagers for their experiments, and the second impact never happened. The story proceeds as a romance rather than an action series, with love triangles a-plenty. (Source: Anime News Network) *Note: Include three extras chapters.*

The second sales division at Gosei Trading Company is headed up by Mr. Takanashi, one of the firm’s top performers and a charismatic knockout at age 40. One of his subordinates is the equally hot, cool and calculating 26-year-old, Hiwatari. Practically every woman at the company has attempted to stir up an office romance with the magnetic Takanashi, but this dashing zaddy has turned them all down, because...he secretly has ED! Meanwhile, Hiwatari seems like a scary robot on the outside, but he’s actually looked up to Takanashi since he started working with him four years ago. When Hiwatari gets a chance to spend the evening with Takanashi, he reveals more than he means to! An irresistible love comedy between a hot older man with a shameful secret and a cunning underling who becomes an unlikely confidant in his quest to once more stand proud and, ahem...erect! (Source: Kodansha USA) *Notes: \- Chapters 1 to 10, 18, 22 and 23 were split into multiple parts in the original serialization and later combined in the volume releases. \- Includes four extra chapters.*

A worthless husband and his carefree wife. 54 short stories of their heartwarming, funny, and sad life. Winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and Japan Media Arts Festival grand prize Kono Fumiyo gives us this heartfelt short comedy. (Source: JManga)

Kai, a young Dark Knight who comes from a household of elite Dark-job holders, decided to pursue even greater strength. One day, he saved the Princess who was being attacked by a monster, which ended up being the trigger for him to join an academy specialized in teaching Holy jobs. Together with Millia, his childhood friend as well as a Paladin, his little sister Chloe the Necromancer, and Princess Shel, who later becomes his tutor, their thrilling academy life begins. Despite having a body so incompatible with Holy magic that he almost passes out whenever he uses it, he is resolved to endure all hardships, for he aspires to become the polar opposite of the strongest Dark Knight: the kingdom's strongest Royal Paladin! (Source: Manga UP! Global)

One day, a young woman named Kimiko meets a little lost bird named Pippira. Living with the little bird becomes a series of surprises and discoveries. Before long this little happiness becomes, to Kimiko, an irreplacable treasure in her day to day life. (Source: Jmanga)

From childhood friends to a married couple, an older wife with her younger husband, a May-December romance, and a marriage of convenience... Life unfolds in countless ways, as do the bonds we share. Through tender everyday moments, warm domestic life, and precious connections... Just as there are different types of marriages, there are various ways of living. Join these families as they spend their peaceful, relaxing days and let their happiness touch your heart. A collection of heartwarming family stories that will bring tears to your eyes.