The news of the accidental death of Lady Rorona Ryus arrived just one day after her fiancé, the Crown Prince, had called off their engagement. Rorona had been condemned for crimes she didn’t commit—falsely accused of tormenting her younger sister—yet she had accepted the charges with startling indifference. They say her body was discovered inside an overturned carriage on a suburban road, her face crushed beyond recognition. Upon hearing of her death, Rorona’s sister rejoiced. “Now the Crown Prince is finally mine,” she thought. The Crown Prince merely laughed. “I wish she’d died sooner,” he remarked. However, they were blissfully unaware of one thing: Rorona’s death would bring far more than just “good fortune” to their doorstep… *Source: Alpha Manga*

On Namito Kominato’s first day of high school, he fantasizes about making friends and walking home with a girl. Luckily, he’s seated behind a gorgeous girl in class! She’s tall, strong…constantly dripping with sweat…and…she wears a paper bag over her head?! Meet Samidare Kamiyama, a kind but shy student with severe social anxiety. Though Kamiyama couldn’t talk her way out of a wet paper bag (literally—it’s hard to breathe under there), Namito gets her to open up. The pair become fast friends, and soon enough, the outgoing, uniform-obsessed class representative is joining in. Together, they decide to found the “Conversation Club” to help Kamiyama participate in high school life. The club needs four members to become official, and there just so happens to be the perfect addition: a student who can only talk to a cardboard cutout of a magical girl! When given a welcoming space to be themselves, even social outcasts can flourish. Let the first meeting of the Conversation Club commence! *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

The curtain rises. Bastian Klauwitz and Odette von Dyssen begin their act for the empire, playing the perfectly enamored couple who are engaged to be married. But beneath the facade, the two are only playing the part as a means to their separate objectives. What they don’t realize yet is that they may be more alike at heart than they seem… In a maze of misunderstandings, secrets, and revenge, will Bastian and Odette be each other’s salvation or destruction? (Source: WEBTOON) *Note: Includes one extra chapter.*

After rebirth, how can this sexy smoking girl told me to be her toy-boy? I'm a master in cultivation! How can I succumb to this world of women? Look at how I fight my own way in this world of women! (Source: Webnovel)

Two childhood friends born in a remote village. One of the boys, Alfi, was good at everything, and grew up as a genius (+handsome) with four attributes of magic, and entered the elite magic school as a scholarship student. On the other hand, the other boy, Reese, was a seemingly mediocre and naughty boy who could only use defensive magic for beginners, but in fact he was discovered by a rare Sage and had been educated as a gifted child since he was a child! And Reese enrolls in the elite magic school with one extremely defensive magic, brilliantly destroying the common sense of childhood friends, teachers and students! An uncaring and selfish commoner pushes the aristocrats away and runs up the school caste at explosive speed!

The beautiful and talented Yukina-senpai is always being mean and demeaning towards her neighbor Keita-kun when they're together. But Keita can hear Yukina talking to herself through the wall when she's alone. "I got to spend so much time with my favorite Keita-kun today! I will confess to him tomorrow, for sure!" A love comedy about a girl with a poisonous tongue leaking her true feelings! (Source: Hobby Japan, translated)

Kazuto Ayanokouji is an ordinary high school boy. He spends his days playing online games as a hobby. One day, he discovers the true identity of a friend who is so close to him that they are married in-game. It turns out to be a cool idol from the same class, Rinka Mizuki. As Rinka tries to act as his wife in real life, Kazuto is forced to lead a dizzying life.

Why not unwind in another world once in a while? High schooler Kudo Akira happens upon the ability to travel between Japan and the fantastical world of Do-Melta. Not bound by any dire mission or duty, he leisurely enjoys exploring his way through the massive dungeon in the center of the world and all the trappings that come with it. The guild receptionist is trying to mooch off of him, his magic instructor has "rewards" for him, and he just might have some fun with a girl he saves... (Source: J-Novel Club) *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*

*"Do you want to stay at my house for a while?"* Kuramine Riku, a second-year high school boy, is feeling down after getting dumped by his childhood friend. He enters a convenience store and happens to save the store clerk who was being attacked. The clerk is Ayana Hoshimiya, the most popular and beautiful gal in school. The incident causes Hoshimiya to tell him about her stalker, and the two of them decides to live together for him to protect her by pretending to her boyfriend...? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do… (Source: VIZ Media) *Notes: Nominated to the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.*

We all hate the greedy villains hell-bent on sabotage. Enter Carnelia Easter, the awful secondary villainess of the romance I’m reading, who trapped the prince in marriage at the behest of the evil empress. I didn’t shed a tear when her head’s lopped off, but now I’m Carnelia! I gotta play this smart and convince him to divorce me instead! Still, between the prince, the empress, the heroine, the second prince, my terrible health... this story’s getting unpredictable. Will I survive after all? (Source: Tapas)