Desperate to escape his painful past, 24-year-old Hyun-Oh has cut ties with everyone he once knew. But when he unexpectedly runs into Cha-Mi, his former high school friend, Hyun-Oh's world is turned upside down. He does everything in his power to push Cha-Ni away, only for Cha-Ni to insist on sticking around. With no other options, Hyun-Oh fakes a confession of love, hoping it will drive Cha-Ni away for good—only for Cha-Ni to admit he feels the same. (Source: Lezhin US)

From Ponent Mon: Seventeen authors (nine from France or French-speaking countries, eight from Japan) brought together in the same book, a succession of freely created short stories about the same universe: Japan. The French, of course, journeyed to Japan for the occasion. Each cartoonist was sent for two weeks to a different city in the archipelago (Joann Sfar in Tôkyô, Emmanuel Guibert in Kyôto, Nicolas de Crécy in Nagoya, etc.) to bring back an original creation. The Japanese tell us about their district, the city where they live or where they originally come from (Kazuichi Hanawa's story being about the northern island of Hokkaido, Jiro Taniguchi's about the town of Tottori, etc.) The result is often inspired, always surprising: Japan through new eyes. "Japan" will appear simultaneously in French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and English. Along with "A Patch Of Dreams" by Hideji Oda, it is the first step in a series of international creations with left-to-right reading direction, created for us by some of the best European and Japanese comic book artists. List of included short stories: At the Seaside - [TAKAHAMA Kan](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=4331) The Gateway - David Prudhomme Summer Sky - [TANIGUCHI Jiro](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=714) Now I Can Die! - Aurélia Aurita Osaka 2034 - François Schuiten & Benoît Peeters Shin.Ichi. - Emmanual Guibert The New Gods - Nicolas de Crécy *Kankichi* - [MATSUMOTO Taiyou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=361) The Tokyo of Qualtérou - Joann Sfar The Sunflower - [Little Fish](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=19995) The Song of the Crickets - [ANNO Moyoco](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=152) In Love Alley - [Frédéric Boilet](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=6069) The City of Trees - Fabrice Neaud The Festival of the Bell-Horses - [IGARASHI Daisuke](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2216) In the Deep Forest - [HANAWA Kazuichi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2080) Sapporo Fiction - Étienne Davodeau

Kit Smith, honoring her father's dying wish, has moved to London to pose as the niece of Rose Singleton, a member of the ton. Kit can't imagine what influence her gambler father exerted to bring about Kit's introduction into polite society. Hugo Devinish, a second son, went to sea as a cabin boy and is now a prosperous merchant and ship captain. He decides to attend a party in town to check up on an heiress that his young nephew is courting. Meeting Hugo at a party, Kit wonders why he wishes to dance with her—until she overhears him explaining his mission to a friend. Kit muses that they must be talking about her. So, the family watchdog has been dispatched to investigate her, eh? Kit thinks it's not very charitable of him to describe her as "a chit with more hair than conversation." But more than that, she wonders why he thinks she's an heiress? Still, if he wishes to dance with a simpering simpleton, she can well oblige him!

Welcome to the prestigious Saint Leaf School, where, among other things, the boys are so pretty they give the girls a run for their money! Amidst this bed of flowers exists one Hitomi Sakuragawa, a sweet girl with a not-so-little weight problem, who lives in a nearby apartment owned by her doting older brother. Hitomi also happens to have pretty much the best luck on the planet: Her neighbors are some of the hottest guys in school! But will she need to steel her willpower, cut out the cookies, and slim down before they'll even give her the time of day? Or will they be charmed by her kindhearted, genuine personality? It won't be long before Hitomi discovers that the road to a healthy lifestyle is paved with hilarity! (Source: Yen Press)

Model Alysha has been selected to become the face of a major cosmetics company’s new campaign. When it turns out that the campaign’s renowned photographer is Ross, she is forced to confront an unpleasant memory from five years ago. Back then, Alysha was a country girl who longed to be a supermodel—she barged into Ross’s studio and bribed him into doing a camera test for her, but the price was steep and continues to haunt Alysha. After that humiliating first meeting, why on earth would Ross choose to work with her now? (Source: Harlequin)

An anthology comic of Comic Girls by various mangaka.

Based on Anne Weale's novel "A Touch of the Devil" Seize today... don't trust in tomorrow! Blanca had never felt such a strong attraction t a man before. Yet Joe Crawford, the darkly handsome piano player at the local restaurant, was clearly not good husband material. Living on his boat in the small Spanish harbor, Joe would no doubt drift out of her life as he'd drifted into it. "I want you very much; come live with me," was his only offer. Could Blanca be faulted for refusing? On the other hand, if she truly loved him--and she did--why not? (Source: Fiction DB)

Life never goes the way Carrie expects, just like her stubborn curly hair. It was Friday the 13th and she was having a bad hair day. Unemployed and looking for a job, Carrie was on her way to an interview when she got into a collision with a luxury car. To make matters worse, the car's handsome driver was also arrogant! And her bad luck didn't stop with the damage to her car-when she arrived at the interview to meet the company president, Carrie is shocked to discover it's the same driver she just ran into! (Source: Renta!)

It's all my fault. All Eve wants is to live a quiet life as a teacher, nothing more. But she kept telling herself that all her troubles-being abandoned by her mother, abused by her stepfather-are her own fault. And when she resists an unwelcome kiss from the minister at church, he hisses the same words at her: "It's all your fault." Fleeing home, she encounters Jake, who gently consoles her with the words "Nothing is your fault." Eve feels she's been saved. But she can't cling to Jake... He is someone else's man. Someone else who is obsessed with youth and beauty, and who makes everyone around her miserable... [English publication via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/62700/)

When architect Grace attended a competition to win a contract to rebuild a mansion, she froze when she saw her competitor-Colin McGrath. He was a man she was deeply in love with and once spent a night with! Just remembering that night, Grace is embarrassed. Despite her rule to keep her distance from him, she is forced to spend three weeks with him in a mansion for the competition. And as they draw closer to one another, she realizes that she is once again putting herself at Colin's mercy.

Collection of One Piece doujinshi from different artists. Covers illustrator: SARUYA Hachi **2004 Vol 1**: • *水の中の内面と外面* by SARUYA Hachi • *メモのようなもの* by YAMANAKA Hiko • *ANXIOUS* by SOUREI Naruto • *おしおきＤＸ* by Munta • *My Love Approach* (マイ ラブ アプローチ) by SAOTOME Kagura • *呼吸* by Tee2BOOKS • *joke* by 139 • *恋花火* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *きみと花火* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *甘い関係* by Tsukudani • *junior sweet* by Tsukudani • *ウルウルの実* by AJIMIYA Makoto • *いつかバターにかわるまで* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *ロロノアくんの恋人* by Munta • *その時、その心理。* by SOMEYA Rui • *オレンジデイズ ～若葉の頃～* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *オレンジデイズ ～新緑の頃～* by TOKUNAGA Mako **2005 Vol 2**: • *高レベル代償　affaire de coear* by SARUYA Hachi • *とても、短い思い出のはなし。* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *二刀流サンジ* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *いつか* by 139 • *高き空の峰* by ESUKI Chizuru • *水上の都* by HANAMURA Touko • *SUnny Sunny Day！* by FUJIKI Aya • *Honey*Honey* (ハニー＊ハニー) by AJIMIYA Makoto • *そして議題は王子様の乗り物について。* by SOMEYA Rui • *隣人に光が射す時* by NATSUME Kokoro • *ふられてBANZAI* by Munta • *闇も光も 光も闇も（小説)* by Ajirou & NATSUME Kokoro • *ラブ イズ ゴーヤ(1)～(7)* by Koinu • *君を待つ間* by OOTSUKI Kurumi • *おかしな二人* by OREYOSHI Furota • *あり日の昼下がり* by FUJISAKI Ichiko • [color=blue]*Moshimo Den-Den Mushi ga Terebi Denwa dattara*[/color] (もしも電伝虫がテレビ電話だったら…) by HAGA Inochi: A hilarious spoof on the train journey to Enis Lobby. Plus Zoro reveals his mushy side after a fight (sort of 😉 ) • *無題* by HAGA Inochi • *君が好き* by MITSUKI Nao **2006 Vol 3**: • [color=blue]*A Kiss Coram Populo*[/color] (遮る一双の先に) by SARUYA Hachi • *恋の絆創膏* by SOMEYA Rui • *ペットは決して話さない* by TOKUNAGA Mako • *火葬* by AMAGAKURE Gido • *夢紀行* by Munta • *役立たずな男* by 139 • *ウヨキョクセツ* by Tee2BOOKS • *空* by ESUKI Chizuru • [color=blue]*Midnight Sun*[/color] (ミッドナイト・サン) by Yamato: Zoro and Sanji make a bet involving a bottle of wine. (Later reprinted in volume 2 of [Ichioku Size](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=93843); scanlated from this version) • *Gear 2 na ZS* (ギア2なZS) by HAGA Inochi • *手紙* by HANAMURA Touko • *バスルームDE乾杯☆* by AJIMIYA Makoto • *続く終わりはない* by Ajirou (cuts: YAMADA Nichoume) • *ばら色の指先* by NATSUME Kokoro • *夏恋* by Tsukudani • *夏の魔物* by SOUREI Naruto * Note: [color=blue]blue[/color] = scanlated

**Volume 1:** **The tomboy matures into a beautiful lady…** West London, Nineteenth Century. Rebecca Standish is enraged when she hears about her former friend Drumond Thornville returning from the military. Though as a child she admired and respected the strong and beautiful Drum, she wants revenge for him sequestering her for four years. It has been several years since they last spoke and Rebecca has matured from a tomboy into a gorgeous lady. Not knowing this, Drum returns home and is shocked by her transformation; not just by her appearance but by her cold attitude toward him… **Volume 2:** **As Rebecca faces a new obstacle, danger threatens Drum… What will happen to Rebecca’s love?** Ever since Drum got shot by a malicious poacher, Rebecca has been nursing him back to health, and slowly she realizes her true feelings for him. When the social season starts, Rebecca goes to London to attend her first party. She finds herself in a circle of new friendships and passionate romance, but seeing Drum with his half sister makes her uneasy. Meanwhile, a dangerous plan is happening that puts Drum’s life at risk!