Jin-Hyuk is a model student. Studious. Hardworking. He can’t wait till the day he has his own place and his own car. He knows that the only way he can achieve his dreams is to go to a top-tier university. He’s fine with his repetitive daily routine of school and studying. That is, until one day, while taking a shortcut through a rougher neighborhood, he sees a kid that looks familiar. That kid… they’re in the same homeroom together, aren’t they? But he’s not the kind of person Jin-Hyuk would get mixed up with. He’s the kind of person that grows up to be a lowlife. Jin-Hyuk was raised better than that. But… that kid, what’s his name… Hee-Chan was it? He’s getting beat up by his dad. No, just keep walking. He should have nothing to do with Hee-Chan, but something seems to keep making their paths cross… This feeling of ennui that Jin-Hyuk has, is Hee-Chan what he needs to shake it? (Source: Lezhin US) *Note: Includes four extra chapters.*

Long before Bell Cranell came to Orario, the goddess of unparalleled beauty, Freya, rose to prominence as the head of her powerful familia. Yet these days, she finds herself fenced in, discouraged from leaving home by her overprotective familia members. Not one to be kept in a cage, she sneaks out and begins a grand adventure of her own, all to find her Odr—her fated soulmate! (Source: Yen Press)

An anthology of short stories by various mangaka, intended for male audience.

Set hundreds of years in the future after an environmental catastrophe, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Yokohama Shopping Log) centers on the simple life of Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in coastal Japan. Alpha stands witness to chronicle the end of humanity’s days with coffee, a slice of watermelon, and the sound of her moon guitar backed by distant seagulls. Quiet and bittersweet, this tale is about the melancholy beauty that can be found even as the end approaches. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) *Note: Includes four extra chapters.*

Transfer student Buntaro Mori starts his first day at his new school already on the administration’s radar. He’s withdrawn and sullen, and the teachers are just waiting for him to explode. When his annoying classmate Miyamoto promises to leave him alone forever if he climbs to the top of the school, Mori eagerly takes up the challenge and shocks everyone when he makes it all the way to the roof. Flushed with the victory of his first successful climb, Mori can’t resist the lure of the local peak, despite warnings from more experienced climbers about the risks of climbing alone. But Mori doesn’t care. A little danger is nothing in the face of his new obsession. (Source: VIZ Media)

The story begins in 1949 Los Angeles. Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American cartoonist, has built his career on Billy Bat, a sharp, wisecracking detective beloved by readers. But everything shifts when Kevin realizes he may have unknowingly copied the character from an image he once saw in Japan. Determined to find the truth, Kevin returns to a devastated, postwar Japan. What he uncovers goes far beyond questions of inspiration or theft. The image of the bat is ancient, surfacing again and again across history, tied to moments of upheaval, power, and violence. As Kevin follows the trail, he is drawn into a far-reaching mystery that blurs fiction and reality, where a single drawing may hold the key to forces shaping human history. *Source: Kana, Vol. 1*

Deep within the deserts lie the mysterious Dungeons, vast stores of riches there for the taking by anyone lucky enough to find them and brave enough to venture into the depths from where few have ever returned. Plucky young adventurer Aladdin means to find the Dungeons and their riches, but Aladdin may be just as mysterious as the treasures he seeks. Together with the djinn Ugo and his friend Alibaba, Aladdin sets out to find his fortune in the depths of the endless dunes… (Source: Shogakukan Asia)

**Blood, death, and duty—the title bequeathed to the heir of the royal executioner becomes a burden too heavy to bear.** Born into a family of executioners, Charles-Henri Sanson must take up his father’s mantle as the Royal Executioner of Paris. Conflicted between his desire to honor the family name and rebelling against the longstanding practice, he chooses to follow tradition, but vows to be the last executioner—the last Sanson to spill blood in the name of justice. *Source: Dark Horse, Omnibus 1*

Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Gojou Wakana passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Kitagawa Marin, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmate into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?! (Source: Square Enix) *Note: Includes four extra chapters.*

Before Aladdin and Alibaba, there was Sinbad – Monarch of Sindria and Conqueror of the Seven Seas! Go back to where it all began, and follow the epic journey of a young, charismatic hero as he embarks on his adventures across distant lands, captures legendary dungeons, and establishes his own kingdom!

Miss Kobayashi is your average office worker who lives a boring life, alone in her small apartment–until she saves the life of a female dragon in distress. The dragon, named Tohru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl (albeit with horns and a long tail!), who will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Miss Kobayashi likes it or not. With a very persistent and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Miss Kobayashi’s normal life is about to go off the deep end! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

The story begins when the gods call a conference to decide the whether to let humanity live or die, and settle on destroying humanity. But a lone valkyrie puts forward a suggestion to let the gods and humanity fight one last battle, as a last hope for humanity's continued survival. 13 gods will fight against 13 human champions in one-on-one battles to decide whether humanity lives or dies. (Source: Comikey)