At 25, Fuko’s true love isn’t romance; it’s food. Her path to cooking begins with a lucky bingo win—a nifty rice cooker! But with her kitchen occupied by her pet hermit crab, Hikki, Fuko has to get creative... Cooking with only a rice cooker?! Challenge accepted! Join Fuko as she steams ahead in this lazy gourmet adventure! (Source: MANGA Plus)
Natsumi Orihara has been having trouble sleeping lately, as strange things have been invading her dreams. On a day that is unlike any other, a new student arrives in Natsumi's class and proclaims to Natsumi that she has overflowing energy... And then Natsumi has what seems to be a waking dream that feels all too real and unbelievable! Just what exactly is going on? What does the new student, Tenkawa, know about these dreams?
An anthology manga series.
The action-oriented boy, Yuki Sanada, meets a runaway ojou-sama, Juna Tenkoin, who despises her restrictive lifestyle. Sympathizing with her situation, Yuki hands Juna a notebook and advises her to write down what she wants to do and fulfill her desires. However, Juna is eventually called back home, and Yuki realizes that he doesn't want to part with her. Despite the differences in their worlds, Yuki decides to be by Juna's side and sets out to make her wishes come true, from "wanting friends," to "holding hands," to "wanting a lover." Thus begins a romantic comedy about two people from different social backgrounds trying to fulfill their wishes together.
After breaking the city “rule”, the girl’s life gradually broken, and finally she pass across the forbidden white line──. Along with Ayasato Keishi’s spine-chilling 『Nekono Tenoko』, there are Sasaki Ichiro’s 『Vertical』, Tao Noritake’s WEB published work 『Kobito no Geemuya』, Maisaka Kou’s story of a man experiencing the worse fear in the middle of test courage with the popular girl in class 『The Two in the Test of Courage at Night』, Takeoka Hazuki’s 『Ainosainou』, and state-of-the-art Nishino Sego’s newly written 『Ghost Tunnel』. Presenting these six stories, this is the first volume of the summer night light novel horror!
There's been a string of disappearances in the city where Hyde runs a watchmakers'. Following the disappearance of one of his friends, he encounters a mysterious man who seems to be intent on hunting him down...
Passionate romances featuring Penny Jordan's best known family. In the *Perfect Family* series (パーフェクト・ファミリーシリーズ): 1) Ai wa Fukushuu no Hate ni (愛は復讐の果てに; The Perfect Seduction) illust. by HANABUSA Yoko The Crighton family has been the cause of scandal and heartache for Bobbie Miller?and she wants revenge. All she has to do is seduce the sinfully attractive Luke Crighton and the family secrets will be hers to expose. But the perfect seduction backfires when Bobbie becomes ensnared in her own dangerous trap. 2) Ai wa Meiro no Naka ni (愛は迷路のなかに; Perfect Marriage Material) illust. by HIDAKA Nanao Tullah Richards knows she shouldn't be fantasizing about her boss. She'd come into the company convinced she'd despise the womanizing Saul Crighton. But the more she works?and socializes?with him, the more she comes to realize that this devoted single father of three young children is perfect marriage material. She knows it?she just has to find a way to prove it to Saul. 3) Ai wa Unmei no Mama ni (愛は運命のままに; The Perfect Match?) illust. by HIMURA Soraha The Crightons have position, power and elegance...and a past scandal to haunt them. The dark, brooding Guy Cooke just had to be the ideal man. Chrissie was entranced and, the wonder of it was, Guy appeared to be equally mesmerized by her! It seemed the perfect match but was it all too good to last? Chrissie had a family secret that Guy could surely never forgive... 4) Ai wa Madoi no Nochi ni (愛は惑いののちに; The Perfect Lover) illust. by OGATA Rin Relations between European Union nations can be tense, but that's nothing compared to the war that's been brewing between Professor Gareth Simmonds and Louise Crighton. When she was his student, she lost her virginity to the good professor. Years later, they've run into each other at EU negotiations, and it's impossible to tell if the sparks between them will enflame their war or rekindle their lost romance. 5) Ai wa Kunou to Tomoni (愛は苦悩とともに; The Perfect Sinner) illust. by HASHIMOTO Takako Brilliant, arrogant and ruthlessly ambitious, Max Crighton is an unfaithful husband and a cold, distant father. When he goes to Jamaica to search for his uncle, it's mostly to escape his latest lover's furious husband. His long-suffering wife, Maddy, finally makes the difficult decision to move on. Then a savage mugging leaves Max near death. As his body struggles to recover, Max realizes that there are still much deeper wounds to be healed?and that living without Maddy is worse than not living at all... 6) Ai wa Kanawanu Yume ni (愛はかなわぬ夢に; The Perfect Father) illust. by AKINO Nanami Samantha Miller yearned to start a family, but eligible men were in short supply. Maybe visiting her happily married twin in England would help. Liam Connolly should have been relieved to see Sam set off for England. Since she'd been a gangly teenager, she'd had a crush on him. He'd managed to resist her as he'd felt her impetuous nature made them an unlikely match. So why, after she'd confessed the reason behind her trip, did he suddenly find he wanted to be the man to father her babies! 7) Ai wa Kurushimi no Oku ni (愛は苦しみの奥に; A Perfect Night) illust. by KARINO Mao Katie's twin, Louise, married the love of her life, and Katie even helped make it happen. Now the pressure is on for her to find love. But she won't make it to the altar if she's run over in her home town. SebastianCooke might drive a bit fast in this small town, but he'll never be able to catch up with his daughter Charlotte. A chance encounter might lead to happiness for all three of them, but only if Katie can give up her crush on her sister's new husband? 8) Ai wo Boukyou no Anata ni (愛は望郷のかなたに; Coming Home) illust. by SANAZAKI Harumo David Crighton never expected to find love when he returned home to Brussels, Belgium. So when herbologist Honor Jessop, who has a difficult past of her own, offered David a live-in position at her greenhouse nursery, he readily accepted it. During a particularly severe thunderstorm, David comforts Honor and calms her from her fears. With little to no knowledge of each other's past, they come to accept the imperfection of humanity and each other, but will David be able to overcome his past mistakes and find a future with Honor? (descriptions taken from fictiondb) These are actually books #2 - #8 and #10 of Penny Jordan's "The Crightons" series.
Mei Midorikawa is in an exchange program that has brought her to Taiwan. There, she is introduced to Yongqing, the top student of the academy who is tasked to showing her around campus. Just as Mei is getting to know her classmates and creating a place for herself at the school, she encounters an eerie presence in an empty classroom. That night, a mysterious and beautiful girl called Huijin appears in her room. After interacting with Huijin, an incident breaks out which forces Mei to return to Japan. Years later, Mei is trapped in a tough marriage...and what appears before her is a letter from Yongqing, warning her to "be careful"... The beautiful woman Mei met in the foreign country was not the person she thought she was. This love...will kill. *(Source: Tokyopop)*
A comic anthology based off of the fist Shin Megami Tensei game.
Anthology of shorts based on Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. 1. **Sentakushi no Jiyuu** (選択の自由) \[Shou Akizuki\] 2. **Korobushka** \[Kari Erika\] 3. **Shinkuu Pack Demonica Suits** (真空パック・デモニカスーツ) \[Hibiki Teragane\] 4. **Karera to Watashi-tachi** (彼らと私たち) \[Hikaru Kusunoki\] 5. **KY Arthur Goranshin** (KYアーサーご乱心) \[Reku Hayase\] 6. **Kesshin! Shigotonin** (解決!仕事人) \[Yuu Kirai\] 7. **Kimi ni Setsu na sa Midareuchi** (君に切なさ乱れ撃ち) \[Aimi Igarashi\] 8. **Uruoiteki na Nanika.** (潤い的な何か。) \[Ryuuji Tsukiyama\] 9. **RISEINREVOLT** \[Naharu\] 10. **Michi to no Souguu** (未知との遭遇) \[SANA\] 11. **Jinsei no Tabibito** (人生の旅人) \[Minato Tonami\] 12. **TALK > Zelenin** (TALK>ゼレーニン) \[Hiroyoshi Koutake\] 13. **Rui Rui Nankyoku Katsudou Houkokusho** (ルイルイの☆南極活動報告書❤) \[ARI\] 14. **Bimyou na Tachi Ichi** (微妙な立ち位置) \[Sakaguchi\] 15. **Sakaime** (境目) \[Hirune Sumino\] 16. **Call me!** \[Naka Utani\] 17. **Tennen Anthony** (天然アンソニー) \[Kyou Natsume\]

