Minoru Sayo is an office worker who lives an upright but mundane life. That is, until one day, he turns into a vampire. Unable to forgo his scruples, he refuses to feed on humans and attempts to soothe his thirst with cat blood. On one such night when he's out prowling for a feline friend, he runs into his coworker in the same department, Yamadera. After a few drinks at a bar, Yamadera falls asleep at the station leaving his vexing neck exposed and vulnerable. Overcome with annoyance and hunger, Sayo takes a bite and discovers...? Will Sayo find a way to become human again? And what really lies behind Yamadera's sweet mask? Take a read and find out in this emotional and twisted tale between a 40-year-old virgin and his sadistic junior colleague! (Source: MangaPlaza)

A beautifully illustrated shoujo manga tale of medicine, royal intrigue, and romance in a setting inspired by historical China! Whether it be for illness or injury, the preferred healing method in Moon Flower Kingdom has always been the country’s special medicinal baths. However, after his party is attacked by a mysterious figure during a regional inspection, Prince Keiun witnesses a never-before-seen lifesaving medical technique. Even more shocking still, the one who performed this feat is a young girl named Koyo! And while luck may have been on their side this time, questions remain. Just who is this girl, and who is after the prince’s life? Shadowy conspiracies, mysterious religions, and deep-rooted beliefs all collide in this beautifully drawn manga series! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Name’s Inori Takafuji. I’m not really much of a “go-getter,” if you catch my drift—sleep’s more my style—but getting summoned to another world kinda messed things up. Bit hard to chill when you’ve got a king in your face telling you there’s a bad guy you’ve gotta go slay or whatever, you know? Plot twist, though—it’s actually not so bad. Getting the hero treatment sounds pretty nice, right? But then it happens again! Some other clown summons me, I get my obligatory superpower, and off I go. And sure, that’s fine. It happens, sometimes you get isekai’d to the wrong place. But then it happens AGAIN! Someone ELSE summons me, I get ANOTHER superpower, and then I’m somewhere totally new. Repeat ad nauseam. No idea what’s going on, but all I want is one thing: stop !@#$ing summoning me! *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol.1*

Lloyd, a white mage trained by Lady Merlin herself, is a member of the illustrious Hero’s Party—until they kick him out for being “too weak,” that is. What the Hero’s Party doesn’t know, however, is that he’s actually crazy strong! No longer shackled to the party that never understood his worth, Lloyd is quickly scooped up by an S-rank adventurer who immediately recognizes his talent and invites him to join her party. Together, Lloyd and his new comrades set off on a quest to hunt a pack of high wolves, but they soon discover that there’s much more to this simple job than what meets the eye… *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

Tetsuya Takahashi was suddenly summoned to another world. However, his invocation was a mistake and after participating in the level review...he has the weakest \[level limit\], lv.1, the king seeing his limit calls him "defective" and condemns him to death! Despite being summoned against his will. Tetsuya is thrown into the valley of the monsters. There he was attacked and brought to the brink of death, and when he used his unique skill \[Absorb Corpse\], he gained the skills that the corpse possessed! "...Let's do it! Survive in this world, become strong and take revenge on those who were summoned. The "level 1" man who was called "defective" and "weak"... now begins the ascent to be the strongest! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Ren is an unlucky but kind-hearted young man. One day, he’s summoned to another world as a hero—only to be kicked out of the castle for being both useless and the wrong person. But in truth, he secretly holds god-tier cheat skills: “Blacksmith,” “Mining,” and “Gathering”! As he helps the townspeople using his abilities, those in the castle begin to suspect something… This is a wildly popular fantasy adventure about a laid-back journey with trustworthy companions! *Source: Alpha Manga*

More than twenty years before the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors in 2011, Katsumata Susumu was using his cartooning skills to alert Japanese to the dangers of nuclear power. Inspired by Katsumata's research trips to the now notorious facility and his background in physics, Fukushima Devil Fish begins with two stories from the 1980s on the subject of nuclear gypsies", the men who labor under oppressive conditions to maintain Japan's fleet of "nuclear power plants. The book then cycles back to the late 1960s and 1970s with a group of stories, originally published in the legendary alt-manga magazines Garo and COM, populated with creatures from Japanese folklore and lonely young men bereft of home and family. At turns haunting and endearing, Fukushima Devil Fish reveals Katsumata as both a master of comics as a poetic form and a true friend to the victims of Japan's modernization. The collection is rounded out with a suite of essays by the artist, historian Asakawa Mitsuhiro, and critic Abe Yukihiro, which illuminate Katsumata's life and career and the importance of his work in a post-Fukushima world. (Source: Breakdown Press)

Life on rough, rundown Ira Street isn’t easy at the best of times, but a recent string of murders has left the residents traumatized. Not Shavonne, though. He’s too busy trying to get by to worry about some murderer. However, that all changes when he meets his peculiar new neighbor. Lewellyn is young and handsome, yet eccentric. Why does he spend all day peeling onions on the apartment stairs until his eyes are red-raw? And what’s with those filthy black fingernails? Nevertheless, Shavonne reluctantly accepts a dinner invitation at his neighbor’s place. But after he makes a gruesome discovery during the candlelit meal, suddenly the murders feel a lot closer to home… (Source: Lezhin US)

Emperor Aurelian Agnes, founder of an empire and master of abyssal magic, one day falls asleep atop a book that portends his empire’s end. Waking up as a weak and sequestered prince in that future timeline, he must use his knowledge of the book and his unique magic to break the mold set before him and change the world’s impending end. Can he overcome an invading demon army, infighting royals, magical disasters, and even his own weak body, or will his empire fall for good? (Source: Tapas)

23-year-old Chahui Yun is already tired of life: tired of Cheongna, her rural hometown where nothing seems to change; tired of her family's failing apple orchard; and tired of running away from Wookyeong Park, her childhood friend and first love. Although Chahui and Wookyeong grew up together, their lives couldn't be more different-Chahui's family has constantly been down on their luck and struggling to get by, while Wookyeong's family breezes through life as the wealthiest people in town. When Chahui returns home to nurse her ailing mother and help her unreliable father tend to the family farm, she has no choice but to face her past-and her past love with Wookyeong-that she's been trying so hard to forget. Can love blossom again among the apple orchards of Cheongna, or are some things meant to stay in the past? **Original Novel:** [Chapters](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=8865690), [Volumes](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=9726372) **Official Translations:** [English](https://www.wattpad.com/story/384853838-in-the-shadow-of-the-spring) ***Note:** The cover with the FL is a unofficial cover but was a gift illustration to the author, by the artist Not. (Source) The novel was first titled as 'The Shadow of the Spring' before being change to 'In the Shadow of the Spring'*

The start of a flirtatious love comedy between step-siblings that begins with a misunderstanding! (Source: ComicWalker, translated)

Chikage is a beautiful girl in my class who is smart and well-behaved. She is my rival in school, but after school, she has another face. After school, she plays in the arcade with an innocent smile that would be unimaginable in class. I try to make friends with Chikage on campus and play with her after school in order to get to know her better at both places. We grow closer to each other, until finally… a heartwarming triangular love comedy begins! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)