"What if we became friends with benefits...?" Suuna, a gloomy high school student, leaves home to live in a dorm. But when she nervously enters her room, she finds her roommate, Ruka, feeling up another girl! She finds out Ruka needs a "friend with benefits," so Suuna takes charge and proposes they form a "(semi) friends with benefits" contract...? (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Originally a three-chapter limited run, it was picked up for full serialization starting 2023-05-09.*

*"Yes! Yes! I finally bit one!"* Luluna Von Bettelheim, four-hundred-year-old vampire of noble lineage, wakes from her long slumber, and on a whim, enrolls in a human school. There she bites a girl and gains a servant. "Shower me with praise!" she orders. But her command leads to even more affection an she expected. Teren Mikami (prose) and Minori Chigusa (manga) team up to bring you a sensual girls' comedy about a vampire and her cute, high-school servant Wakana. (Source: One Peace Books) *Note: Originally self-published on Twitter and note, was then licensed by Akita Shoten for serialization.*

Yeon finds herself as an extra in her own novel. To make the most out of the bizarre event, she goes on a quest to find her handsome male lead Chang. However, who she finds is none other than the younger, frail version of the antagonist Bi. Yeon finds that the "antagonist" Bi is being pushed through the narrative of a villain -- can she stay by his side through it all? (Source: WEBTOON)

Kang Jun, a prince of a small nation of the East, was taken as a hostage after his country was defeated by the West. There he meets Rosaline, the Queen who held great power and has absolute sovereignty over the country. As Rosaline’s spoils of war, she took him for herself and now lives in her castle. One day, however, Kang Jun discovered Rosaline’s political secret. And instead of keeping her secret, Kang Jun takes advantage of it and tries to use her power to rebuild his own country.

Ever since that fateful rainy day when she was rescued by the handsome Duke Killian Devonshire, Rowena has lived as his mistress. Though she believes that Killian has grown to love her over the past three years, she wants to repay her debt to him and become his equal so that she can stand proudly by his side. But when Killian begins to behave strangely, her trust in him wavers, only for it to be fully broken the day he introduces another woman to be his future wife. Thus, Rowena decides to make some drastic changes to their relationship. But will it be for better or for worse? (Source: Tappytoon)

Nozomi has married Shinji, an office worker in Tokyo, and is enjoying her newly-wed lifestyle. Until suddenly, Shinji's older brother runs off with his new family, forcing Nozomi to move into Shinji's family's home in the sticks! This is a cheerful manga about the struggles of mother and daughter-in-laws. (Source: Media Do International/Beaglee)

A colorful ensemble romantic comedy from the web! The heroines have a variety of personalities, including a "royal tsundere," "a childhood friend who comes on strong," "a natural classmate," and "a younger sister who's a bit of a jerk." A lovey-dovey ensemble drama with heroines with rich personalities and their respective partners! Please savor the sweet and sour and sad coming-of-age episodes...! *Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.*

Cover Illustration: Tomo Kurahashi 1. **Matteiru Otoko** (待っている男) \[Kazuki Natsume\] 2. **Futari no Oku no Te** (ふたりの奥の手) \[Mikuro Noichi\] 3. **Uso da yo** ((嘘だよ) \[Moegi Yukue\] 4. **Koi wa Choukyori de** (恋は長距離で) \[Riko Sakura\] 5. **Gift** (ギフト) \[Udo\] 6. **Tadanaranu Kankei (Miman)** (ただならぬ関係 (未満)) \[Toworu Miyata\] 7. **Good Bad Timing** (グッドバッドタイミング) \[Yorocu Tsuyuki\] 8. **Cafe Tenin-san wa Kyou mo Mabushii** (カフェ店員さんは今日もまぶしい) \[Nmura\] 9. **Koi wa Sainan** (恋は災難) \[Eiji Nagisa\]: Spin-off of *Kabukichou Bad Trip* 10. **Tomodachi Doushi** (友達同士) \[Tomo Kurahashi\]

The tomboy and the quiet girl don't seem to have much in common at first glance, except that they're head over heels in love. Ren is loud, brash, and possessive—a far cry from Shino's calmer, more reserved demeanor. But hey, sparks fly in the most unlikely cases, and this couple can barely keep their hands off each other. Between Ren's aggressive flirting and Shino's adorable personality, if one of them isn't blushing, whoever's reading along with them sure will be. (Source: Yen Press)

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

"I'm not in love with you anymore." When Mamoru was 12 years old, Kanato, the childhood friend he thought of as a brother, told Mamoru that he loved him. But Mamoru replied, "Two guys can't be like that," and rejected him. After that, they went their separate ways. Mamoru wanted to apologize and return things to they way they were before... Now 15, Mamoru moves to Tokyo to pursue Kanato and they meet again at the same school, in the same dorm room... They feel such warmth when they sleep next to each other, Kanato's hand stroking Mamoru's head... Nothing's changed. But they can't turn back time.

Qatora was once a valiant knight of the Razanate Empire who gave her life to protect a young imperial noble. The tragedy cast her into the primordial Light of Origin, which not only revealed to her a dangerous secret... but also reincarnated her! She now lives as Lyse Winslette, the humble daughter of a poor baron in a neighboring country, who is doing everything in her power to keep her distance from the empire because of the forbidden knowledge she possesses. Lyse thus works her days away at the royal palace of Olwen as a lady-in-waiting. And she’s rightfully mortified when she’s chosen to attend the visiting Razanate emperor. Little does she know that she’s about to learn another state secret that’s going to land her... an engagement to an imperial knight?! She’ll have to use all her skills—from this life and her last—to get out of this mess. Yet what is this strange feeling when she touches her fiancé’s hand? Just who is Sidis, and what secrets is HE keeping? (Source: J-Novel Club)