Twenty-nine-year-old Kiichi Sakuraba is totally burnt out. After his best friend, who he vowed to remain single with, gets married, Kiichi is done with romance in general. On his way back from his friend's wedding, he gets blackout drunk at one of his usual haunts. When he comes to, the handsome twenty-year-old university student Nao Kijima is right there waiting for him! Thanks to this encounter, Kiichi comes to an agreement with Nao that they will meet once a week for a therapeutic hug session. Could something more spring from this arrangement...? (Source: Animate International)

The F12 Center is infamous for one thing—its dangerously high superhuman burnout rate. And that’s exactly where civilian diagnostics officer Baek Shi-Jin is suddenly transferred. On his first day, Shi-Jin is approached by Jeong Tae-Yool, an A-rank Guide with a reputation as sharp as his instincts, under the guise of an admin worker. *“Just stop giving Ham Geon-Woo your attention, and we’ll get along fine.”* Shi-Jin only wanted to repay Ham Geon-Woo, the Esper who saved him a decade ago. But somehow, his highest match rate is with Tae-Yool—who sees right through him. *"Doc, are you really using seduction to request a scan?”* From then on, Tae-Yool seems to appear everywhere—especially when Shi-Jin’s in danger. *“If this were a real emergency, Alpha Team would be here to protect you in under 60 seconds.”* What kind of ending awaits a sharp-eyed Superhuman and a guarded civilian doctor? (Source: Lezhin US)

Thisbe was tired of being the Saintess of Prophecy from day one. Years after being reincarnated into a novel, she navigates a new timeline where, instead of being a murderous has-been Saintess, she chooses peace. And yet she somehow still ends up framed for murder--by her own fiancé, no less! Determined to prove her innocence, gain her freedom, navigate her love life (and maybe help save the world in the process), Thisbe will clear her name not as a Saintess, but as the main character! (Source: Tapas) *Note: Includes five extra chapters.*

"One time a week, I will be the girlfriend of \[someone\]." A bitter love story depicting the realities of love between female college students who earn money on behalf of her and men attracted by her. The first volume is a young office worker who rents the protagonist snow as a fake girlfriend, and draws a distorted love pattern of sota and snow. A substitute girl who plays the customer and the woman of their ideals to the end... Is the distance between two people's mind really close? *Notes: \- Winner of the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shōjo Category \- Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.*

Suzuki has a rare disease with no known cure. All that is known is that the virus comes from soil, and over time causes the human body to decay and rot into earth. Though his time is running out, Suzuki continues to attend school, and is cared for by a kind and beautiful doctor. Together, they view beautiful flowers and think of what it means to bloom... (Source: Anime-Planet)

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) \[Tomo Kurahashi\]

“I think I’ve fallen for you…” A 4-page shorts collection of BL stories depicting such moments. Includes works of 29 popular and talented authors.

Takanashi Haru, a plain and unassuming boy with black hair and glasses, secretly has a crush on the popular teacher Nanjou. His crush is accidentally discovered by his classmate, Sanada Kazuki, a flashy and popular guy who is the complete opposite of Takanashi. Sanada takes an interest in Takanashi's unrequited love for Nanjou and tries to help Takanashi attract the teacher's attention. But as Takanashi starts spending more time with Sanada, he begins to experience Sanada's kindness... Maybe Sanada isn't just the flashy guy he appears to be...? What will become of this usual pairing...!? (Source: AlphaPolis, translated) *Notes: \- Chapters 5 and 7 were split into two parts in the original serialization and later combined in the volume release. \- Includes one extra chapter.*

Ryota Natsukawa is starting university and he suddenly finds out that his roommate is going to be his childhood friend, Kazuhito Tanaka. Despite Kazuhito's picture-perfect looks, he doesn't have a girlfriend. Ryota is curious about why this is and attempts to point out his faults from a girlfriend's point of view. However, as Ryota gets to know more about Kazuhito, their relationship changes. Will they just remain friends? Or will their relationship blossom into something more? (Source: Animate International) *Note: Includes three extra chapters.*

Yu is whisked away to Night Raven College, an arcane academy in the world of Twisted Wonderland. Stranded until he can find a way home, Yu is allowed to stay on campus despite having no magic of his own. But when his new friends land him in trouble with the headmage, his future at the school looks bleak. Now Yu’s fate hinges on bringing together a pair of argumentative first-years and a fire-breathing monster cat… *Source: VIZ Media, Vol. 1*

As the ace heart surgeon of Seomoon Jaeil Hospital, Dr. Yoon Hae-Jun always puts her patients first. To give them even better care, she hopes to open a heart transplant center on the premises. But when one of her patients goes AWOL and saddles the hospital with his bills, the whole project is put in jeopardy. Her only hope? Become the fake girlfriend of the wealthy hospital chairman Seo Yi-Han! But as Dr. Yoon will soon learn, melting his frigid heart may be more difficult than operating on one! (Source: Tapas)

Ever since that day, Neri Oishi’s resolved not to make friends. She’s fifteen years old and plays volleyball at Hakuunzan Private Academy Middle School, which is known for producing top players of the sport. Neri’s doing everything she can to hold herself back, including hiding that she was the captain of a team that took second place in a national tournament when she was in elementary school. While she’s immersed in this team sport, why should Neri have to kill herself? What keeps her from quitting volleyball in spite of that? Get ready for an ensemble volleyball drama! (Source: Kodansha USA)