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Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Akito but at the same time captivates him, just as Akito's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding. A story of growing up, letting go, falling in love, and falling out. It chronicles the relationship of Sana and Akito throughout elementary to high-school.This manga won the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo.An extra epilogue book called 'Deep Clear' is available on MangaFox which is set a few years after the end of the Kodocha series. 'Deep Clear' is a cross-over with Obana Miho's other work, 'Honey Bitter'.

Demon brothers Tao Tie and Kui Long arrived at a village to receive a ritual sacrifice that happens every 10 years. Kui Long introduces himself as Wu Chen to a girl named Tan Hua. Turns out that Tan Hua actually died from an illness beforehand, but her brother, the doctor gave her a medicine to revive her so that she would be the sacrifice instead of him. Neither Kui Long nor Tan Hua knew each others role in the approaching ritual...

The story revolves around a love triangle between the male protagonist, Makoto, and two girls in his year, Kotonoha and Sekai.Makoto develops an interest in Kotonoha, and although they both take the same train to school, she seems to be unaware of his existence. One of his classmates, Sekai, gets the two together despite holding strong feelings towards Makoto.

The House in Fata Morgana The Veil Over Your Eyes manga, Beyond the third door lies the year 1869. In this technologically advanced era, people are always on the move. The mansion's master is an ambitious businessman who has invested in the rail industry. However, his obsession with wealth and power leads him to neglect and mistreat his wife. Beyond the fourth door lies the year 1099. The Maid tells You that this is the final tale. In this era, You see a young man who claims to be cursed and a girl with white hair, called Giselle, who has been branded a witch and marked for death. Having borne witness to these four tragedies, each set in a different time and place, You are now free to choose whether You wish to end Your story here or press on. But there are those who would say, "You were able to bear them because they weren't your tragedies."

Yuuki's earliest memory is of a stormy night in winter, where she was attacked by a vampire... And then rescued by another. Now 10 years later, Cross Yuuki, the adopted daughter of the headmaster of Cross Academy, has grown up and become a guardian of the vampire race, protecting her childhood crush, Kaname, from discovery as he leads a group of vampires at the elite boarding school. But also at her side is Kiryuu Zero, a childhood friend who's hatred for the creatures that destroyed everything he held dear, is now determined never to trust them. This coexisting arrangement seems all well and good, but have the vampires truly renounced their murderous ways, or is there a darker truth behind their actions. Because in this world of secrets, nothing is as it seems. And the price of misplaced trust may even be worse than death.

From Dazzling Scans:Kazusa, a young high school girl, is killed instantly when a car crashes into her as she was crossing the street. As a ghost, she watches her friends' reactions to her deathkeeping a close eye on Miharu, the boy she was in love with before she died. However, she discovers that he was in love with another girl Okabe Ranko... but can Okabe see Kazusa's ghost when no one else can?

From : TCmangaSatomi was told to marry her brother-in-law, Hongdae. Even since the passing of her sister, Kyoko, Satomi's dad is worrying about not being able to find a successor to the Asahina Private Hospital. In the eye's of Satomi's dad, Hongdae is the best candidate to take over his leadership. In order to prevent protests from the board, he wants Satomi to take her sister's place - to become his wife so that he could once again be related by marriage to Satomi family.Satomi is just an ordinary gal who studies at a nursing school and wants a first love that she can embrace forever. She is shocked when her dad informs her about marrying Hongdae and gets in a dilemma about it....until one day, she finds something shocking about Hongdae....

First yaoi book by Honjou.1) Welcome to the Chemistry Lab (Kagakushitsu e Douzo). (Two chapters). Shibaura, the Chemistry teacher, usually seems gentle and kind but, in reality, is a beast. Kousuke loves this Shiba-chan but will his chastity be safe?!2) Only You Would Steal me Away (Kimi Dake ga Boku wo Ubaisaru) : story of Kousuke's brother and best friend.3) The King's Lens (Ousama no Lens) : A student photograph and his model.4) A Grave Sin : Revenge of an angry son upon his dead father's lover.5) I'm in Love With a Demon (Boku wa Akuma ni Koi wo Suru) : A lonely otaku boy loses his eyeglasses and he looks very handsome, but...?Extra of the first story.For volume 2:It's been 6 months, and Shuri is wondering if Kobayashi is really his lover. Kobayashi's memory is continuing to improve, and he remembers something about Shibaura Sensei and the pharmaceutical company he worked at, but he can't remember what. Is it good? Is it bad? Will it affect the relationship between Shibaura Sensei and Kousuke? Will Shuri and Kobayashi move their relationship past kissing? (from Attractive Fascinate)Volume 3 contains a 2 chapter side story that was also published in Ikura Nandemo Suki Sugiru as chapters 1+2.

Grey Death on his quest to learn the mysteries of the infamous City. This deluxe collection of Tagami's tale of the future gone mad is presented in the same stunning format as the Mai Graphic Novel, with soft covers and full-color dust jackets. Grey loses the love of his life, Lips, when she dies in the line of duty as a "Trooper," a mercenary pawn of the government. Troopers fight in hopes of earning the rank of "Citizen" and escaping their dismal status as "People." After Lips' death, Grey becomes an exemplary "Trooper" himself, often the only one to return alive from the most hazardous missions. Together, he and sexy Trooper Nova set out on a personal mission to rescue Red, Grey's former squadron commander, risking demotion back to the lowly status of "People." Does Grey dare to love again?

A young man who discovers he can have out of body experiences, which he uses at first to have fun but quickly leads him to discover that his life isn't what he thought it was, and people he knows have lives he never imagined. And then he meets this girl who has the same power and much more control...Hidoi~! Translators

From Viz: Humans thought the wolves died off two centuries ago in this bleak post-apocalyptic wasteland. But some survivors lurk among the humans by mentally cloaking their animal bodies. One white wolf, Kiba, scours the land for the scent of the Lunar Flower that will lead them all to Paradise...But will it lead them to a deadly false legend?

Futaba, a boy that has grown up in an overprotected family, suddenly finds himself on the other side of the world, where he meets Kiara, the Amaranthine. They journey to find Kiara's true master, and along the way they meet a curious cast of characters, including the wizard Belbel and the prince Virid.

Two years ago, the famous detective Narumi Kiyotaka disappeared, leaving behind only the words, "I am pursuing the mystery of the Blade Children." Now, his younger brother Ayumu is accused of murdering a fellow student, and begins to discover people with connections to the Blade Children all around him. The Blade Children were born cursed, and Ayumu may be the only key to saving them, but first they want to test him, by trying to kill him with everything they've got. All the while, it seems that Kiyotaka is manipulating events for his own unknown purposes.- From AnimeNewsNetworkOngoing

Haru has been living with her stepfather, Seiji, ever since she lost her mother at a young age. However, on the heels of Seiji's grandfather's funeral and with news that their apartment is scheduled to be demolished, she begins to take a fresh look at her circumstances.

From Midnight Scans:Even though they played together innocently since they were young, somewhere along the way, the seeds of "love" started to grow. Growing up on an outlying island from Okinawa, Kazuya, Ryoko and Daisuke were brought up like a family. They wanted to be together forever, but the three of them have different desires. One wants to stay, one wants to go, and one of them wants to go, but can't. When Daisuke is lured away from the island, Ryoko decides to stay on the island with Kazuya. However, the three of them will experience a cruel fate...!

From Noir:There once was a man called the most brilliant intellectual. And a woman with everything standing at the death's door. Their hearts were so completely frozen solid that nothing could melt them. What kind of light was it that could melt their hearts? ...Love...? If the answer was love, isn't it beyond absurdity?

From Fantasyshrine:Five years ago in summer, Takuro's older brother, Kotaro, a high-school teacher, brought his student, Hiro, to Takuro's apartment. The three of them started living together happily.Until one night, Takuro discovered that Kotaro and Hiro were actually lovers. Although he felt hurt, angry, and betrayed; Takuro realized he had also fallen in love with Hiro.However, tragedy struck when Hiro's older brother, Reiichiro, finaly located Hiro...

From Tasty Kiwi Scans:HyoYi is a poor girl with a scholarship to one of the most exclusive private schools, attended only by kids from the richest families. Strong and resilient, HyoYi fights to protect her mentally handicapped brother whose illness makes him a target for bullies and beatings. Then she meets MinHa, who unexpectedly winds up making an agreement to protect the siblings. Bound together by their unusual arrangement, HyoYi and MinHa gradually learn what it means to love, one step at a time....read left to right

From Tokyopop:Imprisoned for a thousand years, eighty-eight fabled beasts seek resurrection from their world so that they can unleash their wrath upon present-day Japan. And a band of young warriors would love nothing more than to let loose these beasts so that they can feast upon the human world. The only thing preventing civilization's annihilation is the Girl of Water, who is lost in the human world--without any memory of who she is! As the elemental warriors continue their search for her, they cross paths with another of their kind: Ishigami, the Man of Earth. However, Ishigami is one who wants to stop the dreaded resurrection...

Katagiri Aoi lives in the countryside, and likes it just fine there. Yet, to her dismay, her parents are moving to Tokyo, and she has to come along. Just before leaving her home town, however, she has a chance encounter with a visiting Tokyoite, Sugita Tsuyoshi, a city-born playboy type. On impulse, he kisses her--only to realize that this kiss, unlike all the others, carries unexpected meaning for them both.Extra stories:vol1: Lovevol1: The River Personvol3: Psycho Lovevol4: Wait For a Night When Snow Fallsvol4: Your and My Rendezvous (Rendebu)vol4: A Tearful Tale of Love

They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade - and take control of - a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret - except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?Won the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga and the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year in 1996.

From HMR:The main character, Rui, is a hardworking and happy girl. One day, her neighbor moves away and leaves behind a stuffed panda bear. Rui decided to take it home, since she's always loved panda bears. She goes to sleep with it one night, and discovers herself in bed with a stranger (who also happens to look like her ideal man) the next morning. He introduces himself as Peter, and that is how she ends up meeting three other guys...

When the hot-tempered Han Hye Won accidently insults the handsome jjang of Han Hwa Go, Sun Woo Bin decides to pay her a visit... with his entire motorcycle gang, ready to see some blood. So how does that lead up to a kiss and the infamous captain begging for a date? Do you want to try?

The story takes place in a world that resembles 19th century Europe. When a carnival comes to town one day, Ray, the son of a bar owner, meets a girl with wings. The girl's name is Vendemiaire. She was given life by her Creator and tells Ray that she is not human.This is a series of short stories showing the kindness and cruelty of mankind. You can enjoy pictures drawn with a fine touch alongside the philosophic dialogue of the characters.This 2-volume series is the debut work of Mr. Kitoh. Hints for his next work, Narutaru can also be found in this story.(Blurp above from Kodanclub)

Delivery consists of a series of stories which paint a bleak and realistic picture of the women in the water trade, i.e, prostitution. Something for more mature readers with a dash of tragedy thrown in.

Heureka is a manga set in antiquity, during the Second Punic War between the small city state of Syracuse and the Roman Empire. The comic is based around the life and times of the famous mathematician Archimedes.Archimedes was not only a gifted mathematician but also an engineer of repute. During the conflict with the Romans, Archimedes was supposedly responsible for creating a number of war machines that devastated the Roman legions before they eventually got the upper hand. The exact nature and use of these devices is controversial, and exists more in the realm of legend than actual historical fact.

Story about the history of a valley and the animals that lived there.6. The Golden ScaleOne day, a young boy heads out to catch a haul of fish, so that he can afford to get good bread for his mother. While there he finds a golden fish who, in exchange for not killing it, offers him a golden scale which will grant any wish. Choosing delicious bread as his prize, the boy returns home successful. If he could get bread from one scale, what would he get with another?8. The Devil Invites Himself to the BallThe fox of danube, the head of the revolutionary army has infiltrated the ball and is plotting something. Who is this mysterious exactly? And what is his relationship with Lily?

[From ShoujoMagic]:Story 1) Chiko's Wish -Chiko is a young female sparrow in love with a human boy named Shuu. One day, the Grim Reaper suddenly shows up at Shuu's house and shocks Chiko by announcing that he's come to collect Shuu's soul. What can one little sparrow do to save a human life...?Story 2) Crybaby Yukimushi.Akira was always a taunted for her crying. She promised her friend Kei that she wouldn't cry anymore. Now they are in the seventh grade. What it Akira going to do when someone says they want to confess to her beloved Kei.Story 3) Reverse Storm Warning.Kotone and Naoto have been dating for a long time. Nao isn't the most famous or most popular but she likes him. Kotone was talking to her friends but they find her relationship isn't porgressing well enough compared to other's relationships. Now Kotone wonders why Nao is even going out with her and why he's acting differently.Story 4) The Rainbow Fugue.There's a legend that if you see a rainbow at the waterfall in the park your love will come true. Miyabi and Hayate were great friends until they got to middle school. Then they went to seperate schools and almost never sees him. Mayabi wanted Hayate to love her so she goes to the waterfall and finds her beloved Hayate there playing a trumpet.Story 5) Spring Game.Izumi really wanted to play the game Chrono Spring but it was sold out. A guy tells her that he bought two copies and that she could have one. Before she knows it she's in playing the game and meets a guy named haru who saves her life and helps her get out the game.Story 6) Half Bitter Gift.Yukumi absloutly hates Kookie but is in love with his friend Asada. Kookie likes to peaster Yukumi and Yukumi's friend aya is always quiet on the side supporting Yukumi. It's around Valentine's day and Yukumi and Aya are making cookies. Yukumi is making her's for Asada but Aya says shedoesn't know who to give hers to but by what Kookie says there may be a different story to all of this.

By solitaryCross:Takuma Zushi just wanted to be left alone. He sleeps in class and skips club. While going home, he sees a girl walking into the woods and decides to follow her. There he witnesses a fight between two sword masters with the prize being the ownership of the "Kandachime", a sword that can shape shift into a person. That girl, Otowa Hagane was about to lose when he naively steps into the fight...

It all seemed like another regular day for the photojournalist Wakatsuki Tetsuya when something big happened. ALIEN INVASION! This brings his journalist's blood to a boil and he goes to check it out. It is there he meets, standing in a pool of blood and corpses, the alien girl Kahm, who looks exactly like a human if you take away the pair of horns growing from the sides of her head. There they fight and Tetsuya wins and takes her sword. Kahm retreats but soon comes back to retreave the sword and save Tetsuya from Japan's unavoidable fate....being wiped off the face of the earth! On her spaceship, Tetsuya learns that Kahm is not only a princess but also the heir to the thrown of the Santovanku Empire! Well, one comidic fight leads to another and now Tetsuya and Kahm are on their way to Kahm's father to declare their marriage?!?!?Read left to right.

In an age of chaos, the four governing spirits of wind, water, fire, and earth reigned. There were those who could harness that power to cast spells, and there were a few who were blessed with the ability to hear the spirits' voices, and those people were endowed with the ability to control the "Darkness Rage", "Luciffis" . . .Twins, Rudius and Mattie, are on the run, trying to escape the Spell-Caster Monks, who are trying to capture them to take the Luciffis. When the two are separated, Mattie turns to a fortune teller named Kishiru Mishuru to enlist her help in locating her missing brother, and that's where the story begins . . .

Two young doctors, the passionate and well-liked Osanai and the ambitious Tatsugaura, are both investigating the mysterious 'Monmo' disease, found only in one remote village, which causes bizarre bone deformation, making its victims take on a beastlike appearance before their deaths. Osanai, caught between the allure of his urban medical world and the rural peace offered by the remote village, does his best to help the victims retain their humanity in the face of a medical establishment which views them only as guinea pigs and oddities. Meanwhile, Tatsugaura schemes against Osanai and tries to infect his rival with the disease in order to gain fame from researching the results.

It's 1925. Baron Midorikawa has a difficult mare named Basilis, and the only one who is able to ride it is Momiji, a stable girl. Baron Midorikawa has a nephew, Awa, whom he hates and uses only as a business tool. Somehow, Momiji and Awa fall in love, but Momiji dies soon after.Now in 1977 Tokyo, everyone has been reincarnated and will meet again....From Shoujo Manga Maniac:Japan, 1920: Momiji is the only person who can ride the Baron Midorkawa's unruly horse, Basilis. A romance blossoms between Momiji and Awa, the baron's nephew, but that romance ends in tragedy. Seventy years later, they will be reborn and will meet again...

Haru, a fun, lovable, easygoing guy, has a problem, he burnt his girlfriend close to death along with 5 buildings with his bare hands. What will happen to this human torch?

From Midnight Scans:A sweet love story that will melt your heart!A gathering of the sweetest boyfriends."No matter where you are or the time of day, I will protect you."Story 1 Kodomo Jya, Naino (Yoshioka Ririko)Nono and Ryou are childhood friends. When they were younger, Nono always saved Ryou, but...?!Story 2 Natsu ga Chikai (Kimura Ayako)I like Tsuji Hideto, and in order to be able to speak with him every day, I purposely violate school regulations.Story 3 HOLE - Kirameku Sekai (Takahashi Rie)I never confessed my feelings to my unrequited love. In order to change a life of regret now, she goes through the opening!Story 4 BURNIN' VALENTINE (Higurashi Kinoko)Kazuki and Souma have been "friends" for three years. Kazuki has finally decided to make a love confession and she tries to give him handmade chocolates, but...?!Story 5 Koizaki (Higuchi Megumi)Destiny put us in the same class!! It is extremely dangerous to be in the same class as the one I like!! Will my love blossom like a cherry blossom?!Story 6 Mame to Kurasu (Okinoko)The extremely sweet, lovey-dovey (?) relationship of the mysterious rabbit that shape shifts, Mame, and and the male high school student, Makoto, who live together, drawn in 4 frames!!

While hiking a mountain with his friend, Dong-uk stops to take a picture with him on a steep ledge which collapses and leaves them stranded on an isolated cliff. He accidentally drops a chocolate bar and it gets caught in a tree below them. While his friend is descending the cliff to retrieve it, Dong-uk accidently lets go of the makeshift rope and watches him fall to his death...but is he truly dead?

From Adachi's Universe:We start with our main protagonist, Shichimi, bidding farewell as he readies for his journey into Edo (on our Earth, Edo was the old name of Tokyo before it became the capital of Japan). His mother has just died, only leaving him a walnut and a request for him to go to his half-siblings. Shichimi bids farewell to a sternly old man, who is a firefighter. We can tell this from the symbol on his cloak. This symbol is also on Shichimi's cloak. Upon reaching the town of Edo, Shichimi meets a mysterious man, who ridicules the peace of the world as an illusion.

[Summary By: Love_Blossom]The people of Kinase Village are protected by god. Kaya and Rin live together because Rin's mom died. So Kaya andRin are not blood-related siblings. They seem like normal people, but there is a secret they have that no one knows about....

A Survival side story, set between the events of chapters 76 and 77.While travelling on his journey Satoru comes across a boy drowning in a river. He attempts to save him, though is swept away by the current and loses consciousness. Upon waking he finds himself in a mysterious city ruled over by a cruel tyrant.The chapters which make up Survival: Another Story were originally published in Shounen Sunday alongside the main series, and are included in the first 22 volume print by Shogakukan. However, later reprints have always collected the chapters into their own, separate volume.

One day, high school girl Sonoko forgets something so she goes back to get it. She glances out the window and sees a boy in the schoolyard, surrounded by unconscious and bleeding bodies!The boy is Narusawa, and blood runs down his cheek, and he has a dangerous look in his eye. He is one of the toughest guys in the school, and had beaten up the guys at his feet. He senses Sonoko looking at him and turns to her.Sonoko's school is co-ed, but the girls only have classes with girls, and guys with guys. At this school, most of the guys are the loud, rude, dangerous, violent gang-member type. Most of the girls know to stay far away from them.But, things are about to change when this kind of boy asks her to be his girlfriend--the dangerous Narusawa-kun himself! He waits for Sonoko after school and follows her around. He seems to really like her! What should she do?Narusawa has a different side to him that he is willing to share with Sonoko. He can be kind and funny. What a strange couple they would make! There are a lot of obstacles in their path to love. Narusawa is willing to tackle them, but can Sonoko face her own fears?

500 years before the story of Saiyuki, a heretic child with golden eyes is brought into Heaven. He is given into the reluctant care of a minor deity named Konzen, the nephew of the Merciful Goddess Kanzeon Bosatsu. Konzen eventually gives the child the name "Goku". Goku becomes friends with two other minor gods, Marshal Tenpou and General Kenren of the Western Army of Heaven. He also meets a strange little boy who seems to be his own age, the War Prince Nataku. Although Goku is happy in his new home, Heaven is not kind to heretics. There are those who would use Nataku and Goku as tools in an attempt to seize the throne of Heaven, and Konzen, Tenpou, and Kenren may not be able to save them.

The beatiful women who keeps getting murdered. Joint investigation team which has been formed to catch the criminal. The investigating team are becoming tired, and a man with a power appears in front of them

A collection of eight Zombie related oneshots by several authors.Includes illustrations by Hiroe Rei (Black Lagoon), Samura Hiroaki (Blade of the Immortal) and Matsumoto Jiro (Freesia).

From Tokyopop:To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive?

Heir to the Vessalius Duke House, Oz, has just turned fifteen. His life is carefree and wealthy, darkened only by the continuous lack of his dad. At his coming of age service, every thing changes. For no reason he is able to pick out, Oz is cast into the prison called the "Abyss", simply to be saved with a girl called Alice, the Bloodstained Black Rabbit. The puzzle there starts as Oz unravels the enigma behind Alice, the Abyss, and the peculiar organization called "Pandora".ChainsBeings in the Abyss that were at one-point person, changed by the Will of the Abyss. They have to sign a contract using a contractor that is human to be able to depart the Abyss. People must be repeatedly consumed by chains involved with prohibited contracts as a way to achieve power. Some chains, like Humpty Dumpty, can have several contracts. When they do even more will be slowed down by the revolution on a prohibited contractor seal. The sole Chains that have been once not people are Oz the B-Rabbit Cheshire and Cat who are the sole chains that will develop a form that is human due to them being creatures as well as in the instance of Oz a filled thing while the others developed semi-human looks.

A timid schoolgirl who is isolated by everyone, doesn't own a cellphone because no one would call her anyway. So she imagines owning a cellphone in her head, but one day, there is a connection -- the phone rings, and someone is on the line! Note: Tsuzuki Setsuri also did a manga based on the same story. Note2: A movie for this manga was released in 2007, directed by Tatsuya Hagishima.

From BangAQUA:Sung Hyeg is from a rich family; smart, prudent, cunning and strong. Je Ha is from a poor family; an idler, hooligan and is always looking for badass adventures. Both of them have nothing to lose. And it would have been best, if they had never met