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From Viz: When Haruna Nagashima was in junior high her life consisted of playing softball and reading comics. But now that she's going to high school, Haruna decides to put all of her energy towards getting a boyfriend and having the high school romance of a lifetime. To help in her quest, she enlists cute upperclassman Yoh Komiyama to coach her as she eschews her jock tendencies and turns herself into the kind of girl who can catch a guy. Yoh agrees, with one catch: Haruna had better not fall for him!

Aya and her twin brother Aki thought they were going to a celebration of their sixteenth birthday at their grandfather's home, but the funeral-like atmosphere tips them off that something's not right. Their "birthday present" turns out to be a mummified hand--the power of which forces an awakening within Aya, and painful wounds all over Aki's body! Grandfather Mikage announces that Aki will be heir to the Mikage fortune, and Aya must die! But Aya has allies in the athletic cook and martial artist Yhi, and the attractive, mysterious Tya. But can even two handsome and resourceful guys save Aya when it's her own power that's out of control?

A man relaxing with a can of beer when a winter storm hits. A man, burdened with personal strife, finds solace in a bowl of ramen. Entirely textless, each chapter is a self-contained glimpse into the life of an ordinary person, and how the meals they eat lift their spirits.

Zelle, the eighth royal princess of Roymonde, who was driven to the brink of defeat in the war. She was kidnapped by the enemy, and when she woke up She became a bird?! Fortunately or unfortunately, as the messenger bird of Commander-in-Chief, Valhayle! She struggles for her country even though she is in a birds body. But you cant even do as much as treat me like a bird!! "Gweeckkk!" Carrier Falcon Princess / Herald Princess /

Tina and her brother Nicholas run a soup shop in the Finnish countryside. One day, something flies in their house. It's just a hairball or is it?

From MangaHelpers: After Yuko graduated from junior college, she ended up running a shop. Though her career is going well, she hasn't had time to work on her love life. One day, she's out drinking with her best friend Mikan, bemoaning her lack of a boyfriend for a Christmas date. When she trips and hurts her leg, Mikan asks her little brother Leo (an 18-year-old) to see Yuko home safely. When they arrive at her apartment, though, Yuko makes a move on him and they end up sleeping together. The next morning, she realizes that she not only slept with her best friend's little brother, she actually took his virginity! Leo isn't satisfied with it being a one-night stand, and they start having a completely sexual relationship. Will she be able to keep this from Mikan, and is it possible their relationship may grow to something more? [tethysdust]

At the very moment the Prince cancels their engagement, the Duke's daughter, Letcia Gramwell, recalls her former life as a culinary lover. Much as she hates being run out of her own country, the abandoned Crown Princess resolves to go to the kingdom next door, spending her days in the royal palace with the king, surrounded by fluffiness! But one day, after meeting and feeding a beautiful silver wolf, the King's attitude gradually started to change...

Aliens have become common on earth. Kumika is one such alien who can get nutrition just by breathing and therefore does not need to eat, but from unexpected circumstance she takes a bite of earth food and has her first experience of delicious earth food. The uptight Kumika discovers new tastes through eating and awakens to new kinds of emotions.

In order to survive on the surface, Yu Renjie, the son of the demon leader, was ordered to enter the "right way academy" that only recruits distinguished and upright disciples. The goal is to obtain a "good man certificate" that can whitewash his demon identity. This is extremely dangerous as once the identity of a demon is revealed, countless righteous knights will kill him on the spot. But on the day of registration, Yu Renjie was embarrassed to find that his personal information had been investigated cleanly. In order to hide his identity, he chose to put on women's clothing. The dangerous and hilarious campus life is about to begin!

From Viz: Although Tsukushi Makino is from a poor family, she attends an elite school for the super rich, where her life has become intertwined with the "F4," the ruling boys of the school, in a whirlwind of love and confusion! In 1996 Hana yori Dango received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shjo. This is the best selling shoujo manga in history. Boys over Flowers officially ended with volume 36, but Yoko Kamio, just couldn't stay away from her beloved characters! Boys Over Flowers: Jewelry Box (Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango Some call it Volume 37) contains two short stories that take place 1 year after the end of Boys over Flowers volume 36. It also contains a section with some of the important events in the series that show the characters maturing, plus a special bonus strip! .

From DesperateScanners: In a land where no magic is present. A land where the strong makes the rules and weak has to obey. A land filled with alluring treasures and beauty yet also filled with unforeseen danger. Xiao Yan, who has shown talents none had seen in decades, suddenly three years ago lost everything, his powers, his reputation, and his promise to his mother. What sorcery has caused him to lose all of his powers? And why has his fiancee suddenly shown up?

When Teru's older brother died, she was left with little higher than the usual cellphone featuring the text-tackle of an evasive character named DAISY, who Teru's brother had informed her her would "support her when he was no longer able to." DAISY became Teru's pillar of power, during the the next couple of years as she faces her existence alone, as he sent her motivating words through his telephone number, whether inspiring or just chatter.One day, after bullies in the student council are strangely driven away, Teru inadvertently breaks a school window, which results in her employed by the grouchy, unkind school janitor named Tasuku Kurosaki. As Teru starts working for the college janitor that is unlikable, her emotions start to surpass that of master and servant and she starts to challenge the authentic identity of DAISY. So starts an improbable friendship between A - 16-year old high-school girl along with a sly but bright 24-year old guy.Teru KurebayashiA 16-year old high-school pupil, Teru is a strong willed and kind woman who's alone after her older brother dies. She's made simply having a mobile phone that her brother gave her links her to DAISY, who becomes the supply of help and encouragement of Teru through e-mail messages. Despite never meeting him face to face, Teru h-AS complete trust in him (even though she does not have have romantic feelings for him). When she inadvertently breaks a window, Teru is driven to become the "servant" of the college janitor, Kurosaki Tasuku, to spend it away. Teru's once unfavorable feelings towards Kurosaki develop into something more intimate as the manga advances. Nevertheless, she becomes suspect the telephone her brother left her may be more than it seems and that Kurosaki is actually DAISY.

Alexander Purchinov is president for life of the country of Pursia, a country ruled by violence and the influence of its government. Alexander always desires to be dominant, and "ride" things, whether literally or figuratively. Now that he has already ridden his country, his next target is a fantasy world that has orcs, wyverns, and centaurs.

One day, Yadoya Kenta, who was working for a black company, dies of exhaustion.When he wakes up, he finds that he has been reincarnated not as a hero in another world, but as Tohri, the son of an innkeeper in a rural town!This time, he wants to work moderately and relax! Surrounded by a kind family and lively customers, the slow life of an innkeeper's son begins!

Rookie hospital cook Jungdong always wished he could do more for the patients who ate his food. But he never imagined the Roman goddess Ceres would answer his prayers, or that she'd name him her priest on earth! Now, Jungdong's noble new mission is to bless people with his cooking and gather enough good karma to restore Ceres's powers. As he works miracles with his dishes, he's more inspired than ever in his journey to become a world-reknowned chef. What's troubling, though, is that the goddess won't tell him why she needs all the power she can get. Meanwhile, a mysterious enemy inches ever closer to the duo... will Jungdong's cooking and Ceres' divine powers be enough to brave the storm that lies ahead?

In this world, there exists monsters called Kajiki. They are huge and scary, for they were created to be eaten by gods. However, they are also very delicious! Let the battles between monstrous food and a young chef begin!

High school student Ao decides he's in love with Ryoumei-san, a priest at the local shrine and Ao's childhood friend. Not one to beat around the bush, Ao immediately tells Ryoumei he wants to do perverted things together, but it will take more than a little persuading to get the shocked Ryoumei into bed. Between bad advice, romantic rivals, and Ryoumei's scruples, there are many obstacles in the path of true love.

Six old friends in their thirties meet at a gathering of former high school mates. Today, everyone has a stable life, but they feel dissatisfied. Because they left behind their childhood dreams, those they would like to find back...

Rin, a girl camping by herself at the base of Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko, a girl who came to see Mt. Fuji on her bicycle. The scenery the two witness over a supper of cup ramen... marks the start of a new friendship and many adventures to come, camping in the great outdoors!

I'm Airi, an office worker who reincarnated as an otome game's villainess, Irene. I was on cloud nine ready to start my second life when I was expelled from the academy. With the help from the townspeople, I opened a quaint caf. I was supposed to enjoy my new, peaceful life when suddenly "a fluffy creature" appeared! I tried to feed him my signature sweets, but?!

Nagisa, an office worker, ends up (almost) living together with Hiro, a long-distance driver. Food tastes even better than usual with "Aikagi-kun" and his big appetite. The casual time they spend together begins to color their days... A heartwarming story about a thirty-something office worker and a younger man (almost) living together!

When Natsuno Hanabi went back to her hometown to study in high school, she thought that she will have a new wonderful life. But Tachibanakan, the dormitory she was going to live in, was not what she expected.

Suzume works as a maid in an English manor house. Due to a certain incident, she ends up living in a small apartment in Japan.So where does she find comfort in as she began living overseas by herself for the first time? Japanese cuisine!

Naofumi was sent to another world, accused of rape, and betrayed by his fellow companions. Left penniless and alone, he was forced to purchase a slave in order to have a fighting chance in this world.Anyway, here's a bunch of stories about them eating delicious food.

In the decade since the world became aware of the existence of magic, the world has undergone massive upheaval. However, a boy named Touta lives in seclusion in a rural town far removed from these changes. His ordinary life is highlighted by his magic-using female teacher and his supportive friends. When his tranquil daily life is disrupted, he embarks on a unique adventure.

Thousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara "Red Rose" Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless dhampires, Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day... Akabara's quest takes a sinister turn when an entity called the Black Swan appears. The Black Swan inhabits the body of a young human girl every 50 years, giving her the power to destroy the Vampire King and his queen. With each incarnation the Black Swan grows stronger--will the 49th Black Swan mean the end of Akabara?

Yuri Kugimiya is a high school student who has suddenly been transported to another world. As soon as he arrived, he got lost in a dungeon and was then helped by a troop of adventurers. He then discovers that he now has something more: "the Eye of God", one of the strongest skills in this world that allows him to instinctively analyze and evaluate any element.But Yuri does not intend to use this power to fight. He who only wants a quiet life far from conflicts, he then takes a big decision: he will use his power to become a kitchen ace!

From Viz: Teenage boxer Ginji died and got himself reincarnated as a penguin to stay close to Minako, the girl of his dreams. Now, "Gin-chan" must perish of natural causes to be restored to his former self...

In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi--a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history... the Shinsengumi! In 2003 Kaze Hikaru won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo.

The main character, Kominato Ryo, who is only engaged in cooking, was allowed to enter the prestigious Cho Gakuen Private School on the condition that he work as a cook in a student dormitory under the supervision of his father. However, the "dormitory" was the women's dormitory where future gold medal candidates lived. The nutritional requirements of top athletes are naturally high. Fill their stomachs and take on the challenging mission of building your body for the Olympic Games!

"To Love, or not to Love" Juliet Percia and Inudzuka Romeo are archenemies. They lead two high-school dormitories from to two rivalling countries. Both factions are dead set on defeating the other to gain control over the island they have to share. Beneath the feuding exterior, however, Percia and Inudzuka long for love and peace for their budding relationship...

Imagine there is a bar with many weird kind of food and drink that might bring you to another world! The bar, so-called "Nobu" is located in a alley of the old city Aiteria. At the very first step, diners feels like falling into another completely country, with cold, super cool beer, so-called "Toriaezu Nama"! (from: MU)

[Taken from Mang-Project]: KOR is the story of the Kasuga family, but mostly the oldest son, Kyosuke (who narrates), as they move to a new town after being found out to be a family of ESPers. Kyosuke meets a pretty young girl as he counts the "100 steps" (there may only be 99) that lead to his new school and is immediately smitten. However, by the end of the second episode, the pretty young girl, named Ayukawa Madoka (as in Japanese custom, I use the family name first) has agreed to help her best friend Hiyama Hikaru win Kyosuke. Thus, a love triangle is born that lasts for 18 volumes.Other manga:+ Gangsta manga+ Deadman Wonderland manga

Negi Springfield, a 10-year old magician, aspires to eventually become a "Magister Magi", a particular magician who, under the guise of operating under an NGO, utilizes his powers to help ordinary individuals. After graduating from the Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, he could be delegated the job of teaching English at the middle-school, where his homeroom course consists of 31 daughters, each quite particular in her very own manner of Mahora Academy. The show details experiences and his time in Japan as he assists them in their troubles, attains approval and respect from his pupils, and confronts magic dangers from inside as well as outside Mahora Academy. Negi's main relationship is with Asuna Kagurazaka, room mate and his pupil, who dislikes him initially but after recognizes him as a friend and becomes his companion although all the women has her very own back story and character. He's also hunting for his dad who's called the Thousand Master.While initially seeming to be another romantic-comedy work featuring numerous bish?jo characters like Love Hina, the show, has advanced right into a mixture of sh?nen romance, fantasy, horror, action and comedy. Akamatsu said that he particularly wanted to do some thing "different" from Love Hina. Negi himself is prepubescent, and several of his scenes with Asuna are unique variations of the "awkward romantic scene" trend of harem manga, immediately defused and just played for laughs. Additionally, a lot of the girls are not unable to fawn over him in a childish sense with no expectations that are intimate in the reader [ study that is unique?]In maintaining this particular fashion, Negi himself is considered other typical male leads of manga as well as a comparison to Love Hina's Keitaro Urashima. He's hardworking, competent, and treated kindly, but due to his look and age (well below the majority of his pupils), he feels utterly non-threatening and finds it hard to be taken seriously as a teacher; several of his pupils handle him as a cunning little child, if not a playmate (or plaything)

Haruhiko can't stand his tyrannical father, so he leaves home. The life of a super-rich high school student is difficult. By relying on his relatives, he ended up with a large debt... Even with his classmate Yoriko and his maid Nanako helping him out, things just keep happening in his unfamiliar economic lifestyle. It's a promise-filled, high tension, romantic comedy!

The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who accidentally gets enrolled in a school inhabited by monsters and demons. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with his blood, and later meets other girls who soon take a romantic liking to him.

This is a very interesting manga. The background of the story is Ming Dynasty, China. The main character of the story is an outgoing teenage girl named Ning Hai (Hai means ocean). She grew up in a family of pirates... She's the daughter of the head pirate. One day, Hai lead a group of pirates to rob a Spanish ambassador ship while her father was away. Then she met an English man, Michael, who was traveling with the Spaniards. Michael gladly traded the whole ship of treasures for a map of China. Later, a friend of Hai was caught by the new police inspector Shao ZhiSin. Hai snuck out to save her friend... but got caught also. Meanwhile, she met Michael again. When Hai's father heard that his daughter was being held in custody by the new police inspector, he tried to bribe the new guy, but failed. The new police inspector was not to be bought. So Hai's father bluffed and said he didn't care what would happen to the two (his daughter and the other young pirate). He thought his daughter should be able to get herself out of the mess. Michael helped Hai conceal her true identity so that Shao believed that Hai and her friend are just innocent civilians who were forced to join the pirates and arranged for them to work in his house...

Fang Qi , an alchemist living with the modern world ,travels through space to a demon-ruling land due to an alchemical accident.He decides to make demons into pills .However , when he wakes up , he finds that he is married to a demon named Bai Yuying .After a series of unspeakable events , the demon suddenly grows up. Bai Yuying is not as weak and small as rumors say at all -Everything about him is big !!

Eunki's always been an introvert, but he was never this jaded before. All the vivid excitement he felt as a freshman moving to the big city has faded into colorless lethargy years later. Now he mostly keeps to himself, only showing his face at the occasional meet-up. But at one such event, he runs into Jungwoo, a peppy young freshman who's keen to make a good impression. Little does Eunki know that this eager hoobae is about to sweep through his stale life like a breath of fresh air.From the creators of "Love or Hate" comes the new and improved retelling of a fan favorite. These boys have never looked so good.

ReadRurouni Kenshin MangaKenshin gets the better of the imitation Batt?sai and decides to help her. After finding that Kenshin is the ill-famed assassin that is actual, Kaoru offers him a spot to keep at her dojo noting that he's peace loving rather than cold hearted, as his name means. Kenshin begins to create lifelong relationships with many individuals for example Sagara Sanosuke, a former Sekih and takes? Army member; Myojin Yahiko, an orphan from a samurai family who's also living as her pupil with Kaoru; as well as a physician named Takani Megumi, found in the opium trade. Hajime.After several months of residing in the dojo, Kenshin finds that his successor as assassin Shishio Makoto, of the shadows, intends to capture Japan by ruining the Meiji Government, beginning with Kyoto. Believing that Shishio's faction may attacks his buddies, to be able to get the better of him Kenshin goes to meet with Shishio alone. Nevertheless, a lot of his buddies, including a youthful Oniwabansh? After his first meeting with him, Kenshin understands he must get more powerful without becoming the cold assassin he was in yesteryear and returns to the guy who instructed him kenjutsu, Hiko Seij?r?, to be able to understand the institution 's closing technique to get the better of Shishio. He finally takes his friends' help and gets the better of Shishio in a close fight; Shishio expires being engulfed in flames as a result of rise in his body temperature due to his serious burns.He locates Yukishiro Enishi, who intends to take revenge by killing his buddies, when Kenshin and his friends return to Tokyo. Now it's shown that, during the Bakumatsu, Kenshin had been wed to some girl named Yukishiro Tomoe. They both fell in love and got married, but although she'd initially wished to avenge the death of her fiance whom Kenshin had killed. It's subsequently found that Tomoe was portion of several assassins that needed to kill Kenshin, and they betray Tomoe and got to use as bait. Kenshin runs to rescue her, killing both inadvertently Tomoe and his assailant, who jumps in at the very last minute to save Kenshin from a lethal strike. Once finding that Kaoru is not dead, Kenshin and his buddies set out to save her. A conflict between Kenshin and Enishi follows and he and Kaoru return home when Kenshin wins. Five years after, Kenshin and Kaoru have wed and has a son named Himura Kenji.Other manga+ Rohan at the louvre manga+ Itazura na kiss

Chihiro Furuya is a male high-school student having a keen fascination with zombies, collection zombie-associated videogames, movie and manga, and even to the idea of wanting to "kiss a zombie girl". After the departure of his pet cat, Babu, he tries to resurrect an old manuscript, which describes the procedure for making a potion for resurrection being used by it. Only at that time, he sees a girl named Rea Sanka, who has runaway at home. In a effort to commit suicide, she drinks an example of the "resurrection" potion that is made in the toxic Hydrangea macrophylla bloom, even though this fails to eliminate her. Following a disagreement with her dad, she dies and falls from a cliff by accident. Nevertheless, as an effect of the potion, she becomes. The storyline follows the existence of Chihiro and his new 'zombie girl-friend'.

Kaoru Sugimura is a 17-year old virgin that has a . fetish S&M He's always dreamt about a SM relationship with his childhood friend and next door neighbor Nana Chigusa, who's looked upon as perfect and is constantly the goal of lads' eyes. Their relationship has somewhat deteriorated because Kaoru isn't taking his education too seriously and over time, due to them going out out with different people. Nana is now quite stressed at college, a teacher suggests she find ways to relax. One day though, the mom of Kaoru gives some of his S&M toys to Nana for safekeeping. Nana locates the leather one piece that Kaoru attempts it on and purchased but does not have have the important and accidentally locks herself! After Kaoru frees her of the one piece, Nana shortly finds the action has caused her to curl up and enhance her educational performance. The both of them begin participating in more S&M tasks which they contact "breathers." The narrative follows their actions as they investigate the universe of keeping while S&M it a secret from some of their school-mates and family.Nana is a lovely and very popular high school student who excels in a wide range of tasks including professors, being vice president on the pupil council, as well as on the monitor group. A teacher suggests she find ways to simply take a breather to alleviate anxiety, with so much riding on on her behalf. She finds that playing the sensual S&M perform as a masochist to her nextdoor neighbor Kaoru has totally enhanced her academic scenario that is. In the live action movies, Maho Nagase in the initial movie and by Miku Aono in the 2nd one plaies Nana

He a vampire destined to lead the world to ruin... So why is he working part time at a convenience store?! A 4 koma about demi-human working!The new clerk in the convenience store where Amamiya works at is half human and half vampire?! Not to mention, their colleagues are a werewolf and an android... Watching these demi-human work with the half vampire Kirishima-kun should be entertaining in this working comedy

The prince of horror manga, Junji Itou, has released a new horror collection after 8 years of writing. It includes 7 stand-alone stories that are featured in [Nemuki+] and an additional story, Whispering Woman that was published in [Shikan]. This is one book that cannot be missed! Collection includes: Futon Haunted Wood Mansion Tomio: Red Turtleneck Lingering Farewell Dissection Girl Black Bird Nanakuse Kyokumi Whispering Woman

One day, a strange transfer student appears before Tsubaki. Urabe Mikoto is an antisocial girl, whose hobby is just sleeping during class-breaks. One day, Tsubaki goes to wake her up and accidentally tastes her drool... And gets hooked on that! After that, he starts going out with her and gets to know her better. Her second hobby, as it turns out, is carrying around scissors in her panties and cutting paper into flowers...

An illustrator with two cats who doesn't even have a decent lifestyle, Mikami Takahiro.A sudden surprise gift from God to him who's currently depressed, in slump at work, and tired of eating alone!His beloved cats became human!The rice that was prepared in hurry for those two who were hungry, for Takahiro is his first time dining with someone else after a long time.Broken Japanese, small limbs, cute cheek and smile that appears when eating something yummy... A heart-warming story with two lovely werecats!

It is said that the god who protects the house will bring good fortune to the people who live there...Suganami Tao, who was only interested in money, is introduced to a shady short-term job with a shady income by a senior colleague. He is to live in an old mansion in the countryside and make offerings to the "God" enshrined in the inner sanctum... The money is enough to entice Tao to apply, but there is a mysterious girl in the old house...

A young boy and dog suddenly appear in the life of a carefree couple. The boy is Kota, taken in by his uncle and aunt after the sudden death of his mother. The dog is a mysterious creature he picked up named Wonder. The four of them grow as they awkwardly overcome various incidents and troubles.