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From Storm in Heaven:A collection of four short stories.Story 3: Chihiro and Chiaki are twins with a special ability; Chihiro sees strange visions triggered by the things around him, but it's Chiaki who, without actually seeing them, knows what the visions mean. The trouble Chiaki has caused by blurting out the truth behind the visions has caused Chihiro to shut himself away to keep the visions from coming. But then, one day, his brother asks him to step outside...

Beth would do anything for her twin sister, Addie, who has been betrothed to a sheikh from young age and has led a life of high expectation and heavy responsibility. Beth, unlike her sister, spent a lonesome childhood receiving little attention from her parents. The twins have grown up trusting and depending on each other. As the day of meeting the sheikh nears, Addie confides in Beth with her secret love for another man. To save her dearest Addie, Beth decides to go to the desert kingdom of Bha'Khar, pretending to be her twin sister!After her mother's death, Jessica grows up in a foster care believing herself to be an orphan. The discovery of her mother's family in Bha'Khar, a desert kingdom far away from the States, fills her with much wonder and anxiety. As she leaves for Bha'Khar, she is surprised to find a royal yet as well as Sheikh Kardahl, second in line to the throne, waiting for her. To Jessica's amazement, he says, "You are my betrothed, chosen by my family. You are my bride."

From Midnight Scans:1. Sensei, Mou Ichido...Six years ago, Yuzuki was secretly going out with her homeroom teacher, Tsuji. After finishing college, she became a homeroom teacher at her alma-mater and got reunited with him.2. Anata no Toko de Nemureru Jikan3. Blanket, Ichimai no Yoru4. Hokenshitsuno Kagiana5. Kankei Himesuru!

Beautiful Natalia Gocharov is trying to settle off her family's debt by presenting herself into high society as a young potential bride. She meets a man with bronze skin at her high society debut and he strikes a strong impression on her. Though she is being drawn to him by his passion, Natalia's mother would never allow Natalia to marry socioeconomically lower than their family is now. Will Natalia continue pushing this bronze-skinned suitor away? Or does something much more complicated await?From Storm in Heaven:Russia, 1828. Natalia's family is fallen nobility, left poor by her father's chronic illness and mother's poor management. Her family's only chance at revival is her marriage to a wealthy noble. With her family's hopes riding on her future husband, what chance does a poor poet have at winning her heart...? And the "poor poet" is no other than the famous Russian poet Aleksander Pushkin.

Oneshots focusing on Ayato, Laito and Subaru from the otome game Diabolik Lovers and a girl, Komori Yui, who goes to live with them.Yui Komori is a positive-thinking girl who nevertheless is troubled by seeing spirits and experiencing poltergeist phenomena. In her second year in high school, she transfers to a new school a night school for entertainers and celebrities due to her father's work. There are rumors that there are vampires among the student body, and Yui ends up living with the Sakamaki brothers.

Takaya has fallen in love at first sight with a girl he saw at his college. The only problem is that she happens to be Yurina, the girl he spent his elementary school days tormenting. While he hardly remembers her from those days, Yurina hates him with a passion. She holds him responsible for all the lasting emotional and psychological scars that were caused by the years he made her life a living hell. Takaya hopes they'll be able to move past their history and fall in love, but can Yurina ever feel anything for him but hatred and the desire for revenge?

Marumie is a nickname for Maruyama Mie who transferred from her local media announcer job to variety entertainment business. Her dream is to become an actress, but right now she's in the midst of comedy job. The real reason for her transfer was to meet her one-sided love for the super popular comedian Kanadagawa-san...!?

This is the continuation of Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari. Now that Ayu's gone, Yoshiyuki has lost everything. After his heart surgery, he has nowhere to go...except underground. This is the story of his work as a host.

From Wingtip Cafe:Yu has found the stage full of dreams and happiness. Fascinated by magic of the drama, she struggles to be a stage director and a scriptwriter. This is her drama.

1) Passion Kiss (Yokujou Kisu One night) -Manatsu has a dream of an incredibly fulfilling kiss. "Who was the boy in my dream? That's the first time a kiss has made my chest ache." That's when Manatsu gets a feeling from her classmate, Morishima-kun -- the same feeling she got from the boy in the dream. Without thinking, and despite the fact she already has a boyfriend, she... (!!!)2) Second Virgins (Sekando Vaajinzu) -Kawori is prepped and ready to lose her virginity to Shunsuke... until he penetrates her and it hurts like hell. She wants him to stop, but he can't. They get into a fight and stop talking after that. Then, one and a half years later, Kawori gets coerced into attending a singles party -- and Shunsuke is there! ...As the boyfriend of Kawori's friend Nao? How will Kawori and Shunsuke handle their unresolved feelings?3) Eternal Summer, Fleeting Summer (Eien no Natsu, Isshun no Natsu) -The first love letter Takeshita Riho wrote was to Sakurai Touma, the class president she had a crush on from second to sixth grade, but the letter never got sent. ...Until now, when Riho's meddlesome friend mails it out. To Riho's surprise, Touma writes back and responds well to her feelings! He's just as Riho remembers him, and the way he writes makes it sound like those elementary school days were the most important of his life. What Riho doesn't realize is the heart-breaking (and tear-jerking) reason why...

Tokage, a soul cursed to forever wander the world, unable to rest nor to join the reincarnation cycle, is now looking for its release.This time Tokage enters the body of a newly dead girl named Yuuka, a shrine maiden. This body requires continual recharging from a highly spiritual person, whom the dead person must have had an attachment to. This person is Shinobu, a younger boy, who also lives in that shrine.Thus starts the adventures of Tokage and Shinobu in a world gone mad, amidst the chaos and carnage that gravitates to an unsent soul draw.

Sakura is a hard working shoujo mangaka who has no time for relationships. She is forced to attend a goukon and meets a rude and patronizing doctor. Despite their differences they begin dating. Can she find love with this petulant man?

It starts with poisonous herbs under the cradle. Then under the sheets. And inside the clothes. Even mixed in the milk that they feed the newborn. This way the child gradually gets used to poisons and becomes the perfect assassination tool - the "Poison Princess" whose every kiss, tear and even touch bring death. Her only chance of survival is to fulfill her duty as an assassin and find a way to live on in the enemy land she is sent to if her heart is strong enough.

From The Pink Panzer:In the year 2999, only eleven cities still survive on Earth. The climate has changed drastically, and a biochemical apocalypse has made women extinct. For centuries, the male population of Earth has survived by depending on only one woman, called the Holy Mother, whose ova are harvested to create genetically engineered children. By now, any concept of a world in which women exist as ordinary people is long gone. Society has re-structured itself around all-male families, and gay relationships have become the norm.At the beginning of Marginal, the Holy Mother is assassinated by a terrorist known as Grinja. The government in power doesn't want to start a mass panic, so it pretends that the Holy Mother has only shed her vessel, and that she will be miraculously "reborn" in the near future. The public, which is superstitious and devout, believes this easily. Only government officials know that behind the scenes, there is a frantic effort to create a new being with an XXY chromosome -- a male capable of giving birth. (This is a BL misrepresentation of an actual phenomenon known as Klinefelter's Syndrome.)The manga's story revolves around one such boy -- Kira, the product of a genetic experiment, who becomes involved in a three-way relationship with Grinja, the aforementioned terrorist, and Ashijin, a young man who calls himself Kira's owner. A complex plot and flawless world-building make the story irresistible, and Kira's search for freedom is as symbolic as it is gripping.

Priest Genjo Sanzo and companions Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku maintain their westward journey to stop the resurrection of the demon Gyoumao. As the reputation of the Sanzo Ikkou precedes them, they continue to fight demon assassins at every turn, but they must also deal with increasing tensions within their group in order to defeat a powerful enemy.

From Mad Hatter ScansIn the desert land of Halvatt, the' friendly' rivalry between a prince and thief turns into an unexpected adventure as they discover mysteries and secrets of an ancient legend that turns out to be true.

From Midnight Scans:A girl is raising a beast in her hearth?!A beast-like girl x diligent guy!The aim of the game is to escape completely!At first glance, Izumida Riko looks like a neat girl, and she's known as the "Credit Union's Madonna". However, she's the repulsive beast girl who heads a robbery group.Aiming at Riko is a guy whom she met during her morning run. Is their meeting really by chance, or because of 'duty'?!Also included here are: Kimi no Kawaii Doku Ouji (Your Cute Poison Prince) / Musesouna Aporo (Inconstant Apollo) / Kimi to Kemono na Yume wo Miru (Watching the Beastly Dream with You) / Motto Ranbou ni Aishite mo, Ii yo (It's Okay to be More Violent in Love) / Migite no Bonno Atashi no Kodou (Right Hand's Lust, My Palpitation)-----#1: Watashi no Kawaii Doku Ouji/ My Cute Poison PrinceEvery year the two rivaling companies Ryuuou Comercial Affairs and Royal Tiger Products host a golf competition to see who is best. And every year Ayaka Suzuki, business director of Ryuuou, takes this opportunity to catch herself a new lover. Since all the men Ayaka tried before turned out to be insufficient for her passionate love, she is doubly happy to spot Yuuri Yamada, a new face among the Royal Tiger employees, and she doesn't hesitate to seduce him but could it be that Yuuri himself follows some hidden agenda by joining this golf competition?!?! #2: Musessou na Apollo/ Inconsistent ApolloUnable to forget her past memories Mizuki thinks sex is nothing but a boring and painful thing she never wants to experience again. But when Mizuki surprises her classmate and well known womanizer Ruka Hirasawa making out with another girl in their college's painting classroom, her thoughts change slowly. Seeing this passionate scene Mizuki can't help but wonder how it would be to be embraced by Ruka but what's that? Ruka himself suddenly approaches Mizuki wanting to make this fantasy a reality!!?!?#3: Kimi to Kemono na Yume Wo Miiu/ Watching the Beastly Dream with YouBeautiful, hardworking and overall stunning Riko Izumida doesn't get called "Madonna of the credit union" for nothing. But behind that mask of a well-mannered bank employee Riko is not as tame as you may think, especially when it comes to catching herself the perfect guy. So when the one guy she's been eyeing for some time now just so happens to rob her bank, Riko doesn't hesitate to chase after him and things start to take unexpected turns.#4: Motto Ranbou ni Aishitemo, ii yo/ I Don't Mind If You Love Me RoughlyIn order to attract guys, Hinako always follows her mother's words, and so far Hinako always got what she wanted by playing the hard-to-get. But then suddenly a rival appears at her college who immediately catches the attention of all the boys, including Katsuragi, Hinako's secret crush. Devastated by the instant defeat Hinako turns to Shuu, who claims he would help her to get back Katsuraki's attention, if she only does whatever he tells her to but does Shuu really intent to help her, Hinako can't be sure#5: Migite no Bonnou, Atashi no Kodou/ The Right Hand's Passion, My PalpitationHiyama Touko, like any other high school girl has a secret crush but being the shy girl she is, Touko can't do anything but watch the cool Kuga-kun from afar. So when her friend Natsumi catches Touko, once again staring at Kuga-kun after he helped her out in class, she decides to give Touko some courage through hypnosis. At first Touko doesn't believe it would work, but then she suddenly loses control over her right hand and now Touko can't stop groping poor Kuga-kun. What the heck is going on?? And how will Touko manage to get back to normal again?!?!?

The elite private tutor, Min Jiang Xi, who is good at "pretending", managed to clinch the CEO Qin Zhan as a client. He, who hates women flocking towards him, warns that "he simply lacks a tutor, not a girlfriend". As he instructed, she is courteous and distant, never crossing the boundaries. But one year later, a drunk Qin Zhan states that "I won't force you to like me, so don't force me to not like you. I can't do it". Can she, who doesn't believe in love, find it with him?

PREGNANT BY THE MILLIONAIREHebe secretly admires, Nick, her boss at the art gallery where she works in London. She spends a passionate night with him, but her happiness ends the next morning. Nick throws her away, saying, "I would never have expected you were a mistress of Andrew Southern!" Nick shows the stunned Hebe a painting by a legendary artist, Andrew Southerna portrait of a woman with watery eyes and a smile lying on a bed. The woman is a spitting image of Hebe! Nick does not try to hide his disgust at seeing her in the painting and accuses her of being after his money. But Hebe has never met the painter and she is truly in love with Nick, even though he doesn't believe it...

From HotCakes:The man super-uptight office worker Ooizumi Sonoko got drunk and spent the night with shows up at her work and turns out to be the section chief?! A hilarious romantic comedy about pure love wrapped in indecency.This series was published as part of vol 2 - 5 in Oboretai and the first 3 chapters(done by ShoujoMagic) can be found in vol 2.

From Tokyopop: A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract. But buyers beware. If the contract is broken the Count cannot be held accountable for whatever may happen. A fascinating and macabre look into the very soul of human nature.

An anthology of teacher-student romance: You Are an Angel () by Ichikawa Natsuo Ever-Growing Love () by Kawabe Ako Gingerbread and Coffee () by Ayumi Imo A Teacher-Student Battle () by Koda You Can't Stay Scared Forever () by Fujita Nagisa Takane no Hana () by Yumeno Tsubasa Abandoned Love () by D Kissan On the Rooftop () by Goumoto Prank ~Shiota-sensei to Amai-chan~() by Nakatoka Kumiko

Collection of short stories:1) Love CruiseYuri starts her extravagant cruise trip alone, after her aunt calls her and asks Yuri to go in her place since she had to work. However, since Yuri was just dumped by her boyfriend, she couldn't enjoy the trip at all. Then, she is called by an audacious young boy, however, the next time they met, he turns into an adult?!2) Kawaii no ga OsukiEma loves cute things, but they don't suit her. She especially loves the bears created by Minami-san and thinks they will make the perfect wedding gift for her sister. After discovering who Minami really is, will she be able to work with him?3) Otameshi KudasaiNogawa is a serious sales person who only shows a smile to customers and guests. One day, he offers a free sample of fried Gengis Khan to a yakuza princess. Later, she begins working with him, much to his dismay.4) Ryuujin-sama to Oyome-samaOne day, Kawamoto Mizuho encountered a dragon god who chose her as his bride by paying her father a large sum of money. Although unsure of how to emotionally connect with the dragon god, Mizuho consents to the proposal. Can Mizuho learn to love the dragon god, and does he truly love her or does he only want to use her?

With one word, he is the king standing above all people. Regrettably, he plays with me in the palm of his hand. But this ultimate man makes other women interested in him too!!Second story: Two in ParadiseThird story: Love Promised in the Cosmos

Rio is a 14 year old boy with no particular special traits, except his burning love for books. He's awkward and considered odd at best by his peers. Rio also has a twin brother, Mao. Although they look alike, they couldn't be more different. Mao is good at everything, popular, and has future plans to have a big, happy family. Despite their differences, the brothers are close.One day, when Rio attempts to retrieve a cat that wandered into the street, he is hit by a car right in front of his brother's eyes. Everything fades to black. In the darkness, a voice offers a choice: to live or to die. Fading rapidly, Rio gives the obvious answer: to live! Turns out this was quite the loaded proposition.Rio awakens in a world filled with foreigners and strange animals he's never seen before. That's not the only odd thingRio now has the form of a black cat! He quickly learns cats are revered in this world because of their special role as familiars of wizards.

From Jshoujo Scans:Takt is a boy who can see ghosts and other strange apparitions. Often the ghosts and people he meets carry strong emotions only he can help resolve. See the world through Takt's eyes, let yourself be touched by these heart-warming stories.

Just before her return to England, Holly discovers in her luggage the valuable painting she had sketched earlier. She had become entangled in an unthinkable crime... She was deceived by a man she trusted! Jumping on to a train bound for Rome, she runs into a compartment in the first-class carriage. There, she encounters Matteo, a sharp justice who immediately realises she is on the run. However for an unknown reason, he does not hand her over to the police, and instead takes her back to his mansion. As he confiscates her passport, she starts to worry about what lies ahead...

From Evil Flowers:Yamato, a boy who lives in Shirakami Mountain Village, Aomori; loves festivals. He visits the Tokyo Girls Collection, attracted by its title as "The BIGGEST fashion festival in Japan". Although he doesn't have a ticket, he manages to get inside. He encounters a fight between models, and successfully breaks it up. At that time, one person shows up and offers him an opportunity to work as a producer. Will Yamato be able to take advantage of this BIG chance?!

From MangaHelpers:Life does not always go as planned. Noriko fell in love, got engaged, and imagined a bright future. Instead, her fiance fell in love with her older sister, Eiko. Noriko refused to let go, and they ended up getting married despite this significant problem. Some years of marriage and two children later, Noriko became a single mother. She returned to her family home, with her daughters Eri and Madoka. Her life continued, alongside Eiko (who ended up never marrying or leaving home), and their now elderly mother. Years later, Eri and Madoka are entering the time of life where they have their own problems with love. This manga follows the lives of women in this house. [tethysdust]

From Aerandria Scans:Kogure-sou is a crumbling old apartment building of just six rooms where four people live. On the first floor are the owner, a very old man who wants to have sex before he dies, and a girl in university who pines in a sad and complicated love. On the second floor are a salary man who finds meaning to his life in spying on the university girl below him, and Mayu whose boyfriend disappeared three years ago. Also involved are the florist from the nearby shop who worries over her husband's infidelity and Mine who is still troubled by a crime committed a long time ago. What all of them strive for is love, but they all find nothing but pain and bitter disappointments. Do they realize that what heals them is actually the run-down little apartment building and the real human warmth that they share with each other?

Normal City is set in the far future where mankind exists on other planets. The existence of ESPs is accepted- but only as a "tool" for the army.The main character's name, "Kitty 101", was given to her by a scientist named Troll. Kitty 101 was biologically created by combining several strings of DNA with man-made DNA. She was also given an XY chromosome which turns her into a male on a regular basis.When she was a baby, Kitty 101 was stolen by one of Troll's scientists, Jason Haven, who wanted to save her from the experiments. He named her Mars Haven and brought her up as his own daughter because she reminded him of his lost daughter.Time passes, and Troll proceeds with his experiments on the ESPs under his disposal.

Tachibanaya, a ningyo-yaki pastry shop with eight generations of history is located in the heart of downtown Tokyo. It is home to the stubborn Takuo and kind Kahoru, as well as their three beautiful daughters. This heart-warming comedy follows the three Tachibana daughters as they make their way in the world while their family struggles with the difficulties of finding someone to inherit the shop. [uploaded on bato .to]

Okumoto Momo is a first year student at an art school living on her own although she's close to her family. She's studying art to follow in the footsteps of her father, who left his wife and three children (Momo is the youngest) some years back. One day her mother summons her and her siblings home to say that their father has resurfaced, sending divorce papers to their mother. It's a bit of a surprise, but he's been gone a long time and everyone is used to it.

From AQUA Scans:A cranky misanthrope sorcerer, Neverheart, reluctantly went into town one day and discovered a fairy that had been injured in a side-show act. With one look at the fairy Neverheart decided that she suited him and claims her as part of his collection... The new series of the fantasy expert Nesumi Chisato begins!

From: Easy Going Scans The story of three average women, and their not-so-common everyday life.

Guilt-Na-Zan is a vampire aristocrat who was sealed into a cross by Kyouji's ancestor more than 100 years ago. Now Kyouji has revived him--although his soul was resurrected into a cute female doll and can only transform into his real figure when he sucks blood from Kyouji's sister Tonae... But when you combine Goth clothes and hot vampires, slowly but surely everyone will start to feel like one big family!-- Tokyopop

Ganymede, the youngest prince of Troy, is trapped in a world of eternal night and beautiful white flowers that never wilt. Apollo - the man responsible for his imprisonment - visits him often, never quite telling him what he has been brought there for.The all-powerful Zeus, the omniscient Hades, the inquisitive Apollo -- this is the tale they weave, using Ganymede's presence to fulfill their whims...

This is an autobiography of the author, whose real name is Akiko Hayashi, which begins while she's in her third year of high school. Through her friend Futami, Akiko starts going to an art class led by Kenzou Hidaka, an intimidating teacher who spends much of his time yelling at his students and keeping them focused on drawing with the use of a bamboo sword. Akiko is initially confused by the behavior of the teacher and her fellow students in the class, but she keeps going regardless, eventually becoming the manga author she is today.

A cyber-punkish collection of stories revolving around the theme of the "DOLL." 1. Keep Those Condoms Away From Our Kids The tale of boys and girls who have lost their sexual desire. Mihara Mitsukazu's debut work. 2. The Iron Maiden The tale of the strain a girl experiences from having grown up in a home without love. 3. The Sunflower Quality Of An Integrated Circuit Vanilla is a robot made by the SG Company. She's loaded with all the latest functions and completely subserviant to humans. And you even have the separate option of upgrading her to a lover robot. One Vanilla is a maidroid in the home of an elderly master and his younger wife. The atmosphere in the house is cold and stiff because the wife is having an affair with a younger man. The lonely master comes to look upon Vanilla as his own dear child. He suggests that when the sunflowers bloom, they go outside together to watch them. "Is that a command, sir?" asks Vanilla. "It is not a command," he replies. "It is a promise." And so forms the piercing and painful integrated circuit--the alternating current of intercourse--between a lonely old man and the emotionless Vanilla. 4. The Other Side of the Rose Wire What was the thing a girl like an angel endlessly carried? 5. Fish Out of Water A girl who lost her memories when she was dragged into a llake with her suicidal mother... awakens from her dream. 6. Mister Mineral Inside the body of a cute girl who's just like a doll... are internal organs, and blood, and... 7. Alive The sad tale of a human and a clone who pass right by each other.

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From An Endless Story:On her way to a part-time job, 18 year old Shouko Abe bumps into an old high school acquaintance, Maki, now a popular shoujo manga artist. Unlike Maki though, Shouko is unable to hold onto a steady job. When she is suddenly fired from her job, she is at a total loss, until she receives a phone call from Maki...

From Easy Going Scans: Yun-lee is a girl who is carrying a huge emotional scar in her heart. Due to an accident, she lost 2 precious years of her life, the time period between 19 and 21 years old. Her life is empty. She is miserable, but still attending a preparatory school in an attempt to catch up with all the time she has lost. Suddenly, one day on her way to feed some stray cats, she comes across a young man who seems to have what she has lost... the period between 19 and 21 years old. Please address this work as a Manhwa (Korean word for cartoons) Webtoon from Naver

The Great Merchant Kim Manduk portrays the story of a poor young girl who, despite the misfortunes she had to face in life, made it to become the best merchant in Joseon. We will see her undergoing many troubles and hardships, as well as finding true love when she least expects it.

Winner of the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award.From Del Rey:The son of a famous pianist, music student Shinichi Chiaki dreams of studying abroad and becoming a conductor like his mentor. Unfortunately, his fear of flying grounds his lofty plans! As he watches other classmates achieve what he has always wanted, Shinichi wonders if he should quit music altogether.Then one day he meets fellow student Megumi Noda, also known as Nodame. This oddball girl cannot cook, clean, or even read a music score, but she can play the piano in incomparable Cantabile style. And she teaches Chiaki something that he has forgotten: to enjoy his music, no matter where he is.

From Lililicious:Rutsu, a novelist, finds herself caught between her boyfriend and another woman.

Princess May and Prince Kite have been engaged since they were children, and May always believed they would live a happy life together. But when an evil sorceress with a mirror demon (J) and a lust for... well, just about everything, sets her sights on May's kingdom and takes control of her father, everything is put in danger.

During the winter break of her first year in high school, Haruno Konegi's childhood friend, Takiji, comes home to their village after pursuing his studies in Tokyo. Konegi, lonely from her mother being in the hospital, and Takiji, who is living away from his family, start spending time again together, just like in the old days. Just like friends, just like lovers, a wonderful diary of youth.

Han Sora is a 20-year-old University student who is a fan of the boy band group called Destiny. She is the reincarnation of Pandora. Meanwhile, Prome is a member of Destiny, and he is the reincarnation of the god Prometheus. He wants to escape the "Curse of Zeus" and be rid of his fears. For that, he must open Pandora's box. Will Prome escape the curse?