Long ago, a group of friends banded together—and now the whole gang has been reincarnated in the present day. Each has a reminder of the past: a butterfly-shaped birthmark on their thumbs. When the marks touch, they catch a glimpse of their shared past, though what they see doesn't always match. Tsubame insists that he and Kanoko are fated to be together. By the time Kanoko finds out it's not tr

Satoru spends his days listlessly in a factory town. The old man Segawa, a former Yakuza, lives in the room next to his cheap apartment. One day, Segawa tells Satoru, "I'll give you 5 million yen to put me out of my misery." Satoru hesitates, and Segawa sees through to the madness eating away inside him and begins to have a change of heart, and yet...!? A story of the filth of society and the dark

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 in

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…

Quite possibly the best and most reknown fighter of all the schools is a red haired girl, solely referred to as the Red Lion. But as the Red Lion suddenly disappears one day, we find that's only the beginning to the trials of real "Red Lion".

"When we enter high school, be sure to make me your own." was the promise made to Tetsuo Sugihara by childhood friend Kaede Shiraishi as young children before she moved away. Kaede never left Tetsuo's mind for a second for eight whole years, his dreams finally came true when they both reunited in high school. However his dream is crushed when she started dating his older brother. crushed and broke

In the play of life, all Hikaru Takabayashi wanted was to be part of the scenery. Tormented by jealous schoolmates ever since she appeared in a famous commercial in grade-school, Hikaru transfers to a prestigious all-girls' academy where she hopes to settle down to a quiet life of anonymity. But when her new roommate turns out to be the super-popular TV idol Izumi Kido, Hikaru finds herself thrown

From SOUL.ly PASSION.ate.: Dingi, the prince of an exotic middle eastern land, has always been fascinated with the Japanese culture, due to his father's obsession. As a prince, he has a obligation to marry at the age of 20, however, the year before that is devoted to pleasure with whomever Dingi wants. Thus, it seems only natural that Dingi would go to Japan to find himself the perfect lover. H

Prior to the 2020 Education Reform, “our man” is coming back! He’s the legendary attorney Sakuragi Kenji, who will waltz back to the fallen Ryuzan High School where the students’ academic aptitude is plummeting. In opposition to apathetic students and “The Empress” (Representative of the Chief Director) who wields overwhelming authority, he will start a revoluti

Youji Takashima is a high schooler with a major 'sister complex' towards his older sister, Senko, 26, whom he's living with... One day, she introduces him to one of her old friend from college: Ren Akishima. Their first meeting doesn't go as expected, Youji doesn't like Ren and starts to think that he wants to marry his sister. Later, Senko reveals that she's leaving for NY to get some advancement

Yuto works as a waiter at the Rainbow Forest Cafe. One day he sees a guy who looked like he wants to throw himself from a bridge. Yuto tries to save him and finds out he's none other than the famous former baseball player, Esaki. -- Manga Updates -- Vol.01: Gokuraku Cafe revolves around Yuuto Takanashi, a young cafe part-time worker. Naturally enthusiastic and helpful, Yuuta often gets invo

When the orphaned Sera was taken in by the Lady of the Choi household, her dreams of having a family were fulfilled. However, Sera found herself rejected by the Lady's three handsome sons, and it was made very clear to her that she was nothing more than an orphan who would would never become part of their family. At 16, Sera still finds herself bullied by the three brothers, and soon it becomes ev

Hyun Bin has to live surviving as a man. Fate has come to trap her compassion in a mask like a bird blazing only in it's cage... --- Hyun-bin grew up under the cruel hand of street gangsters, selling gum in the subway with her little brother. However, after an unfortunate event, Hyun-bin runs away and is taken in to be trained to become a bodyguard. However, she must hide that she is female,

A young boy is saved by a mysterious gunfighter who uses magical bullets. She is the greatest magician in the world but disappears shortly after saving him. Having fallen in love with her, he trains to become a gun fighter and ten years later, his search comes to an end but his adventure has just begun.Kurohime is a buxom witch with the power to control magical guns. She once made the mistake of c

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 fr

About a sixteen year old girl who graduated in Australia and returns to Japan to teach English in a high school. The students are of the same age and so she has a lot of difficulties getting accepted by them....... who will she love ????????????

Shi, Hwa and Mong are sisters. They have something special: they are triplets. After losing their mother, they are each entrusted to a different family. Thus, Shi lives in New York; Mong in Japan and Hwa remains in Korea. Nine years later Shi comes to find all the three in Korea... What became of their father? And why were they separated?

From Viz: In the 21st century, just when the human race needs new heroes, the Lucifer Hawks enter Earth's dimension. The members of the A.M.P., six young women with incredible powers, are set to defend the human race against these monstrous entities from another world.

From DMP: Hikaru, a second year high school student, is obsessed with Shima, a male teacher. Surprisingly, Shima is not averse to the boy's affections. He even convinces Hikaru to study hard and they will be "pretend lovers" for Hikaru's last year in high school. However, Amamiya, another teacher at the school and an ex-lover of Shima, steps into the picture and tries to win him back. Will Hikar

From DMP: In a European school dorm, Georges Saphir is admired and loved by everyone. However, afraid of others doing him harm, he has never allowed anyone to get close. Why is it then that misfit Robert can effortlessly step over this line Georges has drawn, and see right through him? And will getting too close to Robert result in a tragedy that justifies his worst fears?

A regular school boy, Hikaru Shindo stumbles upon an old GO board while looking through his grandpa's old storage room for something worth money. From inside the board came an old spirit named Sai who once dedicated his life to GO. Together, Sai continues to search for the move people call "The god's hand" while Hikaru slowly began interest in this ancient game and walks down the

On the planet of Hekiou, there is a continuing war between the first wave of immigrants and the second. An important section of the military uses a native creature, the Niebass, to give its soldiers translocation abilities. These soldiers are all women, with the alien creature transplanted into their wombs. Some people see this practice as a violation of human women by aliens, and Mana Oga's b

A romantic comedy about a Fuwa, a guy living in a small apartment in overcrowded Tokyo, who wants to have a place of his own. Because of a building accident in their new office building, Fuwa's company (5 employees) had to move into his apartment, right after he had moved to a larger place. And the new employee (Hiyama Izumi, a 15 year-old girl) had to move into Fuwa's place, as she had just come

Short Program is a collection of short stories compiled 4 volumes. The stories are all unrelated and vary in length and genre, from Shonen, Shojo, Seinen, and Josei. Many of the stories were previously published as one-shots in various manga magazines, the earliest being from 1978. Release Dates: Short Program Vol.1 - November 1988 Short Program Vol.2: -June 1996 Short Program Vol.3: - July 2007 S