Category: Josei

The middle schoolers Utahara Koharu and Hanaeda Yousuke are childhood friends, nothing more or less. At least according to Koharu, since Yousuke is dead set on making her his wife in the future and doesn’t refrain from telling her how much he loves her at every possible occasion. With Koharu being torn between annoyance and embarassment, this manga depicts their daily life and interactions with their families, classmates and friends.

“Tales of Moonlight and Rain” is a collection of classical Japanese horror/suspense stories. The stories are simple, but abundant with traditional fictional Japanese characters, such as the half-man half-bird Tengu, white serpents, fantastic carps, goblins and restless ghosts, driven by love or hatred.

A girl reads a shoujo manga and is left unsatisfied by the ending.

The Magane infection turns humans into "Magane," monsters of corrosive iron. The Magane prey on others by devouring or infecting them. They consume entire villages, leaving no survivors of their destruction... until Alma and his group of friends appear. They possess powers far above those of a normal human: the power to kill the Magane. Alma and company save the young Tenkou from infection, and he soon becomes their guide to the legendary "Agartha of Shintetsu."

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.

• White Room Angels exist in both black and white. The white angels have pleasant jobs, like making flowers bloom and warning people of danger. The black angels have ugly jobs, like making people sick. When she was a child, the black angel Lily admired the white angels, and now as an adult she's decided she wants to be one.• A Story of Long AgoLong ago, an angel born from a daughter and her mother's lover remembers back to when she was born.• The DreamerA girl dreams the same dreary dream every night, and meets a blind man who describes a blue sky to her. She searches for the blue sky.• ImaginationEnvious of the boy who always places first in her art school, she snaps at him, only to realize how wrong she was to do so.• I Dreamt of a Delicious Little FingerDreaming that in a dream, your body parts turned to bread...!• CupsA depressed girl, seeing that her kitten is pregnant, works so that she will have money to afford kittens, only to find tragedy.• The Edge of the Sky, to the Furthest HorizonA man searches for his true love.

A devil-may-care playboy encounters a girl who will change him and his views on life forever.Note: the Korean movie is called Now and Forever.

In the Carramer no Yumemonogatari series (カラメールの夢物語シリーズ), also called "The Carramer Legacy" series:

Ria works as a hostess, and she longs for the day when the owner, Himi Kyouji, and herself can finally be together. On the other hand, 10 years ago, when Kyouji forced Ria’s beloved parents to commit suicide and robbed her of her happiness, she planned to get her revenge. However, after she is hugged by him, what will happen to her revenge?!

Doctor Mephisto is a man who is as skillful and handsome as he is mysterious and terrifying. He can cure any illness, heal fatal injuries, transform lead to gold, summon vicious monsters to do his bidding and perhaps even...revive the dead!?

A story featuring the everyday life of a domestic cat owned by an old lady who runs a local provision shop. Very very funny, if you keep a cat, you identifies with everything the comic's trying to tell you.Note: Volumes of the original edition are "numbered" according to the Iroha poem, rather than with actual numbers. (That is, い ろ は に ほ へ と ち り ぬ る を (i ro ha ni ho he to chi ri nu ru wo) instead of 1-12.)

After a fire, a middle-aged man meets a homeless single mother and her son at the convenience store. He is instantly reminded of someone he used to know over a decade ago. Could it be...?

1) Give Me Your Love!Fall in love with her neighbor, AI will do anything in order to conquer his heart, even if it means becoming his second girlfriend... until where will she go to conquer him?2) The Snake KissYou're enjoying life when you meet once again a classmate that you haven't seen since high school, plus you still have feelings for him... but which behavior to believe when this boy seems to have a heavy past?3) Funny CoupleObligated to leave her apartment which she had shared with her friend, Sui was offered to share an apartment with Noboru which does not leave her indifferent. Are the feelings shared?4) It Sparkles!Between bohemian life and a well arranged couple's life, Matsuno's heart is in balance... But will she follow what her head or what her heart tells her?

The romance between the Hatter Mansion’s March Hare (Elliot March) and Alice. A big man with adorable rabbit ears, and yet a mafia No. 2. In this colorful world, he gives orange smiles and holds a cold silver gun. On the surface he is ruthless, yet underneath he is as sweet as can be. Incredibly dangerous, incredibly sweet, a love story of Wonderland. A manga adaptation of the otome game Clover no Kuni no Alice that focuses on Elliot

After her beloved mother's death, Honor faced a lifetime of loneliness... In the presence of others, she holds back her tears and strives to keep her mother's restaurant going, but her tears won't stop flowing when she is alone. "Are you alright?" a kind voice asks. The voice belongs to a man named Trace. Even though they have never met, Honor is comforted by his gentle eyes and warm hands. She is quickly drawn to this man, until she finds out the brutal truth. Trace befriended her for a purpose. Not only that, Honor begins to discover the secret behind her own birth...

HOW COULD ONE MAN BE BOTH HER TORMENT AND HER TEMPTATION? Sheikh Najib blasted into Rosalind Lewis's life and staked a sultan's claim on her son! Her denial of the boy's royal lineage was met with deaf ears -- and relentless kisses. When danger threatened, mother and child were whisked into Najib's exotic world, a faraway place where protection meant marriage. But with every night in the arms of her sheikh "husband," Rosalind's secret threatened to surface. Would the truth bring a bitter end -- or a heartfelt vow?

Even though Narumi is an amateur when it comes to flower arranging, it is still her dream to make flower arrangements for weddings and to have a romantic wedding surrounded by flowers and lights with the person she loves most. However, while she was delivering some things to the wedding place, she suddenly has to take the bridal wear’s role…?! A competition between the cold blooded person-in-change who said, 'Wedding is just a contract,' together with other titles like, 'Great Tactic Bridal Advisor’s Close Contest', 'Meet with Natural Enemy at an Alumni Gathering’s Love Affair', and many others. Suitable for adult females’ love lives, happy wedding short stories.

1. Animal TrainerSawa has been going out with Manabu for almost a year. He's kind, gentle, and giving. She has no complaints, seeing as how he's the perfect gentleman, and she figures that if they continue to date, they'll eventually end up marrying. One day, Manabu takes her out to a bar, where he introduces her to a friend of his, who turns out to be someone she used to know back in college. On her taxi ride back home, she finds that she took her former classmate's cellphone by mistake. He asks if he can come pick it up at her apartment, and when he arrives...2. Friends ForeverChiaki, Yui and Mai were childhood friends that stayed close, but Yui's death throws everything into chaos. Chiaki is determined to discover the truth, if it was suicide, murder, or something much more disturbing.3. The Perfect Day For Moving To The Big CityCollege student Miho is new to Tokyo, a bit lonely, and glad to have found a friend in the beautiful Youko. Then Miho attracts the attention of Tobi, a handsome sempai that Youko has a crush on. Miho loses her friend but now Tobi won't leave his fun new "toy" alone!

In the Mister Millionaire series:

V.1 - Kekkon no Kokoroe (Expecting the Boss's Baby)
"I love you, not as my boss but as a man." It had been 2 months since Kate spent a night of passion with her boss, Michael, whom she secretly loves. But the next day, Michael cruelly tells her that their relationship must strictly be kept to business. Kate cannot forget about that night, and tells Michael how she feels... In fact, Michael grew up in an orphanage. He had a difficult childhood and now finds it impossible to love. Can Kate's love change Michael?

V.2 - Kekkon nante Shitakunai
Justin, a genius of the stock trading business is a real scrooge despite being a millionaire. He believes marriage only drains your bank account, and only contributes to charity to evade taxes. While investigating a charity, he meets a poor but charming girl named Amy. However their encounter is cut short when he suddenly coughs up blood and collapses. Amy rushes him to the hospital and while drifting between the borders of life and death, he had a dream: his friends standing at his bed side, sadly mumbling "he only thought of money, money, money", "he never learnt to love anyone". Justin is suddenly swamped with a feeling of deep regret. He prays to God, "please, just give me another chance!"

V.3 - Anata no Kioku
Alisa has always been with Dylan for as long as she can remember�she gave him her first kiss as a teenager and, later, her virginity. But when Alisa finds Dylan bedding another woman, his cruel betrayal devastates her and she brings a sad end to their long-term relationship. At her worst, an accident befalls her. When Alisa wakes up, she has lost every bit of memory related to Dylan! This is the final story of a high-profile miniseries, Million-Dollar Men, which depicts the romances of self-made millionaires.

Mayu, the eleventh grade student, yearns after "Love of Summer". Naoto Wada, a companion who pretended as a college student to picked her up, was her classmate of the same high school in fact...She responds to the relation which is called by Naoto 'after school' though he should be her boyfriend for a limited time. She wants to shorten the distance since she is not satisfactory that much. The cool attitude of Wada is persistently contrary to Mayu whose feelings are rising. When Mayu, who cannot control her feelings, throws an overflowing thought at Wada, he shows an unpainted face before her eyes? Moving & sad comics with full of happiness and sorrow in love.