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5/5

Loveless, Volume 01 by Yun Kouga , Ray Yoshimoto (Translator) , Christine Boylan (Adaptation)

When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a posthumous message from his brother Seimei indicating he was murdered, he becomes involved in a shadowy world of spell battles and secret names. Together with the mysterious Soubi, the search to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth begins! But in a world where mere words have unbelievable power, how can you find true friendship and When 12-year-old Ritsuka discovers a posthumous message from his brother Seimei indicating he was murdered, he becomes involved in a shadowy world of spell battles and secret names. Together with the mysterious Soubi, the search to find Seimei's killer and uncover the truth begins! But in a world where mere words have unbelievable power, how can you find true friendship and happiness when your very name is Loveless? Older Teen - Age 16+ Fantasy/Romance
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4.3/5

Seven Days: Monday → Thursday by Rihito Takarai (Illustrator) , Venio Tachibana

It is rumored that Touji Seryou, one of the more popular boys at school, would go out with anyone who asks him out on a Monday morning. But on this particular Monday morning, the first person he meets at the school gate is no other than Yuzuru Shino, Seryou’s senpai at the archery club. On a whim, and well-aware of Seryou’s reputation, Shino asks Seryou to go out with him. It is rumored that Touji Seryou, one of the more popular boys at school, would go out with anyone who asks him out on a Monday morning. But on this particular Monday morning, the first person he meets at the school gate is no other than Yuzuru Shino, Seryou’s senpai at the archery club. On a whim, and well-aware of Seryou’s reputation, Shino asks Seryou to go out with him. Thinking that it will be treated as a joke, they’re both guys after all, imagine Shino’s surprise when Seryou takes him up on the offer! There is a catch, though. While Seryou does go out with the first girl who asks him out on a Monday morning, the other side of the coin is – by the end of the week, he will break up with that person. In essence, Seryou is a lover with a one-week expiration date. But will Shino prove to be the exception to that rule?
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3.8/5

セブンデイズ Friday → Sunday / by Rihito Takarai (Illustrator) , Venio Tachibana , 宝井 理人 (イラスト)

Yuzuru asked Touji out as a half-hearted joke, not expecting to be taken seriously. But, Touji accepted, and Yuzuru knew he was like the rest - a relationship begun on a Monday, and dumped on the Sunday. What he didn't expect was the feelings that went beyond friendship that emerged. It's now Friday, and the end is approaching. But is it? The exciting conclusion to the pop Yuzuru asked Touji out as a half-hearted joke, not expecting to be taken seriously. But, Touji accepted, and Yuzuru knew he was like the rest - a relationship begun on a Monday, and dumped on the Sunday. What he didn't expect was the feelings that went beyond friendship that emerged. It's now Friday, and the end is approaching. But is it? The exciting conclusion to the popular boy's love manga by Tachibana Venio!
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4.6/5

Gravitation, Volume 01 by Maki Murakami , Jamie S. Rich , Ray Yoshimoto , Jake T. Forbes

Shuichi Shindou is determined to be a rock star. He has no experience, no talent, and no band. After finding a charismatic guitarist and getting a gig, he's ready to show the world what a genius he is with his powerful lyrics. However, Eiri Yuki overhears his amateurish verse and puts the young musician in his place. Unable to get the harsh criticism out of his mind Shuich Shuichi Shindou is determined to be a rock star. He has no experience, no talent, and no band. After finding a charismatic guitarist and getting a gig, he's ready to show the world what a genius he is with his powerful lyrics. However, Eiri Yuki overhears his amateurish verse and puts the young musician in his place. Unable to get the harsh criticism out of his mind Shuichi forces himself into Yuki's life and the two find their futures inexorably linked. The force that brings them together is like gravity and there is nothing they can do to stop it.
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4.1/5

Legal Drug, Volume 01 by CLAMP

A drugstore that deals in medicine ... and danger! Kazahaya Kudo has a gift. When he touches a person or an object, he sees visions. With no money and no place to stay, Kazahaya was out of luck until fate brought him to the Green Drug pharmacy. Now, in exchange for working in the store, he gets room and board. But in order to make ends meet there a catch ... he must take o A drugstore that deals in medicine ... and danger! Kazahaya Kudo has a gift. When he touches a person or an object, he sees visions. With no money and no place to stay, Kazahaya was out of luck until fate brought him to the Green Drug pharmacy. Now, in exchange for working in the store, he gets room and board. But in order to make ends meet there a catch ... he must take on 'special' assignments from his boss that can only be handled by someone with Kazahaya gift. With the help of his co-worker and roommate Rikuo, who has unusual powers of his own, Kazahaya finds himself on missions most surreal.
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3.9/5

Junjo Romantica, Volume 01 by Shungiku Nakamura

Misaki is struggling to pass his college entrance exams, and has taken up a tutor: the cool and sexy Akihiko Usami, who also happens to be a famous boys' love novelist. At first, Misaki is disgusted by Akihiko, but slowly, Misaki realizes he may be developing feelings for the older man. And so begins the bumpy relationship of this odd couple, filled with comedy and pure ro Misaki is struggling to pass his college entrance exams, and has taken up a tutor: the cool and sexy Akihiko Usami, who also happens to be a famous boys' love novelist. At first, Misaki is disgusted by Akihiko, but slowly, Misaki realizes he may be developing feelings for the older man. And so begins the bumpy relationship of this odd couple, filled with comedy and pure romance...
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4.2/5

Silver Diamond, Volume 01: Silver Seed by Shiho Sugiura

From Storm in Heaven: Rakan lives alone, and the plants in his garden grow so thick and fast that it seems like a jungle. One day a man, holding a gun made of wood, falls right down into his garden. He seems to come from another world, and he's searching for someone who can bring back the green into his own dark and inhospitable world.
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4.9/5

Demon Diary, Volume 01 by Kara (illustrator) , Lee Chi-Hyong

Raenef is the black sheep of the demon court, with minimal knowledge of magic and courtly etiquette. In order to help him claim his birthright as a demon lord, the demon masters send him the wise and noble teacher Eclipse to be his tutor. As Raenef and Eclipse begin their journey of discovery, they find that the bonds of friendship are stronger than the teacher/student rel Raenef is the black sheep of the demon court, with minimal knowledge of magic and courtly etiquette. In order to help him claim his birthright as a demon lord, the demon masters send him the wise and noble teacher Eclipse to be his tutor. As Raenef and Eclipse begin their journey of discovery, they find that the bonds of friendship are stronger than the teacher/student relationship. This volume also includes two bonus stories drawn by the same illustrator but by a different author; "Crystal Heart" and "Terra".
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4.4/5

No. 6: The Manga, Volume 01 by Atsuko Asano , Hinoki Kino (Illustrations)

A PERFECT LIFE, IN A PERFECT CITY For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC – a fugitive living outs A PERFECT LIFE, IN A PERFECT CITY For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC – a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control – and helping him will throw Shion’s life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6.
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5/5

Only the Ring Finger Knows by Satoru Kannagi , Hotaru Odagiri (Illustrator) , Sachiko Sato (Translator)

It's the ultimate expression of love - to wear matching rings with your significant other, showing the world that you are a couple. High school student, Wataru Fujii, also wears one though he is single. When he accidentally switches rings with popular and handsome senior, Yuichi Kazuki, they discover that their rings pair up! Since then, Kazuki, who is known for being kind t It's the ultimate expression of love - to wear matching rings with your significant other, showing the world that you are a couple. High school student, Wataru Fujii, also wears one though he is single. When he accidentally switches rings with popular and handsome senior, Yuichi Kazuki, they discover that their rings pair up! Since then, Kazuki, who is known for being kind to all becomes strangely harsh to Wataru. They alternate between hot and cold, as in between clashes they begin to sort their feelings for one another. Are Wataru and Kazuki the worst of enemies or are they actually soulmates? Already a popular genre in Japan, especially among females, Yaoi, also known as the "Boy's Love" genre, is becoming a rising phenomenon in North America. As one of the top titles of its genre in Japan, Only The Ring Finger Knows , will sure to engage readers to a world of intimacy and unique emotion that is solely yaoi manga.
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4.4/5

Eerie Queerie!, Volume 1 by Shuri Shiozu , 四方津 朱里

Mitsuo Shiozu seems to be particularly attractive to spirits. His mind and body are taken over in succession by two female ghosts who use their incorporation to resolve something left undone by their untimely deaths...gender-bending hi-jinks ensue...
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3.9/5

Legal Drug, Volume 02 by CLAMP

During one of Tokyo's festivals, Kakei sends Kudo and Himura to recover an old vase in a nearby shrine. But the mission turns out to be much more difficult than it seems. The vase has the power to twist the spatial environment around it - misleading anyone with its incredible trompe l'oeil. How can the duo retrieve something they can't even touch?
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4.4/5

The Betrayal Knows My Name, Volume 01 by Hotaru Odagiri , Melissa Tanaka (Translator)

Abandoned as a baby and raised in an orphanage, the kind-hearted high-schooler Yuki Sakuragi is driven by a need to find the reason for his existence. Plagued by mysterious dreams, Yuki also possesses the strange ability to read the deepest, darkest thoughts of anyone he touches. As both the dreams and his powers intensify, there appears before him a beautiful young man na Abandoned as a baby and raised in an orphanage, the kind-hearted high-schooler Yuki Sakuragi is driven by a need to find the reason for his existence. Plagued by mysterious dreams, Yuki also possesses the strange ability to read the deepest, darkest thoughts of anyone he touches. As both the dreams and his powers intensify, there appears before him a beautiful young man named "Zess," whose face tugs on Yuki's memory. He warns Yuki not to venture outside on Walpurgis Night, the eve of the blood-red moon, which invites death. But when Yuki's compassion leads him to disobey Zess's order, has Yuki carelessly thrown his life away before he's even given himself the chance to find out the very reason for it?
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3.9/5

Let Dai, Volume 01 by Sooyeon Won

Let Dai is a tragic tale of forbidden love and unforgivable betrayal. Set in a soulless neo-Seoul ruled by young punks and pleasure seekers, an amoral teenager named Dai is the living embodiment of the city's beauty and cruelty. As the leader of the vicious Furies gang, Dai seduces everyone who lays eyes on him, only to blind them to his own barbaric nature. When an honest Let Dai is a tragic tale of forbidden love and unforgivable betrayal. Set in a soulless neo-Seoul ruled by young punks and pleasure seekers, an amoral teenager named Dai is the living embodiment of the city's beauty and cruelty. As the leader of the vicious Furies gang, Dai seduces everyone who lays eyes on him, only to blind them to his own barbaric nature. When an honest schoolboy named Jaehee rescues a beautiful girl from being mugged by the Furies, he can?t possibly realize how this brief encounter will plunge him into a downward spiral of unbridled passion and unfathomable pain. From his brutal gang initiation to an unspeakable act committed against his girlfriend, Jaehee wavers uncomfortably between revulsion and fascination. And in Dai he finds a tender, caring friend one moment and a heartless sociopath the next, awakening strange and unhealthy desires in Jaehee that he could never before have imagined.
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3.8/5

Loveless 04 by Yun Kouga

Soubi unexpectedly meets two new Zero warriors Koya and Yamato, who leave him badly wounded. A concerned Ritsuki asks Natsuo and Yoji to teach Soubi about the relationship between a Fighter Unit and the Sacrifice. Older teens.
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4.3/5

君は夏のなか [Kimi wa Natsu no Naka] by Nagisa Furuya , 古矢 渚

男子高校生2人、夏、聖地巡礼。お互いに映画が好き―――佐伯千晴と戸田渉はそんなよくある共通点から仲良くなった。一緒にいると楽しい、自然とそうなったある日2人の関係を一変する出来事が…。落ち着かない気持ちの中、千晴が夏休みを使って“聖地巡礼”しようと持ちかけてきて…。人を好きになる、ということ。それはどうしようもない、ということ。男子高校生2人が紡ぐ、眩しくて愛しい青春劇。
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4.8/5

ひねくれチェイサー [Hinekure Chaser] by Panco , ぱんこ。

俺だけのヒーロー…だったはずなのに！ なんで隣にいるのがそいつなんだ！ 紘川秀心は昔、自分を助けてくれた小田嶋大和に惚れ、学校を転校してまで追いかけた。それなのに、大和の隣にはいつも幼馴染の岬がいて、秀心はイライラしてばかり。 八つ当たりのように岬にちょっかいをかけては大和に怒られる日々。どんな感情でも自分に向けられるのが嬉しいが、ついには怒った大和にお仕置き(キス)されて――？ 素直になれない二人が織り成す、少し遠回りな恋のお話。ちょっぴりエッチに可愛くお届けします。
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4.4/5

ハローアゲイン [Hello Again] by Kei Ichikawa , 市川 けい

幼馴染みの晄希に訳がわからないまま高校で避けられて、また一緒につるむようになった寛人だったが、やっぱりまた晄希に距離を置かれるようになって…。じわじわと心も身体も爆ぜていく2人から恋は生まれる?? Onoda is avoiding his childhood friend, Hiroto, because of what he did back in the past while the other is wondering what happened why he is being avoided. But because Onoda was ignoring a teacher in school, Hiroto had to drag him in to the counselor’s office and it’s when the 幼馴染みの晄希に訳がわからないまま高校で避けられて、また一緒につるむようになった寛人だったが、やっぱりまた晄希に距離を置かれるようになって…。じわじわと心も身体も爆ぜていく2人から恋は生まれる?? Onoda is avoiding his childhood friend, Hiroto, because of what he did back in the past while the other is wondering what happened why he is being avoided. But because Onoda was ignoring a teacher in school, Hiroto had to drag him in to the counselor’s office and it’s when their friendship started blooming again. Will Hiroto find out why he is being avoided or find out a whole different reason?
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5/5

キミトコレカラ 1 [Kimi to Kore Kara 1] by Kotetsuko Yamamoto , 山本 小鉄子

平凡な大学生・吾郎と上級悪魔ベルデは恋人同士。行き違いから魔界にベルデが戻ってしまい! ?「今夜も眠れない」人気CP登場! ! Here starts the Konya spinoff series, focusing more on Gorou and Verde! There’s plenty of Endou and Rikiya as well, but this story will spend more time telling the story of these heretofore side characters. The story takes place immediately after the last Konya chapter, so you can think of this as Chapter 20, j 平凡な大学生・吾郎と上級悪魔ベルデは恋人同士。行き違いから魔界にベルデが戻ってしまい! ?「今夜も眠れない」人気CP登場! ! Here starts the Konya spinoff series, focusing more on Gorou and Verde! There’s plenty of Endou and Rikiya as well, but this story will spend more time telling the story of these heretofore side characters. The story takes place immediately after the last Konya chapter, so you can think of this as Chapter 20, just less focus on Endo/Rikiya and more on Gorou/Verde. Related series : Konya mo Nemurenai (Adapted From)
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4.3/5

おこさまスター [Oko-sama Star] by Kara Aomiya , 蒼宮カラ

「オレだけに見せないかな、あの顔――」クラスの人気者・本田はヒーローショーの会場でクラスメートの不良・海堂に出くわす。学校では恐れられている海堂が、なぜかヒーロースーツを着ていて…!?海堂の裏の顔を知ってしまった本田は”二人だけの秘密”に優越感を覚えるが、本田と仲良くなったことで海堂は段々とクラスメートと打ち解けていき…鈍感だけど素直なDK×シャイで真面目なコワモテDKの純情ラブ描き下ろし盛りだくさんで登場★☆ Friendly, every guy Honda is just as scared of loner Kaidou's blond hair, piercings, and wild rumors of yakuza connections as the rest of his class but somehow that doe 「オレだけに見せないかな、あの顔――」クラスの人気者・本田はヒーローショーの会場でクラスメートの不良・海堂に出くわす。学校では恐れられている海堂が、なぜかヒーロースーツを着ていて…!?海堂の裏の顔を知ってしまった本田は”二人だけの秘密”に優越感を覚えるが、本田と仲良くなったことで海堂は段々とクラスメートと打ち解けていき…鈍感だけど素直なDK×シャイで真面目なコワモテDKの純情ラブ描き下ろし盛りだくさんで登場★☆ Friendly, every guy Honda is just as scared of loner Kaidou's blond hair, piercings, and wild rumors of yakuza connections as the rest of his class but somehow that doesn't stop him from approaching Kaidou when he runs into him at a children's live action event. Maybe Kaidou's not as scary as he looks and perhaps Honda's not as inclusive as he thinks he is .... A sweet tale of mismatched appearances and the desire to monopolize. Related series : Oko-sama Box (Adapted From)
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3.8/5

ヤリチン☆ビッチ部 (2) 限定版 [Yarichin ☆ Bitch Club 2 Limited Edition] by Tanaka Ogeretsu , おげれつたなか

山奥の全寮制男子校「私立モリモーリ学園」。写真部とは名ばかり、活動内容はずばりS●Xという通称「ヤリチンビッチ部」に入部してしまった遠野はキャラの濃い先輩たちに翻弄される日々。入部一ヵ月経っても誰ともしていなかったら輪●という恐ろしい規則も、同時入部した加島と付き合っていることにしてなんとか切り抜けた。加島はどうやら本気で遠野を好きらしいが、遠野はサッカー部の矢口が気になっている。一方、先輩たちの間にも複雑な恋愛事情があるようで? お下品、だが、ピュア! 大人気学園BL第2巻。スペシャル小冊子付きの限定版!
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3.8/5

恋をひとくち [Koi o Hitokuchi] by Papiko Yamada , 山田パピコ

老舗和菓子屋の「かつら」と「桂屋」は隣り合うライバル店。 高校生で後継ぎの孝宏と和司もまた、絶交中だった。 不器用な自分よりもずっと才能があるのに、 突然和菓子づくりをやめた和司を孝宏は許せないでいたのだ。 それでも放っておけずに理由を迫ったら、「たっちゃんが全部悪い! 」 と襲われそうになって…!? 火が付いた変態イケメン・和司の欲望は、 もう孝宏にも止められない!! 後継ぎ高校生たちのお悩みラブ♥ 描き下ろし付き♥ Katsura and Katsuraya, two rivaling well-established Japanese sweets shops, are located next to each other. The two successors of the rival shops, Takahiro and Kazushi, are 老舗和菓子屋の「かつら」と「桂屋」は隣り合うライバル店。 高校生で後継ぎの孝宏と和司もまた、絶交中だった。 不器用な自分よりもずっと才能があるのに、 突然和菓子づくりをやめた和司を孝宏は許せないでいたのだ。 それでも放っておけずに理由を迫ったら、「たっちゃんが全部悪い! 」 と襲われそうになって…!? 火が付いた変態イケメン・和司の欲望は、 もう孝宏にも止められない!! 後継ぎ高校生たちのお悩みラブ♥ 描き下ろし付き♥ Katsura and Katsuraya, two rivaling well-established Japanese sweets shops, are located next to each other. The two successors of the rival shops, Takahiro and Kazushi, are currently not on good terms. Takahiro believes that Kazushi has far more skill in creating sweets than his own clumsy self. So when Kazushi randomly decides to stop making sweets, Takahiro decides that what he has done is unforgivable. However, since Takahiro can’t leave things as they are, when he goes to seek answers, Kazushi retaliates by telling him, “Tacchan, it’s all you fault!” Now that a fire has been lit under the perverted hottie, Kazushi, not even Takahiro can stop his lust! A troubled love story between two high-school heirs!
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4.7/5

星だけが知ってる [Hoshi Dake ga Shitteru] by Nagisa Furuya , 古矢 渚

バイト先と彼女を一度に失った最悪の日、大学生のそらは公園で流星群を眺める男と出会う。促され身の上話をするうち泣いてしまうそらに男はキス。思わず逃げ出したが、翌日入ったカフェの店長は見覚えのある公園の男。冗談とも本気ともつかない店長のアプローチに戸惑いながらも惹かれるそらは？
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