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In the depths of Chinatown lies a curious pet shop. There, it's said you can find any animal you desire, no matter how fantastical…or dangerous. The city is plagued with strange accidents, and somehow, pets from that shop always seem to be involved. Detective Leon Orcot is determined to pin the blame on Count D, the shop's caretaker. But the beautiful man is just as enigmatic as his pets—and he certainly isn't talking.

A mysterious girl who is believed to be the inhabitant of the illusion forest, invites those who get lost to listening to the story, the story of the princess of a fairyland. What kind of story she will bring?

Harriet can’t believe it when a handsome lawyer steals a kiss from her and tells her that her lips are sweet. How had this happened? Upon inheriting a mansion from her great-aunt, Harriet had considered selling it, but in the end she decided to renovate and rent out the upper floors. Her tenant is Finn, the man who kissed her. He’s a troublemaker, hosting one party after another with countless women coming and going. Harriet goes to tell him that enough is enough! But Finn has other plans…

Hatsune Miku is a young woman seeking to become an actress, but just as it seems her chance has come, everything is thrown upside down when she finds herself hurled into the world of stage within a strange mansion. There she meets seven mysterious, and potentially dangerous, characters. Although each comes with their own secrets, they almost all have one goal in commonfind the stolen script pages, or be trapped in this false world forever!

From Stiletto Heels:Douzono Tsugumi, who works for a major electrical company, spends her vacation at her grandmother's home in the country. Her grandmother soon passes away during hospitalization, and Tsugumi decides to continue living in her grandmother's house. However, a mysterious man shows up holding the key to the rear house, and despite not fully comprehending the relationship he had with her grandmother, they begin living together.Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010).

When Shin Wookyung was forced to take on the role of team leader for the troublesome Planning Team 2, one thought stuck in her mind: Gu Jungha, who she constantly found in her personal life. Wookyung tried her best to endure and lead her team, but just when she was about to give up, the high-and-mighty nepotism hire began to change. More specifically, the way he looked at Woo-Kyung did.

Lizzie arrived at the ball in high spirits—then, suddenly, King Daniel stole a kiss! Lizzie’s great-aunt was once a famous actress, and she had a deep connection with the Kingdom of Voltavia and its former king. Lizzie, a historian, decides that she wants to gather all of her great-aunt’s stories about the king into a book. She pushes the present king, Daniel, for an interview but is rebuffed. Later, however, the dejected Lizzie receives a surprise in the mail: an invitation to a ball, from King Daniel himself. Lizzie arrives at the ball in high spirits—but, in the midst of her encounter with the king, he suddenly steals a kiss!

Papercrafts because I'm bored🥱

2 years after helping humans end World War III, a demon named Rikka decides to go on holiday on earth with her army friends. Where are they today?

A small village finds itself at the mercy of mysterious entities that hover over the city, at least that's what young Anna often sees. On the other side of the city, Margot, a middle-aged woman, also sees the anomalies. What will be the connection between the two? Are the things they see nothing more than delusions, or do other people just not want to see them?

"What is it, Mr. Amakusa? Don't tell me you're planning to make midnight visits to my bed?" Aki Kurumi, 29 years old, meets Shisui Amakusa at a singles' mixer, and what should he unexpectedly propose but a paper marriage...! And once she starts living with Shisui, who is a touch out of sync with her, it kicks off a string of miscommunications and minor catastrophes! Their life as newlyweds (on paper) gets off to a bumpy start, but it's somehow almost cozy... "I didn't realize I would be so happy... to be needed by someone." They each chose this paper marriage for their own convenience, but could they become a real husband and wife? What is "love"? What is "marriage"? This is a bumbling love story that depicts how men and women coexist.

Office worker Eiko has been doing just fine - she works an ordinary job, lives an ordinary life, but a chance encounter threw her all the way out of her comfort zone and led to her adopting a cat. Will she ever get used to having strong feelings and making her own decisions for the first time in her life? A story of a typical woman and a typical cat who find a new home in each other.

From Manga Reborn: Jealousy, fear, and love...where does it all lead? Let Satonaka Machiko take you on a journey into the true heart of women in this sometimes dark, sometimes comedic short story collection!

Chapter 3 in Naver's 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).

"I'm going to tell you I love you every day!" A younger handsome guy confesses his love on their first meeting! An uneven love story between a good looking boy and a manly girl begins.

A boyfriend whose love is so strong it becomes smothering - "Sena, look only at me." - an impudently wicked underclassman - "You should just break up with that boyfriend of yours." - and the girl wavering between them on a seesaw of love! Since Sena struggles to speak her mind, her boyfriend Minoru worries and has been taking extra care to watch over her. Then one day, Sena decides to attend her school club's drinking party after Hayato, an underclassman in the same club, asks for her help. She's always turned down the parties before to avoid worrying Minoru, and the moment she tells him she's going to one, his whole demeanor suddenly changes... While she's tossed about like a ship in a storm, which man will Sena choose in the end...?!

Season 1: Wei Yi Yi is one of the most beautiful and talented women of the kingdom. After being called ugly by the Emperor, she decides to take revenge by painting him in the most ugly and ridiculous ways! She didn't plan for the master painter of the palace to notice her and ask for her to become his apprentice... Season 2: Prince Ning's daughter always wanted to find a husband who was ignorant, innocent, delicate, and home-loving. When she got married, she found her husband was totally different from her imagination. This strong man was trusted by the Emperor. He also removed her disguises one after another. Prince Rui always thought his princess consort was a gentle, quiet, frail, graceful, and timid girl until he found he was the delicate and fragile husband in her eyes... After that, he said to Zhao Guangyang who was so powerful and might, "Honey, playtime is over, let's go home!" Zhang Guangyang replied, "...Okay"

In noble society, while most people care more about house or status than love when seeking a partner, this couldn't be any less the case for Grace Shellgrave, the daughter of a marquis with memories of a troubled past life. Seeking a true connection with someone who feels the same way, she attends a masquerade ball in secret. After spending a romantic night with Alan, a man who seems to share the same values, she soon finds out she's become pregnant... and to make matters worse, Alan is actually the heir to House Ward, the sworn arch-enemy of the Shellgraves! Alan aggressively pursues Grace, but she refuses to let her baby become a pawn for another typical noble. Does he just want an heir? Or could it actually be... love? Two equally awkward opposites attract in this aristocratic love story!

A tale of two siblings—one unconventional, the other harboring a great secret

[Raintree: Haunted 1] Hope Malory's first day as a homicide detective isn't going well. Not only assigned to her first gruesome murder, but also partnered to the infamously eccentric Gideon Raintree. Gideon is quite handsome, but a tad creepy, seemingly talking to the very air! Hope's homicide investigation reveals some intriguing facts: the victims roommate is none other than Gideon's cousin! with supernatural meddling, suspicious circumstances, and romance in the precinct, Raintree: Haunted starts off with a bloody bang! [Raintree: Haunted 2] As Hope and Gideon creep closer the truth, the stakes get higher! Not only is the murderer eluding their grasp, but they turn out to be directly involved in the downfall of the Raintree clan! Now that Hope and Gideon are now sharing a bed along with the office, can they make their relationship last through pregnancy predictions and bomb threats? Find out in the final volume of Raintree: Haunted!

From Icarus Bride:This story is about a university student named Mikari who finds herself falling in love with the most unlikely of partners: Kaga-san, a 52 year old widower who lives in her apartment building. The scent of the incense sticks he burns in his deceased wife's honor clings to his body, drawing her in. 

Welcome to the Magic Ocean, a blissful paradise where wishes come true and children live happily forever! --- Seoltang awakens in a strange new world, accompanied by a tortoise who walks on golden sand and seems determined to find the exit. But why would anyone want to leave the Magic Ocean? The pair journey through mysterious waters, where forgetful children frolic in blissful oblivion, watched over by enigmatic imaginary friends. Real or fake, friend or foe, right or wrong, life or death – Seoltang and her tortoise must confront the sinister truth of this strange place and its inhabitants and find a way to escape! A bittersweet tale of self-destruction, pain, sadness, and healing from depression.

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Laura, a college-educated girl from England, was hired to be an assistant to a famous romance novel writer. One night, she caught a masked robber breaking into her employer's room, and he gave her a kiss before fleeing the scene! Who is this mysterious ma

"No matter how many times we're reborn, I'm sure we'll fall in love again. Because Kotaro and I are bound by the red string of fate." Kaede is a housewife, romanticist, and lover of peace, always one to avoid conflict. In fact, she and her husband Kotaro are so blissfully married that they've never even gotten into an argument. On the evening of her fifth wedding anniversary, as she heads towards the restaurant, she reflects on how much she appreciates her kind husband and the perfect marriage he's given her. But when a figure rushes in and attacks her from behind, her life begins to fall into disarray...

Rina, a dispatch secretary, was dumped by her fiancé of five years one week before her wedding. Suffering from a wounded heart, Rina accepts an invitation from her twin sister, Sara, to come to Isla Sagrado—a country on the other side of the world. When Sara meets Rina there, she shoves a letter into Rina’s hand and then immediately flees. Inside the letter is an expensive ring and a written plea for Rina to pose as her sister. “How can she ask me to deceive her fiancé when she knows mine just broke up with me?” To make matters more difficult for Rina, the fiancé, Reynard, is essentially royalty, and he’s a gorgeous millionaire!

In a world where true humanity has vanished, a doll by the name Riona, created with feelings, longs for her own life after years of being passed from child to child. Her desperate wish to become human is granted by an enigmatic entity, thrusting her into a cruel and corrupt reality. As Riona navigates this harsh world, she clings to the hope of finding and spreading the lost essence of true humanity. This tale explores whether innocence can survive and shine in a world where humans rarely act like humans.

A boyfriend whose love is so strong it becomes smothering - "Sena, look only at me." - an impudently wicked underclassman - "You should just break up with that boyfriend of yours." - and the girl wavering between them on a seesaw of love! Since Sena struggles to speak her mind, her boyfriend Minoru worries and has been taking extra care to watch over her. Then one day, Sena decides to attend her school club's drinking party after Hayato, an underclassman in the same club, asks for her help. She's always turned down the parties before to avoid worrying Minoru, and the moment she tells him she's going to one, his whole demeanor suddenly changes... While she's tossed about like a ship in a storm, which man will Sena choose in the end...?!

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One man's death led to another man's salvation. After years of suffering from heart disease, Da-ul receives a heart transplant from young and renowned pianist Yuwon, who has died an unfortunate death in a car crash. Da-ul's life has been forever changed by this priceless gift, and he pledges to make every second of his life count in gratitude. But when he meets Yeonjo, the woman his donor was deeply in love with, and finds out that she has been living in despair, he begins developing ambivalent feelings towards her. Is it guilt, or could it be something else?

Any love story aficionado will say that the key to a successful couple is intense desire for one another—but what if the characters in question are an asexual woman with a passion for Boys Love stories and a gay man whose heart forever belongs to his oblivious childhood friend? Although romance will never be in the cards for newlyweds Yuriko and Gakurouta, the bond blossoming between them promises to be a wonderful relationship—the likes of which neither has ever experienced before…

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Shoko has turned 30 and she has finally given up on finding a marriage partner. Recently having completed a year long contract, she wants to explore the freedom her lack of relationship and job obligations afford her and books a trip to Seoul, Korea. Unencumbered, she wants to visit the Korean BBQ restaurants alone and drink to celebrate her "graduation from marriage seeking activities."Not quite supportive is her sister, one who is already married to a good-looking, high earning man, who thinks Shoko should do the responsible thing and give marriage hunting a shot again. But Shoko cannot be deterred.But life has a strange way of turning things around. On her trip to Seoul, Shoko makes a surprising discovery, and an unexpected connection...This is a collaborative project between Higashimura Akiko and NAVER webtoon, which may be the first of its kind, at least involving such a luminary figure in manga. It is being released in Korean and Japanese, but not quite simul-release. Korean is about 20 chapters ahead.

The result of sweet temptation is her inescapable marriage to a marquess… In the middle of Belinda’s wedding, a man’s voice suddenly rings out saying, “Belinda is my wife.” The owner of that voice is none other than real estate mogul and Marquess of Eastershire Colin Granville. On a trip to Las Vegas two years ago, Belinda completely forgot herself and gave in to the sweet temptation of this sexy and handsome man. She ended up saying something incredibly foolish. “If we get married, I’ll sleep with you.” She never would have thought that she would then go on to not only marry him, but actually sleep with him, too… The next day, they'd planned to file for an annulment, but now he’s butting in on her wedding!

When Emily Blake innocently kissed formidable Italian count Rafael Di Salis, she didn't know that she was bound by her late father's wishes to marry him. Emily agreed to be the count's wife until she reached twenty-one... Count Rafael has bided his time. He's kept his passions under iron control for two years--his bride was young and he did not want to claim her until she was woman enough to handle him. But now she has come of age, she will be his! 

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Chibi Manga: Ria, an college student become a personal maid to a hunk CEO, she live in a mansion and her daily wages is 100 thousand yen! truly lucky! but that CEO always brought different types of woman every night and do lewd stuff with them, until one day he even went in into Ria bed! even though she is a virgin and has a boyfriend, what should she do…!?

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Okay. I get that I transmigrated into an R-19 tragic romantic novel, but why is he like this? “Bark! Bark! Bark! Grrrrrr…” I can’t believe this guy is held by a curse that makes him act like a beast…And that’s not the end of it, because when he returns to normal for a moment. “I-i-if you aren’t g-going to take responsibility for what you did to me, th-th-then don’t t-touch me!” At any rate, I felt relieved that I probably wouldn’t have any sort of romantic interactions with this guy. A year later… “Th-th-the day I leave this place, please…m-meet up with me!” Well it wouldn’t be a big deal to meet him once. But, then, when I was released from prison… * “Welcome back. My lovely younger sister.” The day of my release, a man approached me. Turns out, I’m the villain’s sister. “You must have suffered going to prison in my stead. I waited only for you.” …F*ck. My brother’s the male lead’s sworn enemy? * 3 years later, I met the male lead. He looked totally different than when I last saw him. “It’s been a while, Iana. I’m going to kidnap you now.”

The homegirl cartoonist Su Wuyin suffers from androphobia. One day, she bought a cheap second-hand refrigerator. When she came back home, that refrigerator, however, turned into a naked handsome guy! And he said he was an AI robot made by aliens... This is ridiculous!

This manga contains four stories: 1. Houmonsha (Visitor) A prequel to Thomas' Heart narrating the earlier life of Oscar. Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences. 2. Shiro (Castle) 3. Egg Stand was translated in French under the name ''Le coquetier'' in Moto Hagio Anthologie De l'humain 4. Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic): The one-shot Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic) was published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics on September 27, 2010.

Aimi is an ordinary 16-year-old girl... Well, maybe not your typical girl... Aimi has a huge interest in vampires! When she finally meets them, she asks them to become her friends, and she even lets them have a taste of her blood so easily. Aimi is just way too excited, finally seeing what she always wanted to see, especially while living near a graveyard, She had hoped, that one day she would meet "them" vampires!!

A Gothic Romance Retelling of a Classic Japanese Folktale Graphic Novel featuring 130 anime-style comic pages… In the shadowy halls of Himeji Castle, a love story brews — one of obsession, betrayal, and the supernatural. Okiku, a young servant tasked with caring for ten priceless Delft plates, becomes the center of a deadly game of passion. She serves in the castle by day and feeds the dungeon prisoners by night, unaware of the dark desires and jealous eyes following her every move. Among those captivated by Okiku’s beauty is the ruthless samurai Aoyama Tessan, whose twisted infatuation becomes all-consuming. Obsessed and envious, Aoyama silences the prisoners by ordering their tongues cut out, leaving Okiku to believe none wish to speak to her. But one man breaks through the silence—Shinji, a once-proud samurai now imprisoned in the depths of the dungeon, with powerful o-fuda seals binding him to his cell. Mysterious, resilient, and with a charm that captivates Okiku, he becomes the light in her dark and lonely world. As Okiku and Shinji’s forbidden connection deepens, the key to his freedom dangles from the very chain around Aoyama’s neck. Okiku must risk everything to steal it, but with Keiko, the jealous wife of Aoyama and daughter of the lord, watching closely, every step toward liberation teeters on the brink of tragedy. As jealousy boils over and Aoyama’s obsession spirals, a single missing plate becomes the catalyst for a series of harrowing events that plunge Okiku into darkness. Betrayed and brutally wronged, she transforms into an onryou — a vengeful spirit bound by her love and fury. Now, as a terrifying ghost, Okiku must face the ultimate question: Can love survive even in death?

A struggling 29-year-old single woman faces hardships due to irregular employment in her dream city, Tokyo. Hearing from a coworker that it can be a good side-income, she decides to offer her uterus to a stranger and become a surrogate mother. (Source: Manga Mogura RE, edited) Note: Based on the novel of the same name by Natsuo Kirino.

Simon's mom is quite strange: she doesn't like his grandma's cooking, she doesn't hunt with his uncles, she always ignores his dad and she seems to hate Simon.