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Thorgal Aegirsson, the series' protagonist, is a man of mysterious origins, found adrift at sea as an infant by Viking chieftain Leif Haraldson. Raised in the Viking culture but distinct due to his strange and otherworldly heritage, Thorgal grapples with his identity while facing both mortal and supernatural adversaries. These thrilling tales combine elements of myth, science fiction, and adventure, transporting readers to a world both familiar and fantastic. You'll witness the humble beginnings of Thorgal's story in 'Child of the Stars', and follow him through riveting adventures, treacherous betrayals, and heartbreaking sacrifices in later installments like 'The Archers' or 'The Island of Frozen Seas'. This collection not only charts Thorgal's journey but also delves into the lives of key characters like his wife Aaricia, their children, and the devious Kriss of Valnor, offering nuanced narratives filled with rich character development.

From the pages of Bungo Stray Dogs comes a new series about the peaceful everyday lives of the cast—Only now the Armed Detective Agency and Mafia characters are mini-sized?!

Exploring different concepts, Variant is a short manga serialized in Monthly Magazine Garo between 1992 and 1994 but was never collected.

"Well, how can I help you today...?" Me, who have not been feeling well lately, visited a small hospital in town. There, Dr. Katashiro begins his "fushigi no cure" in front of his rampaging patients. A girl filled with fairies, a beautiful body bag, something with eyeballs, a Kaguyahime girl and a werewolf in love. The master of "non-human" drawings, Iwahi Neko, presents a fantasy cynical story of "humans" and "non-humans" who gather under the care of the town doctor, Dr. Katashiro.

**Volume 1 (2018)**Cover: Kawai MakotoChapters:1. Chikakute Tooi () 2. Yasetai-san to Shitsuren-chan () 3. Dokuryou Made Ato Dono Kurai () 4. Watashi no Sukina Shoutengai () 5. Kanibaruru Ichi Mushi Shea () 6. Boukun Platonic () 7. Onii-chan no Kanojo () 8. Taiju no Miyako () 9. Kinyou no Yoru wa () 10. Miori to Yamagami-sama () 11. Yari-sugi Skinship () 12. Futari Wake () 13. Tane Lab manga do it ( manga do it) **Volume 2 (2019)**Cover: Kawai MakotoChapters:14. Tomodachi no Tomodachi wa Tomodachi janai () 15. Nishi-san to Azuma-san () 16. Tsubaki Kawai ya () 17. Aoi no Yuki Usagi () 18. Italian Beef () 19. FRIDAY IS THE DAY 20. Jingi Naki Otometachi () 21. YOU wa Real no Vtuber (YOUVtuber) 22. Futari no Kizu-mei () 23. Mangaka-chan to Henshuu-san () 24. Marumaru Shikaji ka () 25. Gyaru desu ga, Kurasu no Jimiko ni Kyuukon Sareteimasu () 26. Shimaigurashi () 27. Tsuno wo Tamete Jibun wo Korosu () 28. Blue Miserable no Shiro () **Volume 3 (2020)**Cover: Kawai MakotoChapters:29. Chidjinde Nobiru () 30. Darashinai Onna () 31. OVERWRITE LILY 32. Atara yo no Futari () 33. Isso Fumi Tsubushite () 34. Tanaka Encounter! () 35. HONEY,DARLIN' 36. Tomodachi Iinkai () 37. Futatsu no Yama no Mukougawa () 38. Natsukage () 39. Doppel Anata() 40. Imawa no Sai no Kokuhaku () 41. Amai Kanojo () 42. Amber Honey () 43. Nami dame no Kingyo ()

Fuyunosuke Tanaka is a perfectly ordinary college student, except for one thing—he's secretly an alien. He and his brother Natsutaro are on a mission to study the people of Earth and evaluate the planet's resources, but adapting to life on this new world might be a bit harder than they bargained for.

Alma (Shinji Mito) manga summary: Ray and Trice grew up together in this post apocalyptic world. She was his only friend. But then one day...An unwelcomed guest arrives and Says "Glory to Humans".

In Fushimi, Kyoto, a jr. high school girl named Inari, Fushimi has a crush on a boy and acts a little foolish in trying to tell him her feelings. In a strange turn of events, Inari is able to change shape into the person she wants to be, and her love story in Kyoto takes many drastic turns for the better and worse. A comedy-romance story that unfolds in Fushimi, Kyoto.

The year is 1991, and the world is on the cusp of the golden age of 2-D fighting games. And on the outskirts of town, in a shady arcade that's a second home to delinquents and businessmen, one girl descends with dignity into her seat at the game cabinet... Her name is Akira Oono, and she's about to humiliate hardcore gamer Haruo Yaguchi, who fancies himself something of an arcade king, at Street Fighter! Will Haruo ever live down losing to a girl from his class?!

Yuto Kuroma, a 14-year-old with aserious case of chuunibyou, accidentallysummons the ultimate Dragon King using a magic circle he had doodled purely on a whim.. (Wait, seriously?)On top of that, due to certainfriends with a lonely evil dragon girl who had been sealed away for 3000 years.!Now, the fate of the world is casually entrusted to one unsuspecting boy!

A heartwarming human drama about a high school boy who lives with his sisters at a small guesthouse in Izu called "Harukaze" and interacts with people who visit the guesthouse for various reasons through mahjong and casual conversation.

Kyoko always thought she would end up getting married to her long-term boyfriend Kenichi. However, reality hits her like a ton of bricks when he decides to end their relationship and moves to Kyushu without her. At the age of 24, she starts a new life in Tokyo, where she crosses paths with Yoichi at her workplace. His warmth tugs at her heart, and despite their 17-year age gap, she falls in love with him. However, fate has other plans, and when two other men shake up her love life, she must make the biggest decision of her life. Source: Webtoon

Lucia thought she couldn't be cute because of her plain appearance. However, in the wake of her encounter during her childhood, she decides that she will continue to love what she loves. As she grows up, Lucia continues to make her clothes, dreaming of having her own workshop someday. She is appointed as the head of the clothing magic workshop.The embarrassment and troubles due to the big selection are nothing if it's for the realization of the dream! In addition to her work, Lucia solves the problems of people who visit her clothing guild. In order to fill the royal capital with her wonderful clothes someday, her dressmaker Lucia's happy clothes plan begins here!

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We want to be eaten by Father. White ears, pale skin, red eyes... Teddy the rabbit was ostracized at the orphanage because of his different appearance. One day, he receives a letter from someone who calls himself Father and is invited to a mysterious Western-style mansion. There, he meets Adele, who has the same features as him... A miniature garden x dark fantasy woven by edible rabbit boys, opens.

From Baka-Tsuki:Tada Banri, a newly admitted student at a private law school in Tokyo, found himself completely lost after the opening ceremony, trying to find his way to the freshman orientation. At that moment, he ran into another lost freshman from the same school, Yanagisawa Mitsuo, and they hit it off at once. Somehow arriving at their intended goal just on time, there appeared in front of the two a beautiful girl holding a bouquet of roses. The girl then whacked Mitsuo across the face with the bouquet and handed the flowers over to him. “Freshman, congratulations”, was all she said, and then she left. The stylish, well dressed, perfect woman that had swung at Mitsuo was his childhood friend, Kaga Kouko. As children they had promised to marry each other one day, fulfilling their dreams. In order to escape from her, Mitsuo had gone out secretly and taken the examination for this well known private college, but now she showed up in the freshman orientation hall. She too had taken the law school entrance examination, catching up with him there.

Over a decade before the events of the manga series, a chance encounter leads professional bodyguard Yukichi Fukuzawa to begrudgingly take an arrogant boy genius named Ranpo Edogawa under his wing. Their first job brings them to a local theater on high alert after receiving a bizarre death threat a challenge that will require both Ranpo's brains and Fukuzawa's experience. The aftermath spurs Fukuzawa to establish the Armed Detective Agency, an organization that takes on dangerous jobs even the police won't handle!

I'm pretty sure this will get deleted or removed. I'm just adding this Light Novel here to make it easier to read for myself. Credit to Arbatel for a good quality translation of Volume 5.

Mitsuki is a high school student who works hard to support his sick sister. However, without parents, money, or any form of specialty, he falls into working for an illegal business, ends up getting devoured by the strong as someone who is weak, and is ultimately mugged. Deep in despair from the cruelty of this world, a beautiful women who calls herself a detective appears. With her help, it's possible Mitsuki can turn his life around...!

Sixteen-year-old Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of a pure, young maiden. But all that glitters is not gold. Gorou Honda is a countryside gynecologist and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at his hospital, he is beyond bewildered. Gorou promises her a safe delivery. Little does he know, an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his untimely death—or so he thought. Opening his eyes in the lap of his beloved idol, Gorou finds that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino—Ai's newborn son! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon learns that the world of showbiz is paved with thorns, where talent does not always beget success. Will he manage to protect Ai's smile that he loves so much with the help of an eccentric and unexpected ally? [Source Summary: MyAnimeList]

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A young, large-breasted ninja girl is captured while trying to steal a legendary sword. In the prison cell, she meets the true owner of the sword, Raikoumaru! Working together, maybe they can break out and reclaim the sword from the powerful collector, Asano!(Source: MangaHelpers)

The children live in a beautiful world, surrounded by walls. However, one day, a boy by the name of Tokio received a message asking him, “Do you want to go outside of the outside?“

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.

This museum's treasured collection is a slew of strange comics!

Kei Maebara gets a job! In Tokyo's Rinkai Ward, the police force has been weakened by a prolonged recession and public safety has dramatically worsened... Amidst all this, Kei Maebara has been assigned to work at the ward office. Will he be able to become a respectable public servant?

For fans of epic fantasy and supernatural battles between gods and demons, this manga will take you on an epic quest, as the young boy Tsuchimaru acquires a powerful sword from a mysterious artisan and joins the gods to fight fiends himself! In a time when gods and humans live and fight together the young boy Tsuchimaru was helpless, a mere child in the face of those mighty struggles... until a mysterious wandering artisan came with a sword they had forged and gifted it to the child, enabling him to take up arms in the titanic conflict!

The gorilla will die in 1 day.

In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.

short love story with 🚛-kun no spoilers here, read until the end.

Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits . . . and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for the final time?

Kaede's search for a missing classmate leads to the shocking discovery that his friend is actually an alien in a human flesh suit. Grateful for Kaede's help with her case, cute and ruthless insurance investigator Rin headhunts him. Kaede's job interview leads to an epic battle on a commuter train, alien treachery, and a hidden spaceship. But before he can decide whether to accept the position or not, Kaede discovers another alien hidden in plain sight—one with a tragic story to share.

When giant monsters roam the earth, "wildlife care" takes on a whole new meaning. That's where the Tamers come in--girls trained to soothe the savage beasts. But while co-existence is a way of life, it's still a little overwhelming for meek Ion Hidaka. Can she handle being one of the newest members of the Tatara Girls' Academy Tamers Committee? The monsters seem to think so!

At a small neighborhood police box, four officers come together to safeguard the quiet rhythms of everyday life. From Late-night lovers' quarrels, finding lost items, grown-up life advice... These "guardians of justice" face not only real incidents but also the subtle human dramas that barely qualify as cases. At times, they are influenced or even overwhelmed by them. Yet, their true feelings haven't disappeared—even now.

Kaminuma Rikuto is an otaku high school boy who loves Plamo. He has been estranged from his childhood friend, the gal Amagase Misora, for the past few years, but due to certain circumstances, the two meet unexpectedly. The trigger is...nails!? It was awkward for the two of them to meet again for the first time in several years, but Rikuto's love of plastic models got excited and he took on the challenge of nail!"Then, the relationship between the two, who had been confused, gradually grew closer..."A romantic comedy where you can connect with.

The iconic story of Death The Bed that eats.

Sometimes, when life is hard, you just need a "friend." Working at a game company, Rihito Otsuka (23), is a "normal" guy who is a steady presence on and off the job. Noa Saotome (27) is a "hard-core" woman who likes to go all out at everything she does. Two people who usually wouldn't get along become "friends" by chance...? The is the start of an workplace "friendship" comedy that's a little sweet but also a little heavy! (Source: Tonari no Young Jump, translated)

Kazuya Aoshima, who was appointed as a temporary teacher, is told by the vice principal that if he can solve the problem of Erika Shimeno, who is rumored to be bullied at school, he might have a chance for full-time employment. He starts working towards resolving the issue, but her true nature is!? A psychological horror!

A 32-year-old single mother is told by her neighbor, a university student around 20, that he likes her. Thing is… he's not particularly shy about why he likes her.

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Modern-era remake/alternative future of the infamous Harenchi Gakuen.Yamagishi and Fukurokoji fresh from University are starting as the first male teachers in the prestigious girls' Harenochi school. Sure enough, like the predecessor "Harenchi Gakuen", the school isn't lacking in perverted teachers and students.This manga was also adapted into OVA of the same name (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9972)

The request from the goddess is to assassinate 32 heroes!? 42-year-old Suzuki Takashi is a former hitman and mercenary. Although he died of cancer, he was reincarnated into another world due to his potential as an assassin. He uses the modern combat techniques he developed in his previous life, the ancient martial art "Shingu-ryu", and his newly acquired powerful magic to face off against the unrivaled heroes. An exhilarating fantasy of swords, magic, and guns begins!!

A mystical horror series about two psychic sisters who encounter terrifying supernatural phenomena. In the first novel, they help an office worker and his family after they are haunted by a strange creature. *Based on the novel by Ichi Sawamura

The God Realm gets disturbed by paranormal activity. Threatened by possible skinwalker attacks, God Kaen Senoue and his partner, Serani Shoji are assigned to put an end to the anomalies caused by the skinwalkers, before humans are endangered. Those anomalies have been part of God Senoue for years, a seemingly cold and avoidant man who's now called to show his sensitive side and face the problem with exceptional care. Goddess Serani Shoji, a woman whose emotional responses are inactive and is incapable of humane emotions is called to make an effort to exit the pit of nothingness she's embraced. Her lack of emotional responses forbid her slightest annoyance towards anything. Though, will their new experiences turn out to be in their best interest, or will Senoue's own reputation and Shoji's examination of emotions turn tables against them?

From Comipress: The hero is a high school student with the very odd name of Yubi Chizuo ('Finger Mapguy'). He lives in a cheap boarding house with a scummy river oozing by in front of it. The locals use the river as a handy place to get rid of their trash. Flies result. In abundance. The infestation gives Yubi Chizuo no end of trouble. One evening, a particularly large specimen buzzes up in front of Chizuo, and addresses him in fluent Japanese. Understandably shocked, our hero swats the six-legged prodigy flat on the spot. Chizuo finds himself haunted by the Ghost of the Talking Fly. And then he realizes that a mysterious black cat has started tailing him everywhere he goes...

An advertising company's newcomer, Adashino Ayano, is a zombie girl. A little strange girl who often trips, loses hands, feet and eyeballs, and loves zombie jokes. Dullahan salesman, vampire chairman, clerk with zombie mania; surrounded by distinctive members, Adashino will work hard today!