SLICE OF LIFE

Nishijima Shuu-kun, who is from the same class, never smiles! A study session with Nishijima-kun led Oshitani to learn the reason behind this as she uncovers a different side of her classmate...

A young man comes to Tokyo to become a poet (he actually composes a lot through the book!). But one can not support himself with poetry, so the hero works for a half-legal firm running all possible errands. In the process he meets a lot of people, both men and women, who are strangely interested not in his rhymes, but in his ...body! Absolutely lovely tragicomedy. ~by DaRyu Aida Rendou, ex-student and would-be poet, struggles to earn a living in the big city. As a talent scout for the adult video firm, M+ Productions, he hunts for potential actresses but it's not enough to pay the rent. So boss Nanazuka offers him extra cash to use his body to seduce men and women alike. Michiru, a spoilt young woman with Yakuza connections, comes up with what appears to be a perfect solution: she'll be Rendou's patron in return for him working as her full-time host. Will Rendou finally be able to write his poetry? Or will he end up corrupted by the amoral dog-eat-dog world around him? ~by Lyrebird (Half-Baked)

In a castle atop a hill, in the south of France, lives a little witch named Lulu. Hidden away from the rest of the world and forced to wear a collier around her neck to control her powers, all Lulu wants to do is escape into the real world--and will stoop to anything in her mischievous attempts to leave! But her life slowly begins to change when her new teacher, a man named Camillo, arrives...

Reigning king of horror manga Junji Ito presents a series of hissterical tales chronicling his real-life trials and tribulations of becoming a cat owner. Junji Ito, as J-kun, has recently built a new house and has invited his financée, A-ko, to live with him. Little did he know…his blushing bride-to-be has some unexpected company in tow–Yon, a ghastly-looking family cat, and Mu, an adorable Norwegian forest cat. Despite being a dog person, J-kun finds himself purrsuaded by their odd cuteness and thus begins his comedic struggle to gain the affection of his new feline friends.

1,2) The Perfect Wife Teshima could never resist his adorable kouhai Yuuichi; he always ended up buying him things and lending him money. Yuuichi moved away a year ago, but now he's back and Teshima's just happy to spend time with him again. But are they picking up right where they left off? Can Yuuichi really be that dense? 3)Sweet Pain Islander Mihama spends most of his time alone, so when klutzy vacationer Kunitsu stumbles into his life, Mihama doesn't expect much from him. Kunitsu's kind nature draws him in, but vacation's always have to end... 4,5)Love and Smile Intense Kuramochi and push-over Kao are unlikely friends and roommates. When Kuramochi feels Kao drifting away, he pulls him tighter. Kao doesn't ever protest, but he's spending more and more time away from home... 6)Please Give Me Your Hand When Sonoda gets a girlfriend, lonely Mizuno still travels to the places they used to hang out at. Including the restaurant where he's noticed by waiter Nomiya.

Chapters 1-3: Kyoushi and Kou have been lovers for 3 years, and their relationship has been discovered and accepted by Kyoushi's older sister. Now can their love withstand an overbearing, intrusive fan girl? How about an adorable 5-year old cousin who wants to marry Kyoushi? Chapter 4: Bittersweet one-shot about the possibility of living life again and finding a new love after being raped. Chapters 5-6: Sou and Keigo have been friends for years, but Keigo never realized Sou's secret - his parents are both men. Now that Keigo is beginning to be more concerned about Sou, is it time to meet the parents? Even if both parents are men, will they approve of their son's preferences? Sequel: Yakkai na Bokura

A story about growing up together, from kindergarten to university. Also known by the name “Samoyed and Husky”.

From BLU: From modern-day tales of romance in Seattle, to eerie stories from historical Japan, to Yoshinaga-sensei's depiction of the class conflicts that fueled the French Revolution... In these unforgettable tales, there's a little something for every BLU fan! And perhaps best of all, the characters Claude and Antoine (a young aristocrat and his butler) are introduced in this volume. Catch up to their later adventures in Fumi Yoshinaga's 'Lovers in the Night'! *Contains a oneshot called True Tenderness. 'Ai towa Yoru ni Kizuku Mono' (Sequel)

Follows the daily experiences of high school boys.

Shaking and pounding? Is this a sign of falling in love, or just hungry? Whatever it is, Clara will make sure Bakti won't be hungry anymore! Senior, here is your lunch! Shaking and pounding? Is this a sign of falling in love, or just hungry? Whatever it is, Clara will make sure Bakti won't be hungry anymore! Senior, here is your lunch!

Black Jack is a genius surgeon who never acquired his license due to his clashes with the medical establishment. He is hired out by anyone willing to pay his exorbitant rates and is perceived as a heartless rogue because of his enigmatic nature and antisocial manner but that is not the whole story. Note: 8 previously-sealed chapters were republished and were never officially nor unofficially translated. Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category in 1977 which was tied with Mitsume ga Tooru. 

From Fantasyshrine: Kouzuki, who works for an underwear company, spent a drunken night with his co-worker, Maniwa. Since he doesn't want to destroy his friendship with Maniwa, he tries to keep what happened that night a secret. Unfortunately, Maniwa seems to already know... Moichido Koishite (Spin-Off)

The dapper staff of The Watering Hole are always eager to serve their clientele with grace and charm. But little do the patrons know that these handsome gents are actually penguins in disguise! The sharplydressed flightless birds love all that the human world offers, but as the saying goes: “You can take thepenguin out of the Antarctic, but you can’t take the Antarctic out of the penguin!”* *Not all penguins come from the Antarctic.**** Yes, this actually matters in the world of Penguin Gentlemen.

Among friends, there aren’t many who move on to become lovers. A first experience of love = First Kiss x Fireworks Festival.For as long as we have known each other, you have always been my close friend who’s always by my side no matter which shenanigans I got myself into. But this summer, I would want to change our status and become your lover… What should I do to move us forward and deepen our bonds? This summer during the second year of high school is overflowing with youthfulness. Everyone is spending their days in high spirits and it would be perfect if this romantic love could be fulfilled. Toraji, he’s just like himself usually, constantly surrounded by his friends. He’s easily approachable, easy to get along with, and quite good looking. Even so, he’s often teased by his friends for remaining single and choosing to be nonchalant about it. To move forward from being his friend to becoming his lover, why is this path unusually distant?

A meal with someone is… I don't know why it tastes so good-- A good-natured bento shop owner & a weepy novelist. It's the kind of love that fills your body and soul. My parents used to run a small bento shore in the shopping district. He convinced his parents to close the store, and then Ryo suddenly decides to take over the store a while after he convinced his parents to close it down. But it's not as easy as he thought. Management was not going well and sales were stagnant. Then, one day, a hungry young man, a stranger suddenly collapsed in front of the store! Anyway, I ended up carrying him home and had some leftover rice from the restaurant. I asked him if he’d like to eat as well. The young man, Kotaro... made his debut as a novelist, but the pressure was too much. He said he couldn't write the manuscript and ran away from it. He was raised in an orphanage. I grew up in an orphanage as well. He happily said that the food that Ryo made tasted like family. He couldn't leave Koutarou alone to eat. I decided to let him stay in my house for the time being. I've been working on my novel while helping out at the store. On condition made was that he’d show it to me his novel once he finishes it. The two of them start living together...? [Description Translations by BBLOVER]

Chungho never breaks the dress code and Park Jun always does- along with his earrings and (naturally) curly hair. But it so happens that Chungho’s the one who always gets into trouble while Jun is treated like the perfect son of Buk Cheon High. They have nothing in common, but are still best friends. However, Chungho has a secret he can’t tell anyone, especially to Jun... and that secret is...

When his love found a new man, Luca found himself in need of a new place to live. He spotted a room for rent flyer that lead to a bold offer from the landlord. The landlord, and now roommate, Javi guides Luca while composing a story for a novel. After observing the neighbors living in their apartment on the end of Calle Feliz, Luca writes a brand new story, committed to finding a happy end for each person there. This is the story of how Luca, Javi and all their neighbors eventually find their own happy ending.

From Yen Press:A love letter to those who dream of being fashionable but consider their weight as an obstacle, this uplifting comic essay by a plus-sized author chronicles her own journey with body positivity and learning to love herself as she is.

[From Hochuuami]: 1,2) Compassionate Coffee Shop- Working at a coffee shop gets boring for Kuhara until former coworker Fujinami comes by every night. Fujinami once kissed him after drinking, but Kuhara slapped him. Why does Fujinami always come by? And how does Kuhara feel about him? 3) Realize It! (prequel to Omoi Shire): Ogawa starts attending a boarding school, only to get the weird Hongou as his roommate. Hongou is always touching him, but does he mean anything by it? 4) By the Way I'm...- Reserved Machida has been sleeping with over-confident Sakito for six months now, ever since Sakito told Machida he loved him. But Machida hasn't let himself get attached because Sakito's the kind of guy who can say that to anybody, right? 5,6) Sue (a guy), moves to Tokyo to go to college and lives with his mom's boyfriends son, Kanai. Kanai is very cold, and doesn't seem to care if Sue's around or not. Four years later they're still living together, and Kanai starts dropping hints that Sue should move out. But Sue's fallen for Kanai...

Shuichiro used to secretly go to the terrace of his school, during lunch, when skipping classes and when he didn’t want to go home. There he knew Konno. Some say he was difficult to talk, that he is intimidating and scary... but there is who say he is a camera fanatic and an unexpectedly nice guy. Respect, envy, jealousy and inferiority complex will mark their friendship. A masked kid who is hiding behind a fake smile all his tormented thought and a simple-hearted friend who start to mobilize all the conflicts without realizing.

Time and time again, those flowers will always blossom, as long as they are there.

Low instincts, guilt, sin and fascination for the forbidden meet inside this forest full of harsh and fascinating tales. Because, after all, all human beings have secrets. Some hide feelings condemned by society and other hide the darkest and most shocking secrets...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Lonely high school student Youhei doesn’t belong to anywhere, be it his home or his school. That time, he ran into Ryou, a classmate who is also an ace in soccer club. The two were gradually drawn to each other, but… After an accident, their relationship was changed significantly. That was the beginning of a distorted pure love that would last for several years later…

A heartwarming short story about an unemployed man and his encounter with a lonely boy.

A new school year is often synonymous with new class and getting to know your peers. It is an opportunity to meet new people & making new friends. And sometimes it doesn't take much to bring two people together, who at first seems to have nothing in common, just like Tomoyuki and Aoi. Nothing seems to predestinate them to be more than just classmates, and yet the simple fact of sharing the same surname seems to make Aoi consider Tomoyuki his future best friend. Even though Tomoyuki is reluctant at first, he is gradually tamed by this exuberant boy. Until the day he realizes a new overwhelming feeling, but it's already too late to go back...

If you think this has a happy ending, you read the title.

To their classmates, Wada is a quiet rich girl while Yamamoto is an intimidating lone wolf…but what they don’t know is that Wada is a mobile game addict in a passionate love-hate relationship (with a 2D character) and Yamamoto has a penchant for urban legends with eyes only for her favorite YouTuber. And their biggest not-so-secret secret—these unlikely friends meet at the food court every day after school to rant, rave, and learn what makes each other tick!

“If you’re going to choose a guy, why can’t it be me?” Minami, a gay fortune teller, has had a crush on his schoolmate, Kitahara, since high school. Kitahara, who has been divorced three times, asked to stay over at his house for a while, and so they started living together. Minami was convinced that Kitahara would never fall in love with him, but the new "crush" Kitahara found was, surprisingly, a man. Taken over by his feelings, Minami ended up kissing Kitahara!? This is a clumsy and endearing unrequited love that sways between friendship and love.

[From Attractive Fascinante]: Naruse Sachi left his student ID at Happy Villa. His kouhai, Kunisaki picked it up and wants to return it. But does Kunisaki expect any favor in return? Sachi-chan kawai-ness is making Kunisaki all nervous and excited. Will Sachi accept being pursued by this first love of his life, his kouhai, and a guy on top of that? Sequel: Naturalist no Kare

I wonder what you’d call this feeling...? Friendly, confident, amazing at his job…All words applicable to veteran CG designer Yanase, now the mentor of the industrious new hire Kaneda. Yanase is eager to get along with his trainee, but he begins to lose heart in the face of Kaneda’s frosty indifference. However, on the inside, Kaneda’s been struggling to play it cool whenever Yanase so much as pats him on the back! Is this a simple case of hero worship, or is there something more to Kaneda’s feelings…?

Artist's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dsp24ma

Tendou Maya and Saijou Claudine have known each other since their high school days at Seisho Music Academy. After graduation, they wind up living next to each other as neighbors. A wholesome one-shot story about the affection two girls have had for each other for a long time. [ Yuri MayaKuro (Maya x Claudine) One-Shot Doujinshi ] Source Anime: Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight Pairing: Tendou Maya and Saijou Claudine

A Monster Hunter doujinshi about Rex, a Tigrex, putting on some weight and her dieting plans to combat this.

1-3) Kiss no Mukou Kirio, Shirou and Eita were childhood friends. Kirio had always liked Eita and fell into a state of depression when Eita got himself a girlfriend. Kirio thought that he and Shirou are in the same "heart-broken" state as he always assumed that Shirou are also in love with Eita. However, one day Shirou blurted out that it wasn't Eita that he likes, but Kirio himself. Since then, Kirio became more self-conscious whenever he's with Shirou...4) Eggshell There are 7 months and 15 days until Toya Haruki graduates from high school. Until then his teacher Shiihashi intends to make him wait before he agrees to having a relationship with him. In the end who will win out Toya or Shiihashi?5-6) The Sky We'll See Tomorrow & StripeHitomi is being transfered to Osaka so he decides to break up with his lover Saki before leaving. It seems that Saki isn't going to just let things end.

Nagare-san is going to meet a cute girl from an online game, but are things going to go as he planned?Artist:Twitter:@YoNatsuishiPixiv:@26407536Tumblr:summergoat.tumblr.com

To the outside world, Jihun and Seonjae seem like ordinary classmates, but there is something unspoken binding them that no one else can see. Jihun follows Seonjae’s every word without question, as if under some quiet, unbreakable command. Watching from the sidelines is Ki-wung, who grows increasingly disturbed by the dynamic and tries to pull Jihun out of Seonjae’s shadow. As the line between control and devotion begins to blur, Jihun must decide whether he can truly break free from Seonjae’s grip or if he has already surrendered to it completely.

A story of a black cat who wants to taxidermy the head of a young girl.

Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumugi embark on their college adventures! It will take some time for the girls to get used to life away from their families and adjust to the pace of college life, but there's one aspect of their new situation that there's no uncertainty about-joining the pop music club! But they aren't the only high school band making their debut on the college scene. Is Afterschool Tea Time ready to perform alongside the hard-rocking rhythms of The Girlz?! 

Miki Tamura can read people like a book. To maintain his happy home-life and to please people, it's a skill he's learned to acquire. But what happens when he meets someone that he can't read so easily?

In the gritty backstreets of Paris, Jin ekes out a living as an informant while his buddy, Mari, does business as a hitman. They‘ve been friends since they were brats, but Jin’s demanding behavior has Mari growing increasingly resentful. Even so, Mari can’t seem to cut his ties to Jin. Has their friendship lasted so long it’s become impossible to break? What will happen when Jin’s new live-in boyfriend ignores Mari’s warning about Jin’s carefree lifestyle…? Prequel: Koujitsusei no Tobira

From Fujoshi Bitches: Your heat won’t leave my body. Miyama, who always kept having one-night stands and won’t have a serious relationship with nobody, is having an unrequited love for his colleague, Imoto. Even though he has already made up his mind that he won’t sleep with Imoto because he loves him, for some reason, he ended up sleeping with him. Although he wants to pretend that all of that never happens and return to their normal relationship like before, Miyama can’t forget that night’s heat no matter what…

Six months after the fight to the death with The Bog, Kaiji escapes from the underground and pays off his debts. Sakazaki gets fed up with Kaiji and tries to get rid of him by giving him 3 million yen as compensation. At that time, Kaiji is reunited with Miyoshi and Maeda, who were his friends in the underground, and they come up with a plan to swindle a large sum of money from Muraoka, the president of the underground casino where they work. Kaiji takes 3 million yen from Sakazaki, promising to pay it back, and plays a variant of mahjong called "17 Steps" invented by Muraoka.

Yuji is an artist working out of a modest Tokyo apartment, when he suddenly receives a letter from his mother informing—not asking—him about an Italian girl coming to live with him while she attends university. Supposedly the two have a history, but forgotten memories lend little in the way of preparing either party for the inevitable awkwardness to come. Left with little say in the matter, Yuji’s bachelorhood comes to an end, and his life with Francesca begins.

?Cover Illustration?: [Nanase Meruchi](https://twitter.com/nanasemeruchi) [Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/20618)

Shy Taeyoung never thought he'd date his crush, Seungjoo. Kind, patient, and nothing like his past flings—Seungjoo says he'll wait as long as Taeyoung needs. But when their first night finally comes... Seungjoo isn’t so gentle anymore. What's he hiding beneath that sweet smile?

Some time before the June of summer. One day, she suddenly died… “I” and the corpse of the girl who should have died, “Makoto”, spent those false summer days in that apartment. The relationship between these two sad, distorted people slowly becomes clearer…

1-5) Grandma told Tsukamoto that if he didn't start to pay attention, he'd get into trouble. Now he seems to have joined a mysterious club at school that is headed by Higashi Jyuji, otherwise known as Rapunzel. Will Tsukamoto be the prince to bring this princess down from the castle? 6) I Will Be With You Forever- Seiji's four years of college are almost over, and it's time to head back home to take over the family business. How will his relationship with fellow student Kei end up? 7) Platinum- Mitsuteru has horrible luck with jobs. After being fired yet again, he meets a green-eyed fortune teller who seems to know a lot about him. Now he can't seem to stop running into him. Are they fated to be together?

It's about a laid back OL tempting a middle school boy into skipping out with her.