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The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Raon is a top idol on professional hiatus after several scandals. During her time off, she’s tasked with training Horang, a member of a girl group on the verge of their debut. For reasons Raon cannot figure out, Horang is adamant on dropping out of her chance at stardom, and it’s up to Raon to get Horang’s singing and mindset back in the game. However, it isn’t easy to get Horang’s spirits and vocals high enough…until Raon discovers the perfect trick: pinching her in just the right place.

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The world is filthy… Nakayama, a high school boy with an extreme case of mysophobia (germophobia), avoids all social interaction and tries to enjoy his own private time in a perfectly clean space. But his peaceful days are constantly disrupted by Nishino-san, the cheerful and unpredictable girl who ends up sitting next to him. "Don’t mess up my sanctuary!" "Don’t intrude on my time!" Despite his desperate pleas, the chaos continues as this overly clean-freak boy is pulled into the lively orbit of a carefree, sunny high school girl. A chaotic and heartwarming rom-com about a germophobic loner and a bubbly JK (high school girl) who won’t leave him alone!

Formerly a genius hunter, Bai Mu is now a third-rate celebrity. In a moment of carelessness, he was captured by his childhood playmate who turned out to be a vampire. From then on, he found it impossible to get away from his aggressively possessive childhood friend.

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Yugo, who is deeply in love with the heroine, Shiina, has witnessed her death countless times. His abnormal love for her has given him the power of a magical gun to transcend space and time. However, every reset comes at a cruel cost: causing her memories to fade one by one. Even so, his burning flame of love never fades. To save Shiina from her untimely demise, and until Yugo can reach the one irrefutable "proof of love"—a kiss—he won't stop pulling the trigger.

Dragon Emperor, Martial G** ManhuaLing Yun, a cultivator, fails to cross the tribulation, and his soul wears the body of Ling Yun, a scum who was assassinated in the modern city. Facing the mysterious forces that want to kill him, and the world that he knows nothing about, Ling Yun cultivates immortality and martial arts, draws talisman and formations, refines pills and weapons, and kills demons!Ling Yun: "suffer a loss? It's not my style to suffer!"Long Huang Wu ShenDragon Emperor ValkyrieDragon Emperor, Martial GodDragon Emperor Martial G**

Cheong-woo dreams of a threesome with his crush, Ha Se-jun, and his friend, Eun-bin. Unable to calm his shocked mind, he heads to school with them to fulfill their friend Yu-hyeon's last wish. Yu-hyeon's dying wish is to be summoned through a "séance!" The absurd ritual succeeds in summoning Myeong Yu-hyeon, but a grim reaper suddenly appears, stating that if Yu-hyeon's wish isn't granted, he will become an evil spirit. What could Yu-hyeon's wish be?

In the first year of Zaichu in the Tang Dynasty, in the cold winter, hundreds of flowers were in full bloom. With this auspiciousness, Wu Zetian ascended the throne in response to the heavenly sign. The Hundred Flower Fairy was therefore hunted down by Heaven. The Peony Fairy fell into the world with all the flower fairies, the top student in high school entered the court, and met again the flower fairies who turned into mortals...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "I guess we'll start with one box's worth." Watch sparks fly between an inexpressive retail worker and his regular customer, a nonchalant businessman, in this naughty romantic comedy... about condoms?! Toma works at a convenience store, and recently, Sakurai, who comes in every Friday like clockwork to buy condoms, has piqued his curiosity. He's just his type, and has been fantasizing about getting with him. Luckily, an opportunity to use those condoms together is about to fall into his lap! While Sakurai seems nice on the surface, he kisses Toma so passionately that he can't help but moan. "You're so cute... I can't help myself," he confesses. Toma's inexpressiveness might just be gone for good... In one night, they use three whole boxes of condoms!

The classmate I used to despise became a sexy older man!

In a barren, post-apocalyptic wasteland, a silver-haired, one-armed survivor journeys alone, fueled by an unrelenting spark of hope. Her path leads to a gleaming city that stands as a beacon of prosperity—yet beneath its shimmering façade lies a sinister secret that could shatter everything she believes in.

"Maybe I've been waiting for such a moment for a long time!" While being estranged by his daughter and being blamed by his wife, middle-aged office worker Iwashita lived modestly in his own way. This was his norm at least until he met a girl, Shiina, who suddenly appeared one day in front of him. She approached Iwashita as a 'customer' for "a meal for 20,000 yen". A story of a small escape begins with a painful and dazzling 15-year-old girl seeking her own value and a 40-year-old middle-aged man struggling between reason and desire.

Katie, an aspiring artist, has the good fortune to land a house-sitting gig in a mansion for a wealthy client. But the day she arrives, laughing with her friend as they carry in her luggage, a handsome man shows up and snaps at both of them to be quiet. Katie did hear that a high-strung billionaire lived next door… Could it be him? No way. That afternoon, Katie is sketching in the garden when she decides to climb a lilac tree to prune a branch, only to fall into the yard next door…and straight into the arms of her cranky neighbor!

A first love with a dangerously addictive “swamp” guy— I want a wonderful romance like something straight out of a girls’ manga. Momoka Kinoshita, a 25-year-old office worker, was dumped by her first boyfriend after refusing to sleep with him. Drowning her sorrows in alcohol until she blacked out, she awoke the next morning… in bed with a stranger!? Her partner turned out to be a college student, five years younger, with unbelievably good looks. But—he’s the type who “never refuses whoever comes, and never chases whoever leaves,” with absolutely zero sense of commitment in love—a true “swamp” guy! She had dreamed of glittering romance: a princess carry, heart-pounding dates, blissful kisses, a magical first night… But this? Absolutely not the kind of love she wanted to fall into! The romance-battle begins between a zero-experience-in-love girl and a super popular ladies’ man!

Kim Daye has become a successful actress in her own right. One day, she is invited to a party by a famous director. At the party, she is confronted by a tall, muscular man. "Noona, it's me." "What?" "It's me." He introduces himself as Ji Taeho, the neighbor who used to live next door. But she can't seem to remember him, it’s as if he's been wiped clean from her memory. Daye promises to get in touch with Tae-ho, but then inevitably forgets. "Noona, why haven’t you contacted me?" A few days later, the embarrassment strikes again. Daye apologizes and agrees to have dinner with Tae-ho. Expensive sogopchang! They get drunk, brag about their small successes, and she somehow ends up inviting Tae-ho inside her house...? 'That’s crazy. The ball is there for you to hit it, if you won’t then you can’t call yourself a hitter.”

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The man was never needed for more than a single night. Forced by her parents into marriage to pay off their debt, she chose to believe the words of the man who claimed to love her just as much. But the price of that complacent rationalization was paid three years later—through her husband’s infidelity and their divorce. She no longer wanted love, nor shallow words of courtship. Yuna Kwon, an art auctioneer divorced because of her husband’s affair, meets a man one day at a bar and spends a night of reckless escape with him. One night with a man who could fulfill her fantasy was supposed to be enough— but against her expectations, she gets entangled with him, dragged into an irresistible relationship like sinking into quicksand. “Don’t be nervous. That night was amazing, that’s all.” Their bodies tangled passionately, while their hearts stayed distant— until the day he boldly crossed the line. “Sorry, but I’m done hiding my feelings.” A woman who no longer believes in love, nor intends to fall in love again—Yuna Kwon. A man who has loved her silently for a long time, and now refuses to lose the chance to finally hold her—Lee Chang-woo.

Due to the sin of losing the divine beast, the family faced ruin. To save the crumbling family, the young duke took drastic measures. Namely, summoning an ancient monster to fill the void left by the divine beast. “Even if a monster that could destroy the world is summoned, I will make it submit and establish it as the divine beast.” However, what emerged through the black smoke was— “Bbi-ya!” A pitiful baby dragon with an eggshell on her head. Asil was a small, cute baby dragon beastman. While napping after eating strawberries to her heart’s content, she opened her eyes to find itself summoned to the human world. Humans and beastmen are sworn enemies, so this was a big problem! “To survive in the human world, I have to act ferocious!” So, it rudely put its feet on the table. “Bbi-ya!” (This is how Asil eats!) *Bang!* she smashed a steel door with a single blow. “Bbi-ya!” (Open the door for me!) She even beat up the knights of the ducal family. “Wait, hold on! This isn’t sparring, it’s one-sided violence—” “Bbi-ya!” (Asil doesn’t know about that!) Then, for some reason, the declining ducal family began to revive! Moreover, the humans who should have feared and hated Asil— “From now on… I’d like you to sincerely call me your husband.” “Who’s the guy that messed with our daughter-in-law? Looks like he doesn’t want to live long.”

From Kotonoha: In his second collection of short stories, Mohiro Kitoh recounts the tragic fates of people living in a half-futuristic, half-fantasy city whose inexorable structural decay seems to be mirrored in its citizens' hearts.

One dive shattered To-il’s future. Once a rising star on the 10-meter platform, a brutal fall forced him into eighteen months of recovery. Now he returns to the pool, where rivals have surged ahead and every leap carries the shadow of his past. Along the way, he discovers teammates who lift him up, rivals who test his limits, and the fragile but unyielding hope of youth. In the air, seconds feel eternal. Will To-il soar again or will the water claim him once more?

Tomoya's nightly visits to his local konbini aren't for snacks. He's there for the girl who shows up every night. When they finally talk, it quickly becomes clear that she's looking for some fun… ADULT fun.

Touma Funasaka is offered an unusual recommendation for his next school by his homeroom teacher. The school in question is Toyashihara Academy—a national, full-boarding institution that accepts only students through recommendation, with no general admissions. It also happens to be his teacher’s alma mater. The low tuition and full-boarding system seemed like the perfect opportunity, so Tōma decides to enroll. But what awaited him was an academy that defied common sense—a place built atop a vast underground dungeon, ruled by sex and violence. Though bewildered at first, Toma quickly adapts to the decadent academy life. While indulging in a corrupt and hedonistic youth, he also joins comrades to form a party and challenge the dungeon’s depths!

She was reborn inside a novel—? Jin Soha, whose body is weak and often sickly, lived together with her only family, her older brother Jin Cheongang. However, one day, memories of her previous life suddenly returned, and she realized that the world she now lives in is actually the martial-arts novel she read in her past life. And in that novel, her older brother Jin Cheongang is destined to become a heartless, merciless villain. There’s no way I’ll let my gentle, sister-loving big brother turn into a villain…! Relying on the memories of her past life, Soha resolves to save Cheongang from the story’s fate. However, it seems she wasn’t the only one who knew the continuation of this novel…

One day, Haruki Ito and his whole class are suddenly transported to another world. At the summoned destination, they are all imprisoned with one boy and one girl for every cell and through drugged food, are forced into a physical relationship. Haruki is paired with Shizuka Inoue, a girl who dresses rather plainly but is actually quite beautiful underneath her facade. When they are later released from the prison, the girls are revealed to be enslaved and in order to ensure their safety, the boys must now help the country they were summoned to by exterminating monsters and fighting the forces of other enemy nations. For Shizuka's sake, Haruki begins training and comes to realize he has been granted a divine power known as the "Ripper." This power, unparalleled in its might, sets him apart from the others as a force to be reckoned with. As he adjusts to his new life, Haruki discovers the true extent of his newfound ability.