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Working retail is tough enough with regular human customers, but what about when they're owls, wolves, koalas... and a woolly mammoth? Welcome to the Hokkyoku Department Store, where new employee Akino's customers are talking animals–including extinct species! Just like any shopper, each has their own complicated request that Akino must strive to satisfy. From a wealthy laughing owl searching for the perfect present to delight his wife to a thespian sea mink attempting to find a gift for a long-awaited reunion with her father, Akino must learn to meet their needs, while also dealing with her challenging coworkers and elusive floor manager.

An adaptation of the new Pokemon anime series, serialized in Cio.

"...I hate you!" "What a coincidence. So do I." The two once belonged to opposing organisations of supernatural power users, and fought for their own opposing goals. Roushi Saikawa, also known as the "Feather Hunter," and Ritsuka Yanagi, the strongest supernatural power user known as the "White Demon." The two spent their days battling each other and had no normal social experience, but... "I love you, Rou-kun." "Me too, Ritsuka." After their organisation was disbanded, they somehow started dating and then got married! Is their hatred 100 times more adorable? Now, they are the epitome of a lovey-dovey couple, kissing each other at the door every morning when they go to work. But the husband had just one problem. That is, he had never shared a bed with his wife... In other words, even though he was married, he was still a virgin! This is the story of the hardships faced by such a husband, who gets caught up in numerous troubles but continues to make desperate attempts to deepen his love with his strict wife.

Freshman Do-won and returning student Su-hyeon are having an ordinary first week of school. The two's daily lives reach a turning point when Dowon falls in love with Suhyeon at first sight on the night of the opening general meeting where the two meet for the first time. This is because the moment Do-won fell in love with Soo-hyeon, his crush came to mind. As a result, the two realize that they are in fact office workers, not college students, and that they are trapped in the game during the beta test of a virtual reality dating simulation game they are preparing. They say the only way to return to reality is to see the ending... 'What should I do...? Me? With him? Playing A 19+ game.....?!'

What if the nuclear arms race was just a cover for a far more insidious detente? How would the world's government deal with the true fallout of the Cold War?

What do I do if I like girls? I wished upon a shooting star, not expecting it to be granted straight away… so why did a spirit suddenly appear before me?

"It's fine, just try it once." Her childhood friend stole her fianc, her manga project was rejected, and she got kicked out of the place where she was staying... mangaka Himari Mizuno was left living in a precarious situation. First off, a place to stay... she decides to move into a share house where creator-types reside. Living there is the wary novelist Shizuto Yuzuki and the sociable designer Aki Okamoto. She finds herself living together with these two men. However, at the welcoming party on her first day, Himari has a certain misunderstanding with Shizuto; Intending to correct it, she comes to his room while drunk...

If there’s one thing Hwan Seok can’t stand, it’s witnessing injustice. But this time, getting involved with a pair of men targeting his next-door neighbor, Yerin, costs him his life. Three days after his murder, Hwan Seok wakes up…. alive! Armed with his newfound ability to be brought back to life after three days, Seok is determined to save Yerin but soon realizes he's gotten himself entangled in a plot bigger and more sinister than he originally imagined...

Calmia Phlox is given a second chance at life, but this time, she must compete against her beloved twin brother to gain back her coveted status and title as Countess Phlox. What’s more, her nemesis wants to... marry her?! Striking a deal with her former archenemy, Rudbeckia, while struggling between her ambitions and her fondness for her brother, will Calmia reclaim what is hers?

Matsumoto is the ace pitcher of the baseball team. Sakaki is a third-year upperclassman who looks after Matsumoto like a wounded dog, having him do his biddings from time to time. Matsumoto finds himself tamed by Sakaki, the lone head of the gardening club, during his rehabilitation period, upon which Matsumoto is allowed to return to the regular lineup. Sakaki congratulates him and tells him that he will be released from his errandboy duties, leading Matsumoto, who's defiled Sakaki many times in his mind, to refuse being let go.

An epic fantasy and vivid re-imagination of ancient Korean history, made possible by painstaking historical research combined with breathtaking mythological visualization! Kingdom of the Winds tells the legendary story of King Yuri (Goguryeds second emperor), King Damusin (Muhyul, Goguryeds third emperor), and Muhyurs son Hodong. This tale fills in the personal details of their lives, their ideals and human emotions as they struggle with an unavoidable fate that intertwines and tangles their lives with that of their nation. You will meet the heroes of the Kingdom of the Winds; heroes afflicted and lost, opposed to each other, and bound together on their epicjourneys to achieving their diverse ideals that actual history had only hinted at.

'Princess Thief', who is shrouded in secrecy In fact, she is the princess of the kingdom, Lucian. As the wedding with her fiancé, Hebron, approaches, Lucian plans to ruin the ceremony and run away, sneaking into the sleeping prince at night. However, Hebron, who took a strange drug, catches Lucian. Hebron, who thinks this is a dream, kisses Lucian... Can Lucian steal Hebron's precious thing?

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...

Ten years ago, dungeons suddenly appeared all over the world. Yuma Minashiro fell into a dungeon on his way to a job interview. With no equipment and resigned to his death, Yuma obtained an incredible skill: summoning. It was tough because all the spirits he summoned were beautiful girls, and the only way to become stronger was to flirt with them, but he set up a company, made money, and lived a happy life as a dungeon explorer.

"If I had never met you..." Those were the last words Rosa heard from her husband, Claude, on the day he was killed. Although her marriage was politically motivated due to her failure to become a saintess, Rosa truly loved him and believed she was the cause of his death. Overcome with despair, she lost consciousness. When she awakens, she finds herself six years in the past! Determined to save her love, she resolves to avoid their marriage, but fate has other plans for them.

Anastasia's engagement is called off by her parents and the engagement party that was supposed to take place on her birthday is suddenly turned into an engagement party for her sister Laura and her fiance Nikolai. Of course, she has to attend the party, too... Before she knows it, the school has found out about the engagement. Anastasia is humiliated and shocked, but Lewis, a junior student proposes a fake engagement between the two! Anastasia, no longer afraid of anything after experiencing a broken engagement and the pity of others, becomes desperate and plans to crash the engagement party with her fake engagement announcement.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. When Princess Lailah's kingdom falls, she has one final duty: to act as a body double for her twin sister and face death at the hands of rebel leader Prince Khalifa—who just happens to be her first love. Princess Lailah's ruse to deceive the prince by impersonating her sister works, but it turns out he has other plans for her. Seeking revenge on the princess who imprisoned and tormented him, Khalifa puts a curse on Lailah that forces her to submit to his every whim. Can she endure the grudge of a man she once loved in order to protect her sister? Or will she accept her role as a doll that lives only to serve him?

Former college wrestler Kiyohiko has a successful career at a prestigious company. His younger brother, Fumihiko, on the other hand, helps out with the family business, delivering goods and doing menial tasks. One day, Kiyohiko delivers an item that Fumihiko forgot to take with him to the very shop etched with a naughty memory from his college days...!Much to his surprise, Kiyohiko finds his younger brother working at the caf there, in a maid costume! On top of that, he runs into his former wrestling teammate Arahata, the very guy he shared his dirty little secret with in college...!Hunky guys in maid costumes fall in love in this chaotic and thrilling romance!

As a sinner, Ying Tian and his tribe were imprisoned in the City of Sinners with collars that restricted their supernatural powers.However, Ying Tian was told that he was the descendent of a g**. Just when Ying Tian was confused, an unexpected disaster destroyed the entire City of Sinners, leaving no one alive.Ying Tian himself escaped from death and came to the outside world, carrying the blood feud of his entire tribe.In order to find out the truth of the world, Ying Tian and his partners embark on a journey, while he also reveals the true power of a g**

Sheffield lets his emotions take over when he hears that his stepfather's illegitimate son, Randol, wants to reunite with the family. On a whim, he decides to give his "big brother" a little welcome "gift" - spending a passionate night with him...

In a world where special abilities called "skills" manifest, sixty-year-old Diru suddenly gains power one day. Unfortunately, it's a combat-focused ability that he struggles to handle now that his physical strength has declined. "I’m already an old man...," he says, but despite his age, he’s filled with determination to make the most of his second chance. With his natural talent for charming people and his slightly overzealous sense of justice and kindness, he embarks on a new life, savoring it to the fullest. A man over sixty begins his second life—a life that's not fast but not too slow, gentle yet intense!

"You're familiar with this pose. You used to cover me up so often during the day." This is the story of Yeon-hwa, who had developed a fundamental aversion to others because of her abilities, meeting Shin-hyeok, opening her heart, reflecting on herself, regaining her self-esteem, and realizing true love.

Before the rebirth at the end of the world, relying on foresight, Xiao Ran hoarded a large amount of supplies and unexpectedly awakened a darkening system, starting a different experience of the apocalypse. While others are starving, Xiao Ran enjoys hot pot and ice cola; while others hide and seek, Xiao Ran relies on a safe stronghold to hunt easily; while others complain about their fate, Xiao Ran has already completed his evolution and awakened his abilities. Xiao Ran steps on his former enemies, saying, "I don't want to kill you, I just want to torment you. I advise you not to..."