TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

Fukutome Kai (21), who lives in Tokyo’s Shin-Ōkubo district with his mother, Yukie (53), is walking his childhood friend Rika (21) home after celebrating his mother’s birthday when they are suddenly attacked by a strange man. Kai and Rika barely manage to escape, but… Days later, Kai’s close friend, Korean resident Park Yujun (21), is killed by that same man. Not only Yujun, but Kai’s mother Yukie and Rika are also dragged into the incident—Rika ends up in a coma, and Yukie loses her life. This tragedy leads to shocking revelations: Yujun had been a spy for country N, Kai has a long-lost twin brother—Im Jin, a member of the super-popular K-pop boy group Littlegang—and his estranged father, Im Dohyun (53), is living in Korea. Overnight, Kai’s fate begins to shift dramatically. To avenge his mother and best friend, and to uncover the truth of his own roots, he sets out alone for Seoul. But what awaits Kai there…!?

While in the middle of Guiding her colleague through their Second Awakening, ‘Liliophe’ suddenly realizes she’s been transmigrated into the world of a novel. As if possessing an insignificant extra destined to be killed by the S-Rank Transcendent male lead’s uncontrollable power wasn’t bad enough… The story’s hidden final boss, a character thrown in just to spice up the plot, is none other than her younger brother, ‘Hiakin’?! “The original plot? Who the hell cares when my own life is on the line!” She thought her plan was perfect: find and save the original heroine, ‘Milia,’ before the male lead, ‘Acteon,’ has his Second Awakening, then quietly run away with her brother to live a peaceful life. But— “It’s all thanks to you, Sunbae-nim. The only reason I’m alive and whole is because of you.” Somehow, she not only ended up healing the male lead’s trauma instead of the heroine’s, but she was also summoned by the academy’s professors for a re-evaluation of her abilities. The result: “Cadet Liliophe Oritis’s Guide classification is… S-Rank.” Damn it. Why the hell is my rank so high?! Updates every Friday. Please note that characters are often called by their nicknames.

While her classmates all get transported to another world, Akari alone dies and is reincarnated as a beautiful girl in that world. Even when trouble comes her way, she remains positive and cheerful, boldly embracing her second chance at life. Her days are filled with crushing shitty nobles, taking down criminal organizations, and staying extremely optimistic... It is clear why she was so well-liked by her classmates!!!

In the Taishou era, Saeki Touka is suddenly cast aside when her engagement is unilaterally annulled. Soon after, she is murdered—and her life meets to a tragic end. But when she opens her eyes, she finds herself back at the age of seven. Clinging to the clues from her final moments, she resolves to unmask the culprit and change her fate. In this second life, she swears to seize happiness.

Of all people, I possessed the body of Haley, a villainess destined to die. Before I could even adapt to the possession, I was abandoned in a polluted area at the bottom of a canyon. “I’m a possessed person, after all!” But there was no law that said I had to die. “Do you understand? If you dwell on the past and get angry, you’ll ruin tomorrow. This is the wisdom left behind by the ancient sages.” A year later. I’m alive and well, farming.

My older sister, who left home to become the bride of the monstrous fallen prince, returned dead. And then: “I greet the next princess consort of the fallen prince.” I became the next princess consort. Yuan had no intention of ever yielding to the monstrous fallen prince’s cold reception. No matter how long she waited outside, she would never return to that dreadful house. “If you don’t want to go back, then die. But not in front of my house.” Until then, Claude didn’t know that his ninth wife would be there for three whole days. “What if we consummate the marriage?” The butler, Gustav, who was about to turn away, paused for a moment. “If we consummate the marriage, even if His Highness wants to drive me away, he won’t be able to, right?” The butler looked at her with wide eyes, as if wondering how she could think of such a thing. Yuan had no plans to ever leave this comfortable mansion. No matter what it took.

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“Mio is mine… I won’t give her to anyone.” Mio Kayama, a caring and dependable girl, always puts others before herself. One day after her part-time job, she finds her classmate Saku—the kind, perfect guy—getting harassed by some troublemakers. Instinctively, she rushes to help—but in the next moment, Saku single-handedly takes them all down…!? Handsome, smart, and athletically gifted—the trifecta that makes him the most popular student in school. After witnessing Saku’s ruthless side, Mio panics. Yet, it's only to her that he seems to let his guard down, whispering tenderly, “If it's your wish, Mio… I'll make anything come true for you.”

Mitsu Hachinomiya, the daughter of the infamous Hachinomiya family, was banished from her prestigious school and transferred to Ohanabatake High School, where her grandmother's family attended, in order to start her youth over in a place where no one knows her. However, it is a place of delinquents, and the most dangerous-looking boy named Sumire Kitamura, who saved Mitsu from getting into trouble as early as the transfer, comes on to her and says, “I'm your maid”!

“When we were kids, I used to take care of him every day… But now..." Ja-hyeon has ended up as nothing more than a shuttle(errand boy) for his childhood friend, Kang-bok. At school, he gets beaten up and has his money taken, and now he even has to clean Kang-bok’s kendo dojo every morning. “I can’t take it anymore!! If only I could land just one hit…!” Ja-hyeon challenges Kang-bok, who’s a skilled kendo athlete, to a match. The result is disastrous… "Wait, why haven’t I been hit even once?"

In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called the Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. With evocative, immersive art from Fido Nesti, this vision of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece provides a new perspective for longtime fans but is also an accessible entry point for young readers and adults who have yet to discover the iconic story that is still so relevant today.

Mina, who falls into despair after the death of her journalist father, has her soul switched with Yubin, the daughter of presidential candidate Jongseong, whom she believes killed her father. She vows to get revenge for her father by digging into Jongseong’s past, but his power is too formidable. She comes to face the harsh truth about her father’s death…

The identity of Yakumo, a transfer student who came to Doting Sweet Love Chika's class, is a vampire. Chika is suddenly forced to "get married" and is treated as "daughter-in-law". What's more, if you don't kiss once a day, you'll die?

Being kind to girls is the most important thing to 17-year-old Iida Harunari. As the kind of guy to carry the bags of all the girls in his class with him to school each morning, those around him sarcastically called him the "ultimate gentleman Iida". One day, he encountered a beautiful girl with a strange aura, Kageura Sari, but he noticed a cursed-looking monster emerging from her body. Iida was going to hurry and flee, but wasn't something amiss...? He was cursed by the heroine?! The new sensation of horror-rom-com!

A new semester of 8th grade—Ji Haero ends up in the same class as her ex-boyfriend, the one who secretly dated her and then dumped her. But wait, what now? It’s already painful enough being stuck with the guy who broke her heart, and now he says he likes someone else in their class? And of all people… that someone is Choi Jinyoung?! There’s a secret between Ji Haero and Choi Jinyoung—one that absolutely no one can find out... Surrounded by nothing but unwelcome guests, can Haero survive the chaos of adolescence in one piece?

The Bloody, Murderous Ghoul, the Mad Dog of the Battlefield… The countless nicknames of Libertisha, who was driven into war from a young age. After the war ended, she received an offer to marry a duke, and her partner was… “Who the hell are you? Get lost.” Little did she know it would be a child! They were eventually wed after many trials and tribulations. However, during a mission she became trapped in an unknown space. Once she finally made it out, ten years had passed outside. But now… “Stay with me, Leti.”

Twenty-year-old Jenna Shin has the ability to read how much others like her. But the more she learns about people's true feelings, the deeper her distrust grows... Until one day, a man appears who shows an unusually high level of affection toward her.

Humanity suddenly falls into a state of inexplicable hibernation. To minimize social losses, a "hibernation period" begins, during which everyone hibernates and then awakens. Seowoo, who does not hibernate, spends her annual hibernation period with others like herself. And hibernation as usual. But this time, something is different. While people sleep, strange things are happening.

Hyun-soo, who suffered from school violence during his school days, imagined taking revenge on the perpetrators through a webtoon. After becoming an adult, he serialized the webtoon titled Hemoglobin's Poem. However, a series of murders began to occur, mirroring the events in the webtoon. Hyun-soo, disturbed by the connection, stopped the serialization to prevent further incidents. Despite this, the murders continued. Among the characters in the webtoon was Sung-cheol, Hyun-soo's friend from high school, who now becomes a potential suspect or target. To uncover the truth and stop the tragedy, Hyun-soo revisits his past memories and tries to solve the mystery. Ultimately, Hyun-soo is the only one who can bring an end to the chain of events.

The sequel to Konjiki no Gash!!, aka Zatch Bell. Once the battle to decide the king of the demon world, in which 100 demon children fought against each other, had come to an end… the king of the demon world was crowned, and the demon world lived out the rest of its days in peace. Or at least, that's how it was supposed to be. Now, a shocking fact about the current state of the demon world comes to light. And in the depths of their despair, three demon children decide to risk it all for one last chance at survival.

Haruto Harukawa, a 28-year-old working as an assistant producer for TV dramas and aspiring to become a main producer, is suddenly put in charge of planning a brand-new tokusatsu hero show. The original story is written by Shyama, who served as the head writer for Kamen Rider Zi-O and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, with Maitake adapting it into manga form.

Saya suddenly loses a year's worth of memories. She begins living with her guardian, a man called Touji, but she can't shake the feeling that there's something off about who she used to be...