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Housekeeper Hasumi's new workplace was an artist's home that doubles as an atelier. There he was met with a bad-tempered client notorious for shooing away all the previous housekeepers the private but popular ceramist who shows his real face, Kurose.While in a slump, Kurose began immersing himself in his creations until he pushed his body to the limit. However, touched by Hasumi's gentle way of work, even his unsociable attitude slowly oozed out a soft sweetness"If you touch me like that with those palms-"A taciturn, handsome ceramist X A younger pure puppy-dog housekeeper. A BL that quenches your deepest thirst, a salvation to slow burn!

After heroically sacrificing his life to save a child, twenty-five-year-old Koichi Suzuki is reincarnated as a young boy named Thor, born into a harsh, new world, thanks to a mysterious god dubbed “Indeed-Missy.” His reward? A unique magical ability that lets him cook up monsters. Nothing comes easy in this cruel world, though. After nearly being sold off to slave traders by his scumbag parents, Thor finds himself orphaned and alone at the age of four, forced to scrape by using sheer grit and his newfound culinary skills. Just as survival feels within reach, he discovers two beastfolk girls on the verge of death. Helping them could spell his own ruin, but for a man who adored all things furry-eared in his past life, there's only one path forward. “There's no way I'm abandoning beast ears!” And so begins Thor's adventure of cooking his way through the dungeon!

It's the first day of high school life, and Ruki is too enthusiastic and late. As he rushes to the entrance ceremony, he hears a voice from inside the gym!There, a handsome man, not a ferocious beast, was trapped! The man in the warehouse was Toraji, a second-year student. He told me that Ruki is my keeper! However, Ruki is being pushed around by the bullying, kind, and elusive senior...? Tame the free-spirited handsome guy! Love with a lot of heart pounding!

"I'm the one who knows him best!" Mai Nakagawa, 28, is an otaku active in the young-actor fandom scene. Online, she goes by Maika, and for years has poured her heart and soul into supporting her favorite actor. She prides herself on being a true fan, devoted to her favorite, but her sharp, prickly remarks toward casual fans have quietly put off other fans in the same circles. One day, she meets a new fan on set: Aya, 25. Maika internally groans, and is quick to dismiss her as another typical newbie, but could there be more to Aya than she initially thought? A story full of laughs, drama, and the messy world of fandom—let the tragicomedy chaos begin!

The Spirit Realm is the world where spirits reside.In this world filled with man-eating spirits and where the sun doesn't shine, there lives a single human.She runs a bookstore with her adoptive spirit father, Mr. Shinonome. One day, she stumbles upon a bleeding boy collapsed outside her house.Fun and terrifying a heart-wrenching ghost story.Medamayaki's Twitter: @medama_3Shinobumaru's Twitter: @sinomonta

Read manga Mad MudGrasping the World Cup victory A sports business tale! “Japan World Cup Victory’ What is most necessary for that right now is neither Ohtani, nor Fujii, nor an egoist its money. Yuu, Kazuki, and Mitsuko are three friends who vowed their dreams together in their high school soccer club. Six years have passed, and Mitsuko, who was swallowed by the wave of job hunting, reunites with the other two. Yuu talks about making their sworn dream of a “Japan World Cup Victory’ a reality with their own hands, but what exactly does he propose…? “Grasping the World Cup victory, a sports business tale ofa soccer agent x data analyst!” A grand opening right here!Associated NamesMad Madマッドマッド

Yukie is a year older than the rest of her high school class. Because of her flamboyant appearance, she is rumored to be a delinquent and shunned by the other girls. But Sachko's first impression of her was that “she's so cool...” After graduation, Yukie and Sachiko started living together in Tokyo. However, Yukie, an office lady, and Sachiko, the manager of a lesbian bar, have opposite life schedules, so they even though they live in the same house, it's like they live apart from each other. The only time they have together is on Sundays! They were enjoying their day off going out shopping, when they meet a woman who seems familiar...? Note: Published at COMITIA149.

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Middle school girl Ooma Mada was the Demon Lord in her previous life. She (he) has but one lingering regret. And that was the fact she wasn't able to confess her feelings to Riri, her attendant, whom she loved in that previous life. A love that would never come true... or so she thought, when Riri somehow appeared before her eyes in this new life...!? A bright and pure rom-com spanning past and present lives, about a former Demon Lord who's at the mercy of the one she loves!

**Succubus Immorality Food! A food war that transcends species begins!!** Succubicommonly known as dream demons, are female demons that seduce men, drain their vitality, and ultimately lead to their death One night, a succubus attacks the home of university student Fujita Yuusaku! The succubus tries every trick in the book to devour his vitality! But what does Yuusaku use to drive her away!?

Born as one of a pair of twin shrine maidens into a family with purification powers for generations, Yuzuki Kugu was considered unlucky because of the dragon-shaped markings on her back. Although she has far greater abilities than her younger sister, Mizuki, she is persecuted and her existence is hidden. Tired of being forced to use her powers solely as a tool for Mizuki, who has the support of the villagers as princess-miko, Yuzuki yearns for freedom and possess a faint longing for the owner of the mysterious voice she hears from time to time since long ago. As if in response to her despair upon discovering that this wish will never be fulfilled, a cursed god in the form of a dragon appears in the village, covering the skies. The dragon-god Sougyoku appears before Yuzuki in human form and embraces her. While she is forcibly offered as a sacrifice, she has a flashback of memories of her previous life. She embraces him and he says, "I will never let you go again, my only bride." The true princess-miko, sacrificed in place of her sister. Desperation awakens the promise and miracle of a previous life made by the dragon god and his bride.

At his high school entrance ceremony, Takada Kai reunites with a boy he had previously seen sobbing uncontrollably at his older brother's graduation ceremony: Hayase Kiyoharu.For some reason, Hayase quickly takes a liking to Kai and, somewhat forcefully, makes him his junior sidekick. But as Kai gets swept up in Hayase's pace, the two gradually begin to grow closer and truly connect.However, it seems Hayase carries a past that is anything but ordinary...What do tears taste like-salt? Or sweet?An emotional coming-of-age love story about two awkward boys struggling to express themselves.

Through relentless training, Vice became the strongest swordsman in the world. On the other side, there's Dance, a demon who visits human settlements every chance she gets, causing absolute chaos by summoning magical beasts. Meeting on the battlefield time and time again, the two have formed a literal fated rivalry... which mostly involves getting along (?) by bickering constantly.Then one day, they are hit by a mysterious spell and simultaneously transported to another world! Stripped of the magic they could normally use in their original world, they find themselves in a desperate, life-or-death crisis. But suddenly, Dance's summoning magic somehow reacts to Vice...?!Even in a brand-new world, the two carry on with their usual back-and-forth banter. However, as they overcome one crisis after another together, something begins to shift in their relationship