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My memory will forever remain in the year I took the college entrance exams." In the May of 2016, a high school senior at a small town's prestigious high school fell to her death and was ruled a suicide. Two years later, senior Yinzhe was welcomed into a new classroom on the top floor. Due to his unsatisfactory science grades in his junior year, he was forced to join the literature class. As the workload for supplemental courses slowly overwhelmed him, "hallucinations" started to occur... An unescapable nightmare-like high school life... Yet as now he looks back, he suddenly realized he could no longer feel the flow of time after the college entrance exams.

Wato, a young editor, who faints with anything scary, ends up being in charge of the mysterious novelist Sharakuna! The elusive author claims he is in a slump and needs an actual "horror experience" to finish his manuscript. He convinces the editor to join him in visiting many haunted hotspots.

“This year’s top scholar is going to be me!” declared Long Yao, the bandit chief’s daughter. “An idiot like you?” huffed the small panther who was grinding ink nearby. In the Age of Enlightenment, under the Yan Dynasty, there are no gender or background entry barriers to take the imperial exam. Every scholar has the dream of becoming a top scorer on the imperial exams. Passing the preliminary exams, and then advancing to the county-level exams is a one-in-a-million chance rigorous process. “If you don't successfully escort my daughter to the exam, then I won’t teach you a single word of the incantation.” The incantation holds the key in breaking the pantherkin’s curse. “Hmph!” The little pantherkin rolls his eyes at the girl sprawled asleep at her desk, her neck still bearing the bite mark from last night. He wonders if he lost his mind, when he finds himself thinking: is it really the worst thing ever, if I have to take her to exams for the rest of my life? [An energetic wild child of a girl X a tsundere little pantherkin] A serious story about taking the imperial exams: ( ✕ ) Laughter and tears: ( ✔ ) A beastkin butler: ( ✕ ) A blood contract bodyguard: ( ✔ ) Human x Beast: ( ✕ ) Human x Demon: ( ? )

1932 Imperial Capital, Tokyo. Ikoma, a young man separated from his father, spends his days searching for him while earning a living as a reporter for the Tokyo Daily News. Visiting a spectacle tent in Asakusa at the recommendation of his senior reporter Akagi, Ikoma encounters a girl who makes prophecies...!? Pre-war Showa gastronomic romance!

How far will you go for love? For Loha there is no limit

After being betrayed and disgracefully discarded, Keira vi Shandis, a marquess’s daughter, is engaged then dumped by her fiancé, Regulus the King — and falsely accused and thrown into a dungeon. At her lowest point, a mysterious demon named Ruzie appears and offers her a chance to restart her life… but only if she agrees to a certain contract. Desperate for a second chance, Keira accepts. Thus begins her journey of redemption, revenge, and reshaping her destiny — with the power of demonic contract magic at her side. From heartbreak and imprisonment to a fate‑bending pact with a demon, this fantasy romance follows a determined heroine who refuses to accept a “happy ending” someone else wrote for her.

The battle in Aetherion escalates as Ryo and Ayame face the terrifying power of Kaizen Vorath. Speed and skill are no longer enough—Kaizen easily counters every move, proving he is far beyond an ordinary enemy. Just as defeat looms, new guardians enter the fight. Aeliana, the Nature Guardian, and Lyra, the Shadow Guardian, reveal themselves, turning the battle into a full-scale clash of elements. Even then, Kaizen remains calm, confident, and dangerous. When hope begins to fade, a blinding light descends from the sky. Rylan Ardentis, the Light Guardian, finally steps onto the battlefield—but Kaizen only smiles, unleashing something far worse from the dark portal. The real war is about to begin.

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“A witch only becomes truly grown once she learns love.” One hundred years ago, the Kingdom of Astrit was founded with the support of four witches who stood beside its first king. Lil, the Witch of Rain, lost her foster parent—the former Witch of Rain, Alexia—and has been living alone ever since. Then one day, Leorart, the man known as the “Ashen Duke,” appears before her…!? A story that weaves together past and present—revealing the secrets of witches and a tale of love.

Hiroshi Hatayama is a salesman who travels around Japan on business trips. And Hatayama is in charge of training a new female employee, Tamaki Kaihara. Hatayama is thrown into a tizzy by the unexpected behavior of the hardcore muscle training fanatic Kaihara, but the two of them also have some fun on their business trips together. The uneven duo take an unusual gourmet trip, eating delicious and nutritious local delicacies from all over the country!

Read Invincible Under Heaven, Reincarnated as a EnemyIn a world where humans and demons have been locked in a centuries-long conflict, Lin Potian, the strongest warrior of the demon race, is poisoned and his entire family is massacred after a victorious return home. Before dying, Lin Potian vows revenge if he is reborn, vowing to kill the pregnant woman and her entire family. He dies filled with resentment. Meanwhile, the pregnant woman suffers a miscarriage, and the reincarnated Lin Potian opens his eyes to find himself as her son. Thus begins a series of tales of love, hate, and revenge

The story is set in the Nanling Mountains during the turn of the century (roughly late 1990s to early 2000s). It focuses on local folklore, urban legends, and supernatural strange tales from that specific region.

Vivian possesses the body of a terminally ill female protagonist. To avoid her tragic ending, Vivian approaches the villainess, Rahel, the only cure, and becomes her genuine friend. However... “I never once thought of you as a friend, Vivian.” “Could you even do something like this with another bastard?” Wait. Hold on a second. You said she was a villainess?! My best friend turned out to be a man?!

The color of happiness, the color of joy, the color of calmness — and her favorite color. Totsuko is a high school student who can see the “color” people have, but she can’t see her own. She was captivated by the beautiful “color” radiating from her classmate, Kimi, but…

The Aburanokoji incident. It was the final internal conflict within the Shinsengumi, and the largest conflict in the history of Japanese swordsmanship. In the turmoil-filled closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, a mere seven swordsmen had to take on the Shinsengumi in Kyoto in order to collect the bodies of their assassinated footmen, and it was there on that one gruesome, bloody night that the feelings of the swordsmen intersect...

The unfortunate princess survives with pudding! Despite being born into royalty, Elendira suffered oppression due to her mother’s status as a slave. In the end, tormented by her half-siblings, she lost her life. Yet right in the moment as she faced death, memories of her past life as a Japanese surged back! Swearing vengeance, Elendira’s fate took a drastic turn when the neighboring nation of Agdonigul invaded. What awaits her as she tries to survive, drawing from her past life’s knowledge of “cooking”…? A reincarnated Cinderalla story from another world—drenched in affection on all sides, from handsome knights to Her Majesty the Empress!

I did my best for my little sister—but I’m done now, big sister quits! Sherry devoted her life to her younger sister, her only remaining family, after the girl was chosen as a Saint. Determined to stay by her side, Sherry worked tirelessly to become her exclusive gatherer, searching day and night for rare medicinal herbs and special magic stones—all for her sister’s sake. But when her sister comes of age and gets engaged, she coldly tells Sherry, “I hate you. Get out of my sight.” Heartbroken, Sherry decides to leave the kingdom. “If you become my exclusive gatherer, I promise to treasure you.” On her journey, she meets Aslan, an unbelievably handsome mage who earnestly asks for her services. In an instant, Sherry’s life—once filled with nothing but endurance and self-sacrifice—changes completely!? Surrounded by a princess-like lifestyle, Sherry is bewildered, yet gradually begins to fall for Aslan, who truly cherishes her for who she is. “Maybe… it’s okay for me to be happy too.” Thus begins a Cinderella-style comeback story of a genius gathering otaku turning her life around at last!

To take on another’s misfortune and share one’s own happiness— the daughters of the Edelstein family are born with such a special power. For generations, the heads of the family have expanded their influence by marrying these daughters into powerful noble houses. The nobles desire only the daughters’ abilities. Love has no place in these unions; they are purely marriages of political convenience. However, Kshel, born into the Edelstein family, possessed no such power. As a result, she was scorned and abused, derisively called a “pebble.” When Kshel is married off to the up-and-coming noble house of Baron Ertz, she prepares herself for the worst—fully expecting that once her lack of power is discovered, her husband will be disappointed… perhaps even kill her. Yet Jeremias, the man who becomes her husband, never mentions her lack of ability at all, and instead welcomes Kshel with genuine warmth and kindness—

I did my best for my little sister—but I’m done now, big sister quits!

Spin off of Radiant that can be read on its own. Long before the height of the Inquisition, the world has been reshaped by the discovery of enchanted objects crafted by the little people: every problem find its solution in one of these precious relics. But at what cost? The people have grown reliant on those who wield magical objects, stripping themselves of the ability to act on their own accord. Bard, a humble peasant child, knows all too well how insidious magic can be. For him, the road to salvation is clear: annihilate magic and destroy the very idea of the legendary savior. The heroes must be killed!

In the near future, the full-dive VR game “Visions” has taken Japan by storm. However, a flaw in the game leads to a series of fatal accidents involving players who remain logged in for extended periods. To halt the game, an attempt is made to force all players to log out, but a group of players rebels and barricades themselves within the game world. To evict these players and bring them back to reality, Shin Hato—a protagonist belonging to the Regional Welfare Department’s “Hikikomori Support Office”—ventures into the world of “Visions” to make contact, but…?

Yu Karatsuki, once an elite detective, has hit hard times. Transferred to the countryside, he spends his days in hardship. Until, that is, he's asked to search for an escaped space jellyfish...

Wang Lan, a candidate for the last concubine, despairs of life in the harem. The moment he attempted suicide, he regained the memory of the former Japan from his previous life. I want to fall in love freely in my second life! … Just as he was enthusiastic, he was imprisoned on false accusations. Suddenly, a mysterious beautiful young man appears in front of Wang Lan. His true identity is an amazing person-!? Reincarnation life is a series of ups and downs! ? Chinese harem love fantasy!

Princess Shiyuki of the kingdom of Sei, where honesty is a virtue, was born without the royal ability to distinguish lies. Despite being scorned by those around her, she has lived a strong life. One day, her greedy stepmother, Lu Furong, assassinates her father in an attempt to seize real power in the country, and installs her own son as the new puppet king! Driven out of the castle, Shiyuki is rescued by a mysterious, handsome young man named Jingsui, who dotes on her, and goes into hiding. However, she is heartbroken by the sight of the people suffering under the new rule. Just as she is feeling powerless, she hears rumors of a harem recruitment...? A princess who was despised as talentless hides her true identity and uses lies and deceit as her weapons to take back her country...!! A former princess, a rising star, and a Chinese-style harem fantasy begins!!