TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

A compilation of short stories: 1) The Guardian - Kazuhiko Saibara finds himself dead in the woods surrounding his family's summer villa. As the family servant digs his grave, Saihara's feeble-minded younger brother gazes absently upon the scene, and Saihara himself begins to recount the events that led to his demise. - PresenceDear 2. Show Me Heaven - A smile of a skinny angel opens up a closed-minded man's heart. 3) Sora no Uragawa - Yousuke, Tamotsu and Satoshi are high school buddies until tragedy breaks them apart. Ten years later the death of one of them brings the remaining two friends back together and past wounds are torn open. - Aarinfantasy 4) A Chance Encounter in the Cosmos - A hideously ugly starship captain captures a beautiful prisoner of war. - PresenceDear

Mio Keisuke is a high-schooler who leads a rather dull, boring life. He can’t keep a girlfriend—because being a kept man is too much of a hassle, and he can’t bring himself to fall in love and want to please his woman. Then—one day he seeks shelter from a sudden downpour under the awning of an apartment owned by Yugi Kakeru… and suddenly his life isn’t so dull anymore as he finds himself falling for his aloof and yet obviously lonely friend.

While investigating a murder case, Detective Hishinuma Kazuha is reunited with mobster, Hyoudou Itsuki. During their junior high school days, their relationship was like oil and water; Kazuha minded his own business and Hyoudou was emotionally attached. Hyoudou is at a bargaining point as he approaches Kazuha: he'll divulge important information about the case in exchange for Kazuha's body. Kazuha refuses such an unfathomable request, but Hyoudou, the unrestrained beast, takes control... These two interwoven men and their superb, wild, beast-like love!

When Ryuu Kagaya tries to befriend the boy in the next seat to his, honor student Yoshito Naruse, he's shot down. Only after Ryuu sees Yoshito at Ryuu's work does he think they might be friends. Yoshito's brother might have something to say about that...

This city is awfully big. Although we may not know each other, we may have brushed past each other on the road at some point. Perhaps we share a love of reading the same book and listening to the same song, or perhaps we’ll talk about love with an expiration date of one day. But on this day, we saw each other’s true selves, and that will forever be engraved on our lives.

This manga is about a couple of 17 year old guys and is settled in Tokyo’s Shibuya expensive neighborhood. They have been doing everything (including screwing their first women) together eversince middle school, where they became best friends. But Haruhiko cannot stand female company anymore and begins to insult them at the place they are used to going. No need to tell that they take it pretty badly and tend to get a tiny bit furious. Kenichi tries to calm things down though. The fact is that Haruhiko has something bothering himself and he cannot let Kenichi knowing about that… (from Daily Manga)

Because of some bad luck, Aikawa Towa’s recent problem is the complicated relationship between the devillish student council president, Shirahane Mikado. Kissing is not the only thing… but is this friendship?! What’s more, Towa started to take a part time job to find relief, but… His bad friends, Shinonome and Yukimura saw their kiss scene…?! Eh?! Will two guys be “lovers”…?! List of Warui Series: Vol 1 Warui Koto Shitai [1-1] Vol 2 Waruiko Demo Ii? [1-2] Vol 3 Kirai ja nai Kedo [2-1] Vol 4 Koi Ja nai Kedo [2-2] --- Warui Koto Bakkashite Gomennasai [1-3 &/ 2-3] Vol 5 Warui Yatsu Demo Ii [1-4] Vol 6 Mujihi na Otoko [3-1] Vol 7 Warui Koibito ja Dame? [1-5] Vol 8 Kare ja nai kedo [2-4] Vol 9 Mujihi na Anata [3-2] Vol 10 Sunao ja nai Kedo [2-5]

Ninjas. Schoolboys. What more can you ask for? This one is hilarious. 1-3) A boy, who always gets bullied is told by his dad that the day he turns sixteen he is going to get someone that will always be with him. The boy, Kazu-kun, believes it will be a fiancee, since his dad got a wife (his mom) and his grandma a husband (his grandpa) on their sixteen birthday, but oh surprise, it is a boy and he is a ninja. So begins the story between Kazu-kun and Masanaru and their romance.[By knayelic -Baka-Updates manga series] . 4) Path To Happiness Single father and jobless Yagami Chiharu is saved from being hit by a car by an old high school friend, Okumura Masakazu, but the latter gets injured. So Yagami becomes Okumura's housekeeper until he recovers from his injury. 5) Project Section 3: Only For Two Yokohama Takashi became a toy maker chasing a childhood dream, but when his project gets the worst selling record, he is demoted in the third section, where all the employees end up quitting... Will Yokohama be able to revive the team with the support of the section manager? 6) Banquet For Two Continuation to the previoous chapter. To celebrate the sales success Yokohama organizes a banquet...

1. Water Breath (main story) An injury destroyed Olympic hopeful Ryuji Hayashida's promising swimming career. He was transferred to a university where he believed no one knew who he was, but he was wrong. There was someone who recognized him the moment their gazes met at the university's swimming club. 2. Pension A tempestuous tale of a rock band and the consequences of their enigmatic guitarist's return. It didn't take long to realize he has a keen interest in their lead singer. 3. Dance Shachi never got over his feelings for his classmate Michio who jokingly danced with him at school. Years after their school graduation he discovered what Michio did for a living. The discovery inspired him to sell his father's car for one night with Michio, which turned into a different kind of dance. [warning: contains S&M scenes] 4. Longing Shy and timid high school student Sakaki has always watched his classmate Ryoji from afar, but he wasn't as invisible as he believed himself to be.

Our main character, Nagisa, was asked to become the nude model for a product, who's concept is "The Sexual One". In order to get used to his body, Fumitaka Kuga offers to help, including allowing Nagisa to stay at his apartment.... for a price. Now, Nagisa must undergo rigorous sensual training everyday and must stay nude in front of Kuga.

Shirafuji's feelings of physical intimacy between him and and a classmate, Arisaka, are piling up. He wants to know how Arisaka truly feels about him, but he doesn't have the courage to ask, without exposing his "true feelings." He is terrified of getting hurt, even a little, but now it seems that his love is about to lose sight of reality. Two couples from this volume have sequels in another of her works Agetai Kimochi. Arisaka x Shirafuji from ch1 here and ch8 in Agetai Kimochi. Eiji x Yuusuke from ch7 here and ch2 in Agetai Kimochi. Chapter 5 is hard shota content, and not scanlated for that reason.

The Sequel to; 'Signal' and prequel to "Hatsukoi no Atosaki" From Attractive Fascinante: Sakaki, a president of an import interior company, wouldn’t get serious with anyone. He became afraid when he started to care about Okada, a hetero. Sakaki couldn’t remember anything when he found himself waking up in Okada’s home. With Okada’s unconscious speech and conduct, Sakaki felt bothered. Will the storm calm down?

Set in feudal-era Japan, Yorube Naki Mono centers around prostitutes, assassins, and the grimier sides of city life. One night, a mysterious young man named Shikon is introduced as the newest member of Saiga's group of assassins for hire. Shikon is outgoing and flirtatious, but Saiga can sense there's more to Shikon than he lets on... A chance encounter on a moonlit night leads to two destinies awakening.

Izumi starts high school on a low note. For some unknown reason, rumors refer to him as the notorious Izumi, a thug who loves to fight. The truth is dramatically different. Izumi is the housekeeper for his widowed father, and spends his after-school free time doing the shopping, cooking and cleaning. He doesn't have the time or energy for friends, so his bad reputation actually is useful. But what is the problem with Segawa and Sawatari? Why are the school idols always being so friendly with him? Don't they know about his reputation? What sort of friendship do they have in mind anyway? Why does Izumi start to feel like a ham-bone caught between two hound dogs?

Far away from home, Yuuji and Minato have carved a place for themselves in Alberta, Canada, with their new baby daughter, Yui. Yuuji works at a University, while Minato – though still as childish as ever despite being a new dad, works at the conservation center as a mediator for the better understanding between humans and Dinosauroids. It’s been a year since the contagion called X Syndrome had been unleashed on the human race. Just as distinguished government officials and police force began to regain control of the situation, the existence of the Dinosauroids became known by the academic community. Dinosauroids – while they have a tendency to possess superhuman abilities, female births are extremely rare and problematic. Which is why the existence of Yuuji (a converted female Dinosauroid), and the newly born Yui are so valuable and sought after by many – most of whom wont hesitate to resort to dubious means to acquire either one of them! True to words, Yuuji has indeed become the beauty as many had predicted – provided he takes off his heavy glasses of course! He is never short of admirers – both males and females, including a University student Linea, and the various Dinosauroid males eager to mate with a Dinosauroid female. And this is where the role of a female in a heavily populated male Dinosauroid society comes to play. Add to that, the various nefarious people after the newly born Yui, both the parents Yuuji and Minato might have their hands full this time around as well. This is the third and final installment of the Animal X series.

To his co-workers, Shin Yuukare appears to be the perfect elite--efficient, unruffled, and flawless, unlike his clumsy and easily flustered subordinate Mizusawa. It'd be hard to find greater opposites anywhere and yet when the puppy-like Mizusawa confesses to his idol, no one's more surprised than Mizusawa when Shin accepts and they start dating. But perhaps life is relative and no matter how elite you are there's always someone else you just can't measure up to and sometimes the most hopeless person move mountains if the right person believes in them. Can Mizusawa help Shin get out of the shadow of his little brother and can Shin let Mizusawa bask in the warmth of his heart?

The calm, composed and shrewd restaurant owner, Hatakeyama, is in love with Yamasaki, the cool, beautiful chef from a rival restaurant. In the past, Hatakeyama tried to embrace him and Yamasaki hates him for it. Despite this, Hatakeyama refuses to give up and aims to start again as friends. Although Hatakeyama often asks him out to eat, Yamasaki still doesn't show any interest in him... but what happens when a cool, good-looking fellow chef appears?

1. Akutai wa Ama sa wo Motte Hibi 2. Akutai wa Raihousha ni Yurumaru On the first day of the Golden Week, Natsume chances upon a kitten in the rain. He decides to look for an owner for the kitty but Touji is not happy about the fact that they have to spend their precious holiday looking for a cat lover. 3. Mutsugoto wa Akutai ni Torikawaru Natsume is going to Nagoya for a work assignment for a month and Touji wants something to remember by before he leaves. Touji snaps a picture of Natsume's sex face and Natsume snaps Touji's phone in half. How is the obsessed Touji going to last for a month without seeing Natsume's face? 4. Akutai wa Ude no Naka de Futatabi Natusume's and Touji's relationship, originally formed with a contract and a pair of handcuffs, has been steadily moving along. Despite that, Natsume is troubled by the mysteries surrounding Touji that is causing him to act strangely. Could their relationship last when Touji is force to deal with his past, which has come back to haunt him...? Extra. The Uninvited Housesitter

When his interior designer mom takes off to New York for a year, Toranosuke, dorky name none withstanding, gets sent to stay with his uncle. And it's just his luck that Ryouji's obnoxious, violent, and has the same sharp tongue as Tora's mom. Only it turns out that he's not really that bad, and maybe Tora's falling in love (with his uncle, of all people), and Ryouji has a heart of gold underneath the bellowing and violence. Except that Ryouji's pretty much the worst guy in the world to fall for: he enjoys sex more than eating, has a commitment problem, and has long since convinced himself that he's really, really straight. from Vices and Devices

contain numerous of onehsot 1) Ai Daro! Act 1 2) Ai Daro! Act 2 3) My Eyes & Your Eyes. 1 4) My Eyes & Your Eyes. 2 5) Only Angel Knows Essay Talk

Collection of short stories: 1) Anohito to Nitenai Kuchibiru Kaji was in love with his sempai for years but his sempai got married and had a child. Kaji takes care of the kid and watches him growing up... 2) Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku Sequel to Anohito to Nitenai Kuchibiru 3) Blood When their father dies, the rival half brothers must sort through their feelings of anger, regret, pain and desire that their lives have been steeped in thus far... 4) Kagari Oni An exorcist solves a mystery involving demons. Not really a romance, just a historical fantasy story. 5) Datenshitachi no Yoru S&M relationship between step siblings is taken to extremes. 6) Double Snake A former gangster has turned into a regular office worker, but he still sleeps with his gangster lover. But one of the newbies doesn't like the fact that his favorite 'boss' is having a relationship with an office worker.

After winning a match with Shinonome, the strongest guy in school, Shinonome pursues Kanai romantically for some reason. At first Kanai is confused, but being touched by Shinonome's purity, his feelings gradually begin to sway... He even dreams of being with Shinonome! What could this mean!?

Senoo Kaoru falls in love with an attractive freshman he meets at the library, Shinohara Akira. Shinohara Souya is unable to let go of the memory of his beloved. And Akira is a lonely boy starving for love. No matter how strongly they wish for it, these feelings wrenching their hearts can never be requited. A secret past binds them together; and the shocking truth will be revealed in the end. What fate awaits these beasts hungry for love, in this tragic story by Hakutou Noriko?

From Attractive Fascinante: In the Royale School, because of his nice name, Ayamoji Kokuei was being targeted by a yakuza’s son, Shirogane Michihiko (real name: Kintarou). Ayamoji began to skip lessons and repeat grades to avoid meeting Shirogane. When they met six years later, Ayamoji drugged Shirogane and they got intimate. Ayamoji left after that and reappeared five years later. Would the two lovebirds finally be together?