TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

Expect the Unexpected. Aria's always been a planner, meticulously mapping out her days and expecting a certain outcome. But what happens when the unexpected knocks on her door? As Aria navigates the blurred lines between expectation and reality, she'll discover that sometimes the most unexpected turns lead to the most extraordinary opportunities.

From the pen of manga legend Kazuo Koike, of Lone Wolf and Cub fame, comes Lady Snowblood. A story of pure vengeance, Lady Snowblood tells the tale of a daughter born with a singular purpose: to avenge the death of her family at the hands of a gang of thugs, a purpose woven into her soul from the time of her gestation. Beautifully drafted manga full of bloody, sexy action, Lady Snowblood lives up to its title and reputation.

Nanoha Kido, who works as a programmer at an IT company, has a natural enemy. His name is Mr. Haba, the cold-hearted boss! He's a disgusting boss who seems like a nice guy, but always pushes impossible tasks onto Nanoha. One night, after working overtime due to work given to her by Mr. Haba, Nanoha enters a live music venue that she visited during her student days. There, Nanoha saw the unexpected appearance of a band member she was once a fan of...!?

A look into the everyday life of a dog boy and his demon husband.

A clue from Forgetter’s mysterious past?!Thea—code name Dreamspeaker—is dead set on proving why she’s the team leader, but even with her powers, she can’t get through to everyone. So when a squad mission with Monika, Erna, and Annette ends in success and a miraculous run-in with a down-on-her-luck woman claiming to be Annette’s mother, Thea’s hopes are buoyed. Maybe some extracurricular adventures to help Forgetter recall her past will pay dividends for the team! Or maybe four young spies are in way over their heads…

Strong & beautiful girls will teach you how to fight! A high-school boy who was bullied by the delinquents became friends with the strongest girls in his school... A comedy full of battles and love! Shiki entered St.Lukeman's Academy, a high school with a bad reputation. There are too many delinquents, and Shiki, who is shy and good at studying, got targeted by one of those groups. He had to obey orders made by Kawatou, the leader of the group but he thought it's better than being kicked and punched. One Saturday, Shiki helped a girl who was trying to get away from Kawatou's group. When he was beaten up, someone came to save him. It was Karin, the "Empress", the strongest and the most beautiful girl in his high school. The girl he helped was her friend! Karin told Shiki that she'll teach him how to fight. In return, he'll teach her how to study. Her lessons made Shiki stronger...will he become the strongest in the school some day?

A high school student named Hananoi Utao attends a vampire academy. Although Utao is actually human, she has carefully kept this secret. However, one day her true identity is discovered by Shirotae, the vampire's progenitor. in a world where humans are considered only as "food", the relationship between Utao and Shirotae begins to grow closer in an unexpected way...

Because her older brother went abroad on a business trip, Soeon ends up taking care of his dog, Mango. She brought him home without much thought, but… with walks, meals, and bathroom breaks, there’s actually a lot to take care of. Then one day, during a walk, Mango slips away from her! Thankfully, someone catches Mango right away and returns him to Soeon. But this man… he’s handsome, isn’t he?

An anthology of self-contained science fiction tales, each shining a light on different lives on Earth, in space, across the present and the future capturing the delicate shifts of human emotion. It all begins with Episode 1, a remake of Welcome Back to the Day After Tomorrows Future, the award-winning debut by Kae Hashimoto (76th Chiba Tetsuya Prize), which captured hearts on X with over 250,000 likes. This SF omnibus delivers stories that are at once strange and heartwarming Odd and Kind.

My Tarō is handsome, his gestures are deliberately adorable, and, ultimately, he's too cute. I want to protect him...! But... treating a person like a pet isn't right, is it...? “Tarō, come home.” A clumsy office worker trapped by what is “right” and a lazy freeloader: A strange romantic comedy about living together!

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Ella never expected to be trapped in her own game, nor to be given a quest that could kill her. Within three days, she must kiss Lai, the leader of the Beastkin. But after she left him battered and furious, will he give her his lips or death?

Frémea is the saint of the kingdom of Justitia, which only comes along once every hundred years. As the kingdom’s saint, she has very little freedom, and in the company of her faithful knight, Roland, she heals the people of all the evils that afflicts them. One day, there is a rumor that Fréméa is an usurper. She is then banished from the kingdom. However, a new life full of freedom is now open to her, along with her protector Roland, who is the only one to believe in the young woman.

Eat or be eaten - a battle of supernatural powers between evil gods and humans! Gods who have lost faith in humans and transformed into evil gods called "Marroads" threaten everyday life as mysterious monsters. In order to save his sister who has been infected with sleeping sickness caused by a mysterious Marroad, Goto Asahi teams up with the most evil Marroad of Hunger, but...!

Wei Ziyao is afraid of the dark. It seems some kind of monster lurks in the darkness, constantly watching him. A man named Xinyuan, who possesses the ability to manipulate dark monsters, appears. He discovers that Wei Ziyao has a physique that attracts and enhances darkness, so he decides to take advantage of this...

Yuzuki has always struggled with Mr. Yoshikawa, the tax accountant who treats her with cool strictness. Every month when they meet for work, he never fails to point out her mistakes—leaving her feeling gloomy. But one day, out of the blue—“I would like to go out with you,” he confesses. “Why me?” “Do those words even mean what I think they do? Is he serious, or just teasing me!?” With zero experience in romance, Yuzuki finds herself completely at the mercy of this handsome, sadistic tax accountant!

One snowy evening, a man collapses at widow Ellie's door as if he was led by the candlelight in her window. “He’ll freeze to death this way!” She takes him in and cares for him that night. On the following morning, she finds that he is suffering from amnesia. He believes he is Ellie’s husband and asks her for a passionate kiss! She has never had such a delicious kiss like this before… But who is he?

“Someday my prince on a white horse will come.” Sabrina visits Montacroix Kingdom with her sisters to perform for Prince Burke’s coronation party. When she meets the prince, she is reminded of her childhood Prince Charming from a fairy tale. His passionate stare makes Sabrina’s heart melt. The two feel a magnetic attraction to each other, but Sabrina cannot help but feel unworthy of the royal. Meanwhile, there is a malicious plot planned to assassinate the soon-to-be-king Burke.

After adopting her late sister’s son, Kristie now struggles to raise him on her own while also working as a successful wedding planner. One day, she meets a sexy millionaire named Radford. However, he’s the man who got her sister pregnant and then left her, which lead to her death. While hiding a desire for revenge deep down inside, Kristie ends up falling for his dangerous charms!

Spring is in the air, the flowers are blooming…and the freshmen are thirsting. It’s the start of the semester, and everyone’s dreaming of the perfect campus life. But college isn’t all sunshine and cherry blossoms. It’s also packed with scandalous hookups, secret flings, and outrageous rumors that spread faster than midterm anxiety. From the library to the lecture halls, these tantilising tales are being whispered behind every closed dorm door. Want to find out what really goes down on campus?

Viscount’s daughter Mithril is rejected and has her engagement broken off for being “unattractive as a woman.” With the broken engagement also comes the loss of financial support, and to protect her family’s livelihood, Mithril takes a job as a cleaning maid for the Mage Corps! The Mage Corps is rumored to be full of highly eligible men, but Mithril ignores all that and focuses on diligently doing her work. However, what she doesn’t notice is that the stoic mage who never smiles—and who is normally uncomfortable around women—is slowly falling for her…!?

When I was suddenly summoned to another world by some mysterious identity that said, "Pick three Skill Seeds". But wait, what does 'Skill Seeds' mean instead of just 'Skills'? Realizing the sole difference between the two, I awakened as the other world's first 'Hacker', capable of arbitrarily enhancing skills by manipulating their values! To start, I manipulated the skills of a beautiful girl, Mia, who suffered due to her skills being unsuitable for combat and joined forces with her to surpass those who had looked down on us!

I can’t be the heroine, and there’s no such thing as a prince.” It’s been a year since Nao and Satomura became a real couple. Feeling as though her best friend had been taken away and left behind, Riko grew tired of dealing with Satomura’s friend Sosuke, who frequently showed up at her workplace. Just then, her ex-boyfriend—who was also the source of her past trauma—suddenly appeared.

Klein Marcellan has spent ten long years chasing a ghost. The ruthless and feared leader of Talon, the gang whispered about in every alley wasn’t searching for power, territory, or fear. He was searching for him. The boy who once saved him, the boy who changed everything: Luelle Havenridge. The Nightingale. But Luelle had vanished. Without warning, he abandoned his gang, leaving behind nothing but unanswered questions and rumors. By the time Klein heard the truth from Luelle’s old crew, it was too late. Desperate, he clawed his way through Talon’s ranks, rising to the top in hopes that power would lead him back to Luelle. Yet, even as a leader feared by all, Klein’s search came up empty. Until now. When Klein finally finds Luelle, he doesn’t meet the fierce delinquent he once admired. Instead, he finds a gentle baker serving pastries, a man whose warmth has replaced the sharp edge of his past. Gone was the Nightingale who soared through the underworld before Klein now stands a man who despises gangs, rejects violence, and even refuses to acknowledge him. Faced with the boy he vowed never to let go, Klein stands at a crossroads: drag Luelle back into the dark world he once ruled, or let him go and lose him all over again.

Lui genoe, someone who constantly need love or else he'll go insane. Jung Tenho a vampire who knows nothing about humans is forced to go to a college when he's home is forced into danger by on on going war. He has always hated any interaction, but it just so happened the most friendly boy in school turns out to be his roommate.