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About a girl who is unlucky in love even though she is beautiful.

Sou and Hazumi were raised like brother and sister. Then, one night, a strange light flashed in Sou's eyes, and he disappeared. Four years later, Hazumi spots someone who looks just like Sou in a magazine. Determined to solve the mystery, Hazumi takes her fox puppet and heads to Tokyo... Get ready for a magical, suspenseful love story! From Manga Reborn

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Ever since she lost her parents in a fire two years ago, Natsuki has been seeing horrible nightmares, where an unknown boy pierced by tree roots calls out to someone named "Dakini"... Meanwhile, students around her start dying... What has Natsuki forgotten?! A three-volume dark horror mystery! From Manga Reborn

In the Imperial capital of Tokyo, Tokito Tokitsukasa and his step-sister Kiriko are ordered to marry by their grandfather... but something isn't right. Kiriko can tell these people are keeping some secret from her... meanwhile, an infamous thief named Shiou escapes from the police in the night, only to run into a strange girl. And she looks just like Kiriko... A 3-volume gothic horror series that centers around the tumultuous fate of a single girl! From Manga Helpers

Haruka Asakura doesn't like hanging out with other girls, but after she reluctantly transfers to an all-girl high school, she meets Kanata Fujiwara, a tall girl called the prince on campus. Unlike other girls, Haruka finds Kanata easy to talk to, leading her to uncover feelings for her newfound friend.

⚠️ READ MAIN STORY FIRST (SEE EXTRA NOTICES) Main Story Synopsis: 31-year-old Akio Ito is totally worn out and has finally quit his job after devoting his twenties to the craft of creating manga comics. He's down and glum when he's reunited with Hiroto Kuma, nicknamed "Kuma", a friend from high school with whom he once enjoyed manga and subculture. A year his junior, Kuma, who is now a bestselling novelist and a single father of young twins, always told Akio that he loved his work. This is a story of love and salvation involving an easy-going novelist with kids, a self-deprecating former manga artist, and a pair of twins who are full of vibrant energy.

The handsome, popular Mihiro is used to being the target of girls looking to ask him out. Still, as he begins to get fed up with shallow confessions of love from girls who don’t even know him, he also finds himself being drawn to Tsumugi, his classmate whose hobby is peacefully watching birds. Tsumugi’s favorite bird is the swallow, and he comforts Mihiro by telling him that even female swallows identify the most healthy male birds by their looks because it’s a hint at how beautiful they are inside, too. For the first time, Mihiro feels a bit happy being complimented like this and begins to tease and pursue Tsumugi in return.

A hardworking salaryman, Seiichi Natsuki has one weakness: he is scared of bugs. After work colleague Shun Tokita rescues him from one pesky praying mantis, Natsuki falls for Tokita and confesses to him. Tokita, though not initially attracted to men, accepts Natsuki's feelings and deepens their relationship. But, when Natsuki faces pressure to have a family and marry, Natsuki realizes he might fear more than just insects... This collection of short stories also includes "Firework of Daisies," "A Normal Life," "Those Who Sin Against Us," and other touching stories by Ayu Yamane!

This whole incident started with a phone call from Ikushima’s younger siblings in a bus stop, where he had the most unfortunate luck of meeting happy-go-lucky boy, Ariie. Ikushima may look pretty, but his seemly bad and cold attitude gave him the nickname “queen”. Even though he doesn’t think he’s wrong (actually what he say seems right, justified even) but his good intention is always taken the wrong way. He blames it on his extremely serious look.Stumbling upon the queen’s soft side, Ariie used the information to his advantage and started following poor Ikushima. Will love blossom from this seemingly weird pair…? 

From Echochi Scans:Ever since he was young, Mizuki's mother raised him up as a girl and forbade him from being close to other kids. Always dressed-up in a female kimono, this youngster is actually a successor to a wealthy clan. His mother hid his existence from Mizuki’s own father to prevent him from being caught in the crossfire of succession.Appearing on behalf of Mizuki’s maternal father, young lawyer, Hatano tries to convince Mitsuki, who he first thought of as a girl to meet ‘her’ long lost father. This homosexual lawyer has some devious plan to use the female Mizuki to gain success for his own good. What’s worse is that Hatano is a frequent customer in Hanamai Koeda, the restaurant which Mitsuki is working as his boy-self. Oh boy, Mizuki better watch out or his cover will be blown!

Dr. Kusaka from the pathology department is a very strict person. But outside the hospital's four walls, Iori is an ordinary man who loves reading and spending time with Keita, the man who comes over to read books to the kids. Is there a reason why it seems like they can't progress any further past friendship?

When skipping class leads to unforeseen complications...

Keita, a hairstylist and a former gangster, suddenly asks Arimori Tsukasa to be his model after seeing her beautiful hair, but a street flirt comes and Keita saves her. They gradually become friends, but will there be something more?

A collection of four short storiesFrom Chibi Manga:1. Boku no Sekai Kimi no RealMayu falls in love with Naoki Hagiwara at first sight. For some reason, Naoki seems to look sexy in her eyes. But of course, she can�t tell him that, along with her fe

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The first of five one-shots from this issue of Mahalo, this is Onii-chan Complex by Ayune Araragi, the author of the previously released Hatsukoi Lovers one-shot, and as the title page says, this is the second in the yandere trap series after that one. In it, Haruki's younger brother Natsuki dresses like a girl and always clings to him. This is starting to cause problems after Haruki gets into high school, so he tries to think of a way to work things out with Natsuki.

A collection of stories: 1. Hatsukoi Harinezumi (First Love Hedgehog) Sora Onodera discovers he can use magic one day when he accidentally turns his older brother Riku into a hedgehog. Sora learns that his parents and brother can also use magic, and that he acquired the transformation spell because he's experiencing his first love. Now the only way to put Riku back to normal is to acquire the magic to undo the transformation, which has the condition that he must first get the girl he likes to tell him she likes him back. 2. Life for Life 3. Uno x Uno Despite Mai and Yuu Shindou being fraternal twins and opposite sexes, they look very similar to each other and are surrounded by people who want them to act more like twins, such as wearing matching outfits or clinging more to each other. Amid this, Mai starts to realize that both of them are starting to change as they start going through puberty. 4. Simple Hot Chocolate

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Mamori Kusunoki's childhood friend Wakaba Kisaki has been dressing and acting as a girl for years, stemming from a promise to get married when they were kids.

Haruka Asakura doesn't like hanging out with other girls, but after she reluctantly transfers to an all-girl high school, she meets Kanata Fujiwara, a tall girl called the prince on campus. Unlike other girls, Haruka finds Kanata easy to talk to, leading her to uncover feelings for her newfound friend.

Yuuri and Miu had always been best friends. They tried hard together to become fashion models. However, Miu got to debut first, and their relationship started to break down. Surging dark feelings and jealousy...what is there beyond Yuuri’s agony…?!

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. combines the three yandere traps from the author's three previous one-shots Hatsukoi Lovers, Onii-chan Complex, and Houkago, 2-C no Kyoushitsu de.

Pom can't figure out why his partner, Leaf, won't make stars. If Leaf won't make stars then, Pom can't do his job, which spells doom for both of their souls. Can Pom help Leaf overcome her sad past and her fears so they can both complete their jobs and win the favor of God? 

it's the third in Araragi's yandere trap series after Hatsukoi Lovers and Onii-chan Complex. In it, Yuuto Sasaki is a trap who forces his homeroom teacher Sasaki Tsukimori to spend some quality time after school, which usually entails Sasaki playing a domineering role over Tsukimori.

Mind Game Manga Side Story 2: Whipering Softly in My Heart (Kokoro ni Sotto Sasayaite)  

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1-2) Chill OutTakafui manages a gay dance club, and when the owner introduces new hire Tomoya, it's love at first sight for Takafui. Unfortunately, he can't even get Tomoya to look at him, let alone talk to him or see him outside of work. Will Takafui's drinking buddy, Yukihiko, acting as Cupid, be able to bring them together?3-4) Strawberries and ChocolateHaruhiko has been in love with his best friend Jyunya for a long time. It becomes harder and harder for him to sit through the details of Jyunya's sexual exploits. Unable to sit and watch from the sidelines, he bribes his younger brother into seducing Jyunya's latest boyfriend away from him. How can his plan possibly go wrong?5-6) Abortive FlowerUchida thinks that he likes his art teacher, Yoshino-sensei. He struggles with the uncertainty of knowing how deep his "like" really runs, and how he can communicate his feelings to his teacher.7) Apartment ZeroAndou left his hometown following an unsettling "kiss" incident with his best friend Nei-chan. Now, two years later, he finds himself broke and homeless, and breaks into an apparently abandoned apartment building for a place to stay. But he wakes up to find the irate true tenant of the apartment, his old friend Nei-chan, who also fled their hometown about the same time. When will the two friends face the incident that caused their estrangement?8) Pretty in PinkWatabe was dumped by his boyfriend because they had few interests in common. Luckly for Watabe, his dad was transferred about that time, and moving saved him the humiliation of having to run into his former boyfriend every day. All he wanted was someone to share his tastes in designer clothes, trance music and art films. Strangely, the clerk at the video store in his new neighborhood seems to share his tastes in a lot of things, and is just Watabe's type in looks too. So why is Watabe running as fast as he can in the opposite direction?9) Abortive Flower?A short trailer which features a conversation between friends on the permanancy/ impermanancy of gay partnerships.

Kana and Mayu, once high school friends, meet again after years of separation.

My day is not going well. First a girl won’t leave me alone. Then she’s all over another guy. Sheesh!

Fluffy attire, idol-like features, and just how darn good they look in the color pink. These are the things Karen loves in girls—something the woman waiting for her at home is lacking. What gives? A short and sweet heartwarming story about the unpredictability of love.

Moja is an artist struggling to create on his terms. Nagara, his caring friend, tries to support him as best he can as they live their everyday lives

From June:Kei is on a quest to find his missing grandfather. He traces him to his last known address, an isolated island, where he enrolls in the local university. In class, he chances to meet Michiru, another boy from his hometown. Though extremely antisocial, Michiru says he's going to help Kei find his grandfather! After this unexpected kindness, Kei finds himself being drawn to Michiru...