KAZU (和)

Upbeat Ritsuro and downbeat Ken have been longtime friends. Although Ken leads a dark life of prostitution after dropping out of high school, Ritsuro still cares about him. When Ritsuro realizes that what Ken wants is something more than friendship he vacillates between Ken and his girlfriend Moeko, setting the stage for a bizarre love triangle.

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The one thing not ordinary about high school student Ryouta is that he has an aspiring manga artist for an older sister. She is so dedicated to her drawing that, despite being 21, she's never really been in a romantic situation. Unfortunately, when she gets her first real job, it's to write an erotic manga. Desperately, she enlists the reluctant Ryouta's help, as a 'model', to figure out how exactly to draw this sort of manga.The girl, Mana, has no problem with seeing the scenes she plays with her brother as nothing but a hollow reference for her works.... But she fails to realize that her brother seems to become more and more flustered with each 'live performance'.

From mangaupdates: An anthology containing 3 fantastical and erotic fairy tales. 1. Ookami-san to Hitsuji-chan (Pan Yamada) 2. Igirisu Shinshi to Bara no Keiyaku (Hina Yoneda) 3. Touzoku Ou Jeraru no Hanayome (Kazuki Minamoto)

Kosugi Naomi is an unremarkable girl in all aspects, but she sports blonde hair that invites the wrath of her HR teacher, Hoshida Ryuuhei, a large and rough guy who often threatens to beat up his students. But Naomi takes in all of Hoshida sensei's yelling and threats with a smile and seems to invite more with her actions.

“The only taste you need to know, is mine.” A chance reunion after 10 years for Hiro and Kiriya. They were “kiss-friends” only during their last summer of high school. A memory from the past Hiro wants to forget. That, however, even after turning 27, kept binding him to the point he can’t date anyone. Kiriya, on the other hand, kept his cool even after the reunion. But…

Wade, born in the slums and raised by an alcoholic father, had only one way to live a decent life: to acquire magic and become an adventurer. After enduring rigorous training, he was finally granted magic as an apprentice adventurer. However, the magic he inherited was a dud—a gravity magic that only made him heavier. All his hard work seemed to go to waste because of this single spell. "Magic gacha is way too cruel... Wait, what even is 'gacha'?" Overwhelmed by the shock, Wade suddenly recalled memories of his past life as an overworked office drone. "…Huh? They called it useless magic, but isn’t gravity magic actually a cheat-tier power?" Exactly! In this underdeveloped world, the concept of gravity was hardly understood! Though mocked as the "slowpoke mage," Wade made a firm decision to embrace and master his gravity magic, which seemed to only weigh him down.

Princess Isabella was betrothed from a very young age to the king of Umarah, a desert country. Before getting married, she yearns for one last taste of freedom. She wants to go shopping, see the Eiffel Tower and do things that regular twenty-one-year-olds do… So she escapes…only to be promptly found in her beloved Paris. She has been trailed by Adham, a tall, dark-skinned man with scars and a dangerous aura. Isabella seizes a chance to evade her pursuer, and Adham relentlessly chases after her…but when he catches up to her, he steals a kiss!

Out of nowhere, a stranger approached Eve, saying he’d never let her run away again! Anger visible in his handsome face, he tells Eve she’s his wife and that he has been looking for her since she went missing two years ago. And it was two years ago that Eve was found with memory loss. A kind nurse at the hospital offered Eve a place to live and found her a job. Eve was just starting to feel content with her life when the man appeared. Was she really married to this beautiful man? Her heart trembled at the thought.

Love took hold, even before they exchanged names… “I want you to play my perfect fiancée.” That’s what Dante Mancini, a notorious playboy who regularly makes the front page of gossip magazines, said to Piper. Two months ago, they met at a party where she was working as a waitress. She couldn’t resist Dante’s devilish charm and irresistible looks and ended up giving him her virginity. She found out a couple months later that she was pregnant, and when she visits him to tell him the news, he quickly seeks to use it to his advantage. But there’s no way Piper could enter a fake arrangement just so that Dante can improve his public image…or could she?

A 2 volume anthology series featuring A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun characters.

Upcoming starlet Missy Klein is getting married to Ian Lawson, founder of the SpinTrax recording label, and From This Moment, Nashville’s hottest wedding planners, have gotten the contract to arrange the wedding. There’s only one problem?cofounder and photographer Briana Harper had a college romance with Ian, and they’re now stuck in a snowed-in cabin! With the relationship warming up faster than the weather outside, Briana and Ian start to reconnect…but Ian’s abandonment of his own music career to pursue the business side of things has always irked Briana. She begins to ask herself if she could get together with Ian again, but how is that possible when he’s getting married to the mother of his unborn child?

As a transfer student to a rough, run-down school populated by delinquents, Shindou tries his best to make friends. When he meets the ill-mannered Yousuke, heartbeats and tempers start to fly! It seems Yousuke is a "tsundere"--his gruff exterior hides a shy, sensitive side--and Shindou immediately finds himself dizzy over his combative new crush. Can Yousuke accept a relationship that goes against his tough-guy image? Or will his tendency to lash out at everyone around him drive even the earnest Shindou away for good?

Danette works at a shipping company where she is such a hard worker that everyone says her job is her boyfriend. Little do they know she’s been involved in a secret relationship the entire time. One day, Danette sees the cover of a gossip magazine and is shocked by what it shows. It’s Marcello, her manager and secret lover, dancing with a beautiful and attractive woman. It’s a picture from a party he didn’t want her to attend—he never invites her to any public gatherings. She knows he’s a prince and that their affair is a secret one, but until now she’d never thought she was only a plaything to him!

22 year old Chia regularly stops by the apartment of her neighbor Kento every day. Kento is a third-year junior high school student who is often busy studying for exams. Chia's feminine charms keep tension with him whenever they are together.A comedy about the age difference between a teenage boy and an older woman.

A spin-off of the various works of Kamachi Kazuma. One day, Kamijou Touma (A Certain Magical Index) faced yet another misfortune. His toilet was broken and spraying water everywhere. As he was lamenting his misfortune, suddenly he appeared in a strange place along with Index and Misaka. Soon enough, more strange people begin appearing... Includes: A Certain Magical Index Heavy Object The Zashiki Warashi of Intellectual Village The Circumstances Leading to Waltrautes Marriage A Simple Survey A Simple Monitoring

Nao, the vice-president of the public morals committee has one mission--to get Narumi, his junior with the bright blonde hair, to dye it a more sober color. But while Nao is doing his job Narumi manages to kiss him, leaving him confused and flustered. Finally, Narumi agrees to change the color of his hair, but only if Nao agrees to go out with him. (from p-s)

Therese was elated to be chosen by Prince Claudio as his betrothed from among a number of international bridal candidates. She figured that even if the marriage was just a way to produce an heir to the throne, the two of them would fall in love as they went through life together. But that was before Therese developed endometriosis, which reduced her chances of ever being able to have children. Unable to give Claudio an heir, she feels she doesn't deserve the title of princess any longer and tries to leave him. A gulf grows between them as Therese’s fears prevent her from making love to him anymore. Meanwhile, Claudio grows convinced that Therese has found herself another lover. Can their relationship be healed?

Bella is thinking of running away from her stressful life as an actress when she suddenly remembers Sergio, her stepbrother. Though it may seem odd, he was her first love. After all, they aren’t biologically related and he is dashingly handsome! Perhaps she can rely on him… Sergio, however, is bewildered by her phone call. He’s done his best to avoid her ever since the day his desire for her first awoke! Still, now that he has become a powerful billionaire, maybe it isn’t a bad idea to play a new game. What will happen to innocent Bella when she walks into Sergio’s trap?

A collection of cute GL stories in a school setting.

Gamma Snipe used to take down enemies from super long distances with his incredible range. However, because his distances were too long, he was kicked out by his party leader, who didn't understand his work. Then, a former female classmate visits him, saying, "I've come to scout you." She works in the private army of the princess of a neighboring country. Gamma joined the army on her recommendation, and with his incredible range, he takes on important missions one after another, becoming an indispensable member of the army. Meanwhile, his former party, having lost their valuable fighting force, continues to fail quests...

After a terrible plane crash, Cynthia Dempsey miraculously woke up in a hospital bed. But she’d lost her memories, even her memories of her handsome multimillionaire fiancé named Will. All she remembers is her name and the feeling of this man’s warm hand pulling her out of the dark grasp of death. He greeted her warmly then, but has had this conflicted look on his face ever since. Will Cynthia ever be able to make sense of her memories or her heart?

When Lia participates in this charity auction, she gets more than she bargained for! When English society princess Lia auctions off one kiss at a charity masquerade ball, the bidding goes up to fifty thousand dollars. After a brief moment of silence, a voice rings out with a new bid…of one million dollars! The bidder is Benjamin Carter, a construction industry tycoon, who is eager to buy out Lia’s family’s company. In exchange for his generous donation, he asks for not just a kiss but an entire weekend with Lia… Now it will be even harder for Lia to resist him.

1-4. Mamiya Seitai Ningyouten.<br>Mamiya is a shop owner of the oh-so popular “Love Doll House Mamiya”, a place where you can request a special order doll. Whatever your dream doll is they will successfully make and provide for you. These 'dolls' are very human like, if not told you would not even know if someone is one, like Hanako for example. She is the shop's assistant, a doll with her own mind and personality. Now, lets stop talking about the assistant and turn to Mamiya and famous actor Kobayashi Harumi. Harumi's feelings for the doll-maker Mamiya may not be as simple as a customer and seller...<br><br>5. Boy in Love.<br><br>6. Strong, Cute and Sexy.<br>A cute study about a student “bullying” another student by taking away his desk. But instead of writing on it like a normal bully, he places presents and a Teddy bear on the desk?<br><br>7. This is not the time to daydream!

The one woman he desires wants more than his sensual advances or money. Billionaire Alex doesn’t believe in love—in fact, the idea repulses him. And yet, he can’t forget Gwen, the kindhearted nurse he met at his best friend’s wedding. When he takes a vacation at his friend’s villa and reunites with Gwen, he realizes something’s changed: she’s pregnant. Much to the relief of head-over-heels Alex, it turns out she’s a surrogate for a patient who can’t have children. Gwen’s so focused on helping others, she seems entirely uninterested in money, love or sex. So how is Alex supposed to get closer to her?

Violet, a hardworking art teacher, is dumbfounded after her older sister confesses to stealing confidential data from her workplace. Terrified, she visits the office, asking the CEO, Damien, if there is any way that he could forgive her sister's mistake. He leaves her with one solution: "You must become my fiancée." He says that this is the only way to ease his dying mother's worries. Confused by his cold nature, but taken by surprise by his hidden gentleness, will Violet agree to his terms...?

The first extra of volume 2 is the first chapter of Love Equation. ~Not Ready? Sensei~ Murakami Hiroshi makes a living out of drawing yaoi manga, though he claims not to be gay. He has a girlfriend, yet regularly sleeps with another man, and even seduced his assistant. His sex life's a mess... will he ever figure out what... or who he wants? Vol. 1 Ch. 2 (Part 2): Side Story Pgs. 52-91 Vol. 2 Ch. 2: Unbalance Pgs.18-57

The king has convinced me to become his temporary bride! Amalia is in Khaleej, hoping to save her brother from the consequences of a crime he didn’t commit. Overwhelmed by the beauty of her native country, she gets lost and stumbles upon a man, a millionaire so infamous his face is on the cover of every gossip magazine—none other than the King of Khaleej, Sheikh Zayn al-Ghamdi! Zayn is looking for a bride in order to bury his playboy image and suggests Amalia becomes his queen… Who would have thought she’d have to play the king’s fiancée in order to save her brother?

In order to become a beautician, Hikari Takaya moves to Tokyo with her high-school sweetheart. But life at beauty school is completely different from what she expected.A love story about the dreams and romance of youth.Volume 2 includes two one-shots: "Powder Snow" and "Sleeping Beauty and the Castle of Garbage."

Contains multiple stories from different artists.3. It's a Lie by YUKUE Moegi4. Cafe teninsan ha kyou mo mabushii by Nmura10. Friends by KURAHASHI Tomo

A series of Umineko When They Cry anthology manga published by Ichijinsha with 5 total volumes.

A childish student, Shirou carries a torch for his teacher, Oka. Masami, a good friend of Shirou's, who has cherished him like a brother, is confronted by Ryuuji, another friend of them, concerning his true feelings for Shirou. Masami and Ryuuji conclude a gentlemen's agreement, in which either of them cannot hit on Shirou. Ryuuji orders Masami to substitute and take care of his sexual desire instead of Shirou.

Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem-he doesn’t know what the point of any of it is. Why must I step with the left foot here instead of the right? Why is one performance good and another, bad? Why do people dance at all? It all seems perfectly arbitrary, until a chance encounter in a run-down shack sets him down a path to revolutionizing the art form and influencing much of Japanese culture to come. A fictionalized account of the early life of Zeami Motokiyo (Oniyasha), the founder of modern Noh theater-the world’s oldest surviving theater art-this coming-of-age artist’s journey vividly brings to life a man far ahead of his time during one of Japan’s most culturally and socially vibrant eras.

It’s Gretchen’s job to make sure weddings go flawlessly, but this time she’s received a special request?Gretchen is to pretend to be lovers with movie star Julian Cooper during the wedding ceremony! Her ample figure and frizzy hair don’t look like the Hollywood dream, though, so how can she pull it off? When she meets the gorgeous Julian, he immediately notices that she’s a little stiff and decides she needs “acting lessons.” So he gives her a sweet kiss! Her next stops are high-end boutiques and a luxurious spa?she won’t be the same woman when this job is done!

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A man who became acclaimed in his time as the one legendary "Sword Master" has been reborn in a new era with his memories intact. Now armed with the goal of reaching even greater heights with his abilities, Raius has set his eyes on a place in the royal academy. However, in this new world sorcery reigns supreme over all forms of combat. Those seeking to learn the way of the sword are treated with total disrespect. It is no matter though for our reincarnated Sword Master. With but a single blade, Raius is determined to break through all the sorcerers that stand his way and change the world.

Hirono Yuusa always believed he was special and destined for greatness – until tragedy struck in his final year of middle school. Now jaded and disillusioned, he's completely given up on trying to be anything more than ordinary. But when he starts to notice classmate Himekawa Ichigo struggling to do his best against all odds, he can't help but want to cheer him on.

You expect me to sacrifice myself to save you from your own problems? “Wait, we’re still married?” Elizabeth, a matchmaker for wealthy clients, is presented with a shocking truth by Greek billionaire Xander. It’s been ten years since she met him during a trip, fell in love, got married and was abandoned mere days later… During those ten years, she has been working hard to get back on her feet. She knows if she were to get involved in a scandal with a notorious playboy like Xander, she would lose the trust of her clients. Elizabeth just wants a divorce—but Xander insists he needs her as his wife before deliberately setting up a tabloid shot of the two of them, forcing her cooperation!

From Blissful Sin: ("Still..." is the second part of Seiryou Saikyou Monogatari - Yano x Ishida Hen) It's been eight years since Ishida and Yano shared a very awkward moment during their graduation from Seiryou High. After college, Ishida hadn't seen or heard from his best friend for over three years. One day, he briefly glimpses Yano on a passing train. When did he come back and why do his friends insist it couldn't possibly be Yano? Ishida begins a desperate search for his missing friend with the old Student Council in tow. Still... is part of Seiryou Saikyou Monogatari ~ Yano x Ishida Hen

Story takes place 20 years after the events in Love Neko. Asakura who invented Nekoko for his teacher Eiji when he was in high school, now owns a company that makes love machines. When he tries to make one to resemble Eiji, his old crush, it all goes wrong and this new love machine is programmed as a "clumsy-type". Asakura got mad that he made a machine so clumsy and considers him useless. Therefore, Asakura decides to give the clumsy love machine to his younger brother Minami. Asakura never named the machine, except once he called him Eiji so Minami decides to keep that name for him. Minami has a more caring and loving approach towards the clumsy little guy and their relationship blossoms. Meanwhile, Asakura gets stuck with another love machine that didn't sell out and no one wanted. His co-workers told him to try and get to know a love machine and maybe he would like them more. The fault with this one is that half way through love making, it falls unconscious. Even though Asakura uses harsh words with him, he still wants to stay by Asakura's side and their relationship unfolds. Two mini side stories with the characters from Love Neko appears at the end. Description by LuffyNoTomo

Based off of the roleplaying game of the same name, Shadowrun (also known as Shadowrun: Tokyo) is a manga following the exploits of the street mage Hashizou and his group of fellow Shadowrunners in the 6th world.Consisting of five volumes released between 1996 and 1998, it was released only in Japan.

RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi is a spin-off manga to the Odd Taxi series. Taking place at the same time as the events of Odd Taxi, two detectives from the Ibusuki Detective Agency (IDA), Rena and Sato, are tasked to investigate whether a banker's having an affair. But when a yakuza gangster named Dobu steals the evidence, the two are forced to take up another job when Harada Taeko wants them to tail Hiroshi Odokawa and find out the extent of his involvement with the missing girl in Nerima.

He believed she was the one, but chose another woman to marry. Eloise was at the airport when she had a fateful encounter with the "king of hotels," Vito. It is love at first sight and their burning desire for one another ends in them making love. Bewildered by her own out-of-character actions, Eloise wonders if the love she feels is true. Just then, another woman named Carla appears, claiming that she is to marry Vito! Vito stumbles to explain himself, so Eloise despairingly flees the scene. Eloise is hurt and resolves to forget about him, but then a few months later, something begins to happen within her body!

Wade, born in the slums and raised by an alcoholic father, had only one way to live a decent life: to acquire magic and become an adventurer. After enduring rigorous training, he was finally granted magic as an apprentice adventurer. However, the magic he inherited was a duda gravity magic that only made him heavier. All his hard work seemed to go to waste because of this single spell. "Magic gacha is way too cruel... Wait, what even is 'gacha'?" Overwhelmed by the shock, Wade suddenly recalled memories of his past life as an overworked office drone. "Huh? They called it useless magic, but isn't gravity magic actually a cheat-tier power?" Exactly! In this underdeveloped world, the concept of gravity was hardly understood! Though mocked as the "slowpoke mage," Wade made a firm decision to embrace and master his gravity magic, which seemed to only weigh him down.

Born of an Incubus clan, Tsukiya has had enough of the pain that comes from only bringing death to the human men he comes to love and so closes his heart, and denies himself from ever again feasting on human souls. Gento, the ever persistent demon that he is, has never been far from Tsukiya's side and has seen him mourn the death of many lovers, never understanding why Tsukiya continued to seek a love with these mortals that would forever bring him nothing but pain. Now years later can Gento, still ever pursuing Tsukiya, finally win over Tsukiya's heart for himself, and can Tsukiya help a young Incubus through the pain that comes from falling in love?

Romantic comedy of two childhood friends.

Anthology centering Ivan Karelin.Chapter 1 - Sponsored (by Eikichi)The first chapter in the Mikiri Hassha anthology. Ivan's company has become tired of Origami never actively doing anything and always coming in last and decide to do some 'special training' to cure him of his camera shyness.Chapter 2 - At The Academy (by Gucce)While still attending the academy Ivan's fellow students decide to help him master his ability with 'special training'.Chapter 3 - In The Prison (by Kazuha) Ivan receives a request to visit Edward in the prison and goes hoping to mend their relationship.Chapter 4 - On The Train (by Nobara)The end of the Mikiri Hassha Anthology. Students at the hero academy are complaining of being molested on the train to school so the administrators have Ivan act as a decoy to catch the criminal.

1. Love Letter of Flowers: Someone has been giving the new music teacher origami flowers, and he's not quite sure who or why. But a single student comes to mind whenever he thinks about it. <br><br>2. Anata no Toriko (Your Prisoner): Sasaki catches Mikami, one of his students, going through his things one day and accuses him of trying to steal test questions. He then uses this as a chance to get his hands on Mikami... by blackmailing him into having sex with him. <br><br>3. Kinoshita-kun ga Nigate desu (I Don't Deal Well with Kinoshita-kun): Kinoshita has fallen for his teacher and keeps trying to seduce him, which makes dealing with Kinoshita rather difficult. But no matter what he does, Kinoshita just won't give up. <br><br>4. Ashita mo Toshoshitsu de (Tomorrow Again in the Library) Kigawa spends his time studying in the library to see the senpai that he likes. One day he helps younger student Adachi with his homework... just to get him to shut up. From then on Adachi just won't leave Kigawa alone. <br><br>5. Renai Keiken Netsubouchuu (Craving Experience with Love) Otsukawa has always been very popular... to the point where girls inadvertently dumped him thinking he was too good for them. Because of this, he's still a virgin at age 28 and embarrassed to go out with anyone for fear of showing his lack of experience. So, when Koumoto, a male coworker, confesses his love, he decides to use Koumoto to get the experience that he lacks.