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Introverted sophomore Autumn Lyne likes being alone with books... until she's forced to befriend her sister's bandmates. She then forms a special bond with one of them, the charming Michael Summer, who has more to him than meets the eye. Heartwarming and bittersweet, this coming-of-age tale chronicles the memories of a young woman as she comes to terms with the changes in her life brought about by her first love. Because sometimes, the best way to move forward is to look back.

From Stiletto Heels:Douzono Tsugumi, who works for a major electrical company, spends her vacation at her grandmother's home in the country. Her grandmother soon passes away during hospitalization, and Tsugumi decides to continue living in her grandmother's house. However, a mysterious man shows up holding the key to the rear house, and despite not fully comprehending the relationship he had with her grandmother, they begin living together.Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010).

It’s the nineteenth century, France is in turmoil and Marguerite, the daughter of the Marquis of Gerbeaux, is working as a weaver to hide her noble lineage from Napoleon’s men. Her business takes her to the Port of Marseilles, where she meets a young, beautiful man and woman who look as if they’ve stepped out of a fine painting. Just as she’s about to leave, gunshots ring out—and the woman’s been hit! Marguerite saves the beautiful couple with her quick wits. But the man, Louis Jacques, seems more interested in Marguerite than his beautiful wife…even if he is still on his guard around her. Little does Marguerite know that her sensual, harrowing journey has just begun…

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"I'm going to tell you I love you every day!" A younger handsome guy confesses his love on their first meeting! An uneven love story between a good looking boy and a manly girl begins.

Shoko has turned 30 and she has finally given up on finding a marriage partner. Recently having completed a year long contract, she wants to explore the freedom her lack of relationship and job obligations afford her and books a trip to Seoul, Korea. Unencumbered, she wants to visit the Korean BBQ restaurants alone and drink to celebrate her "graduation from marriage seeking activities."Not quite supportive is her sister, one who is already married to a good-looking, high earning man, who thinks Shoko should do the responsible thing and give marriage hunting a shot again. But Shoko cannot be deterred.But life has a strange way of turning things around. On her trip to Seoul, Shoko makes a surprising discovery, and an unexpected connection...This is a collaborative project between Higashimura Akiko and NAVER webtoon, which may be the first of its kind, at least involving such a luminary figure in manga. It is being released in Korean and Japanese, but not quite simul-release. Korean is about 20 chapters ahead.

Award-winning novel now in vertical-scrolling comic!! Chinatsu didn't expect that she would be dropped out of the project which she had been enjoying working on, and transferred to a small related company. On her first day at the new office, Chinatsu start talking to a man sitting next to him. Suddenly, her boss asked her: "You see him?" That division was in charge of projects that no other divisions are doing. Many people call the division "Haunting Department." Chinatsu goes to check an unit where strange things happen with her boss and the ghost sitting next to her. The ghost, whose name is Genki, is a nice guy, and Chinatsu turns up asking him to live with her... A cute, not-so-scary love comedy.

In "24, 25," the main character reminisces about a girl she knew in high school. (from Lililicious)

From Lililicious:"Predawn Girls," by Urino Kiko, captures a few moments in the early hours of the morning.

Amidst the chaos of her parents’ bitter divorce, Alaskan teenager Waverly Lyons trades in her textbooks and parka for a summer of suntans and short-shorts with her aunt in Florida. A fish out of water even back in the snow, Waverly is determined to be everything she isn’t back home: cool, fun, dare she even say part of a group? There’s just one problem. She doesn’t know how to swim. Enter Blake—the super-tan, super-hot, super-arrogant boy next door who seems to hate her guts. When he discovers her secret, Waverly is positive that her perfect summer is perfectly over. But then Blake does the unthinkable. He offers to teach her.

The servants and Lady Florentina's family noticed that Lady Florentina seems to have love sickness. What is truly going on with her?

"My dream is to be happily married!" Helen, filled with the desire to fall in love, visits the Love Mansion, where a legend claims that if any unmarried woman stays at the mansion on her birthday, the next man she meets will be the man of her destiny! However hearing strange noises in the darkness, Helen starts to regret her idea. "It was reckless for me to come here on my own." Suddenly a large shadow appears in front of her! Who could this be...? 

Father Daniel is the new teacher at the Keobiji Muncipality High school, a dump where all the local troublemakers gather. All is well until one night, while on patrol, he sees a woman... beating a man. Sensing something is wrong, he immediately goes to report it the next day. Except that, this woman is not who she seems to be. A strange relationship between a dedicated priest and a hot-blooded troublemaker is about to begin?!?!

This manga contains four stories: 1. Houmonsha (Visitor) A prequel to Thomas' Heart narrating the earlier life of Oscar. Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences. 2. Shiro (Castle) 3. Egg Stand was translated in French under the name ''Le coquetier'' in Moto Hagio Anthologie De l'humain 4. Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic): The one-shot Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic) was published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics on September 27, 2010.

A survival horror about love, acceptance, death and revenge. And sexy flesh-eating demons. Yeah, it has those, too.

When Emily Blake innocently kissed formidable Italian count Rafael Di Salis, she didn't know that she was bound by her late father's wishes to marry him. Emily agreed to be the count's wife until she reached twenty-one... Count Rafael has bided his time. He's kept his passions under iron control for two years--his bride was young and he did not want to claim her until she was woman enough to handle him. But now she has come of age, she will be his! 

Sayuri, Miyuki, and Tsubomi, a trio of fujoshi, are thrilled to be in a paradise where 33 out of 36 students in their class are boys. This fujoshi comedy follows these high school girls, who are completely immersed in their fantasies, showing no interest in real love and instantly categorizing everyone they see as either "uke" or "seme," along with their classmates who give off a BL vibe.

The story follows Lucy, a young woman raising her son alone, and William, an influential businessman with a family. As the attraction between them deepens, they both face challenging questions: Can we risk everything for love? How do our decisions impact those around us? Where do we draw the line between duty and desire?

Savannah lives in the world of love and romance as a bridal coordinator, and the man who believes in none of it is Dash, a divorce lawyer. With completely opposite views on marriage, they clash over Savannah taking on Dash's sister's wedding! Whose position is stronger...and who can prove it? 

Serial murder via hashtag

Hua Qi, has never fit in, she’s been bullied since childhood. She’s a determined child, caring for her one family, her sister Xiao Ai. She dreams and wishes every night, hoping maybe she could have a better life. She hopes her dreams will guide her to success, where stars will show her light. She only hopes…for something better.

From Dark Horse:Quincy wouldn't have seen this coming in her wildest dreams. What ordinary girl-next-door would? One minute you're sitting down to tea in your kitchen, talking with a friend, and the next-the man of your dreams comes knocking at your door, and he's looking for YOU.Quincy never expected to be swept off her feet by a gorgeous, world-famous pop star, but now that it's happening, she's not sure she's the right one for him. Swept up in the glamorous thrill of it all, Quincy is worried that it's all happening a little too fast, not to mention her concerns that she's really not the right girl to call a sexy superstar her boyfriend. It's a good thing for Joe that his desire to be with her is as strong as his star appeal! 

Rather than borrowing the power of the earrings and gaining great strength, the people of “Miao” are trapped by it’s side effects. Hundreds of years ago, “Aewol” and “Panhwa” who barely survived extinction, the two families both quietly lived in the west part of the continent while serving as a guard. One day, the Yokai God’s representative “Juno” descends to the ground and announces a “trial” for the people. A crisis where if they can’t solve this riddle-like problem, the two families will disappear from earth…! Will Aewol and Panhwa survive this crisis? And why did this ordeal find the Miao?

Special Oneshot from Comic Gene. What will Kioh do when he meets his alter ego from another dimension?! And what's this... it's a girl?! 

After years of living in her beautiful sister's shadow and losing countless boyfriends to her, Carrie Lockett cannot believe that hunky Shane Reynolds could really fall for her!

University student Mami is seen by everyone as the fashionable cool model-type but she secretly just wants to wear Lolita fashion. While she tries occasionally to be more cute & less "stylish", she can't overcome the image others have of her. When she watches a new coworker at the cafe she works part-time at leave in a extremely flashy outfit, it sparks the courage in her to express herself more truthfully too!

From Fifay.net:Naoto is a stressed-out college student doing his best to juggle the eccentricities of his divorced parents with his own burgeoning romance. His stress deepens after his gay father proposes to the handsome and elegant male lover. This is

 

A small spider interrupts the life of a despondent author. Magazine oneshot published in Flowers 08-2017. Read In the White on manhuascan

It's about a depressed woman who's stuck on something that happened in her life.

Sixteen-year-old Hisayoshi "Kumi" Tajima wasn't looking for love. But after he accidentally bumps into teen idol Rima Fujio, he can't stop thinking about her. Living worlds apart, he'll never have a chance to meet her again. Until Rima's former agent Ikeshiba gives him the perfect opportunity--by turning Hisayoshi into an idol himself! Too bad Rima only sees him as competition for Ikeshiba's attention...

Office Lady Yurufuwa Ayaka loves Hiroko, a senpai at work. Two people who think that each other are straight, drawn by the up-and-coming Sal Jiang. A precious office romantic comedy!

Souta Takarada, who lives a closed life, is raised by Heine-san, a household servant. Heine-san has great style and is beautiful, but she is a bit dangerous, so Souta is always nervous. And Heine-san is really nice, and she always compliments me no matter what I do, so Souta's heart is always pounding. A mysterious life with an overprotective(?) older sister!

Rachel is nearly attacked by a hoodlum on a dark street at night, but she’s saved by a man with an air of danger about him. He leaves Rachel, shaken from the sudden incident, without even giving her his name. The next day she learns that he’s Cullen Logan, a man everyone in the village has heard an unpleasant rumor about. But Rachel can’t believe that the man who saved her could be a bad person. He didn’t seem like such a scary person; he seemed reliable and honest. But maybe Rachel will get the chance to sort out the discrepancy when she is approached by Cullen himself!

I've been working at the company for three months now, and it's kind of lacklustre...all because of her..." Assistant Manager Momozono has a big chest, a baby face, and a gentle voice. Moreover, she's capable at her job. Everyone around says she's the female boss they all want, but newbie Onishi just can't bring himself to like her... This is an office love comedy by the same author as "Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui.

Shane is an American boy, his mom passed out when he was young, and he lived until the age of 16 years with his dad.He liked his professor, but she wasn't the same. He and his friend Michael decided to organize a mixt party, and there Shane met a girl, he think she was the one, but when the summer ended he has to move forced with his father in Japan where he meets the real love.

A crappy horror story about pizza

Ayano is a girl with her head in the clouds: she loves reading so much that she scarcely pays attention to the real world. Hoping to bring her back to reality, Ayano’s mother sends her to Noumi Takayuki, a one-time author who now works as a consulting detective. As Takayuki's assistant, will Ayano find a reason to love the world around her? And will she be able to help Takayuki fight his inner sorrows?

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from fictiondb:"Morgan's coming home!" her stepfather criedThose three words should have released a flood of warm memories for Leigh. Instead, thoughts of their last disastrous encounter blotted out the rest.Just when she'd been coming to terms with her awakening feelings, Morgan had seemed intent on resisting the passion that flowed between them."Why must it be you of all women who tempts me almost beyond endurance?" he'd said. Why couldn't he see that she was nothing like her mother? And why was the thought of seeing him again casting her world into turmoil...? 

Two best friends, one of them whose name is Yoko, spends time with each other as they set of fireworks at the park, but there is a meaning behind the get together. What is the reason for it?

Suddenly a strange man gives Hayase Nanami, aged 16 years, a package and run away. What will happen next? Will he come back and then...

If she can’t be with the man she loves, Keely can at least help his brother follow his heart. Keely secretly admires Boone Sinclair, a rancher eleven years older than her, but he treats her like a child and gives her the cold shoulder. Meanwhile Boone’s brother has asked Keely to pretend to be his girlfriend. He wants her to help him hide his real relationship, a relationship Boone strongly opposes. Keely decides to help Boone’s brother, and now she's caught Boone's eye as he wonders why she’s suddenly fallen in love with her childhood friend.

Violet-eyed French Princess Celeste is en route to a remote area in Northern England to fulfill an engagement arranged by her father. After a slew of unbelievable hardships, her aunt falls ill and her travelling party is delayed. Brother Guy, a novice monk with unearthly beauty, is hired as a guide. Completely disappointed in women, Brother Guy makes a vow with God to keep silent while serving as the guide to the beautiful princess, totally unaware of the unimaginable, cruel fate that awaits them…

The manga's story begins when the relative of the president of a major company moves with their family to a quiet rural town. There, the family's son Tatsuomi plans his suicide, but is spotted by Riko, a local girl. While Tatsuomi is troubled by many things, Riko still intends to befriend him, and they slowly grow closer. When Tatsuomi's birthday approaches, Riko gives him both a gift and a certain promise.