TOP MANGA OF THE DAY

Arisue Sei lived as happily as any normal kid would, just him and his mother -- a particularly private woman -- on an outlying island of Okinawa. There were also his friends Toichi and Moichi. The only unusual things about Sei were his sharp instincts and high intelligence. But everything changed when his mother was killed and he was kidnapped by the people of Neo Genesis. Now, six years after the kidnapping, Arisue Sei has returned to Japan with the title of "Doctor" at only the age of 18, and he's not the Sei that his friends remember. There are bodyguards with him who protect him from others who wish to possess his superb intellect. He says he's come back to assist with the research at Rakuhoku University, where Moichi now works, but here is where the door to Sei's secrets just begins to open...In 2002 Yasha series received the 47th annual Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo.

The Sakura household is a household which has since ancient times worked as sake brewers. One day the daughter of the household finds a katana in her family's warehouse and when she unsheathes it, the sword starts to shine. The title Sakura Juuyuushi is a play on words of Sanada Sakura Juuyuushi, a story of the group of 10 ninja who assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan.

Is this reality—or fantasy? Is the cause intention or fate? The story of QQ Sweeper begins once more... The uncertainty of the "front page" will exist right next to the young sweepers' daily lives!

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A polar bear falls in love with an earless seal, and he wants nothing else except to protect him, even though the seal constantly thinks the bear will eat him.

Kinue is a saleswoman in the futon section of a department store. Despite her plain clothes and poor makeup, she ends up being transferred to the women’s clothing department, where she has to be trained by her extraordinarily fashionable boss.

Happiness does not exist for gay men who fall for straight men.I’m happy just being by his side — was what I was thinking up until…Sakisaka, stationed in the second Sales Division, has an unrequited love for Toujou, his directing senpai. He had no intention of confessing his feelings. However, Toujou has been awfully touchy-feely lately… Is there a glimmer of hope? Please don’t let it be a misunderstanding!Which path will these vexing feelings flow down to?

From AQUA Scans:The Thousand Years Labyrinth, a whirlpool of mystery and intrigue, Does it show despair or hope? One day, brilliant young men will be gathered at the Thousand Years Labyrinth. They thought that the ceremony to select the next emperor had started but...?

Laid-back and somewhat absent-mindedly seductive umbrella craftsman Shiro, and hot-blooded officer Kojiro, who stands against all things undisciplined, become involved in a bloody and erotic thrill-ride in an off-kilter town. This action-packed jack-of-all-trades manga will have you swooning at its sexiness and leave you more addicted than opium!

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On the special stage where only the chosen one can stand.At that time, we were both there.And there, we fell in love.

A story about two friends who might want to become something else entirely. One of them seems to be more aware of this and is always teasing the other.

From honyakusha:When Takiya Kippei, the brother of two older sisters, realises that he desperately needs money to buy a birthday present for his lover, he decides to live and work onsite at a ryokan (a traditional japanese inn). There, he meets the well-educated Honjou Masumi, a man who is neither too strict nor too lenient, and who has a charm which embodies the word ‘mature’. “This is the first time I’ve met someone like Honjou-san” - as Takiya continues working at the ryokan, he starts to become interested in Honjou…

A change in the stakeout team throws Onoe, reporter for a weekly magazine, together with his contemporary, Kaburagi, a photographer. Onoe secretly considers Kaburagi his rival, and Kaburagi's haphazard way of doing things goes against Onoe's strong sense of ethics--there's nothing but conflict between them.But, in joint pursuit of a scandal, the two of them begin to care about each other...?Introducing the main fighting couple!

Trying to find his little sister a tutor for her college exams, Arimura, who has a giant sister complex, enlists the help of a younger classmate whom he use to play baseball with in high school.

Every night, strange happenings visit the residents of shared pension and cafe 'Tsukishiro'. One evening, the main character Touya saved Yuzuriha, and there's something about the mysterious beauty that makes him feel nostalgic. Yuzuriha asks him "Do you believe that there are beings from another world?" From Morimoto Shuu, a lovable story of living together!

"I'll buy you along with these sex toys." First an electric massager, then an aphrodisiac... and then she's brought to a climax with a vibrator! The CEO's extreme sexual stimulation has Manami completely at his mercy! Tricked by a pyramid scheme, Manami ends up buying a large amount of adult goods. She tries to sell some of them to her co-workers in order to lessen her debt, and then, just when she thinks she's going to get fired, the CEO buys up all the toys. But on one condition: That he's able to buy Manami's body as well!

Ever since he was a kid, Morisaki Aki has been loved by the spirit of misfortune. And it's continued, even after he started high school!He is then coerced by his upperclassmen, Akabane and Tokunaga, into joining the gardening club, but as it turns out, that was just a cover for... the loan shark club! He gets involved with upperclassmen that not even the teachers would want to cross. And thus begins his unfortunate high school life. However, unbeknownst to him, mysterious feelings begin to bloom.These three guys with their clashing personalities grow together to paint a bold graffiti tag of teenage angst!

High school girl Akari was lost in a forest when she was rescued by a vampire girl named Sophie. Since then, Akari has developed a liking for Sophie, who prefers to be alone.

The Kimishima brothers each have a secret: Takumi who wants to embrace his older brother, and Hikaru who's surrounded by women. But what Hikaru truly wants is to be embraced and messed up by someone.But when the suppressing desire unfolds, Takumi who thinks that there's an indirect connection between him and his older brother by means of embracing Hikaru's woman. This brothers' bond has gone amiss.

Hiyori, a small and timid girl, goes to school for the first time in a year since an accident left her hospitalized. Follow her as she struggles with her social skills, tries to make friends and maybe even a little bit more...?

By Eggy Scanlations:Even though you’re a playboy, kissing so clumsily breaks the rules!Uncommitted playboy teacher Kurosawa doesn’t refuse anyone who comes to him. His serious student Mamoru hates playboys and is appalled by his teacher’s behavior. After accidentally witnessing Kurosawa and his girlfriend fighting, Mamoru instinctively scolds him. But Kurosawa suddenly says “I like guys like you,” and gently hugs him. Playboy teacher x earnest student love! In the other stories, the love between an adult and high school student: “Meeting at the sea.”

High School was a rough time for Kanao Morimura, as he always struggled to find his domineering father's approval. So one can only imagine when he found the approval of fellow classmate, Sei Mishima, in his freshman year, the two became inseparable. Now in college, their relationship starts to move from friends to friends-with-benefits, as they quickly discover their apartment isn't the only thing that's a tight fit. With Kanao's cravings for attention and danger, their activities may be a bit loud for their neighbors. Their neighbor Konno, however, may be a little more interested than annoyed with the couples constant nighttime noises?

Featured in this collection are: A yakuza/cop couple with a painful way of showing their love for each other, a guy who films AV's and his subject, a butler and his master, and an art student pining away for his senpai.