TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

A collection of stories about relationships in transition... -- "Yokoi's Calligraphy Catastrophe": If Yokoi were a doctor, he wouldn't have to be so self-conscious... After another incident of his boss double-checking the contents of a note from Yokoi, he decides to do something about his poor penmanship. Perhaps calligraphy classes can rescue his chicken scratch writing... But what if the teacher makes his hands tremble even more!? "Licky's Dogma": For Shinobu, it was love at first sight. But Kiichi was too preoccupied with his dog Licky... Will Shinobu ever be able to live up to man's best friend? "Mr. Good Luck Charm": Futoshi Ono has been held back a year. He frequently misses school and often has an injury, usually on his face. Everybody thinks he's your typical delinquent who skips classes and gets into fights. But in reality, Futoshi is getting beat up... by spirits! Amulets and talismans only go so far. What Futoshi really needs is a good luck charm...!

Sujung finally makes up her mind to confess her feelings for Dojin, her classmate who she’s had a crush on for 6 months. However, Dojin is unable to recognize Sujung on the street and passes by her. Shocked by this, Sujung is unable to go to class and runs off to the gym’s storage. There, she meets Jaehyun, who promises to help Sujung and Dojin get closer… How? By making a grand scheme to seduce her crush with his younger brother!

Yugo Beppu is a master negotiator and mediator. Fluency in five languages, Socratic wit, and a deep understanding of human nature combined with top-level international connections make him a formidable operator. When a woman's father is seized by Dacoit bandits in Pakistan, Mayuko seeks Yugo's help. After complex and dangerous negotiations, he secures his release. After this success Yugo is called in to deal with yakuza in Japan, triads in Hong Kong, the IRA in Northern Ireland, and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Siberia. (Source: M-U)

Panthera, a totalitarian state where both brutal oppression and despair exist. Heroes who resisted the government were branded as traitors and executed. Now, the son of a fallen hero, Eden, must face the question: Can he survive in Panthera? In the near future, after a second nuclear war, the surviving humans continue to live in a small world called Panthera. However, the intense control and exploitation by the government has caused immense suffering, gradually turning various districts into slums. The "heroes" who once defied the regime and claimed to be superheroes were ruthlessly eliminated by cyborg killers under the government's command. The few surviving heroes now hide their identities, barely scraping by in the slums. Disillusioned and filled with grief and hatred, people who once had a glimmer of hope in these heroes have now lost faith and stopped waiting for any saviors. One day, a seemingly ordinary high school student named Eden, who is frequently bullied by his classmates, experiences a "Soma Awakening," a unique trait of superheroes. However, haunted by the memory of his father's gruesome death as a hero, Eden rejects the life of a hero, longing for a normal life with his mother. Yet, the increasing oppression of the government and the threats to his only family make this difficult. In such a world, will Eden choose to become a hero and stand against the forces oppressing society? The journey of Edena beautiful yet scorched, intense yet chilling talebegins.

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Reborn into a low-tech barbarian tribe!?In this story of rising to power, the protagonist is reincarnated as the chieftain of a defeated barbarian tribe, subjugated by a powerful empire. With their tribe on the verge of collapse after losing a war, the protagonist leads them in a fight to overthrow the empire and reclaim their freedom.A thrilling tale of ambition, strategy, and survival unfolds as they strive to build up their tribe and challenge the might of the empire!

Japan’s Heian Period. Masahiro serves as a royal diviner just like his grandfather, the legendary Abe no Seimei. His dream isn’t to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps, though—it's to surpass him! During some intense training with his spirit companion, Mokkun, Masahiro notices an ominous presence targeting the princess...Can he protect the royal capital and escape from his grandfather’s shadow?!

Oyacocco centers around the relationship between a single dad and his child.(Source: Anime News Network)

What do I do? I came here to sort out my feelings, but now I’m in love! Caron, a spoiled young lady who is a lawyer, is having her wedding in one week. Her fiancé cheated on her, but she can’t call off her wedding just because of that. She uses her work as an excuse to visit Canada. Unexpectedly, her client, Ewan, attracts her attention, his deep blue eyes wanting to know the truth…

After being banned 20 years ago, Program 68 is back, this time under the direction of a sinister government artificial intelligence. The troubled and misbehaving kids of Daitoa Academy's Class F have been chosen, divided into squads, given weapons, and commanded to fight to the death. Now friendships and loyalties will be tested, and only the strongest will survive.

From Viz:In the 21st century, just when the human race needs new heroes, the Lucifer Hawks enter Earth's dimension. The members of the A.M.P., six young women with incredible powers, are set to defend the human race against these monstrous entities from another world.

Shinobu Ijima, a young man who died with his sister in a sudden explosion, is reincarnated into the world of Lavita Online, a game he played as a hobby. The only problem is, he's back at level 1When Shinobu finds out that his sister will also be reincarnated into his world, he begins a hellish training regime to gain the power to compete against max-level players.The WEBTOON version of the hugely popular original novel is finally here!!

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In modern Japan, a mysterious gate leading to another world suddenly appeared, unleashing monstrous beings called demons that spread chaos. The only ones capable of standing against them were heroes wielding skills and magic. However, the protagonist, Kengo Kuromiya, a man with no abilities, possessed a unique constitution that rendered him incapable of storing magical power. Despite this, he honed his physical body to the limit, fighting as a hunter to protect humanity from these creatures.One day, Kengo undergoes a body modification experiment conducted by a mad scientist, granting him superhuman physical strength. Thus begins the tale of Kengo's unstoppable rise, relying solely on his sheer muscle power, without the aid of skills or magic!

Princess Julia leaves the land of Shriver, where she has many ties, and travels with her father, the leader of a knighthood, to Leende, a place that is said to be cursed. When she meets Tristan, a young man with amber eyes, she begins to think about her own life, but she soon becomes embroiled in a situation that threatens the empire.

Forever haunted, a boy sits in a room. Alone. Telling tales of horror. One by one. Night by night. The shadows breed terror. Shall we begin? One day, an elementary school child named Yuuma tries to jump out of his classroom window. His classmate Hina stops him and, in a bid to stall for time, asks him, "Do you know the round of a hundred ghost stories?" Hina tells Yuuma about a ritual where, if you tell a hundred ghost stories, you'll see ghosts afterward. Learning this gives Yuuma a new lease on life. Chapter by chapter, he shares ghost stories with the reader, slowly but surely inching his way toward one hundred...

Vampires, who cannot be exposed to sunlight, have been able to integrate into modern society by only going out at night. Yura Toraki is a vampire who works the graveyard shift at a convenience store in Ikebukuro. One day, he happens to save a woman named Iris, who turns out to be a member of an order of vampire exterminators! Before he knows it, Yura is living in the same apartment as his should-be nemesis!

Vampires, who cannot be exposed to sunlight, have been able to integrate into modern society by only going out at night. Yura Toraki is a vampire who works the graveyard shift at a convenience store in Ikebukuro. One day, he happens to save a woman named Iris, who turns out to be a member of an order of vampire exterminators! Before he knows it, Yura is living in the same apartment as his should-be nemesis!