JOSEI

Smart, successful and good-looking Iwaya Sumire works for a big newspaper. However, her boyfriend dumps her for being too "perfect" a woman. Feeling angry and dejected Iwaya returns home depressed, and most of all lonely. However, she finds an unconscious young man lying in a box out the front of her home and takes him in. He looks like a dog she used to own called Momo. She dubs him Momo and decides to "keep him as a pet." It's the start of an unexpected life together as they overcome obstacles and become quite attached to one another. But can love like this exist?This manga won the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for sh?jo.

From Tokyopop: A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract. But buyers beware. If the contract is broken the Count cannot be held accountable for whatever may happen. A fascinating and macabre look into the very soul of human nature.

The risky cohabitation between a ghost and a human that seems touchable, but isn't.

A young man called Jawoon barely survived his escape with the help of Ahin. Before he was sure of his feelings for her, Ahin left the country in a hurry due to her ailing health. Years later, Jawoon is handpicked to join the Imperial Guard and protect the king, while Ahin recovers and returns to Korea. At the same time, a mysterious and elusive thief appears in the capitalKesatria Malam /

Remember that plague you learned about in history class? Well, it's back, ready to infect hordes of people! Follow Nagasawa, a melodramic student caught in the middle of this horrid epidemic, with absolutely no idea what's going on, trying to get through life with infected people all about. Can you say creepy?

At first glance this looks like the female version of GTO. However Kumiko is the daughter of a Yakuza boss and must hide her background so she doesn't get fired from her first teaching job. Comparisons aside, Gokusen stands in it own right with its witty humour and dialogue.From Baka-Updates:Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at an all-boys high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 2-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out of Yankumi's career, they fail as her persistence and aggression gain their respect. However, little does anyone in the school know that Yankumi is actually heir to the Kuroda Group - one of Tokyo's most powerful yakuza clans.-ANN

From Antebellum Scanlations:Momoko, who dreams of becoming an illustrator, finds employment in an ultra fast-paced office that specializes in designing pachinko parlors!! With the office running a yazuka-like business and employing a designer, who has a habit of suddenly stripping in the middle of the night, Momoko believes that the company employees are a bit... no, definitely eccentric!! She continues pulling all-nighters, unable even to return home... And in the midst of cigarette-filled fumes, where women's authority takes a step back, she asks herself, "Why am I here?"

First story of the Throne of Judar seriesFrom fictiondb:She'd conceived his child and ranBut there was nowhere Carmen could hide from this prince of Judar. No stone he wouldn't turn to find her, no wall he couldn't tear down. Nothing would stop Farooq Aal Masood from claiming the mother of his baby.She had betrayed him. And she would pay. In his bed. As his wife...until he tired of her. And though Carmen professed to love him, that it was all a misunderstanding, well...Farooq would never fall for her lies again!

From LINE Webtoon:A medical student passionately falls in love with a fallen goddess during his volunteer abroad in Nepal, and he desperately tries to fight off destiny to save his love.

1) Passion Kiss (Yokujou Kisu One night) -Manatsu has a dream of an incredibly fulfilling kiss. "Who was the boy in my dream? That's the first time a kiss has made my chest ache." That's when Manatsu gets a feeling from her classmate, Morishima-kun -- the same feeling she got from the boy in the dream. Without thinking, and despite the fact she already has a boyfriend, she... (!!!)2) Second Virgins (Sekando Vaajinzu) -Kawori is prepped and ready to lose her virginity to Shunsuke... until he penetrates her and it hurts like hell. She wants him to stop, but he can't. They get into a fight and stop talking after that. Then, one and a half years later, Kawori gets coerced into attending a singles party -- and Shunsuke is there! ...As the boyfriend of Kawori's friend Nao? How will Kawori and Shunsuke handle their unresolved feelings?3) Eternal Summer, Fleeting Summer (Eien no Natsu, Isshun no Natsu) -The first love letter Takeshita Riho wrote was to Sakurai Touma, the class president she had a crush on from second to sixth grade, but the letter never got sent. ...Until now, when Riho's meddlesome friend mails it out. To Riho's surprise, Touma writes back and responds well to her feelings! He's just as Riho remembers him, and the way he writes makes it sound like those elementary school days were the most important of his life. What Riho doesn't realize is the heart-breaking (and tear-jerking) reason why...

Nozaki Haruka's family moves to a small town following her father's new job. Unfortunately, Haruka becomes a target of bullying in the new school, which is set to close in a few months due to the lack of students. As a strong girl, who doesn't want to worry her parent, Haruka tries to ignore the bullies, but the case is steadily growing out of proportion. And since the teachers are not willing to deal with bullying during the final school months, nothing is stopping an appalling tragedy that is looming over Haruka.

An anthology of teacher-student romance: You Are an Angel () by Ichikawa Natsuo Ever-Growing Love () by Kawabe Ako Gingerbread and Coffee () by Ayumi Imo A Teacher-Student Battle () by Koda You Can't Stay Scared Forever () by Fujita Nagisa Takane no Hana () by Yumeno Tsubasa Abandoned Love () by D Kissan On the Rooftop () by Goumoto Prank ~Shiota-sensei to Amai-chan~() by Nakatoka Kumiko

The heroine is named Kinoshita Sakiko. She is 20 years old, and a college student. She is totally in love with her 28 year old university professor, Chifyu-sensei. He is tall, moody, and handsome, with short dark hair and sexy eyes. Unfortunately for Sakiko, he always refuses her very aggressive displays of affection. Yet she never gives up. Even when faced with a housing crisis, Sakiko goes to drastic lengths to earn money so she can stay in the area and continue her pursuit of her teacher. However Sakiko isn't very bright when it comes to making money. She actually tries to sell herself on a street corner!! But her price is too high, and no one is interested. Then she meets a guy on the street named Natsuo. He is also really cute, with long blond hair. He is interested in Sakiko, and after one really great kiss, he takes her to his apartment. Things are starting to get steamy when they are interrupted by the arrival of Natsuo's roommate. Guess who it is?

not found...

Beautiful Natalia Gocharov is trying to settle off her family's debt by presenting herself into high society as a young potential bride. She meets a man with bronze skin at her high society debut and he strikes a strong impression on her. Though she is being drawn to him by his passion, Natalia's mother would never allow Natalia to marry socioeconomically lower than their family is now. Will Natalia continue pushing this bronze-skinned suitor away? Or does something much more complicated await?From Storm in Heaven:Russia, 1828. Natalia's family is fallen nobility, left poor by her father's chronic illness and mother's poor management. Her family's only chance at revival is her marriage to a wealthy noble. With her family's hopes riding on her future husband, what chance does a poor poet have at winning her heart...? And the "poor poet" is no other than the famous Russian poet Aleksander Pushkin.

The high school columnist looking for the next big story gets more than she bargained for when she digs into the wife of a man she meets. The female anime characters that the class nerd draws become real and over protective of their creator. The monster behind the old child's story haunts the people that break the rules of the contract. These are some of the episodes in this collection of short horror stories.

Kanae dropped out of high school, because her father is a gambler while her mother ran away with her boyfriend. Kanae is twenty-two years old, and very poor working for a cleaning shop. She comes to have something to do with Haruki Oda quite by chance. Haruki is an IT millionaire and called "money-mad man," or "the god of death." Then Kanae's life makes a sudden development. Money cannot be made by love alone, though love cannot be bought with money. People of today want to have both love and money. This get-happy-story is a must read for the present-day people.

This is an autobiography of the author, whose real name is Akiko Hayashi, which begins while she's in her third year of high school. Through her friend Futami, Akiko starts going to an art class led by Kenzou Hidaka, an intimidating teacher who spends much of his time yelling at his students and keeping them focused on drawing with the use of a bamboo sword. Akiko is initially confused by the behavior of the teacher and her fellow students in the class, but she keeps going regardless, eventually becoming the manga author she is today.

At first, she might seem just a cute girl, pretty like a doll, but as soon as she opens her mouth, it becomes clear that she's a really shrewd and independent girl! Her name is Koume and she has a "date with destiny!" She meets one very cool "tiger-master" and one very hot "tiger-tamer" and they are both handsome young men... But what is the truth about them?-- Aerandria Scans

Rio is a 14 year old boy with no particular special traits, except his burning love for books. He's awkward and considered odd at best by his peers. Rio also has a twin brother, Mao. Although they look alike, they couldn't be more different. Mao is good at everything, popular, and has future plans to have a big, happy family. Despite their differences, the brothers are close.One day, when Rio attempts to retrieve a cat that wandered into the street, he is hit by a car right in front of his brother's eyes. Everything fades to black. In the darkness, a voice offers a choice: to live or to die. Fading rapidly, Rio gives the obvious answer: to live! Turns out this was quite the loaded proposition.Rio awakens in a world filled with foreigners and strange animals he's never seen before. That's not the only odd thingRio now has the form of a black cat! He quickly learns cats are revered in this world because of their special role as familiars of wizards.

This series is about Rio, a college student who has been in love with her best friend's father, the pharmacist who runs Izumi Pharmacy, ever since she was a kid. As for Izumi-sensei, he's also attracted to Rio but has been holding back because his son is also in love with her!

From Viz:Choko Kuze is the sensible daughter of a venerable family who went bankrupt. She joins a real estate company as an entry-level office worker, but her eccentric boss is harder on her than anyone else in the company! After hearing him inadvertently call her "milady," she realizes he was the young servant boy she knew as a child. At work he's a tyrant, but after hours he insists on treating her like a lady of the nobility. Is romance even possible for a couple locked in such a crazy role reversal?

One rainy day, the young woman Natsuki encounters a high school student in the street. Acting on an impulse, she gives the girl her umbrella and walks away. It turns out later that the girl, Michiko, is the younger sister of Natsuki's sister's newly-married husband. Even though Michiko has a difficult personality and doesn't open herself to others easily, she seems to be attracted to Natsuki. Thus begins an unusual friendship between two unlikely characters who need each other more than they first realizeThe main story (Cotton) was released as four chapters. There are also four additional stories:Story 2: CreatureStory 3: Asa no KodomoStory 4: Tegami (Letter)Story 5: Zange

Nishimi Kaoru has moved from city to city and school to school because of his father's job, so having his first day at a new school was just routine for him. Being intellectual in addition to being a transfer student all the time, he has always been seen as an outcast. All he has had to do was bear it as usual until the next time he moved. But things were slightly different this time. First, he started to get close to the class president, Mukae Ritsuko, and secondly, unlikely as it seemed, he grew closer to Kawabuchi Sentaro. Sentaro was infamous for getting into fights, skipping class and was an overall bad boy. Strangely enough, the three of them find common ground in music, namely jazz, and Kaoru finds himself actually enjoying the new town. This series won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. ***Volume 10 is a side story.

The Great Merchant Kim Manduk portrays the story of a poor young girl who, despite the misfortunes she had to face in life, made it to become the best merchant in Joseon. We will see her undergoing many troubles and hardships, as well as finding true love when she least expects it.

"We could just go to the hotel now, right?" Hiroto went and signed up with a dating agency when he was heartbroken, and the match he ended up with was a much younger, very cute girl! Their compatibility turns out to be 200%! They get along fine when she invites him to go to a hotel, and their bodies end up being a perfect match as well. Hiroto is overjoyed! However, when he meets up with her again, the person before him turns out to be a pretty boy who has the same name! This manga has boys-love and teens-love elements in it.

From well-known manga author and Romance-writer veteran Yoshizumi Wataru comes'Cappuccino', a bittersweet love story about the life of Kojima Ari and Fujitani Sousuke as they live together in a de facto relationship (without marriage) in modern-day Japan.Rsum by: Krasae

.....

King Panda is dead and the Upper Yard of the Zoo is left without a ruler. The animals of the East jockey for domination while the peaceful animals of the West prepare for the oncoming war. It's the cutest and funniest animal civil war you'll ever see!

From Viz: Takemoto lives in a run-down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self. Was adapted into a live action film in 2006 and a live action tv series. In 2003, this manga won the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for shjo.

The twisted and deeply disturbing tale of a psychopathic serial killer...

It contains 5 stories:1) Erotic Trigger: Yoshino's boyfriend, Koyota, only seems to have one thing on his mind-sex. Yoshino loves him but is dying for a little romance. Can Koyota pull back enough for her birthday?2) Liar Trigger: Akira works in designing women's and underwear he's VERY serious about it. His work always ends up to be the end of his romances because he will always bluntly chose work over women. But his co-worker Ririko seems to be different. Can she be the one woman he can truly count on?3) Mint Trigger;4) Vibrating Trigger ;5) Summer Trigger.NOTE: The last two stories contain yuri themes.

from fictiondb:Elinor Lucinda Smith knew it would be difficult to stay calm and professional while nursing Jason Tenby back to health; he was used to calling the shots. Also, she couldn't forget the time years ago when Jason had kissed her passionately... She'd never forgiven Jason for the trouble it had caused. But now he was injured and temporarily blind. For his sake she must keep her identity a secret. However, as she healed him, she tamed him -- and fell for him. All too soon he would be able to see her again -- surely he'd recognize her as the woman whom he'd once considered unsuitable marriage material?

It's a story in an empire where women are superior to men. The Goddess of War gets reborn in the body of a good-for-nothing noble lady after suffering from an unjust execution and dying. She seeks revenge with violence, becomes a wealthy woman, and hits on men. "I used to be kind but suffered a lot! I'll live a life as I like this time!" "I've been evil since a long time ago!"

Ordinary office lady Ichika accidentally witnesses her boss' true nature. This is the start of Ichika's sweetly painful every day life. Do you want to try being loved by someone who's extremely sadistic?(Source: Clairparfait)Included one-shot:Volume 1: Doll

Ganymede, the youngest prince of Troy, is trapped in a world of eternal night and beautiful white flowers that never wilt. Apollo - the man responsible for his imprisonment - visits him often, never quite telling him what he has been brought there for.The all-powerful Zeus, the omniscient Hades, the inquisitive Apollo -- this is the tale they weave, using Ganymede's presence to fulfill their whims...

Guilt-Na-Zan is a vampire aristocrat who was sealed into a cross by Kyouji's ancestor more than 100 years ago. Now Kyouji has revived him--although his soul was resurrected into a cute female doll and can only transform into his real figure when he sucks blood from Kyouji's sister Tonae... But when you combine Goth clothes and hot vampires, slowly but surely everyone will start to feel like one big family!-- Tokyopop

Otomaru is out drinking with her boss and the next thing she realizes is that she's in a love hotel with him. This frightens her to no end and she just wants to leave, but her boss is persistent, and it turns out he's a very good lover. So they become friends with benefits in secret, as she's shy and he's most definitely not. But what Otomaru hasn't yet figured out is why her boss keeps coming back to her

Yukimi has the misfortune of being very easily possessed by spirits, and realizes that she has been cursed with a guardian ghost. And so all of her dates with men end badly. When she goes to the temple to ask for an exorcism, the good-looking head priest suddenly proposes to her!? Is this lucky? Or unlucky?

Babysitter Dannie sets out with her young charges to spend time with their uncle Joshua while the kids' parents are on holiday. Joshua is the famous CEO of a globally renowned company...and he's a playboy. Strong-willed Dannie initially resists his temptation with a single smile but resisting soon becomes tougher. It isn't because of his appeal as the sexiest bachelor in the world. It's because she learns of his determination to overcome a deep sadness that's been holding him back...+

Taken higher so many times with the gentle, prince-like man, without even getting on the bed!After a friend asks her to go on a questionable date in her place, Ran Yoshizaki hesitantly decides to go in order to help her father pay back his loan.However, she was given an aphrodisiac without her knowledge and is about to be taken to the hotel!Just when her chastity is in danger, it's none other than a regular at her part-time job and a person she looks up to, writer Haruyoshi Mikami, that saves her!With an uncontrollable heat overflowing from within her, Haruyoshi gently whispers into Ran's ears and reaches deep inside her. What will happen next? +

Five romantic, passionate, sexy stories about modern women and the men they love.Voices of LoveThe title story follows a relationship between young teacher Mika Tsukahara and Naokazu Kuga, an 18-year old student at her school. They're neighbors too, and can't control their attraction to each other!One Summer's DayAt a high school reunion, a girl sees a close guy friend that she hasn't seen for a long time. He tells her about his girlfriend who hasn't done it with him yet and asks the girl if she will instead. She agrees. This reminds her of their high school days, when she comforted the guy and became sex friends from that day on. Is high school going to repeat itself all over again?Rainbow SmileA girl has a boyfriend who lives with her in her apartment. However, he hits her and mistreats her. And she just takes it. She also know he cheats on her, but she fools herself into thinking he isn't. Will she just take it forever?Pictures of UsA business office man hasn't had a relationship in a long time, and he's lonely. He joins an online dating service and meets with a girl one night. She looks really young, but she says that she's in her 20s. A few days later, she somehow ends up staying with him. Can he open his heart to her? And what is her real age?Teach Me LoveA young guy is university art student. He lends his guy friend a CD, and his friend breaks it. In repayment, his friend brings him a girl, and he tells the art student guy he can do whatever he wants with her for a night. The art student notices she does whatever his friend tells her to. And he also notices his friend also let's other guys 'borrow' her. Why does she let him do this to her?

Life isn't sweet... Asaoka Yuuri, a senior in university, has failed for the 49th time in job hunting. During an exam at the 50th company, which should be a commemoration for her, she came to know Manabe Ryouji, a famous guy at her university. The first impression was horrible. But what will happen to Yuuri, who started to be attracted to Manabe, who looks cool and can do everything to the point that it's annoying...?!

In this erotic re-telling of the traditional fairy tale, a young girl marries the despotic ruler of the province of water, who is known for his lengthy blue beard and who is rumoured to eat his wives. When he leaves her alone in his castle, she goes exploring and finds a magic door that leads to the province's capital city...

This sensuous take on Red Riding Hood sees girl and wolf switch roles. Marie has a "cute face," but comes from a family of wanted criminals, and isn't afraid to shoot to kill. But when a good-natured wolf with unusual powers shows up...

Han Sora is a 20-year-old University student who is a fan of the boy band group called Destiny. She is the reincarnation of Pandora. Meanwhile, Prome is a member of Destiny, and he is the reincarnation of the god Prometheus. He wants to escape the "Curse of Zeus" and be rid of his fears. For that, he must open Pandora's box. Will Prome escape the curse?

[From Lililicious]:A story about two classmates who become friends, Sahoko and Rio. Rio is depressed and self-abusive and isn't loved by her "family" (which consists of her father, stepmother, and stepbrother), but Sahoko seems to be the bright spot in her life. Sahoko also seems to have a mysterious past and doesn't seem to have a good relationship with her parents; she lives with her aunt. It's also hinted at that Sahoko and Rio have met once before, when they were much younger...