Haruma is a member of the wealthy Kagetsu family. He's decided to spread his wings and move out for college, but to his dismay, his mother has hired Shoyo Kurehashi, a bodyguard who's with him 24/7. Vowing to keep Haruma safe, Shoyo fends off a would-be groper on the subway, and in exchange for his silence about the incident, Shoyo requests Haruma himself. The innocent rich kid has his first kiss stolen by the man assigned to protect him! Earnest though he is, the awkward Haruma doesn't realize Shoyo's deepening feelings towards him. Now practically living together, Haruma fears Shoyo's gonna gobble him up!! A naive, spoiled kid meets a tormenting bodyguard! This is romantic... more>> comedy with a hint of danger!

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Haruma is a good looking son from a rich family, but he wants to live his life on his own without any help from his family's money. However, his mother hires a cheeky bodyguard to watch him 24/7 and things get out of control. His bodyguard Kurehashi, Shouyou is smart, good looking and knows several things that Haruma doesn't. Kurehashi vows to protect Haruma and to teach him what it takes to live in the real world, even if that means stealing Haruma's first kiss!

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Series order:

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The Song Princess possesses the power to protect the kingdom with her song. Though the role is passed down from mother to daughter, the current Song Princess, Cain, is actually a man, singing in his dead sister's place. The only one who knows of this secret is Thomas, the head of the village where they live. One day, they come across an unconscious woman who is being chased by the Royal Guard. Why did she run away? And why did she come to see Cain?... more>>

Volume 1 included a one-shot called Darika. <<less

Satoru Tendou, a cameraman for the school newspaper, has confessed his love to track star and childhood friend Shirou Sawaguchi every spring since entering high... more>> school. Each year Shirou has rejected him claiming that his confession is a sick joke. As the spring of their third year approaches, Satoru is starting to wonder if he should give up on his unrequited love or risk being rejected a third time. Will Satoru be able to convince Shirou that his love is genuine? Or will Seiichi Hiro, the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, steal Satoru away before he and Shirou can reconcile their differences? <<less

Chun Hyang is the feisty young daughter of the village shaman and a master of the martial arts. When a tyrannical warlord threatens harmony in... more>> her village and abducts one of her friends, Chun Hyang vows revenge and sets off on an adventure that would become a legend. <<less

There are a lot of things that Kouki doesn’t have – no hobbies, no friends, no lover, no stable job, and no will to live.... more>> So when a random tussle with some kids gets him stabbed, he thinks maybe this is finally his ticket out of this crappy life. But just as he’s about to pass out he sees a beautiful “angel”… How is Kouki supposed to cope when less than a month later, he’s mysteriously healed, has astronomical bills to pay, and suddenly has the same beautiful angel as his amnesiac roommate? <<less

Love stories of the 10 princes of hell.

Yunogi has no working experience, but after being tricked into thinking he got a normal job out of luck, it turns out it's not so... more>> normal after all. Yunogi has to act as horror writer Kirino Shuusuke's dummy (i.e., stand-in). <<less

Miki Tamura can read people like a book. To maintain his happy home-life and to please people, it's a skill he's learned to acquire. But what happens when he meets someone that he can't read so easily?... more>>

Note that this manga is 4 chapters which never received a book (tankoubon) release. It's a partial adaptation of a 2-volume novel series also illustrated by Yumeka Sumomo. <<less

Sajimiya Reiji and Mijou Yashiki are partners who use their "Death Guns" to hunt a group of vampire-like beings known as "Artemis", created due to a natural disaster that occurred a century prior to the events of the story. ... more>>

When a group of Artemis that calls itself "Pleiades" begins to attack random humans and convert them, naive newcomer Takao Iota teams up with his two more experienced co-workers to try and hunt down the ones responsible. <<less

The elite Cosmo Academy attracts applicants from every stellar nation in the galaxy. One young hopeful is Tadatos Lane, an orphan esper from Terra. The final stage of the academy's entrance exam is a perilous mission simulation aboard an actual derelict starship. The applicants depart for the ships in groups of ten, but when Tada's crew arrives on the Esperanza, they are horrified to discover that they now number eleven. As the test progresses, things go awry and the atmosphere grows increasingly tense. The crew members begin to suspect sabotage, and Tada appears to be the likely culprit.... more>>

Won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shoujo in 1975 (tied with ).

* Includes a short story called Seireigari which was later republished as a bunko volume under the name. It includes the same stories featured in this manga.

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Harumi has been in the hospital practically her whole life. She has a life-threatening disease, and is kept inside at all times. Her life is... more>> incredibly mundane until she meets Masato, a new patient. He isn’t the best influence, being a heavy smoker and drinker, but since they’ve both got nothing better to do, they become friends. This humorous story follows their meeting and the night they spend together, talking about what it means to die early. <<less

Glasses Cafe GLASS is...... more>>

A cafe where all the garcons wear glasses. For the sake of women who like glasses, the garcons are all beauties that wear glasses. It's a specialty cafe. From the start, the owner hired exceptional men as garcons.

And then at that time a puzzling event occurred...!?

This cafe of boundless peril is the astray Kotaro's fate!

Chapter 3 focuses on Shiro~

When Onda's voice goes out from a cold, who can take his place in the skit with Tsukishima!? <<less

Tomoi is a youthful doctor who dislikes women. He has a twisted personality replete with arrogance, egotism and a venomous tongue. After his fateful encounter... more>> in NYC, Tomoi returns home to Japan. <<less

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1. Same Cell Organism

Nakagawa and Yokota are two boys very much in love with each other. Yokota is more open with his feelings, but Nakagawa is easily embarrassed of public displays of affection. Though they may be outwardly different, their feelings for each other are the same...their connection is such that they liken themselves to same-cell oganisms.

2. I Love You (sequel to Same Cell Organism)

3. Lullaby in My Hand (another sequel to Same Cell Organism & I Love You)

4. The Letter in the Attic (Yare Ura Yuubin Monogatari)

Two lonely boys visit a favourite spot.

5. To Make Angel (Tenshi wo Tsukuru)

An angel follows a young boy throughout his life.

6. To Make Angel (Tenshi wo Tsukuru) (sequel)

7. We Selfish Two

Sora is in love with Kindergarten Teacher Midori. <<less

Atsushi, an ex-chef, Torajirou, a high school baseball player, and Nakagawa, a famous ex-composer (all 3 losers in life) started up a Convenience Agency. Then,... more>> as if fate had a hand in it, Nakagawa once again crosses path with Takahashi, an incredibly talented young composer, when a job that needs Takahashi's expertise arises, rocking the three's otherwise quiet life towards a whole new direction. From making you laugh to moving you to tears, this is a story of love and peace, and the world as seen by losers. <<less

1-4) Tsuki wa Yamiyo ni Kakuru ga Gotoku... more>>

The rumor goes that sometimes, late at night, a white monster appears, and if you should look upon it you'll be devoured. One night, Tetsu happens to glimpse the man behind the monster, and decides that the man would be the one to teach him the sword and allow him to take his revenge. However, the swordmaster Shino is hardly interested in taking on any students. What will Tetsu have to do to get his revenge, and what happened to Shino in the past to turn him into who he is...?

5) Castilla

A dutch foreigner falls for a young samurai. <<less

"I'm sorry I don't bear much resemblance - I love you."... more>>

Yamada Torao commits suicide after the loss of his lover and wakes up from suspended animation 250 years in the future. The android tasked with assisting him that treats him kindly and with tender care is the disappointing robot of his former lover at a "30% reduction"...? An intense future love story about a stubborn young man who learns to accept love and pursues his aspirations. <<less

When the minister of construction’s grandson disappears amid protests against the dam project in Hinamizawa, Detective Akasaka is sent from the Tokyo Police to investigate. Posing as a tourist, Akasaka becomes fast friends with Rika Furude, and the little girl almost makes him forget that he’s on a mission to find a kidnapper! But the sightseeing tour takes a sudden turn when Rika delivers a grave warning: Leave Hinamizawa…before you come to regret it…... more>>

The story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.

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Mekakushi no Kuni is the story of high school student Outsuka Kanade who can sometimes see a person's future with a touch, and transfer student... more>> Naitou Arou, whose ESP is limited to past events. When Kanade glimpses an unfortunate incident coming, can she change it? She soon befriends Arou, who's no novice. While Kanade’s power is limited to the near future and is somewhat incontrollable, Arou’s is permanent and he can even use it to see an object’s “memories”. Are these teenaged seers of the past and future made for each other? And who's right: Arou with his "hands off" policy about meddling in people's lives, or Kanade whose more proactive stance has already had unhappy consequences? <<less

Sumire Takahana is a seemingly normal school girl cursed with the ability to see malevolent ghosts known as Viruses. Her life hits a crossroads after... more>> a run-in with a gothic lolita-clad monster killer for hire, Lucia Nahashia. Not content to stay on the sidelines while these Viruses prey on the weak, Sumire reluctantly decides to join forces with the mysterious, eye patch-wearing Lucia to hunt down these Viruses before they can hurt anyone else. <<less

From on high, the gods make sport of the mortals who toil below them. None know the cruelty of these beings better than Ganymede, a... more>> beautiful prince who was torn away from his family by the gods’ divine hands. Granted immortality, Ganymede now whiles away his days in an inescapable miniature garden for the amusement of the gods, particularly Apollo. But the gods themselves are no strangers to the boredom of eternal life, and as Ganymede quickly discovers, they will do anything to keep themselves entertained, both at his expense and at one another’s… <<less

The story revolves around Takumi Tsuzuki, a boy who lives with his older "sister" Otome, although the two have no blood ties between them. Otome... more>> manages a run-down confectionery store called Stray Cats. One day, Otome picks up a mysterious beautiful girl off the streets. <<less

In this country, every person has to be matched up with a partner. Partnerships are made around when you turn three or four. The doctors... more>> decide who gets paired together. One person acts as the 'supplier.' The other as the 'receiver.' It is impossible for a 'receiver' to continue to live without periodically being given power from the 'supplier.' And in the same way, it is imperative for a 'supplier' that a 'receiver' accept some of the power generated within their body. This 'power' can't be made anywhere other than inside a 'supplier's own body… So for the 'receivers,' we 'suppliers' are completely indispensable... <<less

Kotarou has an clueless touch--he has an unusual type of ESP that is transmitted via physical contact. When he accidentally awakens his cousin Tatsuki's powers,... more>> he comes to realize that there is much more to his powers than he ever imagined! <<less

Of Shaman King fame, here's another series by Hiroyuki Takei about a buddha with the 1,000 arms armor. Sennju, an emissary of the buddha Kannon, appears in the human world to find and protect the reincarnation of the buddha Mirokou. The emissary arrives on Earth just in time to save a young girl from being bullied by some rough looking men. Just who is this girl and will she believe that he's a buddha who was sent by Kannon?... more>>

* Also included are three oneshots; two of them are called Death Zero and Itako no Anna.

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A WWII pilot was shot down and killed, but he still had a promise to keep, that not even death could stop him.

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Anna is an Itako, a priestess who can call upon spirits, learning the trade with her grandmother. One day, they run into a temple to find the master of the temple quarreling with a sword collector over whether the sword may be removed from the temple or not. And she and her grandmother decide to call upon the original owner of the sword and aid the temple master. <<less