In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school's swankiest, all-male club--as a boy! There, she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else...... more>>

Includes 4 chapters of the story "Romantic Egoist" in various volumes, starring a pair of twins who play matchmaker with their fellow students, teachers and the like. <<less

Brilliant and overachieving, Misaki Ayuzawa is the President of the Student Council at Seika High School, formerly a boys' school. Unfortunately, most of the students... more>> are still male and stuck in their slovenly habits, so man-hating Misaki really socks it to 'em in an attempt to make the school presentable to attract more female students. But what will she do when the sexiest boy in school finds out that after school, Misaki works in a maid cafe. <<less

College freshman and ACG lover Kanji Sasahara settled down his extracurricular activity in Genshiken (The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture) in order... more>> to become a true and thorough otaku. Meanwhile, Saki Kasukabe, the girlfriend of another freshman Genshiken member (also a bishounen) Makoto Kohsaka, was dragged into Genshiken's otaku-ish activities reluctantly, yet her resentful attitude towards otakus is changing without her notice. <<less

After losing their parents, Fumino and her brother hop from one relative to another. Getting tired of all those moves, she finally decides to quit school and work to support her brother on her own. As they sat on a park bench, her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to her demands of marrying and supporting both her and her brother!! Is he serious or just playing around...?!... more>>

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Also contains the oneshot, Tsukio to Himawari, in vol. 1.

Asahi-kun is a carefree junior-high student, never attaching to girls even though he enjoys going with them. But when the school's number 1 honor student Mitsuki "cyborg" Konno asked him to a 1-month date, in exchange for the front row ticket to his favorite singer's concert, he was forced to accept. He only has to show her what it feels like to date, right? He is ready for that...however, what he's not prepared for was his heart's reaction... <<less

In both middle school and high school, Kawashima hadn't had any luck with girls, but this is the day that a miracle encounter came to... more>> him! In the apartment where he moved, there was a high school girl living in his neighborhood and in addition to that, she is living alone! In a situation that any man will admire, Kawashima's tension is hyped up. However, there was also a odd part to it, like she likes to drink beer. What is her identity? It's a little bit ecchi JK comedy! <<less

At times hilarious, at others heartwarming, this collection of short stories penned by one of Japan's most talented artists is a perfect addition to any library! A young girl discovers that new glasses give her a whole new perspective on the world, a bunny-girl waitress learns to cope with her male customers with dignity, an introverted art student inspires her fellow club members even as she takes inspiration from them, and more! Fans of Mori will enjoy seeing concept designs and historical notes from her award-winning series, Emma and A Bride's Story, as well as Mori's own brand of enthusiastic commentary throughout. (Taken from Yen Press)... more>>

1. Oyashiki e Youkoso Dannasama!

2. Mieru You ni Natta Koto

3. Burrow Gentleman Club

4. Buka-chan

5. Mukashi Katta Mizugi

6-7. Clarie-san no Nichijou Mamagoto

8. Cover Story

9. Madeleine Baker

10. Fellows to Watashi

11. Sumire no Hana (Sumire's Flowers) <<less

Hime Arikawa is a high-school boy with a huge debt, and he is saved by the girls of his school's student council after being chased down by yakuza debt collectors. The student council agrees to pay off his debt if he'll join the student council and spend his high-school life cross-dressing.... more>>

Included in this work are the following spinoffs:

• Himegoto +

Hime's younger brother Kaguya joins the public morals committee because he wants to save Hime from the clutches of the student council vice president. <<less

Genshiken follows the lives of a group of college students drawn together by their shared hobbies, and the trials and adventures associated with being otaku.... more>>

Genshiken Nidaime ("Second Generation") is a continuation of the previous series, with chapter numbering starting at 56. In the Japanese edition, the first volume of Nidaime is numbered Volume 10, to continue from the end of the 9-volume Genshiken series. The US edition renumbers the volumes so that the "Second Season" starts with Volume 1. <<less

Yuta, an orphaned teen, has a cute childhood friend and they live on the remote and mostly isolated Japanese island of Aoga. One day he... more>> encounters a strange fog and meets an apparent elf cosplayer. <<less

20-year-old Minoru Aihara has come to Tokyo to make his dreams of becoming an action manga artist come true. To his amazement, he lands a job as a live-in assistant of his favorite mangaka, Kenji Takakura, who writes a popular fighting manga called "Ultimate Banchou."... more>>

Upon arriving at his new workplace, however, he discovers that his idol is not the tough guy he'd always imagined. The truth is, Kenji Takakura is the pen name of Ichiko Sekai, a girl his age who is basically a moe character (she looks and acts like a little kid). After Aihara's obvious disappointment starts them off on the wrong foot, it's going to be tough for him to prove to her that he has what it takes to be a manga artist! <<less

Mashiro-hime has just transferred to the all-girls school, Garderobe...but little do the other students know, she's actually a boy. Desperate to escape an all-boys school... more>> where he was looked down upon, he disguised himself as the late Mashiro-hime to get in. Unfortunately, due to "her" royal status, members of an organization known as Shwarz are trying to assassinate him, and all the while, he's trying to break his Contract with Arika Yumemiya, who unexpectedly became his Otome to protect him from a member of Shwarz. <<less

Hayama Sonata has been a pro golfer for 2 years, but she has never played in a pro golf match. It's because she doesn't have... more>> a sponsor to pay for the cost of a match. One day a weird president of a company comes to make a contract of sponsorship with her. The requirement for the contract is that Hayama must do cosplay in her matches. Can she become a real pro golfer and beat all her opponents? <<less

The main character is a trap, whose sole purpose is to convert others into trap by whatever means possible. He seeks boys with feminine features... more>> or behaviors and through very comedy based tactics convinces them to embrace the trap life style, and often ends up helping them out in some way. <<less

Hirayama, an aspiring manga writer, is thrilled to be chosen as a last minute replacement assistant for a celebrated manga writer he really admires. To... more>> his surprise, not only is his boss a woman, but she works semi-nude. In such a distracting environment, Hirayama must find a way to make a good showing of his ability. <<less

Nakano Fudanshi Gakuen is a school renowned for its sports program, yet only has an average school rating of 50! Within the school, there is... more>> a club on the verge of losing its official status called "Fudanjuku". The club's theme is, to put it simply, "anything-goes". This story is a slapstick school comedy revolving around the unique seven members and their various troubles. <<less

High-schooler Saionji has moved into a boarding house with a really cute young landlord named Sakura, who also attends his school. Though it's really near... more>> the school, the place is pretty broken-down and all the other tenants are strange women. They include little Hana, who wears costumes in public, a sloppy, lazy teacher, and his slightly uncivilized schoolmate Akira. Living in the boarding house does not help Saionji's reputation at school, but he has a huge crush on the landlord. Will he be able to handle living with all these bizarre women, and somehow win Sakura's heart? <<less

Pretty boy-crazy 5th grader, Myung-Ee, doesn’t really want to waste her time on class president, Yu-Da Lee, who doesn’t meet any of her requirements for... more>> eye candy… (Too short! Too young!) But when Yu-Da disappears one day, no one except Myung-Ee seems to remember him. Teased about her “invisible boyfriend,” Myung-Ee transfers high schools five years later in search of greener pastures (read: prettier boys). Only she finds herself face-to-face with some of the most beautiful boys she’s ever seen…and Yu-Da, now a class secretary, who doesn’t remember anything about her! Startled by this new development, Myung-Ee’s positively floored when she learns that she and Yu-Da are “Earth rabbits” being hunted by a clan of shape-shifting foxes, some of whom comprise the very student council that surrounds Yu-Da! Will Myung-Ee be able to save Yu-Da from these foxes in sheep’s clothing? <<less

Oneshot:... more>>

Unbeknownst to her coworkers, Sawako, 34 years old and in her second year of marriage, has the hobby of wearing gothic lolita clothes. She had always kept it as her hobby, but as the years pass by, she begins to notice the pleasure she derives from those clothes waning.

Series:

Twenty something temp worker Nagisa Kataura lives like an average young woman - but she has a secret life. When she’s not sitting at her day job, she spends most of her time transforming into her favorite anime and manga characters through the art of cosplay. Worried about being thought childish and nerdy, Nagisa struggles to keep her hobby a secret.

Note: The original one-shot was the 2nd place winner of the 63rd Tetsuya Chiba Award in general category. <<less

Maachi is a 15 year-old girl who loves her brother Riichi. Actually, the two of them are not related by blood, but due to their... more>> parents work situation they are forced to live alone together. Riichi, whose looks, personality, and grades are top-class, is the idol around school. But he has a huge secret that only Maachi knows about. Riichi is actually an otaku! <<less

While at school, Mahiro is the super straight-laced honor student. But she has a secret... after school, she works at a cosplay cafe owned by... more>> her uncle! Will she be able to peacefully live her double life after her classmate Hinata discovers her secret? <<less

Evan Pryce is a celebrated New York Times reporter, and true to his prominent journalistic lineage, he has just published an exclusive scoop that is... more>> brilliant enough to be considered for the Pulitzer Prize. Unfortunately, this also makes him easy prey to the many enemies he has made throughout his career. Instead of going in hiding, however, Evan decides to hole up at his press office - not the safest place for a man in Evan's situation. Unwilling to have his star reporter remain so vulnerable to attack, the Editor-in-Chief orders Evan to cover an out-of-state story: "real" ghost sightings in a secluded village in the countryside—an article too absurd to be handled by the New York Times. For lack of a better thing to do, Evan decides to follow his editor's orders and drives across the Midwestern desert searching for a town nobody seems to have heard of. After ten days of driving by sleepy rural villages with zero results, our lost and exhausted New Yorker is just about ready to give up. But then suddenly, a road sign pointing to "Roureville" catches his eye, and he heaves a sigh of relief. Little does he know that the end of his long road trip is just the beginning of an incredible tale. <<less

A high-school 4-koma comedy spin-off featuring the characters from .

Homare is a lovely first year high school student who has been sold off to the Ichinokura family as payment for her parents' debt. Although... more>> there are only guys in the Ichinokura family, they are all clean and kind, and Homare works hard as a pretty maid, including washing their underwear and their backs! <<less

A girl takes a shortcut through the woods one day, and gets caught by a wolf, and almost eaten. But by freak coincidence, they find... more>> out they have the same taste in obscure manga. They become friends. Little Red Riding hood slice-of-life shenanigans ensue. <<less

Three sisters, Isuzu, Aoba, and Haruna, inherit an electronics store in Akihabara from their dead father, but their business is not doing well. Creditors have... more>> threatened to seize their shop if they cannot pay their bills. They find a heart-broken otaku named Takezou Muto on the doorstep of their shop, and he is able to save the day and the shop with his quick thinking. He is hired on permanently, and Haruna, the motherly sister, asks him to transform their store into a money-making enterprise. Takezou dreams of it becoming an otaku paradise, much to the delight of Isuzu and much to the consternation of Aoba. <<less