"I think about the same things every day. I hope for the same things every day. Perhaps I was born in the wrong dimension; I... more>> feel that this is my true world... Maybe the world I was first born in was fake. Because- take a look, this world is beautiful. Only in this world do I feel happy." <<less

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The Hinomoto Kingdom's Princess Guard is an elite squad that directly protects their royal princess. Kasuga Haru was newly appointed to this prestigious position and was stationed next to the Kingdom's one and only princess.

There's only one problem. Their "royal princess" is a hikikomori, a recluse who stuffs her room with video games and refuses to leave even a nanometer-length out of her room, much less let anyone in. Kasuga's special mission given by the Queen is to make Princess Terras into a proper human. Can Kasuga succeed in turning this otaku princess into a proper princess full of charm and beauty? <<less

Mustuki Yoneya, a high schooler, feels insecure and jealous because her constant companion and best friend, Nishio Kyuteki is starting to pay attention to a beautiful upperclassman. Seeing the senpai's attractiveness as a threat to her wish to remain at her best friend's side forever, she tries out several attempts as she strives to become the main object of Kyuteki's attention.... more>>

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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

Influenced by two of their friends, a pair of female high school students, Natsu and Kumiko, begin playing the popular MMORPG "Apocalypse Online." When they... more>> log in for the first time, they find they've been given a rare item, a pair of "marriage rings," which gives the two of them special bonuses when they are near each other. But while their "relationship" is a funny quirk of the game to Natsu, Kumiko secretly longs for it to become a reality... <<less

"This video game would take you to the bottom of the world."

Yurikago Minoru has never really tried at anything her whole life. When her dad tells her one day that they'll be moving to Las Vegas,... more>> she stopped by an arcade going home from her last day of school. There, she meets Taniguchi "Shijou", a schoolmate who wants to become a pro gamer at fighting games. Shijou gets Minoru to team with her from seeing her potential. They will persevere together to become the best in the world. <<less

Nanahei spends most nights gaming away with his best bud Rei’ichi on the hit virtual MMORPG “Stealer” under the team alias of “Glider,” hoping to... more>> climb the ranks and earn their bid to be challenged by the “Noob-killer,” Lily Gaga. So far, all he’s got to show for his hard work is a perpetual propensity for sleep-deprivation and a solid position at the bottom of the social ladder. Little does he know his hard work’s about to pay off as he makes the strangest acquaintance ever… <<less

This manhwa is a parody of a Korean novel called Sarangbang (Korean room) Guest and My Mother, a story that most Koreans have read. It's a classic piece about a widow and her child. The widow rents a room in her house to a man, but soon after, the man and the widow have feelings for each other. The key thing here is that the story is told through the eyes of the six year-old child.... more>>

In this parody, the widow is a "game-junkie" who runs a game room. One day a very handsome man collapses in the game room. <<less

<<Second prize>>Draw the game! Two major brands collaborate for a manga competition! Jump and top game publisher Ubisoft team up for a new manga competition! Four of Ubisoft's biggest games: Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs, The Division and Far Cry are used as source material. Here are the 5 award-winning works!... more>>

List of the award-winning works:

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Honorable Mention:

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Des histoires d'amour douces-amères. A collection of love stories filled with drama by Tomoko Yamashita. Love is bittersweet, like a cup of black coffee. "La... more>> Campanella": A story about the friendship between an anti-social know-it-all and a friendly but selfish people pleaser. "Saturday, Boy, Phenomenon": "Take me away, U.F.O." became the mantra of a man bullied by his friend for being gay. A sudden reunion jolts them both back into their bitter history. WARNING: Use of anti-gay slurs "The Spell of Love"; The often untold story of what happens "the morning after." Will it be game over? Or will they continue playing...? "Cu, Clau, Come": They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Tomato soup, bread, horse mackerel, and chicken bowls... will they ever enjoy curry together? "Je T'aime, Café Noir": The cafe is a hotspot for drama and strangers' stories colliding. The small cafe's two workers love to eavesdrop on their customers' conversations, discuss, and sometimes even nudge the story a little with their weapons of choice: a cup of coffee. "A Wizard's Pupil": People say not to go near the fourth block's house because of the crazy man who lives there. But that couldn't stop a certain schoolgirl from wandering. The "crazy" man and the girl form a peculiar friendship that may be the man's much-needed salvation. "Once Upon a Time in Tokyo": A train conductor sees all the passengers as they get on the train and finds them again as they get off at their destinations. Used to being the fly on the wall, how will the conductor feel as the one being found? <<less

Youngjin joined a Role-playing Game so he could talk to his crush. Who would’ve thought that he’d be his crush’s in-game lover? How long would... more>> he keep up the pretense? <<less

Natsume, who works at a game company, learns of his new step-sister the day of his mother's wedding. Just as he starts interacting with the... more>> game loving girl, he finds out the feelings the other siblings hold towards this girl… <<less

Welcome to The World, the most advanced online game ever created. Fourteen-year-old twins Rena and Shugo are two middle-school students who enter The World as... more>> level-one game characters--and now they're ready to take on anything...or so they think. When Shugo's character dies, he is transported to another level where he is entrusted to bear the Twilight Bracelet by the mysterious Aura. Shugo must find out who Aura is and why she gave him this powerful weapon to protect his sister from the dangers in The World. <<less

Nanako and her two best friends, Akane and Shino, have been in the same class since elementary school. Now with the entrance exam just around... more>> the corner, the girls have big plans for spending their college years together as well. Unfortunately, those big plans hinged on all three of them passing their exams…Now Nanako and Akane are ichiroh, first-year students at the local prep school. Nanako is determined to do better next year, but it’s going to be a real challenge — the bossy dorm/shrine manager puts the pair to work as miko, Akane can’t kick her video game addiction, and the neighbor’s pranks are getting out of hand! With all this nonsense, Nanako will be lucky to get any studying done! <<less

Technology has now allowed the full integration of virtual reality in massive multiplayer gaming. Gamers can now immerse themselves in a fantasy world, and fully experience a role-playing game. The first game to implement this system was called "Eden." Gamers around the world flocked to their first chance of being part of this system. Three years have passed since the discovery of the bug in "Eden." This bug prevented anyone from "logging out" of this game. Players were forever trapped in the fantasy world of Eden, and now had to fight to survive inside the game. ... more>>

Our main character, nicknamed "Teacher," continues to follow the road of the beginners course inside the game. Tirelessly training his skills, he fights alone against any enemy to become the strongest player in Eden. <<less

Based on the light novel of the same name, Kishimine Kengo has avoided playing video games his whole life in a society filled with it.... more>> Instead, he prefers the comforts of books of which he has a tendency to get drawn into the story, perhaps a little too much. Every time he reads a story he unintentionally imagines reliving the story as the protagonist. When Kengo learns of the Modern Game club fate may let him use his imagination for another medium, video games. <<less

A realistic and heavy story about a fat loser and a beautiful slut.

Kanade Ichinose is a violin major in his third year of college. When he first entered the university, everyone had high hopes for him, from his professors to fellow students. However, he distances himself from everyone and everything except music. He refuses to participate in competitions, as he see no point in it. When it comes time to think what he wants to do with his life, he just eases into his mother's music tutoring business.... more>>

He realizes that he is a boring and pessimistic guy but has no idea how to change... or what to change into.

Then, one day he sees a girl standing barefoot in the snow outside an apartment and thinks, "If it's for her, I can change." This is the story of Kanade's entry into the world of overclocking. <<less

What will happen when stylish, smart and secretly otaku Misaki encounters her work colleague Momokawa at a game tournament?

When thirty thousand Japanese gamers are suddenly trapped in the online game world of “Elder Tale,” a realm of swords and sorcery–that was, up until... more>> yesterday, very much a fantasy–is now their cold, hard reality. Severed from their everyday lives, they’re faced with fighting monsters, eating food with no flavor, and being unable to die?! Amid the chaos in “Elder Tale” Akihabara, veteran gamer Shiroe locates his old friend Naotsugu and teams up with the beautiful female assassin Akatsuki. Together they embark on an adventure to change the world as they know it! <<less

Menga is simply known as the vice rep and is bullied. Hanako has moved to Korea but was robbed the first day and has nothing.... more>> Na Hong Soo is known as a troublemaker and is in constant trouble. And Eechan is the student body president, very popular and known as Bacchus. It seems they have nothing in common, but this will change soon. <<less

Alien invasions come in all shapes and sizes. This time, Earth is under attack by "Unknown Codes" that infiltrate digital devices to eviscerate the human... more>> race. The only way to counter these codes is to play their own game. An awkward mesh of men with different motives are recruited to fight. How is everything going to end? <<less

Imagine a country where couples are chosen based on the compatibility of their genes. Whenever a resident reaches the age of 14, a partner will be suggested to him or her based on which match would result in the best child being born.... more>>

This is a collection of stories about some of the more "interesting" pairings chosen by this system. <<less