I woke up as Kayena Hill, the novel’s villainess, praised as the greatest beauty in the empire. Who knew that her story would catch my... more>> attention because I was her in my past life? Destined for terrible ends, I’ve died twice—but I refuse to die a third time as a pawn in someone else’s scheme. I’m no longer the vain and naïve princess. Now that I know how the story will unfold, I’ll turn the tables around and have everyone dancing to my tune. This time, I’ll be the one pulling the strings. <<less

A youth named Kiriyama Rei, who lost his family as a child, endures loneliness to become a professional shogi player. Then, through a chance meeting, he develops a relationship with the three Kawamoto sisters (Akari, Hinata, Momo), who hail from a working-class district of the city, and little by little his frozen heart begins to thaw.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 2nd Annual Manga Taishou in 2009 and won the award in 2011.

Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category (shared with ) in 2011 and won the Grand Prize of the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014. And won the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards Grand Prize in 2021. <<less

Natsume has always been aware of the supernatural, but after he inherits a magic book, the supernatural is aware of him!... more>>

When Reiko was Takashi's age, she bound the names of demons and spirits in her Book of Friends, enslaving them to her capricious whim. Now Takashi is the owner of the book, and the creatures will do anything to get their names back. <<less

Tomoko Kuroki naturally assumed she’d be popular when she got to high school…but then cold, hard reality swooped in for the attack! Turns out all... more>> the popularity points she’d racked up in her video game dating sims are worth squat in real life, and Tomoko’s far from prepared to navigate high school! How can she possibly hope to impress her classmates when she can’t even talk to them?! A new high-school heroine is born (maybe?)! <<less

In the distant future, a new immortal and genderless life form called Gems populate the Earth. The 28 Gems must fight against the Moon Dwellers, who attack them regularly to abduct them and to turn them into decorations. Each Gem is assigned a role, such as a fighter or a medic.... more>>

Being only 300 years old, Phosphophyllite is the youngest of the Gems and has no assignment yet. Phos wants to help fight the Moon Dwellers, but is too weak and brittle for battle. One day the master of Gems, Adamantine, assigns Phos the task of creating a natural history encyclopedia.

Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho in 2015. <<less

Secchan is about a girl who sleeps with anyone and a boy who doesn't have interest in anyone. These two young university students meet due... more>> to a certain incident and their lonely lives intermingle. <<less

Nichika had a one-night-stand for the first time in her life. A life that consists of indifferent parents, friends who she can't shed her true... more>> feelings to ("because it's tedious"), and her belief that she's destined for Freeterdom. However, on a day when her dreams of that morning walk home have faded into reality, she once again meets the man she thought she would never see again... <<less

[From the authors of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint:]... more>>

Humans were suddenly summoned to become “Walkers”, and they needed to clear the tower to save the world.

Then, the “Stone of Regression” was discovered. Walkers could now “return” to the past. And slowly… everyone left.

Humanity’s last hope, “Carpe Diem”, was formed by people who refused to abandon the world.

But once the last Walker reached floor 100, he no longer knew what to believe.

This is the tale of the only man who didn’t regress, despite everyone else going back to the past. <<less