Eleanor is the daughter of the king and a opera singer. Some assasins are sent to kill them due to the scandal so her mother made her promise to leave the country forever before dying. She tries to survive in the streets singing the songs her mother taught her. She befriends Johan, an acordeon player and they travel around various places while singing together. The queen orders some assasins to kill a girl by mistake in Eleanor's Nursing Home. She joins a group of gypsies and is discovered by Alex Lee, a famous manager. Thanks to him he makes her debut as a singer by the name of Odette Lauryn. She becomes a worldwide, popular singer, so she gets to act in her hometown in front of the king.
A short story about a boy who copes with one of his friend's strange fetishes...
From The Back Door: After being ridiculed by his younger sister, the rather disappointing Sakura decides to take a leaf out of an otome manual and, in hopes of becoming popular with the ladies, learn to become a sparkling prince. Even though he meant to charm a girl's heart, he instead reels in a male teenager named Jun...?!
Tateo Sone runs a pharmacy in Odawara and leads an ordinary but happy life with his beautiful wife and daughter-in-law. One day, however, when his wife tells him she is pregnant, he is shocked. It\'s because he has a secret: he has never had a functioning lower half of his body. His wife\'s child is not his own...Tateo despairs at the thought. At that time, a man named Sumaoka happens to give him a mysterious ED drug. Tateo impulsively takes the drug and is shocked to find that the function of his lower body miraculously recovers. Tateo declares to Sumaoka that he will recreate and make this medicine himself. But this is the beginning of a dangerous day that will change his life forever! (Source: Big Comic, translated)
Kazune joins the band KEEL and becomes their vocalist. But only after a while he is leaving to join the band BLANCA. Why is Kazune leaving suddenly? What will the members of KEEL think of him?
In the near future, the National Police Agency establishes an elite covert paramilitary division called Minkei or Private Police in English to tackle violent criminals and gangs. Among its operatives include average school student Kou Shirashi and school idol Mikuru Nazume.
From Dragon Voice Project: One day when 17-year-old Sagara Kurumi accidently bumps into a guy on the streets, reins suddenly appear and binds them both! What is this?! Things get even more confusing when the boy, Kaito, clasps her hands and calls her his master! When Kaito transforms into a reindeer it just becomes too much for poor Kurumi who's out as a light. But it does indeed seem like Kurumi's a santa and Kaito's her reindeer and that they've got an important job to do on Christmas Eve~ ^^ The first three chapters are about this cute "couple" and the last one is a oneshot called Amai Kamiato. • Amai Kamiato - Ren is a "tame" vampire and currently spends his lifetime with a detective as blood donor while in return he helps her investigate at night. Then suddenly, the most unimagineable thing happens: Ren's daughter Maia appears, but vampires can't have children! Note: there's a side story of Penguin Kakumei in Vol.3, which hasn't been scanlated.
Sequel to Kawaige Continuing story of a tempestuous relationship between Nakano Shunji and Yasushi "Yasu" Mejiro whose story begins in Kawaige. 1) Otonage Shunji and Yasushi have been cohabiting for a month and Yasushi is head over heels for Shunji, an excellent home-maker in and out of the bedroom, despite his grumpy disposition. (Continuing story of a tempestuous relationship between Nakano Shunji and Yasushi Mejiro whose story begins in Kawaige.) 2) Otonage 2 (Initial Stage) Yasushi's ex-lover/cousin reappears and tries to get in between Yasushi and Shunji, causing Shunji uncertainty over their relationship. Other the other hand, Yasushi is worried that Shunji might still be holding a torch for Kousei and it is driving him crazy. 3) Otonage 2 (Final Stage) Kanako's pregnancy is causing a big chasm in their relationship. 4) Otonage 3 Their tempestuous relationship has finally calmed down but Yasushi is down with German Measles! While Shunji has to work without Yasushi, he meets the son of his ex-probabtion officer. ~~~~~~~~ Note ~ Play Boy Blues, Gaten na aitsu, Kawaige, Stepping Stone, Punch Up! and Otonage are loosely connected.
Haruno and Natsukawa are ordinary childhood friends. During the senior High School entrance exams, Haruno suddenly had his cross-dressing debut. And then...a unique manga focusing on neither cross-dressing or BL.
Jaded Miki treats love like a game, playing with and discarding girls on a whim so when he sees Udou earnestly and unsuccessfully trying to reject a tearful love confession, Miki steps in and says, "Udou-kun is with me now." But what starts out as a lark to relieve the boredom of daily life quickly becomes serious ...
After Isabell's father passed away when she was just twelve years old, her cruel and jealous step-mother reduced her to a life of servitude. Doomed to forever live in her step-sisters' shadow, Isabell never expected a distant relative to show up at her doorstep, promising her a chance at a better life with a noble title. The only catch? She has to attend the king's ball and meet prince Tristan, who just so happens to be in need of a bride before reaching his twenty-first birthday. The only problem? She has no intention of becoming a princess, and Tristan has no interest in love. A masked ball. Two hundred thirty-six ladies. Four men all posing as the prince. A servant boy with a regal sense of charm. One woman caught between it all. Can Isabell win the freedom she's always longed for, or will she find a way to win the prince's heart? Source: Tapas
The Antique Store Onohara Hall's owner is 16-year-old high-school girl, Yoshino Hara. One day, a guy who proclaimed himself as 'Conan', Ninomiya (age unknown) and two suspicious men dressed in black came to find a ring which had been stolen by previous workers!
Mermaid is a beautiful blind girl from a very wealthy family who has constantly been sought after by rich gentlemen who covet both her wealth and beauty. To finally make them stop, she agreed to marry the one who can make her hear something amazing and unheard of before. As each gentleman fail one by one, one particular man of common origins resolves to make her wish come true. See to what lengths love will go for the heart’s wish…
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.
With Earth rapidly deteriorating from pollution, colonization of a new SuperEarth is the only hope that remains for all humankind. But when giant monsters kill its sole protector, Mega KO, at the hands of Baron Diablo, the President of Earth is forced to find a new guardian. Orders go out for Mega KO’s troubled son, stunt motorcyclist Cyko KO, to succeed in protecting the colonies!
From iskultrip Scans: Japan wields the power of a new form of influenza so lethal that only one person out of a Hundred-thousand can survive an infection. Kazuma, a man able to withstand the infection of the unknown virus, "Cherubim [kerubimu]," has obtained the power to save his twin sister from facing the influenza! While Kazuma saves other people's suffering by using his new power, he will also encounter many surprising and painful things… A serious and comedic story of new abilities begins!!
Prequel - Dekiru Otoko [from Fantasy Shrine:] Like the Snow Queen from the same titled novel, Steve Nohgue is famously known within the elite business world for his looks and shrewd mind. Steve has always been used to having everything he wants, including his assistant, Moridono, who has pledged his loyalty to protect and to serve him. Until one day Moridono announced that he no longer wants to be by his side… Why did Moridono abruptly leave his side? Will Steve ever be successful in love as he is in business?! Adapted from the popular novel, this book also includes a short story of Sagishima x Hokuto from Dekiru Otoko.
From Wikipedia: Little Busters!' story revolves around the main protagonist Riki Naoe, a young male high school student. When Riki was a child, his parents died, leaving him hopeless and depressed. What saved him was a group of his friends who referred to themselves as the Little Busters; they took Riki out and played together with him during his time of need. He really enjoyed playing with them, and his grief gradually faded away. When the story begins, they are in their second year of the high school they attend. They still hang out together, and enjoy their school life.
