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Early 1960s, South Korea. A time when the nation stood on the edge of hunger and hope, when even one bowl of pig slop stew made from army leftovers could mean survival. In this era of post-war poverty, a man named Jeon Jung-yoon was desperate to give his people a proper, dignified meal. Meanwhile, Kim Hang-pil, a fresh-faced recruit just discharged from KATUSA, joins Jeon’s dream—driven by the thought of someone he loves. That someone is Lee Young-hee, his unspoken love, now selling bowls of pig slop from a shantytown on the fringes of society. Amid hunger, heartbreak, and hardship, they work tirelessly to create something revolutionary: A warm, simple meal for the masses. A symbol of survival. A taste of comfort. The birth of ramen.

A society where humans and demi-humans coexist. The protagonist, Yuika, a human, was childhood friends with Yukimi, a demi-human girl. A youthful school drama about a girl who grows up through interactions with various demi-humans.

Haru and Gaku, two friends, conspire to amass an amount of money that would grant them the power to obtain any material possession they desire, a sum of one trillion dollars.

Shota and Mai have been good friends since childhood. They like each other but can’t confess their feelings. One day, Mai proposes to work part-time at the hot spring inn “Sakuragetsuro” together with Shota in exchange for being a model for Shota’s manga. Akari, the beautiful proprietress of Sakuragetsuro, and Shota’s relationship deepens…

One winter in 1967, a young man of twenty returned home from his travels by ferry. His perception of the world around him changes forever when he meets a mysterious and beautiful girl named Emanon during a relaxed moment in his cabin. She invites him to join her for dinner, and later offers to tell him her life story when she sees him reading a science fiction novel. Emanon informs the man that her memory stretches back over three billion years, to when life first appeared on Earth. She is a unique witness to the planet's past, inheriting genetic memory passed down through her maternal line since the dawn of life itself. This incredible tale of Omoide Emanon illustrates the extraordinary life of a girl who carries within her the memories of the Earth.

Naive housewife Jo Mihyeon, burdened by her husband’s debts, ends up meeting up with notorious loan shark Baek Sahyun. The shady contract she was forced into slowly begins to twist both their lives. Money can’t buy happiness, but without it, you’re a slave to poverty.

Tatsuki, the wakagashira of the Douba-gumi, and Tamaki, a detective of the organized crime division, are locked in a fierce rivalry, but then…

Roaming aimlessly without a sword, Suzumori Ganjuro comes across a notice in the forest that leads him to the most sought-after criminal of all, the infamous Sister Slayer. It might be luck or misfortune that brings him face-to-face with her.

Ye Chuan is a mentally ill patient. In his eyes, all creatures in the world look like pigs. On the day of his job change, he awakened to the life-oriented pig-killer profession. His teachers and classmates were disappointed, and his childhood sweetheart also left him. However, the pig-killer profession allows him to cause extra damage to pigs, which reduces the damage caused by pigs to him by half. In addition, in his eyes, everything is a pig. With a pig-killing knife, he counterattacks and becomes a god!