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The year is 1971 and the once popular manga artist Kurumizawa is in a major slump. The pressure builds as each new submission is rejected. But one day, he meets a young, promising artist named Hata. When he sees Hata’s wonderful work, Kurumizawa hatches a dark plan...

An island of gemstones and magical beasts floats in the sky… On this island lives a kind and powerful demon king, Kougyoku. Some forty years ago, Kougyoku used his magic to restore a stillborn griffin egg to life, and that griffin became his dearest companion, Topaz. In the years that followed, Topaz found that his love for Kougyoku had grown into something deeper than that of a beast’s love for his king… and unbeknownst to him, Kougyoku had begun to feel the same. Now, as Kougyoku struggles to summon the magic needed to restore his island, he is torn between his love for Topaz and his duty as king. And as his beloved finds himself faced with an impossible decision, Topaz is left with no choice but to decide their fates for him, even should it break his king’s heart…! Source: TOKYOPOP

Being popular is nothing new for Hyeok Jiseung. He’s always had admirers, and Tae Eonho is just another one, aside from the whole being a guy thing. Jiseung found it Eonho's terrible attempts at hiding his crush amusing…until Eonho took things a step too far. Cute is one thing. Breaking into his room and hiding in his closet? That’s another story.

Yeongha is a talented practitioner of traditional Korean medicine, but ever since word got out that he’s an omega, business has been at an all-time low. Meanwhile, his teenage neighbor, Pureum, is also struggling to stay afloat in the midst of college entrance exams… and a devastating crush on his hot, older neighbor. But after one of Yeongha’s energy-boosting tonics turns Pureum from a beta into an alpha, the doctor will have to take responsibility for this medical miracle… in ways he never imagined.

In a city which should be familiar, there is the feeling of something a little different. Odokawa is a taxi driver who lives an ordinary life, taxing some quirky customers around. A slightly eccentric stranger who has no relatives nor any relations with other people, Odokawa's hobby is to listen to Rakugo on the radio before going to bed. For the time being, the only people he can consider as friends are his family doctor Gouriki, and his high school classmate Kakihana. Kabasawa, a college student who wants a buzz, Shirakawa, a nurse who's hiding something, comedian group Homo Sapiens, who isn't selling well, the city hoodlum Dobu, and the rookie idol group Mystery Kiss—the conversations with these people, which should not have meant much, lead to a girl who disappeared.

The arc follows volume 19 of the light novel.

An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality

Agasha, once an abandoned noble girl and now a hardworking maid serving the daughter of a ducal family, has always believed that romance and marriage have nothing to do with her. Seeing how serious and dedicated she is, the precociously mature five-year-old couple—Prince Chris and his fiancée Dahlia—launch a “matchmaking operation” to find her a husband! And the person they bring to her is none other than her former crush—Carlein, her old classmate and now an assistant to the Chancellor. Taking her hand gently, he looks straight into her eyes and asks, “Am I your type?” A sweet reunion love story begins, brought together by two innocent five-year-olds in their adorable “proposal operation”!

“A husband who never comes home? Forget him—I'm tossing him out!” From a harsh childhood raised under the tyranny of her uncle’s family, to an unwanted marriage where her knight husband vanished right after their wedding night—Giselle has suffered in silence. Forced to do the servants’ work while treated like one herself, her life has been far from noble. But one day, a bump on the head triggers a shocking memory—she used to be an outspoken "Osaka auntie" in her previous life!? Let the hilarity begin as a bold Naniwa-born lady takes charge, turning her life (and her clueless husband’s) upside down! A heartwarming romantic comedy of a feisty Osaka woman and her doting knight begins now!

Say a, an exhausted woman in her thirties, is suddenly transported to another world. She’s taken in by a squad of handsome dragon knights, and thanks to her “transportation bonus,” the God Hand, she ends up working as the caretaker for fluffy dragons. Whether she’s petting the dragons or giving the knights relaxing massages, even her small acts of care are treated like something amazing… Isn’t this other world a little too generous to a woman in her thirties!? Surrounded by fluffy dragons and good-looking knights, her soothing otherworldly life begins!!

"I’ll find happiness on my own terms!" A cunning duchess’s land reform human fantasy! In the kingdom of Francesca, where harsh feudal rule reigns, noble-born Melphina’s life has been one misfortune after another. Unloved by her family—and now, even her husband declares he has no intention of loving her. But Melphina doesn’t panic. "In that case, I’ll live my life however I please!" Wishing for freedom, she negotiates for a remote northern territory and begins rebuilding it using the random knowledge she gained from her past life. Driven by her compassion for the people, her efforts soon begin to change the very fabric of the era. The young lady who would one day be known as the Northern Noblewoman becomes a beacon of hope for all her subjects! A tale of bold land reform and quiet resilience — the rise of a determined duchess begins!