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The time is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem, the Magatama, said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem.Serves as a prequel to the anime.-- Tokyopop

Short Program is a collection of short stories compiled 4 volumes. The stories are all unrelated and vary in length and genre, from Shonen, Shojo, Seinen, and Josei. Many of the stories were previously published as one-shots in various manga magazines, the earliest being from 1978.Release Dates:Short Program Vol.1 - November 1988Short Program Vol.2: -June 1996Short Program Vol.3: - July 2007Short Program: Girl's Type - May 2009

Sakura Manabe is a 16-year-old high school student and is living with her 12-year-old sister Momiji and 27-year-old sister Botan, who works to support the three of them. Their 19-year-old brother Kashiwa has been away at college for two years and has suddenly decided to come back to live with them. However, when Kashiwa arrives, Sakura and the others discover that Kashiwa has now decided to live as a woman. Sakura and her two sisters now have to cope with the new reality of having another sister.

In the play of life, all Hikaru Takabayashi wanted was to be part of the scenery. Tormented by jealous schoolmates ever since she appeared in a famous commercial in grade-school, Hikaru transfers to a prestigious all-girls' academy where she hopes to settle down to a quiet life of anonymity. But when her new roommate turns out to be the super-popular TV idol Izumi Kido, Hikaru finds herself thrown smack in the spotlight's glare once more!And as if living with a celebrity wasn't bad enough, Hikaru discovers that there's more to Izumi than her "good girl" imageshe's a he! And this is only the first of Izumi's many dangerous secrets! Now Hikaru's the unwilling star player in a madcap tale of deception, abduction, humiliation and blackmail...

Eita Chinami who aims to be a man among men accidentally drinks a very expensive magical medicine that changes his gender. And the only way she (formerly he) can change back to normal is to buy again that very expensive medicine. And his friend tells him the fastest way to do that is to become an idol."summary by simple mark"

Ogata Aoi is in her 2nd year of middle school and is the president of the student council. The middle school she attends is one of the best in the country and is called "AAA". Aoi goes there to meet her first love, but after a surprising meeting, she's finding out that her first love is a gang leader in the neighbor school, called "CCC" (lowest level). Maybe it's only a coincidence that that gang leader and her first love have the same name since they look completely different from each other, but now, Aoi wants to find more about this person....

From Wataame Shoujo:The story is about Kobato going to Japan to find her brother but accidentally, she becomes an idol when she met Takeru. The catch is Takeru and probably everyone else actually thought she was a he because of how she acts and dresses.

In a modern country where the government is controlled by a Martial Shogun and samurai receive much respect, there lives identical twins of the Sakakido family. Kou, the brother, is very feminine, excels at cooking, cleaning, arts and crafts. Tsukiko, the sister, is masculine, loves fighting and is a combat genius. The twins learn about the Samurai High School, where men test their strength and women test their femininity, but the only way they can attend is by swapping places. If they are to be found cheating, they will be executed so they have to overcome their gender differences and maintain their secret. [vyc]

Keiichirou Mishima is a 15-year-old guy living with his mom until she suddenly decides to fly to Paris to be with Keiichirou's dad. His mom arranges with his uncle Shirasaki to let him stay at his mansion with his two cousins Marie and Tomari, who he met many years before when he stayed with them for a short while. However, Keiichirou has forgotten nearly everything about back then, including why his cousins apparently now hate him.

From Houkago Scanlations:Shiki threw everything away for the sake of revenge. But at the new school where she disguises herself as a male, she meets 4 popular rich guys... Haru (spring) the prince, Natsu (summer) the bishounen, Aki (autumn) the womanizer, and Fuyu (winter) the cold-hearted genius.What awaits Shiki? And will she get her revenge...?

Pursued by the mob, a young child seeks the protection of White Dragon, a deadly assassin with the ability to disguise his gender, and kill using... water.

Tori Ichihashi, a 10th grade student, has a strong sense of justice, and hates bad guys. Every night, burglars hover around the school which Tori goes to. Tori can't let it go unchallenged. 3 separate stories in all: 1. WANTE-D 2. First Step 3. The Wish Under Blooming Sakura Trees

For his little sister a boy is chasing the life of becoming a star gravure idol.

Nana, a young boy suffering from extreme amnesia, has forgotten his real name. After helplessly witnessing the unjust death of three children during one of his trips, he vows to eradicate all wars of the surface of the earth.He then joined Tripeace, a small group of activists whose members use all kinds of weapons and will stop at nothing, not even the violence, bring peace to the world. But soon, the new registration number 102078 of Tripeace is faced with a dilemma: can we protect the peace at any price?

From Turtle Paradise:16-year-old Kizuna stalks the city at night, flirting with middle-aged salary men and coercing them out of their money. The thrill should be enough to satiate her, but Kizuna remains unsatisfied with her everyday life That is, until the beautiful Inoue Yuki, also living in "Birdcage Manor" approaches Kizuna with a job proposition- to model in the nude for Yuki's cousin, a painter and fellow resident Yusei Asai!

1)Take Care About the Master: When his twin sister breaks her leg, she forces Tsuda to substitute her at her secret job as "Ruu" a waitress in a maid cafe. Of course, on his first day classmate Kaname shows up! But they're not close and Kaname has a hard time remembering people's faces...2)The Romance Hidden in the Student Council Room: Over-achiever Kamida is used to manipulating people to suit his own ends, so gentle Kijima doesn't stand a chance. But Kamida is pretty stupid, and Kijima is unexpectedly stubborn. Can they get their feelings through to each other?3)My Favorite Lunch- Company president Watanabe Kouichi is a bottomless pit and junior secretary Aibo Shuu is given the responsibility of keeping him fed. But the president is young and handsome and is being pushed to marry soon, and with a wife at home to make bentos, will Shuu still have a place next to the man he admires?4)The Witch in the Health Room (Fake)- Atsurou thought life at an all boys school would be boring, but when your cousin is the school nurse and a beautiful young crossdresser, it makes things more interesting, unfortunately.5) & 6)Family Pop- Hopeless college student Minoru doesn't know what to do when he's suddenly stuck babysitting for his cousin's daughter, sparkly classmate Ogura offers to help is a godsend. But family life quickly becomes very comfortable for the boys...

A low-price, high-quality apartment in the metropolitan area of Tokyo is nothing short of a miracle! It exists, but there's a catch -- tenants must be good-looking and pass an interview by the landlord!? This is a love comedy about what happens when the beautiful people are all gathered under one roof!

Being the daughter of a dojo manager, Oosawa Masaki has been practising nothing but karate. Her chance encounter with a certain young man sparks her interest in figure skating. Can a mannish Masaki transform into a sweet, lovely girl on the skating rink?Included one-shot:Volume 2: Megu Raian no Kimi

On her death bed, Kousaku Sakamoto's mother tells him that after she dies, he should go to Tokyo where he'll be taken care of by her friend Ibari Oozora and his family. Since his father died three years before and with no where else to go, Kousaku decides to go along with his mother's last request. However, he soon discovers that Ibari is the boss of the Oozora Group mob ring. Uneasy about his predicament, he considers leaving, but he has second thoughts when he meets Ibari's four daughtersTsugumi, Tsubame, Suzume and Hibarionly to find out that Hibari is actually Ibari's only son. Now Kousaku must not only cope with living among mobsters but also with refusing Hibari's advances toward him.

An anthology of nine one-shots featuring traps.

Collection of short stories: I Want to Become Her!A girl ends up living with a model she admires. Her First LoveNatsuki disguises herself as a boy so she can go out with the girl she likes. Her Luck in LoveSaki can't seem to keep her desire for her best friend Masono at bay. Will she confess her feelings to her and risk losing their friendship, or will her self-control win out? Her TemptationThe main character tries to--you guessed it!--resist temptation. Her ConfessionAn ordinary girl finds herself the unexpected target of an actress's affections. First BloomA short, full-color, smutty Plot What Plot manga. Love Ride

Mireille is the daughter of a bakery owner and her twin brother Fredrick was adopted into another family when they were kids but they remained in contact with each other by sending letters to each other. One day a letter from her brother said he was in love with another man's woman. She replied, provoking him to be a man and claim the woman as his. Two months later, a beautiful young man named Richard, claiming to be a messenger from her twin brother Fred, visits and tells her "I've come for you." When the bewildered Mireille resists, he proceeds to kidnap her! She learns that Fred has run and eloped with the crown prince's fiance and now, it is now her responsibility to impersonate Fred who was the former Count of Bernhardt!

Car mechanic and ex-yankee Honda falls in love with Someya, a beautiful okama. Someya promises to go on a date with him in exchange for free car maintenance. Someya planed on teasing him since the mechanic was unaware of his true gender, but when Someya reveals the truth, Honda's attitude doesn't change one bit! And now Honda's acceptance has stirred up feelings of affection in Someya!

Becoming part of a family... Bohm(Spring in Korean), on his way to give his dad, Detective Kim,(who's been working for 10-days-straight) some underpants at the police station, sees a girl by a vending machine and wishes to see her again... Mahnsoo, the only witness to an important criminal case must undergo a disguise as a girl and stay together with Detective Kim's family until the investigation is over and the case ends. So he meets Bohm again, and apparently he looks awfully similar to a girl that Bohm misses when in disguise... Will they get along?

From Fate:Xiao(Ye) Mei is a normal high school girl whose hobbies are reading and drawing manga.To encourage her because of her failed love confession, Xiao Zhu gave her a makeover.However, after the photography club's president took pictures of her and published them in the school magazine 'CLOVER',she becomes the 'MYSTERY BEAUTY' the whole school's looking for!

From Mangascreener:The main character is Leonora, the daughter of an impoverished noble of Padua. She is a beautiful silver-haired, emerald-green-eyed girl and very good at fighting with the sword.One day, she is forced to marry an arrogant young noble, but she discovers on the day of their wedding that this man intends to use her to become king of Italy because she is involved in an ancient Italian legend: Leonara is the girl shown on "Kakan no Madonna" (Madonna of the Flower Crown), a famous painting drawn by Leonardo DaVinci. There exists a legend that tells whoever gets the legendary sword "Emerald Lion" will unite and rule over Italy. And the secret hiding-place of the sword can be found with "Kakan no Madonna"--that is, Leonara.In order to find out the truth of the portrait's secret related her and to hide her identity as Kakan no Madonna, Leonara disguises herself as a black-haired boy, Leo, and sets out to find DaVinci. On the way she meets Falco, the blond-haired handsome king of Naples, who is unaware that she is a girl, and becomes his servant.When she finally finds DaVinci, she hears with surprise that she - the girl portrayed in Kakan no Madonna - is destined to possess the legendary Emerald Lion and therefore to become queen of Italy.

Another fantasy title, this story intertwines with the Greek Gods. An oracle prophesies that the current heir to the throne will be usurped, and is forced to name who will be the usurper. He lies, and sacrifices an innocent soul instead--due to his lie, this changes the life of the 15 year-old girl, Matia. It only has 15 Vols.

Noel has a close connection to his twin sister, Maria. When Noel learns Maria's gone to a boarding school to be near her first love, he goes after her to stop it. The only problem is that the school has only one bed left, for a girl student. Disguised as a girl, Noel attempts to bring his sister home. In the process, love is found, lost, and found again for both of them.The twins Maria and Noel have always lived together and are very closely linked. When Maria decides to enter Morinomiya School because of the beautiful eyes of its basketball coach, Noel, who refuses to be separated from his sister, decides to enter the same establishment. Unfortunately, there are no spots left for boys. He thus decides to pass himself off as a girl! But school life is not easy when one must constantly play in a comedy! Especially when Noel rapidly falls in love with Miyu, a fellow classmate, while he himself is courted by another student.There are not really 16 volumes. There is really 6 but the scanlation was done from the Spanish version and it was released in 16 small volumes. Each volume is about 2 chapters.

Amamiya just died. Death by bottle tripping... But he is given one more chance, to live... To live in the body of a girl gone comatose that is. With his new identity, read on how his mind set is slowly changed from a guy to a girl. One thing for sure, there is more than one body switching in this manga!

"Sensei, is this a boy or a girl?""Do you want to know?"Ichijo Mashiro and fellow classmates are enlisted in a mysterious weekly class that takes the form of a shared nightmare. Like most teenagers, Mashiro has a secret.. he's neither fully male nor female!So far, Mashiro's been able to live life as a boy, but all this changes when he's informed of a new class he 'must' partake in order to graduate from his elite preparatory school. To pass, he must find the key and the one way to find it is to enter into a nightmare world, where his body and soul are put at the mercy of the worst kind of enemies -- other school students, who are battling to find the key.From renowned author Mizushiro Setona, comes a riveting epic mystery that lies between the students, that will have you engrossed from one page to the next. Happiness, sadness, blood and tears will all be shown, but which one leads to an ending? Take the next step into the world of After School Nightmare!From Go! Comi:Like most teenagers, Mashiro Ichijo has a secret. But Mashiro's secret is that he's neither fully male nor female! So far, Mashiro's been able to live his life as a boy, but all this changes when he's informed of a new class he must take in order to graduate from his elite prep school. To pass, he must find the "Key"and the only way to find it is to enter into a nightmare world where his body and soul are put at the mercy of the worst kind of enemies: his classmates!

From DMP:A collection of romance stories.We begin with the title piece, in which a concubine falls head over heels for his king. But what happens when the king's ambitions blind him to that love?Several short stories follow:Hibana, a troubled circus acrobat finds comfort in the arms of another of the circus' performers. But there's more twists to the story than Hibana's flips through the air.In the next story, a loving servant of a prince lets himself be put under a magic spell in order to spend one cherished night with him.The following yarn is about Canary, a very unusual boy who is owned by an old woman who exploits his talents, and the young stranger who meets him and teaches him about love.The manga concludes with two stories of students Okabe and Hidaka, and their exploration of their feelings for each other.

Wataru starts his high-school life by getting forced to cross-dress by his senpai Ayane Takamura.

The main character is a trap, whose sole purpose is to convert others into trap by whatever means possible. He seeks boys with feminine features or behaviors and through very comedy based tactics convinces them to embrace the trap life style.

27 year-old Ayukawa Yuuji has never been much of a man. He's more comfortable sewing than fighting, he faints at the sight of blood, and his fiancee is tougher than he is. He's also a terrible pushover. So when his boss at the medical lab volunteers him for some experimental drug therapy, how can he possibly refuse? All's mediocre for Yuuji: master of the pathetic.Mediocre, that is, until a juvenile mass murder suspect jumps out from under Yuuji's bed, declaring him his "mate." Before Yuuji has time to argue, the stranger transforms into a 16 foot-tall dinosaur and beheads his roommate...Yuuji suddenly finds himself the sole target of a lost race that turns into dinosaurs, an extremely scary woman with a Goddess-Complex, the yakuza, a mad scientist and one 17 year-old boy who really, really, really wants to sleep with him.Series order:1. Aragami no Ichizoku (4 volumes)2. Daichi no Okite (2 volumes)3. Genshi Sairai (10 volumes)

High-school student, Yukiji, whenever he's with a girl, he would get very anxious around them. As a result, during the school's festival, he encounters a long haired beauty dressed as a maid and falls in love with her at first sight. Unexpectedly, he finds out that the beauty was actually his fellow classmate... Haruki. Every time he's around the cross dresser Haruki, he feels an uncontrollable urge.How can that be?Includes two chapters of, "Lost Lamb, Please Take Care of Yourself,"

Yuusuke's childhood friend Akira is back as a beautiful girl, but something is not right. Despite the fact that Yuusuke doesn't remember much of Akira, he definitely knows Akira is a male.

A Japanese student named Arisu gets on the wrong bus and winds up in some sort of homoerotic version of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland. The last thing you want to do in a land where people change shapes at the drop of a hat is to drop the soap and introduce yourself as Arisu (identical in Japanese to Alice), lest you start looking like one! And Arisu does, slowly but surely...

Long ago, the six elite young men with bravery at heart and beauty like flowers, called Hwarangs, were tasked with protecting royalty (the king). During the chaos of rebellion, the six Hwarang have lost track of their young king (or queen).Now, they've traveled forth in time... to become the hottest K-Pop boy band in all of history! Will it be enough to catch the attention of their lost king (or queen)?

From Esthtique:Ding Jiayu dreams of being a photographer. Her idol is none other than Yung Jo. When Yung Jo's photography company holds an audition to find a new photographer, Jiayu decides to take a chance. The thing is, Yung Jo's company doesn't hire women, so Jiayu has no choice but to dress up as man and enter. Yung Jo takes great interest in Jiayu's talent and makes her his apprentice. It may seem like a dream to work with your idol, but for Jiayu, it's nothing of the sort. She takes a beating from Yung Jo everyday, and since all the crew members think she is a guy

Centuries ago in an epic battle, King Phelios defeated the Vampire-King Duzell. Using a powerful spell Phelios destroyed Duzell but he perished as a sacrifice for using such a strong spell. As both laid dying, Duzell swore that he would be reincarnated to find Phelios' reincarnation and when he did he would drain Phelios' blood, rip his body limb from limb and laugh while his soul writhes, damned for eternity to a lake of fire. A century later, Duzell is reborn as a wildcat called a kyawl. Unfortunately, he can't find the reincarnation of the now Saint Phelios. Luckily, he is adopted by his nemesis' great-granddaughter, the 15-year-old princess Ishtar, through whom Duzell may be able to find the reincarnation of Phelios. The fate of the ages is reborn, and the vampire game begins.

Mori and Ayumu are a gay couple in college in a happy relationship. However, after Ayumu prays at a shrine for them to always be together, the shrine's deity intervenes by turning him into a girl, and now everyone except for them think Ayumu has always been a girl.

Sequel to Mai Otome.

A talented young man who doesn't want to be an official. A beautiful intelligent young lady who hates to be looked down by man.When these two meet in a very uncomfortable situation, a big argument arises.Will everything settle down, and can these two talented people find true love when there's so many obstacles ahead?

From Pink Everlasting Dream Scanlations:Sakura Aki is a penniless high schooler who likes to cook and does other "unmanly" things. His grandfather and father are disciplinary on gender roles and beat up Aki everytime he does a thing that women would usually do, like cleaning. When his father leaves him absolutely broke, and with his grandfather realizing Aki's "unmanly" flaws, he sends him to live at one of the dorms at an all girls' school that he runs, a school where distinguished young ladies of the country attend, the Hanayashiki - Flower Estate-, to teach him a lesson.He meets Kitahiro Renge, a girl with un-ladylike manners and a meat loving obsession. An encounter that's going to save Aki Sakura or just another problem in sight?!

Nao, Yuki, Tomo and Rio are four brothers working as maids in their family's maid cafe Cherry Girls.

From Go! Comi:Like most teenagers, Mashiro Ichijo has a secret. But Mashiro's secret is that hes neither fully male nor female! So far, Mashiro's been able to live his life as a boy, but all this changes when he's informed of a new class he must take in order to graduate from his elite prep school. To pass, he must find the Keyand the only way to find it is to enter into a nightmare world where his body and soul are put at the mercy of the worst kind of enemies: his classmates!

Alto, a 12-year-old kid, has arrived to Porto Grande, the largest city in the country. His dream is to fly an airplane which only women can pilot. In order to fly, he disguises his gender and age and enrolls himself in an all girls school. What kind of a school life awaits him behind those closed doors?

The story revolves around a convenience store "Paraiso" (paradise). The store was once very successful and attracted quite a crowd because of its "unique" employees. But suddenly, various weird mishaps started happening one after another in the store, making it lose its popularity and making the customers believe it's cursed. A fresh college graduate, Ichinotani Hikaru, going to a job interview, somehow ends up getting forced into a job in this store. What kind of fate awaits him now~by Hidoi~! Translators