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Keiichi Morisato is a good-natured, yet hapless and girlfriend-less college sophomore who is often imposed upon by his elder dorm-mates and brow-beaten into taking phone messages and doing other chores for them. One day, while alone in his dorm, he accidentally calls the Goddess Technical Help Line and a beautiful goddess named Belldandy materializes in his room. She tells him that her agency has received a system request from him, so she has been sent to grant him a single wish. Skeptical and thinking someone is playing a practical joke on him, he wishes that she stay with him forever. To his surprise, his wish is granted. Belldandy must stay with him, but as his dormitory is strictly male-only, they are both forced onto the street.They set off on his motorcycle to find alternative shelter, eventually seeking cover in an old Buddhist temple. In the morning, they are greeted by the temple's sole inhabitant, a young monk, who welcomes them and gives them permission to stay until they can find permanent lodging. He immediately puts them to work maintaining the temple grounds, but when he sees Belldandy use her powers to save Keiichi from injury, he begins to fear that she may be a demon or sorceress. He is eventually convinced of Belldandy's intrinsic goodness when he witnesses her solicitous care of the temple premises and her perfect meditation ritual. When he decides to go on a pilgrimage to India, the priest gives the couple permission to remain in the temple so long as they continue to maintain it.

From: Easy Going ScansThe country of Greenland, after losing the war to the Imperial Army, were in agony and despair for what will the future bring them. They had hired mercenaries to help them during the war and now they've come back to collect their reward while the country were still picking up their pieces of their broken dreams. By that time, the King has passed away and his heir was still too young to take up on the throne. After hearing the news of the King's death the mercenaries decided to take over the throne and rule in his place. But there was an obstacle in their way... The Oracle!

Love Roma is a story of love at first sightliterally. When Hoshino sees Negishi for the first time, he asks her to be his girlfriend. Shocked, Negishi nevertheless agrees to allow to Hoshino to walk her home, where he explains why he is in love with her. Touched, Negishi begins to feel something for this strange young boy from her school.

Read Battle Royale MangaBattle Royale Manga has been accommodated into a manga that was serialized, composed by Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi, was released in Japan by Akita Publishing. Tokyopop consists of 15 volumes and distributes in English the manga. There's a manga sequel called Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale. At October 2007, a fresh special version of the manga will probably be published.The manga follows the storyline of the novel fairly carefully, but additionally enlarges on the back story of all the pupils. Additionally it is much more sexually graphic as opposed to movie and novel versions, and can also be noted for the extreme violence.In addition, the English version of manga alters the time the story is occur by nearly 10 years, utilizing the phrase 'in the close future', but on Shogo Kawada's account, it references the software 2005 period; he claims his last application was a year-ago, resulting in the supposition the manga establishes the story in 2006. In quantity among the English language variation, the information channel reporter as well as Shinji Mimura mentions the 2007 report of seven hours, three times and twenty two minutes. To the 2009 period, which will be the 2009 one Kamon refers in quantity 14. Not one of the dates are mentioned in the first Japanese version. Seemingly they were formulated by Keith Giffen through the variation (see below) along with a number of other particulars nonexistent in the authentic.The manga revolves around seven main figures, for instance, righteous Shuya Nanahara, the tender and affectionate Noriko Nakagawa, the case-hardened expert Shogo Kawada, the pro Shinji Mimura, the kindhearted kungfu expert Hiroki Sugimura, the distressed Mitsuko Souma, as well as the cool, merciless Kazuo Kiriyama. As of January 2006, all 1-5 volumes are released in Japan. In Great Britain and the United States all 1-5 of the volumes are released as of April 2006.Primary Character in Battle Royal mangaShuya Nanahara is among the three primary protagonists plus a fictional Japanese pupil. Shuya, who's nicknamed "Shu", lives in the fictional city Shiroiwa in Kagawa Prefecture.Noriko Nakagawa is the primary female protagonist of the show. She's among the class of third year pupils in Shuya's college. Noriko has a crush on Shuya, whom she admired for his songs and songwriting.Battle Royale Manga's CharactersShogo Kawada is the victor of an earlier Program as well as a transfer pupil. In the start he joins up with all the both of these and satisfies Shuya and Noriko.Kazuo Kiriyama is the main opponent, who attempts to win the Program (utilizing a coin toss to determine whether or not he performs), killing the most quantity of pupils in the class making him the biggest risk. It's afterwards mentioned he'd experienced an automobile crash in a youthful age (where he watched his mother's passing), causing brain injury and resulting in too little emotions and sorrow.Mitsuko Souma is the secondary antagonist, regarded among the very beautiful women in the system, she's also the female together with the most kills, along with the most deranged, in using her womanly wiles and power to feign feelings to falsify afterward kill her school mates triumphing. It's later shown that these emotional issues come from the following sexual abuse she received from her step-father in addition to physical abuse from her very own mom, as well as her dad after her parents divorced, leaving.

When summer break ended, high-schooler Ichijou Hajime found out that everyone in his class but him has gotten a girlfriend or a boyfriend! Hajime suddenly finds himself as a "loner", but then Ninomiya Chitose transfers into his class...!?

Fudou Jun is a highschool teacher and takes a trip with a group of students. While there, a group of martial artists staying nearby take a strange interest in the girls.These men are actually demons and after changing into their true form break into the cabin to rape the girls. One gets Jun and violates her.She feels her soul being torn apart and transforms into Devilman Lady. With newfound powers and strength she kills all the demons and protects the girls from any further harm.What are these demons and why did she turn into a hybrid of one? What does this mean for her and for the rest of humanity?

"Sex" made more familiar!Health and physical education teacher Tsuji, who has doubts about modern sex education, attempts boldly to teach sex education to an audience of, among others, a girl who has a girlfriend, a girl who like BL, and a girl who simply likes cats."What is safe sex between girls?" "Positive masturbation?" "Why do sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps) have vaginas?"Beyond dirty jokes, but less than gravely serious, a sex education comedy!Bright sex education begins with a heretical female teacher and female high schoolers!

I killed my younger sister and managed to get away with it. But on the 100th day after her death, something strange happened...

Adapted from Seven Seas' summary:Seven years have passed since Mina epe' triumphant return to the Bund. The year is now 2020; integration of vampires into human society has greatly progressed, the threat from the three clans has been eliminated, her rule over vampiric society appears absolute, and the Bund has became an integral part of the world economy.Now Tokyo is hosting the Summer Olympics with Mina as guest of honor at the opening ceremonies. During her speech, terrorists infiltrate the stadium and demand that she close the Bund and remove all vampires from Japan. In front of TV cameras, Mina and Akira must confront the terrorists. And that's not the only threat waiting for them...

What would you do if you found out that your neighbour is a serial killer...?From The Duck Webcomics: ''Second thriller of Team Getname. An ordinary man in an unordinary situation. "How superior were you today?" A story of Killer V.S Assasin and a ordinary man between it.''

Koizumi, Shintarou is 30 years old, a virgin, and has isolated himself in his room for 15 years. He has become a burden on his father, Koizumi Yasujirou. one day, Shintarou makes a proposition that if Yasujirou gets a girlfriend, Shintarou will come out of his room. It turns out that Yasujirou has already made a girlfriend, a young beautiful woman, Yoshinaga Haruka, who is with Yasujirou for her own personal reasons.Yasujirou and Haruka decide to get married, but Yasujirou dies on their honeymoon. Now Haruka decides to take care of Shintarou, and so this weird "mother and son" are now living together.

From Tokyopop: Hideki's just like every other guy in the 22nd century. He just wants a good job, a good car, and a sexy robot girlfriend to call his own. Until he lands a job, he'll never be able to afford his own 'Persocom' companion. Hideki's luck changes when he discovers Chi--an adorable but seemingly "stupid" Persocom--tied up in a pile of trash. His first robot companion turns out to be a lot more responsibility than he expected, and she gets him into quite a few embarrassing situations. It's 'boy-meets-girl' for the cyber age.

Maico is a charming young woman who also happens to be an android. Her creator built her to revitalize the flagging ratings for her radio station, as well as to probe the intricacies and weaknesses of the male libido. Maico quickly becomes entangled in a very human love triangle, not to mention the scandal and intrigue surrounding the station, its competitors, and the hordes of adoring fans that this sexy new personality attracts.

Misuzu Hara is a 24-year-old high school teacher who, four years earlier, endured a traumatic experience at the hands of Hayafuji, the then-boyfriend of her best friend Minako. She has never forgotten the experience, but she has kept it secret from Minako to protect their engagement, and has rationalized it to herself as having occurred to her due to her being a woman, even if it has continued to negatively impact her emotional well-being

Goto Nagi has traveled to the southern island of Okitsushima, and ventures out to see Umi no Misaki, a striking cape jutting out into the ocean. But when he arrives, he finds that there is much more to this cape than a wondrous view. There is something peculiar about the cape, and about the island's inhabitants.

From Evil Flowers:Similar the Skyhigh 1, Skyhigh Shinshou presents the stories of those souls who get to the Gate of Grudges. Izuko, keeper of the Gate of Grudges presents each soul with three choices: pass through the Gate of Grudges to heaven and be reborn, refuse to admit death and remain as a ghost on earth, or haunt and kill one person and then proceed to hell and eternal suffering. What does each soul choose and why? A collection of various stories done by Takahashi Tsutomu.

Side story of Hokuto no Ken, telling the story of Rei of Nanto Suich?ken who sets on a journey to find the Man with a Seven Scars on His Chest who kidnapped his sister.

Kominato Riku is a high school student who aims to be a game designer. The girl next door is his childhood friend Haju, is in love with him, but he has fallen head over heels for the school idol Riko. And lastly, there is the transfer student, Nodoka. With that all said you'd think this is the start of some love-comedy harem, but a rumor spreads that Nodoka receives a message that says, "you will die soon". Riku and the gang's fate will change in a major way. Who will live, and who will love?Original Webcomic:http://comic-meteor.jp/shinuhito/

From Yen Press:The "Roman Club," a school group interested in the occult, to which he's practically enslaved, has become boring for one Hideo Aiba. Until a girl named Kurumi Sahana shows up and wants to join up. But Sahana is no ordinary girl When the two are left alone in the club classroom, Kurumi makes a special "request" of Hideo From that moment on, Hideo's dull life gets far morefrustrating.Sundome literally means "stopping the moment before," and considering the content of the story, it refers to being stopped just before coming or ejaculating.

Mysterious assassin Mayo, a Japanese man in Malaysia, will kill anyone you want for just five dollars. Of course, he'll kill you for five dollars too, but doesn't that just even the score? With outcast allies at his side and formidable enemies against him, Mayo is the only one who can stop a conspiracy that stretches around the world!

From Yen Press: Haruka Tooyama is a twelve-year-old girl with incredible precognitive abilities. But her accuracy in predicting the future has made her a target for any number of greedy corporations that would use her power for their own profit. When she is kidnapped, Haruka uses her gift to seek out someone who can help her escape and fixes upon a blind man making his way through the busy streets of Tokyo. Though it may seem an odd choice, Haruka's powers have not led her wrong. Despite his inability to see, her chosen protector's fighting skills become apparent when he draws a sword from his walking stick and deftly takes out her captors. Knowing she will always be pursued for her gift, Haruka begs the mystery swordsman to keep her safe... "Until Death Do Us Part".

Sasameki Koto is the story of Murasame Sumika, an intelligent and athletically gifted girl who just happens to be in love with her best friend, Kazama Ushio. Unable to confess her feelings, Sumika can only stay by her side and watch over her. After all, the biggest obstacle to her love is something that she can't change. It has nothing to do with the fact they're both girls; Sumika just isn't Kazama's type!Kazama is only into cute girls and Sumika's cool personality just doesn't fit the bill. Much to her friend's dismay, Kazama is always eager to share news about her latest crush. With the duo's knack for attracting trouble, it looks like Sumika's trials have only just begun.

From Kotonoha:Takeda is diagnosed with cancer and feels that he has nothing to live for. His wife also had had cancer, had died of it in fact, and his only daughter has been missing for fourteen years.One day, when he is about to attempt suicide, the phone rings. It's the police, and they inform him that the dead body of his long lost daughter has been found, that it appears to have been a homicide. Takeda is crushed but resolves then and there to spend the remaining days of his life hunting down his daughter's killer.The time left for Takeda to live equals the time left to put the murderer behind bars. Life is a heart-wrenching story about a father's willpower and his search for the truth.

Story 1 (ch01-02)Read this while praying for the fate of two people, a BL that will save your soul. "You will be my other half." Having infiltrated a religious organization to save Lief, who adores the cult leader, Catholic priest Ross is instead captured and held captive. "If you become my other half, we can both be saved," Lief believes blindly. Giving Ross a drug which dulls his senses, Lief then rapes him. Believing in the precepts of his faith, Lief pities Ross and convinces him to resign himself to accept this relationship, but... A dramatic story about a young cult follower x a Virgin Mary type Catholic priest.Story 2 (ch03-04)Collected together with the following magnificent stories: A discarded houseplant that becomes human... Do I recognize that face? And a mysterious couple.+

Shino-chan can't say her own name. She made the first friend after entering high school. Communication full of clumsiness begins. They always find right words belatedly. But the Seishun can even turn a klutz into a star...or not?[description on batoto]About a girl with stammer aggravated by social anxiety, and her early days in her high school class.

In the year 2038, a white light descended on the center of Tokyo and stole the memories of over one million people. The cause of this horrible incident was not determined, and no cure was to be found. The government formed a separate city beneath Tokyo to house and care for the victims of the incident and branded them as "KIDz." Regardless of their age, they truly are like children, and they must be retaught everything they once knew. Noa Ikurumi, a boy genius who lives in this isolated society, is just taking one day at a time and dreaming of finally being allowed to go back out into the world. But Noa's life will once again change drastically on the day that he is taken hostage by a terrorist with some surprising information about his identity...

Basically, some humans have the ability to negate a sphere of reality, neatly removing it from existence. This gradually alters their appearance until they become a hideous alien, with a giant eye in their forehead.

Toki is a former Hokuto practitioner, and his incredible strength coped with his knowledge of the assassin art would be enough to call him devil.... But Toki's kindness and desire to help people prevent them from calling him devil, they instead can only whisper words akin to that of 'savior'.

Kusahana Ryouta is a normal highschool boy, except that he always wears a full body dog suit and never take it off. Things were just like always until he accidentally dropped the bag of the girl he likes and her sports pants comes out and just when he picked it up he wondered how they smelled, the new homeroom Teacher Kizawa ayame AKA Ayane-Chan catch him in the act. Pleading that he will do anything if she don't tells anyone about this, she agrees but ask him "In exchange will you let me sniffle your body?".

"Progressive Rejuvenation Syndrome." This is an extremely rare disease causing the inflicted person to gradually become younger. The main character of this story, Munenori Agawa, is the only person that could save Rena Amami from this odd disease. Agawa's saliva is the only thing that can halt the disease from making Rena younger, so they must kiss everyday in order for her to survive. This causes an immense amount of conflict and drama between Agawa and his new girlfriend, Sayako Asou. This triangle relationship story tests the capabilities and limitations of human love.

This is the story of the daily lives of two women from different worlds. Yuria is a renowned model who can't seem to resist protecting her manager, Okabe, from other guys making a move on her. Both live inside a romantic comedy, hiding what they feel for one another.

The gambling father racked up a huge debt and disappeared. The mother has passed away. The sisters, Kyo and Asu, are the main characters. The two of them are all alone in this world and are very poor; they live in a 40-year-old apartment (no bath, one room plus kitchen, 26000 yen rent). With dreams, hope, and economizing, they live in harmony. Indeed, today as well as tomorrow.Notes: Their names mean "today" and "tommorrow" respectively. 26000 yen is about 220 dollars.From Baka-Updates:Kyou and Asu are two sisters whose mother passed away while Asu was still a baby. After racking up an unbearable amount of debt due to his gambling addiction, their father disappeared - leaving the two siblings to fend for themselves.Thus begins these two spirited girls' efforts to make ends meet while still enjoying their childhoods to the fullest. "No matter what hardships we have to endure, I'm happy so long as we're facing them together!"A warm and sweet little slice-of-life story that will surely enrich you with a feeling of peace and good humour!

From Tokyopop:Take a fantastical, far-out journey in the out-of-this-world adventures of Jing and his feisty, feathered friend Kir. Twilight Tales is an awesome new series with a fresh, original look for our heroes! When Jing sets his sights on a valuable jewel in the coffin of a notorious mafia boss, is he really playing with fire? Will Jing get away with it all, or does Cosa Nostra's reach extend beyond the grave?

"To Hiiragi Kouichi-kun. I'll be waiting for you after school behind the school gym. Sakuragi Umeko." These were the words written in the first love letter Hiiragi ever received. But when he meets Sakuragi, she tells him that she wants to take him to the planet R'lyeh!?! Disappointed that the love letter from the cute girl came from a nutcase, Hiiragi returns home, only to find that Sakuragai won't give up so easily. Not only that, she may have been telling the truth afterall! But then again, Hiiragi isn't such a normal guy, either...

Two young men vow to transform the destiny of Japan, by any means. As children, they survived the horrors of the Cambodian killing fields together. Now, can they topple the leaders of both the Japanese Parliament and the yakuza crime syndicate?Although cold and calculating when need be, Hojo and Asami exemplify the traits their colleagues lack: loyalty to friends, compassion for the downtroden...and an irresistible way with women.Deputy Police Chief Ishihara sets out to expose their ingenious machinations, but instead falls helplessly in love with Hojo...

Last Order starts when Desty Nova's nanotechnology resurrects Alita in the floating city of Tiphares. The town 's black secrets are viciously exposed, but it seems to be a little portion of a world that is complicated. Going into space with old and new companies to learn more about her forgotten past and equally, to look for her lost pal Lou Collins, Alita is caught up in an interplanetary battle between the main powers of the solar-system that was colonized. On the way, she forms an alliance with three of the Alita Replicas that have now started to believe for themselves, an unsavory superhacker, and Nova himself when she enters the Zenith of Things Tournament (Z.O.T.T.), a fighting contest held every 10 years. Including the way in which the Earth appeared from a cataclysmic impact winter that wiped-out the majority of the public throughout the length of the narrative, more history regarding the setting of Battle Angel Alita that had not been disclosed in the earlier string is shown.

When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was skeptical. One day, she decides to show him the aliens, but an accident occurs and Kuroneko dies while Murakami is left seriously wounded in the hospital. Years go by and Murakami obsesses on finding proof of the existence of aliens because of a promise he had made with Kuroneko. Then, one day, a new transfer student comes to his class, who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko, but is named Kuroha Neko! And even though she insists on never having met Murakami before, the girl has superhuman strength and seems to even be able to predict the future! How will Murakami's life change now that he has been saved by this mysterious girl that claims to be a magician?

From MangaHelpers:The end of the civil war signaled the start of the industrial revolution in the United States and immigrants from all over the world traveled to find their American dream. But what awaited the majority of them was poverty, discrimination, and hopelessness. Manhattan, New York was full of immigrants flooding through the ports and the 6th district, Five Points, was considered at the time, the worlds worst slum. The mobsters corrupted the entire area, including the police by paying them off; Five Points was the mobs territory and they were the law.But even Five Points, where there seemed to be nothing but robbery, prostitution, and murder, showed some signs of hope. Luke Burns was an honest and righteous teenager who realized that the mob was the cause of their harsh lifestyle and that joining the mobsters would not bring him the American dream. But his older brother, Brad Burns, had become an assassin for the biggest mob group of Five Points, the Grave Diggers, a secret he kept from Luke for his own protection. Brad was known as the Grim Reaper and his reputation preceded him as a ruthless and skilled killer. [vyc]

Through a strange encounter with a dog, Asahina gets closer to his classmate Tsukishima. But then an incident with a death involved set these two apart. Will they ever be able to reunite?

Story of landscape gardener Ono Hiroshi, 29 years old (187cm) and tax office worker Kumedera Katsuya, 27 years old (154cm).Kumedera met Ono while he was attending the Free Municipal Tax Consultation. As Ono was totally his type, he called out to him, and after discussing tax matters, he invited him to go out for drinks. After a one-night stand or so they thought, they began dating.We follow their relationship with aggressive seme Kumedera, who insists that Ono is his "WOMAN", and goes as far as treating him as one, (even though both admitted being gay). On the other hand, we have Ono who can't seem to be able to refuse anything to his dear lover, especially when it comes to sex!!!

This surrealist collection of stories follows the lives of several girls and their interactions with dicks that have been chopped off. Once off a guy's body, the dicks act as separate living creatures with a mind of their own.

From Fantagraphics Books:Fifth grade. The threshold of puberty, and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence. Nitori Shuichi and his new friend Takatsuki Yoshino enjoy happy homes and loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy...Written and illustrated by Shimura Takako, acclaimed for her sensitive take on LGBT topics, Wandering Son portrays Shuichi and Yoshino's very private journey with affection, sensitivity and gentle humor.

From Viz: A hopeless geek, a beautiful woman, and a fast connection--could the Internet be his ticket onto the express train to romance? A real-life thread on an Internet forum sparks a nationwide phenomenon! A nerdy otaku meets a girl on a train and posts an urgent query on the Web--How the heck do you talk to girls? What should he wear on their date? Where should they go? The forum's response was overwhelming, and the thread continued to grow along with their relationship.

From MyPersonal-scan-A mysterious command arrives from a "King"-----The life-threatening "Game" has now begun for the 32 students of the first year's B Class.One day, all of the students in Nobuaki's class received their first message from someone calling themselves the "King", in which was written a baffling command.That first command was very easy. However, the commands began to escalate until a life-threatening game had begun---Failing to obey the orders leads to death!! Their friendships are being undermined by a bottomless terror!!

Kashoo, the incredibly popular confectionery and coffee company, produces the most addicting products. However, there is a mystery behind how the company obtains its raw materials. What lurks on the island from which they obtain their caffeine-laden goods? Just what type of contract are people who are hired to work on this island signing?(To say more about the storyline would take the wind out of the first couple of volume's sails. You really must read it.)

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From the same creator of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Baoh is a powerful bioweapon with human strength and other abilities, such as firing a corrosive substance, in a teenager body who escapes with Violet from Judas Laboratory and must face various assassins sent by the organization to kill him.

Anuki is a boy caught in a war between two countries. When he is small he is abandoned by his father so a princess could be saved. This event triggered amnesia so he doesn't remember his childhood before this event.When he grows up he joins a flight mercenary unit to be trained as a pilot so he can help in the war, there he becomes the ace pilot.