TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

“Japan winning the World Cup.” What’s needed most for that right now isn’t a superstar like Ōtani, or Fujii, or some egoist striker—it’s money. In high school, three soccer‑club friends—Yuu, Kazuki, and Mitsuko—swore to a shared dream. Six years later, Mitsuko is being swallowed by the job‑hunting grind when she reunites with the two of them. Yuu says they should create their sworn dream, “Japan’s World Cup victory,” with their own hands—and then lays one proposal on the table… “A story of sports business about a soccer agent and a data analyst grabbing hold of the World Cup!” And so, their bold challenge begins.

"I'm the one who knows him best!" Mai Nakagawa, 28, is an otaku active in the young-actor fandom scene. Online, she goes by Maika, and for years has poured her heart and soul into supporting her favorite actor. She prides herself on being a true fan, devoted to her favorite, but her sharp, prickly remarks toward casual fans have quietly put off other fans in the same circles. One day, she meets a new fan on set: Aya, 25. Maika internally groans, and is quick to dismiss her as another typical newbie, but could there be more to Aya than she initially thought? A story full of laughs, drama, and the messy world of fandom—let the tragicomedy chaos begin!

“Goodbye to people who are only family by blood.” Rosalinde, the eldest daughter of a ducal family, has spent her life giving up happiness to live up to expectations. One day, her fiancé suddenly breaks off their engagement—and even her father abandons her. In her despair, she recalls her previous life, where she was also exploited simply for being the “eldest daughter.” Determined not to suffer the same fate again, she decides: “This time, I’ll escape.” With regained memories and mysterious power, she runs away— and soon encounters a foreign crown prince hiding his identity… A story about reclaiming one’s life and choosing to live freely.

Sei, a human boy, moves with his family to a town where beast‑folk live. To avoid standing out and to get used to his new environment more quickly, he puts on a hat with cat ears and decides to pretend that he is a beast‑folk too. However, it seems that his carefully guarded “secret” has been seen through by his next‑seat classmate, a clever and slightly mean fox boy. To make matters worse, through a twist of fate Sei is chosen as the class representative. While hiding the fact that he’s human, he has to keep up the lie he told. With no chance to let his guard down, Sei is forced to constantly act the part of a “perfectly ordinary beast‑folk student”…

The Spirit Realm is the world where spirits reside.In this world filled with man-eating spirits and where the sun doesn't shine, there lives a single human.She runs a bookstore with her adoptive spirit father, Mr. Shinonome. One day, she stumbles upon a bleeding boy collapsed outside her house.Fun and terrifying a heart-wrenching ghost story.Medamayaki's Twitter: @medama_3Shinobumaru's Twitter: @sinomonta

A hundred years ago, a single magician suddenly appeared and bestowed magic upon the people. In a world where life has been dramatically enriched, there is a girl named Haru who despises the magic that brought misfortune to her own family. The person she encounters is Kanna, a Dispeller who can undo the magic that is the symbol of human progress and is feared as a heretic by the world. Their meeting sets in motion the judgment of the sins arbored by the greedy magicians… **An epic fantasy saga that exposes the truth of magical society!!**

This is the story of a single genius girl and how she becomes the greatest doctor in the kingdom. Ally, a blind girl, begins walking the path toward becoming the kingdom’s first female physician after a fateful encounter with Darius, the kingdom’s top court doctor. The patient entrusted to Ally is young Prince El, a boy who has lost his voice and shut his heart to the world. Ally starts treating El with ideas no other doctor has ever considered. As doctor and patient, the two of them meet—and from that moment on, their intertwined destinies slowly begin to move.

Every single classmate is a beautiful girl! That world is one where monsters run rampant. And the "Magic Swords" used to hunt monsters could only be wielded by women Or so it was supposed to be. Naoto Fujiwara became the first man in history to be chosen as a partner by a "Magic Sword." What's more, he was chosen by the legendary Magic Sword, the ancestral Magic Sword 00 (Double Oh). With Naoto now studying at a Magic Sword institution filled with beautiful girls, alongside the incredibly charming heroes who wield the Magic Swords, the "Brides of the Magic Sword" The curtain rises on a school battle harem story!!

"Please... Kiss Me" The young man, Yuusei Hakozaki, carries the memory of being kidnapped and confined along with six girls during his childhood. One day, as an adult leading a peaceful life, a girl suddenly appears before him and demands a kiss...!? Yuusei is told of a single "rule": He must kiss the girls once every 24 hours. If he fails to do so, their heads will explode and they will die. To save the girls from their deadly fate, Yuusei starts a communal life with them where he must "kiss them every day." In this closed-off miniature Eden, the story begins to unfold. Can Yuusei discern their lies and truths and find his one destined partner?

After the hoobae that I secretly loved died in an unfortunate accident, Sarang took the couple’s child, Yungwon, in and started raising her. Sarang is raising Yungwon with love and affection, accepting all of her. Yungwon, misunderstanding all the affection, commemorates her 20th birthday by stating that she will go out with Sarang.

[A useless skill awakens, leading to a slow life and the creation of the strongest territory!?] Kaito, whowas expected to have a bright future as a lord, is given the useless skill of "Alarm Clock," which only wakes you up, and is banished to a remote territory.The morning after he takes up his post, he tries activating "Alarm Clock" to change his mood, and discovers that it is actually an extraordinary skill that can awaken a sleeping god!? "Seriously! Lord Kaito! Did you revive Archangel Sierra!?"Archangel Sierra, who has awakened from her seal, and the unique and cheerful villagers become his companions and together they reform the barren land!

After having her supernatural powers exploited for years, Alvi is cast aside as "no longer needed." Just when she thinks she's been abandoned for good, she's taken in by a mysterious man wrapped in a golden aura and when she next awakens, she finds herself in a duke's mansion."Me a duke's daughter?"Confused by her suddenly acquired family and their warm affection, Alvi struggles to learn how to accept being loved. And under the shelter of true love, her long-suppressed powers finally begin to bloom

The owner of a flower shop and the owner of a liquor store get married. This results in Chiaki and Mine becoming stepbrothers. Despite being in the liquor business, Mine can't handle alcohol and gets drunk quite easily. How will Chiaki take advantage of Mine's drunken adventures? Includes two Rule Sono Ichi side stories.

A spin-off manga featuring Iruma Suzuki, Shax Lead, and Soi Purson - the three of which make up the titular "Boku Alliance" - as they play various Netherworld video games.

Beom Tae-Hyeok buys Moon Yi-Soo for 100 million won while she was working as a server at a loan shark club to pay off her boyfriend's debt. "You’ll have to prove you’re worth 100 million won," he says. "How...?" "With your body." When Yi-Soo asks if she can just work to pay it back, Tae-Hyeok sneers coldly. "I don't need the money. I need a maid to play with." Eventually, Yi-Soo signs the maid contract, and from that night on, her body and heart begin to surrender to Tae-Hyeok in their dizzying encounters.

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The latest work by Tomohiro Yagi, creator of "Iron Knight'' and "Red Sprite''! An earthling visits a planet where beastmen live. The beastmen are shaken by the sight of "humans" for the first time!? The beasts' observation of "humans" begins...!!

Debuted on Qpa Vol.72

High school student Minato is summoned to another world alongside his beautiful teacher, Aoba, better known as Aochan Sensei. But when they’re revealed to have the supposedly weakest classes, Thief and Curse User, they’re immediately cast out. Realizing that this world closely resembles a game he once mastered, Minato becomes convinced that by teaming up with Aochan Sensei, they can become the strongest and defy everyone’s expectations.

The long-awaited manga adaptation of a romantic story about rejecting strategic marriage proposals! During a dazzling evening ball, Count’s daughter Airette witnesses her “newly engaged fiancé” (yes, that’s a redundant expression!) cheating on her. Shocked, she flees the scene and, while running...

“Good students always shine in groups. Problem students always fight alone.” Long Qi is a troubled girl with her own personal philosophy on survival. Cold, sharp-tempered, and fiercely unconventional, she is shunned by the hypocritical cliques of girls at her school. Yet, unexpectedly, she finds herself welcomed — and even favored — among the boys. In particular, she catches the eye of Jin Yiken, the star of the elite class. A youth romance as fierce and electric as dry wood meeting open flame.

Alice, a viscount's daughter, agrees to work as a live-in kitchen maid because it's her one way out of getting married! Unfortunately, her new life won't be as smooth sailing as she had hoped. Her assignment is the Fourth Paladin Order, which happens to be full of handsome men...her natural enemy! The reason for that? Well, in Alice's previous life, she had a handsome husband who betrayed her. He was nothing but a piece of trash without any other redeeming qualities. But as Alice fills the paladins' stomachs with her hearty Japanese dishes, they slowly begin opening up to her, revealing secrets they had hidden away, Perhaps her job won't be so unpleasant after all. Food, excitement, and wholesomeness all around!

Ra Hyeon just got the exciting news that she’s passed the Bar Exam and is headed to law school. But what should’ve been one of the best days of her life turns out to be the worst as the shock causes her to have a heart attack and die. As she pleads for her life in her final moments, she is given one last chance to evade death. All she has to do is live as Daphne Kerrece, the daughter of a noble household, and win the heart of her new husband, the emperor. But with a looming deadline, a husband who’s already cast away four brides before her, and many hoping to see her fail, this won’t be as easy as it sounds. And, when all is said and done, is it even what Ra Hyeon really wants? This series contains strong themes and depictions of child abuse and mental health that may not be suitable for all readers. Viewer discretion is advised.

“You’re even prettier up close, handsome.”From the moment they first met, Chariot openly flirted with Yuri despite them both being alphas. Watching him act that way, Yuri quickly concluded that the two of them were completely incompatible and that he could never become close to someone like him.“So Yuri was trash after all.”And just as Yuri expected, the moment he accepted the assignment, his relationship with Chariot rapidly deteriorated into the worst possible state. Chariot, who despises criminals with a passion, pushes Yuri away the instant he learns his true identity. He doesn’t hesitate to throw sharp words at him, displaying intense hostility instead of the eager friendliness he had shown before.However, what Yuri had assumed was merely a simple romantic dispute soon transforms into a situation that threatens Chariot’s life. Left with no other choice, Yuri ends up temporarily protecting him until he can find a new bodyguard.“Wasn’t the whole point that you didn’t even want to touch a bad guy?”“Hating you and touching you are two separate things.”Even though he knows perfectly well that Yuri is a criminal, Chariot begins, at some point, to confuse him with sweet words that are completely different from the attitude he initially displayed.“What do you take me for, Yuri? I could carry someone like you easily. Hockey players aren’t just good at fighting—we’re strong, too.”“Is that your type? Is any omega good enough?”“No matter how you look at it, I’m more handsome, aren’t I? Even if we’re talking about who’s prettier, isn’t it still me?”The man Yuri had dismissed as merely frivolous casually placed into his hands things he had never possessed before.And in the end, he made Yuri long for feelings he should never have desired.Even knowing that they could never truly be together, a spark gradually ignites within Yuri’s heart. And so begins his devoted journey to protect Chariot at all costs. +