TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

"You are special to me." The time is the Taisho era. Yae is a carefree, unrefined schoolgirl with no connection to elegance. She has feelings for Tsuyoshi, a military man and her fiancé, who is sixteen years her senior, but he only treats her as a little sister. Yae is frustrated that he doesn’t see her as a woman, but Tsuyoshi has a traumatic past related to women. One day, just before their wedding, an event occurs that threatens to tear them apart, and Tsuyoshi's emotions begin to stir. "If you try to run away, I will use every means to catch you." Facing the now beautifully grown-up Yae, his usually gentle demeanor gives way to a forceful and jealous side. A pure love story of Taisho-era romance, connected by the red string of fate.

From award-winning author Fumi Yoshinaga comes a casual romance between two middle-aged men and the many meals they share together. A hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo comes to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have downtime together at the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, hash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home-cooked meals.

Short stories featured in the Bleach: Official Character Book 3 UNMASKED include "not be, but be", a short **manga** depicting Ulquiorra Cifer's past, and "Nestle to Night", a short story written by Matsubara Makoto depicting the fates of Tier Harribel, Emilou Apacci, Franceska Mila Rose, and Cyan Sung-Sun after the battle with Aizen. Note: - "Nestle to Night" is a short story, not a manga.

Jayne Pembroke's entire Monday has been a disaster. She was soaked from the rain, she was late for work, and she's just heard rumors of company restructuring. But when billionaire Erik Randolph overhears her joking about trying to get easy alimony, he presents her with an offer she can't refuse. And when they soon find themselves walking down the aisle, Jayne can't help but wonder—could a marriage of convenience turn into one based on love?

On the set of a photo shoot for her company’s latest promotion, Koharu is suddenly approached by the popular model, Yuki. Yuki clings to Koharu and breaks down crying. It later turns out that he’s her 10-years-younger childhood friend with whom she lost touch after they both moved away. Yuki’s gentle smile has hardly changed since then and warms Koharu’s heart. Koharu invites Yuki to her place to catch up, but once they are alone... Yuki’s eyes gleam over with beastly lust! He runs his tongue mercilessly all over her, throwing Koharu into a storm of ecstasy!Once she’s finished, Yuki’s wolf ears and tail pop out! There’s no way an ordinary person would have those! This passionate pup then pops the question!!

Hoshino's had his eyes on Kazuma for a while, but that's not because he wants to - it's because he's willing to do anything to make sure nobody knows just how in love he is with his friend Hanazawa. But when he's truly left with no choice but to give up on his love, can Kazuma become the medicine his broken heart needs?

Kim Nelson has heard the legend of Jade, a powerful djinn, a spirit with the ability to seduce any human heart—but Kim isn’t interested in legends. She’s just looking for her grandmother. Fifty years ago, Jade served the Black Sultan as part of the Imperial Harem, but Jade was no ordinary harem girl—she was the sultan’s favorite. Rumored to be a djinn from the Ottoman Empire, she had the power to manipulate men’s hearts, subtly alter their convictions, and even affect the course of an entire war. The legends also say that Jade, and Jade alone, knew where the Black Sultan hid his treasure . . . a treasure that no one has ever managed to unearth. Now, fifty years later, Kim Nelson is reliving the life of her ancestor Jade in modern Istanbul, hoping to find answers that have been lost to history. It will be a long journey, a journey that will change her life forever.

Meredith is shy and self-effacing—even though she’s the daughter of an actress, the spotlight just makes her insecure. Still she agrees to participate in her company’s charity bachelorette auction to help out a friend. Much to her surprise, she finds herself very much in demand after getting a makeover and a sexy new dress! As the price keeps rising higher, she begins to wonder which bidder will be the man to win her attentions.

After eight years, Duke Erte returned to his homeland as a hero. He returned with glory and honor, but all he really wanted was revenge. Revenge for the wife no one remembers. "Rise," who gave her life to protect him to the end. "Will you help me?" And for revenge he needed a woman. A woman to prove his status as an "adult" of age so he could trample on the pride of those conceited nobles. In that sense, this woman was a good fit. "Be my woman." She was a refugee who had lost her home and was working alone to raise her daughter. The only thing about her that resembled his wife was her name, "Rise." But the more time he spent with her, the more the young duke began to realize something. Her resemblance didn't end with just her name. It was then that he thought of a possibility, one he had been denying all this time. She might actually be his wife.

A request was sent to two manga artists, M and H, from the editorial department of the Ichijinsha comic HOWL. "I would like you to create artwork based on the name (storyboard) for 'SCP,' which is popular on the internet. Additionally, I would like you to draw a manga that serves as an introduction to 'SCP." The two accepted the project, but there were many unknowns about the original name. While tilting his head in confusion, M who is learning about SCP from H, who is knowledgeable about horror continues to draw the manga. M will be in charge of the introduction part, and H will handle the artwork for the original name part. The most popular horror author on the web, Pear, returns to her roots. A thought-provoking horror story that will surely help you understand what SCP is once you read it.

In recent years, it is becoming a social issue, and the question of forcing AV appearances. Girls who are deceived by the skillful appeal of adults and cast against their intentions. Based on interviews with the parties, the process of getting into the AV debut is realistic. AV victims who have been unable to open their mouth have finally begun to raise their voice! * this work is recorded in the Story Women's Black Vol.22.

Roland is known throughout the world as the Black Knight. He appears calm, cool, and collected on the outside, but secretly he’s anything but - he can’t talk to girls for the life of him. One day, while doing his regular heroic thing, he comes across a slave girl bound and gagged. Roland suddenly realizes - if he saves this slave girl, he can slowly build up his social skills by talking to her. After all, a slave girl has to be as shy as him, right? Okay, now read the title again.

Hatsune Miku is a young woman seeking to become an actress, but just as it seems her chance has come, everything is thrown upside down when she finds herself hurled into the world of stage within a strange mansion. There she meets seven mysterious, and potentially dangerous, characters. Although each comes with their own secrets, they almost all have one goal in commonfind the stolen script pages, or be trapped in this false world forever!

Arika Mamiya, the face of the idol group Lyrical Trick, suddenly disappeared without a trace one day. Now it has been over a year since then and her disappearance remains a mystery. Meanwhile, in a bid to promote the group, LT decides to hold an audition for the third generation members. Among the candidates is a blond girl named Nana Miyajima, who stands out from the rest of the crowd. It turns out she is actually Arika's best friend who has infiltrated the idol group to uncover the truth behind Arika's disappearance!

In a world where evil spirits roam, Jeongwol has seen them since childhood and tried to live a normal life by ignoring them. However, he gets caught up in a mission for the "Disaster Management Department" and loses his life. But instead of dying, Jeongwol finds himself mysteriously alive, now bound by a contract with a black serpent named Sahyeon. This contract has granted him immortality, but he can't help but wonder—has he been blessed, or cursed?

Aoi and Sumire are well known in their community as the “Climactic Top” and the “Charisma Femme” respectively. Two icons that have been sleeping together for years but have no interest in making things serious…or do they? Will they be able to get their feelings across? Find out in this wonderful Namaniku’s one-shot doujin!

Amae Yuuya, an office worker in his third year of employment, is completely exhausted by the daily grind. Then, for the first time in seven years, Yuuya meets Aoi Shiratori, a girl eight years younger than him who used to live in his neighborhood. She had grown up to be a beautiful JK girl who was good at housework, and she said to him,"Yuuya-kun, would you like to live with me under the premise of marriage?"Aoi desperately wants to live with Yuuya, her first love. Yuuya, who is puzzled, agrees to live with Aoi as a guardian for the time being, but Aoi's aggressive approach makes him very nervous inside.(https://firecross.jp/hjbunko/series/492)