TOP MANGA OF THE MONTH

Tateyuki Chono is devastated when his apartment and extensive collection of insect specimens burns to the ground one evening. But his luck turns around when a chance leads him to meet famed entomologist Izumo Kusanagi. Chono is floored by the kind hospitality of Kusanagi and his beautiful daughter Toko. However, the warm atmosphere of the estate belies a sinister secret. What is the true nature of Dr. Kusanagi's research? And is Chono already trapped in a deadly web of terror?

Rokuro is a company man who excels at his job. Currently dating his boss's daughter, he seems to have a bright, stable future ahead of him. However, in reality, his heart's been closed off ever since his college relationship fell apart because of one mistake. As his mind is plagued with worry, wondering if he'll let his past relationship control his entire life, he spots Rui, his ex from across the street one day. Against his better judgment, Rokuro begins walking by that street daily, just to get a glance at his past lover. A bitter love story of two men, and the anguish and torment they experience over their once-lost relationship.

The Demon who commits endless acts of tyranny, Takeomi the Fallen. Shotaro Murata, the Ronin who set out to subjugate him was actually Takeomi's son. Along his journey, an unknown vengeful spirit appears before Shotaro, insisting that its help is essential to defeat the Fallen, but...?

Naibara Hirokazu moves from Miyagi to Saitama to start university in Tokyo. Not long after settling in, he starts receiving eerie phone calls from an unknown number. A girl’s voice whispers, “It’s Mary-san. I’m at the garbage dump now… I’m the doll you threw away…” Brushing it off as a prank, he hangs up—but the calls don’t stop. Worse, the caller seems to be getting closer. The next day, he answers again. “It’s Mary-san. I’m in front of your room now…” Could it be that Mary-san, the infamous urban legend, has been isekai’d—and now she’s asking for help over the phone?!

Just a book about raccoon man

A collection of short stories: 1. Mune no Kodou (Please Feel My Pulse) 2. Senaka Made no Kyori (The Distance to Your Back) Ishikawa feels that his relationship with Yamaguchi has entered a stale period. Why is Yamaguchi ignoring him, and how can he get the spark back? The couple from Mimitabu no Riyuu. 3. Shitasaki no Netsu (Warmth of the Tip of the Tongue) Valentine Day special with Ishikawa and Yamaguchi. Eight years later, they are still the same. 4. Kurubushi no Hone (Ankle Bone) Ishikawa, being a klutz, is home for Golden Week, and Yamaguchi is going to nurse him back to health... sort of? The sweet couple is back and enjoying their first holiday together! 5. Takayanagi no Bangohan (Takayanagi Family's Dinner) The Takayanagi family is very busy, since their parents are off on business in India. The eldest brother has no time to babysit his two younger (slutty) brothers, a NEET and a high school student, and hires a housekeeper who's a bit too cute for his own good. Or... is he? 6. Kotokunibito - Stranger (Gentiles - Stranger) 7. Mienai Shippo (Invisible Tail)

Miranda, who is not good at talking, somehow turns into a cat on the day she is engaged to the man she loves! Her family, unaware that Miranda has turned into a cat, kicks her out of their mansion, and when she goes to her fiance's house to ask for help, she witnesses him cheating on her, and she ends up wandering around at a loss. But then she is saved by Burke, a tough-looking young man who loves animals. Burke has terrible luck with women and hates them, but he is kind to Miranda, who he thinks is a cat, and Burke's kindness heals Miranda's wounded heart. Then, one day, something happens that allows her to return to her human form...

At the edge of a brutal winter, can Roel, who ran away, find her paradise? Roel never imagined her desperate escape would lead her to a place like this. After enduring a miserable life as a guest in her relatives' home, Roel's world shattered the night her younger cousin attacked her. In a moment of terror and desperation, she killed him. Panicked and overwhelmed by guilt, she fled the village, choosing the icy wilderness over facing the truth. Her path led her to a remote, solitary cabin hidden deep in the winter woods. But peace was not waiting for her there. Instead, she met Kaiden—a towering, intimidating man who seemed just as wild as the storm outside. “If you don’t want to freeze, you’ll do as I say.” “Don’t you know that excitement keeps the cold away? Better than catching a fever.” Now, trapped by an unforgiving blizzard and Kaiden's cryptic demands, Roel must decide whether this cabin will be her salvation or her doom. Is this isolated haven the paradise she longed for, or a new kind of hell that will destroy her completely?

(Translated from Amazon description) Paolo, a hunter who makes a living hunting monsters, sets forth into unknown lands to capture a legendary Divine Dragon... but when losing his grip while climbing a deep valley, he loses consciousness. And when he comes to, he finds himself in a bath with a legendary dragon! And she's adorable! Now kept against his will as a giant dragon girl's pet, the initially hostile boy tries to escape, but... when he sees how earnestly this giant girl takes care of her pet (him), his feelings begin to waver. Should he run, or let her keep him? A gentle giant girl and a tiny hero's fluffy, heartwarming... pet-raising comedy!?

As the vampire Zach nears the end of his search for his lost love, he finds himself looking upon an old house in the middle of a quiet Japanese town. In it reside 3 people an old lady and her granddaughters. Despite sharing neither their lifespan nor their sense of values, he decides to live with them. And as time goes by, he learns what it means to be human, leafing through the stories in the life of the woman he holds dear.

The protagonist, Ren Matsushima, was once a bullied outcast. Now, he is a CEO of a massive pharmaceutical company worth 5 trillion yen, having developed a globally distributed vaccine for a new virus. Strength, intelligence, wealth, fame, authority, and the perfect wife. Ren has obtained it all. However, those who once tormented him continue to live their lives as scum, unpunished. Determined to settle the past without compromising his own peace, he went on a mission of the Perfect Revenge, a retribution that is absolute and untouchable.

The noble lady Orthria was informed of her engagement's cancellation by her fiancé. Furthermore, she was betrayed by her younger sister and disowned by her family. Despite this dire situation, she did not lament. She had anticipated this outcome and prepared to live on her own. The place she approached for a livelihood was the Magic Research Institute. There, she met Fren, the kingdom's strongest hero knight. "Orthria, would you come under my command?" Fren approached her kindly. However, there was a reason why he came close to Orthria, as this encounter was orchestrated. Their fates, belonging to two different worlds, are now intersect in this romantic fantasy.

Time is a strange thing. The person she killed the day before yesterday had already begun to rot. But when she came home the next day, they were standing in her house, smiling at her. What is happening? The doctor told her if she took the medicine she would wake up! Where am I? What is this? Who are you?

Amano Emi likes wearing cute clothes. One day, as she is arguing with a pick up artist who was harassing a girl, a drink is thrown at her. She is saved by a stranger...

[This is much worse than the original story...!!] A Girl, who died together with her family in an accident, was then reincarnated as the main character, saintess Cecilia, inside the novel she loved. In the original story of the novel, her twin sister, Rebecca, had turned into a villainess and killed their father because of her envy. The saintess is determined to change the course of the story because she doesn't want to lose her family once again. However the story turned into the worst case scenario and she was killed by Rebecca instead...! Upon dying, a mysterious power sent Cecilia back to the past where she hasn't been chosen as the saintess yet. Now she is forced to make a certain choice to change the course of the story.

The world is overflowing with them: fibs, falsehoods, lies… Surely you, too, Reader, have told a lie at least once in your life, with your heart beating fast. This is a story about dealing with those lies. The protagonist, Gokuoh, is a master liar, who loves both lying and exposing other people's lies. Together with his strange pet, Nekokarasu, he starts to expose the ocean of lies in his new school. Fighting lies with lies, all Gokuoh needs is the power of the "tongue." "What exactly does that mean?" you ask? Have a look and find out!

Nanami is a 26-year-old, single office worker. On her way home, after working late until the last train, she comes across a fight, she takes care of Sota, a university student who has been beaten up. However, this man is good looking, but a womanizer. 'I don't mind if you use me as a pet.' A young college student and an office worker with no experience in romance, in a dangerous cohabitation love story!

The best guys are where you least expect them. One lonely night, Julia finds an odd boy named William in her wardrobe. They quickly become friends, and soon he begins appearing whenever she needs someone to talk to. As the two grow closer, Julia falls for this mysterious boy, igniting a magical love story that transcends time and space.

Chang, the president of a perfume company, becomes entangled with Ton Hom, a dance teacher, after she accidentally uses a love potion created by her older brother, which causes Chang to fall deeply in love with her. Together, they must navigate the situation and track down her brother to take responsibility for the consequences of his actions.

Be mine, Miku. Miku, a college student who's just landed a job, reconnects with her childhood friend, Subaru Kuga, after several years apart. He once felt like a little brother to her, but now Subaru has grown into a cool, handsome heir to a major company. What's more, he wants her to live with him and work for him! "If you keep thinking of me as 'just a little brother', you're about to enter a world of surprise." he tells her, and the kiss he gives her one night in bed is far from the playful gestures they shared as children. His kisses are deep and passionate, his strong hands tracing her body… Every assertive move he makes is part of his plan to claim Miku as his own—entirely.

The manga centers on Ayame and Tsubaki, who are researchers at a lab in the biology department of T University. Ayame is a "returnee." He does things at his own pace and is a "dinosaur otaku," and Tsubaki is his older colleague who is an enthusiast of studying the skeletons of birds and dinosaurs. The manga follows their slightly strange romantic relationship.

A beautiful female journalist is suspected of murder and discovers that the prosecutor is her first love. Jiang Ming and Mu Jingyun were each other's first loves, but a series of accidents caused them to part ways. Ten years later, they become entangled again due to a murder case. However, when they meet again, they are no longer the people they once were. The ultimate direction of various cases seems to be related to an organization. Each person gradually discovers that all of this is actually an arrangement of "fate." In the end, who can redeem everyone from the abyss of darkness?