TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

From DramaQueen : Kenzo Shinozuka is a talented but under-appreciated pianist, so when wealthy nobleman Lorenzo Carlucci offers to be his patron, he leaps at the chance. However, being patronized by Carlucci exacts a price that the pianist may not want to pay. For Carlucci is an eccentric and demanding patron, whose temperament often clashes with Kenzo’s own stubbornness. The friction between patron and artist threatens to drive them both to the brink of madness, or that of desire. But, it is undeniable that Kenzo’s talent flourishes under Carlucci’s patronage. Can Kenzo overcome his pride and the ghosts of his past to finally achieve greatness?

From Girls' Generation Scanlations: Fumichi is a male waiter at a bar. He often gets harassed by the customers that demand special service from him. One night, he gets beat up by a customer that got offended, and was taken in by Sazawa and his daughter, Iyo. Join them in their interesting relationship.

Tarzan is here to save the day! And what kind of service would you expect from a Pubic Hair Salon? Practical sex education and more from our lovely sensei and students.

From Kiwimyweewee: A college student named Mitsuko works at his uncle’s hostel. On his way from an errand, he finds an unconscious yokai, Tenshi. When Tenshi wakes up he acts ferocious and arrogant. To express his gratitude to Mitsuko for saving his life, he also becomes a guest at the hostel on his own accord until Mitsuko decides what he wants. After being acquainted with Tenshi, gradually he opens his heart to Mitsuko. Suddenly Tenshi’s body transforms into an adult-like appearance and harasses Mitsuko!

A direct sequel of Oujisama Game. 1) King Game - The 2nd prince, Renge, of our favorite royal family is sent to a neighboring country as collateral in a foreign relations deal. When things turn sour between their countries, he becomes a virtual hostage of a tyrant King, Ouga. 2) King Game: 6th Prince vs 3rd Prince - Homura, 3rd prince, fell in love in his brother, 6th prince, Airi, when they were kids. Younger prince was very sickly at that time and his brother started to learn medicine (with poor results) in order to heal him. Now they are grown up, they are lovers (by name only) and Airi is bigger and no longer sick or weak, but not in Homura eyes. 6th prince decided to change that. 3) Kaizoku Game: Pirate vs 5th Prince - 5th prince, Yuuri tried escape from castle and ended on pirate ship that belonged to Kuuron. From this point young prince starts living on ship and being the captain's "woman".

1) No.99: Ningen Omocha The Marquis Banford and his wife die in tragic circumstances leaving Graham, their butler, with the heavy burden of raising their sole heir, Leonard. Leonard is young and Graham chooses to raise him in a selfish and unrestrained manner. Anything he wishes, his butler will grant. One day Graham returns to the castle with another rare toy for his master. The 99th toy to be presented to Leonard. A human toy. 2) Ougon Shima (The Golden Island) On an island where young boys are building a wing for a giant crow, two boys deal with their feelings for each other. 3) Ou to Majin to Mahoutsukai (The Prince, the Devil and the Wizard) Long ago, in a country called Arabia, a beautiful young man stole a mirror from a magician. There is a catch, however; this mirror possesses the power of the devil and whoever holds it will face a life of misery. What will happen when a young magician tries to steal the mirror back?

Welcome to Paradise! ~ Meet Saizou, Nao, Yuuki and Reiji, 4 guys who couldn’t be less like each other but for one thing they have in common: a love for gaming. Frequently they gather at the arcade, Game Paradise and indulge in not only games, but also their growing fondess for each other. ;) What does the future hold in store for these young men? Will they find that “LOVE’ is the most exciting game of all? X3 ~from Bitter Sweet

From Fantasyshrine: Scientist Eric Stuart has been kidnapped! To rescue him, Steve McDaniel, an elite soldier, must infiltrate the enemy's fortress, find the kidnapped scientist, and bring him home. “I’ll protect you with my life!” After hearing such a solemn promise, Eric couldn’t help but fall for Steve…

From Nakama: On the same day two men, each divorced and with a child, moved into the top and bottom of an apartment. Facing the same circumstances, they hit it off right away, and found themselves in a relationship visiting each other’s home often. But one night, due to a situation(?) blamed on alcohol, their friendship took a perilous turn…!?

Mizuki has just lost his job. Without money or a place to live, Mizuki has no choice but to stay with his older brother in his company dorm room. Since non-employees are not allowed in the dorm, Mizuki must live there in secret, like a house cat. At first Mizuki is intimidated by his older brother's roommate, Toru, but seeing a softer side of Toru changes his opinion. Toru starts to treat Mizuki with kindness, but Mizuki wants to become more than just a pet companion.

Compilation of short stories: 1) 1000 Years, I Love Hakua is sent into the mountains by the village to kill a ferocious tiger that has been attacking villages. The tiger, mistaking him for a girl, drags Hakua into the mountains to become his mate. Love soon blossoms as Hakua must teach this half human creature the meanings of his new found emotions. 2) 1000 Years, I Love Extra Their love going strong, Hakua decides to go back to the village. Naturally Youko tags along and runs into some trouble in the human world. 3) Lying Words Honest Kiss A slave merchant Kouhaku steals a beautiful boy Enji to sell him to a public house. Little did he know that the boy wouldn��™t mind at all. 4) Fallen Warrior A doctor��™s apprentice Suiki finds a wounded samurai in the forest and takes him to his home to treat. The samurai Genka is really bad-tempered and the boy has bad history with samurai. 5) The Flower of Love Story about an artist Sekka and a beautiful boy Joka he saves who later comes to serve as his model. 6) The Path of Pure Love

From Fantasyshrine: 1-3) The strong-willed Asahi and the easy-going Tetsuro have been close friends since kids. Now in high school, those two still “share” their bento (box lunch). However, Asahi is asked to stop bullying Tetsuro, “because he’s too nice to tell you his true feelings!” But is that really how Tetsuro feels about Asahi’s bullying—? 4) Follows Morio and Saeki-sensei from Vanilla

Vampires are never to be allowed to love a human because they will turn into dust. Half-vampire Kazuki has known this since the day his mother died. Picked up by vampire Touya, Kazuki really hates him and wishes to break free. But Touya has many uses for Kazuki.

From Baka-Updates: Adapted from "Hada no Ue no Renai Jijou " with the following pairings: Aoki x Mizusawa; Tsukishima x Yamaji . This is a series of six. The order is: 1. Hada na Ue no Renai Jijou 2. Zaiaku wa Hada no Ue ni (same characters & issue but different plot) 3. Zaiaku wa Hada no Ue ni-Hada no Ue ni Furu Hana* 4. Renai Tsuu 5. Renaitsuu-Akka-* 6. Pillow Talk + Holiday* (*) indicate djs. 4 and 5 are spin-offs featuring Aoki and are contain events from Zaiaku from Aoki's perspective. 6 features both couples.

From Nakama: I, Shouta, was permitted to embrace gentle-smiled, popular bartender Aoi only at times when Aoi felt like it. Why is it that despite the deep caresses and intense invitation, he doesn't try to feel good himself? I continue to be tossed about by Aoi, who is full of riddles, but... I want to give you love that binds to the inside of your heart, not just your body.

Jaded Miki treats love like a game, playing with and discarding girls on a whim so when he sees Udou earnestly and unsuccessfully trying to reject a tearful love confession, Miki steps in and says, "Udou-kun is with me now." But what starts out as a lark to relieve the boredom of daily life quickly becomes serious ...

The one-year-younger, cry-baby, childhoodfriend, Kanade, suddenly took Meguru’s first kiss! Though he's grown taller a bit recently, and the girls made a big fuss and called him “the piano prince”, I will not be tricked. He’s a pervert who steals another guy’s lips! With additional pages, the perfect version is now on sale. This manga skips a few years ahead of the ending of Kodaka Kazuma's Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki... Now it's time for the kids to shine! It features all of our favourite couples from Kusatta plus some new ones, and the artwork is completely gorgeous! The first chapter was first released as an extra of volume 2 of Not ready sensei!

What started as a burglary at an art gallery ended up with more than just a painting being stolen, but also the feelings of those involved. And when that stolen painting happened to be the masterpiece of a young artist named Kagawa Setsuyou, gallery owner Andou finds himself the victim of the eccentric artist's whims. Taking place deep in the woods, with just the two of them alone together in an ancient gallery... Ike paints breathtakingly passionate scenes that readers are sure to enjoy.

Top reporter Tsuchiya writes a story that drives his friend to suicide, leaving his friend's son an orphan. The boy vanishes and Tsuchiya spends two years searching for him; while his own status as a reporter falls. When he finds the boy Fukuzawa he takes him in, without revealing his connection to the father, and tries to teach the lonely boy to rely on him. And perhaps to teach his own heart to rely on another as well...

1) The scoop of justice Eiichi Sada enters the newspaper club as soon as he enters high school. His partner, Akira, looks terrifying but mentally he is very kind. One day, Eiichi witnesses the love affair of two homosexual students and takes a picture of it. Akira then takes a shot of Eiichi's nude form in order to make Eiichi learn the significance of reporting. 2) My only scoop Eiichi knows Akira's father is a journalist. But Akira asks Eiichi to keep quiet. 3) Selfish scoop The police gets Akira mixed up with a sexual molester who uses a secret camera and arrests him. Eiichi asks Akira's father to help. 4) The true scoop Akira and Eiichi find stray kitties. 5) Obedient scoop Extra story : Haretara ii Na (Tell me Clearly) A student who likes rainy days loves his best friend who is an outdoor type.

From Attractive Fascinante: Rutta changed from a delinquent to a nice guy because of his new roommate, Miyagi Kodama. Kodama was unsure of his own feelings after Rutta’s confession. After seeing Rutta’s injuries caused from excessive fighting, Kodama finally decided to face the truth and accepted him.

What will happen years later when senpai and kouhai meet again? Is loving someone that frightening? A sweet one-shot from the lovely Ike-sensei.

For Fujimiya who is a very competent guy at the company, Yuuki, a grandson of the Chairman of the Board has been his longtime rival. Yuuki bears away all girls around Fujimiya, so Fujimiya has been "unskilled at love" yet. Yuuki asks Fujimiya to take care of his "pride and joy", Shuuta Takahashi during Yuuki's overseas business trip of half-year. Shuuta was a playmate of Yuuki and has no experience of working at office but is very eager to become an accomplished office worker to help Yuuki. Fujimiya is moved by Shuuta's enthusiasm and teaches Shuuta personal computer after his working. Fujimiya can not help loving Shuuta when he drinks too much at the party and is looked after tenderly by Shuuta. But when Yuuki returns he is not all that happy with how the things evolved between Fujimiya and Shuuta... Also includes a short story with the junior high school students Tamura and Mikami from Love Trivia before they become quiz game partners.

Popular actor Kenzaki Shinya had a one-night stand with a youth who happened to be the agency’s newbie, Mizutani Sachi. Not only did Sachi become Kenzaki’s assistant, he’s also a big fan of Kenzaki. Though he despised Sachi accepting everyone’s invitation in bed, Kenzaki simply couldn’t take his eyes off Sachi—…Was it their destiny to love each other? Loosely affiliated with NETEMO SAMETEMO where Yuu and Jin are the main characters and Kenzaki is a supporting character.