TOP MANGA OF THE WEEK

The students always call him dark, dirty, scary so science teacher, Fuwa Tsutomo, couldn't show his true identity as a good-looking man. Yet he had liked a student, Kurusu, who was failing science. So in order to help and be with Kurusu, even if it's just for a while, Fuwa changed into the "Phantom of Science" and be a private tutor for Kurusu. Unfortunately Kurusu's friend revealed his secret, but still Kurusu didn't care; he only hated Fuwa, not his "Phantom"

1) Love Cafe? Baby-faced college student Miwa jumps at the chance to work at the elite restaurant. Being trained by strict Himekura is hard, but Miwa admires the elegant waiter and ignores the rumors that Himekura is the owner's lover. But accidentally witnessing a tender moment between them has repercussions for Miwa he never anticipated... 2) Love Cafe ­–36.5˚C– Nobunaga loves pretty things and a regular customer Yui has cought his eye. Unfortunately Yui dislikes all the things Nobunaga recommends. Can Nobunaga get Yui's approval...? 3) Love Cafe A short sequel. Himekura is serving Yui and they look good together. What will Nobunaga and Miwa do? 4) The Window Cleaner and the Director A student becomes a window cleaner as his part-time job during his summer vacation for his hobby, overseas travels. He catches the eyes of one young CEO through the window, then he is suddenly fired and goes to a job interview, but he finds himself forcibly lured into the arms of Director Tsunaga Keiichi! 5) Alice and Daikichi Daikichi is a dog that goes to propose to a plush rabbit Alice everyday.

[From Peccatore Sanctuary]: It was love at first sight for Iwaki Kei. Entering the drama club was to get closer to Kyoumizu, but the only roles Iwaki seemed to get were Passerby A or commoner B. On one fateful day, Iwaki saved Kyoumizu who was suddenly attacked by someone, and since then, he was called the "Princess' Knight." Jealousy from classmates ensued, but Iwaki did not seem to be overtaken at all. And, Kyoumizu has also become attracted to his charm... the topic of Happy School Life!

Collection of cute short stories focusing on formation of relationships. 1) Welfare Storm (Part 1) - A student has a crush on a new, beautiful, substitute school attendant. But the attendant is a jinx and brings unhappiness to the student... 2) Welfare Storm (Part 2) - Continuation of this couple's relationship. 3) Attraction Liqueur - An ace & young worker from tech sector becomes the assistant of ace salesman who can not drink too much. Young worker shows how much he has yearned for the salesman and invites him to their private drinking session... 4) Hibinoya Boarding House Chronicle - The cloistered son of noble family suddenly moves to the hero's house in order to learn the life of ordinary people... 5) Fickle Wings & Everyday Fickle - Yoshimoto Oki is a quiet boy. With both his parents working overseas, he is often home alone, and so finds solace in his computer. But when he participates and wins in the "Infinite Colour Wing" game contest, the prize turns out to be something more than he bargained for ...

1-3) Koisuru Cupid Tomoki's friend, Mishima Natsume, dies in a bike accident, but he can't rest in peace. He regrets not being able to confess his love to Yabuuchi Kengo, so instead of going to Heaven he returns as a ghost and uses Tomoki to confess his feelings. But what happens when Tomoki starts to feel something when he sees Kengo? 4) Muki Chouai (Affection for Life) Lawyer Shinohara used to work for Igarashi until one night when they went out drinking. Shinohara resigned, but Igarashi can't remember anything from that night. They meet six months later and Igarashi realizes his feelings for Shinohara, but can Shinohara forgive him for whatever he did that fateful night..?! 5-6) Kagami wa Iranai (I don't need a mirror!) Cousins Aruto and Michiru were raised like brothers and their faces look very similar. "It's impossible to fall in love with a person that looks just like you"...right?

From Bliss: Yani, the young prime minister of the empire of Pisare, wanted to see his dear childhood friend, the beautiful attorney general, Sesaam purely as a friend. But it seems his heart isn't following his mind. On one hand he's facing the facts that he wants Sesaam as his lover but on another hand he didn't want to destroy the trust he had build for years with Sesaam due to his selfish feelings. Then, all of a sudden, Sesaam told him he could have sex with him...!?

The feeling...not knowing a person is probably not that bad. The one moving in next door Kita is his classmate, Saitou. Until graduation, Saitou didn't seem to even know Kita's name. Thus, Kita tries to avoid him. Without knowing why, he's hiding his hurt heart. A collection of stories showing the pleasure of love by understanding each other and the endurance of pivotal declaration. (taken from back cover) 4. Refrain Reset 5. Double Bed (sequel of Refrain Reset) 6. The Shining Sun and Moon 7. Prism (sequel of The Shining Sun and Moon)

Continuation of Yukari and Otoumi's story, which begins in Hitomi no ounowa (dear green). 1. Forever Flatmates Yukari and Otoumi know they must one day reveal the truth about their relationship to an important person: Ryouko. Especially after she sent invitations to a celebration of her upcoming wedding. How will she react when she finds out that her best friend's dating her ex-boyfriend? 2. The One I Like the Most A schoolgirl's crush causes a hiccup in Yuraki and Otoumi's relationship. 3. Living Together A humorous flashback to how Otoumi and Yuraki come to live together. 4. The Situation to Take For Granted With parental pressure on Otoumi to make marriage plans, he becomes aware of what he takes for granted ~ and what he certainly doesn't. 5. Love's Murmurs (oneshot) High school student Shinya reacted badly when Takashi ~ his boyfriend of six months and an electronic salesman ~ suggested he should go home for New Year's. 6. Repeated Problem Although Takechi rejected his closest friend Hakata's unexpected love confession, he doggedly kept their friendship going. But when gossip about Hakata's homosexuality begins to circulate at their university, Takechi is forced to question his friendship with Hakata. 7. The Relationship That Can't Be Washed Away Continuation of Takechi and Hakata's relationship. 8. Afterword 9. Vacation Time A humorous two-page look at one day of Yukari and Otoumi's home life.

From Girls' Generation Scanlations: Natsume is the loner type. He doesn't like to get involved in peoples issues, nor does he put himself in the spotlight. Kudou's the exact opposite. He uses his looks and charms makes him a perfect player. These two don't know each other, despite attending the same college... until Kudou stole two of Natsume's girlfriends. Now his pride has been hurt by the same man, what will Natsume do?

From mochi*mochi: Morimura Yuuki, concertmaster at Fujimi Citizens Orchestra, loves music and his small, amateurish, but tight-knit group at Fujimi. His world is shaken up when a brilliant, new conductor, Tounoin Kei, is recruited to breathe life into their music and orchestra. Yuuki feels Tounoin's high demands will do nothing but chase away the members, but when he draws more from them than they ever thought possible, Yuuki reconsiders his own motives for staying at Fujimi. Obviously, the newcomer Tounoin understands Fujimi more than Yuuki ever did and even has the girl that Yuuki's been in love with for the past three years, at his feet. Nursing a wounded pride Yuuki resigns from Fujimi, but Tounoin has other ideas...

Kouda’s job in Tokyo didn’t go well and now he lives as a cafeteria worker back in the country side. One day, he meets Nojima, who moves into the neighborhood, and becomes close with him, but finds out he’s the leader of the notorious Nojima group! But contrary to his reputation, Nojima asks Kouda to eat with him every day, and he can’t seem to sleep by himself because of the rumors that ghosts might appear in his house.

"Aren't you always thinking about that guy?!" An arrogant Bakeneko (cat monster), named Kuro, is taken in by ordinary honor student Noeru. Kuro however leaves Noeru alone in a classroom after turning him into an erotic beauty with his powerful ero-magic. Things get complicated when he ends up sleeping with cool guy Shouei, the person he's secretly in love with! The dutiful honor student becomes a lusty boy... Erotically sweet and troubled high school days ensue!

[From Peccatore Sanctuary]: Tohru is confused and in deep trouble. After the 'thing' with Takafumi - a senior high student, Tohru can't get him out of his head. Tohru swore that he will wait until Takumi is legally an adult he will not do 'H things' (perverted things) with him. However, both are finding it hard to keep their urges under control...this is when the line between boy and man becomes conveniently blurred... (Sequal to Suki to Kirai bo Kyoukaisen)

By Backlash67: This series is based around a master and his shinobi servant. The chapters are broken down into short stores or “missions” with the master and shinobi as the main characters. In all the missions the master uses his position to tease or pressure his shinobi servant into submitting to his sexual demands.

1-4) Furue Tsumore Shiawase no Hana Yuuri has always been attached to his childhood friend and neighborhood Onii-san; Aki. With a certain fondness for his friend, he enrolls in the same college where Aki is working as a lecturer. Yuuri immediately falls into the position of Aki's personal caretaker and not before long, he comes to realize that there is more to their relationship than he understands. Furue Tsumore Shiawase no Hana is a story of the delicate balance between friendship and love. 5 & 8) The Trembling Flower of Happiness Aki and Yuuri is trying to come to terms with their relationship and where to draw their lines. Not scanlated. 6) Shake Continuation of chapter 5 of Koi no Shizuku. Not scanlated. 7) Extra The academics go on an onsen trip. Not scanlated.

MISTER MERMAID: On a full moon night, Subaru - a merman - coincidentally saved a man who sank into the ocean. After that, in order to see that man again, Subaru traded off his tail for a pair of legs and came to the surface to find Tatsuki - the man's name. Despite of his throbbing feet and his lost voice, Subaru was happy to be able to stay by Tatsuki's side. However, his happiness soon faded away when he found out the reason why Tatsuki was at the bottom of the ocean that day. FUJI NO YAMAI (side story): Byakuya had an incurable undying illness, which means he couldn't die. Gin, his best friend, made a promise that he would take care of Byakuya until death and the promise had been kept for 16 generations. However, Gin the Sixteenth had no intention of making babies for the next generation; instead, he kept his promise with Byakuya in a way that none of the previous Gins had done.

University student, Keisuke, was suddenly asked by his childhood friend and an actor, Souta, "Can I kiss you?" Thinking that it's a practice for the kissing scene in his next drama, Keisuke kissed Souta without hesitation...

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?

From Blissful Sin: After stomach cramps land Muramachi Koharu in a bed at the nurse’s office on the very first day at his new school, he suddenly wakes up to find himself on the landing just before the roof door. And there’s a student he doesn’t know sitting right next to him! “Where am I? Who are you?” The student says he’s one year Koharu’s senior and leans closer and closer to him…! He pushes Koharu down… And suddenly kisses him! A romantic comedy that tells the story of the faithful yet stupid senpai Oosugi and Koharu, a transfer student who’s too nice to say no. ♥

From Art of Life: For no apparent reason, Hirai -- the year's top student -- found it difficult to maintain his focus durning Onoda's class, thus created a headache of an experience. And Onoda, whom was confronted by Hirai saying "This way I can be alone with Sensei," will...?

1-5) Grandma told Tsukamoto that if he didn't start to pay attention, he'd get into trouble. Now he seems to have joined a mysterious club at school that is headed by Higashi Jyuji, otherwise known as Rapunzel. Will Tsukamoto be the prince to bring this princess down from the castle? 6) I Will Be With You Forever- Seiji's four years of college are almost over, and it's time to head back home to take over the family business. How will his relationship with fellow student Kei end up? 7) Platinum- Mitsuteru has horrible luck with jobs. After being fired yet again, he meets a green-eyed fortune teller who seems to know a lot about him. Now he can't seem to stop running into him. Are they fated to be together?

From September Scanlations: Misono Kazuki is a college student pursuing a dream of becoming a famous novelist—but unfortunately, for someone trying to pen a supernatural YA novel, he’s got next to no experience with close encounters of the spiritual kind. To remedy this, at the suggestion of a friend, he heads to a supposedly haunted shrine late one moonlit evening, and while he doesn’t find any ghosts, he does find something much more interesting.

From The Back Door: After being ridiculed by his younger sister, the rather disappointing Sakura decides to take a leaf out of an otome manual and, in hopes of becoming popular with the ladies, learn to become a sparkling prince. Even though he meant to charm a girl's heart, he instead reels in a male teenager named Jun...?!

[From Peccatore Sanctuary]: Kuro Inamori is the heir of a huge industrial group. Because of a traumatic experience in his youth he is impotent. But then he meets Nana.