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In the shadows of Edo, under the ban on Christianity, lurks an ominous supernatural presence no one should approach. Give in to curiosity, and there will be no way back!

Scanlation: Purple Mango Scans

When a dead officer’s badge falls into Vano Grice’s hands, he enters the city’s hidden war with soul devouring Shadows. The badge links him to the SDU, a monster hunting organization where his sister Cleo serves. As the power within his soul awakens, the work pulls him deeper and raises doubts about the truth at home.

"I'm pretty amazing, you know?" "With me, you'd be even more powerful." The pair that has it all have an S-rank adventure and romance! An isekai rom-com! Alicia is a haughty daughter of a duke who likes to cake her face with makeup. On the night before her banishment for bullying the heroine, Alicia remembers she is a villainess in an otome game... While feeling at a loss, she realizes something else. She has big breasts, good looks, and magical powers?! Who knew she was a triple threat! An idea dawned upon her, and she sought out her nerdy brother to be his assistant to research magical tools. Alicia displayed her talent and soon longed for a life of fun and freedom, rather than the strict upbringing of a queen. In the end, Alicia decides to live her life as a commoner... And she gets teased by the S-rank adventurer, Hayato?! An isekai rom-com with an S-rank adventure and romance!

This is a strange family story. I went camping with my family. We met a man with a strange demeanor and a strange lantern that could alter time and space! I can't believe it's real! Or....is it? Kazoku Scramble is a collection of short stories with a twist, based off of the novel with the same name. However it encompasses its own original stories so original fans and new readers can enjoy.

It’s the first day of school at Hyakki Academy, and incoming first-year students Mamekichi Maizuka and Tamao Akisame are running late! As fellow troublemakers, they become fast friends, but there’s no time to stand around and chat! After all, they’ve heard talk of a delinquent teacher who cleaves buildings in half, so who knows what other sorts of peculiar professors await them…?

Ayumu Otsuki is a space lover with an ambitious dreamto meet an alien. Despite lacking friends or romantic experience, she started the Astronomy Association by herself, which is the only place where she feels she belongs. One day after school, she dropped an association poster, but an upperclassman picked it up for her. The upperclassman introduced herself as Hayami, and Ayumu completely fell in love at first sight when Hayami recognized her passion! Ayumu's mind is now filled with love, and she goes all out to share her feelings. However, Senpai seems to already adore something else. She fell for a fitness junkie?! A peculiar girl's straightforward romcom!!

When my vision blurred after days of unrelenting hunger, a shadow spoke to me. That night, I made a contract with the shadow. By consuming people's sins, I gained a life where I would never go hungry again. Since gaining this power, I can no longer taste ordinary food, and my criminal record has grown a bit (a lot?)... but you know what? Sin tastes even better.

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Kim Hoon lives a life at rock bottom, working as a part-timer who makes solicitation calls for the illegal loan company 'Myeongdong Capital.' He is also the secret lover of 'Madam Bae,' the daughter of Myeongdong Capital's chairman. One day, Madam Bae asks him to pick up her son, 'Bae Jea,' from school. Kim Hoon goes to get Jea without much thought, and there, he hears an unexpected proposal from the boy...

AC-197. Peace has returned to the people. And from this point on in history, weapons known as mobile suits, including the Gundams, were never seen again in the Earth Sphere. However, as long as mankind exists, there will always be battles. And that is precisely why an organization called the Preventers must exist. Heero and the others of PREVENTER-7 embark on a new operation to extinguish the flames that threaten to consume the perfect peace.

Jung Won travels between worlds, working as a “contractor” (hitman/mercenary). After deciding to retire from his contractor work and return to normal life for the sake of his younger sibling, his brother Jung Yoon suddenly disappears into the other world. Now Jung Won must reclaim the powers he lost upon retirement and venture back to bring his brother home. Can he recover his lost abilities and rescue his sibling?!

Discovering a hidden talent at death's door, 78-year-old Ma Bok-hee embarks on an unlikely new career path: becoming a Magical Girl! After a life of hardship leads to a terminal diagnosis, she accepts a life-extending offer to ensure she sees her granddaughter reach adulthood. Though stumbling over the terminology—asking, "Magi... what girl? You sayin' if I do that, I can live 'til my grandbaby's all grown up? Alright then, I'll do it!"—she embraces her new role with determination. Now, a rejuvenated Bok-hee must defend East Village from the mysterious 'Doksu' and his corrupted villains in this spirited tale of a grandmother finding her true calling at the very end of her life.

While testing a confidential herbal formula for the queen, a dedicated researcher falls ill with an unexpected side effect. Taking leave to recover, she is unexpectedly discovered by a concerned junior colleague, whose offer of help crosses every boundary she expected to remain intact. Caught between vulnerability and rising tension, she faces a moment she never anticipated.

On Christmas Eve, Seto Hozumi is forced by his older sister to take care of Izumi Nanse, a beautiful girl any man would love to be with. However, she stands out not only for her beauty, but also for being carefree, useless and someone who is very fond of alcohol. Now our protagonist will have to deal with unexpected visits from this beauty who does nothing but drink…

Ashley, the Emperor’s seventh son, is an unfortunate young man born with unsettling “abnormalities”, dragon’s eyes and white, inhuman arms. His strict older brother trains him in swordsmanship and urges him to make it as a soldier, but Ashley’s talents lean far less toward the sword and far more toward the handling of a shovel. One day, while excavating, Ashley digs up the Evil Dragon Jirant. The dragon transforms into a girl with the same dragon’s eyes as his and gives him a single book. “This is a guidebook,” Jirant says. “Each time you complete a task, it grants its owner explosive growth. From here on… I will make you an Emperor.” A prince whose birth was never celebrated, who lives in constant fear of assassination, carries this strange tome that demands the punishment of evil. He sets out to purge the corruption festering throughout the Empire— Not with a sword, but with the shovel that pierces through everything.

Sara, a mermaid living in the modern world, has been dealing with yokai and humans alike as a “Trader.” To her, humans are merely clients—trusting them with her heart was never an option… One day, a mysterious young man named Sora wanders into her miniature garden. He doesn’t seem like an enemy, but there’s clearly something unusual about him. Sara offers him a deal. However, the one thing Sora truly desires turns out to be none other than Sara herself…!? A cohabitation romance filled with love and secrets begins—all starting from a single “deal”!

A mangaka and her salarywoman roommate come to realize that their feelings of friendship might actually be something quite different.

One day, Beatrix, a natural-looking marquise, suddenly announces to her maid of honor that she is going to be a villainess. What? Beatrix confesses that she will become a villainess in order to break off her engagement. What is the young lady thinking when she is betrothed to a prince whom everyone admires?

Maou Shaitan Geneha, a demon lord whose powers were sealed away, seeks out the descendant of the one who sealed her; company employee Shishibe Yashiro. Wanting Yashiro to undo the seal, Maou forms a contract with her, aiming to satisfy Yashiro in the hopes that she'll undo the seal.

A two-shot originally published in Yuri Hime December 2019 and January 2020.

Yoo Jeongwon, a call center agent worn out from dealing with rude customers, finds unexpected comfort in the kind voice of one particular caller. Feeling a little lighter, Jeongwon finishes his shift and stops by a restaurant after work—only to recognize the same gentle voice coming from one of the staff members, Lee Gyuhyuk. Realizing that Gyuhyuk is the man who comforted him earlier, Jeongwon hesitates, unable to approach him and eventually decides to leave. But just as he’s about to walk away, Gyuhyuk calls out to him. “My shift ends soon, and… well…” “If we just part ways like this, I think I’ll regret it later.” Drawn in by Gyuhyuk’s warmth and sincerity—so much like his voice—Jeongwon finds it impossible to turn him down.

"A World Where Chastity is Reversed"A dream world where the male-to-female ratio is 1:20, women have stronger sexual desires, and precious men live a smooth life protected by their bodyguards. Fifteen years have passed since Ikuto Ichise was reincarnated into this world, which should have been a guaranteed harem, but for some reason, he isn't popular. Ikuto laments that it must be because his bodyguards are all handsome men, and especially his childhood friend Rui Toosaka, who is particularly high-spec... but in reality, the bodyguards are beautiful girls disguised as men! Completely unaware, Ikuto is overly close and unguarded, making every girl feel like they have a chance. As he unintentionally forms an oblivious harem, Rui, who wishes to be seen as a girl, reveals everything to him!? The curtain rises on a romantic comedy harem story where my demand is enormous, and it's always my peak popularity period!

Elaine Lana Norris, who was born at the top of the aristocratic ladder, was suddenly abandoned by her fianc for another and had her engagement to him broken off. Made out to be a villainess by her ex-fianc's lover and her entourage, she is subsequently driven out of her home by the strict grandfather who raised her.However, with this exiled life, Lana's true skills and desires can finally bloom as the owner of an inn!