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Leveling up has truly changed Yuuya's life. In the real world, things have done a complete 180. He’s getting used to his new school and making fast friends, which includes a fluffy companion in the other world. Meanwhile, thanks to his physical prowess and good looks, his popularity is through the roof (though he’s oblivious to this). He’s also finally...

I Don't Need a Happy Ending: I don’t need to believe in a fantasy. As long as these days of bliss continue, that’s enough for me. From the twisted role reversal between a bully and her former victim to the pure love between an heiress and her maid kept apart by their difference in station, these five stories by the...

Cosplay extraordinaire and superspy Hyouka Wang takes the shared house by storm after stealing a kiss from Hayato! With sights set on the classified information within, she gets right to work using her powers of seduction to ensnare Hayato. But if she wants to get to him, she'll have to go through the other tantalising and talented tenants first. After...

Kagiura is equal parts eager and anxious to start a new chapter of his life as a high schooler. He's aiming to be a star player on the basketball team, and he's even moved into the school dorms. Upon arrival, he discovers that his roommate is a blond, pierced, delinquent-looking upperclassman! First impressions aside, Hirano isn't actually as rough as...

Having vowed to take up the mantle of kingship, Hinowa needs an expert strategist, but her number one candidate, the wise sage Rugyou, is more interested in living as an author! Meanwhile, Akame sets out on her own in search of an old friend, not realising she may uncover more than she bargained for. Will these encounters and farewells bode...

In the midst of her first battle, Hinowa challenges Yomihime, the woman who killed her mother. After a fierce standoff, Hinowa and her friends barely scrape by, and that's only with the help of Akame. But when a new and crazed general from the Tenrou Nation launches an attack, will they be able to survive the merciless battlefield once again?...

A SHUT-IN TIME STOPPER!? After the recent trouble with fallen angels and Excaliburs, Rias is finally allowed to unseal her first Bishop, Gasper. Issei is thrilled to find that this new addition appears to be a cute blond girl...but his hopes are quickly dashed. Not only is Gasper a cross-dressing boy, he's also a total recluse with the power to...

The Knight Seeks Revenge With a sports festival on the horizon, the Occult Research Club expects smooth sailing after all the recent trouble. Everyone seems happy enough—except for Kiba, that is. The pretty boy hasn't been himself since he saw an old picture of Issei. Things only get worse when two beauties arrive in town with powerful Holy Swords called...

AN AWESOME POWER IS UNLEASHED...WITH THE HELP OF THE PRESIDENT'S CHEST?! Now that training is done and Rias's peerage is back together again, it's time to party! With just one day before the big game, tensions are running high, and things only get worse when some party crashers arrive! Issei is eager to show off the results of his training,...

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, Vol. 1 by Shimesaba Shimesaba, MediBang Inc., booota, and Marcus Shauer presents an unconventional arrangement. Yoshida was just rejected by his crush of five years. On the way home after drowning his sorrows, he encounters a girl crouching in the middle of the road. She offers him...

Treacherous roads force Hakaba and his party to wait out the winter in the mountain village. The extra time affords Hakaba the opportunity to puzzle out the lamias' rhythmic tap language as well as decipher the meaning of the professor’s recently uncovered papers. Though only a few scraps could be recovered, the professor’s sense of foreboding and urgency are apparent....

Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 7 (light novel) by Kennoji Kennoji, Jan Cash, and KWKM dives into a gripping tale of redemption and relentless pursuit. Haunted by Past Sins Rila never wanted to start a war with humanity. Yet it happened nonetheless, and the destruction still weighs on her conscience....

Despite his lack of special strength, Saitou has become an irreplaceable member of his party. After he stumbles upon a hidden cavern, swarms of adventurers descend on the labyrinth in a frenzied search for priceless treasures and mysterious artefacts. Saitou himself is no exception; his discovery holds some connection to his former home, and he is determined to get to...

Until recently, he lived an ordinary life. Saitou is a thoroughly unremarkable handyman who can't help but feel unsatisfied with his lot in life. Sure, doing odd jobs pays the bills—barely—but it comes at the cost of dealing with his ungrateful customers and boss. Dejected and dispirited, he's starting to wonder what the point of it all is when he...

Ruwanda, a child of the darkness, now roams the world of the light. Having lost the only love he's ever known, he cuts ties with the assassins guild and sets off on his own. Watching the days pass by vapidly, the boy grows into a young man, but he is spurred into action once more by a string of murders...

A young boy who came from the darkness now lives in the light. Although he has found companions of a sort, his truest desire to search for his mother will lead the lonesome boy elsewhere. Doubting the assassins guild he found himself a part of, Ruwanda enlists Ivan in his quest. But as the two uncover deadly secrets about the...

Fox Tales is a collection of four spooky tales for the modern era, all tied to a certain Kyoto curio shop. A basket wriggles, a masked man lingers in the shadows, and things are offered, lost, and forgotten. What mysteries lie hidden in the city's winding streets? Tomihiko Morimi offers an eerie glimpse into the beguiling and mysterious darkness of...

I thought my place in the world was gone, but the world is so much bigger than I ever realised. Evan Townshend is just one of many who lost everything during Meteorfall two years ago, and like the others, he has had to rebuild his life. In his case, this means working for Mireille's Investigative Services, a small company that...

The apocalypse is over, but the journey is only beginning. The world may not have ended after the Meteor fell, but life has forever changed for the survivors of the cataclysm. Mako is no longer a viable source of energy, and an incurable new disease is spreading amid the societal upheaval. But even when brought face-to-face with grief, regret, and...

After his mother's death triggers his Revival ability, Satoru finds himself 18 years in the past! While he's relieved to see his mother and his old friends again, his thoughts are focused on future kidnapping and murder victim Hinazuki Kayo. Putting his plan to save her in motion, he starts a conversation with her. However, he finds himself at a...

Twenty-nine-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is floundering through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make his drab life worse. But then, one day, everything changes. A terrible incident forever changes Satoru's life as he knows it... and with it, comes a...

What do you do when your body doesn’t match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this...

After being framed by Izaya and forced to become a fugitive on the run, Shizuo finds himself in a precarious situation. Forced to rethink his position and circumstances, Mikado struggles with newfound challenges. Only now realising the predicaments of his friends, Masaomi faces difficult decisions. Unaware of everything going on as she flees her house, Anri is caught up in...

As shadow envelops the city, all hell's about to break loose. The chaos of Ikebukuro, Tokyo, has ensnared everyone who lives there, and all the people connected to the Headless Rider are about to come together. Two boys who used to stand side by side as close friends now face each other, at an impasse. Two men who have been...

Durarara!! Side Stories?! (light novel) by Ryohgo Narita, Stephen Paul, and Suzuhito Yasuda offers a glimpse into the (relatively) quiet days of Ikebukuro. This collection features nine tales of not-so-ordinary life in Ikebukuro. Highlights include some reminiscing at Celty and Shinra's big hot-pot party, a Shizuo impostor, the older Raira gang's coming-of-age ceremony, and another supernatural visitor to Tokyo! Don't...

A year and a half after the fall of the Dollars, a new breeze blows through Ikebukuro... Celty hasn't been seen in Ikebukuro for some time, but her influence remains strong. After being treated like a monster in his hometown, Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in hopes of meeting another so-called monster. Meanwhile, Kuon Kotonami wants to turn the...

The latest VRMMORPG, Actual Magic, has sealed an entire class of sixth graders in a terrifying game of life or death. Countless dangers await eleven-year-old Yuuma and his friends. One of their classmates has been turned into a monster, and gargantuan beasts lurk around every corner. Their only hope? The demon Valac who has possessed Yuuma's twin sister. Following Valac's...

The future waits for no one. The cyberpunk metropolis Shinjuku—a massive city-state bedecked with neon signs, towering skyscrapers, and the latest cutting-edge technology. It is here, in year 2099 of the Fused Era, where the legendary Demon Lord Veltol has his second coming five centuries in the making. But this landscape is nothing like the one he conquered all those...

Looking to deliver a letter from the Witch of the Forest of Illusions, Satou and his party decide to visit the village of the forest giants. He soon finds the villagers are still recovering from hydra attacks, including three children who were poisoned by the hydra's toxic breath. As Satou gets to work on brewing an antidote, Karina ponders how...

Entering a territory marred by past tragedies (including attacks by Zen the Undead King), Satou faces new challenges. He'll have to charge on through, but the obstacles are many, including monsters, brigands, and even a fortress under attack by a fierce hydra! Where will Satou's path take him in this unfamiliar land? Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Vol....

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Vol. 20 (light novel) brings yet another thrilling adventure. After a tip-off from a blue-haired goddess of a girl, it's off to Parion Province for Satou and the party! There, they run into Hayato the Hero, who appears to be suffering the virulent effects of a curse from a demon lord! Defeating the...

No good deed goes unpunished! Though Satou's stay in Labyrinth City got off to a rocky start, he's determined to put Celivera on the road to redemption! Acts of charity, such as founding an orphanage and putting the Plunderer King behind bars, are no big deal for him. But despite his best efforts, mysterious drugs continue to circulate. Incidentally, the...

Powerful forces, supernatural and otherwise, have converged in the streets of Shinjuku. The police are on the trail of Fire-breathing Bug, who has a vendetta against the Bastard Children of Sabaramond—a group now face-to-face with Solitaire! The Corpse God was not the first to arrive from the world beyond, and not all who preceded him shared his desire for peace......

It's a showdown for the ages as the legendary hero takes on the corpse god necromancer, but when the dust settles, something isn't quite right... In the final moments of their epic confrontation, the corpse god's final gambit shot was wholly unexpected — reincarnation magic! Across space and time, a boy named Polka Shinoyama awakens feeling...not quite himself... Who could've...

Lauded for her acts of bravery during Advent Day, Cecilia (still pretending to be Cecil) is invited to the seat of the Church of Caritade for an audience with the Holy Maiden herself! There, she seizes the opportunity to procure the sacred dagger that will allow her to rid the world of Obstructions for good...only to discover that the game’s...

A Cross-Dressing Caper Still attending school as her male alter ego, Cecil (reincarnated villainess Cecilia Sylvie) dedicates herself to averting a brutal fate with the help of her brother, Gilbert. For a moment, it seems like her everyday life is under control until an enigmatic murderer known as the Killer starts targeting people close to her. As if that weren't...

Problem after problem keeps cropping up at the Undead Festival. Agent Ten gets busted for his nighttime activities in Tillis's room, Snow gets roped into scamming innocent festival attendees, and Rose starts a new life as...an old man's dog?! Grimm, as the festival's organiser, is the only one of them trying to take things seriously for once, but all those...

CHAOS VERSUS ORDER. After the Demon Lord Viper's self-destruction, relative peace returns to Hideout City. Now, Six and the others can turn their attention to more important matters—like how sexy their new recruit's uniform is! But in no time at all, chaos descends yet again. The neighbouring kingdom of Toris has come under the control of a new organisation. When...

Agent Six's squad, having failed to get their hands on the water fruit after an attack from the Sand King, are stuck wandering the desert. It's looking bad—they're running out of water, their capacity for rational thought is boiling away, their survival instincts are starting to go off the charts, and their useless necromancer is shrivelling up into nothing. In...

The evil Kisaragi Corporation's spy, Agent Six, has successfully integrated into one of the Kingdom of Grace's commando units! While his approach to heroics is... unconventional, his combination of modern weaponry, outside-the-box thinking, and ruthlessness has made his squad of misfits into one of the kingdom's greatest assets in the fight against the Demon Lord. This time, it's up to...

Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 3 takes you back into the mysterious Hoshimiya Girls Academy—a legendary academy known for its exquisite uniforms made from a secret material: human hair. As the school year marches on, the sudden disappearance of the girl with the most beautiful hair throws the student body into chaos. Rumours swirl and grow, threatening to sweep up the distraught...

Clad in school uniforms practically breathing with life are the girls of Hoshimiya Girls Academy, their hair long and luxurious. When a puzzling incident involving the ever-mysterious and elusive student Hoshimiya-san disturbs their peaceful paradise, the hidden feelings these innocent schoolgirls possess begin to entwine and overflow in unimaginable ways. Cocoon Entwined, Vol. 1 invites readers into the intricate world...

If you ever need someone... I want my name to be the one you say first. All it took was a confession during summer vacation to change the dynamic of Team Chitose forever. When the group scattered, only one person went after Chitose. He still remembers the night their relationship began, when Uchida became Yua, and the deep connection that...

Running a marathon with an overweight man, getting backed into a wall by a delinquent, playing an explosive game of Kabaddi, smoking like in a John Woo movie, delivering newspapers... it's all a part of Chio's parkour-heavy way to school. A high schooler who's always got gaming on the brain, Chio's in for another exciting morning full of twists and...

I, Yuki, became the basketball team manager for one reason: I had a crush on the captain and wanted to be with him, always. But when Kido-senpai suddenly announced he got a girlfriend, where did that leave me? In the clubroom, crying my eyes out until this cheeky brat of an underclassman showed up. And now that stupid, pretty playboy,...

While assaulting a Shuuki nest, the 7th Squad are confronted by a mysterious girl riding atop Unihorn, Kyouka's sworn enemy. Who is she, and why does she seem to recognise Yuuki? There's no time to ponder that mystery, however, as the leaders of the 6th Squad, including Himari's sister, arrive for joint training! The stage is set for a grudge...

Decades ago, gates to an otherworldly and dangerous dimension known as Mato - the Demon City - appeared across Japan. Those who partook in the peaches growing there gained unique abilities - but only if they're girls. When down-in-the-dumps high school boy Yuuki Wakura finds himself caught up in a gate, he's saved by Kyouka Uzen, the beautiful commander of...

Three It kids. See how they run. Only 666 seconds to tag someone else...or it's game over. But when the Anti-Curse-God Office prohibits anyone else from entering the building—supposedly to avoid creating more victims—Saeyama and the police have to identify the contractor from the outside. Meanwhile, Yamazaki gets stuck inside with the mysterious transfer student possessing otherworldly powers of unknown...

Anxious about taking a single step off the property, Mira is crestfallen to learn that her favourite author will be signing books nearby. Can a goat-in-fluffy-costume escort help make her dream come true?! Call the Name of the Night, Vol. 3 by Amanda Haley and Tama Mitsuboshi is a delightful tale that captures the charm and anxiety of meeting one’s...

Deep within the forest resides a curious pair: Mira, a girl with an affliction that calls forth the night, and Rei, a kindly doctor searching for the cure. Their days pass peacefully, until an old acquaintance of Rei's appears... Call the Name of the Night, Vol. 1 by Amanda Haley, Lys Blakeslee, and Tama Mitsuboshi invites you into a world...

Brunhild the Dragonslayer by Yuiko Agarizaki and Aoaso Aoaso invites readers into a world of enchantment and peril. Eden... A place of perfection, where man and beast live side by side in harmony. Eden's protector, the silver dragon, regularly visits retribution upon those who would bring harm to paradise. But when the dragon discovers a human girl on the shores...

The student becomes the teacher and then becomes the student again?! Tomozaki never expected he would be mentoring Tama-chan in the ways of the normie to defend her from bullying, especially not when she turns out to have an A-tier character to begin with. To make matters worse, Hinami insists that Tama-chan shouldn’t have to change at all, so he’s...

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 1 (light novel) introduces Tomozaki, one of the best gamers in Japan. In his opinion, the game of real life is one of the worst. It has no clear-cut rules for success, is horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. However, everything changes when he meets a gamer who's just as skilled as he is. She offers...

The gamedevs turn up the heat! Maple Tree swept the prelims and then reunite for the eighth event's main round—a brutal three-day survival mission. Each member tamed monsters that perfectly fit their unique builds and are unmatched in combat. The guild's feeling confident thanks to the perfect plan they've devised, but the devs aren't going to make it easy. Will...

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 8 (light novel) by Andrew Cunningham, Yuumikan Yuumikan, and KOIN KOIN brings the excitement as Maple Tree arrives at the seventh stratum. There's only one mission on everyone's mind: get every member of the guild their very own pet monster! There's no time to waste because...

The fourth event is coming to a climax, and only the best of the best are left standing. With the end fast approaching, Maple Tree unleashes their secret weapon: Maple herself! The game’s most defensive player is thrilled to finally go on the offensive, but will Maple be able to trample over the competition like always, or has her unbalanced...

The fourth event starts with a bang as weaker guilds fall one by one, only to turn into an all-out assault on Maple Tree! It's a trial by fire for new recruits Mai and Yui as their base is targeted by the game's top guilds. Fortunately, Maple and Sally are ready to back them up, launching an overwhelming counteroffensive! Will...

A WALKING NIGHTMARE FOR GAME DESIGN! Between easily beating the fifth stratum's secret boss and keeping pace with the best players in the game, Maple continues to demonstrate exactly how broken she is. Unfortunately, things aren’t going as smoothly for Sally because the sixth stratum’s debut reveals a horror-themed level, meaning it’s chock-full of ghosts, geists, and ghouls! Wanting to...

Word is the next event will focus on large-scale guild PVP, and that's bad news for Maple Tree. With only six members, they're sure to be at a disadvantage, and the other top guilds are even putting together anti-Maple strategies! Fortunately, the gang picks up two new recruits: Mai and Yui, twin sisters bearing all-strength builds who'll pack quite a...

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 3 (light novel) marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the adventures of Maple and Sally. Following their incredible performance in the treasure hunt event, Maple and Sally have set their sights on one goal: buying a house! After all, every guild needs a...

Double Trouble? Maple has become famous overnight after finishing in the top three of the battle royale and defeating a shocking two hundred players without taking any damage at all. Now, with the treasure hunt event about to start, Maple and Sally set off in search of rare gear and adventure! The game admins and other players look on in...

Unwilling to let anyone just waltz away with her little girl, Neyn sends Team Fearless - a crew of vampire slayers - after Staz and Fuyumi as they make their way to Demon World South. Team Fearless has never actually taken down a vampire, but they're looking to make good on their name and 'save' Fuyumi... But for a hostage,...

Imprisoned in Liz's Toy Box, Staz is surprised by a visit from his older brother, the very man he came to Demon World Acropolis to seek out. But Blaz hasn't come to help Staz unlock the secrets of The Book of Human Resurrection. Instead, he's come to release Staz's true vampire powers, the very magic Blaz sealed away years ago...

The vampire Staz is one of the most powerful district bosses in the demon world, fending off everyone who dares challenge him. But secretly, the fearsome Staz is obsessed with human culture, especially video games, manga, and everything that comes from Japan! When a Japanese girl wanders into the demon world, Staz can't wait to meet the human and learn...

Deep in the unexplored reaches of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered—one that shouldn’t exist. After Iarumas is resurrected, his memories of life before death are gone, and he spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers. Can they be revived as well? Or will God reduce them to piles of ash on the...

Bring the blade of judgment down upon the villain who attacked your family! Rit and Red's scheme to lure out the Thieves Guild goes awry when Al, the half-elf boy in their care, is kidnapped by Bighawk's henchmen! Their ringleader seems to have grand plans for Al, claiming he’ll make the boy a hero. But things quickly turn sour when...

War in Zoltan! Just as things with the single Veronian warship look settled, more arrive led by the wicked Queen Leonor. Not only is the sadistic woman Mistorm's sister, but she's also an old acquaintance of Red's. Worse, she's still bitter that he rejected her years ago. Leonor demands that Mistorm surrender herself, threatening Zoltan's safety if she refuses to...

As Red and Rit's investigation into the mysterious False Prophet drug continues, the once-peaceful Zoltan is swept with unease. Violent incidents are becoming commonplace, and the entire region seems to be on the verge of an all-out class war! To make matters more complicated, Danan, martial artist and member of the Hero's party, has arrived to take Red back with...

The Search For The Missing Queen When a powerful warship from the Kingdom of Veronia arrives in Zoltan's waters, it sends the city into chaos. A prince aboard the vessel believes his long-lost mother is hiding somewhere in the area, and he refuses to leave until he finds her. Red and his friends begin the search while handling the problems...

Peaceful Zoltan's troubles have only just begun! In the wake of the assault on Al and his family, the young half-elf has been staying with Red and Rit for his own protection. The former adventurers try to put the boy at ease as best they can, cooking delicious meals for him and teaching him the basics of how to defend...

A ring's the thing? Red is prepared to take the next step with Rit and wants to propose. Determined to find the perfect stone for the engagement ring, he plans a trip to a mountain range known as the Wall at the End of the World. Meanwhile, a former member of the Hero's party, Yarandrala, shows up in Zoltan looking...

Apothecaries have a lot of free time on their hands, huh? In that case, let's just forget about work and relax! And just like that, Red and Rit decide to play hooky from their shop to go on a riverside date, where — hey, let's swim! Quality time with a princess in a swimsuit proves to be a much-needed balm...

The end of the Hero? Ruti never wanted to be the Hero, forced into a life of constant battle. When at last it seems she has found a way to escape this terrible fate and spend her days happily with her big brother, Ares arrives to drag the young woman back. Red isn’t about to let his little sister be...

I don’t care if I have to lose my position as Loggervian royalty. An ominous shadow falls over Rit and Red as they try their best to enjoy their new lives. The unscrupulous Fire Mage Dir, who still holds a grudge against them for thwarting his attempt to betray the Hero’s party, has made his way to Zoltan. Jealous of...

A heroic and mighty adventurer dreams of... opening a pharmacy? Red was once a member of the Hero's party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red's new goal is...

The Secret of the Hero! After an intense battle, Red has finally managed to convince Van there's more to being the Hero than mindlessly following his Divine Blessing. This has left Van questioning his life’s purpose, and who better to help than Red the Guide? To find answers, the two delve into the ancient elf ruins, where they come face-to-face...

The year 2002. Firo and Ennis are finally on their very belated honeymoon—and for some reason, Czes has been invited to join them on the cruise to Japan. The ship is as luxurious as they come, even crossing paths with its sister ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in a one-of-a-kind event. But with movie stars, stuntmen, hijackers,...

What nerd wouldn't enjoy exploring an RPG-style world? Not Mika Kamiya! She was just about to enjoy her post-Comic Market haul when fate whisked her away to a fantasy land. All Mika wants is to find a way home, so she's hunting for spells. Rather than search all over, they'll be coming to her to attend her magical-book-selling event, Magic...

A witch must empty her heart if she hopes to keep her magic, for to feel love is to be no witch at all... Alice fears her grandmother's warning from many years ago is coming true. After being stranded in Mari's old human neighbourhood, Alice must confront her growing affection and decide—will she lose her witch's power forever, or destroy...

A Witch’s Life in Mongol, Vol. 1 is an historical josei manga series featuring the incredible relationship between Fatima, a woman hailing from Persia, and Toregene, the sixth wife of the second Great Khan, as they seek to improve the royal court through scientific innovations.