Genres

In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi--a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system. In time, this group would become one of the greatest (and most famous) movements in Japanese history... the Shinsengumi!

In 2003 Kaze Hikaru won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo.

Nanase Sakashita is good at playing the role of Model Student but that doesn't stop her from taking an interest in Hana-kun, the schools delinquent. Hana-kun accidentally drops a small box while sneaking around on the school grounds. When Nanase tries to return the box, Hana-kun tells her to keep it for its already too late to give it to the person he likes, who is this person?

(Source: MU)

Tsubasa to Hotaru follows 15-year-old Tsubasa Sonokawa, a young student—and a renowned stalker? After one very romantic gesture by a popular upperclassman, she falls head over heels for who she believes to be her one true love. Unfortunately, love can be deceiving, as her feelings are soon proven to be one-sided; the upperclassman directly tells her that she's annoying and that she needs to stop bothering him. How's that for some tough love?

Shortly after this horrific heartbreak, her good friend Yuri suffers from a sprained wrist, making it impossible for her to continue her position as the basketball team's manager. After some coaxing on Yuri's part, Tsubasa decides to take on the role in her place. This may be the perfect opportunity for Tsubasa to move on and forget about her unrequited love.

On Tsubasa's first day as a manager, the team's shooting guard Aki Hidaka saves her from being hit by a ball. Is this another fateful encounter? Or just a random, meaningless event? One thing is for certain: Tsubasa's days will never be the same again.

Included one-shot:
Volume 1: Stardust★Wink Bangai-hen: Sekai de Ichiban Semai Hoshi

1. Chi wo Susuru Yami (The Dark Drinks Blood)
2. Golden Time no Yuurei (Ghosts of Golden Time)
3. Gouon (Roar of Ages)
4. Obake Yashiki no Nazo (Secret of the Haunted Mansion)
5. Glyceride
6. Jibakusha (The Earthbound)
7. Shikeishuu no Yobirin (Dead Man Calling)

From Tokyopop:
Mikako, our over-zealous heroine, has a sister-complex so strong she won't let just any man wed her sister. On an undercover investigation to learn more about the newest bachelor, she ends up moving in with him! Plus the guy is a highschool kid just like her! Mikako's relationship with him starts to grow. What'll happen between Mikako and him?!

Everything has an equal and opposite reaction. For Mahiru Yanase, this means that if anything good happens to her, misfortune must follow in its wake. This theory has been proven more than true since Mahiru is constantly being compared to her kinder and far cuter twin sister, Mayo.

Long accustomed to her own unluckiness, Mahiru is thrown for a loop when she meets Aoi Satomi, a handsome classmate who takes an interest in her! However, when he confesses his feelings soon after meeting, Mahiru knows that this is too good to be true—and something bad is sure to happen as a consequence. However, Aoi's arrival might just be the key to overturning Mahiru's bad luck.

Beautiful creatures called 'Alichino' grant any wish to those who find them--but at a price!

A young lady searching for an Alichino wants to bring her brother back to life. She meets Tsugiri, a handsome young man who she thinks is an Alichino. While Tsugiri turns out to be a mere mortal, he does have a mysterious connection with these rare creatures--a connection that brings him and those around him grave danger!

(Source: Tokyopop)

An average high school student, Mana, somehow manages to travels back in time to the Warring States Period. After an encounter with General Uesugi Masatora, he decides to protect her from his rival, Takeda Shingen, who is set on targetting Mana. With Mana knowing the outcome of the war, will she change the future?

Collection of short stories.

The island of Ilegenes is home to an internationally renown genetic engineering research institution. In addition to their research involving genetic manipulation, a dark underground organization exists called the Black Market. Great profit is gained from the mass production of clones and the sale of human bodies. Thus, people refer to Ilegenes as the place God has turned away from—The Genetic Sodom.

Fon F. Littenber enrolled in the Ilegenes military school to become strong. He wants to avenge his parents' deaths by destroying the Black Market organization. Fon is a cool, collected young man whose attitude and parentage separate him from his peers. His father is Professor Littenber, the father of Genetic Sodom and the authority on brain research. Due to this, Fon is targeted by rival students and nasty rumors that claim he was subjected to genetic manipulation at the hands of his father. What fate awaits Fon in Ilegenes?

(Source: shinkeikaku)

Saliphie is the 99th female human sacrifice to be eaten for the King of the Beast and Demons, but despite that she is not in the least afraid since she has never had a family nor a home to lose, so she takes a positive attitude and no longer worries about being eaten.

The King finds her amusing and lets her stay by his side until the time of her death. This leads her to find out the truth about the King of the Beast and Demons, and she ends up as the King's Consort despite being a female human. This leads other beasts and demons to be mad, but the king being powerful enough they shut up.

This is how Saliphie turns to be the first human queen of the demons and beasts.

(Source: MU)

Collection of one shots.

1) Hidarite no Love Letter
2) Ferris Wheel at Sunset
3) Natural Union
4) Such a Dangerous Distance
5) Nude Time

(Source: MU)

Less than siblings. More than friends.

When her grandmother passes away, high school student Kajitsu Toda suddenly finds two hot stepbrothers and an adorable little stepsister dropped in her lap! Kajitsu and her step-siblings have only one thing in common: they were all abandoned by their parents. Against the odds, they've pulled together to form a family without grown-ups. They don't want charity, they don't want pity—they just want their dignity!

Things are particularly tough for Kajitsu and her step-brother Natsu. As kids, they were as close as any true siblings. Now, reunited for the first time in seven years, they've grown as far apart as two people can be. Can they ever become friends again? And can two high school students living together, even as "siblings" ever escape scandal?

(Source: Go! Comi)

Included one-shot:
Volume 6: Sotsugyou Ryokou Gentei☆Kanojo (Girlfriend Only for Graduation Trip)

A collection of one-shots by manga-ka Tamura Yumi.

X-Day:
4 short depictions of tragic misunderstandings and their consequences.

4nin no Onna:
A very famous, rich, old hotel owner is found dead and when the police come to investigate, his long-time maid says that her master was killed by 4 women...

Kanojo wa Dare wo Koroshitaka:
A woman is found covered in blood walking through the streets of Tokyo. When questioned by a policeman, she utters that she has killed someone. To figure out what happened, the officer begins to read her intriguing diary...

Hirotta Otoko:
The five members of Maki's family are so picture perfect that they even star in heart-warming commercials advertising food and a happy, loving family. But what are they really like beneath the surface? They're forced to find out when they pick up a mysterious guy named George, who they almost run over by car on their way to their winter lodge...

Yaya Higuchi is a fan of visual kei musicians and gothic lolita fashion. As a child, her dream was to grow up and become a great singer. However, she now hides her passion six days a week, afraid that she will be ridiculed by her peers or her overly strict father. Only on Sundays can she freely express herself among like-minded teens in Harajuku.

Even without disclosing her secret hobbies, Yaya is treated poorly by Seri and Moe, two mean girls who she calls friends. As hard as she tries to remain optimistic, Yaya is painfully aware that no one at school speaks to her besides her bullies and an almost offensively straightforward male classmate named Moriyama.

When a fierce, no-nonsense girl named Nana starts taking care of Yaya's troubles—paying back Seri and Moe for their cruel pranks and kicking down predatory men who approach Yaya in the street—it seems too good to be true. Moriyama encounters Nana more than once, and as he sees Yaya in class every day, he gradually begins to suspect that these two vastly different girls are the same person!

Kuchiki, a flutist, was plagued by nightmares every night that forced her to seek the help of counselor Matsuzaki. Ishikura, a police inspector, unexpectedly discovered a headless mummified body in an empty apartment and is now on the case. When Kuchiki regains her lost memories, the curtains also opens to a tragedy!

(Source: Hyper Parfait)

Ever since she entered high school, Kotoko Aihara wanted to be in the same class as Naoki Irie. The only problem, Irie is the smartest student in school while Kotoko is one of the dumbest. Now in 3rd year high school, she still isn't there. One day, her home gets destroyed and the only place else to go was to Irie's home. Now that she lives close to him, will their relationship be the same, or will it become greater than it is?

Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Boku ga Naku
Volume 20: Pink no Yuki ga Futtara

Miku Yamada has been in love with Kyohei Fujioka since middle school. She tried so hard to become pretty and finally got close enough to Kyohei. The problem is that Kyohei is a clueless, dense guy who doesn't know what love is! She always tries to show him how she really feels, but fails. Kyohei even calls her a "cactus alien" for being prickly to him, but Miku has her reasons. Kyohei just doesn't get it! Will Kyohei ever find out about Miku's true feelings?!

Included one-shots:
Volume 3: Sono Saki no Sweet
Volume 4: Okosama Brat

A lonely yet caring 15-year-old Chiaki, the half-angel daughter of the Archangel Michael and a human woman, welcomes into her home a dejected devil Ororon who pledges to stay at her side forever.

Both of them have been ostracized from their respective celestial realms--Chiaki because her origins are impure and Ororon because he is the youngest son of the Lord Devil and therefore a threat to his older brothers for leadership of the underworld.
As various agents of heaven come by to destroy the angel Chiaki, she learns that having the incredibly powerful Ororon by her side is useful. And as assassin after assassin comes to eliminate Ororon, he learns that Chiaki can teach him a valuable lesson about the sanctity of life.

(Source: Tokyopop)

Sixteen-year-old Yun Morokawa would not describe herself as a "lovenista" or "love expert." Although she falls in love frequently and easily, she can never stay with any guy for long. For Yun, sex causes extreme pain and none of her past boyfriends have been sympathetic regarding her discomfort.

Yun has never had reason to interact with juvenile delinquent and gang leader Hiromichi Kondou. But one day, a chance encounter leads to an honest conversation between them. Hiromichi reveals that he secretly aspires to become a make-up artist, and in turn, she divulges her aversion to sex which wars with the constant need to be in a relationship.

Hiromichi suggests that Yun would feel pleasure instead of pain with the right sexual partner—and he offers his assistance as a way to help overcome her trauma.