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22-year-old Rin has two major problems: a complex about the tattoo-like birthmark on his butt and a crush on an older woman who thinks of him as her little brother. Rin hasn't allowed any woman to see his naked bottom since an incident when he was 7, which firmly entrenched his shame about his birthmark. When he finds his birthmark may grant him mystical powers over the opposite sex, will he finally be able to use his butt to his advantage?
This successor of the long selling Heisei classic "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" is a family drama set in Hiroshima's military city Kure during the war. Protagonist Suzu marries and moves from Hiroshima City to Kure, where she encounters uncertainty in her new family, her new city, and her new world. However, she manages to live each day healthily and happily. Note: Was a Jury Recommended Work in the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival and won the Excellence Prize in 2009.
From Kodansha: Nikola is just a village girl working at the inn until the day dragons invade, and she meets Haga, a scholar of everything around him. He’s part of an elite society called “Seeker,“ created to address a series of maladies plaguing their usually peaceful world. But both Nikola and Haga have secrets they hide ones that will change each other’s very existence.
A high school student, Akito who hates people around him, accidentally took a picture of a passing by young girl during his daily routine of taking scenery pictures. Then, He realized it was the girl who recently transferred to his school. He planned to talked about the accident of him taking the image but... somehow the girl he took looks different?
Taro Kajiura and his friends from the same folkloristic research group at Tonan University went on a trip to Ikishima island in order to pursue the origins of the myth about princess Kwannon. At the same time the villagers of Ikishima were holding the annual festival in which outsiders were forbidden to participate in since 400 years. The consequences for breaking that rule were more severe that anyone had imagined...
Ryotaro is a boy who loves robots and lives out in the country with his three sisters but he's headed to Tokyo for high school. Before leaving, he runs across a humanoid military robot and has a fateful encounter with its pilot, a cute teenage girl who calls herself La Vie en Rose. Ryotaro will almost certainly meet her again in Tokyo, considering his family connection to the production of these humanoid robots--his father worked with them.
Megumin and Yunyun, two outstanding trainees from the Crimson Magic Clan, are still pursuing their studies. Although Yunyun is focused on gaining a thorough understanding of advanced magic, Megumin has chosen to refine her expertise in the spectacular realm of explosion magic. Despite being warned of its limitations, Megumin remains steadfast in her determination to perfect the art of explosion magic, believing it to be essential in achieving wizardry's highest level and obtaining an exceptional physique. Her resolve is unwavering.
This is a collection of 17 short stories that all involve coffee in some way.
Kei Maebara gets a job! In Tokyo's Rinkai Ward, the police force has been weakened by a prolonged recession and public safety has dramatically worsened... Amidst all this, Kei Maebara has been assigned to work at the ward office. Will he be able to become a respectable public servant?
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From the fearsome tag team of Kawamoto Homura (Kakegurui) and Nadaishi (Satsudou) comes the cutest serial killer heroine ever?! A romantic thriller where exposing the lie means instant death!
