Japan, 1996. After graduating from high school, Ito Kaiji moves to Tokyo to get a job, but he fails to find steady employment because the country is mired in its first recession since World War II. Depressed, he festers in his apartment, biding the time with cheap pranks, gambles, liquor and cigarettes. Kaiji is always thinking about money and his perpetual poverty frequently brings him to tears. Kaiji's unrelenting misery continues for two years until he is paid an unexpected visit from a man named Endo, who wants to collect an outstanding debt owed to him in Kaiji's name. Endo gives Kaiji two options - either spend ten years to repay this outstanding debt, or board the gambling ship Espoir ("hope" in French) for one night to clear the debt. Using a con, Endo pressures Kaiji into accepting the deal, believing he will never come back from the voyage.
Lazarus "Penny" Kind is a notorious gambler. Knowing very well the ins and outs of the bet, he tries his best to break even - after all, making a bunch of money in one gamble would bankrupt the casino and make him a prime target for criminals and thieves. One night, while idly betting on the roulette wheel, Lazarus suddenly receives a large about of winnings. Not wanting to become the center of attention, he asks the casino to quickly sell him the most expensive item they have. The casino obliges, giving him a mute slave by the name of Lyla the next day.
From Ivyscan: Karin and Lisette are witches who trained together when they were younger. After a long absence, Lisette has moved to a nearby forest and seems to be stealing Karin’s customers. Karin really wants to see her old friend again, but she can’t seem to get past Lisette’s apprentice, a young man named Ruin… Volume 1 Extra: Meeting Place About a student that can't say thanks to her overly enthusiastic teacher; so, she is thrown back in time to figure out that she still can. Volume 2 Extra: Mission Sachiyama About an after school program that trains modern day ninjas.
1) Noda, a boy who has 3 secrets: First, he's in love with his classmate Fukushima. Second, he can draw his spirit out from his body. And finally, sometimes he secretly watches Fukushima at home, when his spirit has left his body. But one day he drops in at Fukushima's at a very unfavorable moment. 2) A boy who is asked to take care of a huge white rabbit and how the animal makes him understand his own feelings. 3) Yuzuru Sakaguchi, a boy who leads a lonely but peaceful life, cut off by the rumor that people can see ghosts around him. One day a new teacher comes to his school and his life is thrown completely out of joint.
Ryota plays it cool around all of his classmates, especially when it comes to girls. But he’s always the one on the spot in a perverted situation. In some of these many random anecdotes about the lives of fifth graders you'll find: peeping at collarbones, eating chalk, accidental skirt flipping, missing bloomers (you know, those girls' gym shorts things), and many others. Who says grade school can't have a high-school-type love story?
An assassin decided to bring home a slave girl from a mission to raise her to be an assassin.
X [Sulky and Unhappy] "I swapped bodies with my mortal enemy, only to find out she's pregnant?!" Concubine Qiao, who was forced to run the ball for Lady Ning, is furious every day. What's even more outrageous is that this cunning and deceitful lady-in-waiting is secretly in love with me?
The one person who always finds fault with model student Lee Se-hyeon's perfect day is Jeong Nam-in. Se-hyeon, who has been declaring a breakup for months, ends up revealing his only weakness to Nam-in... No matter how much he tries to push him away, Se-hyeon vows today that he will quickly get rid of this idiot who keeps coming back to him. Will Se-hyeon be able to break off his friendship with Nam-in today?
A collection of doodle's by Yamakusa Yuu, creator of 'Tokyo Gareki Shoujo'
Woojoo' is pathologically obsessed with fortune-telling, and Dojin', who is gay but cannot reveal his sexual orientation. How is their romance going to turn out? +
< The Unlucky Innocent \'Moon Geunyoung\' X The Lucky Older Guy \'Kang Joonsuk\' > Moon Geunyoung has the worst luck imaginable, relying entirely on fortune apps to navigate life. His world takes an unexpected turn when he meets Team Leader Kang Joonsuk, a man blessed with incredible luck. Every time Geunyoung tries to get intimate, strange interruptions seem to arise. However, with Joonsuk, he finds himself having surprisingly enjoyable nights... that is, until he learns.... \"Who knew he was married?\"