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An autobiographical 4-koma about the cats Nobara Nonaka kept over the years and the way they influenced her life. The first two volumes focus on Chiko, her beloved Siamese cat, while the third focuses on her later trio of cats named Ryu, Yume and Jasu – each with wildly different stories as to how they found a home by the author's side. Occasional flashbacks detail the stories of cats her family had in the past.
The story of "The Apothecary Diaries" from Xiaolan's perspective. (Source: Manga UP! Global)
A young mermaid, injured and lost, is captured by a ship. Instead of killing her as they would a siren, its handsome captain allows her to stay and protects her from the sea and his own crew until she can heal. As the days go on, the two are drawn together, but will their opposing worlds keep them apart?
The irritable and sharp-tempered Duke Ron, who keeps everyone on edge, treats only Joy specially among the countless maids. “It was only after you came to this mansion that I could feel I was truly alive. I couldn’t help but love you, Joy…” Ron felt saved by Joy, and believed he could do anything for her. Unaware of the true reason Joy had come into his ducal household.
[Can Roel find paradise as she flees at the end of winter?] She dreamed that the place she escaped to would be a paradise. Roel, who lived as a guest in her relatives' home, ends up killing her cousin, who attempted to assault her in the middle of the night. Confused and desperate, she flees the village to hide her crime and takes refuge in the storage room of a lonely cabin in the mountains, evading the cold and perilous winter paths. In that place, an imposing man appears before Roel: Kaiden. "If you don't want to freeze to death, take off your clothes." "They say excitement drives away the cold. Better that than falling ill, don't you think?" If she doesn't want to freeze in the snow-covered forest, she has no choice but to stay in the cabin where he lives. Will this place be a paradise for Roel? Or will it become another he**?+
25-year-old Moriyama Mikuri has an advanced degree, but has had no luck finding a permanent position. She's been living with her parents and doing temp work, and her latest job is doing housework for a single salaryman, Tsuzaki. Mikuri longs to start a career in her field, and her Aunt Yuri, who has had success in her professional life and who regrets never marrying, also wants Mikuri to find love.When Mikuri learns that her parents are planning to move to the country, she realizes her time is running out. She still has had no luck starting her career, so it seems she will have no option but to move to the country with her parents. She finds another option in moving in with Tsuzaki, who doesn't want to lose his housekeeper. To deal with the scandal of their living together, they get married--though just on paper. Now Mikuri starts her unusual new life, as a woman looking to start her career and as a new 'wife'!Note: Won the Kodansha award for best shoujo manga in 2015.
"Tonight, too, I want to receive your purification."It was a miserable life. Despite possessing the power to purify demonic energy, Irene was classified as the lowest rank. Throughout her short life, she was never welcomed or loved by anyone. Even in her final moments, she died completely alone—yet somehow, she returned to the past.Specifically, right before she met Michael, the husband whose life she had ruined.'The very first mistake I must fix in this lifetime. It is… never getting involved with Michael.'But Michael is acting strange."I… need you. Please, purify me."Not only does he ask for purification first, but this holy knight—who might as well be a celibate priest—keeps coming to her room every night."Irene. My Pair. My wife. Tonight, I want to receive your purification. Very slowly, for a long time."Excuse me, but in our past life, weren't you the holy knight who couldn't even bear the thought of our fingers brushing? +
Born with noble blood but stripped of name and freedom, Shin Hee was sold into servitude and erased from history. Then came the rebellion, a single night of fire and blood that wiped out her entire family.But death was not the end.Reborn as Hwa-Ryeong, a courtesan of the pleasure quarters and no longer fully human, she walks the border between the living and the damned. The past clings to her like a curse, whispering of vengeance and loss.Now, two men stand in her path: Yu-Heon, her former fiancé who still carries the weight of her memory, and Crown Prince Lee Kang, the man who sought to possess her from the start.Between love and obsession, mercy and revenge, Hwa-Ryeong must decide what remains of her humanity, and whose blood must be spilled for her to finally be free. +
Hye Sung is a young woman who lived her life as planned and is about to get married in three days. However, she catches her fiance cheating on her with his first love and they break up. But Hye Sung doesn't want to give up on marriage, so she sets on a 3-day quest to find a new groom!
A beautifully illustrated collection of heartwarming, Cinderella-inspired tales set in a uniquely Japanese world. Each of the five stories follows a heroine born into hardshipneglect, betrayal, or confinementwho finds happiness and love through an unexpected marriage. Featuring everything from gentle dragon gods to mysterious ayakashi, this anthology proves that even the most fragile souls can bloom when touched by kindness.
Han Yerim, a student in the Video Production Department at Yesul High School, has the ability to hear the inner thoughts of people captured in photos or videos. Because of this ability, Yerim has no desire to film anything. Then, Cha Jinho, a popular model from the Entertainment Department, appears in front of her. But wait, what? You can hear inner thoughts too? A lively, heart-pounding academy romance unfolds between the aloof Yerim and the warm-hearted Jinho!
