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Despite her ability to perceive supernatural beings, Chise Hatori has never seen herself as fortunate. Abandoned by her parents as a child, her life has been defined by hardship, eventually forcing her to sell herself at a slave market in hopes of finding somewhere to belong. Presented to buyers as a rare "Sleigh Beggy"—individuals with an extraordinary sensitivity to magical energy—Chise's final chance arrives in the form of Elias Ainsworth, an enigmatic magus who is more beast than human. Instead of treating her as property, he chooses to take her on as his apprentice and, at the same time, his bride. Chise is not only physically transported to Elias's home in the English countryside but also introduced to a realm where fairies and dragons are commonplace. However, she soon discovers that her new life holds as much to dread as it does to admire. And at the core of everything lies the unsettling uncertainty of whether she has ended up in the grasp of something far more sinister than her own inner demons.

Shirayuki, a well-known herbalist from Tanbarun, catches the unwanted eye of the kingdom's vain prince, Raji Shenazard, due to her distinctive red hair. When faced with the distasteful demand to become his concubine, she cuts off her hair and escapes the country overnight. While fleeing through the forest, she crosses paths with Zen Wistalia, the prince of the neighboring country of Clarines. After Zen eats a poisoned apple that Prince Raji sent to recapture Shirayuki, she quickly uses her herbal knowledge to heal him. Accompanied by Zen and his companions Kiki and Mitsuhide, Shirayuki travels to Clarines, where she hopes to build a future as a court apothecary. As her feelings for Zen grow beyond mere friendship, the two must navigate their different social standings while striving toward their individual goals. Included one-shots: Volume 1: Hachigatsu no Shikisai (Colorful Seasons of August) Volume 2: Bokura wo Tsunaide. (Connect Us) Volume 13: Shizuku no Saki ni (Beyond the Drops) Volume 14: Natsuyasumi 00-nichime (00 Days of Summer Vacation)

A young traveling merchant named Kraft Lawrence has grown used to days of wandering and trading with few companions. That changes one unusual day when he finds a naked, wolf-like girl sleeping in his wagon. The beautiful girl, who calls herself Holo, claims to be a local wolf deity worshiped by the villagers as the God of Good Harvest. Year after year, she ensured bountiful harvests, but she has grown tired of fulfilling the wishes of the ungrateful locals. Holo strikes a deal with Lawrence: if he helps her escape the villagers, she will gladly assist him in his merchant ventures. Together, they travel from town to town seeking business, and Lawrence comes to learn both the benefits and hardships of traveling with a proud and cunning wolf goddess.

Usagi Tsukino is a lively 14-year-old student at Juuban Municipal Junior High School. She would rather eat junk food and play video games than hit the books, and her grades reflect that. She's quick to cry over both unfair teasing and well-deserved scolding. She seems destined to be seen as nothing more than a lazy crybaby—until she meets a black cat. Given a special brooch by the cat, named Luna, Usagi can transform into a guardian of justice known as Sailor Moon! Her mission is to defend the Earth from all evil, locate a missing princess, and find a sacred treasure called the Mystical Silver Crystal. Whether she wants it or not, her glittering transformation sets the stage for crossing paths with the mysterious Tuxedo Mask, gaining new allies, and embracing responsibility in this beloved magical girl classic.

A university student decides to try out a popular otome game after hearing so much about it. She breezes through normal mode and starts feeling sorry for the villainess, Penelope Eckhart—a fake replacement for the duke’s missing daughter, who is the game’s protagonist. Confident she can handle hard mode too, she is taken aback by the sudden spike in difficulty and eventually collapses from exhaustion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world, having been reincarnated as the villainess herself. Now trapped in a place where almost everyone wants her dead, Penelope must make smart choices to avoid the death route. Will she win the affections of a tyrannical prince, a suspicious magician, a noble from a fallen kingdom, or one of her cruel adoptive brothers?

In a world where nobles take pride in their jet-black hair, the red-haired Princess Nakaba of Senan is imprisoned in a tower until she is compelled to marry Caesar, the arrogant second prince of Belquat. Essentially a political hostage, Nakaba has only one attendant at her side: Loki, whose dog-like ears mark him as an ajin—a race of beings with animalistic traits who are looked down upon by society. Nakaba—the possession of her conceited husband, the discarded princess of a kingdom that saw her as their shame—expects to endure her suffering and continue living no matter what. But a splash of crimson blood dyes her world in red, awakening her power—the Arcana of Time. This ability allows her to see the past—her own, which she has locked away, and that of others—as well as the future. Yet changing the future comes at a cost, and to save one life means something else must be sacrificed in return. Amidst rising tension on the continent, Nakaba must use her power to fight not only for peace, but also to protect those she has grown to love.

Most people are said to be born with a special ability called an "Iris," which manifests as visual cues—ranging from detecting lies to predicting danger. High school student Tooru Mizushima, however, is one of the rare individuals without an Iris. Labeled an "Iris Zero," he faces constant bullying and thus tries to keep a low profile. But when the popular schoolgirl Koyuki Sasamori bursts into his life, his policy of minimal exposure is completely upended. Koyuki's Iris allows her to see the most suitable person for any given task—and she identifies Tooru as the best candidate to help her find the next student council president. Tooru wants nothing to do with such a public endeavor, yet Koyuki's cheerful persistence eventually wins him over. As he becomes involved with more people and applies his exceptional deductive reasoning to solve various mysteries, Tooru's lonely existence as an Iris Zero slowly begins to change.

At the age of twelve, Mitsuki Kouyama is diagnosed with sarcoma in her throat. While removing her vocal cords could treat this uncommon cancer, she declines because she wants to become a pop singer and uphold a childhood vow to Eichi Sakurai, her first love who departed for America. Unable to both recover and keep her voice, she lets her health worsen, resigning herself to her tragic fate. One day, while fleeing the home of her music-hating grandmother to go to an audition, Mitsuki meets two shinigami, Takuto Kira and Meroko Yui. When they notice she can perceive them, Takuto and Meroko inform her that she will die within a year. Touched by her situation, Takuto gives Mitsuki the chance to chase her dream by enabling her to transform into a healthy sixteen-year-old girl. After being accepted for a contract with Seed Records, she debuts under the stage name Full Moon and decides to follow her music career before her life ends. Included one-shot: Volume 2: Full Moon wo Sagashite

Aspiring young sorceress Ran Uruma feels frustrated as she desperately hunts for her favorite pair of shoes. Though she is still an elementary school child, those particular shoes allow her to transform into an adult body. Ran possesses immense magical potential but has not yet learned to control it. Aware of this, her beast sorcerer brother, Jin, hides the shoes until she finishes cleaning their house. Ran's mother, Shizuka, is one of the most powerful sorceresses in existence and must live far from home to protect the city. Zen, the head of their family and all sorcerers, is also frequently away on business and has to leave Jin in charge of the household. Ran can be quite hard to manage, and a single pair of eyes is not enough to keep up with all her mischief. With the freedom she gains when nobody is watching her, Ran explores her magical abilities, which lead her into many fascinating adventures.

It is the Roaring Twenties in America. On the surface, the era is peaceful and optimistic after the horrors of the Great War. But a dark element lurks in the shadows, ready to shatter that peace. Sister Rosette Christopher, an exorcist serving the Magdala Order, is charged with fighting the demons that appear and wreak havoc. Yet alongside her companion Chrno, she often ends up causing more destruction than the demons themselves. On one particular mission, they meet a young girl with a beautiful voice named Azmaria, who is being targeted by her own stepfather. As Rosette and Chrno work to save her, more is revealed about the relationship between them. There is more to these two than meets the eye.

Lady Medea Solon is a cunning and merciless noble whose sole ambition has always been to become the princess of the Vasilios Empire by wedding Crown Prince Eros Orna Vasilios. However, her intricate plan crumbles when the prince chooses the innocent Psyche Callista as his fiancée instead. Consequently, Medea vows to eliminate Psyche by any means necessary to claim the throne for herself. But things do not unfold as she expected. During the Temple's Yearly Prayer, Medea confronts Psyche about her obliviousness to the immense authority she possesses. In an instant, Medea falls into a seemingly endless fountain, unable to reach the surface. Believing that a god is responsible, she prays to become the one who rules the empire. The deity grants Medea's wish by swapping their bodies—a twist of fate that may uncover more than what initially appears.

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Empress of the Eastern Nation, Navier Ellie Trovi, holds the highest status among noblewomen with her dignity and grace. Though she and her husband, Emperor Sovieshu, lack the intimacy of other couples, they have built trust over years of friendship. However, seeking something more, Sovieshu brings in a concubine—a former slave named Rashta—and that is when everything starts to unravel. Months later, the fateful day arrives; Sovieshu announces his plan to divorce Navier and grant her throne to Rashta. But against all expectations, Navier is not cornered, and she declares her intention to marry another man—Heinrey—whose noble bearing shocks everyone in the room. Who is Heinrey, and how did Navie reach this new marriage arrangement? The Eastern Nation teeters on the edge, torn apart by conspiracies, lies, and—above all—love.

Willem Kmetsch emerges from a frozen sleep as the sole survivor of the Emnetwiht, the human race that once populated the planet but perished five centuries ago at the hands of the "Beasts." He now resides on one of the few hundred floating islands that form what remains of civilization, alongside other species who all display animal characteristics like horns, fangs, wings, or scales. Because he lacks any such trait, Willem is known as a "markless." One day, Willem comes across another markless named Ctholly Nota Seniorious. He pays little attention to the encounter and carries on with his life, taking on various odd jobs. However, he later encounters her again after accepting a military assignment. Willem quickly discovers that the lively young Leprechauns he has been put in charge of are essential to the fight against the Beasts. These girls have known almost nothing outside of being treated as weapons, and they are ready to sacrifice themselves if it means defeating the enemy. Determined to give them a chance at a normal life, Willem takes on a fatherly role for the girls. Much like when he himself once went to war, he must now come to terms with watching these children head into battle.

After a massive disaster at the close of the twenty-first century, Japan is transformed into an unrecognizable wasteland, and civilization's advancement grinds to a halt. In the current era, the emperor and his four sons rule the country with ruthless authority. Legends claim that only the prophesied "Child of Destiny" can release Japan from the royal family's oppressive control. Sarasa is the twin sister of Tatara, the one destined to be that child. Though she must live in her brother's shadow, she does everything she can to support him. But tragedy strikes when the Red King—the emperor's youngest son—leads an attack on her village, resulting in Tatara's violent death. To shield the villagers, Sarasa assumes her brother's identity as the Child of Destiny and swears revenge against the Red King. The sudden upheaval takes a toll on her health, so Sarasa visits a hot spring to recover. There, she encounters Shuri, a charming but enigmatic young man. Shuri is intrigued by Sarasa because she treats him unlike any other girl; meanwhile, Sarasa finds herself unable to stop thinking about him. This chance meeting seals their fate—destined to be intertwined by war, hatred, and love.

Yuri, an ordinary modern-day teenager, is abruptly transported to the Hittite empire in ancient Anatolia, where a ruthless queen plans to use the girl as a blood sacrifice to kill off all heirs except her own son and seize the throne. Fortunately, Prince Kail intervenes just in time to save Yuri from the queen's clutches. Kail promises to send Yuri back home, but the queen's relentless schemes to murder them both, along with their growing feelings for each other, keep delaying those plans. Included one-shot: Volume 28: Orontes Renka.

Over a span of thirteen years, the narrative follows nineteen-year-old college student Hana, who meets and falls into a fairy-tale romance with a man who is a wolf. After tying the knot with the wolf man, Hana gives birth to two half-wolf children: her elder daughter Yuki, born during a snowstorm, and her younger son Ame, born on a rainy day. The four of them live quietly in a secluded corner of the city to keep the existence of the wolf children hidden. However, when the wolf man suddenly passes away, Hana decides to relocate to a remote rural town far away from the urban environment.

Beni is an energetic and strong-willed young woman who doesn't care whether she lives or dies, as long as her death embarrasses her arrogant father. One day, she suddenly encounters Kagetora, a ninja who falls from the sky and swears complete loyalty to her as her bodyguard. Kagetora has time traveled from a distant past and has devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni. What Kagetora doesn't realize is that this Beni is not the real princess. Can true love and honor persist through a centuries-long time warp in a crazy modern world?

From ancient times through the age of space colonization, a single legend appears unchanged in every history book—the story of the immortal bird Phoenix. Its blood is said to grant eternal life or wisdom, and this radiant being oversees human civilizations and their growth, ensuring the continuation of sentient life across the universe. Yet humanity remains bound by its own patterns; happiness and sorrow, anger and love—a wide range of emotions still play an essential role in human existence. Meanwhile, certain beliefs and ambitions persist through the centuries, repeatedly disturbing the fragile balance of the world's inherent order and principles. Fate, with its shifting variables, can take many forms—and often displays a strange sense of humor.

During a trip to the National Library, junior-high-school students Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo are drawn into the pages of an ancient Chinese book titled "The Universe of The Four Gods." Miaka is chosen as the priestess of Suzaku and must locate all her celestial warriors in order to summon the god and obtain three wishes. However, the enemy nation serving the god Seiryuu manipulates Yui into becoming Seiryuu's priestess. Now adversaries, the former best friends begin their prolonged conflict to summon their respective gods and fulfill their wishes.

Miyo Saimori was born from a loveless, arranged marriage, making her an unfortunate child. Following her mother's death, her father brought his lover and his other daughter, Kaya, into the household. From then on, Miyo was reduced to the status of a mere servant. Even worse, while Kaya inherited the family's psychic abilities, Miyo had none—she was truly the daughter with no merit. After years of being treated like dirt, Miyo learned to keep her head down, hide her pain, and obey every order. So it comes as no surprise that she is arranged to marry Kiyoka Kudou, a military captain rumored to be so cruel that he has driven away every one of his potential wives so far. From a painful upbringing to a painful marriage, that is the future that awaits Miyo—or so she thinks. Contrary to her expectations, her new husband is actually kind-hearted. What truly awaits Miyo is a blissful, everlasting marriage full of happiness.

The reason the late Marquess Johannes von Neuschwanstein chose to wed a sixteen-year-old girl barely older than his eldest child remains unknown. Regardless, after his death, Shuli is burdened with immense responsibilities as marchioness. She must manage a prestigious household closely tied to the empire's royal family while also becoming stepmother to four children who deeply distrust her. For seven years, Shuli devotes herself to raising the children properly and protecting the family fortune. She believes that once her son Jeremy becomes head of the family, she can finally live freely. Yet on the long-awaited day of his wedding, she is caught in a tragic accident. When Shuli opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the past, just hours before Johannes' funeral. Though uncertain why she has been given this second chance at life, she is determined this time to forge bonds with the children and also allow herself to find happiness.

The Demon Queen Sheila has slaughtered more than half of humanity, showing no mercy. As her reign of terror continues without reprieve, the people choose a hero to defeat her and her monstrous forces. But the selected hero, Exa, is far from humanity's true champion: he treasures not only human lives but also those of monsters. On his quest, the idealistic Exa rescues a monster girl from a dragon, completely oblivious that she is the Demon Queen. Intrigued by a human who would spare one of his own species' foes, Sheila pretends to be a timid, enamored monster and travels with him—all while plotting to betray him. Despite being repeatedly exposed to Exa's beliefs, Sheila remains determined to carry out her scheme. Yet time and again, she delays her original goal; perhaps these manufactured emotions have become genuine...

Rain Jewlitt, a 624-year-old immortal also called the Methuselah, is a spaced-out man who wears priest's clothes. He possesses eternal youth, and a large bounty has been placed on his head by those seeking the secret of his immortality. Machika Balfaltin is a tomboyish, energetic 14-year-old girl who, after her grandfather dies, decides to kill Methuselah—the one bounty that her assassin grandfather, Zol the Grim Reaper, could never collect. However, Machika ends up repeatedly being saved by Rain from other aspiring bounty hunters who attack them both.