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キスよりも早く1 [Kisu Yorimo Hayaku 1]
Meca Tanaka - 2007
Getting tired of all those movings, she finally decides to quit school and work to support her brother on her own. As they sat on a park bench, her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to her demanding of marrying and supporting both her and her brother!! Is he serious or just playing around...!?
Flying Witch, Vol. 1
Chihiro Ishizuka - 2013
Prepare to be Bewitched! Makoto Kowata, a novice witch, packs up her belongings (including a black cat familiar) and moves in with her distant cousins in rural Aomori to complete her training and become a full-fledged witch.
Oresama Teacher, Vol. 1
Izumi Tsubaki - 2008
But when she gets expelled for being a delinquent, her mother, fed up with her daughter's wayward ways, sends Mafuyu to an isolated school far off in the country. Determined to make the best of the situation and make her mother proud, Mafuyu decides to turn over a new, feminine, well-behaved leaf. But her fighting spirit can't be kept down, and the night before school starts she finds herself defending some guy who's getting beaten up. One slip wouldn't have been a problem, except the guy is…her teacher?! How can Mafuyu learn to be a good girl if her teacher won't let her forget her wicked past?
Beast Master, Vol. 1
Kyousuke Motomi - 2001
Taming a Beast was never this dangerous! Leo Aoi looks like a crazy animal with wild eyes--and no one at his new high school will go near him! He does seem to have a special connection with animals though, which intrigues overzealous animal-lover Yuiko Kubozuka. In reality, Leo isn't as frightening as he appears, but Yuiko finds out that he goes berserk whenever he sees blood! Will Yuiko be able to get through to Leo during these violent fits? Or will Leo's ferocious side eventually devour her?
Honey and Clover, Vol. 1
Chica Umino - 2001
But with friends like his, life is never going to be that tame.
Love Hina, Vol. 01
Ken Akamatsu - 1999
Now 20, he can't pass his entrance exams...or even remember the girl's name. Stumbling into a fluke job at an all-girls dormitory may be his last chance. In the series that inspired the new hit anime, Love Hina proves that love conquers all. Even stupidity.
W Juliet, Vol. 1
Emura - 1999
But Makoto has a secret, and if rival Tsugumi, or anyone in the school, finds out, it could ruin Makoto's life, dragging Ito down as well!
Happy Cafe, Vol. 1
Kou Matsuzuki - 2005
There, she befriends Ichirou and Shindou, two of the most unsociable guys she's ever met! To make matters worse, it turns out that Uru is not exactly meant for the waitressing world, as she's a huge klutz. But as this hilarious shoujo tale unfolds, true happiness,and even true love, lurks just around the corner.
Beastars, Vol. 1
Paru Itagaki - 2017
Who among them is a Beastar—an academic and social role model destined to become a leader in a society naturally rife with mistrust?
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1
Fuse - 2015
So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of dragons and magic, he’s a little disappointed to find he’s become a blind, boneless slime monster. Mikami’s middle age hasn’t gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he’s disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he’s not a knight or a wizard but a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero…
Tramps Like Us, Vol. 1
Yayoi Ogawa - 2000
until the day she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her, she gets demoted at work, and her life spirals into the dumps. Things take a turn for the better when she crosses paths with Momo, a homeless guy with a colorful past who puts a bounce in her step and a shake in her hips. It takes two to tango, but when Sumire's first love reappears in her life, will this be the last waltz?
Midori Days, Volume 1
Kazurou Inoue - 2003
Unfortunately, his tough-guy reputation only serves to decrease his popularity with the ladies.Then one day, Seiji wakes up to discover his "devil's right hand" has turned into...a miniature gal names Midori! Strangely enough, Midori is a real girl who is just as surprised as Seiji to find out she has now become - literally - Seiji's right hand! It turns out Midori has always has a crush on Seiji, and her desperate wish to be connected to him has somehow come true...maybe all too true!
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1
Natsuki Takaya - 1999
Now her ordinary high school life is turned upside down as she's introduced to the Sohma's world of magical curses and family secrets.
A Silent Voice, Vol. 1
Yoshitoki Ōima - 2011
When Shoko, a girl who can’t hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children’s cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?
Bunny Drop, Vol. 1
Yumi Unita - 2006
In a fit of angryspontaneity, Daikichi decides to take her in himself! But will livingwith this overgrown teenager of man help Rin come out of her shell? Andhang on, won't this turn of events spell doom for Daikichi's love life?!