Quinta Camera: The Fifth Room


Natsume Ono - 2004
    In four of the rooms live four single men with singular personalities. Into this peculiar ménage steps an exchange student, the new tenant of the fifth room. Brought together by chance, friends by choice, they pursue their dreams together as the days drift gently by.

Gou-dere Sora Nagihara, Vol. 1


Suu Minazuki - 2011
    The only problem is that she's two-dimensional...literally. But when Sora miraculously comes to life from the pages of Shouta's manga, he can't believe his luck. That is, until he realizes that "sweet" and "demure" are the last words anyone would pick to describe this brazen, brutal babe!

Butterflies, Flowers, Vol. 1


Yuki Yoshihara - 2006
    She joins a real estate company as an entry-level office worker, but her eccentric boss is harder on her than anyone else in the company! After hearing him inadvertently call her "milady," she realizes he was the young servant boy she knew as a child. At work he's a tyrant, but after hours he insists on treating her like a lady of the nobility. Is romance even possible for a couple locked in such a crazy role reversal?

Sundome, Vol. 1


Kazuto Okada - 2006
    Until a girl named Kurumi Sahana shows up and wants to join up. But Sahana is no ordinary girl... When the two are left alone in the club classroom, Kurumi makes a special "request" of Hideo... From that moment on, Hideo's dull life gets far more...frustrating.

Spice & Wolf, Vol. 1


Isuna Hasekura - 2008
    But this monotony screeches to a halt when, one night, he encounters a harvest goddess in the guise of a beautiful young girl...with wolf ears and a tail! Longing for the northern lands of her birth, Holo the Wisewolf joins Lawrence as he follows the ebb and flow of trade through the countryside. And when the two come across a compelling but suspicious opportunity for profit, will Lawrence with his mercantile chops and Holo with her ancient instincts be able to separate the truth from the lies--and make some coin while they're at it?!

Princess Jellyfish 2-in-1 Omnibus, Volume 1


Akiko Higashimura - 2008
    She’s loved them from a young age and has carried that love with her to her new life in the big city of Tokyo. There, she resides in Amamizukan, a safe-haven for girl geeks who regularly gush over a range of things from trains to Japanese dolls. However, a chance meeting at a pet shop has Tsukimi crossing paths with one of the things that the residents of Amamizukan have been desperately trying to avoid—a beautiful and fashionable woman! But there’s much more to this woman than her trendy clothes! This odd encounter is only the beginning of a new and unexpected path for Tsukimi and her friends.

The Great Catsby: Volume 1


Doha - 2006
    His pal Houndu treats him to wine, women and song, but there's no forgetting the lost Persu. The thousand humiliations of youth are poured upon Catsby, who feels far too much to begin with, and whose prospects go from bad to worse.

Genshiken Omnibus 2: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture


Shimoku Kio - 2012
    As the new president, Kanji attempts to shake the sluggish members of Genshiken out of their apathy by proposing they create a fanzine to sell at the next Comic-Fest. When Genshiken is accepted as an official vendor at the summer Comic-Fest, they find themselves with a deadly short deadline to create a real doujinshi. Can President Sasahara get his slacker constituents to level up their productivity?

Sunstone: Book One


Stjepan Šejić - 2017
    So beware all who enter, because, to quote a few hundred thousand readers on Devi-antArt: "I'm not into BDSM...but this story...I get it." Collects volumes 1 through 3.

Paradise Kiss, Vol. 1


Ai Yazawa - 2000
    One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-proclaimed fashion mavens calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself in the roller coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends' own exclusive clothing model.

Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 1


Koushun Takami - 2007
    As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains. The elimination contest becomes the ultimate in must-see reality television. A Japanese pulp classic available in English for the first time, Battle Royale is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world. The first novel by small-town journalist Koushun Takami, it went on to become an even more notorious film by 70-year-old director Kinji Fukusaku.

Midnight Secretary, Vol. 01


Tomu Ohmi - 2007
    Midnight Secretary follows the life of Kaya Satozuka, the private secretary of Director Kyouhei Touma of the Touma Company, and the secrets kept between them.

My First Time was with My Boyfriend's Little Brother Vol.1


Kiha Chihana - 2016
    Several years later she finds herself being loved unconditionally by her senior coworker Shinobu. Day in and day out Shinobu fawns over her and drives her mad with his incessant loving. She feels at times like her body can take no more and is happy in her relationship with Shinobu until the day they decide to go back and visit his family home. What a shock when the person to come out and greet them is someone she never thought she’d ever see again, Rio. He was her very first boyfriend and the one she gave her innocence up to and is apparently… Shinobu’s little brother!? Rio, the one who thanked her for letting him take her virginity, appears in her dreams again and again. Although they broke up long ago, he continues to play around with her and make her body ache for him. Vol.1, 54 pages.

Japanese Cuisine


Tetsu Kariya - 2006
    To commemorate its 100th anniversary the heads of newspaper Tozai Shimbun come up with a plan to publish the “Ultimate Menu”. The assignment is given to journalist Yamaoka Shiro, the protagonist of the series. With the help of a female coworker, Kurita Yuko, Yamaoka starts off on what can only be termed an epic saga to find the dishes hat will go into the “Ultimate Menu”. The subject of volume 1 is Nishon ryori, or Japanese cuisine, featuring stories on subjects like how to prepare a proper dashi (broth that is one of the building blocks of Japanese cooking), or matcha (the powdered green tea used in the tea ceremony), or red snapper sashimi. The subjects of the later volumes are: 2) sake, 3) fish, 4) vegetables, 5) rice dishes, 6) udon, and 7) izakaya or “pub” food.

The Tyrant Falls in Love, Volume 1


Hinako Takanaga - 2005
    . . and hates homosexuals. However, Tatsumi's assets, his ass and crotch, are a beacon to the homosexual eye! If only Morinaga could find love elsewhere!