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Always deemed inferior to her elder sister, the strong-willed yet aimless Chihaya Ayase has no dream of her own. In contrast to her, Taichi Mashima, the son of a surgeon, is gifted yet insecure as he is burdened by the heavy expectations of his strict mother, who wants him to be perfect in everything. However, the lives of Chihaya and Taichi soon change as they encounter Arata Wataya, the new transfer student in their class. Inspired by Arata's dream to become the best at competitive karuta—a card game based on the classic anthology of one hundred Japanese poets—Chihaya quickly falls in love with the game. Refusing to lose to the talented Arata, the prideful Taichi joins along and immerses himself in the game, aiming to one day surpass his fated rival. The three friends spend their childhood practicing karuta everyday, until certain circumstances force them to part with each other. A few years later, now in high school, the trio finds themselves reunited through the world of competitive karuta. Alongside their newfound comrades and rivals, they embark on a journey of self-discovery, friendship, and romance. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

As a child, Nao Okura loved nothing more than being beside her mother when she made wagashi: traditional Japanese sweets. Her mother found a live-in position as a wagashi maker at Kogetsuan—a shop that had been founded over four hundred years ago—and it was there that Nao met the heir to the shop, Tsubaki Takatsuki, a radiant boy who filled her childhood with light. The warmth and love of those days, however, comes to an abrupt halt when tragedy strikes, and Nao's mother is arrested for a crime she didn't commit, with Tsubaki's testimony landing her in jail. Fifteen years later, Nao—now living as Nao Hanaoka—is working as a wagashi maker at a reputable establishment, though soon her path leads her back to Kogetsuan and Tsubaki. The formerly cheerful boy has grown into a cruel man, and Nao's encounters with him show that very little of her friend remains, and that he doesn't seem to recognize her. Shockingly, Tsubaki asks Nao to marry him, believing her talent can change Kogetsuan's wagashi for the better. Nao agrees, wishing to use the situation to get access to Kogetsuan and find out the truth behind what really happened 15 years ago. So begins their marriage of convenience, but could it ever turn into something more? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

It's the middle of the Meiji Era and our heroine, the little Suzu, is sold to the red lights district. However, the rich heir of a dry-goods store Tsugaru buys her freedom for no apparent reason. She is deeply grateful for being saved, but she doesn't understand why he paid so much money for her and the only explanation he offers is "we have a bond." She tries to unravel the mystery of his feelings and gradually grows from a little girl to a young woman, always by his side. A gentle and slow-paced love story set in the Meiji Era. (Source: Aerandria)

There's nothing in the world Rize likes more than to curl up in her warm bed and doze away—just like she used to with her big brother when they were kids, before they were separated by their parents' divorce. Working late shifts at a supermarket while attending university, she dreams of someday finding and reconnecting with her lost—and now grown-up—big brother. Her penchant for being able to nap in the break room draws the attention of Kairi, a co-worker who struggles with insomnia. Something about him reminds her of her big brother, and she finds herself growing closer to him...but when she discovers his secret, her whole world will be turned helter-skelter. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Five years ago, a plague wiped out a great part of the land of Fortna's population. Nina, a girl with unique, deep-blue eyes, counts her parents among the casualties of the pandemic. In order to survive, she teams up with a pair of fellow orphans and begins to steal from the wealthy. Unfortunately, Nina's life is struck by tragedy again as she finds herself being abducted by a group of mysterious men. Her main captor turns out to be none other than Azure Seth Fortna, the second-born prince of the royal family. His half-sister Alisha—a reclusive priestess-princess—perished in an accident before she was to be married off to the crown prince of the neighboring kingdom of Galgada. Although Nina does not resemble the late princess in the slightest, they do share one characteristic: their one-of-a-kind eye color. With the intention of preventing a war between the two kingdoms, Azure plans to use Nina under the false pretense that she is the real Alisha. With nothing else to lose, Nina reluctantly accepts the prince's proposition to replace his late sister. Pretending to be royalty is not an easy feat, but Azure aids Nina until her departure. The fate of two nations rests on Nina's shoulders—and she will make sure the stars are on her side. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Chako Hananoki thought she'd found happiness in a handsome fiancé, but when she realized a marriage to him would mean a total erasure of herself, she broke it off and moved back into her childhood home in the country—only to find a strange man and young woman living there? She finds a way to coexist with them, but when her stalker fiancé follows her home, she declares to him (and accidentally to the whole village as well) that this new man in her life is her husband?! (Source: Kodansha USA)

Momo and Kairi are at the peak of their relationship, but still not married?! The pressure is on! Sae can't stand to see this couple happy, and she won't stand for it! Touji also seems to already have a shadow hanging in his past after becoming an adult... What happened? Get ready for this love train to move full-steam ahead once again! (Source: Kodansha USA)

A collection of one-shots by Suetsugu Yuki. Haru Koi: Non-chan, a day-care worker, and Ryouko-san, an old married woman, are good friends despite their 25 year age difference. One day, Non-chan tells Ryouko-san that she may have a new love interest. Overjoyed, Ryouko-san helps Non-chan try to get closer to the guy, but...?? Yubiwa no Kataomoi: Ayuko works as a wedding coordinator at a fancy hotel. Unmarried still at the age of 30 herself, she often overhears her younger co-workers snicker that her job is ironic. She didn't used to mind this until she began to fear that her once-divorced boyfriend might not to be taking their relationship seriously... Bisai Shokudou: Misa moved to Tokyo to work in anything but the restaurant business b/c it reminded her too much of her own home growing up. Despite her best efforts, though, she finds herself pulled back in... Nanatsu no Yakusoku: Nana is a young girl who lives with her single mom, a translator. Although she is quite small, she tries very hard to be well-behaved and useful, but sometimes the results are not as expected...

The manga follows 50-year-old Irie, a ballet dancer who got into the art through her sister long ago. Now she lives a simple but happy life teaching handicrafts and living together with a writer husband. When her husband has a medical emergency due to a hemorrhage, she rushes to the hospital, only to find a mysterious young man by her husband's side. When Irie's husband does not wake up, the young man confesses that he is the lover of Irie's husband. (Source: ANN)

Ayase Chihaya is a cheerful tomboy without any ambitious aspirations in life. At school one day, she meets a boy named Wataya Arata who is an outcast at school. Feeling pity despite peer pressure, Chihaya befriends Arata as he reveals to her his aptitude in karuta which institutes Chihaya's dream to become a karuta queen.

The manga centers on 80-year-old veteran novelist Mariko Kouda, who lives with the families of both her son and her grandson in one house. Feeling like she no longer has any place in her home, she decides to leave the house and strike out on her own, beginning with living in a manga cafe in the city. (Source: ANN)

A collection of short glimpses into the peaceful daily life of an old woman and her cat Fukufuku as a kitten.

Kanna Tachibana is a 26-year-old woman who hasn't yet felt the stirrings of physical attraction...that is, until she meets her new charge, the "Prince of Piano" Guy Narisawa Weissenfeld. After listening to his playing, she finds herself unable to stop herself caressing him...?! Will she be able to explore her budding sensuality with a man who has been told he plays with no emotion? And not only that, can she step up to save this irascible performer's career while she's at it? (Source: Kodansha USA)

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One year after losing her leg, 16-year-old Rin is tired—tired of the painful physical therapy, tired of being treated differently, and tired of her stupid, heavy, awkward prosthetic leg. All that changes when she encounters the Blade Runners, a group of one-legged athletes who run with "blades"—carbon fiber prosthetics specialized for competitive running—made by their gifted prosthetist, Kazami. The blades are light, flexible, and formidably difficult to control—Rin can barely walk with one, much less sprint. But as she tumbles to the ground again and again, she rediscovers many of the things that she'd forgotten, and finds a new goal: to compete in the Paralympics. (Source: Kodansha USA)

"Pregnancy" and "Childbirth." Do you see these as things that have nothing to do with you? It's been 10 years since men are able to become pregnant and give birth. Kentarou Hiyama is an elite salaryman whose pregnancy caused him to experience firsthand the prejudice society holds towards "male pregnancy and childbirth." He initially only decided to continue with his pregnancy as a mean to create a place where he can belong. But as he continues in his actions, little by little, not only do the people around him but he himself begins to change. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

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Sue is an aging housecat who's looking forward to living out her life in peace... but her plans change when the mischievous black tomcat Tai-chan enters the picture! Hey! Sue never signed up to be a catsitter! (Source: Kodansha Comics)

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A story featuring the everyday life of a domestic cat owned by an old lady who runs a local provision shop. (Source: The Cat Mummy)

Nico Sorano is in the dictionary under "free-spirited"...which makes her an instant celebrity at her art university. But one professor, the career making-or-breaking Kageiwa-sensei, has only a limited tolerance for her aggressively good-natured optimism. Unsurprisingly, Nico isn't fazed...it just means she's going to have to make her own way to stardom, with the help of her friend Mitsuki and the inscrutable, notorious Soichiro Togo. No matter what, it'll be an interesting college debut! (Source: Kodansha USA)

Tsukuyomi-kun no Kindan Oyashoku centers on the relationship between foodie and expert chef Tsukuyomi, and a 27-year-old female personal gym trainer named Soyogi. They meet up regularly so Soyogi can re-energize herself on Tsukuyomi's food, but they have established an agreement that forbids any romance between them. (Source: ANN)

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Shinobu Asakura has never been able to read or write—and not for lack of trying. It's made getting and holding down jobs difficult, and he's constantly berated by people who think he's simply slacking off when he's just trying to keep up. But a chance meeting with a café worker who introduces a new word to Shinobu's vocabulary—dyslexia—may just change the course of Shinobu's life forever. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Couverture, a specialty store run by a pair of handsome brothers dealing in fine chocolates, For the times when you are swaying in between career and love. For the times you are troubled awaiting a spring romance. For the times when you feel like you have forgotten how to smile or be gentle. If you take one step into the shop, you will understand the flavor of happiness they want to share with everyone. (Source: Stiletto Heels)

Chihayafuru Plus: Kimi ga Tame follows the first-year student Ritsu Nagara, who wants to pursue the card game karuta, but has a number of obstacles in his way. (Source: ANN)

The manga centers on a woman named Haiji, whose eccentric grandfather has just passed away, and left her his mountain cabin. Her grandfather worked with a man named Kirishima, who didn't fit Haiji's image of mountaineers at all. Haiji plans to visit the mountain cabin, but finds difficulty with the unforgiving climb. Once she makes it, the sight she sees changes her, and she makes a decision. (Source: ANN)

Poor Momo - this cute puppy is always getting his nose into trouble! If he's not bothering his owners with his overwhelming and pathetic cuteness, he's cosplaying and roleplaying in any number of adventures.

1. Ikitouto (What If I Try to Live?) 2. Iede Musume (Runaway) 3. Hakuchou Kouen (The Swan Park) 4. You've Gotta Love Song

Baku is an illustrator. One day he buys a little rabbit, while he is drunk. First, he can't handle him, but after a certain accident, he notices, that he grows fond of it. This manga tells the story of Baku and Sentarou's everyday life.

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Transferred from an elite bank in Tokyo to a branch in Yamatokoriyama, he happens upon the town's loved game of goldfish scooping.

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This is the story of the daily adventures of a beloved cat and his owner, owner of a family business.

When you pine for another person while in a relationship with another, which road should you take to find the destined one? (Source: MU)

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During the Edo period, not all samurai were considered wealthy, high class war heroes who answered directly to the shogun. In fact, many of them were of low rank and remained nameless throughout their careers while living economically with their small families just to make ends meet. Nakamura Hanshirou and Yukie with their baby son Tarou is one such family, and through their lives, Yamato Waki offers eye-opening glimpses of the less talked about aspects of living in Japan's capital during this famous era. Note: Vol. 2 contains a 3-chapter long side story titled "Aoba Shigereru" that involve the same set of main characters.

Kiyoko, a psychologist, raises the children of her former and only friend. Kiyoko, Haruto and Rion. This is a sad but funny pseudo family story of those out of "ordinary happiness." (Source: Kodansha)

Mizuki Ikuta goes back to her hometown after struggling to find a job and place to live. She runs into her childhood friend Asahi, and is then taken in as an apprentice at his fathers studio and begins her new life as a gargoyle maker while living in the apartment next to Asahi. Included one-shot: Volume 2: Houkago Ryokou

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Yoshida Tamako was the youngest of 11 children. When she turned 3, she was taken to the Gion district of Kyoto by the Okami of a traditional Maiko/Geiko house. It is there that Tamako changes her name to Sakiko and begins her long journey to become one of the top maiko in Gion history, "Sakuya". Another wonderful work by Yamato Waki-sensei that details the beauty of Kyoto and traditional Japan and let's us also see into the often secret world of Kyoto's maikos and geikos.

Souichi Haruta is a 33-years-old single man who isn't popular with women. He works at a real estate office and lives with his parents. However, one day, his mother walks away from him and he has to live independently. Souichi doesn't know basic things such as cooking or washing his clothes. He then decides to live with Ryouta Maki, a coworker who is good at housekeeping. One day, Ryouta and Musashi Kurosawa, a gay coworker, both confess their feelings to Souichi. (Source: MyDramaList)

Hajime Inukai is a student at the H University medical school, and she dreams of becoming a clinical doctor. However, for some reason, she's been assigned to work in a forensic medical science lab, under a weird, but incredibly skilled, associate professor called Kiriyama Yuki. Hajime hadn't expected her 'patients' to be corpses undergoing an autopsy, and she most certainly didn't expect the first case she attended to with Kiriyama would be the apparent suicide of a girl she knew. During their investigation of the case, Hajime also began to see flashes of the dead girl, as if she had come back to life for mere moments. Will Hajime be able to handle her time in forensic medicine, and work her way back to having living patients? (Source: MangaHelpers)

Youko is the new teacher of the Dandelion Class, an elementary course provided within the hospital. All her students are admitted to the hospital with serious diseases. While trying to find her place with courage from her students, one of them takes a turn for the worse... (Source: Media Do International/Beaglee)

The nine-year-old girl Rutsubo doesn't like her father, and has made up her mind to never forgive him for abandoning her right after she was born. But when her guardians take a two-month vacation, she's forced to live with him for the first time. Live with him, fine—but that doesn't mean she has to talk to him. This is the story of a silent, withdrawn girl and the complicated father who hopes to win her over. (Source: Lovely Strange Dark) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Watashi no Okaasan ni Tsuite

"I've found someone I love more now. Goodbye." Leaving this note behind, she disappeared, leaving just me and the cat. Yuusei dreams of succeeding as a graphic designer, but he spends his days without being able to make a difference while living in a town near the ocean. His girlfriend, Akane, left him, and he sank to rock bottom, but his cat started to unexpectedly expand his world... (Source: Kodansha, translated) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Kazoku Zenya (Part 1) Volume 2: Kazoku Zenya (Part 2)

Mio Ninagawa is a member of a yankee biker gang, who one day crashes into an expensive car on accident. So she can repay him, the owner of the car demands that Mio compete in the idol audition TV program that he produces—and to find out who's behind a letter threatening to kill the winner of the audition.

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Mown as wheat and without family, Minori has more than once escaped death in the heart of winter. Saved by the professor Minamoto who stood on her way, she will become his secretary and his guinea pig...! The latter, great man of science with an IQ of 200, leads indeed brain research trying to prove that it can contribute to happiness. Minori begins a new life in a laboratory full of crazy scientists! But the teacher will experience something new, less logical and scientific than expected: an attraction to his new guinea pig... (Source: MU)

Included one-shot: Volume 4: Tamagawa nite

Jounouchi, Satou, and Maeda are three women who work as researchers but have turned their back on femininity based on various excuses. However, they begin a special research project on "beauty." So begins the comedy-filled life of three women who try and fail at being feminine in a quest for self-evaluation. (Source: ANN)

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A young girl named Sayoko fascinates people with her brilliant singing voice in the early days of the Showa era. In an effort to make people recognize her, she starts wanting to sing in talkie films. It's then that she happens to meet a piano prodigy, Asami, who disregards her singing as bad!! The curtains rise on the birth of the story of a songstress that glitters with the dreams and love of a young girl in this historical tale. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)

Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Bangai-hen is set after Yakumo's death, when his successor Shinnosuke takes on the "Shinigami" story.

The manga is centered on the famous Heian-era poet and The Pillow Book author Sei Shounagon, and on court life in the Heian era. (Source: ANN)

Included one-shot: Volume 1: Suishou no Oto

Koharu is a shoujo manga editor on a mission to get the manga artist she's in charge of to write a big love story, and to that end, she begins a pseudo-romance with a pharmacist, Sawaki! She struggles to make any progress using her skills as a shoujo manga editor, but for the sake of gathering material, she has an "adult kiss" with Sawaki. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)

Included one-shot: Volume 4: Sayonara Nostalgia

Stories about office ladies, their life and hexes. 1. Akuryousama Oteyawaraka ni 2. Motto Warui Onna 3. Cruel Sea - Doku wo Motsu Onna 4. Mafuyu no Hakuchuumu 5. Watashi no Jusatsu Keikaku

Yuzu, a 23-year-old mentally disabled woman with the mind of an 8-year-old, falls in love with Sousuke, a man with a similar disability. After Sousuke is involved in a fatal accident, Yuzu's family discovers she is 5 months pregnant with his child. Though Yuzu is intent on having the child, her mother, Miyoko, is immediately against it. After her family comes to terms with her pregnancy, Yuzu eventually gives birth to her daughter, Himawari. With many odds against her, Yuzu does her best to care for the daughter she so dearly loves. (Source: MU)

Somewhere out there, is a small shopping arcade full of quirky, mysterious stores. There you can meet with a lace-seller who deals in ornate lacework left behind by the deceased or find yourself in a shop that sells "artificial animal eyes." Follow the young landlady of the arcade as she interacts with the store owners, their customers, and the magical objects they deal in, interacting with spirits and drawing on powers from beyond the grave. (Source: MU)

"Being a carpenter is about perfection," young boy Izuru told his little sister while making her a chair. The chair is indeed a perfection in Aoi's heart. Just like her brother, she too wanted to become the best carpenter, and while to her disappointment her brother chose another direction of life after he graduated from highschool, grown-up Aoi is now a carpenter who makes the best, perfect chairs. For some reasons Izuru over the years has detached himself from Aoi, and there's nothing Aoi could do about it. But it doesn't stop her from wanting to be close again to her brother like they used to, especially when now there's a mystery and danger looming over her beloved family... (Source: M-U)

Chitose-chan is a penguin who lives in Kyoto. Getting in touch with people and getting fed delicious food as she curiously walks around Kyoto streets is her favourite thing to do. The story features popular places in Kyoto like Kiyomizu Temple, Ginkaku Temple, and Gion from the Penguin's point of view. This is a short story about a penguin that is nostalgic and warm, curing and relieving the heart. (Source: MAL News)

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"I thought if I became beautiful, I would find happiness..." Even though she was the opposite of "cute," Akiko was having fun. But when she woke up the morning after a drinking party with her beautiful friend Mana, something incredible had happened...!

Included one-shot: Volume 25: Maria Theresia (two parts)

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Consist of 5 short stories about a man who like to broke anything he deemed beautiful, a woman who have a heroine complex, a girl who always made mistakes, a model who is targeted by someone, and a woman whose boyfriend always died.

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Nagiko has a spur of the moment affair with a young man she literally finds thrown away in a box and they fall for each other almost instantly – leading to stories about a group of friends and their pasts and present lives and loves… (Source: MU)

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The sequel to Daisuki!! which follows Yuzu's daughter Himawari when she's older.

The series picks up three years after Kotaro's birth and focuses on Kentaro and Aki trying to raise Kotaro despite their conflicting work schedules. (Source: Wikipedia)

Stories about office ladies, their romance and hexes.

Ria is a pretty, young woman who works in a small corner of Osaka, delivering lunches to the elderly. She doesn't deal well with young men, so she has created an "air boyfriend," who she imagines is always loving and supportive of her. Ria is approaching 30 without having ever really dated. One day, the little food delivery business is bought out by a Tokyo company. Ria and her chubby friend Kyou end up heading to Tokyo to work, sadly leaving behind the older workers. Mistakes and misunderstandings crop up in every department Ria tries to work in (many due to the fact that people assume she speaks English, based on her half-Japanese looks), and she is despondent that she is failing to represent the people she left behind in Osaka. Finally, Ria ends up as a secretary. When she ends up in a meeting about food delivery to the elderly, she feels compelled to speak up about her own experiences. She is certain she's about to be fired, but instead, she is promoted to be the young company president's personal secretary. Ria is not sure of her job as a secretary, she doesn't seem able to make friends at work, and she has no idea how to deal with the gorgeous man that is now her direct boss! (Source: MangaHelpers)

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Michi runs a small bookstore and lives a quiet life. While busy with endless housework, nursing care, and work, she met... (Source: Kodansha)

Each morning, the Professor and the Housekeeper are introduced to one another. The Professor may not remember what he had for breakfast, but his mind is still alive with elegant mathematical equations from the past. He devises clever math riddles—based on her shoe size or her birthday—and the numbers reveal a sheltering and poetic world to both the Housekeeper and her ten-year-old son. With each new equation, the three lost souls forge an affection more mysterious than imaginary numbers, and a bond that runs deeper than memory. (Source: Penguin Books)

Hiyori is a social worker who works in the association "Hidamari no Ko", which helps families and children in need. We follow her daily life and her very human approach with the people she helps: infertile women wishing to adopt, unwanted pregnancies, etc. (Source: MU)

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Saredo Itoshiki Otsuma-sama is an autobiographical story about Daisuke Suzuki, who worked as a reporter but had a stroke at age 41. The story follows his rehabilitation and recovery, and his wife, who supported him. (Source: ANN, edited)

The manga centers on a story centered on humans, cats, and bakeneko, a kind of supernatural shapeshifting cat in Japanese folk myth.