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Shigeta, a young woman of 24, spends her days working at Tanaka Books and fretting over her love-life or, more accurately, the lack thereof. The thing is, though, the biggest obstacle between Shigeta and a satisfying relationship seems to be Shigeta herself. When it comes to men, the poor girl has exceedingly poor judgement, exacerbated by her even poorer self-esteem. (Source: Tokyopop)

The continuation of Brave 10.

Once upon a time, there were two rival kingdoms that did not get along. Every day, they argued over insignificant matters. When a dispute over removing dog waste ultimately turned into a war, God swiftly intervened and directed the two nation's leaders to exchange the most beautiful girl and the most intelligent young man for bride and bridegroom, respectively. Saara, the princess of country A, meets the prince of country B, Naranbayar. As they pretend to be a married couple to protect the peace between the countries, they find themselves gradually falling in love. (Source: MAL News)

A collection of fantasy stories that take a somewhat realistic focus. A few of the first look into what happens after the defeat of an evil magical overlord, both for the people left behind and for the vanquishing hero. Others involve a schoolgirl angel, and working centaurs. (Source: MangaHelpers) 1. Kikyou 2. Maou 3. Maoujou Mondai 4. Shihai 5. Daikonsan no Yome Sagashi 6. Gendai Shinwa 7. Shingaku Tenshi 8. Ryuu no Gakkou wa Yama no Ue 9. Kuzu

Seri Koyuki is just trying to have a normal school life, but instead he ends up acting as the straight man to his odd classmate, Kabuto Hanadori. Kabuto is is a delusional high school student, whose fantasies range from believing he is a knight on a journey, to claiming that removing his eyepatch will release a darker alter-ego who he refers to as Michael Offenbarung Dunkelheit. Seri is determined not to let himself get pushed around by Kabuto, but it seems that this will be easier said than done! (Source: MU)

Ayumi Umino has always looked up to people like Mizuki Otonashi; even with a terminally ill mother, Mizuki has managed to top their class in both popularity and kindness, to the point of not revealing that Ayumi cut class to drink alcohol. One day, Ayumi is approached by Mizuki's friends and asked to return Mizuki's painting set to her—despite her dark attitude toward the shallow girls, Ayumi accepts as a way to repay Mizuki's kindness. However, as Ayumi arrives at Mizuki's house after taking a shortcut, she sees something she was never supposed to—Mizuki stepping out of a car, covered in blood and carrying a knife. Ayumi feels death creep near as Mizuki approaches her, but is surprised when she is instead invited inside for tea. She nervously accepts, now a witness to murder and scared for her life, but is curious about this side of Mizuki normally hidden from the public. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

In the year 3019 AD, humanity has gotten even more work casual: most of the time, Momo doesn't bother to wear her captain's uniform—or anything at all—onboard the cargo vessel Blue Chateau, as she struggles against interstellar tedium, company directives, low battery strength, and her ever-underfoot cat John. But fear not, for equipped with plenty of reading material and a crate of peach liqueur, in the long haul past Proxima Centauri space slacker Captain Momo will at last prove Newton correct—a body at rest will remain at rest! (Source: Dark Horse)

The story follows the employees at the Genbu Shobou publishing company. Araki, who is a veteran editor for the dictionary department, is looking for a successor now that he's approaching retirement age. After Majime Mitsuya—a salesman who's a poor talker—meets Masashi Nishioka—Araki's coworker who is sociable and frivolous—Araki overhears their conversation and decides to recruit Majime into the department. The story follows "the awkward humans" Majime and Masashi as they work together to compile a medium-sized Japanese dictionary titled "The Great Passage" (Daitokai). (Source: ANN)

In this world, there are 10 heavenly laws and 22 earthly laws. While humans cannot have knowledge of the heavenly laws used by the gods, they make use of the earthly laws. Through cards, each of the symbols can be utilized through the use of magic. Those with this ability are called magicians. Aspiring magicians study the laws in order to attend a magic institute. Nanao of Akatsuki, Kisa of Yatsukamado, and Nanten of Nase are freshmen enrolled at the Seventh Eastern Magic Institute. Even within the 22 laws, there exist a rare ability. Nanao, who holds this ability, will...? (Source: tenkyuugi.livejournal.com)

Souta, who's attending a confectionery school, is in a relationship with Saeko, a girl one year older than him. He fell in love at first sight with her four years ago, and right before Christmas last year, they finally had their first kiss. Because his girlfriend loves big chocolate, every day, Souta tries to polish his chocolate-making skill. Even when his girlfriend smells like cigarettes although she doesn't smoke, even when she turns down his invitation to a date on Valentine's day, he's still not broken-hearted at all, and he still continues to love her... (Source: Aerandria)

Meme is working part time at a funeral parlor. However, being a bit of an airhead she's having a hard time with her rather strict supervisor Kurokawa. That is until the two of them get to know each other better and learn to come to terms with their pasts.

Follows Richard Ranashinha Dvorpian, a handsome British jewelry appraiser, and Seigi Nakata, a bright and upright Japanese college student. The duo solves various jewel-related cases by unraveling the hidden psychological aspects of their owners that lie within the gems. (Source: MAL News)

1. Roulette 2. Mio Post 3. Parfum 4. P.V. 5. Mannequin 6. 777 7. Baby You 8. Demande 9. Au (To Meet) 10. Topaze 11. Nijuu-bun no Mugen (20 Over Infinite / 20/∞) 12. Hi no Jouzan (Multiplying Lights) 13. .925 (925permil) 14. Koi-Onna 15. Up & Down 16. Helter-skelter 17. The OL Café

This autobiographical essay manga centers on Moyoco Anno's married life with her husband, director Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion). The comedic and heartwarming book follows their "otaku lifestyle" and also features an "otaku glossary" with 20,000 words. (Source: MU)

The manga follows 50-year-old Yuria, 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 Yuria's husband does not wake up, the young man confesses that he is the lover of Irie's husband. (Source: ANN)

1. Kekkon no Jouken (Wedding's Condition) As a Bridal Advisor, finding soul mates for people is Yoshimi Nishihara's job. Yet she simply cannot find a suitable match for this particular client. 2. Mujouken no Koufuku (Unlimited Conditions for Happiness) Misako attends her high school reunion determined to show her old rival just how successful she now is... Only to find him unemployed and homeless! This simply will not do. 3. Yuuwaku no Rakuen (Paradise Temptation) 4. Usotsuki Marriage (The Lying Marriage) Even though Narumi is an amateur when it comes to flower arranging, it is still her dream to make flower arrangements for weddings and to have a romantic wedding surrounded by flowers and lights with the person she loves most. However, while she was delivering some things to the wedding place, she suddenly has to take the bridal wear’s role…?! (Source: Midnight Scans)

Madeth and Lalvan successfully obtain a castle but it seems that there is a rumor going on around that says the castle is haunted by a spirit. The spirit turned out to be an angel that blesses the king of good fortune and that he will be loved by all the people of the land and will most likely rule for a long time. However, one day, the appearance of a lady has caused conflict between the two good friends. What will happen to the relationship of Madeth and Lalvan?

A story of awkward first love between two honor students. They're hesitant yet bold when it's just the two of them in the classroom after school. (Source: Hakusensha, translated)

Kyoko and Miku are childhood friends attending the same high school. One day, Miku confesses to Kyoko that she loves her. Miku tells Kyoko that she doesn't have to respond right away, but she wants her to decide whether or not to have a serious relationship with they graduate. Until then, Kyoko can do or say whatever she wants to Miku. The story of Kyoko and Miku, a thrilling love experiment between two girls, begins...! (Source: MediBang/Media Do International)

Sumi has hopelessly loved Natsuki since she was 18. Now she's 28-years-old, works at a cosmetics company, and has managed to miss out on most of her prime dating years by pining after one boy. One day, an interesting new cafeteria opens at Sumi's company, a 'garçon' style restaurant staffed by pretty young men. One of those men is Natsuki's younger brother, Satsuki! Satsuki knows about her long-standing crush, and teases her mercilessly. However, when she is crushed by the news of Natsuki's impending marriage, Satsuki helps her save face. Could there be something between Sumi and Satsuki, or is he just messing with her? (Source: MangaHelpers) Included one-shot: Volume 4: Watashi wa Cherry

Having spent most of her money, office worker Saki Watase takes on a side hustle. The pay is good, but the job is rather odd—she must make reviews of XL condoms. Once again, she reaches a dead end; no one she knows would need a condom of that size. After a night out, Saki gets escorted home by her boss—Keisuke Sudou, a strict workaholic who often criticizes her work. To Saki's horror, the first thing Keisuke sees in her apartment is the large box of condoms. As it turns out, Keisuke is in need of an accessible variety of XL condoms and wishes to work toward improving such a selection. Naturally, the only way to help Saki is to review the condoms together by having sex. Under the excuse that they are only sleeping together to test the condoms, Saki and Keisuke hide their unconventional office romance, dreading the day they inevitably run out of XL condoms and part ways. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Life has been hard on Makoto lately, and she's nowhere close to her wish. She wishes to have a sweet, sweet life. When she's at the lowest of her luck, after her boyfriend took all her money and split, she's rescued by the handsome and rich Aeda CEO. To make things stranger, when she's supposed to get married to the ceo, she fools around with his son, without knowing his identity! Will she be able to find and choose the man that will be able to give her a sweet life? (Source: ShoujoMagic)

Countess Phyllis was reincarnated with memories of her previous life intact. Her family treated Phyllis badly because she was born blind. She was able to control more mana than normal people, and her ability to easily wield magic also made her disliked by others. One day, while on an outing, Phyllis was suddenly attacked by demons. She found herself all alone, stuck at the bottom of a deep ravine... and just when it seemed hopeless, she was saved by a large wolf, a "sacred beast" of legend. Now together with the sacred beast Garu, Phyllis will get back to the surface and set out on her adventure! (Source: AlphaPolis, translated)

A collection of short stories.