Romance - Page 518

The decrease in Japan's birth rate has resulted in a loss of innocent energy sources for the magical world. Businesses are closing due to the scarcity, and the authorities have implemented a policy to create everlasting love for those who prioritize careers or hobbies over romance. As a preliminary test, high school student Anzu Hoshino is selected by fairy Riri before the policy is enforced nationwide. Anzu is the ideal candidate with her love for video games, pet cat, and obsession with chocolate. Unfortunately, Anzu is entirely against the idea and tries to stop the magical world from forcing her into a relationship. Despite the confiscation of her distractions, Anzu is determined to avoid her predetermined fate. However, when she collides with Tsukasa Kazuki, a hot guy from her school, her efforts prove to be futile. Now unable to evade the boy, Anzu wonders if her sabotage tactics will work.

In the future, a vast starfaring society has been established by humanity. However, the community is suffering from melancholy and monotony as they are continuously conquered and dominated by an aggressor. To fight against this widespread apathy, Herlock decides to take initiative and rally a group of rebels aboard his spacecraft, Arcadia, to launch daring attacks on those who oppress Earth. The invaders include the Mazone, a species of organic, plant-like women who had visited Earth in the distant past and have come back to claim it as their own.

In this romantic Boys’ Love manga, sparks fly when a salaryman who’s given up on love reunites with his crush from high school. Kanade feels like he’s living under a constant storm cloud with his unfulfilled life. Stuck working a typical office job and keeping himself closeted, he’s convinced there will be no sunny days ahead. But those monotonous days are suddenly interrupted when he reunites with Mashiro, an old classmate he harbored hidden feelings for! Finally, Kanade has found a bit of sunshine in his gray, dreary life with Mashiro’s arrival. With a chance to get to know each other again, could this be Kanade’s second chance to find love with the one who got away?

Sakura's day went awry as her crush dismissed and dishonored her, and he even witnessed her mortifying ordeal. She was banking on meeting her affectionate step-brother, whom she had hailed as charming. However, when she finally met him, he turned out to be her good-looking classmate who observed her humiliation. Balancing high school intricacies became an ordeal for Sakura as she had to feign normalcy with her alleged sibling while grappling with her love life complications with her crush. Life sure wasn't a breeze.

“I don’t need a present. I just want to spend the day with you.” Akira Minato is away from his worn-out laundromat to spend Christmas Eve with Shintarou and his family, which his persistent pursuer couldn’t be happier about. But while the two are preparing to cozy up together for the holidays, Asuka has relationship troubles of his own. He wants to believe he and Shuu are dating, but will Shuu ever feel the same? And what will Asuka do when Shintarou’s sister Ranko tells him she wants to confess her love to Shuu herself?

Night after night, Elva steps forth into the black sea, sword in hand, to drive back the creatures that surge from the waves. Elva is one of the "kannagi," warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island. With his snow-white hair, unaging youth, and black-stained limbs—proof of the corruption that gradually takes the life of every kannagi—the local people fear and shun him... at least until his path crosses with that of a boy named Alto. Enraptured by Elva's strength and lonely soul, Alto swears to serve him and free him from his cursed fate. After eight long years, Alto has grown into a capable and fearless young man, unwavering in his devotion to his kannagi. Elva had long ago resigned himself to an early death—but somehow, Alto's presence seems to be gradually healing him of the black sea's corruption...

Despite being summoned to a new world, Seiichirou Kondou remained uninspired due to his monotonous corporate life and workaholic tendencies. However, his unwavering work ethic caught the attention of the "Ice Prince," leading to an unexpected attraction for Seiichirou.

After winning a 4 Billion Yen lottery, I quit my company job. But I ended up in a different world doing some serious volunteering, saving a poor village with contemporary Japanese materials and technology from the home center. What would happen if I bring modern home electrical appliances over there from Japan? And it seems I would fall in love with a beautiful girl in the village. Author's Twitter: Suzunoki Kuro @suzunoki_kuro Artist's Twitter: Imaii Muji @101_641

Fuyuhiko Unoki has always been labeled as a weakling due to the constant bullying he endured from elementary to middle school. Unfortunately, high school didn't bring any change in his situation as he was greeted by the school's top delinquent, Kanade Toramaru, who claims ownership over him. From that day on, Fuyuhiko's high school life is anything but normal as he becomes Kanade's personal errand boy, living in constant fear. However, Kanade is under a big misinterpretation as she believes that Fuyuhiko is her boyfriend while he struggles to hide his dread of her. Despite the misunderstanding, Fuyuhiko and Kanade grow closer, blurring the lines between their imaginary romance and a possible real one.

Sayama is a pessimistic guy who always wears a face mask to school. When the most popular boy in class, Saikawa, rips off the mask out of curiosity, Sayama flips out. Despite his harsh words, he's somehow captured Saikawa's interest, who offers to tutor him with a bizarre condition: to let him do as he pleases with what's under Sayama's mask. Sayama hates it when people touch his bare face, lips, and mouth but he can't resist Saikawa's attention.

The plot of the manga revolves around a romantic conflict among three childhood pals Ichika, Ritsu and Shun, forming a love triangle. Also featuring a one-shot titled "Apron".

When Hime Kino was a child, she adored the voice of Sakura Aoyama, the famous actress of "Lovely Blazers." Ever since then, Hime has been enamored with the idea of becoming a voice actress like her role model. Determined to follow in Sakura's footsteps, Hime enrolls in Hiiragi Academy, a prestigious voice acting school known for producing top-tier talent. To Hime's surprise, she is seated beside Senri Kudou, Sakura's already successful son. Wanting to prove herself worthy of her peers, Hime strives to impress. Sadly, when she attempts to introduce herself with her most adorable voice, it instead emerges as an old man's, earning her the unflattering nickname of "Gorilla Princess." To compound matters, she is also grouped with other students at risk of failing the course. Despite being faced with such adversity, Hime remains undeterred and quickly forms connections with her struggling classmates. With their support and her own unwavering optimism, Hime will do whatever it takes to achieve her dreams!