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Stowing himself away on a slave ship, Julian sets sail for the great continent with a hundred slaves, all yearning for freedom, until...?! Embark on a groundbreaking journey through this action-packed dark fantasy saga!! (Source: MANGA Plus)

With a passion for richly textured Japanese rock, first-year high school student Chihiro Hatono steps into the world of the light music club, new guitar in tow. But what awaits her behind those doors...? A drama of unfiltered youth and musical ambition takes the stage! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Lately, Odachi has been struggling with a lack of confidence in his play. Since his debut match, where he faced off against the "God" of shogi, something has changed within him. Will the day come when he can surpass the God of his generation? A tale of a self-proclaimed average shogi player, his friends, peers, and rivals, and the God before him. (Source: MANGA Plus)

With the proliferation of organic robots called Gijins, humanity is enjoying prosperity in 23rd century Tokyo. But when a young man named Riaha meets a certain Gijin, he uncovers the dark truth of the world! (Source: MANGA Plus)

After her son died a horrific death, his mom finds about his severe bullying. She's determined to pass judgment on her beloved son's bullies and starts as the school nurse. (Source: Manga Mogura)

The manga centers on high school student Haro Ogawa. In his childhood years, he saw a painting known as "Witch in the Nude." Ever since then, he has been teaching himself oil painting, mainly painting women in the nude, always chasing after the painting from his childhood. When he encounters a woman named Rei Kamio, who bears a striking resemblance to the woman depicted in "Witch in the Nude," he asks her to be his painting model. His goal now is to get to an art college with his nude painting. (Source: ANN)

Fushimi-san, the janitor at a certain high school, cuts quite a figure. She's tall, cheerful, hard-working, and loves canned coffee. When the students at the school are going through times of trouble, pain, or confusion, she's there to lend a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on. When you feel like the adults in your life don't have your back... Fushimi-san probably will! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

On days when Sunao is sick, or not feeling like going to school, she is called to take her place. She was born to this world when Sunao wished to have a substitute. No one knows that she exists, but she tries to do her best for Sunao whenever she is called. One day she talks with Sanada, one of her classmates. They become friends, but soon he notices that she is different from the original Sunao...he was the first one who did. She tells him to talk with her only when she has her hair half-up. Sanada does like she told him, and they enjoy their time together. As they become closer, she realizes that she has special feelings toward Sanada. But she doesn't know what will happen to her...if she, a replica, falls in love. (Source: Kadokawa)

Extreme movie-lover Hajime Shinichi and the ghost of the mysterious genius screenwriter Takihiko Tenmaku—their meeting will provide some serious plot twists! It's ready, set, action for this coming-of-age series! (Source: MANGA Plus) Included one-shot: Volume 3: Yuugen to Jorei Gakkyuu (Yugen's All-Ghouls Homeroom)

Once upon a time, there was a happy, cheerful village full of loving, joyous mushrooms deep in the forest. Everything was wonderful, and splendid, and bright—until the day he came. Bringing death and destruction wherever he went, the malignant miasmatic mushroom massacred the entire village for no apparent reason. And that, folks, is how the heroine of our story ended up on a journey to see to his demise... (Source: Yen Press)

"Seven years ago, I killed a man." Kazuma Waku murdered the man who drove his little sister Yuri to suicide. For that crime, he spent seven years in prison. No matter how much time passes, he can't forget the face of that man dying. However, nothing lingers moreso than the image of that man's daughter, who witnessed her father's murder. Tormented by guilt, Kazuma resolves to make amends by dying. On the day his mother picked him up from prison, Kazuma went to visit his sister's grave. There, he saw a familiar girl's face. This is the story of a murderer and the daughter of his victim, a tale rife with drama and suspense. (Source: Hero's, translated)

What if a child who died at a very young age appeared just as she was? What if it was the work of a supernatural tanuki? This isn't a reunion. She's not real, but still... I want to cling to it. That lie is kind, yet saddening. (Source: Square Enix, translated)

A boy wakes up in a hospital bed, surrounded by a group of strangers. He is told that his name is Tsubasa Ichinose and that these strangers are his various family members. The Ichinose family consists of: Minako, the mother; Kakeru, the father; Sachie, the grandmother; Kozo, the grandfather; Shiori, Tsubasa's little sister; and Tsubasa himself. They all suffered a car accident that left them with amnesia. With no one to rehabilitate their memories, the Ichinose family is forced to start over from zero—in more ways than one. Though they decide to get through this ordeal together, they are confronted with the reality of their past selves upon returning to their home. Nevertheless, Tsubasa defiantly believes the family can still come together to support each other, even as it becomes increasingly clear that each member is hiding a secret from the life they cannot remember. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Included one-shots: Volume 6: Doujin Seiji, Sanka

Kasumi Hana travels to meet her deceased older brother’s penpal, Urushizawa Lily, with the aim to inform her of his passing as well as the intent to kill her if Urushizawa had only been using him. But when they meet, Hana instead finds a blind woman who truly loves her late brother. For Lily’s sake, Hana resolves to take her brother’s place. (Source: MU)

Suffering from a terminal illness, Yuuta Itou's mother asks him to film her last moments, which he does. From her radiant smile when she is with her family to the times when sickness ravages her body in the hospital, he records hours upon hours of footage. After her passing, Yuuta compiles her life into a movie to screen at his school, deciding to add a bit of fantasy to the ending of his film, Dead Explosion Mother, with a literal explosion! Following the backlash caused by his supposedly tone-deaf portrayal of his mother's death, Yuuta trudges to the hospital roof to take his own life—but there, he meets a girl named Eri. Captivated by his film, Eri requests Yuuta to make a new one that will blow the previous out of the water and prove his critics wrong. The movie they set out to make will stand apart by blurring the line between fact and fiction. And of course, it would not be a Yuuta film if it did not have his personal flavor—just a dash of fantasy. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Rakugo, a traditional form of storytelling, takes years for any apprentice to master and ascend to the top rank of shinuchi. Ever since she could remember, Akane Ousaki has been mesmerized by her father Tooru's rakugo performances. Peeking in behind a sliding door, she would spend hours watching and mimicking his work. For Tooru, the only thing separating him from that coveted rank is a promotion test in front of an audience and a senior rakugo master, Isshou Arakawa. Despite his passionate performance, Tooru finds himself expelled from the rakugo school following the exam. This makes him give up on rakugo entirely and settle for a regular job, breaking his daughter's heart. Filled with grief and anger, Akane now seeks vengeance on the man who refuses to see the genius behind her father's rakugo style. She begs Tooru's former rakugo master, Shiguma Arakawa, to take her under his wing. But Shiguma feels unworthy of taking on another pupil after what happened to her father six years prior. In order to see if she has what it takes to enter the rakugo world, Shiguma urges Akane to test her resolve by performing in front of an audience. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

A squid-like creature, known as a Happian, leaves his home planet with the desire to spread happiness across the universe. He lands on Earth, but quickly finds himself in danger of captivity by its inhabitants. Fortunately, he is found by an unsmiling little girl named Shizuka Kuze, who feeds him and names him Takopii. Feeling indebted, Takopii decides to do everything in his power to bring a smile to her face. The task is easier said than done, however. Shizuka is bullied by her classmates, she does not have a father, and her mother is never home—though the gravity of these issues flies over the naive Takopii's head. Even so, Shizuka does have one source of happiness: her dog Chappy. The connection Shizuka and Chappy share only increases Takopii's desire to make the girl smile. While Takopii's attempts to lift Shizuka's spirits lead to unintended consequences, he is determined to take things into his own tentacles, test his understanding of human beings, and achieve his goal of spreading happiness. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Despite being adjacent to one another, Chidori Public High School and the all-girls Kikyo Private Academy seem to exist in two different worlds. While the latter boasts an immaculate reputation and favors students from wealthy backgrounds, the former is a nest for dim-witted delinquents. Everyone at Kikyo harbors a deep hatred for their Chidori neighbors. Sixteen-year-old Rintarou Tsumugi is a student at Chidori whose intimidating face leads people to avoid him. Rintarou pays no mind to this, as he is content with his group of friends. However, there is something he has not told them yet: sometimes, he helps out at his family's cake shop. One day at work, Rintarou sees a customer at a table, but she runs off before he can talk to her. The next day, he receives an apology from the girl, Kaoruko Waguri, who explains that she did not run away because of his appearance and that she believes Rintarou is a kind-hearted person. Although he is not used to Kaoruko's bright personality, Rintarou looks forward to forming a friendship with her. There is just one obstacle that stands in his way: Kaoruko is a Kikyo student! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tomota Doubara (age 35), a nerdy office worker who loves light novels, encounters Mio Hayama, his high school classmate, for the first time in 17 years. She tells him she lost her son in a car accident but asks Doubara to think of a way to meet him, because in her words, "My son seems to have been reincarnated into another world." (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

Fourth grader Ayumu Fujino regularly draws four-panel manga for her school newspaper and is lauded as having the best artwork in her class. One day, she is asked by her teacher to turn over one of her manga slots in the school newspaper to a truant student named Kyoumoto. When Kyoumoto's manga pops up alongside Fujino's, it receives high praise for its detailed artwork, making Fujino furiously jealous. Refusing to be beaten by someone who barely attends school, Fujino devotes herself to learning to create manga. As time goes on though, her goal of outshining Kyoumoto seems to only get further and further away; and Fujino, now in sixth grade, eventually gives up and quits making manga. Graduation day arrives, and Fujino is asked to deliver Kyoumoto's graduation certificate to her. Through chance, the two end up coming face to face, and their unexpected meeting will end up having consequences far beyond what either of them could ever predict. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

One day, while rushing to a piano lesson, a girl named Saki collides with someone on the street. As Saki collects herself, the stranger picks up the sheet music Saki dropped, hands it to Saki together with a band-aid, and continues on her way—all without saying a word. Saki is left wondering about the identity of the tall, lovely stranger, only to discover the next day that she is one of her classmates at her new high school. The girl's name is Kanon, and though she is hearing impaired, she refuses any kind of support or "special treatment" from her teachers or classmates. Over the course of the year, Saki slowly grows closer to Kanon and begins to chip away at her cold exterior. (Source: Kodansha USA)