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In the Edo period, there was a shrine maiden called "Itsukihime" in the mountain village of Kadono. Jinta, a young man who acts as the shrine maiden's guardian despite being a stranger, encounters a mysterious demon who speaks of the far future in the forest where he went to defeat it. From Edo to the Heisei era, this huge Japanese fantasy series follows a demon man who travels through time while continuously questioning the meaning of wielding a sword. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

Ayano, an elementary school teacher in her thirties, stops by a bar one day and meets another woman named Akari. Sparks fly as the two chat, and before the night is over, Ayano even goes in for a kiss. Akari is intrigued but confused... especially when she discovers that Ayano has a husband! Both Ayano and Akari are about to find out that love doesn't get any easier, even as you grow older. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Deep in debt, life can't get any worse for Sumire, until she wakes up with a monstrous new arm and a foul-mouthed voice in her head! It's time to battle deadly alien threats—all to pay her bills! (Source: VIZ Media)

A reliable office worker, Hanaichi Fudo, undoubtedly had a gift for the arts but gave up on his dreams of becoming an artist to lead a normal life. One day, his senior at work, Saori Wakaba, asked Hanaichi for help in writing her manga. Will he take up the pen again?! (Source: MANGA Plus)

On a whim, two gals try dating each other for a year.

Kikuno Kei, nicknamed "Kay", is a normal university student and a part-time hitwoman with John Wick like skills. (Source: Batoto)

16-year-old Yukito Kirihara lives with his 14-year-old sister Sana, who he treasures more than anyone else. But when an ogre shows up outside of his window looking for Sana (a shocking event in its own right), Yukito leaps to save her—and is killed. He's offered the promise of reincarnation by a mysterious woman, who gives him a character sheet in a mysterious book. But when Yukito sees Sana in there, too, he sets off to find her, and save them both—even if he only has 1 hp with which to do it! (Source: Kodansha USA)

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)

In a near-future where humanity stands on the edge of extinction, we turn our gaze to the stars. But in the depths of space, a new menace looms—the "Star Beasts." To combat these creatures, warriors donning mechanical armor emerge as humanity's last hope. Prepare yourself for a groundbreaking mecha action saga, where breathtaking visuals meet an expansive universe. The battle for survival starts now! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Behold, a great detective who thrills the world solving impossible cases in no time! His name? Keiichirou Nagumo. ...But all of that was over a decade ago. Now he's just your typical middle-aged dude. Nagumo is behind the times to the point that he doesn't even know what a smartphone is. But out of the blue, he is confronted by a high school girl named Mashiro who shows up wanting to be his assistant. Witness the miracles a gender-gap detective duo can make! (Source: One Peace Books)

Hina Arukado is a modern vampire who drinks blood from bags instead of humans. But she's also a complete shut-in who hasn't left the house in 30 years. In an effort to reach her, Hina's worried dad does something that changes her life—he gives her the complete box set of the Vampire Cross anime series! Hina is instantly obsessed with everything about the show, especially the character Mao. But it's hard to fan as hard as she wants from her bedroom in Romania, so now Hina is out of the house and off to Japan to live her otaku dream! Japan is otaku heaven for Hina, and she's so busy collecting as much merch as her new apartment can hold that she almost doesn't feel bad about missing out on the special menus at Vampire Cross cafes. If only she had a human friend who could eat all the themed food for her! But connecting with humans isn't easy until Hina literally bumps into her neighbor Kyuta, a prickly boy who looks just like Mao. Having her best friend live next door will be so convenient! If she can just convince him to actually be friends... (Source: VIZ Media)

Hikari's your typical freshmen in high school who's been recently daydreaming about Mari's, her shy best friend, love story. She decides to ship Mari with Ootani-kun, their classmate, after finding out about his crush on Mari when his friend, Asagiri-kun, tried getting the two to talk. The main character is Mari, the leading man is Ootani, and Hikari is the typical best friend in the story. Not bad... right? A youthful story between four kids going through unrequited love. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

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... (Source: Tokyopop)

Overcome by her anemia, Saku Fujigaya falls unconscious and loses her precious handbag while disembarking from a crowded train. Upon waking up in an infirmary, she finds her bag and all its contents beside her, along with a note with only her benefactor's name and phone number. To her dismay, her calls never manage to connect. Saku used to think of herself as a background character—someone whose presence would always go unnoticed. However, one person had gone out of their way to notice her predicament and come to her aid. Moved by such an act of pure kindness, Saku begins to change her views on herself and the world. Despite being ridiculed as a goody-two-shoes by those who merely stand by and watch, Saku makes it her purpose to assist everyone who needs or wants help—an ambition she carries into high school. During her first day of high school, Saku thinks she hears someone calling her name, only to realize they are looking for a Sakura—the same name as that of her mysterious savior. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Included one-shot: Volume 5: Otome no Itari

Dennis is one of the most popular members of the Silverwing Battalion, the world's strongest party. So popular, in fact, that the party leader expels him from the group out of spite. Stripped of his home, Dennis decides to start life anew following his true calling—as a chef! His life as an adventurer might be over, but his new life as a cook is just beginning. He teams up with Atelier, a young girl who has been similarly exiled from her home, and opens up a restaurant for adventurers. He's finally able to live out his dream, but he'll need use of more than just his cooking skills to take care of his eclectic customers' problems! (Source: Kaiten Books)

Tooru Aikawa is a university student who spends his days going through the motions of attending school and working at a local convenience store. The only time he really feels alive is when he's playing the massive multiplayer VR game Real World Online. One day, he has a stroke of luck: he's hit by a runaway bus and reincarnated as his game character. But something's gone wrong... Instead of the invincible warrior he mains, he's in the body of Nacht Schatten, the alluring dragon princess he made as a joke! Nacht's build is anything but optimized—she would never survive in the cutthroat world of an isekai story! And more to the point, she's a girl! But perhaps things aren't as bad as they seem as Nacht Schatten is more capable than she appears. (Source: J-Novel Club)

Orphaned by a monster attack on her village, young Alicia spends three horrid years in an orphanage before finally running away. When she flees, however, Alicia has a violent encounter with an older woman hell-bent on killing her. During their tussle, she comes into contact with a strange crystal that bestows upon her a wealth of knowledge, transforming her from an innocent child into a cool and calculated planner. Now aware that she was meant to be the protagonist of an otome game and disgusted with her supposed fate, Alicia decides to take matters into her own hands and become strong—by any means necessary. Using her newfound knowledge, and with some help from a stranger she meets in the woods, she learns to survive by herself in a world far too harsh and unforgiving for a girl her age. Ready or not, she's determined to carve her own path. (Source: J-Novel Club)

Asakusa loves to design worlds. Mizusaki loves to animate. Kanamori loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken—a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination... the one thing they've got plenty of! (Source: Dark Horse)

Takuma Sato (35, single) is a guy with a normal office job. He wakes up to find himself in another world, Verdmir. He is bewildered and troubled by the tyrannical aristocrats and wealthy merchants, but still finds time to enjoy having a wolf puppy as a pet and being able to shop online thanks to the goddess; enjoy the simple things in his new life. So, where is this new life of his going to lead him to? (Source: AlphaPolis)

After 20 years apart, Takara reconnects with Ema, a classmate from middle school—and the girl she nearly kissed. She's bewildered by how the shy, quiet girl she once knew has grown into a beautiful woman with an air of mystique. Despite Ema being married, Takara can't help but think there's something special about Ema's cool, soft hands against her skin... Takara has never felt jealous over any of her boyfriends, and she's never been disappointed after breaking up with them. She's just not a possessive person. Then her world turns upside down when Ema reenters her life. Seeing the kind of woman Ema becomes around her husband makes Takara's chest hurt with a pain she's never felt before. Is this swirl of passionate emotions the feeling she's been missing? (Source: VIZ Media)

After quitting his job at a toxic company, Shiro Amata moves into the house his grandmother left him in her will. There, he soon makes two life-changing discoveries: one, his grandmother was really a witch from another world, and two, said other world is just on the other side of her closet door! Thanks to a book she left for Shiro, he also manages to obtain an all-powerful skill called "Equivalent Exchange," which allows him to turn money from his world into otherworldly currency and vice versa. With this, Shiro decides to set up shop and sell convenient items like matches to the colorful inhabitants of the other world. His plan: make a massive profit on the goods he brings from home to become so rich that he never needs another job ever again! (Source: J-Novel Club)

The world is encased in winter due to the advances of the Ice Kingdom. Kind-hearted Otr, who dreams of being a warrior like his dad, has been entrusted with keeping the fires burning as a cook in the fortress. But when the fortress is attacked by the demonic army of the Ice Kingdom, the people and the flame are in danger of being snuffed out. Can Otr awaken a power that can turn the tide? A hero's journey of fire and ice now begins! (Source: MANGA Plus)

Ever since he was a young boy, Noor has wanted to be like the adventurers in his father's stories—dragon-slayers, curse-breakers, heroes who always save the day. But as everyone knows, to be an adventurer, you've gotta have the right skills! Unfortunately for Noor, his "Parry" is bottom-of-the-barrel useless, his prospects are nonexistent, and everybody he knows is telling him to throw in the towel. Faced with this harsh reality, he figures there's only one thing to do: make up for it with effort! An intense, solitary training regimen ought to do it. If one year won't cut it, he'll train for five! If not five, ten! Now facing the tail end of his twenties with no new skills to show for his labors, Noor sets out to become an adventurer anyway, determined to try one last time to make his dream come true. He might be clueless when it comes to adventuring, but he's no stranger to hard work! Now, if only he can figure out why everyone keeps looking at him like that... (Source: J-Novel Club)

Kobayashi just can't focus—not on studying, not on work—and the adults in his life think he's in danger of becoming a worthless dropout. Then, one day, a strange new presence arrives in his class: an energetic and naïve kid named Uno. Kobayashi saves Uno from getting scammed, and that close encounter launches a new friendship. Uno's definitely a space cadet, but Kobayashi can't help admiring the way he floats through life, and before he knows it, he might start feeling his feet lift off the ground, too... (Source: Kodansha USA)