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Status: Finished

Keidai Saeki is a high school student who remembers his past life living in Pompeii as the Italian warrior, Sirix. In his past, Keidai was married to the beautiful and kind Serena, and was best friends with a fellow warrior, Loleus. However, fast forward to the present and Serena has become the "boy" next door, Yuuma Ujoh, while Loleus has become his best "girl" friend, Mii Serizawa, neither of which have any memory of their past lives. Additionally, upon meeting Mii, Yuuma falls in love at first sight with her, further complicating things for Keidai, who is still struggling with loving Yuuma, his former wife, and loving Mii, his former male best friend.



Tags: Shoujo , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Family Life , Coming of Age , Gender Bending , School , Tragedy , Historical , Heterosexual , Rehabilitation , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender
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Yona of the Dawn

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one’s murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak’s help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy’s forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Travel , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Historical , Found Family , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Mythology , Male Harem , Kingdom Management , Reincarnation , War , Royal Affairs , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Foreign , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , Animals , Archery , Super Power , Survival , Orphan , Kuudere , Drugs , Pirates
Fruits Basket

Fruits Basket

Also known as Fruits Basket.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!



Note: Volume 9 includes the bonus chapter "Rain Shelter of Terror".

Tags: Shoujo , Animals , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Philosophy , Shapeshifting , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Rehabilitation , Primarily Male Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Tsundere , Age Gap , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Memory Manipulation , Disability , Unrequited Love , Estranged Family , Youkai , Orphan , Crossdressing , Incest , Curses , Henshin , Delinquents , Revenge , Dissociative Identities , Teacher , Marriage , Cohabitation , Monster Boy , Transgender
Bokura no Kiseki

Bokura no Kiseki

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

From a young age, Minami Harusumi has had recurring dreams of Veronica, a princess whose kingdom is on the verge of destruction. He believes them to be recollections of his past life, and that he is her reincarnation. Because of this, he is ridiculed by his classmates. One day, when the mockery escalates into bullying, he rediscovers magic—something Veronica had studied and used. Reassured his past life is not merely a fantasy, Minami tries to learn more about his past memories and the reason behind them...

Tags: Reincarnation , Josei , Ensemble Cast , Politics , Alternate Universe , Magic , School , Gender Bending , Male Protagonist , Royal Affairs , LGBTQ+ Themes
Mugen Spiral

Mugen Spiral

Also known as Mugen Spiral.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Yayoi, a spunky high school girl, has inherited spiritual powers from her mother, and she uses these powers to protect people. During a fight with the devil Ura, Yayoi's power turns the devil into a black kitten. Now, even though Ura doesn't hide his desire to "eat" Yayoi's power when he gets the chance, they develop an interesting relationship: the two begin living together, and Yayoi takes her new feline "friend" on her adventures.



Note: Volume 2 contains the side stories:
- Mugen Spiral Special Story
Some Day

Tags: Demons , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Heterosexual , Work , Shrine Maiden , Tsundere , Urban Fantasy , Age Gap , Animals , Ghost , Super Power , Time Manipulation , Boys' Love
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Please Save My Earth

Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte

Also known as Please Save My Earth.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Life's hard when you're shy, harder still when you move from your quiet hometown to the bustle of a big city and a new high school. Poor Alice also has to cope with being regularly harassed by the bratty neighbor boy, Rin. Her life turns upside-down when she's stuck babysitting Rin and the annoying chore ends in unexpected tragedy. What Alice doesn't realize is there could be a greater force at work than unhappy chance!



Tags: Space , Reincarnation , Shoujo , Body Swapping , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Tragedy , Age Gap , War , Super Power , Boys' Love , Heterosexual , Urban , Environmental , Revenge , Unrequited Love , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes
Shinobi Life

Shinobi Life

Also known as Shinobi Life.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Energetic and strong-willed, Beni doesn't care if she lives or dies as long as her death will result in embarassing her arrogant father! But one day, she suddenly encounters a Kagetora, a ninja who's fallen from the sky and swears complete loyal to her -- as her bodyguard. Kagetora has time traveled from a long, long time ago, and has devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni. Little does Kagetora know that this Beni is not the real princess... Can true love and honor survive after centuries-long time warp -- in a crazy modern world?



Tags: Shoujo , Ninja , Historical , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Suicide , Urban , Primarily Male Cast , Assassins , Espionage , Love Triangle
Game x Rush

Game x Rush

Also known as Game x Rush.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery

When Memori, the pretty-boy mascot for his brother's bodyguard agency, runs into Yuuki, he thinks he's found the perfect partner--until he learns that Yuuki is a trained assassin who seems to know his every secret.



Tags: Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Adoption , Assassins , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Work , College , Guns
[Oshi no Ko]

[Oshi no Ko]

Also known as [Oshi no Ko].

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!



Notes:
Nominated for the 14th and 15th Manga Taisho.
Nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.
Nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award.
Winner of the 7th Next Manga Award in the print category.
Chapter count includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Revenge , Idol , Acting , Tragedy , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Twins , Detective , Time Skip , Work , Otaku Culture , Age Gap , Love Triangle , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Suicide , Bullying , Educational , Urban Fantasy , Denpa , Tsundere , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Pregnancy , Filmmaking , VTuber , Cosplay , Incest
orange

orange

Also known as orange.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn’t take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is suddenly thrown into flux. The letter tells her that a new transfer student by the name of Naruse Kakeru will be joining her class, and to keep her eye on him. But why? Naho must decide what to make of the letter and its cryptic warning, and what it means not only for her future, but for Kakeru’s as well.



Included series/one-shot:
Volumes 1-5: Haru-iro Astronaut (春色アストロノート , Spring-Colored Astronaut); #1: Bessatsu Margaret 2011-06, #2: Betsuma sister 2012-01, #3~5: kakioroshi
Mami and Tomoki have always shared everything in life, they are identical twins, yet so different in character and personality: Mami tender and helpless, courted by boys to whom she doesn't never "no" for excessive kindness, Tomoki with a strong sense of duty and a great spirit of sacrifice, would do anything to see his sister happy. But there comes a time, however, when one realizes there are things that cannot be shared, especially when it is something extremely rare and unique... just like an alien?!
Volume 6: Mirai (未来)
Volume 6: Suwa Hiroto (須和弘人)
A side story focusing on Naho and Suwa's lives in the world where Kakeru passed away at age 17.

Notes: Nominated to the 20th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Love Triangle , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Suicide , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Tragedy , Unrequited Love , Acting
Hajimari no Niina

Hajimari no Niina

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

11-year old Niina is special. This is because she has the memories of her past life as a girl named Chitose still intact. Among these memories is a promise with Chitose's boyfriend which Niina then decides to try and fulfill. But can she really?



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Koi Baka.
Volume 4: Yasashii Tenohira, Machibito

Tags: Reincarnation , Age Gap , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist
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