Sweat and Soap
Manga - Romance
Don't miss a romcom manga like no other! In an office romance, there's a fine line between sexy and awkward… and that line is where Asako—a woman who sweats copiously—met Kotaro—a perfume developer who can't get enough of Asako's, er, scent.Asako's living her dream, working at the toiletry maker Liliadrop. Little do her coworkers know, the reason she loves the company so much is that she's ashamed of her body odor, and their soap is the only thing that does the trick. So when the company's lead product developer, a perfuming genius, approaches her in the lobby and wonders what that smell" is, she's terrified… but could it be… that he likes it? And, even more surprising to Asako… does she like him?The hilarious ups and downs of an office romance at a personal care products company are the subject of this sexy, strange romp. Sweat and Soap combines the odd-couple chemistry of Wotakoi, the "too real!" workplace comedy of Aggretsuko, and a heavy dollop of office steaminess!"
Nina the Starry Bride
Manga - Fantasy
Nina was plucked off the streets because she resembled a dead priestess—but is this a lucky break, or a new kind of curse? Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award, this fantasy shojo manga features intertwining constellations of palace intrigue and perilous romance, for fans of The Ancient Magus’ Bride, The Apothecary Diaries, and Snow White With the Red Hair.
A Sign of Affection
Manga - Drama
Yuki is a college student who’s into friends and fashion. She’s also deaf. A chance meeting on a train leads to a serious crush… but can it grow into something more? A sweet and touching manga romance from the creator of Shortcake Cake!
The Flowers of Evil
Manga - Horror
In this romantic comedy featuring a teenage boy obsessed with a beautiful classmate—and with the poetry of Beaudelaire—award-winning, best-selling author Shuzo Oshimi pens a coming-of-age tale that will appeal to girls and guys alike.The story opens as middle-school student Takao Kasuga receives an F on a math test. But he doesn't even seem to notice because he's too engrossed in surreptitiously reading Beaudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. And the day goes downhill from there. In a moment of weakness, he finds and takes home the gym clothes belonging to sweet, pretty Nanako Saeki on whom he has a major crush. Unfortunately for Takao, there's a witness to the theft: Nakamura, who has a huge chip on her shoulder and a sadistic streak. As the saga unfolds, we see Takao struggling to decide whether to confess or cover up his misdeeds at the same time that he tries to win over the girl of his dreams, and avoid the blackmail attempts of Nakamura, his new BFF."Smart, funny, and emotionally engaging, The Flowers of Evil introduces a character who's not a hero, but just an ordinary teenager in search of true love and real friendship."Oshimi uses surreal imagery—a wall of eyes, a fun-house mirror, a giant sink hole—to suggest that Kasuga's normal teenage discomfort with sexual feelings has become something more powerful and destructive: shame ... That said, The Flowers of Evil is a shockingly readable story that vividly—one might even say queasily—evokes the fear and confusion of discovering one's own sexuality. Recommended." —The Manga Critic"Unlike Sundome ..."
Bazuca: The Forgotten Heroine
Manga - History
Little María is bored with her history homework until her grandfather tells her the legend of Agustina Rivas, better known as Tina Bazuca, a brave woman who fought in the April War and became an urban legend, but even more so, a true heroine.
The Maiden Scripts
Manga - History
“Do you believe in heaven?” That was the first question the Head maid Aria made to her Young master Satya the day she was caught manifesting the script of fate. As a Guardian Angel, it is Aria’s duty to check though space and time whether humans are worth angel’s help or punishment and writing those actions forever. From now on, Aria will share some Past, present, and Future Tales from the script in exchange for Satya’s pure fate.
The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady
Manga - History
Deep in London’s Scotland Yard sits an evidence room dedicated to the greatest mysteries of British history. In this “Black Museum” sits a misshapen hunk of lead—two bullets fused together—the key to the untold story of a wartime encounter between Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing, and a supernatural Man in Grey. The record books show Florence fought for compassion as empires’ petty rivalries threatened to destroy the hopes and lives of common people. But a guest in the Black Museum knows the truth is not so simple, and the famed Lady with the Lamp had a ghastly secret…
The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls
Manga - History
Seventeenth century Japan: A rebellion in the Aizu territory has been brutally crushed, leaving twenty one brave warriors dead and most of the nuns of the local convent slaughtered. Now the surviving nuns have sworn to seek revenge.

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