Melody

In Edo period Japan (1603 to 1868), a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen to a quarter of the total female population. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the Shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected and the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chambers. (Source: VIZ Media)

A series of one-shots that ran in Monthly Melody (before it became Melody). 1. Megane Dorobou (The Glasses Thief) 2. Conveni Honey (Convenience Store Honey); (Shounen Ai) 3. Otona no Seifuku (Adult-Uniform) 4. Reizouko ni Chocholate (Refrigerator Chocolate) Note: Stories 1 and 3 were collected in Bus Hashiru.

What if it's possible to extract some two or more years of a person's memories (projected onto visual display for all to see) from the brain after the person's death? It would certainly be beneficial for solving difficult murder cases since the memories would display the victims' last moments. But at what cost? What of the dead's privacy as strangers poke about in their most private memories? What about the effects the imageries may have on the persons whose jobs require going through psychotic murderers' minds and experience whatever emotions and feelings these murderers felt as they skin and disembowel their victims? In The Top Secret, Shimizu-sensei explores the idea of re-displaying images of decedents' memories from their brains.

A 31-year-old woman dreams of returning to her high school days. She was the class president and the idol of the school. However, she did not have the courage to reply to the boy she loved back in high school. After a high school reunion, she decides to commit suicide upon finding out that the boy she loved back then is with another woman now. She was saved by her class mate and given a medicine that can revert her back to how she was when she was 15... Now she's a 15-year-old idol?! (Source: MU)

A series of romantic short stories drawn by Sahara Mizu and inspired by the music of the Japanese band Sukima Switch. Each chapter is inspired by a different song. (Source: Storm in Heaven)

Ever since she was a little girl, Sarasa has wanted to play the role of Oscar as part of the Kouka Acting Troupe, an all-female acting troupe similar to the Takarazuka Revue. But before she can do that, she has to attend two years at the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts. As Sarasa practices singing, dancing, and acting, she grows closer to the other girls in her year, including her roommate, the stoic former J-idol, Ai. Though Sarasa is great at making friends, her outspoken nature and grand ambitions earn her lots of enemies as well. Can Sarasa keep her upbeat attitude and achieve her dream of stardom? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

The first thing that Makoto remembers is crying guy who've just "broke his crimson colored thread". When she'll grow up Makoto will see him again...

Separated by war, a pair of lovers seek to be united once more...

In a certain part of town, there is a very exclusive restaurant. So exclusive that only ghosts get to dine there! Yes, it's a ghost-only restaurant where ghouls and goblins freely roam, drink and eat! Strange? Not until you meet the only waitress there, who happens to be a full-blooded human! (Source: Aerandria)

Yukiko, a salarywoman in her thirties, still lives with her mother Mari. But their relationship suffers a sudden change when Mari announces that she's getting married—to an ex-host and aspiring actor who's younger than Yukiko. Yukiko, convinced he's out to fleece her mom, can't stand to stay in the house and decides to move in with her boyfriend. (Source: VIZ Media)

From the creator of Saikano comes this manga take on the Mark Twain classic. (Source: Entropy)

Kikuchi Ima's first love was her sister's boyfriend, who is 11 years her senior. Nine years later, she meets him again... and this time, he is her homeroom teacher. What will become of this one-sided love? (Source: Esthétique)

A girl named Jessie Jackson comes from a special tribe of Blue Ramun (Blue Blood). Their blood is used as medicine and healing agents for almost any sickness whether in its purest form or mixed in with other herbal remedies. As Jessie comes of age at 15, she must leave their tribe to help those in need and she is assigned to the Lezak district with the handsome captain named Eagle and happy-go-lucky doctor/priest Randy. As she is now alone without her tribe members with her, Jessie strives to fulfill the difficult task bestowed upon her, thereby learning the strength of not only her body, but her spirit as well. (Source: Aerandria)

Suzu, an ordinary girl who possess extra-ordinary power to summon demons, was left with a flute, the only keepsake of her disappearing "Father." In the flute, dwelt the guardian spirit who responds to her plea in danger. (Source: Wingtip Cafe)

Salleal wakes up, injured, in a strange place, where a strange man she doesn't recognize, keeps her. She falls for him and his kindness, and she soon realizes she had once loved that man! But who was he? Who was she to him? And what had caused her to be in the state she was in? She had to find out. (Source: World of Creation)

A love story between two souls separated by their stations in life, in the form of a tattoo. From Sumie

Todo is a very skilled locksmith. One day, after a job, a car almost hits him. In the car is a box… and in that box is a young girl?! (Source: Aerandria Scans)

Yuri and Motoko are friends. Yuri has a crush on Yabe, but Yabe's decided the only girl he will ever seriously date is Motoko. But she doesn't want to have anything to do with him. Or is she secretly harboring a crush on him, too? (Source: Tokyopop)

The Lord of Sanwa’s son Lamkha saves Kanan, who collapsed on the road, and brings her home. In Sanwa, where the Messengers of Heaven or Flying Serpents roam the skies, a legend has been passed down the generations. According to the legend, a Holy Dragon fell from the heavens following a battle against a Black Dragon and was buried in Sanwa. What is the truth behind the legend? (Source: Ivy Scans)

The coldly gleaming crimson sword will protect the life of a prince on the run... -Baka-Updates

Collection of one shots featuring school uniforms. 1-3. Seifuku Zukan 4. Seifuku (Uniform) 5. Senaka no Otoko 6. Extra

Arima is a Flower Thief, or a marriage swindler; a person who’s goal is to make rich and lonely women fall in love with him so he can use them for their money. Even with his extraordinary good looks, he always seems to end up getting dumped because of his naive and clumsy personality. But one day he encounters a girl who is immune to his charms… (Source: Aerandria)

A collection of oneshots: - Tonari no Kyuuketsuki - Sakurafubuki ni Saku Senaka - Magarikado no Bokura - Minna Kirakira - Abe-kun to Kuroha-san

A prostitute's service in the red light district is coming to an end. Will she be able to return to a regular life? (Source: Osuwari Team)

The sequel takes place a few months after the end of the first series. Shinkurou and Suzu have gotten married and settled down as vassals in the employ of the governing family of Ima. Just when they've gotten used to the rhythm of their new, peaceful life, orders come from an influential government official that Shinkurou and Suzu must travel to the capital to meet with him. Along the way, they are beset by robbers and demons, and find they are being followed by a mysterious mononoke in the shape of a little boy?! The two must reunite with old friends, and make some new ones, in order to do battle with the supernatural forces that continue to plague them! (Source: MU)

Since becoming a vampire, Albert's life has fallen into an unchanging cycle—day to night, bat to vampire, USA to... Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn't know a word of Japanese! Al will have to rely on the kindness (?) of his new companions if he's going to get by in Tokyo—that is, if he can convince them he's the bat! (Source: Yen Press)

The youngest of seven and a tomboy, Princess Darian is busy every day trying to find spirits that will agree to become her guardian so she can prove that she is the strongest candidate to become the next ruler of the kingdom. In no way is this an easy task and to make things more complicated, her older brothers are also in the race for that same throne. Luckily (or unluckily) amidst all of this, by Princess Darian's side is always her personal guardian, Kiiru. According to her, he's way too strict, much too easily angered, and always quick to subject her to scoldings that last for hours, but on the upside, at least he's very dependable. But even he has a big secret he's been hiding from everyone, and it could affect Princess Darian in a huge way. How will she cope with all of these problems? Included one-shot: Volume 1: Koi no Fuchi: Ayanotsuzumi Yawa

Collection of 6 short stories: - Musume no Toshigoro no Musume (娘の年頃の娘) - Torikahebaya de Aimashou (とりかへばやで出会いましょう) - Katakoi no Nikki Shoujo (片恋の日記少女) - Genshoku Megane Danshi Hyouhon (原色メガネ男子標本) - Machibito Kitari (待ち人キタリ) - Chichi to Musuko to Buridaikon (父と息子とブリ大根) (Source: Manga Updates)

High schooler Torii plans to get the girl, even if she is his teacher. The teacher plans to grow up and leave behind her basketball-playing youth. In basketball, planning and strategy can win the game, but is that also true for real life? (Source: MU)

Inami Kon, age 24, has been job hunting for the past 4 months. However, she is having trouble being "normal". One day, she meets Ai, a woman whose personality is the complete opposite of her own. Is this encounter just coincidence or is it fate? The curtain rises on a mature yuri story about love that she has mixed feelings about. (Source: MU)

The story of the manga centers on a widow, the sole proprietor of the only bookstore in a Tokyo suburb some time during the mid-Showa era. Her husband and the bookstore's original owner passed away soon after they married, leaving her to take care of the store alone. Her story intertwines with that of the people in the town, as they interact with her and her bookstore. (Source: ANN)

Hamster is a manga that teaches about hamsters in a interesting way. Throughout the manga you find out interesting fact about hamsters while reading a cute story.

Eight years have passed since Haruna, once a child genius, quit university and became a poor detective. Haruna's uncle suddenly visits with a job for him--to take care of a child helper-robot, A-3. Will A-3 help Haruna find what is missing from his life? (from Aerandria)

In the year 2000, a Chinese nuclear experiment went wrong mid-transit, resulting in Japan falling into ruin. Those that survived were housed in Japanese based American military facilities to escape from the deadly radiation and learned to live following regimented lives of labor and learning. To relieve the boredom, a recreational drug called "Zero" was created and sold illegally. Taking the drug induced a dream filled sleep where people saw their lives as they were in the year 2000. And in the cases of those who hadn't been born before 2000? The most they could surmise is that they saw who they were in their past lives. But when things go terribly wrong, do those past lives hold the answers? (Source: Boku-Tachi)

A Focuses on Agent Maki before the events of the original manga, Himitsu.

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Collection of one-shots by various authors.

In high school, Hiromi Hashiba studied so much, and cared so little for her appearance, she earned the nickname, “Nerd Hashiba.” Now, having entered T University, Japan’s most prestigious university, she’s decided to get rid of her old image and debut a new life in college. However, her radical look and behavior stand out too… (Source: B-U)

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1. There’s a tribe of hermaphroditic wildcat people, who, after their sixtieth birthday, can become male or female based on their partner. The main characters in this story are: a wildcat Kada about to enter its transformation period and its philanderer fiance Koryuu. 2. Lady Shaman returns, carrying a child. When Monkan learns she is pregnant, he has to decide whether to claim the child as his own or protect his position and honor by casting her aside. 3. Kagetsu and Arimasa have finally settled down, and are now raising one-year-old twins. However, Arimasa worries whether they will be able to live as humans with their demon blood. When the twins' powers begin to manifest, the new danger occurs. (Source: Tasty Kiwi Scans)

Taki Kanon and Nakamori Ryou met through a piano in their first year of high school. Nakamori played video game songs beautifully, while Taki's talent lay in piano tuning. They were in the same class, and they spent a lot of time together at a piano. But shyness and misunderstanding plagued the formation of a more serious relationship. Over the years, will they be able to find a way to make the paths of their lives finally converge? (Source: Mangahelpers)

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A slice of life story in high school. How childhood friends like Hei and Banri will grow up among other good friends......how they help pulling their problematic friends from misery......this is one of the best slice of life story you will have ever seen!

From WoC Scans: It's a short story about the mangaka's many cats. They're so furry and cute! Attemo Nakutemo Neko no Shippo literally means, "it's a cat's tail whether we meet or not" --it's actually a figure of speech meaning "it doesn't really matter if we meet or not" --but in this case, it's a pun because the manga really is about cats.

The era is Meiji, more than 30 years after the end of the shogunate. Idzuru is a lively girl who has two beautiful demons for "friends" - Shikou and Wakaba. They feed on the life force of people whose hearts are stained with darkness. But the friendship that Idzuru feels for them somehow binds them together. Together with the two demons, she witnesses the various shapes "darkness" can take in the hearts of people. (Source: Aerandria Scans) Included one-shots: Volume 2: Yoiyami Hatsukoi Kitan Volume 6: Taikai no Juunin (Ocean Dweller)

Kento has been a Noh player since he was three years old. Spending almost all of his time with practices and performances, he is still deeply attracted to the world of Noh. A world where he can be anybody: man, female, or even a god.

Having been born with an ability to destroy things without having to touch them, a man was abandoned by his mother when he was a child. His name long forgotten, he continues to travel aimlessly, crossing paths with those with superhuman powers along the way. These encounters are perhaps brought about by his own power. (Source: Ivyscan)

Riku, a hairstylist, and his son Issei have a very strong bond. One day, they land on the remote island of Haruta, in the Okinawa archipelago. A new peaceful and restful life begin for those two...

A manga adaptation of PG Wodehouse's Jeeves & Wooster novels.

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Umeko was born between German dad and Japanese mom that is a geisha. After her mother is passed away in age of three, she was adopted by my mother's best, and a owner of Umeki inn. She was raised like their real child. Kuranosuke is a Umeki inn's only son, he was a promising young pianist, but at final of Chopin Competition, due to an accident, he have to gave up on his dream. Now he worked as a part-time music instructor at university, while taking a private lesson. Two that grows up like a real brother and sister, and reunion with Umeko's dad lead them to marriage. Making a daughter named Momoko, with intracting their customer, Kuranosuke's student and musician friend, spending a day in Umeki inn. (Source: jCafe24)

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Our heroine Pearl is getting dressed for a wedding. When she steps out the door, she finds herself falling through midair to a ship floating—also in midair—over the ocean!

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One day, Watanabe Tsuna went to visit princess Katsuna. To his horror, he chanced upon a man drinking blood from his beloved princess! In a fit of fury, he cut of the man's hand only to realize the man was none other than his childhood friend Ibaraki Douji! What is going on here? (Source: MU) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Tobu Hana (Flying Flower) Volume 2: Tsuki no Tamago (Egg from the Moon)

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Nakajima Hayato, a 23-year old new hire of a highly selective elite group of officers from the Tokyo police department, has just arrived at a smaller Kanagawa police branch to fulfill a 9 month training requirement. He is partnered with Kashitani Akihiko, an older officer who rose to the same rank as Hayato, but through hard work and experience in the field. With nearly opposite backgrounds and opposite personalities, how will these two be able to solve the numerous cases that will confront them?

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Rakuko Kaise grew up in a poor family and decided to become a lawyer to make money. She supported herself through law school by working in a bar. After finally passing her bar exam, Rakuko Kaise lands a job with a small law office. She then grows into a real lawyer by working on cases which can't make her much money. (Source: MU)

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1. Hana no En (3 chapters) Hajime and his older brother Jirou run a small flower shop named Utage, which is facing the threat of possibly closing down because very few customers come by their place. Hajime in a moment of desperation asks Jirou's good friend Sou, who is a kadou (ikebana) teacher, whether Sou would consider buying flowers from their shop. Sou answers with a challenge. If Hajime can get his younger sister Madoka to agree to the plan, Sou will gladly become one of flower shop Utage's regular customers. However, Madoka does not seem to be an easy one to convince... 2. Ginnan Apartment (One-Shot) Honami is about to move into her new cheap, run-down apartment when she runs into two guys about her age in front of a large, but dying ginkgo tree growing in the apartment's yard. One of them leads her to her new place, but they both find out that someone named Jiro-chan seems to be living there already. Who is this Jiro-chan? Honami finds out as she begins meeting her new neighbors.

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The manga centers on a boy named Fuu who has practiced kendo all his life but is pulled into a new world.

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It is spring, and Kotomi has just transferred to a new high school for her third year. At the opening ceremony, Kotomi discovers that the boy she knew as "Maa-kun" during childhood is actually the Japanese history teacher! After school that day, a first-year student is involved in an incident that seems to have occult origins, which causes Kotomi, Maa-kun, and three other students to be sent to a different space. What happens there...!? (Source: Hakusensha, translated)

Genjou Sanzou is a Buddhist monk who has been sent by the Emperor on a journey to find the sacred Buddhist scriptures. One day, Sanzou meets an Earth Deity who tells him that Buddha has sent him a disciple—the mischievous Monkey Deity Son Goku, who was sealed inside of a mountain for five hundred years after wreaking havoc in Heaven! Together with the alcohol-loving playboy Cho Hakkai; the heavenly army General Sagojyou; and their horse, the Dragon Crown Prince Ryuuba; there are plenty of adventures to be had from fighting off monsters to bishounen contests. (Source: ANN)

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The time is the closing years of the Taishou era. Kinuko (who is blind) falls in love with a young man who aims to be a novelist. Growing impatient about the young man's lack of success, Kinuko proposes a double-suicide. An unpredictable tragicomedy begins! (Source: Hakusensha, translated) Included one-shot: Adabana

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The year is 2306. Even in the 20th century, mankind has already shown potential to go beyond their Earthen atmosphere. The 21st century brought this potential into full-throttle, as mankind initiated their journey into the universe. Around the middle of the 22nd century, technological advancements in Hyper-Space Navigation and Gravity Manipulation brought about an explosive acceleration in space exploration as every man, woman, and animal scattered all over the universe. We were progressing from an Interplanetary Era into an Intergalactic Era. With this expansion came with it consequences that we have already seen even from the 20th century: declining birth rates. Scattered all over the universe, humanity needed every man and woman to work constantly to keep up with the expanding empire. B-level and C-level robots were invented to do some of the simpler tasks, but they lacked the ability to do complex procedures. A-level robots were sophisticated enough to do most jobs, but they were extremely expensive and rare to find. One doctor invented a solution to this problem by creating humanoid animals with the ability to think, talk, and act like humans. This is a story of a Japanese captain of the ship named Bremen and her crew of lively humanoid animals. (Source: MangaHelpers)

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