Drama
To All the Corners of the World
2015-04-18
This successor of the long selling Heisei classic “Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms†is a family drama set in Hiroshima's military city Kure during the war. Protagonist Suzu marries and moves from Hiroshima City to Kure, where she encounters uncertainty in her new family, her new city, and her new world. However, she manages to live each day healthily and happily.
Love Mode (Yaoi)
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Sakashita Izumi, your typical straight high school student, gets into a sticky situation with a gay translator, Takamiya Katsura, when he gets mistaken for Izumi - an escort from B&B (Blue Boy)! The two go on a date, Takamiya goes all the way with the young Izumi, and now the older man's in love with him. Tiny Problem: Izumi is slightly homophobe. Will he eventually convert in that which he fears?
Destroy And Revolution
2011-01-14
What happens when a person with supernatural powers, meets person with great terrorism idea? Find out yourself.This is a horror story in which the protagonist, Makoto, appears to be a normal kid and live a happy life, although in reality it is fed by anger and hatred. What is their secret then?From Baka-Updates:Makoto is a quiet, unobtrusive boy with passable looks and average grades. The last thing he expects is to be noticed by Yuuki - a model student who is as popular as he is notorious for his brilliance, his looks...and his uncanny knack for always having his way with everyone.Thus begins the fateful partnership between a nondescript high-school student with budding supernatural powers and an intelligent, charming young terrorist-in-the-making.
Saiyaku Wa Boku O Suki Sugiru
2014-02-04
From Echochi Scans:Two families are tied together by a curse. Every 100 years, one person from each family must share the same fate for exactly one year. The pair will be subjected to 12 misfortunes where one will get hurt while the other must sustain their injuries in return.When Kagura Izumi was 7, his parents died in an accident. Since then, he has been living an ordinary life. Until the day of his 17th birthday where he meets a mysterious transfer student, Ichijyou Chihaya. However, this fateful encounter between them is only the start of their intertwined fate. For the next year, the two of them will be forced to face 12 misfortunes on the 13th of every month, a curse that has never left any previous pair alive.
We Broke Up
2015-02-16
Everything starts after a break up? The intriguing story of an ex-boyfriend and girlfriend living together.
Otaku no Musume-san
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Kanau Yukimura is nine years old, she's meeting her father for the first time. However, he turns out to be an otaku! The two of them start living together in the same apartment, next to a lot of interesting neighbors. Unsurprisingly, things don't always go smoothly for these two...
Ookami to Koushinryou
2011-02-11
From Yen Press:With his carthorse as his only companion, the young merchant Kraft Lawrence slowly wends his way through dusty back roads in search of profitable trade. But this monotony screeches to a halt when, one night, he encounters a harvest goddess in the guise of a beautiful young girl…with wolf ears and a tail! Longing for the northern lands of her birth, Holo the Wisewolf joins Lawrence as he follows the ebb and flow of trade through the countryside. And when the two come across a compelling but suspicious opportunity for profit, will Lawrence with his mercantile chops and Holo with her ancient instincts be able to separate the truth from the lies — and make some coin while they’re at it?!
Omairi Desu Yo (Yaoi)
2012-10-18
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Miza Yuuji is the so-called ‘beautiful priest’ of Uguisuzaka Shopping District, loved and respected by all not only for his skills as a Buddhist priest but for his demure demeanor and kind air. While he professes to have pledged himself to the cloth, vowing to remain unmarried and celibate for life…he’s harbored a crush on his best friend Saburou since middle school. Now that Saburou’s back in town, taking over his parents’ tofu shop after an eight-year absence, Yuuji must deal with feelings he thought he’d long since moved past—and that’s when he gets drunk one evening in Saburou’s presence.
Dengeki Daisy
2011-01-24
Teru, a poor and kind girl, recently lost her older brother, her only remaining relative. Before he died he gave her a cell phone connecting her to a person he said would support her if ever he were unable to. As time passes she is cheered on by text messages sent from this enigmatic person, known only as DAISY. Then, one day, through an unexpected incident, Teru begins working for the delinquent school janitor, Kurosaki. But this sadistic scoundrel Kurosaki is reall...!?
HEN
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Despite the title, Hen is NOT Hentai. It does have sex, strong language, yuri, and other elements that might make you think "Hentai".Chizuru Yoshida is not your typical high schooler and she's all too aware of it! She has a talent with getting what she wants from her male lovers and often comes across as cold and manipulative...In truth, despite her experiences with guys, she has never been in love. That's until the fateful arrival of newly-trasferred student, Azumi Yamada, at her school. It was love at first sight for Chizuru--indeed an unexpected turn of events for the story's vixen!Not only was she in love but with all things another girl. Chizuru goes through a brief stage of anger and denial and tries to convince herself that she couldn't possibly be attracted to such a simple-looking, shy, and naive girl! To her despair she finds herself constantly thinking of Azumi, so she finally resolves to become friends with her, but it's not too long when she starts to push things along with Azumi...
Saver Manhwa
2011-01-14
Lena Ha is a beautiful and tough girl who is the captain of the kendo team. She meets Hye-Min Kang, the son of the president of a large company in Korea, and the two seem to feel love at first sight. But when Lena learns that she and Hye-Min are half-siblings, a string of unfortunate occurrences lead to terrible consequences. Lena tries to do everything she can to prevent them, but she ends up falling in a strange body of water in result. When Lena awakes, she finds herself in a strange kingdom...and learns that she may be its only hope. Left with few options, Lena is forced to disguise herself as a man. She must face many challenges and experience more than she ever would have expected. Adventure is on the forecast.
Zombie-Loan
2011-01-24
When a human is marked to die, a faint gray line that is invisible to most appears around their neck. As time passes, that ring becomes darker and darker, until it is eventually black, and that person dies. Kita Michiru has an unusual gift, she posses Shinigami eyes, which allow her to see these rings. When Michiru notices that two of the boys in her Class, Akatsuki Chika and Tachibana Shito not only have rings, but that they are jet black, they reveal to her that they were supposed to die in a tragic accident six months ago. With the help of the Zombie Loan loan office, they were given a second chance at life, should they be able to pay for their debt by doing the work of Shinigami and killing malicious zombies. They petition Michiru to assist them in their efforts, and she finds her everyday life changing dramatically. (Source: Mobots)
Kiss & Never Cry
2011-01-14
From Serenus Dreamers:Michiru is a happy child who loves to skate. During her childhoood, she meets Leon, a cute innocent boy. They begin to ice dance together. But as she has a conflict with her mom, she plans to run away with Leon. Leon, considering the danger, declines Michiru. Hurt by this, Michiru runs away by herself. Finding out that Michiru has run away, Leon and others search for her, finding her in the skating rink. But the person who was standing in the rink no longer had the smile that old Michiru used to!?
Midnight
2011-01-14
Midnight is the story of a taxi driver named Shinya Mito (whose name is literally Japanese for "mid" and "night") and his various passengers, each of whom he helps in various ways. Shinya drives a taxi as a way to earn money for the treatment of a young w
Embalming: The Another Tale Of Frankenstein
2011-01-14
A story based on the concept of Frankenstein. The late scientist Victor Frankenstein's papers on the creation of a "frankenstein" are being put to use, and Fury Flatliner, motivated by revenge, sets out to kill them and their creator.
Himitsu
2011-02-11
Another work by Reiko Shimizu, or rather her newest. This series is a disturbing manga about solving murder cases by applying the newly developed method of viewing the memory of dead people's brains. And as in every manga done by this mangaka, weird supernatural forces are of course included.The first chapter is actually a prologue and is concentrated on the first case where this method was used. Chapter 2 is when the two main characters are introduced, so hang on!NOTE: There is a related anime with episodes based on selective chapters from the manga.
Kiss
2011-01-14
From Perpetual Dreams:Through piano lessons a love slowly grows between the cool adult, Goshima-sensei, and one of his students, a high school girl named Kae. The most popular stylish love romance.
Baka To Boin
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Taichi Yamada is what you would call a fan but he is not just any fan, he is a fan of Kokoro Shiina, a gravure model. Maybe it was fate that brought them together that day but Taichi met Kokoro when she literally fell from the sky. Waking up in the hospital, he begins to see Kokoro's spirit and after roaming the hospital premises a "shinigami" arrives to take Kokoro to the underworld. Is this the end for Kokoro? What will Taichi do to save his beloved idol?!
Violence Jack
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. September 11, 197x, In the whole Kantou region a magnitude 8-9 violent earthquake occurred. Scholars called it the great destruction of the Showa Era, but the people called it the earthquake from hell! Volcanoes erupted, buildings crumbled, Tokyo became decimated in a single day. The government, after failing to recover the city, abandons Tokyo and moves the capital. The survivors form a society with no laws. In this harsh lawless world emerges Jack, a 10 foot giant who annihilates anyone and anything in his path. The manga details his journey.
+c: Sword And Cornett
2011-01-14
From Shinmakoku Scanlations:Once, there was a hero who vanquished the darkness on this land and liberated the people from it. Then he built a kingdom, and had his descendants to rule as kings. Although they had ruled the land for so many years, the truth is the politics is being centered on the elders from each region of the kingdom.This seemingly peaceful kingdom was then disturbed by the mysterious death of the next successor to the throne; the death started to involve all of those who have the rights to succeed the throne to become the next king.Belca Noctircus is the son of a commoner and the King Noctircus. He is the third prince in the royal Noctircus family and is third in line for the throne. Soon after coming back from abroad, his brother, the crown prince Hector Noctircus, revealed his amibition to create peace with the Amonel (a race considered to be monsters); but mysteriously, he dies from a chronic disease. Belca and his second older brother, Orcelito, discovered the conspiracy behind Hector's death, and Belca was nearly killed because of that. However, he was saved by a wandering bard/scholar named Eco, who agreed to help Belca out, but is Eco really who he seems to be? Meanwhile Orcelito is captured by Lagen, whose son, a young nobleman, locks him up and manipulates Orcelito to do things by Lagen's bidding and wishes...
The Friendly Winter
2012-07-27
A girl with a rare growth disorder that leaves her in the body of a child at the age of 19 meets a boy with a mental disorder who has the mind of a small boy in a 17 year old form. A Friendly Winter shares with us the endearing story of their day-to-day lives, joys and tribulations.Original webcomicÂ
Usagi Drop
2011-01-14
Going home for his grandfather’s funeral, thirty-year-old bachelor Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a younger lover! The rest of his family is equally shocked and embarrassed by this surprise development, and not one of them wants anything to do with the silent little girl, Rin. In a fit of angry spontaneity, Daikichi decides to take her in himself! But will living with this overgrown teenager of man help Rin come out of her shell? And hang on, won’t this turn of events spell doom for Daikichi’s love life?!(Source: Yen Press)
Last Game
2011-09-30
He's rich, he's smart, girls gather around him all the time, and he has always gotten first place on his exams... well, until Kujou transferred in his primary school class. She was quiet, plain, and poor, yet not once has she failed at beating Yanagi, both in academics and sports! Yanagi has made it his life goal to defeat this girl Kujou, and ten years later, as they enter high school, he just might finally win! This is the story of their last game.
Immortal Rain
2011-01-14
From Tokyopop:Rain Jewlitt, known as the Methuselah, is a spaced-out, immortal, 624-year-old man dressed in priest's clothes. He's got eternal youth and a large price on his head ... put there by those questing after the secret of his immortality. Machika Balfaltin is a tomboyish, energetic 14-year-old girl who, upon the death of her grandfather, sets out to kill Methuselah, the one bounty her assassin grandfather, Zol the Grim Reaper, couldn't kill. Instead, however, Machika ends up being saved by Rain again and again from other aspiring bounty hunters attacking them both. Sound like the beginnings of an odd relationship? You won't believe where their journey takes them ...
Kidou Senshi Gundam MSV-R: Johnny Ridden no Kikan
2011-01-14
Plot: After the end of the One Year War, a man named Led Wayline was recruited to serve in the Federation Survey Service. One thing is though, Led has no idea who he was. But as the time passes by, he gets some dreams of his ties with a Zeon pilot named Johnny Ridden.
Gokuraku Seishun Hockey Club
2011-01-14
Hana Suzuki loves only two things in life: eating and sleeping. So when handsome senior Izumi Oda asks Hana–his major crush–to join the school hockey club, persuading her proves to be a difficult task. True, the Grand Hockey Club is full of boys–and all the boys are super-cute–but given a choice, Hana prefers a sizzling steak to a hot date.Then Izumi mentions the field trips to fancy resorts. Now Hana can’t wait for the first away game, with its promise of delicious food and luxurious linens. Of course there’s also the getting up early, working hard, and playing well with others. How will Hana survive?
The Legend of Maian
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A powerful sorceress, Felicia Rand Philistin, once tried to conquer the nation of Shurian. In her wake of terror and destruction, a single man stood up and rebelled against her oppression and domination. The people called him Maian the Brave (Yongja Maian) and it was he that sealed the evil sorceress.A thousand years later, Fenix Maian in a strange twist of fate releases the sealed sorceress that his ancestors have tried so hard to keep imprisoned. Now he has to keep the sorceress from taking over the world once again...
Platinum Garden
2011-01-14
When Kazura Enomotos' grandfather dies, he leaves her to the son of a mysterious, rich family, Mizuki Magahara, as payment for his debts. After she goes to live with him, Kazura learns that she's not going to be working off the debts as a servant; instead she's going to be Mizuki's fiancée! Unless she can pay her grandfather's debt, she's got no choice but to learn to live with him! Right when Kazura begins adjusting to her hectic life, the dark secret of the Magahara family is revealed. The head of the family has the unique power to bring back the souls of the dead, and right now the head of the family is Mizuki!
Red Eyes
2011-01-14
My war isn't over!One mobile suit infantryman's personal battle resumes as a red fire blazes again in his eyes!Betrayed by his own men, Captain Grahad Mills, a commander of the SAA Special Force "Jackal," is held responsible for a conspiracy about which he knew nothing. Without defense counsel at his court, he is sentenced to death. On the morning of his execution, he escapes the military detention center; in the process blasting a troop of national military guards and killing its commander--Captain Waldman, his former subordinate and betrayer. All this is for revenge and to find out the reason for the treachery. The former hero--feared and known as "Genocide--starts to fight a battle he created by himself.
Ef - A Fairy Tale of the Two
2011-01-14
Hirono Hiro is a high school student, and secretly a shoujo mangaka, to all but his childhood friend and kouhai, Kei Shindo.One cold Christmas after meeting a mysterious woman in church, a strange girl steals his bike..Running after her, he finds her collapsed on the street.Learning her name is Miyamura Miyako, and that her bag was stolen by a man on a motorbike, Hirono finds himself spending time with Miyako, much to the dismay of Kei...
Fushigi Yuugi
2011-01-14
Plot: Miaka Yuuki is an ordinary junior-high student who is suddenly whisked away into the world of a book, The Universe Of The Four Gods. There she becomes the priestess of the god Suzaku, and is charged with finding all seven of her Celestial-Warrior protectors.
Yumeiro Patissiere
2011-01-14
Amano Ichigo is incredibly clumsy and can't seem to do anything right until she is scouted at a Sweets Festival by Henri-sensei, who acknowledges her ability of taste. Henri-sensei suggests that she transfer to St. Marie academy, which she recognizes as the school her Grandmother, a skilled patissiere, was enrolled at. Ichigo has trouble adjusting, but with the help of the three Sweets Princes and their magical Sweets Spirits, as well as her own Sweets Spirit, Vanilla, she gains confidence and is able to work towards becoming a fantastic patissiere.
No Side
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Tama-Chan Scan's Site:This manga is really weird, but funny. It's about a guy named Yuuji, who love to play rugby. One day he just up and dies, in the middle of a Rugby match. His spirit is unable to rest, because his team has never gotten a try. So what does he do? Take over someone else's body to accomplish this goal. But...the body turns out to be a girl's!
Bloody Monday 2
2011-01-14
Season two is finally here, two years have past since the Bloody Monday incident and a new mystery is at hand, a dark and dangerous one, with twists and turns. A new dangerous secret approaches. What will Falcon and his friends do against this new enemy?
Hoshi Wa Utau
2011-01-14
From Suba Furuba (a Takaya fansite):In a small town in the countryside, close to the sea, a young high-school girl lived alone with her cousin.When life seemed to her too painful and too sad, she contemplated the sky and was refreshed by looking at the stars. But one night in spring, she met a boy who sealed her destiny. . . .
Blood and Steel
2011-08-07
Plot: The story begins with an eradication of Qingcheng by a group of martial art fanatic from Wudong, whose master and disciples only has one belief – to become the strongest. In order to maintain the supremacy, it takes over all the other martial arts group and kill those refuse to yield themselves to it.Yan Heng, a young swordman in Qingcheng, was saved by ‘Wudang Hunter' Jing Lie, who also lost his fellows because of Wudong. Being the only remnant of their groups, the two allied and start their journey of revenge.
Song of the Cloud
2011-01-14
These people have been living unhappy lives because they've never been able to do what they want.Ga Yeon's smart, but wants to become a singer. However, the Korean educational system strongly enforces studying to students without considering the goals and dreams of the student. She's been forced to live a life of suppression.Jae Hee is a piano player, but he's been living in constant delusion of his life. He has mental problems and cannot distinguish reality from a dream.Dong Woo and Min Seo are a couple who are talented musicians but cannot make music they wish to make because of the current situation of the Korean music industry.Hyuk's a very good guitar player, but is forced to be in an idol band, rather than what he really wants to be. The 5 come together to make a band of their own.
Golden Days
2011-01-14
[From Ivyscan]:Feeling rebellious toward his overprotective mother, Soma Mitsuya, a first-year high school student, only cares about his violin and his hospitalized grandfather. On the night his grandfather’s condition suddenly worsens, an earthquake hits, sending Mitsuya to 1921 in the Taisho era…
Kimi no Knife
2011-01-14
"If you can get 5 million yen for killing a person, what would you do?" A beautiful woman asks Shiki, a part-time lecturer that question on their first meeting. Shiki answers "If it's an evil person...", mistaking this for a joke. But then the woman points out the target...
Red String (dong Bi)
2014-06-30
The story of a boy and girl whose lives were one day entwined by red string. Literally.
Area 88
2011-01-14
Area 88 takes place in the late 1970s/early 1980s and is largely set in a war-embroiled Middle Eastern country called the Kingdom of Asran. The war uses mercenary fighter pilots, with its headquarters at a secret desert air force base called Area 88. Up-and-coming airline pilot Shin Kazama gets tricked into signing up by "friend" Satoru Kanzaki as part of his jealousy-fueled plot to steal Shin's girlfriend Ryoko Tsugumo. Facing execution for deserting from Area 88, Shin reluctantly turns into a fighter pilot and attempts to serve his three year contract out.Uploading..
Major 2nd
2015-03-14
A sequel to the successful baseball manga MAJOR by the same author. The series follows Gorou's son Daigo.
Hadashi De Bara Wo Fume
2011-01-24
Sumi Kitamura is a poor average girl living in Meiji Era. To make it worse, she has 6 unrelated by blood baby brothers and sisters, and an older brother that left the town trying to get away from his debts, leaving them on her. In order to get money , Sumi goes wandering through the streets trying to sell herself for two thousand yen (equivalent to 3 million yen in modern-day Japan). Almost being raped by a man that will not pay, a man suddenly appears, saying that he will pay that amount if she marries him and throws all her love away for money....Read this manga from right to left
Ikigami
2011-01-14
From Mangaupdates:The Japanese government has launched a brand new law: because of the laziness and apathy of Japan s people it was decided that someone, daily and randomly, will be chosen and killed with a poisons capsule in order to bring to life again and wake up the others.The person elected will be warned with an ikigami (or deaths notice) and after this he/she will have only 24 hours left to live.What those condemned will think and do during this short time?
Sekitou Elergy
2011-01-14
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Satoshi Yanagawa is working part-time as a police assistant, and works with a beautiful girl that he likes at first sight.But she has a pretty bad character. Are there any prospects for romance? Read on to find out, the story is hilarious at certain moments, and touching at others.
Ashita No Ousama
2011-01-24
Yu has found the stage full of dreams and happiness. Fascinated by magic of the drama, she struggles to be a stage director and a scriptwriter. This is her drama.
Kobato
2014-02-05
Hanato Kobato is a cute girl who has a mission: fill up a mysterious bottle she carries with her in order to grant her wish. For that mission, she's counting with Ioryogi's help, a little blue dog who seems very cute but who has a terrible foul mouth and bad manners. Now, Kobato-chan has to heal the people whose hearts are wounded. The only problem is that she doesn't really know how to do it. The more people/hearts she heals, the more her bottle fills itself. She only needs to take care to not fall in love with the person she's healing.For what purpose Kobato needs to fill that bottle? Who sent her for this mission? Will she succeed?NOTEThere are 3 types of chapters, the correct (chronological) order is, by the volumes:Exams 1-9 > Chapters 1-7 > Drops 1-10+(I'll upload them like this)
87 Clockers
2011-09-26
Ichinose, a violin music student, is coming towards a crossroads in his life. He has to decide what to do with his future, but he doesn't feel pulled towards any one particular dream. In the absence of any ambition, he decides to work alongside his mother, who is a piano teacher, and teach violin. But one night, he sees a pretty, sad girl standing barefoot outside an apartment. A little investigation shows that she seems to share the apartment with a cat and a mysterious guy called Mike. Will meeting her be the trigger that can change his dull life?New series from Ninomiya Tomoko known for Nodame Cantabile.
Kamen Teacher vs Police
2015-05-25
Known as the gargoyle of Inogashira Park police station because of his scary face, Saejima Toshiyuki was a loser. He's pretty much a virgin for all intent and purposes, aside from the companions that he pays for. He wasn’t always a loser though. During his high school days, he was feared as a badass, but now he is just a person people feel sorry for. He then meets Arimori Shizuka, a beautiful girl that seems comfortable in her sexuality. Toshiyuki learns that she was a high class escort that has been with over 1000 men. She was doing it out of love for her abusive boyfriend but, realizing her mistake, quits. Shizuka is now being harassed and Toshiyuki reverts back to his aggressive personality to protect the love of his life.> Crossover Special: Kamen Teacher vs Police( http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/kamen-teacher-vs-police/ )> Spin-off of GTO & GTO - Shonan 14 Days( http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/great_teacher_onizuka/ )( http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/gto-shonan-14-days/ )
Gengetsurou Kitan
2018-07-16
Shouichirou Tsurugi is the master of an well-established, upscale miso shop. He's a noted "prodigal son" and an eccentric "Jack of all trades, master of none." He's also the patron of a suspicious male geisha, Yosaburou, who will do anything for money and has no talent, except for telling ghost stories. It may or may not be true that the young master is making amorous advances toward Yosaburou! Every night, the parlor of a restaurant in the red light district called Ghost Moon Tower showcases mysterious tales that interweave "strange things" and people's other desires.
Kare First Love
2011-01-14
Coy and self-conscious high school student Karin Karino never paid much attention to boys until she met Kiriya, a popular student from a nearby boys school. Karin and Kiriya embark on a romantic journey despite Karin s classmate Yuka s best efforts to sabotage their relationship, but Karin soon learns that living happily ever after is not on the curriculum when she becomes Kiriya s center of attention, as well as embittered Yuka s bulls-eye on her dartboard of hate. (Source: Viz)
Sakura Discord
2015-01-20
Sakura Kousuke is a boy who strives to throw away a past mired in regret. He transfers to a new school for his second year of high school, believing it will give him a chance to come clean.Unbeknownst to him, however, the appearance of five other "Sakura"s in his class will bring the past to his present, forcing him to come to terms with himself, his old friends, and a girl who, though being Kousuke's complete opposite in terms of personality, also knows him better than anyone else.By the author of "Jitsu wa Watashi wa" comes an earlier work that also delves deep into the clichéd but endlessly fun world of shounen romance.