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Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai
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. Based on the light novel by Hirasaka Yomi & Buriki.Hasegawa Kodaka has transferred schools, and he's having a hard time making friends. It doesn't help that his blond hair tends to make people think he's a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered solitary classmate Yozora while she's talking animatedly to her imaginary friend Tomo. Realizing that neither of them have any actual friends, they decide that the best way to alter this situation is to form a club and start recruiting.That is how "Rinjinbu" was formed, a club specifically designed for people who don't have very many friends. As other lonely classmates slowly join their little club, they'll try to learn how to build friendships through cooking together, playing games, and other group activities. But will this group of relationship-challenged misfits really be able to get along?
Yuri Hime Collection*
2011-02-28
The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Lots of Yuri & Shoujo-ai OneshotsVolume 1:- Girls of Sun and Sea (prequal to Midsummer Lovers)
Boku Wo Tsutsumu Tsuki No Hikari
2011-01-14
Sequel to 'please save my earth'. This tale follows the adventures of Alice and Rin's son, Ren. All the old characters are there as well as some new ones.
Break Shot
2011-01-14
A boy named Chinmi is very infatuated with billiards. Problems arise when a new student body president, Olive, suddenly decided to cut the funding for his billiards club. Unhappy with that, Chinmi wants to convince Olive that his billiards club is worthy of the funding. He decided to challenge a two-time former national billiards champion. Will Chinmi be able to defend his club?
Bring It On!
2011-01-14
By Strawberrie:This a hilarious shoujo manwha about the hot-blooded girl, Miha Li. One morning, Miha finds a bishonen in the school's changing room. She mistakes him for a pervert and punches him on the spot... But he turns out to be none other than the
Cactus and Radio
2011-01-14
Listen to the world's various stories on Yoo Si Ae's radio show, Cactus and Radio.
Cafe Occult
2011-01-14
From Infinity Studios:Ever since we were children, we’ve heard stories about ghosts and about heaven and hell. Well, what if we told you another existence between heaven and hell exists? This is exactly what Suh Rin, an average high school girl, finds
Cantarella
2011-01-14
From birth, Cesare Borgia is surrounded by shadows. Damned by his own father, hated by his closest brother, separated from the sister who loves him, and driven by the demons of Hell itself, his quest for power threatens to set the world of Renaissance Italy ablaze -- unless one innocent person can drive away the poisonous shadows ravaging him! Enter the world of the Borgias. A world of unspeakable conspiracies and forbidden desires. A family whose murderous intrigues would make them infamous throughout history. A history written in blood…and a poison called Cantarella.
Capeta
2011-01-14
Taira Capeta was a 4th grader boy. He had lost his mother when he had been very little. Although he pretended to be tough in front of his father, actually he felt lonely. One day, his father brought junk parts home from his workplace and made a racing kart. Soon, they went to a circuit to drive the kart. However, Capeta found that its frame was bent and it could hardly run straight. But, with his technique he managed the kart. Furthermore, he followed soon after the fast kart and he could nearly leave it behind. The driver in the kart was Minamoto Naomi, the champion of the East Japan Junior Kart. Looking at their chase, Naomi’s mother, Minamoto Nanako, advised Capeta to take part in the official race.This manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for sh?nen in 2005.
Caramel Espresso (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. The hero in this manga has a split personality and each personality has it's own lover! Aki is right-hander and seme (but he denies his homosexuality), Ao is left-hander and uke (acts bad guy and reduces Aki's too much stress). One personality is afraid t
Cavalier Of The Abyss
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. Sequel to Immortal Regis. Reading the entirety of the prequel is highly recommended.Chaos has gotten itself a new Regis, Nex, a seemingly heartless ruler who destory everything and everyone who stand in his way. A small boy named Xix, who's contracted with an Evil is out seeking his revenge on Regis Nex for killing his village and Sister. When he gets his chance to kill Regis Nex, he loses completely and gets taken to the Royal palace. But once there, he see that there is something else going on in the background of the Royal Family, a Secret they don't with to be uncoverd... -MacKnight [Dredshi]
Checkmate
2011-01-14
Plot: The cute new heiress of the Jo-Sun throne, Jung Gyuh-Woon! She ends up having two handsome bodyguards by her side! Through all her happiness from being escorted by the knights as the queen, the danger surrounding her slowly creeps closer. Knights, you have to protect the Queen!
Chicken Cutlet Princess Manhua
2011-01-14
In a school well-known for its clubs, there was a group of people that absolutely adored chicken cutlets. They formed a club consisting of 3 people. The club soon came across a problem. The club president, Tao Yong Xun, made a deal with the Guitar Club. In order to keep their club room, they have to get the "Wicked Prince" to join their club before the end of the next school day. From there, the story climbs revealing an interesting relationship between Tao Yong Xun and the "Wicked Prince", Zhou Yu Xi.
Chuchun Ga Chun (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. From Bliss:For the sake of his late Grandfather, Daisuke Ootaka decided to attend Torioka University, joining the baseball team. Upon arriving however, he quickly regrest his decision. Besides the fact that his dorm is across a mountain from the univeristy, and he has to room with the captain and vice-captain of the baseball team, he is force to deal with the captain, Suzume Morino (also known as Chun), crazy antics and wild behavior. However when he epxresses his wish to leave, Chun blackmails him with a picture of a force kiss threatening to expose it to the entire school if he leaves!
Chuugaeri Heaven
2011-01-14
From Nagareboshi Manga:A volume that contains two separate two-chapter series.1) Chuugaeri HeavenThe magician's past has affected him in a way that he must tie everything important to him-- literally. Can a special girl break through his ribbons?2
City Hunter
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. Ryo Saeba is a "sweeper" in the city of Tokyo. His works as a trouble shooter, cleaning the streets of vermin, and helping out desperate people. Sometimes he's a bodyguard, sometimes he's an assassin, whatever Ryo does he does it well. In fact his only flaw is his hormones - he loves the ladies and sometimes turns into an idiot when he's near them. Thankfully he's got people like his partner Kaori Makimura to keep him in check.
Cloth Road
2011-01-14
Plot: Fergus is an apprentice fashion designer who hates his life. His master is a drunk, the love of his life is a street whore, and the only model willing to buy his clothes is a fat drug popper. While attending to his "model" at a game of War-King, a competition of beauty and fighting prowess, Fergus is treated to the sight of a real fashion model who easily dispenses of Fergus' model. Fergus then sinks into deeper despair now knowing the huge gap that lies between him and the top brands. To make matters worse, his master collapses and is hospitalized that same day. Just when he wonders if life can get any worse, fate conveniently presents to him a long-lost twin sister, Jennifer.
Crazy Girl Shin Bia
2011-01-14
From HMR Scans:Tough, lazy, money lover, yet beautiful high school student named Shin Bia.While she is thinking about the era’s she suddenly falls into that ancient time period! She had to transform into an elegant lady and while she’s there she faces quite an obstacle.
Crimson Empire
2011-01-14
Sheila is a housemaid and exclusively serves Edvard, a prince. She also works as his security guard because of her past assassin training before. She is all-purpose at work, but awkward when she is off. Although Sheila is competent at battles and operations, but she is not good at love and establishing friendships. She, however, needs to use the various people around her to have Edvard take over the throne...
D-Frag
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. Kazama Kenji likes to believe he is something of a delinquent. Moreover, others seem to like to agree that he is. Of course, Kenji's gang finds their way to a group of four not-so-normal girls - Chitose, Sakura, Minami and Roka - and all at once, whatever reputation he may have, is nothing compared to the outrageous behaviour of the girls. Shanghaied into joining their club, what will happen to his everday life from that point on?
Dear Green: Hitomi No Ounowa (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. Volume 1:1-5) Hitomi no OunowaEight years ago, Yajima and Outomi met in high school, through Ryouko, Yajima's best female friend and Outomi's girlfriend at the time. Ryouko remained in their home town, but Yajima and Outomi moved to Tokyo and remained close friends through university, and after Yajima dropped out. Yajima feels comfortable with Outomi -- unlike with his girlfriend. Then one day Outomi kisses another guy just to see what it would feel like, and Yajima gets agitated beyond what seems reasonable for even a close friendship.Side story - xx HappierFeeling down in the dumps, Narusawa Atsuki goes for a walk and runs into fellow university mate Tsutsui Ryouji. Thinking that he is also down on his luck, he invites him for a drink.Volume 2:6-11) Hitomi no OunowaYajima is upset that Otoumi got smashed with Uchiyama.Extras:Stalking BabyThe last thing that the son of the owner of an eatery expects when he confronts a youth that has been stalking him is a confession. The Direction of DesireThe feelings regarding the kiss shared between Otoumi and Uchiyama from the latter's view.Volume 3:12) Yajima picks himself up after the snubbing from Otoumi. He tries to show that he means what he said. 13) Yajima starts his new job at the cafe near Otoumi's place.14) Otoumi runs into Ryoko when he goes to attend his sister's wedding. 15) Yajima waits anxiously for Otoumi's return from his sister's wedding. With time on his hands, he starts to ponder about his growing feelings for Otoumi. 16) Otoumi and Yajima go shopping for a mobile phone and run into Miura and her friend that was interested in Otoumi. 17) It has been 3 years since Yajima started working at the cafe near Otoumi's place, and he starts thinking about opening his own cafe. Just at that time, Otoumi comes across a very attractive ad for a shop-house.18-21) We catch up to Otoumi and Yajima in the present time as seen in Dear Green, and events continue on shortly after that.
Death Note
2011-01-14
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal…or his life?-Taken from VizDeath Note 13 uncovers more details about the characters and the relationships between them, both human and death god characters. The reasonings behind the story line and more info about the Death Note are also described later in the volume. (It seems to be a databook)
Defense Devil
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. Adapted from the oneshot Akuma Bengoshi Kukabara, Mephisto Bart Kucabara is a devil lawyer. In order to return to the demon world that he was exiled from he needs to collect enough Dark Matter. To do so he creates a plan to claim the Dark Matter from the souls of sinners sentenced to hell. Prove the soul's innocence and the Dark Matter becomes his.But how can he gather enough Dark Matter when his kind personality causes him to continually use it up in order to defend the soul from the Shinigami that has come to take them to hell?
Deja-vu
2011-01-14
From Tokyopop:Unfulfilled love always ends tragically… or does it? Through different seasons and different eras in time, two lovers cross paths again and again, trying for that one chance to get it right. Different lives, at different points in histor
Detroit Metal City
2011-01-14
Detroit Metal City is about a death metal band that has gained immense popularity in the indie scene. The main character is a push-over, Negichi Souchi, who is trying to make a living in the music world, but he didn't imagine in his wildest dreams that it would be in such a band. Read and see what hilarious situations he gets himself into.
Digimon D-cyber
2011-01-14
Ten thousand years ago, a great and powerful Digimon was defeated and sealed away by the Holy Knights as the "Digi Core". Years later, a virus infected the digital world, leaving only those that possessed the D-Antibody (X-Antibody) remaining. The only me
Don't Touch Me! Manhwa
2011-01-14
"People don't like my face." Said the overly handsome boy wearing a mask over his mouth. Of course, this wasn't it. People loved his face too much that they fainted and fought over him. It's just that he was way too dense to see it. His only friend was his childhood friend, and it just so happens that his childhood friend has a sister. She is our heroine. Her name is Mirang. Although she is tough, she has a beautiful face and a not too perfect personality. She's conceited, a bit spoiled, she says mean things, and her type of men are comedians?! She grew up apparently hating Won (the overly handsome boy). She threw rocks at him, she hit him, kicked him, and insulted him over and over again. It didn't affect him. Does this seem like a romance manga so far?Just wait for it. When her parents decide to get a divorce, she leaves for 7 years and now that she's back, she realizes her feelings towards Won. She kisses him and tells him "You're mine now". What happens when one of Won's admirers spot this? She of course reports it to the rest of the gang. Joy, oh joy. Please.. touch him! It'll build our entertainment.
Doraemon
2011-01-14
From Aku Tenshi:Doraemon, a cat shaped robot which came from the 22nd century in the future, goes back in time in order to help Nobita, a below average lazy kid, to make his life less miserable and improve his descendent's life. With many of Doreamon's gadgets from the future, Nobita's life will never be as the same.It's the start of many interesting adventures after between the group of friends: Nobita Nobi, Doraemon, Shizuka Minamoto, Suneo Honekawa, and Takeshi "Giant" Goda.This title is a classic manga/anime that dates back to 1973/08 and is still a child's favorite even today.Doraemon was awarded the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1982, and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997.
Dorothy Of Oz
2011-01-14
From Udon Entertainment:When Mara Shin’s dog Toto gets lost one fateful day, she goes in search for him along some yellow brick road and ends up in the wonderful land of Oz! Everyone instantly starts calling her Dorothy, but these aren’t the cowar
Doujin Work
2011-01-14
Doujin Market. It is a place where individuals sell their self-published books. Each participant works daily to achieve their personal goals.While their are some who obtain their dreams, there are also those who get pounded by reality. This is the story of those who live in the world of Doujin.
Dragon Quest: The Adventure Of Dai
2011-01-14
On a remote island in the southern seas lives Dai, a shipwrecked boy who dreams of becoming a great hero. One day, the evil demon king is revived, so it's up to Dai and his friends to stop him and the evil force that revived him. Along the way, Dai discovers the identity of "the hero", the truth behind the evil force who revived the demon king, and Dai's own hidden powers that surface in times of peril.
Ebisu-san And Hotei-san
2011-01-14
Kizuki Akira and Satou Nanki's Ebisu-san and Hotei-san is about two office workers. In chapter 1, Hotei is not pleased when Ebisu is transferred to her branch.
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...
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.
Excel
2011-01-14
Anji is the complete opposite of her beautiful, smart and ambitious older sister Anri. To make matters worse, Anji has a hopeless crush on Anri's boyfriend Baek-hui, who is her sister's match in looks, brains, manners and goals. But is Baek-hui all that h
Fairy Cube
2011-01-14
Ian is a special boy - he can see fairies. He seems to have a twin called Tokage who can only be seen by him and a pair of wings on his back. This pair of wings, his father scars to prevent him from flying away as his wife, Ian s mother left father and son. In the city he is in, a number of grisly murders occur. These murders are known as the Fairy Murders as the victims have backs slit open, with blood pouring out in the shape of a butterfly s wings. Ian s childhood friend returns and Tokage gets him into trouble, and slowly Ian begins to unravel the past and realise who he is, and solve the Fairy Murders. (Source: Wikipedia)
Fallen Angels
2011-01-14
Hajin Seo used to be a cheerful girl. But while trying to protect her friend Mina, she had to commit a series of things that could have been avoided. And the incident caused her to think she killed the friend. Mina, however, is not dead but she has been scarred severely. A teen star named Yunu who met her before the incident wants to see her old self again. He wants to bring his first love back to how she was before. The hot Jeha Han is nice to her, the loner girl, at first. But he has a secret. He is the brother of Mina, and he is willing to do anything to get revenge on the person who harmed her. Hemi and Yungju will pair together in order to get their unrequited love fulfilled. Hemi wants Yunu, and Yungju wants Jeha. And all their arrows point directly at Hajin, who is scarred already. Once she was an angel, the popular girl of the school. But now she is a fallen one, one that can only watch from behind as many go against her.
Fiance Shitai
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. 1) I Want to Be a Fiancée (Fiancée Shitai). (There are 5 chapters to this story). Yukimi is a high school junior and cheerleader already scheduled for her first marriage interview. She's seen a disappointing picture of her nerdy potential groom - and he has such a weird name - so Yukimi has every intention of rejecting him, but she's still curious to go and see what a marriage interview is like. Later that day, Yukimi meets her ideal man at a football match and inadvertantly begins cheering only for him -- despite the fact that he's the opposing team's quarterback! He gives her a bold and seductive response. Ah, if only Yukimi's marriage interview could be with a guy like this... But why won't the sexy quarterback tell Yukimi his name...? 2) My Darling in the Infirmary Room (Hoken Shitsu no My Darling)Maki doesn't mind a few cuts and bruises if it'll earn her a ticket to the campus infirmary room. That's because her school's doctor is handsome Takashiro, age 23, single. She works so hard to make passes at him - and Takashiro knows it. But is Maki really so busy trying to catch his attention that she doesn't notice...?
Fruits Basket
2014-06-25
Tohru Honda has been living in a tent since her mother dies in a car accident, but ends up living instead with Yuki Sohma, her school's "prince", along with his relatives Shigure and Kyo. But Tohru soon discovers that the Sohma clan has a secret of it's own: certain members of the family are possessed by the animals of the Zodiac, so whenever they are hugged by a member of the opposite sex they turn into that animal! Tohru promises to keep their secret and vows to somehow break the curse, and she may just end up healing the Sohma clan members in other ways as well...From Baka-Updates:Tohru Honda, an orphaned high school girl, is taken in by the wealthy Shigure Sohma when he realizes she has nowhere else to go. However, the Sohma family shares a secret, and it isn't long before Tohru discovers that there's a reason why her classmates, Yuki and Kyo Sohma, never let girls get near them, and never talk about their lives before they lived with Shigure. And before she knows it, Tohru has become so tangled up in the lives of each member of the Sohma family that she couldn't leave even if she wanted to. As she learns more and more about the truth of the Sohma family and the nature of their secrets, she desperately searches for a way that she can save them. But what can one girl do, especially when it seems that she may have been part of someone's plan all along . . .Fruits Basket received the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the sh?jo manga category and the "Best Manga" award at the 2007 American Anime Awards.
Fujoshi Kanojo
2011-01-14
Plot: A (popular?) blog-turned-novel-turned-manga. Fujoshi Kanojo is the story of your average college student, Mutou Taiga, who falls in love at first sight with Ameya Yuiko, a senior at his part-time job. He bravely confesses to her and succeeds in starting a relationship. However, Yuiko tells him that she's a "fujoshi." Clueless to what it meant, Taiga assures her that he's okay with that, not knowing it would drag him into a romance of roller-coaster twists and turns.If you don't know what "fujoshi" means, then you must not have watched Lucky Star. Or Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. Written as "rotten woman" in kanji, it's slang that refers to a girl who is very enthusiastic about comics featuring male homoeroticism (definition thanks to WWWJDIC). In simpler words, female yaoi fans.
Full Ahead! Coco
2011-01-14
This is the story of Coco, an orphan kid who wanted to be a pirate, and his role model, "Crazy" Barts, a pirate without a port who is feared by the peasants but despised by the other pirates.
Full House Manhwa
2011-01-14
From CPM:Elle lives in "Full House," the house that her architect father built before passing away a few years ago. She loves the place, but one day people come to kick her out, claiming that the place now belongs to the famous actor Ryder Baye.(The Korean drama Fullhouse was based on this manhwa)~ read from left to right ~Please address this work as Manhwa (Korean word for cartoons)
Gakuran Tengoku (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. Kaoru declares that he will take off Takara’s legendary jacket, his shirt, pants and his underwear!
Gapz Garden Manhua
2011-01-14
Julie’s family is very poor and since she’s plain and ugly, as her sister has told her time and time again, she does most of the chores in her house. By accident she meets the Yee family while trying to get her plane back from a tree in their yard. She meets the family again a year later and is adopted into their family. Soon she becomes a pawn between Mr. Yee’s new wife and his oldest son Ryan. Both of which will use Julie as a means to hurt one another. Can Julie survive her new life till she’s of legal age to leave?From Manga Jouhou:This young girl is often mistreated by her family, being called ugly and useless. One day, she meets the new wife of the Yee family, which changes her life forever. The woman adopts her into her wealthy family, and now she lives with 3 other boys around her age. But for what purpose? Even though this is a miracle, the girl plans to leave the luxurious lifestyle once she turns 18. So see how she survives more than 10 years of her life.
Get! (azuma Mayumi)
2011-01-14
Mai's dream was to be a soccer player and go to the world cup, but being unable to play anymore, that dream has been entrusted to her childhood friend Harumi.
Getter Robo Go
2011-01-14
Sixteen years after the completion of Getter Robo, Ken Ishikawa revived the series with Getter Robo Go. This series, and all after until Ishikawa's death, are done without Go Nagai(he is still credited as original creator).Years after the events of Getter Robo/Shin Getter Robo, Hayato Jin is the leader of NISAR; a private owned research and weapons development organization based in Japan. He, and Professor Tachibana, have been developing various weapons and building up their forces to deal with a threat that started fifteen years ago: the mad scientist Rando. When Rando's forces begin their terrorist operations around the world, NISAR begins its search for exceptional soldiers to pilot their super weapon, the Getter Robo.
Getter Robo Hien - The Earth Suicide
2011-01-14
[From OneManga] Latest Arc/Saga in the Getta Robo seriesAn old Hayato (the original Getter 2 pilot) leads the Saotome Research Facility, which has developed the Getter Robo Hien to combat a new force which threatens the Earth: large plantlike monsters
Girls Bravo
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. Yukinari Sasaki is an average high school boy who has gynophobia (female-phobia)...and an allergic reaction when girls touch him. One day, he falls through his tub to a bath to an alien planet called “Siren” where the population is 90% female. There h
Good Morning Call
2011-01-14
Nao Yoshikawa stays behind to live by herself when her parents leave to inherit her grandpa's farm in the country. On the day she moves into her new apartment she soon discovers that it was rented also to Hisashi Uehara--a cute, super-cool, popular guy from her school. Not only did their housing agency unexpectedly close down, the landlord of the apartment tells them that they had to pay more for their aparment then they had expected. With no money and no home to return to, Nao and Hisashi decide to live together as flatmates.
Goong Manhwa
2011-01-14
From Yen Press:Monarchy ended long ago in Korea, but there are still other countries with Kings, Queens, princes and princesses. What if Korea had continued monarchism? What if all the beautiful palaces which are now only historical relics were actually filled with people? What if the glamorous royal family still maintained the palace customs? Welcome to a world where Korea still has the royal family living their lives! But for Che-Kyung, a high-school girl, this is a tragedy, since she has to marry the prince who turns out to be a total jerk!
Gravitation
2011-01-14
Shuichi Shindou is determined to take his band Bad Luck to the top of the Japanese pop charts. With his drive, talent, and satiny singing voice, he just might stand a chance. But Fate throws a wrench into his well-oiled machine in the form of a handsome s