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Examurai

2011-01-14

The year is 2718 by the Imperial Calendar, and ZIPANG (Japan) has crumbled in a huge battle against Majinki, terrors from the sky that are half beast and half machine. Hurting each other, warping their morals, unable to see a future, the people strive hard to survive each day. The war wiped out 70% of the human race, but amidst the darkness arose the seven members of the XILE Tribe to bring salvation to the race.But now, 500 years later in 3218, the wicked shadows of the Majinki have once again crept up upon them. This is the story of EXAMURAI, that of the XILE Tribe, who will fight to the death to protect their love, dreams and happiness. Having survived for 500 years since the events of 2718, the final battle of the seven members of the XILE Tribe begins under this azure blue sky...Based on the members of popular Japanese band, EXILE: Hiro, Atsushi, Takahiro, Makidai, Matsu, Usa and Akira.

Hanasaki Sentimental

2015-12-30

Sasaya Kae is a young girl eagerly waiting for spring to come, and on a snowy school day she meets Niina Yuito, a boy with the same sentiment in his eyes. She endeavors to get closer to Niina, but in the process, finds out he has a phobia of being touched

Mistelteen No Mahou

2011-01-14

Karasawa Makoto just found out that she wasn't her parents' daughter, but their niece. They give her the only thing her real parents left for her. After receiving it, she goes into an elevator and drops it near a foreigner. He then tells her that the item her parents left her allows her to rule the world. The foreigner's partner then snatches the item and leaves. (manga traders)

Pink Butterfly (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. Collection of seven oneshots with various themes (hard yaoi).1) Pink Butterfly;2) Going to Ocean’s Home for Summer Holiday;3) A Night when the Moon’s Smiling; WARNING: CONTAINS TWINCEST4) New Teacher;5) Fraud; WARNING: minor panels of beasti

Charon Siphon

2013-04-20

After high-schooler Nanatsu Io is crushed by disappointment in love, she finds herself pulled into a strange cafe, "Cafe Acheron," by pretty male workers, Kiba and Resato. Io decides to change herself by getting a job there as a waitress. In order to do so, she makes a contract with the cafe owner, Kiba, who tells her she must keep her stuffed bear (now conscious and referring to itself as "Father") with her.It's only after this contract is formed that Io begins to learn the truth! Cafe Acheron connects the demon world and the human world, and it's there that many deals between demons and humans are made. In fact, Kiba and Lesath are demons themselves, and Io is already bound to them by contract! Her strange new life is just beginning!

Wagamama Honey (Yaoi)

2015-03-01

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From YaoiOtaku Translation:High school teacher Igarashi and his colleague Ousaka are lovers?But the super arrogant 'queen' Ousaka treats him like a slave...How will this romance that causes the teacher such frustration develop!?

Minna Ai No Seine

2011-01-14

"Minna Ai no Seine" deals with the lives of the Nakatsukasa family. This men-only family revolves around Masato, the youngest of the lot and the most naive and innocent one. He's a gentle and physically weak kid who's constantly the center of attraction for his brothers and father (who looks like one of the brothers...). "Minna" is essentially a collection of stories about this unique family - school, family, life in general - and is the kind that leaves you with a warm feeling inside.

Spiderweb

2017-01-10

It's about a girl's inability to stop loving another girl.

Never Let Go (Yaoi)

2013-06-18

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Bakeneko Scanlations:Tattoo artist Hyakkei received an unusual request—His childhood friend, Kaoru, next in line to succeed his yakuza clan, asks him to tattoo a dragon on his back. Kaoru, who hasn’t changed since that time many years ago, is still as strong-willed. With skin of pure white, he warmly shook Hyakkei’s heart. The memory of their summer as 18 year-olds reawaken at their reunion. Tattooist x Yakuza pure love story! Includes the previously unreleased sequel. Never Let Go - Takumi Yuu (You)

ALIVE

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. Yashiro Tenshuu killed 4 people, and is now on death row. However, a secret government organization is willing to take him off death row if he allows himself to become a test subject to an experiment that requires a killer's intent.

Baoh

2011-01-14

An innocent young man, Ikuroo, has a parasite known as Baoh implanted in his brain by an evil organization, Doress. The parasite makes him nearly immortal and gives him the ability to transform into a really powerful beastie when he's in trouble. Doress i

Hanamaru Go! Go!

2011-01-14

From Selene Scans:New school, new teachers, a new class, new friends... and basketball.All these things that Ishizuka Sakura are looking forward to are rudely interrupted by the fact that she's running late on her first day of high school! Everything

Milky Boy

2011-01-27

Plot: CheSuBin is a sparkling high school girl with a height complex; this, however, has launched her into the modeling industry. There is just one problem... she has to pose as a male model! What kind of misfortune has fallen upon her? For a girl who's under a lot of stress, it just might prove to be fortunate. And her fellow student and CF Model, GanUnKyuk, just might trigger her love someday: "For you to see my true feelings~ would my pitiful self end up hurting?!"

Night Head Genesis

2011-01-27

Plot: It is said that 70% of human brain capacity is unused. If human posses incredible power, it is strongly believed to be lying dormant within this region. This unused 70% brain capacity is known as "Night Head".The Kirihara brothers were abandoned by their parents because of their psychic powers. Since then they have lived in a laboratory within a barrier-protected forest. One day the barrier brakes and they manage to escape from the laboratory.

Hana wa Junai ni Junjiru (Yaoi)

2011-02-11

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. At the mansion where his father worked as a gardener, young Daniel met Tsubaki, who was destined to become a "Hana", an official prostitute that serves only the royalty and nobles. In order to have Tsubaki, Daniel went to England to further his studies, and eventually won the highest accolates for a gardener. Coming back to his motherland, Alexxa, after fifteen long years to receive his peerage, he finds that...

Kuruizaki No Hana

2013-07-18

From Tokyopop:Long ago, when Japanese gods descended upon humans, their mixed offspring inherited supernatural powers...and the name "Kuruizaki no Hana." Now, those of the Demon world are rising up to wipe out these offspring - led by the cool and confident assasin, Ushitora. He's worshipped as a deadly professional, but when he falls in love with one such gifted boy, Masato, everything changes. Ushitora betrays his people, instead sacrificing himself to a life on the run, in order to care for Masato and a spirited orphaned girl named Nao.

Everyday with Gods

2014-09-28

Pageratta's original gag 4koma about the daily life of gods.The gods in his pantheon attain their godhood based on deeds in their lifetime: Live an incredibly mediocre life? Become the god of normal people. Spend too much time editing Wikipedia articles? Become the god of knowledge.The story centers on Norm, the god of normal people, and his daily encounters with the many gods of the pantheon.The official manga, hosted on Niconico: http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/comic/11155

EL CALOR (Yaoi)

2011-01-27

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: 1-2) Oda Haine went to the palace to return a key with the royal symbol and accidentally entered the harem. It's a death penalty, but the sheikh, Ashraf, took a liking to him and decided to make him a slave...3) Ashraf's servant, Q (former name: Al Sha) is reunited with former lover - Ashraf's older brother, Faisal. Will he again win one-hand-man's heart?4) Cute short stories of Haine, Ashraf, Q, and Faisal including Haine's vacation and a look at everyone's diaries.5-6) A short story called The Singer. A beautiful singer in the emperor's court is about to be castrated in order to preserve his youthful voice and looks.

Koutetsu No Hanappashira

2012-02-08

Omaezaki Sanemichi was born into a near-perfect existence. His family is wealthy and powerful, and he's good-natured, smart, and athletic as well! All the girls at his high school dream of having a Cinderella-style romance with him, and, though they are desperately jealous of him, none of the boys can come up with a legitimate reason to publicly hate him.But one day the unthinkable happens: Sanemichi's family's flagship company collapses, and his father flees. Sanemichi and his former servants, the teenage siblings Natsuno and Asasuzu and the absent-minded old man Furukawa, are left without a dime. Will Sanemichi be able to maintain his gentlemanly behavior despite the humiliation and many hardships that face him?Â

Otouto ja Irarenai!! (Yaoi)

2013-09-29

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Kai loves his stepbrother Riku from the bottom of his heart. However, Riku treasures “the bonds of siblinghood” more than anything, so Kai must hide his feelings and instead act as a “good brother”… but skinship no longer satisfies him anymore!

Tropical Citron

2013-03-02

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. [From Omanga]:A coming-of-age story from Jiro Matsumoto (the author of Freesia) about a young, aspiring photographer named Soma. He's going nowhere, stuck in a mire of sex and drugs, until a horrible end to a one night stand sets him on a path that chan

We Are Still...!

2011-01-14

Doe-won is about to enter high school. She's ready to face her new school and her new classmates, but then she meets the class representative, Baek Joon, who chooses the seat next to her rather than a seat somewhere else. Why does Baek Joon seem so intere

Maken X

2011-01-27

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: A research laboratory in the international city Kanazawa. Kei Sagami, daughter of the chief of laboratory, Professor Hiromitsu Sagami, becomes a witness of an experiment - the awakening of a sword, the Maken. It's able to heal mental disorders, at least according to her father. But as strange foreigners forcibly break into the laboratory, kidnap her father and put the actual carrier of the sword out of action, she experiences the true meaning of the Maken first hand.

Endou-kun No Kansetsu Nikki

2012-02-07

Because of changes in seating arrangements, high school student Tsuda ended up behind the quiet and expressionless Endou. Their interaction is born from a trivial incident, and he begins to see Endou who he has never gotten to know before. That mole, slender nape, and soft hair. The subtle faces that he makes and little changes in his attitude. But Tsuda, who used to be indifferent about others and never made any deep connections, now feels impatient about the distance between him and Endou, who he has been gradually getting closer to. What on earth is drawing these feelings?

Dragon's Heaven

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. Lately in Shibuya, many high school girls have gone missing but that doesn't stop Yaida Kirin, our guitar slinging, Tae Kwon Do wielding High School Ardor of Justice from venturing into the night to save the poor souls in need of help. It's a simple life

Tea Prince

2011-02-11

According to a legend, at midnight during the full moon, if you mix a cup of tea in a white china cup with a silver spoon in the reflection of the moon, a tea prince will appear to grant you three wishes! Well, as it turns out, the legend is true, as Taiko and Haruka of the Tea Association soon discover. Earl Grey and Assam appear ready to grant the wishes of those who brewed their tea but they can't really grant big wishes.. nor can they go back to their world until their summoners use all three wishes...

Sheryl - Kiss In The Galaxy

2011-05-16

In the near future on the starship Galaxy, Sheryl Nome lived with her parents Abel and Sally. The government tracked her parents down who were rebelling against mandatory human enhancing implants and Sheryl was the only one who got away alive. Barely surviving on her own on the streets, Grace O’Connor, a manager at a talent agency brings her in to make her a star. Several years later Sheryl is enrolled into the Erato Music School where she meets Amagi Lilies, a brilliant singer and they become friends. However, tragedy strikes and Lilies dies trying to save Sheryl. To make sure her parent’s sacrifice was not in vain and to keep her promise with Lilies, Sheryl enters into the entertainment world to become the greatest singer in the universe.

Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind

2012-09-09

One thousand years after the "Seven Days of Fire", an apocalyptic war which destroyed modern human civilization and the world's ecology, the earth is covered by the "Sea of Corruption", a vast forest of fungi and plants that give off poisonous miasma (gas) and is inhabited by large deadly insects. Life in this world is most difficult for humans, but humans are still fighting over the small portions of inhabitable lands left to them around the edges of the Sea of Corruption. A war is about to break out between the Kingdom of Torumekia and the Dorok Empire, and Nausicaä, the princess of a small country, the Valley of Wind, now has to leave the Valley to join the Torumekian army, which is about to invade the Dorok Empire.Nausicaä's true desire is to solve the mystery of the Sea of Corruption, and find the "Blue Pure Land", a place where people can live without being threatened by the poison from the Sea of Corruption.Through her desperate attempt to prevent anyone from being killed, she stumbles onto the secret of the Sea of Corruption. This is just the beginning of her long, hard journey.

Kisei Kanojo Sana - Parasistence Sana

2013-05-22

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. not found...

Gundam Build Fighters A

2014-01-26

10 years ago, Tatsuya Yuuki befriended a boy who taught him all about Gunpla and battling. This is the story about the GBF world back then, showing Tatsuya’s backstory and progression as an amazing builder and fighter!

Ca To Oyoubi!

2015-03-22

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Abarenbou Kareshi (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 Baka-Updates1) Rough ? Boyfriend (First Part)2) How? ? Boyfriend (Second Part)2.5) It Is Difficult to Understand! ? Boyfriend (Extra)Naoto is Hajime's childhood friend. Naoto may look cute but then again, his attitude gets to everyone's nerves. Even though Naoto's like that, Hajime still has his eyes on him. But, the problem is, Naoto hates homosexuals, so much that he wishes they will become extinct and rot in hell!!3) All About My Brother (First Part)3.5) All About My Big Brother (Extra)Shinji has always loved his younger brother, Haruki more than any older brother should. Yet when he receives an unexpected warning letter demanding payment on a delinquent loan, he is left speechless. With everything Haruki could ever ask for, provided by loving parents, he demands to know what it could be that would cause Haruki to be so greedy and so irresponsible. Can Shinji really handle the truth behind Haruki's unusually selfish actions? or will he give up on Haruki all together?4) Piano Lesson (First Part)5) Piano Lesson 2 (Second Part)5.5) Piano Lesson Variation (Extra)After his parents divorce, Hara Shuuji left Tokyo to live with his mother and attend the local school. With hopes of starting a new and peaceful school life Shuuji feels at ease when his first day starts out well. That is until a problem arises, a problem named Yoshie Kennichi, who carries the name of a "delinquent" with pride. Shuuji's first impression of Yoshie isn't good, but what's worse, is that his ideals for a peaceful school life are ruined when Yoshie suddenly recognizes him! Shuuji, a new student, has no idea how Yoshie can possible know him and frantically wonders, what in the world is going on!?

My Brother And Boyfriend, And He

2011-01-14

From Manga UpdatesBrother always reject girls around him! Despite having an ideal boyfriend by her side, his charm is still not enough to attract her, because he is always by her side.

Lost Boys

2011-02-11

One evening, a boy named "Air" suddenly appears at Mizuki's window, forcibly transporting him to Neverland. Having grown up most of his life without his own father, Mizuki wants nothing to do with being a surrogate father to Air and the other children, but unfortunately stuck without a way out of Neverland, he has little choice but to stay. As he spends time with Air, however, Mizuki is gradually charmed by his boyish innocence.

Game Over (mizutani Fuka)

2012-03-01

A collection of short stories. Yuukai no Susume (Advice for Kidnapping) Day after day Haruka is kidnapped by her classmate Takase and rescued by her overprotective brother.

G Senjou Heavens Door

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. It is the story of two boys, Machizo and Tetsuo, who create manga together.Machizo's father is a successful mangaka (manga artist). Machizo feels he's living under his father's shadow, and resents his father's success.Tetsuo, who is at school with Machizo, enjoys drawing manga and is good at it. His favorite mangaka happens to be Machizo's father. The two boys strike up an alliance to draw a successful manga to win a contest, with Machizo writing the story and Tetsuo drawing the graphics. An important part is also played by a violent girl named Kimiko, who has a crush on Tetsuo.Ongoing English Trans.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's

2011-03-05

A manga adaptation of a thirteen episode sequel to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, a magical girl alternate universe spinoff of the Triangle Heart series of games and OAVs

Da Capo

2011-01-14

Every year the flowers bloom. Mysterious Cherry Blossoms blooming all over a crescent shaped island. That island is the island of Hatsune... The main character who goes to Kazami Academy, Asakura Junichi, has the power to see the dreams of other people

Dakara, Ore Ni Shina Yo

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 NagareBoshi:Hina has just moved back to her old hometown, and transfers to the local school, North High. Little does she know about the rivalry between the gangs of North High and its opponent South High (the high school which her childhood friend,

Nemurihime Age

2011-01-14

From Shoujomagic:Ayane's seventeenth birthday may very well be the worst day of her life. From the moment she opens her eyes in the morning, it just goes from bad to worse. The crowning glory is when she throws a beer in the face of a man whom she only

Yumemi Na Psychic!

2011-01-14

Rikushou Mikoto is a transfer student with a habit of talking to trees and a knack for handling horses. When a person starts making trouble, Mikoto is determined to catch him. As she tries, she not only stumbles on the school secret, but becomes a part of

Omochabako no Kuni no Alice Special Deluxe Edition Booklet

2018-12-28

This volume contains two stories that follow the Omochabako no Kuni no Alice fan disk which is part of the Heart no Kuni no Alice series (aka Alice in the Country of Hearts).Alice and the role holders have been placed into a magical parody setting. Some are students and some are teachers at the prestigious magic school, Symphonia.Chp 1 - Elliot StorySummary: N/AChp 2 - Joker StorySummary: On her way to become a witch, Alice must study plenty of difficult texts and exercise many different abilities. One day while she is struggling to comprehend the art of summoning, Black Joker comes along with his own special brand of advice.> Part of the Heart no Kuni no Alice / Clover no Kuni no Alice series( http://www.mangago.com/search?name=Alice&name_cond=c&artist_name=QuinRose&artist_name_cond=is )

Mijuku na Kareshi (Yaoi)

2011-02-11

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. ) Aimai na KankeiThis oneshot is about Satoru, a single businessman who had lived alone since high school. One rainy night, Satoru picks up a high school male stranger and give him shelter. Little does Satoru know that this high school boy might be his dreamfilled escapade. After all...2) Yasashiku ToraeteIn this sequel to Aimai na Kankei businessman Satoru is living with his high school lover, Reiji. Reiji's brother is trying to convince him to come home. Will Satoru be able to hold onto him, or is letting him go the right thing to do?3) Itsuwari no DaishouWhen teenager Mahito sees his father and his father's secretary Kazaoka having sex, Kazaoka is sure that Mahito hates him. But then Mahito's father dies and he takes over the company and Kazaoka!4) Man OnOono will do anything to get Nagumo by his side.5) Kodomo Ijou Otona Miman15 year old Kotarou still goes to his childhood pediatrician when he's sick. Or does he have another motive?6) Sweet RestraintAtsushi's father's company is in trouble and Fukami will help, but only if he gets Atsushi.7) Miracles Don't HappenWhen Oosuga's internship is up the salaryman Andou who Oosuga's been lusting after invites him to his place for the night. Oosuga's in heaven, but then Andou gives him money?!8) Mijuku na Kareshi

Sword Art Online - Fairy Dance

2013-02-24

The year is 2022. Mankind has finally perfected virtual reality. And within the VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) Sword Art Online, there was a player called Kirito. While he was enjoying the world of SAO, he and the other 10,000 logged-in players all received a frightening message from the Game Master—that the only way to escape from that world was to clear the game, and that a game over within the game would mean their death in the real world.That was the frightening true story behind this game.Kirito was one of the first players to accept this “truth”, and began his solo play, refusing to form a party, as he threw himself into the never ending battles that lay before him…

Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii n Dakara ne (Yaoi)

2014-12-27

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. At a bar, easy-to-stalk Akesato meets a guy who's just his type and whose true identity is...!?

Coelacanth

2011-01-27

Plot: Ten years ago, there was an explosion at Hisano's apartment building. She would have been there, but she'd been hit by a bike ridden by a boy in blood-stained clothes. He dropped a toy scale when it happened, and she's been hanging on to it as a good-luck charm ever since. Now Hisano's in high school. One of her teachers was murdered, and the police are investigating. A young man suddenly appears carrying the toy that scale belonged to. And perhaps... can he also see the hallucinations Hisano has always been plagued with? Everything is connected as the pattern slowly rises to the surface.

Youkai Kyoushitsu

2013-12-25

Lunar: Younenki No Owari

2011-01-14

Takes place during the time between Zophar's defeat and the epilogue of Lunar 2: Eternal Blue. Alice, a young girl that Hiro and Ruby befriend, is being chased by Ghaleon and Xenobia (for reasons unknown, and it is up to Hiro and his friends to protect her.

Tribal 12

2014-02-04

The world changed because one girl lost the one dearest to her. The grief-stricken girl kept searching for a way to bring him back to her, eventually became a scientist, creating a substance that looked to have promising results.That substance was ‘Metaphysic particles’ which could transform mankind’s wildest dreams into reality, wondrous particles that could smash the divide between the spirit and the being.But a grave error occurred in the research before it reached completion, and the Metaphysic particles were spread throughout the world. Incredible occurrences were happening throughout the world.‘Monsters’ which preyed on humans appeared, recognized by the masses to be a consequence of the Metaphysic particles. It appeared to them to be the girl’s fault, and they ostracized her, calling her ‘The Witch’.But from the masses emerged people who could use the Metaphysic particles to do battle with the monsters, Knights of Justice who transformed their beliefs into magical creatures to defeat the monsters. Using the twelve devices ‘Accessories’ that could magnify these beliefs, they became known as ‘12’This is a story of a world where dreams become reality…

X-gene

2011-01-14

From Furinkazan:If you like +anima and are over 18, this manga is for you. X-gene is about a few chosen people, whose DNA contains genes from certain unique animals that can turn them into that animal and receive its attributes. What makes this game eve

God Eater - The Summer Wars

2012-07-07

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. After going through the various events at the Fenrir Far East Branch, Alisa develops a feeling similar to respect for 1st Unit leader, Yuu. Meanwhile, Alisa and Yuu are dispatched to Aegis Island on a protection mission.

Love Revo!!

2011-02-11

Based on a dating simulation game of the same name; Sakuragawa Hitomi is your ordinary heroine...she might just be a bit overweight...100 KG to be exact. Although she was quite beautiful as a child and won many beauty contest, her love for sweets became her downfall and before she knew it, she was a giant blob of flesh. Now she's sent by her father to live with her older brother at a hi-tech apartment that's also home to some rather gorgeous boys...would she be able to loose weight and attract their attentions!?(Taken from Michex RAW)

Catgirl Nuku Nuku

2011-11-29

From ADV:When inventor Kyusaku Natsume transfers the brain of his son Ryunosuke's cat into a top secret android body, he doesn't lose a family pet...he gains a daughter! Nuku Nuku may appear to be a teenage girl, but her cute and cuddly exterior hides both the superhuman strength of the world's most advanced android chassis and the lightning quick senses of a domestic feline. She'll become the sister Ryunosuke never dreamed of, and she's on a mission to save her new family from disaster!

Mm!

2012-07-22

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Because of a certain incident, Sado Tarou learns that there is a problem with his body. He derives pleasure from girls doing "this" and "that" to him. To cure his body, and so that he can confess to his love "Shihori Hime", he approaches the Voluntary Club- a school group that tries to fulfill students' wishes. He goes only to find Isurugi Mio, a girl with the gross misunderstanding of being a god, and Yuuno Arashiko, the most hated existence for Tarou since she is the cause of his problem...