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My Fathers Journal

No one want to write summary for it...

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Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Nokizaru

The year is 1560 -- the Sengoku Era. The boy Asahi, who makes a living by hunting samurai deserters with his abnormally strong hearing ability, strives to one day serve as a shinobi under the "War God" Nagao Kagetora, whose words moved him as a child. A t

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Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Orange Bubble Gum

From Wataame Shoujo:Yoo-i is a very special girl -- she's like refreshing and fragrant orange bubble gums... A boy appears all of a sudden and becomes a natural part of her life, as natural as breathing air... His name is Joo-in. He says, "Do you know n

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Chapter 5 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011

Ordinary±

Two assassins met - Imari Matoba, Yayoi Kawaguchi one lost his master and they part.- "We'll help each other out if we're in trouble."- I have no intention of needing the help of an assassin.What does Fate have in store for them in the future?Will

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Ore No Shita De Agake (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Manga based on the BL game developed by Alice Blue. Each storyline has a different author:Prologue: Akira NorikazuKurosaki x Higuchi: Reno AmagiKurosaki x Shimizu: Reibun IkeKurosaki x Yamaguchi: Ryou SakuraKurosaki x Yoshioka: Wren TamaquisYo

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Orenji Kakumei

Our always bright and cheerful heroine, Nat-chan, finds herself faced with a serious problem! She’s crushing on a guy who already has a girlfriend! Oh, what’s a girl supposed to do? Well, join the Sports Day Committee in order to be close to him of co

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Chapter 4 Dec 13, 2019
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Otome no Sainou

Story One : Otome no SainouNakanishi Kiyoshin, nickname Onii-chan, is 14 year old chivalrous heroine. She witnesses a GUY, Kashiwaki Sachikana, being confessed to by another guy. The confesser gets agressive, and Nakanishi steps in. After that, Nakanishi and Kashi-kun become friends, and then...Story Two : Tsuki Iro SecretBack in elementary school, Alice (in manga 'president'&'me') met a boy who helped her out. Now president of her middle school, Alice meets a magical sorcerer named Lu (in manga 'mage') who can't go back until the next full moon. All the students in her school dislike her and think that she is not good enough for the presidency. Where is the boy who helped her out..?Story Three:Ebisukumo is a boyish yet rich girl. One day, her father wants her to study abroad in America, unless she brings him a suitable boyfriend. Her dad likes smart men therefore, why not make a deal to the cold-hearted top student, Ninsei right? He accepts in one condition, she has to act like a real lady. But strangely, there's more to this deal, doesn't it?

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Chapter 5 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011

Ouji Romantica

• Pure Erotica -Heartbroken by her first love, senior high year 2 student, Rika develops a fear of romance. One day, she finds out her first love's weak point! From then on, she starts her revenge...• Ouji Romantica -Yaguchi Rinko is the neat an

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Overdose (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Chikao is a gentle soul who has the bad luck of falling in love with Yuuji, a playboy and cheat. Can his love withstand the heartache or will Yuuji go to far?

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Pink no Idenshi

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Pink no Idenshi is a seven volumed oneshot collection with smutty Male x female relationships.

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Chapter 6 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 5 Jan 14, 2011

Pinky Mist

A collection of two stories:I. Pinky Mist (summary below).II.. My Lucky Star.From Sugar Oasis:Fen Hong is just an ordinary girl, and like many other girls of her age, her idol is Mist Boy, a famous eighteen year-old singer.When she hears that he

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Chapter 6 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 5 Jan 14, 2011

Purusatia No Densetsu

[Modified from Pipe Dream Holidays (formerly Kyuumu Scanlations)]:This is a volume containing three short stories ("Legend of Purusateia", "My Most Important Thing!" & "Angel's Love Song"). They're all really cute and have happy cute endings so if you l

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Chapter 9 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 8 Jan 14, 2011

Ramen No Tori Paco-chan

No one want to write summary for it...

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011

Renai Chuudokuteki Senjutsushi

In the Ren'ai Chuudokuteki Senjutsushi series:1) Senjutsushi wa Kujikenai2) Senjutsushi wa Koi ni Oboreru3) Senjutsushi wa Netsuaisareru4) Senjutsushi to Majin no Shiro5) Senjutsushi to Fukushuu no Koto6) Senjutsushi to Saiyaku no TsuboWest

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Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Renai Virgin

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Collection of short love stories for mature audiences, containts explict content!

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Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011

Rensou No Aria

From Nagareboshi Manga:Aria’s parents have been gone since she was very young. Thus, she’s had to grow up in a “foster home” of sorts, and was raised by nuns. On her 16th birthday, Aria recieves a present in the mail– a ring from her “Daddy-

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Chapter 5 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011

Saikkyou Lover (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. 1-3) Saikkyou Lover - Strongest Worst Lover: Saji's roommate and coworker Ryousuke is really his type. But Ryousuke doesn't seem to be interested in him...4) Saikkyou Lover 3.5 - Never a Dull Night5) Hot Spot - The Inn Where Love Begins- Five years ago Hinata's parents died and his friend Yumiji Munehisa, nine years his senior, helped him out financially. About a year ago they started having sex, but what does Munehisa really feel for Hinata?6) The Beginning of Love (Koi no Hajimaru): Suyama has always protected his friend Tomoi from perverts, but Kouki may be the biggest pervert of them all, and his condition for staying away from Tomoi is ...Suyama!

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Saikyou Koibana

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From WoC Scans and Covenant of Darkness:Story 01: After School Wedding (Houka go uedingu) by SHINJO MayuHana is a jealous wife, and Ryuki is her hot-shot-model husband. The thing is, he's also her teacher at her high school!! Both struggle to manage t

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Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Souryuuden

The story features four divine Dragon Kings, each with their own kingdoms: one to the north, one to the east, one to the south, and one to the west. The brothers are reborn in the modern world, complete with supernatural powers and the ability to become the Dragons they descended from. They are content to live ordinary lives until evil creatures come to attack them.It becomes the mission of the four brothers to defeat the "Four Sisters", four girls from America and the descendants of the "Bulls", before they use their control over technology and the economy to take over the world. However, as this battle begins, the four brothers must also find their place in the world as they flee from the destructive will of the "Bulls".It becomes the mission of the four brothers to defeat the "Four Sisters", four girls from America and the descendants of the "Bulls", before they use their control over technology and the economy to take over the world. However, as this battle begins, the four brothers must also find their place in the world as they flee from the destructive will of the "Bulls".

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Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011

Strawberry Strawberry Strawberry

its about a girl who hates strawberri and love her school nurse

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Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Suki Ni Naru Made Matte

Compilation of short stories.• Suki ni Naru Made MatteWhenever it was break time, Hikami-kun sat at my desk and talked with his friends. I was concerned about it, but since he is a popular guy I couldn’t say anything about it. On that fateful day, I dropped Hikami-kun’s cell in the fish tank, and now I have to be his slave?!- Manga Abyss• Uso to Koi no HajimariAkane does a favor for her friend, Tomoko, by agreeing to show her childhood friend, Ken-kun, around Tokyo while pretending to be Tomoko! Will she be found out?• 1/3 no KareshiKogure Yuuya takes an embarrassing picture of Fukada Rei, but he says he will only delete it if they meet again at the same place later. What will Rei do?- Tenshi-Tachi• Deatta Toki ni Boku wa Mou InaiHigh school student Yuu finds herself pursued by a hot guy rather... spiritedly.-Bishounen Project

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Suki, Tokoro Ni Yori Arashi

Summary by Manga Abyss :A collection of short love stories.One stormy day, a miracle happened when they were both at school alone. They exchanged greetings at the station while going home and kissed under an umbrella. They had the bullying of a painfu

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Chapter 5 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011

Ten Ni Todoku Shiro (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Both of Yuki's important childhood friends love the mountains and are in the mountaineering club, but after the older Chihiro confessed to him, the friendship among these three starts to collapse.

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Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

The Catharsis Of Pure Love Or Not-pure Love (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Series of oneshots :1) The Catharsis of Pure Love2) Love Switch3) Pure Love Complex4) Animal Gang5) Falling Into the River of Love

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Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011

Till Dawn

A meeting between a caged bird and a murder.A meeting that never can re-united.A meeting that so short yet so sad...

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Toiki Ni Furete (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. 1-2) Fragments of HappinessPresident Midou has been interested in Sakura Kaname since the waiter flew into his embrace to escape from a molesting relative.3) Toiki ni Furete "I won't ever open up my heart to anyone else again. I won't like anyone else again. That is the only way I can protect myself from harm." Minato Yuuya refuses to accept the feelings of his kouhai, Takami Naota, because of his own past.4) Forbidden LustAsahina has been in love with Manager Kizaki ever since they met a year ago, but it could never be mutual, could it?5) Heart ThrobbingA teacher's promiscuous private life is discovered by a student.

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Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Unbalance Na Netsu (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. When Ryuu Kagaya tries to befriend the boy in the next seat to his, honor student Yoshito Naruse, he's shot down. Only after Ryuu sees Yoshito at Ryuu's work does he think they might be friends. Yoshito's brother might have something to say about that...

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Chapter 6 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 5 Jan 14, 2011

Veins

From Stiletto Heels:This is a strange love story about a genius who is unable to erase his memories and an average girl.Mika, an average female high-school student, falls head over heels for her beautiful violin teacher, Akizuki, who has the uncanny ability of never forgetting something he`s remembered once.

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Chapter 4 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011

Witch And Peter

ACACIA] Dain lives alone. Before she died her mother had told a lot of stories about witches. When a vampire appears with a hungry stomach, what can Dain do but act as her ancestor Salen once did?NOIR]: A promise made centuries before is passed down t

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Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Yaya Puri

Yaya-chan lives with her older brother Nanami, her Papa, and her Mama who is an idol pretending to be 15 years younger than she actually is! Mama and Papa are so disorganized that it's up to Nanami to get Yaya ready for her first day of school...Written

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Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Yubi To Kuchibiru To Hitomi No Ijiwaru

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Collection of short stories:1) Teasing the Fingers, Eyes and LipsI secretly have a crush on Taki, who is cool and mean, but he actually is very kind. I wanted to be his girlfriend, so when I confessed my feelings to him, he gave me a passionate kiss,

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Chapter 3 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011

Illusion

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. This is a collection of short stories that explore the lives of several individuals who undergoes a tragic love tinged with horror and drama from beginning to end as they try to solve the mystery suddenly surrounding them and their loved ones.

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Chapter 2 Jan 24, 2011
Chapter 1 Jan 24, 2011

Kindan no Koibito

From Midnight Scans:Simple Kiss by WATANABE Ayu• Once in a while, we kiss in secret. We are not lovers. We’re just “friends who kiss”. This was supposed to be a simple relationship, but…Guruguru Pon-chan Okawari by IKEZAWA Satomi• With a miraculous invention, a small dog (male chihuahua) turns into a human! This is the interesting story of Sakura (human female) and a chihuahua living together!Akarui Mirai by MIYOSHI Maki• To Sensei, I’m just a “student”, but to me, he’s a “man”. Although it’s not a love that is permitted, will this feeling of love that I have for Sensei ever reach him?Goodbye, Friend by KUMAOKA Fuyu• Kyoko was confessed to by the guy her best friend likes. Although her friend is very important to her, and she definitely doesn’t want to lose her friendship with her, she can’t bring herself to break up with him…Kimi ni Tsugu Ishiko• July 7th. I dye my hair and turn into my dead twin brother. Both my twin brother and I loved the same girl, and I can’t tell her the feelings I have for her because it is the punishment I gave myself…

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Chapter 5 Jan 24, 2011
Chapter 4 Jan 24, 2011

Docchi

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. No one want to write summary for it...

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Chapter 2 Mar 20, 2014
Chapter 1 Jan 24, 2011

Chocolate and Mint

Plot: Keiko is a junior 2nd year student, but has no experience in love. One day, while going to school, she helps an unconscious 'cute boy' who fainted from anemia. Being two-faced, he doesn't thank Keiko but instead calls her an old lady. Surprising as it is, that boy goes to her school and is a first year.Also includes 2 oneshots: Never Let Go of Your Hand and Sweet Relationship.

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Chapter 5 Jan 27, 2011
Chapter 4 Jan 27, 2011

Ghost Hound: Another Side

Plot: Production IG's 20th Anniversary Project, Ghost Hound is set in the modest town of Suiten, located in a desolate region in the island of Ky?sh?. The story follows the experiences of three boys who have had traumatic experiences in childhood from which they have learned to transfer their souls to a parallel world known as the "Unseen World". The Unseen World is however undergoing a change, with its ghosts starting to appear in the real world, altering it in unpredictable ways.

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Chapter 2 Jan 27, 2011
Chapter 1 Jan 27, 2011

Oikaketemo Chikazuitemo

Plot: 1) Oikaketemo ChikazuitemoWhen she was small, Uiko exchanged a promise with childish Mako that when they are high school students, if they become a couple, they will kiss. All this time, she hasn't been able to forget that promise. But now that they've become high school students, Mako is a popular guy in her class, and Uiko is a plain girl without any redeeming points. No matter what she does, she can't be honest to Mako, who already belonged to a different world before anyone knows, but...?2) Santa Clause wo Dakishimete3) 1000% Aisuru Kimochi4) Suki Sugi Chatte Gomen neChikage has been dating Manato for 3 months, they've held hands, and kissed too and now finally Manato has asked Chikage over. Even though Chikage has mentally perpared herself, can she really take that important next step?5) Aishi Kimi wo Dakishimete

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Chapter 4 Jan 27, 2011

Bleach dj - Kokuhaku (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Ichigo x Uryuu

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Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Cat & Me

A manhwa about an owner and her cat.

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Chapter 2 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Embalming II

Another short story taking place in the Embalming universe

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Kuroshitsuji dj - Red Zone (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Sebastian x Grell and Grell x Madam Red . 3 short, funny stories taking place after Madam Red's Death when Grell is working in the Phantomhive household.

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Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Makaidou

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Yonezo Yonekura is a young student, who is just starting to mature and notice his old childhood friend Tomoyo. Unfortunately for him, Tomoyo only likes intelligent people, and let�s just say Yonezo isn�t the brightest crayon in the box. One day when walking home a strange old man warns Yonezo not to touch a demonic book that he will come across on his way home from school, but when Yonezo sees the book, he is too curious and picks it up anyways... [Source: Manga Traders]

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Chapter 5 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 4 Feb 11, 2011

Mangetsu Monogatari

From Storm in Heaven: After a scandal got him kicked out of his position at court, Takaaki's been idling the days away at his manor, impulsive and bored. Then one day his friend Naruhito stops by and tells him an insane story about the most beautiful woman alive -- and drags him off in his attempt to win her heart. Tagging along, Takaaki soon realizes that the "Princess" isn't exactly who she (he!?) seems to be. Who exactly is Princess Kaguya, and what is the dark secret behind her (his!?) past?

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Chapter 4 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 3 Feb 11, 2011

Namida mo Tooku - Aonibi no Nemuri (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. 1-3) Blue Grey DreamAfter the failure attempt of eloping with his customer, Shiki (Purple Ghost), a male prostitute, gave up his hope for love… until Ootori-sensei came along. Will Shiki finally find what he had been looking for…!? So what if there's a huge gap on their social standings, what's so wrong about living and loving for the moment? Enjoy this forbidden love story in the red-light district.4) Untied HeartbeatShinobu and Washizaki parted ways in the most terrible of circumstances and after the many years that have passed, Shinobu is still scarred by the incident. When Washizaki returns to Japan and seeks treatment for cancer at Shinobu’s hospital, Shinobu must face his past and find a resolution to the difficult feelings he’s hidden deep inside.5) Heartthrob PrinceNoriaki, a normal Japanese high school student befriends transfer student, Zeid, a prince from overseas. As Zeid accustoms himself to Japan, Noriaki, although frustrated with Zeid’s broken Japanese, finds the prince increasingly more charismatic and charming. Can Zeid charm his way into Noriaki’s heart, and ultimately, his bed?

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Chapter 4 Feb 11, 2011

Naruto dj - Chased Angel (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. In the first story, Sasuke challenged Tsunade to a fight because she kissed Naruto's forehead... which he lost. She put a jutsu on him to freeze his sexual desire, much to both his and Naruto's annoyance. The second story is the main one: Team 7 is doing a mission in the forest, and when it gets late, the fireflies come out. Sasuke's allured to Naruto's open enjoyment and kisses him. But afterward, Naruto acts exactly the same. Sasuke confronts him about it and takes him back to his place to show him exactly what that kiss meant.

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Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Naruto dj - Hibiki (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Pairing: Kakashi x Iruka, Asuma x Kakashi

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Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Ningyo no Namida

A story of a girl who innocently tries to convey her deceased sister's feelings for an idol, but through a mistake she ends up in a web of lies and deception...

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Chapter 4 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 3 Feb 11, 2011

Sabaku no Oujisama (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The third Prince of the Ababida Kingdom is being pressured to marry. The Prince detests the idea and after deciding to run away, he finds himself stranded in the desert. Here he's rescued by Haruto, a kind Japanese tourist in search of the Rose of the Desert. The Prince is instantly smitten and Haruto leaves with no idea of how his life is about to drastically change.

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Chapter 2 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Saratte Watashi no Knight

An anthology of Chiho Saito's short stories.

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Chapter 4 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 3 Feb 11, 2011

Taiyou no Shita de Warae (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Souhei always wanted to be a professional boxer. Yet at the age of 25, he is just an idle good-for-nothing who keeps himself from starving by sleeping with older, rich woman. After a traumatic boxing bout in high school that nearly left his opponent dead, he is simply wasting his life away in an attempt to atone for his impulsive behavior in his youth. His rather serious friend and struggling writer, Chika, has watched Souhei for the last ten years. With his help, will Souhei be able to finally achieve his childhood dreams?An extra story continuing from "Boys & Girls (Otoko no ko, Onna no ko)" one-shot from "Chiisana Glass no Sora"...

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Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Taiyou to Tsuki no Aida de

On the day Sari transfers to her new school, she confesses her love for her cousin Kazuomi. After being subtly rejected, she find out that Kazuomi's best friend Mizuki is also interested in him. Because those two are like the sun and the moon, Sari's determination to be Kazuomi's girlfriend begins to waver. How will this interesting love triangle develop?(~from manga-mania)

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Chapter 2 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Wanted! - Oda Eiichiro Tanpenshu

A collection of short stories drawn by Oda Eiichiro before One Piece became a major hit. Includes chapter called 'Romance Dawn' which was later re-envisioned as 'One Piece'.

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Chapter 4 Feb 11, 2011

Wild Rose (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. The sequel to Wild Fangs, this chronological prequel follows Mao's brother Kiri's and his master's backstory.

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Chapter 6 Feb 11, 2011
Chapter 5 Feb 11, 2011

All Around Type-Moon

In the All Around Type-Moon series: V.1 - Ahnenerbe no Nichijou Characters from various Type-Moon franchises, such as Fate, Tsukihime, and Kara no Kyoukai are able to hang out at the strange cafe called Ahnen Erbe. They chat together and deal with various curiosities such as a nosy talking cat or a "pot of happiness," which expels a gas that causes people to laugh. V.2 - Ahnenerbe Kyoushikyoku The crossover this time include Fate Extra, Fate/Kelaid Liner Prisma Illya and Fate/Zero.

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Chapter 3 May 14, 2014
Chapter 2 Aug 02, 2011