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Knights

2011-01-24

Knights is a shounen manga tale about squire Mistletien, called 'Mist' for short. Taking place in a medieval world in which the church and her representatives are burning people en masse on suspicion of witchcraft, Mist and his organization are taking a stand against the church and the 'Saints' who are perpetuating the witch hunts. Mist is feared and hated by the village-folk because of his appearence, wearing a mask to disguise himself and going by the moniker 'The Black Knight.' He travels with Euphemia, a young girl who is as expert with mixing potions and poisons as Mist is with a sword, and together they rescue those who are to be executed on suspicion of witchcraft.

Oiran Girl

2011-01-24

8 years ago, Tsubaki, a daughter of a successful businessman, was reluctantly given to the Yoshiwara (red light) district of Tokyo after a tragic fire burned down the entire family's wealth and belongings. Shin, a childhood friend of Tsubaki's, coldly turned his back on her now that she was poor. Furious, Tsubaki, threw herself into becoming a top oiran girl to beguile him with her looks and then reject him one day! But plans are never as easy as they seem. For one, the beautiful and cold-hearted Takao oiran stands in her way...

School Zone

2011-01-24

From Dark Horse:The Queen of Horror Manga, Kanako Inuki, brings you School Zone, a series about ordinary children who encounter the strange and terrifying at their very own school, and discover that many ghost stories, urban legends, and superstitions are truly and horribly real.

Stop Bullying Me

2011-01-24

Cute, simple-minded Tomo Masaki has a brother complex, Tomo so adores his older brother Ei that he studied hard to get into Kouryou Academy, where Ei is a popular senior and Student Council President. Now the bane of Tomo's existence is Ei's best friend and Student Council Vice-president, Motoki Izumi. For some reason, Izumi always bullies and teases Tomo whenever he comes to the student council room to pay his brother a visit. Why can't Izumi just stop it and leave him alone? More importantly, why does Tomo's heart pound whenever Izumi does bully him?! Sometimes, Izumi's even nice to Tomo--which only makes his heart beat faster!

The Paradise on the Sand

2011-01-24

A collection of four short stories.Chapter 1 is the 100 page title story. It's a supernatural shoujo about a man with one chance to escape from death, a mysterious woman he meets, and a tribe seeking to find its way back into Heaven.Chapter 2 deals with the mystery of a man gone missing, and presumed dead.Chapter 3 is a very short story about a couple in the mountains who pick up a strange guest.Chapter 4 is a longer story about the traditions binding a family, those that would break away from them, and the dark secret that holds the family in sway.

Time Eliminator

2011-01-24

The office of the Time Eliminator offers a unique service, the ability to eliminate an event that happened in the past. Rex, the man with the power to travel through time, may look young, but he is a professional. He goes back in time well-prepared, with various gadgets and even an earpiece for communication with his support in the present. While Rex typically takes on cases for profit, he is also particularly looking for ones that might give him a chance to obtain a magical Babylon Item.The first case of the series is from the last remaining descendant of Fred Abberline, who was one of the detectives who failed to solve the notorious Jack the Ripper murders. Ever since then, the Abberline family has been cursed. Could the curse be the sign of someone in the past using a Babylon Item?! It's up to Rex to go back in time to the Jack the Ripper incidents and find a way to remove the curse from the Abberline family!

Ai no Gebokutachi (Yaoi)

2011-01-24

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Fantasyshrine:1-2) Keigo and Gunji are both stubborn and prideful men who didn't realize their mutual love for each other until years later when both ended up in the same hot spring together... with their kids!? Will they come to terms with their feelings for each other?3) Sweet Honey DropsGunkichi and Keita (the kids) are growing up and falling in love. 4) Act.For Ryouchi it's love at first sight with actor Sou Seiji. Getting a job near his idol is the first step for Ryouchi, but of course, Seiji is not the person Ryouchi thinks he is.5) Dandy at DawnNewspaper writer Tetsuya manages to implode his big city life and has to move back to the country. Waiting for him is neighborhood boy Kyosuke who's gotten much bigger in his absence.

Aijin Incubus (Yaoi)

2011-01-24

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: Fujimaru is a typical teenage boy: girl-obsessed. And like boys that age do, he enjoys spending alone-time in the bathroom with sexy magazines doing, well, you know what. Except the problem is that there's an incubus lurking around his new house, one that'd be more than glad to feed off of his wet dreams. How exactly is Fujimaru going to cope when he becomes Rei's meal-ticket?

Aikotoba wa Hallelujah (Yaoi)

2011-01-24

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Popular composer Shu Ooka has an older lover, a beautiful bully of a man, Shizuka, who is also his cousin. They enjoy a lovefilled life, together with his son Botan... Except, their neighbour, the popular stage actor Ryujin Takamura is actually on an amor

Aisanai Otoko (Yaoi)

2011-01-24

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. ~Aisanai OtokoSahara works in publishing with Yagisawa Kei. After vowing he won't get involved with straight men again after heartbreak, Sahara meets Seto who is a designer at a firm his company collaborates with. Seto begins to pursue Sahara, but what

Akiba Zaijuu

2011-01-24

An informational manga that involves living in Akihabara and reporting on all its interesting spots from personal experience.

Angel Dust Neo

2011-01-24

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From ADV Manga: Little Akido has no idea that an innocent prayer at a shrine would turn his simple existence upside down. Suddenly a bevy of cute gals comes into his life - some claiming to be Emulates that want to "make a contract" with him!

Bed no Shita no Himitsu (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: The Defense Army Headquarters is swept up by the tidal wave of passion ignited by its commander, Colonel Rosenberg x Hans. The man x man couples are taking over the border including a captain of the imperial guard across the desert, a serious, young officer-in-training, and a spy from a faraway country, etc. There doesn't seem to be an end in sight to the platter of bishies!

CM0

2011-01-27

Plot: Story of a romance between a university student, Hasumi, and a young woman, Miharu

Shiro no Eden

2011-01-27

I only have one wish, and that is to see him once more. My world looks cramped, but it's wide; it seemed small, but it is huge. Such thing is my world.This is the beginning of a bright and pure love story.

Akuma na Kuchibiru

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: Hana Yamada, a high school girl, gets sick during a mixer, and is rescued by a very cool male student, who was casually passing by. However, when he suddenly asks her if she's an elementary student, Hana becomes very angry and kicks him, before running away. The next day, when Hana goes to the nurse's office, she finds none other than the very boy who'd made her angry, Shuuji Kidou...

Avalon High - Coronation

2011-01-27

Plot: Being a new student at Avalon High has been exciting for Ellie, to say the least--she's an honor student, a star on the track team, and, oh yeah, dating the super-hot class president, Will. Who also happens to be the alleged reincarnation of King Arthur. Ellie couldn't be happier to have Will in her life, but she's also worried that his estrangement from his parents is tearing him apart. To make matters worse, Will's doubt that he really is King Arthur could prevent the Merlin Prophecy--an age of enlightenment--from occurring. Can Ellie convince Will to believe in something that even she isn't sure about? And more importantly, can she get him to give his parents another chance? With all the mythology and mysticism of Avalon High, Meg Cabot's very first Manga is indeed a tale for the ages.

Babel

2011-01-27

Set in an era resembling the 1920's and drawn in a hybrid style of American graphic novels and more Asian manga/manhwa/manhua, Babel is a full-color adult series (in Korea, you must be 19+ years old to purchase it) with good old-fashioned gangs, shooting, bank heists, etc. It begins with guns blazing and 70 million dollars at stake.

Cat Funeral

2011-01-27

Plot: An ex-couple meets again for a single day after a year to bury the boyfriend's cat. A short story.

Daichohen Doraemon

2011-01-27

Plot: "Doraemon" is a series about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to help a schoolboy named Nobita Nobi. Aside from the normal manga books, their great adventures to different places are specially described in Doraemon Long Stories books.

Cream Caramel

2011-01-27

From Forbidden Garden:Cream CaramelBecause her parents are transferred away due to their jobs, Mikoto, a grade 11 student, starts living alone on 100,000 yen per month. But the place she lives at is a horribly old apartment... And the one living in the room next to hers is a super cool boy...?!White SummerMana and Shou have to go their separate ways after graduation, will they be able to stay together when they're hours apart?There Are Days Like That, TooSonomi has been in love with Ikuta-san since she was in the seventh grade, four years before this story takes place. Ikuta-san suddenly starts working at her uncle's cafe, and it seems like Sonomi might have a chance to be his little sister, since he's been going out with another girl for those same four years that she's loved him.

Go Da Gun

2011-05-25

This is all about a 16-year old guy named Gun(family name: Goda) who, along with his various fighting -video-game-styled pals, opposes the very naughty Hanged Cross gang on an alarmingly regular basis.As the story begins, Gun is a juvenile delinquent who has been booted out of one too many schools for chronic bad behavior. Gun's father, a hotdog supercop with the moniker of "Dan Goda," is fed up with this situation to the point where he decides to send Gun to his old educational institution: a fighting school called Roju Private School. There, Gun learns to harness his raw abilities into "Gunfighting," the family martial arts style resembling firearms. Think .44 Magnum punches, Shotgun Fists, Sniper Stances, and you've got the essence of Gun-Fu down.At his new school Gun also falls madly in love hot chick Yuki and runs afoul of 17-year old transfer student and sure-to-be-rival Raida, prodigal master of the Hanged Cross technique. Fights over Yuki's affections take place in the school stadium, but it turns that she has little need for defenders of her honor. Yuki is, like an overwhelming majority of students at Roju, a fantastic fighter. And from here on out, everbody is not only "kung-fu fighting," but also busy filling pages with over-the-top battle scenes.

Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection

2011-01-27

Plot: The hero is Dr. Kishiwada, a brilliant but demented scientist, who creates bizarre mechas, battles the forces of evil, or just mucks about. There are many parodies of B-grade sci-fi movies and of TV. Crazy, slick, and very funny.

Dream Gold

2011-01-27

Plot: In a world where technology and magic fuel the dream for riches, the Knights of the Dark City are sent out to find the hidden treasures that the world craves. Kurorat Jio Clocks, the clever rat of Higurashi Street, will join the Knights in their frantic hunt for wealth, and for the ultimate prize - Dream Gold. All who search for treasure search for Dream Gold, but this quest will yield one winner...

Forest of Lore

2013-04-08

Plot: The word "Lore" means rumors, urban legends. That is, stories spread by word of mouth. The only ones who can reach "The Forest of Lore," a site that collects these stories, are the invited and all who have anything to do with this mys-terious site are visited by misfortune. Eiko, after getting lost in the Forest of Lore, is now looking to see if there are any rumors about her school... Are they real, or are they fake?

Greed Packet Unlimited

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: Casio and his little sister Nokia both work as bounty hunters who use magic packets that they download through their mobile phones and cast with the built-in camera to defeat mysterious apparitions called phantasms. The bounties for these phantasms are quite high, but the enormous fees for the magic packets they download and the property damage they create has reduced them to a homeless status living off cup ramen. This all changes when they meet a foolish albeit wealthy, young woman called Sony who didn't bother to properly research Casio and Nokia's true nature before becoming their sponso

Ginga Densetsu WEED Gaiden

2011-01-27

Plot: Collection of side stories for "Ginga Densetsu WEED"

Hime-chan no Ribon

2011-01-27

Plot: Himeko is an energetic, cheerful tomboy who has a catch-phrase to cheer herself up ("Ike, Ike, go, go, JUMP!"). Yet she somehow lacks the courage to tell the older boy at school that she has a crush on him. Perhaps she's just not feminine enough? Magically and mysteriously, Hime-chan meets someone who is the mirror image of herself, but she's a princess! Erika, from the Magic World, has come to give Hime-chan a present that she's invented, a magical ribbon, that will allow her to turn into the image of anyone else for one hour. This ought to help solve Hime-chan's problem, shouldn't it?

Shiroi Kumo

2011-01-27

Includes the following short stories:1. Once Upon a TimeA lost little girl wants to find her way home...2. See You Next TimeA girl calmly reminisces about her dead friend.3. Imp in the NightA little imp wonders why he's afraid of the night.4. Sakura Antique StoreThe story of an old watch sitting in the window display of the Sakura Antique Store.5. Shiroi KumoA beautiful and touching story about life, death, and the heartening belief that we will all arrive at the same place when our time has come.6. MolehillThe story of a young mole who decides to become human so that he can see his girlfriend's face...7. The Lands of DreamsA girl is trapped in an endless dream...8. Grape PickingTwo teachers discuss the godliness of children.9. Let's Go Home10. The Story of the Flower11. The Road Where Flowers Bloom12. Egg Water13. Hoppie's BearOne day, office worker Kurata encounters a strange girl in the city. The girl, who wears a bear “head mask” all the time, moonlights at her dad’s restaurant. Thus begins an unusual friendship between the lovelorn man and the mature girl…14. "To a Certain Place"

Kyou mo Ashita mo

2011-01-27

Plot: Chika has always dreamed of becoming a manga artist since childhood. However, she comes from a family that requires every member to become a teacher in the future. Then, she meets Ryou, a manga artist, who also happens to be a friend from her childhood. She gets the chance to work part-time with him as his assistant. So, has her chance of chasing her dreams finally arrived?!

Lonesome Eden

2013-05-23

Plot: A series containing two storiesThe main one spans five chapters. The protagonist is God's beloved puppet who lives in a huge garden. Out of loneliness, the puppet seeks company. God grants that, but with certain conditions...In the second story, an angel is kicked down (literally) to Earth to experience some hardship as said angel has a problem with granting people's wishes and prayers.

Love Ho Na Kankei

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: Nadeshiko's parents have already decided for her that she will marry Yamato. Her parents even make them live in a room together to develop their feelings!

Mebius Gear

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. From Manga UpdatesThere is a strange breed of mechanical creatures, aptly called “Machines,” who will, on the condition that their Host never love another person for as long as they live (else the debt will be paid in blood), grant their wielders fortune and prosperity. And where a Host has betrayed his Machine, you are sure to find a member of the mysterious Gari family, wielders and hunters of Machines, in the ensuing carnage…So it was justifiable when the Gari family was dispatched to Shakunage High School to covertly investigate a brutal murder perpetrated by the spindly hands of a Machine… But it wasn’t so justifiable when Hanare Shizuma, a youth with an agenda of his own, enrolls at the High School soon thereafter, hell-bent on conducting his own investigation – and soon meets the head of the family of hunters, shockingly enough, a girl his own age. But little do either of them know that their encounter will set the cogs of fate spinning rapidly into motion…

Nobara no Hanayome

2011-01-27

Yamada Chizuru was a normal high school student... that is, until her mother left for a "journey" leaving her with a debt of one hundred million yen! As if that wasn't nerve-racking enough; Kuze Mitsuru, the Umegaki gang's Sandaime, saves her by buying her to be his fiancee!? What will become of Chizuru's days?

Oikaketemo Chikazuitemo

2011-01-27

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

Pokemon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu

2011-01-27

Plot: This series is loosely based on the anime: Satoshi aspires to be a Pok

Satan from Beyond the Sky

2011-01-27

Plot: Satan is in command of an infamous assassination team, Hell. Di Wu Tian is the Master of Peaceful Manor, possessing a mysterious power. These two heroes lead so different lives, yet they have more in common than one would expect. What does Fate have in store for them? Please read to find out!

Seirei Gakusha Kidan Reikyou Kaden

2011-01-27

Plot: Yuika Aoi has a recurring nightmare in which she isn't able to save a mysterious, green-eyed man called Rei. Her elderly grandmother, who was born in the Taisho era, lives very traditionally, and at times seems to have magical powers. Apart from all this, she is a normal high school girl until she falls off a roof and into the Taisho era, in the middle of a battle between Rei and a fairy. Will she be able to save him this time?

Speed Racer Mach Go Go Go!

2011-01-27

Plot: A young man named Speed Racer wants to become a professional racer, despite the lack of approval from his father, Pops Racer. When Pops reluctantly quits his job after the corporate company he was working for had declined the production of a modified engine for his new racing car, the Mach 5, he later thinks of creating his own family owned company, Racer Motors. He realizes that he would need a great amount of money to make his idea work. Speed, who values the welfare of his family, decides to take it upon himself to obtain the money for Pops. In hopes of using his unique driving skills to do so, Speed decides to do what he does best and enters a race. Pops tells Speed to quit racing, but Speed, who is confident enough to ignore Pops, drives away into many different adventures that come towards him and his friends.

Xue Lian Manhua

2011-01-27

Legend has it that on the last day of every year, demons and evil creatures would create havoc. People named this as "Nian". On one snowing day of this day, a pretty young man with long silky hair picked up an abandoned baby and named her as "Xue".15 years later, Xue has grown up to be a young lady. One day, a young man appeared and told Xue with a gentle voice that could melt the coldest ice, "I've been searching for you.. for so long.."

Star Ocean - Second Evolution

2011-01-27

Plot: Based on the PSP remake of Star Ocean 2 (Rena's side of the game).Rena is a girl living in Expel. From young, she has always believed strongly in the legend of the Warrior of Light and believed that one day he will appear before her.Then one day, the Sorcery Globe fell upon the planet of Expel, causing chaos to the planet. One day, Rena met Claude when she was at the Shingo Forest, who had saved her from a monster with a weapon that shoots a dazzling light.Rena had believed that Claude was the Warrior of Light in the legend, but Claude had denied it. Despite that, the both of them set off together towards Eluria, where the Sorcery Globe fell, in-order to investigate it, meeting new people and gaining new allies on the way.

Susume!! Seigaku Dennou Kenkyuubu

2011-01-27

Mamoru is a Nishiarai game player who has switched to a first-class powerful new high school named Hijiri Gakuen Koukou. There he met with a group of eccentric game lovers who call themselves Dennou Kenkyubu, he accidentally joined and had to undergo a variety of events and adventures with them.Translated by google from Indonesian

Tetsuzin

2011-01-27

Plot: Together with his robotic pet, atom, Sho Tobio travel from Japan to Dong Bei City in People Republic of China. tetsuzin-1His mother, Saeko, is a scientist graduated from MIT who is sign to reevaluate Japanese weapons left in China as the result of Japanese colonialism years ago. Some of those armors are producing dangerous gas. Moreover, the sentiment for Japanese is stabbed inside local people's mind. It's amazing how Saeko still manage to get her 10 year old son in that kind of area. Sho was born in Japan, grew up in America, and before he could spend time remembering Kanji at his school in Gunma, he now has to deal with new unfriendly environment. Atom is the only one he can talk to. That little robot has been accompanying for all these lonely days when her mother is so busy working.

The All-New Tenchi Muyo!

2011-01-27

Plot: Tenchi Masaki is a shy high school boy, yet honest and hard working. He looks forward to living a basic humble life, taking over his grandfather's shrine. However, nothing is ever as simple as one would want, as Tenchi soon learns. A series of events beginning with the sudden appearance of Ryoko, the space pirate, creates madness in his home. Now he must figure out how to juggle 2 princess's, a space pirate, 2 galaxy police, the worlds most intelligent genius and a Rabbit-turned-Spaceship in his quiet country home.

Tokyo Marble Chocolate

2011-01-27

Plot: This is a sweet and heartwarming love story, told from the different viewpoint of the two young lovers, a girl named Chizuru and a boy named Yudai. They mean well but cannot seem to succeed at love. They want their relationship to succeed but a combination of uneasiness and lack of self-confidence keeps them from advancing to the next step.Sometimes, it takes an unexpected third party to intervene in order to make two people realize what is right in front of them. That is exactly what happens in this story.

W Change

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. High-school student Kisaragi Maki has one dream: to be a normal wife. She’s part of a Yakuza family known as Group Kisaragi and her father is the third generation of the group - and he wants Maki to be the fourth generation! But Maki isn’t a ‘normal high school student’. She has a split personality which gets her into all sorts of trouble. Can Maki achieve her dream of being a ‘normal wife’?

Dennou Coil

2011-01-30

Saishu & Roido Meru!!

2011-02-06

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Plot: A summer vacation assignment that involves the capture of human kind? Not only did Rairu and Ome became slaves, even the genuis Betta got dragged into this mess! What will eventually happened to Japan?

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Dya

2011-02-11

At Fumidzuki Academy, classes are separated by academic achievement. The smartest kids are in A Class, while the dumbest are in F Class. This chronicles the daily life of the students in F Class. Instead of grades, they have to worry about homosexual stalkers, crushes, ambiguous genders, and waging academic war on the upper classes!

Bleach dj - Punchi Drunk (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. Ichigo x GrimmjowSummary: The thrill of the fight and the triumph of victory are eclipsed by lust and desire. How long can Ichigo and Grimmjow keep playing this sinful game before one of them takes up the sword again?Kiss him and find out...

Bleach dj - Water (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. Pairing: Gin x Kira.

Burn-Up: Excess & W

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. This is a one volume long manga book with three short stories which follow the adventures of "Warriors", a special ops team that specializes in national security. From fighting man made bio weapons to capturing a pervert on the loose and ending up stranded by space chaos, Burn-Up is a must see for any "Oh!Great!" fan. [B-U M]

Damasaretemo Suki na Hito (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. Teacher/Student relationship - The teacher has a bad memory from his past, so he doesn't believe his student's confession.It's more than a simple crush when cute, energetic Minami decides to confess his feelings for his teacher Mr. Matsuda. But in contrast Minami who wears his heart on his sleeve, Matsuda can only reply with a mocking grin, taking immense joy in deflating Minami's hopes. Perhaps his homophobia is because of a trama suffered, when the man he liked played a cruel joke on him when he was younger, a heartbreak he was not able to recover from. But will the simple purity of Minami's feelings be able to win Matsuda over? Three chapters in this seven chapter book are dedicated to this engaging storyline, the remaining chapters are single short stories all by Hana Umezawa.from daremo_chan

DVD

2011-02-11

A chance encounter in a lingerie department. A cell number on a bra tag. Sometimes, you never know what can happen if you make that call.For Ddam, it leads her to a night club dive where DD is the punk rocker DJ and Venu is the decoration. But there's more to them than meets the eye: DD occasionally waxes poetic, and Venu downplays his good looks by focusing on the importance of big breasts.Since Ddam has her own odd behavior to deal with, being with these two unrepentant, semi-uncouth, not-bad-bad boys, could be what she needs to help her get out of her funk and maybe figure out what life's about.