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Yarouze

The story focuses on Kusanagi Sou -- a motorcyle racing enthusiast. Although enthusiast may be too soft a word. The boy is obsessed. One day Fuwa stumbles across him sleeping outside the school with bike magazines piled around. He strikes up a friendship in order to stay close to Kusanagi, and pretends that he knows all about bikes.

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Chapter 13 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 12 Jan 14, 2011

Kodoku Na Fugou

Just before her return to England, Holly discovers in her luggage the valuable painting she had sketched earlier. She had become entangled in an unthinkable crime... She was deceived by a man she trusted! Jumping on to a train bound for Rome, she runs into a compartment in the first-class carriage. There, she encounters Matteo, a sharp justice who immediately realises she is on the run. However for an unknown reason, he does not hand her over to the police, and instead takes her back to his mansion. As he confiscates her passport, she starts to worry about what lies ahead...

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Chapter 2 Feb 03, 2011
Chapter 1 Feb 03, 2011

Bleach dj - Rosemoon (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Pairing: Hollow HIchigo x IchigoWarnings: AU, NC-17Summary: Don't forget where you come from, Ichigo.Don't forget who you belong to... It's impossible to hide your sins in the face of God.

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Chapter 1 Feb 11, 2011

Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z

(Based on the anime of the same name)Between eating sweets and trying to win over her crush, Momoko Akadzutsumi is a typical thirteen-year-old girl... However, she holds a big secret: along with her friends Miyako Goutokuji and Kaoru Matsubara, she is one of the Powerpuff Girls Z! Their mission? To fight the evil monsters created from the mysterious Chemical Z. But when two new villains come into the picture, the Powerpuff Z may just face their toughest challenge yet!

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Chapter 15 Apr 04, 2011
Chapter 14 Apr 04, 2011

Yuuutsu Na Asa (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Upon his father's death, Akihito Kuze became a viscount at the age of 10. His smart, handsome young butler Tomoyuki Katsuragi has since managed all affairs pertaining to the viscountcy perfectly. The talented and charismatic Katsuragi is very popular in their social circle; but as Akihito grows older, he becomes colder and more distant by the day - though still as faithful to the Kuze household as he has ever been. Akihito is now a young man, and desperately in love with Tomoyuki. He determines to discover the reason behind his butler's inexplicable behaviour, and this is where their story begins...

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Chapter 50 Nov 23, 2020
Chapter 49 Nov 23, 2020

Adele To Darius

Adele was just another maltreated slave girl being sold at the country market. She was sold one day to become an addition to the harem of the country’s King of Cruelty. Rumor has it that the once the King takes a slave girl for the night, he then executes her in the morning. Once in the harem, she sees that all girls who are called into the King’s chamber really do not return. To fight against this fate, Adele resolves to volunteer to be called to the King’s chamber and find out the truth. But things are not what they seem…

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Chapter 1 Oct 27, 2012

Rin (harold Sakuishi)

Fushimi is a high-school student who also aspires to be a mangaka. Rin is a model who appears to be able to see the future. What will happen in the future?

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Chapter 41 May 13, 2016
Chapter 40 Mar 18, 2016

Hua Cao Guan Xi - Close to You

From Anibebe: For centuries the Lee and Dai had shared a deep bond in the form of a master-servant relationship which gradually evolved into a strong friendship between the heirs of both families. Therefore true to tradition Dai Xiaodao (aka Dai Xiaoshuang) decides to assume the role of the manservant for Li Qingri (aka childhood friend) in place of her dead brother, Dai Dadao. To her chagrin, pretending to be a boy was but the tip of the iceberg in terms of the list of challenges that would come her way. On top of having to contain her secret love for Li Qingri who has become her roommate... what's the deal with that sinister-looking senpai (who's always flashing some fish at her) and that sweet-looking female classmate (who's really a carnivore in herbivore's clothing)! All that aside, what was that mysteriously beautiful scent that Dai Xiaodao got a whiff of when she bumped into the notorious Ye Weien at that secret path - surely, no matter what the legend says, that obnoxious playboy could not be the man of her destiny!

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Chapter 2 May 05, 2014
Chapter 1 Jan 09, 2014

Bloody Mary (SAMAMIYA Akaza)

Set in Yokohama, this is the story of a priest with a "survival wish" and a vampire with a "death wish".After hundreds of years, Mary - an immortal vampire with a death wish - finally finds out the whereabouts of Maria - the exorcist who possesses the "Blood of Maria" that can exterminate him. But, it turns out the Maria he found is not the right "Maria"! However, as Maria does inherit the "Blood of Maria", he is constantly being targeted by vampires, so constantly that he hardly has time to catch his breath... And so, Mary makes a proposal to Maria: if Maria pledges to kill him, he will protect Maria from the vampires until the threat is gone, and... The story begins!

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Chapter 45 Apr 19, 2018
Chapter 44 Apr 16, 2018

Saigo no Seifuku

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A story about a girls' boarding school.

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Chapter 43 Jun 01, 2017
Chapter 42 Jan 06, 2016

Neko Ane (Cat Sister)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. When Midou Ginnosuke lost both parents at the age of ten, his grandmother decides to take him in. He goes to live with her and her pet cat, Anzu. Life was peaceful for a time and all was right with the world, until he wakes up one morning and discovers that the girl with cat ears lying beside him is none other than Anzu, who has transformed into a nekomata (two-tailed monster cat).

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Chapter 36 Feb 02, 2019
Chapter 35 Feb 02, 2019

August Monster

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. "Fireworks burst and die in the night sky. I exploded loving you. The fervor that burned me to death. The heat that burned me from inside. The fear known as love. The monster of summer."

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Chapter 2 Aug 01, 2018
Chapter 1 Sep 23, 2014

Abazure oga - Beelzebub DJ (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Pairing: Toujou & Himegawa & Miki x Oga

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Chapter 1 Oct 03, 2014

Haikyuu!! - Empty (Doujinshi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Hinata and Kageyama discuss how they feel about each other–which should be a lot easier than it is proving for two people dating one another.

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Chapter 1 Oct 09, 2014

Kichiku Megane dj - Tandeki (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Pairing: Midou x Megane KatsuyaTwo-part story where Katsuya confesses to Midou and is rejected only to have Midou become obsessed with him.

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Chapter 1 Nov 20, 2014

Kanata

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Yaegaki Meguru's next door neighbor is unique, to say the least. They are the Kusanagi ninja lineage, and their son, Kanata, has been her classmate and friend since their younger years. Kanata would always get into trouble or be late to class due to his ninja upbringings. Every morning, Meguru would have to pull him away from his training with his father. Most days, he's late to class anyway.In the past, they both vowed to never hide secrets from each other, yet Kanata would not reveal the "true purpose of a ninja." Meguru understood the reason behind Kanata's secrecy regarding his ninja background when a powerful force is released inside their own school. Then, Kanata will reveal his true potential as a ninja.

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Chapter 1 Nov 27, 2014

Mukidashi no Koi (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Nonokawa was reunited with his former best friend, Kouya, when he returned to his hometown after it sunk under the dam 12 years ago. It was also 12 years ago when he suddenly started lusting after his best friend... Will the feelings buried deep in his heart be exposed once again?

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Chapter 6 Jan 03, 2017
Chapter 5 Jan 03, 2017

Baron: The Cat Returns

From Viz:When awkward schoolgirl Haru rescues a cat on her way home from school one day, the last thing she expects in return is to be honored by a feline royal family! Before she knows what's happening to her, Haru is drawn into a world inhabited entir

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

Cloth Road

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.

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Chapter 47 Jan 14, 2017
Chapter 46 Jan 04, 2017

Dr. Rurru

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A planet-threatening space disease, the "demon flu", has infected an inhabitant of Earth, and a space doctor is needed! The Space Medical Bureau has chosen Dr. Rurru for the job, but -- unfortunately for Minao Hitoharu, the infected patient -- she has a tendency to mishear and misspeak (with a mind towards ecchi) to comical effect.

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Chapter 13 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 12 Jan 14, 2011

Fortune Arterial : Character's Prelude

Fortune Arterial's story revolves around the male protagonist Kohei Hasekura, who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an English six-year school encompassing junior-high and high school students. The school, named Shuchikan Academy, is on an island named Tamatsu Island off-shore from mainland Japan, and the only way to get there is by boat. This is a series of characters' introduction prelude to the main story. Related series: Fortune Arterial (Prequel)

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

Gakkou No Sensei

In the morning of his first day of work, novice teacher Tada Haruyuki got into trouble with the principal... and he got fired immediately! On the day that he was finally appointed to another position, he encounters a little boy with round eyes on a snowy mountain road. The little boy shows him the way to his new school, but no matter how he looks at it, the school seems weird?! What exactly is waiting for Haru here?!

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Chapter 58 Feb 01, 2021
Chapter 57 Nov 07, 2020

Honey Bitter

Because of the extraordinary power she has, Shuri Otokawa was always living in the dark full of fear and distress. Eventually, she decided to become more optimistic about her life when she started a new job at her aunt's detective agency, "Office S". However, at such a crucial time in her life, the one who appears in front of Shuri is..?!

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Chapter 36 May 16, 2021
Chapter 35 May 04, 2015

Re:LIVE

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. In the future, the government "recycles" dangerous criminals instead of executing them. Their memories are erased, their personalities are replaced, and they are sent back to their original life as a new person. With this process, there is an extremely lo

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

Shining Hearts

Shin is a popular high school boy. All the girls love him, and Yukka Chisa likes him too. One day she was lucky enough to be alone with him... What will happen between the two?

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

Sonna Kimochi Ga Koi Datta

From Memory For You:Kunimi and Hideaki are childhood friends. But lately, Hideaki is behaving coldly towards Kunimi. Why?

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

Tear: 99

In that bitterness... there was a hint of sweetness, that's the taste of the chocolate and you beside me.

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

Melon Cream Soda

From Village Idiot:Monthly full-colour scenes from the three sisters who do various things each time! Warning, the first scene isn't safe for work!List of Current Scenes:00: The Three Sisters of Gossip01: Onee-chan's Circumstances02: Sweet Valentine03: Girl Friend04: Secret Flower Garden

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Chapter 2 May 24, 2011
Chapter 1 May 24, 2011

Taiyou No Ie

From Mixini Studios:"Back in the day, this place was like a house of magic. Surely there must have been an invisible wizard living here in such a place so filled with both tears and laughter. Or so I used to think."What’s a young child to do when her mother leaves her father for another man? Or when her father remarries a woman who brings along a child from a previous marriage? Or when her childhood neighbor friend invites her to live with him?

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Chapter 68 Aug 27, 2015
Chapter 67 Aug 12, 2015

Omoi No Kakera

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

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Chapter 35 Feb 25, 2020
Chapter 34 Jun 12, 2017

Dragonball: Heya! Son Goku and His Friends Ret...

This new DragonBall anime was screened at the Jump Super Anime Tour, which was exhibited in 11 spots throughout the entire country, from autumn to winter last year. Set in a world just after the Buu arc, it's a special edition story with a scenario and character designs which Toriyama Akira-sensei worked on himself!! Using this anime as a basis, up and coming manga artist Ooitsu Naho-sensei puts her feverish drawing skills to the test!! The curtain opens on a new DragonBall legend!!

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Chapter 1 Dec 01, 2011

Hana to Hoshi

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Hanai is a junior higher and the best at table tennis. She's never lost, and she's won many tournaments, but after some freshman she's never heard of beats her like it was nothing, she starts losing every game after that and she can't get rid of that feeling of defeat. Now it's her first day of high school and she's decided to quit table tennis and live an ordinary high school life, but on the first day, she runs into the very girl that first defeated her. It turns out that she's also quit table tennis, but this girl always has a cold expression on her face and Hanai can't help but feel that this girl is always looking down on her and trying to mess up her perfect high school life. One day the girl falls asleep in class, and Hanai reaches over to wake her up. As she does so, the girl, still half asleep, looks up at her with a smile and almost kisses her. The girl later tells Hanai that she was having a dream about her, but Hanai coldly brushes it off thinking she's just messing with her and walks away - as the girl behind her looks down while blushing...

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Chapter 13 Oct 05, 2013
Chapter 12 Jul 26, 2013

Naruto dj - P(Parallel) (Yaoi)

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

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Chapter 1 Mar 13, 2012

Cos-Chu

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

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Chapter 1 May 03, 2012

Sora Ga Haiiro Dakara

From MangaHelpers: A collection of short stories. The first volume contains stories about... - A lonely woman who works part-time, and who has crippling social anxiety that leads to misunderstandings. - A girl who is 'dumped' by her close friend. - A single mother who struggles to understand how to make her daughter happy. - A girl who desperately wants to buy a dress that she thinks could change her life. ... and many more! [tethysdust]

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Chapter 44 Dec 07, 2022
Chapter 43 Nov 04, 2022

Kami-sama ni Rocket Punch!!

Tasuke's weird old grandpa has passed away at the age of 80, although it was said he would live till 130. Tasuke and his friend Kazuya decided to sneak into his house and they discovered that he had made a deal with a goddess! In exchange for 50 years of his life, he was to be granted a single wish... but the wish came too late. The goddess agreed to just grant his wish to Tasuke instead. Now Tasuke has a right arm that can perform a Rocket Punch! Will Kazuya and the goddess be able to convince him to use his new power as an ally of justice?

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Chapter 2 Nov 25, 2018
Chapter 1 Mar 17, 2013

K: the First

Related:> K - stray dog story( http://www.mangago.com/read-manga/k-stray-dog-story/ )>K ~memory of red~( http://www.mangago.com/read-manga/k-memory-of-red/ )> K -Days of Blue-( http://www.mangago.com/read-manga/k-days-of-blue/ )

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Chapter 16 May 24, 2015
Chapter 15 May 11, 2015

Koichirakashite

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. This manga is a love comedy collection of oneshots about how mysterious meetings can lead to falling in love before you even realize it! These stories will be sure to make laugh and cry at times.Volume One includes...-The mysterious NEET owner who appears every evening from the floor above.-The husband who struggles to support the love that has come to visit his wife-The strange businessman who has purchased a gravestone for his final resting place?!-The little brother who suddenly appeared in the room of someone living alone...

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Chapter 21 Dec 15, 2018
Chapter 20 Sep 06, 2018

Union!

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. After being kidnapped by an "alien woman" Yuuta developed a severe case of gynoophobia. Having to be in charge of a bath house, Yuuta couldn't be more inconvienienced by this. Just when he was thinking of trying to cure his phobia no matter what, a beautiful girl called Uni suddenly appears in front of him, and that's not all, that girl says she's the daughter of the alien woman who kidnapped and that her mother won an award by investigating him. Her mother feels truly grateful for this so she sent Uni to repay Yuuta with anything he desires and told her not to come back before she does it. What will happen after Yuuta asks her to cure his phobia on the less painful way possible?

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Chapter 1 Sep 02, 2014

Mikami Sensei no Aishikata

The new public health doctor-teacher that has everyone talking about is my childhood friend. He, that is ranked "elite" in looks, body and intellect is actually a big pervert! He harasses me daily and is extremely overprotective. This has caused me to have no dating experience let alone a boyfriend and I am already in HIGH SCHOOL! But lately, why is this perverted person is causing my heart beating so fast? A funny comedy between an older assertive childhood friend and the girl that is determined to not fall for his trap!

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Chapter 34 Aug 20, 2020
Chapter 33 Aug 20, 2020

Free! dj - Caprice (Yaoi)

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Pairing: Tachibana Makoto x Nanase HarukaAs far as their friends can remember, Makoto and Haruka have always been together. What they don?t know is that their relationship is even sweeter when they?re alone together.

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Chapter 1 Oct 23, 2014

Shingeki No Kyojin Dj - Katazuke No Dekinai Otona-tachi (Yaoi)

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

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Chapter 1 Apr 24, 2015

1/2 Prince

It is the year 2100A.D. and humans have invented a virtual reality game called "Second Life". Feng Lan, due to a bet with her brother, vows to beat him in the game. Thus, she becomes the first transgendered character in "Second Life", in other words, she is the only person who is the opposite gender in the game from her real life. As her popularity rises because of her looks, skills and team mates, can she keep her identity a secret from her loved ones and friends to prevent trouble?Note: This manga is actually Chinese, so most names are different compared to the names you normally see in other Japanese manga.Â

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Chapter 81 Jan 17, 2019
Chapter 80 Jul 16, 2018

99% Cacao

Sayumi (Sayu) Miyasihita is an energetic and thoughtful person that loves chocolate and running; and hate liars and fighting. She is very considerate of other people. One day, she finds out that her friend was rejected by the #1 cold-hearted prince in sch

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

Hidden Meaning

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. A writer and an editor who are lovers. The writer keeps basing characters on her lover, and the editor wants her to stop because she's afraid that people at work will find out about their relationship.

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Chapter 1 Jan 14, 2011

Majo Mao

Majo Mao is a oneshot that comes from the series called: koufuku DaibuMao (a witch) comes to the human world in search of a cell phone containing the souls of 1000 demons. In order to find the phone, she enrolls in a high school, where she meets Kento,

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Chapter 3 Mar 22, 2016
Chapter 2 Mar 22, 2016

Mangafox Magazine

An online magazine of Mangafox. Like what's the latest and hottest mangas and animes. Keep up to date with the MangaFox Magazine.

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Chapter 12 Jan 14, 2011
Chapter 11 Jan 14, 2011

Rikon Choutei

Ruca, trapped under a rock, is saved by a man dragging a large sword along the ground. Coming from Brazil to Niigata, she offers him a drink from a pokan juice. Why does he drag this large sword and how does the earth turning into a vast desert land relat

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Chapter 3 Mar 02, 2013
Chapter 2 Jan 14, 2011

Rockin' Heaven

From Entropy:Sawa applies to Heaven’s Wing Academy, thinking she would look cute in the uniform. But she never expected the academy to be a previously all-boys’ school! And the head honcho of the school, the class president himself—Ran—doesn’t seem to like her one bit and takes no pains to hide it. At first, adjusting to life at the academy is tough. Sawa is bullied and teased, and the boys in the class even throw her new shoes in the water. While attempting to retrieve her shoes, she falls into the water and is unexpectedly saved by Ran, who up until this point has made her life hell. The newfound gentleness in Ran intrigues her—and she finds herself falling for him. What will her days be like for the rest of her school life?Read this manga from right to left

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Chapter 42 Jan 24, 2011
Chapter 41 Jan 24, 2011

Itou Junji no Neko Nikki: Yon & Mu

Horror manga author Mr. J moves into his new house with his fiancée A-ko. Much to his chagrin, she brings two guests with her.

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Chapter 10 Jun 15, 2011
Chapter 9 Jun 15, 2011

Wind Up Tina

Tina Tia Lilu is a helpful and sweet girl from Wind Up Village on Wind Up Island. When she and her friends find a boy inside a waterfall, Tina discovers that the "mysterious traveler is not like her.But strange things are happening around her. Dr. Weirdlaff and his cronies are up to something, and Tina tries to understand her strange feelings toward the boy who came down from the rainbow as an adventure she never expected unfolds.

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Chapter 6 Jan 24, 2011
Chapter 5 Jan 24, 2011

Sixteen

Suh Injoo, a 29 year old single mother and an office worker, meets a suspicious co-worker and her daily life is shaken.

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Chapter 2 Jun 27, 2020
Chapter 2 Jun 27, 2020

Saiyaku Wa Boku O Suki Sugiru

From Echochi Scans:Two families are tied together by a curse. Every 100 years, one person from each family must share the same fate for exactly one year. The pair will be subjected to 12 misfortunes where one will get hurt while the other must sustain their injuries in return.When Kagura Izumi was 7, his parents died in an accident. Since then, he has been living an ordinary life. Until the day of his 17th birthday where he meets a mysterious transfer student, Ichijyou Chihaya. However, this fateful encounter between them is only the start of their intertwined fate. For the next year, the two of them will be forced to face 12 misfortunes on the 13th of every month, a curse that has never left any previous pair alive.

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Chapter 72 Oct 03, 2022
Chapter 71 Sep 12, 2022

Heart-Pounding Excitement at Mononoke Girls' A...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. From Okazu:Arare knows she's a rain fairy - her mother is clearly not entirely human but on her first day of high school she definitely does not expect to enter the Otherworld. Nor does she expect her teacher to have a ridiculously long neck, or her classmates to be a variety of ogres, snow demons, cyclops, ghosts, mist, or the twin-tailed cat, Kiri, and a long-tongued girl, Pero, who befriended her. Nor does she expect the veil between the worlds to close behind her, leaving her stranded in this school for girl monsters.

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Chapter 2 Dec 04, 2011
Chapter 1 Dec 04, 2011