A collection of historic short stories, each associated with a karuta card. The stories revolve around the red-light district of Yoshiwara, in Edo.
1) Kimori
Okuma is a good-natured, sweet girl, but she is unable to find a husband due to her weight. One day, a samurai defends her from being publicly mocked. Is this samurai her chance to find happiness?
2) Kanrobai
After her father ritually commits suicide, Asagi finds herself in much reduced circumstances. Some of the girls who work with Asagi bully her, and the high-class airs she puts on don't help the situation. All she wants is a way to get back to the lifestyle to which she was accustomed, but all she has is mistreatment and the company of a strange man trapped under a barrel...
3) Maigoishi
Tama is a lost child, and she's taken in temporarily by a family who already has a son, Shirou. Tama can't wait to find her beloved father again. However, finding the place where she belongs may not be so simple for little Tama.
4) Akaishinyo
Seiichi is the only one left to protect his princess, Miya. He wants what's best for her, regardless of their feelings for one another. But can he really tell what that might be?
The Grand Duke of the North [Official] / Archduke of the North / Grand Duke of the North / แกรนด์ดยุกแห่งแดนเหนือ / 北部大公 / 북부 대공 / Northern Grand Duke
Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance
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February 7, 2026
I got married today.' In the R-rated trashy novel "Monster Duke" I married the male lead, Baras, known as a murderer. I am possessed by the female lead, Selen, who lives imprisoned for life! Although he is a respected war hero, I am confused because Baras, who is feared for his cruel 'salvation' when the full moon rises, didn't imprison me or torment me, unlike in the novel... "Why hasn't he imprisoned me yet, unlike in the original work...?" And this man... he's surprisingly gentle and handsome... ** I came to marry a woman who only needs to bear an heir... But who is this rabbit-like woman emitting a sweet sugar scent? I should probably imprison her immediately so she can't go anywhere... -You must be exhausted, so it's better to start tomorrow... A romance full of misunderstandings between two first-time lovers!
Yoh is the only human being living in a strange town that exists somewhere between this world and the Twilight World. Residing in this town are spiritual manifestations of real world objects that were forgotten or thrown away by men. Yoh is the owner of a lifelike doll named Ian, who has the special ability to take photos of other beings' memories. With her help, he is running a photo studio called "Fuguruma." The manga revolves around those specters who seek the studio's service and the stories they have to tell.
From [RC-SCANS]:
Shin-Young abruptly wakes up from a nightmare just to find a man, named Ji-Hoo, sleeping in the same bed. If that wasn't bizzare enough, the two of them find out that they were engaged ever since birth. Was it a mere coincidence or was it a work of fate that has not yet finished...?
The Royal Tutor; 王室教師ハイネ; Oushitsu Kyoushi Heine; Der königliche Lehrer Heine; Königliche Familie Lehrer; El tutor real; Королевский наставник; Королевский репетитор Хайне; 王室教师海涅; 왕실교사 하이네
Comedy, Drama, Historical, Shounen, Slice of Life
306
1
22
April 25, 2024
From Yen Press: Accepting the post of Royal Tutor at the court of the king of Grannzreich, Heine Wittgenstein is a little professor with a big job ahead! Each of the kingdom's four princes has a rather distinct personality. Does their diminutive new instructor have what it takes to lay down some learning? It's a comedy of educational proportions!
Once in Armian, Re-Manu XXXVII is awaiting her death. As it goes for years in history, the dying queen foretold the fate of her four daughters. Divination that would lead them toward their fate, and significance to determine the successor to rule Armian.
The beautiful Swarda is fated to marry a throne man of Persia. The smart and calm Aspasya will encounter a great leader of history.
But fate has its own plan to fool with their destiny. The first and the fourth daughter have their fates twisted, to heir the title of Re-Manu.
But there wouldn't be a country with two leaders, one has to given way to another. And of course it won't be the cold-hearted and ambitious Manua to give up the crown, so then she decided to put her younger sister into exile.
Little Re-Syahrina has to start her journey to find a phoenix's feather to get back home, while the story is also concerned in Swarda's pain of being betrayed by her lover and sister, Aspasya relationship with a slave called Bahel, and the new Re-Manu that would sacrifice anything to fulfill her ambition, and her sisters aren't exception.
From VIZ: Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for sixteen-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he is drawn to protect a mysterious girl named Yanagi...
This series has been on hold many times, and now the author has decided to stick to volumes instead of serializing.
From Tokyopop:
Welcome to Faeries' Landing, a place where the real world and the faerie realm collide. Sixteen-year-old Ryang doesn't realize that supernatural beings descend on his town at night, but when he stumbles on a group of faeries bathing, he ends up becoming guardian of Fanta, a grounded--and very fetching--faerie. Having an otherworldly babe hanging on you 24-7 doesn't sound so bad at first... but when Fanta’s rival curses Ryang, he is destined to encounter 108 doomed relationships...
Qing Chun, a canary, and Chen Di, a rooster, are holly birds that can take the form of humans. Chen Di has the job to wake the earth every morning whit his singing and Quig Chun is the one who eases everyone's heart with her beautiful songs. Pan Yi is the human Quin Chun felt in love with and just once she would like to be the one who wakes him up in the morning. She asks Chen Di to let her perform his job for enlist one day and in the end he agrees because he loves her, but things don't go exactly as planned for Quin Chun and somehow Pan Yi ends up finding her secret.
Adventure, Fantasy, Historical, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
28
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April 24, 2024
From Baka-Updates:
Chun Hyang is a ring with Yun Sun Chun’s godly power sealed inside. It is passed down among the females of a certain family.
A normal highschool newbie, Se Lop Lee, is kidnapped by a trainer on her 17th birthday... she’s the reincarnation of Yun Shun Chun, but as soon as she found out who she was, the enemies of Yun Sun Chun's long-gone empire start to show up trying to kill her. In the middle of all that, she’s stuck with her past love!
Heureka is a manga set in antiquity, during the Second Punic War between the small city state of Syracuse and the Roman Empire. The comic is based around the life and times of the famous mathematician Archimedes.
Archimedes was not only a gifted mathematician but also an engineer of repute. During the conflict with the Romans, Archimedes was supposedly responsible for creating a number of war machines that devastated the Roman legions before they eventually got the upper hand. The exact nature and use of these devices is controversial, and exists more in the realm of legend than actual historical fact.
帝の至宝; The Emperor's Treasure; The Emperor's Gem; Emperor's Treasures; Сокровище императора; จอมใจจักรพรรดิ; 王的至寶; 王的至宝; 天王的至宝; 帝王至宝; Báu Vật Hoàng Cung; O tesouro do imperador
Comedy, Drama, Historical, Romance, Shoujo
26
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27
April 23, 2024
The Shou Dynasty is an era of widespread famine. Kouran, a girl from a village that cannot afford the taxes, sneaks into the palace to steal its treasure. There she encounters a handsome young man, Shiki. The two meet again the next day, when news that an assassin has killed a prince and made off is being circulated all over the country. Kouran suspects Shiki is the assassin, but his genuine kindness perplexes her...
Organ; Koi Toi Dai; The Good Life; That Sweet Organ Song
Comedy, Drama, Historical, School Life, Shoujo, Tragedy
36
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April 21, 2024
Will anyone answer love's distress call? Find out in this funny and poignant collection of short stories!
1) SOS
2) Organ -
A pipe organ is discovered in the debris after the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. What does that have to do with the dreams of two young people in the Taisho era?
3) The Easy Life
남편은 한 명으로 족하다; Nampyeon-eun Han Myeong-euro Jokha-da
Fantasy, Historical, Josei, Romance
4.2K
133
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January 30, 2026
I thought life would be fun if everyone loved me.> An ordinary office worker gets enchanted by the allure of a romance fantasy game, possessed by the character whose charm is 999 points, the Count’s daughter ‘Crochetta’. People rushing to her in frenzy as soon as their eyes meet hers. Crochetta decides to conquer the “male leads” and escape the game. The libertine prince, the misanthropic duke, the devoted knight. But all the male leads here seem suspicious. Moreover, it seems her powers don’t work on them… Can she successfully conquer the male leads and reach a safe ending?
Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the ne’er-do-well ruler to govern. Shurei enters the palace as Ryuki’s consort, but he has yet to seek her out. It is rumored that men, not women, share the emperor’s bedchamber. Shurei must think of a way to stop the emperor from shirking his responsibilities, but she has to find him first!
From Summer-Rain:
The story unfolds in the Edo era in the Yoshiwara red-light district of Tokyo. Akane a girl whose family is from Samurai is sold to a brothel to be orphaned. To be the "little sister" of the "lady" No 1 spot. This will bring a client ask, then she meets a stranger very peculiar man. What will happen after that meeting?
Embalming -The Another Tale of Frankenstein-; Embalming; Embalming - The Another Tale of Frankenstein; Embalming; Another tale of Frankenstein; エンバーミング-THE ANOTHER TALE OF FRANKENSTEIN-; 猎尸者|再生魔人
A story based on the concept of Frankenstein. The late scientist Victor Frankenstein's papers on the creation of a "frankenstein" are being put to use, and Fury Flatliner, motivated by revenge, sets out to kill them and their creator.
Hanabi wa Samenai Yume wo miru; 花火は醒めない夢をみる; 醒不過來的花火之夢; Olivia and the Neverending Dream
Fantasy, Historical, Josei, Romance
216
1
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January 14, 2026
Olivia, the daughter of a duke, is betrayed by her fiancé, Crown Prince Luke, and is publicly executed. However, the moment Olivia thinks she has lost her life, she wakes up as Hanabi, a high school girl in a different world: Japan. What's more, it seems that Hanabi is being bullied at school...? The story of a duke's daughter's rise to power is about to begin!
The story is set in Japan in the middle ages. Tsujimura Genzo is a puppeteer whose heart has become as hard as stone due to the murder of his beloved wife. In each story, Genzo brings the dead back alive as puppets, and by doing so, he is able to solve mysterious incidents or help a dead man's soul. Kikuhime, a young "tomboy" princess is Genzo's companion, who helps him fight the villains.
Having lost both her parents in a fire at the age of fifteen, Sae was adopted by her uncle and treated like a slave. When a marriage proposal arrives for her younger sister, Chiyo, Sae is forced to take her place. The reason for this substitution is that the prospective fiance is a beastman, a race rumored to devour humans. However, upon meeting her future husband, the white wolf Souhaku, Sae finds him quite different from the man-eating beast she had anticipated...
Adaptation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Historical, Seinen
829
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January 25, 2026
The manga is a re-imagining of the famous Journey to the West story, and centers on the Buddhist priest Genjō and his journey to India as he is accompanied by three beautiful and charming women: Son Gokū, Cho Hakkai, and Sha Gojyo.
In this Holy War, who is the real enemy? While delivering a sword to the Captain of the Holy Knights, Léa accidentally discovers a secret. Escorted by a knight named Baltha, Léa returns home to find her parents have been slaughtered and her sister is missing. Now she must survive in this harsh world while seeking out her sister.
Dunia Mimpi (Popo, Ye Yeye, Xing Chen Yao Hai) / Endless Dream - Meng Shijie / Endless Dream-梦世界 / Meng Shi Jie / Sueño interminable / Un Rêve sans fin (Popo, Ye Yeye, Xing Chen Yao Hai)
Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance
16
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April 18, 2024
The Han siblings, the brother and sister who stayed secluded, have embarked on a journey because of a dream. In her dream realm, there are thousands of species, and the people are ethereal and beautiful. There is warmth and coldness in them; there is love and hatred; there is affection and resentment. Most importantly, they are waiting for her arrival.
After being reincarnated to a year before her death, Bai Man's sole purpose in life is to kill the tyrannical emperor and take his place. To achieve her ultimate goal, she decides to seduce the formidable General Zhou Rong, a cold but beautiful woman. Who would have thought, however, that Zhou Rong is actually a crazy beauty?
Ng Life ; NG Life; Enuji Raifu; NG Raifu; NGไลฟ์; NGライフ; NG人生; Nice Going Life; No Good Life
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Reincarnation, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
12
1
3
April 18, 2024
Keidai Saeki is a high school student who remembers his past life in Pompeii, living as the Italian warrior Sirix. His friends around him are all also reincarnated - although they don't quite remember things the way he does. Keidai's wife from the past? She's now a middle school boy - while his best male friend is now a cute girl?! Throw in a case of love at first sight, and you have a new look at romance - manga-style!
there's an old legend in Sereong's family: their flute 'Manpa' will turn into a person if you care for it with enough love! But Sereong doesn't believe in this legend and plans to sell Manpa.... But it was then when Manpa turns into a human and tells Sereong he can grant her wish. A romance between one who grants miracles and one who doesn't believe in miracles.
Yu-Gi-Oh!; Yu☆Gi☆Oh; Король игр; 遊☆戯☆王; 遊戯王; 유희왕; The King of Games; เกมกลคนอัจฉริยะ; spelkungen; Ю:-ги-о:; Pelien kuningas; König der Spiele; Vua Trò Chơi; rei dos jogos; Le Roi des jeux; El rey de los juegos; Југио; Ю-Ги-О!; цар на игрите; Spillenes Konge; Game King; Koning der Spellen; A Játékok Királya; یو-گی-او; يوغي ملك اللعبة; 遊戲王; Iû-hì-ông; Raja Permainan; raja permainan; yuhuiwang; O Rei dos Jogos; Yu☆Gi☆Oh!
! ("Game King") is a Japanese manga series about gambling composed and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine between March 8, 2004 and September 30, 1996. The storyline follows the narrative of a boy named Yugi Mutou, who solves the Millennium Puzzle that is early, and awakens a gaming alterego within his body that solves his disagreements using various games.
! tells the story of Yugi Mutou, a shy young lad who loves a variety of games, but is frequently intimidated about. One day, he solves an ancient artifact called the Millennium Puzzle (Sennen Pazuru?), causing his body to play host to a cryptic spirit with the character of a gambler. From that moment onwards, whenever Yugi or one of his buddies is endangered by those with darkness in their own hearts, this other Yugi reveals himself and challenges them to dangerous Shadow Games (Yami no muo, lit. "Games of Darkness") which show the real nature of someone else's heart, the losers of these competitions regularly being subjected to a black punishment called a Penalty Game (Batsu Gomu?). Whether it's dice, cards or role playing games, he'll take on difficulties from anybody, anyplace. Yugi and his friends discover that this man in of his puzzle is in fact the heart of a nameless Pharaoh from Egyptian times who'd lost his recollections as the show progresses. As Yugi and his comrades try to help the Pharaoh recover his memories, they are going through many trials as they wager their lives facing off against gamers that wield the cryptic Millennium Items (Sennen Aitemu?) and the black power of the Shadow Games.
Yugi Mutou (Muto Yugi) is a character in the . Here is the first characterization of Yugi Mutou.
Yugi was a shy lad, who invested time and had been often intimidated. Yet through getting several mostly Dark Yugi buddies, Anzu Mazaki, Katsuya Jonouchi, Hiroto Honda and Ryo Bakura, he beat his difficulties becoming much more separate and more powerful.
After fixing the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi unknowingly shared his physique the heart of an amnesiac early Egyptian Pharaoh, Dark Yugi, who shield his buddies and Yugi throughout using Shadow Games. Yugi became conscious of Dark Yugi, when he confronted Death- a theme-park created by by Seto Kaiba to destroy the Yugis, T, and fulfilled with Dark Yugi for the very first time, when Dark Bakura and his physique split Yugi's consciousness in a-game of Monster World.
Yugi assisted in winning the Duelist Kingdom tournament Dark Yugi, to save his grandpa. He re-assembled the Millennium Puzzle in the burning building to stop from losing Dark Yugi and conquered Ryuji Otogi in Dungeon Dice Monsters by himself. Collectively the Battle City tournament was won by the Yugis.
When they entered the World of Memories, the Yugis were distinguished. There Yugi assisted Dark Yugi re-learn overcome Zorc Necrophades, Atem, and his title. Yugi conquered Atem in the Ceremonial Battle, a rite required for Atem to move to the afterlife when they came back to real life.
Other manga:
I Was Tricked Into a Fraudulent Marriage by the Obsessive Villain / 집착 흑막에게 사기 결혼 당해버렸다
Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance
936
16
961
April 9, 2025
Our female lead had the martial arts skills to beat down any man, but never had the chance to date or even touch a man in her past life. After an untimely death, she is transmigrated into the childhood body of Iona, a noble lady in a Fantasy Romance novel world, where her fate is to wed and live with one man. "No Way! This time, I'm dating around!" Determined to escape marriage, she befriends a crying boy she finds in her garden who shares a similar fate, and light-heartedly agrees to marry him to cheer him up. After Iona is all grown up and ready to mingle with all the gorgeous men in the empire, a certificate of engagement finds her, showing that she is already engaged to none other than Carvain Tenebreth, the ninth crown prince of the empire. They crying boy had scammed him into becoming his Crown Princess! Iona, even running away from home, pushes for divorce, while her obsesseive husband is hot on her tail, determined to wife her. Will Iona be able to enjoy a free love life, or end up tied to her obsessive prince for life?"
A rain of lightning struck the land thus starting the era of demons. Jagang lost all his loved ones to demons yet he fights back to protect humanity! Can humanity win against demons in the fight for survival?
Hidup dengan satu kaki / Tek Bacakla Yaşamak / To Stand on One Leg / Viviendo con una pierna / 외발로 살다
Action, Drama, Historical, Seinen, Shounen
241
1
29
August 31, 2025
Fight or be killed, the dawn of a wretched revenge! The story of a one-legged swordsman, a revenge to be taken, and a young woman in need of protection.
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical, Shoujo, Shounen Ai
11
1
3
April 15, 2024
Plucked out of his small country village, Robin is headed for a long journey with two guys he must depend on: a lawless and possible cheat named Ted Viper and a ladies' man named Sydney Rush.
Mamahara mixes silly Western with a fun shonen-ai tale very well.
From Wingtip Cafe:
In Edo (ancient Japan), an oiran (high-class courtesan) joined a robber gang that stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Together, they battled against the enemy who used ‘Eleki’ (electric gadgetry and dolls) as weapons.
Comedy, Historical, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life
14
1
0
April 15, 2024
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?
From Adachi's Universe:
We start with our main protagonist, Shichimi, bidding farewell as he readies for his journey into Edo (on our Earth, Edo was the old name of Tokyo before it became the capital of Japan). His mother has just died, only leaving him a walnut and a request for him to go to his half-siblings. Shichimi bids farewell to a sternly old man, who is a firefighter. We can tell this from the symbol on his cloak. This symbol is also on Shichimi's cloak. Upon reaching the town of Edo, Shichimi meets a mysterious man, who ridicules the peace of the world as an illusion.
