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After spending over a century hiding in the shadows, powerful sorceress Sadako stumbles upon the dazzling world of social media and decides to post her way into her first real contact with humanity. She soon becomes an internet sensation, attracting a huge following of doting fans—and shocks them all by announcing she is a witch. The big reveal turns one follower called Hanako, a lonely young woman with seemingly inhuman strength and a curious resistance to magic, into a dedicated hater, and inadvertently sends them both on a whirlwind adventure beyond their wildest dreams! (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Includes one extra chapter.

At my high school, everyone fears Haimiya-senpai. With her sharp piercings, striking grey wolf-cut, and that brutally honest Kansai dialect, she has a reputation for being downright terrifying. Yet, for some mysterious reason...this intimidating upperclassman is kind and gentle only to me! The curtain rises upon this heart-fluttering romantic comedy about a terrifying-yet-sweet senpai! (Source: Manga UP!)

Kazuki Ishii has his life turned upside down — and is driven to suicide — after getting caught up in the romantic entanglements of his friend Teruhito Amada, who is wildly popular with the opposite sex, like the hero of a romantic comedy. However, a miracle occurs, and time is rewound back to the morning of his high school entrance ceremony. In his second chance at life, Kazuki tries to keep a low profile, avoid making friends, and live a peaceful life. But for some reason, Meiko Hikata — Amada’s childhood friend and a cool beauty known as the “Ice Empress”—begins to take an interest in him. (Source: Natalie, translated)

Aijou Rentaro tried and tried again, but after asking a hundred girls out on a date, he was rejected every single time. In desperation, he prays for guidance…only to be told by a god that his rejections were due to some cosmic error! Now the god is going to set things right by making sure that Aijou gets one hundred dates. Except, as things often do with gods, the dates come with a catch: one hundred girls are destined to be Aijou’s soulmate, and unless he returns their feelings each and every time, they’ll die in horrible accidents! Sure enough, girls start confessing their love to Aijou left and right. But how is he supposed to choose?! He doesn’t want to kill anyone! When he looks at each potential soulmate, it feels like a bolt of lightning. Can someone really love a hundred other people? This hilarious romantic comedy takes the harem concept to a wild extreme! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Note: Won second place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category

At 4, Groo is undoubtedly the youngest S-ranked awakened in the country. But as her kindergarten class's (self-proclaimed) ace, she can take a challenge! So when her first quest window tells her to find a grown-up who'll take her in, she marches down to the top guild in Korea and demands to be recruited. Sensing that this overpowered orphan shouldn't fall into the wrong hands, the guildmaster has no choice but to adopt her. But he has no idea this tiny girl is about to turn his life upside down! (Source: Tapas)

This world is filthy… Nakayama, a high school boy with an extreme case of germophobia, avoids all social interaction and tries to enjoy his private time alone in a perfectly clean space. But his peaceful days are constantly disrupted by Nishino-san, the cheerful and unpredictable girl who ends up sitting next to him. "Don’t pollute my sanctuary! Don’t intrude on my time!" Contrary to his wishes, day after day, Nakayama is at Nishino's mercy in this chatty rom-com about a germophobe and an unsophisticated high school girl!! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

As a child, Kotaro was humiliated by a group of bullies, Akira, a wrestling prodigy, Kanae, a basketball prodigy, and Sigure, a gamer prodigy, who would beat him at anything they tried. Now in high school, Kotaro is reunited with those three bullies, and he swears he will get back at them this time…!? It's a romantic comedy about taking revenge on bullies! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Ajin Bae suddenly dives into Dear Dane, the world’s top MMORPG, using her brother’s account—who just happens to be the master of its number one guild. Tasked with keeping her identity secret, she tries to protect his legacy, but things spiral when she’s mistaken for a creep hitting on Bloomie, a popular female player who’s secretly a male idol. Trying to clear things up, Ajin sends a video with her voice in it. But that just gets Bloomie thinking: Wait… I know this girl!(Source: WEBTOON)

This story takes place in a particular town with two infamous schools in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys' school predominantly attended by low-class students with damning grades, and its neighbor Kikyo Girls' High, with most of its female students coming from wealthy and prestigious families. One day, high school second-year Rintaro Tsumugi, a fierce-looking but gentle-minded student at Chidori, is helping at his family's patisserie when he encounters a female customer by the name of Kaoruko Waguri. Rintaro enjoys his time with Kaoruko, as she doesn't judge him for his appearance, but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro makes the discovery that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. This revelation marks the beginning of the two's strenuous tale, as they fight against the limitations placed upon them by their schools and surroundings in an attempt to find their own path! (Source: K Manga)

On a rainy night, Akira Akamori, a high school boy about to transfer to a new school, sees his blonde-haired classmate, Aoi Sotome, standing in the park drenched from the rain. “…I don’t have a home anymore.” Though he doesn't know Aoi well at all, Akira couldn’t leave a girl alone in the rain, so he took her home. “Thanks for the help.” “Y- You're welcome…” When Akira hears about Aoi’s complicated situation, he decides to help her and let her live with him until he transfers to his new school. While their new cohabitation arrangement seems a little confusing at first, the two slowly grow close to each other. It is a love story of two people who repeatedly come together and drift apart, like a spinning record.

The dragon slayer Leon was defeated and captured by the Silver Dragon Queen. With his life on the line, he tried to use forbidden magic to curse the dragon queen, but the curse had unexpected side effects, and the queen lost control as they had a one-night stand. He thought that the shame she would carry for the rest of her life would be enough to fulfill his life's purpose as a dragon slayer. But two years later, when Leon opened his eyes, he found a young dragon girl with a tail sleeping next to him…

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits? (Source: VIZ Media) Note: Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

My Perfect Boyfriend Was Actually a Tyrannical Emperor? In a romance novel where a war-obsessed tyrant falls in love with a sun-like saintly heroine, Carolina is reincarnated as an extra with absolutely no connection to the original plot. For Lina, an ordinary working girl who cares more about whether she has to work late tomorrow than about the romance of the century, her mundane daily life is turned upside down when, one day, a boyfriend with dazzling good looks appears as if by fate... ...I had no idea back then. “...Lina. Are you planning to eat the emperor and run?” That the cutest, most lovable boyfriend in the world was actually the Emperor! A secret romance born of a misunderstanding, Lina’s heartbreaking efforts to protect her boyfriend from the cruel Emperor (?)! A sweet yet dangerous romance inside the imperial palace between a clueless girl and a straight-talking Emperor! (Source: KakaoPage, translated)

This game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart. Love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated villainess, I’m trying very hard not to die… at the hands of my brothers… the prince… a fork… every possible ending is death! This world is stacked against me, but can my wits and insider game knowledge score the affection of these male characters? Or the reset button???(Source: Tapas)

Kinoshima Rocketry Club casually uploaded a vlog of a test firing of their hybrid engine. The engine exploded — blowing away their dream of reaching space with it — but that wasn't the only thing that blew up in that video. Ayame Madoi, a girl who worked on the engine section who happened to appear in the vlog, also exploded in popularity when viewers from across the world found her cute. While she finds this attention bewildering, she actually already has someone she wishes would notice her that way… (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

Yijae Kang seems to have the worst luck. She’s an orphan, can see ghosts, and can’t go near water. To make matters worse, she reincarnates as Hailey Duncan, a noblewoman who took her own life before her marriage to King Rodrick of Kaien--who happens to have evil spirits attached to him! To help ease his burden, Hailey's days are spent exorcising these spirits. The more they spend time together, the better Rodrick seems to feel…could he be falling for her?(Source: Tapas)

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He's got an air of mystery about him, great style, and an impeccable music taste. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya's, she can't help but be extremely aware of the other's crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question for Mitsuki—but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn't be so bad... (Source: Yen Press)

College student Tendo Souma had two favorite "oshi," he popular Vtuber Henrietta and the idol voice-actress Yasumi Hiyori. His typical "oshi activity" changes dramatically when his "oshi" moves into the apartment next door! And it seems like she's not alone!? Souma is excited about his dream come true at first, but then he is confronted with an "unfortunate reality." (Source: Comic Gardo, translated)

In today’s Japan, “rental” services can deliver an afternoon with a “friend,” a “parent,” even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to “rent” an emotional connection, and his new “girlfriend,” who’s trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya’s are intertwined in surprising ways! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too… It’s sweet but naïve boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com! (Source: Kodansha USA)

Reincarnation stories are all the rage these days, but I never thought I’d be the one getting reborn! But still, life as a rich man’s beautiful daughter is pretty sweet... except for one thing. No matter what I do, where I run, or who I romance, this novel is dead-set on getting me hitched to the handsome duke destined to kill me! There must be some way to change my fate, right? I won't go out like this! (Source: Tapas)