A confession, a childhood friend, and letters of love.

Starting the year with something short and sweet I offer you a story about love between childhood friends. One yearning, and one feeling undeserving. Nothing overly special about the story but I felt it had a nice development to it and a lovely artstyle. Not too elaborate but with a warm charm.

A quick 22 pages of osananajimi romance to warm you up on this cold winter day.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a novel as the “background character that's doomed to die.” Now stuck in the body of a six-year-old, I’ve got some serious challenges ahead of me. But I’m not about to let fate have its way. Even if I have to become the villain, I’ll do whatever it takes to survive!

High school student Ooishi Kyou is afraid of women.

Suddenly, five girls confessed to him. Among them, four are creatures called Koibami - beings that devour human romantic feelings. If he has his romantic feelings eaten by these girls, he will never be able to love again.

However, he cannot abandon the feelings of the one who confessed to him for real - Kyou decides to find the one he truly loves among the five! A brain-shaking, romantic comedy suspense begins!

Idol otaku Aisaka Yousuke wakes up one morning to find himself turned into a beautiful girl.

A man was reincarnated as Van, a boy of noble birth, who grew up to become a child prodigy through hard work. But when it was discovered that he possessed "production magic," he was immediately relegated to a remote village. However, his magic, which was called useless, turned out to be truly extraordinary, capable of producing anything as long as he had the right ingredients! With the knowledge from his previous life and the overpowered magic, the small, poor village will grow to become into a great city.

The story is set in a near-future Earth, in the aftermath of a major disaster that shifts the planet's polar axis 90 degrees, situating the poles along the equatorial line and killing everyone on Earth. A moon-based colony avoids the disaster, and begins recolonizing the depopulated Earth by establishing seven cities in strategic locations. However, to ensure the loyalty of the Earth colony, the moon establishes an orbital defense system that destroys anything that flies 500 meters in the air. When an unknown virus kills everyone on the moon, humanity becomes trapped on Earth, where the political intrigues of the seven cities continue to play out.

“O, Hero!” With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned to another world and his adventure-- did not begin. After he presents his plan to strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him and Souma finds himself saddled with ruling the entire nation! What’s more, he’s betrothed to the king’s daughter now?! In order to get the country back on its feet, Souma calls the wise, the talented, and the gifted to his side.Five people gather before the newly crowned Souma. Just what are the many talents and abilities they possess… What path will his outlook as a realist take Souma and the people of his country down? A revolutionary transferred-to-another-world administrative fantasy series starts here!

It was in the year 2800 of the Midgard calendar. Back then, there was a Overlord who once reigned supreme and had reached the very brink of subduing the world. Her name was Lufasu Mafaalu, a great woman dreaded as the Black-Winged Overlord. She was too strong, too fast, and too beautiful. However, she was defeated by Heroes who opposed her ferocity, and her ambition was brought to an end.

Or so went the story of our protagonist’s in-game character, whose body he now possesses for some reason in a world 200 years after Lufasu’s downfall. Follow our protagonist as he becomes unnecessarily feared by his surroundings and unnecessarily worshiped by his former subordinates as he―or now she―cheerfully travels around this fantasy world.

“Huh?! Kyaaaaak!!! W-Why did I suddenly become an anchovy?!!!”

He majors in food and nutrition and has a first-class certificate as a daily sports instructor, the epitome of being a fitness enthusiast, Choi Young-jik! Well, that was who he used to be…

Waking up in the body of Prince Soo-yang, the second son of King Se-jong the Great, he lost all of his bulging muscles overnight.

Young-jik was taken aback when he realized he might be able to meet King Se-jong, his father. He couldn’t contain his excitement at the thought of meeting the magnificent King Se-jong, whether or not it was a dream or reality.

H-Huh? King Se-jong… the Great???

There sits in front of him, a chubby man who looks like he’s struggling to breath.

King Se-jong the Great appears to be severely obese and possibly diabetic… Government officials had chronic illnesses and frail bodies… Choi Young-jik, a seasoned fitness trainer with 15 years under his belt- holding the pride of the fitness community- begins to feel a fire ignite inside him.

“Alright, shall I try spreading the fitness craze in Joseon?!”

Asta and Yuno were abandoned together as babies in baskets at the same church on the same day, and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Wizard King. However, as they grew up, some differences between them became plain - Yuno was a magical prodigy, while Asta could not use magic at all. In a country where magic is everything and athletic ability is nothing, Asta tried every day to provoke even the simplest magic out of himself with physical training and loud proclamations of his will.

At age 15, during the group ceremony where three-leaf-clover grimoires of different designs float down to each person, Yuno receives a spectacular book with the legendary four-leaf clover, while Asta receives nothing at all. Later, however, when Yuno was surprised and trapped by a fallen magic knight, the truth about Asta's power and determination was revealed—a dark-covered, obscurely patterned grimoire broke out of the ceremony tower and came before him! This "black clover" book of anti-magic had a five-leaf clover on the cover, even though Asta himself did not see it as it lit up briefly just that one time while he defended his friend.

Now the two friends, the four-leaf-clover genius and the no-talent with the hidden black clover, are heading out in the world, competing for the same goal...

An ordinary family that loves cats. One day, the whole Tanaka family died during a major earthquake. When they woke up, they were reincarnated as the Stuart family, a noble family from another world.

Though everyone is dressed in the Western style, they have memories of their previous Japanese lives. Even though they’re confused, they've gotten used to living in another world.

Original Web Novel: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n1970fg
Light Novel Release: https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321912000220

A young girl fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin as she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her enemies. Her name is Tanya Degurechov and speaks with a young girl's lisp while she commands the army. Tanya used to be one of Japan's elite office workers, but because of a wrathful god was reborn as a little girl. Prioritizing optimization and career advancement above all, she will become the most dangerous entity among the Imperial Army's sorcerers.

Lady Elizabeth has her engagement annulled at a party by the crown prince, whose heart has moved on to another young noblewoman. She is then imprisoned in the dungeon over unjust accusations, and learns she has been betrayed by the country to which she has devoted everything...

At the peak of her frustration, Elizabeth finally decides to defect, with a grimoire holding hidden and formidable powers in hand!! She begins her new life and trade with the help of Viscount Lucas from the neighbouring country. With a fierce desire for revenge against her home country in her heart.

The Abyss represent pure annihilation. They possess unmatched power and follow their nature to consume all living things. Yet, one day, a traitor emerged. A clueless young girl, Hildegard, awoke on the battlefield and realized she’s the abominable “White Night” Abyss. After breaking through countless pursuits, she was adopted and reformed by Arya’s family. She gradually strengthens her own belief and uses the body of the Abyss to save humanity. To protect the goodness and warmth in her heart. But the chaotic Abyss won’t bend to her will...

“The Hero defeated the Demon King in the war of men against demons…” Those kinds of stories are a thing of the past. Nowadays, adventurers, demons, Heroes, Demon Kings, and so on are all occupations that no longer involve putting one’s life on the line. Peace has returned to the world, and dungeon exploration has now become a form of entertainment. Adventurers and monsters now all fight using clones they’ve created with magic in an extremely popular form of dungeon clearing where nobody dies. The footage of the dungeon getting cleared gets broadcasted all across the continent, and I’m a member of a Hero’s party that was ranked the 4th most popular in the world… but not anymore. Parties had a limitation of 5 members, and I was told that an unpopular job like Black Sorcerer would only get in the way of getting to 3rd place or beyond.

Now that I became unemployed, I was forced to find another party but I just couldn’t find one. One day, I encountered a beautiful blonde red-eyed woman who told me she had a job for me. After being so touched from having someone recognize my abilities far more than my past comrades, I ended up agreeing to take an interview without asking for the details. When I arrived at my destination, I was at the world’s hardest dungeon where no party has ever reached the final area, the Demon King Castle, where the Big Four and the Demon King were waiting for me. This is the story of a Black Sorcerer that was kicked out of a Hero’s party and joined the side of the Demon King Army to repel the Heroes. (Source: Novelupdates)

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Orignal webnovel: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4836fm/

After the fall of the empire due to the homunculi, Evienrose, the 7th Princess, dies after drinking poison given by her younger sister who has taken their side. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned 8 years to the past. To stop the fall of the imperial family, Eve decides to turn 'Mikhael', the leader of the homunculi and the 'Monster of the Floating Prison', into her appointed knight.

"Mikhael, I need you, very much."

29-year-old freeter Ikuta Hiroto is a carefree young man without a love life, regular job, or any real worries about the future. He inherits an old house from the neighbourhood granny, where his 18-year-old cousin, Natsumi moves in with him to study art in Tokyo. This is a story about Hiroto and the people around him who struggle with life.

Circa 1937. A Japanese soldier in Manchuria meddling in the opium trade.

A 26-year-old salaryman, Matsumaru Fumihiko, asked Miss Tanaka from his work to watch a movie with him, but she didn't show up at the movie theater. As he is about to throw away the ticket, a 20-year-old, rookie voice actress named Onda Aka asked for the ticket. The two of them end up watching the movie together.

On their way home they notice that they live near each other. That night, Aka's apartment burns down and Matsumaru offers his help. She ends up living with him, but they have to keep it a secret to keep their jobs. What will happen to this relationship that is more than friends but less than lovers?

Note: Before volume 1 release, title was: REC ~Yume no Kiroku~ (●REC〜夢の記録〜).