Fictitious Joseon - the love story of those who have the pain of the world

Orginal webcomic

The meeting of Haruto, who dreams of being a singer-songwriter, with Akira, sparked by a traffic accident—?!

When Haruto, a lonely singer who never sings, suddenly becomes able to see ghosts, he meets Akira, a ghost with the skin of organdy. Apprehension turns to friendship, and friendship turns to…?

A little note: this is not Oku-sama wa Joshi Kosei/My Wife is a High School Girl. This is a different manga with a different author.

What to do when you're a young Asian immigrant, living in a European slum, with no choice but to hit rock-bottom?

On the usual menu, blackmailing, theft, prostitution…until one day, enough is enough. But the mafia won’t stand for that!

Narrowly escaping the people who wanted him dead, Maoye is then picked up by a bizarre old woman. Taken care of in her hut filled with killer bees, he must listen to the strange stories she tells him every day. A story of wild young kids, even wilder and younger than him. They're on the run as well...but ready to do anything to find love and peace, no matter the price!

Girls in our family have a secret, and it's only lifted after child-birth. The beautiful Zi Wen has this secret, and through thick and thin she cannot tell anyone, not even her best friends. If they knew her secret ... ah - she doesn't even want to think about it! If Wu Nan and Rui Ling knew she wasn't really a "she", would they even want her friendship?

From Hoshikuzuu Scans:

Adorable-looking model, Kubota Rei, hides a dark secret...And that is a strangulation kink and getting off on seeing the marks. But one day, all of this is revealed to the tabloids by an ex-girlfriend claiming domestic violence. Although he is deeply regretful that it happened, he does not change his behavior. His manager decides that if he can't stop it, might as well find an outlet. So he hires Miyoshi, a prostitute who is okay with any type of play. When they first meet, upon seeing Miyoshi's pale skin and hair, immediately falls for him...

Included in this volume is also a story on infidelity and love triangles. "Yurete, Fureru Made": A bitter tale about adults.

The people have demanded change; Criterion boxes were created for the purpose of the people to leave their complaints in it. The result of this were two changes: the first being the creation of 'Koishigawa Youjoujo' for the people, the second being an inner-city magistrate office, known as the Mushibugyo.

Tsukishima Jinbee is a warrior who aims to be best, under the belief that a weak warrior isn't a warrior at all. He was scouted out by a representative to join the Mushibugyo and told to go to Edo with the instructions that he'd knew what to do once he got there. Shortly after arriving at Edo, he hears a scream and goes to check it out only to find a giant spider-like creature devouring some citizens of Edo. Being a warrior, there's no way he could stand this...

from fictiondb:
"Morgan's coming home!" her stepfather cried

Those three words should have released a flood of warm memories for Leigh. Instead, thoughts of their last disastrous encounter blotted out the rest.

Just when she'd been coming to terms with her awakening feelings, Morgan had seemed intent on resisting the passion that flowed between them.

"Why must it be you of all women who tempts me almost beyond endurance?" he'd said. Why couldn't he see that she was nothing like her mother? And why was the thought of seeing him again casting her world into turmoil...?

Shiro Masakatsu is a boy people can't stand to touch, whether they be male or female. One day, he sees a girl with a weird katana finishing a fight with someone, so naturally, he ran away. He later meets the same girl at school, and another katana-wielder picking a fight with her. But it turns out these katanas have abilities, called Youtou, making them cursed katanas; but to use their Youtou, a certain condition has to be met...

From SugarManga:
Couple rings...you exchange it with the one you love. What happens when your ring is with the one who loves you, and not the one you love? Mika was rejected by the one she loves when she confessed and her ring ends up with Keigo. What will happen between them and who will she end up with?? The one she loves or the one who loves her?

The calm, composed and shrewd restaurant owner, Hatakeyama, is in love with Yamasaki, the cool, beautiful chef from a rival restaurant. In the past, Hatakeyama tried to embrace him and Yamasaki hates him for it. Despite this, Hatakeyama refuses to give up and aims to start again as friends. Although Hatakeyama often asks him out to eat, Yamasaki still doesn't show any interest in him... but what happens when a cool, good-looking fellow chef appears?

The title story, “The Mermaid Prince,” told in three chapters, is a coming-of-age story set in Okinawa. The boy, Mugi, has a fascination with mermaids. He moved in from Tokyo when his sister got married to a local man, and doesn’t quite fit in. On the day he met the girl, Madori, she was just coming to terms with her new family situation. His thoughtful gesture made her view him as her Prince Charming.

In the second story, “Snowy Day,” a homeless father and son take refuge from the snow in a library. The librarian soon finds out there is more to them than meets the eye.

The third story, “Ametsukigahara,” is a two-parter about a girl named Akari. There’s not much she cares about in this world, except maybe her friendship with Fumika, who’s afraid of boys. But then Fumika gets a boyfriend, and something happens that makes Akari even more jaded than she already was.

An anthology manga containing 8 short stories based around the theme "ZQN" (From "I Am a Hero") 

The world is a cruel and confusing place for Mayumi. At the age of thirteen she lost her parents in a car accident. Unable to deal with the overwhelming sadness, hatred, and anger, she only wished she could stop feeling altogether. Then, five years later, her sister becomes the first target of an incredibly bizarre incident. The victims in this incident lose a body part, without blood loss, after receiving a text message simply indicating the specific body part. The texts appear to come from Mayumi's sister's ex-boyfriend Kanno, but he claims to not be the culprit. Mayumi works with him to solve the case, but is he truly innocent? Or is the crime related in some convoluted way to the suicide of Kanno's fiance years ago? Or is it related to an unfinished AI program he was writing which may have broken free? And even if this incident is resolved, will Mayumi ever be able to truly heal emotionally amidst the pointless cruelty of the world?

Tatsuo is a makeup artist for a fashion photographer and is sick and tired of the models fawning over the new hairstylist, Haga. One morning, he comes across one of the models running out of Haga's room with tears in her eyes and has a long talk with him about how rude and antisocial he is. That's when Tatsuo realizes, Haga doesn't really know how to treat others and doesn't even have a single friend - until now?

Also includes the spin-off "Moshi Koi da Toshite" (If This is Love, Goodbye My Dear Friend).

To his co-workers, Hara Makoto appears to be the perfect elite--efficient, unruffled, and flawless, unlike his clumsy and easily flustered subordinate Mizusawa Souta. It'd be hard to find greater opposites anywhere and yet when the puppy-like Mizusawa confesses to his idol, no one's more surprised than Mizusawa when Shin accepts and they start dating. But perhaps life is relative and no matter how elite you are there's always someone else you just can't measure up to and sometimes the most hopeless person move mountains if the right person believes in them. Can Mizusawa help Shin get out of the shadow of his little brother and can Shin let Mizusawa bask in the warmth of his heart?

From Shoujo Crusade:

Nanao was raised in a Navy-oriented environment, and hopes to graduate from NATS this year and go into a naval career. How will this turn out for her?

From Wildflower Scans:

Tachibana Ayaka is roped into playing the role of Lady Betray, a flashy female villain, in a local hero show, when all she wanted was a free gift for her adorable little brother. Her co-star, Kazama Shun, plays Bardian, the hero and Guardian of Dreams, but he is only in it for the money! How will the two of them get along when they're so different?

From DokiDoki:

Marion is a young schoolboy who prides himself on his adherence to a philosophy he calls "realism". Because of his distain for emotional display, he ignores anything remotely akin to affection. But when Marion is entangled in a romantic affair with an older courtesan, his rationalism is revealed to be little more than a cover for his own emotional immaturity. Learning to love, Marion blossoms under his older lover's care but unfortunately, Marion has yet to learn the true price of the affair.

Hino-kun is good-looking and a rumored delinquent. Actually, he is a kind-hearted high school student who looks after his young nephew. He can see that Mizusawa-kun is good at making sweets so for the sake of his fatherless nephew, he asks him to, “Please marry my older sister!” But instead, he receives a reverse proposal from Mizusawa saying, “I want to marry you.”…?!

A collection of oneshots:

1) The Glasses Thief
A cute story about a boy with bad eyesight and the girl who is in love with him.

2) Convenience Store Honey
A boy worries about his quiet boyfriend.

3) Adult-Uniform
A girl wonders why her childhood friend does not speak to her anymore.

4) Refrigerator Chocolate
Satoru is going to have heart surgery with a 50/50 chance of surviving. One day he comes across a girl in a refrigerator...