A semi-autobiographical story by renowned Taiwanese scriptwriter, director, and author Wu Nien-jen, chronicling his childhood in the mining town of Jiufen and his interactions with a strange father-son pair known only as "Rat" and "Rat-ling."

A delinquent is challenged by God to make his childhood friend smile in front of him as a punishment for his sins. If he fails he will die.

Is it safe to ride the elevator at midnight?

Another dead body has washed ashore, and the adorably cute, pony-tailed doshin Aki wants to find the murderer. Instead he meets mysterious Kuga who seems to know more than he is willing or can say, but what else needs to be said as Kuga captures Aki's lips? Are Kuga's feelings real or is he trying to distract Aki from his investigation?

The Achiga Girls' Academy in Nara once defeated regional mahjong powerhouse Bansei High School. It advanced into the national team semifinals but lost to the eventual champion, and the mahjong club was later disbanded. Six years later, elementary school student Shizuno Takakamo befriends transfer student Nodoka Haramura. The two eventually enter Achiga Girls', but Nodoka transfers out of the school in the second year. When Shizuno sees Nodoka on television the following year as the national middle school individual mahjong champion, she decides to revive Achiga's mahjong club.

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The shining lights, the magnificent stage! Friendships created through singing, making a future through dancing, the girls embark on their journey towards their dreams! One who has lost status due to a scandal is hiding a plot behind her back. A pair of bosom friends, separated by fate. A girl who tries to exonerate her mother sets off on her journey for a talent competition. When the stage turns into an empty battlefield, she uses her voice to chase after her dreams.

A BED OF SAND

It was a fake wedding devised to make her sister happy. Only Rita should have known about her plan. Even her boss, Sakir, whose name she used for the groom shouldn't have known.... So why is he standing in the aisle, clad in a caftan fit for a king? He then spoke to the pale-faced Rita. "You must come with me to my home country as my bride. For business."

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Kotoko and Natsuki are shoujo detectives, who are looking for the Three Carving, which holds magical powers. A third girl joins them, and they must solve the mystery and fight the evil, to protect and save the people. [From Owl Scans]

From Viz:

Momoka Sendou (nicknamed 'Dragon Girl') and Ryuga Kou are childhood friends. Momoka is a martial artist, and Ryuga is a Chinese magic master who banishes demons. In order to increase his power, Ryuga calls on the spirit of a dragon to possess him, but the spirit enters Momoka instead. Now the two must unite forces and fight demons together!

If someone likes you, no matter how petite you are, they can spot you in a crowd with a glance!

For some reason, Chisa's unsociable classmate Jin glares at her every day. After hearing the scary rumours about him being unstoppable, she happens to run into him on the streets. He is bloodstained, and carrying corpses!? Perhaps it was dangerous to have witnessed that!? Moreover, at school the next day, Chisa is shocked when he asks her out! Despite everything that goes against them, are they suited to be together...?

Tsubaki comes from a really rich family. Since her parents lets her do what she wants to do she parties everyday. She has many friends and guys, and it should have been a fun high school life but, because of one guy she changed!?
And that person is the one that came to Tsubaki’s house as the “strongest” male housekeeper Kazumi. He’s scary and overbearing but he does a perfect job when it comes to housework! And he said “While I’m at it I’ll break Tsubasa’s spirit as well!?” What will happen now!?

• HeartBeat Mail
Uehara has always liked her classmate Kaji, who sits behind her, but cannot find the strength to talk to him. One day, Kaji left his phone on his desk so she decided to leave a note with her mail address on it. Soon, they started mailing each other; but what will come out of it?

• 7Kiss
Asano is transferring soon. However, 7 days before she does, she sees Andou-sensei shoveling and she went up to him and kissed him, using her cellphone to take a picture of the scene! Using the picture, she blackmailed Andou-sensei into agreeing to kiss her every morning for seven days till the last day before she transfers…

• Love Lover (Part 2 is called Love Honey)
Due to Shinji and Misaki’s parents remarrying, Shinji is now Misaki’s younger brother of 2 years. But that isn’t the only thing, Shinji and Misaki are also a couple, with their parents support! One day, when they come home from school, they found out that their parents had won a prize for a trip! What will happen on that trip?! And where would Misaki’s insecurity lead to?!

• Ojousama no Okiniiri (Ojousama’s Favourite)
Ayaka is the daughter of a rich family and the madonna of her school – beautiful, intelligent, and graceful, she’s the perfect modern day princess. Ever since she was small, she has always been the target of kidnapping, which is why her father hired Masaki, a boy at the same age as Ayaka to be her bodyguard. With such a perfect bodyguard who’s good at everything he does, Ayaka feels pressured to become perfect as well. And then one day, her father informs her that she’s going to get married…

From Viz:

Shy Chise and nervous Shuji are high school seniors in a small town and have just started dating. But everything changes when Shuji discovers that Chise has been engineered by the Japanese Self Defense Force to transform into the Ultimate Weapon! Soon Chise is torn between realizing her potential as a devastating fighting force and her desire to share a bowl of ramen with her new boyfriend!

BY LOVE ALONE

From fictiondb:

Strictly business

When Lauren Martin had set out to get an exclusive interview with Cole Adams, millionaire owner of a recording company, she hadn't anticipated them making headlines--as a couple. But their relationship had ended bitterly six months later, when Lauren realized their lives were taking very different paths.

Since then, she'd resumed her career and reshaped her life. Until her editor assigned her to get the inside scoop on Cole's impending marriage--an assignment that Cole had specifically asked that Lauren cover!

Lauren knew she didn't have a choice about doing the article, but she sure had a choice about the way she'd conduct herself with Cole--she'd be cool and professional. After all, those heady days--and nights--they'd shared were definitely yesterday's news....

No one knows that Aira Hernandez is a secret agent. That's not all, she is also hiding her feelings for her boardmate, Lory. What will happen as she delves further in a murder case related to Lory's could-be boyfriend?

In the castle, a poor boy, Biskyu Cris, tries to steal a medicinal herb which can extend the life span of the Castral people who only live for 25 years. Biskyu is saved by a tall beautiful, person completely covered by a long coat.

After a lengthy period of sword training, Biskyu returns to the castle to become a knight and guard the person who originally saved him. Biskyu believed the person was a woman and wanted to sacrifice his life for her. However, his savior was a *king* of Castral, Erudora, who's 700 years old. (Erudora contracted with the Gyokuto people who have magical powers to cure any diseases. In return for his blood, Erudora received eternal life and awful blue blood which grows the medicinal herb.)

Biskyu has the opportunity to become a knight Erudora's daughter, but instead falls in love with Erudora again. Biskyu, learning of the conspiracy by the Minister of Justice to try and kill Erudora, escapes with Erudora to release him from his accursed fate...

Two abandoned boys, Kyou and Toudou, were raised at an appalling orphanage where physical violence was a part of the day to day life. One day Kyou’s real mother came searching for him and took him away from this dreadful existence. The byproduct of a man and his mistress, Kyou’s mother was forced to give him away.

Many years passed and Kyou Sugiura is now a successful prosecutor and pursing an investigation of government corruption involving a young parliamentarian named Tatsuki Toudou – the same Toudou that he grew up with in the orphanage. How the times have changed! Both men growing up in the present of uncertainty; to become, in the future, the height of success, and to stand on the opposite sides of the law. Kyou had never really forgotten Toudou, and Toudou had never really forgiven Kyou.

The meeting between the two ambitious young men results in an unintended consequence that neither had been prepared for. In this stand off between the enforcer and the law maker, there is a past that binds them together. And it is the strength or weakness of this past that will determine the outcome of their duel.

This volume contains the complete works of “The Judged” and “Spring Haze,” a short story involving Toudou’s assistant and ex-lover, Hachiko.


From DramaQueen:
Public prosecutor Kyou Sugiura is pursing an investigation of government corruption involving a young parliamentarian named Tatsuki Toudou. The meeting between the two ambitious young men results in an unintended consequence that neither had been prepared for. In this stand off between the enforcer and the law maker, there is a past that binds them together. And it is the strength or weakness of this past that will determine the outcome of their duel.