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Some say there are over 50 million participants in this national sport that needs no introduction—"Lotion Sumo." Asato Mizu brings you this classic coming-of-age sports story about young girls covered in sweat, tears, and lotion!

“You, too, will be corrupted. Then I will make it all come true.” If I had only joined hands with him and agreed to become his mistress then, could I have lived a little longer? At least I would not have know the pain of my eyes being gouged out. But instead I shouted: “I refuse. I will not betray my country”, not realizing that my country, my family, had betrayed me long ago. Sacrificed, used, abandoned, and finally executed by my own family... I only realized after returning to 10 years in the past that the reason why you wanted me to stand by your side is because you and I were so much alike. Let us fall together this time.

After dying in a plane crash, the protagonist found himself in an odd spatial installation that orbited an unfamiliar extraterrestrial planet. With a physical form, he spent over a hundred thousand years watching life evolve and civilizations rise and fall. Eventually, he awoke in a coffin and the narrative continues with the story of Gawain, the esteemed Grand Duke who helped establish the Kingdom of Ansu.

The previous lords have committed as many atrocities as possible to fill their bellies. I, the only daughter of that house, had discovered that my servant and lover was a spy. And as the people wanted, my life ended with my execution. However, with the memory of getting beheaded intact, I began a new life. I was planning to shoulder the sins of my past life and become a nun, but by some trick of fate, I came to work as a maid for the current lord. Under my former lover, whose name, age and even hair color were all lies. (Source: Shousetsuka ni Narou, translated)

Masahiko Murai's academic performance is lackluster, leaving those around him disappointed, although he is not the poorest student in his class. The title for class failure goes to Yamada, an unpleasant classmate who surprisingly manages to get a girlfriend. Ashamed of his own ineptitude, Masahiko makes up a long-distance relationship with Haruka Mizusawa, his childhood friend, to save face. The next day, Masahiko is shocked when Haruka shows up in his class, confidently announcing their relationship. However, Masahiko is bewildered because he knows that Haruka passed away five years ago. He is left wondering who or what his new "girlfriend" really is.

After flunking the civil service exam, Kim Youngsoo spends his days working part-time at a pork cutlet restaurant, struggling to make ends meet. He plans to give the exam another shot down the line, but for now, his small moments of happiness in his mundane life come from treating the cute guy who drops by the restaurant to pork cutlets every now and again. Amidst the routine of his simple and peaceful life, an unexpected disruption arrives in the form of his neighbor, Lim Joongdo: a rude and conceited jerk who hurls insults at Youngsoo from the moment they meet. Frustrated and disheartened, Youngsoo chooses to just ignore Joongdo completely. But then...out of the blue, Joongdo does a complete 180 and starts acting all sugary and sweet. Did Joongdo genuinely have a change of heart, or is he sugarcoating his words to hide a bitter motive?

Rebecca Miyamoto is a child genius with a PhD from Columbia University, and she is starting as a high school teacher. The students love to tease her from day one, and she doesn't behave much better. Now we follow this class as they strive to get better grades and cope with their new teacher

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The story is set in Japan, 700 years after the age of swords and magic, where science has replaced magic. Social problems caused by magic and magical beasts are on the rise, and the Metropolitan Police Department establishes the Metropolitan Police Department's Magical Beast Control Division to deal with them. Kamishima Jingo, a werewolf (lycanthrope), is investigating a horrific case as a detective in the Magical Beast Control Division. Meanwhile, the great elven sage Sajuel, who had been asleep for 700 years in preparation for the return of the Demon King, wakes up. However, the Demon King was resurrected and defeated 40 years ago. Sajuel is shocked to learn this, but he lends his wisdom to the Magical Beast Control Division and begins investigating with Kamishima and the others. A fantasy of magic and police unfolds. (Source: Natalie, translated)

After his mother’s death, Gunwoo moves in with his stepfather, Yihyun—a man only fifteen years older, with whom he shares little more than a roof. Their relationship is distant, almost awkward, until Gunwoo notices strange marks on Yihyun’s body—too deliberate to ignore. A quiet curiosity takes root, and when he finds a vivid red rope hidden in Yihyun’s room, he realizes there’s more to this man than he ever imagined. The more he uncovers, the harder it is to look away.