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Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 5 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsIn this sharp-witted romantic comedy about the clash of the classes (of all kinds), a poor girl at a rich kids' school ends up working at the school's toniest club-and gets mistaken for a boy!In this high anticipated title, a kind of cross between HANA-KIMI and BOYS OVER FLOWERS, Haruhi is a scholarship student at an exclusive private school: Ouran High School, where it turns out the... -
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 10 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsEver since the day he helped her up after a nasty tumble, Black Magic Club member Reiko Kanazuki has been obsessed with Hunny. She is devoting all her knowledge of the dark arts to curse him and steal his soul... -
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 8 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsThe first-years in Class 1-A are taking part in a test of courage, where the loser will receive the dubious honor of being dubbed Best of Cowards... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 07 by Hiro Fujiwara
It's Sweet Day at Café Maid Latte! Usui is responsible for preparing the pastries for a tasting contest. Misaki disguised herself to participate incognito in this contest to help Erika. Indeed, one of the customers was in the lead to win the jackpot to be able to spend the day with it! Miss luck for Misaki, Hinata, his childhood friend, is also in the game... -
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Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki is invited to go on a blind date... -
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 3 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsIn this sharp-witted romantic comedy about the clash of the classes (of all kinds), a poor girl at a rich kids' school ends up working at the school's toniest club, and gets mistaken for a boy! One day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the "Host Club," a mysterious campus group consisting of six super-rich (and gorgeous) guys... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 08 by Hiro Fujiwara
What will the uptight class president do when the sexy bad boy finds out she works at a maid cafe! More hilarious shenanigans unfold, when the uptight class president moonlights at a maid... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 05 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki is invited to go on a blind date... -
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 4 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsOne day, Haruhi, a scholarship student at exclusive Ouran High School, breaks an $80,000 vase that belongs to the 'Host Club', a mysterious campus group consisting of six super-rich (and gorgeous) guys. To pay back the damages, she is forced to work for the club, and it's there that she discovers just how wealthy the boys are and how different they are from everybody else... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 02 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki Ayuzawa is the President of the Student Council at Seika High School, formerly an all-boys school. Unfortunately, most of the students are still male and stuck in their slovenly habits, so man-hating Misaki really socks it to them in an attempt to make the school presentable to attract more female students... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 04 by Hiro Fujiwara
Summertime in Café Maid Latte! The Maids have been invited to a Beach House to really relax. Of course, Usui-kun is also part of the party and provides for Misaki for high-boiling emotions!Internet star Aoi-chan, who always disguises himself as a sweet girl, is also on site and unfortunately has to fight in the paradisiacal scenery with quite different problems... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 03 by Hiro Fujiwara
It's Seika High's Sports Day Festival! The Idiot Trio have just completed a fancy, custom-made maid outfit that they want to give to Misaki as a present, but through a mix-up, the maid outfit is sent out to the Sports Day Dress-up Race as one of its generic costumes, a contest which both Misaki and Usui are entering... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 06 by Hiro Fujiwara
A new love triangle forms... with Misaki right in the middle! Usui remains as mysterious as ever about his intentions with Misaki, saying it’s too much of a hassle to get serious about someone... -
Crush by Svetlana Chmakova
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFollowing the overwhelming success of AWKWARD and BRAVE, Svetlana Chmakova's award winning Berrybrook Middle School series continues with its next installment - CRUSH!Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends... -
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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 5 by Misaki Takamatsu, Nicole Frasik
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAs fall turns into winter, Mitsumi and her friends say goodbye to the first half of their freshman year. Meanwhile, Mitsumi’s friendship with Shima-kun takes on a whole new depth... -
Maid-sama, Bd. 18 by Hiro Fujiwara, 藤原ヒロ
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter returning from England, Misaki tries to get to one of the most demanding universities. On her birthday she gets a surprise gift from Usui.That's not all, because the next surprise is already waiting for her in the Maid Latte... -
Maid-sama, Bd. 17 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMisaki's life is on the brink: Usui has changed schools, and after years she has seen her father again ... Then finally Aoi can be seen again in the Maid Latte, but he is deeply depressed. Also, Usui is in a bad mood because he can spend so little time with Misaki alone... -
Maid-sama Vol 16 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA niece who came to a maid latte after a long time. On his body, there is a certain incident !? On the other hand, Usui approaches Misaki with a de S attitude but was determined to go to England to compete with his brother, Gerald. Two people in the strategy of the Walker family waiting for Usui !? A special edition is the love pattern of those two... -
My Love Mix-Up!, Vol. 9 by Wataru Hinekure, ひねくれ渡
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this warmhearted romantic comedy, a mistaken identity leads to a blossoming romance between two boys.Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy—Ida—on it... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 14 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsOnce an all-boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment... -
Maid-sama! Vol. 13 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsOnce an all-boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment... -
Horimiya, Vol. 4 by Hero, 萩原ダイスケ
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsMiyamura's casually murmured "I like you" at her bedside sends Hori into a tailspin. Was he just talking to himself? Or was he actually confessing his feelings for her? Slowly but surely, the pair's secret-filled relationship begins to change.. -
Horimiya, Vol. 5 by Hero, Daisuke Hagiwara
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHori and Miyamura are now officially a couple, and everyone knows it. But not everything's coming up roses for Miyamura, who's worried that people are talking about Hori behind her back. When his anxiety about being Hori's boyfriend reaches fever pitch, Miyamura drastically changes his look, and all at once, everyone's opinion of him changes too.. -
Love★Com, Vol. 7 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsRisa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Otoni, the shortest guy. Fate and the whole school have other ideas, and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy duo. Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their true objects of affection... -
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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 3 by Misaki Takamatsu
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMitsumi is finally getting into the swing of high school life in Tokyo. She’s also growing closer to her number-one pal, Shima-kun, whose past slowly comes to light... -
Horimiya, Vol. 5 by Hero, Daisuke Hagiwara
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHori and Miyamura are now officially a couple, and everyone knows it. But not everything's coming up roses for Miyamura, who's worried that people are talking about Hori behind her back. When his anxiety about being Hori's boyfriend reaches fever pitch, Miyamura drastically changes his look, and all at once, everyone's opinion of him changes too.. -
Maid-sama! Vol. 15 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOnce an all-boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment... -
Horimiya, Vol. 3 by Hero, 萩原ダイスケ
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA sweet aww-inspiring tale of school life continues!!The longer Hori and Miyamura keep each other's secrets, the closer they get. When Hori blurts out an inadvertent I like you, will Miyamura respond in kind? Or could the slipup spell the end of their friendship.. -
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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 4 by Misaki Takamatsu
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBetween her class’s musical performance and a dizzying array of committee duties, Mitsumi is determined that her first school festival in Tokyo will be a rousing success! But will... -
Paradise Kiss, Vol. 4 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Yukari is asked to be the runway model for the clothing label Paradise Kiss, her life is turned upside down as she juggles college and career... -
電撃デイジー 12 by Kyousuke Motomi, 最富 キョウスケ
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsCan a mysterious DAISY protect her?After orphan Teru Kurebayashi loses her beloved older brother, she finds solace in the messages she exchanges with DAISY, an enigmatic figure who can only be reached through the cell phone her brother left her... -
I sold myself to the devil for Vinyls... Pitiful I Know by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsLexi Grayson is a normal teenager, as normal as she can be with her unobserving skills and her overthinking mind. But she might need the overthinking if she wants to unravel the smirking mystery that is Blake Eaton...Categorized as:
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Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 7 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation.Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! With the whole student body keeping their distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach... -
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Love★Com, Vol. 4 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRisa has finally realized that she has feelings for Otani, and can't wait to confess her love... -
Love★Com, Vol. 6 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsÔtani wins tickets to the Umibôzu concert and asks Risa to go with him. Could this be the answer to her dreams—their first date?! But as fate would have it, Ôtani gets sick the day before the concert... -
Skip and Loafer, Vol. 6 by Misaki Takamatsu
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt’s wintertime in Tokyo! Even as Mitsumi juggles Valentine’s Day infatuations and White Day revelations, the high-school life of this natural-born happiness influencer is hurtling headlong towards spring–and her second year in high... -
Horimiya, Vol. 6 by Hero
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor Hori and Miyamura, being together, even at school, is now completely natural. But they don't just have each other! As the pair navigates the intricacies of being a couple, they interact and connect with the people around them, who in turn make their world all the more colorful. But Hori and Miyamura's friends are no strangers to the bittersweet pangs of love either.. -
Love★Com, Vol. 2 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsRisa's getting really confused about her feelings for Ôtani--she doesn't know if she wants to help him get back together with his ex-girlfriend or keep him all to... -
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 17 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSocially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... -
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 6 by Tomohito Oda
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... -
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 8 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation.Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! With the whole student body keeping their distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach... -
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 1 by Izumi Tsubaki
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTo the eyes of classmate Chiyo Sakura, high school student Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table.. -
Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak
I’ve never been kissed.I know…it’s a huge problem.It all started because I fell in love with my best friend, Axel Stevens. I decided to save my first kiss for him. But…he didn’t fall in love with me back.For the first time in years, he’s finally single though. And I have the perfect plan.I reinvented myself over the summer...Categorized as:
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Paradise Kiss, Vol. 3 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Yukari is asked to be the runway model for the clothing label Paradise Kiss, her life is turned upside down as she juggles college and career... -
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Horimiya, Vol. 2 by Hero, 萩原ダイスケ
The sweet, "aww"-inspiring tale of school life continues!!By all appearances, Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura are worlds apart. Bright and capable, Hori is always surrounded by classmates, the center of attention. For Miyamura, a quirky loner, getting through class unnoticed counts as a good day... -
Horimiya, Vol. 6 by Hero, Daisuke Hagiwara
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor Hori and Miyamura, being together, even at school, is now completely natural. But they don't just have each other! As the pair navigates the intricacies of being a couple, they interact and connect with the people around them, who in turn make their world all the more colorful. But Hori and Miyamura's friends are no strangers to the bittersweet pangs of love either.. -
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 23 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSocially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... -
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Vol. 1 by Izumi Tsubaki
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTo the eyes of classmate Chiyo Sakura, high school student Umetarou Nozaki--brawny of build and brusque of tongue--is a dreamboat! When Chiyo finally works up the courage to tell Nozaki how she feels about him, she knows rejection is on the table..
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