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Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 5 by Bisco Hatori
In 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... -
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Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 8 by Bisco Hatori
The 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. Kazukiyo Souga, the club president and fraidy-cat at heart, is happy to be on a team with the levelheaded Haruhi, but will he be able to stomach the antics of his other teammates - the twins Hikaru and Kaori Hitachiin? -
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![Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki is invited to go on a blind date. Together with Sakura, she met Sakura's favorite band who turned out to be bad-tempered ? ! Meanwhile, Igarashi appears again making trouble! -
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Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 4 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 52 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. -
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Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 3 by Bisco Hatori
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 55 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... -
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Maid-sama! Vol. 05 by Hiro Fujiwara
Misaki is invited to go on a blind date. Together with Sakura, she met Sakura's favorite band who turned out to be bad-tempered ? ! Meanwhile, Igarashi appears again making trouble! -
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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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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 5 by Misaki Takamatsu, Nicole Frasik
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 23 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. -
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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 cafe! -
![My Love Mix-Up!, Vol. 9 by Wataru Hinekure, ひねくれ渡]()
My Love Mix-Up!, Vol. 9 by Wataru Hinekure, ひねくれ渡
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 30 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... -
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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... -
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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... -
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Maid-sama, Bd. 17 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 30 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. How is this supposed to go on? ! -
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Crush by Svetlana Chmakova
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 33 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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Maid-sama, Bd. 18 by Hiro Fujiwara, 藤原ヒロ
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 28 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. This and much more will be served in the last volume of the hit series! -
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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. -
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Maid-sama Vol 16 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 28 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. -
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Maid-sama! Vol. 14 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 29 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... -
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Maid-sama! Vol. 13 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 29 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... -
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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 3 by Misaki Takamatsu
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 26 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. -
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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. -
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Horimiya, Vol. 4 by Hero, 萩原ダイスケ
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 32 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. .. -
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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 4 by Misaki Takamatsu
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 23 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 it…? -
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Skip and Loafer, Vol. 6 by Misaki Takamatsu
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 19 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 school! -
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Love★Com, Vol. 7 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 33 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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Maid-sama! Vol. 15 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.47 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... -
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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. .. -
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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... -
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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. .. -
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Love★Com, Vol. 4 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsRisa has finally realized that she has feelings for Otani, and can't wait to confess her love. But dense Otani won't take her hints! With the help of all their friends and a romantic beach vacation, can Risa get her affections past his thick head? -
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Love★Com, Vol. 6 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 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. Concerned (about her friend and the date) Risa visits his sick bed and gets her first kiss! Or does she? Was it an accident? Does Ôtani even remember it? -
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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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電撃デイジー 11 by Kyousuke Motomi, 最富 キョウスケ
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 30 ratings新章！！玲奈の婚約者・森園編突入…！. 黒崎が照の元へ帰って来て、平穏になったかと思われたやさきに、照がアキラに襲われた！？しかも同時期に照に興味を示し接近してくる玲奈の婚約者・森園。森園の狙いは「ＪＦ」とＤＡＩＳＹだということがわかって黒崎が動く・・・！！. 照を守ると誓う黒崎！新たなステージ華麗に開幕！！. 編集者からのおすすめ情報. 照たちの友情と黒崎のアクション＆頭脳戦が冴える新章に突入！！ 黒崎の寝顔や見事なシックスパックな腹筋も堪能できる最新１１巻。黒崎に、アキラ、チハルが関わって大きく進むターニングポイントです！. -
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Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 7 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 33 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. 2 by Aya Nakahara]()
Love★Com, Vol. 2 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 32 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 herself! -
![Paradise Kiss, Vol. 4 by Ai Yazawa]()
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. -
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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... -
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Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 8 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.40 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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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. .. -
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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. 3 by Tomohito Oda, オダトモヒト]()
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 3 by Tomohito Oda, オダトモヒト
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 37 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 its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach... -
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Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 9 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 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... -
![Paradise Kiss, Vol. 3 by Ai Yazawa]()
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. -
![電撃デイジー 14 by Kyousuke Motomi, 最富 キョウスケ]()
電撃デイジー 14 by Kyousuke Motomi, 最富 キョウスケ
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsつ、ついに照と黒崎が…！！ 急・展・開☆. さまざまな障害を乗り越えて信頼と絆を深めてきた照と黒崎。この巻では照の兄・奏一朗が照（とチーム紅林のみんな）に遺したメッセージが明らかになり、黒崎の父の死、照の兄や緑川教授の残した謎があきらかになりいよいよ物語は佳境へ・・・！！. 第65話 緑川教授の「遺言」～第６９話 胎動. までを収録。. 編集者からのおすすめ情報. ベツコミ本誌で大人気のこの連載もいよいよ佳境にさしかかってまいりました！. 物語の本筋が大きく動くとともに、いままで照や黒崎にしつこくつきまとってきたアキラの真実や愛読者の皆さまがずっとずっと楽しみにお待ちいただいていたであろう！待望の！？ 「照のバースデーイベント」回もこの巻に収録されております。... -
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![Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 9 by Mika Yamamori, やまもり三香]()
Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 9 by Mika Yamamori, やまもり三香
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSuzume has moved to Tokyo and is living with her uncle. Spring arrives, and Suzume and her classmates are now second-year students. There’s just one problem—all the first-year girls are obsessed with Mamura. Suzume and her friends come up with a plan to make Suzume his fake girlfriend, but Mamura is conflicted. -
![Horimiya, Vol. 2 by Hero, 萩原ダイスケ]()
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... -
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Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 2 by Tomohito Oda
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt’s time for the national health exam at Itan High, and the excitement of eye exams and height measurements have fanned the flames of competition for the unremarkable Makeru Yadano. She’s determined to beat the class idol Komi in the health test, and Komi’s total obliviousness to their impassioned duel just feeds Makeru’s determination... -
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Love★Com, Vol. 5 by Aya Nakahara
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHeartbroken by Ôtani's rejection, Risa had decided to give up on ever getting together with him. But a chance encounter with her musical hero Umibôzu helps Risa get back in the fighting spirit. With a new surge of self-confidence, Risa is ready to go after Ôtani. He'll never know what hit him. -
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I sold myself to the devil for Vinyls... Pitiful I Know by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 37 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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![Horimiya, Vol. 6 by Hero, Daisuke Hagiwara]()
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. ..
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