This is a series of stories about boys and baseball. Takumi and Gou, the two main characters, meet and form a pitcher and catcher team (the Battery of the title). Takumi is confident in his fastball but is resented by his teammates, who are all trying to regain some autonomy in the face of pressure from their teacher, the baseball coach.... more>>

Despite this, Takumi maintains his confidence and heads to the pitcher’s mound. At the same time, Gou suffers in the face of his own limitations. Takumi, who had never been interested in others, begins to want to know more about Gou.

Will Takumi realize his potential as a pitcher? What will happen to Gou?This popular series vividly depicts the struggle to be true to oneself. The intense feelings and tranquility of this series place it on the front line of Japanese Children’s literature. <<less

I never thought this life as beautiful,... more>>

Until when I met you –

Four years ago, a fatal misunderstanding led Xiao Zhiyuan and San Zijin have this marriage in name only.

With them living under one roof, raising a daughter together,

Though in close proximity, each other’s heart seemed across the horizon.

He obviously loves, but can only keep watch from near distance,

She clearly said to hate, but never really choose to hurt.

The past will dawn one day, they will eventually know each other’s position in their heart.

All beautiful things start when I encounter you. <<less

First meeting, Tan Pan Ting drinks her sorrows away at a bar and Gu Jiao Wen mistakes her for a drug dealer.... more>>

Second meeting, Tan Pan Ting loses her job and Gu Jiao Wen mistakes her for a hooker.

Third meeting, Tan Pan Ting’s parents forces her to go on a blind date. She splashes a glass of water at Gu Jiao Wen’s face, and he informs their families he wants to marry her.

Wedding, someone binds Tan Pan Ting to the altar.

Marriage, Tan Pan Ting wants to find a way to escape being Gu Jiao Wen’s wife.

Love, when Tan Pan Ting realises she’s falling in love with Gu Jiao Wen, she sees a beautiful woman fixing Gu Jiao Wen’s tie, and she overhears them talking like they’re having an affair.

Note: The Reluctant Bride Book I & Book II are independent stories of each other. <<less

Feng Kai Ze and Da Tian Ting are childhood rivals.... more>>

Feng Kai Ze is the love child of a ruthless tycoon. He resents his father for his mother’s death. When his father forces him to leave his mother’s hometown, he steals Da Tian Ting’s diary.

Da Tian Ting resents her mother for abandoning her and her father to marry her mother’s first love.

Unbeknownst to Da Tian Ting, her father’s friend betrays him by stealing her father’s invention. She believes her inheritance is from her father’s life savings.

Da Tian Ting loves her father. She agrees to marry her father’s friend’s son.

On the eve of Da Tian Ting’s wedding day, her fiance cheats on her. She cancels the wedding and breaks off the engagement.

When Da Tian Ting hits rock bottom she reunites with Feng Kai Ze. She doesn’t recognise the adult Feng Kai Ze. She thinks he is a handsome pauper and plans to recruit him as her wedding date to her ex-fiance’s wedding.

Feng Kai Ze recognises his childhood rival Da Tian Ting. Initially Feng Kai Ze wants to use Da Tian Ting to defy his father’s order for him to marry the daughter of a businessman who is blackmailing his father.

Feng Kai Ze and Da Tian Ting join forces to take revenge on the people who hurt their mother and father respectively. Blind by revenge, Feng Kai Ze and Da Tian Ting can’t see cupid’s arrow targeting their hearts. <<less

Sakuragi Ryo believes there are three different ranks inside the high school hierarchy. The "A" rank consists of the best looking, the smartest, and the most athletic members of the high school. The "B" ranks are the average members, while the "C" ranks tend to be ignored by the rest of the school. Against his own will, Ryo was dragged into the "A" ranks of his middle school, leading a school life he did not choose. Now entering high school, he vows to stay out of the limelight, and cement himself as part of the "B" ranks. He just wants to live a peaceful and uneventful school life.... more>>

One evening after school, he runs into a scene of three delinquents surrounding a girl. He was hoping he wouldn't have to intervene, but the girl was in desperate need of help. The girl he just saved happened to be the prettiest girl of his high school, and now she wants to repay him for saving her. Ryo now must take all measures to not attract the attention of the rest of the school to stay in the "B" ranks. <<less

A girl shouts “p****” while running through the train station. In that instant, I fall flat on my face.... more>>

After the enactment of the Public Morality and Wholesome Upbringing Law sixteen years ago, all s*xual words have been lost in Japan. Okuma Tanukichi has entered one of the few schools with excellent public morals where his beloved upperclassman Anna serves as student council president. However, an obscene terrorist going by the name Blue Snowfield blackmails him into joining SOX, an obscene terrorist organization! Is this a prison or is it a harem? <<less

Shiharu is a high school student who loves kids, lives in an orphanage, and works at a daycare... Until the handsome uncle of two-year-old twins... more>> offers her a raise if she'll be their babysitter. Often relying on memories of her mother's actions for guidance, Shiharu quickly finds herself falling in love with her new makeshift family <<less

A face-less female ghost wearing a mini-skirt is known to roam around at night in this city. Kalin Nanase is the ghost of a celebrity... more>> who died an unnatural death. A detective named Saki Yumihara encounters the ghost of Kalin and is saved by a girl named Kotoko Iwanaga. Kotoko was kidnapped by ghosts when she was a little girl and has ever since served as a mediator between people and ghosts. Kotoko also happened to be dating Saki’s ex-boyfriend Kurou Sakuragawa. Kotoko and Saki work together to solve Kalin’s case. <<less

Short stories set in the Kaze no Stigma universe.

Chenlong loved soccer since he was small. His ball techniques were originally very skilled and he even entered the Inter youth team. His talent was no worse that Balotelli, and that year, he even got pointers from Ronaldo when he was playing soccer in the Inter…... more>>

But under coincidences, he ate a strange candy. At the end, he gained a strange damaging ability, Star Tear.

The strange Star Tear could directly duplicate the famous stunts of sport stars! But at the same time, Chenlong’s could only use his physical strength for 5 minutes. At the end, he was kicked out by the Inter and he roamed around league tournaments in his spare time…

The him that could have originally became a soccer superstar could only start from playing soccer part-time… <<less

He doesn’t necessarily seem mu*derous, according to others. He’s very popular, and attracts much affection. But to me, he is the most despicable person in... more>> the world. He forced me into an extremely inconvenient situation. To regain my reputation, I can only make him disappear. If only he would vanish without a trace, I will be able to live a truly calming life <<less

Based on the popular Vocaloid song "" by HoneyWorks:... more>>

“An announcement to the new students! The teary-eyed angel over there called Otosaki Rin is going to be my girlfriend, so keep your hands off her. Ah, and don’t fall for her either, of course.”

No way. I can’t believe this.
What, why did it end up like this.

On the stage in the gymnasium with all the students gathered together, Kagami Len declared in a loud voice, the spotlight shining down on him. My head spinning from the unthinkable timing of what he shouldn’t have said, even now it feels like I’m about to collapse.
As I’m dumbfounded, the root of all evil waves his hand at me, his face beaming with a smile.

And so, because of a certain playboy, it was suddenly decided that the plain me’s high school life will end up turning into an uproar.

The novel is split into three parts, each taking the title of a song . The first part is "Suki Kirai" (chapters 1-6), the second part is "Nakimushi Kareshi" (chapters 7-9) and the last part is "Hajimari no Sayonara" (chapters 10-13). <<less

Koizumi, Tangerine Weekly’s news reporter, quickly gains the nickname “Fire Witch,” in part for her vibrant hair and interesting methods. ... more>>

During a press conference, she realizes that the famous singer Senya Kaoru has fallen asleep.

No one believes her, so she devises a trap…

Note: This Chinese novel was originally serialised with Japanese names and locations. During publication, the name was changed to, “Afternoon Lavender.” The novel contained Chinese names and locations instead. <<less

The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager possessing abnormal strength and endurance who, along with his twin brother Yukio, was raised by Father Shiro... more>> Fujimoto, an Exorcist. One day, Rin learns that he and Yukio are the sons of Satan, the strongest of all demons. Witnessing Shiro dying to protect him, Rin ends up doing what his guardian asked him never to do: draw the demon-slaying blade Kurikara, which restrains his demonic powers, from its scabbard. From that moment on, Rin not only gains permanent demonic features like fangs, pointed ears, and a tail, but also the power to ignite himself into blue flames that can destroy almost anything they touch. <<less

Shouto has been on the wrong side of the law for as long as he can remember. After realizing that his latest crime may have resulted in a death, he escapes into the Japanese countryside. There, he runs into an elderly woman who mistakes him as her grandson! The other elders in the community also welcome him with open arms and treat him as one of their own.... more>>

The truth begins to unravel however when a familiar figure comes back to town… <<less

R-15 is about a boy, Taketo Akutagawa, who attends a school for geniuses: Inspiration Academy Private High School. Taketo is a genius novelist and writes erotica. Despite negative perceptions many people have of him, he aims to be at the top of his class and be recognized as the world's greatest writer. ... more>>

A manga adaptation illustrated by Hayato Ōhashi started serialization in the June 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine. An anime TV series adaptation began airing in Japan in July 2011. <<less

Kaga Ryosuke, a helplessly romantic teenager, was walking in the rain when he sees a beautiful girl with red eyes drenched in the rain. Everyone... more>> was avoiding her, but Ryosuke was taught to treasure women so he offered his help by letting her dry off at his home. Ryosuke can't imagine that this mysterious girl would stab him in the chest and leave him to die… Or did she? Who is this pretty girl and what does she want with him? <<less

Xia Mo and Luo Xi are orphans, both having met each other at their adoptive parents’ home. Because of the shadows remaining from their childhood, they are both shrouded in the midst of wariness. However, when Xia Mo and her brother meet an embarrassing situation during a singing competition, Luo Xi helps them out, and the iciness that separates both of them gradually melts. Seeing what has happened, as well as in an attempt to break both of them up, Ou Chen, who deeply loves Xia Mo and is the heir to the company that founded their school, sends Luo Xi to England to study…... more>>

Five years later, Luo Xi has become a superstar, with a countless number of fans to his name. Xia Mo having become an orphan once again as her adoptive parents died the year Luo Xi left, is a new artist of a records company and meets Luo Xi. Ou Chen on the other hand, having lost his memory of Xia Mo five years ago due to a car accident, also sees Xia Mo once again as well. With all three main characters back on the scene and their disputes of love and hate, what will happen between them then? Who will Xia Mo pick in the end? <<less

A normal high school boy Ryūji Kisaragi's peaceful life is turned into an adventure by the return of his second cousin, Eriko. Ryūji and Eriko... more>> seize a relic box from a black market broker named FANG. In the box, they find a red dragon girl whom Ryūji names Rose because of her rose like pattern on her left hand. In order to protect Rose from the black organization, Ryūji decides to fight using his power as a breaker. <<less