(W) Mari Okada (A/CA) Nao Emoto As a teen, how do you start thinking about sex? This debut manga from anime legend Mari Okada (Maquia) follows five girls and their five moving, funny, and mortifying answers. Join their bittersweet (and a little spicy) journey from girlhood to?whatever comes next! Anime coming soon! Kazusa's first high school literature club meeting starts with five girls being asked, 'What's one thing you want to do before you die?' When one of them blurts out, 'Sex,' it launches these new friends down a raucous, embarrassing, all-too-relatable path. One of Japan's top female screenwriters, Okada hones her knack for aching drama and wry humor that became her trademark with anime like anohana and Maquia. Amid an explosion of graphic novels about girls' teenage years, like Lumberjanes and That One Summer, O Maidens brings a diverse, fresh, and hilarious perspective on how it feels to leave childhood behind.

(W/A/CA) Yu Yoshidamaru Ogami-san has successfully befriended fellow classmate Yaginuma-kun, in spite of his bizarre quirk that compels anyone who touches him to speak their true thoughts. Between going over to his house to study, going to the beach, and working a part-time job together, the pair have a busy summer ahead! Could this whirlwind of events be enough to bring their bodies-and hearts-even just a little closer?

(W/A/CA) Yu Yoshidamaru Ogami-san has been keeping a dirty little secret from her peers at school: Puberty has emptied her mind of everything but perverted fantasies! For the sake of leading an ordinary school life, she pulls out all the stops to keep her mental wild side under wraps. But when she literally reaches a hand out to Yaginuma-kun, a cute but mysterious boy in her class, her innermost thoughts just come spilling out! All she wants is to get to know him (and his body) better, but she can't do that without the risk of exposing her true self. What's a girl to do?!

(W/A/CA) Yu Yoshidamaru Ogami-san has been keeping a dirty little secret from her peers at school: Puberty has emptied her mind of everything but perverted fantasies! For the sake of leading an ordinary school life, she pulls out all the stops to keep her mental wild side under wraps. But when she literally reaches a hand out to Yaginuma-kun, a cute but mysterious boy in her class, her innermost thoughts just come spilling out! All she wants is to get to know him (and his body) better, but she can't do that without the risk of exposing her true self. What's a girl to do?

(W/A/CA) Yu Yoshidamaru Ogami-san has been keeping a dirty little secret from her peers at school: Puberty has emptied her mind of everything but perverted fantasies! For the sake of leading an ordinary school life, she pulls out all the stops to keep her mental wild side under wraps. But when she literally reaches a hand out to Yaginuma-kun, a cute but mysterious boy in her class, her innermost thoughts just come spilling out! All she wants is to get to know him (and his body) better, but she can't do that without the risk of exposing her true self. What's a girl to do?!

(W/A/CA) Yu Yoshidamaru Ogami-san has been keeping a dirty little secret from her peers at school: Puberty has emptied her mind of everything but perverted fantasies! For the sake of leading an ordinary school life, she pulls out all the stops to keep her mental wild side under wraps. But when she literally reaches a hand out to Yaginuma-kun, a cute but mysterious boy in her class, her innermost thoughts just come spilling out! All she wants is to get to know him (and his body) better, but she can't do that without the risk of exposing her true self. What's a girl to do?

(W/A/CA) Yu Yoshidamaru Ogami-san has been keeping a dirty little secret from her peers at school: Puberty has emptied her mind of everything but perverted fantasies! For the sake of leading an ordinary school life, she pulls out all the stops to keep her mental wild side under wraps. But when she literally reaches a hand out to Yaginuma-kun, a cute but mysterious boy in her class, her innermost thoughts just come spilling out! All she wants is to get to know him (and his body) better, but she can't do that without the risk of exposing her true self. What's a girl to do?

(W/A/CA) Matcha Hazuki With a soft art style, Matcha Hazuki tells a bittersweet story about a girl who loses her memory each week and the boy who resolves to befriend her each time. A boy notices his classmate is always alone. He starts hanging out with her only to find that at the start of the next week, she loses her memory. He resolves to befriend her each week.

(W/A/CA) Matcha Hazuki With a soft art style, Matcha Hazuki tells a bittersweet story about a girl who loses her memory each week and the boy who resolves to befriend her each time. Even with Yuki's memory of Kaoru disappearing each Monday, he continues to persist in befriending her every week! Each time their friendship deepens, despite Yuki's condition. Can Kaoru make an impression on her with his willfull question, 'Would you like to be friends?'

(W/A/CA) Matcha Hazuki Even with Yuki's memory of Kaoru disappearing each Monday, he continues to persist in befriending her every week! Each time their friendship deepens, despite Yuki's condition. Can Kaoru make an impression on her with his willfull question, 'Would you like to be friends?'

(W/A/CA) Matcha Hazuki Even with Yuki's memory of Kaoru disappearing each Monday, he continues to persist in befriending her every week! Each time their friendship deepens, despite Yuki's condition. Can Kaoru make an impression on her with his willfull question, 'Would you like to be friends?'

(W/A/CA) Matcha Hazuki After learning more about the incident that set off Kaori's memory loss, Yuuki wonders what he can do to change and make Kaori happy. Meanwhile, Kaori grows uneasy as she compares the cold and distant Yuuki to the boy she wrote about in her journals. When the two finally face each other and their feelings, what will they decide? Will they continue to be friends, one week at a time? Ages 13 and up.

(W/A) Shinsuke Kondo A self-contained Boys' Love romance about two men connecting after a serendipitous first meeting! Sora hasn't been having a great weekend. Not only did he lose his job, but now his girlfriend's left him as well. Weighed down by misery and disappointment, he stumbles upon a stranger in the park. With a stunning meteor shower above and a friendly ear to his side, the young college student is offered a brief respite from his problems. But when the stranger leans in for a kiss, Sora is left dumbstruck. Was this chance encounter just a new problem to add to the list or have the stars finally aligned in his favor?

Mafuyu is looking forward to a relaxing day at the beach after all the recent commotion at school. But with Takaomi tagging along she should have known better than to expect calm and quiet. He plays rescuer to a couple getting harassed by delinquents and of course makes everything worse. Now Mafuyu has to save her vacation and her teacher!

(W/A/CA) Izumi Tsubaki After the burden of his past sent Hayasaka fleeing into the stormy night, his dad is finally ready to reveal their family secrets. But is Hayasaka ready to remember why his memories started to disappear in the first place?! For teen audiences.

(W/A/CA) Chu Amairo Self-professed otaku Wataru Otonari means to admire his favorite classmate couple-the beautiful Yuzuru Kakoi and cool Chihiro Kawai-only from afar, and nothing more! And yet somehow he's managed to become their... friend? He's living the dream! Will their newly budding relationship reveal some lore only the power of friendship can unlock? Suddenly two other otaku arrive on the scene, with some very unique takes on Wataru's faves-that definitely clash with his! Can he not be allowed to stan in peace?

Asuka Masamune is a guy who loves girly things--sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka ever show his true self to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that he's falling for?

Ryo ends up coaching a high school judo team, but women aren't allowed at that school! She finds a way around this obstacle, but the real challenge comes when she finds herself facing off against...Asuka?!

Asuka and Ryo join their friend Kitora on an adventure abroad to find the legendary delamezla flower! Meanwhile, things get complicated when Asuka encourages his cousin Kasuga to confess his feelings to his crush—especially when Asuka becomes involved in more ways than one...!

At a school play, Asuka competes against his friends for the hand of Princess Kaguya - dash; played by Ryo! While on stage, Asuka inevitably displays his otomen qualities while his anti-otomen mother is watching? Is Asuka about to face the biggest crisis of his life?

(W/A) Saku Nonomura An endearing manga about childhood best friends-a 'girly' boy and a 'boyish' girl-working through their feelings about identity and love. Kuji Akira and Ninomiya Makoto are childhood friends and neighbors. Since Akira is 'handsome' for a girl and Makoto is 'pretty' for a boy, their gender presentation is often confused. As they try to untangle their complex feelings about themselves and each other, they find out their friends are crushing on them, too. It's a complicated childhood friend love story!

(W/A) Saku Nonomura Akira sees Makoto as her precious, beloved childhood friend; the one place where she can truly be herself is by his side. But ever since she befriended Fumi-chan, a girl with an unrequited crush on Makoto, a dark cloud has been hanging over Akira that just won't go away. Even if things around them change, their relationship will always stay the same... right?

(W/A) Saku Nonomura After her childhood friend Makoto's sudden confession, Akira tries to face his feelings seriously, but she keeps getting self-conscious and going around in circles about it. She knows she can't go on acting this way, but Makoto keeps smiling at her with the face of a man she doesn't recognize? It all comes to a head when the pair finally agree to a date!

(W/A) Saku Nonomura Kuji Akira and Ninomiya Makoto are childhood friends and neighbors. Since Akira is 'handsome' for a girl and Makoto is 'pretty' for a boy, their gender presentation is often confused. As they try to untangle their complex feelings about themselves and each other, they find out their friends are crushing on them, too. It's a complicated childhood friend love story!

(W/A/CA) Yuhki Kamatani The beloved coming-out and coming-of-age manga about a broad LGBT+ community. Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he has been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.

(W/A/CA) Yuhki Kamatani The beloved coming-out and coming-of-age manga about a broad LGBT+ community. Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he's also terrified that he's been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.

(W/A/CA) Yuhki Kamatani The beloved coming-out and coming-of-age manga about a broad LGBT+ community. Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he's also terrified that he's been outed as gay. Just as he's contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own. In this realistic, heartfelt depiction of LGBT+ characters from different backgrounds finding their place in the world, a search for inner peace proves to be the most universal experience of all.

(W/A) Kamoburger A Mature-rated Boys' Love manga about miscommunication, cohabitation, and love between two college students in Hokkaido! Kaname and Shima have been living together for a year. They have sex almost every day, and things are going well for the couple-at least until Kaname begins to think he's a sex addict and starts avoiding intimacy. Shima, on the other hand, mistakenly believes Kaname is bored of him. Will their long-awaited trip to Tokyo resolve this misunderstanding before it snowballs into an avalanche?

In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school's swankiest, all-male club--as a boy! There, she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else!

(W/A) Towako Tsuki In this isekai romance, a young woman named Mashiro is reborn in a fantasy world inhabited only by men-and suddenly finds herself with four supernatural suitors! These handsome men with fur, feathers, and horns call themselves gods. She's now the sole human female in their world, so they all want her to bear their children. As if that's not enough, the air of this new realm is permeated with a poison that only a god can suppress? with a kiss.

(W/A/CA) Rie Aruga An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered, and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart. Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.

(W/A/CA) Rie Aruga The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance-like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April -don't miss this! An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered-and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart?Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.

(W/A) Rie Aruga The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance-like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April -don't miss this! An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered-and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart?Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.

(W/A) Rie Aruga The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance-like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April -don't miss this! An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered-and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart?Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.

(W/A) Rie Aruga An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered?and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart. Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect. (STL214097) (C: 0-1-0)

(W/A) Rie Aruga An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered-and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart. Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.

(W/A) Rie Aruga An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered - and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart. Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.

(W) Florent Ruppert, Jerome Mulot (A) Jerome Mulot, Florent Ruppert (CA) Florent Ruppert, Jerome Mulot JH and Sarah meet online, connecting on a regular basis for virtual hookups. Their unromantic connections, brief and solitary, eventually obsess JH, who tries to convince Sarah to meet him in person. A strange game of seduction ensues, eventually resulting in JH accepting a challenge of abstinence in the hopes of gaining intimacy with Sarah. The Perineum Technique is a masterful meditation on intimacy in our era of hyperconnectivity, brilliantly employing visual metaphor in lieu of sexual explicitness - the couple's acts of online congress often begin with naked plunges off giant obelisks - to create a wildly original graphic novel tour through the subconscious of young romance. Originally serialized in the pages of Le Monde, the prestigious French newspaper, The Perineum Technique is one of the country's most acclaimed graphic novels of recent years, by two of its most exciting creators.

Pascal's in a bad place. He's out of work, he and his longtime girlfriend have just broken up, and when he goes out for a run to ease his frazzled nerves, he falls and injures his back so badly, he's strictly forbidden from running. What's an endorphin-loving cartoonist to do? In a bid to distract himself, Pascal throws himself into his other pleasure: reading. And while at the bookstore one day, he spies a young woman picking up his own book. But then she darts out of the shop without paying. Bemused, he decides to figure out why she did it. Pascal Girard intermingles an all-too-true-to-life snapshot of contemporary relationships with slapstick trials and dryly funny tribulations in this delightfully readable book.

This Korean romance appears monthly in Yen Plus and was promoted at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con with a giveaway pig mask! Si-Joon has a recurring nightmare about being eight years old and lost in the woods. In his dream, he is forced to marry a strange girl whose face is obscured behind a pig mask. Unsettling as it is, at least it's just a dream. On his sixteenth birthday, though the girl with the pig mask appears in his room-declaring that she's come to share their first night together as husband and wife!