: Yona of the Dawn, known as Akatsuki no Yona in Japan. "Yona of the Dawn" , also called Akatsuki no Yona -The girl standing in the blush of morning-) is a Japanese manga series by Mizuho Kusanagi, serialized in Hakusensha's sh?jo manga magazine Hana to Yume from August 2009 The storyline follows the redemption of Yona, the princess that is only to the kingdom of Kouka. Yona lives the carefree life of a princess in Hiryuu fortress, shielded by her bodyguard and youth pal Son Hak, and being sheltered by her pacifist dad, King Il. Within a party her other childhood friend and love interest Soowon comes to pay her homage. Meaning to tell her daddy that she cannot forget her love for Soowon, she sees the chambers and witnesses of King Il him being killed by Soowon, who discloses he will now correctly rule Kouka. Hak intercedes and saves Yona and they escape in the fortress to the birthplace of Hak, the Village of Wind. Beneath the proposition of the grandpa Son Mundok of Hak, Hak and Yona hunt for an oracle named Iksu. Iksu tells them the legend of the four dragons who unified the kingdom, as well as the very first king of Kouka, Hiryuu. Hak and Yona, joined by Iksu's helper Yun, start a journey to locate the mythical dragons that are reincarnated so that you can live and save the Kingdom of Kouka. She's the primary protagonist of the show as well as the name character. Yona is the sole princess of Kingdom of Kouka. Her mom was killed by insurgents when she was young, leaving her father, King Il to raise up her with Soo-won and Son Hak. Being a real princess, she was innocent, spoiled and dependent. Yet, after her dad's passing and Soowon's treachery, be powerful enough to fight and protect herself and she determined to be independent. Therefore, she requested Hak to educate sword and her archery. While astoundingly reluctant to kill, this reluctance was finally overcome by her through the conflict against Kumji. She's considered the reincarnation of Hiryuu, the very first king of the Kingdom of Kouka, who also had reddish hair. Being the reincarnation of Hiryuu, the four mythical dragons's blood will respond the minute they set their eyes upon her and they are going to hear the voices of the initial four dragons' oath to shield Hiryuu. Yona travels across the united states to understand the external world in addition to shield her folks and her nation in secret. Although Yona cannot forgive Soowon, some element of her still cares about him and she still keeps the hairpin she was given by him. Over time though, she appears to have developed feelings for Hak. She learns to wield a sword and after mainly uses the bow and arrow in fight. He's the childhood friend and bodyguard, along with the prior general of the Wind Tribe of Yona. He's called the "Thunder Beast" for his astounding lightning-like fighting abilities, earning him the title of the most powerful soldier in the Kingdom of Kouka. Since he was thirteen years of age, his ability had recently been understood and he was the primary man to become general at such a youthful age. As an orphan the last Wind Tribe general, Son Mundok embraced him, as his grandson. Hak is generally calm and nonchalant, sometimes teasing Yona, although he vows to guard her at any cost and really cares greatly for her. He was a good buddy of Soowon before his treachery, and appears to have adored Yona from a young age. Yet, understanding that Yona had feelings for Soowon, Hak continues to be suppressing his own feelings in favor of Soo-won and Yona living happily together. He vowed to be Soowon's right-hand man if Soowon were to wed Yona and become king. When others get close to Yona Hak is proven to be exceptionally protective of and even envious. In battle, Hak works on the Hsu Quandao as his primary weapon. He's an orphan son who had been taken by the monk, Ik Soo, as an apprentice, when he was a kid. Due to expertise at making and cooking herbs and his adorable and pretty face, he teased to be a girl or is frequently mistaken for. He seen Hak and Yona when they fell in the cliff following the ambush directed by Tae-Jun. He initially disliked for being an unlearned princess Yona, but he apologized, after seeing the bravery of Yona. His hate for aristocrats originated in the fact Ik Soo was banished from your kingdom by Soo Won's dad. He always imagined going on a journey, but never did so for Ik Soo outside of concern. Yun now travels with Hak and Yona. He's the cousin along with her first love; a pretty boy with gold hair of Yona. He was cheerful, kind, and a klutz. When around others, Soo Won keeps his external character making himself seem awkward to conceal his intelligence that is true. After the mom of Yona perished, Soowon was the person who guaranteed to be by her side in her mom's area and inspired Yona. He was additionally the companion of Hak. Soowon's dad was killed by Yona's dad, King Il (although publicly he allegedly expired due to an injury). This leads Soowon take on the throne, kill the dad of Yona, and to conspire with all the Fire Tribe. With King Il Yona and dead missing with Hak, Soowon is crowned the brand new king. Despite the fact that he declared he'll dispose of anybody who gets in his way and despises King Il, Soo Won truly cares for both Hak and Yona. He conceals the reality that Yona is still not dead from his followers using the fire tribe propagating rumors that Hak killed King kidnapped Yona and Il. Other manga:  + +

Tsukasa Endou, who has moved to a new school and rumors start to fly about her…she meets the prince of the school, only to find out he is not what he seems to be…One mishap on her part and she is now his slave..will they ever be friends or will they end up killing one another..read to find out!!

An Ordinary kid Shinta likes to play with cats even though he cannot have one for a pet because of his father's allergies. Cats also like to play with Shinta... in more ways than one. For example, changing into a girl and becoming Shinta's girlfriend and generally trying to get him to reciprocate their catcalls, literally.

From MangaHelpers: In a hidden school surrounded by mountains, young ladies of good families are taught everything a high class lady needs to know. They are also completely cut off from the outside world, keeping them sheltered and innocent. However, a problem has come up recently-- more and more graduates are failing to cope with the modern world after graduation. To deal with this problem, they've decided to kidnap a male commoner student, and enroll him as a student. They hope that this will be a gentle way to introduce the girls to the outside world. Kagurazaka Kimito is chosen for this dubious honor, mostly because he seems utterly average. However, the school leaders also seem to have concluded he's a homosexual with a muscle fetish. When Kimito hears that the alternative may be castration (to protect the girls' purity), he eagerly plays along with this misconception. Now he'll just have to survive the attention of many high class young ladies that are completely out of touch with the world! [tethysdust]

One day Shinobu wakes up just to find a naked blonde girl sleeping besides him. He has no memory whatsoever of her. Who is she? Why is she in his bed? Why is she naked? To make matters worse, his sister comes in and sees them. What will happen now?

It's the spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfill his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasukabe also faces a dilemma. Can she ever turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Kousaka, into a normal guy? Kanji triumphs where Saki fails, when both Kanji and Kousaka sign up for Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture. Undeterred, Saki chases Kousaka through the various activities of the club, from costume-playing and comic conventions to video gaming and collecting anime figures--learning more than she ever wanted to about the humorous world of the Japanese fan... *Starting from chapter 57 and onward is the second season of Genshiken

From CoyoMoose: The protagonist is Mitsumaru, a creator of high-school erotic manga, who used a fellow student as the model for the manga. One day, Yuu, the member of the committee that deals with enforcing the school rules, discovers the existence of the manga ... !?

Yasuke was working up the nerve to admit his feelings for his childhood buddy Akari one day. It was an ideal opportunity, because the both of them were planning to eat dinner together at the shrine of his family. Before dinner, he inadvertently breaks a holy mirror and runs through the day-to-day shrine rites. A goddess, who appears just like a girl that is cute, curses him if he is ever separated from her and he can perish. All too late, he learns that she is a goddess of misfortune, whenever she is worried and terrible things occur around her. Will he have the ability to get the goddess? And just how will he ever describe this to Akari?

From Aerandria Scans: Souta, who's attending a confectionary school, is in a relationship with Saeko, a girl one year older than him. He fell in love at first sight with her four years ago, and right before Christmas last year, they finally had their first kiss. Because his girlfriend really loves chocolate, every day, Souta tries to polish his chocolate-making skills. Even when his girlfriend smells like cigarettes although she doesn't smoke, even when she turns down his invitation to a date on Valentine's day, he's still not broken-hearted at all, and he still continues to love her... Nominated for the 4th Manga Taisho Awards (2011).

"Why do people fall in love?" Arika Togawa doesn't understand why she has fallen in love with her classmate, Takaomi Matsubue, as she hardly knows him. Together they decide to find out how two strangers can fall in love, encountering other wonderful but strange love stories along the way. Religious, occult, and popular iconography figure prominently in this "Truly Mysterious Love Manga."

[Read from RIGHT to LEFT] (Pre-Timeskip:) Iohime, the youngest sister to the Kazane siblings, finally joins them for training away from home. But much to unwanted attentions, she gets kidnapped on the first night she stays with them! (Post-Timeskip:) Iohime goes out to explore and have a fateful re-encounter, while Izumi is left all alone... that is, until he comes home!? Genres: Action, Drama, Historical, Humor, Romance, Slice of Life Demographic Label: Shoujo [There will be multiple pairs!]

The story of two people brought together by the fluttering feelings that they know nothing about.

Aoishi Hanae is a 33-year-old woman who has a job, but no boyfriend. In fact, she's also still a virgin. It's not that she never had a chance to lose her virginity, but she let the chance pass by. At a drinking party with her colleagues, Hanae ends up confiding in Tanokura Yuto, a handsome young 21-year-old part timer at her company who also attends college, and who has recently broken up with his girlfriend. The next morning, she wakes up in a hotel next to him, and learns that they apparently agreed to start dating and then had sex that night. She has only hazy memories, and has no idea how to deal with the situation. Yuto is shocked that she doesn't remember, but hopes that they can still date. How will Hanae, who is older but much less experienced in romance, handle her surprising new relationship with the younger and more experienced Yuto?

In Hokkaido, the far northern lands of Japan, Sugimoto survived the Russo-Japanese war of the Meiji era. Nicknamed "Invincible Sugimoto" during the war, he now seeks the riches promised by the gold rush in hopes of saving the widowed wife of his now deceased comrade from the war. During his hunt of gold, he finds hints of a hidden stash of gold by corrupt criminals. Partnering with an Ainu girl that saves his life from the harsh climates of the north, they venture into a survival adventure to race against the criminals that seek the hidden stash.

Karigari Hiroshi is a total robotics geek/genius who really likes this one girl, Marie. He's too shy to ask her out, so he becomes obsessed with creating a perfect android copy of Marie. He succeeds perfectly in creating Marie, an android with the intelligence and heart/emotions of a human and who looks just like Mari (though with different colored hair). Of course, Karigari never really considered the implications of such a thing...

With her mother dead and father long gone, Chise Hatori has spent her childhood being passed unwanted from relative to relative, until she finally makes her unfortunate way to a strange and improbable auction block. Offered as a “sleigh beggy” to the highest bidder, Chise is purchased by the (literally) boneheaded Elias Ainsworth, who promises to take her on as his apprentice. Elias is a mage, and his world is one of dragons and faeries - but before Chise can begin to get accustomed to all that nonsense, Elias drops another bombshell. Apparently Chise isn't just intended to be his apprentice - she will also be his bride..

From /ak/Scans: Sick of the trickery in the royal court, former knight captain Hans now serves at a remote station in the countryside. But his peaceful and idyllic days end when some Japanese people with superhuman abilities suddenly show up.

In the near future, a Japanese scientist engineers a powered exoskeleton called "Infinite Stratos" (IS). Possessing technology and combat capabilities far more advanced than any other weapon system, the IS threatens to destabilize the world. Faced with such an overpowering weapon, the nations of the world enact the "Alaska Treaty", which states that IS will never be used for military combat and that existing IS technology must be equally distributed to all nations, to prevent any one nation for dominating the others. The introduction of the IS does however have a major effect on society. As IS can only be operated by women, the power balance between men and women is broken, with women coming to dominate society over men. Ten years after the first IS were introduced, the world has entered a new age of peace. The peace is shattered, however, by an unexpected discovery. A 15 year old Japanese boy, named Ichika Orimura, is discovered to be capable of operating an IS. Realizing the potential, Ichika is forced by the Japanese government to attend the prestigious Infinite Stratos Academy, an international academy where IS pilots from all over the world are trained. Thus his busy school life surrounded by girls begins.

Mai Yashiro (22) was an average office worker until the day a video game console arrived in her mailbox. The game she is forced to play, “Nightmare,” is a dangerous game in which one risks both the lives of the ones they love and their own body!! If you refuse to play, those dear to you die. If you lose battles in the game, parts of your body (your arms or legs, your voice, etc.) cease functioning. The horror of this game spreads throughout society in a flash, and, to fight it, Mai’s company creates a “Nightmare” Strategy Team. After being assigned to this team, Mai and her dependable comrades boldly rise up against this hellish game.

Title is weird but the story is really really good or at least it’s intriguing enough to rouse anyone's interest

When the Majin awoke from the depths of darkness, the deity of fate chose six heroes and bequeathed them with the power to save the world. Adoretto, a boy who proclaims himself the strongest on Earth, was selected among the Rokka no Yūsha (Heroes of the Six Flowers), and he goes to the rendezvous point — but seven have gathered there. The heroes suspect that someone among the seven is the enemy, and the initial suspicion falls on Adoretto.

A gaming otaku and a fujoshi reunite for the first time since middle school at work.

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After 3662 blind dates, the 160-years-old Headless King that everyone fears of, is finally getting married! But when he faces the cute and gentle Princess, the King keeps hiding from her instead!? How will the Headless King and the Princess get to know each other?