Nicole Roderick

"High-octane, girls' soccer manga loaded with spikes-up high school drama ... Even after another devastating loss, the girls' spirits will not be broken. They are now more determined than ever to practice harder, come together as a team, and find new ways to surprise everyone on and off the pitch--but their newfound resolve will face a difficult test on the road to revenge with the Kanto inter-league tournament on the horizon"--

"Be my aniki. Ken Kanashiro is one of the top lieutenants in the feared yakuza outfit the Washio Clan. He lives his life by the code of the Japanese underworld, where nothing is more important than loyalty, and ties between soldiers and their aniki are sacred bonds. Ken's never had time for hobbies... until the boss's only daughter Megumi drags him to a K-pop concert, and he sees the glittering, charismatic Jun for the first time. Smitten like a new...

Subaru Miyazawa never thought he’d meet his idol, Tougo Amase, in person--much less end up in a relationship with him! Now that it’s official, their days are spent getting to know every little thing about each other...both physically and romantically! The small ups and downs in life only serve to make them fall even deeper in love...

Regionals are getting closer, Tomoya's parents refuse to stop arguing, and the stress is building up beyond what he can bear. When he takes it out on Yutaka, a mysterious wandering flautist may have some helpful advice.

"Russian boy soprano Vladimir Popov is touring Japan when he learns about Yutaka's amazing talent. He insists on meeting this new rival and hearing him sing, but when he watches a rehearsal of The Turn of the Screw, he doesn't mince words in telling Yutaka how he feels about the performance ... Will his encounter with Vladimir be a blow to Yutaka's confidence, or will it give him the strength to continue to press onward, in both the opera and school...

"While Wanda pursues a part in Assay's dance showcase, Kabo will have to decide whether he wants to forge ahead with hip-hop, or if the siren call of breakdancing will make him part of Kabe's circle. He'd better choose fast though, because there's an all-B-Boy competition coming up, and Kabe wants Kabo to partner with him--but only if he can polish his breakdancing basics before the battle! Meanwhile, Kabo isn't the only one facing his own insecurities--On-chan...

"Hana Asakura's ho-hum but contented life gets disrupted big time when two seedy distant relatives, Yohane and Luca, appear out of nowhere and threaten to kill him in order to take over the Asakura family! Then, Hana encounters another big surprise--his fiancée, Alumi, who is an itako like his mother, Anna, who brings news of the mysterious Flower of Maize. Could this signal another epic battle between shamans--one in which Hana will fight?!"--Back...

"Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he's always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not draw too much attention to himself. After all, it's hard enough to get by with a stutter like his -- why make things worse by standing out from the crowd? But then he sees another first-year, Hikari Wanda, dancing like no one is watching -- or like she doesn't care who sees her. It makes Kaboku wonder: Could he reach that...