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Empress Olivia, although feeling unworthy of joy, allows herself a glimmer of optimism upon learning of her pregnancy with the emperor's offspring. Unfortunately, her optimism is quickly dashed when her spouse poisons her tea, causing her and their unborn child's demise. After awakening in the unfamiliar body of a slum dweller, Olivia swears to seek revenge against her husband and avenge herself. In her quest, she seeks out Duke Lucas Viterpan, her previous betrothed and the ousted empire heir. Is it possible for them to overthrow those who wronged them and reclaim what was taken?

Gol D. Roger, a man referred to as the "Pirate King," is set to be executed by the World Government. But just before his demise, he confirms the existence of a great treasure, One Piece, located somewhere within the vast ocean known as the Grand Line. Announcing that One Piece can be claimed by anyone worthy enough to reach it, the Pirate King is executed and the Great Age of Pirates begins. Twenty-two years later, a young man by the name of Monkey D. Luffy is ready to embark on his own adventure, searching for One Piece and striving to become the new Pirate King. Armed with just a straw hat, a small boat, and an elastic body, he sets out on a fantastic journey to gather his own crew and a worthy ship that will take them across the Grand Line to claim the greatest status on the high seas. One Piece is the highest selling manga series of all time, with over 430 million copies in circulation as of 2017. Volume 67 of the series currently holds the record for highest first print run of any manga (including books) of all time in Japan, with 4.05 million in 2012. The series was a finalist for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize three times in a row from 2000 to 2002. In 2012, it won the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize, alongside Kimuchi Yokoyama's Neko Darake. VIZ Media has published One Piece in English under the Shonen Jump imprint since January 2, 2003 and in 3-in-1 omnibus editions since December 1, 2009. VIZ Media released three boxed sets for the manga; the first including the first 23 volumes released on November 5, 2013, the second including volumes 24-46 released on November 4, 2014, and the third including volumes 47-70 released on October 4, 2016. The series has also been published in numerous amounts of languages worldwide including; Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Turkish, and Russian.

One day, as usual, Annabelle remembered the memories of her previous life. It was revealed that she has been reincarnated as the second most popular character in a novel. She also did all kinds of bad things to the male lead, and in the end, she is the person who will end up in prison! ‘In the end, I’ll get caught. It’s crazy!’ Anabelle begins to save Ian from danger by intercepting the conspiracies that were laid out one by one to prevent her impending doom. But in the process, she caught the attention of some unexpected people… “Oh my, that’s the spirit of chivalry our family pursues! I like that a lot!” Ian’s mother’s eyes began to sparkle at her. “Would you like to be my partner to the opera?” After saving Ian, the prince keeps flirting… “Ian, I’ve decided to quit being your rival and live a new life.” “A new life?” “To stop paying attention to a man like you who’s always up and down, marry a man with no character, and live a normal life.” “Who’s the opponent? And why am I up and down?” The male lead, Ian, keeps obsessing over me for some reason. “Why do you not talk harshly to me these days…? Do it again.” Everyone just seems to be a little weird!

Sakura finds it tough to adjust to a new school, and attending a monster girl academy doesn't help matters. Her fellow students are an unconventional bunch comprising a harpy who's fond of kissing, a lamia with a biting wit, a cyclops nursing a crush, and a candid centaur. In an effort to fit in, Sakura masquerades as a succubus, but can she keep up the pretense without attracting the amorous attention of her idiosyncratic mates? The upcoming academic session is poised to be a grueling, sultry ordeal!

황무지의 봄바람 / Spring Breeze of the Wasteland / Spring Breeze in the Wasteland / The Wasteland's Spring Breeze / The Spring Breeze of the Wasteland Esen's death was only the beginning. After saving Cliff from her father's cruelty and being forced to become his wife, her life ended while giving birth to her enemy's child. But fate wasn’t finished with her. When she wakes up in the past with knowledge of the future, Esen is determined to rewrite her fate and change her relationship with Cliff, who was once her enemy and is now her greatest challenge. Can love truly rise from the ashes of hatred? --- Caught in a tragic cycle of betrayal and revenge, Ezen helps Cliff, a slave and enemy of her family, escape—only for him to return years later with overwhelming power, seeking vengeance. Forced into marriage, their pain intertwines, ending in her death during childbirth. Yet, her soul awakens in the past, uncovering hidden truths that could change their doomed fate.

Jo Jiwon is just your average college kid—well, except for the part where he scams people by pretending to be a shaman. Thanks to his silver tongue and some lucky guesses, he gains a reputation as a spiritual powerhouse. Unfortunately, word gets around… all the way to Jeong Tae-oh, a superstitious mob boss who actually believes in that stuff. When Tae-oh shows up demanding help, Jiwon pretends to take the job—then immediately tries to run. Too bad he gets caught.   He wakes up in a sketchy motel, staring death in the face. Thinking fast, Jiwon blurts out:   "Y-you need me as a talisman! To stay alive, we have to… sleep together!"   He’s sure a tough guy like Tae-oh would bolt at the thought. Instead, Tae-oh just shrugs.   "You should’ve said so earlier. Is once enough or do we need more?"

On the day the Age of Demonic Practitioners descended upon the world, Tang Sewoon, the demonic craftsman once called the most fearsome divine craftsman under heaven, met his death.

Taeryang wakes up in a world where men are treated as commodities. Could the power of his “thrust” be enough to save him?

In a world where interdimensional gates unleash monstrous threats, a rare few are born with extraordinary powers. These gifted individuals are known as Espers and Guides.   Choi Kyuhyuk is officially classified as an S-class Esper, but there’s a catch. His self-regeneration ability is so weak that he's been downgraded to S-minus. People call him a “half-baked” Esper, and the name has stuck ever since. After sustaining a serious injury, he has been reassigned to a desk job in the Guide Line Department, where he now trains rookie Guides.   Life was relatively peaceful until one very specific problem arrived. Yeon Soojung, a Guide Kyuhyuk once saved as a child and treats like family, has just come of age. And now, he wants to initiate a sex guiding session with Kyuhyuk.   Worse still, Soojung makes his intent painfully clear:   “Just sleep with me once. Let me give you the sex guiding, please.”   Sure, guiding is essential for Espers to stabilize their powers. But the idea of doing it with him sends Kyuhyuk into full panic mode.   “Wait, Soojung. I'm really not mentally prepared for this yet...”   “But sir, your erection says otherwise.” Caught between professional ethics and personal chaos, Kyuhyuk now faces the most awkward guiding session of his life. And it’s with the one person he never expected.

MANGA / MANGA A unique publication from before Shogakukan Inc. established Viz Communications in 1987 (the first full-fledged business in the United States by a Japanese Manga publisher), MANGA was an 88-page anthology of 10 short stories in both color and black-and-white: An experiment by Masaichi Mukaide, the publication's editor, this may have been too far ahead of its time, in many aspects. Features a stunning roster of authors of that time: such as Hiroshi Hirata, Yosuke Tamori, Yukinobu Hoshino, Katsuhiro Otomo, Keizo Miyanishi, Noboru Miyama, Yoji Fukuyama, & Noriyoshi Orai (illustration) and with Hajime Sorayama featured on its cover, Back cover by Hiroshi Hirata, and Chika Oya in charge of coloring the illustration indicated. --- Notes - For detailed ToC, refer to Grand Comics Database page (Link) - Description adapted using excerpts from the 2020 article "People who have delivered Japanese manga overseas No.1: Masaichi Mukaide, Editor" (Link)

An Overtime Salaryman Is Reincarnated as a Hero / 残業サラリーマン、勇者に転生する Official Translations: Japanese