romance is secondary/subtle/slow
Itsuya-san
Itsuya-san (夜さん) by Sahara Mizu (佐原ミズ) 2 volume series Genre: lovely dark > seinen > slice of life supernatural Summary: Toki’s had it rough. His parents are out of the picture, and he’s ready...
Itomeguri no Sobyou
Itomeguri no Sobyou (いとめぐりの素描) by Aoi Aki (青井秋) 1 volume series Genre: lovely > josei > slice of life Summary: Three girls on the verge of finishing high school, each contemplating their childhood dreams...
Babel no Toshokan
Babel no Toshokan (バベルの図書館) by Tsubana (つばな) 1 volume series Genre: strange dark > seinen > psychological supernatural mystery (light romance) Summary: Meet Watase, an awkward teen with an unusual power over the written...
Ichikawa Haruko Collection
Ichikawa Haruko Collection (市川春子作品集) by Ichikawa Haruko (市川春子) 2 volumes (complete) Genre: strange > seinen > psychological/slice of life/mystery oneshots Summary: Two volumes containing a total of seven short stories by Ichikawa Haruko; each...
A lovely Halloween.
If there was ever a holiday meant for LSD, it’s Halloween. That said, when we sat back to plan something special for today, most oneshots we had with Halloween tropes were rather lovely. And...
Summer Laze
We’ve finally come full-circle back to one of my side projects! (What, I translate things? Never!) Inai Boku is something I knew I wanted to scanlate the second I read the summary, and it...
Transformation
In lieu of UD, we have a bizarre oneshot for you today. From (yet another) new author, this story is about a microorganism with the ability to transform its hosts into… well, you’ll find...