I woke up as Kayena Hill, the novel’s villainess, praised as the greatest beauty in the empire. Who knew that her story would catch my... more>> attention because I was her in my past life? Destined for terrible ends, I’ve died twice—but I refuse to die a third time as a pawn in someone else’s scheme. I’m no longer the vain and naïve princess. Now that I know how the story will unfold, I’ll turn the tables around and have everyone dancing to my tune. This time, I’ll be the one pulling the strings. <<less

[From the authors of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint:]... more>>

Humans were suddenly summoned to become “Walkers”, and they needed to clear the tower to save the world.

Then, the “Stone of Regression” was discovered. Walkers could now “return” to the past. And slowly… everyone left.

Humanity’s last hope, “Carpe Diem”, was formed by people who refused to abandon the world.

But once the last Walker reached floor 100, he no longer knew what to believe.

This is the tale of the only man who didn’t regress, despite everyone else going back to the past. <<less

Tomoko Kuroki naturally assumed she’d be popular when she got to high school…but then cold, hard reality swooped in for the attack! Turns out all... more>> the popularity points she’d racked up in her video game dating sims are worth squat in real life, and Tomoko’s far from prepared to navigate high school! How can she possibly hope to impress her classmates when she can’t even talk to them?! A new high-school heroine is born (maybe?)! <<less

A youth named Kiriyama Rei, who lost his family as a child, endures loneliness to become a professional shogi player. Then, through a chance meeting, he develops a relationship with the three Kawamoto sisters (Akari, Hinata, Momo), who hail from a working-class district of the city, and little by little his frozen heart begins to thaw.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 2nd Annual Manga Taishou in 2009 and won the award in 2011.

Won the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category (shared with ) in 2011 and won the Grand Prize of the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014. And won the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards Grand Prize in 2021. <<less

Yoi is a girl who has nowhere to go because she looks different from the people around her. Who reached out to her? This is... more>> a sci-fi story about an atypical girl who puts her existence on the line to survive in a world of despair. <<less