Plot: Watanuki is a high school student who is haunted by the fact that he can see ghosts. One day he stumbles into a shop owned by a mysterious woman named Yuko who sells wishes- for a price of course. Watanuki asks Yuko to grant his wish of freedom from the hunting visions of ghosts and spirits. Yuko agrees but in return Wananuki must work for her as a part-time employee to pay off his wish. Yuko's shop is frequented by many different people and spirits seeking out their heart's deepest desires. Thus begins a journey into the spirit world that Watanuki is completely unprepared for. Luckily he will have some help along the way- even when he doesn't want it.

Plot: A collection of short stories featuring a peek into the love lives of six young women. Each story has a super sexy ending when things heat up and cloths come off. In the first story, Rei is a young woman working at an ad agency where she has to deal with a rude coworker. After working with him for a while, she starts to realize he isn't as rough and tough and he would like to appear. Can her taste for sweets sweeten his mood? One thing is for sure- a night full of tasty treats at the office might prove to be sweeter than Rei imagined.

Plot: Two women named "Nana" meet unexpectedly one day on a train and end up as best friends. They both come from very different backgrounds- one with a punk rock attitude and another with the naive upper middle class mindset. One Nana desires to fulfiil her dream of becoming a famous punk rock singer, and to prove that she's just as good as her (ex) boyfriend who left to her to become a famous musician in Tokyo. The other Nana doesn't have much on her plate as far as life goals, and she desires to find the man of her dreams and discover what she really wants to do in life. Their lives intertwine more and more tightly as they move in together. Will these two friends be able to keep their bond of friendship strong even as one seeks fame and recognition while the other seeks love and happiness?

The Japanese publisher, Fusosha, has launched an exciting new a new josei manga magazine in Japan! The first issue of the new magazine, titled Malika, was released on April 28th. This unfortionetly is not avalibe to josei fans here in America. Sadly America still does not have it's own Josei magazine. We can only hope that one day this will change! Where's the love, US publishers?!

Plot: Set in Hiroshima, ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped during WWII. A young woman struggles to come to terms with the fact that she survived the bomb that was dropped when she was a little girl. She lost a sister due to radiation poisoning, and she herself has been affected as well. She no longer lives in Hiroshima, but when her father disappears she has a feeling he has gone to Hiroshima- the city where he met her mother. She decides to journey back to Hiroshima to find him and discover the mystery of why he has gone away.

Plot: At first glance, Mashiro appears to be a regular high school student but he hides a deep secret which he's kept hidden his entire life. He is neither fully male nor female. His upper body appears to be male, but his lower body is female, although he aligns himself with a male gender identity. One day he is enlisted into mysterious weekly class where him and five other students enter a dream state in which they all share the same nightmare. In these dream states each student appears in a form which reflects their true heart. Mashiro is horrified to discover he appears as a girl in the dreams. Each student must battle against each other to obtain a "key" which can be used to graduate. Things only get more complicated when he beings to receive affection from both male and female classmates.

Aurora Publishing, Inc. will be launching its new josei manga publishing line, LuvLuv Press in 2008...

Plot: Ritsuka's life has been anything but easy. He lives with his abusive mother, and after his brother was murdered he lost part of his memory and therefore has "become a different person". He lives in a world where everyone is born with cat ears and a tail which disappear after having lost their virginity. This distinction draws clear lines between "adults" and children. Ritsuka soon meets and adult named Soubi who claims to have been a friend of Ritsuka's brother. As Ritsuka struggles to learn the cause of his brother's death he's dragged into a dangerous world of battling through spells created from words. The relationship between Ritsuka and Soubi develops into a complex mixture of emotions as Ritsuka is forced to deal with the dark world of magic and revenge.

Plot: Music academe student, Shinichi Chiaki has an impressive musical talent, and arrogance to match. His dream is to become a conductor in Europe. Unfortunately, he's deathly afraid of flying and his lofty plans remain grounded. After Shinichi and his teacher get into a fight he's transfered to the reject class. Feeling dejected, and thinking of giving up music all together, Shinichi seeks comfort from his ex girlfriend who wastes no time in calling him a loser. Poor Shinichi makes his way home after having drunk too much and he passes out in front of his neighbor's door. Little does he know... his neighbor is a girl from his music school named Noda. She can't cook or keep her room clean, she can't read music, but she attaches herself to Shinichi after he mentors her in playing the piano. Shinichi doesn't know what he's gotten himself into... Noda is quite the oddball, and polar opposite of himself.