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Rough

Yamato Keisuke is a freshman at Eisen Private High School, but he’s already made quite a name for himself as an outstanding swimmer. However, he’s hardly alone at Eisen when it comes to young athletic prodigies. There’s Seki Kazuaki, ranked 3rd Dan in karate; Ogata Takeshi, a baseball player with a legitimate shot for the big leagues; and Ninomiya Ami, a promising young diver. Keisuke and Ami are immediately at odds with each other, as their families hold a grudge that goes back two generations. However, fate seems to be intent on forcing these two together. Will Eisen be the scene of a violent crime, or will everything actually work out, and then some?

Ranma ½

Many years ago, best friends and martial artists Saotome Genma and Tendo Soun promised one another that someday, their children would marry and secure their legacies. Now, Genma has returned from a recent trip to China with his sixteen-year-old son Ranma to meet with Soun’s three daughters to make good on their promise. But the two have recently picked up a slight condition: since a visit to some cursed springs, when splashed with cold water, Ranma turns into a girl, resulting the selection of the boy-hating Tendo Akane as his bride-to-be. Little do they know their troubles are just beginning…

Pretty Face

Masashi Randoh is a cocky, brash karate champion. However, under that rough exterior, he harbors a secret love for his quiet, pretty classmate Kurimi Rina. A fateful automobile accident forces him into a year-long coma. Upon his awakening, he is shocked to find Rina’s face greeting him in the mirror in place of his own. Seeking answers, he returns home, only to find his family gone. Instead, he is mistaken by Rina for her long-lost twin sister, Yuna. Now Randoh must seek out the real Yuna while acting in her role to preserve Rina’s happiness.

Peach Girl

Adachi Momo’s world gets flipped upside-down when she mistakenly tells Sae (the worst best friend, ever) the identity of the boy she’s had a crush on since junior high, Toji. Not only does Sae move in on him, but Kiley, the most popular guy in school starts making moves on Momo as well! Follow Momo’s life throughout high school, living life as best as she can with troubles most high school students ever dream of — unrequited love, rape, suicide, pyramid schemes, and let’s not forget love triangles.

Parallel

Nekota Shinosuke and Hoshino Sakura have always hated each other dating back to their younger days in school. However, Nekota is tired of their bickering and has hidden his crush from her. One day he gathers his courage to tell her, but she responds not by saying that she does or does not like him, but by saying it wouldn’t be any use to date her. Puzzled by her reaction, he returns to his house only to find out that his father has plans to remarry and visit Europe. The only problem is that the woman has a daughter who they plan to leave with Nekota for a period of time, who turns out to be none other than Hoshino herself. Dating the girl that could possibly become his own sibling brings unwanted trouble for Nekota, but he’s not the type of person to give up so easily.

Nine

Seishuu High School has always been a top notch academic school, without any prominent sports teams. However, this year promises to be different, for three athletic superstars are enrolling at the school: Niimi Katsuya (track), Karasawa Susumu (judo), and Kurahashi Eiji (baseball). However, because of a chance meeting with a certain Nakao Yuri at one of Seishuu’s baseball games, Katsuya and Susumu have decided to play baseball, a sport that they have no experience at. To complicate matters, Kurahashi, the saviour of Seishuu baseball, has decided not to join! With the coach’s – Yuri’s father’s – job on the line, can Katsuya and Susumu pull off a miracle, and actually help Seishuu win a game?

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

In the distant future, the great industrial civilizations, finally overtaken by centuries of pollution, corruption, and violence, were destroyed in the holocaust known as the “Seven Days of Fire.” With the decline of civilization, a great poisonous forest known as the “Sea of Corruption” engulfed significant portions of the globe, rendering re-modernization impossible. Nevertheless, over the centuries two significant powers have risen, separated by the Sea of Corruption: Torumekia and Dorok. When war breaks out between these two powers, Torumekia recruits troops from its vassal states, including the Valley of the Wind. Nausicaä, as the Princess of the Valley of the Wind, leads her small contingent to join the army of Kushana, Princess of Torumekia. Little did they know that this conflict would quickly develop into something that would threaten the very existence of humanity.

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland

Your average schoolgirl Miyuki awakes to begin another normal day. Yet, as she heads off to school or work, she is transported to different worlds, which are very disturbing to her since every place is out of the ordinary. She wants nothing to do with them, but she winds up in these worlds, which vary from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to CLAMP’s X/1999, against her wishes. What can Miyuki do to stop these never ending hallucinations?

Mekakushi no Kuni

Otsuka Kanade has a strange power that occasionally lets her see into the future when she touches people. Driven by an honest desire to help people, she tries to change or prevent all bad predictions from happening. However, Naitou Arou, a new transfer student who has a similar power to see the past, finds about her power and tells her to leave things be. However, charmed by her cheerful personality and her honest conviction, he finds himself not only helping her but falling in love with her at the same time. The only problem is that they unexpectedly bump into a third wheel who also has the power to see into the future, and who also has fallen for Kanade.

Maison Ikkoku

Godai Yusaku is just your average ronin, studying for the upcoming university entrance exams. However, his life is greatly complicated by his current habitat and study environment, the infamous Maison Ikkoku. Having acquired a reputation in the neighbourhood for endless partying, the other residents of Maison Ikkoku strive to make Godai’s life a living hell. Just as Godai’s about to pack up and leave, a stroke of good fortune arrives in the form of the beautiful Otonashi Kyoko, who announces that she will be the new apartment manager! Can Godai win the fair lady’s hand, fend off his rambunctious neighbours, and complete his education?