The Valdias are a seemingly normal family of nobles that no one would expect to face a future full of death and condemnation—a fate which is about to be rewritten. After a mysterious accident, former salaryman and avid gamer Hajime Kanda wakes up as their eldest child, Reid, in the world of an otome game he once fully cleared. And he knows the terrible future that awaits them all.Reid may have been a petty villain in the main story, but he’s got exceptional stats that will help him...

Reid Valdia has gone through a whirlwind of events after regaining his memories of his previous life as a salaryman—he’s started a business, invented new spells, and even developed a medicine that can help recover mana! Thanks to the medicine he created with his magic tutor Sandra, his mother’s life is no longer in danger, but they still need to work on a cure.As if he doesn’t have enough on his plate, Reid’s father informs him that he must enter into a political marriage with the ...

After successfully thwarting the plans of the faction opposed to his marriage to Princess Farah, Reid can now focus on his second objective for his trip to Lenarute: finding rute grass, the ingredient he needs to make the silver bullet that could cure his mother’s mana depletion disorder. Thanks to his memories from his previous life, Reid already has a lead—he’s confident that he’ll find rute grass in the Evil Forest. Of course, the “nonconventional prodigy” isn’t going to return home wit...

Create interesting and expressive manga characters by learning the techniques of professional artists.This volume builds on the proven three-step technique presented in the companion volume, Drawing Basic Characters.Trace a simple outline of the characterAdd clothing, facial expressions and other details using the easy-to-follow tipsUse color and pen...

This workbook provides a revolutionary new 3-step tracing technique that beginning artists can use to quickly learn to draw manga characters just like a pro!Popular manga artists Junka Morozumi and Tomomi Mizuna guide you through a series of carefully graded lessons to build up your skills gradually. Each pose and scene has a star skill level, so you can build your way up from 1 to 5!Learn character poses ranging from standing, walking and running, to...

Create one-of-a-kind outfits with this essential guide to Japanese-style fantasy fashion!Using the authors' unique Costume Matrix, you will learn how to develop new and daring designs for your anime and manga characters and cosplay creations. First, choose a look to serve as your fashion foundation. Then select an alternate style and fuse it with the first fashion theme to create an unexpected ensemble combining elements have never before been seen together!

Since Sienna was imprisoned, Laviange’s days have been peaceful ones. But her happy time with her new sacred beast, Dia, is interrupted by the church’s relentless envoys. The church claims they want to protect her, but they seem to have ulterior motives.Meanwhile, Laviange meets a particular young lady and can’t help noticing her talent and potential—although this young lady has her own secrets. Channeling ever more fervor into her anti-church activities, Laviange triumphantly takes...

After being reincarnated into a fantasy world, disowned by his noble family, and exiled to a barren wasteland, Luke only wants one thing: to live a quiet life in the wilderness. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. He turns the desolate frontier into a thriving village, attracting not just new settlers but dwarves, hidden dungeons, and even a rampaging dragon. As more allies and more trouble arrive at his doorstep, Luke’s peaceful retreat spirals into chaos. He soon finds himself asking, “...

With their time in Majorica at an end, Sora’s party continues their quest to find the missing elf Eris. Their next stop is the Lufre Dragonlands, an isolated nation across the mountains. Their journey won’t be simple, though—as they prepare to cross the treacherous mountain peak on foot, they begin to see the first signs of a strange curse affecting the land and its creatures. Later, they must earn entry into the isolated capital city of Altair by vanquishing a group of bandits who have el...

Laviange, the first daughter of House Robur, is known for being disagreeable, irresponsible, talentless in magic, and utterly uneducated. Everyone believes she’s completely incompetent—but is she really as useless as they say? The truth is far stranger. This is Laviange’s third life. In her first, she was a legendary villainess and genius mage. In her second, she was an ordinary woman who lived to the age of 86—in Japan?! For her third life, she’s decided to take it easy. Hiding her magica...

Though Alia managed to thwart the demons’ plans to kidnap Elena, she and the princess were caught in an active teleportation spell. Whisked away to the middle of the desert, the pair must find a way to contact Claydale and report the princess’s survival before her absence disturbs the fragile balance of power in the kingdom. Near the ruins of an ancient city, the pair find a lawless settlement filled with opportunists and those with something to hide. The nearest country is a month away on...

The Sage Raised by Goblins Begins His Wild Nation-Building!After driving back the human army and defeating his biological father, Renest, Belamus finally believes that peaceful days have returned to Beresdral Village. But that calm is short-lived when Mimi, the princess of the dwarven kingdom, suddenly flees there seeking refuge.It is said that a curse has been placed upon Mimi—one that would bring disaster to the dwarven nation—and her life is being hunted as a result. How...