A couple thousand years of solitude would wear down any young man—that is, anyone except Asley, an eternally youthful and eternally foolish sorcerer. After all, he has man’s best friend...er, familiar, to keep him company. When his Level 100 canine companion Pochi demands that he get some fresh air for the first time in two centuries, Asley sets out to reintegrate into society and test his magic mettle. His mission? Dropping several unglamorous titles from his repertoire and restoring his good (okay, decent) name. A brand-new world and fresh adventures await Asley after his many years of hermitage. Perhaps he’ll lend Pochi a hand to place first in the mysterious Familiar Feud. Or maybe he’ll lose all vestiges of dignity and turn tail. Whichever comes first! No matter what, Asley has great evil to fight, a big world to save, and even a little growing up to do...that is, if he can endure Pochi’s “friendly advice” along the way!

After lending a hand (or paw) to the people of Falltown, the unlikely duo of the eternal fool Asley and his poochy pal Pochi are back in action! What adventures await? Well, an unexpected goblin attack puts a pin in those plans as the duo is tasked with getting to the bottom of the sudden onslaught. But soon enough, it’s time to get this show back on the road! With their prodigal protégé Rina in tow, Asley and Pochi set off on a new mission. As if duking it out with a chimera and doing manual labor wasn’t enough, it’s time to go back to school—they’re headed to the Incantation Institute! Will Asley prevail, or will he flunk out for the second time in 5,000 years? Between the Six Soldiers’ pupils and the Six Sorcerers, he’ll have his hands full with new friends and rivals. Wait, what’s with all these sixes? It’s only volume 2! It’s collegiate canine chaos! Who knew academia was such a dog-eat-dog world?!

There’s trouble apaw as the trio of Asley, Rina, and Pochi await the start of their school days. Make no bones about it—they’re struggling for cash! Dorm life may be just around the corner, but until then, Asley must find a way to make ends meet and coax Rina out of her shell. That means guild jobs. Unfortunately, Asley might have bitten off more than he can chew. Between wrestling new academic responsibilities and tackling A-rank monsters for loot, he has his work cut out for him—especially when their encounter with a dragon turns into a bloody mess! Asley can only hope the semester won’t be too doggone difficult—unlike Aileen, one of the illustrious Six Sorcerers constantly nipping at his heels. Worse, the Institute’s magical contract conundrum has him, Rina, and all their fellow classmates on a short leash. How can Asley wriggle out of this one?

Sosuke Aoyama is a college student adrift on his own...until a chance meeting with suibokuga artist Kozan Shinoda brings him into the world of India-ink painting. But though he finds connection with the art and Shinoda himself, there's more to both the art world and Shinoda's family than Sosuke realizes...

The Fighter, the Sorceress, the Elf, the Wizard, the Amazon, and the Dwarf. These six heroes have come together to quest for riches, for glory, and for the honor of the kingdom of Hydeland! In the concluding chapter of this fantastic epic, our heroes face off against the demonic Gazer, the towering Golem, and finally, the hulking Ancient Dragon! If they prevail, the party will obtain the most legendary of all relics - the Dragon's Crown!

Not long after he starts university, friendly, big-hearted Junpei runs into the very unfriendly Leo. As they speak, Junpei learns that they went to the same high school and that Leo was the "Demon Lion" feared back then as a secret gang leader. After those days spent as a lonely, misunderstood high schooler, Leo escaped to a faraway college to make new friends. Junpei becomes his first and vows to help Leo make more, but are his feelings for Leo stronger than friendship?

"From the creator of the acclaimed The Gods Lie comes Kaori Ozaki’s latest series! Winter of junior year. Not quite able to become adults, we couldn’t stay as we were as children, either. Our tale explores a group of teenagers and their impatience and rebirth. “They say if you write down your wish, bury it under Sheep Tower and then dig it up after 7 years and 7 months, your wish will come true…” Tsugu Miikura, a high schooler who loves to play guitar, due to family circumstances, moved away from the rural town where she had spent her childhood. After several years, she’s back in her old hometown. She reunites with her childhood friends—Sora, Yuushin, and Asari—the friends she’d buried a time capsule with back in elementary school. Tsugu is overjoyed to be with her friends once more, but the bonds that she thought would never change have in fact started to grow major cracks…"