Story and art: Deme KingyobachiGenre: Romance, Boy’s LovePublisher: Kodansha Synopsis: Chiba’s kind manner, clear guidance, and pretty face make him easily the favorite driving instructor of every female student at the school where he works. But, while he’ll play up his charms to get good reviews, Chiba is diligent about politely but firmly rejecting all romantic advances.

My last Anime August was 3 years ago, and I’ve never successfully completed one, but is that going to stop me? No. No it isn’t. Should it? Maybe. It IS going to make me be a bit more realistic though; I’m opting for 5 series and 10 movies this year - totally doable, right? Maybe. Series: The Apothecary Diaries season 2…

Story and art: Hiroaki SamurGenre: HistoricalPublisher: Kodansha ComicsSynopsis: Set in the Soviet Union in 1920, the mysterious girl named Bielka and the quiet boy Shchenok help a Socialist Party member to escape from the secret police. Their aim is to infiltrate into a certain mansion that holds what they seek, but the secret police immediately capture the two.