Illustrated by Takeshi Obata
Mirai is unsatisfied with his life, as he is treated like a slave in his home and feels like he has no escape. He decides suicide is his only option. Upon leaping to his death, he is saved by an angel that gives him the choice to accept powers. In doing so, he is unwittingly thrust into a battle against 12 other humans who have also been chosen, and the prize at the end is ascension to become God of the world. For the most part, Mirai tries to keep out of the way of these other candidates, but trouble comes to find him sooner than he would like.
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Vol 1: With Great Power
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Saturday AM Publication Date: February 25, 2025 ISBN: 9780760390320 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Action Adventure, Mythology, Saturday AM 
Colette continues her treatment of Hades, which continues to irritate his skeletal servants. One day, Colette is bombarded by many goddesses seeking treatment, and she discovers that Lord Apollo has gone on vacation and recommended her as his stand-in! Zeus asks her to travel to the Celestial Realm to treat the goddesses there and to alleviate the strain on the Mortal Realm. While there, Hades asks a favor of Colette but also puts her under his protection. Upon her return, she takes up midwifing after two local midwives injure themselves, but she quickly learns that becoming successful with her patient is about building up trust over time.
Yuri is, for all outward signs, a normal student who just passed her entrance exams and is looking forward to relaxing and getting closer to her crush, who finally kissed her. But her life takes a terrible turn when a murderous queen kidnaps her from her time and transports her back to the ancient Hittite empire to become a sacrifice in a ritual! Somewhat fortunately, a prince with an eye for beauty rescues her from the ceremony, but Yuri's not sure she's safer with the lecherous Prince Kail. Somehow, she has to find a way back home while surviving in the literal bronze age!
Illustrated by Max Fiumara, colored by Dave McCaig, lettered by Rus Wooton
Pigeon returns home to try to help his family but finds his village has been decimated by storms from the uncontrolled tides of Luna’s abandoned post. Soluna wanders the wilderness and is attacked by a mysterious inky blob. When Pigeon is discovered by the kingdom’s monk, he is chastised for not carrying out his sacrificial duty correctly and sent to Aquarius’ kingdom in order to make things right with the gods. Meanwhile, Soluna wanders into a different village looking for help but is spurned there because everyone believes her to be a beggar. 
An overworked apothecary contemplates death one day and jumps into a well, but discovers one of her old nursery rhyme to be true - that wells are connected to other worlds. She finds herself in the underworld where Lord Hades is in need of medical attention. After being in the underworld for so long, he’s developed an allergy to the sun, which has caused a rash and fever. As any good healer would do, Colette takes Hades into her care and begins visiting the underworld often on house calls.
Kai is the daughter of the famed general who defeated Gumiho, the evil fox demon who killed many men. General Song has trained his daughter in martial arts, which is not customary, but he knows his enemies are great in numbers and he wants all his children to be ready. Assassins do come, and Kai protects her mother and fighters for the house. Later, Kai even joins the investigation forces under her father’s command, but with her first moonblood comes a life-altering reveal — Kai learns the secret to her birth and her mother’s upbringing, as well as the truth behind her father’s heroic battle against Gumiho, and it changes her life forever.
Kiyo has spent his entire life studying, and he is finally on his way to a prestigious university in Tokyo. But, he's lost. As he sits for a moment trying to compose himself, a dashing man exits and inquires why he has been pacing around his house. Rather than be mad or make fun of his predicament, Ozaki offers Kiyo room and board if he will help take care of his enormous house! It doesn't take long for Kiyo to figure out something is up with his strange new master, other than offering young men a place to stay. Ozaki is actually a fox spirit, and he supposedly hates all humans, except for Kiyo's grandfather, who he had a connection with and offered Kiyo this arrangement as a means to repay the family debt.
Illustrated by Ryan Cody
It’s the eve of Ea’s Day but Gilgamesh is not up for celebrating. It’s also the one day each year he trades places with Death himself to fulfill the order of souls to reap. Despite dreading the task, Gil must endure in exchange for his immortality -- or must he? While he devises a way out, Marduk, god of gods, is deciding to end all involvement with mankind. Various entities from Mesopotamian mythology and their personal entanglements are portrayed in the story, delighting readers with lusty interludes and action packed battles. 
Orphan Kotarou has just moved back into his grandparents’ home outside the Takao region as he has inherited it, and he’s reliving some of his fuzzy childhood memories. One day, he is asked to tour guide to some friends to a local shrine, and some of his memories start to trickle back. He remembers a day on a trip to that same shrine where he met a tengu girl. That night, he comes back to the temple again and finds himself in an arranged marriage situation with Hime, the tengu from his memories! But she dreams of seeing the outside world and experiencing lots of different food. Kotarou agrees she should, which Hime interprets as an offer to live in his house.
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