Ten years ago, there was an explosion at Hisano's apartment building. She would have been there, but she'd been hit by a bike ridden by a boy in blood-stained clothes. He dropped a toy scale when it happened, and she's been hanging on to it as a good-luck charm ever since. Now Hisano's in high school. One of her teachers was murdered, and the police are investigating. A young man suddenly appears carrying the toy that scale belonged to. And perhaps... can he also see the hallucinations Hisano has always been plagued with? Everything is connected as the pattern slowly rises to the surface.
A man and a woman are working together in their own business. Not very interesting, you say? And if they are ghost sweepers, professional exorcists exterminating evil spirits and demons? Huh, not inventive enough? Then what if the man is a total pervert, beyond hope of any salvation, and the woman is a total hottie? And there are more babes to come! What? Sounds like a standard harem manga? Ok, then let's suppose that the woman is as avaricious as the man is perverse And she knows how to use her charms to force the man into suicide missions for a starvation wage. Still missing something? Then how about a dark, hidden scheme that has been running for ages, which of course can't ignore the woman, who is one of the most powerfull ghost sweepers alive? From Baka-Updates: Overdevelopment and crowding in Japan has forced many of its indigenous spirits and ghosts to lose their homes. Due to problems caused by the homeless spirits, a new profession was created, the Ghost Sweepers (GS). Private exorcists for hire; they serve only the highest bidder to survive in the cutthroat corporate world. Among this, the Mikami GS Company, led by Reiko Mikami and her two assistants, the teenage boy Tadao Yokoshima and the ghost girl Okinu, is said to be the best. The manga setup is scenario-to-scenario, with many plots intertwining classic Japanese culture and modern day realities, with occasional references to Western influences. In between these plots are some longer story arcs where new characters are introduced and the existing characters are further developed. There is no one ongoing storyline, therefore the plots are character-driven and serve to gradually develop characters, especially the main protagonists. GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! won the Shogakukan Manga Award for sh?nen.
It's the Heian Era in Ancient Japan, after numerous disasters and rebellions, The Emperor Suzaku believes Heaven has abandoned him and his advisors secretly consider ways to replace him, meanwhile, the sorcerers known as Onmyouji are dragged into a series of fights against demons summoned by mysterious curses. They will have to delve deep into conspiracies to discover the true nature of these cases.
At a certain cafe, there works the owner and a waitress. But this is no ordinary cafe. The two of them also have checkered pasts. The cafe sits between two worlds, public society and its underbelly. They are similar, yet different. Will they find attraction together or push each other away...?"
This is the story of a girl who transfers to a new school and quickly becomes popular, and also becomes the focus of another student who focuses on the occult, and for good reason…
眠れぬ夜の物語 ; A Sleepless Night Story ; Stories for a Sleepless Night ; Tales for A Sleepless Night ; Tals for A Sleepless Night
Horror, Mystery, School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural, Tragedy
13
1
2
October 29, 2023
[From Shoujo Magic]:
This is a shoujo horror anthology, containing 9 stories.
1) I Know Basketgore
After loving Shouhei ever since her second year of middle school, Natsumi finally gets to go out with him.But then she starts getting prank calls telling her to break up with him.Then mysterious things start happening around her. Pots falling from windows, insects in her locker, glass shards in her towel. Are these just harmless pranks, or is someone truely out to get Natsumi?
2) Labyrinth Maze of Memories
"Forgive me!Don't kill me" Those are the words Honjou Kumi continues to hear in her nightmares.She lost all of her memories of the time before her accident, so she doesn't understand why the students stare at her and whisper.Pranks are pulled on her left and right.What is it that she doesn't remember?
3) Best Friend
Koyuki and Hiroyo are the best of friends.They've always chosen to be with each other.Hiroyo always listens to what Koyuki tells her to do, because she knows best.So when Kinoshita says that he's in love with Hiroyo, Koyuki doesn't believe him.She says the only way she will believe him is to go to the lecture room at 5:55pm to see the bleeding holy mother statue.Hiroyo tries to stop him, causing all three of them to see it.According to the rumor all the people who see the bleeding statue will all die.Things start happening, causing Hiroyo to be frightened.But only she is targeted.Could it be that Koyuki and Kinoshita are out to get her?
4) The Neighbor's Doll
Itsumi finds her neighbor, Yurika's, doll in the trash, so she decides to adopt it.She sets it out onto the balcony to dry and Yurika notices it there. She gets jealous because now it's all clean and cute.She gets her mother to get it back saying that it was thrown away by accident.After getting the dye on her shirt she says she only wanted it back so Itsumi couldn't have it.In the morning, the doll is sitting at Itsumi's door.However, Yurika claims she didn't put it there...
5) Black Cat
Sakura is a timid girl,unable to say no, so when she sees two classmates throwing rocks at a cat, she wants to stop them but can't.They tell her to join in or they'll tell everyone to ignore her.she throws a rock at the cat and runs away, hating herself for it.she goes back to check on the cat to find it dead from the rock she threw.An old lady tells her that the cat won't be able to rest in peace.Strange things start to happen around her, and the two other girls are dead, so will she end up dead too?
6) Former Residents of Darkness
Mihara Yuna and her family just moved into their new home.Not soon after she notices a figure standing in the doorway and she feels a cool gust of air,but the air conditioner isn't set up and it's the beginning of summer.Her father has started feeling unwell.She starts seeing the white shadow turning up in other places.And she hears voices saying to get out.Soon she hears from the real estate agent that the house is haunted that the whole family died in that house on the 29th of July.Any family that moved in died, and the day they moved in was July 28th.
7) Last Request
Mikoto and her childhood friend,Yamato are staying at her grandfather's temple which they use as a hostel.In Mikoto's room, she finds a doll.She is told that the doll is that of a dead child. She then prays for the child. She is woken up in the middle of the night by Ayano, the dead girl, asking for water.Then she continues to ask for more and more, gaining everything she wants.But then she wants Mikoto's life. Will she give it to Ayano?
8) If You Turn The Page
Emiri finds the notebook of her decease mother in her study, and decides to write horror in it.But then the events that she wrote about start happening around her.She knows she must stop writing in the notebook, but suddenly her arm is taken over and forcing her to write.People around her are starting to die, but how can she stop it?
9) Red String
Mayumi says that the red string tyed to her pinky is attached to her life long partner, Yuuya.And then, Yuuya is hit by a car at in intersection. But has the red string really been cut?
From MangaCity: Redrum 327, a manhwa by Ko Ya Sung, plunges readers into a world that's a cross between the "Scream" franchise and Stephen King's "The Shining." It tells the tale of a group of friends who plan an impromptu visit to an isolated chalet in the mountains. Their weekend getaway starts out as a pleasant idyll, but as the evening progresses, tensions rise, rifts form and conflicts occur. Soon they start to experience strange disappearances and hallucinations, and that's when their trip turns into a real nightmare.
Delilah doesn't have it easy as a new pupil of an American Highschool. Because of her beauty, the playboy of the school Josh becomes aware of her. With Josh trying everything to get her, Delilah evokes the scorn of the most popular girl in school Jessica, who has her eye on Josh. As if that doesn't suffice, Delilah has a dark secret, that attracts the self-declared demon hunters aka Josh's best friends attention. Is a normal schoollife even possible like this?
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Seinen
14
1
3
October 18, 2023
A girl follows the tradition of her family by testing to be a demon cleaner. During her test a vampire escapes and bites her. In order to reverse the effects of the bite her older brother and said vampire have to go on a demon cleaning job together.
When the clock strikes midnight, the door opens. This is when the phantom awakens, wandering, looking for the most beautiful dancer.
Loosely based on "The Phantom of the Opera."
제로의 주향사 ; 0の奏香師 ; 0之奏香师 ; 0的奏香师 ; 0" ; ; Perfume Master ; Zero no Soukoushi
Drama, Mystery, Shoujo
13
1
2
October 16, 2023
From Kagami:
Kanade is an ex-perfumer whose nose still maintains such sharpness for even the most muted of smells. Together with his feisty French cousin, Anais, he stumbles upon mysteries unwillingly as his acute sense of smell can even detect the odor of death.
百花庭園の悲劇 ; Full Flower Garden ; Tragedy of the Garden of Many Flowers
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural
13
1
0
October 15, 2023
On the outskirts of Neo-Hong Kong lies a mysterious Chinese-style garden. Legend has it that anyone who looks upon the fairy of the garden will die before the night is out.
Five years ago, Douglas Pyke was charged with discovering the true nature of this fairy, but when he accidentally killed a woman in the line of duty, he left the police force forever. Now, a cabbie and sometime private eye, he is asked to find a missing scientist and confront the mysteries of the garden once more.
A small performer named Anning, and a famous female star named Malin. They have identical looks but different identities. The appearance of a mysterious person forces Anning to use Malin’s identity; whilst slowly being dragged into a dark conspiracy.
From K.I.S.S.:
Everyone dreams of getting into Glory Hill, the university where successful applicants are guaranteed fame and fortune. Being looked up to as role models, the people of Korea are anxious to see what will become of the five new students which have been accepted. Watching from a distance a boy sits at the bus stop with an indescribable look etched onto his face.
Original Webcomic
From MangaHelpers:
One day, Matsui Sakura receives an invitation to a "Revenge Game," and decides to attend. At the location indicated, she ends up locked in a dorm-like building with four of her classmates. It appears that the Revenge Game is being run by a wealthy classmate, Saionji, who was bullied so badly by some of the students that it ruined his life. Now he is taking his revenge, in a brutal game that allows him to have one of his former tormentors killed each morning.
However, Sakura--a lonely, quiet, orphan girl--does not understand why she is there, unless it was due to her inaction in stopping the bullying of others. She's also the only one who received an invitation, while the others were abducted or tricked into attending. What is the final purpose of this game? [tethysdust]
Mari, like another Japanese girl, has been invited as a formal guest. She is to be headed to another country to visit her friend who became a queen. When Mari arrives there, things starts to get mysterious as there is an attempt to kill the royal family. Who is behind the plot to kill them?
From Jshoujo Scans:
Takt is a boy who can see ghosts and other strange apparitions. Often the ghosts and people he meets carry strong emotions only he can help resolve. See the world through Takt's eyes, let yourself be touched by these heart-warming stories.
クックロビンを殺すのは ; Cock Robin wo Korosu no wa ; Killing Cock Robin ; Who Killed Cock Robin
Drama, Mature, Mystery, Shounen
13
1
2
November 28, 2023
One day, when Hidaka Kishi is going to school with his close friend Kimiko, he notices a strange new song on his music player: "Who Killed Cock Robin?" Little does he know, a murderous game is beginning, with him as the target--the Cock Robin. Fourteen other players (called 'birds') are all competing to kill him, in exchange for making their wishes come true. However, one of the birds, Saedano Minami, seems to have other plans. To Hidaka's confusion, she decides to protect him, but what is her ultimate goal? How will Hidaka survive this deadly game?
Born in a Bunraku family, Tachibana Sakon is trained to become a Bunraku puppet master. With a pretty face, timid character and such reliance and dependence on his puppet friend Ukon.With Ukon on his hand, Sakon instantly changes from a timid boy into a careful, quiet, observant, calculating detective. Quite a contrast to Ukon, who is a chatterbox that is much more into popstars and talking to girls. This uncanny pair can see through the criminal`s plots as well as the victim's mind. As Sakon's grandfather once said: "Controlling a puppet is reading the heart. You have to put yourself in the shoe of the one you want to portray."
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Strange suicides have been taking place in New York. One day, four girls from the same high school wake up in the morning feeling tired and dizzy and not being able to remember anything about the previous night. In school, they find out that one of their classmates has committed suicide. School is canceled for the rest of the day, but instead of going home, the girls are drawn to a park by butterflies only they can see. Suddenly a man and a woman approach the girls, telling them that they all died the previous night. (Source: ANN)
Summary from Vampire Knights:
Since youth, Shin had a special ability to foresee dangerous situations. When his sister, Nao, was kidnapped by the people from a research center, Shin finally realized that he was not actually human, but a ‘virtual beast’ created in a genetic experiment. To solve the complicated mysteries revolving about himself and save his sister, Shin and his good friend, Tatsuki, embark on a perilous journey.
From Ambrosia Scans:
With the completion of the human genome in 2014, Japan has gone all Gattaca (good movie, i.e. genetic engineering) and, in 2031, a boy gifted (or scientifically crafted) with a special touch repetitiously sees a strange dream before him.
Eve -New Generation- ; Eve New Generation ; EVE～new generation～
Mystery
12
1
1
October 13, 2023
Summary by Divine Sanctuary:
The story begins with the death of a young girl. To find the reason why she needed to die, 3 good looking girls and a detective try to find a killer who seems to know something about it. But did she really die? And since one of the girls looks exactly like the dead girl...will they succeed to find that man...? And can the detective protect the double?
A strange box is seen again, as a group of innocent middle school students were dragged into this chaotic vortex. A weird daily record was kept, and the unknown black hole might be just beside you
Kaine - die to live no Endorphin; Tokei Jikakeno Orenji Bakudan; 戒音; 戒音 dieとliveの脳内麻薬物質; 戒音・dieとliveのエンドルフィン
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Shoujo, Tragedy
13
0
3
May 3, 2024
Story 01: Kaine - Shinogu awakens from a coma in a hospital only to find out that his black hair is now long and red. He looks exactly like his famous rock group vocalist twin brother - Kaine. Kaine was part of a group called Endorphines. Apparently someone tried to kill the two brothers off. However, in a car accident, Kaine died on the spot while Shinogu was comatose. In order to let Endorphines continue, their manager has forced Shinogu to take over his brother's place, hoping no one will know the difference. But will they? Kaine's best friend, Die, starts to suspect the fake-Kaine. Meanwhile, one by one, the fans of Endorphines begin to commit sucide after listening to the groups latest CD. Die and 'Kaine' are determined to know the truth and decide to investigate.
Story 02: Magical Mystery Tour.
Story 03: Tokei Jikake no Orange Bakudan.
Story 04: Tokyo Top.
Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories; 青山剛昌短編集
Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, School Life, Sci-fi, Shounen
12
0
2
May 1, 2024
The original collection of Aoyama's short stories. Ranging from sci-fi to romance, and the right out wacky, these stories are a must read for any fan of his other works!
第１話／探偵ジョージのミニミニ大作戦・名探偵参上！
Chapter 1 - Detective George's Mini Huge Cases: Calling on the Great Detective!
第２話／探偵ジョージのミニミニ大作戦・氷の邦の怪物
Chapter 2 - Detective George's Mini Huge Cases: The Monster of the Ice Country
第３話／探偵ジョージのミニミニ大作戦・I AM A DENTIST
Chapter 3 - Detective George's Mini Huge Cases: I Am A Dentist
第４話／プレイ イット アゲイン
Chapter 4 - Play It Again
第５話／えくすかりばあ
Chapter 5 - Excalibur
第６話／夏のサンタクロース
Chapter 6 - Santa Claus of the Summer
第７話／ちょっとまってて
Chapter 7 - Wait for A Little While
第８話／サンデー19Show-さまよえる赤い蝶-
Chapter 8 - The Wandering Red Butterfly
Proof that Tell Me A Lie wasn't his only 6 page work, in this one a "detective" must follow clues left by his date to meet her in time.
"There are too many unnecessary people" - A story of destruction dedicated to a certain person who thought such.
25 years old, no money, no job, no girlfriend. Kurokawa, a man absorbed with an anime called "Meromero Melodies" and on the fast track to nowhere in life, grabs hold of a certain ability, "BANG".
From Aerandria Scans
Fujieda Memori works his butt off every day as a competent bodyguard in his brother's company. One day, a man called Yuuki Shin appears and says that he's interested in becoming a bodyguard. To test his ability, Memori was to work together with him. Memori was about to trust Yuuki, but then he found out about Yuuki's real identity...!?
きりのもりほてる ; 霧の森ホテル ; Kiri no Mori Hoteru ; Kiri-no-Mori Hotel ; The Hotel in the Forest of Mist
Mystery, Romance, Shoujo
13
1
2
October 25, 2023
Nobody know where it is, but it's a place that offers shelter to those who hate their lives or are trapped in the labyrinth of their own hearts... a mysterious hotel. Even now, those who are tired of their lives come to stay in the "Kiri no Mori" Hotel...
Machiko transfers schools after witnessing her friend's suicide. Now, at her new high school a string of murders is occurring. It seems as though Machiko can't escape such bloody events after all..
A boy whose father fell prey to a book which drives its readers to take their own lives, a girl who tries to protect the boy from meeting a similar fate, a forensic pathologist who cannot forgive herself for the death of a girlhood friend, a mysterious used-book store - The Book Club - that only deals with books about death and despair, and a suicide which was committed in the ancient Library of Alexandria are all inexplicably connected in this unusual Korean horror story.
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Rei - Saikoroshi-Hen ; Higurashi When Cicadas Cry Gratitude: Dice Killing Arc ; Higurashi When They Cry: Dice Killing Arc ; ひぐらしのなく頃に礼 賽殺し編
Drama, Horror, Mystery
10
1
3
November 5, 2023
Over the course of a hundred years, Rika relived her brutal murder over and over again through countless fragments before finding the world where she could live in peace. But even without the threat of certain death hanging over her head, this world is fraught with dangers. When she's in a terrible accident, Rika wakes up to find herself in the nurse's office--however she's not in her peaceful new world, but rather in an alternate June 1983! Rika is desperate to find a way back to her ideal fragment, but it may require her to do something drastic…
The story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.
The question arcs are:
1. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushi-hen
2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Watanagashi-hen
3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshi-hen
4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Himatsubushi-hen
The answer arcs are:
5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen
6. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Tsumihoroboshi-hen
7. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshi-hen
8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Matsuribayashi-hen
The side story arcs are:
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onisarashi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Yoigoshi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Utsutsukowashi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Hirukowashi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoroiyashi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kataribanashi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei - Saikoroshi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan
From Viz:
It is the middle of the 21st century and Tokyo is expanding more and more, filling Tokyo Bay with landfill to make room for the bursting population. But suddenly Tokyo suffers one of its greatest earthquakes, and the landfill liquefies, creating untold damage in the newly-made urban area. The members of Self-Defense Force Rescue Squad Four are sent to help. But what they dig up is a plot of murder and destruction--one that wipes out nearly the entire squad and leaves its two surviving members, the fierce Rei and her cool, handsome partner Uozumi, in a fight for their lives.
There is only one place where they can find the work that keeps them alive, and the support so they can start uncovering the mystery that killed their squad: that's in the south-Shinjuku bar called Chicago. As the earthquake levels Japan's largest city and capital and leaves countless dead, rescue workers, Rei and Uozumi, search for survivors amidst the rubble of Bay District D only to find a mysterious string of dead bodies--bodies with bullet holes. Without warning, the pair is under fire from the air as a hail of gunfire rains down. Are these the killers, and if so, what is their purpose? Barely escaping with their lives, Rei and Uozumi discover that their squad is listed only as "collateral damage" and their records wiped clean.
