Naoki is an older guy, 40 years old to be exact. He lives a mundane single life in the real world but enjoys venturing into the VR world as a female avatar. One day in the VR world, he meets a young happy-go-lucky girl named Honami, whom he slowly becomes attracted to... But who is the real Honami and what will become of their relationship? (From Kodansha USA)
Be Very Afraid of Inuki Kanako; Relatos Terroríficos; 犬木加奈子の大恐怖!;
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural, Tragedy
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July 24, 2024
From Kodansha Comics:From the mind of Japan's “queen of horror manga” comes a short story collection sure to put a grin on your face and send a chill down your spine. Survive six of the author's hand-picked scares, plus original commentary from the author. For more than 30 years, Inuki Kananko has been terrorizing girls and boys with twisted catch-22s and ghoulish monsters. Discover one of the best-kept secrets of global horror with this selection of some of Inuki's most popular short comics.
Dani's promising future as an elite athlete is cut short when, during the middle of the television broadcast competition, her heart collapses. This ordeal will not only affect her health, but also destroy her relationship with her mother and skip her tennis career. In order to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city and all its problems, she decides to go with her cousin to the small coastal town Levant and it is there where she will meet Blanca, a girl full of life and love for astronomy who will remind her that life can be beautiful and that Dani can shine again as the stars do.
"Hyang-ah, you only need me, right? Right?"
As a child, Sunok's father bought Hyangi and since then the two girls have been inseparable. Sunok becomes the new princess due to her father and his retainers' wicked schemes and not long after, Hyangi also joins the palace as a court lady...
Politics, love, jealousy, and romance are rampant!
When Futaro was five years old, his father left his home. Futaro's mother got sick in poverty. Also, Futaro has a ugly face, like Quasimodo. He's been discriminated against and treated like trash by almost everyone in his neighborhood. Finally, his mother dies because they can't afford medical treatment. Burying his mother's body, Futaro makes up his mind to do anything for money...
Two heroines, abandonment, fetters, growth. Sai is a "sister", an orphan who was raised by a wild cat when she was a child, and was taken away to become the first "cat" of the manor. Seringa is the "sister", the daughter of a wealthy businessman, who was sold by her parents to the manor to pay off her debts and became the second "cat", Sai is constantly searching for freedom, expecting to live with the real "like", and facing the fleeing Sai, Seringa grabs her by the throat - "You and I are the same, you should be with me."
Uchida Kaede is a young woman who has left her remote countryside village and migrated into Tokyo to find a job and make a living. The huge, crowded, urban environment is alien to her and she finds it terrifying. During a search for suitable accommodation Kaede meets and befriends a kind, seemingly normal, local estate agent. Little does she know that this man hides a dark and sinister secret. This fateful encounter sets off a sequence of stalking events, which gives Kaede something to be really terrified about.
To reclaim his native island, Auk, a young penguin, embarks on a journey across the hostile and colonized lands of Antarctica !
FR/ Pour reconqurir son le natale, Auk, un jeune manchot, entreprend un voyage sur les terres hostiles et colonises de l'Antarctique !
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful magician who could only use one, somewhat strange, magic that allowed him to turn the brilliance of life into gems.Each of these gems contained the dramas and comedies that this powerless magician had seen unfold across the universe. Thus the curtain rises on these "fantastic fairy tales" as touching as they are amazing. Source : Anilist
A collection of one-shots by Lun Lun Yamamoto, all done for *Flowers*, filled with bittersweetness and charm.- **Between Us** (ないしょの話, Naisho no Hanashi)- **Miss Schwartz is in Despair** (ミス・シュワルツは絶望している, Miss Schwartz wa Zetsubou Shiteiru): An older woman who isolates herself from others gets a new perspective on things when she meets the town alien.- **Future Prescription** (未来処方箋, Mirai Shohousen)- **My Rose-Colored World** (ぼくのばら色の世界, Boku no Bara-iro no Sekai)- **Cynthia** (シンシア)- **Sky-Blue Lily** (空色のリリィ, Sorairo no Lily)Placed 16th on Kono Manga Sugoi! in 2014.
Ingreanu Saforon (Ingres) is an author, university professor, and a man of many fancies who finds himself in all sorts of adventures. Always by his side is Viol (Vi), a young man of a poor background who he took in. You can never quite predict where these two will end up, but one thing's for certain: Be prepared for lots of chaos and romance!Contains the 3rd and 4th part of the Ingreanu series, a series of episodic one-shots featuring these two leads Kihara did in *Monthly Seventeen*, with its final part in *Bouquet*.- **Diamond Godzillan** (ダイヤモンド❤ゴジラーン, Diamond ❤ Gojiraan): Ingres and Vi find themselves embarking on a trip to Kenya. However, a curious accident causes the plane to crash - and Vi, Ingres, and a French mafia member miraculously make it out fine! They soon discover it's thanks to a mysterious girl, who commands a dinosaur who bears quite the resemblance to the famous kaiju. Many mysteries emerge in this parody of tokusatsu and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_world) novels.- **Green Elliot** (緑のエリオット, Midori no Elliot): Ingres and Vi end up in the Lake District in England after an American editor manages to corner Ingres. While taking shelter from the rain, Vi encounters a dashing fellow who reminds him of someone once dear to him. Things take a surprising turn when they meet again at a hotel, and Ingres picks up on the truth behind the mysterious and handsome figure, Elliot.- **Nocturne** (夜想曲――ノクターン――, Yasoukyoku ― Nocturne)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Military, Mystery, One shot, Philosophical, Romance, Sci-fi, Shounen, Slice of Life, Survival, Thriller, Tragedy
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July 19, 2024
Takashi Shiki is a ronin student who has nothing going for him. One day, he sees fighter planes flying above the sky - as well as a man who died from a gunshot to the head on the ground. The next day, after tanks start to show up, a mysterious young woman named Yuki Kitano begins to accompany Shiki. Shiki also is given the task of watching over his wealthy neighbor's mansion for a hefty sum. But this fortunate turn of events for Shiki is too good to be true: before long, the truth of the matter becomes clear to him - *World War III is about to begin.*In addition to the title story, also includes:- **Mirai of the City of Nocturnal Light**: Adachi resides in a city far from the sun - so far from it, there is no night or day. One day, a surprise encounter leads him to meeting Mirai, a young lady who not only lives in a place even further below Adachi's, but wishes to obtain a flower in the city of light above.- **The Yellow Rabbit**
Utamaro Kogawa is a travelling salesman, always accompanied by his younger sister Hotaru, his only beacon of light and hope. Going from place to place, he fulfills the needs of his clients for a price. What sorts of 'needs' does this salesman fulfill? In a world ruled by the depravity of men, one can only assume nothing but the worst. With every request fulfilled, a glimpse is given into the dysfunctions between men and women.
It's the year 1975. Hikaru Conde, a young japanese boy who has set out for Cambodia to win the Pulitzer Prize, is unable to take any photographs that the news agencies would buy. One day he encounters a hostile group of Khmer Rouge rebels which will change the course of his life forever...
Chronicles the life of the four more prominent pilots of the Zeon Principality before and during the One Year War: Mission.1 - Johnny Ridden Mission.2 - Shin Matsunaga Mission.3 - Elliot Rem Mission.4 - Thomas Kurtz March 0078, Thomas Kurtz, an Earth Federation test pilot is testing mobile suits when the war broke out.
The story is set in U.C. 0170, during the events of Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Dust. The story follows Curtis Rothko, and is once again set in the Jupiter Sphere.
MEMORISTWhen Dongbaek was a highschool student, He suddenly gain a supernatural power. Whenever He touch somebody, He can read their memories. Dongbaek reveal his ability and became a police-detective. He is Gungho to catch many criminals as possible. He encounter a mysterious series murder case with a profiler, her name is Han Sun Mi.
Action, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, School Life, Slice of Life, Sports, Tragedy
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July 19, 2024
A world in which Korea is the global capital of combat sports. At Nam-Il High School where the best and most talented students of martial arts reside, Jiu Ji-Tae suddenly finds himself thrust into their midst despite being a total weakling. By neutralizing his physical shortcomings through jiu-jitsu, can he rise to the top of the fight classes?
Drama, Horror, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life, Tragedy
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July 19, 2024
(from ebookjapan):A collection of George Akiyama's masterpieces, including eight heart-wrenching masterpieces and shocking problem stories. Jun, an innocent boy who loves his dog Jiro, is asked by his mother to find a pair of sandals that Jiro seems to have hidden. Jun orders Jiro to look for the sandal, but Jiro somehow brings Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" with him. ......?
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, School Life, Seinen, Tragedy
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July 19, 2024
One day, Doppo, the high school protagonist, suddenly heard a voice from his phone saying "The game has begun" and that the "chosen challengers" have been taken to another world. If they complete their mission, they can return to their original world. However, this new world is filled with terrifying monsters... Can they survive and return to their original world?! The survival game for humanity's salvation on the line has begun...!
In a world where the Tower of Babel can grant individuals powers, a group called the Karma Police will try to stop a sinister association, plotting in the shadows to take control of Society.
In a war-torn world, One boy swore revenge. War, love, friendship, comradery… he will use everything he can to rise up. This is the story of how a lone slave became a king.
In the country of Goldland, it is prohibited to have a princess succeed the throne. When the queen has a daughter, she decides to raise her as a boy, and have her identity be a secret. However, Sapphire would occasionally don girl's clothes.One day, disguised as a girl, Sapphire meets Franz Charming, a prince from another country. Not knowing the truth of her identity, they fall in love. However, Duke Duralumin, a distant relative to Goldland's king, is plotting to overthrow him... Note: Different from the 1963 version that was serialized in Nakayoshi. This version is shorter and does not include characters like Captain Blood.---**Volumes 85 and 86 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Сборник синглов по Царству; キングダム総集編; Kingdom - Soushuuhen; Kongo; 金剛; Umazakehei Sanbyaku; 馬酒兵三百; Horse and Wine for 300 Soldiers; Li Mu; 李牧; Meng Wu to Chu Zi; 蒙武と楚子; Meng Wu and Chu Zi
Comedy, Drama, Historical, One shot, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Tragedy
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July 17, 2024
A collection of early one-shots from Riyoko Ikeda. In addition to the title one-shot, also includes:- **Ueno Station, 4:50** (上野駅４時50分, Ueno Eki 4 Ji 50 Bun)- **A Summer in Canterbury** (カンタベリーの夏, Canterbury no Natsu)- **The Harmony of Friendship** (友情のハーモニー, Yuujou no Harmony)- **Laura's First Love** (ローラの初恋, Laura no Hatsukoi)- **Under This Sky** (この空の下に, Kono Sora no Shita ni)The original tankobon also contains a bonus guest one-shot by Mieko Takahashi titled *The Love of Auntie Reiko* (レイコおばちゃまの恋, Reiko-obachama no Koi)
Long time ago, there was a place called swamp of slumber, used by the people to throw animal corpses. Near the swamp lived a farmer called Zoroku; he wasn´t very smart. One day he got a rare disease. There are at least three collections of Hino's stories that were published under the title "Zoroku's Strange Disease" over the years, all of them containing a different mix of stories to accompany the title story. This translation is based on the 1976 edition by Hibari Comics and includes the stories "Underwater", "The Newborn Rat" and "The 1000 Pound Demon" in addition to "Zoroku's Strange Disease", obviously. "Zoroku's Strange Disease" has been previously published in English in a collection called "Lullabies from Hell" (Dark Horse Comics, 2006) but I am fairly sure the other stories haven't been translated before.
A semi-autobiographical account of the author as she experiences abuse, sexual and otherwise, at the hands of her family who is also caught up in a cult. Aiko wished for someone to kill her and the world she lives in. With the Great Hanshin Earthquake, the Aleph doomsday cult, and the Kobe child murders, it seemed like the ends of time was approaching. Unable to dream of "somewhere away from here", all she can do is face her violent life head-on.
Meet our hero, a regular guy in Japan with a bad attitude and not many friends, he lives with his mother, studies history at university and leads a boring and dull life, that is until one day his whole world goes up in flames, literally, he finds out that everything he knew was a lie and now he has to deal with monsters, magic and mayhem. He's got some new powers, but he doesn't know how to use them or where they came from and to make matters worse, he has to find out who his ancestors were and what kind of blood he's got in his veins Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, buckle up because it's about to get wild!
Invited to Nazi Germany during World War II, Dr. Asagumo is asked by Hitler to collaborate with him on the research of the new weapon "Big X". Concerned about the possible effects of the completion of Big X, Dr. Asagumo intentionally delays the progress of the research, conspiring with his co-researcher, the devious Dr. Engel. Immediately before Germany is defeated by the Allies, Dr. Asagumo implants a card inscribed with the secret of Big X in his son, Shigeru, and is then shot to death by the German army. Twenty years later, the card is discovered in the body of Shigeru, who is then living in Tokyo. Soon, an organization claiming alliance with the Nazis appears, steals the card, and completes the Big X project. Dr. Engel's grandson has joined the Nazi Alliance. The completed Big X is then revealed to be a drug that can expand the human body without limitation. Recovering Big X from the enemy, Shigeru's son Akira fearlessly challenges the Nazi Alliance and Hans Engel, who are plotting to conquer the world.---**Volumes 243-246 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Demons, Horror, Mystery, One shot, Shoujo, Supernatural, Tragedy
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July 16, 2024
A young girl was on the phone one night when she spotted a bizarre figure outside of the phone booth. When she checks outside, the figure is gone. However, on her way back, the figure reappears, chases her down, and attacks her! A police officer finds himself led to the family of a certain girl named Miyako - but Miyako's family claims that nothing went into their home. Is there more to Miyako than meets the eye?A set of early horror one-shots by Shinichi Koga. Also contains:- **The Man-Eating Tree Demon**- **Snake Man**
