One day, 25-year-old Hasegawa Ryou wakes up to see a holographic screen floating in front of him. The screen prompts him to save/load files and an item shop, as well as his stats. It seems like he's been sucked into some erotic love game, since his stats depend on seducing women and "capturing" them. After finding a target and going through game-like options, Ryou thinks he knows what he has to do to "capture" his target. Surely he needs to have sex with her, right? And yet when the woman turns out to be a murderer, Ryou finds out the shocking truth: he has to capture these women and unveil their secrets! And if he fails, he dies...
Akira is your average office worker who dies in a not-so-average way. On his way home from work, he is killed... by a minotaur! He wakes up back in the office, but the world as he knew it has changed. Mythical beasts and monsters are running amok, destroying everything in their path. Akira discovers that every time he dies, he gets resurrected with the skills he acquired from his previous lives intact! Armed with unlimited lives and an ever-expanding skill set, he now stands in the way of the beasts and their rampaging wave of destruction. *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1* ___ **Link:** - Alternative Official English - [Seven Seas](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/only-i-know-the-world-is-ending-and-getting-killed-by-rampaging-beasts-only-makes-me-stronger-manga/)
At a high school deep in the snowy mountains, a teacher was killed. There are 28 suspects. They all have superpowers.
A short collection of stories detailing what Atsushi was up to on the island prior to his younger brother's arrival. Included one-shot: Kanojo wa Warau
Suddenly, a fleet of ships with mysterious super-weapons called the "Fleet of Fog" appeared all around the world. Humanity didn't have the technology to fight such a fleet, so they were driven out of the sea… Seventeen years after the battle, for some reason, Gunzou Chihaya and his crewmates aboard the I-401 and the personification (Mental Model) of the I-401, Iona, started fighting the Fleet of Fog….
Nogawa is called over to a meetup with her group of high school friends for the first time in years. However, one face among them brings about great ire within Nogawa - a certain Sawamoto, the first of their friend group to get married. During the course of their meetup, Nogawa reflects on what about Sawamoto sets her off... A collection of one-shots chiefly for josei magazines by Minori Kimura. Frequent themes and elements include office workers, one's prospects for love and marriage, psychology over time, and interpersonal relationships. In addition to the title story, also includes: - **Miss Ruiko's Glasses** (ルイ子さんのメガネ, Ruiko-san no Megane) - Ruiko is a young office lady who has been having some problems with her vision as of late. When she goes to get some glasses for herself, however, she stumbles upon a very peculiar glasses shop - and the glasses she gets there will give her a new perspective on things... - **The Fig Tree** (無花果の木, Ichijiku no Ki) - A story reflecting upon mother-daughter relationships intertwined with the Second World War, focusing on the women in the Takahashi family - a grandmother, her daughter, and her daughter's daughter. - **Winter Journey** (冬の旅, Fuyu no Tabi) - Nakahara has set out to settle things with Kondo, a cameraman at her workplace, once and for all. Kondo and Nakahara were part of the same friend circle back in college, but since they were a few years apart, they had not met in some time after Nakahara graduated. They got along well once Kondo started working for the same publication she did, but... - **My Private Dream, The Night I Met Joni Mitchell** (ジョニ・ミッチェルに会った夜の私的な夢, Joni Mitchell ni Atta Yoru no Shiteki na Yume) - Minori Kimura (as *Uneri* Kimura) stars in this one-shot about her sheer admiration for the Canadian singer-songwriter. Kimura has been a long time fan of hers, but as time had gone on, Kimura was set on moving on from being such an obsessive fan. Mitchell's appearance in Japan puts that to the test, however.
While playing a ritual-like children's game called "Persona", students are knocked unconscious. While asleep, they encounter a man named Philemon who bestows several Personas upon them. When they wake up, the youths discover they can summon Personas.
A teenager who was orphaned as a young boy returns to the city of his childhood. Shortly after transferring to Gekkoukan High School, he is attacked by Shadows — creatures that feed on the minds of their victims. He soon discovers that he shares a special ability with other students at his new school. From them, he learns of the "Dark Hour," a hidden time that exists between one day and the next, swarming with Shadows. He joins the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), and with his new friends, confronts the threat of the Shadows. Based on the PlayStation 2 game of the same name.
Persona 4 takes place in the same universe as Persona 3 in a rural town named Inaba. There have been mysterious murders occurring whenever there was fog after heavy rain. There were also rumors about a channel on television airing only at midnight called Mayonaka TV, during which it is said that one can see his/her "other half" when staring at the TV screen. After hearing about a recent unsolved murder which occurred during the fog, the characters—the main character, Chie, and Yōsuke—discuss how each of them had attempted to watch the mysterious TV channel and witnessed the murder victim. The protagonist later realizes that during midnight when the channel is on, his body can phase into his television set as a gateway to enter another world infested with shadows. After discovering this, they all decide to explore. When first completely entering the world, dazed and confused, the main character meets Teddie. Mayonaka TV and the town murders seem to have a connection. The murder victims may be merely victims of Mayonaka TV. Everyone decides that they will together try to solve the mysterious murders by exploring the hidden world of Mayonaka TV. After the closing events of Persona 3 on January 31, 2010, Persona 4 starts April 11, 2011, Putting the start of Persona 4 fourteen months after the end of Persona 3, this is also evident by the appearance of an older Chihiro, who is now a 3rd year student.
The Comp is a popular portable game system that also functions as a smartphone. But it suddenly becomes a portal for demons to travel to the human world! Kazuya receives three Comps, from his master programmer cousin Naoya, for himself and his two friends Atsuro and Yuzu. In order to survive the demon invasion, the trio have to use the Comps to summon and subdue the demon that appears in order to fight back against the waves of demons that are about to swarm Japan!
Anthology of shorts based on Persona 4.
Luvilia, a mysterious city where the supernatural gather. Poor alchemist Alfred is risking his life to challenge is— Making the "ultimate chocolate" to offer to the vampire, Shin!? The key to breaking the forced master-servant contract is a "blissful sense of being alive." That is his only weakness. Will Alfred kill him first with a single, supremely sweet morsel, or will he become his servant first...? Where will this sweet, melting battle lead? "Even your murderous face is enticing, isn't it?" "Drop dead already, you shitty vampire!" An absolute master-servant Gothic sweets fantasy!
The protagonist, a young woman, has a strange dream in which she is floating on her bed in the middle of a city swallowed by the ocean. Three suns fill the sky and a horned figure emerges from a cloud to warn her of impending danger and beseech her aid. A mouth erupts from below and attempts to swallow them both, but the dreamer is saved by a mysterious man covered in tattoos. She awakes in a jungle. Above her, three suns hang in the sky. *Following the unfortunate death of the author, this series has been cancelled.*
Nova, a spirited young girl who was raised by monsters in the forest, has one big wish—she wants to use the earth's blessing known as "Magia." However, it seems there is a secret about Nova that only Cerberus, the leader of the forest, knows... Unaware of this hidden truth, Nova continues to run happily and innocently through the forest today.
Four thousand years ago, the planet Roon was frozen by the ruling race, Kama, during a raging war. The Kama then emigrated to a neighbouring planet. But now the ice is beginning to thaw, and return to the home world is fast becoming a possibility for their descendants. Dulk is a young man who wields exceptional power, in training to become a shaman of sorts. Since his early years, Dulk has experienced vivid dreams about Roon, though he has never been to - or even seen - the planet. When he finally gets the chance to visit the once-frozen wasteland, he will discover the powerful destiny that lies in store for him, buried beneath the rubble of Roon's mysterious history.
This is a story about three sisters in search of their lost father, who was a famous artist. They steal his works of art from museums/galleries to make him recognize their presence in the world. The three sisters' gang is called Cat's Eye, and so is the coffee shop they own. This coffee shop is located right in front of the police-headquarters. Hitomi, the middle sister, is betrothed to the police inspector Toshio, who is in charge of the investigating the Cat's Eye. Toshio falls in love with Hitomi, even as a Cat's Eye member.
Yamauchi - a fantastic world where the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged crows with the ability to transform into humans, live. Yukiya, a young Yatagarasu, is appointed as the personal attendant of the eccentric Crown Prince Wakamiya. Soon, he is entangled in a web of conspiracies attempting to overthrow the heir to the Imperial throne. An adaptation of the second book of the award-winning <Yatagarasu> novel series by Chisato Abe. The first book has been licensed in English as [A Raven for All Seasons](https://mangadex.org/title/c22db5fc-726a-41ad-8402-5537e7de2277/karasu-ni-hitoe-wa-niawanai) by [K Manga](https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10162/episode/336576).
The Majin, sealed away asleep, wakes periodically to destroy the world. Six heroes, marked by a flower crest, are each time chosen by the God of Fate to stop him. Adlet Mayer, self-proclaimed "strongest man on earth", is one of them. But when he meets with the other heroes, there appears to be a traitor amongst them.
After finishing the final round of the Liar Game, what is the new "game" that Nao and the others will face…!?
The story is a continuation of the events depicted in the game Persona 4 Arena and begins the day after it concludes. The Midnight Channel is back on the air and once again broadcasts a strange advertisement for another fighting tournament christened P-1 Climax, that shows members of the Investigation Team and the Shadow Operatives in combat. Just moments after this, Inaba is subject to a power outage and is engulfed by a bizarre red fog.
Known for his biting wit and rapid-fire brain cells, Yukito Ayatsuji is a detective and top-ranked skill user who possesses the ability to expose any crime. When a request to investigate a puzzling murder incident hits his desk, Ayatsuji must team up with Mizuki Tsujimura, a spunky agent sent from the Special Division, to tackle the case. Can the unlikely duo get to the bottom of this mystery?!
Kinji, who lacks any kind of work ethic, is a layabout in his modern life. One day, he finds himself transported to another world–but not in a grand fantasy of a hero welcomed with open arms. He's immediately shoved into a terrible job! Now enslaved by an evil mining company in a fantasy world, Kinji's about to really learn the meaning of hard work!
Manga based off the fighting game, Persona 4 Arena.
There are countless undead feeding on humans in this world. Countless Sorcerers have been fighting against them for millions of years but defeat is always the end result. It was not until the emergence of ‘San Zhen' Clan, 3 successors, in 3 different eras fighting against the undead. They are the last chance in this “Man vs Dead" war.