In Meng Zhao's eyes, Lu Shichen in the past looked like a paper sack wrapped in skin, looking calm from a distance but terrifying up close. So, at that time, everyone was chasing Lu Shichen, but Meng Zhao found him so fake that he hated him. Meng Zhao never expected that one day he would be able to meet Lu Shichen, and even less that he would become the prime suspect in a murder case... And it turns out that the person who is in charge of resolving this case is none other than Detective Meng Zhao.
*Second arc of Kiichi!!, taking place 10 years after the events of volume 9.* Ever more uncompromising in the face of injustice, Kiichi has become a star. Known around the world for shaking the Japanese establishment, he doesn't intend to stop there. Now at the head of a big company, between school of thought and mafia, whose members number in the thousands, he wants once again to get the population moving, even if it means provoking the powerful of the country!
The absolute loser Ping Dan; is a failure in life. Everything in his life is a mess, but then one day he spent his entire fortune to buy an exorbitant inflatable doll, and miraculously the doll came to life after a few days!!! What does the future have in store for him? Who is that talking and walking doll? What is her purpose in Ping Dan’s life? It seems like there is more underneath those innocent eyes.
Yo Hinomura was an ordinary Japanese potter when a run-in with a Chinese mafia changed his life forever. Now an assassin for the 108 Dragons, Yo is the perfect killing machine. As a sign for remorse over his victims, he sheds tears after eliminating his targets. Because of this, he is infamously known by the Dragons and every other crime gang as "Crying Freeman."
If people who turn into animals really existed in the modern world, how would they behave? This book gives some realistic, yet unexpected, answers. Nobody is a complete good guy or bad guy–every character is a complex figure, and even the bad guys have some very good reasons for what they do. Leo is an innocent caught in the midst of it all, but nothing like the "helpless killer" stereotype of American werewolf movies–he is a person in control of his own powers, trying to decide what to do with his life now that so much has changed.
A murderous intent without form attacks the yakuza! In the declining yakuza society, the elites bridge the barriers between their organizations and hold a meeting to decide how they will survive as yakuza. In the midst of their excitement, the footsteps of an invisible pair draw closer, bringing the stench of violence with them!
Unrelated to *A Clockwork Orange* One-shot compilation of Tezuka's gekiga works themed around senses and one's perception of reality. (from ebookjapan): A small "change" in the lives of an ordinary couple is a harbinger of an incident that will strike fear into the hearts of an entire city. …A collection of eight masterful one-shots, including "Clockwork Apple," that will transport readers into the world of mystery! Contains the following: - **The Execution Ended at 3 O'Clock** (処刑は3時におわった, Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta) - **The Miraculous Conception** (聖女懐妊, Seijo Kainin, ALT. ENG. - Immaculate Conception) - **A Clockwork Apple** (時計仕掛けのりんご, Tokei Jikake no Ringo) - **Night on the Bypass** (バイパスの夜, Bypass no Yoru) - **Sack** (嚢, Fukuro) - **Yellow Dust** (イエロー・ダスト) - **Showtime with the Devil** (悪魔の開幕, Akuma no Kaimaku, ALT. ENG. - Curtains) - **Homecoming** (帰還者, Kikan-sha, ALT. ENG. - Return Ship) [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/clockwork-orange) --- **Volume 261 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
In the 21st century, just when the human race needs new heroes, the Lucifer Hawks enter Earth's dimension. The members of the A.M.P., six young women with incredible powers, are set to defend the human race against these monstrous entities from another world. (from: Viz Comics)
Follows the story of Iwaki Shouzou who works as a mercenary in South America. Iwaki is informed of the death of his gang boss dad and discovers his former Yakuza henchman is involved in a double-cross.
In a city where the law has been rendered non-existent, Yuki and his best friend Tetsu break into the offices of the Seidoukai to steal, in a desperate attempt to finance his ailing brother's hospital bills. They ultimately fail but instead spark the interest of the mob's young leader, Kazutaka Hyodo, who offers Yuki a deal he can't refuse: pay him a visit at his office once a week and all hospital bills will be taken care of. Yuki accepts without hesitation and in order to keep his end of the deal, starts paying Hyodo the visits he asked for… Note: From volume 6 onward chapter numbering diverges from the magazine version.
Nagai's ecchi parody of Jiro Kuwata's [Phantom Detective](https://mangadex.org/title/851462a8-1afb-4462-9ab8-788eb6e21cae/phantom-detective) (Maboroshi Tantei) A dormitory climbing school that consists of junior high and high schools in the mountains of N prefecture. There was another No. 1 in this school with the No. 1 advancement rate from the University of Tokyo. That is the highest crime rate in the school. Kotobuki, who is in charge of the school police, starts a detective activity in the name of Maboroshi Panty to help her father.
A girl with a rough life circumstances makes a life altering decision for the worst. In this tainted world, I shall live with the Original Sin of Purity…
**"Then I stood up and began my life. To get revenge on the world."** **"This is where my story begins. I am the child of blood and excrement. I am the Child of God."** The latest work by the Nishioka Siblings depicts the gruesome life story of a ruthless and brilliant serial killer as he grows up from a sociopathic child to a messiah-like figure.
"Take a stroll through your mind" The Temptations A misty day at the waterfront and further meanderings of a nudist detective: a loose dreamlike sequel to [Forget-me-not](https://mangadex.org/manga/2591) --- 1-20. Hita-Hita 21-22. La Pomme Prisonnière Hita-Hita (ひたひた); Rakuen Le Paradis Vol.2~16, Rakuen Web Zoukan Imari likes cats. She loves cats! She also loves doing nothing. Like cats. So cats love her back. La Pomme Prisonnière (Le Pomme Prisonnière); Vol.16, kakioroshi
The year is 1949. Crushed by the Allied Powers, occupied by General MacArthur’s armies, Japan has been experiencing massive change. Agricultural reform is dissolving large estates and redistributing plots to tenant farmers—terrible news, if you’re landowners like the archconservative Tenge family. For patriarch Sakuemon, the chagrin of one of his sons coming home alive from a P.O.W. camp instead of having died for the Emperor is topped only by the revelation that another of his is consorting with “the reds.” What solace does he have but his youngest Ayako, apple of his eye, at once daughter and granddaughter? [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/ayako/) --- **Volumes 197-199 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue take place in a near future in which the remaining population lives in underwater cities, with waterways as streets. Years ago, while conducting underwater experiments, all contact with the surface was cut off. With the remaining human population now living underwater, The Deep Sea 9 Cities Association represent the last hope of mankind. Ai Mayuzumi is the daughter of the head of the research lab, and is an expert water jet bike driver. When the terrorist group Error attacks the city Ai becomes involved with the counter-terrorist group Stelnas, comprised of an all-female team, and led by a girl named Kei, and asks to join them. The group initially resists her efforts to join, but a surprising "gift" that Ai possesses, along with the way she handles herself during a kidnapping attempt, eventually sways the opinion of the members of Stelnas.
The unemployed Chiaki is the eldest of three brothers. With no parents, he starts job hunting to support his two younger brothers. Chiaki witnesses a young woman being sexually assaulted and tries to help, without knowing that this behavior would change his destiny. ---
Under immense pressure to achieve academically both at school and at home, Minedera Zen turns to taking upskirt photos of girls as a form of escape from his life. One day, while doing his usual rounds, Zen is caught by the subject of his upskirt at the time, Houjou Ayame… --- **Links:** - Alternative Official English - [FAKKU](<https://www.fakku.net/hentai/pleasure-corruption-english>)
Kyotaro is just an ordinary guy trying to lead an ordinary high school life, despite the fact that he is the son of a yakuza boss. Then comes Kumiko, his half-sister he's never met before, who's looking for a man with a centipede tattoo who killed her loved ones in the past. Will Kumiko and Kyotaro be able to manage their family business? Will Kumiko ever find and take revenge on the man with the centipede tattoo? And will they be able to control their sexual urges for each other?
In the Yajuu Shugi series: V1 - Hitsuji Hen - Beasts A restaurant owner (Ibuki) saves a wounded Yakuza (Kurotaki), only to be kidnapped by him! V2 - Ookami Hen V3 - Tora Hen V4 - Kohitsuji Hen
Collection of surreal stories.
One-shot compilation featuring works written and illustrated by Tezuka between 1968 and 1973, that are very highly regarded in Japan and by Tezuka himself. Spans a variety of genres, from SF to Military to Wild West. With themes of hopelessness, discrimination, and the otherworldly. Contains the following: - **Joe's Visitor** (ジョーを訪ねた男, Joe o Tazuneta Otoko) - **The Cliff of Death** (野郎と断崖, Yaro to Dangai) - **The Duel at Grand Mesa** (グランドメサの決闘, Grand Mesa no Ketto) - **Cape Uroko** (うろこが崎, Urokogasaki) - **The Voice of Night** (夜の声, Yoru no Koe) - **The Hole** (そこに穴があった, Soko ni Ana ga Atta) - **Chameleon** (カメレオン) - **The Cat's Blood** (猫の血, Neko no Chi) - **Valley of Bliss** (わが谷は未知なりき, Waga Tani wa Michinariki) - **Illicit Love** (暗い窓の女, Kurai Mado no Onna) - **Catastrophe in the Dark** (カタストロフ・イン・ザ・ダーク) - **Phone** (電話, Denwa) - **Rovanna** (ロバンナよ, Rovanna yo) - **Lovers Under the Air** (ふたりは空気の底に, Futari Kuki no Soko) Also included in some editions are: - **The Execution Ended at 3** (処刑は3時におわった, Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta) - **Miraculous Conception** (聖女懐妊, Seijo Kainin, ALT. ENG. - Immaculate Conception) Note: **The Execution Ended at 3** and **Miraculous Conception** are also collected in [Clockwork Apple](https://mangadex.org/manga/407/clockwork-apple). [Official English](https://emanga.com/products/under-the-air?variant=521588539413) --- **Volume 264 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
The main character is a detective, Kazuhiko Amamiya, suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder (a.k.a. Dissociative Identity Disorder). Starting out as a violent detective series with a twist (the twist being the variant personalities that take over Detective Amamiya at various intervals), the series evolves into an exceptionally complex and involved sci-fi conspiracy story.
Having been sentenced to 5 years in prison for dealing drugs, yakuza Kyousuke Sawaragi just wants to finish his sentence and start a nice normal life far away from his past. So after parole, when he literally runs into former cellmate Shuuya, he's in no hurry to renew their acquaintance. Fate seems to have other ideas though, having the yakuza and Shuuya repeatedly cross paths with him. Can he really turn his back on all of it, especially if it holds out his one chance at finding true love?