In order to save his kingdom that has fallen into crime and chaos, the King lowers himself to bargain with a demon to bring about peace once more. To bring about order, the demon curses the King's daughter, Princess Eriza, with an insatiable bloodlust towards criminals. Just when the curse was becoming dangerous for the citizens due to a lack of criminals left for her to execute, the immortal magician Gurem appears… Thus begins the tale of the Sadistic Murder Princess and the Masochistic Immortal Magician.
Kazuhiro Oyamada, a university student suffering from insomnia and health issues, returns to his family home during summer break to recuperate. However, upon arriving, he notices that his grandparents, who are supposed to be there, are nowhere to be found. Feeling something is off, Kazuhiro asks his parents about it but is met with suspicious reactions. Eventually, Kazuhiro uncovers the 'truth' behind the strange changes in his family...
Ten years ago, a black shape appeared in the sky and destroyed the city below. Kagerou and Momiji were children when the destruction took place, and they have grown together into teenagers beneath the mysterious structure. There is an undeniable attraction between these two friends, but Kagerou is hesitant to confess his feelings because he feels that he is too weak to protect her. One day, the structure acts again, sending down strange balls that eat people and transform them into monsters. Kagerou and Momiji's encounter that day changes them forever. Kagerou is taken into an organization that explains to him that he is now an "ember," and Momiji is a non-human "dross," useful only as experimental material. Kagerou can't accept this, though, and is determined to do anything in his power to protect the girl he loves.
Old Gods are invading Earth, posessing humans and baring naked their most wicked emotions. The most powerful 'disciples' of these evil demons are called 'mages'. The story concentrates on two such people - Yoguruma Mugen (disciple of Yog-Sothoth) and Narukami Chikage (bound to Nyarlathotep). Their strained relationship and addition of another, seemingly human girl thrusts us into the world where no black or white exist. In this strange and brutal world fight to stay human even in the worst circumstances continues. The author seems to use Lovecraft works lore.
A group of employees from the Fujitani Pharmaceutical Company are on a hiking trip. After the company suffered a crisis, the CEO hopes to improve teamwork and morale among new and old employees with this trip. Not everyone is as excited as he is. Unfortunately for them, they soon find themselves having to deal with problems that they weren't prepared for. What's going to happen to these employees? Will they fall in love with hiking? Will they be able to work together, get along well, and bring the company back to its feet? Read and find out in this heartwarming story of adventure, friendship, and teamwork!
A certain town where rumors of the occult have suddenly been increasing. Sei, who lives in this town, encounters a strange girl. The girl wrongly thinks Sei is hitting on her and ends up tagging along with him. However, as it turns out, the strange girl is a certain legendary existence…
Being kind to girls is the most important thing to 17-year-old Iida Harunari. As the kind of guy to carry the bags of all the girls in his class with him to school each morning, those around him sarcastically called him the "ultimate gentleman Iida". One day, he encountered a beautiful girl with a strange aura, Kageura Sari, but he noticed a cursed-looking monster emerging from her body. Iida was going to hurry and flee, but wasn't something amiss...? He was cursed by the heroine?!
New game, new players, same rule, and an additional mysterious role, The Crazy Fox.
Yoshie, who lost her daughter in an unexpected accident, encounters a certain doll at an antique market. She dotes on the doll as if it were her real daughter, and her emotional wounds gradually begin to heal. However, when the couple has a new daughter, the doll starts to unravel their family’s happiness.
A boy killed by his superhero idol, then he decided to become a Dark Walker. "Saving the world by destroying the world"
Sena, a high school boy, wakes up in an empty green room. In front of him was a world map and a one-line explanation. "Think of what you want and press the button for the country you want to destroy. You will be released if you win.'' Sena, who is gradually cornered, finally presses the button. Will it be Sena or humanity that will survive in the end?
A group of six classmates reunites at their hometown by the sea for a long-overdue get-together. They rent a leisure boat, hoping to enjoy a brief escape and savor the freedom of the open waters. However, lurking beneath the waves is a massive, man-eating shark. One by one, the young friends fall victim to the shark's relentless hunger. To make matters worse, the shark's attacks leave their boat damaged, stranding them in the vast ocean with no hope in sight. Dive into this thrilling ocean panic comic! (Source: Bookwalker, translated)
Seven former fellow middle school students are forced to participate in a “death game” by an eerie ‘rabbit’. They have never met after graduating but now they must complete 6 death games within one hour to escape their entrapment! A game of despair begins as their dark past is revealed and their fragile relationships are put to the test!
In a world teeming with wizards who slay humans in their unrelenting pursuit of blood, two unique paths converge. Howcuttle, a wizard who only has a mouth, perpetually gnawing at the edges of hunger, meets Beni, a girl of untainted innocence and devoid of anything but her name. Together, they embark on an aimless journey, their footsteps tracing the veins of a world replete with torment and tender compassion in equal measure. The prodigiously talented illustrator, Shida, welcomes you to this Neo-Isekai Dark Fantasy world!!!
After 12 long years, a white-haired boy by the name of Iori comes back to Mashira village, the place where his childhood trauma began, only to find yet another horror awaiting him.
Natural selection has created a deadly new species known as “Eclipse”, who are driven to eliminate humanity. A scientist called Kurusu Kenji headed an organization whose purpose was to fight these deadly creatures of bone. To this end, he created “Osteons”, Eclipse-like creatures that obey the commands of the human from whose DNA they are created. Now Kenji is gone, and his assistant Kidogawa Rokuko is attempting to recruit his estranged teenage son. Kurusu Akira wanted nothing to do with the father that he believed abandoned him, but attacks from Eclipse force him to accept his own Osteon from Rokuko. He slowly finds himself drawn into the organization, whose members expect him to take his father's place. Akira and his Osteon may have little interest in protecting humanity, but they are determined not to be beaten!
He awoke in a cold and rustic room. There were only a door and torture devices inside of it. While he could not yet grasp the situation, a number rose to the surface on the back of his right hand. "I know your pain." The young man figured out that pain and the door were linked, and so he could only endure his own suffering.
Two laborotory-assistants, Zen Amako, Shuichi Aiga and their daughters boss Shoko Yobuno are connected with the triangle edged sacred animal mirror. They are also pure-blooded demons and siblings off each other, allthough they are unaware off these facts. This mirror will connect with two pure-blooded male demons. One (Zen) off them will cause Horobi (world destruction) and the other (Shuichi) will save the world and destroy Zen.
One night, senior high school second-year Nishina Airi is abducted. When she wakes, she is trapped in an uncanny, isolated space with other students from her high school and forced to take part in the “Werewolf Game”. Thus, a death game filled with fear and terror that would pit “Werewolves” and “Villagers” against each other, force them to murder – a game with rules so absolute, defiance is punished by gruesome death – begins.
Nazuna enrolls in the Ninth Boarding School and begins a new life with her three roommates. On the first night, out of curiosity, the three of them go exploring the campus and encounter a terrifying monster... Will Nazuna and her friends be able to graduate from this special school where students are not allowed to go outside for three years?!
"Wanted: People who don't care what happens to their lives! Monthly salary: ¥150,000~ ※Must live on-site" With no savings or home left, wandering aimlessly, Takahiro stumbled upon this job listing - managing an apartment unit as a live-in caretaker. The employment condition: "You must get along with your neighbors." Having nowhere else to go, Takahiro drifts into the apartment... only to find his "neighbors" are clearly not human. "This is a story I heard from a friend..." Every day, his neighbors tell him "ghost stories" - fictional tales of events that never happened in reality. At least, that's what they should have been— A wildly popular horror story from Kakuyomu, now adapted into manga!
A shojo one-shot compilation that chiefly features one-shots from the 1960's and ones published in Kodansha shojo magazines, with a theme of celebrating girlhood and girls from all walks of life. - **Tomboy Banzai** (おてんばバンザイ, Otenba Banzai): A gag one-shot in three parts about a thrill-seeking tomboy and her encounters with a group of petty yakuza. - **Clattery Classroom** - **The Silver Eyes**: Horror manga is all the rage at Sumi's school. One day, her teacher asks her to check up on her friend, who has been absent from school for some time. Before she knows it, Sumi ends up in a horror manga of her own! - **Will You Listen to Swan Lake With Me?**: Ishinomori's whimsical take on Swan Lake. - **Manga School** - **Little Red Riding Hood** - **New Masterpiece Fairytale Little Red Riding Hood** - **The Modern Girl's Mentality**: A whimsical commentary on all the hottest trends and pastimes of modern girls. - **Summer Break! Operation Cupid**: A boy gets asked by his friend to set him up with a girl, whose friend asks her to set her up with the boy. What does Cupid have in store for these youth? - **MY Friend**: - **First Love, Ah, First Love, First Love!**: The woes of a girl experiencing her first love. - **Miss Resist**: The story of a girl in a literal rebellious phase, acting contrary to what's said to her. - **Lala-chan**: A three-chapter gag manga about a girl and her trials and tribulations in love. *Note: CDJapan link only for MY Friend, which is bundled with other Ishinomori shojo oneshots from different one-shot compilations.*
Captured and isolated against their will, the Diclonius species are a threat waiting to break free. When a young Diclonius girl, Nyu, escapes from the research facility she was being held in, she manages to find solace in two allies until danger seeks her out, putting everyone at risk. However, her enemies soon realize they're in over their heads as an attempt to subdue Nyu results in unspeakable tragedy. [Dark Horse] **Included one-shots:** Volume 1: MOL Volume 2: Digitopolis Volume 3: Memoria Volume 5: Elfen Lied (Pilot)
Welcome to the SCP Foundation. This time, it's a tale of strange and scary girls. It's a new anthology of the SCP Foundation that's widely known on the web! The wonderful writers depict a mysterious existence that's both strange and eerie using "girl" as the motif.