In the warmongering nation of Erebonia lies Thors Military Academy, a premier institution attended by both the nobility and the common folk alike. Rean Schwarzer, a new first year, learns that he, along with eight students of wildly different backgrounds, have been selected for the experimental Class VII - a new class in which the established social hierarchies are not recognized. But tensions are high in the Empire, and Rean and his new classmates may soon find themselves embroiled in conflicts far beyond those of the classroom. Based on the game Eiyuu Densetsu - Sen no Kiseki (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel) by Nihon Falcom.
Kaede, an office worker, is on a solo camping trip in the mountains to heal from a broken heart, when she finds herself in another world. At first, she is intimidated by the strange demons she has never seen before, but she gradually grows stronger and tougher. Fenrir and fairies also become her friends.
There was once an oni mother who gave birth to a human-looking child. Instead of an oni's horn, this child was born with a sword in hand called the "Onigirimaru" or Oni Slayer. He has no name and is only referred to by the name of his sword. Though he appears human, he is pure oni. Believing that he will become human once all of his kind vanished from the world of humans, he sets out on his destiny to slay all of his kind. Even now, in the mother world of Japan, he is still out there slaying oni.
A world blanketed in an endless and ever-growing ocean of snow. The people eke out a living, either huddled around the roots of enormous trees dotting the surface, or high in the canopy, which spreads over the planet's atmosphere. A chance meeting between Kaina, a youth from the canopy, and Liliha, a young woman from the surface, sets off a chain of events that will change the fate of the world.
Ostracized and tormented by his peers to the point of breaking, Kazuhisa Kaya set off into the nearby forest atop the mountain with one purpose: to dig a pitfall and bring about the death of the person behind his suffering. However, right when Kazuhisa was about to succeed in his revenge, a sudden earthquake throws his plans out of whack! Caught unaware, all he can do is patiently lie in wait until someone lumbering across the path happens to fall into his trap. Kazuhisa's excitement is short-lived, however, as the corpse at the bottom of his pitfall turns out not to be the bully he was expecting but a grotesque, pig-looking monster, and his confusion only grows as he’s suddenly greeted by a pure-white room and a RPG-like status screen. Strange monsters now wandering the mountain and with newfound powers at his disposal, Kazuhisa is forced to throw all concerns over his tormentor to the wayside as he focuses on a new goal: survival. That's not going to be as easy as it seems, however, as he’s not the only one to have been wrapped up in this mess... (Hanashi Media) ___ [Official English Light Novel](https://hanashi.media/another-world-survival/)
A mysterious monster called the High Beast has taken control of the regions of Eurasia and Africa. Japan has cut off from the mainland to protect itself from this threat. The daughter of a legendary mahjong player discovers that monsters attack whenever a mahjong piece is hit across the board. This allows humans to be separated from the battle and for mahjong players to effectively combat the monsters with robots controlled through mahjong moves.
Junichiro Koizumi. Prime Minister of Japan, or God of Mahjong incarnate? Watch him clash with other world titans such as George W. Bush, Kim Jong Il and Vladimir Putin in the one force that matters in the political world: mahjong.
The year is Universal Century 0096, and Banagher Links is a student at the Anaheim Electronics Industrial College training facility at an incomplete space colony. There, he rescues a girl named Audrey Burne and helps her to evade capture by Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. The Sleeves are after "Laplace's Box" an item the Vist Foundation has had in its possession since the beginning of the Universal Century which can be used to topple the Earth Federation government, and Cardeas Vist, the head of the family plans to hand them the key to it. Audrey, fearful of what will happen, wants to convince Vist not to give them the key. The Earth Federation's Londo Bell unit attacks the Sleeves and Banagher is drawn into the chaos. **Notes**: Adapted from the light novel series that were later adapted into a feature film series. * Day of the Unicorn: Chapters 1-12 * Red Comet: Chapters 13-21 * Palau Capture Battle: Chapters 22-26 * Ghost of Laplace: Chapters 27-29 * In the Depths of a Gravity Well: Chapters 30-38 * The Black Unicorn: Chapters 39-51 * The Sky and the Stars: Chapters 52-60 * Over the Rainbow: Chapters 61-62 --- **Links:** - [Original Novels (on Amazon.co.jp)](https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07YZTJ135)
In the year 20XX. Despite the fact that the citizens are monitored by IC chips, making the identification and arrest of criminals easier, gruesome murder cases targeting children by an unidentified serial killer are occurring all over the country. Clad in a black cloak and a clown mask, a deranged serial killer known as the 'Murderous Clown' who poses 'questions' to his victims — the battle between him and the police officer, Yuuto Asakura, begins!
A sequel set after the ending of Gakkou Gurashi! which details the aftermath of the characters.
In 1755, in three European countries, three people are born who will eventually have a fateful meeting in Versailles, France. Hans Axel von Fersen, born the eldest son of a Swedish senator; Oscar François de Jarge, born the youngest daughter of a French general; and Marie Antoinette, born the princess of Austria and the Habsburgs! The great masterpiece that shines in the history of Shojo Manga is finally here!
Sapphire is the Prince of Silverland - however, Sapphire is actually a girl. At birth, she was born with both a boy's heart and a girl's heart thanks to a prank pulled by the cherub Tink. Her parents, without a son, decide to raise her as a boy, and even dress her as such. Several plots threaten to undermine not just Sapphire, but Silverland itself. Can Sapphire keep her homeland safe? Note: Different from the 1953 version that was serialized in Shojo Club. This version includes characters (like Captain Blood) that were not in the previous version, as well as a different plot. --- **Volumes 4-6 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Story is about two boys who get stranded on a deserted island.
Naoto Date is a feared heel wrestler in America known as Tiger Mask who is extremely vicious in the ring. However, he decides to change after returning to Japan when a young boy tells him he wants to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grows up. The boy resides in an orphanage, the same one that Tiger Mask grew up in during his childhood. Feeling that he does not want the boy to idolize a villain, Tiger is inspired to be a heroic wrestler. The main antagonists are Tiger's Cave, a mysterious organization that trains young people to be villainous heel wrestlers on the condition that they give half of their earnings to the organization. Tiger Mask was once a member of Tiger's Cave but no longer wants anything to do with them, instead donating his money to the orphanage. This infuriates the leader of the organization and he sends numerous assassins, including other professional wrestlers, after Tiger Mask to punish him. Most of the environment and characters are fictitious, but real-life pro wrestlers Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba are included in the story as well.
The Edo period has ended, and former samurai Haruyasu is adrift in a strange new world. Not even the promise of rebellion can cure him of his desire for death. But after an assassination gone wrong, Haruyasu finds himself at the mercy of his intended victim's bodyguard, an intriguing young woman with the power to heal–so intriguing, in fact, that he decides he wants to live in order to learn more about her. But what will she ask in return for saving his life?
"To end his eternal suffering, he must slay one thousand enemies!" Manji, a ronin warrior of feudal Japan, has been cursed with immortality. To rid himself of this curse and end his life of misery, he must slay one thousand evil men! His quest begins when a young girl seeks his help in taking revenge on her parents' killers… and his quest won't end until the blood of a thousand has spilled! [Official English](https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/373/blade-of-the-immortal) --- - **Won the 1st Japan Media Arts Award Division Excellence Prize** --- AnimeNewsNetwork Links: [Anime](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9691) [Live-Action Movie](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18861)
When the emperor declared that his children must battle to become the last remaining heir, the only way Princess Lisbelle could survive was by becoming a mad woman. Feigning insanity kept her out of danger for years, but with only three children remaining, Lisbelle now finds herself a target. In a moment of danger, she discovers powers gifted to her by the goddess Hellare and suddenly finds herself in the company of a charming magician. But whether he’s friend or foe has yet to be determined… --- "On the Moonlight Garden-! White evening primroses are in full bloom -!" A strange succession ceremony has all princes and princesses fight each other as only the strongest member of the royal family may succeed the throne. After being poisoned to death, she returned five years into the past and decided to played the part of a crazy b*tch in order to survive. Yet somehow looking like the weakest was still not enough. The crazy princess, with no power or backing, was about to die yet again, but a suspicious wizard suddenly appeared before her. "What should I do to get your kiss?" "A deal. If you help me, I'll kiss you." "Good. I have no intention of letting you die in the hands of anyone besides me." I feel like I entered the tiger's den while trying to escape the wolves… Is it really okay if I make this deal? A fiery battle and romance between a woman walking towards life with all her might, and a man who lives for death. --- **Original Webtoon:** [Daum](https://webtoon.kakao.com/content/%EC%99%95%EB%85%80%EB%8A%94-%EB%AF%B8%EC%B9%9C-%EC%B2%99%EC%9D%84-%ED%95%9C%EB%8B%A4/2538), [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/57369799) **Official Translations:** * [English](https://tapas.io/series/crazy-like-a-fox/info) * [Chinese (Simplified) / 汉语](https://podoteng.com) * [Chinese (Traditional) / 漢語](https://tw.kakaowebtoon.com/content/%E8%A3%9D%E7%98%8B%E8%B3%A3%E5%82%BB%E7%9A%84%E5%85%AC%E4%B8%BB/218) * [Indonesian / Bahasa Indonesia](https://id.kakaowebtoon.com/content/The-Princess-Pretends-to-be-Crazy/102) * [Japanese / 日本語](https://piccoma.com/web/product/77334) * [Thai / ภาษาไทย](https://th.kakaowebtoon.com/content/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87/254)
Meet Sakai Hiroaki, a high school teenage mastermind with a genius-level intelligence and a lack of interest in anything that is easy to him. During one unlucky day, in an attempt to stop a student from committing suicide, he ends up committing suicide himself. After he awakens, he finds himself not in the real world, nor in heaven, but in purgatory, along with a group of others who did the same: commit suicide. Sakai discovers that he and his peers are subjected to never-ending intense death games in this world for reasons unknown to him, and he tries to find a way to escape.
On the verge of fading into obscurity, struggling idol Nanaka Kitagawa has another source of income besides her regular idol activities… high-stakes gambling mahjong. What she wagers isn’t money but her own body!? The secret side job of an idol who loves the thrill of indulgence and the attention that feeds her need for validation.
A new series by mangaka Yasuo Ohtagaki. An anthology series of self contained stories with heartwarming endings.
Snow, a failing comic artist whose comic is about to be discontinued, reincarnates into his own comic by chance. In his comic, the Pante Continent is on the verge of ruin due to the expansion of the Demon King’s army, resulting in Snow being in danger as well. Just as his life was about to end, Snow receives an opportunity to survive, with the condition that he takes over the author’s role and rewrites the entire comic’s storyline. If he fails to ” create” a more interesting story, then Snow and the comic world would be destroyed…
Four people intent on killing themselves meet through the suicide website Black Paradox: Maruso, a nurse who despairs about the future; Taburo, a man who is tortured by his doppelganger; Pii-tan, an engineer with his own robot clone; and Baracchi, a woman who agonizes about the birthmark on her face. They wander together in search of the perfect death, fatefully opening a door that leads them to a rather bizarre destiny… [Official English](https://www.viz.com/read/manga/junji-ito/product/7231)
It has been decades since labyrinths first appeared in the modern world of Japan, bringing with them monsters and related catastrophes. With this brought many changes; the biggest one being a new profession called 'Adventurer' and the monster cards they use to summon their own monsters to fight and conquer labyrinths with. Kitagawa Utamaro, nickname Maro, is a mob highschooler who becomes an adventurer due to being incited by a former friend of his having sudden social success among their peers simply by becoming an adventurer himself. However, things aren't quite as easy for Maro. Just becoming an adventurer in name only isn't enough for him to gain his spotlight, giving him no recourse but to actually tackle labyrinths with the peculiar and not very versatile monster cards that he barely manages to scrape up. ___ [Web Novel](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0112fi/) (JP) [Alternate Official Raw](https://www.123hon.com/nova/web-comic/mob/) (JP)
An inexplicable catastrophe plunges Japan to the bottom of the ocean. A boy survives the misfortune, but he has been abandoned in a land surrounded by sea on all sides. His effort to stay alive compels him to sharpen his wit, as he finds that nothing he learned in school is useful for staying alive. Note: Volume count based on the wideban.