Featuring eerie urban legends that stir nostalgia, including "Saru Yume" (Monkey Dream), "Kyotou O" (The Big Head O), "Kinkou" (Forbidden Empress), "Jashi" (Evil Eye), and... more>> "Rinfon" (Reawakening). This anthology includes five well-known urban legends that became popular on the internet, faithfully adapted into comics by skilled authors. A true horror anthology for urban legends! <<less

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Meet Masamichi Watanabe. Ever since he was five, he dreamed of becoming a manga artist. He loved putting pen to paper for as long as... more>> he can remember. But life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows—some days just feel like talking to a wall. <<less

A disastrous beginning—god-tier progression!... more>>

The protagonist, a jobless man barely scraping by with part-time work, drifts around like a wandering orphan.

His only joy in an otherwise dull and unchanging life is the online game God-Forsaken World. To him, it’s more than just entertainment—it’s an escape from reality.

Then one day, while immersed in the game, he hears a mysterious voice from nowhere. When he comes to... he finds himself inside the world of the game!

You’d think that after being transported into a game, he would become a cool, powerful protagonist... but no.

He wakes up as the Empire’s disgrace and failure of a third prince: Gilroshan Elro de Valt.

And if things couldn’t get any worse, the moment he opens his eyes, someone tries to kill him!

Trapped in the body of an overweight, pathetic prince scorned by all, the protagonist has one secret weapon—a strategy guide, the key to survival that only a veteran player like him possesses!

With the stumbling prince, his loyal knight Carls, and his fearsome yet reliable mage mentor Tirvaen, a new adventure begins—one more intense than reality itself!

“Survive in the body of a good-for-nothing prince? It’s not going to be as easy as playing the game.”

This is an unpredictable fantasy full of laughs, battles, and non-stop survival action! <<less

Two young men vow to transform the destiny of Japan, by any means. As children, they survived the horrors of the Cambodian killing fields together. Now, can they topple the leaders of both the Japanese Parliament and the yakuza crime syndicate?... more>>

Although cold and calculating when need be, Hojo and Asami exemplify the traits their colleagues lack: loyalty to friends, compassion for the downtrodden...and an irresistible way with women.

Deputy Police Chief Ishihara sets out to expose their ingenious machinations, but instead falls helplessly in love with Hojo...

Note:

While this was originally 12 volumes in Japanese, when translated into English by Viz it was printed three ways: first in comic book form (each issue had 2 chapters), second in a 5-part 14-vol compilation of the comic books, and finally in a 9 volume manga series. Because the translation is so early, the books were flipped to English left-to-right orientation.

The nine English volumes correspond to these compilation parts, floppy issues, and original chapters:

V1: Part 1, Issues 1-4, Chapters 01-12

V2: Part 1, Issues 5-9, Chapters 13-27

V3: Part 2, Issues 1-5, Chapters 01-13

V4: Part 2, Issues 5-9, Chapters 14-26

V5: Part 3, Issues 1-7, Chapters 01-13

V6: Part 3, Issues 7-8, Chapters 14-16; Part 4, Issues 1-5, Chapters 01-09

V7: Part 4, Issues 5-7, Chapters 10-14; Part 5, Issues 1-3, Chapters 01-05

V8: Part 5, Issues 3-8, Chapters 06-15

V9: Part 5, Issues 8-13, Chapters 16-22 <<less

Japan's biggest company, the Koigakubo's daughter, Reijou Himeko has "violence-seeking" eyes. Aoyama Shuuji watches over her, employed by the Koigakubo as her bodyguard. They appear... more>> to be "Senpai" and "Shuu-chan" but perhaps... their relationship is not what it seems―― <<less

Mika has a special relationship with an abused girl who has an extreme fear of men.

Eensy-weensy Monster is about a girl, Nanoha, who spends an ordinary school life with two merry close friends, reuniting with Hazuki, an archrival from grade... more>> school. From her anger, a mysterious monster appears! <<less

There is a high school that rests on an island where sly gamblers gather. The unlucky heroine, Shinonome Karin, is met with misfortune on the... more>> very first day she transfers to her new school and gets wrapped up in a rigged gamble. At that moment, she is saved by Kumode Nagisa, a teacher with an unsettling air who hates gambling. <<less

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Mahiro is the prince of the Mismarca Kingdom, he won't study nor learn sword skills, he is a lazy prince who only plays until late... more>> night. His Imperial Bodyguard Pariel would always scold him for his behaviour. And towards that Mismarca Kingdom an elite squad from the Demonic Kingdom Granmarsenal is aproaching. The Leader of the squad is Lunas, a warrior princess, the third Princess of Granmarsenal. All of Mismarca's vassals voiced their will to fight and bring all-out war, although there is a man who said cowardly "Why don't we have a talk with them?". What kind of fate awaits the Mismarca Kingdom and its useless Prince, Mahiro? <<less

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The story of them happened in such an unexpected place, a mental hospital. To escape from the shadows of childhood, he thought he would hide... more>> for the rest of his life. But someone said to him, "I won't pull you out of the shadows, but if you want, I will stay with you in the darkness forever." <<less

It's senior year, and Rica is seriously stressed out. She's got more homework, exams, and papers than she can handle, and was recently dumped by her boyfriend. In other words: Life sucks! One day, she's chatting online when she meets three classmates who hate school as much as she does. Together, they hatch a plan to blow up the school when no one is present. The countdown is on for X-Day.... more>>

Featured is a side story called The Last Supper:

In the future cows have died out and are now made using human DNA. The can speak and look similar to humans, but people still eat them and treat them as cows. After his father was eaten, Lamda the cow decides to run away. Unfortunately he is caught, but before that he helps a little boy, Mitsuhiko. The boy then insists Lamda become his servant instead of being eaten. When the Black Plague hits Mitsuhiko he is in danger of dying because the only cure is cow's meat and every cow except Lamda is gone. <<less

I've always enjoyed my peaceful routine life. Everything was going exactly the way it should be when out of nowhere an ex-girlfriend I haven't seen... more>> in ten years calls me out of nowhere and then dumps her kid off on me because she has to work abroad! What the hell's going on! I have no idea how to deal with kids, especially with troublesome kids like these. But maybe things aren't the way they seem? -DanReadsManga <<less

This is a collection of bizarre images, shorts, and short stories. One of the most notable stories involves a young girl whose sick-seeming friend insists... more>> that she be taken to the ocean. Without asking any questions, she enlists the help of a random passing driver to fulfill her friend's strange wish. The reason for it will end up being stranger than she could have guessed! Another story involves a young girl whose older sister has an illness that has left her asleep for 8 years. One day, her older sister wakes up, and the two share their first real day together. <<less

A prequel to Thomas' Heart. Other stories include "Egg Stand" and "Angel Mimic''.... more>>

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This manga contains four stories: Houmonsha, Castle, Egg Stand, and Angel Mimic. The title story features the earlier life of the character Oscar from the manga "Thomas' Heart." Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences. [tethysdust] <<less

The smugglers in our tale--guys who have to clean up the bodies after mob assassinations in which heads get ripped off--are a cold-hearted silent veteran, an old man, and a young guy forced to do dirty work to pay back money he owes the mob. ... more>>

When the young smuggler makes a mistake by allowing a captured rival to escape, the price he must pay for his error gets horrifically high... <<less

"People often die around me." ... more>>

A series of bizarre "deaths" stalk Genji, while a string of haunting memories and mystery surround him, all rooted in his childhood. A dear friend, a murder, and a curse. As more and more "deaths" unravel, the horrifying truth behind the origin grows ever more entangled. Seemingly the only keys to solve these mysteries are the charismatic shinigami Touya and Genji's own memories.

Kindaichi Case Files writer Seimaru Amagi and Zetsuai creator Minami Ozaki come together to bring you a gripping mystery surrounding the past, memories, and the chain of deaths.

The series was simultaneously published in Japanese, Chinese and English (as Genji the Death's Friend) through DeNA's Manga Box app. English translation ended at the penultimate chapter. The last two volumes were published only in digital format. <<less

Shuhei Kurata is stuck. Going to a new school where he doesn’t fit in, standing still as his old friends leave him behind. Watching silently... more>> as the woman he loves slips further and further away. He feels detached and out of place, as if maybe it all might be a dream. Perhaps it is. <<less

Includes the following short stories:... more>>

1. Once Upon a Time

A lost little girl wants to find her way home...

2. See You Next Time

A girl calmly reminisces about her dead friend.

3. Imp in the Night

A little imp wonders why he's afraid of the night.

4. Sakura Antique Store

The story of an old watch sitting in the window display of the Sakura Antique Store.

5. Shiroi Kumo (White Clouds)

A beautiful and touching story about life, death, and the heartening belief that we will all arrive at the same place when our time has come.

6. Molehill

The story of a young mole who decides to become human so that he can see his girlfriend's face...

7. The Lands of Dreams

A girl is trapped in an endless dream...

8. Grape Picking

Two teachers discuss the godliness of children.

9. Let's Go Home

An elderly couple's reminiscences as they pay a visit to the village from their shared childhood.

10. The Story of a Flower

They don't have a mother, but...

11. The Road Where Flowers Bloom

A careworn man whose life stuck in a rut, a book with Sakura blossoms stuck in the pages, a mysterious woman who claims to have been killed by him, a childhood best friend's mysterious reappearance...

12. Egg Water

The taste of the water bubbling up from a well in the backyard of a little old lady's house...

13. Hoppie's Bear

The unlikely friendship between a lovelorn office worker and a strange -- and strangely mature -- girl.

14. To A Certain Place...

Returning home. <<less

A slice-of-life story written from the perspective of a child who fears that living with her mother is robbing herself of individuality and her mother... more>> of freedom. <<less

What will the cruel fate of Michi and his friends be, living as they do in the debris left by the war?

A collection of the author’s early works, some of which contain light romance or BL.... more>>

Story 1: Rabbit Costume: In a closed-off town, there is a strange disease in which people disappear along with all memory of them.

Story 2: Midnight Shopping District: Animals and gods and people meet, part, and find love in a fantastical shopping district.

Story 3: A conversation between a human and inhuman.

Stories 4-5: A man remembers an old roommate; a generation later, a boy muses on his grandfather’s life.

Story 6: A boy on his way home stumbles onto something not quite human.

Story 7: Mysterious things keep happening around one particular school.

Story 8: There’s a peculiar bar that teachers frequent. <<less

A one-volume compilation of three stories meditating on work, identity, and purpose.... more>>

The first three chapters contain "Psychic Training," the story of a young girl who desperately wants to become a psychic. (Serialized in between 11/2013~1/2014 issues of Comic Beam.)

The fourth and fifth contain a retelling of "Bartleby the Scrivener."

The sixth contains "Yoru no Taiko", the story of a young woman meets the man of her dreams. <<less