Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. Follow the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way.... more>>

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In the Hakushaku Cain Series:

1) Wasurerareta Juliet

Includes 2 oneshots:

i) The Boys Who Stopped Time -

England, year 1918. Rupert enrolls to his new school just a few days after the murder of a maid called Noelle. He's the type that just can't sit still, so when he meets Noelle's sister, he's determined to help her find out who murdered her sister...

ii) Double -

When they were children, Ren helped his friend Emilio start his career as an actor. But when Ren didn't have any news from Emilio for two years, he decided to go to New York to look for his friend...

2) Shounen no Fukasuru Oto

3) Kafka

Includes 1 oneshot: Ellie in Summer Clothes

4) Akai Hitsuji no Kokuin

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In this grim and realistic take on classic fairy tales, Prince Ludwig, a female corpse collector, is ordered by his father to find himself a... more>> wife more suitable than the women he often brings into the castle. Along with his servant Wilhelm, they travel across the land in search of fair maidens from classic stories in hopes of finding Ludwig a wife. <<less

Rion is on a mission to find her missing friend Shihoko. Her only two clues are a card given to her by Shihoko and a confession that her best friend was in love with a vampire. Thus she heads down to a club filled with pretty male escorts whom she insists are vampires. ... more>>

Suou, the owner of the club, insists that he doesn't know anyone by the name Shihoko at all. He claims that the hosts are not vampires. After he tries to chase her out of the club, Rion throws a very, very expensive bottle of wine onto the ground to prove that she is not leaving until she finds the truth--and finishes paying for the wine by working part-time at the club.

While trying to rescue her friend, she realizes that Suou and the other hosts are not the group (vampires or not) that kidnapped Shihoko. However, in the middle of that life-endangering truth-seeking expedition, she's saved by another group of apparent vampires. So, who are the real vampires after all this? <<less

Deep in the heart of 19th Century London, a young nobleman named Cain walks the shadowy cobblestone streets of the aristocratic society in which he... more>> was born. Forced to become an Earl upon the untimely death of his father, Cain assumes the role of head of the Hargreaves, a noble family with a dark past. With Riff, his faithful manservant, and Mary Weather, his 10-year-old adopted sister, Cain investigates the mysterious crimes that seem to follow him wherever he goes. <<less

Consists of three stories:... more>>

1) Boys Next Door

(Part 1-3) Lawrence is a young male prostitute whose actual aim was to look for his brother. However, his life was about to change when he witnessed one of the biggest serial killers - Dr. Wolfgang Adrian Clay - killing someone. Instead of running away, he searches for the murderer and falls in love with him. Lawrence's brother was not too happy about losing a possible money tree and sends out his gang in search of Lawrence.

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2) Devil Inside

Rick Randool has a dangerous condition which affects a few unfortunate members of his family.

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3) When a Heart Beats

All Ted wanted was a guitar. But the price he paid to get one was a young girl's life. Many years later he meets her again and...

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Parasites: shape-shifting aliens whose only purpose is to assimilate with and consume the human race … but do these monsters have a different side? A... more>> parasite becomes a prince to save his romance-obsessed female host from a dangerous stalker. Another hosts a cooking show, in which the real monsters are revealed. These and 13 more stories, from some of the greatest shojo manga artists alive today, together make up a chilling, funny, and entertaining tribute to Hitoshi Iwaaki's manga horror classic! <<less

Once again, Prince Lui is on the road, searching for the perfect pair of huge? that is, for a bride, together with his servant Wilhelm... more>> and the witch Dorotea. A shipwreck takes him to an unknown kingdom, where he meets a melancholy little mermaid? But of course, nothing is what it seems when Lui unravels the mysteries of another classic fairy tale princess! <<less

The beautiful singer Lucille and his orchestra invite you to the city of fear where puppets hunt down humans. The puppets are playing an oratorio of magic and illusions!... more>>

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This manga also features the unrelated short story Camelot Garden in vol. 5. <<less

Kanade has an exceptionally acute sense of smell which allows him to detect even the faintest aromas in the air around him. Together with his... more>> French cousin Anais, he follows those scents all the way to the heart of the deepest and darkest mysteries. <<less

Ian and Rin used to just see spirits. Now Ian is one. Using the Fairy Cube, Ian must figure out how to stop the lizard-spirit Tokage from taking over his life and destroying any chance he has of resurrection.... more>>

V.3 contains an unrelated short story called

• Psycho Knocker

Ashina Tomo is your average school girl who somehow constantly has terrible images of a train accident. One day, on her crush’s birthday, her best friend brings her to an isolated print club machine which is rumored to allow prayers to come true. What would happen when your prayers come true, but not the way you want them to be? By a cursed print club machine nonetheless. <<less

A collection of 4 stories:... more>>

Story 1. Kaine - Shinogu awakens from a coma in a hospital only to find out that his black hair has turned red and long. he looked exactly as his famous rock group vocalist twin brother - Kaine. Kaine was part of a group called Endorphines. Apparently someone tried to kill the two brothers off. However in a car accident Kaine died on the spot while Shinogu was in comatose state. in order to let Endorphines continue, their manager forced Shinogu to take over his brother's place, hoping no one will know the difference. Or will they? Kaine's best friend Die already started to suspect the fake-Kaine. meanwhile, one by one the fans of Endorphins began to commit suicide after listening to their latest CD. Die and 'Kaine' decide to investigate and are determined to find the truth.

Story 2. Magical Mystery Tour - When a normal Japanese high school girl wins an all-expenses-paid trip to LA, it really does seem too good to be true...

Story 3. Tokei Jikake no Orange Bakudan (The Orange Time Bomb) - Takumi and Gai are members of the popular band, Orange. When rumors of Gai going solo start to spread, tension rises. And who’s this strange girl that shows up claiming she wants to marry Takumi?

Story 4. Tokyo Top - A continuation of the 4th chapter: the story of how Gai met his girlfriend, Satsuki. <<less

This time travel period fantasy steeped in black magic is one of the newest works to come from the pen of Kaori Yuki, master of... more>> Gothic suspense. When Sorath is miraculously saved following a great earthquake and taken in by a sinister baron, he becomes ensnared in not only a romantic triangle, but also the dark secrets of the estate that becomes his new home. <<less

Cruel Fairytales (title story) -... more>>

When they were young, a brother and sister ran away from home and went into the forest only to find an unexpected gruesome scene. Both siblings were traumatized and the younger sister ran away. Years have passed and now the older brother is searching for his still-missing sister. Many young girls come, but only turn out to be impostors after his wealth. One of the latest girls to arrive suspects foul play when the two girls she arrived with go missing and are later found dead. What's really going on here? Is she the next victim? Will the sister ever be found?

Also contains three other one-shots.

Blanche -

Blanche's life was perfect. Her father, the mayor, was rich and she got everything she wanted. But one day her house blows up and she's left as the only survivor with no money at all. She vows revenge on the person who blew the house up and plans it with a strange boy she meets...

Backstage Mage -

Lying on the floor after being beaten by his father, Aleister's mother died after saying "I will be reborn. Wait for me until then" and leaving him her precious ring. 17 years later Aleister bumps into a girl and the ring reacts...

Sono Toki Teina wa Kako wo Mita -

Translated Title: Teina Who Can See the Past

Teina has the ability to see the past and because of her ability, Sergeant Kaiji has requested for her help in in solving a case involving the sudden brutal killings of policemen. Teina realizes that Kaiji was actually her past life's lover and agrees to help him. As she tries to see the past, a sudden dark force seems to be stopping her, and she realizes that these murders are more than what they seem. <<less

Neji wakes up only to find himself with white long hair. He died in 1992 and is revived again 2033. He and the girl he... more>> loved, Snow White, died in 1992, however only he managed to wake up with special powers. GERA is responsible for not letting the dead lie, and they even lied to Screw about helping the girl he loves. He destroys GERA and meets up with other people and those those in need, fighting against the people from GERA, claiming back his revenge. He soon is joined by his brother's grandson to seek out more adventures. <<less

A romantic drama is set in Camelot Garden, a boys' dormitory ruled by social rank and privilege at an illusionary boarding school, about one of... more>> its residents, a boy named Ryuu, who spies on someone he loves. <<less

A kingdom in the middle of the desert is the last city of humans that were against the Sand People. However, their next king, Kirameki, didn't want to fulfil the throne. The Sand People took the chance to kidnap the prince and replace him with an imposter, Kirameki's half-brother, Saga, who is a half human and half Sand Person. Kirameki was made to do hard labour then. However, he came back on the day of the Water Festival to get back his kingdom with Serafita (Water Goddess)'s help.... more>>

oneshot Stonehedge included, probably not scanlated. <<less

The manga takes place after the story of Tenshi Kinryouku, but it is an independent work.... more>>

(Source: Anime News Network, edited) <<less