His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned -- and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.... more>>

Created by Kenturo Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme -- violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny -- and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter -- and offers none!

Warning: This manga is for mature audiences only, since it has sexual content and graphic violence (gore, blood, rape, etc). Definitely not for the weak hearted.

The 1988 Prototype chapter won a prize at the Comi Manga School Miura attended and the main series won the Tezuka Osamu Award for Excellence in 2002. <<less

Tachibana Kayo (27) is beautiful, kind, capable and admired by everyone at work. However, she's a plain Jane homebody (hikkikomori) on the weekends, and a... more>> virgin, to boot. Her neighbor and junior colleague at work, Shindou Kei (25), finds out, and tells her she should master having fun on the weekends in a fashionable way. From his lectures, their relationship starts turning into one where they often go out together?! <<less

Once, Kurokawa Mikage was the fearful “Witch of Moonlight,” but now, 300 years later, she’s just an office lady and teased by her co-workers for... more>> still being single. Mikage thinks she’s fine with her ultimate spinster life, posting fake photos of a pretend relationship… Until the young and handsome Kobayashi Satoru joins her company! Is this the start of a real, bewitching romance at last!? <<less

Mishe, a strong willed girl raised from poverty, has caught Prince Kallum's attention. Attention as in "you will become one of my concubines" - thus... more>> begins Mishe's adventures into Prince Kallum's world. <<less

On the first basement floor of a certain major company is the Accounting Second Department where Kakuta finds himself in a new position as an... more>> assistant to Chief Utsugi Hiroshi. The chief is beautiful and has strange tastes. The chief has all the telltale characteristics of a vampire, but Kakuta simply can’t believe it. As he tends to this eccentric man, will he uncover the truth about his chief and how will their relationship change as a result? <<less

Yanagi is rich, smart, a girl-magnet, and always at the top of his class... well, until Kujou transferred in his primary school. She was quiet, plain, and poor, yet not once has she failed at beating Yanagi, both in academics and sports! Yanagi has made it his life goal to defeat her and thus, followed her from elementary until college over the past 10 years. Only when he decides to change the rules might he finally win. Here comes their last game!... more>>

Also included are the following short stories:

• V.1 - Kimi to, Shiawase. (Happy, with You.)

• V.1 - Hidamari no Niwa (Sunshine Garden) <<less

Tsukumo Sayo made a promise with a child demon when she was 5 years old. Now, 10 years later, that demon is tired of waiting... more>> her and suddenly he appears in front of Sayo to fullfil that promise? "I'll definitely make you fall in love with me". Well now, which side will fall first? <<less

On the 15th of October 1990, World War III breaks out. It only lasts for 40 minutes, but industrial establishments were nearly wiped out by the 1000 megatons of nuclear weapons used in the war. The Earth was then cloaked by in a nuclear winter which lasted for 6 months, and all the grain plants died. Each government fell into anarchy and transport and communication networks could not be restored easily. Soon, declarations of state establishment from the citizens in various areas came one after another, and America was split into 6 parts, adding other unapproved small states, it was divided into more than 20 countries.... more>>

The story is set in 2021, 31 years after World War III. Filicia Epstein, a bionics genius, came to Sabano and Sergent Mutou was ordered to protect her. Searching for her only brother, Lyon, Filicia encountered with 1019, a cybernoid, who directed them to the phantom city, OZ, which is a shelter created by Lyon. As the story unfolds, they gradually realised what 'OZ' actually was.

Very loosely based on The Wizard of Oz.

Note: Won the 24th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1993). <<less

Will a half-mermaid, half-human girl bring an end to the feud between humanity and the mer-people — or bring about the destruction of all life... more>> on Earth? As a merman named Shona is returning to his birthplace to spawn, he meets a young human, Jimmy, who suffers from amnesia. Together, Jimmy and Shona set off to find the missing girl. Will they be able to avert a mysterious prophecy, or will finding the secret of Jimmy's identity delay them enough to set Earth on the path to destruction? <<less

Set in the modern era, the story follows the path to romance of fourteen-year-old Kajika Burnsworth, daughter of powerful industrialist Harry Burnsworth, owner of the Burnsworth international conglomerate giant. Kajika agrees to participate in a "marriage game" with her father, in which she must select her future husband out of three men that her father has supposedly preselected for her.... more>>

Despite its shōjo-romance undertones, the story itself evolves as a power political mystery involving a small, middle eastern country called Raginei. Raginei as a country is only 1,000 years old, but became extremely wealthy within the last 50 years or so due to a change in ideals implemented by past King Machaty that allowed the international export of oil. While Kajika searches for her suitors and puzzles over the concept of love, the country is thrown into political turmoil and Kajika's friendship with Prince Rumaty Ivan, as well as the Burnsworth relationship with Raginei, lands her right in the middle of it all.

Vol 9 contains the short story, Costume Paradise, which ran in LaLa DX. <<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

Tetsuta and Aya are two siblings who lost their mother very early in their lives. Despite being loving and devoted, their father has since buried himself in work and hardly ever spends time with them. ... more>>

Tetsuta is fully accustomed to looking after his younger sister and cooking for the family, so he vehemently opposes his father's suggestion of bringing in a helper to tend to matters around the house and care for them. But his attitude changes the moment he meets this beautiful and kind-hearted housekeeper... <<less

To break the curse placed on his beloved, he resolves to slay fallen gods. Senri, who can hear the voices of the flora, travels together... more>> with Shino, a fox, and serves as a divine messenger whose role is to purify kami that have succumbed to miasma. What tales of tragic love are to be found at the hand of one such Guardian of the Gods? <<less

Kotoha is a female slave held captive waiting to be auctioned off. One day, seeing her fellow cellmate succumbed to hunger and exhaustion, she ran... more>> away deep into the forest to get her life taken by the deity of the death. The deity not only didn't accept her request but he also saved her from the hunting of those slave traders and fed her. Not willing to give up, she kept searching for him to convince him to grant her wish. What will be the fate of Kotoha...? <<less

Marriage of teacher Ojiro and high schooler Fumino, whose parents have passed away. Includes a total of 5 story's following their wedding day... more>>

Side Story: June's Lily Bravado <<less

At the Landmark Cafe where I, Yoshikane, work, there is a strange colleague, Sawamura. She is calm, good-looking, and good at cooking. But for some... more>> reason Sawamura is a tough hit. A pot was dropped on my head when I went to work, I was forced to give my hands and donations during work, and I was slapped in front of customers. If I can't stand it and write a resignation,......!?? <<less

This story revolves around the life of Akira, a man who has been saving his money for over three years to finally obtain a computer.... more>> Unable to get the computer model he wants he is offered the same model from a shady man in an alley. What happens next is something that will change the life of Akira forever. For he didn’t look at the box closely enough to note that it isn’t Model 9821, it is actually Model 2198, a super advanced gynoid who’s sole purpose is to serve and protect her “master.” <<less

A symptom which causes one to physically regress till the point of disappearance. A pharmaceutical company which claims to be researching a cure and the... more>> cause for this syndrome. What are their motives? And what does a dragon slayer and even a handful of demons have in relation to all this? <<less

Riko (whose real name is Ayako) was already in high school when she gained a new younger brother. Miguel is a nine-year-old Peruvian boy rescued... more>> by her father in the midst of turmoil before he came home to his loving family in Japan. Miguel had a good grasp of Japanese but he didn't seem to be warming up at first. He was overly polite and he barely smiled. But Riko was determined to make sure that he felt that he was now a part of her family, introducing him to the world outside and to the game of basketball… Now Miguel is in high school, fresh out of the international school. And he has proven he can be good at many things: in academics, in sports… but even though he seems to be really good at basketball (showed the students their first live look at a dunk), and though he seems to really like it, he seems unwilling. What is he afraid of? What is he pushing away? <<less

A man returns to his ancestral hometown in the hopes that he can break a curse.... more>>

A short story by the author of Blade of the Immortal. <<less

Keidai Saeki is a high school student who remembers his past life in Pompeii, living as the Italian warrior Sirix... His friends around him are... more>> all also reincarnated - although they don't quite remember things the way he does. Keidai's wife from the past? He's now a middle school boy - while his best male friend is now a cute girl?! Throw in a case of love at first sight, and you have a new look at romance - manga-style! <<less

A loser buys a magic lamp.

In 1830, a 14-year-old girl named Lottie begins working with Ollivier, Paris' greatest young tailor. Ollivier, while handsome, is a chronic womanizer with a sadistic streak. Despite the troubles that Ollivier causes for her, Lottie tries her best to solve various clients' problems through her skills at sewing. What will happen? Will Lottie survive in the industry under Ollivier?... more>>

From author of "Wagashi no An" Igari Soyoko who gained great popularity by drawing with brilliant story, a story of brilliant dress world !

Source: Hakusensha.co.jp <<less

A short story about a female aspiring singer to follow her grandfathers footsteps and an angel who follow the orders of his father an elder... more>> angel who met female singers grandfather when he was young. <<less

High school student, Sunao, was commuting to school when he noticed a salaryman on the bus. On his ring finger, were teeth marks hidden by a ring. Who left those marks? Is it a sign of possession? Or maybe...... more>>

Before he knew it, Sunao's head was filled with fantasies about him. One day, he runs into the salaryman at his part time job at an izakaya. He drunkenly confronts Sunao and kisses him...!?

These straightforward and painful emotions are too young to be called love. A love between a high school student and a salaryman!

Also included is an extra, "6th Year Obsession," featuring the two of them after the events of the main story! <<less