Teenage country bumpkin Tatsumi dreams of earning enough money for his impoverished village by working in the Capital - but his short-lived plans go awry... more>> when he is robbed by a buxom beauty upon arrival! Penniless, Tatsumi is taken in by the lovely Lady Aria, but just when his Capital dreams seem in reach yet again, Lady Aria's mansion is besieged by Night Raid - a team of ruthless assassins who targets high-ranking members of the upper class! As Tatsumi is quick to learn, appearances can be deceiving in the Capital, and this team of assassins just might be the good guys? <<less

One hundred years after mosquitoes have evolved into the strongest predators on Earth, only 5,000 humans remain. Mankind’s last hope -- an elite team of... more>> special soldiers -- races to save the day. Will they obtain the secret research that may give humanity a fighting chance against the mosquitoes before it's too late? <<less

Since the Edo periods of Japan, gladiator arenas exist in certain areas. In these arenas, wealthy business owners and merchants hire gladiators to fight in... more>> unarmed combat where winner takes all. Tokita Ouma, nicknamed "Ashura", joins these arenas and devastates his opponents. His spectacular ability to crush his enemies catches the attention of the big business owners, including the Nogi Group chairman, Nogi Hideki. <<less

In an RPG-esque world where people's positions in society are decided at birth, Tolza is a "subjugator" who's on a quest to defeat the demon... more>> king. He meets and teams up with various people during his adventures, though the dangerous nature of their world means that many of them die. However, as a subjugator Tolza possesses a special ability which he keeps secret at all cost: he gets stronger every time one of his companions dies. <<less

Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town... more>> is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return... <<less

16-year-old Murai Masahiko is a fat, ugly, gaming-addicted social outcast with a fetish for the smell lingering around a scumbag in his class. When a... more>> beautiful girl named Mizusawa Haruka transfers into his class, one thing leads to another and they start dating. But there's a truth that Murai is all too aware of: Mizusawa Haruka died five years ago. <<less

As a child, Princess Taira Chiyo escaped from being captured by the Minamoto army due to the the sacrifice of her mother. Now at the... more>> age of 15, she travels the land searching for immortality. Following the rumors about an immortal named Kijin-sama, Chiyo actually finds him! But all he wants is to die? <<less

Nagakawa Shinichi and Sanada Yuuki both get involved in an accident and die together, but they are given a chance to live again. A voice lets them survive for seven more days. However, after the time limit, one of the two must die again.... more>>

Also, their lives will be shared, including emotions (guilt) and physical sensations (pain). They are told not to leave the other's side, else both of them will die. Now, with each of them wanting to save his/her own life, how will the next seven days of non-separation be like? Will they get along? <<less

Stories that crawl up and down your spine.... more>>

An anthology of horror stories from some of the renowned names in the genre. <<less

Suddenly a high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis... more>> of his life being summoned to another world and no sign of the one who summoned him things become worse when he is attacked. But when he is saved by a mysterious silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru co-operates with the girl to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone. Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices the ability he gained "Returns by Death" a helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. And beyond the despair can he save the girl from the fate of death! <<less

He’s perennially unemployed, his ex-girlfriend has moved on, and he’s just lost all his life savings to a bitcoin scam. Burdened by societal pressures, Yijae... more>> Choi decides to take his own life. Insulted by his flippant attitude towards dying, Death comes to punish him with her game: he must experience death over and over again through 13 other lives. But if he can find a way to survive the imminent death coming for these lives, he gets to live out their lifetime. His life was a bust, but what about the lives of others? <<less

In the late-medieval land of Barnard, between the mountains and sea, the peaceful lifestyle of the people has been shattered by fear. Monsters known as the Dark Ones roam the land, killing indiscriminately. The townsfolk fear to venture out from their homes, and travel from town to town has become a risk to life and limb. To protect the people from this terror, several guilds have sprung up, including the Guild of Assassins and the Guild of Mercenaries. To go out into the world, or travel across the wilderness, hired mercenaries are essential.... more>>

One man has built a reputation as an especially fierce monster-killer — a man known as Leroy Schwartzer. A former high-ranking member of the Guild of Mercenaries, Leroy has struck out on his own. Many try to hire him for his superior skills, but Leroy has his own agenda. He has a mission to accomplish, a vow to fulfill. This vow is known only to himself, and his one companion: his sentient long-sword Ragnarok. <<less

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The stories are situated to a research laboratory where the people who are alive and not infected by the disease try to survive while an overwhelming amount of zombies roam around the research facility making it impossible to escape (from ANN).

Includes:

1) Yours, Even After Death 「死後も君のもの」 by USUI Ryu

2) That Man, Being a Mortal 「その男、死に損ないにつき。」by CHIHAYA Hino

3) Bottom of The Pitch Black Darkness 「真っ暗闇の底の底」 by HOHAGI Aki

4) Dead Dead Love Alive 「デッドデッドオアアライブ」by KIMURA Hidesato

5) The Man who Died Twice「二度死んだ男」 by Kashio

6) The Last Human 「最後の人間」by KATOH Muw

7) The Two of Us & Clear Weather「ふたりぼっち日和」 by MACHINO Suteinu

8) Zombie Cycle 「ゾンビサイクル」by Homerun Ken <<less

In a modern day setting, witches make up about 1% of the world population. Most people look up to them and envy their power, but... more>> the gift of magic isn't all sugar and rainbows... Follow the witches in this slice of life series as they face the ups and downs in their daily lives, finding love and friendship in the most unexpected places. <<less

Ayumi is a 16-year-old who has a crush on her classmate, Musashi. One day, the God of Death appears before her, and announces that she... more>> has only one month left to live. There's no stopping the hourglass of fate! Life is short, girl, so love with all your might! <<less

Sawamura Soushi is a soldier in a war-torn future. He meets a cute, innocent young girl named Nadeko, with whom he starts up a friendship. Nadeko is a flower girl, one of the girls who has a flower growing from her heart. One day, when Sawamura is trying to protect her from danger, she confesses her love to him and protects him with the plant growth that suddenly comes forth from her body. ... more>>

Sawamura soon learns that there is a special squad of flower girls and their partners, and that their abilities are awakened when they fall in love. But does he really love a girl that is a decade his junior, and will he be willing to be a good partner for her? What's more, he learns that the awakening also starts the growing of the flowers in their bodies, so that the flower girl soldiers have only a short while longer to live. How can Sawamura and Nadeko make the best of such a terrible situation? <<less

The closing stages of Sengoku (Warring States) Japan. A setting commonly explored in Japanese manga through vivid scenes of gory battles, samurai, and feats of... more>> bravery, honour, and loyalty. Iwaaki Hitoshi dares to go against the popular grain by not focusing on the 3 famous unifiers, but by depicting stories of a society in transition. Rapidly changing cultural norms and class expectations pit the old versus the young, the war-weary versus the war-mongers, and the parochial versus the foward-thinking. The first story, "Snow Ridge," explores the changing role of samurai and provinces while the second story, "Sword Dance," deals with kendo's evolution from warfare to art. <<less

One of the first published works by famed mangaka, Miura Kentaro. It follows the heroic lone wolf, Noa, in a desert-punk post-apocalypse.

Wajima Takeru loves dogs and when he goes to the pound to pick up a new dog, he catches the eye of one particular dog... more>> that, according to the workers, doesn’t interact or play. It turns out that the most famous detective in history, Sherlock Holmes, has been reincarnated as this dog that Takeru names Sherdock (Sherlock + Dog). Only Takeru can hear his voice, but his mind is just as brilliant as ever. With the help of Takeru, who fills in the role of Watson, Sherdock uses his incredible observation and deduction skills to solve crimes around the city. <<less

In near future, mankind has been defeated by the viral parasites named "Gastrea." They have been exiled into a small territory and live in despair,... more>> side by side with terror. In this world trapped in darkness Rentaro, a boy living near Tokyo and a member of the "Civil Security"—an organization specializing in fighting against the Gastrea—is used to accomplishing dangerous tasks. His partner is Enju, a precocious young girl. They fight using their peculiar powers until one day, they receive a special assignment from the government. This top secret mission is to prevent the destruction of Tokyo. Set in a near future, this thrilling heroic-action story starts now. <<less

A young man, Kaneda, is inflicted with trauma-induced amnesia after discovering the body of his classmate and friend, Hiwako Shima. After being picked up from... more>> the hospital by a mysterious benefactor, he resumes school, and tries to piece together his memories of the incident. To make matters more confusing, his buried memories have manifested in the form of a surreal being, whose head is shaped like a crescent moon. Together, they set off to solve the mystery of Hiwako's murder. <<less

Kominato Riku is a high-school student who aims to be a game designer. The girl next door is his childhood friend, Haju, who is in... more>> love with him, but he has fallen head over heels for the school idol Riko. And lastly, there is the transfer student, Nodoka. With that all said you’d think this is the start of some love-comedy harem, but a rumor spreads that Nodoka's received a message that says, “you will die soon”. Riku and the gang’s fate will change in a major way. Who will live, and who will love? <<less

Alice Ryouhei, now a grown adult and married to Yuzuha, who is expected to give birth to their first child any day now, suddenly finds... more>> himself back in the Borderlands, the land between Life and Death, after getting into an accident. Will he be able to make it out of the Borderlands once more...? <<less

Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko’s life—and Tomoyo’s too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko’s death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best friend out of the darkness that ultimately drove her over the edge. Now, Tomoyo is determined to liberate Mariko’s ashes for one final journey together to set free her dear, broken Mariko. [Yen Press]... more>>

Note: Won the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards an New Face Award in 2021. <<less