A secret experiment on serial killers conducted in the woods? What could possibly go wrong? Follow one young researcher’s descent into madness and self-doubt as... more>> she attempts to escape a locked facility with ten bloodthirsty murderers. Will she make it out with her humanity intact? <<less

Six minors (16 - 17 years) answering to the nicknames of Joe, Mario, Suppon, Baremoto, Heitai, and Kyabetsu are put into a reformatory for offenses such as aggravated assault, swindling, flight, etc.... more>>

Their stay in hell begins immediately. Accommodated by a doctor pedophile, they are placed under the watch of a despotic and brutal crew. Cellmates with a certain Sakuragi (called Anchan), the tension rises between the band of buddies and their new "friend."

A brawl breaks out, and our six prisoners are done rossés by the mysterious young man, thanks to his boxing talent. The story will not only follow the lives of these seven characters surviving in their hellish environment, but also their disillusions due to the rejection by the outside world and by their close relations. This is about the extraodinary and invincible friendships between these young men.

Note: Won the 2005 Shogakukan Manga Award for the seinen/general category along with . <<less

"I have something I don't want to lose--... more>>

So much so that these terrible feelings have grown."

A pianist who attempted suicide 3 times, Juri, is taken to help her aunt at a prison where murderers who killed indiscriminately are sentenced to death. There, she meets a man named Yuu who took the lives of 3 people. A mother's antagonism--a brother's death... Together they embrace the violent rebellion in their hearts caused by the large, deep scars they carry. However, before long, they both embrace an earnest hope in their hearts. "I want to live..."

An adaptation of a novel by South Korea's most popular female novelist, Gong Ji-Young. <<less

Nagai Jinsei, aka "Bare-Knuckles Jinsei". Born in a dumpster, raised in an orphanage, living as a yakuza, he is tough enough that he fights all... more>> his fights bare-handed, and is covered with countless knife and bullet scars from his battles. But his life changes when he saves the five-year-old Ayumi, daughter of the new police chief, Enjoji Masayoshi, and befriends their family. For the first time in his life, Jinsei feels like he's found a family of his own, and decides to start his life over, but his past and his ties to the yakuza keep getting in the way. <<less

It's not that terrible to have a rival in love. You know what makes things terrible? Your rival in love is actually reincarnated! His luv... more>> was taken away, his family died in tragic, his family business was taken up, and he himself went to jail... He thought that his bad luck should come to an end. But on the eve of his release, he... He came back again after his release. He punished the villains while living a happy life with his baby... <<less

The Great Tokyo Earthquake. Ten years ago, it destroyed lives as it tore buildings asunder. Among those who lived through the disaster was Ganta Igarashi, now a middle school student finally getting a footing in his own life... that is, until the day the 'Red Man' appears at his school and turns his world upside down again. Ganta's entire class is brutally murdered, and although innocent of the crime, Ganta is sentenced to death and sent to the bizarre prison known as 'Deadman Wonderland.' There, a brutal game of survival begins, where Ganta must discover the truth behind his classmates' murder.... more>>

Can Ganta break out of Deadman Wonderland... or will it break him first? <<less

This is a prison where every single prisoner is housed, an inescapable cage, which has grown to the size of being considered a “city”. Born... more>> and raised in that bleak and snowy city, a young girl lives alone with her baby brother. What will be their fate…? Their story of hope and struggle begins here. <<less

At the age of sixteen Ryo Narushima was a genius and looked to have no trouble of getting into Tokyo University and joining the elite of society. However, that summer something cracked inside Ryo's head. With a small knife he brutally murdered both of his parents only leaving his sister alive and cowering in a corner. It is at this grotesque incident that our story begins.... more>>

Note: The series has been completely written & drawn by Tanaka Akio from ch 61 in Vol 26, which was the first chapter after a long hiatus, and the original author Hashimoto Izou wrote less and less starting from Vol 4. The series changed publishers, which lead to a restart of the chapter numbers with Vol 20. <<less

What can you do when you get mistaken for murder? Nothing. You go to prison. Lucky for you, your inmates are some of the biggest... more>> cutthroats in the prison. Seriously, you are lucky. Especially when zombies attack. <<less

One day, I opened my eyes and found myself in... prison?!... more>>

That's right. Out of all the characters I could've reincarnated into, I woke up inside a 19+ rated romance novel as the villain's younger sister. To make things even worse, I was locked up inside the infamous Kambrakam Prison for my brother's crimes.

Deep within the very same prison lies Henrich Doran von Hel, who's rumored to be suffering from a curse that turns him into a beast. In the original novel, he's supposed to meet the female lead and spend an erotic night with her here in prison... but of course, the plot's gone awry thanks to my existence. What kind of future lies in store for me now that I've gotten myself tangled up between the novel's greatest villain and its male lead?!

Note: This is a promotional comic for the Korean novel of the same name. <<less

A continuation of the manga "Shiritsu Kiwamemichi Koko", this story follows Tora of his quest to become the most notorious gangster in all of Japan.... more>> When he encounters Gakubo Masa, the boss of the Gokumasa family, he immediately admires him and joins the family on their rampages. Full-on both laughter and violence, the manga takes reader everywhere from a juvenile reformatory all the way to the halls of the Diet. <<less

A battle between modern-day thugs and Sengoku warlords!!... more>>

"What do you think is the difference between a murderer and a wartime hero?"

This is the question put forward to Michiro, a college student and aspiring mountain rescuer, by his younger brother Makoto, who is being held in prison on suspicion of the attempted murder of a friend. Michiro replies that it is a matter of justice, but Makoto believes that it is simply a matter of the era. As Makoto is handed an unsuspended sentence and Michiro is at his wit's end, suddenly, a red rain begins to fall, and the area is enveloped in fog. Thus, Michiro, along with the entire prison, is sent to the Sengoku Era… <<less

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Tsukishiro Nina moves to Ruberia, a small country surrounded by the ocean and roses. But suddenly, she was bitten by a young Loup-Garou, a beast... more>> that is said to only exist in legends. Once bitten, Nina herself turned into one of them and was forced into "Abigaile" an academy prison on an island where all the beasts are exiled to. What cruel fate awaits the pitiful Nina...!? <<less

In the eleventh year of the Meiji era carrying swords was forbidden by the government and those known as samurai were slowly fading away. However... more>> there were plenty that didn’t like those changes taking place in Japan and inevitably the crime rates increased. Japan’s only resolve was an inescapable lake prison. While the prison had no other way to access it but only through water, the 3 boys of the Kumo family were assigned to transport the criminals to their new "home". Although... is that the only thing they were doing...? <<less

The story revolves around Kudo Gai, a mischievous 13-year-old all alone in the world. He despises his classmates who live by their free will, although... more>> supported by parents, but taking it for granted. Gai soon finds out he is contradicting himself for he is being raised at an orphanage and makes an attempt for independence. His actions land him in trouble, whereupon he is framed for murder and sent to a place in an unknown location called the 'human institute'. <<less

A collection of stories:... more>>

- Under Execution, Under Jailbreak (1994)

A man in jail and his attempts to break out of his cell.

- Dolce and His Master (1996)

A man and his cat are stranded on a sinking yacht, their supplies of food and water dangerously low. Who will go over the edge first? And who will emerge victorious in the frenzied battle that follows?

- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - At a Confessional (1997)

Kishibe Rohan listens to the life story of a rich and successful man.

- Deadman's Questions (1999)

A ghost wanders around town struggling to accomplish his mission. <<less

SERIES 6: Stone Ocean... more>>

In 2011, Florida; Jolyne Cujoh, daughter of Jotaro, is wrongfully accused of a crime she didn't commit and sent to a maximum security prison. While imprisoned, she struggles within a longstanding plot agreed between dead villain DIO and ideologue Enrico Pucci.

Part 6 is the last part set in the first timeline of JoJo. From Part 7, the story takes place in a separate universe. <<less

The "prison survival action" story is set after the sudden emergence of special powers in certain pockets of humanity. To deal with these so-called "Altered,"... more>> a mysterious remote island prison named "Area D" was built. <<less

Welcome to Nanba, the world's largest, most impenetrable prison. Locked away in cell block 13 are four inmates - Juugo, Uno, Rock, and Nico - who provide more than enough trouble for prison guard Sugoroku Hajime to deal with. Between attempted breakouts, gambling and general misbehaviour, these four believe that just because they're in prison doesn't mean they can't have fun.... more>>

But it isn't all a barrel of laughs, because our protagonist Juugo is hiding a dark past which may soon come to destroy their idyllic prison life... <<less

Ten years ago, they took him. He doesn't know who. For ten years he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jailers. In time, he lost himself. He changed, transformed himself into something else. Something hard. Something lethal. Suddenly, one day his incarceration ends, again without explanation. He is sedated, stuffed inside a trunk, and dumped in a park. When he awakes, he is free to reclaim what's left of his life...and what's left is revenge. ... more>>

The manga that inspired hit Korean movie.

Note: Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan in 2007. <<less

2022, Japan's non-workers regeneration method has been established. A person who does not have income for more than six months, is subject to a treatment where they rewrite their brain at a regeneration treatment facility. Tatsuya Kamijo was working in a foreign-owned investment company. One day he loses his job, but six months later, Tatsuya is sent to a concentration camp rather than a playback facility. There he is subjected to worse treatment than brainwashing and training. Why was Tatsuya sent there? - ... more>>

2016 Every Star horror grand prize winners! <<less

Saki Asamiya, after being incarcerated in a youth corrections facility, is recruited by a detective named Jin after convincing her that the government could provide clemency for her mother, who was on death row. ... more>>

He trains her to be an undercover youth detective, infiltrating several high schools in Japan to investigate cases of crime, corruption and terrorism in the legend of a high school student <<less

Gian Carlo Bourbon Del Monte, a young member of the mafia, is better known by his nickname "Lucky Dog" due to his incredibly good luck. ... more>>

Despite knowing that he can escape with just a little effort, Gian decides to take a break from the fast-and-furious lifestyle while being held in a maximum-security prison. But when four young mafia captains are captured and brought to the same prison, the Boss of their syndicate makes a certain request of Gian... <<less

The Kafkaesque autobiography of a diplomat who compares himself to Grigori Rasputin, and what happens after he gets caught up in a political purge during the early 2000s.... more>>

A legal thriller with a dash of geopolitics. <<less