One day, penguins are spotted in the suburban town that fourth-grader Aoyama calls home. The penguins make their sudden appearance in a residential district nowhere near the ocean and disappear just as mysteriously. Where could they have come from, and where did they go? Aoyama is determined to get to the bottom of it! This is the slightly curious, unforgettable tale of that summer.
Xue Tao had to face the harsh reality that his father passed away from a mysterious illness, which left his mother shaken. To clarify the cause of his father's death and ensure his survival, Xue Tao volunteered to enter the “music registration” to get more information. Xue Tao's wit and creativity made her move with ease among powerful people of all colors. But then her friend Zhi Nian became the first “victim” in the exchange of power in the land of Shu! She deeply realized that with her little identity as a courtesan, she was not able to unravel the plot behind the deaths of her family and friends. At this moment, Xue Tao had an opportunity: with her skill and poetry as bargaining chips, she won the esteem of the new military governor Wei Gao. From then on, she officially entered the power core of the land of Shu, facing the forces from all sides that were making waves… However, as she cautiously went through a series of power conflicts, what awaited her in the end was the difficult decision between 'survive' and 'truth'...
"Kamikakushi Inc." - a company that claims to make people vanish without a trace, disguising it as an accident. Arata Kagei, a struggling member of a phone scam group, is dragged by his senior to request Kamikakushi Inc.'s services to eliminate a target. But the true nature of this company is far more shocking than anyone could imagine - their real job is to introduce individuals to some very unexpected clients! Brace yourself for a dark suspense thriller where the mundane world collides with the supernatural!
Jotaro Fukamachi - private detective, 177 cm tall and 75 kg, long face and muscular. He is not an ugly man, but he is not handsome. He once married a doctor and had a daughter, Kaori, but they divorced, and his heart is a lonely love hunter. The quintessence of a humorous hard-boiled story - you can't talk about manga without reading this.
Neneko Iizuna is a shy girl with a secret: cat ears. Embarrassed over her feline appearance, Neneko's retreated from the world. But when she receives a letter asking her to become the miko of an infirmary, she finds herself taking on the unexpected challenge of exorcism! Is this young cat girl up to the task of taking on the spirits, can she get along with her new co-workers? And how exactly does she feel about being chained up by a leash? It's an opportunity for new "bonds" to form!
High school student Itsuki decides to give up on his dream of becoming a Koshien baseball player and return to his hometown, Sengetsu Island, for the sake of his injured sister. However, the sight of the island that should have been familiar to him is full of eerie strangeness... The scariest suspense horror drawn by a shocking team.
A special classified investigation team, Team Zero, is composed of superhumans who solve mysterious phenomena that cannot be explained by science. Team leader Jung Yeohun is thrown into confusion when her first love and senior, Kang Ji-an, who once turned away from her, joins the investigation team. Together, they become entangled in suspicious cases...
(from ebookjapan): Mirage is an old-fashioned bar on a street corner. Men who are lost in life come to the mirage, transcending time and space, and become captivated by Maya, the beautiful proprietress. What do the defeated men want from Maya? A bewitching and sad story of men by Leiji Matsumoto.
A pair of twin brothers were raised in poverty - but in reality, they're princes, being raised as such to protect them from a witch's curse... Contains other gag one-shots in the second half. --- **Volume 323 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
In the Imperial capital of Tokyo, Tokito Tokitsukasa and his step-sister Kiriko are ordered to marry by their grandfather... but something isn't right. Kiriko can tell these people are keeping some secret from her... meanwhile, an infamous thief named Shiou escapes from the police in the night, only to run into a strange girl. And she looks just like Kiriko... A 3-volume gothic horror series that centers around the tumultuous fate of a single girl! From Manga Helpers
Love comes in many forms. A magnificent bird comforts a struggling girl; a vampire waltzes with a young lady at night; a blind girl lives with a monster of whom there is more than meets the eye. This six-story manga collection by masterful manga creator Nagabe explores fascinating relationships that refuse to be confined. (Source: Seven Seas) Includes 6 stories: 1. Daisy, Mata Ashita 2. Ookami Ningen to Ningen Ookami 3. Hijoushoku to Gochisou 4. Mayonaka no Waltz 5. Shiro no Ou-sama 6. Mienai Hito-tachi
