Florida, 2022. When he turns on the TV for his early morning cartoons, Nick sees not the bright colours of a child's program, but instead the stomach-wrenching scenes of a genocide. 100 million dead...500... a billion. They're all just numbers at this point. 7 years pass and 18 year old Nick's sanity is growing thin as he struggles to find meaning. The deadly virus only targeted men, leaving the surviving males in a state of rarity. However, Nick isn't at the centre of a blossoming harem, but rather at the edges of the frightening reality that is isolation. As the relationship with his dad grows colder, Nick begins to quickly lose himself in the grief over his later sister, Angela. He has little left to live for, so vengeance is the only option. But the question remains: Who is responsible for her death?
A Strange Doctor who keeps getting lost… i mean, travels through a Mystical world attending to all kinds of creatures. Would you let this disconcerting Doctor examine you?
Two short stories by Kaneko Aru 1. Himitsu to Mitsumete: “I will treasure this forever” — classmates Hina and Mitsuki are secretly dating. Hina wants to have the popular Mitsuki all to herself, as a present, she gave Mitsuki and herself matching key straps. When Mitsuki touched the key strap, she felt something hard within it. This is... a wiretap!? 2. Kawarukoto: Months and years pass by and various things change between them. But, some things didn't change. A story of two students who are childhood friends.
"Kii-kun will never learn!!" The childhood friend Tsubaki has a little secret she's been keeping. But stray too close and she'll say back, "it's fine, it's fine... I'll be fine..." A story of pure, disgusting love mixed with psycho-horror romance!
"Scratch syndrome is a disease that causes bodily wounds when your mind is afflicted. A disease where you bleed when you're emotionally hurt by someone you love. A rare disease that plagues 0.00001% of the world's population."
[From Translation Texts]: Sinners are those who have committed unforgivable sins and are given the mark of thorns after they die. Sin Eaters are those who take the sins and punishment of sinners so they will not go to Hell. Rukiko, a simple village girl, wants to protect Raika, the Fire of God, and the treasure of her beloved village, from Gaii, a Sin Eater who wants the chance to become sinless again. After hearing how Gaii became a Sin Eater, however, Rukiko's feelings change, but Angel Musa, the servant of God who brought her mother to Heaven, tells her not to sympathize with Gaii, and that it is the will of God. Whom can Rukiko trust?
From Bakeneko's Lair: Poor, poor Akatsuki Homare. He's gotten himself into a mess of trouble. Considering his arrogance, he's getting exactly what he deserves. Yes, Homare, life is a game of give and take. You don't only get to be on the taking side...
In this lavishly illustrated–and very short–tale, we follow a mysterious girl through a series of strange landscapes. What is she seeking? What will she do when she finds it? The only way you’ll know for sure is to read … The Tale of the Thirteenth.
Eva Schul was once a famous actress. Now she spends her days drinking and all manners of debauchery. One day, her daughter, Julie, comes to inform her that she is getting married, and she will not become a mother like her. Not long after, Eva is partying when some men approach her, and drag her into a car. As it turns out, film director Arthur Burn wishes for her to star in a film about the birth of Christ that will be filmed in Spain as none other than the Virgin Mary. Eva's demeanor begins to shift upon taking this role - both as her character, and the role she plays with the family of a young lady who reminds her of Julie...In addition to the title story, also includes the following oneshots:- **Sound of Bamboo** (竹の音, Take no Oto) - A girl finds herself caring for a samurai, the son of the enemy family who killed her father and brother. She wavers whether or not to avenge her fallen family...- **Ballerina** (バレリーナ, exclusive to the digital edition/original release)- **Edelweiss** (エーデルワイス, excluded from digital edition but available in other releases)
Preadolescence is a difficult path full of obstacles to overcome; one is in that limbo between being a child and growing up, between naivety and the desire to have new experiences. Ale & Cucca is an insight into the contemporaneity of today's kids told, unabashedly, through the eyes of the young protagonists.
The third entry from the infamous God series of web manga. This is what happens when the creator of "Umbrella Sword" tries to make a love comedy.
From Dark Horse: Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging technoscape, the covert-ops agents of Section 9 are charged to track and crack the most dangerous terrorists, cybercriminals, and ghost hackers. And speaking of ghosts, when supposedly dead people start turning up walking and talking, Section 9 begins to look into the possibility that corpses are being "puppeted" from a remote location, and some serious powerbrokers may be pulling the strings. Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the "lost" Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, but never collected until now. Focusing on Section 9 agents in their daily battle against technocrime, Human-Error Processor has all the mind-twisting cybermadness you've come to expect from Ghost in the Shell, but set in a more police-procedural context with action and suspense galore.
