Witches, dragons, and reverse London.
This story is about the fierce struggle between law enforcement and those who want to upset the world. In the Cᵗʰ century, the central bureau of the municipality, Graymark, sentence anyone to death, regardless of the severity of the offense in order to reduce the crime rate and population in proportion to the increased life expectancy due to medical advances. This is a conflict between the Central Bureau and the Revolutionary Army trying to overturn this system.
From the authors of "Shin Angyo Onshi" a new manga set in Japan and Korea during the Edo period, a time of great upheaval between the two cultural groups. In ancient times, Japan and Korea would send its criminals to a penal colony called "Kyokudo", situated in the channel between the two nations. There the cannibal Juu was sent for murdering over a thousand warriors while in Edo. Yet for an island meant for criminals, there was but one Korean medic, Han, exiled from Korea for killing and dissecting over a thousand people.
From Fifay.net: Tokyo, 2002. Tatsuaki dares to learn something novel to the most of Japanese: Beijing Opera. One day, he receives a Kouu mask from his master. Just for fun he put it on and is instantly transported back to Beijing, circa 1924! So begins Tatsuaki's adventures in the Beijing Opera House.
From Viz: Buso Renkin is the story of teenager Kazuki Muto, who dies trying to save a girl who was being attacked by an eerie monster. The next morning, however, Kazuki is left wondering whether it was all a dream. Lo and behold, the girl, the monster, and his death are all real! The girl, Tokiko Tsumura, was actually trying to slay the homunculus (a beast that can take the form of humans, but whose main source of food is people), but Kazuki got in her way. To revive Kazuki, Tokiko replaces his heart with a "kakugane," an alchemic device that allows him to summon a lance with which to fight the monsters. It turns out that Tokiko is a member of Renkin Kenshi (Alchemist Soldiers), an organization sworn to protect the world from the diabolical creatures. Soon, Kazuki joins Tokiko in her quest to terminate the sinister being that creates and controls the homunculus. V.10 Extra: Embalming - Dead Body and Bride (Embalming I)
Of Shaman King fame, here's another series by Hiroyuki Takei about a buddha with the 1,000 arms armor. Sennju, an emissary of the buddha Kannon, appears in the human world to find and protect the reincarnation of the buddha Mirokou. The emissary arrives on Earth just in time to save a young girl from being bullied by some rough looking men. Just who is this girl and will she believe that he's a buddha who was sent by Kannon? * Also included are three oneshots; two of them are called Death Zero and Itako no Anna. • Death Zero - A WWII pilot was shot done and killed, but he still had a promise to keep, that not even death could stop him. • Itako no Anna - Anna is an Itako, a priestess who can call upon spirits, learning the trade with her grandmother. One day, they run into a temple to find the master of the temple quarreling with a sword collector over whether the sword may be removed from the temple or not. And she and her grandmother decide to call upon the original owner of the sword and aid the temple master.
Ishikawa Ginji hates anything related to ghosts, superstition and the occult with a passion. His "occult phobia" is so intense that he does not hesitate to reject any girl who appears to have even the slightest interest in the subject. One day, after a particularly intense reaction to a haunted house lands him with a 600,000 yen debt, he is suddenly kissed by an elementary school student named Ageha, who then explains that she will use him to "wipe out every ghost in the world". While the sex appeal of the kiss is not enough to turn Ginji to her side, the fact that she "bought" him by paying off his debt in one go seems to work just fine.
When a person dies, their soul leaves the body in the form of a butterfly and the body itself rots away quickly after. Ono lost his entire family in a plane crash fourteen years ago. But since this tragedy, the body of Senri, his twin sister, is still intact while the butterfly that contains his soul was stolen by a mysterious individual during the accident, leaving her unconscious and in a vegetative state. In order to get back his sister's butterfly, Ono joins the famous "Death Bureau", a state agency specialized in the capture, conservation and managment of the butterflies before they dissapear for good 49 days after their host death. Using the butterflies, the family of the deceased can come in contact with their loved ones in the form of a 3D hologram.
From Yaoi Is Life: Volume 1 : Inside a crowed train, a punk boy, You, is for some reason protected by a (dotekaku kakkou ii) B-boy. The B-boy, Makino, carries away with him a precious 'stone' that You had unknowingly dropped. He comes to ask You, who had ended up moving in Makino's home after much confusion, if he has any memory of himself. Has he met Makino is the past?! You was is shock, but...¦
A white snake who is a divine messenger and a childhood friend with a mystery. Entangled obsessions in a Japanese-style fantasy. Tsubaki, a high school student with a predisposition for bad luck, has a one-sided love for his childhood friend Sakuya, who is both beautiful and talented. Then, one day while leaving school they are randomly attacked on the street. In the ancient capital Kyoto, a lovestory defying fate unfolds. (Source: Young Champion Web, translated)
One volume of dark supernatural short stories. Living spirits, oni, death, and reincarnation are some themes in these creepy tales.
From Shoujo Manga Maniac: Kojima Mitsu (aka Honey) is in high school, but she's so small that she looks like she's in elementary school! One day while she is is changing into a maid uniform for a school event (with not much success...the uniform is too big for her), she find a little bat blocked by the window and helps it. Suddenly an awesome guy appears in front of her! He is a vampire and as thanks for saving his "toy," he helps turn her into an adult (with a kiss)...
