"Do not take your mask off, this is not your world." "Once this flower withers, you will be able to go back." This is the yokai festival where you mustn't take off your mask. Three tangentially related short stories that can be read independent of each other.
Kazuomi clones his beloved childhood pets, only to have them return to life in human forms. Having looked forward to the nice low-maintenance cat and dog he remembered, Kazuomi is rather annoyed. After his life is turned upside-down by kindergarten-aged girls with the mentality (and human graces) of your average housepets, Kazuo gets angry and treats them coldly. Will Kazuomi learn to love the fluff again? Will his rival succeed in usurping his place as the coolest guy in school? Will Kureno stop chasing butterflies long enough to accomplish anything?
A mystical horror series about two psychic sisters who encounter terrifying supernatural phenomena. In the first novel, they help an office worker and his family after they are haunted by a strange creature. *Based on the novel by Ichi Sawamura
Paris, XIXth Century. A little girl disappears under strange circumstances while playing with her doll at her home's garden. The police start searching for her, with no success; they just find her doll, stained with blood. Some time later, Fabrice, a young Parisian from a good family, decides to give his fiancee, Sophie, a doll he's found on an antique shop. Though reluctantly at first, she ends up accepting his gift. Later , that night, the young lady is woken up by some strange noises she can't find out where they come from. She convinces herself they're just her imagination, so she goes back to bed. But she's not alone in her room anymore... Everything points to her disappearing like that little girl. The police, once again, can't find a single clue on Sophie's whereabouts, so Fabrice, desperated, is determined to search for her by himself. His search will not only reveal that under Sophie's disappearance there are powerful supernatural forces lurking, but will imperil his life as well. But Fabrice will not be alone: on his search, he will have the help of such peculiar characters as Adriel, hidden under the appearance of a nice bookseller; Ruby, his enigmatic assistant; and The Master of Ceremonies, a mysterious and disconcerting being, who can only be found on the famous Parisian cemetery of Pere-Lachaise... (Published by www.MangaMagazine.net)
Those who have the blood of the Karasu Tengu (Crow Goblin) in their veins must forever fight against the powers of darkness. Along with four other holy ninja warriors Genbu (Black Snaky Tortoise), Suzaku (Red Phoenix), Seiryu (Blue Dragon), Byakko (White Tiger), Karasu Tengu Kabuto fights against the evil god Kuroyasha (Black Night Demon) Dôki and his underlings such as Junin-shu (Top Ten Warriors). Their battle continues through generations: in the second volume of the manga, Kabuto's son makes an appearance as the second Karasu Tengu. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's Fresh Jump in 1987-1988, and later published in the United States by ComicsOne (as Kabuto in 2001), in France by Taifu Comics and in the Republic of China by Tong Li Publishing. "This book is dedicated to the memory of our great hero and our giant master, Dr Osamu Tezuka". (Buichi Terasawa)
From the author of Dungeon Meshi comes a oneshot about a teacher as she talks to her class about the dangers of disclosing one's personal information on the internet.
A collection of short stories, most of which are centered in a broken world where nothing is as it seems.
Satsuki Yumizuka, Sion Eltnam Altasia and Riesbyfe Stridberg are outcasts of society, living in the alley, hidden from public eyes. Satsuki and Sion are both vampires and together with Ries, they have been living aimlessly after the events of Tatari. Sion decides to build a robot to help construct decent living quarters for them, but something goes horribly wrong and the robot ends up making a 100 meter pyramid in the middle of the city. Thinking there might be foul play, the trio investigate the pyramid and get things under control. Based on the Tsukihime and Melty Blood games, you will be introduced to other familiar characters like Kohaku and Akiha.
Taken from Anime News Network: Beautiful People is a manga comprised of six profound and thought-provoking short stories. It includes a tale of a vampire who raises a child as her own, a story of a young man who copes with an alcoholic father amongst other problems with the help of an online friend and four others short stories.
www.kirucomics.co.uk In a world similar to ours, a select few individuals are able to develop extra-ordinary abilities. After a period of chaos and destruction known as “The Dark Days”, the world nations decided the best way to manage this phenomenal was to create a nation that could monitor and contain these individuals. This nation was called the Almier nation. Individuals with supernatural abilities (known as flame users) have to join the Almier nation and successfully become an Almier before they are allowed back to their normal lives. If they refuse or cannot achieve the status of Almier, these individuals are permanently sealed away from their abilities and can no longer access them. A small group of flame users who do not wish to be monitored or contained by the Almier set out to take down the nation. At the same time the Almier Nation decides it can do much more than just monitor extra-ordinary humans. It decides it can help to achieve world peace and begins trying to convince the world of this via diplomatic means. www.kirucomics.co.uk
From Which Scanlations: 1. Kyoukasho wa Oshietekurenai 2. Toumen na Jikan Normally, people who have died haunt their lovers or their enemies... So why is Yuuri, the ghost of a high school girl, following her boyfriend's little brother around? 3. Kanojo no Tabako 4. Okubyou na Kimi no Te - The Untouchable Venus Shino thought she could drive away the persistent Takeomi by telling him that she didn’t want to do anything physical–even hold hands–until she was married. But he agreed, and the two of them had a good relationship until Shino’s first boyfriend showed up and revealed the real reason why she was “waiting”. 5. Kyoukasho ni wa Notte Inai "In high school, our responsibility is studying... But isn't it also important to learn about love?" Hinokawa wants to know the things that can't be found in a textbook--but the teacher she's chosen to focus her affections on isn't exactly responding the way she wants him to.
