Through round after round of extensive plastic surgery and vigorous maintenance, Ririko has become the absolute manifestation of beauty, and becomes a wildly successful model, actress and singer. However, soon her body, unable to withstand the burdens of surgery, begins to crumble, and along with it so does her mind, as she plummets towards a frightening and inevitable end. A story about a woman's vanity, greed, hatred and despair, by the author of River's Edge. Helter Skelter won the 2003 excellence prize at the Japanese Media Arts Festival, and the 2004 Osamu Tezuka Culture Prize.
Miyoshi Yoshimune (nickname: Yoshi-Yoshi) just moved to Ikebukuro because of his parents’ work. While exploring his new town with his classmates, Mikado, Anri, and Kida, he hears rumors about “The Headless Rider” and “Color Gangs.” While chasing after these rumors, he gets dragged into a conspiracy involving the whole of Ikebukuro…
Mochida Michiru has begun to live alone in an apartment like she wished. While making courtesy calls for the New Year calls around the building, she seems to recognize the man living next door to her! He’s in some sort of really popular idol group. A “SWITCH” member! It is Fujiya Masato! From that day on, love begins for Michiru who has bad prospects ahead! There’s plenty of forbidden love between a performer and the ordinary Michiru in this drawn title along with a collection of pleasant love stories with innocent and sometimes perverted girls!!
This story is about Kaoru's friend Masato, who seems to be tracing after Kaoru by going out with the girls who Kaoru is interested in, and then breaking up with them. One day, after getting dumped by a girl, Masato visited Kaoru's apartment and forcefully embraced Kaoru with the request of "comfort me". Although it's a relationship which started without any destruction... Taken from Forevermore website
1) Is it wrong to eye your body "As long as Kakuno's willing to look at me, it's okay." Hazumi was helped by his classmate, Kakuno, who saw him being harassed by some upperclassmen. His heart stolen by Kakuno's strong and beautiful body, Hazumi told Kakuno that he wanted to see it all. Kakuno obliged, but as time passed their relationship became no clearer. They started out as strangers, neither lovers nor friends. Which would it be, if any? 2) Night falls Stirred by the rustling sounds of the leaves, the boy awakes to find a stranger in his house. Surprised but undeterred, he tries to befriend the mysterious guy that hangs out in his sister's room after night falls. Time pasts and his sister disappears, trying to go after the guy who decided to leave. Will he see his sister again? What about the stranger of the night? 3) The end result Continuation of the second story.
A series of oneshots, some of them are interrelated. Summaries by Backlash67: Ch. 1: Shouta Namikawa’s friend, Kyou Kashiwabara, is interested in only undesirable men. After a sexual trauma as a child by his first lover who was this teacher, Kyou has grown into a sexual deviant. He often entices Shouta into “relieving his sexual frustrations for him”. Sex for Kyou is a reenactment of his first time with Shouta as the teacher stand-in but Shouta doesn’t want to continue to be a substitute or sex toy for Kyou. Shouta is seeking a “normal” relationship with Kyou. Can Kyou overcome his traumatic past and have normal relationship with Shouta, his true love?! Ch. 2: Harumi Imura is a college student and self-proclaimed humans and women hater. Fushiimiyahi is a salary-man. Harumi is frivolous and sleeps around. After a violent altercation between him and one of his sex friends, Harumi is saved by Fushiimiyahi. Their relationship soon evolves from victim and savior to sex friends. But after hearing a tragic tale of deception that put the serious Fushiimiyahi in a bad financial situation Harumi becomes plagued by an unexplained anger. He becomes overwhelmingly furious when he coincidently runs into the person who has caused Fushiimiyahi’s grieve. Is this encounter and the feelings they leave Harumi with an indicator of Harumi’s first love? Ch. 3: Yamauchi Shin the cute author for Chinami was introduced to Yoshi Tomo, a front cover designer, by Yoshi’s friend Mishima Shougo. Yamauchi is a recluse who hasn’t gone out in 3 ½ years and who never dated or even kissed anyone! Despite this he and Yoshi became lovers. Will this experience of new love break down the walls Yamauchi put up and allow him to open himself up Yoshi and the world again?! Ch. 4: Mishima Shougo is reunited with his high school lover Yumi Mizuki after 15 years. The day they separated Yumi left Mishima after spouting some painful words at Mishima. Can these two rekindle the love they once had for each other? Ch. 5: Another short story about Yamauchi & Yoshi. Ch. 6: Saeki and Haruhito are former co-workers. Saeki, Haruhito’s former boss and lover, have an ongoing affair. Saeki is married to the President’s daughter but still sees and sleeps with Haruhito. Being unable to continue with the 3-way relationship Haruhito resigned from the company. However, his and Saeki’s relationship did not terminate. What will it take to either completely bring these two together or completely drive them apart? Read more to find out! Ch. 7: Another very short story about Yamauchi & Yoshi (continued from ch. 5).
The official comic adaptation of the dating-sim game phenomenon has arrived! Hana is usually a glass-half-full sort of person, but lately, nothing seems to be going her way. After yet another fruitless day of job hunting, she finds herself pouring out all her frustrations to a stranger in the street. The kind stranger disappears before they get a chance to exchange names or numbers, however, leaving behind a phone with nothing but a single messenger app. “Can you read this message…?” As soon as Hana logs on, username “Unknown” tells her they know the person she is looking for. Although a little suspicious, she is intrigued. Who was the stranger that lent her a shoulder to cry on? Who is this “Unknown” she is chatting with? To find the answers to her questions, she must first accept a mysterious invitation. Time to get reacquainted with Jumin, 707, Zen, Yoosung, Jaehee and the rest of Mystic Messenger!Source of collecting images:bato.to/series/79331Notices:Please support the author by reading licensed chapters!Resources:mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=165006tappytoon.com/comics/invitation-mystic-messenger
Japan has been ruined for several years, and several "things" roam the cities. The world has ended and the meal begins, and Ryoko's stomach is empty. A menu battle action series begins.by Bomber D Rufi
Kujou Akito, rich-smart-scary guy who’s actually an otaku, caught by his friend, Takaya Jin, bought an anime figure and took his pictures. Takaya then asked to Akito to be with him for 5 days, and he said “I know about you more than you know about me”.
[From Serenus Dreamers]: 1) Training Love: What happens when Tachibana finds out that Aya has a secret hobby, will he tell Fujiki, who Aya likes or will he keep it a secret? Soon Aya starts to have feelings for Tachibana, how will it go? 2) Pale Sacrifice: Yuri's handsome bodyguard Kashiwagi is always there to protect her. But at night he changes into a wolfish guy and Yuri wouldn't mind being eaten up... 3) Midsummer Temptation: Shiori was a substitute teacher when she met Yuu, and now the two have been dating for awhile. But Shiori is trying to find a job and the stress may be too much for their relationship. 4) The Wound: Mayu has just started dating Kazuya, the hardworking guy she sees every day on her way to work. But there's something she's worried about telling him: she was in a car accident when she was three and has a huge scar that runs down her body. But Kazuya won't mind, right?
“Angel,” an experiment, escapes from the lab, and joins Hua Ye’s clan, where there's a 26 year old guy who hates children and nine hooligans. What kind of stories will unfold with them and Angel, who has always yearned for a family? Original Webcomic: http://ac.qq.com/Comic/comicInfo/id/521717
Haruka has always been admiring the No.1 host of that industry, so he entered a high-class host club to take an apprenticeship. However, the picture of the No.1 getting pasted there wasn’t the man he admires but Ryou, a super self-centered host who emits an overwhelming aura. Upon seeing Haruka’s rebellious attitude against Ryou’s arrogant behavior from the first sight, for some reasons, it was decided that Haruka would work at Ryou’s shop as a newbie―?
Ashura is an unrelentingly dark drama that follows the struggles of a young boy who did whatever it took to survive during a time of war and famine in medieval Japan.
Dr. Katou is an ambitious woman who seeks to revolutionize the corrupt and inefficient Japanese medical system from within by becoming a professor in a teaching hospital. She enlists a maverick surgeon, Dr. Asada Ryuutarou, to help her with research that would catapult her to a professorship should they succeed and publish. However, Asada's refusal to conform to the system soon threatens to destroy not only her plans but her entire career. Katou is prepared to do anything, including going along with the system, in order to achieve her end goal, but she begins to question whether she has gone too far as Asada's actions bring many of the system's shortcomings to light. Note: Won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 2005.
The title character is Arisu Tanigawa, an aircraft pilot who gained extraordinary flying skills under the expert tutelage of her father when she was young — but who also has some issues. Arisu's life changes when she has a chance encounter with a mysterious boy on the same airplane she is piloting.
Asaki wanders into a mysterious museum. Much to her surprise, it's empty! Or is it?
1-3: Magical Travel Boy, Magical Trick Boy, Magical Powerful Boy An alien boy with magical powers becomes lost while on a school excursion to planet Earth. A local street magician takes him in, but he has a dangerous secret of his own. 4: Love Hospital A chatty student is sent to the hospital with a broken leg. The patient in the adjacent bed is a student as well, yet he refuses to talk to anyone at all. 5: Suki de Warui ka!! (Wrong To Like You!!) A shy high school student is a closet otaku who loves drawing manga based on his favorite shows. One day, he is horrified when another student happens to see the artwork in his notebook. 6: Foul na Kankei (A Foul Relationship) Two former friends are reunited when they join the senior high basketball club. But one still carries a grudge over a terrible betrayal many years ago.
As I recollect memories of my past life, I am haunted by the experiments my father subjected me to. Through my reflection, I discover that I have been transported into the fantasy world of a book I once read. However, I soon realize that my role in this world is minor and I will be doomed to perish before the story even begins. Ariadne can only accept her fate with resignation, feeling hopeless. Adding to my despair, this narrative seems to end in tragedy as the world faces imminent destruction. Despite being a ten-part Munchkin fantasy novel, even its overpowered protagonist fails to evade an untimely demise, leaving me bitterly disappointed.
