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The spine-chilling influence of Japanese horror cinema has taken hold in Western audiences with hit films like The Ring that are based on Japanese films adapted from classic manga stories. And the master of horror manga is Umezu Kazuo-known as the \"Stephen King of Japan,\" with several of his stories being adapted to film-and Dark Horse Manga is proud to bring his Scary Book horror anthology to Western readers for the first time. This first volume, Reflections, presents two feature-length tales of terror. In \"Mirror,\" a narcissistic girl\'s reflection begins to take mean-spirited command of her life; and in \"Demon\'s Revenge,\" a sadistic samurai master bent on seeking retribution for his son\'s injuries finds the tables of vengeance turned against him.
A high school girl, Shizuku, who despairs of living after being bullied at school and sexually abused at home, attempts to commit suicide at a deserted shrine, where she is cursed with immortality by an eerie raven. Unable to even die, Shizuku decides to use her immortal body to inflict deathly retribution on her tormentors. A revenge drama about a high school girl with a different power in her hands!
A young girl fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin as she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her enemies. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff and speaks with a young girl\'s lisp while she commands the army. Tanya used to be one of Japan\'s elite office workers, but because of a wrathful god was reborn as a little girl. Prioritizing optimization and career advancement above all, she will become the most dangerous entity among the Imperial Army\'s sorcerers. Adapted from Light Novel of same name. --- **Note:** Manga and Light Novel Licensed in English by Yen Press as \"The Saga of Tanya the Evil\".
\"Is this person already dead...? A terrifying tale of home caregiving begins. Behind the door, lying in bed, is a grotesque figure... Akane Kuritani, a new caregiver, arrives at a secluded Western-style mansion deep in the mountains to provide live-in care for Hiwako Miyazono, the bedridden owner. Hoping for a fresh start, Akane is shocked to find Hiwako emanating a putrid smell, with discolored skin and a burlap sack over her face, looking nothing less than a \'corpse.\' The nature of the care she must provide is clearly abnormal... Based on a Kadokawa Horror Bunko novel, a terrifying nursing care horror tale begins.
A young girl named Yuki, living in a small town, continued studying art with the goal of becoming an artist in the city. One day, her sister leaves the town to fulfill her own dreams. Yuki boards the train with her to see her off, but during the journey, she is struck by a strange phenomenon!? Is it reality or an illusion... A chilling horror.
At a regular high school, Hatori, a teacher leading an ordinary life, notices one day that his student, Sumika Tomugi, is being bullied. On a rainy day after school, Hatori finds himself alone with Tomugi by chance. Hatori tells her, \"I\'ll do something about it!\" but Tomugi gently takes his hand and says with a smile, \"Hatori-sensei, you\'re such a liar.\" Teacher and student… two people who should not get too close. This somewhat bewitching girl will dramatically change Hatori\'s ordinary life.
\"I can\'t do this!\" Yoke Feldio, A Red Mage, has left his A-rank party of five years to become an adventurer, and has finally run out of patience with his life as an adventurer. being ridiculed as a \"Handyman\" and \"poor dexterity\"! And so begins a desperate life of joblessness.... HOWEVER! Soon after Yoke is welcomed into a party of former students, all of whom are girls! And as he conquers dungeons, Yoke\'s abilities are revealed one after another. In fact, the magic and skills that he wields have a power that is beyond the norm--?
This anthology features urban legends that gained fame on the internet, faithfully adapted into manga by talented artists!
This anthology features urban legends that gained fame on the internet, faithfully adapted into manga by talented artists!
Jigoku no Senki is an erotically charged noir/action series written by Shiro Azuma and illustrated by Toshio Maeda that was originally serialized in 1977 under the title \"Taxi Driver\" but underwent a title change (feel free to speculate as to why) for its 3 volume tankoubon release in 1981. The story is about a former police detective who works as a taxi driver in order to keep his daughter on life support. He isn’t just a taxi driver, though, but also an extremely efficient hitman and he has a personal score to settle...
(from ebookjapan): Shizuka Katsuragi is a female detective who loves silencers. She is assigned to the \"annex\" of the Community Safety Division, a hive of activity in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Her partner is Kenya Iha, the most eccentric person in the Metropolitan Police Department. The pairing of the two is a strange one, as they both pull each other down. With the policy of \"conquer poison with poison,\" her beloved gun quietly blows fire today...
