This manga's story is based on a thriller by Keigo Higashino. The main protagonist, the shy Jun Naruse, is a rather average guy who works for a electronic company and loves to draw. He falls in love with Megumi whom he met at a shop selling drawing materials and an intimate relationship develops. A few days later the office gets attacked and when the criminal tries to shoot a little girl he saves her by jumping in front of her. A month passes until he wakes up again and is told that half his brain got destroyed and he only survived because someone donated half a brain. Everything seems to be fine, he quickly recovers and is happy, however he begins to change...is the donated brain the reason for that? Or is it just a side effect of the medicine?
A compilation of short stories: 1) The Guardian - Kazuhiko Saibara finds himself dead in the woods surrounding his family's summer villa. As the family servant digs his grave, Saihara's feeble-minded younger brother gazes absently upon the scene, and Saihara himself begins to recount the events that led to his demise. - PresenceDear 2. Show Me Heaven - A smile of a skinny angel opens up a closed-minded man's heart. 3) Sora no Uragawa - Yousuke, Tamotsu and Satoshi are high school buddies until tragedy breaks them apart. Ten years later the death of one of them brings the remaining two friends back together and past wounds are torn open. - Aarinfantasy 4) A Chance Encounter in the Cosmos - A hideously ugly starship captain captures a beautiful prisoner of war. - PresenceDear
The japanese government has launched a brand new law: because of the laziness and apathy of Japan's people it was decided that someone, daily and randomly, will be chosen and killed with a poisoned capsule in order to "bring to life again" and wake up the others. The person elected will be warned with an ikigami (or death's notice) and after this he/she will have only 24 hours left to live. What will those condemned think and do during this short time?
Partake in the horror, the terror, the bloodcurdling madness of the serial killer mind, and the one who dares exterminate them! Except it's a comedy horror. Anyway, contains explict blood and gore, so you have been warned. -Taken from Iryuu.net
The protagonist is a mysterious and resourceful man who goes by the name "Zero." An expert on artworks, antiques and ancient artefacts, Zero is adept at rooting out their histories and uncovering any unusual qualities they possess. Because of this, he frequently gets called on to dispel "curses" and to both uncover and create forgeries. Zero is a man who will stop at nothing to see a job done, but he will also charge whatever fee he deems appropriate: it might be a billion dollars, or it might just be one.
Working at a public office, Haru leads an ordinary life. He lives together with Shuji, the son of his high school crush and friend, Natsu, who passed away. Shuji, who is set to move out after he graduates high school, looks just like his father. As they live together, Haru starts to grow feelings toward Shuji and agonizes over whether he should be spending time with him as his guardian. But then, Shuji also begins to develop feelings for Haru. Meanwhile, a man who claims to be Haru's lover shows up and tells Shuji he and Haru are dating. Shuji runs away from home, confused by the side of Haru he didn't know. With his secret revealed, Haru and Shuji start to grow apart because of their feelings for one another, and...+
19-year old Narika Yoshikawa lived a poor life with her single mother. But when Narika's mother passed away, she was forced to follow in her mother's lifestyle, which unfortunately, also included her debts. One night, some men come to her door and demand 3 million yen that Narika's mother borrowed from them. She's saved by a strange man who pays the money to the men, and tells Narika that he just "bought her" and if she marries him, he will give her anything she wants! What exactly is going on?
Popular high school student Suwa Daisuke has no interest in dating newcomer Aikawa Hinako, a quiet loner. That's because she recoiled from his flirtatious touch, and he took it as a personal affront. Daisuke informs one of his buddies that he wouldn't date her, not knowing Hinako was listening. Daisuke's attitude changes after he accidentally hears her confession in an abandoned church; she's been sexually abused by her stepfather and has given up a child for adoption. His former annoyance turns to compassion and concern. Hinako is unaware that he knows her terrible secret. Believing him to have no romantic interest, she becomes more relaxed and comfortable in his company. Their relationship faces a lot of obstacles, including jealous classmates.
1-2) Lover's Time Whilst Seitarou has finally come to terms with the fact that Naoyuki and him will always be friends and nothing more, he is feeling a tad lonely and is looking forward to a new love. By chance, he met the beautiful and charming Hiroto through Naoyuki. Thinking that he has finally found a new love candidate, he tries to get to know more about him, and what he found completely belies the beautiful exterior... but is that all that there is to the complex Hiroto? 3) The Important Thing EX Also found in Takaramono. 4) Promise The second story is about deep in debt private detective Yuzu who hired by a client met Atsuya a high school boy. What will happen when he learns this boy is not what he thought he would be? Oneshot also found in Takaramono. 5) The Things I Want to Tell You Continuation of Promise. 6) Knock the Door Continuation of Chapter 5. 7) Afterword
Summary by Manga Abyss : Part of a genius flower arrangement family, Suiren is secretly in love with Ayame. Suiren said, “I want to try to arrange you” to the Ayame…? The work titled “A flower’s water drop” or “Flower” series are a collection of one shots
Eitaro is hooked to the erotic chats... Someone steals Sakuko's lingerie... Ai is determined to lose her virginity... Everybody is hooked on love... or is it to sex?! An excellent ongoing erotic manga by Kyo Hatsuki following the trials and sexual triumphs of the main character. The story travels from - "Will he ever get laid?" to - "Will he ever get a steady girlfriend?" to - "Will he ever learn to keep it in his pants?!" A fun read with a humorous story.
Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return... - Viz