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Gosick takes place in 1924 in a small, made-up European country of Sauville. The story centers on Kazuya Kujo, the third son of a Japanese Imperial soldier, who is a transfer student to St. Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. There he meets Victorique, a mysterious yet beautiful and brilliant girl who never comes to class and spends her days reading the entire content of the library or solving mysteries that even detectives can't solve. The series mostly focuses on Kazuya and Victorique getting involved in different mystery cases and their struggle to solve them, at the same time forming important bonds with different people. From Fate: Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her mind to solve difficult mysteries, several of which draw her away from the library. With a drop of sweet romance, you will immediately become addicted to Gosick!!!
Find out more about the other characters from Mirai Nikki - Future Diary. These stories start out a few days prior to them receiving their own diary and give us some insight as to how they think and their personal reasons for using the diary they've been chosen to have. In the process learn a little more about Deus ex Macchina, the 'God' of Space and Time, and what his goal really is.
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)
Urashima Eiji, a college student, goes to sleep after a fun drinking night with his friends. When he wakes up he discovers a beautiful girl next to him who treats him as if they are in a loving relationship. Later, Eiji finds out that 3 days have passed since he went out with his crew. What did he do during all that time and why does he have no memory of it? By confronting that reality, he will be caught in tragedy...
When a female student is abducted and on the verge of being raped, Boogiepop rushes onto the scene just in time to save the day. But Boogiepop's new male alter-ego, Akimizuki Takaya, finds himself in the middle of a crime wave with ties going back to the previous owner of the Boogiepop mantle.
"In nicht allzu ferner Zukunft werden die Städte von staatlich gelenkten Jugendbanden beherrscht. Wer keiner Gang angehört, ist als gesellschaftlicher Außenseiter gebrandmarkt. Der stille und geheimnisvolle Julian ist so ein Außenseiter, ebenso wie die hübsche Anna. Als Julian eines Tages Anna vor einer Abreibung durch eine der Gangs bewahrt, nimmt der Ärger seinen Lauf..." In a not too distant future, cities are controlled by government guided youth gangs. Those who are not in a gang are marked as outsiders. The silent and mysterious Julian is one of these outsiders, as well as the beautiful Anna. After Julian saved Anna from a beating at the hands of a gang, the story starts... --- In this series: V.1 - Personal Paradise V.2 - Miss Misery V.3 - Assassin Angel V.4-5 - Killer Kid Note: This is not an OEL!
From Tokyopop: After a traumatic incident, Jun Sakurada refuses to interact with the outside world and return to school--he even shuts out his sister, his closest friend. Jun spends most of his time online buying spiritual items that are obvious rip-offs. One day he finds a website that curiously enough asks him to put his order in his desk drawer. Thinking it's a joke, Jun plays along. The following day a suitcase arrives containing a doll named Shinku... that comes to life before his very eyes! Welcome to the world of Rozen Maiden, where Jun must enter an all-new reality to protect and serve a living doll... In its continuation, the story starts with an older Jun, who is now a university student. While working at a bookstore as his part time job, he finds an unaddressed copy of the first issue of a weekly magazine "How to Make a Girl" containing a spring. He brings it home, and soon starts receiving further issues of the magazine by post, each issue having one part of a doll's body as a gift. One day, after putting much effort into assembling the fifth Rozen Maiden doll Shinku, he receives a notification that the publication has been cancelled, leaving him with an incomplete doll. Suddenly, he receives a mysterious text message from his old number, claiming to be the Jun Sakurada asking for help against the seventh Rozen Maiden doll Kirakishou...
Basically, some humans have the ability to negate a sphere of reality, neatly removing it from existence. This gradually alters their appearance until they become a hideous alien, with a giant eye in their forehead.
“Cause trouble in Shibuya and I’ll hear everything.” Chiryu Mamoru is the former Shibuya Gang King (Crime Boss). Now he’s protecting the streets of Shibuya as the youngest lawyer in history. With an ear piercing as his lawyer badge and law as his weapon, he works to destroy the nest of evil and protect the people. Introducing one lawyer’s all consuming fight against heresy!! “You can’t protect anything with VIOLENCE… that’s why I choose LAW!!”
Takahashi Miya is sick and needs regular check-ups. At university, he comes across Kanou Rei. Rumour has it that he is part of a dangerous club that distributes drugs and organises sex orgies. Is this true? And why does Rei seem to know Miya? (From Game Over Or Continue)
The story of a highschool girl who seems to get lost quite often, stumbles upon a train station that shouldn't exist, and a restaurant in front of it with very strange clientele. What will become of her after being forced to start working there?
