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From WoC Scans: Collection of mysterious stories by Chie Shinohara, a great artist of suspense manga. Story 01 Part 01 & 02: 海に堕ちるツバメ (Umi ni Ochiru Tsubame - Swallow Falling into the Sea) Masako Minase, a scriptwriter, was murdered by Shiki Morimura, her rival in the same profession. Shiki was sure that she had destroyed evidence completely. However, someone who knew the truth appeared, and tried to get Shiki in his power. Is it a mysterious spot or unhappy desire that lurks in her mind? It was also published in Akatsuki ni Tatsu Lion (bunkoban version) Story 02: 記憶の足音 (Kioku no Ashioto - The Footsteps of Memory) This is the story about Shouko and the almost tragic moment that changed her life and emotions ... It was also published in Akatsuki ni Tatsu Lion (bunkoban version). Story 03: 死刑台の72時間 (Shikeidai no 72-jikan - 72 hours of death stand) Five young people receives a letter saying that they murdered someone and they must go to the address in the letter if they don't want other people to found out. They all find themselves in a old European house, where a crazy lady tells them that one of them is a murder and if that murder don't confess in 72 hours, they will all die. It was also published in Toubou Kyuukou (bunkoban version).
From Ochibichan: One-shots collection : 1- Atsui Hibi When Kuniyoshi was on his way home, he saw honour student, Ikeda, in the river looking for his notebook. Then, the girl who picked up the notebook, Murozono appears and she has come to know about the ‘murder-plans’ written in it… 2- Flower's marking 3- Cold days like before 4- Nameless Guest
This chapter focuses mostly on Battler's sister Ange, and her life twelve years after the massacre on Rokkenjima. The existence of magic is heavily implied in this chapter. Many new characters make their debut, such as Siesta 00, Gaap, and a number of humans. (Wikipedia)
From Aerandria Scans: A high priestess’ rendezvous with an outwardly ambivalent ruler of a country with an unknown power. Tasked with ascertaining the legitimacy of this mysterious power, our heroine high priestess sneaks in the ruler’s palace to peek around. Unbeknownst to her there is much more than meets the eye to this ruler.
The year is 2029, and Hibino is an ex-police officer who now makes a living running errands for the leader of what appears to be a high-end gang. But how do a civil uprising in Niger, the attack on a radical military figure in Japan, and a bone-marrow thief tastelessly dubbed "The Vampire" connect Hibino to the mysterious white-haired boy who is forever confined to an enormous library reading through scores of books?
An anthology dedicated to Mushishi.- Chapter 1. *Hizumu Shirabe* (歪む調べ) by Kumakura Takatoshi- Chapter 2. *Tagiru Yu* (滾る湯) by Yoshida Motoi- Chapter 3. **Shimmering of the Sea** (Umi no Chirachira, 海のちらちら) by Ashinano Hitoshi- Chapter 4. *Kumiki no Hora* (組木の洞) by Imai Tetsuya- Chapter 5. *Kage Fumi* (影踏み) by Toyoda Tetsuya
Four murders have taken place at an all girl school. Lying beside each of the victim was a teddy bear with one missing limb. Now It is up to Detective Hebizuka Amaru and his cute assistant Kohijiri-kun to solve the mystery!
From Mangascreener: The main character is Leonora, the daughter of an impoverished noble of Padua. She is a beautiful silver-haired, emerald-green-eyed girl and very good at fighting with the sword. One day, she is forced to marry an arrogant young noble, but she discovers on the day of their wedding that this man intends to use her to become king of Italy because she is involved in an ancient Italian legend: Leonara is the girl shown on "Kakan no Madonna" (Madonna of the Flower Crown), a famous painting drawn by Leonardo DaVinci. There exists a legend that tells whoever gets the legendary sword "Emerald Lion" will unite and rule over Italy. And the secret hiding-place of the sword can be found with "Kakan no Madonna"--that is, Leonara. In order to find out the truth of the portrait's secret related her and to hide her identity as Kakan no Madonna, Leonara disguises herself as a black-haired boy, Leo, and sets out to find DaVinci. On the way she meets Falco, the blond-haired handsome king of Naples, who is unaware that she is a girl, and becomes his servant. When she finally finds DaVinci, she hears with surprise that she - the girl portrayed in Kakan no Madonna - is destined to possess the legendary Emerald Lion and therefore to become queen of Italy.
From Nagareboshi Manga: Kitazono Meiko falls asleep in the library one day, only to be awakened by a kiss! She is unsure of who it was that kissed her, however, since there are multiple boys still in the library. Could it be the popular boy Shinoda-senpai? Or the super-cool Mikoshiba-senpai? The boy-next-door type Mogami? Or the cute underclassman Hachiya? Who could it be? They're all possible candidates, but which one does Meiko like the best...? Oneshot in volume 1: Soprano (released by Ouiratsuike) Oneshots in volume 2: Anna no kami ga nagai riyuu (released by Sound of Jewels) Hakka drops (released by Sound of Jewels)
New Champion Red serialization featuring Golden Bat and set during Japan's Taisho Era.
From Bliss: Takashi is haunted at night by visions of a woman begging for her child not to be taken away. He sometimes sees strange shadows outside his window, but tries his best to simply ignore them. As his seventeenth birthday approaches, the shadow becomes more and more clear, and the vision more vivid. Slowly, the once kind and caring Takashi becomes indifferent, and eventually cold and biting towards everyone around him. What does this sudden change in attitude have to do with his seventeenth birthday?
This is the one shot of the movie that Sana and Naozumi starred in from Kodomo no Omocha. A 14 year old boy, after the loss of his parents, starts researching his older brother, who has mysteriously disappeared several years before. He finds him in a strange palace, with his two friends who had also disappeared. At first, the boy is happy, but then he discovers that something horrible has happened in that palace, and he might just become a victim too.
