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Mana thought her school life would get much easier now that 'Ami' was dead. Turns out she was wrong, as 'Ami' stares at her with that god awful smile, asking Mana of all people, a favor.
Xuan Min, a monk who had lost all his memories but still possessed skills in fengshui, geomancy, and other arts, boldly invaded a cursed mansion on his first day in Ningyang. To his surprise, he discovered the half-paralyzed dragon, Xue Xian, hidden inside. As they team up to find the dragon bones and recover Xuan Min's lost memories, the story of their unlikely partnership unfolds.
Susumu Nakoshi is a middle-aged man who spends his days between a lavish first-class hotel and a park full of homeless people. One day, an eccentric young man approaches Nakoshi in search of subjects willing to partake in trepanation—the procedure of drilling a hole in the skull. This mysterious person claims that Nakoshi is the perfect man for the experiment. Initially rejecting the offer, he doubles back on his decision after his car gets towed off. Nakoshi agrees to let Manabu Ito, a 22-year-old medical student, drill a hole in his skull in exchange for 700,000 yen. The procedure bears no results at first, with Nakoshi showing no abnormalities. This normalcy comes to an abrupt end, however, when Nakoshi begins seeing the homunculus in every person. With his perception distorted, how will Nakoshi face these homunculi?
Four individuals reside in a post-apocalyptic world without seasons, where the "golden age of technology" destroyed the earth and unleashed excessive scientific power. They seek a gateway to the inferno deep beneath the surface. By chance, the ex-hitman turned bartender Mihai, the unhinged and monstrous Haine, the resentful yet compassionate Naoto, and the independent worker Badou come together.
The story of "The Apothecary Diaries" from Xiaolan's perspective. Source: Manga UP! Global
In this collection of speculative fiction written between 1968 and 1973, Osamu Tezuka brings to life a series of unsettling and suspenseful short stories. A Nazi lieutenant, sentenced to death for his war crimes, arrogantly believes he can escape his fate, but he soon learns the error of his ways. A female android follows her heart and marries for love, only to find herself lost and struggling to manage the consequences of her decision. When a married man uncovers a secret experimentation on his city, he wrestles with both his desire to save the people and his temptation towards adultery. On a dim and deserted road, a cab driver picks up a suspicious passenger who turns out to be completely unaware of the cab driver's true identity. An educated man falls hard for a mysterious woman who holds a life-altering secret. Young American students come face to face with the brutality of war. A revolutionary's attempts to overthrow the government falter. And when space hippies break the rules of a crucial interstellar peace conference, the expected results remain out of reach. These unsettling stories will leave readers grappling with the depths of despair and the hope that persists against all odds.
Everyone thinks she is the perfect girl, but is that really all there is to it?
"Holmes Agency" is a private detective office known as the "Big-Eating" Detective Office. Seiya Takano, who is known for have a huge appetite, gets assigned to this office as the new leader. Ryousuke Noda and Kyouko Izumi, both also having a big appetite work under Seiya. Murder, robbery, and kidnapping—many incidents occur around them. And the three solve each of the many cases in a most surprising way—their appetite results in marvelous speculations! They eat at the murder scene. They eat on the track. They even eat dog food! They keep on eating and eating, not even listening to the witness. Everywhere they go, they eat and eat and eat! And every time after finishing, the criminal appears. KUITAN is the words "Big-Eating" and Detective combined together. "Real Gourmet" plus "Real Mystery." The big-eating detectives are on the run, solving cases from their deep knowledge about food. (Source: MU)
A group of six individuals have been mysteriously placed in a dimly lit room, illuminated solely by flickering candles. Their host is shrouded in secrecy, and they cannot recall their arrival. The only path leading out of the room is destined to guide them to their fate. Those who stray from their path will receive guidance, while others will begin a new journey once their time has come.
In modern-day Korea, Park Eunha is suddenly thrust into the body of Raeliana McMillan - a wealthy baron's daughter in a world akin to a novel she once read - following her passing. The idyllic facade surrounding Raeliana shatters when it becomes clear that she is a tool in a larger scheme. Her impending murder by her betrothed is meant to catalyze events that will shape the narrative. Determined to change fate, Raeliana turns her attention to Duke Noah Volstaire Wynknight - a potent figure - to steer the story in a different direction. Raeliana is willing to provide Noah with insights into the future in exchange for him posing as her fake fiancé. However, her plans go awry when it comes to light that Noah is not as dependable as she thought, throwing a wrench in her strategies.
