Psychological - Page 140

For 17 years, Akatsuki and Sagami lived contentedly in the company of a nun and fellow orphans. However, their joyous existence is disrupted when it is revealed that Sagami is actually a prince! Armed with only a rosary from Sagami as evidence of their relationship, Akatsuki embarks on a mission to locate him. Unfortunately, he is forced to work as a prostitute at the acclaimed Touchup Summer House. Will Akatsuki reunite with Sagami or will he succumb to the charms of someone else?

Are you familiar with the mystery of the "Fiend with Twenty Faces"? A thief and a master of disguise, he used to steal only from the very rich. But it's been five years since he disappeared after developing a dissociative identity disorder. Now, his daughter Mayumi sets out to find him. In the process, she must find her way out of situations that keep getting more perverse and absurd as the story progresses... In this first volume of the series, Shintaro Kago offers us his take on the universe of the famous detective novelist Edogawa Rampo, one of the founding fathers of ero-guro. Kago's weirdness and Rampo's detective mysteries combine to form a world full of abnormalities and illusions!

A boy and his "friends" like to play hide-and-seek in a scrapyeard. When their bullying drives him to his breaking point, things take a dark turn... Originally published in the September 1995 issue of Suspense & Horror.

Meet Miiko, a girl who has a problem. Despite passing all the tests and becoming a Mahjong Pro, she's terrible at the game and even started to hate it. However, her luck turns around when she bumps into Namidame, a former top-tier Mahjong Pro, at a parlor. She asks him to teach her the game properly, and a bond forms between the two. Namidame vows to guide Miiko to the top leagues and shares a new lesson each chapter. As readers, we also learn alongside Miiko. If you want to improve your Japanese Mahjong skills, don't miss out on the "Mahjong for Dummies" series by renowned Mahjong Mangaka, Katayama Masayuki. Let's learn together!

Yokoi is your average college student with a slightly unusual job. After class he tends to a food stall in a hard to reach park. His food is hearty and cheap, but as he's young he doesn't have a liquor license. One night while working his booth, an unusual customer walks in. Sakuma has a tail and wings and is extremely thirsty. Yokoi offers a meal, but that isn't enough to satiate Sakuma. So when Sakuma offers Yokoi a treat, the college student's life starts to long for something different also....

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The torso of a headless, limbless body is found half-buried by a riverbank. It belonged to middle-aged mother Yaeko Miyagawa, and after an investigation and trial, her daughter Hikari eventually confesses to her murder. For many years, Hikari had been subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her mother, revolving around her failure to make it into a top medical school and become a doctor. Even after nine years of futile applications and entrance exams, Yaeko refused to free her daughter from this virtual prison. What led to the fatal stabbing that ended Yaeko's life? This series, based on a true story, will explore Hikari Miyagawa's experiences up to her greatest tragedy—and what happened to her afterward.

The clue to a missing person's case is hidden behind a child who is both beautiful and sinister. Note: Chapter count includes a prologue

A war has upended the world's strict social order. The beast-woman Qing Shilun, a former high-ranking military officer, now finds herself banished to the lowest caste, given to her long-time rival Shen Xilan as a plaything. Everyone thought that Qing Shilun will be tortured and humiliated, but the game is just beginning, to see who will be the master and who will be tamed… (Source: Bilibili, translated)

As a child, Shin Woo-jin was kidnapped and locked away in a warehouse, forced to live as a slave. But against all odds, he was rescued and finally stepped into the outside world. Though free, Woo-jin wasn't like other children. He had an extraordinary gift: the ability to read people. By observing the smallest facial expressions and unconscious gestures, he could see through their thoughts, emotions, and intentions with near-perfect accuracy. Like a profiler, like a modern-day Sherlock, Woo-jin learned to navigate the world, one observation at a time. But for someone who sees too much, living an ordinary life is the hardest thing of all. All he ever wanted was a peaceful, simple life. But the world had other plans. "As I thought... living a normal life is far too difficult."

He had sex with his own daughter—though, of course, only in a dream. Goto, a university lecturer, had seemingly built a happy family: a beautiful wife who is a painter and lovely, talented children... But that happiness was merely a facade. During the day, he suspected his wife of infidelity, and at night, he was tormented by nightmares, gradually wearing down his mental stability. One day, Goto returned home to find his room in chaos and his daughter in tears. Convinced that his wife was to blame, Goto vows to protect his beloved family...!? A family suspense of immorality!