Part of the Myths and Legends Series, Shirato tackles the tale of Pentheus, as well as others of his bloodline, such as Europa and Cadmus.Europa, daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor, is abducted by Zeus as part of a ploy to take down the Python. Cadmus, her brother, searches far and wide for her, and eventually reaches the literal ends of the earth. Fate has more in store, for him, however, as the interests of gods and men intertwine throughout his family, until it reaches his ill-fated grandson, Pentheus - who threatens to go against what his lineage has built up, and stood for.Also includes Shirato's adaptation of the tale of Caeneus, the woman who transformed into a man impervious to weapons, never to be raped again by another man.
Part 2 of the Black Jack celebration. Featuring one-shots by Shojo and Josei mangaka.
Prince Rexid Van Hexen had always aspired to become emperor and had gained recognition as a powerful frontiersman and heir to the Hexen Dynasty. However, his reliance on physical strength outweighed his intellectual capabilities, leading him to enlist the expertise of a sly trickster known as "The Viper," who excelled in deception. The Viper's future is at risk as she embarks on her most daring venture yet: assuming Rexid's identity. Will this unlikely alliance prevail, or will their deceitful actions trap them in a perilous situation?
Soumatou Kabushikigaisha is a company that offers a very peculiar service. Customers, after giving their name and birthdate, are led to a room with a single television. A woman then brings them a DVD that they may watch as they desire. This DVD is the record of their entire life, from birth to the present moment. These customers may gain new insight into the events of their lives, and discover truths about the people they encounter that they might never have guessed. The first customer is 43-year-old Sugiura Katsumi, whose daughter and wife have died relatively recently. In reviewing his life, all the happiness, sadness, and terrible mistakes come back to him, and the cause of the series of recent tragic events in his life will become painfully clear. (From: tethysdust)
Eiji is a teenager with bad manners and who loves to fight. However he has a strange power, with the contact of certain objects he can see the memory of these objects. When he finds himself in a dark murder case, he will have to help a beautiful young profiler to find the murderer. Afterwards, she will often ask him to help solve complex cases. A detective manga having greatly tied up investigations. Careful, this manga has images and scenes real violent.
In the spring of my third year of middle school, I found Shibata buried beneath a sakura tree. We watched movies and became fast friends, even planned to make a movie together for the school festival...but no one at school seemed to know him. I will discover Shibata and the whole world will turn into Shibata. This is a story of, by, and for Shibata. Now showing in a theater near you.
Whether it's "communication disorder" or "aspergers", it seems that Koinumaru can't look people in the eye, can't speak, seems extremely mean, has little self-esteem, and is not very good at her job. Kinoshita-kun is now living with her, but...? A variety of small-animal scare girl observation!
The twins who have lost both their mother and father had got their humongous inheritance stolen by their evil stepmother. The three sons of their stepmother have a special relationship towards their non-biological sisters. Thus, a scene of love, love and hate occurred in this old mansion. This is a fairy tale of romance and vengeance.
Wu Yu, a newcomer to the Public Security Bureau, is gentle and frail. He doesn't care about the difficulties posed by Bu ZhongHua, his strict boss, and only wants to stay in the background and be paid on time with enough to sustain himself. However, no one knows that he is being targeted by top drug traffickers for a large bounty, or that this courageous young man had previously slaughtered the dragon of the abyss. With a chain of interlocking cases, a series of troubles come one after another. Can these two work together to survive the difficulties?
Chronicles the events leading up to the development and eventual downfall of the Hikari Club.
[from cotton candy scans] Rize, who’s a university student, met Kairi at her part-time job at the supermarket. While lending her shoulder to Kairi who has trouble sleeping, she is reminded of her older brother who left her when she was young, and Rize starts to feel affection towards him. However, she was shocked when she saw Kairi’s diary in his apartment saying that he had killed someone. What is the truth behind the person she likes? As the truth slowly comes to light, Rize starts chasing after her love for Kairi! This is Morie Satoshi’s rollercoaster work that has crime, mystery and love!!
'Noel', who searched and attacked the traitors of the organization, found a man called Kang Jin who referred to himself as nothing but an ordinary homeless person! Even though there were also powerful threats, Kang Jin, the one who ended up fetching Noel's interest, claimed to be unrelated till the end, turning out to be imprisoned in Noel's own officetel... What are the secrets hidden by Kang Jin and Noel's true intentions?