The story is set in a dystopian alternative universe where any kind of substances able to alter the state of mind is legalized and available to be consumed at home or in designated places called Pomp Bar. These products, once considered very dangerous, are now advertised on TV and the bartender choose those ones more suited to their customers or serve them his special cocktails. When the Pompies movement obtained the liberalization of the drugs it seemed a historical meaningful change destined to improve the world, a dream realized in a manner to radically affecting the way of life of humanity.But several years after the situation isn't so better, or perhaps the humanity is just adapted to the new situation. In a world where all feeling are artificials and where everyone is a potential drug addicted, nothing is really changed: the excess is near at hand and very few substances are considered dangerous and put under a strict control by a hygiene office which has full power on the drugs addicted who are in extreme condition. The main character is Kabu, a little peddler and heavy addicted. Used to any kind of hallucinogenic trip, he is able to feel the happiness through the ecstasy of the drug, while on the same time hypocritically hating who gave born to that society which has forced him to the excess. After an overdose caused by mixing two incompatible drugs, he spends his days looking for stimulants until the encounter with an enigmatic man who offers him a new kind of illegal substance:Ultraheaven From that moment his incredible journey begins, where dream and reality are fused in an undivided world, causing him hysterical or joyful reactions and unrestrained pains. But what really is Ultraheaven and who's really behind it? And who is the guru who is promoting the meditation as a powerful way to influence the whole universe surrounding us exploiting the quantum theory? With the help of a special amplifier helmet Kabu starts a trip into the deep and hidden layers of his conscience, diving into a nightmare he would never discover...
The second official anthology of Aldnoah.Zero.
A collection of 24 short stories about the troubles and stress at work faced by a wide variety of people, including a novelist, a dancer with a secret, a rabbit-powered bus driver and an elephant tamer.
Long ago, there existed two different groups of people. One had red blood and the other had blue blood. They co-existed peacefully, but eventually they started to hate each other and a war broke out. The massive red blood army initially overwhelmed the blue blood but with the help of new technology developed by Kodo, the prince of the blue blood, the blue bloods were victorious. The new technology, called the Haguruma, is a powerful robot type machinery capable of devastating destruction. As the red blood people were enslaved, Kodo saw what monstrosity his Haguruma was being used for. Helpless red blood people were being hunted down and murdered. Overwhelmed by guilt, Kodo rescued the refugee red bloods and refused to build any more machines. His father, the king, ordered him to be executed, but he barely escaped and now without a home, he must survive on his own. (c) vyc
In a school of delinquents, there's one student that hates guys who pick on the weak, and his name is Kunio. He's as strong as they come, but unfortunately he's also lazy and perverted. Can Kunio win all of his challenges and survive the crazy antics of his opponents?
From MangaHelpers: Scientists predicted an imminent meteor impact on Earth that would annihilate civilization, but contrary to their prediction, the meteor missed Earth. Though avoiding immediate destruction, humanity found that the meteor left behind something in its wake, something that would change the course of civilization forever: a new form of bacteria that ate through all known metals. Facing this new era where all metals turn to ash, Jinkichi and his classmates will have to survive with little help from the Japanese government. Some of his classmates have already begun to understand that the norms of the past have collapsed, and lawlessness will be the new law. Jinkichi will have to protect himself as well as his classmates from the violence that ensues.
In the Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle) series: 1. Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle) 2. Zoku Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle After) 3. Kan Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle Around) 4. Midori Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle Jade) 5. Ao Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle Blue) 6. Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki Getsujou (Runyan) (Aqua Planet Chronicle Final) 7. Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki Gekkan Sachisachi (Aqua Planet Chronicle Monthly Sachisachi)
Fujimiya Momiji is a descendant of the Kushinada clan whose women possess the power to defeat the Aragami, an alien plant-like race, by sacrifice. After centuries of slumber, the Aragami have awakened and are invading Tokyo en route to conquering the world. In their way are the hapless schoolgirl Momiji, who becomes infected with one of the "Blue Seeds" - magatama beads that are the heart and soul of the Aragami - the TAC, a government agency whose sole mission is to stop the Aragami, and Kusanagi Mamoru, a young man infused with Aragami blood who swears vengeance on those who took his family away from him. Like the heroes of the past, this ragtag band of misfits must work together to defeat an ancient menace from the past, and one far closer to home. taken from anidb
Yuu, during his high school years, experiences a sense of isolation, yet remains an enthusiastic fan of Spider-Man. He struggles with unfulfilled aspirations until a fortuitous encounter with the superhero's outfit in a nondescript alley alters the course of his life. What lies ahead for this determined adolescent?