Thriller - Page 17

In a world overrun by monsters, humanity’s only hope lies in the Vowed Maidens, women granted divine powers. However, none have ever returned from battle. The 126th chosen, Lyla, is given the weakest power ever: The Wedge. With no one expecting her to succeed, she sets out alone—unaware that her hidden potential could change the fate of the world.

“Gron” was the demons’ one true nightmare, a hero whose brutality surpassed their own. When he finally fell, the forces of evil rejoiced, dancing on his grave, certain his reign of terror was over. But they were fools. Death was not the end, but the beginning of a far darker nightmare. For he had been reborn—not in a hero’s armor, but in the wretched body of a lowly demon. And this time, he hadn’t returned to save the world… but to utterly annihilate his own new kind. The Demon-Slaying Madman—reborn as a demon, 尸山血海

A man was killed by a group of acquaintances five years ago. Shintarou Nakamura, Akira Kanzaki, Ryuu Nimaidou, Haruka Nagase, and Tsubaki Toyoshima visit the murder site each year to renew their vow of secrecy. When they hear of a golf course development planned for the area, they return to move the body. Instead of finding remains, they discover a cell phone that starts ringing. After answering the call, they're informed by a stranger that the bones are missing and their crime has been exposed. To avoid imprisonment, they agree to complete a "favor" for the caller, but this task unravels a scheme that strains their bond.

Haru Inoue, following a heart transplant, discovers he has memories that don't belong to him. In his dreams, he repeatedly sees himself on a bus with an unknown girl seated opposite him. Initially, he dismisses it as inherited memories, until a fellow patient's outburst and hospital staff brawl captures his attention. This odd occurrence initiates a sequence of events unmasking a horrifying truth that Haru had never foreseen.

His friends betrayed and abandoned him in a foreign country, and now he aims to take everything away from them. The unstoppable revenge of a tough guy begins! "As expected, a successful man's woman is delicious. I'll enjoy her from now on."

A twisted romance of love and hate between the empire's puppet empress and the grand duke who put her on the throne. Enoch Roark, the grand duke, the empress' most loyal subject, and the man they call the empress' dog. Always at the empress' side, helping run the state, earning the hatred of the nobles. But when night falls, the empress is pinned beneath the duke, her composure in shreds… "I… I was wrong, so, hah, please, just forgive me…!" "Do you really hate it that much? You can be honest with me. I’ll always be your eternal servant."

Once a child with a love for the cosmos, Senya now lives an unremarkable life. All that changes in an instant when he gazes from his school's roof and spies a peculiar structure traversing the sky. Without warning, he is hurled into an alien realm of decay and dilapidation, where suspended bridges string together towering structures. Disoriented and overcome with awe, Senya perceives a figure atop a distant building and, nearby, a masked man bears a bloodied weapon...

Yukari Marii may appear innocent, but she holds a deep and concealed secret: her striking purple eyes see all living things as robots. Initially brushed off as a harmless quirk by her friend Manabu "Gaku" Hatou, he soon discovers that there is more truth to her perspective than he anticipated. Despite her peculiar worldview, Hatou feels an undeniable urge to protect Yukari due to her charming demeanor. On the other hand, Yukari perceives Hatou as an "adjustable, all-purpose robotic device." Nevertheless, Yukari's unique and isolated perspective has caused her to feel alone, with even her old friend Nanami Tenjou treating her cruelly. Following a particular occurrence, Hatou learns that Yukari is not the only person with a distinct viewpoint, known as "Qualia." Upon Yukari's admission to an institution for those with Qualia, Hatou becomes entangled in a dangerous web of intrigue that she must escape.

Umihara Kawase (who spells her name differently, indicating this is an alternate universe story compared to the games) must contend with a sinister organisation and confront the legacy of her oceanographer father with the help of her new friend Kouichi Shioji. Serialised in Comic Burger in 1995, it ran for eight chapters. The first six were collected in tankobon format.

In Muntinlupa City, Philippines, 2025. On a rainy midnight, from her office building, Chevalyn Luna learns of another murder. The news reveals a pattern too precise to be coincidence: every two years, on March 13, a former classmate is killed. The cycle has already claimed three lives. She is certain she won’t be next, after all, no one held a grudge against her and by the pattern, the next killing is still two years away. Later that night, she spots the only other figure on the street, her former class president, Andrea White.

Lu Jiangxian, who died suddenly after pulling an all-nighter, finds his remnant soul attached to a cyan-gray bronze mirror covered in cracks. The mirror drifts down into a vast and boundless world of immortal cultivation. In the treacherous and unpredictable Great Li Mountain, by a small village along the Mei Chi River, a small clan discovers the mirror. Thus, they began to impart the immortal way and teach its esoteric methods, ushering in a magnificent and epic new era.

After his parents died, Shinpei Ajiro lived with the Kofune sisters, Mio and Ushio, but he has since moved to live on his own in Tokyo. But after Ushio drowns while trying to save the young Shiori Kobayakawa, he returns home to mourn her departure. However, bruises around Ushio's neck bring her cause of death into question. Taking a step back, Shinpei becomes convinced there must be another explanation. Dangerous entities roam among the islanders, and a vision of deceased Ushio asks him to "save Mio" as her final request. He is certain that something is afoot—and Ushio's death is only a piece of the puzzle. With the help of Mio and various others, Shinpei struggles to forge a future in which he, his friends, and family can stay alive. But the more he investigates, the more impossible such a future seems. This darkness infiltrates his home island. Just how much more suffering will he go through before finding the right path to save it all?