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“Kill me, as you promised.” When her twin sister Leyla, the Holy Maiden, suddenly disappears one day, the ordinary Elena finds herself having to marry Crown Prince Kyle, a man infamous for his ruthlessness, in her stead. After a dreadful marriage ceremony, Kyle demands that a certain promise be fulfilled, to Elena’s confusion. 약속을 한 건 내가 아니야
From Tokyopop: Eiri Kurahashi is an art school student, with a job at a local antique store. It's there that he develops a strange obsession. He finds himself entranced by a portrait of a Victorian-era girl named Cossette. It's a portrait with a strange history--everyone who has owned it has been murdered in a bizarre fashion. But the story runs much deeper than that. Cossette was savagely murdered by her lover, who also happens to be the artist who painted the portrait. When the new owner of the portrait nearly kills himself, Eiri decides to get involved. And that's when Cossette begins speaking to him...
From Tokyopop: Protagonists Ren and Rai fell prey to the Diabolo in an attempt to save the soul of Ren's cousin, 7-year-old Mio...although they failed in their attempt, they were 'rewarded' with powers they would each gladly trade for the life of the young girl. Just who--or what--is the Diabolo? What enticements does he offer the kids at school? And, if they accept his 'bargains,' what foul fate awaits them on their 18th birthdays?
Seducing the guests to make them pay the most, that is the job of a host. Takashi, currently the No. 1 host, is an apparent professional when it comes to being a host. Being a host isn't Takashi's only job. The Persona XII, guided by the stars are to preserve the balance of fate. The eyes on an assassin serves the guidance of the stars.
20 years ago, the "saint" Almaeira was killed on false allegations and was brought back to life as the "witch king" by the demon king. And there was another magician who crawled up from the depths of the underworld. His name is Yoal Yaotl. In order to retrieve his childhood friend who has fallen into darkness from the demon king, Yoal uses everything, regardless of good or evil.
Rindou Shuuto is the son of Yakuza boss Rindou Takeshi, the brutal and voracious head of the Rindou-gumi. Takeshi is likewise a heartless and abusive parent, very much angered by his son's timid nature, but Shuuto finds comfort in the companionship of his new bodyguard, the beautiful and mysterious Mimosa; whom he dubs as his "older sister". Later though, Shuuto walks in on his father apparently forcing himself onto Mimosa. Reaching his limit, Shuuto violently attacks his father with a knife, but it's Mimosa who swiftly finishes off the crime lord, protecting the young man. The two proceed to go on the run together....
A collection horror and supernatural-themed short stories.
Includes oneshots: 1. Bambi N' Lion 2. Toi tonari yori 3. Kotoriasobu wa ine wa koi o shiranai 4. Sorekara 3-nen-go
This is an adaptation of the Mirage of Blaze novel, and so far seems to follow the original source material closely. The complex plot incorporates a large number of elements - including romantic melodrama, historical politics and supernatural fantasy. Japanese history predominates the heavily structured story-line, which mainly involves the continued aggression between power-wielding guardians ('possessors'), and the denizens of a 'feudal underworld'- a group of restless souls belonging to long-dead samurai from the Sengoku era who are attempting to re-ignite those age-old wars in present-day Japan.
From Wikipedia: "No Longer Human" paints the portrait of the life of Ōba Yōzō, a troubled soul incapable of revealing his true self to others and who is instead forced to uphold a facade of hollow jocularity. Based on a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai.
A story about a flame of unexpressed feelings, controlling and eating away into the blood relation. A brothers' forbidden love.
