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Noriko has the feeling somebody's watching her. She thinks it's a Yasha (a demon) that she might have angered. But who is the person who is really watching her? And what has happened to her parents?

7 scary stories by Inuki Kanako (4.1 and 4.2 were adapted into a movie, check Gokiburi no Ie's page for more info)1- Ushirogami: 2- Psycho Box: 3- Children, Don't Play with Ghosts!: The mangaka, Kanako Inuki, tells some of her own scary experiences with ghost stories in childhood.4- Women of the Dark (Kurayami no Onna-tachi)4.1- Room 1: Woman that Loves Cooking4.2- Room 2: Women in the Trash Dumping Area4.3- Room 3: 117th Woman 5- The House of Cockroaches: A rich woman has a deathly fear of cockroaches which leads to...6- Nightmare Door: A girl experiences strange and horrifying nightmares.7- 100 Ghost Stories

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When one version of himself becomes wildly rich—but also a murderer—a man is left questioning whether fortune can ever outweigh the cost of morality. Struggling with unease and a growing sense of dread, he begins to contemplate the unthinkable: killing his counterpart from a parallel world. Is it justice, survival, or something darker? He doesn't know what's right anymore—only that this may be the only way forward.

In Battle City , a battle ground of magical realism torn between war and chaos, the tournament of the 4th season has begun. Out of the shadows , Estelle Thornewood, a top ranked assassin and one of the top ten players emerges , a lone wolf driven by an insatiable desire for recognition with the goal to break the UPPER MANAGEMENT system. As the battle unfolds within the tournament, she and her crew fights their way to the zenith , to finally face the UPPER MANAGEMENT in a battle supreme..

A battle has broken out among rival sorcerers.The most nefarious group, the Necromancers, is killing young girls in Hong Kong to read the future in their entrails. Carno, a human youth raised by Aeromancers in a different dimension, is summoned back to his homeworld to join in the battle.Does Carno have what it takes to survive in a world of political alliances and emotional entanglements?(from mangaupdates)

The horror tale born from the innocent, when the ghost in children's imagination suddenly becomes real and roams around.

Shizuoka, March 2019. The town where Shiira, a first-year high school student, lives is said that will sink to the bottom of the sea if a major earthquake strikes, but he is fine with that as he still has the past of his mother's death in his mind. Shiira's childhood friend, Anko, has feelings for him and asks him to go to Tokyo with her. One day, however, Shiira meets a woman on a cruise ship, and the wheels of fate begin to move.

For the sake of finding clues about his younger twin brother who suddenly went missing, the protagonist changed his identity and infiltrated the academy his brother was attending. However, what clearly came to light there was a surprising truth! His brother had multiple fiances...?

Scary stories tend to hide what's truly within an author's heart. What exactly could this truth be, as it comes to light between author and listener...? Frightening yet gentle, eerie yet warm. A new and exciting therapeutic horror story takes the stage!

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A man washed up on an unknown, isolated island has lost his memory. Giant creatures roam around, ruthlessly devouring their prey. Suddenly, the man trembles in fear and discovers an extremely high castle wall. He expected to see signs of civilization and humans, but a large number of corpses were dumped from the top of the castle wall, refusing to come. As the man secretly watched the situation on the castle wall, he began to feel a strong desire to go to the other side of the wall. What will happen on the other side of this high wall, and what will be the fate of this man? One of Hideshi Hino's masterpieces, painted in 1972. The fantastical world view that makes you feel color in monochrome gradually pulls the reader away from reality. You too will get lost in a mysterious space along with the main character. Recreate the original cover from the first edition as much as possible. Includes many other masterpieces.

In the lively Onion Academy, the interactions between teachers and students lead to endless laughter, and the office instantly transforms into a stress-relief zone. This reveals the hilarious daily lives of the K12 teacher dream team, curing your back-to-school anxiety turns out the stories behind education are even more interesting than homework answers!

In a world where the Tower of Babel can grant individuals powers, a group called the Karma Police will try to stop a sinister association, plotting in the shadows to take control of Society.

In a future where science has unlocked the secrets of genetic splicing, humanity stands on the brink of a new era. By merging human DNA with plants and animals, people gain extraordinary abilitiesstrength, agility, and powers that defy imagination. But with great power comes a darker side.Nations worldwide race to create the ultimate superhuman soldiers, pushing the boundaries of science in pursuit of dominance. But not all experiments go as planned. Those deemed "unfit" for genetic enhancement transform into terrifying creatures known as the "Overcome." These monsters, born from the arrogance of humankind, break free from their creators, leaving devastation in their wakeNew Jersey reduced to ruins, entire cities lost to chaos.In the aftermath of this global catastrophe, the world lies in ruins. The surviving humans, forever altered by their genetic modifications, band together into fractured subgroups. Tensions rise as new forms of conflict and prejudice emerge, pitting these genetically unique factions against each other.In this post-apocalyptic world, survival is uncertain, and the line between man and monster blurs. Welcome to "The Indigo Project 365," where the quest for power has unleashed a nightmare, and only the strongest will endure.

"Who is it that you truly killed?" Ochou, a woman imprisoned and sentenced to death for the crime of the massacre of the Sasaki family, including her own husband and mother-in-law. The medicine seller suspects the presence of a Mononoke behind the incident. At that moment, a mysterious man wearing a Noh mask appears, trying to take Ochou out of the prison...!? The sorrowful fairy tale of a Mononoke who fell in love and the criminal Ochou, now begins.

It's about a boy and a girl and a moving Japanese doll.

One day, Eom Jeon-woo wakes up trapped in an unfamiliar station with no exit. There, he meets another survivor, Seo Myeon, and together they search for a way out—only to be ambushed by monstrous creatures. At the brink of death, they are rescued by Sang-jun, a fellow survivor, and continue their perilous journey. However, during their escape, Eom Jeon-woo sustains critical injuries from the monsters and begins gradually transforming into one of them. Will they survive and escape the station alive?

A record-breaking auction price of 200 million yen. On a small, isolated island flourishing through the breeding of Koi... lies a hidden truth.

Human beings have formed societies and created various civilizations on Earth. At the same time, there have always been strange, unknowable entities that have slipped through the cracks, avoided the light of civilization, and festered in the shadowsgathering stagnation and decay. Though born from human emotions and will, these entities were never understood, never named, and even now continue to lurk and squirm in the darkness of modern society. They are information-based lifeforms. Humanity calls them phantoms. The most terrifying urban legend seminarnow in session!

What will show the right path to those who wander between life and death...? An up-and-coming fantasy fiction story!

What if your crush, who died in a tragic accident, suddenly returned? Yeongjin is stunned when Haon mysteriously reappears a year after the fire that took her life, revealing she traveled through time to meet him. With ten tickets to the future, can they change her fate and find their happily ever after?

The death of his mother leads to Tomoki living with Murakami-san, the Prime Minister. However Tomoki soon learns that nothing is what it seems, least of all Murakami-san himself.

(Fan-colored variant.)Lupin the Third and his motley crew return in Shin Lupin III! This time, several of the stories are either brand new or adapted from or to the Lupin anime, and the beginning story was even animated by itself several years later!Lupin the Third is the grandson of the famous literary thief Arsène Lupin, and his partners in crime include the sharpshooter Jigen Daisuke, the stoic samurai Goemon Ishikawa the Thirteenth, and the on-again-off-again lover/enemy Fujiko Mine. Their goal is to outwit enemies bigger than themselves while nabbing the world's rarest and most important items, while also outwitting the dogged Inspector Zenigata, who's made it his life's work to capture and secure Lupin. In the manga however, his relationship with the titular thief isn't as "respecting to the enemy" as you would expect, as he's attempted multiple times to kill him without shedding a tear!What kind of sexy exploits will Lupin and his crew get up to next in…Shin Lupin III!

A collection of one-shots by Lun Lun Yamamoto, all done for *Flowers*, filled with bittersweetness and charm.- **Between Us** (ないしょの話, Naisho no Hanashi)- **Miss Schwartz is in Despair** (ミス・シュワルツは絶望している, Miss Schwartz wa Zetsubou Shiteiru): An older woman who isolates herself from others gets a new perspective on things when she meets the town alien.- **Future Prescription** (未来処方箋, Mirai Shohousen)- **My Rose-Colored World** (ぼくのばら色の世界, Boku no Bara-iro no Sekai)- **Cynthia** (シンシア)- **Sky-Blue Lily** (空色のリリィ, Sorairo no Lily)Placed 16th on Kono Manga Sugoi! in 2014.

Six lost souls gather in a candle-lit room with a mysterious host. None of them know exactly how they came to be there, but there's only one way out. Each of us follows a path preordained by destiny. If the souls are judged to have lost their path by mistake they will be returned to it. But if destiny says their time is up: they have to move on.

"Kamikakushi Inc." - a company that claims to make people vanish without a trace, disguising it as an accident. Arata Kagei, a struggling member of a phone scam group, is dragged by his senior to request Kamikakushi Inc.'s services to eliminate a target. But the true nature of this company is far more shocking than anyone could imagine - their real job is to introduce individuals to some very unexpected clients! Brace yourself for a dark suspense thriller where the mundane world collides with the supernatural!

An AU where the countries each belong to a suit (cards). The delicate peace that existed between them is broken when a new king is crowned.Pairing: America x England

In a city where time is currency, Ayla fights to uncover the truth behind a mysterious thief stealing Life Spans. As the stakes rise, love, survival, and sacrifice intertwine in a story where every second counts.

Collection of short stories, from 1979-1995, including; - SOS! DAITOKYO TANKENTAI - RUN - SPEED - NEKO HA YOKU ASAGATA NI KAETTEKURU - ABUNAI! SEITO KAICHOO - HOOMONSHA - SUN BURG HILL NO OMOIDE - EIYOO MANTEN episode I - EIYOO MANTEN episode II - MADOROS KUN - SUKIYAKI - NIGHT FLAMES - Homonsha (VISITORS)

Meet Sakai Hiroaki, a high school teenage mastermind with a genius-level intelligence and a lack of interest in anything that is easy to him.During one unlucky day, in an attempt to stop a student from committing suicide, he ends up committing suicide himself.After he awakens, he finds himself not in the real world, nor in heaven, but in purgatory, along with a group of others who did the same: commit suicide.Sakai discovers that he and his peers are subjected to never-ending intense death games in this world for reasons unknown to him, and he tries to find a way to escape.

A gigantic monster returns to the town it ravaged years earlier in this poignant kaiju manga from the creator of the hit series Colorless. In the spirit of the classic Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One, GAEA-TIMA combines thunderous action and character drama with the social conscience and thematic complexity of the genre’s post-war roots.

In the castle, a poor boy, Biskyu Cris, tries to steal a medicinal herb which can extend the life span of the Castral people who only live for 25 years. Biskyu is saved by a tall beautiful, person completely covered by a long coat.After a lengthy period

One day, penguins are spotted in the suburban town that fourth-grader Aoyama calls home. The penguins make their sudden appearance in a residential district nowhere near the ocean and disappear just as mysteriously. Where could they have come from, and where did they go? Aoyama is determined to get to the bottom of it! This is the slightly curious, unforgettable tale of that summer.

In every school there are very unusual characters. Take, for example, a quiet and seemingly unremarkable girl named Mako, who turns out to be an extremely gifted psychic. The school where Mako studies is beset by a series of supernatural disasters caused by a mysterious entity, which becomes the clairvoyant's primary task to track down and neutralize - because if she fails, all the school's students will be in mortal danger!

A totally normal countryside story involving a minor, an eldritch horror, and the unspeakable - A fr*nchman

"Holmes Agency" is a private detective office known as the ";Big-Eating" Detective Office. Seiya Takano, who is known for have a huge appetite, gets assigned to this office as the new leader. Ryosuke Noda and Ryoko Izumi, both also having a big appetite work under Seiya. Murder, robbery, and kidnapping - many incidents occur around them. And the three solve each of the many cases in a most surprising way - their appetite results in marvelous speculations! They eat at themurder scene. They eat on the track. They even eat dog food! They keep on eating and eating, not even listening to the witness. Everywhere they go, they eat and eat and eat! And every time after finishing, the criminal appears. KUITAN is the words "Big-Eating" and Detective combined together. "Real Gourmet" plus "Real Mystery". The big-eating detectives are on the run, solving cases from their deep knowledge about food.

Kyouko and Kou are assigned to investigate a mysterious religious cult called "Paradise", after Amu Miyamoto from the idol group "Wednesday is Sunday" reaches out for assistance. Her fellow bandmate, Mei, is entangled with this sect. The group's enigmatic leader appears ageless and perpetually radiant, hinting at a vampiric nature. Their arrival in the secluded countryside where "Paradise" is based is met with suspicion and hostility... and thus, the pursuit kicks off!

Aria didn't think her school life could get any worse until she suddenly found herself being haunted by a mysterious ghost. Now Aria has to help this ghost pass on by figuring out who she was and how she died. But things are not as they seem at Hellebore Academy and figuring out this ghost's past might be more important to Aria's future than she would have suspected.

Saitou Shinji is an Ordinary High-School Student living a peaceful life on a peaceful island way too peaceful for his tastes. The only two things he enjoys on the island are the pranks he plays and the time spent with his Childhood Friend Kana, a cheerful girl who loves taking photos and understands Shinji better than anyone. However, when he runs away after an incident where he got angry and punched several classmates in the face, he receives a mysterious e-mail on his cellphone: "If you answer this e-mail, you too can become an invisible man!" He answers it while laughing it off… but the day after, everyone has inexplicably forgotten about the incident, and a mysterious white-haired girl appears before Shinji, calling herself an "invisible woman." He soon realizes that answering this e-mail may take away from him the only thing he holds dear

Five years ago, my first love, "Cha Mia," disappearedonly to reappear before me now, completely changed.An unexpected reunion at the police station and yet, she's a fellow freshman at the same university?She coldly draws a line between us, while I pretend not to care.A story I thought was over begins againthis time, on campus.

Ume Sasaki, a senior in high school, is helping out at her great-grandmother's ryokan during this summer vacation. She goes to the ryokan in hopes of getting some hints about her future...? This is the brightest and most dazzling "memory (memoir)" of the girls.

Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrant life, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the "red scare" Communist witch hunts of the time. Guarnido reinvents anthropomorphism in these pages, and industry colleagues no less than Will Eisner, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale are fans! Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable.

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Can you image your best friend killing you and then coming back to life just by making a deal with the devil and now it is your turn to kill someone? Well the reality as just begin.