MYSTERY

Life's hard when you're shy, harder still when you move from your quiet hometown to the bustle of a big city and a new high school. Poor Alice also has to cope with being regularly harassed by the bratty neighbor boy, Rin. Her life turns upside-down when she's stuck babysitting Rin and the annoying chore ends in unexpected tragedy. What Alice doesn't realize is there could be a greater force at work than unhappy chance!

The original version of Lost World done in Tezuka's middle school days. Very close to the final version, but has a number of differences - among other things, Kenichi is an adult instead of a kid. --- **Volumes 360 and 361 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Hey, you want to be a "florist", right? Don't forget it when you become older...

Think you know how it ends? Think again. Jump into this psychological thriller anthology packed with unexpected twists.

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Ageha Yoshina is a self-confident high school student who helps others for a fee. On his way back from a job, he finds a strange calling card with the word "Psyren" imprinted left behind in a phone booth and decides to keep it, unaware of its purpose. The very next day, Ageha discovers that his classmate Sakurako Amamiya has the exact same calling card in her possession. When he questions her, Sakurako asks him to save her, signaling the day his troubles begin. Confused by the circumstances of this encounter, Ageha realizes something is wrong when Sakurako goes missing. In an attempt to figure out what is happening, he decides to call the number provided on the calling card and is asked a series of questions by a mysterious voice, ending with a final, cryptic question: "Would you like to go to Psyren?" Thus begins two teenagers' participation in a game of life or death within a strange world inhabited by monsters called "Taboo." Granted the ability to use psychic powers known as "PSI," the duo fight to return to the place they call home.

The "erotic love suspense" manga centers on Hana, who returns to her family after her husband dies. She lives every day in an oppressive atmosphere, until one day her parents start talking about having a marriage interview for her with a globally renowned artist named Aoi.

Ina is a timid girl who found herself in a parallel universe similar to her own. There she met someone with a completely different personality than herself, and guess what, it's herself. How will she live this new life in a new world.

Dante Carter was an ordinary boy in an ordinary family with his parents and younger sister. Until the whole family was murdered in cold blood. When he woke up in the Afterlife, the demons of He** were waiting for him. They demanded that he reveal his true identity, because the court of Heaven could not properly judge his fate.(Source: Comic Fuz, translated)

Would you believe me if I told you that I can "see" people's thoughts?

Defeated by the heroes, the monster Lurio is not left to a cold death, but is reborn as a young girl in a rehabilitation facility! Distrustful at first, Lurio gradually warms up to her caretaker, Yukihito. However, the rehabilitation facility has its own agenda

RottenJaeshin sees dead people, and Officer Han can sniff out evil. Literally. Their search for a missing friend leads them and professional stuntwoman Yuhyeon into a tangled web of vile cover-ups and twisted violence. Can they handle the overpowering stench of evil?

From Viz: Are you a victim of unwanted spirit possession? Is there a ghost you need sent up and away...or down to burn for all eternity? If the answer is yes, then you need Muhyo and Roji, experts in magic law. Serving justice to evil spirits is their specialty.

A new house proves to be not entirely unoccupied.

A boy who has discarded all his dreams loses his way in 'Wonderland', where he discovers that he possesses the name of 'Alice', one that is vital to the 'Kill the White Rabbit Game'. In this mad tale, common sense is out the window, and all are bound by both the rules of the 'game' and the commands of the Queen of Hearts. Amidst the insanity, Alice decides to pick up a cold, glittering gun and shoot his way to his own identity.

Eunuchs, the only men allowed to serve in the secret garden known as the harem. When a young eunuch named Jafar encounters three beautiful sisters there, their meeting shakes the country to its foundations! Brought to you by the tag-team of Kotaro Shono, the artist of World's End Harem, and Kei Saikawa, the creator of Hero Organization, a tale of suspense in a beautiful, otherworldly country unfolds!

Everyone, what's wrong? You're a little, bit strange today. Father, Mother, xx-Chan... Please say something. Why are you all different from usual?!

The encounter between a Chinese Taoist priest and a Western vampire! The collision between Chinese Taoism and Western superpowers! The dispute between traditional concepts and modern innovation! What is the law? Tao is originally nameless all in Tao Wuming!

From James M. Cain to Stephen King, from Sophocles to the Marquis de Sade to Iceberg Slim, here are stunning and sometimes macabre visualizations of some of the greatest crime and mystery stories of all time. Rick Geary brings his crisp style to Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment; C. Frakes resurrects the forgotten novella "Talma Gordon," the first mystery written by an African American. Crime finds new life in these graphic renditions of The Arabian Nights, the Bible, James Joyce's Dubliners, Patricia Highsmith, and leading mystery writers of today like Jo Nesbø. Crime and mystery have never been so brilliantly reimagined.

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"The human heart that fears demons gives them their existence." With the knowledge of the mysterious relationship between humans and demons, Kosuzu starts in pursuit of Gensokyo's "truth"...but what does she find waiting for her?!

One night, the protagonist—a lonely university student—is awakened by a sound in his room and encounters a horrifying sight: a spider’s legs. Soon, an enigmatic creature appears in his life—beautiful like a doll, yet non-verbal, and gradually invades his daily life, silent but omnipresent in his room. At the same time, a series of grotesque serial murders are inciting fear across the city. Are these crimes connected to the mysterious "monster" that has taken strange occupancy in the protagonist’s home...?

The perfect combination of a mysterious young lady thief and an intelligent butler! "Phantom thief Lady Black" is a thief who wears black clothes like mourning dress and only targets jewelry. Her true identity is Aria, the daughter of a jeweler with a sad past. One night, after she obtains the jewel she's been looking for, a mysterious man appears in front of her...?!

A story of love between souls transcending space and time! Struggling to adapt to life with a new mother and sister after her father's remarriage, Mizuki meets a blue-eyed man playing guitar on the street in Shibuya and is powerfully drawn to him. How far will she go to see him again?

After moving into the only remaining estate of her late husband—Neugbom Garden—Sohee begins to have strange nightmares. In the mansion, she discovers a suspicious photograph of a female student. Soon after, people she encounters start dying one by one—and she becomes the prime suspect in the murders. What dark truth must So-hui uncover within Nolbom Garden?

Read Detective's Demon RecordIn the shadowy streets of Tentoku, a strange death sparks an investigation into a deadly drug called "Faust." Detective Subaru Shizuhara and officer Sumire Natsuno soon uncover a sinister plot to summon a demon into the world. But the real horror begins when Sumire discovers the demon might already be hiding inside Subaru himself.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Keilis, a proud and arrogant vampire noble, suffers an accident while investigating an anomaly in his territory. As a result, he transforms from an alpha into an omega and becomes bound in an unbreakable bond with Regal, a young wolf he encounters by chance. These two beings, originally from opposing races, are forced to embark on a journey together to uncover the truth behind the turmoil in the vampire territory, while their relationship evolves from a contractual bond into an inseparable soulmate connection…

My brother died. I come to visit my brother's grave with my brother's lover——...... This is a story of my brother's lover and me and the "thing that was my big brother". [Mangaupdate]

Kaito Sena's life hasn't exactly been easy. Unfortunately for him, death isn't about to get any better. Summoned by none other than Elisabeth Le Fanu, the “Torture Princess,” Kaito has to choose what he wants for his second life—be her butler, or die a long, painful death by torture. What is he to do but become her servant…and help her eliminate the fourteen ranked demons wreaking havoc in the world!

Two high school students are using bugs in our reality to exploit them for their advantage. But then a ridiculous exploit leads to severe consequences for one of them...

Gyuheon goes on a vacation with his girlfriend, Da-eun, to a guest house hidden in the countryside. However, from the moment they encounter the owner of the guest house upon their arrival, everything starts to fall apart. As horrible events start to unfold along with dreadful encounters, they continue to fall deeper into the darkest pit of hell... It’s time to put an end to everything.

The year is 20XX. Tough but idealistic Koga has just joined the Tokyo branch of SHWD, the Special Hazardous Waste Disposal unit responsible for eradicating mysterious biological weapons that were left behind after the great war. Her mentor is Sawada, a woman with a powerful psyche who complements Koga's physical prowess. Something is sizzling between the two of them, and it's more than just a shared mission. Together, these two badass women must team up to confront horrors beyond their wildest nightmares.

This doctor is much closer to death than anyone else! Overwhelming murderous tension. A medical suspense action, which you've never experienced, rises the curtain!

In a twist and turn of events during a school trip to a rural, northernmost province of South Korea, Se-yeon and her classmates find themselves stranded on a remote island off the coast of North Korea. Extreme circumstances drive the youngsters to take extreme measures to survive. Who will live on, and who will fall victim to the harsh reality surrounding them?

Mitsuko is Japan’s first woman detective in the turbulent 1930s! When a handsome college student shows up with a new case, he ends up assigned as her new assistant! Join Mitsuko and Saku as they solve cases, explore the changing cultural landscape of early Showa-era Japan, and maybe grow a little closer along the way in this fashionable mystery series. (Source: Azuki)

Ryouma needs one billion yen for his terminally ill sister--but instead of a loan, he loses his life! Now he's stuck in Limbo with a sadistic angel named Kroel and four other victims of fate. If he can gamble his way to the top, he might just escape with both his life and the money he needs to save his sister. But if he fails, it's ashes to ashes, dust to dust--for all eternity!

When the clock strikes midnight, we're trapped in "After-School." In that world, there's no right answer, no end, no "game clear." There’s only our lifeless bodies, stacking up one by one. One day, Kei Nimori, a young elementary school student, suddenly notices his name scrawled on the classroom blackboard, alongside the mysterious words "After-School Duty." Thus begins a dark, midnight fairy tale of several young boys and girls risking their lives to record and contain monsters in a bizarre realm known as "After-School."

Lily, a black witch who was brought to the castle during a witch hunt when she was young and is still used by the king for her power even as an adult. She lives each day enduring both fear and scorn. Then one day, she meets a new court jester. Unlike other jesters, she is disliked for his flattery, but the jester shows favor to the witch. Why does the jester show favor to the witch? Can the witch ever get her free life back?

Seventeen-year-old Oriana attends a magic academy, but one day, she and her lover Vincent die from an unknown cause. Oriana, retaining her memories from before death, is reincarnated back into her seven-year-old self. Years pass as she dreams of reuniting with her beloved, and when they finally meet again… he has no memory of her at all.

Kiri Haimura, a boy whose hobby is cutting girls' hair, is just passing by an old mansion on his way home from school when he meets Iwai Mushinokoji, a girl with beautiful long hair. When Kiri's scissors cut Iwai's "uncuttable" hair, the tale of the Killing Goods is set in motion! A tale of boys and girls descended from cutthroat killers, drawn by the incomparable Tatsuhiko Hikagi!

Lee YooonSU, a 29-year-old man whose mental state has collapsed due to continuous interview failures, falls in love with Yuria, a female streamer he happens to come across. He ends up joining Yuria's affiliated management company, Blue Cloud, and becomes Yuria's dedicated manager through his senior's referral. He finds happiness in witnessing Yuria's everyday life, but the moment he sees her true self, he is in for a big shock.

In that village, those who die rise again, transforming into what the locals call "Wandering Dead" that are neither fully alive nor completely dead. These wandering dead then feast on the living...In the remote settlement of Sarugami Village, completely isolated from the outside world by three imposing walls and absent from all maps, an eerie phenomenon unfolds. The villagers know nothing of the outside world, they can only resist the suffocating scent of death that permeates their lives... It's a bizarre horror where conspiracy and madness intertwine.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. To avenge his parents' murder at the hands of Duke Lanchester, “The Little Trickster” Louis disguises himself as a bride and infiltrates his enemy's inner circle. Unexpectedly, he is defeated by another and becomes the actual perpetrator who kills the Duke, making him a wanted man throughout the city. Louis is forced to risk his life to help the Duke's illegitimate child reclaim the Duke's throne and restart the investigation into all the truths. The two people dragged into this complex political situation cannot save themselves, so they must save each other and become the perfect “crime partners” for one another...

One night, a mysterious man carrying a golden trunk books a room at the hotel. Many pursue the trunk, and the contents inside it. What is inside is it?An early gekiga work of Tezuka, serialized in a newspaper.---**Volume 58 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Continuing in the same vein as previous installments, a new collection of "everyday horror" vignettes.

Tateyuki Chono is devastated when his apartment and extensive collection of insect specimens burns to the ground one evening. But his luck turns around when a chance leads him to meet famed entomologist Izumo Kusanagi. Chono is floored by the kind hospitality of Kusanagi and his beautiful daughter Toko. However, the warm atmosphere of the estate belies a sinister secret. What is the true nature of Dr. Kusanagi’s research? And is Chono already trapped in a deadly web of terror?