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Beautiful and intelligent, Somyung Gil has tirelessly strived to fulfill her mother's vision of the perfect daughter. However, when her less-than-perfect younger brother is tragically found drowned in a river, doubts plague Somyung's heart. She begins to suspect that their mother might be responsible for the unspeakable act. From then on, her paramount goal becomes escaping her mother's grasp, while all her mother wants is for Somyung to experience the perfect life she herself was denied. Will Somyung ever truly find her freedom? (This series contains themes regarding depression and mental health that may not be suitable for all readers. Viewer discretion is advised. And if you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please reach out for help at Crisis Text Line (http://crisistextline.org/))

Read Super Hero: Black FridayThe only superhuman with overwhelming power, "Friday," has appeared! Because of this single hero, Earth now teeters on the brink of apocalypse. In the end, will it be Friday who destroys humanity or will humanity's own dark nature bring about its downfall?

Fukutome Kai (21), who lives in Tokyo’s Shin-Ōkubo district with his mother, Yukie (53), is walking his childhood friend Rika (21) home after celebrating his mother’s birthday when they are suddenly attacked by a strange man. Kai and Rika barely manage to escape, but… Days later, Kai’s close friend, Korean resident Park Yujun (21), is killed by that same man. Not only Yujun, but Kai’s mother Yukie and Rika are also dragged into the incident—Rika ends up in a coma, and Yukie loses her life. This tragedy leads to shocking revelations: Yujun had been a spy for country N, Kai has a long-lost twin brother—Im Jin, a member of the super-popular K-pop boy group Littlegang—and his estranged father, Im Dohyun (53), is living in Korea. Overnight, Kai’s fate begins to shift dramatically. To avenge his mother and best friend, and to uncover the truth of his own roots, he sets out alone for Seoul. But what awaits Kai there…!?

True Education (also known as Real Lesson) is a powerful Korean manhwa that follows Kang Chan, an agent from the Ministry of Education, who's dedicated to tackling severe bullying and corruption in high schools. Kang Chan enforces discipline through unconventional, often intense methods to protect victims and bring bullies to justice. Known for its gripping action and exploration of school-related social issues, True Education delves into the dark side of school life, highlighting themes of morality, justice, and the lasting impact of bullying, making it a compelling read for fans of action and social commentary.

Two miles up in the unforgiving heights of Mt. Owari, hikers and friends Asai and Ishikura are hit by a blizzard and lose their way. Injured and sure of his imminent death, Ishikura confesses to killing a member of their university hiking club five years ago. However, Asai then stumbles upon shelter and carries them both to safety, only to realize that the confession has forever changed their relationship—and that the brutal elements may no longer be the most deadly threat around.

"Sina," who grew up in a nursing hospital (orphanage) separated from her family since childhood due to her frail body. Sina, who always longed for a "home" with her family, will return to the house where her family is after 9 years of separation. However, contrary to expectations, her family feels somehow strange. A beautiful mansion, warm food, and a soft bed. Everything looks as she had hoped. But, strange things slowly start happening to Sina who feels like a stranger...

120 Points and Better Than You Misaki is a young woman who scores everything with points and loves to one-up others. Upon reuniting with a woman that she used to look down on as a child, the foundations of her vain, 120-point life begin to crack…

The Isles of Los Angeles 2089: Humanity is addicted to technology, a population of unemployed leisure seekers blissfully distracted from toxic contamination, who borrow, steal, and kill to buy their next digital fix. Getting a virtual buzz is the only thing left to live for. It's the biggest industry, the only industry, the drug everyone needs, and gangsters run it all. And who do these gangsters turn to when they need their rule enforced? Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay. This duo is about to be given a job that will force them out of the familiar squalor of Los Angeles to take down the last tech-less country on Earth: The Garden Nation of Tokyo.

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Ashura is an unrelentingly dark drama that follows the struggles of a young boy who did whatever it took to survive during a time of war and famine in medieval Japan.

In a dystopian future, Shun Zhang, a high-ranking government official, is tasked with eliminating a rebel leader, who has been working against the government. Torn between loyalty and morality, Shun Zhang is forced to confront the true nature of the government he serves. As he navigates the complex web of lies and deceit, Shun must make a choice: complete his mission or Die!

A black mist covers the sky, a ruined city, monstrous creatures, and non-human beings. The ones who delve into all these mysteries are the strange siblings living in such a worldHakumei and Hinata. And so, their pure yet twisted sibling love is explored.

Jigoku no Senki is an erotically charged noir/action series written by Shiro Azuma and illustrated by Toshio Maeda that was originally serialized in 1977 under the title "Taxi Driver" but underwent a title change (feel free to speculate as to why) for its 3 volume tankoubon release in 1981. The story is about a former police detective who works as a taxi driver in order to keep his daughter on life support. He isnt just a taxi driver, though, but also an extremely efficient hitman and he has a personal score to settle...

Yua Hayakawa used to love playing with Chii, a mysterious girl with a murky family life who likes collecting dead insects, but it's been years since they've spoken. Now, Chii hardly ever even comes to school. One day, Chii shows up to class in beat-up gym clothes with a handful of dead bugs and starts a commotion that gives Yua's classmate, golden boy Koudai, an idea: he's going to save Chii, and he needs Yua's help to do it. But clean-cut exteriors don't always promise good intentions, and the darkness in Chii may be more dangerous than Yuua had ever imagined.

On the last day of the retreat, Yujin’s school moves to a neighborhood with an observatory to take graduation photos. However, unexpected events occur there… Will Yujin be able to return to everyday life? (This work is a secondary creation based on ‘Beautiful Gunbari’.)

That night, the eerie descended upon the world, changing everything as we knew it. Now, eerie dungeons appear everywhere. Some, with overwhelming strength, punch sinister spirits into oblivion, snatching up rare gems dropped by the enemies. Others, with astounding intellect, clear dungeons with their wits, claiming immense wealth hidden in treasure chests. And Chu Yuhe looks like a clueless, harmless college student, seemingly too weak to hurt a flyyet he scoffs at both of those approaches...

Kazuma, a young man who has lost all his memories, finds himself in a strange room with five other youngsters when he wakes up. In this rooms, riddles spring up one after another, demanding they be solved within a given time limit---or face certain death! In this mental game, what will be their fate?!

Is corporal punishment by teachers strictly prohibited under any circumstances!? Sakurai, a teacher, witnesses bullying in her class and unintentionally raises her hand against the main culprit student, naware that a disastrous future awaits them because of their resentment....

Five gripping stories of love, friendship and betrayal--"Forgotten Juliet," "Branded Bibi," "The Youths Who Stopped Time," "Double," and "The Death of Cleo"--comprise this poignant first installment of Kaori Yuki's atmospheric epic.

Why are we drawn to fear? Horror manga legend Junji Ito has fascinated the world with his beautiful and strange tales, from his debut story “Tomie” to Uzumaki, Gyo, and many other famous works. In this professional memoir and horror manga analysis, he tells all and digs into dark recesses—reflections on influences from his childhood, thoughts on manga, next-level idea-generation techniques, character design, craftmanship, and more. Full of never-before-told insider anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories, this is a must-have book for fans who want to immerse themselves completely in the world of Junji Ito.

Is Kira's story truly over, or does his influence linger? Death Note's story continues in this collection of short stories penned by the series' creators.

When a family of three book passage on a luxury liner they soon realize that the glamours cruise ship is nothing but a facade as a series of mysterious killings spread throughtout the ship. With the sea proving no escape, how will they survive?

In a world shrouded in darkness, where demons run rampant, a young man named Hisago Harukawa, once forced into committing crimes under the threats of demons, sets his sights on his next target: a suspicious woman who calls herself Darwin, proponent of Evolution.! But this encounter changes everything, Hisago is pulled into a battle to send demons back to the depths of hell!! To survive, he must evolve. A devil-hunting fantasy of atonement begins!!!

Four terrifying and surreal stories from the mind of Shintaro Kago. In "4 Labyrinth", four identical girls struggle to escape from a horrific labyrinth while solving mysteries and fleeing from a killer. In "Curse Room", a young girl faces the torments of mysterious paranormal phenomena in her apartment. "Portrait of Family" is a dark story about the unexplained disappearances of people in a neighborhood. Finally, "Blood Harvest" explores mysterious deaths that occurred in used cars.

In the 33rd year of Kangxi rule, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict named “The Migration of People from Huguang to Sichuan”. He ordered the citizens living in Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong and other places to move to Sichuan. This is the famous “Huguang to Sichuan” incident. Was the former Land of Abundance really left barren due to the war? There was another saying that “something” showed up in Sichuan…

A young man is a shut-in, with nothing to do but kill time. The sole pleasure in his life is following home an angelic high school girl he sees every day in a convenience store. Today, like any other day, he follows her, but…

A girl was killed. Her body was cut in half. The culprit was not found, and her death was soon forgotten. After all, in this world, the weak were trampled by the strong. But 12 years later, the girl's childhood friend, Mamoru Inubo, begins to take revenge. He wants to destroy the murderer that the world has overlooked with his own hands. Inubo begins his tough journey by finding a "partner" that he has been lacking in many years of planning.

A story of murder and violence, "Unhinged" follows Erika as she walks a path of vengeance. Seven years ago, Erika came home to find her husband murdered. Unable to find any other suspects, Erika was found guilty and spends most of a decade plotting her revenge from the inside of a cell. Once freed, she finds herself moving past the boundaries of "respectable" society and beyond the shackles of morality. Laws will be broken, lives will be lost, and, yes, there will be blood.

Driven by the belief that he is forging a better society, Kawsma, an ex-soldier who is mutated into a man-eating monster, set out on a mission to assassinate the hyper-nationalistic leader Vlad. Yet, blinded by his cause, he fails to see that each act of violence strips away his humanity, turning him into the very monster he is fighting against. Do people still care about each other? When will all this crusade ever stops?

The gorilla will die in 1 day.

A war in a tropical nation, a jungle war. The Korean army was dispatched to this war,and many soldiers killed and were killed in the fighting. As time went by, the long war began to show its end. Most of the soldiers returned to their homeland and adapted to society, but some were different. The soldiers who had become broken, adapted to the slaughter, could not live mixed in with society. They gathered in a large, Kowloon Walled City-like building on the outskirts of the city and lived relying on each other. Right after the war ended. The monster of the jungle war. Sergeant Kim of the 1st Platoon, White Tiger Battalion. For some reason, he gathered his platoon members and stormed the house of Captain Seo, who had been his company commander. After breaking down the door and a fierce battle with Captain Seo, Sergeant Kim killed the captain. However, Captain Seos son was hiding in a closet and could only watch as his father was killed. Twenty years have passed since then. Sergeant Kim reigned over the broken soldiers in the Kowloon Walled City. His platoon members, who were also skilled soldiers, each held a position as an officer. A world without war was boring and empty for them. And one day, Captain Seos son from the closet came to find them. His goal was clear. To kill everyone who had killed his father that day, and Sergeant Kim.

A 30-year-old gig worker spots a prostitute who looks exactly like his first crush from middle school. Determined not to ruin those memories, he keeps his distance, content to just watch her night after night. But when a certain incident pushes him over the edge, he finally decides to approach her. Before he can hand over the cash, however, she gives him a condition he never saw coming.

From Comipress: The hero is a high school student with the very odd name of Yubi Chizuo ('Finger Mapguy'). He lives in a cheap boarding house with a scummy river oozing by in front of it. The locals use the river as a handy place to get rid of their trash. Flies result. In abundance. The infestation gives Yubi Chizuo no end of trouble. One evening, a particularly large specimen buzzes up in front of Chizuo, and addresses him in fluent Japanese. Understandably shocked, our hero swats the six-legged prodigy flat on the spot. Chizuo finds himself haunted by the Ghost of the Talking Fly. And then he realizes that a mysterious black cat has started tailing him everywhere he goes...

Seongwu is a former special forces soldier who has returned to college after completing his national service. His ordinary life as a student is shattered during class one day when he and his fellow students are faced with a mysterious prompt asking them to “select a role.” Seongwu chooses the necromancer, a rare ability that grants him the power to control the undead. With the campus and outside world seemingly on the brink of collapse, Seongwu must use his newfound powers to battle fearsome monsters and help save his fellow students. But will they make it out alive?

A college graduate who couldn’t find a job was tricked by an alien black agency into fighting space monsters.

A small village finds itself at the mercy of mysterious entities that hover over the city, at least that's what young Anna often sees. On the other side of the city, Margot, a middle-aged woman, also sees the anomalies. What will be the connection between the two? Are the things they see nothing more than delusions, or do other people just not want to see them?

A weekly CoroCoro original series! Kyuuji-kun is a boy who is obsessed with cooking. Lately, a cute girl with a big appetite named Akujiki-san has caught his eye. But, could it be that Akujiki-san is hiding something...?

2 years after helping humans end World War III, a demon named Rikka decides to go on holiday on earth with her army friends. Where are they today?

"Who is the villain of your story...?" Misato had a perfect childhood, with parents who loved her and a home on an idyllic island in Japan's inland sea. But then a TV show starts shooting in town. Misato's cast as an extra, and in an instant, her life is turned on its head. A woman appears claiming to be her real mother, and before she knows it Misato is living in a lavish mansion surrounded by greedy schemers of all stripes. The curtain rises on the story of a rising star who plunges into an abyss—where the only sustenance is vengeance!

Years ago, Yul opened the door to the village shrine with the village children, which was taboo : the monster that came out of the door killed the village children and disappeared, and Yul was driven out of the village. Years later, Yul returned to the village and faced the monster again, and Jisoo, the village shaman's son, told Yul that only the person who opened the door to the shrine can close it again...

A girl was killed. Her body was cut in half. The culprit was not found, and her death was soon forgotten. After all, in this world, the weak were trampled by the strong. But 12 years later, the girl's childhood friend, Mamoru Inubo, begins to take revenge. He wants to destroy the murderer that the world has overlooked with his own hands. Inubo begins his tough journey by finding a "partner" that he has been lacking in many years of planning.