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In a rapidly changing world, a sinister game of life-or-death brutally culls Japan's fading warrior class. Who is rounding up the few who still cling to their swords and is forcing them to fight? And who will be the last samurai standing? It is the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and more than a decade since the samurai were stripped of their privileges, with swords outlawed on public streets. A mysterious poster appears in all corners of the land, luring those skilled in martial arts to Kyoto with the promise of riches beyond common imagination. As warriors deprived of purpose flock to the appointed place at the appointed time, what awaits them is no ordinary task, but an all-out war—against each other!

A secret prison... A place for those who deserve it... or maybe not? Welcome to the detainment zone.

In real-life police departments, officers who work in Special Victims Units must rotate out, or otherwise, they become affected by the horrible things they see in the course of their jobs. Absolution explores the idea that if police departments employed superhumans, what if they were rare enough that they were the only ones who could do their job, and stayed in that capacity for too long, becoming mentally and emotionally destabilized. A superhero named John Dusk begins executing criminals after having seen too many horrible sights, believing they do not deserve to live because of the magnitude of their crimes.

Serial murder via hashtag

You have come across to a magnificent story of characters each from lovely to DARK &Evil watch them as they go out of their minds but every story has a Good ending through out the book

You can't get any further down than the bottom of the world - Antarctica. Cold, desolate, nothing but ice and snow for miles and miles. Carrie Stetko is a U.S. Marshal, and she's made The Ice her home. In its vastness, she has found a place where she can forget her troubled past and feel at peace... Until someone commits a murder in her jurisdiction and that peace is shattered. The murderer is one of five men scattered across the continent, and he has more reason to hide than just the slaying. Several ice samples were taken from the area around the body, and the depth of the drilling signifies something particular was removed. Enter Lily Sharpe, who wants to know what was so important another man's life had to be taken for it. But are either of the women prepared for the secrets and betrayals at the core of the situation?

Leopold, a young boy, wakes up from a frightening dream to find himself alone with the maid Eve in a dark, spacious mansion. He lives his life in the mansion, keeping the mysterious promise he made with Eve, but gradually mysterious events begin to take hold of Leopold.

Mariai and Anzu are two sisters living alone with no relatives. The explosion of a dark supernova changes their destiny...!

Sasaki, a member of an occult club, is told by his junior colleague Kurihara about the existence of a certain blog. The blog has many "pictures" drawn by the blogger's wife, "Yuki." A chilling story that unravels the mystery hidden in nine pictures! When the mystery is solved, all the incidents will be connected.

The cadets of Akademeia's Class Zero are legends, with strength and magic unrivaled, and crimson capes symbolizing the great Vermilion Bird of the Dominion. But will their elite training be enough to keep them alive when a war breaks out and the Class Zero cadets find themselves at the front and center of a bloody political battlefield?!

Harumoto Kazunobu is an underling at a mafia office. One day, the office is attacked, and only he and the boss's young daughter, Mutsumi, survive. After being taken into police protection, the two are taken into hiding at Zenshou Temple, a famous Zen temple with over 700 years of history. However, what awaits them there is a life of training outside of the law Death or the Zen path!? A youth training graffiti of young unsuis (monks).

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…!?

Are you an android or a human? Or maybe... With $500,000 at stake, you're locked in a high-stakes game where you must identify the androids hidden among humans. Will you be able to make it out alive?

The story of a high school girl, Han Go Woon, who has turned into a zombie, looking for posthuman, a test subject that transcends humans in order to live as a human.

A group of six classmates reunites at their hometown by the sea for a long-overdue get-together. They rent a leisure boat, hoping to enjoy a brief escape and savor the freedom of the open waters. However, lurking beneath the waves is a massive, man-eating shark. One by one, the young friends fall victim to the shark's relentless hunger. To make matters worse, the shark's attacks leave their boat damaged, stranding them in the vast ocean with no hope in sight. Dive into this thrilling ocean panic comic!

This manga tells the legacy of Mitsuyo Maeda a Brazilian naturalized as Otvio Maeda, who was a Japanese judka (judo expert) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions. He was also known as Count Combat or Conde Koma in Spanish and Portuguese, a nickname he picked up in Spain in 1908. Along with Antnio Soshihiro Satake (another naturalized Brazilian), he pioneered judo in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Maeda was fundamental to the development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, including through his teaching of Carlos Gracie and others of the Gracie family. He was also a promoter of Japanese emigration to Brazil. Maeda won more than 2,000 professional fights in his career. His accomplishments led to him being called the "toughest man who ever lived" and being referred to as the father of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

They falsified a miscarriage, buried the truth, and thought they’d erased her. But nurse Chizuru didn’t break—she learned to hide her pain and play the perfect wife. Behind polite smiles and quiet routines she gathers proof, follows crumbs, and maps every lie. While the Ono family basks in their victory, she sows doubt, exposes secrets, and rigs their reputations to crumble. No rash outbursts, no melodrama — only patient, surgical moves that hit where it hurts: social standing, legal records, and the hearts of those who betrayed her. Every small kindness she accepts is a data point; every insult she endures is fuel for the plan. Watch a grieving mother turn into a strategist — slow, inevitable, and utterly merciless. By the time they realize what she’s done, Chizuru won’t be asking for justice. She’ll be delivering it.

Saburo Onishi (or "Sabutan") wanders into a four-dimensional world through a crack in the wall of a underground road under construction. There he gains the ability to stop time. He decides to use this ability to help people. --- **Volumes 56 and 57 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Kato Marika is an ambitious seventeen-year-old student who is the president of the school’s Space Yacht Club. Full of pep and enthusiasm, Marika takes charge, even if membership in the club is flagging. Her true calling, however, is something a bit more daring. For in her spare time, the spunky teen moonlights as the captain of the Bentenmaru, an infamous ship full of rough and tumble space pirates who strike fear and delight in the hearts of many!

Strange and terrifying stories that happen in the city while you are sleeping, inspired by probably real urban legends.

"I didnt believe it. Not until I saw it with my own eyes." Kyungsoo doesnt believe in ghosts. Dragged along by his friends who want to see a water ghost, hes forced to follow them to a stream in the mountain behind town. But once they get there hes the only one who actually sees it.

The eternal darkness which people call “night”. Long long ago, there was an opposite to this “night”. Something far brighter than the light of their lamps, the light of hope for humanity. Seek out the forgotten “morning”.

Shin runs a shaman detective agency that solves any problem for money. To save his younger sibling, he needs 10 billion won but has no idea how to come up with the money. An evangelist, Ji-yul, tries to recruit him on the street to join the Gwangcheon Church. An idea suddenly comes to him... to become the cult leader of Gwangcheon Church and swallow up the 10 billion won!

A world full of zombies, where my daughter lives. "Don't worry, dear. Mommy will protect you, even if l become a monster...!"

A girl named Yuki discovers a mysterious watch that stops time—and uses it to save a boy, Hiroki, from certain death. Drawn together by the secret of the clock, the two find themselves bound by an unforgettable summer. In a world frozen in time, an unprecedented suspenseful romance begins!

The threat of invasive species is no exception, even in a fantasy world!? Rokuroku of the Invasive Magical Creatures Countermeasures Division is investigating foreign magical creatures with the newly-appointed Ninin. Rokuroku is overwhelmed by the super-energetic elf girl Ninin, but? Slimes, Carbuncles, Gargoyles To save various magical creatures, the Invasive Magical Creatures Countermeasures Division sets out again today!!!

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After with the sudden and mysterious death of the youth who was to be selected as the next king, the Library Tower, which housed all the books of the country, was sealed off. However, deep in the recesses of the tower, where no one should have been able to enter, sat the one who was known as the Chief Librarian (Shisosei). In the palace where rumors flutter about, conspiracies begin to swirl. What is the astonishing reality behind the connection of the youth's death, the Library Tower, and the country's secret tool, the Chief Librarian?

Kenichi is the chief detective of a boy's detective organization. With his assistant Donguri, a mynabird, Kenichi will face all sorts of cases all around the globe.---**Volumes 134 and 135 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

About kids being hunted by the mascot

From Yuana Kazumi, creator of Flower of the Deep Sleep, comes a psychological thriller about a man who may be losing his place in the world...When friends and loved ones begin to disappear, his sense of reality begins to crumble-until the day he runs into a mysterious figure who can erase a person's very existence... Hiromu is a high school boy who has everything he could ever want: a normal life, friends, and a girlfriend. That is until one day Hiromu asks everyone where Tetsuya is and no one knows. All of his classmates think he is crazy for insisting that this Tetsuya person exists since no one has heard of him. Then on his way home from school Hiromu finally meets a boy who remembers Tetsuya and says that Tetsuya was “delicious“ and this isn’t the only strange occurrence. This boy seems to think that Hiromu’s name is Glorious Lily and that his lover is not his girlfriend, but a beautiful, emotionless girl named Valeriana. With the help of this mysterious boy Hiromu uncovers his past, who Valeriana is and who, or what, he is.

Helio Westwind comes across supernatural phenomena that have appeared near a lunar colony. Upon discovering how this puts people's lives at risk, he does everything he can to protect his friends and the local inhabitants.

Osamu Tezuka unleashes several creepy suspenseful short stories in this anthology of speculative fiction spanning the years 1968 and 1973. 1) When a Nazi lieutenant is sentenced to death for war crimes, he expects to escape with his life, but hubris is his downfall. 2) A female android marries for love but is soon lost, and she must deal with the consequences. 3) After a married man finds out his city is being experimented on, he tries to save the people while struggling with adulterous thoughts. 4) On a dark and lonely road, a cabby picks up a shady man who threatens him, but little does his passenger know the cabby is not as he seems. 5) An educated man falls in love with an elusive woman who has a life-altering secret. 6) American school kids learn the cruelty of war. 7) A revolutionary fails his revolution, and 8) An interstellar peace conference does not yield the hoped-for results when space hippies defy peace conventions. These eerie stories will leave one wandering the depths of despair and hope against all odds.

Ten year old Ruby Ledger has been missing for over 6 months. Her family thinks they've finally found her... The truth? Well, I won't tell if you don't.

Elementalium is the supreme being who created our world. She was able to give people the power of the 4 elements, and not only, so that they in turn would contribute to the prosperity of the created world. Everything was wonderful, people lived without worrying about tomorrow, until one day the Elementalium disappeared, leaving only its power, which endowed the earth. But soon a tragedy occurred, due to which a young guy named Sheiron, became the owner of the Elementalium, who wanted to save his people.Many years later, people forgot about their deity, and Sheiron was forced to wander the earth, still helping people, as Elementalium wanted. Will Sheiron be able to return hope to people, and faith in Elementalium in this now cruel world, and return paradise on earth? Let's find out together.

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 collection of horror stories by Sachiko Uguisu/Hiyodori. The first 3 chapters are about the Freudstein twins, while the others are stand-alones.

A certain general hospital in Tokyowhere cunning and heinous criminals whove slipped through the cracks of the law are admitted. Working there is nurse Reiko Mikazukibeautiful and brilliant, admired by both patients and fellow medical staff. But behind her angelic face lies another side. She is an enforcer who delivers merciless punishment to evildoers. With blood on her hands, is she a beautiful angel in white... or a seductive demon of judgment? A complete good-vs-evil, spine-chilling suspense thriller!

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!

It has been 150 years since the Declaration of Victory by Women. Since then, all men have been reduced to slaves, forced to serve, obey, and satisfy women. In this matriarchal society, the story unfolds of a slave who fights to build a nation where men and women can coexist. Stimulation and pleasure! A fetishistic dystopia of the near future, soaked in lust!