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Vol.1 Chapter 4: Forest Beneath The Waves
180
Mar 04,22
Suzuki Koji
From ANN:
Many good things are linked with water, but not here. From the murder of a small child whose body was never found, to the creatures that lurk in the depths. All the tales are linked to water, and each conclude with a shocking end
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4.6
Vol.1 Chapter 10
375
Jan 20,16
Shinkai Makoto
From Tokyopop: To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old
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4.4
Vol.1 Ch.2.2 : Episode 2 - Brief Encounter Act 2
175
Jan 20,16
Taniguchi Jiro Sekikawa Natsuo
[From Manga-Sketchbook]: Female assassins mix sex and death in a pair of hard-boiled well-drawn film-noir stories of love and murder. From Baka-Updates: Two linked stories, both revolving around a deadly female assassin. In Hotel Harbour View, a Japanese expatriate in Hong Kong spends his time drinking whisky, photographing a high class prostitute and waiting for death at the hands of the assassin
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4.9
Vol.4 Chapter 33 : Sadness Becomes Hope
553
Jan 20,16
Saruwatari Tetsuya
28 years earlier, there was a plane crash in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The barrier that the Kobo Daishi, Kukai had created to seal away the demons was destroyed in crimson flames... Present day, Oniwakamaru, King of the Yokai, appears inside the body of pure and innocent Tachibana Hitori!!
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5
Ch.4 : 4
113
Jan 20,16
Taniguchi Jiro
Five short stories.
- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)
- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)
- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)
- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)
- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)
The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.
Inu wo Kau won the Shogakukan M
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4.3
Vol.7 Chapter 46 : Another Homeland Part 27
856
Jan 20,16
Youn In-wan
[Taken from Tokyopop]: Miho, a woman of beauty, intelligence and temper, comes to Cheju Island to teach school and is immediately flung into a world of terror and the supernatural. A demon attacks her and she is saved by the chance appearance of a mystery man with seemingly only one mission... demon killing.
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4.7
Vol.1 Chapter 7 : The Wicked Eyes Fly To The Full Moon
492
Jan 20,16
Fujita Kazuhiro
The mountain gods have sent down a punishment to the people of Japan. An owl by the name of Minerva. All who fall under this owl's gaze die, their eyes spurting out blood. One man stood up to the owl, a famous hunter by the name of Uhei, however just as he was about to loose the finishing bullet, he was interrupted by the American army taking the owl into their care for study. Thirteen years l
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4.1
Vol.2 Chapter 5 : 5 The Festival Of Refuge 6 The Festival Of Times Past 7 Gesth...
127
Jan 20,16
Yasuhiko Yoshikazu
"Jesus. Teacher, healer, savior. The story of one of the most revered figures in human history is revisited in this full-length graphic novel, featuring breathtaking full-color art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the creator of ""Joan."" This faithful adaptation of the New Testament text follows Jesus from his days at Calvary to the time of the Crucifixion and beyond. "
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5
Vol.3 Chapter 1 : 1 Agnes 2 Alencon 3 Marguerite 4 Feu De La Pucelle (Joan's...
125
Jan 20,16
Yasuhiko Yoshikazu
Guided by visions of La Pucelle (the name given to Joan by followers), Emil seeks to unite France under the divine rule of the King. In her quest, Emil goes to the same places Joan had traveled through, and gains her own followers in the process. However, Emil is opposed by the dauphin Louis, a brute enforcer who fears no divine power and wishes to make his own bid to rule the country.
Joan is
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4.4
Vol.7 Chapter 35 : Junk
672
Jan 20,16
Asamiya Kia
Hiro is a high school student refusing to go to school after a traumatic run-in with the local bullies. But his feeble life is forever changed when, one day, he applies online for a new gadget called "JUNK".
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5
Vol.7 Ch.59 : Epilogue
689
Jan 20,16
Shiki Satoshi
From Tokyopop:
Imprisoned for a thousand years, eighty-eight fabled beasts seek resurrection from their world so that they can unleash their wrath upon present-day Japan. And a band of young warriors would love nothing more than to let loose these beasts so that they can feast upon the human world. The only thing preventing civilization's annihilation is the Girl of Water, who is lost in the huma
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5
Vol.1 Chapter 3 : Chirin, Chirin
225
Jan 20,16
Okado Tatsuya
A girl who can rent a house for 40,000 yen a month (that's really cheap and it's impossible in Japan now) but it comes with a weird condition...
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5
Vol.1 Ch.8 : I Live At 2-2-6
156
Jan 20,16
Takano Fumiko
[From Kotonoha]:
Published by Kodansha in 2002 and awarded the prestigious Tezuka Cultural Prize, Fumiko Takano’s The Yellow Book is one of those rare works which you enjoy reading in order to feel the tender familiarity that arises between the protagonists and yourself. This collected volume was named after the longest of the four stories that it contains: a drama about an adolescent girl who
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4.6
Vol.6 Ch.37 : Beyond Thought
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Jan 20,16
Iwahara Yuji
Two twins, separated by fatal illness and a selective cure. Kasumi and her sister, Shizuku, were infected with the Medusa virus, which slowly turns the victim to stone. There is no cure, but of the two only Kasumi is selected to go into a sort of cryogenically frozen state along with 159 others until a cure is found. At some point in the undetermined future, Kasumi awakens to find herself and othe
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4.8
Vol.1 Ch.20 : Prognosis
323
Jan 20,16
Tezuka Osamu
Two young doctors, the passionate and well-liked Osanai and the ambitious Tatsugaura, are both investigating the mysterious 'Monmo' disease, found only in one remote village, which causes bizarre bone deformation, making its victims take on a beastlike appearance before their deaths. Osanai, caught between the allure of his urban medical world and the rural peace offered by the remote village, doe
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5
Chapter 001
136
Dec 27,17
Yoshida Morohe
For a little while, Kiyomizu Iroha and her best friend were met with joy as they ended up in the same class. But then, every day she starts feeling left out after her best friend got a boyfriend. Would Iroha do the same...!?
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4.3
Vol.2 Chapter 20
454
Jan 20,16
Tamaoki Benkyo
Okuno is a girl who is pleased only by BSDM.
One day she meets Saeki, a normal guy, and they fall in love.
Their love is normal but true, and maybe is the only way to forget all the bad and dangerous experiences of the past.
From Baka-Updates:
Okuno Ryouko and Saeki are quiet normal students. But only at the surface. At university, they both feel out of place; so, Okuno visits a S&M club aft
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4.7
Chapter 70 : End
2.5K
Dec 26,17
Toume Kei
From Del Rey:
Avenging his father's murder is a matter of honor for the young samurai Jintetsu. But it turns out that the killer is a corrupt government official-and now the powers that be are determined to hunt Jintetsu down like an animal. There's only one problem: Jintetsu is already dead.
Torn to pieces by a pack of dogs, Jintetsu's ravaged body has been found by Genkichi, outcast and mas
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4.8
Afterword To Volume 1
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Aug 03,19
Kajio Shinji
From Kotonoha:
Based on the award-winning novel by Shinji Kajio, Memories of Emanon tells the story of a mysterious girl who holds a 3-billion-year old memory, dating back to the moment life first appeared on Earth.
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4.9
Vol.10 Chapter 64 : You
3.3K
Jan 20,16
Iwaaki Hitoshi
They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade - and take control of - a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have
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5
Vol.03 Chapter 2
168
Mar 31,18
Fujima Takuya
From Tokyopop:
In the year 2068, the Brain Computer, created by humans to be the core of a machine-driven Earth, itself creates Leave, an android that far surpasses the abilities of humans. With mankind now an unnecessary aspect of the Earth ecosystem, Leave, along with her 'father' Fenrir (the human scientist who raised her), destroys humanity and in its stead creates the four 'Mothers' who in t
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4.6
Chapter 1-6
145
Jun 07,18
Yamada Akihiro
On the outskirts of Neo-Hong Kong lies a mysterious Chinese-style garden. Legend has it that anyone who looks upon the fairy of the garden will die before the night is out.
Five years ago, Douglas Pyke was charged with discovering the true nature of this fairy, but when he accidentally killed a woman in the line of duty, he left the police force forever. Now, a cabbie and sometime private eye,
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