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The gate that leads the souls of the dead into the Underworld – that is called “Shisei Gokumon”. There is a watchman at the front and the back of the gate.The black Gozu and the white Mezu.The only time they are able to meet is during the diminutive span of time when the gate is open. “I want to touch the ox-headed demon dyed in darkness.” “I don’t want to stain the pure white horse-headed demon.” Two beings who can never be permitted to touch each other, despite their mutual affections. So close...yet so far. Those thoughts could only lead to... If they were human,perhaps this could be referred to as “love”.
From Nakama: Three men bearing tattoos are Peony Katagi, Buttercup Mutou, and Mad Shark Nogami. They are all involved in some way with mystery man Kubota. Is there salvation for these men who live on the underside of society? In the final part of the tattoo series, "Everyone's Song," forty-two pages drawn specifically for the occasion, all the stories come to a conclusion. Two extra stories are included in this collection. In ‘Spring Love’, the object of a man's one-sided love turns into a vengeful spirit every night and visits him. "Dream's Guidance" has also been added to this special collection.
The Empire of Corpses is a story that takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson, who is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as labourers—are used to improve industrial development.
The plot focuses on the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, rivals who use sex as a weapon of humiliation and degradation, all the while enjoying their cruel games. Their targets are the virtuous Madame de Tourvel and Cécile de Volanges, a young girl who has fallen in love with her music tutor, the Chevalier Danceny. In order to gain their trust, Merteuil and Valmont pretend to help the secret lovers so they can use them later in their own treacherous schemes. Note: The manga is an adaptation of "Les Liaisons dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
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?
After an accident involving falling from a tree, Yuuta and Yui manage to switch bodies with each other. With many attempts to switch back failed, the two of them are forced to live each-other's lives, with both of them having very different lifestyles and families. Nearly three years pass since the original incident, and the two of them are still stuck in each-other's bodies. How will they cope with their situation as they begin to grow up?
A noisy little family, a cheerful group of classmates, and a boy, born on the first year of the lunar calendar living a never changing life. Then one day he notices a girl in his class shrouded in mystery. Her name is Makina. However, the boy just can't seem to bring himself to talk to Makina. Then one day, before the first lunar calendar month, another mysterious beauty appears. Her name is Rushia, and as she leans in as if she is going to kiss him, she tells him about a mysterious power hidden inside him called "Snake Eyes".
A girl runs away from home, pretending to have been kidnapped.
From ANN: An autobiographical work in which Hideo Azuma tells the story of his inability to cope with the pressures of his job as a mangaka and of his exeriences with alcoholism. The work is split into three sections, each of which details one of Azuma's breakdowns. The first section (Walking At Night) is set in 1989 when Azuma suddenly walked out on both his job and his family and became homeless for the first time. Much of this section is given over to describing the practicalities of eating, sleeping, and killing time whilst homeless. The second section (Walking Around Town) covers a similar set of events in 1992 but this time Azuma managed to find labouring work as a gas pipe layer after a period of living rough. This section also looks back over Azuma's career and describes the pressures he worked under in the 1970s and 80s. The third section (Alcoholic Ward) covers the author's descent into full-blown alcoholism and his experiences of being committed to a hospital rehab programme in 1998.
Oushiki Toori is a passionate and energetic manga editor. One day, Toru, a manga artist she has been pursuing for years, invites her to meet for the first time. Oushiki is excited, but just before the meeting, she learns that Toru has posted on social media about quitting being a manga artist...!? (Source: Our Feel, Shodensha, translated)
After getting lost in a dungeon, Garen meets Nemu, a "corpse bearer." A "corpse bearer" is someone who goes to dangerous places such as the depths of a dungeon, a beast's nest, or the bottom of the sea to retrieve the bodies of those who have died. Responding to the cries of those bereaved who say, "I don't care if they're dead, I just want them to come back," Nemu continues to travel to dangerous places and return today carrying corpses. This is the story of a dungeon "corpse bearer" who walks around carrying the resentment of the dead. (Source: Shinchosha, translated)
From Aerandria Scans: Chouko has always wanted her father to show her some affection instead of always being engrossed in his beloved books. But her wish didn’t come true even after her father died. Or did it? She suddenly receives a note from a certain shop saying that the dress cloth her father commissioned to be made for her is already finished. What cloth? Her father didn’t care for her, right? And is the shop really just an ordinary shop?
