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To a person, ‘life’ can be… a picnic in a sunny Spring day… or a battlefield in a freezing Winter day… For some, it can be like the heaven… Or for some, it can be like the hell… "Why…? …Why was I born this way…?”

Fujieda Memori works his butt off every day as a 'charming and competent' bodyguard for his brother's company. One day, a guy called Yuuki Shin appears, claiming to be interested in becoming a bodyguard. To test his ability, Memori has to work together with him. Memori was about to trust Yuuki, but then he discovers Yuuki's real identity...!?

In the future, the world is managed by a network called the Fractale System. A boy named Crane is living an aimless life with his parents, who are actually computer-generated "Doppels". One day, he runs into a pretty girl named Furyune, who is being pursued by someone. When he rescues her and helps to keep her hidden from her pursuers, he is pulled into her troubles as well. After meeting her, his life will never be the same!

An anthology of oneshots: Story 1: Promise by NISHI Keiko Story 2: They Were Eleven by HAGIO Moto Story 3: The Changeling by SATO Shio Story 4: Since You've Been Gone by NISHI Keiko The two stories by NISHI Keiko were also published as a separate release in English called "Promise." Those stories were originally taken from "[Mizu ga Kooru ni Naru Toki](http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=18906)." Read [this](http://www.mangablog.net/?p=939) to find out why this sampler was pulled off the shelves.

No matter where or when, no matter who or how old, she judges your sins without a second thought. It's Emma, from the land of the dead.

January, Ikebukuro. It’s the same as usual; Mikado, Masaomi, and Anri have started their third term at Raira Academy, Simon is handing out flyers for Russia Sushi in the street, and Shizuo is throwing vending machines. At the movie theater on Sunshine 60 Dori, the New Year holiday movie “Bodyguard Case 2: Salaryman Ninja Guy,” staring Hanejima Yuuhei and Hijiribe Ruri, is showing. Due to its popularity, more and more people have started to carry attaché cases similar to the one used in the movie. Meanwhile, Celty is busy running around answering requests for delivery of said attaché cases. And then a sandstorm “mist” starts to repeatedly envelope Ikebukuro, making it so that people cannot even see what’s in front of them. It is in these sudden, localized “mists” that an opportunistic thief appears, targeting the attaché cases…

Yoshi-Yoshi just moved to Ikebukuro because of his parents’ work. While exploring his new town with his classmates, Mikado, Anri, and Kida, he hears rumors about “The Headless Rider” and “Color Gangs.” While chasing after these rumors, he gets dragged into a conspiracy involving the whole of Ikebukuro…

From [RC-SCANS]: Shin-Young abruptly wakes up from a nightmare just to find a man, named Ji-Hoo, sleeping in the same bed. If that wasn't bizzare enough, the two of them find out that they were engaged ever since birth. Was it a mere coincidence or was it a work of fate that has not yet finished...?

Meet Ryo and Dee, two New York City cops with an attraction for action, and for each other! When Ryo, a soft spoken officer, joins the NYPD's 27th precinct, he's soon partnered up with Dee's a cocky, confident cop with attitude to spare.

From [Divine Sanctuary](http://www.mangaupdates.com/groups.html?id=1211): The story begins with the death of a young girl. To find the reason why she was killed, three good looking girls and a detective try to find a killer who seems to know something about it. But did she really die? And since one of the girls looks exactly like the dead girl... will they succeed to find that man...? And can the detective protect the double?

Based on the game of the same name, a variety of artists and authors collaborate together to make a series of 4-koma comics making jokes, poking fun at the flaws in the game, telling stories and other hijinks as they go all out in these gag filled volumes. **Vol 1** (2011) - Cover illustration: KOMATSUZAKI Rui - Illustrations: ITSUKI Makoto - Comics: Aiko, AKIZUKI Shou, Kani, Gin Neko, Satoimo, SHIRATAKI Nako, Secco, TAIRA Kosaka, TAKAHARA Yu, TONAMI Minato, Tomo, Nimoyashi, Mago, Moji, MOCHIZUKI Kazuomi, YAMADA Gorou, WATARIZORA Tsubamemaru **Vol 2** (2011) - Cover illustration: Mago - Illustrations: KUKURE Karei - Comics: Aiko, AKIZUKI Shou, Kani, Gin Neko, Satoimo, SHIRATAKI Nako, Secco, TAIRA Kosaka, TAKAHARA Yu, TONAMI Minato, Tomo, Nimoyashi, Mago, MIZUGAKI Tama, MOCHIZUKI Kazuomi, Lala, WATARIZORA Tsubamemaru **Vol 3** (2014) - Illustrations: YUUKI Masanohe - Comics: AOI Gamu, AKIZUKI Shou, ITAGAKI Hako, ITSUKI Makoto, OOGAMI Nozomu, KONISHI Aki, SAKURA Tasuke, Satoimo, SHIRATAKI Nako, Takeshita, Tomo, HORIGUCHI Leo, Mago, MIKANAGI Fubito, MOCHIZUKI Kazuomi, MORINO Mizu, WATARIZORA Tsubamemaru **Vol 4** (2014) - Cover illustration: TAKATO Kyoro - Illustrations: Hinako - Comics: KAWASHIMA Rumi, KANZAKI Ryuuko, SAKURA Tasuke, Satoimo, SHIRATAKI Nako, Secco, Takeshita, Tomo, NAGAO Uka, NABEYA Sakihana, HAYASE Reku, HORIGUCHI Leo, MOCHIZUKI Kazuomi, Lala, Risuno, WATARIZORA Tsubamemaru

A spy mystery taking place at the beginning of the Showa era.

Imagine a world where what you write comes to life... What would you do if the paper, non-existent for more than two hundred years, reappeared in the hands of the greatest criminal of the century? Desperate situations require desperate measures. City Hall police will have no choice but to enlist the services of two of the best pens in all of London: Jules Verne and Arthur Conan Doyle! [Official website](http://cityhall.fr/)

Eiri Kurahashi is an art school student, with a job at a local antique store. It's there that he develops a strange obsession. He finds himself entranced by a portrait of a Victorian-era girl named Cossette. It's a portrait with a strange history–everyone who has owned it has been murdered in a bizarre fashion. But the story runs much deeper than that. Cossette was savagely murdered by her lover, who also happens to be the artist who painted the portrait. When the new owner of the portrait nearly kills himself, Eiri decides to get involved. And that's when Cossette begins speaking to him…

A four-part manga series depicting the events previous to the American movie [Cloverfield](http://www.fandango.com/cloverfield_110326/movieoverview) (more info in the link). In the [manga](http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12315) (more info in the link), a connection is implied between the human protagonist Kishin, his mother, and the creature.

When a female student is abducted and on the verge of being raped, Boogiepop rushes onto the scene just in time to save the day. But Boogiepop's new male alter-ego, Akimizuki Takaya, finds himself in the middle of a crime wave with ties going back to the previous owner of the Boogiepop mantle.

From MangaArt: Kisaragi Arisu has wanted to be an idol for a long time. When she blew her last chance, a guy ran into her and dropped his watch. She tries to find him, but finds herself in Channel W director's office instead. The director told her he needed a girl to do a report on his show. She readily took the job, thinking that this was a debut she was looking for. Will this be her big break?

Asuka swore she'd leave the night life behind when her brother's job moved them to a new city...after all, it's hard to be a cat-burglar when you live with a detective! Despite her determination to move on, her talent for thievery hasn't gone unnoticed, and it seems her secret identity is not so secret! Approached and asked to join the group of chivalrous vigilante thieves taking the underworld by storm, Asuka has no choice but to accept...but can she keep her brother off her case?

A romantic drama is set in Camelot Garden, a boys' dormitory ruled by social rank and privilege at an illusionary boarding school, about one of its residents, a boy named Ryuu, who spies on someone he loves.

Iori and Nachi are the "perfect pair" of the bodyguard agency Shelter. Partners since childhood, they bicker constantly, but when the latest mission threatens to separate them, is that really okay…?

Aboard the Advenna Avis in 1711, a group of alchemists summon a demon in the hopes of gaining eternal life. The demon gives them an elixir of immortality and the method of ending their existence by "devouring" one another. Soon after, one among them begins to devour his companions. Realizing the danger posed by staying together, they scatter across the globe. Centuries later in 1930's America, a certain federal investigator tries his best to combat the rise of organized crime during Prohibition, send a particularly infuriating terrorist to Alcatraz, and catch an outrageous thief duo. Meanwhile, the transcontinental train, the Flying Pussyfoot, begins its trail of blood across the country. In 2002, a small group of the original Advenna Avis alchemists are on a journey to find the rest of their fellow immortals. However, there is one companion they did not expect to meet again. Seemingly unrelated events, from a sleepy Italian city in the early 1700's to a modern luxury cruise ship traveling across the Pacific, reveal themselves to be far more connected than anyone could imagine.

From [Pocket Comics](https://www.mangaupdates.com/groups.html?id=10140796635): A suspenseful story unfolds a as leading company's mascot robot designed to speak and make gestures, find its go. And in order to find the answer for its origin, AIDIE embarks on a journey of lifetime. [Pre-serialization](https://comic.naver.com/bestChallenge/list?titleId=392973) **Original Webtoon:** [Comico](https://www.comico.kr/comic/63), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=3881724), [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/51867896), [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/3498000980), [Bomtoon](https://www.bomtoon.com/detail/dpdlel), [MrBlue](https://www.mrblue.com/comic/jt_sr_0080), [Onestory](https://onestory.co.kr/detail/H037295110), [Nate](https://toonnbook.nate.com/detail/H037295110), [Anytoon](https://www.anytoon.co.kr/webtoon/episode/5598) **Official Translations:** [English](https://www.pocketcomics.com/comic/63?languageCode=en), [Japanese](https://kobo-free.books.rakuten.co.jp/series/8940300000012) *Based on the 2012 OEL webcomic AIDIE, published on [Comic Panda/Tapastic](https://tapas.io/series/aidie/info) by Korean author JEON Sangjin.*

Undercover investigator Matsuzawa Tomoya has a blood-stained past and hidden abilities, working as a private undercover specialized in minor and young targets. His new job Kiryuu Yuuka looks exactly like the man who has been on Tomoya's nightmares for the past 15 years. But the age isn't right and this young man doesn't want to loose contact with him after his time working is up.

There's 2 versions, one tankoubon and one bunkoban. The tankoubon includes: 「暁に立つライオン」 - Akatsuki ni Tatsu Lion (published in Betsucomi, 05-07/2003) 「トルコ取材記」 - Turkey Shuzaizakki (Omake, 06/2003) The bunkoban version also have the one-shots: 「海に墜ちるツバメ」 -Umi ni Ochiru tsubame 「記憶の足音」- Kioku no Ashioto Both also present in [Umi ni Ochiru Tsubame](http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=16903). Resume from ShoujoMagic: Izumi Erina is a senior in high school. She only has one living relative - her older brother Takashi. However, Erina receives an arrest notice for Takashi one day, who is supposed to be in Turkey at the time!! In order to look for Takashi, a mysterious man Sinclair came to Japan and brought Erina along with him. What is the "Black Trap" that awaits Erina in a foreign country...?! A shocking romantic suspense work filled with waves of love and hate!!

Susannah is an editor. During a party at a book fair, she sees a portrait of a woman who is wearing the same red necklace as her. Intrigued, Susannah steps closer to the painting, only to be engulfed by a mysterious light that transports her 100 years back in time! To make matters worse, Kane Wilder, CEO of an IT company, who is convinced Susannah is his brother's mistress, accidentally travels with her!

Works submission period for Silent Manga Audition first round: June 2012 - 31st March 2013. **Grand Prix:** 1. Sky Sky by Prema-Ja (Thailand) A silent story about a young girl and her very own way to cope with her old pet dog's death. 2. Excuse Me by Alex Irzaqi (Indonesia) One day, a school girl finds a love letter in her desk. Unfortunately, she's still in the middle of a lesson, and her seat is in the front row. Will the girl find a way to escape the teacher's watchful eyes? **Semi-Grand Prix:** 3. A Pure Love by dee Juusan (Jordan) A semi-autobiographical story about a mangaka and her pet. 4. Beginning and Farewell by Vincent Lange (Germany) 5. Roach Story by Erwin Prasetya (Indonesia) A dialogue-less story about a roach being in love with a girl and the boy she has a crush on. **Award of Excellence:** 6. To Give by RED (Vietnam) A dialogue-less story about a homeless man and a little girl. 7. A Better Tomorrow by Miyuli (Germany) 8. Heart by Ink-pop (Germany) 9. Postman by Marx Markuz (Thailand) 10.Together Forever by Eduard Balust (Spain) 11. Miaw Miaw by Olvyanda Ariesta (Indonesia) **Semi-Award of Excellence:** 12. Konga Konga by Mikko Raassina (Finland) 13. Love Letter from a Shadow's Past by Lydia (Malaysia) A silent story about a girl and her shadowy secret admirer. A creature from the shadows stads mesmerized by the light in a girl's eyes... 14. Four Leaf Love by Deathdy (Indonesia) 15. Canggung by Bening (Indonesia) **Honourable Mention:** 16. Meow Crunch by Melanie Shober (Austria) 17. Piece of Love by Alhamra (Indonesia) 18. Courage by Mimi N (Indonesia) 19. Sketches Book by Matto (Indonesia) 20. The Memory of Love by Arial (Italy) 21. The Flower of Happiness by Vanilla (Indonesia) 22. LIFELINE by MoMo Riddle (Italy) 23. A Manga Loveletter by Wopanda (Germany) 24. Tutor Love by theterm (Thailand) 25. Deja Vu by Le Mang Cuong (Vietnam) 26. 4 Years to Send, 2 Days to Receive by vinhnyu (France) A dialogue-less story about an old classmate, an old flame and mailing an old letter.

After a messy breakup, college freshman Yoh Yagisawa returns home only to find she has an unexpected male roommate! Introducing himself as her old childhood friend who moved abroad, handsome Haruma Hirose is back to do a homestay. He's totally hot, super nice, and always there when Yoh's in trouble... but could Haruma's timing be a little too perfect? Plus, the house next door, where he claims to have lived-didn't the family there all commit suicide...?

Yusuke Saito is a normal high school kid...well, normal enough, though there's six months missing out of his memory. But when he starts to get confronted by people who insist they're from his past, who allege that he did horrible things to them...suddenly Yusuke realizes that those missing six months may be crucial to remember. Otherwise, the skeletons in his closet may just make him a skeleton, too... (Kodansha USA)