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This is a biography of the famous Buddhist monk Ikkyu from the late Hisashi Sakaguchi. Set in 14th century Japan, Ikkyu must learn to live and excel as a monk, despite the fact that his father is the emperor. His intelligence and purity help him succeed, but he continues to get the short end of the stick in life. Can Ikkyu persevere in his quest for spirituality in spite of everything that is set against him?

Hyakkimaru is boy befallen and surrounded by tragedy. Before he was born, his father Daigo aspires to rule Japan and does so by making a pact with 48 majin. His side of the bargain? 48 of the body parts of his soon-to-be born son. Hyakkimaru, now a disfigured and horrid looking infant that can no longer be called human, is cast away by his family. Years later, Hyakkimaru, now a young man, makes it his life goal to hunt down the 48 majin and restore his body parts, having already gained some by the time we see him. Along this journey, he comes across a brat in danger who goes by Dororo. After being rescued, Dororo becomes a pest that Hyakkimaru can't seem to shake. With Dororo's cunning, and Hyakkimaru's wit, the two head off into a long and perilous journey. --- **Volumes 147-150 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

A serious hardworking company employee, Arai Kyuta, is an extreme misanthrope who can't take off his mask at his human-ish company. One day, he meets a young girl who looks like a discarded doll…. and their twisted co-ed life begins with a deal…

A series of disparate but interwoven stories. - A woman struggles with her attraction to her adult male cousin, haunted by the games they played as a child. - Her sister finds love where she least expects it, and views her surroundings through different eyes. - Two women find their secret lesbian relationship threatened by the world around them.

Inspired by the constant and violent confrontation between BOPE and crime in the "favelas" (shanty towns) of Rio de Janeiro. The story focuses on a recent member of BOPE who began to question the methods used by his leader.

“Every day, I ravenously awaited those 30 minutes”... Hwane is studious, careful, and serious. Jinha is popular, cool, and fun. They seemed so different, and yet, throughout high school, they secretly met up for silent, passionate encounters. Hwane treasured these moments—until he is betrayed by Jinha’s denial of him to their classmates. It haunts him even into adulthood. When chance brings them back together, will it restart their hot love or will they both be burned in disaster?

Two girls, Kurusugawa Himeko and Himemiya Chikane, who have a close friendship that is secret from their classmates, are suddenly confronted with their fate to be the Priestesses of the Sun and the Moon. When an ominous lunar eclipse occurs on their shared birthday, they are forced into a pitched battle against Orochi and his forces, who wish for the total annihilation of the planet. But it's not quite that simple. Himeko has feelings for Chikane–and for one of the Orochi's "Necks," Oogami Souma, who somehow has the ability to resist the call of darkness, though not without cost. What will happen as these people learn to live their predestined roles?

A depressing story about how a Japanese family's life goes wrong: an immoral protagonist, her sister who was gang raped before, her alcoholic mother who later devoted her life to a cult, and her father who lost favor with his company… full of sexual content and highly violent. Volume Titles: 1: Chichikaeru 2: Taka-chan ga Nagaiyo o Wataru 3: Haha ga Kaihōsareru 4: Hito wa Shinu

People are starting to act very odd around Norio. This average, normal boy is suddenly getting a lot of unwanted romantic attention and he can’t figure out why! A broken leg and a fall down the stairs into the arms of a handsome stranger set off the beginnings of an explanation, and it is one Norio never could have possibly imagined. Soon a whole new world opens up for Norio, revealing a secret society of special people evolved from animals other than monkeys. This society has a complex structure and its members are ranked by rarity and desirability, and it turns out that Norio is a particularly rare breed and his DNA is in much demand! How will he survive in this modern jungle where he’s suddenly the prey?

There are six members of the boy's ping pong club. Two are relatively normal; however, the other four consist of an aspiring sexual deviant, two perverts, and a guy with lethal B.O. Add in a cantakerous girl as a manager, and you have the entire crew. This series pushes the boundaries of good taste beyond anything the western world has experienced, yet somehow manages to remain vaguely charming. The antics of the ping pong club includes one member's trademark "Protruding Pecker Serve," molesting cross-dressing members, and the infamous "Turtle Sequence," which is much too horrifying to describe. In 1996, this manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga.

The legend of Hokuto returns! The year is 193X and the looming WWII is short of plunging the world into chaos. After completing the initiation ritual, the 62nd Successor of Hokuto Shinken, Kasumi Kenshiro, is called upon by the destiny of Hokuto. He embarks on a new journey to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) where a vicious battle unfolds over the valuable "List of Hope".

Fukano-kun, a middle school student, has trouble remembering things; however, there is one thing that he can really remember…

Ranma and Rella run a small detective agency, until one day they're bumped off after discovering a dark secret! Their lives are saved by some mad scientists, but not without some side-effects… (Read Left-to-Right)

A newly ordained priest named Theo Camming visits a rural town somewhere in Germany. However, his congregation gets attacked by Demoniacs and some of them had been humans. After being wounded, a female Blassreiter fighter arrives to save him and the rest of the village. However, she finds out that the priest was about to die.

Tayoko is a gyaru who flaunts herself on the outside, but is still a virgin who has not yet known love. Despite being a student in the agricultural department, she works parttime in a hostess club, where she meets and becomes interested in a patron's grandson named Shishio.

In recent years, more and more girls are experiencing the development of "tertiary sexual characteristics" during the later years of their puberty -- that is, the rapid masculinization of a certain part of their external genitalia. Ooi Haruka is one such girl, who has until now kept the changes in her body a secret from everyone but her family. However, after an embarrassing incident involving the guy she's been crushing on in a crowded train, she wakes up to discover herself at school, surrounded by a group of students calling themselves the "Bra Girls (Swing Girls)." And they know her secret!?

Ayumi and Sayako are roommates. Ayumi is dating Asami. Sayako is dating Keiko. What happens when Ayumi and Sayako both find out the other is dating another woman?

Shuji Yashiro went to take pictures on the school rooftop rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of twins. That was where he met his classmate, Roku Ichinose, whom he always considered to be someone belonging to a completely different social world. He couldn't take his eyes off Roku's face, and took his picture on impulse. The following day, while he was organizing old photos in the clubroom, Shuji found a shocking photograph.

Knights is a shonen manga tale about squire Mistletien, called 'Mist' for short. Taking place in a medieval world in which the church and her representatives are burning people en mass on suspicion of witchcraft, Mist and his organization are taking a stand against the church and the 'Saints' who are perpetuating the witch hunts. Mist is feared and hated by the village-folk because of his appearance, wearing a mask to disguise himself and going by the moniker 'The Black Knight.' He travels with Euphemia, a young girl who is as expert with mixing potions and poisons as Mist is with a sword.

Whilst Seitarou has finally come to terms with the fact that Naoyuki and him will always be friends and nothing more, he is feeling a tad lonely and is looking forward to a new love. By chance, he met the beautiful and charming Hiroto through Naoyuki. Thinking that he has finally found a new love candidate, he tries to get to know more about him, and what he found completely belies the beautiful exterior... but is that all that there is to the complex Hiroto?

The story is about a housewife that has moved into a new town, trying to adjust to her fairly-new married life with certain quirks and encounters with neighbors along the way.

One thing is for certain - if you exercise violence, that violence will return to you in any shape or form. The man who bakes flour-based food and runs an eatery, has a darker past than anyone could ever guess. …unless you see the name of his store.

From Fantasyshrine: High school student, Kaiya Mito is currently going out with Sakaki Yuma, a young enterpriser. Out of frustration, Mito daringly threatens to cheat on the seemly nonchalant Yuma! What's more shocking is that Yuma seems unaffected by the threat and encourages Mito to do it. So during their vacation in Hawaii, a furious Mito decides to carry out his threat. However, even when he's in someone else's arms, all he can think of is Yuma. But what's the reason behind Yuma's stoic attitude? An adventurous love story.