What does it mean to be strong? What attracts men to fight in hand to hand combat? These and many other questions are explained and detailed in Garouden, a novel series by Yomemakura Baku (illustrated by celebrity manga author Itagaki Keisuke).
A collection of short stories originally published in Japan between 2000 and 2004:
• Fuyu no Kirin (April 2004)
• Spica (October 2002)
• Midori no Koinu (August 2000)
• Hana no Yurikago (December 2001)
• Yuuhi Candy (June 2000)
• Innocence o Machinagara (February 2004)
A couple of high school pupils, Masaru Kato and Kei Kurono, are hit with a subway train in a effort to save the life span of a drunk homeless guy who'd fallen onto the tracks. Following their deaths, Kato and Kurono find themselves transported to the inside of an unfurnished Tokyo flat, where they meet with a Gantz expert Joichiro Nishi, as well as other clueless players. The pair soon understands that they're prohibited to depart the flat. At one end of the room there's a sizable black sphere called "Gantz".
After some time in the area, the Gantz world opens up, showing wires attached to his head and a hairless nude guy using a breathing mask, and different weapons to allow them to use. Included in these are the custom fitting black suits which give them superhuman speed, strength, stamina and damage resistance, a control which functions as a stealth and radar unit, Xgun, X Shotgun, Y-Firearm. Later on the show the Gantz sword, Gantz Bike are manufactured much more powerful at the same time as accessible weapons are given in the 100 point menu.
Brief info and a picture is revealed of a few of the Gantz' objectives; Gantz orders them to go and kill them. Except for one assignment, every one of the goals are aliens living on Earth, which take on a wide selection of types. During the mission, individuals that are ordinary cannot view the extraterrestrial beings or the players. Them transport to the part of the assignment, and they can't return or leave until all of the enemies are killed, or the time limit has run out. Each person is given points for the aliens they've killed, when they survive an effective mission. The menu offers three choices:
The participant can go back to their regular life, never having to be summoned by Gantz again. As a cost, their memories of the assignments as well as Gantz will be erased.
The participant gets a unique and incredibly-powerful weapon.
The participant can restore a person that has died during a mission from Gantz' recollection.
Points are tallied up following an assignment was finished, do and the players are permitted to leave as they see fit until their next mission, together with the exception of talking about Gantz which would lead with their heads bursting. During the third mission of Kato and Kurono, every one of the participants including Kato are killed, however the last leader giving a chance to live to Kurono is killed by Kato. Kurono survives the third mission bleeding on the ground along with his limbs cut. Following the next assignment inside embracing a hero, leader complex similar to Kato Kurono begins to transform. Kurono participates together with the goal of restoring his dead friends using the 100 point compensation choice as the show continues. A fresh team of Gantz players is gathered, which Kurono leads, as among the greatest combatants plus the most seasoned veteran. Through his interactions with all the other members of his life or death conflicts and the team, Kurono slowly develops into a leader that is responsible. Following the Oni assignment Kurono revives Kato, and shortly after Kurono meets his death from the vampires. As the show continues, the rules of the assignments change; regular folks can now see them, the aliens they face are increasingly more strong and dangerous, plus they participate in a mission with another Gantz team from Osaka. Kato becomes the center of his search to restore Kurono and attention in the manga. By the end of the assignment, Kato that is just like the initial time expired, he gets the better of arguably the most powerful alien in the show and is set bleeding on the ground going to expire.
After several assignments, an old player named Nishi, who understands more in relation to the others about how Gantz works, reveals them a "catastrophe countdown" on the Gantz world that the other players were unaware of. By the end of the week, the Earth is invaded by a huge alien force and starts exterminating the human race, while their utmost tries to use Gantz' innovative technology and weapons in defense. It's suggested that Nishi expired, but his departure seems to not be clear. In his area Eeva totally controls all Gantz teams prior to the statement by killing most of the hunters, giving an expression of the mortality to the human race. Kurono that will be air to the whole world is called on by the world, and having the help of a revived Kato, Kurono gambles all his potential for winning and saving the human race on himself. Kurono manages to overcome the alien mothership stops from destroying Earth. The collection finishes with Kato and Kurono being greeted as heroes and returning safely to Earth.
Other manga:
In a faraway land where magic exists, Hyo Hwa is a young witch princess who has eight prince brothers. Tragedy befalls her when her mother, the head witch, is killed. Strongest of her siblings, Hyo Hwa makes a deal with the king of hell to revive her dead mother. She has to collect 10,000 pure souls in the human world! Second stop : Korea. Could the innocent yet deadly witch find some entertainment there...possibly even love?!
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Manhwa, Martial Arts, Military, Romance, Seinen
104
1
5
May 8, 2024
After being betrayed by his country, Jirou left his past as a hitman behind and came back to Japan where nothing mattered anymore in his eyes. But that's before he meets Nami, an active hitman seeking vengeance for her father's death. But not any hitman, a wallman! Jirou is then brought back into this world and teams up with her.
Sorairo Square.; Sky Blue Square; Sorairo Square; Un carré de ciel bleu; 空色スクエア。; 空色广场
Drama, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Slice of Life, Tragedy
30
1
0
May 8, 2024
From Fairgame:
Story is based on three childhood friends. A girl who lost her memory, Miyuki. A girl who is a currently a super idol, Fumika. And Shuuichi, a childhood friend of Miyuki and Fumika, who likes to take photographs. Two years ago, Miyuki lost her memory by an accident and she kept a distance from people but somehow she begins to open her heart to Shuuichi. Their relationship seems like more than just friends but less than lovers, but in five years, Fumika came back from Tokyo to see Shuuuichi. Their feelings overlap and their childhood times slowly begin to move.
Piece - Erinnerung an eine Fremde (German); Piece - Her Memory; Piece - Kanojo no Kioku; Piece - 回忆的碎片; Piece - 恋爱拼图; Piece -ピース-; Piece ～彼女の記憶～; Piece พีซ; 피스
Drama, Mystery, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
26
1
2
May 8, 2024
From Aerandria Scans:
One day, Mizuho, a university student, receive news that her classmate in high school, Origuchi Haruka, passed away. Mizuho doesn't remember being best friends with Origuchi, but apparently, Origuchi told her mother that Mizuho was her best friend. And now, her mother wants Mizuho to help her find the boy Origuchi dated during high school. Mizuho told Origuchi's mother that Origuchi was a very plain girl, and she was never seen with a guy, but her mother told Mizuho that Origuchi got pregnant and had an abortion when she was in high school. Mizuho was shocked, but she still starts asking her other classmates in high school and following the traces Origuchi left behind.
Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, School Life, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy
15
1
4
May 8, 2024
The story focuses around Makoto, a student who's talent is making stuffed toys. He starts researching the mysterious disease going around called 'Sudden death' after finding out that his latest creation looks like the mysterious stuffed rabbit rumoured to be causing it.
In Japanese mythology an inugami is a type of shikigami, similar to a familiar spirit, resembling, and usually originating from, a dog, and most commonly carrying out vengeance or acting as guardians on behalf of the inugami-mochi, or "inugami owner". Inugami are extremely powerful and capable of existing independently, as well as turning on their "owners" and even possessing humans.
In Northern France there lives a boy by the name of Nicholas. He dreams of becoming a knight like his father was, but people doubt his abilities, as his father is dead, and now he lives with his uncle, a Pig Farmer. Basically the story tells of his adventures as he strives to become a Knight Templar.
Based in year 1212.
From MangaHelpers:
At the scene of a terrible murder, only Todo is able to find the surviving little girl in the closet--his niece Tsubasa. Four years later, Todo and his father are caring for Tsubasa, who no longer speaks, and Todo continues to work as a police detective. He's assigned to a new partner, a young woman with a promising future, Saeki. As Todo and Saeki team up to solve murder cases together, they will also both have to confront their own painful pasts. [tethysdust]
Kediler Şehrinin Çocuğu; The Children of the City of Cats; We Love Shirou; 猫の街の子
Drama, Shoujo, Slice of Life
22
1
9
May 8, 2024
From Intercross:
Many stray cats are living at a certain tea house that dates back to the pre-war days. There is one young boy who wants to befriend them. Because the mother cat suddenly disappeared, Shiloh, along with the other cats locked themselves inside Awara-ya. Seeing as he is the only one who is domesticated, he decides to become the parent for these stray cats.
From Shoujo Crusade:
This manga series arrived and gave origin to the TV success!
"If you read a message to the east aloud while and you pour hot chocolate in a cup, a fairy of the love will appear to fulfill all your desires!" It says so in the heart of the cup that Kaede has just bought. Said and done! Mirumo has arrived to change her life!
Sayoko is a newly transferred student: gifted with rare beauty and mysterious and magnetic charm, she captures every student's attention. Among them, the introverted Yuiko and the grumpy Mari become friends with Sayoko, while Ryou, a known womanizer, wastes no time and tries to hit on her, unleashing his girlfriend's rage.
But this story has countless plot twists, characters and secrets…
From Banana Fish and Yasha's author, a manga that won a Shogakukan Award and defined as "a must" by Matt Thorn, one of the greatest shoujo manga experts. Recently Kisshou Tennyo became popular again thanks to the TV drama and the movie adaptation!
Kissh? Tennyo received the 1983 Shogakukan Manga Award for sh?jo manga.
It's all about vampire hunting versus man hunting in the series. Akira's brother, Atsushi, was found missing for 2 years. And recently a mysterious woman appeared and told him that she can bring him to Higanjima (an island's name) where she saw Atsushi. But she also asked that he should brings a few more friends there...
A young girl, living in a foreign country until one day becoming orphaned due to war,
begins to wander aimlessly in search of her "Land of Peace." Will she ever find it?
The guest of a foreign prince, Robert St. Claire is given a beautiful slave for his pleasure. Unusual customs aside, he finds himself in a terrible dilemma. Not only is she English, but the daughter of a friend. In order to rescue her from captivity, he must use her like a harem girl in every way possible...
Lady Celia Davenport has been abducted, sold into slavery, and now finds herself in the bed of an Infidel lord. If she gives him erotic pleasure with subservient eagerness, there is a glimmer of hope in her future. Anxious to escape, she finds that perhaps sexual servitude isn't the prison she once imagined. Besides, every time she gives her lover satisfaction, she receives a rare and valuable pearl as a reward.
An English lord and a lovely slave find that circumstance and fate have a hand in granting those rare Arabian Pearls...
Ashita Kimi ni Ai wo Sasayaku; Kyou Anata ni Wakare wo Tsugemasu; Life Is Beautiful; ビューティフル デイズ; 美丽人生; 美麗人生; 뷰티풀 데이즈
Drama, Romance, School Life, Tragedy, Yaoi
38
1
3
May 7, 2024
A collection of stories:
• Beautiful Days
Asahi was taken under the care of Natsume when he was nine after his mother left him. Natsume has a penchant for taking in abandoned pets, and bringing lovers home as well. Asahi finds his feelings for Natsume growing by day, but his love appears to linger on a one-way street, unanswered.
• Kyou Anata ni Wakare o Tsugemasu
In this tale of broken hearts and deception, three young men are caught in the protagonist's web of revenge. Will the unknowing victims be consumed or is it the weaver of the web who will face the final retribution?
- Blissful Sin
• Ashita Kimi ni Ai wo Sasayaku
Years after a personal tragedy struck his life, Mei struggles to deal with its implications as an innocent bystander is sucked into his tangled web. Told from Mei's point of view, this story falls some time before the conclusion of its prequel, Kyou Anata ni Wakare o Tsugemasu.
- Blissful Sin
Occult Maiden - Hishou - Oni wo Tsugu Shounen; Occult Maiden - Youshou - Oni o Tsugu Shounen; Occult Maiden - Youshou - Oni wo Tsugu Shounen; Occult Maiden - Light Chronicle - The Boy Who Prevails Over Demons; オカルトメイデン 陽章 鬼を継ぐ少年
A boy loses his parents in a supernatural disaster known as a "Curse" and is then adopted by the Tsuchimikado family; a family that exorcises curses. Ten years later and the boy has become the head of the family and now goes about exorcising curses all the while trying to balance his job as an exorcist and his life as a student in high school.
Cô Gái Trung Hoa; The Invicible Girl from Yanbia; The Invincible Girl from Yanbian; The Invincible Yeon-byeon Girl; 無敵 연변걸; 무적 연변걸
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
53
1
6
May 7, 2024
(Mangaupdates) From Hwang Mi Ri's Palace:
After losing her entire family to a mysterious fire, Soon-Doong refuses to wallow in sadness and decides to move to South Korea from her native Yanbian to find herself a new and better life. Holding nothing but a plane ticket to Korea, a small package of clothes, and a half-burnt letter between her grandfather and a "textile factory owner" in Seoul (who were good friends), she resolves to find a job at the factory and make a decent, honest living. Only, the "textile factory owner" just happens to be the CEO of the biggest clothing brand in the country, and her grandfather wasn't just a good friend with the "textile factory owner" - he had saved the CEO's life and lent him the money to start the business that he has today! And so begins Soon-Doong's life in Korea, as she shatters everyone's bigoted prejudice against ethnic Koreans who came from Yanbian and makes everyone rethink about their own values and lifestyles.
From Girls' Generation Scanlations:
The male-only theatre company, 012 Flower Troupe, splits its actors into two groups: the elite "New Moon", and the mediocre "Zodiac Group". Although Hinataze Nozomu is a member of the Zodiac Group, he has the ability to compete against others to be the best. One day, he is selected to play the new Princess role alongside Ootori Kazatora, his greatest rival from the other division. During their lessons, this man told him, “Not just in the script, fall for the real me.†What will Nozomu do...?
Draw - Aku Jatuh Cinta dengan Dua Penyihir; Draw - Eu me apaixonei por duas bruxas; Draw - I fell in love with two witches; DRAW 魔女の眠る海で; ドロウ; DRAW แม่มดทะเลเลือด; Draw - Majo no Nemuru Umi de; ドロー 魔女の眠る海で; DRAW魔女沉睡之海; Draw - Dans l'océan où dort une sorcière
Draw is the tale of a high school boy named Kai, whose younger sister died when she was little, but Kai can still see her ghost. On his way home from high school one day, Kai accidentally witnesses the mysterious powers of a classmate named Draw Yomi. The next day a new student transfers into his class, and Kai's life with his two witch classmates begins.
From Chibi Manga:
Even if she studies hard, Tsugumi can't reach a good grade. She is also complexed by her height. But then, someone started cheer her secretly...
V.b. Rose ; Đóa hồng nhung xanh; V・B・ローズ; V.B. 로즈; V.B.Rose; VBRose; Velvet Blue Rose; ベルベットブルーローズ; 丝绒蓝玫瑰
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo
15
1
10
May 7, 2024
Ageha Shiroi's older sister is not only pregnant, but getting married. But Ageha, who suffers from an enormous sister complex won't accept it. One day, in order to get Ageha more involved in the wedding preparations, her sister takes her to Velvet Blue Rose, a shop run by Yukari Arisaka and Mitsuya Kuromine, a two-man team that design and make wedding dresses. Ageha, who's favorite activity is making exquisite purses for her friends, falls in love with the shop immediately. Will Ageha get over her sister complex and lend her support to the wedding? If Yukari has anything to say about it she will!!
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life
67
1
4
May 7, 2024
From Baka-Tsuki: Tada Banri, a newly admitted student at a private law school in Tokyo, found himself completely lost after the opening ceremony, trying to find his way to the freshman orientation. At that moment, he ran into another lost freshman from the same school, Yanagisawa Mitsuo, and they hit it off at once. Somehow arriving at their intended goal just on time, there appeared in front of the two a beautiful girl holding a bouquet of roses. The girl then whacked Mitsuo across the face with the bouquet and handed the flowers over to him. “Freshman, congratulations”, was all she said, and then she left. The stylish, well dressed, perfect woman that had swung at Mitsuo was his childhood friend, Kaga Kouko. As children they had promised to marry each other one day, fulfilling their dreams. In order to escape from her, Mitsuo had gone out secretly and taken the examination for this well known private college, but now she showed up in the freshman orientation hall. She too had taken the law school entrance examination, catching up with him there.
A childhood trauma has left Kusakabe Noboru, a college freshman in Tokyo, afraid of women, especially those with big breasts. Talking to them, let alone touching them is out of the question and it is no surprise that he is still a virgin. After another failed night to talk to girls with his one and only friend Takahashi, the two sees an incredibly large building called the Devil Ecstasy. They learn that it is a brothel and Takahashi convinces Noboru to use this opportunity to lose their virginity.
As the two pick out the girls, Noboru notices Meruru, a cute flat chested girl and chooses her while Takahashi picks the sexy Celine. Noboru’s fear of girls kicks in and nothing happens while Takahashi leaves happy. But when Takahashi dies the next day under unusual circumstances, Noboru learns the terrifying truth that the women at Devil Ecstasy are all succubi, waiting to suck the mojo and life out of the men who dare approach the brothel!
“I’ll return you to your world if you marry the prince.” That was the shocking proposal of the self-proclaimed god! I won’t really get a bad ending if I refuse, will I!? Office worker Sara was involved in a traffic accident, or so she thought. One moment, she was about to be hit by a truck, but that next… she found herself transported to an unfamiliar, grand castle, falling right on top of Prince Ars! When a soldier recognized her as “Sara,” the saint who saved the kingdom five years earlier, everyone suddenly started treating her as some divine being!! After questioning her reality, a voice came to her and said, "Capture the heart of the prince, who longs for the saint, and marry him!" The voice then threatened her denying her return to her own world should she fail…her only weapon in this challenge is her face that apparently looks just like that of the saint’s! And so began her zealous attempt to steal the prince’s heart!
From M Scanlations:
In an isolated manor, Lance struggles hopelessly find a way to return Lilian to her former self with the help of her brother Julian. But the strain of living under such conditions is starting to affect Lance's sanity and soon after, an event occurs that changes everything.
Original Chinese Webtoon
The organization known as “Gigant” has sent one of their best men to kill a cute young high school girl. However, the assassin seems reluctant… Why did he get these strange orders? What’s the secret behind that girl?
From MangaHelpers:
Life does not always go as planned. Noriko fell in love, got engaged, and imagined a bright future. Instead, her fiance fell in love with her older sister, Eiko. Noriko refused to let go, and they ended up getting married despite this significant problem. Some years of marriage and two children later, Noriko became a single mother. She returned to her family home, with her daughters Eri and Madoka. Her life continued, alongside Eiko (who ended up never marrying or leaving home), and their now elderly mother. Years later, Eri and Madoka are entering the time of life where they have their own problems with love. This manga follows the lives of women in this house. [tethysdust]
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life, Supernatural
21
1
8
May 7, 2024
Each of this manga's chapters features a new girl. The first chapter starts out with Ichikawa, who mysteriously has a shounen manga show up on her torso each week, a malady she shares with her male classmate, manga-fan Aoi. The second girl, Kawamura, notices that a boy in her class is suddenly being duplicated!
キラキラ100％ ; 闪亮100% ; Kira Kira 100% ; Sparkle Sparkle 100%
Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo
32
1
1
May 7, 2024
Miku is an ordinary girl, who has a crush on her classmate Shibutani-kun. Miku doesn't have confidence in herself, and holds her feelings inside. But one day, after a makeover with the help of her guy friend Yuutenji, she ends up confessing her love to Shibutani-kun!
Darian-hime is the next in line to the throne, and she is constantly being made aware of it, but she’s not really the princess type. She wants to be strong and continually trains and pushes herself to be as strong a person as she can be. This does make her a bit reckless sometimes. Fortunately, she has a protector…
From Easy Going Scans:
70 years since the end of the Korean war, July 27, 1953. 70 years on, a new conflict arises in the Korean peninsula. The powder keg of North East Asia is lit by a small ember...
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