Don't let go of your lamp or get close to the darkness.
Since ancient times, there have been spirits of darkness in this town. They dwell in the darkness. The "lamps of darkness," whose flames are made of human souls, live in their hand.
We are afraid of the darkness because the spirits of darkness quietly rob humans of their souls from the shadows. Countless human souls have been made into their flames.
You too, be careful so that you won't have your soul robbed.
なにかが闇で見ている ; 目撃者にさようなら ; 篠原千絵傑作集 ; 訪問者は真夜中に… ; 3 Hitome ga Kieta ; 3人目が消えた ; A Midnight Visitor ; Eye Witness ; Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni ; Kind Killer ; Midnight Visitor ; Nanika ga Yami de Miete Iru ; Runaway Express ; Someone in the Dark ; Something in the Dark ; When the Bell Rings
A collection of short stories by the author.
Titles in which they are under:
1) Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni...
• Someone in the Dark (Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni) - A Midnight Visitor : Masami finished summer camp and returned home. However, her mother and brother are nowhere to be seen. Only a mysterious shadow follows Masami...!?
• And the Bell Rings 5 Times
• Kind Killer.
2) Mokugekisha ni Sayounara
3) Nanika ga Yami de Miete Iru
4) 3 Hitome ga Kieta
Losing her parents and being supported by her childhood friend Chikage, Yuiko is living a modest life with her grandfather. But one day, a man with black clothes, white hair, and red eyes that hold a terrifying beauty appears before her. He says..."I've found you. My sacrifice..." Is there a way for Yuiko to resist her unfolding fate?
From Iskultrip Scans:
Uemura Takitarou is a Genius Cosplayer who can change himself from head to toe. One day, he finds his only friend, Asami Kusaka, killed by the Night Blindness Man, a serial murderer who gouges out the eyes of his victims. Tominaga Hana, a model, discovers his talent and recruits him for the company, UC, an office that solves mysteries and crimes by manipulating rumors/urban legends. Can Uemura track down the person who killed Kusaka?
Atop the mountain, there lived a deity with a tiger in his household. A fair maiden ventured alone... to see the deity of the mountain.
The head of a village plagued by a man-eating tiger offers his daughter Hyeon-na to any man who successfully disposes of the tiger. Dismayed at being treated as a trophy, Hyeon-na sets out alone to the mountain where the tiger lives...
Shouta Koishikawa and Miono Hasuoka are childhood friends and neighbors that are always together. At some point Shouta's heart starts to recognize Miona and around that time Miona was charmed by her science teacher, Professor Kaorumaru, who is not entirely what he seems to be; he predicts the future in which Miono's fated love will "awaken another Miono". Later that day, as Shouta was going to confess with Miono a demon, Ginyasha, appears and takes over his body awakening something inside Miono. So begins Shouta's struggle to control both the demon and future. Everything now spins on the Wheels of Fate that was set in motion hundreds of years ago and is about to come in full circle. -- Shoujo Magic
K ストレイ・ドッグ・ストーリー ; K: Stray Dog Story ; Stray Dog Story
Seinen, Supernatural
25
1
2
October 20, 2023
[From September Scanlations]
Yatogami Kuroh has lost the only thing remotely close to family he had left—and to make matters worse, he’s been charged with a final task by his master that he isn’t entirely sure he’ll be able to fulfill. Follow this young modern-era samurai as he sets off on a quest to track down the next Colorless King and determine if he’s evil or not…and to strike him down where he stands if he is. (Off-shoot manga of the anime ‘K Project’)
From Manganews: Nobara, a high-school girl who lives alone in a western style house, has a curious power. She can see things others can't. Three months ago, a curious blonde guy appeared in front of her, but she is the only one who can see him...
They have been maintaining the balance of Yin and Yang since ancient times. Whenever the world is in chaos, there are many cases where evil spirits come to do harm to humans. The gods select talented humans and they are given their own guardian god for them to calm the over flow of Yin. This has continued all the way up to the present, so those that are chosen by god are hunters that eradicate ghosts, they are called Ghost Hunters.
From Ambrosia Scans:
With the completion of the human genome in 2014, Japan has gone all Gattaca (good movie, i.e. genetic engineering) and, in 2031, a boy gifted (or scientifically crafted) with a special touch repetitiously sees a strange dream before him.
Monsters descended upon the humans all of a sudden, monsters that can't be detected by most, unless they have a strong sense. An invisible predator, it feasts on humans to grow in strength and powers. 4 Death Gods are chosen to destroy these monsters and to seal the "sink" hiding the monsters fast.
あなたがいれば ; 守护真情人 ; 怪我过分美丽 ; 당신이 있으면 ; Chỉ Cần Có Anh ; If You Were Here
Comedy, Drama, Josei, Romance, Supernatural
14
1
1
October 20, 2023
Toriko Tsukigata is a beautiful girl who judges guys solely upon their appearance. One day her life changes: Someone tells her that she's the eighth reincarnation of Princess Kaguya, who is a playgirl. To pay for the sins Princess Kaguya commited in her past life, she has to find a guy whom she really loves. If she fails, Toriko will become a hundred-year-old grandma.
1. Mysterious Person
Ruka is a high-school girl who holds affections for her teacher, Tokio. But one day, a mysterious person shows up and claims that he has come from the past! Not to mention, he calls himself by the same name as her beloved teacher, Tokio. What’s more unbelievable is that both “Tokio” have the exact same scar engraved on their palm…
2. A Small Love Story
Hashi is one of the two sole members of her school's literature club. The other one is the romance-novel-loving club president Madoka. By chance, he finds out that her deceased grandmother happens to be one of his favourite authors. When he asks her to provide him with some original material, it sparks a change in her disinterest in love stories and their relationship.
3. Cloe the Devil
Chroe is a loner because she has a reputation of bad things happening around her, especially to people who piss her off. What her classmates don't know is that she's a demon who causes misfortune on whomever she beholds. One day, while being confronted by a group of girls, Kikuchi defends her, causing her to look at him in surprise, which in turn causes him bad luck. Chroe starts avoiding him, scared of accidentally causing him harm, but Kikuchi is relentless in his pursuit. Chroe finds herself being drawn to him, but how is a relationship possible when she can't even throw him a glance without something bad happening to him?
4. Alice in Wonderland
Ruu's mother just committed suicide and everyone can't stop gossiping about it, except for her new boyfriend, Mitsu, who acts like everything is normal. With everything going on, Ruu wants to seek comfort from Mitsu, but since her mother's passing, he hasn't touched her. Does Mitsu want her to disappear, too?
5. Sugar-Coat
Ako is a seventeen-year old who is in love with her cousin (who also happens to teach at her school), Shou. Shou is getting married in a month and Ako is acting out to get his attention, and to prove to herself, and to him, that he cares about her. Shou is getting increasingly worried by Ako's erratic behavior, which only started somewhat recently. Can Ako get over her feelings? Or will she lose herself in a path of self-destruction?
6. The Star and The Heart
Mini and Mani are identical twins who are best friends, and do everything, and go everywhere together. To help people tell them apart, Mani wears star earrings and Mini wears heart earrings. Life is great, until Mini suddenly acts loopy and distracted. Mani discovers that Mini and Suga have fallen for each other, and Mani is jealous that despite being identical, someone likes Mini, and no one likes her. On another level, she also feels that Suga is taking her best friend away from her. To what lengths will she go to to keep her sister close?
.30-year-old virgin Mihye is burning up with lust, but the only company she has on her 30th birthday is wine, cake, and a life-sized pillow of her favorite idol singer. Well, a girl's gotta drink up and dream big. She blows out the candles with just one wish for her coming yearto finally pop that cherry. When she opens her eyes, lo and behold, a handsome hunk has materialized out of thin air. And he's got an irresistible offer for her: become a witch, and take him has her familiar. One thing's for sure... This witch will be riding more than broomsticks.
Sakurada Reset: Cat, Ghost and Revolutionary Sunday
サクラダリセット CAT, GHOST and REVOLUTION SUNDAY ; Sakurada Reset ; Sakurada Reset Cat, Ghost And Revolutionary Sunday ; Sakurada Reset - Cat, Ghost and Revolution Sunday
Mystery, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
38
1
0
July 29, 2025
From MangaHelpers:
Nearly half the population of Sakurada, a small town near the Pacific Ocean, has some sort of unique power. These powers range from being able to enter the mind of a cat, to resetting the world back to a certain point in time in the past. There is a group known as the "Kanrikyoku" that controls and monitors the use of these powers. Asai Kei and Haruki Misora work for their school's club called "Houshi" club, which execute any missions received from the Kanrikyoku. Misora has the ability to reset the world 3 days. This means that all events and any memory of the past 3 days that "could have" happened, never happened. Kei has the ability to "remember" the past. Even after Misora uses her powers to reset the world back 3 days, Kei will retain those 3 days in his memory. Combining their powers, these two solve missions issued by the Kanrikyoku. [DrCoke]
"Casio and his little sister Nokia both work as bounty hunters who use magic packets that they download through their mobile phones and cast with the built-in camera to defeat mysterious apparitions called phantasms. The bounties for these phantasms are quite high, but the enormous fees for the magic packets they download and the property damage they create has reduced them to a homeless status living off cup ramen. This all changes when they meet a foolish albeit wealthy, young woman called Sony who didn't bother to properly research Casio and Nokia's true nature before becoming their sponsor. "
Kanon – Another Story Wonder Three ; Kanon アナザーストーリー WONDERTHREE ; Kanon: Another Story - Wonder Three ; Kanon: Another Story - WonderThree ; Wonder Three - Kanon - Another Story ; Wonder three カノンアナザーストーリー ; WONDERTHREE
Drama, Romance, School Life, Supernatural
15
1
0
October 20, 2023
An alternate retelling of KEY’s classic work, Kanon, where it asks: what if Yuuichi DIDN’T lose all his memories of 7 years before? And what if he was really sarcastic? Do NOT read if you don’t know the original story behind Kanon.> Part of the Kanon series( http://www.batoto.net/search?
千と千尋の神隠し (Japanese); Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi ; Spirited Away; The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro (English)
Adventure, Fantasy, Supernatural
61
1
6
October 20, 2023
Winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated feature, Spirited Away tells the story of 10-year-old Chihiro, a girl in the midst of a move to the suburbs who wanders into a strange town and finds a world of spirits ruled over by the mysterious Yubaba.
今夜も一人で眠れない ; 今夜も一人で眠れない / ちゃおホラーコレクション 3 ; I Can't Sleep Alone ; I Can't Sleep Alone Tonight
Horror, Shoujo, Supernatural
15
1
1
October 20, 2023
Story 1: Welcome to Picture-book World by Kiyoko Arai. Yuri hates her life. A strange picture-book appears and Yuri envies the girl in the story...
Story 2: I Want You Close by Miyuki Oobayashi. Riko can see ghosts. She decides to help a boy ghost in her classroom. But then she finds out who he is...
Story 3. I See a Hen by Eriko Ono. Etsumi always takes advantage of Mika's kindness. They have to care for the school hen, Ko-ko. Careless Etsumi fogets to lock the cage...
Story 4: Forest of Memories by Satoru Takamiya. Tomori Asabika awakens in a strangely empty house. Then a boy dressed in black appears at her front door and helps her awaken memories--memories she doesn't want to recall...
Story 5: The Show-off Ghost by Shinko Kumazaki. Amiri Kazuke and her Mystery Research Committee are aided by girl ghost Mamoka. Latest case: a mysterious molester on a train. Their lead: a boy ghost wearing a green raincoat...
Story 6- The SOS Message: Miyuu loves her texting buddy Ai, even if she never seen him before, at the same time she feels like she's been watched? Is it that boy that she rejected or is it something else?
Story 7- Me Inside The Mirror: A plain, gloomy girl has entered a mirror shop, where she receives a magic mirror that will grant her wish if she says "mirror, mirror, who's the fairest of them all". Much to her surprise, she became prettier, but at what price?
Story 8- Doll Shop: A girl with hair problems walks home one day to find herself drawn into this beautiful girl that looks just like a doll. The doll girl fainted, forcing her to enter a Doll Shop nearby, where the store owner had granted her wish to gain a silky smooth hair. As people started to notice her more she wants to be more beautiful, just like that doll girl, so she goes back to the Doll Shop...
From SBM's translation of chapter 1:
"13 years ago, an unknown object appeared at Shinjuku. That creature regularly gives birth to a demon. Therefore, our world is being eaten clean."
The military found a weapon capable of fighting these creatures, a special power known as "exex" that becomes part of the human body.
From the author of Ubel Blatt.
First year university student, ZiMo, suddenly recieves news of his brother-in-law's death. On top of that, at the funeral, he learns that his brother-in-law is a master of the name spell technique and that he chose ZiMo as his successor! This is the way the spirit domain's gates opened before ZiMo...
ヒミツの薔薇十字団 ; Himitsu no Rosen Kreuz ; Himitsu no Rozen Kreuz
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
14
1
5
October 20, 2023
From AQUA Scans:
A Poor High-school girl meets a magician!
One day, a suspicious Ikemen appears in front of Saga Honoka, a stingy highschool girl. He continuously tries to persuade Honoka that he is a magician of a secret organization, "Rosen Kreuz", realist Honoka refuses to believe him. A mean magician and a poor highschool girl; a magical romantic comedy begins!
On a trip to look for his brother, a hungry Hachiya Rei stops at a shrine to pray. It is just his luck that he is accused of stealing money from the shrine and forced to work to pay off the amount stolen. However, the real thief turns out to be a daemon, or a god turned evil! An encounter with the daemon unleashes Kagutsuchi, the god of fire, concealed in Rei. As Kagutsuchi's proxy, Rei can use the god's holy fire to purify daemons, but there's a side effect...
華の神剣組 ; Great Sword of Wah ; The Great Sword of Wah
Action, Shounen, Supernatural
13
1
1
October 20, 2023
For thousands of years, demons have lived in human society. Hundreds of years ago, Japan creates a secret society of swordsman who will battle these demons. Our main characters battle demons and save countless lives as well as learn a little bit about each other
Resting in different lands are the legends of Colossus -- It was said that a single Colossus can change the tide of the war. At this point in time the only information that was disclosed was that there are multiple of these beings in each world.
In this chaotic world, the appearance of the gigantic warrior (Colossus) will save the humanity.
My Little Robinson is about a girl named Ichigo who struggles to balance her job as a successful magazine model with her life as a normal high school student, and a young man named Tsugumi who is a member of a race of humans who only grow to be about 15 cm tall.
High school girl Ai had a strange dream about a childhood past in which she was rescued by a little boy who promised to protect her. The dream seems like a fragment of her memory but she does not have any recollection of the past. Things start to get stranger when there is a guy in her class whom she does not recognize at all. It seems that everyone in the class knows about Akizuki Tohru except for her. Sensing something strange about Tohru, Ai went to conduct an investigation on him and found that the school has no records of him. After confronting him, Tohru eventually admits that he is an ESPer who has infiltrated into the school to investigate on the string of drug-overdose deaths that have been happening in school. This begins the story of Ai's involvement in the life of Tohru and the dangerous events behind the investigation...
Suddenly one day--energetic high school girl, Katagiri Hina, has time slipped into the year 1907. The first person she sees is the sorrowful man by the name of Hongo Takaaki. Who exactly is this Hongo-sama? As fate works its gears, how would their romance unfold?
Transcending time, two people meet. A destiny.
ウロボロスの輪 ; 沃洛波羅斯之輪迴 ; Uroboros's Circle ; Uroborosu no Wa ; Uroborosu's Circle
Drama, Horror, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
16
1
2
October 19, 2023
From Aerandria:
"The moment you open the letter, you will be cursed. After reading the letter, you have to make two copies and send it to a close friend within 24 hours."
Everyone knows what it's like to pass notes in class. People carelessly write about things like love or gossip. One day, everything suddenly turns out evil...
