MYSTERY

Spirits, gods, ghosts, souls, and strange phenomena are collectively known as “Pylorus.” A secretive organization, “Zhiyoushe,” is tasked with solving these mysterious Pylorus incidents. The members of Zhiyoushe wield a unique superpower known as the “Soul Factory” to eliminate these troublesome entities. As they dive deeper into the dangerous world of Pylorus, they begin to uncover the hidden truths lurking behind the chaos.

(from ebookjapan): In the deep snowy forests of Sweden, Vincent Minnelli, a doctor, mistook a girl for an antelope and shot her while he was hunting. The girl he shot, Joana, was unharmed, but she told Vincent a shocking story, and the next morning she disappeared without a trace. Instead, he was visited by an emissary of General Ambrose du Closter, the head of the castle of Scorchloster, a mansion on the shores of a lake. General Closter was interested in Vincent's books and research and wanted to invite him to his mansion. Vincent went to the house as requested and was introduced to his daughter, Mona Lisa, by the general. To Vincent's surprise, Mona Lisa is a duplicate of Joanna. Vincent thought they were the same person, but Mona Lisa told him that she had never met Vincent. The others also testified that Mona Lisa had been at the pavilion yesterday, and no one knew Joana. The Mona Lisa disliked her governess, Miss Corban, and adored her ailing mother, Camilla, who did not recognize her as her own daughter and hated her. The inhabitants of the pavilion are entangled in a complex web of emotions. Soon, Mona Lisa is at the mercy of a spectacular, bloodcurdling, and horrific love-hate drama. What is the fate of Mona Lisa in "Mona Lisa's Room," Masako Watanabe's masterpiece of bizarre romance? And what is Joanna's true identity? Also contains a short mystery one-shot, "A Kiss For Uncle...": Liza is a girl of a wealthy background who was taken in by her aunt after her parents died. Liza's 17th birthday is on the horizon - and once she turns 17, she will gain access to a wealthy fortune. One day, alone at home, she stumbles upon a letter from her beloved uncle - who had ran off with another woman and died 5 years prior - claiming that he is alive. After this, a series of strange events begin to occur around Liza.... Read The Room of Mona Lisa on manhuascan

Rendra, an intelligent high school student known for his computer talents, discovers that he can use his ability to hack as a way of exposing the misdeeds and hypocrisy of his classmates under the pseudonym “Helix.” What starts as an attempt to enact justice on a chauvinist classmate moves further and further into a moral gray area as Rendra/Helix starts to look for new targets. Will he take things too far? Will his secret identity be discovered?

Akira Ijyuin lives a double life. By day, he's a top student at the elite CLAMP School, but by night he's the infamous thief 20 Faces. A master of disguise and stealth, the masked thief steals the most unusual objects at the whim of a pair of devious crime-lords...his two mothers! One starlit night, his routine is changed forever when he meets the lovely young Utako while hiding from the police. This time, Akira finds something was stolen from him--his heart.

From Comipress: The hero is a high school student with the very odd name of Yubi Chizuo ('Finger Mapguy'). He lives in a cheap boarding house with a scummy river oozing by in front of it. The locals use the river as a handy place to get rid of their trash. Flies result. In abundance. The infestation gives Yubi Chizuo no end of trouble. One evening, a particularly large specimen buzzes up in front of Chizuo, and addresses him in fluent Japanese. Understandably shocked, our hero swats the six-legged prodigy flat on the spot. Chizuo finds himself haunted by the Ghost of the Talking Fly. And then he realizes that a mysterious black cat has started tailing him everywhere he goes...

An adaptation of Fujino Harumi's "Nanashi Series" online occult horror stories. The plot centres on a boy named Haru (a pseudonym of the author) and his friend Nanashima Kyousuke, a.k.a. Nanashi, who possesses strange powers.

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An eggplant raising(?) manga where online polls decide the outcome.

"SAVE ME..." What's going on? What's up with all these hands?... Watch out!

Meet Florian, the only son of an impoverished noble family who ends up indebted to the stunning, mysterious Ray Balzac Courland. He may have been sold to repay a family debt, but you can count on the fact that Ray is going to get a whole lot more than he

One day, all the students in Nobuaki's class receive an email containing a mysterious order from a person who claims to be "The King". At first, they were very simple commands, but as they gradually began to escalate, the stakes got higher. Those who disobey orders from The King will receive a deadly punishment...! The classmates mercilessly fight and kill each other in order to survive.

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From Aerandria Scans:“Those who meet the owner of the secret mansion never return to their world again…”There are rumours spreading around Kunuyuki's school which say that students mysteriously disappear one after another from the campus, and that there is a secret door hidden somewhere. This time the missing person is Kuniyuki’s best friend - Kashiwagi. Are the rumors really true? Kuniyuki is angry and has no idea what to do about his friend, when he meets a strange, but very pretty girl called Towa. She says she is the guardian of the “outcasts,” those who were taken to the “mansion,” but what does that really mean...?!

The Suzunari high school detective club which consists of three good looking high school students; Suzaku Tachibana, Kohei Hiba, Sotaro Tsubaki, and a cat call Boo-chan. Boo-chan holds the power to decide the girls who get to join the club. Since there hasn't been any girls Boo-chan approved so far, the club has been a boy-only club since the first day. Until the day Suzaku used his intuition to scout Aoi Kaido, who he thought would be a cute girl. This was approved by Boo-chan, but she turned out to be a girl who’s weird and doesn't smile… This is High school tale about the detective club of 4 students and one cat solving incidents on campus.

Life and death, twists and turns, Tezuka Osamu combines classic heart with the depth and mystery of The Twilight Zone in this beautiful, startling collection. The Crater is a series of horror-inspired, self-containing short stories that show the depravity of mankind in a way only the “god of manga” can. Tales range from the world of nymphs and interdimensional adventures, to deadly spiders on planes and depictions of apocalyptic futures. While some stories loosely connect, each story is its own carefully laid experience. Tezuka will chill readers with dark visages of the world counterpointed with his amazing art style that has influenced fans for decades. Contains the following: Volume 1: <li>The Bell Rings (鈴が鳴った, Suzu ga Natta, ALT. ENG - The Bell Tolls)</li> <li>The Man Who Melted (溶けた男, Toketa Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Man, Evaporated)</li> <li>The Snowman (雪野郎, Yuki Yaro)</li> <li>The Purple Bems (紫のベムたち, Murasaki no Bem-tachi, ALT. - The Purple B.E.M.'s)</li> <li>Sacrifice (生けにえ, Ikenie)</li> <li>The Two-Headed Snake (双頭の蛇, Soto no Hebi, ALT. ENG.- The Twin-headed Snake)</li> Volume 2: <li>Okuchin's Strange Experience (オクチンの奇怪な体験, Okuchin no Kikaina Taiken, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's -Unwelcome Guest)</li> <li>Good Fortune (大あたりの季節, Dai Atari no Kisetsu, ALT. ENG. - Winning Season)</li> <li>Bag Containing the Future (オクチンの大いなる怪盗, Okuchin no Oinaru Kaito, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's Big Heist)</li> <li>Two Dramas (二つのドラマ, Futatsu no Drama)</li> <li>The Mask of Tomoe (巴の面, Tomoe no Men)</li> <li>The Three Invaders (三人の侵略者, San'nin no Shinryaku-sha, ALT. ENG. - The 3 Intruders)</li> Volume 3: <li>The Octagonal House (八角形の館, Hachikakukei no Yakata, ALT. ENG. - Octagon Manor)</li> <li>Car Racer (風穴, Kazana, ALT. ENG. - Wind Cave)</li> <li>The Riddle of Brunnel (ブルンネンの謎, Brunnen no Nazo, ALT. ENG. - Brunnen's Enigma)</li> <li>Sergeant Okuno (墜落機, Tsuiraku-ki, ALT. ENG. - Kamikaze)</li> <li>The Jumbo (ジャムボ)</li> <li>The Man on The Crater (クレーターの男, Crater no Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Crater)</li>

A girl was killed. Her body was cut in half. The culprit was not found, and her death was soon forgotten. After all, in this world, the weak were trampled by the strong. But 12 years later, the girl's childhood friend, Mamoru Inubo, begins to take revenge. He wants to destroy the murderer that the world has overlooked with his own hands. Inubo begins his tough journey by finding a "partner" that he has been lacking in many years of planning.

Every single day, Chongsuk is killed in whatever way his creator, Baesoo, pleases. How is it possible to die multiple deaths? Well, with the technology of Wonderland Black Cage, anyone can live out their wildest revenge fantasies! Humiliated by your crush? Let your fury fly free in the WBC app! But all good things come at a price. The more Baesoo plays, the more Chongsuk adapts. And with the app’s AI secretly guiding Chongsuk’s every move, who’s controlling who?

Two friends with a rare penchant for trespassing on any forbidden site get cursed by the worst god of them all, calamity itself. Trying to undo their maledictions, they are thrown into an adventure of biblical proportions.

Kisaragi Saya is a happy, small-town schoolgirl who spends peaceful days with her friends. She mostly hangs out with her friend Yuka, the twins Nono and Nene, and the class rep, who seems to have a crush on her. Saya is also intrigued with a mysterious loner named Tokizane, who always comes to school late. She lives at home with her widowed father, and often eats at the neighboring cafe 'Guimauve,' which is run by the excellent chef and family friend Fumito. Her life may seem very tranquil and happy from the outside, but Saya also secretly wields a mystical sword to defend the town from the 'Old Ones,' monsters who eat people. Lately, Saya is beginning to think that there's a lot more to the situation with the Old Ones than she knows...

Tajima Sora was an idol at the peak of popularity when she died and now the people who had gone crazy over her are slowly returning to days where they have forgotten everything about her. Mizu'umi is a high school girl who cannot accept this fact because the late idol is a god-like existence to her. So one day, 2 years after her idol's death, she committed a taboo act. This is a young adult fiction about an everlasting and undying idol and is dedicated to the current times where feelings of "like" are concentrated.

A collection of short stories:The Distant Dawn - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 Issue 34The Steel Queen - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 April 28th Extra EditionEscape from the Wastelands - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 Issue 39Funeral Convoy - Monthly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1976 MarchA Call from Afar - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1978 September 15th Extra EditionWhiteout - Weekly Manga Action (Futabasha) 1979 Super Fiction August 31 Extra EditionAmazons of the River - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1977 September 10th Extra EditionThe Carneades Plan - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1976 August 20th Extra EditionAlgae (Part 1) - Monthly Bears’ Club (Shueisha) 1990 AugustAlgae (Part 2) - Monthly Bears’ Club (Shueisha) 1990 SeptemberLightning Strike - Monthly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1975 AugustEmperor of Winter - Young Magazine (Kodansha) 1996 JulyOne Day In The Life of Ivan Dejavu - Business Jump (Shueisha) 1986 MarchAlice (Part 1) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 AugustAlice (Part 2) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 SeptemberAlice (Part 3) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 OctoberThe Distant Dawn won the 9th Tezuka Prize in 1975.

There's nothing in the world more enjoyable than reading for Harumi Kazuhito. He spends his days with his head buried in books. But one night when he was enjoying a good story in a café, a violent robber comes in and threatens the people inside. Kazuhito is not the hero type but something came over him and he tried to subdue the robber only to get killed. When he came to, he was reborn as a dog under the care of one of the customers who was in the café that night, Natsuno Kirihime. Through some kind of connection, Kirihime can hear Kazuhito’s thoughts as a dog. Unfortunately for Kazuhito, Kirihime has a bit of a sadistic personality and a thing for scissors.

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. In the future, the government "recycles" dangerous criminals instead of executing them. Their memories are erased, their personalities are replaced, and they are sent back to their original life as a new person. With this process, there is an extremely lo

In a port town on a small island came a transfer student from a big city. Yuuta, a friendly guy, becomes friends with the isolated transferred student Kouhei. One day, Yuuta, who grew an admiration towards Kouhei, has to face a love confession made to his new friend. Then, Yuuta finds out that Kouhei has someone he likes...

Riders from around the world gather in the Wild West for the race of the century! Johnny Joestar, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, comes to spectate, and momentarily regains the ability to walk while watching a duel fought by Gyro Zeppeli. Desperate to learn more about this power, Johnny joins the race alongside Gyro and embarks on the most epic and bizarre race to ever cross the American frontier!

Two mysterious transfer students investigate a school where, in the past two months, three student have fallen to their deaths. 

The first collection of volumized short stories by the author of "For You in Full Blossom" / ??????????? ("Hanazakari no Kimitachi e"). 1) The Dreaming Leaf (Yume Miru Happa) - Futaba (Two Leaves) departs for Tokyo to attend high

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. Average, everyday Japanese gameaholic gets sucked into an alternate world where he has summoner powers and life keeps turning out to be like one big video game. 

Sakuya Otsuki is the son of a legendary detective, working to follow in his father's footsteps with his assistant, Lilithea. However, something's different about this high-school sleuth. Wherever he goes, he always manages to get himself entangled in his cases—as a murder victim! When Sakuya is tasked to infiltrate a luxury cruise ship, he finds himself killed once again. But every time he reopens his eyes, Lilithea is there by his side, ready to help him get to the bottom of the mystery...

A collection of stories:1. The Flower Basket2. The Berry Garden3. Ipheion4. Even5. Step In6. Shabon

1) Yurusarenai Otoko2) Aishiatteru Futari3) Seigi no Mikata no Koi no Yukue (Love & Battle)Seigo, who grew up in a village, moved to Tokyo to find a job and to fight crime (apparently he has some strange superpowers), since not much happens in his village. One day his childhood friend Touma visits him and challenges him to remind him of his mission. At least that's Touma's claim...4) Kanoko's StoryNote: Chapters 1-3 are shounen-ai stories while chapter 4 is shoujo.

Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers at the secluded mansion of its patriarch, the elderly Kinzo. It has been six years since Battler joined his cousins at the annual event, but their happy reunion is overshadowed by worsening weather and an eerie premonition from his youngest cousin. When their parents' conversation turns to the division of the inheritance upon Kinzo's imminent death, Battler and his cousins reminisce about the stories their parents teased them with as children-tales of the witch, Beatrice, who haunts the island's forest. But when people start dying unnatural deaths, Battler can't help but wonder...

Volume 1:- The time for logical debate and magical feints has come to an end; the revelation of the truth about Beatrice the Golden Witch is at hand. To facilitate this, game master Bernkastel has chosen Will Wright the Mage-Hunter to step onto her board and answer a single question: Who killed Beatrice? Joining him in the game is Lion Ushiromiya, Krauss's firstborn and heir, whose role is a mystery in its own right. Will's line of questioning draws together the stray strands from all the previous games, twisting them into a thread of truth, revisiting Kinzou's first encounter with the young Beatrice and working through the legends that have since sprung up around her... Volume 2:- Ten Years before the disastrous family reunion on Rokkenjima, a young servant named Yasu started working at the Ushiromiya mansion, where she first encounters the witch Beatrice. Their tenuous friendship utterly transforms the timid, clumsy Yasu and sets her on a path of cunning, deception, and murder... Ten Years before the disastrous family reunion on Rokkenjima, a young servant named Yasu started working at the Ushiromiya mansion, where she first encounters the witch Beatrice. Their tenuous friendship utterly transforms the timid, clumsy Yasu and sets her on a path of cunning, deception, and murder... Volume 3:- What new truths will Lion and Will uncover on their journey through the many legends of Beatrice? Is the truth of Beatrice as everyone expected, or yet another twist on the Witch's curved path?

The seven teenagers who committed crimes had their body parts related to the crime they committed taken away and was sent to a school with a locked room. To return to their normal lives, they have to continuously take the examination and graduate as the first in class within one week, or else...

Miller has never been the same since his childhood best friend disappeared without a trace. After a year of the case growing cold, a new barista arrives in town bearing a striking resemblance to his missing friend. Now, Miller and his best friend Morgan must choose between moving on or uncovering the answers they've always wanted.

A collection of short stories. The title story is about Youzuke; one summer when he was growing up, he stayed at his uncle's house. His uncle had a pool, and at night Youzuke would see a mermaid swimming there, visiting his uncle.

Pieta, a normal girl, leads a normal, uneventful life in a world ofconstant black rain. As the rain pours down, like it always does, she takesher usual route to school and has a pleasant conversation with her friendDanae.

Follow the story of Tatsurou Shinozaki, a priest and private investigator who works to solve strange mysteries involving mystical influence. One day a woman comes to his church looking for the mysterious red penguin. She uses a post-hypnotic suggestion on him so that when the phrase "red penguin" is mentioned, he begins to hallucinate. As the journey to uncover the red penguin begins, secrets are uncovered about Tatsurou's past, including a shadowy society that may be linked to his suddenly unreliable memory.

Follows the game events from Komaeda's POV.

A blacksmith loses his daughter in an offering and waits 40 years to get his revenge.

A young girl has recurring nightmares about a castle and a woman who tries to kill her. She is sent to stay with relatives in the for a change of scenery. En route she glimpses a mysterious but vaguely familiar castle surrounded by fog on the other side

A smoke-filled alley in Chinatown harbors Count D's Pet Shop. The pets sold here aren't your everyday variety and the Count prides himself on selling Love and Dreams in the form of magical creatures that come with an exclusive contract. But buyers beware. If the contract is broken the Count cannot be held accountable for whatever may happen. A fascinating and macabre look into the very soul of human nature.

Iroha is an average student newly enrolled in Cipher Academy, a Spartan school where students must crack code after code after code with barely enough time to catch their breath! Then a mysterious person named Kogoe gives Iroha an unusual pair of glasses with a crazy secret behind them!

The story of a music student and a piano.

Madam Misa dies mysteriously at the Saturday Night Club. Soon after her death, her young handsome and broke host Hideo opens a similar looking "Host" Club of his own. Where did the money come from? Did Hideo have something to do with Madam Misa's death?

Yako Hoshino, a young man with spiritual powers of his own, comes to the agency seeking help with a possessed book. He's seen a lot of strange phenomena in his day, but the last thing he expects to see is Rasetsu bearing a striking resemblance to his old love Yurara!

Everyone thinks she is the perfect girl, but is that really all there is to it?

“So, who’s the kid?” “My name is…” ××××× hesitated for a moment, turning slightly to look back along the road they were traveling. Beyond the red horizon, her homeland’s gates sank into the distance, never to be seen again. Facing forward once more, ××××× looked past Kino’s side to focus intently on the path ahead before answering. “My name is—” Kino travels with the trusty talking motorrad, Hermes. The duo are always together, with Hermes providing speed, and Kino providing balance. They stay in each country for no more than three days, as a rule—enough time to learn about each destination’s unique customs and people. And so Kino and Hermes journey ever onward…