MYSTERY

At a certain cafe, there works the owner and a waitress. But this is no ordinary cafe. The two of them also have checkered pasts. The cafe sits between two worlds, public society and its underbelly. They are similar, yet different. Will they find attraction together or push each other away...?"

From Blackout: Yamagami is a small hamlet in Kyuushuu, the mountainous region in the south of Japan. Today, this village is inhabited only by old people still living in the rhythm of tradition and communion with nature. The return of one of the village youths, pursued by yakuza, will overturn life in this little world, spared until now from modernization. These sinister gangsters intend to seize this enchanted spot and trash it. Will Yamagami come to experience the harshness of the modern world?

From Tokyopop:Kaito Yagami is a florist/gardener by day and a hired assassin by night. He kills using plants to make money to care for his brother who is confined in a hospital.

Deep Black (a superhero reminiscent of Batman) sets out to solve the mystery of the Glory of the Seven Sages paintings. Mystery shrouds the situation and the characters as Deep Black encounters car chases, burglary cases, bomb threats, and meets Ghost, th

Togawa is dating the resident class weirdo, and their relationship is even more non-standard than she expected! They've never even kissed, but he's tasted her tears, cleaned her ears, and shaved the nape of her neck! And also walked her through a Buddhist ritual that opened her third eye and brought her spiritual peace and a good night's sleep. It is indeed a wonder, in more ways than one, that she can't help but feel drawn to him.

Seventeen year old Aya is the perfect high school student. Good grades, popular and sports prodigy. She is looking forward to summer break as her pen pal has invited her to his family ranch, but one day on the way home from school she hears a voice calling her name from....

What would you do if you discovered that the third-rate story in your free daily newspaper was actually an account of someone’s murder? As Haesu Choi goes through his daily morning newspaper, “Rotary N,” to look for jobs, he stumbles across an ongoing serial thriller called “Epilogue.” At first glance it just seems like pulp fiction, but as the story progresses, the characters turn out to be real-life victims. Get ready for a series full of twists and turns, with murder around every corner.

Tateyuki Chono is devastated when his apartment and extensive collection of insect specimens burns to the ground one evening. But his luck turns around when a chance leads him to meet famed entomologist Izumo Kusanagi. Chono is floored by the kind hospitality of Kusanagi and his beautiful daughter Toko. However, the warm atmosphere of the estate belies a sinister secret. What is the true nature of Dr. Kusanagi's research? And is Chono already trapped in a deadly web of terror?

Sixteen-year-old Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of a pure, young maiden. But all that glitters is not gold. Gorou Honda is a countryside gynecologist and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at his hospital, he is beyond bewildered. Gorou promises her a safe delivery. Little does he know, an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his untimely death—or so he thought. Opening his eyes in the lap of his beloved idol, Gorou finds that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino—Ai's newborn son! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon learns that the world of showbiz is paved with thorns, where talent does not always beget success. Will he manage to protect Ai's smile that he loves so much with the help of an eccentric and unexpected ally? [Source Summary: MyAnimeList]

"Kamikakushi Inc." - a company that claims to make people vanish without a trace, disguising it as an accident. Arata Kagei, a struggling member of a phone scam group, is dragged by his senior to request Kamikakushi Inc.'s services to eliminate a target. But the true nature of this company is far more shocking than anyone could imagine - their real job is to introduce individuals to some very unexpected clients! Brace yourself for a dark suspense thriller where the mundane world collides with the supernatural!

In the depths of Chinatown lies a curious pet shop. There, it's said you can find any animal you desire, no matter how fantastical…or dangerous. The city is plagued with strange accidents, and somehow, pets from that shop always seem to be involved. Detective Leon Orcot is determined to pin the blame on Count D, the shop's caretaker. But the beautiful man is just as enigmatic as his pets—and he certainly isn't talking.

<p> When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. Ruka's dad and the other adults who work at the aquarium are only distantly aware of what the children are experiencing as they get caught up in the mystery of the worldwide disappearance of the oceans' fish. </p>

A mysterious girl who is believed to be the inhabitant of the illusion forest, invites those who get lost to listening to the story, the story of the princess of a fairyland. What kind of story she will bring?

Down-on-his-luck painter Iori Midorizawa puts strange things onto the canvas—things nobody else sees. One day he is met with the opportunity to illustrate a book written by an author who admires his work. Iori takes the project, but feels uneasy about the author’s mysterious urgings. “I know you see them too. If we work together, we can save them.” What kind of an offer is that?

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...?!

6 horror stories by Kanako inuki, the first 4 all being about dolls. Playing with Dolls Mannequin Blue Eyed Marie Ventriloquist's Love Ritual I Can Fulfill Your Love Wishes

Hatsune Miku is a young woman seeking to become an actress, but just as it seems her chance has come, everything is thrown upside down when she finds herself hurled into the world of stage within a strange mansion. There she meets seven mysterious, and potentially dangerous, characters. Although each comes with their own secrets, they almost all have one goal in commonfind the stolen script pages, or be trapped in this false world forever!

A newly emerging religion with a mysterious purpose, "Ilgakgyo," and its educational facility called "Lumbini". The children of Lumbini refer to it as paradise. In this unbelievable paradise where strange events unfold, and the shocking occult thriller experienced by the protagonist "Yeongdo," who finds himself there.

Somewhere in the Capital lies the Holy Acacia Girls' Academy, a prestigious Institution overflowing with elegance. However, beneath its refined facade, the academy is ruled by a nefarious group known as the 10 Petals - daughters of the most powerful figures in society, casting a dark pall over the school. Into this oppressive world steps Naruse Narumi, a mysterious transfer student. Methodically, she begins to eliminate the 10 Petals one by one, in an act of calculated revenge. But what drives her to do it? And who truly is Naruse Narumi? Now the curtains rise on this chilling psychological thriller.

Forever haunted, a boy sits in a room. Alone. Telling tales of horror. One by one. Night by night. The shadows breed terror. Shall we begin? One day, an elementary school child named Yuuma tries to jump out of his classroom window. His classmate Hina stops him and, in a bid to stall for time, asks him, "Do you know the round of a hundred ghost stories?" Hina tells Yuuma about a ritual where, if you tell a hundred ghost stories, you'll see ghosts afterward. Learning this gives Yuuma a new lease on life. Chapter by chapter, he shares ghost stories with the reader, slowly but surely inching his way toward one hundred...

The God Realm gets disturbed by paranormal activity. Threatened by possible skinwalker attacks, God Kaen Senoue and his partner, Serani Shoji are assigned to put an end to the anomalies caused by the skinwalkers, before humans are endangered. Those anomalies have been part of God Senoue for years, a seemingly cold and avoidant man who's now called to show his sensitive side and face the problem with exceptional care. Goddess Serani Shoji, a woman whose emotional responses are inactive and is incapable of humane emotions is called to make an effort to exit the pit of nothingness she's embraced. Her lack of emotional responses forbid her slightest annoyance towards anything. Though, will their new experiences turn out to be in their best interest, or will Senoue's own reputation and Shoji's examination of emotions turn tables against them?

In the crime ridden city of Yoalco, two mafias dictate the law, and while the rest of the citizens still place their hopes in the police, Alex will not wait for an indifferent system to deliver justice. Feeling ignored and powerless over the disappearance of her best friend, Alex decides to take justice in her own hands by becoming the Phantom Thief Cometa, uncovering a net of corruption and crime that goes deeper than she ever imagined. Will Alex be able to find Lola before it’s too late?

Meet Kazahaya and Rikuo. By day, they are two ordinary pharmacists at the Green Drug pharmacy; by night, their boss has them filling 'special prescriptions' for clients with ailments that can't be cured using ordinary elixirs. Note: The original series went on hiatus for many years, and has only recently been picked up again. The continuation is "Drug and Drop" and picks up where the original series left off.

We want to be eaten by Father. White ears, pale skin, red eyes... Teddy the rabbit was ostracized at the orphanage because of his different appearance. One day, he receives a letter from someone who calls himself Father and is invited to a mysterious Western-style mansion. There, he meets Adele, who has the same features as him... A miniature garden x dark fantasy woven by edible rabbit boys, opens.

2 years after helping humans end World War III, a demon named Rikka decides to go on holiday on earth with her army friends. Where are they today?

Hana moves back to her family home after her husband passes away. She had a hard time everyday but that's until she met a famous painter, Aoi. In order to escape her current life, she accepts a remarriage with him. But he has a secret!?

“As the fog thickens, they will come, with the same stereotypical faces.” Seo Woo-ri, who has lived her entire life as the daughter of a murderer, heads to her maternal family's rural village following the death of her maternal grandmother. There, she encounters a similar ghost incident that her mother experienced 18 years ago.

A small village finds itself at the mercy of mysterious entities that hover over the city, at least that's what young Anna often sees. On the other side of the city, Margot, a middle-aged woman, also sees the anomalies. What will be the connection between the two? Are the things they see nothing more than delusions, or do other people just not want to see them?

All dark elves have gone extinct, except for a little boy who grows up among white elves. His name is Caim. After the great war between elves, is Caim convicted to have a difficult life, since almost everyone hates him and wishes for his demise? One day his teacher tells him of a place called Joker. There everyone lives in co-existence, no matter who they are.Caim now has a place to dream of, and surprisingly another boy befriends him. A boy who doesn't care about Caim's darker skin tone. But will the friendship last all the way to the mysterious place called Joker?

In 205X, armed forces and conflicts are a thing of the past and people live safe, peaceful lives, all thanks to a cheap, inexhaustible source of energy. One day, something strange is discovered on the moon: an ancient corpse in a spacesuit. The corpse is undeniably human, but it appears to be about 50,000 years old! What does this mean about the history of our species and what effect will this discovery have on current human society?Won the Seiun Award in 2013

Famous detective Syd Craft. He's solved the toughest cases and he's adored by the public, but even he has a major problem! From the creator of We Never Learn comes a mysterious case of love!

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.

A girl named Han Seo transmigrated into her least favorite novel as an unknown character. It turns out that the Novel is a horror type of genre which is completely difficult to survive. But, she isn't focusing on surviving, instead she is looking for revenge for the heroin who is never appreciated by people. Will she succeed on taking revenge? Read to find out.

Tokyo—an enthralling yet tragic city, full of wishes and faith. There resides Subaru Sumeragi, the thirteenth head of his clan and a powerful onmyouji. When Subaru visits a shrine to finish an art assignment, he runs into a woman pursuing revenge for a crime gone unpunished. He’s determined to use his powers to help her—but when the answer he finds isn’t the one he seeks, Subaru must choose between justice or salvation for a lost soul…

A miraculous story that saves the world with the power of "stone"! A mysterious power resides in the crystal possessed by Akira Amachi, a boy who is knowledgeable about stones. Using that power, Akira decides to solve various cases! The first episode is about a train derailment! ? A train traveling at breakneck speed heads towards the collapsed railway bridge... Will Akira be able to save the people on the train?? Akira's miraculous story begins now!!!

Nazuna enrolls in the Ninth Boarding School and begins a new life with her three roommates. On the first night, out of curiosity, the three of them go exploring the campus and encounter a terrifying monster... Will Nazuna and her friends be able to graduate from this special school where students are not allowed to go outside for three years?!

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.

1st story: Angels exist and Kashii Kiyoharu, grandson of the man who "created" the angel, has been hired to befriend him. His name is Toki. Kashii soon finds out why the scientists need him around. Toki is lonely, but no one wants to get near him unless it's necessary since he eats human flesh. What has Kashii gotten himself into?2nd story: Everyone expects Tokiwo to go to a good university. However Tokiwo doesn't want to in order to "play it safe". One night there was suddenly an earthquake. The stone he was looking at started to glow and out of his floor comes someone who looks exactly like his childhood friend Jiu. Well there is a difference. This "Jiu" is dressed for combat and has a very large weapon. Just what does the stone have to do with "Jiu" and who gave Tokiwo the stone?

The children live in a beautiful world, surrounded by walls. However, one day, a boy by the name of Tokio received a message asking him, “Do you want to go outside of the outside?“

Four terrifying and surreal stories from the mind of Shintaro Kago. In "4 Labyrinth", four identical girls struggle to escape from a horrific labyrinth while solving mysteries and fleeing from a killer. In "Curse Room", a young girl faces the torments of mysterious paranormal phenomena in her apartment. "Portrait of Family" is a dark story about the unexplained disappearances of people in a neighborhood. Finally, "Blood Harvest" explores mysterious deaths that occurred in used cars.

Asa and Kame meet on their first day of serving in the Ooku - and quickly discover that things there are more complicated than they imagined. A strange cult, an unexplained delay in a palace festival, and even samurai in the Ooku are just some of the oddities they encounter. And what does the Medicine Seller, who peddles love potions and mononoke exorcisms, have to do with any of this...?

"No matter how many times we're reborn, I'm sure we'll fall in love again. Because Kotaro and I are bound by the red string of fate." Kaede is a housewife, romanticist, and lover of peace, always one to avoid conflict. In fact, she and her husband Kotaro are so blissfully married that they've never even gotten into an argument. On the evening of her fifth wedding anniversary, as she heads towards the restaurant, she reflects on how much she appreciates her kind husband and the perfect marriage he's given her. But when a figure rushes in and attacks her from behind, her life begins to fall into disarray...

The story centers on the four brothers of the Corsano mafia family: oldest son Alan, second son Bellini, third son Chris, and fourth son Dino. The brothers respond to a call from their grandfather, the Don of the family, to gather at the family home. When they arrive, the siblings learn of their grandfather’s death. The will says that Marika, their grandfather’s fiancé, will choose the successor to receive the inheritance.