Ax is the premier Japanese magazine for alternative comics, heir to the legendary Garo. Published bi-monthly since 1998, the pages of Ax contain the most innovative, experimental, and personal works in contemporary manga - the flourishing underground of the world’s largest comics industry. Ax has always published manga outside of the more commercial market and not followed manga conventions, thus the titles appearing in this magazine do NOT fall under any of the basic demographics (shoujo/shounen/seinen/josei). This landmark English publication volume includes work by 33 artists: The Watcher by Osamu Kanno Love's Bride by Yoshihiro Tatsumi Conch of the Sky by Imiri SAKABASHIRA Rooftop Elegy by Takao Kawasaki Inside the Gourd by Ayuko Akiyama Me by Shigehiro Okada Push Pin Woman by Katsuo Kawai A Broken Soul by Nishioka Kyodai Into Darkness by Takato Yamamoto Enrique Kobayashi's El Dorado by Toranosuke Shimada The Neighbor by Yuka Goto 300 Years by Mimiyo Tomozawa Black Sushi Party Piece by Takashi Nemoto Puppy Love by Yusaku Hanakuma The Brilliant Ones by Namie Fujieda The Hare and the Tortoise by Mitsuhiko Yoshida The Twin Adults (Two Stories) by Kotobuki Shiriagari Haiku Manga (Two Stories) by Shinbo Minami Mushroom Garden by Shinya Komatsu Home Drama: The Sugawara Family by Einosuke A Well-Dressed Corpse by Yuichi Kiriyama Arizona Sizzler by Yunosuke Saito The Rainy Day Blouse & The First Umbrella by Akino Kondo Stand by Me by Tomohiro Koizumi My Old Man & Me by Shin'ichi Abe Up and Over by Seiko Erisawa The Song of Mr. H. by Shigeyuki Fukumitsu Kataoka Toyo Pathos Theater (2 Stories) by TOUYOU Kataoka Kosuke Okada and His 50 Sons by Hideyasu Moto Les Raskolnikov by Keizo Miyanishi Alraune Fatale by Hiroji Tani Sacred Light by Otoya Mitsuhashi Six Paths of Wealth by Kazuichi Hanawa
Myung Sejun comes from an elite family that is worthy of envy. Even though he has a life that is set with a solid path, he finds it boring and stifling. But one day, he met a man he liked at a gay bar and had a one-night stand. From that day on, a strange change began for Sejun.
UPDATES EVERY THURSDAY — Lose your mind one way or another. It’s 2070 on a planet not so far off from Earth. After a major earthquake, radioactive material has overcome almost all the land. Inhabitants must now find a way to live with the immensely destructive waste. Will you join the army, traffic for the cartel, or overwork yourself to death?
The dark side of the psychopath and the "Holy" Father's intertwined story. See how things aren't the way they seem.
They come with three reasons, greeting you, liking you, or wanting to harm you.
99 ghost stories, by the late Garo artist and Edo expert, Sugiura Hinako.
When Taichi regained consciousness, he found himself in an unfamiliar room with his limbs bound. He was camping alone when he witnessed a murder scene and was confined by the killer. The story of the masked murderer and the Kansai man's twisted cohabitation starts now!!
On the way home one night, a depressed overworked salaryman gets cursed to die in 7 days by a ghost. As she begins to haunt him, she gradually becomes more human-like due to unforeseen reasons.
Heirs of the Devil is a collection of 16 dark tales by KF that will keep you wide awake at night. Among them are hair-raising stories involving a seemingly sweet imaginary friend with sinister intentions; a filial son who can’t let go of his attachment to his beloved mother; victims of bullies who exact revenge through twisted, supernatural means; forest spirits hungry for meat; and cat curses. Not to be missed by horror aficionados. Come dive into the terror!
It was just an ordinary day at Yami High..until it wasn't. A ringing cell phone and the splatter of blood marked the beginning of a deadly game. The rules: Contractor Mikiya has thirty days to curse-kill...
