Mystery - Page 236

This book contains selected short stories featuring beautifully drawn characters from Takahashi\'s early works published in the 1970s and 1980s. It also includes previously unpublished works such as \"Toriko,\" drawn before his commercial debut, and collections of illustrations for novels and magazines. Included Stories: 1. Haka Hori Sam (墓堀サム) 2. Gigan Monogatari (義眼物語) 3. Tamago (卵) 4. Fukuwajutsu (腹話術) 5. Tsuisekikou (追跡行) 6. Yuusuke no Kimyouna Sekai Part. 3 (遊介の奇妙な世界Part.3) 7. Milk ga Neji wo Mawasu Toki (ミルクがねじを回す時) 8. Kouya (荒野) 9. Kao ga Nai (顔がない) 10. Kamen Shounen (仮面少年) 11. Shirabe (しらべ) 12. Raiyaa Kyouju no Gogo Dai ichi wa (ライヤー教授の午後第1話) 13. Mugen Shinshi Dai go Wa Mugen Shoujo (夢幻紳士第5話夢幻少女) 14. Toriko (とりこ) 15. Maami (マーミ) 16. Kiechatta (消えちゃった) 17. Feminist (フェミニスト) 18. Machi no Kirigrisu (街のキリギリス) 19. Sachiko (幸子は泣かない) 20. Mita Hito De Nai to Wakaranai Caliostoro no Shiro Zakkan (見た人でないとわからないカリオストロの城雑感) 21. Sherlock Holmes no Nichijou Teki Bouken (シャーロックホームズの日常的冒険) 22. Sarashi Kubi (さらし首)

Shizuma Suzumori had a normal high school life until one day, a serial killer attacks the classroom.

From Kawa Scans: Distributing thrilling videos in secret. A school game that puts life and death on the line.

From MangaHelpers: Oreki Houtarou is an "energy-saver" kind of guy, who expends as little energy as possible to do only things he has to. When he starts high school, his older sister sends him a letter requesting him to join the Classics Club. The club meant a lot to her, and its number of members has been reduced to zero. Houtarou reluctantly signs up for the club, only to find that someone else has joined, too! She's Chitanda Eru, a cute, big-eyed girl with an overwhelming sense of curiosity. A mystery crops up that catches Eru's interest, and also draws in Houtarou's friend, Fukube Satoshi. They continue solving mundane mysteries together, and soon they draw in Satoshi and Houtarou's friend, Ibara Mayaka, as well. Mayaka has had a blatant crush on Satoshi since middle school, but he always fends off her advances. Together, they search for the truth in a mystery that involves the history of the Classics Club...

From MangaHelpers: Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Dazai Osamu, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers, and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives! [tethysdust]

With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars. Note: Was nominated for the 6th Manga Taishou in 2013.

From Manga Updates: A very popular early work from Kinoko Nasu from the Tsukihime & Fate fame, the Kara no Kyoukai universe has meet great success as an animated film adaptation, novels and radio dramas. Kara no Kyoukai depicts a world were the true dark nature of the human being is being reviewed and exposed by shocking and ruthless events, and in the center of it all we have Ryougi Shiki, the true heir to the long lived, wealthy and mysterious Ryougi clan and Kokuto Mikiya, a would be normal high school student if it wouldn't be for his amazing deductive & investigative progress. The moment Kokuto and Shiki meet is the moment that the wheel of fate started to turn, however is this fate moving forward naturally of it's own accord, or is it all being orchestrated from behind the scenes by an enigmatic persona? Only time will tell.

From Titania Welcome to the classes of horror! I will be your guide to a world that lurks under everyday life. For these lessons, you don't need text books or notebooks. If you're prepared for the worst...

Because they encountered in a dark street, a mad and deformed man named Kyo Ichi, Keiji Masuda and his colleagues have to die one by one, killed by members of an ever-growing sect worshipping the seemingly invincible Kyo Ichi and bearing the same mark he has on the neck.

Nobody know where it is, but it's a place that offers shelter to those who hate their lives or are trapped in the labyrinth of their own hearts... a mysterious hotel. Even now, those who are tired of their lives come to stay in the "Kiri no Mori" Hotel...

It is an old story a little. A family lived in a castle. They were living comfortably there. However, an accident happened in the castle. The castle wanted the girl. And, the girl was left in the castle all alone. What fate does the girl trace?

In the big city, drug crimes run rampant. Eto Kai and Kurabayashi Haru are two newcomer investigators who fight against them. In order to save people from modern society; poisoned with drugs, the two turn to face an invisible enemy... From VIZ: Kai Eto may look like a squeaky clean kid, but the Greater Kanto Narcotics Control Division's new investigator hides a violent alter ego and a dangerous past. With his stoic partner Hal Kurabayashi, Kai is assigned to track down and stop the distribution of Dragon Speed, a dangerous new drug. But Ryugen, the syndicate trafficking the drug, is almost impossible to infiltrate. Add street violence and a jurisdiction war with the Meguro Police, and poor Kai is in for some very long days at the office. From Timcanpi: "Switch" is a manga about the Matori, drug cops of the Narcotics Control Dept in Japan. Following a very unconventional plot, we are introduced to different situations the Matori must face throughout their career, through the eyes of a newbie criminal investigator and our main character, Eto Kai. However, as the manga progresses, we gradually begin to realize that Kai isn't all he appears to be. The series, by Naked Ape, is very edge-of-your-seat, and highly recommended for everyone. The story centers around two newbies at the Narcotic Control Department in Japan, Hal and Kai. While struggling against drug dealers, gangs, murderers, psychopaths, mysterious organizations and mad people in general, they have also to deal with their own mysteries, specially Kai. The gentle and caring boy, who suffers together with the drug users and tries his best to stop people from suffering, just turns into a killing machine suddenly in some cases, like the occurrence of a certain event functioned like a switch. What's behind this? Who is he, in fact?