A boy whose father fell prey to a book which drives its readers to take their own lives, a girl who tries to protect the boy from meeting a similar fate, a forensic pathologist who cannot forgive herself for the death of a girlhood friend, a mysterious used-book store - The Book Club - that only deals with books about death and despair, and a suicide which was committed in the ancient Library of Alexandria are all inexplicably connected in this unusual Korean horror story.
From Tokyopop: After a traumatic incident, Jun Sakurada refuses to interact with the outside world and return to school--he even shuts out his sister, his closest friend. Jun spends most of his time online buying spiritual items that are obvious rip-offs. One day he finds a website that curiously enough asks him to put his order in his desk drawer. Thinking it's a joke, Jun plays along. The following day a suitcase arrives containing a doll named Shinku... that comes to life before his very eyes! Welcome to the world of Rozen Maiden, where Jun must enter an all-new reality to protect and serve a living doll... In its continuation, the story starts with an older Jun, who is now a university student. While working at a bookstore as his part time job, he finds an unaddressed copy of the first issue of a weekly magazine "How to Make a Girl" containing a spring. He brings it home, and soon starts receiving further issues of the magazine by post, each issue having one part of a doll's body as a gift. One day, after putting much effort into assembling the fifth Rozen Maiden doll Shinku, he receives a notification that the publication has been cancelled, leaving him with an incomplete doll. Suddenly, he receives a mysterious text message from his old number, claiming to be the Jun Sakurada asking for help against the seventh Rozen Maiden doll Kirakishou...
This chapter focuses mostly on Battler's sister Ange, and her life twelve years after the massacre on Rokkenjima. The existence of magic is heavily implied in this chapter. Many new characters make their debut, such as Siesta 00, Gaap, and a number of humans. (Wikipedia)
Summary: When licensed detectives won't - or can't - take a case, the sleuths at MOGURI, Kagami Kizuna and Midou Maya, are more than willing to handle the job. Kagami is an "empath," an ability that is itself shrouded in mystery. And thus begins the stirring tale of two outrageous private eyes and their equally eccentric clients.
Growing up, Eun Hae-il is unable to forget the boy he had his very first crush on. This year, he gets accepted into his dream college after retaking the entry test 4 times. However, one day he saves a child from drowning in the ocean but, attempting to save him, he submits to exhaustion and drowns. Right before he stops breathing, he closes his eyes and thinks of the boy he has longed had a crush on, but when then he opens his eyes again he's no longer drowning in the ocean, but on a bus. Hae-il, a man who has crossed between time and has survived death, now stands in front of the man he has longed loved, Yoon Pado. “Has God really given me a second chance?”
Ming Lan was adopted into a new family, but her foster mother Nan Xi treated her as a replacement for her dead daughter. However, her two new brothers, Ming Qing and Ming Jing did not welcome her. Ming Lan’s quiet life under this new roof was disturbed by pranks and false smiles….
A collection of horror/fantasy/supernatural-themed oneshots.
Taken from Fateful Encounters: Prashian is an aristocratic line gifted with 500 years of life and special powers. Elan are "normal people" who live 100 years. In this place where these two peoples live together, there is a Litra Palia living in among them without knowing her own name. Following the orders of servants, she lives off the charity provided by the Prashian among the Elan. She is but a pet.
Brainwashing is a thing. Contracted by large corporations, professional washers can hack into the brains of new employees to instill loyalty and drive. The surge of brainwashing gave birth to deprogrammers, elite washers who can undo brainwashing and break down the human mind. But the washers feared the deprogrammers, and sought to control them. Within this world, a man is found unconscious at the side of the road, his mind crashed by washers. Who is this man, who crashed him, and why? Reality and the mindscape blur as the answers slowly come to light.
The boy asked the man, the man answered....."I've been there, in the Korakuen Arena, fought against Hanayama Kaoru, it was amazing." The boy asked him again but this time a question that terrified him to the core 'Where's the amusement park?" the man had no answer. This is a series of tales about a dark place inside the world of the Baki series, the so-called "Amusement Park" come and discover by yourself why strong men fear it so much. Take a peek at darkness itself!!!
1-3) Underground Kids<br>Everyday Kimi's belongings were searched and destroyed, and she always felt that someone was watching her. They said that the school’s secret organization solves all the problems within the school’s ground thus she gathered up her courage, and went to them for help. Little did she know, this organization actually consisted of 3 “Money-loving” people... can they solve her problem safely?<br><br>4) Fake<br>Miki rolls her eyes just by looking at the girls who are squealing over the beautiful guys of the Disciplinary Committee. She's got the braids, the glasses, the uniform, and the textbook to AVOID having contact with the Committee. No tardies, violations, or absences; now, because of that, she's part of the Disciplinary Committee!<br><br>5) Summer Love Paradise<br>Ichiha's friends take her to the beach with them, hoping she'll get over her troubles with her past four boyfriends. She unexpectedly meets the unpleasant lifeguard, Kouta, though.
"Risk hunters" are professionals who handle jobs considered too tough for normal law enforcement, such as kidnappings, combating terrorism, and preventing murders. One man who stands above them all however is the legendary Chameleon Jail, who has the ability to manipulate his "kara" or internal human body energy in order to physically change his appearance into that of any other person. Throughout the series, he pursues several assignments on behalf of various clients given to him by Shall, a woman who runs a detective agency in New York City. All difficult, the successful completion of these assignments hinges on Jail's ability to change his appearance when the time is right.
