Aku Maya is a demon, come to do some hands-on practice in the human world. She's living at a boarding house, attending school as a human girl, and keeping her demon nature secret from her close friends Sui, Sawa, and Arata. Maya's supposed to be increasing and collecting the negative energy of the humans around her with her 'evil checker' phone, but she doesn't seem to be able to take much pleasure in it. Besides that, what would her friends say if they found out she was a demon?
A collection of shorts by Byungjun Byun, artist of young sensible works on the life in the city, including "Princess Anna" and "Run, Bonggu". Many included shorts have received renowned awards from Korea and Japan.
A world where life is determined by the natural . Fuuta, who was despised and exhausted because he was the strongest champion in the Colosseum but was , was banished from the Colosseum on his own match-fixing plan. After that, Fuuta, who met Princess Lilac at the end of the wandering, was asked for a duel for some reason-expected to have overwhelming ability due to his special fighting style, and was invited as an early bird = pimp! "Be proud of yourself. I expected your value." While living a comfortable life, in an emergency, he will demonstrate his outstanding sword talent as a former champion! The strongest who was unreasonably despised finally rewards a life reversal fantasy, opening here !!
On the outskirts of Neo-Hong Kong lies a mysterious Chinese-style garden. Legend has it that anyone who looks upon the fairy of the garden will die before the night is out. Five years ago, Douglas Pyke was charged with discovering the true nature of this fairy, but when he accidentally killed a woman in the line of duty, he left the police force forever. Now, a cabbie and sometime private eye, he is asked to find a missing scientist and confront the mysteries of the garden once more.
A man finds himself in a situation where he unwillingly learns to care for and teach Nivawa, a child of an intelligent aquatic species named Afrika, the ways of human culture.
From Fallen Syndicate: By using the Dark Gate, humans can entrust their hopes and needs to the darkness. The darkness they call upon is a great and evil power, known as "Demon." WIth the help of his partner Miroku, the Demon Slayer Kisaki Senju will slaughter every last "Demon" that is called into existence.
University student Sekiguchi Toshihiko's life takes a turn for the bizarre when he begins working as an accounts clerk with Galaxy Planning, a small firm that serves as a front for organized crime. His boss is the ultra-cool Aguri, a devil-may-care yakuza with a passion for gratuitous violence and constantly harassing his favorite employee.
From MangaHelpers: The story opens several years after a devastating war, where incredibly strong 'mechanical dolls' slaughtered many, many people. These robot weapons, which look exactly like humans, are still feared and hated. During a storm, Craw finds one of these 'dolls.' She is nothing like the weapon he would expect, but is instead gentle, cheerful, and very eager to be of use to the people around her. She claims her name is Mayple, and she seems to be programmed as a maid and cook. Soon, Craw has set up a cafe for Mayple to run, where she can cook sweets and tea for everyone in town. It's going to be a rough road ahead of her, as many townspeople hate her on principle and will not shrink from violence against her. But maybe Mayple, who always keeps a sunny attitude, will be able to find a way through the prejudice and make a place for herself in the post-war world. [tethysdust]
Yoshino, a girl who spends her days in solitude stumbles across a mysterious book in a secondhand book store. She accidentally summoned Belial the demon, and he tells her she may trade one thing for a wish. Yoshino's wish? To be together with Belial until the day she dies...
A boy communicates with the world through music... Yutaka, a boy soprano with an angelic voice, who is sensitive and perceptive and cries easily, decides to become a member of the choir when he enters junior high-school. This work portrays the harmony of the passing days of life at school, in which boys and girls share both their joys and conflicts. (via: Japan Media Arts Festival) 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Jury Selection (2013)
Malice, Ignorance, and Urban Legends --. The crossroads of music and the story of darkness corrupting people!! Nagisa, a girl living in a fierce environment, both at home and school. Through music, she got addicted to the people on the internet. One day, she walked past a mysterious girl at the train station she usually goes to, and the world around her changed. What she wandered into, is exactly the infamous 'Kisaragi Station', an urban tale popular among internet forums. As she fights against the monsters after her, what is the truth unraveling in front of her that makes her want to look away...?!
Shiratori Tatsuhiko was a bum wandering the streets with no money to his name when he meets Mako. He works as a scout for an agency called Burst that recruits girls on the streets for adult entertainment in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Tatsuhiko quickly learns the techniques of scouting and is even more attracted to how much money he can make. But with how the industry is maintained, Tatsuhiko has to deal with the lying, deception, violence, greed and even the yakuza. He wants to keep the morals that he has, but it gets progressively harder and harder as he gets deeper into the other side of society.
