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Togusa, Batou, and the rest of Public Security Section 9 are back in The Ghost in The Shell: Human Algorithm, a new story set after the events of The Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processer! With the Major missing, Section 9 continues along, solving cases with the help of their newest recruit, Tsunagi!

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Another work by Reiko Shimizu, or rather her newest. This series is a disturbing manga about solving murder cases by applying the newly developed method of viewing the memory of dead people's brains. And as in every manga done by this mangaka, weird supernatural forces are of course included. The first chapter is actually a prologue and is concentrated on the first case where this method was used. Chapter 2 is when the two main characters are introduced, so hang on! NOTE: There is a related anime with episodes based on selective chapters from the manga.

From etc:"Things that should not be touched by humans somehow find their way into this world. That's why you should never, ever touch anything that is foreign."Follow the adventures of March, a Syste Behard, who hunts ils evil creatures that lurk in fascinating objects.Among the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence. Only the hunters of the Ciste Vihad can dispel the Ill.March is one such hunter, tracking the Ill from town to town to find the antiques that contain the demons before they can possess anyone. If the worst has come to pass, March's full powers are unleashed to battle the fiendish Ill. Born of tragedy, the artifacts all have their own tales to tell, as do each of their victims. But March's story may be the most tragic of all.

Barefoot Gen recounts the bombing of Hiroshima from the perspective of a young boy, Gen, and his family. But the book's themes (the physical and psychological damage ordinary people suffer from war's realities) ring chillingly true today. Gen and his family have long been struggling without much food, money or medicine, but despite hardships, they try to maintain a semblance of normal life. The adults are exhausted and near despair; the children take air raids and starvation more or less in stride. Nakazawa, a Hiroshima survivor, effectively portrays the strain of living in this environment and shows how efforts to stay upbeat in dire circumstances sometimes manifest as manic, irrational humor. The story offers some optimism: characters perform acts of self-sacrifice for the sake of neighbors and loved ones (e.g., when Gen's pregnant mother becomes ill from malnutrition, he and his brother pose as orphans and perform in the streets, throwing the money over the walls of their home so they won't get caught). Underneath this can-do attitude are the parents' deep guilt and sense of helplessness. When the children clamor ecstatically over a scrap of food, the parents dissolve in shame and grief. The art is sharply drawn and expressive, and the narrative has such a natural rhythm, it's easy to get pulled into the family's life, making the cataclysm readers know awaits them all the more real, intimate and difficult to take. Despite its harrowing nature, this work is invaluable for the lessons it offers in history, humanity and compassion.

Youkadou, a young man working at a certain office is in love with Seiyuu, an extremely beautiful coworker of his. She is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend, but she agrees to go out with him with one condition: they'll never have sex.

In the year 2020, it was found out that a harmful virus had infected the human race, killing them slowly and bringing them towards a dark future. But with the technology they had in hand, in an attempt to save the civilized race, the people chose to go through with "Beast Transformation." Knowing that other than humans, all animals were safe from the virus, the humans made the decision to inject the genes of animals into themselves to become part-human, part-animal. In the end, the idea was "Either you do beast-transformation or die." With the race known as Homo Sapiens gone, by the year 2035, being a beast-human was normal.

A martial arts historical series about a peasant turned samurai and caught in the turmoil of the final year of the Edo Period (1868).

From Illuminati-Manga:This world is broken, so are humans. Shuu is one of them. He's a talented sniper who keeps a broken android, named Alice. Together they live like hermits and make living by exterminating caravan robbers, until one day the woman that Shuu saved invites him to live in a commune.

A 1-volume long manga containing various ridiculous and twisted oneshots.1) Head Prolapse Elegy2) White String3) Mr. Urashima4) Dream Toy Factory5) Drafting a Water Goddess6) Closed Hospital7) The How and What of Excretion in the Future8) The How and What of Future Sports9) The How and What of a Space War10) The How and What of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

The story takes place after the failed Shimabara Rebellion, led by Shiro Amakusa as a Christian uprising against the Shogunate. It ended...brutally, and Amakusa himself was executed. However, dark forces are at work, and Amakusa returns from the grave...

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Jae is a Korean student who came to Europe to study art. Things aren't going her way, but she's determined to make it. One night, her friend Melissa brings a drunk guy to her apartment and asks if he can stay there for the night. Jae doesn't like it, but agrees. That night she has a dream that the drunk guy drinks her blood...which, of course, turns out NOT to be a dream.Jae is surprisingly unafraid of the vampire, Michael, and starts to paint his portrait. The two strike an unusual deal: if Jae allows the vampire to feed on her, he will pose for her. His beauty and alluring preternatural energy could be exactly what Jae needs to finally succeed as a painter.Creator's InfoSo-young Lee made her manga debut in 1994. Her best-known works includeModel, God of Death, and Check. A painter, she gets her inspiration from nature, especially flowers.

From Blu:Mistaken identities, bizarre accidents and pratfalls, tragic pasts and plenty of broken hearts, and that's just for starters! Love Mode tells the story of the lives of the men involved with the classy male escort service, Blue Boy. Lovelines intertwine and cross, friendships are made and broken in this boys' love classic!Sequel: Lover's Mode

Plica-chan is the bittersweet, realistic story of Plica, a young lesbian looking for love in modern Japan. Emphasis on the bitter, rather than the sweet - not because Plica doesn't find love, don't get me wrong! Bitter 'cause she's just a bitter kind of gal.The manga, which is written in 4-panel strip style, originally ran in Anise magazine, and now runs in the LOUD News, the newsletter for the LOUD organization. It can also be found online. Plica's comments are often on the nature of sexuality, the relationships between men and women, and between women and women.The whole strip starts on a low note, as Plica returns from an ex-lover's wedding. But not too long into it, Plica meets Mari, for whom she starts to have feelings pretty soon. But, like most butches, Plica is too unsure to try anything. Thank goodness femme Mari is, like so many femmes, perfectly willing to go after what she wants. She and Plica have been together since. As I said, it's a bittersweet comic - rather more real than fanciful, so don't expect roses and lillies. :-)The art takes some getting used to if you're used to the more traditional manga style but it's good to take a break from the usual now and then. :-)From okazu.blogspot.com

Ichina is a 2nd year high school student. She lives with her mother Youko whom she hates with a passion. After getting dumped by her boyfriend, she ends up having a one-night stand with her best friend Sekitani, who also recently broke up with his long-time girlfriend. Will they become more than friends? And who is the strange guy who's waiting at home with Youko when she gets back?The desirable Tsuu-chan from Yogoreteru Hima Nanka Nai is a character in this story as well.

Yugo Beppu is a master negotiator and mediator. Fluency in five languages, Socratic wit, and a deep understanding of human nature combined with top-level international connections make him a formidable operator. When a woman's father is seized by Dacoit bandits in Pakistan, Mayuko seeks Yugo's help. After complex and dangerous negotiations, he secures his release. After this success Yugo is called in to deal with yakuza in Japan, triads in Hong Kong, the IRA in Northern Ireland, and the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Siberia.Note: New versions of this manga were published under different arcs in bunko format such as the Pakistan Hen, Russia Hen, etc.

Your body is their business! Five young students at a Buddhist university, three guys and two girls, find little call for their job skills in today's Tokyo...among the living, that is! But all that stuff in college they were told would never pay off--you know, channeling, dowsing, ESP--gives them a direct line to the dead...the dead who are still trapped in their corpses and can't move on to the next reincarnation. The five form the Kurosagi ("Black Heron"-their ominous bird logo) Corpse Delivery Service: whether suicide, murder, accident, or illness, they'll carry your body wherever it needs to go to free your soul! The kids from Kurosagi can smell a customer a mile away--it's a good thing one of the girls majored in embalming!

Growing up a target of bullying, a senior high student, Shiroishi Hajime, is a skilled karateka, but goes completely weak at the knees with fear when it comes to fighting.Among all this, a power junkie and classmate of Ichi who does nothing but fighting, Akakuma Dai, sets his eyes on Ichi!!When Ichi starts to shed tears, all of a sudden a violent impulse that resided inside him is unleashed!!!!This is the complete collection composing of the prelude to the masterpiece: "Ichi The Killer", and for the first time ever in book form: "Ichi The Killer - The Birth"!!

Lupin Sansei manga summary: International man of mystery and master thief extraordinaire, Lupin III comes from a long line of high stakes bandits, all committed to stealing from the rich and giving to themselves. Fortunately, Lupin tends to avoid robbing society's virtuous and, instead, targets some pretty shady characters. Of course, he partners with some pretty shady characters as well: Daisuke Jigen is an ex-mafia hit man who carries himself with a somber demeanor, his trademark black fedora tilted forward to hide his eyes. Goemon Ishikawa is a cipher-like swordsman with samurai-ish overtones who mysteriously fades in and out of Lupin's exploits. Fujiko Mine is the object of Lupin's affections, but, since she is a thief herself, the duo's romance more than occasionally clashes with their competition for big scores. The global police force, Interpol, and in particular the tenacious Inspector Zenigata, long to capture Lupin and his gang. Zenigata's relationship with the eponymous master thief is a complicated one, characterized by mutual respect laced with utter disdain. The two have even worked together when it's served both their interests, but they understand that when the crisis ends, they must resume their former wariness and animosity toward each other.

Miroku Tachi was a promising student until he dropped out of college. Now, after months spent as a NEET, he has hatched a plan to help his sister, himself, and the whole world... by murdering someone.Based on Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, but in a modern-day Japanese setting.

Takashi Fujii is an elite salaryman who had graduated from a high class university. One day he meets a mysterious lady by the name Rikaco, and his 'DESIRE' starts to silently, but intensely burn...

Deep kiss, torrid kiss... Discover the 1st volume of the collection of the mangaka Kasane Katsumoto! Collection of stories about the difficulty in love and making confessions, Deep Kiss is a first sensual and romantic incursion into Lolita's universe...1. The Gaze - Nana has been fascinated with Onozato ever since she noticed his cold gaze. When she confesses to him, he tells her he likes girls with a different style - and that she should try out. Will she listen to him?2. Deep Kiss - Yuka has always attracted guys only interested in her body because of her big breasts. What she really wants is someone who will love her for herself...3. Magic Fingers - Haruna starts getting worried when her boyfriend, Kazuto, spends more time at work than with her...4. Summer MemoriesYuki moves back to her hometown after splitting up with her boyfriend. There she meets up with Kohei, her high school friend

That place is a den of sin in which money and lives are bet.Ai, a faint-hearted and quiet girl sunk in debt at the brothel Maidens, meets a formerly wealthy girl, Mei.If you lose the bet, it costs you your virginity!? Set in a combined casino-brothel, the sexy but cute Mei will end up doing it tonight as well.

Story 1:Welcome to Megane caf, a place for food, fun, and extremely hot butlers?While walking in with her friends, Kusumoto Sumire meets one of those butlers. But there's something rude about him, weren't butlers suppose to be nice-tempered and attentive?Suddenly the rude butler; named Katsuragi, kidnaps her, giving Sumire her first kiss!Outraged, at first she vows to never go to the caf again. Nevertheless, something about him is so addicting, she just can't help herself.--Summary by Take-me-away-to-paradiseStory 2:Aoki Misao is the daughter of the owner of a glasses cafe, Glasser, where beautiful men in glasses will gladly serve you tea. These beautiful men are all under the oppressive rule of Kaga the manager, who only ever smiles to the lady customers as their perfect prince. He puts on these two different masks in dedication to his work. How will Misao ever expect to get close to him as the boss' daughter!?Story 3:Still in the realm of story 2; Erika, a high school girl is in love with the school prince. As smart and as handsome as he is he is also very cold and refuses every girl that approaches him. Just when she thought all hope was lost she finds out his secret of working as the Glasses cafe, which is against school rules. Can she use this secret to get noticed and possibly win his heart? Or will he turn the tables?

From Random Scanlations:On in his right, his index on a trigger. On his left, a wedding ring. That is Tokichi's new life. A shy and clumsy salaryman, forced to become a hitman overnight. A double life: bowing during the day and gunfighting at night.

28 years earlier, there was a plane crash in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The barrier that the Kobo Daishi, Kukai had created to seal away the demons was destroyed in crimson flames... Present day, Oniwakamaru, King of the Yokai, appears inside the body of pure and innocent Tachibana Hitori!!

A story that wonderfully depicts the emotions of an overweight woman with low self-esteem surrounded within the harsh environment of slim and good-looking women. She then decides to lose weight after getting dumped by her lover. The consequences and side-effects are explored further after the 'achievement'..is it what she really wished for?

Miyuki Umino was a senior in high-school. Although Miyuki, her two younger brothers and her younger sister were poor, they were happy living together. But, one day all of a sudden her older brother's debt of 250 million yen fell upon them. To pay back the debt Miyuki quit school. What was the incredible choice she took to do this?

.The new semester at the prestigious art school begins with each of the four characters coming to face their newfound ambitions and desires. But while desire turns into insanity, those who thirst for more find themselves heading to even greater ruin

From: Easy Going Scans Glory won over the roar of cannon fire, peace exists simply as a time to prepare for the next battle. A soldier in a militarily-advanced nation, Balzer quickly advanced in rank. However, his career takes a sudden turn when he is reassigned as an adviser at a military school in a neighboring allied nation. Faced with little military power, untrained students, and civilian opposition to firearms, will Major Balzer be able to win over the soldiers and civilians?

The story is loosely based on the Three Kingdoms period, using both real and original characters and events from the historical period in Chinese history and folklore of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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From MangaHelpers:Yaida Masaki is a part timer, working as a janitor in a large publishing company. His hobbies include fantasizing about other girls, masturbating, and creating cosplay outfits for his fantasy girl: Oikawa Maiko. She is the daughter of the company president, and a far away existance for Yaida.Recently, Maiko has awoken to her magical powers that were asleep inside of her, but she has trouble controlling them. More often than not, she ends up completely naked and either unconscious or unable to move. Maiko's mother has assigned Yaida to be her guardian and mentor to train Maiko to be able to control her powers. Will Yaido be able to train her to control her powers and become a proper magical girl? [DrCoke]

Treating non-successful suicidal patients requires a lot of money and resources. With low budget and a personal respect argumentation, a doctor will ask a non-successful suicidal patient if he/she still wants to live on or not. If not the government will respect his/her wish. However, the government doesn't just simply kill them.

Hajime and Eiji, who were childhood friends, have been reunited at an all-boy's high school (oh, the possibilities). Their friendship is still as strong, but it seems as Eiji is ready to confess. Will Hajime accept the confession? How many other boys in this school will be joining the boi love craze? And will anyone ever call Uncle Kai-Sensei?from A-F

Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa have been living all on their own. One day, Yume sees red butterflies and something strange happens to her body!! As the siblings are toyed with by "Pupa," so begins their tale of heroic love... (From JManga)

From Blue Flor:A domestic comedy about couples in apartments.

Fuuta, who has average looks and is a salaryman never had luck with women. However, one day he met a strange girl in a dating agency. She always wears a different mask whenever they go out for dates. One day, Fuuta saved her from what he thought were thieves, and she confessed and proposed to him after that moment. On the night they got married, she takes off her mask and finally reveals her identity. She's the super-idol singer Kirari who Fuuta admires! Thus starts their life as a married couple.

From Day of the River: Sakuraba Junko is turning 27 years old soon, but even so, she is without a boyfriend. But who cares?! Junko has a stable job as an English teacher and she is fine with spending her upcoming birthday alone. Well, until she is set up with on an omiai with a Buddhist monk... which, of course, she rejects. But then he shows up at her school where he has enrolled in private lessons... what will become of our Junko-sensei?

From Tokyopop: Sato Tatsuhiro is a drug-addled "hikikomori" (a Japanese shut-in) who thinks a sinister organization, NHK (Nihon Hikikomori Kyoukai), is the cause of all his problems! He falls in love with a girl, Misaki, who he thinks is trying to assassinate him, but doesn't know how to talk to her or if he can trust her. The more he stays in his house watching anime porn, reading manga, and doing drugs, the harder it is for him to leave. Only Misaki can keep him from rotting away in his own apartment!

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From Shoujo Manga Maniac:Nadeshiko's parents have already decided for her that she will marry Yamato. Her parents even make them live in a room together to develop their feelings!Contain sidestories:Huge Me TightLove at a Fingertip

It all started with the sound of an insect...out of the blue they became feral. Women infected with this sound became known as the "crazies" who infect other women and attack men exclusively. The resulting chaos devastated Japans populations as 70 percent perished, forcing the international community to cut off Japan from the rest of the world.

University students live together begrudgingly until a roommate's brother arrives and all hell breaks loose

These are different stories involving Devilman's world. Some are about Devilman and add to the mythology some are separate stories that don't involve Devilman but take place the same time as the events in the original Devilman manga. They are illustrated by various artists. There are some color pages in the start middle and toward the end. There are some truly amazing art and stories in these volumes.Number one is written and illustrated by Lazy Hagawari, Tatsuya Egawa, Katsuya Terada, Ken Ishikawa, Go Nagai and Shinichi Hiromoto.Number two is written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, Noriko Nagano, Go Nagai, Akihiko Takadera and Kazuko Yumeno.Number three is written and illustrated by Noburu Miyama, Miki Toro, Shinobu Kaze, Sho-u Tajima, Masaomi Kanzaki, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Iou Kuroda.

Treating non-successful suicidal patients requires a lot of money and resources. With a low budget and a personal respect argumentation, a doctor will ask a non-successful suicidal patient if he/she still wants to live on or not. If not, the government will respect his/her wish. However, the government doesn't just simply kill them.

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