TRAGEDY

parts melodrama, historical romance, and supernatural fantasy. Japanese history predominates a heavily structured plot, which mainly involves the continued aggression between magic using guardians, or "possessors," and the denizens of a "feudal underworld

From Tokyopop:Kaito Yagami is a florist/gardener by day and a hired assassin by night. He kills using plants to make money to care for his brother who is confined in a hospital.

(from ebookjapan): In the deep snowy forests of Sweden, Vincent Minnelli, a doctor, mistook a girl for an antelope and shot her while he was hunting. The girl he shot, Joana, was unharmed, but she told Vincent a shocking story, and the next morning she disappeared without a trace. Instead, he was visited by an emissary of General Ambrose du Closter, the head of the castle of Scorchloster, a mansion on the shores of a lake. General Closter was interested in Vincent's books and research and wanted to invite him to his mansion. Vincent went to the house as requested and was introduced to his daughter, Mona Lisa, by the general. To Vincent's surprise, Mona Lisa is a duplicate of Joanna. Vincent thought they were the same person, but Mona Lisa told him that she had never met Vincent. The others also testified that Mona Lisa had been at the pavilion yesterday, and no one knew Joana. The Mona Lisa disliked her governess, Miss Corban, and adored her ailing mother, Camilla, who did not recognize her as her own daughter and hated her. The inhabitants of the pavilion are entangled in a complex web of emotions. Soon, Mona Lisa is at the mercy of a spectacular, bloodcurdling, and horrific love-hate drama. What is the fate of Mona Lisa in "Mona Lisa's Room," Masako Watanabe's masterpiece of bizarre romance? And what is Joanna's true identity? Also contains a short mystery one-shot, "A Kiss For Uncle...": Liza is a girl of a wealthy background who was taken in by her aunt after her parents died. Liza's 17th birthday is on the horizon - and once she turns 17, she will gain access to a wealthy fortune. One day, alone at home, she stumbles upon a letter from her beloved uncle - who had ran off with another woman and died 5 years prior - claiming that he is alive. After this, a series of strange events begin to occur around Liza.... Read The Room of Mona Lisa on manhuascan

1-7) Yume Yume Shinjuu From Hoshi Kuzuu: For someone who has no recollection of their childhood, Yuzuru's been having the same dream over and over again. One where he and another boy are playing in a small shrine. But he can never figure out who the other boy is. Then one day, his brother Ryosuke brings home a classmate of his, named Takumi. Within the memories that Yuzura can not remember, he realizes that Takumi was his childhood friend and first love. Takumi reveals that he is ecstatic that Yuzuru remembers. Happy to meet his first love again, Yuzuru once again becomes attracted to him, but...

The following content is intended for mature audiences and may contain sexual themes, gore, violence and/or strong language. Discretion is advised. One day, a girl was given a beautiful locket by another girl who said that it represented herself. All the girl now wants is to find the locket's creator once more, and her search leads her to Kitamoto-sensei and her Handicrafts club. However, Kitamoto-sensei seems more than reluctant to help her...

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Chapter 3 in Naver's 2023 Rookie Short Story Collection (2023 루키 단편선).

Taka is depressed over the loss of his cat, and his best friend Tetsu is at a loss as to what he can do to make things return to normal. Then he meets Hana, a ditzy but adorable "Denpa Onna"...

A girl was killed. Her body was cut in half. The culprit was not found, and her death was soon forgotten. After all, in this world, the weak were trampled by the strong. But 12 years later, the girl's childhood friend, Mamoru Inubo, begins to take revenge. He wants to destroy the murderer that the world has overlooked with his own hands. Inubo begins his tough journey by finding a "partner" that he has been lacking in many years of planning.

This manga contains four stories: 1. Houmonsha (Visitor) A prequel to Thomas' Heart narrating the earlier life of Oscar. Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences. 2. Shiro (Castle) 3. Egg Stand was translated in French under the name ''Le coquetier'' in Moto Hagio Anthologie De l'humain 4. Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic): The one-shot Tenshi no Gitai (Angel Mimic) was published in English as a part of the A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories manga anthology by Fantagraphics on September 27, 2010.

A sad tale of a young boy who comes into a solitary vampire's life and changes him forever.

For generations the Torqye Pashalu and the Balt-Rhein Empire have stood in stern opposition of each other. Then one night, when an Imperial minister is found assassinated, the two nations are plunged into a potentially explosive situation! As the generals of Torqye's council cry for war, Mahmut comes to discover the devious truth behind the assassination! Thus the young pasha's battle for his country, peace and trust in his fellow man begins!

One man's death led to another man's salvation. After years of suffering from heart disease, Da-ul receives a heart transplant from young and renowned pianist Yuwon, who has died an unfortunate death in a car crash. Da-ul's life has been forever changed by this priceless gift, and he pledges to make every second of his life count in gratitude. But when he meets Yeonjo, the woman his donor was deeply in love with, and finds out that she has been living in despair, he begins developing ambivalent feelings towards her. Is it guilt, or could it be something else?

Inaba Akira, a second year student at Naruyama High School, is a candidate for the next student council president due to his good manners and excellent grades. He was highly trusted by his teachers, and was loved by his classmates for his bright and friendly personality. However, he also had a serious problem...

Series of 4 oneshots, the last 2 were found as extra of volume 3 of Menkui :1) Dizzy (Menkui)Koutarou's childhood friend Te-chan invites him to his home. Koutarou thinks it's weird since they haven't hung out together in years, but the carnage at Te-chan's home sends the boys running away together. Is Te-chan really bad? If so, why doesn't Koutarou leave him?2) Slow Starter3) Endless Gaze (Gyoshi no Hate) (first extra of volume 3 of Menkui)4) Muddy Stream (second extra of volume 3 of Menkui)Enji's dad beats him, and his friend Kogari wants to help him. When Enji meets a strange violent guy who wants to go to the Borderlands, a strange place rumored to be full of monsters, will Enji go with him? [B-U M]

"Tenko" is Kohei Horikoshi, mangaka of My Hero Academia, first published work back in 2007. It stars the eponymous boy that has a tragic past, and his endeavor during war time in feudal Japan. He's the main inspiration behind a character from My Hero Academia that has a similar name.

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Serial murder via hashtag

A doll becomes a super idol. Hijinks ensue. 

A story about two twins...

A robot living among a family who has been turned into zombies in a post-apocalyptic world. Read Zombie Android on manhuascan

You're loved by such an honest girl, doesn't that make you even the slightest bit happy!? That such a flirty Kouhai would follow you around all the time!? A sweet (sort of) rom-com with a self proclaimed devil-type kouhai, dying for attention! Futahara Touka, a childhood friend's younger sister, and a self proclaimed annoying little devil-type kouhai who enrolled in the same highschool. Apparently, she's also a "Self-proclaimed Senpai-worshipping beauty" And that little devil type (?) beautiful kouhai yet again came to pick me up early in the morning "Senpai! Let's hold hands! Warm me up!" Only I, however, know that she's actually the naive, shy type that blushes just from holding hands, and gets extremely flustered inside while teasing me.. The show she puts on as the little-devil-character is just an act in order to get closer to me. And that she doesn't like me-- yet.

Hiro's brother Atsuya is dating Hiro's childhood friend and secret crush Hikari. Hiro's affection for Hikari will lead him to commit an un-punishable crime against his older brother. At least, he thinks it is un-punishable, until he is kidnapped and imprisoned by a group of people wearing animal masks. The judging is about to start! Basicly same principles of "gore Game of concealed murderer" as in Doubt.

When a Tokyo teenager botches a suicide attempt, he finds himself recovering in a hospital where most of the patients are more than twice his age. Rejecting his mother's visits, he spends his time counting the hours between meals and blood-tests until a r

From Storm in Heaven:Kira Yuuki is a 15 year old boy whose only wish is to be a normal teenager. Despite what he wants, he isn't really human at all -- he's a Lemora Saramanda. There's a strange symbol on his palm, testimony to what his is. Inaba and Yukia are two of the Kira's closest friends. However, because he is a special type of his species, Kira is wanted by others for the power he can bring. The mysterious Rosen Kroitz Secret Society seems to know a great deal about the Saramanda, keeping them as pets and breeding them. One day, Kira is captured by his pursuers, and Inaba and Yukia chase after the car he's trapped in. The accident that follows changes everything for the friends, as does the appearance of Kira's older brother...

Everyone faces uncertainty at some point in their lives. Even a brilliant surgeon like Kenzo Tenma is no exception. But there’s no way he could have known that his decision to stop chasing professional success and instead concentrate on his oath to save peoples’ lives would result in the birth of an abomination. The questions of good and evil now take on a terrifyingly real dimension. Years later, in Germany during the tumultuous post-reunification period, middle-aged childless couples are being killed one after another. The serial killer’s identity is known. The reasons why he kills are not. Dr. Tenma sets out on a journey to find the killer’s twin sister, who may hold some clues to solving the enigma of the “Monster.”

Plot: Masaki's older brother reccommendation landed him in a part-time job at a theme park. But on his first day, a person wearing a bear costume ran up to him shouting "Maa-kun!" and hugged him tightly. Masaki has no memory of this bear (Oosawa) at all. As time passes by, Masaki gradually begins to fall for Oosawa, but the 14 year age gap and the scars left from the past put Oosawa in a difficult position.

From PRISMS:1982. Tomoi Hisatsugu went to New York to work as a doctor. But that's not all. He hopes to lead an easier life as a young homosexual than in Japan. Indeed, he meets another doctor, Richard Stein, and they become lovers. Nemureru Mori no Binan tells of their relationship in an extremely realistic way. It portrays the life of homosexuals in the early 80s very exact and conveys the mood of the secrecy gays and lesbians had to live in well. It is also a very down to earth story with characters that could meet in the street every day and doesn't use the elements so common in today's Shounen'ai-Manga.

It was late at night when I witnessed it in the park. Kamono, the beautiful girl who is the talk of the school, was eating a person. "You may think I'm lying, but I've gotten his consent", "I don't really want to eat people", said a distressed Kamono. I'm going to help Kamono stop eating people but she's been acting suspicious... Is the beautiful girl a "tragic heroine" or is she a "cannibalistic murderer"? Read Shokujin Shokuyuujou on manhuascan

There she weaves by night and dayA magic web with colours gay.She has heard a whisper say,A curse is on her if she stayTo look down to Camelot.But in her web she still delightsTo weave the mirrorââ?¬â?¢s magic sights:A funeral, with plumes and lightsAnd music, came from Camelot.ââ?¬Å?I am half-sick of shadows,ââ?¬Â saidThe Lady of Shalott.ââ?¬Å?Tirra lirra, tirra lirra,ââ?¬ÂSang Sir Lancelot.She left the web: she left the loom:She looked down to Camelot.

From MangaHelpers:The title story features the earlier life of the character Oscar from the manga "Thomas' Heart." Due to many large and small problems that have added up over the years, Oscar's parents' marriage is collapsing. One day, after a fight that Oscar believes is going to end like all of the others, his father does something irreversible. Now Oscar and his father will have to deal with the consequences.

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[From ShoujoMagic]:Story 1) Chiko's Wish -Chiko is a young female sparrow in love with a human boy named Shuu. One day, the Grim Reaper suddenly shows up at Shuu's house and shocks Chiko by announcing that he's come to collect Shuu's soul. What can on

From Operation Boredom:Jin, son of a Count, has a dark past that follows him everywhere. Now a pirate, he's recently acquired a new set of slaves to sell. However, one of them, Lisa, sparks something inside Jin. Could she be the one to get through his c

It was the most amazing wedding... 

Anthology of Sasaki's surreal stories that were published in Garo.

"If I thrust a knife through your heart, will you feel my pain?" 

On the rooftop of an abandoned department store, there is a pet shop called Lucky Animal. But Lucky Animal is no ordinary pet shop, the pets sold there are believed to be lucky charms that can help their owners avoid disaster.(From The Zero Alliance) 

A blacksmith loses his daughter in an offering and waits 40 years to get his revenge.

From BangAQUA:Sung Hyeg is from a rich family; smart, prudent, cunning and strong. Je Ha is from a poor family; an idler, hooligan and is always looking for badass adventures. Both of them have nothing to lose. And it would have been best, if they had never met…

One day a demon fell right out of the sky, landing into the human world, not to mention into Hirosaki Chihiro's backyard. As time fled the 2 friends became closer to each other and Hirosaki's life began to end. What will the demon do to help Hirosaki?~Ca55i3

Oneshot from Ishu Renai Monogatarishuu anthology

About a dying king and his attendant.  

Mitsuki and Michiru, having started a band after graduating high school, meet Sorano, a high-spirted rookie singer one day. A huge fan of Itsuki, she invites them to her next show, but what will happen when they go...?! Read This Voice Means Farewell on manhuascan

Suddenly a strange man gives Hayase Nanami, aged 16 years, a package and run away. What will happen next? Will he come back and then...

Here is a war going on between the West T.K. and the East T.K. Both sides have "puppets" who can read other people's minds through touch. Every "keyword" is given by two people. It doesn't work unless there is contact between their bodies. The first one to find out the keyword wins.

A child wanders the desert with a man who is like the God of Death.