Legend has it that if a human eats a mermaid's flesh, they will be granted eternal life. But is that a blessing or a curse? Immortal lovers Yuta and Mana travel through Japan and the centuries longing for a normal life. On their journey, they meet others who have consumed the flesh of a mermaid in hope of becoming immortal. But the powerful substance affects each person differently. Yuta and Mana are two of the lucky ones. Others are fated to die or transform into a savage monster, a "lost soul." Mermaid Saga contains three of Takahashi's uniquely macabre mermaid tales, A Mermaid Never Smiles, The Village of the Fighting Fish, and Mermaid Forest. Each revolves around Yuta, who wanders for hundreds of years, seeking a mermaid to cure him of his immortality.
This series relates the camaraderie and heart-stopping exploits of the Celestians, extraordinary people who live during the tumultuous Warring States Era. Living in a world of their own - a place known as the 'Celestial Zone' - they cultivate special powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals. Unfortunately, some of them branch into the cultivation of the evil power of corruption, bringing destruction and sorrow to the mortal world. The series centres around the war that starts between the Celestians.
From CMX:
Kasche may have a talent for controlling beasts, but she's got a lot to learn about self-control before she can become a full-fledged summoner. When disaster strikes, her principal chooses her to avert it.
Joined by an unusual crew of allies both human and not, Kasche must recapture the relic from an evil summoner before she can use it to unlock the ancient Encyclopedia Verum and call up the most powerful monsters ever seen!
From Storm in Heaven:
In ancient China there exists an alternate dimension called Jusenkai, whose inhabitants, the Senkaijin, possess tremendous powers. One of them, YanLang, fled to Earth along with his rebel army after being defeated during his attempt to overthrow the Emperor. In order to capture the fugitives, the Emperor sent his elite soldiers to Earth after them.
LiFang has been traveling alone to find his father's murderer when he picks up a sick and injured man. That aloof man, TuoRen, turns out to be one of the imperial soldiers sent to earth to hunt and capture the Senkaijin rebels. While his comrades work in pairs, TuoRen prefers to be alone. That is, until the strangely powerful human, LiFang, decides to follow him on his quest.
The volume 5 extra is the unrelated short story Time Lag.
"Long ago there were nine cyborg warriors who came to save humanity whenever the world fell into crisis. These warriors wore red uniforms with yellow scarves and were known as the 00 Cyborgs. Through their efforts, peace was returned to the world, but thereafter their existence slowly faded from human memory. However, time has passed and the world has started to plunge into chaos once more."
The story set in the contemporary South Korea. Some 30 years ago, unidentified creatures appeared out of nowhere and have attacked people. They have caused massive destruction wherever they go. The monsters are called "Trouble", and get the world have fallen into chaos. Along with the first appearance of the "Troubles", some number of humans were born with or acquired supernatural abilities. These mutants called "Trace" are the only ones who can fight off the "Trouble". The "Trace" are also considered freaks and generally shunned by the community because some of them misused the powers for their own interest. TRACE Season 1.5 - Communicator Webtoon from Daum
Legend of Mana is set in the fictional world of Fa'Diel. The Mana Tree, the giver of mana and life for the world, burned down nine centuries prior to the events of the game. A war erupted between faeries, human, and others seeking the scarce power of mana that was left. When the war concluded, the drained Mana Tree slept and the many lands of the world were stored in ancient artifacts. A hero, controlled by the player, is self-charged with restoring the world, and its mana, to its former self. The Lands of Fa'Diel are populated with a large number of different creatures, including humans, faeries, demons, the jewel-hearted Jumi race, plant-like Sproutlings and Flowerlings, miner bears called Dudbears, and shadowy beings of the Underworld known as Shadoles. Fa'Diel is also the home of a host of anthropomorphic animals and objects, as well as monsters from other Mana titles such as Rabites, Chobin Hoods, and Goblins.
From MangaHelpers:
How would you react if one day you were sucked into an MMORPG and could never get out? After a mysterious incident, roughly 30,000 players from Japan are now forced to live their life inside the MMORPG "Elder Tales" and can not log out. Even death is met with a respawn. Even worse is the fact that food has absolutely no taste. All this combined, many of the players inside this MMO has lost any will to actually play this game, but they are never allowed to leave. A player named Shiroe will venture forth to uncover the mystery behind the reason why they are inside this game. [DrCoke]
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
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December 15, 2023
From MangaHelpers:
Sagara Masamune is a manga author who isn't very successful, and it's looking like it's time to end his battle manga. To go for an unexpected ending, he plans to kill off the main heroine, Nina, in a dramatic way. As he works on his manga, he is mysteriously sucked into the pages. Now he's trapped in the world of his own creation, with his protagonists, exorcists Haru and Nina. He doesn't really get what's happening, but he thinks concluding the manga, which involves orchestrating Nina's death, might get him back home. [tethysdust]
Tsubasa Teppei, a young boy, wakes up in the middle of the street to discover that the world has gone to hell, with no memories after he had gone to school earlier that day. A strange epidemic appeared that transformed many humans into mindless monsters called Goblins. Some of these Goblins have retained their human minds, but not their human morality. It seems that Teppei may not necessarily be normal either. Does he have what it takes to protect the people that he cares about?
カウボーイビバップ ; 宇宙牛仔 ; Cowboy Bebop: A New Story ; Kaubōi Bibappu
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-fi
44
1
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December 15, 2023
Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed - cowboys on the new frontier. Together this band of interplanetary bounty hunters take on jobs that anyone in their right mind would turn down.
碧き海の囚われ姫 ; Aoki Umi no Toraware Hime ; Aoki Umi no Toraware-Hime ; Captive Princess of the Blue Sea
Adventure, Romance, Shoujo
22
1
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December 15, 2023
In the only neutral country surrounded by many other countries, Kourozen, also known as God's country the princess, Matsurika, is troubled by a proposal from Prince Orland of Cantabria, a major power. One night, Matsurika is suddenly kidnapped by an intruder and brought to the open sea.
The man, Raju, who calls himself a pirate, says he will sacrifice Matsurika on the legendary altar, to attain his wish---
The princess of God's country, the pirate surrounded by mystery.
A pirate tale about an ancient lore and the legendary altar. Let the battle begin!!!
From Endless Youth and Co.: Shunpei Closer's grandfather, Alsyd Closer, was an odd man. He traveled around the world always coming back to Japan to tell his grandson all the amazing adventures he would have. Before leaving to Africa on Shunpei's 7th birthday, he gives him a teddy bear named Hyde. Six years have passed and one day Shunpei receives a mysterious package that contains a deadly surprise. To survive, he will learn more about his grandfather than he ever dared to dream and learn what it takes to be a real man, and not the coward he always thought it was all right to be.
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, School Life, Shounen
34
1
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December 14, 2023
In this school fantasy story set in the distant future, creatures contaminated by pollution have overtaken the land, forcing humanity to live in isolated mobile cities called Regios. One such city named Czerni is a self-contained school in which freshman Reifon Aruseifu has just enrolled. Reifon reluctantly joins the 17th Martial Arts Studies Unit led by the third-year student Nina Ant?ku and embarks on a series of adventures. It is an original side story that focuses more on Nina.
Action, Adventure, Historical, Martial Arts, Seinen
36
1
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December 14, 2023
From: Easy Going Scans
Mu-Sang’s has a quest... He must find and kill every “Gwi” that has ever existed. He is determined and won’t let anything get in his way, not even the imperial army!
While traveling and searching for the remnants of Gwi, he meets a girl who also bears the same mark crossed out than he has. A fateful encounter? Were those two fated to meet? And why does he hold such a grudge against the “Gwi”? ...are all questions left to be answered!
The story is set in a dystopian near future where the Japan society is experiencing a crime rampage and in which a powerful and secret religious organization, with mysterious goals, is acting as an invisible hand behind the scenes.
The main character is their strongest assassin, lent to them by his fanatic mother when he was a child, and now a ruthless killing machine whose fists and feet cause serious damage to his adversaries, and whose weapon of choice is a special cutting wire with which he grabs and scorches his opponents.
He's a man hunter, whose childhood has been stolen and molded after his tormentors, but when the road of forgiveness is precluded to him what can be left to a man to obtain the redemption?
Takeo finds the answer in the vengeance, and in eradicating that same evil from which he has born.
So this dark and impressive badass guy, after betraying the sept, gets down to business kicking their ass and unleashing his fury against the deadly opponents sent to stop his unparalleled revenge.
God Eater – The Spiral Fate ; GOD EATER - the spiral fate
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen
21
1
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December 14, 2023
It's 2071 and Earth as we know it is in ruins ruled by Wild Gods, the "Aragamis". Set after half a year in the Original Game Story, Kagami Ryo, Leader of Far East Branch's Team One, travels from Finland to return to what was formerly called Japan.
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Sci-fi, Seinen
26
1
6
December 14, 2023
Jiga Kirishima lives in a time where the only sky the people know is the color gray and most of the world is wasteland and ruins, with a few people in power depriving resources from the disorganized weak and poor majority. With his father's sword, Jiga makes friends and enemies and goes on adventures while searching for others who share his bloodline.
Jiga's sword happens to be made of a rare material which a powerful organization known as Lost Eagle Nest claims to want in order to rebuild the world, but is that what they really want it for? They'll stop at nothing to take it from him, and Jiga and his friends now have a price on their heads.
Fire Fire Fire is a lighthearted throwback to the classic shounen series of the '80s and '90s.
From Baka-Updates: The Golden dragon has sent the legendary sword so that a hero may take hold of it and slay the Black dragon that is bound to come to destroy the world. Who could possibly become the hero of legend that is fated to have a fight of legend with the evil dragon of legend? As it turns out, Alfonso, the elder of the village, was the one chosen. And now, as the fated hero of legend, he must take forth on his quest of legend and find the Golden dragon of Legend so he may gain the powers of legend to defeat the Black dragon of legend. It's going to be a legendary adventure.
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Supernatural
52
1
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December 14, 2023
High school freshman Airi Hoshina has her life goals all planned out - meet a wonderful boy, get married by age 20, and enjoy an ordinary, loving family life. However, Airi's plan breaks down when she loses an heirloom hand mirror she carries on the way to school. She finds it in the hands of a lordly little boy named Aram, who just used it as a portal from a magical world. Aram has come to Airi's world in hopes of outrunning trouble at home, but it soon becomes clear that he can no more accomplish that than he can keep Airi from getting mixed up in it. From Viz: All high school freshman Airi Hoshina ever wanted was to someday live in a cozy home with a loving husband, and find joy in the little things in life. As a result, she makes it her daily mission to get to school on time because school legend has it that the longer one's non-tardy streak is, the better boyfriend one will find. But just when her daily routine is working like clockwork, an occurrence of fairytale proportions threatens to disrupt her grand plan.
In the Nine Skies Continent, during the era of the Dharma's decline, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth has become scarce, and precious treasures are now rare. For ordinary people aspiring to step into the path of martial arts and become esteemed warriors, it is as difficult as reaching the heavens, let alone reaching the pinnacle of martial arts—the realm of the Saints.In this time of turmoil, the Dark Star descends, and the dark seeds run rampant, mercilessly slaughtering cities and annihilating nations, while the human race struggles to survive. Against this backdrop, numerous sects and factions vie for limited resources, engaging in relentless conflicts and leaving the land filled with cries of despair.
다크 판타지 속 성기사; O Paladino da Fantasia Sombria; Dakeu Pantaji Sok Seonggisa
Action, Adventure, Mystery
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April 20, 2025
Two years have passed since Eden was trapped in a dark fantasy game set in a medieval world with a reputation for extreme difficulty. He has struggled as a paladin and succeeded in destroying 49 demons, now finally able to proceed with the main story of the game. However, the more he plays, the more irregularities occur and the story and relationships with the NPCs change. Will he be able to prevent the destruction in the game and survive despite the numerous irregularities?
From Tokyopop:
This is a fantasy adventure which unfolds in worlds beyond human imagination. A city where the world's robbers meet; a casino devoured by evil; a haunted ship with a living anchor; a speeding train run by a Dodo bird; a floating island ruled by a mask; a large sculpture in the sky which waits for a sacrifice; a girl with a tattoo of a famous picture all over her body ... These are just some of the sights encountered by Jing, a thief so accomplished he can steal the stars from the sky.
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet; Гаргантия на зелёной планете; 翠星のガルガンティア; 翠星之加爾岡緹亞
Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Mecha, Military, Romance, Sci-fi, Shounen, Time Travel
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December 13, 2023
From Anime News Network:
The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called "Hidiaazu." During an intense battle, the young lieutenant Redo and his humanoid mobile weapon Chamber are swallowed up into a distortion of time and space. Waking from his artificially induced hibernation, Redo realizes that he has arrived on Earth, the planet on the lost frontier. On this planet that was completely flooded by the seas, people live in fleets of giant ships, salvaging relics from the seas' depths in order to survive. Redo arrives on one of the fleets called Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet's history or culture, he is forced to live alongside Amy, a 15-year-old girl who serves as a messenger aboard the Gargantia fleet. To Redo, who has lived a life where he knows nothing but fighting, these days of peace continue to surprise him.
Nina, a wyndian princess, and her guardian Cray are searching everywhere for Nina's missing elder sister, Elina. While traveling to her last known whereabouts they suffer an accident. On her way to a nearby town, Nina meets Ryu, a seemingly amnesiac young man. This meeting triggers a series of events that will involve them with the godly race known as The Endless, immortal dragons with the power to shape the world itself.
Closely follows the storyline of the original game.
Gosick takes place in 1924 in a small, made-up European country of Sauville. The story centers on Kazuya Kujo, the third son of a Japanese Imperial soldier, who is a transfer student to St. Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. There he meets Victorique, a mysterious yet beautiful and brilliant girl who never comes to class and spends her days reading the entire content of the library or solving mysteries that even detectives can't solve. The series mostly focuses on Kazuya and Victorique getting involved in different mystery cases and their struggle to solve them, at the same time forming important bonds with different people. From Fate: Set in a fictional European country in 1924, a Japanese exchange student meets a mysterious, brilliant girl who only leaves the library to sleep. Her brother, a detective, relies on her mind to solve difficult mysteries, several of which draw her away from the library. With a drop of sweet romance, you will immediately become addicted to Gosick!!!
It is the year 2017, and the stakes have gotten even higher in the massively multiplayer online game The World--now The World R:2, a dangerous place overrun by player killers, where lawlessness abounds. The PKK Haseo, known as "The Terror of Death," is a fearsome foe who punishes those who want to slay other players. But things have gotten personal as Haseo tries to track down the killer Tri-Edge, who has threatened the real life of his friend Shino...
~Summary by Tokyopop
From Baka-Updates:
G.U.+ follows the player Haseo, a powerful PKKer known as "The Terror of Death". Haseo is obsessed with an infamous PKer known only as "Tri-Edge" who attacked a close friend of his sometime in the past. The manga details Haseo's search for Tri-Edge, and his eventual inclusion in a mysterious group known as "G.U."
Back story of the ps2 game (same title)
In 2015 a fire at the main CC Corp. building resulted in the loss of a lot of data, and The World was forced to shut down. By splicing in data from what would have been another game, CC Corp was able to rebuild the game system. The next year, "The World R:2" was released, but many old players objected because they were unable to bring over their old characters. However, many new users were drawn in by the new style, and over 12 million copies were sold. Though not a match for the previous version's 20 million users, it became the top-selling netgame on the market." As a result of the new world, four major clans (Kestrel, Lunar Tree, Canard, and Raven) came to power. The clans actions shape 'The World', and most players end up taking one side or another during conflicts.
The Great Merchant Kim Manduk portrays the story of a poor young girl who, despite the misfortunes she had to face in life, made it to become the best merchant in Joseon. We will see her undergoing many troubles and hardships, as well as finding true love when she least expects it.
Tian Jiao Lianmeng, is a mysterious yet popular game. Legends say that only five people can clear it, and by doing so, will gain riches beyond belief. In order to continue his peeping obsession on the Jiejie next door, Luo Xiao Wei was determined to clear the game and gain the rewards, and to also replace his telescope. However, more and more puzzles await him….
Magical×Miracle; Thế giới ma thuật; Магическое чудо; 魔法練習生
Adventure, Fantasy, Josei, Shoujo
27
1
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December 13, 2023
Merleawe has left her hometown and moved to the capital city of Viegald to attend wizarding school. On her way to her first day of school, she bumps into a man who kidnaps her and takes her to the castle, where she is charged with an awesome task”impersonating the kingdom's master wizard! Fearing war would break out if it was known the master wizard, Sylthfarn, was missing, Sylthfarn's inner circle has decided someone must pretend to be him. Merleawe tells them that she will take the job! But not only does she lack the ability to cast more than simple magic, she also has no idea who the master wizard was! Unraveling the twisted threads of Sylthfarn's disappearance and keeping up the appearances of both master wizard and first year wizarding student makes Merleawe's every day challenging, magical, and amazing!
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, School Life, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural
26
1
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December 12, 2023
2011, Seta Souji moves to the countryside to his uncle's house due to his parents working abroad. Not very friendly, he however managed to make a few friends there, and they all decide to solve the mystery behind the sudden cases of serial murders that strikes the area.
From Viz:
What if scientists discovered that mythical creatures like mermaids, dragons and werewolves actually did exist? Better yet, what if any kid could train them to compete in the ultimate role-playing game? Welcome to the world of Legendz, where master trainer Ken Kazaki and his loyal Windragon are about to turn fantasy into reality!
Jaco the Galactic Patrolman; Galactic Patrol Jaco; Jaco el patrullero galáctico; Jaco le patrouilleur de la galaxie; Jaco o Patrulheiro da Galáxia; Jaco o Patrulheiro Galáctico; Ginga Patrol Jako; 銀河パトロールジャコ
The story takes place on a island with no people to live on it expect one man named Oomori. While he was trying to sleep one night, a little spaceship landed in the water by his island. It appeared to be an alien named Jako. Jako's spaceship is broken so he has to stay there until it is fixed. He says he as come to Earth to learn of it's ways. And Oomori doesn't like people but decided to help him.
New manga by Ryu Kum Chel - author of Ares.
Battle angels, Lucifer, demons and holy wars: a nephil by the name of John is abruptly thrown into this world one day when Mikael, a battle angel, comes crashing into the room he is in.
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere; Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere; Kyōkai Senjō no Horizon; Kyoukaisenjo no Horaizon; 境界線上のホライゾン; 境界线上的地平线; 경계선상의 호라이즌
In the far future, humans abandon the devastated Earth and move to the upper world "Tenjo". But Tenjo and the law of causation collapse by a war and humans returns to the Earth, which has turns into an inhabitable planet except for Shinshu area. Shinshu is too small to accommodate all the humans, so they duplicate the area and create "Juso Sekai". In order to rebuild Tenjo and the law of causation, the returned humans start reproduction of history from B.C. 10,000. When the reproduction completes until A.D. 1413, a war breaks out in Shinshu and Juso Sekai falls onto the original world. The humans living in Juso Sekai lose their land and invade the original world. People in Shinshu surrender and is divided by the invaders from Juso Sekai. They try to resume the history reproduction from A.D.1457, but the update of history terminates in A.D.1648. A rumor of apocalypse begins to spread around the world.
- Wikipedia
