Growing older is pretty rough and Kenji is finding out just how hard it can be as life starts wearing down on him. On top of trying to make ends meet running a convenience store he has to care for the niece that his missing sister left in his care. Memories of youth make it easier, until those memories come back to haunt him. Continuation of Urasawa Naoki's masterpiece, 20th Century Boys. -- Wikipedia
From MangaUpdates:
There is a mysterious group of people who inflict cruel and fatal games on people for their own amusement. Tatsuya and Misa are out on a date in an amusement park when they wander into one of these horrific competitions on the tallest roller coaster on earth. The seats fall out of their 12-person roller coaster car, and they are told that the game will end when all but one person has fallen to their death. Will the passengers be able to find a way to escape the competition? Will there be any retribution against the orchestrators of this sick crime?
20. Yüzyıl Çocukları; 20世紀少年; 20世纪少年; 20세기 소년; Abad ke-20 Anak Laki-laki; Chicos del Siglo 20; Chłopaki z dwudziestego wieku; Garçons du 20ème siècle; I ragazzi del XX secolo; Jungen des 20. Jahrhunderts; Những Chàng Trai Thế Kỉ 20; Nijuu Seiki Shounen; پسران قرن بیستم; فتيان القرن العشرين; 20 Seiki Shounen; Хлопці 20-го століття; Anak Laki-Laki Abad 20; เด็กชายศตวรรษที่ 20
From here: Growing older is pretty rough and Kenji is finding out just how hard it can be as life starts wearing down on him. On top of trying to make ends meet running a convenience store, he has to care for the niece that his missing sister left in his care. Memories of youth make it easier, until those memories come back to haunt you. Kenji and his old friends are slowly being drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that could threaten the world. Who is the mysterious "friend", and how does he tie into Kenji's youth? Why are there disappearances and deaths tied into Ochanomizu University? The friend's memories hold the keys to the puzzle, but years between cloud the clues. The strange occurances and the reach of the "friend" conspiracy grow by the day. It will all culminate on New Year's Eve 2000. Will Kenji and the rest of the group be able to put together the puzzle and save the world? Note: The last two volumes of the story were serialized under the name 21st Century Boys and are not included here.
Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mecha, Sci-fi, Seinen
710
1
27
September 26, 2026
Snowball Earth is a Manga/Manhwa/Manhua in (English/Raw) language, Seinen series is written by Tsujitsugu yuuhirou This Comic is About
"Yukio... I'm going to make a friend." A shy boy named Tetsuo. The only thing he had was a giant robot named Yukio. They became "saviors" in the fight against the galactic monsters coming from outer space. After the final battle, Tetsuo returns to Earth for the first time in ten years and witnesses an astonishing world. It's a frozen Earth (named Snowball Earth), where the entire land is covered in snow and ice, being turned into a deadly world! What happened to the human race? And will Tetsuo be able to fulfill the promise he made to Yukio?
The Crimson Ruins; Багровые руины; 炽红废墟; 熾紅廢墟; 赫の廃墟; 붉은 폐허
Drama, Horror, Shoujo, Supernatural, Tragedy
35
1
8
April 30, 2024
From Aerandria Scans:
I suddenly lost my parents. Without a single relative, I must return to my father's birthplace, a village, where I can finish school. But I still cannot recover from the sadness. I am lost in doubts and insecurity. And then, on a mountain road, among the lush greenery, who do I chance to meet..?
It is an old story a little. A family lived in a castle. They were living comfortably there. However, an accident happened in the castle. The castle wanted the girl. And, the girl was left in the castle all alone. What fate does the girl trace?
Drama, Horror, Mystery, School Life, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy
26
1
5
April 30, 2024
26 years ago, in a third-year classroom of a middle school, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates decided to carry on as if she was still alive until graduation. Then, in the spring of 1998, a boy named Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to that classroom, and he grows suspicious of the fearful atmosphere in that classroom. In particular, there is a beautiful, aloof girl named Misaki Mei who wears an eyepatch and is always alone drawing pictures.
Королевская битва; ประจัญบาน; バトル・ロワイアル; 大逃杀; 大逃殺; 배틀 로얄
Action, Drama, Horror, Mature, Seinen, Tragedy
99
1
9
April 29, 2024
has been accommodated into a manga that was serialized, composed by Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi, was released in Japan by Akita Publishing. Tokyopop consists of 15 volumes and distributes in English the manga. There's a manga sequel called Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale. At October 2007, a fresh special version of the manga will probably be published.
The manga follows the storyline of the novel fairly carefully, but additionally enlarges on the back story of all the pupils. Additionally it is much more sexually graphic as opposed to movie and novel versions, and can also be noted for the extreme violence.
In addition, the English version of manga alters the time the story is occur by nearly 10 years, utilizing the phrase 'in the close future', but on Shogo Kawada's account, it references the software 2005 period; he claims his last application was a year-ago, resulting in the supposition the manga establishes the story in 2006. In quantity among the English language variation, the information channel reporter as well as Shinji Mimura mentions the 2007 report of seven hours, three times and twenty two minutes. To the 2009 period, which will be the 2009 one Kamon refers in quantity 14. Not one of the dates are mentioned in the first Japanese version. Seemingly they were formulated by Keith Giffen through the variation (see below) along with a number of other particulars nonexistent in the authentic.
The manga revolves around seven main figures, for instance, righteous Shuya Nanahara, the tender and affectionate Noriko Nakagawa, the case-hardened expert Shogo Kawada, the pro Shinji Mimura, the kindhearted kungfu expert Hiroki Sugimura, the distressed Mitsuko Souma, as well as the cool, merciless Kazuo Kiriyama. As of January 2006, all 1-5 volumes are released in Japan. In Great Britain and the United States all 1-5 of the volumes are released as of April 2006.
is among the three primary protagonists plus a fictional Japanese pupil. Shuya, who's nicknamed "Shu", lives in the fictional city Shiroiwa in Kagawa Prefecture.
is the primary female protagonist of the show. She's among the class of third year pupils in Shuya's college. Noriko has a crush on Shuya, whom she admired for his songs and songwriting.
is the victor of an earlier Program as well as a transfer pupil. In the start he joins up with all the both of these and satisfies Shuya and Noriko.
is the main opponent, who attempts to win the Program (utilizing a coin toss to determine whether or not he performs), killing the most quantity of pupils in the class making him the biggest risk. It's afterwards mentioned he'd experienced an automobile crash in a youthful age (where he watched his mother's passing), causing brain injury and resulting in too little emotions and sorrow.
is the secondary antagonist, regarded among the very beautiful women in the system, she's also the female together with the most kills, along with the most deranged, in using her womanly wiles and power to feign feelings to falsify afterward kill her school mates triumphing. It's later shown that these emotional issues come from the following sexual abuse she received from her step-father in addition to physical abuse from her very own mom, as well as her dad after her parents divorced, leaving.
BASTARD!! ~암흑의 파괴신~; Bastard!! Destructive God of Darkness; Bastard!! 暗黑的破坏神; Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy; バスタード!!; バスタード!! 暗黒の破壊神; 伏魔战记; Wizard!!: Bakuen no Seifukusha; Wizard!!: the Lord of the Fiery Explosion
In a postapocalyptic world of heavy metal fantasy, the only thing able to save humans from orcs, lizard men, and other monsters is something even MORE evil. Sealed within a 14-year-old boy, the chaotic wizard Dark Schneider is unleashed to fight four mighty generals and their plot to resurrect the evil god Anslasax!
Baccano! - 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad; BACCANO！大騷動！1931 The Grand Punk; BACCANO！大骚动！1931 The Grand Punk; Bakkaano!; Шумиха! 1931 Великая Бандитская Железная Дорога; اغتشاش! ۱۹۳۱ راهآهن گرند پانک; バッカーノ! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad
In 1711, a group of alchemists seeking eternal life gathered on a boat to summon the "demon" that held the secret. The demon agreed to give them what they wanted—an elixir of life, the method to create more, and the secret to ending their new-found existence. The following night, alchemists began disappearing, "eaten" by one of their own. Realizing the threat being close together posed, they decided to scatter across the world. Centuries later, in Prohibition-era America, the immortals have come together once again, and the "stupid commotion" (baccano) starts.
The story is about Kusakabe Sakura, a second-year junior high student who, in the future, discovers the power of immortality. An angel named Dokuro is sent to kill him before he does so. However, Dokuro thinks Sakura can be spared from this sad fate, thus, she keeps him. Another angel named Sabato is later sent to finish Dokuro's dirty job. Pipiru piru piru pipiru pi!
From Baka-Updates:
From AnimeWaves:
Pi piru piru piru pi piru pi~ Along with this mysterious melody, an "angel" comes to Kusakabe Sakura-kun's house and beats him to death. Her name is... Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan!? From now on, the everyday fantasies of Sakura-kun's life will be replaced by events more strange and interesting than he could ever imagine...
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In the future, a man named Sakura is destined to create the technology for eternal life, which (due to Sakura's lolicon tendencies) freezes all women's aging once they turn twelve. God refuses to allow this, so he sends his angels to the past to kill Sakura before he can do this. But one angel, Dokuro-chan, decides to try to change the future without killing him. Problem is, Dokuro is very temperamental, and is constantly killing Sakura (and lots of other people too) in incredibly bloody ways with her giant spiked club. Good thing she can bring people back to life - if only to grusomely kill them again the next time she loses her temper.
When Shouta finally finds a clue to his missing brother’s disappearance, he mysteriously wakes up in a room he’s never seen before.
The events of this room are broadcast online, and the only link with the outside is voice chat with the viewers of the broadcast.
In the midst of this extreme environment, a battle royale style murder game begins!
Kisaragi Saya is a happy, small-town schoolgirl who spends peaceful days with her friends. She mostly hangs out with her friend Yuka, the twins Nono and Nene, and the class rep, who seems to have a crush on her. Saya is also intrigued with a mysterious loner named Tokizane, who always comes to school late. She lives at home with her widowed father, and often eats at the neighboring cafe 'Guimauve,' which is run by the excellent chef and family friend Fumito. Her life may seem very tranquil and happy from the outside, but Saya also secretly wields a mystical sword to defend the town from the 'Old Ones,' monsters who eat people. Lately, Saya is beginning to think that there's a lot more to the situation with the Old Ones than she knows...
Killy is a man of few words. He wanders, seemingly endlessly, through a lonely, gargantuan labyrinth of concrete and steel, fighting off cyborgs and other futuristic nightmares, searching only for something called Net Terminal Genes. And he has a very powerful gun, which he uses without hesitation whenever anything resembling danger rears its ugly head. Who is this quiet, violent, determined man and what are these Genes he seeks? The small communities he finds tucked into the crevices of this towering, dystopic ruin hardly give him leads on his treasure, driving him to find larger enclaves of civilization where people can reveal more about the world he lives in and the quarry he seeks. Chapters 1-19: Read from left to right Chapters 20-66: Read from right to left
In a summer vacation, a group of 15 children discovered a mysterious man living in a seashore cave, along with his high-tech gadgets. The man claimed to be a game developer creating a video game with a giant robot defending Earth from 15 alien invaders, and asked those childs to test the game for him. The kids agreed happily at first, but soon they began to find the game horrifying, not only because of its realism but also because the first fatality among them happened right after their first victory. Worse yet, they had no idea how to stop or leave the "game."
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.
The complete biography of Buddha, as seen by Osamu Tezuka.
Received the Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975 and ended in 1984.
The manga Buddha is fiction with many characters who represent various life morals. Example Chapra and his mother show the love of a mother to a son.
From Anime-Planet:
The time is several millennia ago; the place is India. Droughts and famine plague the country, and its people are forced into a strict caste system that rewards only the elite cream of the crop. Across the land animals and Brahmin alike rejoice, for the blessed child with a birthright to become a god is about to be born. His name is Siddhartha Gautama, later to be known as the Buddha. However, Siddhartha's life will not be an easy one. He will experience love and loss, learn about the value of life and influence the lives of many, including Tatta and Pariah, Bandaka the bandit and countless others.
The complete biography of Buddha, as seen by Osamu Tezuka.
Received the Bungei Shunju Manga Award in 1975 and ended in 1984.
From Aerandria Scans:
Kayuu, a doll-maker who was murdered six years ago, made living dolls at the request of clients. Mitsuki, his daughter who is still finding out the mystery to her father, together with her favorite student Yue, are faced with countless ordeals. What is Kayuu's hidden secret?
Horror, Mature, School Life, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural
34
1
2
April 28, 2024
Stories about the "chairudo". The title of the series is written with kanji which mean "small-kind-people", but Ogino gives them unusual readings so that it becomes a clever pun for "child".
Chairudo are childlike people (even when they have become adults) with each an exceptional supernatural gift, a power. Some are "firestarters" for example. The main character, Hinagata Heiji, looks like a loser, but looks are deceptive. He has the uncanny ability to bring to life every inanimate object by bringing the object in touch with his blood. He wanders around, enlisting himself in a school from time to time (after all, he looks like a child). But every "chairudo" has got its own territory and conflicts between them, especially about the females, are numerous.
From CMX Manga:
This suspenseful, supernatural series tells the tale of Canon, the only student to escape from a bloody vampire attack that took the lives of her fellow classmates and turned her into one of the undead. Struggling against the terrible needs that compel her, Canon commits herself to use her powers for good and do whatever she can to avenge the deaths of her friends and her own terrible fate. Joining forces with a talking, vampire crow, she begins her quest to find Rodd, Lord of the Vampires.
Kei often gets involved in fights, despite of him being weak and always end up losing… One day, while helping a friend to bring some textbooks to an old building of his school, he and his childhood friend, Tomoe, are attacked by a monster. In order to save his friend, Kei will choose to become a Grave Protector!
* Cerberus in ancient Greek mythology was a three headed hell hound with a snake tail that guarded the gates of the Underworld preventing those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
from Easy Going Scans
After being the only survivor in a plane crash and losing his parents Ryouga, a young boy, is troubled by nightmares and taunted by other kids at his school. Fed up, he agrees to transfer to another school intrigued by a mysterious offer and the hope they may know why or how he was able to survive the crash. Arriving at the new school, he learns he must play a little card game with three others before being accepted... one card each, one vicious monster each, gruesome deaths for all save one.
This manga follows the unfortunate life of an extraordinary swordsman - Inoko Gennosuke.
Gennosuke was born into a social group called 'buraku' that was considered to be the filth of society, and because of that he was forced to live a life of misery.
DOOOOM!"Look and you'll die." "Post a message and you'll be cursed." Horror begins to spread with the use of smartphones. Introducing a new series filled with mystery about the horrors of social media!
From Viz: Delve into the tortured past of Earl Cain C. Hargreaves, charismatic heir to a wealthy family full of secrets, lies and unthinkable crimes. The prequel to the Godchild series, The Cain Saga follows the young Cain as he attempts to unravel the secrets of his birth, all the while solving each new mystery that comes his way.
Corpse Party Another Child ; Corpse Party - Another Child; コープスパーティー Another Child; 尸体派对Another child
Action, Drama, Historical, Horror, Mystery, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy
65
1
2
April 27, 2024
With their school shutting down for good, the students of a small town were heading for different directions in life. For Minase Tamaki, who was staying in town to find a job, it might be the last time she sees her crush Shindo Yuuma, who is moving to the city to attend a new school. She asks him to do a little prayer that is supposed to help people cross paths again even if they become separated. But her classmate, Yuzuki Erina, overhears their conversation and, out of jealousy, decides to ruin her plans by inviting their entire class on what was supposed to be an intimate spell.
As soon as the charm goes off, the ground splits in half, swallowing the entire class and, when they wake up, they find themselves in an old school campus. Unable to find a way out, they wander the corridors, trying to figure out where they are. But it seems that the building isn’t as abandoned as they thought it was and, in fact, something evil is lurking in the shadows.
The Conductor; คอนดักเตอร์ วาทยกรบทเพลงมรณะ; コンダクター; 暗影指挥家
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Shoujo, Tragedy
31
1
6
April 27, 2024
Summary by Hyper Parfait:
Kuchiki, a flutist, was plagued by nightmares every night that forced her to seek the help of counselor Matsuzaki. Ishikura, a police inspector, unexpectedly discovered a headless mummified body in an empty apartment and is now on the case. When Kuchiki regains her lost memories, the curtains also opens to a tragedy!
Manga adaptation of Dante Alighieri's classic work "The Divine Comedy".
Note: This scanlation comes from the paperback version that came out after the original. The original has 3 volumes.
From TokyoPop:
What lies below Tokyo's subway system is more frightening than you could have ever imagined...in its subways there exists a boundary between this world and the next--the land of the dead, and the mysterious young man Seiya is its guide. In this collection of bone-chilling shorts, follow the twisted tales of death and hauntings that inhabit this horrifying underworld, where innocent youth fall victim to the ghosts who inhabit Tokyo's underground.
Doll Star - Invoker Variant; Doll Star - Kotodama Tsukai Ihon; DOLL STAR 言霊使い異本
Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Seinen, Tragedy
33
1
4
April 26, 2024
Everyone knows that Yugi Nonoka is crazy. Her classmates have ostracized her and her teachers have given up on her. Yet, while Yugi may seem messed to the world, she has a disturbing knack for knowing the messed up crap that other people are hiding. And she has the power to do something about it...
From MangaHelpers:
The Comp is a popular portable game system that also functions as a smartphone. But it suddenly becomes a portal for demons to travel to the human world! Kazuya receives three Comps, from his master programmer cousin Naoya, for himself and his two friends Atsuro and Yuzu. In order to survive the demon invasion, the trio have to use the Comps to summon and subdue the demon that appears in order to fight back against the waves of demons that are about to swarm Japan! [vyc]
The Apocalypse of Devilman - STRANGE DAYS; Devil Man Mokushiroku; Devilman Mokushiroku - STRANGE DAYS; Strange Days - The Apocalypse of Devilman; デビルマン黙示録STRANGE DAYS
Action, Horror, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy
21
1
1
April 26, 2024
Some more stuff to add to the Devilman mythos. This is Kinutani Yuu's second story about Nagai Gou's work.
DeroDero is the story of a juvenile delinquent, Hino Mimio, who happens to also be a psychic.
His ability to communicate with the spiritual world as well as his demeanors caused him to constantly interact with supernatural beings -- usually ending up with Mimio beating the crap out of the monster or spirit.
not translated
Reading direction: Right to left
From Kawaii Corner:
The strangers clad in black clothes in the organization "Death Edge". Their goal is to murder "Angels". These so called "Angels" have killed enough people to fill the park, for the sake of thrill and adrenaline; These dark fallen Angels have landed on Earth.
Fudou Jun is a highschool teacher and takes a trip with a group of students. While there, a group of martial artists staying nearby take a strange interest in the girls. These men are actually demons and after changing into their true form break into the cabin to rape the girls. One gets Jun and violates her. She feels her soul being torn apart and transforms into Devilman Lady. With newfound powers and strength she kills all the demons and protects the girls from any further harm. What are these demons and why did she turn into a hybrid of one? What does this mean for her and for the rest of humanity?
