From ANN: Many good things are linked with water, but not here. From the murder of a small child whose body was never found, to the creatures that lurk in the depths. All the tales are linked to water, and each conclude with a shocking end

It started with a brutal beating at a pachinko parlor, and now Bakune Young-maniac, moron or mastermind -- has taken Japan's biggest crime boss as a hostage as Step One of his plan to rule the world! Soon, yakuza, police, hapless detectives and Bakune's former gym teacher collide as Bakune holes up with his hostage in Osaka Castle, and the manly men of the Japanese mob vow to do anything t

Various short stories from an upcoming Chinese Manhua artist, Benjamin. Two stories are in black & white, while two other stories are evidence for Benjamin's profound sense for colored illustrations.

"Ness' Great Adventure, a manga comic that closely follows the story of Mother 2, in the comic, like Mother 2 it includes weird humor and interesting uses for items much like the "Help!" description option in Mother 2. Added in this comic are discussions between Itoi, Itoh (the guy who drew this manga, and also did the character design in Mother 2) and Kohichi Ohyama (Art Director), who talk about

This is a collection of seven oneshot stories which were already published. Released so far... 1) A Million Pound Love: a 80 year-old lady asks a 20 year-old playboy to marry her as a last wish, in exchange for one million pounds. 2) A Fairytale Judas The Nobles can fly, are as white as snow, maybe whiter and even brighter. 3) Noah's Spaceship The eighteen year old Junior is suddenly

A 2 chapters prologue of Another (http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/another-r591) about the story of Mikami Reiko in her highschool day.

A short stroy about a hikikomori and two men.

Stork, the man with no memories, and Tit, the boy with no home, travel across the grim world where the sky is grey and the birds are believed extinct. They have met accidentally and continued together, both searching. Stork searches for his past and Tit searches for a bird. They are followed by the dark mysterious man, who may have relation to Stork's past.

A collection of 6 short stories. Each revolving a dramatic love story. Story 1: Crevasse (Sakurai Machiko) Is it right to just look him from far away? To never talk to him? Is it that there's really no reason to.... Story 2: Te wo Tsunaide ikou (Nekoyama Miyao) Mikiko plans to date Sasaken after the image of his "back was suddenly stamped" in her memory at the entrance ceremony. But ho

Another short story collection from Jirô Matsumoto.Contains 5 stories:1. A Revolutionist in the Afternoon2. A Revolutionist in the Afternoon 2 (not a sequel to the first one)3. Desert Witch: A wounded man is being chased, but then he stumbles on cursed grounds4. Takeyama's Life: A vampire, who is not really into the whole gothic vampire thing.5. The Footmen Flee: Two men are in the battlefield, an

The village’s most infamous man, Shan Gou, used to go up into the mountains to hunt wild animals every day. Recently, however, something seems to have frightened him so much he isn’t willing to even stay out late at night...

From Storm in Heaven: A collection of four short stories. Story 3: Chihiro and Chiaki are twins with a special ability; Chihiro sees strange visions triggered by the things around him, but it's Chiaki who, without actually seeing them, knows what the visions mean. The trouble Chiaki has caused by blurting out the truth behind the visions has caused Chihiro to shut himself away to keep the visi

As a child, Amasawa Rei had attended Shirohato Park Institution. After her parents were killed in a car accident, she lived at the institution and befriended a boy. She doesn't remember anything from the time she spent at the institution, not names, not faces, nothing, only that she and the boy shared a secret--a secret much darker than she thinks it is. Now, as a new student at Shirohato Acade

Her name is Orange. She's a young girl in high school, coming of age in the heart of the city. And she has decided she has nothing to live for. Not her shallow friends. Not her parents. Not school. Not even the empty promise of love. Her head filled with morbid fantasies of suicide, Orange finds herself standing at the edge of her rooftop when the drunken, enigmatic young man, Dashu, entered h

From Tokyopop: Fujiwara Sunao is a rather unusual young lady. Not only does she prefer to wear her hair short and dress like a boy, but she also possesses the power to control water! One might think Fujiwara would be an odd fit at her school, but strangely, she's not. Between the destructive and demented school president, the kooky and somewhat stalker-like school nurse, and the obsessed undercla

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.

After five years since his last book, “Danny Boy”, Toranosuke Shimada presents an everyday drama about a man going through his daughter's divorce. Nothing feels vastly different, as he continues on with his daily routine. However, in his heart, the landscape reflected in his eyes begins to change it's colors just a bit.

A collection of short stories:<br><br>1. One Day In The Life of Ivan Dejavu - Business Jump (Shueisha) 1986 March<br>2. Fangs of the Sea - Weekly Shounen Jump (Shueisha) 1979 January 25th Extra Edition<br>3. Emperor of Winter - Young Magazine (Kodansha) 1996 July<br>4. Alice (Part 1) - Comic Tom (Shio Shuppansha) 1985 August<br>5. Alice (Part 2) - Comic Tom (Shi

From Liquid Passion: There're many reasons 28 year old performer Tagashira Shinichi wants to die but mostly he just stopped caring about life. Then he bumps into Yuu, a former classmate and friend. When Yuu pushes Shinichi to see his little brother again things get more complicated. Can Shinichi find something to live for?

beginnning with the Bloody Valentine War between Earth and the colonies,On one side is the Earth Alliance, and on the opposite is the space colonies that form ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty). Mankind is divided over human genetic engineering, with normal humans known as "Naturals" and the genetically altered humans known as "Coordinators".While ZAFT has a head start on mobile suit design,

About a junior high school English teacher, Craig, who falls in love at first sight with a beautiful, young doctor from the local clinic. Inexperienced and short of help, the doctor, Fuyuki, recruits Craig to help him at the clinic. The two grow close quickly, but soon Craig notices some mysterious patients that visit the clinic and leave a drained and exhausted Fuyuki. -- Note: In the kanzenb

Quiet, sweet story of an emotionally shuttered university sempai and his conversationally clumsy junior. Sharing the same last name and a love for classical music brings them together a little. But will this be enough to bridge the gap between the sempai's secret sorrow and the junior's awkward naivete?

Consists of three stories: 1) Boys Next Door - Lawrence is a young male prostitute whose actual aim was to look for his brother. Unknowingly, he did find his brother - the owner of the young boys prostitute club. However, his life was about to change when he witnessed the killing of one of the biggest serial killers - Dr. Wolfgang Adrain Cray. Instead of running away, he searches for the murderer

Fujishima is living in a cheap apartment complex because he has a small budget. The walls of the apartment are very thin and he can hear everything that happens next door, even the calls of "Izumi" during his neighbor's sex. The overheard sex eventually turns into over heard fighting which gets so out of hand that Fujishima has to go next door and interfere. To his suprize, Izumi was not the femal