MYSTERY

Although a 19th-century philosopher once said that "God is dead" (It was Nietzsche) the Rakia story has God descending to Earth in the 21st century and assuming the form of a girl. ("Rakia" is the Hebrew word for the skies or the firmament.)

AKB48 Murder Case is a detective manga series adapted from the all-female Japanese idol group's "Murder Mystery" commercials for Glico's "Ice no Mi" candy campaign. In the story, AKB48 members discover the body of fellow idol Kato Rena. Maeda Atsuko arrives at the murder scene and begins to handle the case. All 89 current members of the idol group become suspects. The manga series will be 9 chapters long.

.Hundreds of years ago, horrifying creatures which resembled humans appeared. These mindless, towering giants, called "titans," proved to be an existential threat, as they preyed on whatever humans they could find in order to satisfy a seemingly unending appetite. Unable to effectively combat the titans, mankind was forced to barricade themselves within large walls surrounding what may very well be humanity's last safe haven in the world.In the present day, life within the walls has finally found peace, since the residents have not dealt with titans for many years. Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, and Armin Arlert are three young children who dream of experiencing all that the world has to offer, having grown up hearing stories of the wonders beyond the walls. But when the state of tranquility is suddenly shattered by the attack of a massive 60-meter titan, they quickly learn just how cruel the world can be. On that day, Eren makes a promise to himself that he will do whatever it takes to eradicate every single titan off the face of the Earth, with the hope that one day, humanity will once again be able to live outside the walls without fear.[Written by MAL Rewrite]

SERIES 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable follows Josuke Higashikata and his good friend Koichi Hirose as they protect their town from the influx of Stand users. Jotaro Kujo arrives to warn Josuke about the Bow and Arrow a mysterious man is using to bring out a person's Stand abilities, but it is up to Josuke, Koichi and their allies to defeat those who would use their Stand abilities for evil - most notably Yoshikage Kira.

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!!!

Cys Buegette learns of the sudden death of his brother he didn't see for 10 years. His only legacy: a disk and a son, Kai. Kai now lives with Cys and every night, comes to his bed.

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.

While hiking a mountain with his friend, Dong-uk stops to take a picture with him on a steep ledge which collapses and leaves them stranded on an isolated cliff. He accidentally drops a chocolate bar and it gets caught in a tree below them. While his friend is descending the cliff to retrieve it, Dong-uk accidently lets go of the makeshift rope and watches him fall to his death...but is he truly dead?

From Hyper Parfait:After World War III, the Fhrer established the Unified World Government. Anything considered as damaging to the creation of the "Perfect World" is eliminated, such as people with disabilities, believers of a different religion, those that are considered as "traitors", and so on.The Black Rose is the personal protection guard unit of the Fhrer. Luka Ogami, the top graduate of the academy of unified army officers, joins the Black Rose. to save the world.

A young woman, by some strange occurrence, was left to die alone in the former building of the Academy for Sincere Teachings. Mysteriously, there is one person who can see her in ghost form: Niiya Teiichi, a freshman. Now they both seek to find out the reasoning behind her death, and what could have caused it.

Akuma-san, listen to my song!The boy who was kicked out of the choir and the devil, who became a singing teacher for the child.But the song is not easy...Funny relationship devil and child.

A collection of horror stories.

In a parallel world where the strongest of the non-diary holders "Akise Aru" takes the place of Yukiteru ( The protagonist from Mirai Nikki ) for a few days, what will happen?

Kei has been a vegetarian and tended to have an unbalanced diet since childhood. He and his much older brother Sai, who has a brother complex but who's become reliable, get along well together.For some reason, ever since he was a child, Kei has wanted to taste blood. Even though he knows it's wrong, he can't help thinking about it, so his university classmate, who cuts herself, agrees to share her blood with him. As soon as Kei discovers the taste of blood, he realizes he's always wanted to eat SaiCan Kei become aware of his affection for Sai without confronting his desire to eat him?Extra included for this story of twisted love!+

A prince found a mysterious potion that is thought to make one more beautiful, so he gave it to his knight. However...

On the secluded island of Rokkenjima, Battler Ushiromiya and his family were trapped and murdered under unusual circumstances attributed to Beatrice, the Golden Witch.After continually challenging the existence of magic and powerful witches, Battler has become the Game Master of the board involving the mysterious events that occured. To prove his understanding of the mystery, he must defeat Erika Furudo, the detective and piece for the witch Bernkastel. Meanwhile, a childlike Beatrice, reborn through Battler's efforts, struggles to regain her former personality for Battler's sake.As the new game begins, the unfolding events are brought into existence by two objective observers: the Witch of the Theatre, Featherine Augustus Aurora, and her chosen reader, Ange Ushiromiya, Battler's sister as she is in 1998.On Rokkenjima in 1986, love becomes important to understanding the truth behind the events, particularly as it pertains to George and Jessica Ushiromiya, and the servants Shannon and Kanon.

Akihiko, searching for answers about the early-death curse that afflicted his father, returns to the rural family seat, but when he arrives, he is faced with only more questions. What is the nature of his family's curse, and why does it strike down only male descendants? Who was the Meiji-era ghost that appears in Akihiko's visions? Above all, does his mysterious cousin Ren have the answers that he seeks? Find out in Miyamoto Kano's new Time-skip mystery, Sleeping Moon.(Taken from liquid passion)

From Aerandria Scans:From time immemorial, vampires inhabited the darkness. They were an immortal clan who shared the color of their iris with their partner... Until the appearance of the beautiful girl "Jasmine." Both of her eyes glittered with blue sparks. She is a vampire too, but what is her goal?!Dare to open the scroll with the legend of the beautiful dancer China Blue...!

A disturbing manga inspired by an even more disturbing movie of the same name (aka Suicide Club). As you might expect, they both deal with the theme of suicide. However, the plots of the manga and movie are significantly different, so don't wory about spoilers and such. Finally, I'd just like to point out that the manga isn't for the faint of heart, and the movie even more so.

From Baka-Update:Russian bodyguard Alexis is given the task of hunting down famous art thief Shiro, but is intrigued by art researcher Kairi. In a world of lies, intrigues, and espionage, love can be a deadly illusion...

Ten years ago, there was an explosion at Hisano's apartment building. She would have been there, but she'd been hit by a bike ridden by a boy in blood-stained clothes. He dropped a toy scale when it happened, and she's been hanging on to it as a good-luck charm ever since. Now Hisano's in high school. One of her teachers was murdered, and the police are investigating. A young man suddenly appears carrying the toy that scale belonged to. And perhaps... can he also see the hallucinations Hisano has always been plagued with? Everything is connected as the pattern slowly rises to the surface.

Compilation of short stories: Hotel It is the year 2272 A.D. A computer continues to live on in order to complete a mission in a world where all life, including Mankind, has gone extinct. This is a record of those 27 million years of its heroic struggle. Present Hanako suffers from a terrible disease. After awakening from a deep slumber, Hanako has only three days to live. During those three days, her husband, Takao, must endure a heart-breaking experience, knowing that the person Hanako really loves isn't him. Subete wa Maguro no Tame da (It Was All for the Tuna) Tuna have become extinct and Jun Shiozaki will do everything possible and imaginable to bring them back. Stephanos Set in modern-day Japan, our main character Noriko finds out that she is pregnant with her lover Matsumura's baby. He, however, is an important doctor with a family and everything already. Noriko wants to have the baby, but Matsumura says that it's actually a rapidly growing cancer and that they have to remove it immediately. It might also be neither of these things Diadem A "Diadem" is a word for 'crown' that has its root in Greek. "Stephanos", which appeared in "Mandala" 01, was also a 'crown'. It seems that we could consider this the second work in a continuing series of shorts that should perhaps be called a "Crown series".

It happened after school one rainy day... A group of friends have stayed behind to prepare for the next day's school festival. One moment they are idly telling ghost stories but the next an enormous earthquake strikes and the entire school seems to fall down around them. They awake to find themselves trapped in a parallel version of their school. A school abandoned and disheveled and whose calendar dates back to 1927. Can they find a way out of this nightmare or are they doomed to the same fate that befell the other victims whose corpses that lie numerous throughout the school?

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 Storm in Heaven:It's said that on a prohibited island called "Dragon's Beak" the "power of the gods" resides. Anyone who obtains the power will have all their wishes fulfilled.

Lili is just like any other girl except she can foretell the future! This 'Zodiac PI' relies on horoscopes and astrology to help her solve crimes and track down criminals. When there's trouble a'brewing, she transforms herself into the magic Detective Spica and looks to the stars to guide her way. Before long, she is joined by her childhood friend, Hiromi, who dreams of becoming a detective as skilled as Lili. Soon, no astral investigation is too arduous for this dynamic duo!

An online game is causing players to commit suicide. One hacker rises to solve the mystery.

Haiba Sumio is a student at a Tokyo High School with an interesting ability... He occasionally falls asleep and wakes up with premonitions of the future written out on his "Dream Diary." With this ability, Sumio helps out people in trouble before anything bad happens, until one day when his peaceful life completely changes.

The master of the school has an overwhelming power over the events that happen around the trapped. And that power is even greater on a certain day: her birthday.

Deep Black (a superhero reminiscent of Batman) sets out to solve the mystery of the Glory of the Seven Sages paintings. Mystery shrouds the situation and the characters as Deep Black encounters car chases, burglary cases, bomb threats, and meets Ghost, the handsome thief who escapes and slips away from DB.

Yokami Futsu, or Fu-chan as he is commonly known, was brought up by his grandfather after his father died. But now his grandfather had also died leaving behind a large amount of debt. At the funeral, his grandfather's cousin (who looks uncannily like grandpa himself!) suddenly appears and declares that he wants to take care of him. Together, they start living in a dilapidated, run down house and Fu-chan is forbidden from entering some of the other parts of the house. One night, he encounters a mysterious handsome man at the house and instantly gets the feeling that he had seen him before even though the man outright denies it himself when asked. Add into that his cousin's odd and ridiculous behaviour that strongly reminds Fu of his carefree grandfather, and the wild rumours flying around, Fu becomes very suspicious. Also what are all those dreams that he had having for long time now, dreams that seem like it had really happened to him rather than just some outright, random dreams? And who really is that man that Fu had encountered that night and why does he get such strong feelings when he is around him?

A young girl's nightmare becomes the search for the truth, a search that leads her to the secret and extremely dangerous world of Contractors and the Hells Gate. Hei and Mao try to protect Kana from the Contractors who are trying to silence her forever, while Kana clings to the hope of finding her father and piecing her life together again. -- Bushido Angel Adventures NOTE: (revised) The story is told much differently from the anime. It is focused mainly on the girl, Kana.

From Shinmakoku Scanlations :Shingakkou - Noli me Tangere - tells a story of Michael Levi. His father, mother and younger sister were murdered by people who seem to be members of a satanic cult. Michael and his twin brother Gabriel (or Gabby) were students in a Seminary. They heard rumors that the cult members were in the same school, so they returned back there and with the help of their fellow students and friends tried to uncover the mystery surrounding their family's deaths. But some things were better left in the dark.

From Tokyopop:Sanami Matoh's FAKE, a shounen-ai favorite, is the unlikely love story between two NYC cops--who both happen to be guys...Meet Ryo and Dee, two New York City cops with an attraction for action, and for each other! When Ryo, a soft spoken officer, joins the NYPD's 27th precinct, he's soon partnered up with Dee, a cocky, confident cop with attitude to spare.

The world didnt end with a bang. It was a flash of light bookended by a long, endless freeze that covered the landscape is white snow. Kindness and compassion were replaced with struggle and the ruthless will to survive. And then, there are the Ashen. New beings with abilities beyond that of normal humans, giving them an edge above all others in the frozen wasteland. In this war, there are no victors, just survivors.

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, a terrible breach of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate the incident, and he is none too happy to see Alexia at the scene. With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible, given her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers. Can Alexia uncover what is happening before she becomes the next victim?

From Yen Press: A young boy named Roxas whiles away the last days of his summer vacation with his three best friends in their quiet little home of Twilight Town. But all is not as it should be in this hamlet nestled between night and day. Strange things keep happening around Roxas, which always seem to involve mysterious creatures and he is plagued by dreams of a boy named Sora, whom he has never met. Bewildered, Roxas searches for answers. Will they lead him to Sora, Donald and Goofy?

This is a spin off story that occurs about 3 years before Spiral. One of the main characters is Imari, who is in love with the kid who wants to be a detective, and which also quit school running after Kiyotaka, and it seems he's dating a murderer without knowing it...? But how is it all connected to the blade children? Not long after, our favorite blade children from Spiral appear for the rescue, all manipulated by Kiyotaka.

"Find the doll maker, and take the puppet!" That was the cryptic message that was sent to Nimiya when her grandfather passed away. Yet the mission is not as straightforward as it seems. Just who is behind the Shikigami insurgence, and what are they after? And will Nimiya and the electrician be able to stop them before it's too late?

In the year 2039 Ageha Shiraishi is sentenced to death after strong evidence found her guilty of killing her four roomates. She claims she is innocent but no one will listen to the words of an well versed actress. Ageha is sent to Talsis Prison where she meets the prison guard, Kenzaki Kyousuke, who gets the feeling she may actually be innocent. Before the day is done Ageha escapes prison and Kenzaki gets fired for incompetence. Ten years later Kenzaki is on the hunt for the mysterious Ageha.From Baka-Updates:Ageha Shiraishi has been sentenced to death as she was suspected of murdering her four roommates. In her prison cell as she awaits her execution, she tells her warden, Kyousuke, that she is innocent and that she did not commit murder. Kyousuke does some research, but finds that she is still guilty. Upon his return, he finds his superior tied up and stripped. After setting her free, he finds out that he has been tricked, and it was Ageha in disguise. He is surprised to find Ageha can impersonate anyone to the finest detail, whether it be hair color, habits, or even voice. Ageha becomes the first fugitive of the Talsis Prison and she declares that she will find the real culprit. Kyousuke now only has one clue, which is "the Ageha" (swallowtail butterfly) tattoo on Ageha's back. The chase between the characters involved begins as they move to grasp the truth!

From Dragon Voice Project:Setsu is a tomboy who lives in the small village Niolz and she's been participating in various Martial Arts Comepetitions in order to earn enough prize money to travel to the capital Bazen where King Lucaria resides... Luca, her childhood friend who left in order to ascend the "Scarlet chair" as the last rightful heir of the royal line. However when she finally arrives there and gets a glimpse of the King she's shocked to find a stranger in his place! What's going on? But more importantly what happened to the real Luca? Join Setsu in her quest to uncover the truth and find that precious childhood friend...

From Easy Going Scans:Five different people are gathered in an abandoned hospital after getting a mysterious phone call, and the mastermind behind the curtains holds their families hostage. He orders them to figure out the one culprit who killed his brother... Or otherwise, they will all die.

The story is set at Shishidou, a school attended by rich and elite people. Tomu Shirasagi, a gambler, is a mysterious new transfer student who has come from a public school (instead of a prestigious private one) and faces the elitist environment. There, he declares a challenge toward any student and claims he will bring to the ruin the whole school through a series of gambling matches. Nobody knows why he has come to that school or what the real motivations behind his actions are.During any match, Tomu shows off all of his unique coolness and ability.He employs a wide range of tricks, both psychological and physical, to ensure his victory. In any game, you will constantly ask how he's planning to win, why he's really doing certain things, and what's really going on. At the end of the matches, the tricks are revealed, and they all work in real life, even if they do require one to be highly skilled or lucky in order to perform them.The story centers around the various matches he undertakes and the interactions between the various characters, like Mika Shishidou, the beautiful granddaughter of the school headmaster, who is highly intelligent but contemptuous and superb, or Abidani, the vampiric looking dorm superintendent and main villain (for now) in the series, who has a sadistic personality and whose goal is to make Tomu leave his school (or to get him killed).As the story unfolds, more about Tomu's past is revealed, leading to unpredictable turns of events.

Officer Shibata Taketora works in a local koban (a small police office). He may have a child-like face on the outside, but he's more serious than anyone in his pursuit of justice! With his goal being to become a detective, Taketora confronts everyday problems that happen within the town! Various incidents within the street make him chase after and apprehend criminals!

What does it take to find your true inner self? Zen's memory has been wiped, and he can't remember if he's a killer or a hero. And a lot of people will do anything they can to keep it that way. Zen's unearthly charm attracts a veritable rogues' gallery. A bounty hunter becomes obsessed enough to become his new partner, while the daughter of General treats him like some sort of guru. But when he meets a mysterious doctor who may know him from the past, Zen learns that the secret of his lost memory is definitely more sinister than saintly.

Seven college students are coming back from their graduations. During the travel they are shocked to see a strange, cow-like creature with a human face. This accident means they only have seven days left to live. What will they do to stay alive until the fated day? [MAL]