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A scientist discovers a new star, and names it after his daughter, Remina. She becomes a nationwide star for carrying the same name as this new star, but the people's astonishment is soon traded for terror as they realize that this new star is a case unlike no other: It's headed for Earth, and it's approaching fast... From Brolen: This is a horror/sci-fi story about a giant planet consuming creature from another dimension that a scientist discovers and mistakenly identifies as a planet. Being given the honor to name it as its discover, the professor chooses to name it after his only daughter, Remina, but when Hellstar Remina is headed on a direct collision course with Earth the world goes nuts and all the people in the city start a witch hunt to kill Remina, thinking she is somehow to blame.

A compilation of short stories:1) The Guardian -Kazuhiko Saibara finds himself dead in the woods surrounding his family's summer villa. As the family servant digs his grave, Saihara's feeble-minded younger brother gazes absently upon the scene, and Saihara himself begins to recount the events that led to his demise.- PresenceDear2. Show Me Heaven -A smile of a skinny angel opens up a closed-minded man's heart.3) Sora no Uragawa -Yousuke, Tamotsu and Satoshi are high school buddies until tragedy breaks them apart. Ten years later the death of one of them brings the remaining two friends back together and past wounds are torn open.- Aarinfantasy4) A Chance Encounter in the Cosmos -A hideously ugly starship captain captures a beautiful prisoner of war.- PresenceDear

From NetComics: A pulse-quickening tale of swords, sorcery, far-away kingdoms, and the fairest princess in the land... with a twist. When Prince Jed's bride-to-be, Elena, elopes two days before their wedding, her desperate family dresses up their youngest son Nicole and sends him to get married in her place. With his beautiful blue eyes, flowing blond hair and strategically placed apples, nobody bats an eye at the pretty young 'maiden' standing before them. But how long can Nicole keep up this charade? Despite the odds against them, the two princes share many adventures and intimacies in this mesmerizing romantic drama. Note: There are both male/female and shounen-ai pairings in this story.

Slice of life with a young couple, Inoue Meiko and Taneda Shigeo, and how everyday occurrences affect their lives. Meiko begins contemplating whether freedom without purpose is really the same thing as boredom. This is a retelling of a very common real life situation, perhaps enjoyable for an older fanbase. Art is different, there are no anime-esque deformations here. Nominated in 2009 for the Eisner Award Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan. Nominated for the 2009 Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.

Ace, a human teenager, has been raised by King and Jay, vampires who have lived an eternal lifetime. As he grows up, he became attracted to Jay and Jay also comes to yearn strongly for Ace's blood. King and Jay, afraid that their secret will be exposed, decide to send Ace away to a boarding school. But when Ace finds that out, he wishes to be a vampire like them.Sadahiro Mika's Gothic love story about the growth of a teenager who's raised up by vampires and the feeling of a vampire who live in eternal life.(from the cover)Also contains two additional oneshots:1) Deep Throat (beware, this is also the name of the extra at the end of volume 1 of Pathos, but it's two different releases);2) EX.

From Evil Flowers:Although this was released after the 12 volumes of Masca, it is a prequel to the main story. It shows how Caien became a demon lord, about his relationship with Rakin, The King of Speira, and the love triangle between the 2 with the beautiful Rea of the mascan race. Asarella also apears, but the story seems to be concentrating more on Rakin and Rea.

Ito is a girl whose father beats her, nonetheless hides it from the people around her. But when things spiral out of control only Ibuki is willing to reach out his hand to try and save her. As the two are drawn together, however, he is simultaneously tied down by obligations difficult to break away from no matter where his heart lays.

Kinnen is a son of a famous prostitute, when his mother becomes sick, he sees no other way to survive than to become a sex toy of a rich Chinese noblemen, despite the protests from Bushou, who loves him. Years pass; Bushou has not forgotten about Kinnen

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.

From Lililicious:A classic manga about girls at a private all-girls school. The storyline centers around the experiences of Nanako, a "normal" girl who is invited to join the prestigious school organization, the Sorority, and is resented by all the other students because she doesn't appear to be qualified. Other key characters are Nanako's two friends: Tomoko, her friend since childhood who is alienated by Nanako's decision to try to join the Sorority, and Mariko, a strange, obsessive girl who is invited to join the Sorority along with Nanako; her "older brother," Henmi, who she corresponds with by mail; and the "Three Magnificent Ones," all of whom are admired and quasi-worshipped by the rest of the student body: the head of the Sorority, Miya-sama, the haunted, pill-popping rebel, Saint Juste, and the star athlete with a mysterious disease who doesn't like the Sorority, Kaoru-no-kimi.

From Midnight Scans:As a child, Beniko had two close friends, Umi and Sora. They were twin brothers that lived next door but due to his "Brother-Complex" jealousy Umi stopped being friends with her and soon moved away. Sora stayed and he and Beniko devoloped a relationship but later tragedy hit as he tried to save Beniko. Umi reapears with the same voice, looks, but a more twisted personality than before. How will Beniko confront the twisted love and affection given to her by Umi, instead of from Sora?!

From Tokyopop:A lonely yet caring 15-year-old Chiaki, the half-angel daughter of the Archangel Michael and a human woman, welcomes into her home a dejected devil Ororon who pledges to stay at her side forever.Both of them have been ostracized from their respective celestial realms--Chiaki because her origins are impure and Ororon because he is the youngest son of the Lord Devil and therefore a threat to his older brothers for leadership of the underworld.As various agents of heaven come by to destroy the angel Chiaki, she learns that having the incredibly powerful Ororon by her side is useful. And as assassin after assassin comes to eliminate Ororon, he learns that Chiaki can teach him a valuable lesson about the sanctity of life.

Futaba, a boy that has grown up in an overprotected family, suddenly finds himself on the other side of the world, where he meets Kiara, the Amaranthine. They journey to find Kiara's true master, and along the way they meet a curious cast of characters, including the wizard Belbel and the prince Virid.

In 1998, Battler Ushiromiya's younger sister Ange has lived a miserable life being raised by her Aunt Eva, the only survivor of the murders on Rokkenjima. Bullied and unhappy, Ange finds solace in the diary of her cousin Maria and the world of magic until she rejects its existence. However, with Eva's death and the inheritance of Beatrice's titles, Ange receives an offer from the witch Bernkastel on how to bring back her lost family. Meanwhile, in 1986, Battler Ushiromiya and the Golden Witch Beatrice continue their game, with Battler aided by Ange, hailing from twelve years in the future, in hopes of saving their family at last.

A collection of stories portraying the cruel and twisted nature of love, lust and desire -- and the misery it brings to all those involved.This is volume 1 of Hanlu's Portfolio of Stories.Volume 2: (Eyeball Deep Swag)

The boy I love is dead."Yuugen is a sickly, high school boy with zero motivation in life. He avoids interacting with his classmates, and lives an utterly bland and colorless life. However, there's always one boy who always calls out to him every single day. That's Hideto, upbeat and outgoing, loved by anyone and everyone. To this bright individual, Yuugen harbors feelings that he has not told anyone. However, one day, Hideto suddenly passes away. While still grappling with the reality of the situation, Yuugen discovers that the ghost of Hideto has appeared before him. Bound to this world by unfinished business, he enlists the help of Yuugen to help him pass on, but!A summer of love for two boys to purify the soul.A bittersweet love story of a boy overcoming grief and taking the steps into adulthood.+

Neo Verona. A land floating high in the sky ruled by the Capulet family. That is until one night, when the long time rivals of the Capulets, the Montagues, storm the palace, killing the duke, his wife, and his men. All are killed but Juliet, a young daughter of the Capulets who is rescued and spirited away to safety before she could be killed. Fourteen years later, Juliet remembers nothing of her gruesome past, and lives with the small band who had rescued her, the only family she has. It is not safe for Juliet to go out undisguised, however, as a search for the Capulet heiress is still underway. So in public, she dresses as a boy, a young man named Odin, at the request of her "family". Though she is technically not allowed to, Juliet has another secret identity: The Red Whirlwind, the daring and righteous hero of Neo Verona, famous for saving any in danger with his (or rather, her) sword and advanced combat skills without killing anyone. It is on one of these "rescue missions" that she first meets Romeo, heir of the Montague house. By chance, they fall in lovea forbidden love that neither side will allow. Things get even more complicated, however, when Juliet finally learns of her true identity and is told that she must kill the current dukeRomeo's father.

It's about a rich man's daughter and a orphan boy growing up together and falling in love. But when her parents die, her aunt wants to send the boy away to college and make her marry a respectful man to save the family reputation.[From mangatraders]In a quiet area of France during WWII, a very young orphan boy was left on the steps of a large mansion on the same day that a daughter was born to the bourgeois family living there. From that day on, Francis and Natalie grew up together and found themselves falling deeply in love. As talk of their marriage began to stir, Natalie suddenly lost her parents to a plane crash, leaving her aunt as her guardian. This aunt, vehemently opposed to Natalie's engagement to a mere orphan, which drove Natalie and Francis to elope. Unfortunately, they were caught. Rather than be torn apart from each other, Natalie and Francis decide to spend eternity together by jumping off a cliff. Through a cruel twist of fate, however, only Natalie survives...Is there even a smidgen of hope that Natalie will somehow be able to find her love once again? An amazingly well-developed, emotional work of art from Ichijo Yukari.

When the hot-tempered Han Hye Won accidently insults the handsome jjang of Han Hwa Go, Sun Woo Bin decides to pay her a visit... with his entire motorcycle gang, ready to see some blood. So how does that lead up to a kiss and the infamous captain begging for a date? Do you want to try?

A collection of eight Zombie related oneshots by several authors.Includes illustrations by Hiroe Rei (Black Lagoon), Samura Hiroaki (Blade of the Immortal) and Matsumoto Jiro (Freesia).

From Tokyopop:Welcome to a world divided into 12 Mines - each of them its own land - dominated by a rigid social class structure in which the 'Habit' exists to rule and the 'Spar' exist to serve. Their future dim and seemingly set in stone, the Spar find hope in an unlikely hero: the androgynous child born of a dwarf and hunchback who is prophesied to overthrow the tyrannical rulers!

Taken from Solaris-svu:Ikuru is a boy who doesn't have long to live. Grown up question the purpose of his life and the reason for his death, he's grown up constantly confused and lonely. Now, learning that he hasn't long to live, he requests that a special "girl" called a AGH-RMS be given to him. These people are genetically made so that they help heal and ease the mental burdens of someone who hasn't long to live. This manga is cute, sad and ultimately a story about life , death and humanity.

A manga about people trying to kill themselves, but weird stuff happens instead

On the secluded island of Rokkenjima, owned by the rich and powerful Ushiromiya family, mysterious murders begin to occur as outlined on the epitaph of the Golden Witch Beatrice, whose existence has been continually denied by Battler Ushiromiya.When Beatrice defaults a win against Battler, she loses the will to continue and withdraws. As Battler waits for her to awaken, the witches Bernkastel and Lambdadelta wreck havoc upon the game board and the fates of those on Rokkenjima. When Battler re-enters the game to take the game board back for Beatrice, he discovers the circumstances have changed.In 1986, detective Erika Furudo has joined the inhabitants of Rokkenjima, approaching the murders from a "mystery" perspective in contrast to Battler's approach of "anti-fantasy" and denying magic. As Erika's investigation begins, the consequences of Natsuhi Ushiromiya's past actions regarding an offer from the family head, Kinzo, surface.

High school delinquent Mura must put up with the annoying presence of new stepbrother Subaru when his mother goes away on honeymoon. Dealing with gossip at school is bad enough, but Mura's life is turned upside down by a forbidden locker-room kiss and the publication of an incriminating photo snapped by BL fangirls.Takaguchi Satosumi's first BL work.

The young Erwin Smith is a rising star in the Survey Corps, humanity's only hope of defeating the man-eating monsters known as Titans. Ruthless and dispassionate, Erwin's mind is devoted to strategies and intrigue. But beneath Erwin's feet is another world, the Underground, where humans are born and die surrounded by the garbage the Capital throws away. Here, the criminal Levi survives on his wits and agility. But when these two ambitious men cross paths, who will prove himself stronger? The origin story of Levi and Erwin.

The story could basically be split into two halves. The main story is about Tamai Shiina, who is an energetic middle-school teenage girl. She visits her grandparent's over the summer where she runs into a very strange creature. Shiina has had lots of strange dreams as of late and also when she was younger, and this strange creature is somewhat related to her visions. She names the small cuddly star-shaped creature, Hoshimaru.Little did she know that this cuddly creature is really part of herself. After her vacation, Shiina goes back to her home, living with her father. She runs into other children with similar creatures the following days. However, these children have developed their creatures, and they have complete control over them. They mostly use these creatures for their own destructive pleasure and not for good. There is a group of teenagers that all have these strange creatures, and they plan to basically conquer the world, creating a utopia of whatever they desire. Will they succeed? Will Shiina ever develop Hoshimaru?Taken from thespectrum.net

In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape.Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles.

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

The story revolves around a love triangle between the male protagonist, Makoto, and two girls in his year, Kotonoha and Sekai.Makoto develops an interest in Kotonoha, and although they both take the same train to school, she seems to be unaware of his existence. One of his classmates, Sekai, gets the two together despite holding strong feelings towards Makoto.

Read manhwa When the Broken Saintess Touches Love / Junketsu wo Ushinatta Seijo ga Ai ni Furetara / / In a world where saints have the power to protect their country, Lelia's powers as a saint awakened when she was twelve and moved to the royal palace from her poor viscount family home. She spent happy days praying daily with the sole purpose of saving people and got engaged to the second prince, Evan. One day, Angle, another woman whose powers as a saint awakened, came to the palace. They promised to help each other since having two saints in the same generation was rare. However, one night, Lelia was kidnapped and assaulted after her prayers. That night, she lost more than her virginity: remaining pure for life was an unbreakable condition for being a saint. When Evan broke off their engagement, Lelia realized that the assault had been a plot by him and Angle. Lelia became a servant for the two, now engaged, and endured constant abuse at their hands until one day, a black-haired man appeared by her side

Two stories.The main one spans five chapters. The protagonist is God's beloved puppet who lives in a huge garden. Out of loneliness, the puppet seeks company. God grants that, but with certain conditions...In the second story, an angel is kicked down (literally) to Earth to experience some hardship as said angel has a problem with granting people's wishes and prayers.

The successor of the Tsujimura clinic, Motoharu has always held his childhood friend, Hazumi Akira, close to his heart. He confessed to Akira and then was rejected. Even so, he still entered the same university and same department as Akira. Ever since the confession, the two have been distancing each other, but Akira suggested that they make up and for the first time in a while, they walk home together. But on the way back, Akira suddenly kisses Motoharu, causing Motoharu's hope to grow. However, the next day, Akira tells him to "forget it", causing Motoharu to blame Akira...

From Iskultrip Scans:It is a very dark night. Under a heavy rain, a determined man sets out to track his terrified victim. The decision of Kirishima Seiichi is clear: Tonight, he will kill his wife.A year ago, he was a happy man - a successful writer, a contented husband, and a father of a young boy... at that time, everything seemed going well for him. But such happiness had to end. The day his editor put an end to their collaboration, darkness seeped into his life faster than a bullet. A terrifying descent into hell commences, page by page of what it seems to be his last novel...

Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Akito but at the same time captivates him, just as Akito's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding. A story of growing up, letting go, falling in love, and falling out. It chronicles the relationship of Sana and Akito throughout elementary to high-school.This manga won the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo.An extra epilogue book called 'Deep Clear' is available on MangaFox which is set a few years after the end of the Kodocha series. 'Deep Clear' is a cross-over with Obana Miho's other work, 'Honey Bitter'.

Japanese teenager Yota Moteuchi has a problem, he's in love with his classmate Moemi, but can't bring himself to ask her out. Even with the help of his friend and high school heart-throb Takashi, his reputation as the dateless wonder and his lack of courage are a curse that seems impossible to overcome. Now, in the midst of the all-too-short winter vacation from school, Yota sees his chance to win Moemi's heart. Little does he know that his fate waits just around the corner, and the name of the one who will change his life is... Ai.

Seducing the guests to make them pay the most, that is the job of a host. Takashi, currently the No. 1 host, is an apparent professional when it comes to being a host. Being a host isn't Takashi's only job. The Persona XII, guided by the stars are to preserve the balance of fate. The eyes on an assassin serves the guidance of the stars.

From MangaHelpers:One day, Matsui Sakura receives an invitation to a "Revenge Game," and decides to attend. At the location indicated, she ends up locked in a dorm-like building with four of her classmates. It appears that the Revenge Game is being run by a wealthy classmate, Saionji, who was bullied so badly by some of the students that it ruined his life. Now he is taking his revenge, in a brutal game that allows him to have one of his former tormentors killed each morning.However, Sakura--a lonely, quiet, orphan girl--does not understand why she is there, unless it was due to her inaction in stopping the bullying of others. She's also the only one who received an invitation, while the others were abducted or tricked into attending. What is the final purpose of this game? [tethysdust]

From the Animeraider:Satoshi and a group of his friends are on a lengthy boat ride to Kijijima when the world comes to an end literally. A huge Tsunami wave 500 meters tall overpowers the boat and he finds himself stranded on an island and alone. Meanwhile the rest of the boat has grounded after being dashed upon the shores and soon Satoshi finds them, and sets off a struggle to survive for the passengers and crew of the ship

Born under a prophecy that will liberate and unite Japan, Sarasa has had to take her brother Tatara's place as the "Boy of Destiny." Fighting for the oppressed, Sarasa journeys across Japan to gain allies and defeat her enemies--all while keeping her identity a secret!

From etc:Based on historical setting of Korea during the Josun Age. Long ago, in Jushin, secret royal inspectors named "Angyo Onshi" wandered the country and restored the order. But now that Jushin is destroyed, only one is still wandering...

Two years after Lordlake was razed by her Sun Rune, Queen Arshtat dispatches her son the Prince, her sister Sialeeds, and their royal bodyguards Lyon and Georg Prime to inspect the state of the ruined town. The Prince sees the grim state of the dried-up town and report on it, but Arshtat scorns this; she declares that Lordlake's citizens deserve their desolation for stealing the Dawn Rune. Arshtat's husband Ferid pulls her back to her senses, and she dismisses the inspection party with a whisper.The next issue of contention is the Sacred Games for Princess Lymsleia's hand in marriage, being held somewhat early for the ten-year old Lymsleia. The two main contestants, both representing themselves with a champion, hail from rival noble houses: The foppish Euram Barows, and Sialeeds' former fiance, the charismatic Gizel Godwin. The royal family, however, favors the mysterious outsider Belcoot, as a neutral option less likely to cause strife; the Prince attempts to aid Belcoot quietly with Ferid's approval. However, Gizel successfully rigs the Games to his advantage, and his champion Childerich defeats a drugged Belcoot while the Barow's champion is disqualified.However, Lord Marscal Godwin, Gizel's father, is less than impressed with Gizel's activities, thinking that he has made an enemy of the Prince and the royal family as a whole with his plotting. Additionally, the royal family took Zegai, the Barows champion, into their own personal custody, who could perhaps help reveal the Godwins cheating and offer an excuse to annul the engagement. Thus, the Godwins launch a preemptive attack at the engagement ceremony in Sol-Falena, Falena's capital. Arshtat and Ferid had anticipated and prepared for the attack, but not the involvement of the elite Nether Gate assassins, who overwhelm the palace's defenses. The struggle culminates in Arshtat and Ferid's deaths, while Lymsleia finds herself a captive. The Prince Ardil, Lyon, Georg, and Sialeeds are forced to flee.

Truck-kun's latest victim finds out what it's really like to have the Ultimate Cheat Skill.Shockingly, there are no slave harems.

From Fantasyshrine:Five years ago in summer, Takuro's older brother, Kotaro, a high-school teacher, brought his student, Hiro, to Takuro's apartment. The three of them started living together happily.Until one night, Takuro discovered that Kotaro and Hiro were actually lovers. Although he felt hurt, angry, and betrayed; Takuro realized he had also fallen in love with Hiro.However, tragedy struck when Hiro's older brother, Reiichiro, finaly located Hiro...

In 1986, eleven members of the Ushiromiya family and several of their servants were trapped and mysteriously murdered on Rokkenjima, which the Golden Witch Beatrice claims to be responsible for. While Battler Ushiromiya is unable to defeat her and explain how the murders occurred without magic, he refuses to acknowledge Beatrice, forcing their game to continue with higher stakes. As the events on Rokkenjima are begin again, Eva Ushiromiya succeeds in solving the Epitaph of the Golden Witch in order to become the head of the Ushiromiya family and inherit the family's massive fortune. However, a phantom of Eva's dark side emerges and uncontrollably begins to wreck havoc on the island as Beatrice's successor.

From Noir:There once was a man called the most brilliant intellectual. And a woman with everything standing at the death's door. Their hearts were so completely frozen solid that nothing could melt them. What kind of light was it that could melt their hearts? ...Love...? If the answer was love, isn't it beyond absurdity?

From RebelliousArt:Being abandoned by his owners, having his mother die of starvation, a puppy who suffered lifelong separation from his siblings wandered around the city. Meeting and parting with kind people, experiencing brutal treatment from unjust people. Pao, who learned to live within the harshness of reality, awaits even more ordeals...