In the midst of a female-kidnapping serial killer incident, Makoto's best friend Hinano has vanished completely. Desperate to find her before it's too late, Makoto will try anything-- even invoking the resident phantom student of her middle school, Yotsuya-sempai! Surprisingly, Yotsuya-sempai appears to be an actual person. He's obsessed with creating the scariest stories ever, using the people and situations in Makoto's middle school to stage them. Though Yotsuya is mostly just interested making scary stories, Makoto finds that his stories tend to contain a kernel of truth and that they can reveal their terrible truth in the telling. But as Makoto helps Yotsuya stage his tales, can she convince him to tell the story of the whereabouts of her best friend?

Resting in different lands are the legends of Colossus -- It was said that a single Colossus can change the tide of the war. At this point in time the only information that was disclosed was that there are multiple of these beings in each world. In this chaotic world, the appearance of the gigantic warrior (Colossus) will save the humanity.

Thousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara "Red Rose" Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless dhampires, Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day... Akabara's quest takes a sinister turn when an entity called the Black Swan appears. The Black Swan inhabits the body of a young human girl every 50 years, giving her the power to destroy the Vampire King and his queen. With each incarnation the Black Swan grows stronger--will the 49th Black Swan mean the end of Akabara?

A compilation of QB stories by different artists.

High above Farmless City, citizens are stunned by the sudden appearance of two floating figures. Are they human boys, monolithic robots, or something much more strange? As the battle ensues between them, destruction and devastation falls on the hapless city. One figure is Vice, and seems to be as evil as his name implies. The other is Ultimo, intent on trying to stop Vice from wreaking more havoc. But who are Vice and Ultimo really? Where did they come from? A new mystery begins with the fate of the world possibly hanging in the balance!

Toki Mishiba, Nobuto Nakajyo, and Kazuo Saitoh are hired to play the Biz Game, a game much like capture the flag, only with company secrets and insane amounts of money involved. At first they think it's a crazy but fun way to get some money, but as the game goes on, they hear stories about mysterious deaths on the news, and recognize the victims as members of the teams they've beaten in the game. When one of the losers of a game dies right in front of them, they realize what is really at stake - their very lives! Note: Bus Gamer was originally published in shoujo magazine Stencil, but was later re-drawn and re-published in shounen magazine Comic REX. Both times it was axed after the magazine went under. This is the Comic REX version.

From ADV: Naoto Saki is a typical young boy. He gets average grades in school, and nothing about him really stands out. His favorite thing to do is sleep - which doesn't exactly endear him to his teachers when he dozes off in class. Whenever he falls asleep, Naoto dreams of the same fantasy world. Then one day, Naoto gets magically summoned into the very world he had once only seen in dreams! All at once, he's caught up in a battle between the powerful beings called Elphis, and a group of human-like beings called the Sand Dusts. For Naoto, this desert world of Orgos is no longer a dream-he can feel pain here, and possibly even die. He decides he'd rather not risk his life, and would like nothing more than to return home. But the pretty sorceress who summoned him in the first place has other plans for him. *ADV dropped this title.

A huge anomaly ravaged the mainland in Japan and ruined most of Tokyo, sinking three quarters of town to the ocean. Ten years after, the narrative shifts to Ganta Igarashi, a seemingly average pupil attending the middle-school of Nagano Prefecture. As an escapee, a survivor of the quake that is fantastic, Ganta has lived a regular life and has no memories of the disaster. This all changes when a strange man covered in ruby armour and blood floats through his class-room windows. Grinning madly, the 'Red Man' massacres the whole class of Ganta but but rather of killing him, embeds a reddish crystal shard in the torso of Ganta. Within days of the massacre, Ganta is sentenced to death at Deadman Wonderland, a jail that doubles as a theme-park and is subjected to some kangaroo courtroom as a defendant. Arriving in the jail, Ganta is fitted using a unique apprehension which tracks important indicators and his place. A deadly toxin is continually injected in to his blood-stream through the grab, but nevertheless, it may be neutralized by have a particular sweet-like medication every three times, which is often had through various actions in the jail, i.e. performing for crowds, operating back-stage, buying with forged factors (a type of money among prisoners at Deadman Wonderland), etc. To assemble Cast Points, an offender must execute in the deadly games of the facility and live. Luckily for Ganta, a mysterious woman named Shiro, who seemingly understands Ganta, and is understood by other prisoners at the same time aids him. While wanting to live as an offender on death-row, Ganta means to locate the 'Red Man' to clear his title. In a weird turn, Ganta starts to acquire the capacity to control his blood, of making it a weapon to the idea. Unknown to Ganta, he's become one of the jail's "Deadmen," an isolated number of prisoners have the Branches of Sin making them capable of controlling their blood. Ganta is made to take part in cruel gladiatorial death matches called Carnival Corpse, whose anonymous viewers pay substantial amounts of cash to observe after his skill is found. In his lengthy battle to live he manages to befriend a few of those he fought off in the stadium and with their aid, Ganta proceeds his search to to discover the identification of the 'Red Man', why he changed into right into a Deadman, as well as the shadowy secrets the penitentiary authorities are concealing

Taken From ANN: Black Jack is the doctor Tezuka wished he could be, one free of the constraints of the modern rules, who can heal and help on his rules. He travels the world helping those who pay him, sometime those he takes mercy on, and always those who move him. Despite not having a valid license, he is still the doctor of last resort, the only man who keeps the reaper at bay. Sometimes though, he's the one who brings the reaper...

From Yen Press: Accepting the post of Royal Tutor at the court of the king of Grannzreich, Heine Wittgenstein is a little professor with a big job ahead! Each of the kingdom's four princes has a rather distinct personality. Does their diminutive new instructor have what it takes to lay down some learning? It's a comedy of educational proportions!

Shinichi works as a mangaka's assistant while trying to get published himself, but his determination falters when his father gets remarried…to a teacher Shinichi had a crush on years ago and who was the inspiration for his first manga. If he gives up on his hopeless crush, will he still find inspiration for drawing?

Jong Hyun Ho has an unusual ability. He has the ability to read peoples thoughts when he is touched by them. But having this ability is not all fun and games. Jong Hyun Ho finds this ability very troublesome, and he doesn't like being near people. His ultimate goal is to make a lot of money and be rich and alone all his life. But one day a Shinigami appears, popping out his computer screen and proposing a job which he needs to fulfill in order to keep his soul.

In Fuyuki City, seven sorcerers will each summon and become "Masters" to powerful familiars known as "Servants" in order to wage a secret war for the Holy Grail. The seven groups will battle until only one is left - the one who will be granted a chance to wish upon the Holy Grail. While the origins of the war are obscure, it is set to begin again. Shirou Emiya, out of admiration and gratitude towards his his late foster father, strives to become a "Hero of Justice" in spite of his lack of talent for sorcery. Unexpectedly, he becomes a participant in the Fifth Holy Grail War when he accidentally summons Saber, who is said to be the strongest servant of all... Based on "Fate" and "Unlimited Blade Works", the first and second scenarios of the game.

At the end of the 21st century, humans have made great advancements in technology and were able to create a giant energy source to power that technology. However, this new source of energy overloaded and turned into a more devastating force than nuclear weapons. The catastrophe wiped out the majority of human civilization and those who survived lived in terror of the anarchy that took over. Hagakure Kakugo comes from a secret family that has protected people for generations from powerful organizations and evil from taking over. They are only awoken in time of need and it has been decades since Kakugo was conscious. His body had been heavily modified by fusing it with metals to enhance both his offense and defense. He uses an armor called the Exoskull that attaches to him to greatly boost his already superhuman power. Thus begins a story about a young man and his armor’s journey through hell.

In the mid 21st century, the human race is facing a test. Genetic engineering has changed the world, and with huge profits, research had accelerated accordingly. An “immortality” gene no longer seemed like a mere dream. However, a lab sample containing this gene escaped, creating a new life-form that took in genetic material from the natural world, evolving into an enemy that began to invade the human world. The “Shaher” are now a force capable of defeating human military forces, and both North and South American continents have fallen under their control. In Japan, the government has created a “Samurai” unit to oppose the Shaher, utilizing soldiers enhanced with nano-machines to connect with an armored exoskeleton. It is at this point that Tsukahara Takemichi, an all-around ordinary boy with no millitary background, is assigned to the first platoon of the “Samurai Force," a squadron filled with elite recruits. So why is someone so normal amongst them?

There was a fire. Kousei lost his mother, his father and his precious little sister, Sanae. One month later he woke up to find himself in a hospital and was moved to pediatrics where he could share a room with other boys his age. Professor Kimishiro is loved and respected by his students, but disliked by faculty and administration. He's pushed from his classroom by university politics and takes a team to the jungles of the Amazon in search of new medicines and perhaps a chance to gain back his reputation amongst those with influence back home. Instead of cures, his team stumbles upon a lost temple in the jungle, a place the village guides claim to be 'The House of the God of the Black Death'. What are the temple's secrets, and can any man, let alone a mere boy, survive the plague of an angry God?

Hiroshi Shinanogawa is a teenager who loves reading mangas about delinquents. He wants to be bad-ass like the delinquents in his favorite comics: "Be-Bop-Highschool", "Rokudenashi BLUES," "Shonan Bakusozoku," "Crows" and "WORST." In the last summer of his middle-school life, he decides to become a delinquent. He leaves his prestigious private school and "drops out" to start leading a life as a delinquent. Now he is a member of the gang that rules Komae Kita Middle School, hiding the fact that he is an amateur at being a delinquent. He stays and fights together with Iguchi Tatsuya, a leader of a gang and a delinquent who Hiroshi aims to be like.

"Doraemon" is a series about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to help a schoolboy named Nobita Nobi. Aside from the normal manga books, their great adventures to different places are specially described in Doraemon Long Stories books.

The day a young boy was born was the day that the legendary thief died. The many battles that revolve around the treasure left behind by him. Here, the curtains are pulled and the story starts. Manga released up to Volume 9. Completed. (Taken from the back of the book.)

Republic of Biscotti faces a predicament by the invasion of Galette Leo Knights. In order to save the country, Princess Milchore summons a "hero" from the outer world. Shinku, a junior high school boy living in the Earth, is chosen as the hero. (source: MAL)

Ten thousand years ago, a great and powerful Digimon was defeated and sealed away by the Holy Knights as the "Digi Core". Years later, a virus infected the digital world, leaving only those that possessed the D-Antibody (X-Antibody) remaining. The only members of the Holy Knights remaining are Omega of Power (Omnimon X), Duke of Courage (MedievalGallantmon/Gallantmon X), and Magna of Miracles (Magnamon). At the start of the series, the "God of Death" MetalPhantomon draws Hikaru, Kiyoshi, Masuken, and Teru into the digital world. Originally, Hikaru is left alone with his Digimon (which starts out as a Dorimon), and has to battle his friends Teru and Masuken, who are under MetalPhantomon's control. At one point, MetalPhantomon steals the "Dragon Spirit" of Masaru's partner, who is now a Dorumon. While MetalPhantomon uses it to revive the Digi-Core, Hikaru, Teru, and Masuken learn from Omega of Power that they can get a new Dragon Spirit from Duke of Courage - with this, they can save Dorumon's life. But when they arrive in Duke's area of the Digital World, they are given a series of tests by Duke's servant, MameTyramon. After completing the tests and battling Duke himself, they manage to earn Dorumon a new Dragon Spirit. However, now they must battle MetalPhantomon, who has resurrected the Digi-Core as Dexmon. In the end, Hikaru and the others manage to save their friend Kiyoshi, who was sealed inside Dexmon, and return to the real world.

Taiki Kudo is an upbeat boy with a desire to help those in need, although he tends to overexert himself. One day, he hears the voice of a Digimon named Shoutmon who is on the verge of death. Wanting to help him, Taiki is given a Digivice known as a Xros Loader, and he and his friends Akari Hinomoto and Zenjiro Tsurugi are warped to the Digital World where they meet Shoutmon and his allies, Ballistamon, Starmon and the Pickmons. By using the power of the Xros Loader, Taiki can perform a DigiXros, which can fuse any of his allies together into different forms. Taiki and his friends use this ability to fight the forces of the Bagura Empire while crossing paths with teams Blue Flare and Twilight.

From Animag V-Tamer is a manga version of Digimon that was never really released in English, but various sites have talented people who have actually posted a translated version of this great series. Based on the original Digimon V-pets, V-Tamer certainly brings a whole new twist on the world of Digimon. It opens with Taichi, the main character of the series, attempting to enter a tournment with his V-pet, only to be disqualified because the monster on his V-pet cannot be identified and therefore was not a Digimon that was supposed to be programmed into the V-pet. A short time later, Taichi finds himself in the Digital World and meets up with his Digimon, Zeromaru, or just Zero for short. Zero is a V-dramon (Veedramon), and between himself and Taichi, they have a battle record of 100%. For this reason, the two of them were chosen by Holy Angemon to save the Digital World from the supreme evil, Arca Demon. With the help of their guide, Gabo, Taichi and Zero set off to defend the Digital World from Arca Demon.

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]