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Mushishi, Vol. 1
Yuki Urushibara - 2000
Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. Shortly after life emerged from the primordial ooze, these deadly creatures, mushi, came into terrifying being. And they still exist and wreak havoc in the world today. Ginko, a young man with a sardonic smile, has the knowledge and skill to save those plagued by mushi . . . perhaps.
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?
Kim Myeongmi - 2015
Miso has been his perfect secretary, practically legend for surviving her narcissistic boss for 9 long years. But now that she?s quitting, is there really nothing -- or no one -- that can stop her from walking away? Based on the original hit novels by Jeong Gyeong Yun, and now adapted into a Korean TV drama (airing June 2018).
구원하소서 [Save me]
1230
신체장애가 있는 형오는 학교의 일진들에게 반항하지 않는 좋은 놀잇감이다. 그렇게 표적이 되어 누구도 다가가지 않는 형오. 폭력과 조롱, 이 이유없는 괴롭힘에 고립된 소년을 구하기 위해 구원자가 그 옆에 선다!Hyeongoh is disabled and also the top student at his school, making him a prime target for bullying. With no one willing to help and no way out of his situation, he finds himself on the verge of desperation...until someone appears to stand by his side.
Rise from Ashes, Season 1
Madeleine Rosca - 2017
However, in the early twentieth century, change is afoot…and a coming world war threatens the balance between mortals and ghosts! In the midst of this upheaval, one small ghost merely wishes to be left alone, and haunt her abandoned house in peace. But even the dead can have a great destiny that calls...
Ava's Demon: Book One
Michelle Fus - 2012
Throughout the book, there are several animations such as "End of Chapter One", "Wrathia's Pact", and "The Plan."
Locke & Key
Joe Hill - 2015
A brutal and tragic event drives the Locke family from their home in California to the relative safety of their ancestral estate in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, an old house with powerful keys and fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them. As siblings Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke discover the secrets of the old house, they also find that it's home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all.... Featuring performances by Haley Joel Osment (Entourage, The Sixth Sense), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black, Star Trek: Voyager), Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Stephen King (The Stand, 11-22-63), as well as a cast of more than 50 voice actors, this audio production preserves the heart-stopping impact of the graphic novel's astounding artwork through the use of richly imagined sound design and a powerful original score.
Another
Yukito Ayatsuji - 2009
In class, he develops a sense of unease as he notices that the people around him act like they're walking on eggshells, and students and teachers alike seem frightened. As a chain of horrific deaths begin to unfold around him, he comes to discover that he has been placed in the cursed Class 3 in which the student body head count is always one more than expected. Class 3 is haunted by a vengeful spirit responsible for gruesome deaths in an effort to satisfy its spite. To stop the vicious cycle gripping his new school, Kouichi decides to get to the bottom of the curse, but is he prepared for the horror that lies ahead...?
A World Ruled by Cats
Jing Jian
All she wanted, was to save a cat from drowning. When she drowned instead, she woke up in another world: Catsrule, a world ruled by cats! These aren’t your normal kitties though, they walk on two legs and look like us but we’re their pets! It’s not all milk and catnip however, soon Nora is captured and adopted by a cute cat boy who hates humans named Caesar. Can Nora return to her normal life or will she spend nine lives as a cat’s pet?
The Dreaming, Vol. 1
Queenie Chan - 2005
But shortly after school begins, the twins uncover a dark, mysterious secret: Students have been known to walk off into the surrounding bushlands, where they have vanished completely, without a trace!
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma
Naoki Urasawa - 1995
Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracies, serial murders, and a scathing indictment of hospital politics are all masterfully woven together in this compelling manga thriller. Tenma risks his promising medical career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a terrible fate. Who could have known that Tenma would create a monster!
The Beginning After the End
TurtleMe - 2018
However, solitude lingers closely behind those with great power. Beneath the glamorous exterior of a powerful king lurks the shell of man, devoid of purpose and will.Reincarnated into a new world filled with magic and monsters, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything he has worked for, questioning his role and reason for being born again.
Fate Makes No Mistakes
Shin
His days are filled with strange coincidences and hours of his day just seem to disappear... Then one night, a man in a strange mask saves him from being hit by a bus. Turns out the strange man isn’t a man at all, but a goblin. It isn’t long before Eunjae’s forced to accept that according to the world of the afterlife, he’s dead. And there’s only one being now that can protect his body and soul from slipping away: San, the goblin.