What started as a fun day out quickly turns to one of horror when roller coaster passengers find their ride cut short and are left dangling from their seats, desperately clinging for survival. A voice through a speaker informs them that a game of survival is under way and the last one to hold on will be spared. Elsewhere, a vengeful high school student is determined to obtain the ashes from a cursed urn said to have demented powers. Accompanied by her worried friend, she sets out to the graveyard where it is said to be located, unaware that what awaits them is far more horrific than they ever could have imagined.



From stories of an insidious group who plays with human lives for sport to chilling ghost fables with horrifying realities, 8.1: Yamada Yuusuke Gekijou compiles tales of dread, horror, and sickening cruelty. Happy endings are scarce, and survivors, if any, do not escape unscathed.

The series is based on the short story collection 8.1 by Yuusuke Yamada which released on July 23, 2004. The collection was also adapted into a live-action movie in July 2005.

Publishers:

• Dragon Age (magazine)

Hwee Kang is in a band with all his friends and is recruited by a well known company called JBL because they all have the looks of stars. However, there are high expectations. During the audition, what surprise will they give everyone, and what will Hwee Kang do?


(Source: Eclipse Scans)

Despite the content of their relationship, the delinquent Towa Aikawa is still a "friend" of the Student Council President, Mikado Shirahane. But today, Towa gets to sleep-in at Mikado's house for the very first time! Could their relationship advance into "lovers" now...!?


(Source: MU)


Included one-shot:

Neko Do S na Goshujinsama

Meet Kitamura, convenience store manager, age 31. With normal good looks and normal good taste, a normal job and a normal income, he feels a normal amount of unhappiness in his normal relationship with a normal woman. Wait! There is a storm warning over this barren life.


Meet Minamihara, younger man and part-time employee. Minamihara lives boldly, courageously. And he is the storm who throws Kitamura's life and heart in unexpected directions.


(Source: DMG)

A romantic comedy with a distinctly Japanese flavor. Next-door neighbors Chiro and Ritsu have been best friends since childhood. Ritsu, the eldest son of a family of traditional nichibu dancers, is thrust into the public eye as his career takes off, and his growing fame begins to test the pair’s friendship. And now the twist: when a wish made at a shrine actually comes true, Chiro and Ritsu find themselves inhabiting each others’ bodies. A further complication arises because Ritsu is not just a dancer, he is a famous onnagata, or female impersonator, popularly known as the “Courtesan Prince.”


(Source: MU)

From AtoZ:


Three hot bishies, three pretty girls, all working in the same Italian restaurant. Can life get any better with pretty boys to watch and delicious food to eat?

A collection of 11 one-shot stories. Tagline: "Degree of fleshiness and good fainting in agony fever".


Contains (very) extreme sex.


1. Sleeping Totsugeki Guerrilla (Sleeping Assault Guerrillas)

2. Kindan Wakusei WC (Forbidden Planet W.C.)

3. Rannyuu Pantsu Kamen (Milk Riot : Panty Mask)

4. Chouhatsu Jet Stream (Arousal Jetstream)

5. Doshaburi Koushinkyoku (Downpour March)

6. Tsumamidashi Dengeki Virgin (The Electric Shock Virgin)

7. Necchuu! Kaikan Addict (Mania! Pleasure Addict)

8. Yakin 4:44 (Night Shift 4:44)

9. Gyakushuu Shine Spark (Counterattack : Shine Spark)

10. Bakuretsu Imouto Simulation (Explosion : Little Sister Simulation)

11. Let's Himitsu Kissa (Let's Secret Coffee Shop)

Because his friends fired a rocket into the US Army camp, Suzuki was wanted by the US Army and the police. While he was running away the sea surface suddenly rose, and when a brilliant light appeared he saw a strange looking battleship flying in the air. He was dumped into the sea and when he crawled onto the battleship there was a beautiful girl standing there. She said her name was Luxe, the princess of another world, and added; “My Father is Japanese, Shinjiro Sakomizu. Please help me, Suzuki”.

The story revolves around Charles Karino, a Levamme Empire mercenary aerial pilot who mans the twin-seater reconnaissance seaplane Santa Cruz. One day, he receives a preposterous assignment: to fly solo over 12,000 kilometers of enemy waters to protect a girl named Fana del Moral. Fana happens to be the next in line to the empire's throne and a girl possessing beauty "equal to 5,000 beams of light."


(Source: ANN)

Koroku Inumura's third Hikuushi series.


This is a story of a pilot and a singer torn between values, loyalty, and love in a warring state over the sky and sea.

Popular writer Itsusu Touki learns about the death of his estranged twin brother, Kazuki, and rushes to help in any way he can. This eventually ends up in him being given custody of Kazuki's toddler son, Ryouta. Ryouta quickly comes under the impression that Touki's his father, but this is the least of the young man's problems as he struggles to overcome the trials of suddenly finding himself a single parent.


(Source: MU)

Ai Omori finds a naked and unconscious boy at a sidewalk and decides to bring him to her home. She gives him a name: Makoto. Makoto isn't able to eat or walk, and doesn't speak a language: practically he is like a baby. But he start learning immediately what people do and soon, showｓ an incredible strength.


He acts instinctively and becomes uncontrollable.

2000 years ago, Naotsu country. There are two families in power, the Takamahara house and the Yasuna house, who are always fighting. Yasuna house's son Izusami and Takamahara house's daughter Kayana fall in forbidden love. In the final battle of the war, the white-winged Kayana confronted the black-winged Izusami, and Izusami was killed. Thus the war ended, and Kayana took the throne. But, her pure white wings turned jet black...

2000 years later, in Takamahara country, where such a myth remains, an accident occurs involving a girl named Aki...

(Source: MU)

SKY is a manga composed of only four chapters about the relationship between man and sky.

In the southwest area of the Zemulia Continent, one will find the tiny Liberl Kingdom. A small monarchy that has managed to defy all odds against attempts to overcome them during war. Liberl is split into five regions: Rolent, Bose, Ruan, Zeiss, and Grancel. In the city of Rolent, Cassius Bright has raised two children by himself, Estelle and Joshua.


He taught them everything they know himself, and encourages them to sign up to become apprentices in the Bracers Guild. Soon after, however, he receives a letter and has to leave on business, leaving Estelle and Joshua to fend for themselves. While working, they receive notice one day that their father's airship has gone missing. With this in mind, the two gear themselves up, and set off to find the ship and save their father.


(Source: Sora no Kiseki Translation Project)

Based of the video game by the same name, a group of Bracers work for peace and protection.

Breakout actor, Izumi Hayato, is charismatic and energetic in front of the camera but once the cameras are off Izumi becomes an expressionless antisocial person. Because of his introverted personality, Izumi's manager, Miyano Souta always has a hard time dealing with him.


Unbeknownst to others, Izumi's icy personality isn't intentional. And despite his cold personality, costar Saotome Hijiri still attempts to get close to Izumi. Soon, the cheerful Saotome's personality starts to have an effect on Izumi, but not one that he expects or one Saotome's manager wants. Can Izumi overcome his ineptness in communicating long enough to express his love to Saotome and win Saotome's heart? (manga-updates)

"After School" deals mainly with the psychological tension between a warden and his inmate, a prodigy of such profound genius that she fears she could design a weapon that would destroy the entire world.

Heidi just wanted a job. Philip just wanted to get over the death of his fiance by drowning himself with his work. A chance encounter in the elevator leads the two down the path of a sexy spy romance!


(Source: Transient Mirage Scanlations)

The story of a stylish and gaudy girl who strives to win the heart of the boy she likes.

The Courageous Warriors of the Garden of Hope have summoned Nagisa, Honoka, and Hikari to protect their kingdom from a witch who plans to steal the Diamond Line, which is a set of jewelry the queen of the Garden of Hope wears to a ceremony every year to replenish the water of the kingdom. The witch plans to resurrect the Dark Lord and if she does so, not only will the Garden of Hope be destroyed, but other kingdoms in the galaxies, including the Garden of Rainbows and the Garden of Light.


(Source: MU)

Tsugumi, age 16, is secretly married to her class teacher, Takuto. Her rivals appear one after another, and she has to struggle tiding over love crises.

The manga is based on a dramatic tragedy diary written by Aya Kito, published shortly before her death. The diary, a true story based on her own life, was originally written in first person. It is about a girl coping with her teenage life along with a degenerative disease. She keeps a diary of not only what she does but how she feels and the hardships she must endure. Initially, the diary's purpose was for Kito to chronicle impressions she had about how the disease was affecting her daily life. As the disease progressed, however, the diary became Kito's outlet for describing the intense personal struggles she underwent in coping, adapting, and ultimately trying to survive her disease. As she notes in one entry, "I write because writing is evidence that I am still alive."


(Source: Wikipedia)

1 Litre no Namida was published in Brazilian Portuguese as 1 Litro de Lágrimas by NewPOP in December 2009.

Story about two guys, who usually watch films together. The story tells the older guy's thoughts.


Included one-shots:

Volume 1: (More Than Your Cat), Kaze no Neiro to Shio no Oto

Volume 2: Renjou Mad, Shelter no Aikagi

Matsuka Ryou is a school girl who doesn't seem to take life seriously. She dreams of growing up and becoming a wanderer or a minstrel. She's the adviser and sole member of the light music club (although its not really a club). However when she picks up a key that a teacher drops, a whole new world is opened up to her...


(Source: Meijinification)

1) Subarashii Shitsuren (Marvelous Heartbreak)

Salaryman Naitou’s love life and work life are both going downhill. He sleeps with woman after woman, but none of them really does it for him. On top of that, he has a major crush on his boss, who only chides him for coming in late after his wild nights of unsatisfying sex and generally treats him as an errand boy. Then, one evening, a stranger accosts him at his apartment door.


2) Ore no Shachou Boku no Hisho (My boss, my secretary)

An inept president, an uptight secretary, a shady moneylender, and a fiscal crisis. Where will it lead?


3) Kairaku no Chi (Land of Pleasure)

A business trip to a tropical paradise is interrupted by an offbeat tour guide and a shocking turn of events.


4) Kou Mono (The Supplicant)

A husband and brother deal with the fallout of a life cut short.


5) Ichiban no Ai (The Greatest Love)

Former Section Chief Masaki considers it an honor to do his best in his temporary assignment as secretary to President Shirasaki. The problem is that Masaki has fallen in love with the company president, and he has no hope of that love ever being returned, as the President clearly worships his wife. Resigning himself to an unrequited love, Masaki contents himself with anonymous assignations at the local gay porn theater. Until one day when the President discovers Masaki's sexual preference and his pastime.


6) Koi no Katachi (The face of Love)

What businessmen think about when escaping a boring meeting.

An extra story for the character of Koi wo Shimashou.


(Source: Baka-Updates)

A collection of short stories. Each chapter illustrates a woman at a certain workplace.


1. Oshinbone (Office Lady/Houswife)

2. Elegance (Elevator Woman(bellhop?))

3. Haisha-nce (Dentists)

4. Sudou-san (Landlady)

5. Kyoushoujou (Cramped Girl)

6. Shishokan (The Librarian)

7. Caffeine (The Maid)

8. Ohikko (The Mover)

9. Iku-C (Educator)

10. Hame-ress (The Waitress)

11. Tora no Ana (The Announcer)

A collection of three one-shots about martial artists.


1. The Birth of a Brand New Technique - An extraordinary martial artist helps a young woman in the mountains.

2. The 1% of a Man - An ordinary guy fights a giant protect his precious gravure idol magazine.

3. The Fortress of Absolute Despair - An outlaw defies heaven by using force to take the emperors throne.

A story about a young boy, Kaname, and the grils around him, spiced with lots of yuri and group "performances."

In a futuristic world, Professor Tsukise has created the living machines known as Chimera. On the eve of their public unveiling, Tsukise struggles to accept the ethical ramifications of his creation. Should the Chimera be released to the public and more importantly, what should happen to his own Chimera, Kusanagi? (Source: Blissful Sin)

Yui chased her boyfriend to a town and was rejected by him, and she became penniless. But the guy who saved her after being worn out is…?


(Source: Midnight Scans)

Young editor Muguruma has his hands full with high-maintenance mystery writer Yuri, whose outrageous demands and reluctance to meet deadlines have become infamous at Sogendo Publishing. But even patient Muguruma is not prepared for the confusion he feels when bad-tempered Yuri tries to woo him. Do his feelings for Yuri run deeper than simple respect and admiration? Set in post-occupation Japan, this meandering love story is as moody and charming as Yuri-sensei himself.


(Source: DMG)

In this sequel to "Yuri Sensei is in a Good Mood Today as Well", pure-hearted editor Muguruma continues his uneasy working relationship with mystery author Yuri, while also taking on a new writer, Sakura. While Sakura’s carefree, affectionate manner and unfailing punctuality make him highly desirable as a client, will he succeed in winning Muguruma’s heart as well? Now, faced with an arranged marriage and an attractive rival, it’s up to Yuri-sensei to make his true feelings clear.


(Source: DMG)

The 28-year-old ballet dancer Kiwako is not longer satisfied with her live and is thinking about ending her carrier as a professional, from which she even can't make a living and has to work in a bar to make ends meet. Then she would be able to do all the thing she couldn't until now, like smoking cigarettes, eating sweets and falling in love.


She meets her neighbour, a 52-year-old college professor for German Language. Much to her surprise she falls in love with him and after her spontaneous confession a complicated love story unfolds, where Kiwako learns that in times you hate the person you love.


(Source: Tsukikagescans)

Before Minari knew he was gay, he convinced himself he was incapable of falling in love. Having spent the last five years settling for just sex with a friend from high school, he surprises himself by falling in love with and impetuously confessing to an acquaintance, Shinkawa. But will Minari's fragile ego be able to withstand the fear and uncertainty of a real love relationship?


(Source: The Moon in a Box)

The series takes place in an alternate version of Japan called Great Japan, in an alternate timeline where the Tokugawa shogunate remained active and has remained isolated from the rest of the world. The story takes place at Buou Academic School, an academy located at the base of Mount Fuji where children of military families train to become samurai warriors. The academy is in the middle of a power struggle between Yukimura Sanada and Matabei Goto of the Toyotomi faction and the powerful student council that rules the school, and Muneakira Yagyu, the owner of the Yagyu Dojo, and the mysterious Jubei Yagyu are dragged in the middle of the conflict.


The series features famous historical figures from Japan's Sengoku period and early Edo period. The character Charles d'Artagnan also comes from the same age in Europe.


(Source: Wikipedia)

A human girl becomes a god!? "Tama", a human girl taken in by cat gods comes down to Earth from Takamanohara to become a great goddess!

(Source: Shounen Jump)

Aoko Nagisa is a brand new teacher. She's posted to a tiny island on the edge of Japanese territory called Kotoko Island, 30 hours by boat from Tokyo. The island is so small there are only five students at the school. Everday becomes an adventure as Aoko gets to know her students, the other islanders and the island itself (including dolphins and other assorted wildlife).

Sora somehow ended up in a science class with all boys. Now, she'll transform these untalented boys into super boys!!?


(Source: Intercross and Shoujo Crusade)


Included one-shots:

- Sakurairo Koiiro

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Flower Thieves takes place thousands of years after a war between humans and demons destroyed much of the life on the planet, turning the world into a scorched wasteland. Set in a dystopian future, the manga features a large group of humans on their last leg, living in the overcrowded city of Upper Hose where flowers and other flora are rare and valuable. When a plant-eating monster known as a "Flower-Thief" attacks a mysterious girl named Jechika, a young boy, Maxi, must use a forbidden ARM weapon to save her, and is subsequently expelled from the city for using illegal technology. Traveling into the wilderness with Jechika and a florist named Gi, Maxi sets off on a quest to restore the balance of nature throughout the world and make the earth habitable again.


(Source: Wild Arms Wiki)

During the period when the Tang Dynasty was at its peak of success, imperial court general, Huangfu Duanhua, was whisked away into a series of bizarre and supernatural events after his friend accidentally stepped into a store owned by a Persian merchant. This then led to many incidents that were kept sealed by the empire for a thousand years...


Court disputes, strife in the royal family… As the wheels of the perilous history are set in motion, where will they lead?


(Source: Esthétique)

High school girl Kurei-chan attends a school that is located near two other high schools. The other high schools are famous for their gang leaders, the Black leader and the White leader. One day after going to the market, Kurei-chan decides to jump a wall to enter the school faster. Unfortunately, she jumps in the middle of a fight between Blacks and Whites. Of course, they are all attracted to her--she is a girl after all! Kurei-chan tries to defend herself by throwing tomatoes at them, but her effort just makes them more upset! Her hero appears on a bike. He is Kuroki-kun, the Blacks' leader and he is there to save her. A link has already been developed between those two. But the white leader has watched everything from behind, and a new game has started: Kurei-chan is the new target!


(Source: JShoujo Scans)

This volume contains 4 stories:

1. Fragile (1-7)

2. Jackal's Sacrifice

3. Last One

4. Fragile 2


The main story (Fragile) is about a wealthy girl who's never had sex. She is introduced to it by none other than her maid.