Follow the story of Tatsurou Shinozaki, a priest and private investigator who works to solve strange mysteries involving mystical influence. One day a woman comes to his church looking for the mysterious red penguin. She uses a post-hypnotic suggestion on him so that when the phrase "red penguin" is mentioned, he begins to hallucinate. As the journey to uncover the red penguin begins, secrets are uncovered about Tatsurou's past, including a shadowy society that may be linked to his suddenly unreliable memory. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
In the beginning, this place was filled with someone's memories—sad memories. With the passage of time, those memories break down, and every so often, they creep into our everyday world as…disturbances. Why do they show themselves to us? Perhaps they seek a mouthpiece for their own despair, or something else entirely. When strangeness takes root in a place of woe, the seeds of dread begin to germinate… (Source: Yen Press)
**ONE BOY’S QUEST TO PROVE HIMSELF** Almark, the son of a mercenary, has known nothing but conflict in the war-torn North. Despite being told that he has an affinity for magic, he chose to hone his combat skills on the battlefield as a child soldier. But his father wishes for him to become a mage in the peaceful southlands, so Almark travels to the Norkh Institute for Magic where he quickly discovers that life in the South is unlike anything he’s ever seen. For one, Southerners view the Northerners as barbarians, a prejudice that may be as insurmountable as the rift between nobles and commoners. While hiding his mercenary lineage and getting help from his new friends, Almark takes his first steps toward becoming a full-fledged mage! *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*
Civilization after decline due to the lack of natural resources.
"I thought your body would break that night, Ayase." One morning, you were there when I woke up. My cool boss treated me like a child, so I never thought he would ever see me as a woman. Is this the start of a slightly sad, bittersweet, and mature office love story?! (Source: Pocket Comics) *Note: The vertical comic version of the series was later released in 2018 with 40 chapters on Mecha Comic and Piccoma, while the Comico and Pocket Comics versions contain 60 chapters in total.*
In her first life, Shelia was married off as repayment for a massive debt and ultimately killed for her magic. Now she’s back in the past and trapped in the same miserable marriage to the cold-hearted crown prince, Helios. This time, Shelia proposes a daring deal to buy her own freedom: she'll earn an impossible fortune to pay off her debt, and in exchange, he must grant her a divorce. But as she battles a court that fears the magic she sells, she finds that her husband's icy attitude might be hiding a warmth that she’d never expected… (Source: Tappytoon) *Note: Includes two extra chapters.*
Fourteen-year-old Kakeru must aid Ayano, a teenage psychic, and her friends evade capture by a secret organization training young psychics as assassins. (Source: Del Rey)
The Hyakki Yako, the night parade of 100 demons, is a chilling festival and one hell of a party! Every demon from around the way wants to go, but only the worthiest will be chosen! Source: VIZ Media Chapter 3 of Kotoyama Tanpenshuu: Fan-Fiction.
**From the brilliant mind behind The Ancient Magus’ Bride comes a brand-new fantastical tale about a girl and the being possessing her as they travel around the vast country of Ireland.** Haunted by a monstrous presence that clings to her soul, a girl named Saku flees Japan and journeys across the sea to Ireland. There, she encounters a silver-haired witch who may offer her refuge. But the witch’s salvation comes at a price—and as Saku begins to face the power she’s long feared, her path shifts from escape… to transformation. This is the tale of a girl in flight…and the beginning of her journey to become a god. *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*
Every young couple has high hopes for their unborn child, and Sara and Kouta Takano are no different. But only days away from giving birth, Sara learns about the tragedy of Malala Yousafzai's attempted assassination at the hands of the Taliban, and her pure and innocent belief in the future is shaken. If such a smart and courageous child can be hurt so badly by the world, how can she keep her own baby safe? With Sara now in a state of shock, will the young couple be able to bridge the widening gap between them, or will it tear their family apart? The reality of this world, as seen through the eyes of an author that has spent years illustrating women and their lives. (Source: TOKYOPOP) *Note: Nominated to the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.*
This is the lie in the truth, the change of daydreams in reality. No, it's the story of the souls of the changed human race. AD 2070. More than half a century has passed since the humans first got attacked by the mysterious living entity known as "Mariss." "The battle... I can't do it. It hurts to say no... Everything has already... No, I can't... Somebody, help me..." But the spirit of Celen, the pilot of "Black Witch" Destbloom, the only Heavy Weapon that can possibly oppose Mariss, has been repeatedly sapped by the hopelessness of battle. Before going out for a sortie, she had been captured for scheming to escape, and was forcibly made to sortie on the battlefield. But, on that day, a miracle fell onto the battlefield. A mysterious Fighter from an unknown nationality appeared with a SuperWeapon not obtainable from this world and purged Mariss. The humans were roused. Even then, the Pilot that came out from that Fighter was a carbon copy of Eirun Bazatt, the Pilot in the hugely popular anime "Doll Waltz Requiem"—!? (Source: Baka-Tsuki)
Fei, the second prince of the country Touya, is in the middle of a violent dispute over the inheritance of the royal throne. Fumihiko, the director of Fei's school, has assigned Teien to protect Fei from any assassins sent by the opposing faction. But Fei doesn't trust Teien, and to make matters worse, just as Fei is about to ask that Teien be replaced, Teien accidentally finds out Fei's secret and...??

